changed my gamertag to Pwnu2noob

just letting everyone know. thanks.

Well i'm still not 100% done but, it's playable. I have a few minor parts to order (green t-molding, coin door parts, and a couple new buttons). I'm also going to be putting a piece of black plexiglass down where the controls are at once I'm done polishing the edges. This will help with keep the scratching down to a minimum on the control panel and can be easily replaced when it becomes too scratched itself. Anyway, let me know what you think!

Well i'm still not 100% done but, it's playable. I have a few minor parts to order (green t-molding, coin door parts, and a couple new buttons). I'm also going to be putting a piece of black plexiglass down where the controls are at once I'm done polishing the edges. This will help with keep the scratching down to a minimum on the control panel and can be easily replaced when it becomes too scratched itself. Anyway, let me know what you think!

In this particular blog/rant I would like to address a few issues:

1. Expectations vs Realism

2. Track Records

3. Epic Bullshit

4. Fanboy Denial

5. Why I'm always right

I'll try and keep this short and to the point as much as possible so let's get to it.

Expectations vs Realism - The fact that Epic has always promised bigger, better, badder in everything they have ever done automatically creates what's known as the Hype Machine. You sell a product that thousands of people adore and when you're trying to improve upon that product you promise the "next level of awesome" and it drives people into a whole new dimension of hysterical fantasy land. Couple the Hype Machine with Forum chatter and you get the Rumor Mill! Now, we all had some grande-oso (sp?) ideas of what could have been in the second installment of Gears. We all formulated, postulated, and masterbated at the mere thought of next level pwnage! Then, we got Gears 2...ugh...what a let down. Even after -6- patches the game still isn't fun for most people other than the hardcore fans. What's hard to realize is how easy it is to get caught up in the Hype Machine & Rumor Mills and not even realize you're not getting a reach-around. Let's look at some facts for Gears 3 real quick shall we? First of all, DEDICATED SERVERS! YES! OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! Well, sort of. Some of you may have already read the article from 1Up or even seen the post on the Gears Forums within this website that I posted. If you haven't, I will post it at the bottom. It's an interview with Cliffy B. defining the real story behind the servers. Yes there will be servers BUT, there's also going to be client-server hosting just as there is now. I'm not going to force my opinions on anyone but, I will include them and let you formulate your own. Next, SHOTGUN IS FIXED! Well, define fixed. If you're still looking for that shotgun from Gears 1 then no, it hasn't been fixed. If you want to know what the shotgun is going to be like then play Gears 2. This has been the platform for much of the content that is being implemented into Gears 3.

Track Records - After Gears 1 was released and well into it's lengthy MP life, the announcement of Gears 2 came tumbling down. Promises such as: no more glitches, balanced weapons, better gameplay, and NO MORE LAG were some of the biggest sales pitches of the time (Intro Hype Machine and Rumor Mill). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the game was FILLED with glitches, horrible balancing, gameplay problems, terrible lag, and hosting issues. Gears 2 MP numbers fell dramatically and it never made the #1 spot on XBOXLIVE. Gamers were bailing on Gears 2 and reverting back to Gears 1. So here we are again, same promises as before but, will the outcome be different? It's hard to say at this point in time. It's also hard to believe someone who's telling you the exact same thing the second time around after getting burnt so badly the first time. I swear there's an old saying about this sort of thing. :)

Epic Bullshit - Epic always claims it's all about the fans. I call bullshit. Perfect example, people hated the fucking smoke grenade to the point all the crying and whining on the forums led to several patches trying to fix the smoke grenade until Epic finally gave up and just made it the same as Gears 1. So guess what's a good idea for Gears 3? A CONCUSSIVE SMOKE GRENADE! And what's even funnier, they're acting like it's something new! So how is this listening to the fans? People hated the shotgun in Gears 2 so why not bring back the shotgun from Gears 1? I could honestly go on and on but, this is getting out of hand!

