tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58160536007791367452012-02-20T19:01:56.408-06:00The (mostly) true stories of an online gamer with an inability to commit.Gankalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508064508891396252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816053600779136745.post-12699308563714379662012-02-17T08:49:00.003-06:002012-02-17T08:49:59.247-06:00

Well this week sees me penning a retraction to last weeks post. Not exactly a retraction, but a clarification, really. I was informed by She Who Will Be Named Later that my post, in which I say I'm being told not to swear because New Mouth To Feed can now hear, makes her sound 'hysterical'. Barring the fact that asking your significant other's virtual personality to retract something you say

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There are two final things I'd like to suggest for World Of Tanks. They aren't so much 'alternatives' as additions really. The first is Faction Rewards. This feature could be free, but lets face it, its a FTP game that has to generate income so they could charge a fee (in gold) for monthly, or permanent access to Faction Rewards. For every, say, 1000 battles you play for the faction you have

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I was asked yesterday about gold ammo and its use in 'pay to win' and realized I hadn't a clue about the in-game use of it. I assumed because it was expensive and I hadn't really encountered it that it wasn't a big dea. I started a poll on the EU forums to check which you can view here. So far 80% of people report NEVER using gold round in public battles. Interesting indeed. My various ranting

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A question put to me last week has laid the foundation for this weeks blog posts. It is relatively easy to say "I don't like this" but not so easy to come up with interesting, viable alternatives to those dislikes. I've done a lot of talking about the Free To Play mode in World of Tanks and how I feel it is motivated by profit which ultimately hurts the players. I will again say, for the record,

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After my Christmas lamentations on the failing of human kind towards the furry companions we've spent thousands of years domesticating (only so we could abuse them it seems) I decided to put my money where my mouth was. Literally, and figuratively. In addition to my Christmas donation to the shelter I also decided to do a used pet-food/toy/blanket drive at the Ammunition Plant. Long story short-

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Just because I can, really, I decided to post this little gem of a conversation I had with a random Jackass on World of Tanks. Thats the thing about a blog, you're allowed to post all sorts of stuff. This player has really good stats, but a really shitty attitude. I've seen his clan (FORGE) in many battles and thought, up till now, they had a good reputation. They might still, for all I know, but

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In my last World of Tanks post I stated that I was dropping my premium account. Besides the excitment of 'slumming it' (much like the time I took the train to Livingston, Scotland, just for the craic and almost ended up buying real crack) I was protesting Wargamming.net's blatant cash grabs. I was also frustrated with the game's payment model which I felt held me back from truly enjoying the game

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I'm feeling less-than-motivated to post about games, so I am just going to update the 'Master List' of things my dog has eaten with two recent additions (while I eat my non-cooled lunch and contemplate putting the warm milk- that may have gone off- in my tea....see #25). In the future I may be able to save time by converting the list to 'what the dog hasn't eaten', or 'what the dog won't eat'.

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I was thinking on the way into the Chocolate Factory this morning about an argument I had with a dumbass in World of Tanks last night. Not really an argument per se, but a.... well, a thing. He started insulting everyone (because we're all 'fuckmuppets' apparently) and I took objection. He went a step further and opened a private chat with me and continued- even though I told him I was screen

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I got a nice email from the folks responsible for Rome Rising: Gods and Heroes telling me they were going Free to Play, and that they were looking forward to making this a great game that people wanted to play. If you ask me thats what they should've done in the first place..... In any case, I did say that trying to charge for the game in todays market (never mind the fact the game wasn't very

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I wanted to do a video of me sitting at my monitor screaming: No Post For You! ala Jerry Seinfeld's famous 'Soup Nazi' episode but I'm not that ambitious. I wouldn't post my actual face on the internet either as then all those hard-working folks at the witness relocation program have to do it all over again.... oh, wait, I'm supposed to not reveal that. Oh well, if you believe that and/or you're

