Masterlixx

This is the way of the future.. The way of COD4 where they get no money for new levels or new updates is gone.. The days where we can make our servers as we please.. do the levels we want, design waht we want are gone.. There will be no FPS games in the future weather it be battlefield, medla of honr or COD who isnt gogin to go to the pay for levels every three months.. they have seen how much money it generates. The only way it may open up to allow mods is when the next version of COD or what ever coems out. Just think if it were your company.. and you could see a revenue stream every 3 months.. you would do it too.

Yeah they should e the Jets again!!

Damn!!! thought you were talkign about me.. COD: Elite!!!

The XRG server will kick people who spawn camp.. they do warn them, then kick them if they lay ins spawn and spawn camp.. now you have to use a little common sense, in TDM and such spawns change and sometimes you will be in their spawn but not camping,and runnign into their spawn and killing everyone is differnet from laying prone in the back and picking poeple off. Would by nice if we could have the 3-4 second spwan protection.

I have to say i am proud of Hradcore!! he no longer is a part of the BO Pussy club!! Hardcore has prestiged, he isnt setting on level 50 first prestige any more!! Way to go Hardcore!!!

Catching hackers is gettign harder and harder. play mostly Black ops where there are some tools that allow you to monitor players, you can get the video and watch it. But only the stupid hackers are the ovious wallers and aim botters now. If a dude is so oviious that hes gogin 100-1 then he gets banned pretty quick, and in Black ops itslef you can report a player for cheating. I have done it and seen people getted banned. The new hackers are the ones that while they are doing well, they dont overdo it, they dont get 20 headshots in a row, the new aimbotting scripts will randomly shoot a body part, so the old tell tale sign of 20 headshots ina row doesnt happend, I have watehd hours of video from playing BO to try and catch and see hackers.. its very hard and sometimes you have to just realize.. they play this games hours and hours.. they know exactly where peopel spawn, they know the camps spots by heart.. They have a good setup.. there are player setups that can give you away, some people use sound and have spent hundreds of dollars on headsets

The evolution of baseball from older bat-and-ball games is difficult to trace with precision. By the early 1830s, there were reports of a variety of uncodified bat-and-ball games recognizable as early forms of baseball being played around North America. These games were often referred to locally as "town ball", though other names such as "round-ball" and "base-ball" were also used.[9] Among the earliest examples to receive a detailed description—albeit five decades after the fact, in a letter from an attendee to Sporting Life magazine—took place in Beachville, Ontario, in 1838. There were many similarities to modern baseball, and some crucial differences

In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith,[2] a Canadian-born physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School[3] (YMCA) (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day. He sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, and balls had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored; this proved inefficient, however, so the bottom of the basket was removed,[4] allowing the balls to be poked out with a long dowel each time. The peach baskets were used until 1906 when they were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards. A further change was soon made, so the ball merely passed through. An association football was used to shoot baskets. Whenever a person got the ball in the basket, his team would gain a point. Whichever team got the most points won the game.[5] The baskets were originally nailed to the mezzanine balcony of the playing court, but this proved impractical when spectators on the balcony began to interfere with shots. The backboard was introduced to prevent this interference; it had the additional effect of allowing rebound shots.[6] Naismith's handwritten diaries, discovered by his granddaughter in early 2006, indicate that he was nervous about the new game he had invented, which incorporated rules from a children's game called "Duck on a Rock", as many had failed before it. Naismith called the new game "Basket Ball".[7

Would like to just give Sun Tzu a well done for changing the Black Ops server to Mosh pit.. it is awsoem fun, an i think that is drawing a lot of people out there.

mmm I have a pretty busy weekend ahead.. is there anyone i can tlak to mabey put this off a few days.. Tuesday is better for me..

I recently(yesterday) purchsed a kinect for my kids.. really it was.. ok mabey i will use it and the wife gothe zumba game. Si itreid some fo the games.. MY GOD its trying to kill me!!! Its the most fun you can have it think with and xbox.. But man what a workout.

Is this the aftermath fo the tornadoes a couple of weeks ago.. IM so sorry for those who have lost everything.. This week the floods in both the US an Canada are at record level .. such devastation and lives ruined.. But man is resiliant. we will rebuild.. and recover.

good for you shadow.. Things sometimes take a while for them to work out for you..

I like th new server with mosh pit..

There is only one joystick that will last for years and years of abuse.. and it was made.. some say by God.. the one between your legs!!!

I hate to say it.. but the goood ole days of COD4 and the ability to make maps from a user community are gone.. You may get mod tools and map making tools but they probably wont be allowed for ranked servers.. and you will probaly again have to have servers the same as Black ops.. Ill bet even Battlefield 3 when it comes out will be the same way.. Therse too much money at stake.. remreerb they are makign these games for consoles really(That is where the money is), and just doing a pc version for the few that are left..