Fanboy Denial - There's one subject that is driving me crazy and I can't wait for September to get here just so I can sit back and laugh, dedicated servers. People are claiming this is going to be the end-all fix for this game and that Gears 3 will be the ultimate experience ever! Truth is, there's still going to be host advantage because of the client-server setup we are currently using in Gears 2. Not every game is going to be played on servers and that is just a FACT. So let's stop saying "that will be fixed with the dedicated servers" because honestly, that is a pile of shit.  Again, I don't need to post my opinions but, if I get a hair up my ass I just might break down the economics and drop some motherfucking knowledge! :D

Why I'm always right - I can't help it I was just born that way. DEAL WITH IT BITCHES!

Here's the link: http://www.1up.com/previews/cliff-bleszinski-gears-war-3?pager.offset=1

In this particular blog/rant I would like to address a few issues:

1. Expectations vs Realism

2. Track Records

3. Epic Bullshit

4. Fanboy Denial

5. Why I'm always right

I'll try and keep this short and to the point as much as possible so let's get to it.

Expectations vs Realism - The fact that Epic has always promised bigger, better, badder in everything they have ever done automatically creates what's known as the Hype Machine. You sell a product that thousands of people adore and when you're trying to improve upon that product you promise the "next level of awesome" and it drives people into a whole new dimension of hysterical fantasy land. Couple the Hype Machine with Forum chatter and you get the Rumor Mill! Now, we all had some grande-oso (sp?) ideas of what could have been in the second installment of Gears. We all formulated, postulated, and masterbated at the mere thought of next level pwnage! Then, we got Gears 2...ugh...what a let down. Even after -6- patches the game still isn't fun for most people other than the hardcore fans. What's hard to realize is how easy it is to get caught up in the Hype Machine & Rumor Mills and not even realize you're not getting a reach-around. Let's look at some facts for Gears 3 real quick shall we? First of all, DEDICATED SERVERS! YES! OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! Well, sort of. Some of you may have already read the article from 1Up or even seen the post on the Gears Forums within this website that I posted. If you haven't, I will post it at the bottom. It's an interview with Cliffy B. defining the real story behind the servers. Yes there will be servers BUT, there's also going to be client-server hosting just as there is now. I'm not going to force my opinions on anyone but, I will include them and let you formulate your own. Next, SHOTGUN IS FIXED! Well, define fixed. If you're still looking for that shotgun from Gears 1 then no, it hasn't been fixed. If you want to know what the shotgun is going to be like then play Gears 2. This has been the platform for much of the content that is being implemented into Gears 3.

Track Records - After Gears 1 was released and well into it's lengthy MP life, the announcement of Gears 2 came tumbling down. Promises such as: no more glitches, balanced weapons, better gameplay, and NO MORE LAG were some of the biggest sales pitches of the time (Intro Hype Machine and Rumor Mill). It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the game was FILLED with glitches, horrible balancing, gameplay problems, terrible lag, and hosting issues. Gears 2 MP numbers fell dramatically and it never made the #1 spot on XBOXLIVE. Gamers were bailing on Gears 2 and reverting back to Gears 1. So here we are again, same promises as before but, will the outcome be different? It's hard to say at this point in time. It's also hard to believe someone who's telling you the exact same thing the second time around after getting burnt so badly the first time. I swear there's an old saying about this sort of thing. :)

Epic Bullshit - Epic always claims it's all about the fans. I call bullshit. Perfect example, people hated the fucking smoke grenade to the point all the crying and whining on the forums led to several patches trying to fix the smoke grenade until Epic finally gave up and just made it the same as Gears 1. So guess what's a good idea for Gears 3? A CONCUSSIVE SMOKE GRENADE! And what's even funnier, they're acting like it's something new! So how is this listening to the fans? People hated the shotgun in Gears 2 so why not bring back the shotgun from Gears 1? I could honestly go on and on but, this is getting out of hand!