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I quote these guys so much I may as well cut and paste their whole blog over. Hmmmmm, that's not a bad idea. I could call it: Killed in a Ganking Accident. From Killed in a Smiling Accident: 1:28 And yay did God visit the forums to see if his creation was good. But lo did the forums say ‘No, God’ and ‘God no!’, and they did explain unto God why only a newb would create man in a such a way. And

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I'm fundamentally opposed to Steam. I'm a bit old school in that when I buy a game, I'd like to be able to pay it without going through a third-party client which is also dependent on my internet provider. Too many bloody middlemen for my liking. I am slowly coming around, however, and while most of the Steam sales are akin to all that bloody junk at the supermarket checkout that no one wants, or

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In the news this morning  Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus have banned the import of non-Inuit Canadian Seal products. It's not exactly new, I see, but I'm reading about it for the first time, and my initial thoughts are: Really? Really Kazakhstan? You honestly think you can take the moral high ground on anything? Really? Ummmm... exhibits for your consideration: http://blog.soros.org/2010/03/

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Well, gosh, I guess I promised a non-tank related post last week didn't I? I do play other games, believe it or not, so I thought I'd do a quick blurb on Real Warfare 2. I'm going to make it quick as I've played it for less than 4 hours so far, and I think an in-depth review would be a bit unfair. I stumbled upon this one during a peruse of Steam games (they are good for something after all) and

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Yes, well as my initial rage at the world wears off and Friday settles in I start turning my thoughts toward home...and gaming....and my dogs....and my wine....oh, and She Who Will Be Named Later, of course. But mostly gaming. Killing time means forum hopping, and since I can't access the World of Tanks NA forum at the moment I'm spending a good deal of time on the EU World of Tanks forums where

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This is not a gaming-related post. I always used to think of terrorists as an 'other'- something different from me both inside and out. We have had few problems in Canada with terrorism. South of the border there have been 'home grown' attrocities, of course, but whenever I think of a terrorist attack I always, automatically assume it is by an 'other'. Someone very different from me in

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Posts are a bit sparse this week but I figure you likely need a break from my genius anyway, or perhaps some time to digest all the weighty subjects I frequently tackle here....not buying it? Okay, what can I say? Busy week combined with -40 C temps (yes, finally they are here, but only for a week) means I'm not in the mood. I am still playing- rest assured. My latest milestone? I just passed

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Ever see something and think to yourself...hey, I thought of that! It's tough when someone beats you to a good idea. I saw this today on Tobold's blog and thought, hey, I published that one first... only to realize it was sitting in my draft folder :( None-the-less, I'm publishing anyway. Great minds think alike, and besides, I'm desperate for a post as I'm pressed for time! Without further

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I always feel hesitant when posting a portion of a set. Evil Nine's 2005 essential mix was an absolute masterpiece and if you're lucky enough to have a copy you know what I mean. If you're into 'electronic music' you'll understand that a set, especially a 2-hour set like the essential mix, is a journey. It has a beginning, an middle and an end. Along the way you can lose yourself in specific

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Right, so I guess someone has to say it. Vegetarians: in addition to annoying everyone around you with your morally superior attitude to, well, everything, you're evolving yourself into extinction. Just look at the Polar Bear. Don't see the connection? Okay, lets back up as my brain has, perhaps, jumped the rails a bit here. Several years ago I had the good fortune to go to Paris with a friend

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You may vaguely recall me going on (at some length) last year about fun in games. I also looked at game mechanics, and specifically World of Tanks, and how some mechanics of the game were designed more for profit, than for actual gameplay. I tend to dwell on these things but I did come up with a plan after asking myself over, and over- are you having fun, and if not, how can you improve your fun?

