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Yeah, I don't have a medal either, but then why would anyone give ME one with the way I perform in BF4. LOL Anyway, kidding aside, that IS what I do, Tom. I aim and I shoot, and I often hit the opponent, who then, realizing that I'm there and shooting at him, immediately turns and takes me straight out. Clearly, if I can perform as well as I do in COD5 - especially feeling pretty shitty after an AWEFUL morning in BF4 - there is evidence that I have the reflexes and aim to perform reasonably in a FPS. So why not in BF4. And why does this POS game never give me any XP boosts? There are players with 5 times the rank that have so many XP boosts, and continually receive more all the time, that wish they could give the damn things away. Yet I get none while my end-of-map rank progress graph moves about 1/40th the way along after each match and I sit at the bottom of the score list 95% of the time. It doesn't matter which gun I use, they all perform equally poorly. I try to optimize each one (whenever I manage to score upgrades for them) for stability, accuracy, and damage, but nothing gets me any better performance. @@OddJob001 - tweaks like what? And although it's a different game than COD, it's still a FPS. As MekkeTom says - aim and shoot; nothing all that complicated about it. @@Sicarius23 - I am used to how it handles. I didn't just start playing last week. Look at ldoz as an example. His rank, having played about the same time as me I think, is twice mine. In COD5, he and I are very similar in terms of proficiency. This is partly why I'm baffled. I get that it's just a computer game, but it sure feels like being singled out by the damn thing for some reason. @@Oneill - I mostly play in the morning on either the UK or US Hardcore servers. Wherever the Breakfast Club is hanging out when I get there. In COD5, it's typically a couple of bullets to score a kill; but it could easily be a whole clip. In BF4, I can dump a clip into someone, and they just turn and take me out. SOB saw that first hand this morning. In one particular scrimmage with him, I had the advantage, started shooting first, dumped a clip into him, and he just mowed me right down. He even said he didn't know why I didn't get the kill. Usually, on the first bullet I take in BF4, my man becomes disoriented and weak and accuracy and aiming go right out the window. But it appear that when others get hit, they are not phased in the least. They just turn and take me straight out. @@Fir3Marshal - Yes, there's all of that, although I'm not sure how much bullet drop there is. That said, I learned a LONG time ago never to run around watching the ground as I see so many other players doing. I keep my gaze (and therefore my gun) up, and as a result, I probably get more "clinks" (headshots) in COD5 than most anybody else. Assuming I'm carrying that concept over to BF4, I should be going a long way toward compensating for bullet fade without even really thinking about it. No stranger to recoil and spread either. In COD5, I'm using an MP40 as my weapon of choice these days, one often regarded as "the worst gun in the game" because it bucks like a sonofabitch. But it does a hell of a job when the bullets connect! The screenshots I posted tell that story! Cool website - thank you! I'm going to check all those videos out for sure. And, no, I really don't expect to be a game-god with only about 6 months of gaming time, but as I'm no stranger to FPS', neither do I think I should be complete shit player day in, day out - especially considering some of the other oddities I've already mentioned. @@Sonovabich - 33 out of how many? 34? LOL. But thanks for the encouragement, I appreciate it. @@MILESHIGH - I could stand to do more in the way of support, but a lot of people told me initially that the way to rank up is to go for the objectives, so I tend to try to capture flags and such. May be I should rethink that strategy, idk. @@mouselad - yeah, practice is key. Unfortunately, as a COD5 Head Admin, I need to split my concentration. I know some think that's the problem right there - going back and forth being a limiting factor. I'm not so sure. Maybe. I guess I just want to give myself a little more credit for being able to shift gears a little more smoothly. But for now, that's just not happening.

After a particularly dismal performance on 2 maps in BF4, I decided to just flip over to COD5. On the first full map I played, this was the result. I'm not always stellar at COD5 either, but I'm not total shit like I am in BF4. So where's the wildcard here? What the fuck am I doing wrong, and why does this game choose to give me nothing?

So what were those packets and fps settings? I'm not so bad in COD5, but a little boost never hurt. I only wish I could say the same for BF4 - I suck over there for some unknown reason, and the game isn't cutting me any slack at all! Also - I thought it was a cool idea to come up with a COD5 Tips and Tweaks Guide. That might help a lot of folks. You've mentioned recording yourself playing just to prove to the naysayers that you really are just that good. Which I believe, btw. But if you do, I think it's gotta be an over-the-shoulder video, not a screen capture. Might be fun to see.

Congrats Pud !!

In areas where they flattened the graphics and went to a limited color pallet, I couldn't agree more. Beyond that, the simple addition of the FREE "Classic Shell" fixed the Start menu complaints and the ability to boot direct to the desktop makes it a clear winner over Win7. And as you point out, the .NET libraries and other under-the-hood improvements just amplify what we actually interact with. Ironically, I've even come to to be somewhat at peace with the dumbed-down desktop window boarders. eh. You move on, right? Always forward, but on just the same, and don't get stuck in the past.

Which is awesome, because the core of Win8.1 is solid and full of excellent improvements over Win7.

Weird - we were using it just fine earlier. Reboot?

The video in the post was removed.

Ah - that's where I knew him from. I was thinking it was David Stewart of the Eurithmics.

LOL - Horrible lyrics transcription! Whoever did them should go visit http://kissthisguy.com/

The ban has been lifted and he is free to come back to our servers and take unfair advantage of other players who are not equipped with a free-wheeling mouse. This is the decision of the Sr Admins and I was in violation of their decision in banning the guy, and so I lifted the ban. I personally do not agree with a style of play that violates a weapon and effectively turns it from fully manual to fully automatic, but then I don't think pot should be illegal either, especially when alcohol is, but I digress. And I don't always get my way. Resume Gaming.

RIP Jack. Cream was one of the earliest bands to shape my love of alternative rock as I emerged from the bubble-gum pop of my musical youth. We moved from Michigan to Southern California in 1967. I remember Cream as one of the bands that really stood out as representative of the completely different Californian music environment I suddenly was "turning on" to (a very groovy thing - turning on - back then in the late 60's lol) .

Yeah, @@JohnnyDos, I totally remember that last one. Can't remember who did the more contemporary cover, but it's always so hard to think of another artist when one is currently playing in your head, lol.

Thanks! Just an amazing - and FUN - talent!

Don't know what "redtail" is, but I would be expecting my financial institution to be exercising significant white-hat security measures, not scummy lurk-about-and-go-undetected measures.

http://youtu.be/_WoD8yZkvuI

http://youtu.be/kPj8EhwkM3Q

If it's like most VPN services, the proxies will be marginal in performance and availability and the speed of surfing will be severely impacted. I know nothing of the provider you mention, nor do I believe such extreme measures are ever actually needed. Exception might be if you are engaged in some sort of espionage or illegal activity making cloaking your identity and activity an imperative.

All you have to do is answer one simple survey question to get all the text to show. Sheesh - it's just not rocket science. All good information doesn't come absolutely free, just damn near.

This is good information that everyone should read and be aware of. Solutions are presented that are easily enough implemented. http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/protecting-yourself-from-poodle-attacks/

Apparently, I can't even count every other weekend and 2_many_beers has to call me out on it before I realize that I missed the appointed time for map rotation change last weekend. Bad Mot. New rotations are in for all COD5 Servers now. Downloader has been updated. Go play you some. (I'll try to remember again in about 2 weeks, although I doubt beers will EVER let me forget it now.)

Hmm. Don't know how I missed last weekend. I could have swore it was this weekend for a rotation change, not last. Oh well. Clearly I can't keep track of every other weekend on my own so I better set a reminder in my calendar. Sorry. This weekend for sure. Maybe before.