tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23793245879101094092024-03-18T23:29:10.497-04:00BEYOND SPACEEVE... Gaming... Music... No lollygaggin' !!!Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.comBlogger541125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-56169976160798299612018-11-30T19:45:00.001-05:002018-11-30T19:45:46.150-05:00Oh frak...I've done it. I have actually done it. I have resubbed to EVE Online. All because a Diablo2 speedrunner I follow on Twitch and Youtube (MrLlamaSC if you want to know... go follow his stuff, he's amazing!) started playing EVE and was asking a million questions per second and I, the bitter old vet, was answering each one and basically taking control of Twitch chat. And then a viewer gave Llama 1 million ISK and my brain immediately went "pfft! I can do a shit-ton better". So I bit the big one, downloaded the client, fired up and sent Llama a cool 50mil. And then, seeing how gimped my soon-to-be 110 million skill point character was, I said the old FUCK IT and got myself three months of Omega clone time. Will I keep playing after that? Well, never at the rate I did back when I started and had tons of free time, but I do plan to fly a bit.<div>
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As for this blog... I haven't updated it in 3 and a half years but it's always been there in the back of my mind. I was always thinking "should I turn it into a general blog? or a drumming blog?" But in reality I've only posted here when I was playing EVE. Well, the game is running as I write this, and I've already received an in-game mail from an old corpmate from the BOZO days!</div>
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So, here's to going out there looking for trouble, finding it, and getting blown to smithereens! That night I helped Llama we had a small fleet running just to show him the ropes and I already managed to lose a Stabber (I fully blame my 4 year absence and my uncustomized overview) to three Shadow Cartel players so I'm on par for the course :D</div>
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If you can read this, thank you for still following me after all this silence, and who knows, maybe we'll cross engine trails somewhere in New Eden !!!</div>
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Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-59731830526229906822015-03-05T07:12:00.000-05:002015-03-05T07:12:09.632-05:00Reboot !!!Restarting EVE activities soon. No "TM" !!!Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-37023385199426533132014-09-17T16:09:00.003-04:002014-09-17T16:09:48.131-04:00Of Rooks, Kings, and Pipebombs!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LNUu75fH8Uc" width="560"></iframe><br />
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PS: yes I should try to reboot the blog a bit!Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-37737937217049717302014-05-06T06:09:00.000-04:002014-05-06T06:09:52.927-04:00Revival<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yes it's been a long time. Yes I've been busy with things other than EVE, and other than games even. This winter I pushed my drumming to the limit with my drumline, going even as far as playing my own drumkit with the drumline. And one does not simply do that without ungodly amounts of practice. Therefore, no gaming, no blogging, and only flams, drags and paradiddles.</div>
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As the drumline is taking a short break before the start of the CFL season I am also about to move house, so yeah, I feel like I no longer have any control over anything even resembling a schedule. But me being me I do find a way to put some gaming in and am even subbed into EVE at the moment, though I'll admit that apart from skilling I'm not doing much because playing EVE on a tight schedule is an impossibilty for me; and I don't want to hear from anyone with advice or anything of the sort. I can't. Period. But as I slowly skill up for my suitcase Nidhoggur, here are some other games that received my attention:</div>
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It is about a couple of week since a little dead-end system in the ass-end of Immensea went from just another staging system in Null-sec space to a battlefield with legendary status over night. So legendary that in the space of 48 hours after the end of the following downtime (which happened to break standings... good job breaking stuff again CCP) people who previously had no idea what EVE Online is are now interested in its vast and crazy politics and economics. I have buddies at work who are gamers but refuse to start playing EVE because they know of the commitment required and claim they don't have the time, but the Battle of B-R5RB (henceforth known as "Titanomachy") have pushed them just a little closer to the deep end of the pool and it wouldn't take much to see them dive in.</div>