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In case you're not a forum junkie like me I thought I'd point out the World of Tanks forums are going mental- on both sides of the pond- due to the so-called weekend special to commemorate the battle of Monte Cassino. World of Tanks Forum(s) today. To say the special isn't very good would be like saying a nail hammered into my eye would be somewhat inconvenient. It sucks, quite frankly and

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Do I actually have to write anything more? If you've been reading this blog (and you have been, by definition, since you're reading this now) you will know I am somewhat involved in a little game called World of Tanks. Ad naseum sometimes, it seems. I started playing World of Tanks almost one year ago (January 29th, 2011 to be exact). When I look back at that first post and see how excited I was 

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Finding Wurm Online was both a blessing and a curse. As it is a great little indie game, it was a blessing. As a time-sucking, engrossing addiction, it was a bit of a curse. I was only a few games into my Sandbox Challenge when I started Wurm. I was meant to play it for 20-40 hours and, in the end, logged around 400. I haven't been involved in this one for quite some time. Once I finally made it

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It's been a while since I (stole) quoted anyone. This is not from the world of games (yes, I know, hard to believe such a place exists but it's there- I'm told- beyond the glow of the monitor and past the soft hum of the motherboard fans), but from Charlie Brooker who's humor and darkly satirical screen plays are top notch. This is in relation to bad guys in superhero movies: Tip: if you want

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It may be a cheesy old country song by Tracy Lawrence, as well as an old adage, but time is marching on and today I really feel it. It's not a surprise to me that I'm getting older. Every time I look at my driver's licence and see '1970' as my date of birth I'm reminded that I am, actually, over 40 now. The impending New Mouth to Feed, the Real Job, and all the other adult-like things most of my

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I'm pausing my 'Top Four 2011 gaming highlights' (which isn't all that exciting, lets face it) to tackle a post I read yesterday by Thade. He criticises the blogging world for being too negative and asks if we actually like the games we play. I've visited this topic previously, and while I agree that news, and perhaps some bloggers, do focus overly on the negative, I think that it is both

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As a filler until I have something more interesting to say (new stuff coming, I promise!) I thought I'd review my gaming highlights of 2011. I started counting and could only come up with four. That's either pretty sad, or a testament to the good gaming experiences I did find. In any case, it works for all the television programs around this time of year so I thought I could likely fob it off on

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I find that when I'm drinking I especially miss Ireland and since today I may (or may not) have had a drink or two (or three) in anticipation of the New Year I've had the 'ole Emerald Isle on my mind. Combine this with Christmas and the result? Podge and Rodge of course! Happy New Year Everyone!

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Ahhh the New Year. Another calender-based milestone gone and in it's place...... the same thing  with a different name. I'm not a huge 'New Year, Fresh Start' kinda guy. Same shit, different pile would be more like it. I don't do resolutions and it's been years since I went out and really got smashed to bring in the new year (I do it quietly at home now). I'll still go the gym as much (or as

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I love this one. I noticed this posted for sale:  Yes, I did actually consider buying it.  For my European readers this may seem a bit shocking in itself, but out here on the frontier (North America) we can pick these little babies up in Wal Mart, so no big deal seeing one for sale on a local bulletin board. What I really liked was the pamplet that came with it: For maximum security

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Well not so much a friend as a game series. I pried myself away from World of Tanks for a bit to give some love to the "Games" folder in my new (massive) hardrive. I have to admit there are so many neglected games sitting there that if there was a Social Services Protection Agency for games I'd be hauled in for sure. The target of my gaming affections this time: Shogun Total War II. You can't

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As I said in my Friday post- Happy Holidays, and a reminder that there are some who aren't in the comfort of their homes deciding which drink/food/game they should try next! Take care, wherever you are. Taken from The Chieftain's Hatch And a reminder, that no one is above the law ;) The RCMP always get their man. This guy had warrants for multiple Break and Enters, and was suspected

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a Maus; The Jagdtigers were hung by the Chokepoints with care, In hopes that The Enemy soon would be there; The Arty were nestled all snug in the beds, While visions of One-Shots danced in their heads; And mamma in her Valentine, and I in my Chaffe, Had just settled down for a long

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I never much liked Christmas. I didn't have what you would call an 'idylic' childhood, and though it wasn't all doom and gloom, the holiday season became infused with bad feeling and something I would avoid at all costs. My claim to Christmas fame was that I once worked 8 Christmas' in a row to avoid having to deal with it. Yes, that's 8-years of Humbug-ism. Scrooge would be proud. My feelings

