• 17Nov 09

  Screw Hughesnet

  A clear view of the southern sky right? My ass.
  
  So I have them as an ISP and it sounds all so good. You can get it ANYWHERE. I live in the middle of nowhere where there aren't many options. I was happy and it was extremely fast. Awesome right?
  
  So the guy comes in early September to set it up. I was happy but had to go to work when he came. I got home at around midnight to check it out and my sister drops a bomb on me.
  It has some STUPID cap on it. I was so mad because it would have been nice to know that in the beginning.
  
  Also they give you a horrific way of tracking how much you have used. You only know if you have used too much is when it's too late and then you are punished for 24 hours by having sub dial up speeds.
  
  So ok, I had too look past that.
  
  Then I hook it up to me PS3 and get a slow connection with NAT 3. If you don't know, this Nat locks you out of games and causes connection issues in just about every way. I can't connect to most games I own that go online, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 as the best examples.
  
  So I figure I can try to get NAT 2 and my problems are saved. I went on to some stupid DSL forum and this is how they respond saying GIVE UP ALL HOPE. (That last post by moag seems a bit insulting huh?)
  
  What? Screw. You.
  
  I'm really tired of this internet and I'm tired of EVERY SINGLE internet option sucking really really horribly.
  I think most of you take playing and connecting online for granted. Having it halfway is horrible.
  
  So my moral: DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET DON'T BUY HUGHESNET.
  
  Hughesnet can take a fat one and lodge in their trachea and die from suffocation.
  • Posted Nov 17, 2009 11:58 am PT
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• 6Nov 09

  Oh Tekken 6...

  I don't know what to say about this game. I should hate it, but it's quite the opposite.
  I have been ignoring every other game I have for this. It's always "I'll play Tekken for about 10 minutes then maybe some Ratchet or Uncharted 2." That turns into about 2 -3 hours of Tekken.
  
  Let me preface this by saying I played Tekken 3 as a kid, dabbled in Tekken Tag and then forgot about the series until December 2007 when I picked up Tekken 5 for my PSP. I got so hooked on it. I played every day, sometimes long periods of time, sometimes short. (Note: My PSP was broken from February to October of this year) Needless to say, I couldn't wait for Tekken 6.
  I was anticipating it last year until they dropped the bomb and delayed it... again. I don't really care that it came to the 360, but I blame the 360 for having it delayed a year.
  
  Anyway, like I said, I should hate this game or at least be horribly disappointed by it. It has less modes the the PSP game, the online is laggy as hell, Scenario Campaign is kind of lame and frustrating, the trophies are weak, the load times are horrible, and the end boss is a new level of cheapness and frustration.
  
  Less modes then the PSP: I don't get this. No bowling? No dojo mode? No gold rush? No quick battle? And the biggest one, NO command attack?
  
  Online: It could have been endless replayable to real people but it's such a different game. You have think ahead, I hated it. I lost all the matches I played, killing my confidence. I'm sure the patch will fix everything...
  
  Scenario Campaign: Remember Tekken Force mode? That sucked. Here's the new version. The AI has to be so dumbed down to deal with how Tekken can't control with multiple targets. The story is EXTREMELY lame and boring. Who effing cares? I skipped every cutscene, something I only do in Resident Evil 5. The saving grace of this mode is how you can hit bears with a pipe like a baseball bat. It's hilarious. Also the loot kept me coming too.
  
  That said, I beat that mode, all 47 levels, today. Even this one. Biggest pain ever.
  
  Trophies: Not the biggest problem, but seeing as all but 13 deal with with the SC mode is disappointing. I was looking forward to setting some long term goals and having some goals in general. Not so much because I almost have my platinum.
  
  Load times: Without the install, it's like 20 seconds to fight and the PS3 sounds like it's choking on the disc. With it, the game is a lot better but still there's so much loading! How in the hell does a beautiful game like Uncharted 2 not having any visible loading WITH NO INSTALL?
  
  The End Boss, Azazel: All Tekken bosses have been powerful but always within the rules of Tekken. Not Azazel. **** this thing.
  He can't be thrown, can BLOCK WHILE ATTACKING, has some cheap combos, and can fly and slam you in the face. The block while attacking is the biggest one as you can't tell if he's blocking or not and he can attack as you check. He's just a pain in the butt. If he couldn't block while attacking, it would fix him as those other things are smaller in scope.
  
  The thing that "saves" this game is the core fighting, which is the best I've played. The new bound system is really fun and gives another dimension to the combat. Just most things around it are questionable. I think MGS4 had a shorter dev cycle. That boggles my mind.
  
  With all that said you'd think I'd hate it. I just can't get enough, ironically. I can see me playing this on and off for a very long time. The fighting is so good which all I really wanted I guess.
  
  Has there been a game like this for you? A game where you shouldn't like it or has been really disappointing but you love it?
  Also how's Tekken as a series and Tekken 6 to you? I'm curious to see who likes Tekken here.
  
  Thanks and later!
  • Posted Nov 6, 2009 7:55 pm PT
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• 30Oct 09

  Another Giveaway

  Hey everyone!
  I pre ordered R&C and realized I don't want to download code I got with it!
  So I figured one of you might! It gives you extra health, the Cryomine glove, and an exclusive skin.
  
  If you want it, leave a comment.
  
  Later!
  • Posted Oct 30, 2009 9:24 pm PT
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