Phantom the easiest way to is to make a mobile site with a standard size, Do some fo the main items and thats it.. i still am thinkign of doding an android app that would work for the XI site..

And we think we are smarter than them.. they just using people to bait the fish in for them...

Wouldnt a true fisherman wrastle for this fish??

what would the chance of paying a littel extra and having out name on the back of the hat?? mmmm is that red or pink for lettring color??? I like the first one best myeslf.

Yup your right sonovabitch.. typo on my part.. I stand corrected.. and corrected it.

Salt water is a better system chemically too.. Chlorine is Cholrine.. a dangersou chemical.. its just in small doses that are "acceptable" The only bad thing about slat water systems is that you have to have the right pump.. Salt can carode so you need a pump desgined for salt water.. and make sure you have no metal joints or unions in your pipe as they will corrode as well.

Call of duty has been around for many years and some people don’t know the history of this game series so here it is in short.. Call of Duty Released in October 2003, developed by infinity ward and published by Activision, it was based on the famed Quake 3 engine(Developed by ID.. they were pioneers in the industry with first person game shooters such as Doom and Quake) Activision was the company that put out the First Call of Duty(Although Acvtivision is an American company it is majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA) The game was a WWII based following American, British paratroopers and the Red army. The Original Call of duty was made for OS’s such as PC, Mac OS X, Nokia for N-Gage Call of Duty 2 Released in October 2005 for the PC, November 2005 for the Xbox 360, November 2006 for the Mac OS X, It was another WWII game following US, British, and Red Army. It was again developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, Other version were made for mobile phones, Pocket Pc’s and Smartphone’s Call of Duty 3 Released in November 2006, Call of Duty 3 was the first game not developed by Infinity Ward, it was developed by Treyarch, it also caused quite an uproar as it was released only for console for Playstation2, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox360. This was the time when PC VS Console battle lines were being drawn. Companies were preparing their future for either Console or PC.. and most thought the wave of the future was console. It also was the time when the Console battle was heating up between Xbox and Play station, and to some degree Wii Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4 was developed once again by Infinity Ward and published by Activision; It was released in November 2007 for PC, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, And Xbox 360. It was the first game not set in WWII. It also was the first Call of duty to receive a mature game rating, The Nintendo DS version received a Teen rating. The Mac OS X version was released in September 2008. This version of Call of duty was very successful, even today it is still one of XI’s bigger draws to our servers, our freeze tag servers are always busy. COD4 was highly modable(I just made that up.. don’t know if it’s a real word lol) but we have complete control of maps and the way the game is played on dedicated servers.. This is one of the big draws to this particular version of the game.. you’re not paying steam $14.99 every 3 months for new maps. Call of Duty 5 – World at War Released in November 2008 it was another WWII based game only this time it was Pacific theater and Eastern Front based. It was developed by Treyarch, This is the first call of duty games where people were finding out that new games and new graphics capabilities were at a cost. I myself had to upgrade in order to play this game, Video Card choice became very important now, raw motherboard CPU power was not enough, COD5 while sales were ok I don’t think they were what was desired in the end. There were bug problems in the game in the beginning, as well on console there was stiff challenges from Gears of War, and of course.. the boom of Guitar hero and rock band.. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Released in November 2009 Developed by Infinity Ward and Published by Activision this would become the game that defined how game releases would be measured. In pure sales this game blew away every major entertainment release to that date, It broke every game, and Box office release record worldwide with sales of $550 million in the first 5 days. It was released for PC, Xbox360, and Play station 3 "Call Of Duty has become one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time," said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “If you consider the number of hours our audiences are engaged in playing Call Of Duty games, it is likely to be one of the most viewed of all entertainment experiences in modern history." Despite this remarkable sales numbers and popularity, there was an offended PC group arising, the fact that you had to have Steam for the game, and there was not dedicated servers. MW2 also brought out the worst in players, with no dedicated servers Hackers were on the rise. But we can’t ignore it was a good game, the graphics were great, and I played a lot of hours with XI members on this game. There was also another casualty of this game, and that was the family of XI, as a group we were split a bit on this game as some of us played it and loved it, others resented the non-dedicated server style, and stayed away, others did not go to this game as the upgrade to a bigger PC and better video cards were needed. So during this time there was about 20-30 of us that played regularly together, and I seemed to lose touch with the rest of XI to some degree. Call of Duty: Black Ops Released in November 