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Hello Stormtrail! Thanks for passing on that WoT promo code. I did give it a go, but unfortunately it didn't work. I appreciate the try though! ...And does anyone know if the code I posted last week has been taken? I note a lot of hits on my blog off of "World of Tanks Promo Code" but no one has said if they've taken it. If you've tried it, and it's gone, do let me know. I have another one I

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"Game companies are using the same techniques as the gambling industry." I felt this was a nice, catchy quote to continue this topic with. This 15-minute video helped me to articulate, in my head, what I've been thinking (and blogging about) over the last little while. It puts the pieces together on my various rants about fun, as well as my discussions on the pricing model of World of Tanks,

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A return to (stealing) quoting other blogs I read. This from 32nd Law who continues to make me lol while making me jealous that I haven't bought this one yet (Saints Row III that is). Words never more true: "You know how these parties go, the longer it goes on the happier you get and the less your shirt seems to cover." I'm still waiting to revive my Saint's Row II character in the III'd

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I'm assuming this will make a lot of people happy, or at least a bit more excited about GW2. Guild Wars was my first (MMO), and they say you never forget your first...or does that refer to something else? Hmmm... In any case, like Star Wars, Guild Wars is another game I just don't care about. Maybe it's time to admit that the shiny pull of MMO's is wearing off. (World of Tanks is hardly an MMO

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I hooked on to this track on the Fabriclive 34 album (an essential series produced and distributed by Fabric) by Krafty Kuts years ago. As I'm sometimes wont to do (even years later), I was following up on individual tracks and found the original by Lady Waks. Female D.J.'s are pretty rare (as are great tunes) but 3.7 million You Tube viewers can't be wrong....and neither am I ;)

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Ever missed someone's birthday? It's perfectly reasonable in my opinion. How about your own though? Doh! It seems my 1-year blog-aversary has come and gone and I didn't even notice. I'm going to give myself dirty looks all day until I make it up to myself by sending me a lovely bouquet of flowers. And chocolate, because I know how much I love chocolate. And scotch, for later, to soothe my

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I stumbled upon a World Of Tanks promotional offer which gives you a Premium T-127 Russian Tier III light tank, and 24 hours of premium time. Being a greedy bugger with an eye to a shameless giveaway to promote my blog (and reward any of my long-suffering readers) I of course grabbed an extra one and am giving it away. My own worked fine, but as the site was in German I'm not sure if there is a

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So while waiting for the World of Tanks server to boot up after the 7.0 patch, I've decided to give the 7.1 test a go. The only catch? It's only available to the Russian players as 7.0 was rolled out there already. What's a WoT player to do? Why, download, install, then patch over, the Russian World of Tanks client of course! Huzzah!

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I still think a lot about Tim's post, and what I said a few months back about it. What brings this to the surface, today, is the discussion around the World Of Tanks pricing model (commented on here). I'm not going to expand on that discussion (yet) but I've been asking myself over the last few days: what is fun? What is it that is fun about gaming, and specifically World Of Tanks? Obviously I

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A brilliant re-mix that I am re-discovering after having this in my collection for over a year. I had no idea who Florence and the Machine were when I heard this as a closer to a BBC Essential Mix by Breakage. I still don't, to be honest, but this dub-step remix kicks some almighty ass as does Breakage. Check him out as well as the official remix here. Dog Days (Breakage) by Gankalicious

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This is frustrating as hell. Today is Fortuitous Friday, the day I usually take off from gaming-related posts and wax lyrical.... or something like that anyway. I've been in a crap mood all week, however, so anything non-gaming related would be tainted with my bad mood. I've also been mulling over a post by Syncaine which is annoying the hell out of me. I like Syncaine. His strong support of

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I was thinking about this the other day, and Sara's post prodded me along to get it done. I've been silent on the new Star Wars MMO and the primary reason for this is that I just don't care. Star Wars bores the shit out of me to be honest, and after my Rift fiasco I'm not really up to another MMO based on the same formula of quest this, raid that. Let's get something straight. I liked Star

