 Yo cool people! Welcome to my amazing game page. Isn't this exciting? Aren't you impressed? No? You're not? Well, FINE THEN! This means war!!! I challenge thee to an online game of Battlefield 2142! :) Actually, BF2142 is a very cool game (one of my favorites)! My online nicknames are Nobody777.com and SgtGodfear. I actually have a life outside of my day job so I don't play all the time, but I'm pretty good at flying the fighter aircraft. I love zooming full speed low to the ground, between buildings, through trees and just over rooftops and landing on enemy soldiers is fun too (hahaha). I've engaged a few dogfights so far and done pretty well, though there is still room for improvement. It would be cool to meet some more BF2142 gamers and maybe try organizing a squad of some kind... Heck, I'd be perfectly happy to join someone else's too if you've already got it going on. There's a ton of cool games on the horizon too. I can't wait for Crysis and Half Life's next installment!!!!Download Hi-Res Game Video As far as hosting a BF2142 game, I haven't tried this officially yet but I certainly have the specs, I think, to do this sufficiently. I have 10mbps/download cable Internet connection with 1mb upload as well. Should be enough to do the job. My PC specs are below, however, I will probably be upgrading my video card setup to experience the DX10 phenomenon. I'm still not crazy about Windows Vista and all its DRM, driver incompatability, resource hogging and other issues (even with the new SP1), but I love the prospect of playing games in full DX10 glory like Crysis, Unreal Tournament 3 (a.k.a. UT2007) and others. It's gonna be a fun next couple of years! If you wanna hook up for some online gaming, WRITE ME!  In late 2007 I got myself into World of Warcraft; a game that's been out since 2004. The graphics are a bit dated now but are still very entertaining to look at. The world is quite amazing too. HUGE and virtually no load screens. I've always pretty much hated RPG-style games (though there was a brief time that I enjoyed playing Zelda on the Nintendo game system) and then the MMORPG revolution hit and I still mostly hated them. Maybe I'm partly brain-damaged or something but that's just the way it is with me. ;) I really prefer FPS style games (especially WW2 shooters). Fable was my first introduction to an RPG game I could tolerate and that actually entertained me. After that I tried Morrowind..... HATED it (too hard - lame graphics). Then came Oblivion. I loved the game (that's saying a lot for an RPG hater)! I think why I enjoyed it more than your average RPG is that the combat was active. It wasn't just level up and then watch your guy do the fighting. You actually did the fighting (in first person style like a regular FPS shooter). The world was massive, the quests were fun, and the graphics very good (though the inventory interface sucked a bit in my opinion). Unfortunately, it was still a bit complicated for my taste (not so much hard as it was too involved... I like to have some mindless fun not just sit and work my heiny off when I'm gaming). I kept getting lost in the massive world and then lost my interest as well. Back to first person shooters (more 2142)... Then a new member of the association where I work was talking about WoW one day (hi Jen) and she told me I should get the trial and check it out. Because of my total lack of interest in RPG's I never got around to picking up the trial, until a couple weeks later, my brother-in-law told me he got into World of Warcraft (had been playing for almost a year now along with his son) and he kept talking about it so I figured that, along with the work associate I knew who recommended it too, it might be worth finally giving it a shot. First day, I hated it! In fact, I didn't touch it after that for over a week. But after giving the learning curve a chance to kick in (and with some nice help from my bro-in-law and nephew), I started to enjoy it more and now I play it too often. In fact, I now have two accounts and over 10 characters I'm working on (hehehe). Even though the graphics are a bit sub-par for my typical level of expectation, I still find this game really fun and am excited to learn that they are planning to release a full-scale, multi-million dollar movie based on the game in 2009. At the time of writing this (04/02/2008) I have a priest called Xdoulos that is a level 54 and a Warrior called SgtGodfear that is almost to level 34 (I have other characters too - most of them around level 20). Below are some screenshots of my character fighting along side my girlfriend's character, "Shaleyna" (more on that in a moment)... and below that is an early pic of my priest... and then below that a short video clip of one of my early fights (at about level 15 or so), followed by an enjoyable flight from Westfall to Stormwind on a griffin. There's also a video clip of a cool Flyleaf song (I'm So Sick) made with scenes from the actual game. If you're a WoW player, let me know and we can do some questing. "Well met!"  As an interesting side note... I met my sweetie (her name is Tammy) in WoW (her main character's name is "Shaleyna")! Yes, as crazy as that sounds it's true. I met her in October of 2007. Even wilder is the fact that she is from Australia. We talk on the phone and/or computer every day and webcam as often as possible. Our record conversation is 12+ hours, but our average is between 4-6 a night! She's flying here to see me this October and I can hardly wait!!! Who says you can't meet people and fall in love online? In fact, let me tell you all something... I tried e-Harmony a few years back... It sucked! Totally mis-matched me and was a complete waste of money. How cool is it that I can say I met my baby in a video game I love playing? Suck on that e-Harmony! hahaha... So tack that little story on to those articles (below) about video games being good for ya. ;) They have been good to me (hehe). I do thank God for the gifts He gives people (like the folks at Blizzard) to inspire creative new ways to meet people and enjoy life. For certain, games like WoW are addictive and playing too much can suck away all your time so, as with everything, use moderation... but do have fun! :)     THESE ARE SOME IN-GAME SCREENSHOTS OF TAMMY ("SHALEYNA") AND ME ("XDOULOS") PLAYING WoW TOGETHER  An early screenshot of my priest character in World of Warcraft Priest Xdoulos in Battle and in Flight - World of Warcraft Add to My Profile | More Videos I'm So Sick (World of Warcraft Music Video) Add to My Profile | More Videos CHECK OUT THESE ARTICLES FROM VARIOUS NEWS SOURCES: Yahoo News - Video Game Playing May Fulfill Innate Human Need! "Playing video games can satisfy deep psychological needs and, at least in the short term, improve people's well- being, new research shows." -Yahoo News BBC News - "Video Games 'Good For You'" "US scientists have found that regular players of shoot-em-ups, such as Half-Life and Medal of Honour, have much better visual skills than most of the population." -BBC News USA Today - "Video Games Can Actually Be Good For You!" "Video games as therapy is just one example of the changing attitude that some in the health care and medical industries have toward video games, an often-criticized pastime." -USA Today SMH Technology News - "Video Game Skills May Give Edge In Life" "Researchers are finding players can make sharper soldiers, drivers and surgeons. Their reaction time is better, their peripheral vision more acute. They are taking risks, finding themselves at ease in a demanding environment that requires paying attention on several levels at once.." -SMH Technology News BBC News - "Games At Work May Be Good For You!" "Playing simple computer games at the office could improve productivity and job satisfaction, research suggests." -BBC News APA Science Watch - "Your Brain On Video Games" "After only 30 hours playing video games, healthy adults process visual information faster." -APA Online MY SYSTEM SPECS (last updated 03/04/2008): (everything purchased through newegg.com)
     
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