Have a Drink Online

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I don't always get drunk on Saturday nights; but when I do, I play Xbox.

Unfortunately, I'm not a savant that goes from average player to Drunken Master. In fact, the last time I played "Battlefield: Bad Company 2" whilst under the influence, I ended up trying to repair a shed instead of a tank.

You'd have to ask my friends whether or not I'm particularly obnoxious while drinking and playing… but I like to think I'm not a complete jerk. I'm normally a very self-conscious drunk, often apologizing for my poor performance (that's what she said). If anything, my stupor makes the conversations with my Xbox Live buddies all the more amusing.

Codetalkers: The Lingo of BC2

One of the great joys of language, aside from being able to insult someone in horrendously colorful ways, is the creation of slang. We take for granted that many of the words and phrases we use everyday had their origin with one person or a small group.

Sports have left us a particularly rich legacy, with terms like "slam dunk," "home run," and "bush league." Video games have a rich vernacular too. Many a "noob" (or n00b, if you like) have been "pwnd" by an "l33t" gamer's skill with mouse and keyboard or buttons and sticks.

When one plays a game long enough, they develop shorthand terminology for everyday objects, players, and situations in the game world. We're all familiar with "spawn," "campers" (and the unholy union of "spawncampers")

I'm Shippin' Down to Cincy...

 ... to find my wooden leg. Wait, that's not right. Does anybody else hear accordions?

Starting next week, I will moving from Columbus, Ohio to Cincinnati (also known as "Cincy" or "CinciNasty"*) for an extended period of job training. Once again, it seems that my dear electronic gaming media and I will be parting ways, at least for a while.

Hold my calls

Friends, countrymen, and gamers!

Having just recently graduated from college and accepted a job out of state, I will be moving this week. Under normal circumstances, I'd be able to get my Internet access setup, unbox the Xbox, and be ready to go within a week.

However, soon after moving 300 miles to my new apartment in Columbus, OH, I must travel to Cincinnati for job training. It'll be a furnished condo across the street from the company's corporate headquarters. My boss is telling me that I'll be there for 60 to 90 days.

If there's decent Internet access and an HD TV at the condo, I'd have no problem setting up my Xbox there. But I have a feeling it'll have to stay home with my HD TV in Columbus. I plan on driving back to my new apartment on weekends, so who knows.

Of course, I'm hesitant to set up my Internet access until my job training is complete. First, I don't want to pay for something I won't be using. Second, it's not like I'll have a lot of time to mess around with the shipping and installation.

So I might be gone for a few months. I'll miss "Bad Company 2" on Xbox Live with the gang something fierce. But there will be all sorts of new and exciting games by then, and I'll actually be earning money to afford them. Everyone got along fine without me last summer, so be brave for old F0RCEFL0W and soldier on without me.

Wishlist Weapons (Part Two)

After too long a wait, here's the continuation of my Wishlist Weapons Pack series. Check out the first part here.

Last time, I covered handgun, submachine gun, battle rifle, and assault rifle additions to the weapons roster. This should cover everything else, with the exception of items (maybe later).

Wishlist Weapons (Part One)

Here's Part One of a two-part (or maybe three) series on weapons I would like to see included in future updates to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Keep in mind that this is just wishful thinking and graphic design: the only possible way these would make it into the game is through modding for the PC version or DICE puts them in. Speculation is always fun, though. Join in and let me know what you wish for.

When You Wish Upon a SCAR

As you may know, I've been in bad company lately. Let me rephrase that: I've been playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2. A lot. It's been great fun for my Xbox Live friends and I.

While I enjoy the new multiplayer maps that are released from time to time, what I really want are more guns. "But F0RCEFL0W," you might say. "Aren't their a ton of guns in the game already?"

Right you are, good sir/madam. But I ask: can one have too many guns? Certainly not!

Snake's in Barrel

There are a few more of these, well worth looking at, especially fans of BC2. And don't listen to that idiot baseball player. Random grenade spam is hella fun.