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I've been looking for an excuses to bust this video out for quite some time. I find the occasion to be sad, however, as Wales Rugby superstar Shane Williams has played his last match. As a 'man' I find these moments emotional, mostly because as 'men' we are conditioned to be made of tougher stuff. One of the universally acceptable situations for grown men to cry in, however, is the death/

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Wait a minute.... you didn't actually post this on Friday, you may be thinking. Quiet you! If I have to send Will Smith over there to blank your memory I certainly will, so if I was you, I'd just pretend it's Friday, okay? Nice one. Not, of course, implying you're the scum. The saga of the fish continue and though I know many of you gamer types who are loyal, avid readers of my blog (don't

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Yes I know I'm probably insulting a load of feminists by taking the 'You've come a long way, baby' slogan and twisting it for my own needs. Ahh well. The mystery has been solved. Sort of. This code, which appeared very mysteriously, is the effort of the UK's intelligence agency to recruit top-notch computer nerds for the defence of the nations cyberspace. The BBC explains it better that I can (

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I lol'd at this: The advert: World of Tanks team is looking for English proofreaders.The essential requirements:1. Being native English speaker is absolutely a must.2. Proofreading skills/experience, knowledge of GUI, web content.3. Accuracy, attention to detail.4. Good knowledge of World of Tanks terminology. The first response: Is this a job as in get payed or a job like a

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Last year at around this time my dog ate the Christmas cake (full of yummy brandy) and since then we have been very careful about leaving food where he can get it. The plastic bin in which we keep the dogs' food has been relocated to the basement, secure behind not one, but two door. Multiple near-break-ins has meant we've had to replace the lid twice before getting smart and moving it completely

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A belated picture of my long (six days) lost loach, back from the dead, and looking terrible. He's on the mend now, but still infected. Clown Loach Infested with Ich. He hid for 6 days and is a bit emaciated as well. Hang in there Robert!

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Another abysmal attack of alliteration? Yes, yes indeed. So it's Friday, once again, and to be honest it couldn't come fast enough this week. Due to a slight problem with my last paycheck (I spent it all) money has been tight this week. Also complicating matters is that She Who Will Be Named Later decided to re-arrange the front of our Nissan by slamming it against the rear-end of someone elses

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A little brain exercise for me this morning. I often 'blog hop' by choosing blogs from the rolls of my regulars. It takes me to some unexpected places and it is a way in which I find new bloggers to add to my own roll. I came across MMO Gamer Chick this way and found something I wanted to turn into a pedantic exercise in the use of language. I love language. What we say is both interesting, and

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My evil, arch-nemesis, Adam (not really my nemesis and probably not evil either) at the Noisy Rogue asks a very good question: What's the point of an MMO if you don't like people?  As a self-professed people-hater, and an MMO player I often ask that very same thing. I have, in effect, given up on MMO's which don't involve PVP so I guess the answer, for me, is that I play MMO's because I hate

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Is asking a younger, overweight, white guy (with glasses) what computer games he plays as racist as asking a black guy if he plays basketball?

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They say first impressions are the most important and the longest lasting. If that's the case I see good things ahead for World Of Tanks. If I had to sum it up, in one word, it would be: Wow The game looks better than ever and I thought it looked good before. The graphics are improved, the new maps are good fun, and the added features on the UI map (now adjustable) indicating who is asking

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World of Tanks Public Test of Update v.7.0 Started Nice one bruva! See you in a week ;)

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.... or is it "Revenge is a Virtue?" I may be getting my wizened sayings mixed up here. Patience is not something I have a lot of. Or ever have it seems. I was clearing out some old boxes and found a report card from when I was in Grade 11 (17 years old) which noted that I "would do better if I was more patient with my work". Twenty-five years later that still holds true. My problems with

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Has this ever happened to you? I had such a good battle the other night in World Of Tanks I decided to stop playing. Immediately. I knew nothing could beat it so I thought, the hell with this, I'm out! I had only played two battles on the evening (in other tanks) when I jumped into my new Russian Heavy, the Tier VIII IS-3. I used a load of free XP to get the top guns, tracks, and engine and

