It's only -6 or -8 but that's quite cold enough. Thankfully there's no wind - small mercies and all that. Forecasters are predicting this weather for the next two weeks.
At least it's not as bad as futher north in Scotland..... -16 to -20 degrees. Now *that's* cold!
laura said: wow, colder there than here, I'm surprised.
Coldest winter in England for 15 years. Coldest in Scotland for 30 years....
I remember back in the 80's when I was @ College the temperature one winter got to -26 about 30 miles south of us. Stupidly I tried to walk to college that day. I was that far [holds up finger and thumb *really* close] from lying down in the snow & dying before I decided to go back home!
I much prefer RTS to anything else. I like to have the luxury of thinking about the game I'm playing rather than running around trying ti kill as many people as possible before getting blown away yourself.
I think it's a quality game. Most FPS don't include much of a story and while this story isn't the greatest ever, it is passable. Better than average game play as well.
If you like RTS *and* the fantasy genre (which I think you do) check out Dragon Age. It's not a traditional RTS game, more like a RPG with RTS elements (pausing during battles to set commands for your party). It's a good game with an excellent story. I heard it's better on PC than XBox 360.
mike said: I li[k]e immersion the best and RTS games never let me forget I"m playing a game.
Oh, I can totally lose myself in RTS - it can get all very Zen-like at times [grin]. In a decent game - especially when I'm fighting for my life - it's almost like meditation... no-mind [laughs]
scott said: I'm not sure what you mean by "call-ins"?
Air-strikes and such like as a reward for kill-streaks. It gets very annoying when harrier after harrier or gun-ship after gun-ship show up to blast everyone in sight. Quite boring actually. This is in the multi-player matches....
scott said: If you like RTS *and* the fantasy genre (which I think you do) check out Dragon Age.
I've heard good things about it. I might check it out. Thanks.
Ah, well I haven't played multi-player actually which I guess is maybe why I didn't understand you. Thought I do know what you mean because you can do that a few times with the drones in the campaign.
you people and your weird measurement systems... why can't you use a system that makes sense, dammit? ;)
Yes, Thanks Scott for clarifying. I was surprised since I didn't think UK got as cold as Chicago - but since Al Gore invented global warming, anything is possible.
laura said: you people and your weird measurement systems... why can't you use a system that makes sense, dammit? ;)
Last night in Scotland it reached -18 degrees C (0.4 degrees F). It's expected to drop to -20 C (-4F) over the weekend. Last night here was a comparatively balmy -8 C (17.6F)
laura said: I was surprised since I didn't think UK got as cold as Chicago - but since Al Gore invented global warming, anything is possible.
[grin] Where's Global Warming when you *really* need it?
I do feel your pain, as it is currently -25C here and on its way down. For the past several days we've had lows down near -30C and highs that have not been much better than -15C to -10C. At least this is pretty near normal for the upper midwest US, so we can't really complain.
Baby, it's *cold* outside!
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There too? I'm freezing my ass off here!
It's only -6 or -8 but that's quite cold enough. Thankfully there's no wind - small mercies and all that. Forecasters are predicting this weather for the next two weeks.
At least it's not as bad as futher north in Scotland..... -16 to -20 degrees. Now *that's* cold!
Cold or not. She's cute!
wow, colder there than here, I'm surprised.
mike said: Cold or not. She's cute!
Really? I'd hardly noticed.... [grin]
laura said: wow, colder there than here, I'm surprised.
Coldest winter in England for 15 years. Coldest in Scotland for 30 years....
I remember back in the 80's when I was @ College the temperature one winter got to -26 about 30 miles south of us. Stupidly I tried to walk to college that day. I was that far [holds up finger and thumb *really* close] from lying down in the snow & dying before I decided to go back home!
I'm not sure that is colder than it is here Laura. I'm assuming he means -6C, which is about 21F here. Which I would love.
Yup. All temperatures are in degrees C.
BTW - I bought Modern Warfare 2. Which platform do you use?
I'm a PC gamer for life. How do you like it?
Great graphics... Not convinced about the gameplay. Call-ins kinda suck big time.
I like my FPS games to be less realistic. I've never gotten into Call of Duty or Medal of Honor. I prefer Halo and other Sc-Fi/Fanatasy games.
I much prefer RTS to anything else. I like to have the luxury of thinking about the game I'm playing rather than running around trying ti kill as many people as possible before getting blown away yourself.
I lime immersion the best and RTS games never let me forget I"m playing a game. last one I enjoyed, and that was only briefly, was Bungie's Myth.
I'm not sure what you mean by "call-ins"?
I think it's a quality game. Most FPS don't include much of a story and while this story isn't the greatest ever, it is passable. Better than average game play as well.
If you like RTS *and* the fantasy genre (which I think you do) check out Dragon Age. It's not a traditional RTS game, more like a RPG with RTS elements (pausing during battles to set commands for your party). It's a good game with an excellent story. I heard it's better on PC than XBox 360.
mike said: I li[k]e immersion the best and RTS games never let me forget I"m playing a game.
Oh, I can totally lose myself in RTS - it can get all very Zen-like at times [grin]. In a decent game - especially when I'm fighting for my life - it's almost like meditation... no-mind [laughs]
scott said: I'm not sure what you mean by "call-ins"?
Air-strikes and such like as a reward for kill-streaks. It gets very annoying when harrier after harrier or gun-ship after gun-ship show up to blast everyone in sight. Quite boring actually. This is in the multi-player matches....
scott said: If you like RTS *and* the fantasy genre (which I think you do) check out Dragon Age.
I've heard good things about it. I might check it out. Thanks.
Ah, well I haven't played multi-player actually which I guess is maybe why I didn't understand you. Thought I do know what you mean because you can do that a few times with the drones in the campaign.
you people and your weird measurement systems... why can't you use a system that makes sense, dammit? ;)
Yes, Thanks Scott for clarifying. I was surprised since I didn't think UK got as cold as Chicago - but since Al Gore invented global warming, anything is possible.
laura said: you people and your weird measurement systems... why can't you use a system that makes sense, dammit? ;)
Last night in Scotland it reached -18 degrees C (0.4 degrees F). It's expected to drop to -20 C (-4F) over the weekend. Last night here was a comparatively balmy -8 C (17.6F)
laura said: I was surprised since I didn't think UK got as cold as Chicago - but since Al Gore invented global warming, anything is possible.
[grin] Where's Global Warming when you *really* need it?
I just saw this article with a great satellite image of your lovely country and was reminded of your comments about your cold snap:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/01/07/tis-a-bit-nippy-guvnah/
I do feel your pain, as it is currently -25C here and on its way down. For the past several days we've had lows down near -30C and highs that have not been much better than -15C to -10C. At least this is pretty near normal for the upper midwest US, so we can't really complain.
jeffy said: I just saw this article with a great satellite image of your lovely country and was reminded of your comments about your cold snap..
It's a great image - and I liked it so much I'm going to post it later today.
jeffy said: I do feel your pain, as it is currently -25C here and on its way down. For the past several days we've had lows down near -30C...
Now *that's* cold!
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