2010, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, Again a winning combination as far as sales goes, The first 24 Hours alone topped $360 Million, with $650 Million of sales in the first 5 days, topping the $550 MW2 record. At the 42 day mark it topped $1 Billion in sales. Released on November 9th 2010 and by December 22, 2010.. there was 600 Million Hours of logged Black Ops time. It was released for the PC, Xbox 360, and Play station 3, as well as Nintendo Wii, and DS, It was slated to be the messiah of the FPS games and Call of Duty Franchise. It was going to make all the COD people happy, and was eagerly awaited. It would have dedicated servers.. none of that steam shit anymore!! , It would have great graphics..And could do mods, New guns.. you could fly helicopters.. All this was true… mmmm Kinda…. Yes they had dedicated servers.. but not like our(XI) dedicated servers.. we had to now rent servers from one particular game server.. and you were very limited in what you could do.. Then people found out.. you got to have steam too.. WTF!!! Not another MW2 !!! but yes you needed to be on steam to play Black Ops, The Mod tools haven’t surfaced yet, so no one really knows. I hear it will be in May sometime.. Still not sure though.. Will we for instance be able to set up a Black Ops Freeze tag server?? Unsure.. And if so will it be un ranked, or ranked.. some of us play with a goal in mind and that is to get the prestige’s and the levels and the challenges..In my opinion I don’t think they will let homemade mods and levels get to the level of COD4. They want that $14.99 every 3 months for new maps. Black Ops also had a rough beginning, connection problems plagued the game in the beginning, Glitches and bugs were frustrating players as well. Like most new things though it has sorted itself out.. numerous patches along the way have helped, and it was a learning curve. Black Ops runs on an enhanced World at War engine, which is an enhanced Call of Duty 4 Engine, It also incorporates a streaming technology from the Call of Duty MW2 game For Black Ops, Treyarch focused only on this game unlike past practice. However, it had different teams, each working on separate game modes.Treyarch used a motion capture technology similar to the one used in James Cameron's film Avatar, which allows accurate facial expressions, capturing the whole performance of the actor. The studio also consulted special forces veterans from both belligerents of the Cold War: Major John Plaster (US Army-Ret.) who served in the MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, and former Soviet special forces operative Sonny Puzikas. The latter taught Treyarch how Spetsnaz soldiers would react in combat, such as rolling out of the line of fire. Spetsnaz AIs in the game have been modeled after him, from his tactics and his movements to his face. Although having a historical background, the classified aspect of these Cold War black operations allowed the studio to create its own fictional story.(Taken from Wikepdia) One interesting fact.. the Rolling stones song “Gimmie Shelter”(Initially released in 1970) which was played heavily in the Game trailers Sparked sales of the song with 2000 begin sold the week of the trailer release, 5000 copies the week after, and 11,000 the week after that. The Game did generate some controversy and Protest. Cuba condemned the game saying it has Special Forces trying to kill a young Fidel Castro but failing..Hmmm wasn’t that what happened?? Adam Biessener(Author:Game Informer) questioned events depicted in the single-player campaign stating that they push "the lines of good taste” Specifically noted was the scene depicting the torture of a restrained prisoner. Germany was expected to ban uncensored version, and there was a move to ban it in the US as well that didn’t go very far. As far as Black Ops goes I love this game, I play it %95 of the time..(got to leave %5 for porn!!LOL) I have a goal to get to the end of all the prestige’s, and all the levels.. I never done that before in a game. One big positive for the Black ops game.. it seemed to bring the call of duty XI community back together, I met and played with people I never knew before, some I have become very good online friends.. and really enjoy the chat and friendly badgering.. What’s on the Horizon Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 It was slated to be released in November 2011. Activision has been in an ongoing legal battle with co-executives of Infinity Ward. There was a coup by the developers and many walked away from Infinity Ward, how much effect this has on the release date is not sure yet. We will see in November. Battlefield 3 I have to talk a little about this as it seems to be the game of the futre in some circles. Supposed to be released in Fall of 2011 for PC,Xbox 360, and Play Station 3. From what I have read it will offer some amazing abilities for the player, flying jets, helicopters, driving vehicles, etc. I just hope the legacy of Battlefield Bad Company 2 doesn’t happen. BF BC2 was released right when the furor of MW2 and no dedicated serves happened. Many people turned to BC2, but something happened. It seemed to fizzle, and just go away; some people blamed no new maps, no mod tools released as promised, bugs in the game, glitches etc. I stopped playing it as my friends and fellow Xi members stopped playing it. Well al this is just a short rant/history and information on Call of Duty that some of you may have not know and find interesting, hope you got something out of it.

I worked in a paper millonce where a railcar from the souther US cam in. There were a some sort of spider that bit a worked int he warehouse.. They determined the best way to get rid of them was to.. open the doors and let mother nature take care of them.. they didnt like a -40 Candian winter!!!

Same thing here.. took along time for it to load.