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While I wait (ever more impatiently) for the public test server for World of Tanks patch 7.0, I have renewed my love affair with all things arty. I had unlocked the SU-14 (tier 6 Russian) some time ago but gave up as I began to focus on other tanks. I was also discouraged by the flocks of tier 5 light tanks (T-50-2's in particular) that were swarming about laughing (undoubtedly) as they killed me

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A late post from the archives that I fogot to post before the snow fell...better late than never (yes, I'm lazy today). It's official. Winter's iminent, icy embrace is always heralded by the flocking of the Canadian Geese to better climes. I can't help but envy the ones who flock south to the U.S. and marvel in the stupidity of the ones who head east to the U.K. Sure, it's a warmer but if you

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Tomorrow is Remberance Day here in Canada. It's also known as Veteran's Day in the US, or if you're Irish then it's known as 'You're a bloody traitor for wearing a poppy day.' This from a nation who openly supported Hitler, despite their 'neutrality' and sent condolences upon his death to the German embassy. Get a grip ya feckin' idiots. It was one of the things that truly shocked me while I

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Frazier served Ali his first Heavyweight defeat. Frazier had a brilliant career but is best known in the boxing world for his trilogy of fights against Ali. I remember watching these fights as a young boy with my Great-Grandfather (who fought a dozen professional matches under the name 'Tiger Smith') who loved all things boxing. My passion for the sport (such as it is now-adays) began in that

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I was gonna do the weather guy sketch from Family Guy and just say: It's Good! and move on but I suppose a bit more of an actual review is necessary! Your starting map...one of scores available I started my city/empire building games at the very beginning: Sim City. That first Sim City was an addicting masterpiece. I remember the 'computer room' was a closet in a two-bedroom flat I

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Despite 30+ years in this frozen, often god-forsaken, province I am still hating the snow. Maybe it's because of the 30+ years now that I think of it. Regardless, the snow has finally come. My grievances against winter are long and many and don't worry, if you missed last years rants again the endless snow and cold, rest assured there will be more. Many more. The snow has come and as a special "

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It was a little over two years ago that a friend of mine suggested I watch the FX series Rescue Me. I will admit that I wasn't very keen. I'm not a huge fan of 'American Sit-com/drama shows' and, to be honest, I thought the premise was a bit dumb (a firefighter who sees gosts...what?). He insisted, however, and I finally began to work through it, bit by bit, until I finally watched the last

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Imagine that post title in the voice of the 'Soup Nazi' from the Jerry Seinfeld television series- it'll sound cooler. This year for Halloween I hid. That's right, I hid. I'm not amused by the neighborhood children running amok, begging for candy in costumes bought or made by their parents. A bit grinchy (albeit a Haloween version) I admit, but come on. Who invented this stupid 'holiday'? Same

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For the simple reason that I like the game, and the more (psychologically) complicated reason that I am pretty obsessive I rarely go a day without playing my Game du Jour. Posting about not playing a game may seem pretty cheeky, but I did indeed take a tank-free day on Sunday. My nerd-rage has passed (along with my terrible losing streak) so there is no rage-quit imminent. I just fancied

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My mood hasn't improved much. I tend to avoid the news because it is nothing but an endless, cylcle of bad news with no few happy stories to be found. I admit I haven't been following the whole 'Occupy' protest 'thing' that's been taking place world-wide very closely but I think I get the gist: Capitalism bad, right? Well if you're one of these protestors I don't want you to think I haven't been

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The post title does not refer to you, dear reader. The line is from a Simpson's Episode where Mr. Burns is meeting with his lawyers (after finding out Homer was rendered infertile from radiation... around season 5 or so). He offers them coffee and then says: "You want it black, don't you, black like your hearts? I hate you all so much it's hard for me to look at you!" I feel like that most

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Like some kind of badly written sit-com sketch, the very day I post about my new, fluffy, happy, love-everyone, rage-free, gaming experience, I run smack dab into a long, messy, rage-filled losing streak in WoT. Damn you irony, and all your ironic irony! I'm in the process of 'shrugging it off' so I won't bore you with a rant about how stupid people can be in random battles. Life is like a box