Fanboy Denial - There's one subject that is driving me crazy and I can't wait for September to get here just so I can sit back and laugh, dedicated servers. People are claiming this is going to be the end-all fix for this game and that Gears 3 will be the ultimate experience ever! Truth is, there's still going to be host advantage because of the client-server setup we are currently using in Gears 2. Not every game is going to be played on servers and that is just a FACT. So let's stop saying "that will be fixed with the dedicated servers" because honestly, that is a pile of shit.  Again, I don't need to post my opinions but, if I get a hair up my ass I just might break down the economics and drop some motherfucking knowledge! :D

Why I'm always right - I can't help it I was just born that way. DEAL WITH IT BITCHES!

Here's the link: http://www.1up.com/previews/cliff-bleszinski-gears-war-3?pager.offset=1

No you dirty gutter brain...this isn't what you think it is. This is just a quick smack to the face to tell you to get your ass off the couch and download the Bulletstorm demo! 2.22.11 let the ass kicking commence!!! LMAO!

No you dirty gutter brain...this isn't what you think it is. This is just a quick smack to the face to tell you to get your ass off the couch and download the Bulletstorm demo! 2.22.11 let the ass kicking commence!!! LMAO!

First off, thanks to everyone that replied to my last post. I think it's going to be a while before i'm completely out of the situation I'm in but, at least I'm not drowning in shit any more.

So to keep me from going into a crappy state of mind, let's talk about something much more interesting: reballing. If you have any sort of male gene inside of you then I know you are like me and there's a burning desire to "tinker" with random shit. Some of us (engineers) have it worse than others and when we see someone else doing some awesome shit it snowballs a trainwreck of disassembling random electronics and countless hours scaveging the internetz for parts. So lately, my new "crack" has been watching The Ben Heck Show on Revision3's website. If you don't know what Revision3 is, it's basically the good old TechTV before G4 came in and brought along all the Timmies. Anyway, if you don't know who Ben is then GOOGLE that MOFO! The guy made xbox360 and PS3 laptops! yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Serious shit! anyway, if you get a chance take a look at the website and especially some of Ben's work. If you're like me you'll end up watching the videos a few times thinking "I can do that shit!" LOL! anyway, here's the link:

http://revision3.com/

http://revision3.com/tbhs

take a peak and let me know what you think!

First off, thanks to everyone that replied to my last post. I think it's going to be a while before i'm completely out of the situation I'm in but, at least I'm not drowning in shit any more.

So to keep me from going into a crappy state of mind, let's talk about something much more interesting: reballing. If you have any sort of male gene inside of you then I know you are like me and there's a burning desire to "tinker" with random shit. Some of us (engineers) have it worse than others and when we see someone else doing some awesome shit it snowballs a trainwreck of disassembling random electronics and countless hours scaveging the internetz for parts. So lately, my new "crack" has been watching The Ben Heck Show on Revision3's website. If you don't know what Revision3 is, it's basically the good old TechTV before G4 came in and brought along all the Timmies. Anyway, if you don't know who Ben is then GOOGLE that MOFO! The guy made xbox360 and PS3 laptops! yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Serious shit! anyway, if you get a chance take a look at the website and especially some of Ben's work. If you're like me you'll end up watching the videos a few times thinking "I can do that shit!" LOL! anyway, here's the link:

http://revision3.com/

http://revision3.com/tbhs

take a peak and let me know what you think!

I seem to remember posting a blog a while back about a extremely shitty situation that I was in and guess what....it's happened again. Worse than before and I'm just ready to say fuck it. i can't sleep. Gaming is getting boring. I can't get motivated to do anything. My house is a mess and I almost feel like burning it down because I don't want to fuck with it. I am a firm believer that God put us here and that we are being tested and that this is just another test that I must endure. it's the decisions we make that defines who we are and what kind of person we truely are inside. Sometimes there's decisions that have to be made that have to be made for the greater good or for the benefit of your children. The problem is, i don't know which way I'm supposed to go. I'm sitting here watching the cursor blink...waiting for me to pour out all the thoughts in my head but, nothing is coming out. I can't even put together a simple sentence that defines my mood and more importantly, defines who I am. So for now I'm going to stop my whining and try and pull my shit together. Muster up what's left and move forward. Hopefully the next time I post it won't be full of this emo-ridden bullshit and I'll be back to my good'ol sarcastic self.

thanks for listening internetz.