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A different type of quoting you today.... I was checking the spelling of Sandwidge via a God, er I mean, Google search and found the top link to be quite interesting: Urban Dictionary: Sandwidge If a parcel has been deliverd to you via chenced bumcheeks, it is said to have been delivered in a 'bumvelope'. I'm not even sure what the Urban Dictionary is, but based on that, I'm not sure I'd want

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If you've looked at my Raptr stats lately you'll see World of Tanks dominating my game time of late. Save for a painful 30 minutes where, for some unknown reason (likely related to mental instability) I downloaded and tried Farming Simulator 2011 (don't ask, it's best we just move past this) WoT continues to be the game du jour. A short while ago I posted about how Tim's blog made me think about

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This from Syncaine: Only depressed, weird, ugly single people like cats. Attractive, successful people like dogs. Fact not opinion. ROFL, or should I say Ruff? Indeed, how many cats can say they explored Hadrian's Wall with their attractive, successful owner? ...or Castles? ...or the Irish Sea? Well, you get the idea, or perhaps, in keeping with the times I should say:

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I'm still pretty new to this whole blogging thing. I am approaching the one-year mark (in December) but still feel like a bit of a noob. I'm starting to wonder where I should be going with this, and if it's worth it anymore. Does anyone care about my progress with the new T-50 Russian light tank in World of Tanks? Is anyone curious about the state of my settlement in Wurm? I was toying with the

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Dear King's Corner Church of God, I just wanted to write to you in order to thank you for making things clear. There I was, standing outside your beautiful church with my sacrificed chicken, bucket of virgin's blood, and a list of my most recent evil-doings in-hand, thinking- and this is going to make you laugh- that you were the King's Corner Church of Satan. I know. Can you imagine how

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Unlike a good press, say for wine, olives, or quality newspapers, the pressing of time is not so good. Unlike time compression which could be used in all sorts of devious ways to shorten work days or prison sentences (one in the same in some cases) being pressed for time usually results in anxiety and stress. Is there a difference between this and a paycheck? Or maybe that's just me. I'm

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Yes, the holiday is over, and no, I'm not bummed. The greatest part of any holiday is coming home and thinking about how great it was. I'll be back up and posting this week after I've sorted out my dogs, plants, fish, and yardwork!

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Well it's definitely Autumn here but we are being very, very spoiled with 30 C weather as the season changes over. I guess Mother Nature is still feeling bad for all the flooding and crap weather that characterized the beginning of 'Summer'. Our last frost was mid-May so we deserve this little respite- especially considering what's to come. I almost wish I was sticking around to enjoy it.....

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This post has really been bugging me, and is one of the (many) reasons I haven't posted anything of substance in a while. Stupid Tim and is good post... making me think. How very dare he! It is a good post and one that I thought about for quite some time. A lot of my blogging and gaming falls into that category of complaining (of which he speaks). I do think it's important to look at what your

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Nothing but a great tune I was happy to see up on You Tube today. I've had this whole mix for some time (since 2006) but it's nice to be able to hear this track at any time now thanks to the interwebs. The song is Life's a !@#$%^&* (Nas)- DJ Yoda Cure Remix from this set here. Get it if you can, its still great.

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This Pack of Lies is from Syp, at Bio Break: "Techno/dance/electronica sometimes gets played, but only for short durations as these can give me a headache after an hour or so (there’s only so many thudding synthetic beats you can listen to before your brain starts to bleed a little)." How dare you sir! Thudding, synthetic beats are the only thing I can listen to for hours and the bleeding of

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I guess missing a few days isn't a big deal in the blogging world but I feel bad that I missed my Fortuitous Friday post. Was I busy? Nope. Out of town? Nope. Internet down? No again. Lazy? You're getting warmer. It wasn't so much a case of being lazy, really. I was just plain tired. So its a fresh week, and I'll warn you now, my last week until I take off for a holiday to Hawaii. I'll be gone

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Like Blaq, I'm tired of people being cruel to one another weather in real life, or on the internet. I read this over my morning tea: "A man has been jailed for 18 weeks for sending abusive messages on social networking sites."I would encourage you all to read it. It's an interesting article and one that many of us can relate to as we will encounter, at least a few times in our lives, on-line

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From Alas, at Kiss My Alas. I'm impressed she managed to keep the list so small as I could add about 100 to it myself, but in any case: Things that have annoyed me recently: people who think they know everything. Shut your gobs. Spare me the lectures.

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I've been threatening for ages to post again about Wurm. With the tank-centric feel of the blog you'd be forgiven for thinking I've given up on everything else. I am still playing Wurm daily but what can I say about it that would be interesting for you to read? I mentioned previously that I subbed my alt so I could lay down another settlement which includes a huge mine. It's the only thing I felt

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I am a die-hard Civ fan who was massively disappointed with Civ 5. I played an early release which was riddled with bugs and just couldn't decide if I liked the new format. I wanted to give it another try, but was hesitant to spend the $50+ dollars to do so. Then came the weekend. Direct to Drive and Steam are offering Civ 5 at a %75 discount: $12.50. I can't actually say no to it at this price

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I was struggling to come up with something for my Fortuitous Friday post. I was mulling over various (hopefully) witty things to say....topics that interested me. News from the world I felt compelled to comment on. And then I saw it. Here. In the comments section of a wonderfully written, and funny blog post from Adam at the Noisy Rogue (now back on my blogroll of course). Blueberry pie.

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This comes from one of my favorite bloggers- Blaq, at Don't Mention Ze WAR!- whose sense of humour, outlook on gaming, and music tastes, I find so similar to my own, I sometimes think we may be twins....or perhaps the same person....oooh, wouldn't that be scandalous! "This post isn’t supposed to be that long. But if it turns into a wall of text, well, there’s not much I can do about that."

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As previously mentioned I am currently embroiled in a love-hate-love-like-can't stop playing-will never play again- relationship with World of Tanks. It's not actually all that bad- I am exaggerating for dramatic effect (actually it is that bad but I want you to keep reading so I thought I'd soften the blow). I am still playing and would like to say I am not raging, but that would be a bold-faced

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GW2 hype has been bombarding the blogo-sphere for ages. A lot of people are excited. I should be one of them. It doesn't take a genius in truth detection to note the 'should' I added there. I loved Guild Wars PVP. The PVE held me for a while but eventually I was swept up in a storm of player-vs-player action. I still think it has the best PVP I have ever played. Balanced, fair, easy to get in to

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Or more accurately, I was going fishing.... With all the kids now back in school and their respective adult guardians forced back into the city after a summer of fun and hanging out at the lake it's now my time. I avoid large gatherings of people, or indeed, anywhere I think may have large gatherings of people and that includes lakes in the summer. With Autumn now firmly in place (I had to wear

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Optimism on a scale I can never, ever hope to replicate, but what if.................. "...wouldn’t it be great if all PUGs were friendly, successful and fun? It has to start somewhere… why not with us?" Tim @ How To Murder Time The answer to this question is, in my humble opinion, a complex one that involves understanding a dynamic theory of human behavior which can be explained thusly: 1.

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I finally got around to trying the campaign mode in Panzer Corps the other night. I read a review that said it was easy to learn but hard to master and so far I can attest to that. The game is interesting in that you can only be the Germans. There's no beating back the Wehrmacht and saving the Motherland in this one. It's also quite 'old school' in that it is a turn-based computerized board game

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It's certainly taken some time but I think I finally get it. I've always hated MMO games with stupid, pointless quests, but I think I've finally come to understand what's going on. You see, Sunday I was quite busy with various domestic tasks when it suddenly dawned on me: wouldn't it be great to have someone around to do all this crap for me? And not just once, but over, and over again? The lawn,

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Well we're back with another Fortuitious Friday after 5 weeks of The Greatest Show I Never Saw. I had a lot of fun with that series and will likey be posting another music-related one in the near future, or perhaps mixing them in with the regular Friday edition. I went for a run this morning to clear my head and decided on a few things. You see, much like when I was 'Fighting the Funk', and

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