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At around 11AM last Monday I get a message from my buddy Cartboard Box that said the following: "PL just lost 3 titans, losing more as we speak". I asked if this was another Asakai event (some dude jumping his Titan to the bridging cyno) but the answer was swift... "Someone forgot to pay the sov bill in the staging system. CFC went balls deep". The rest of that afternoon had me poking at CB for more info as more and more titans were dying, time dilation started kicking in, and all Hell broke lose.</div>
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When I got home the roles were reversed as I was the one with access to the streams and #tweetfleet on Twitter, and as the evening advanced my jaw kept digging a bigger dent in the floor. First the smashing of the previous "titans killed in a single battle" which was 12. And then the 20 mark, 30, 40, 50... at that point reports started getting different from one source to the next. Some sources were saying that over 100 titans had died while others were very conservative at around 40. It would take CCP going through the logs to find out, and a few short days after the battle, they delivered <a href="http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/the-bloodbath-of-b-r5rb/">the results</a>. Of course I had to explain to tons of people who were now discovering this game about space conquests and "how in the world does one lose 300 thousand US dollars worth of internet spaceships made of pixels?!". I could scarcely believe it myself and had to do the the ISK/USD conversion by hand multiple times to be convinced.</div>
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Now that the battle is history, CCP turned it into the most dangerous tourist attraction on the face of New Eden. As of this writing I have yet to do the pilgrimage, but anyone who has read the EVE content on this blog knows that not only am I crazy enough to do it, I plan on doing it very soon indeed. It should be a fun trip :)</div>
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I've said it before and I'll said it again, playing EVE on a tight schedule is a hard thing to do but the lure of space is too great to give up. But there are some annoyances that need to be avoided when you can only log in every so often but still want to have fun. I've narrowed it down to three things: wardecs, reinforcement timers, and moving. The corp I was in just before the holidays had great people to fly with, but it became part of an alliance that lives constantly under multiple wardecs and moving often to bring the fight to the enemy. I have nothing against flying in the middle of hostiles but I do need a breather sometimes. Timers of course mean that X POS will come out of reinforced at Y hour, which of course had a tendency to happen either in the middle of my work day or while I knew I was busy somewhere else. But logging in after a week spent out of game for various reasons to find out the alliance is now 15 jumps away and you're alone in a sea of flashies, that just blows chunks. During the holidays I got very sick coming down with influenza H1N1 v2.0, which kicked my ass like nothing had kicked it before. When I started getting better I did play a little bit of EVE but it was only to consolidate my assets because I knew a move would be in order. But I also knew that a small financial snag meant my account would have to go dormant for 3 weeks. No biggie, it even gave me time to plan Cozmik R5's future.</div>
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The first decision I took was to train a ship class I've been putting off for the longest time: carriers. As much as I hated to move that often, it taught me that having my own carrier would have saved a lot of headaches. But to continue proving my disdain of capital ships, I will go for the Nidhoggur! Second was to find a new home, and that was very easy because something special happened. One of the Montreal EVE Meet regulars is pretty highly ranked in the alliance that has always been one of my favorite enemies. With the green light from the alliance he offered me sanctuary and the Red Carpet Treatment. So now unless another massive war happens again I have made my home in the heart of Providence among CVA! But fear not (or rather, fear!), even though the region still plays under NRDS rules of engagement, the role-playing CVA of old is no more and there is a very stong core of pure PvP players which I am now a part of. And there is no shortage of targets because pretty much half of New-Eden is red to me! Another advantage, I know the region like the back of my hand from having hunted and roamed in it for so long. Only this time the ever-annoying jump bridge network is now something I have access to.</div>
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So yeah. Some would say that I've turned coat. Some others would say that I've turned into an Amarr loving POS (and I do NOT mean player owned structure) role-playing hostie d'tapette. But in reality all I do is what I've always done: follow an FC's orders, give him the best intel he can have, and tackle/trample whatever happens to be in the way!</div>
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Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-66814937632194124042014-01-19T00:47:00.002-05:002014-01-19T00:47:55.501-05:00Late to the party<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Yeah I'm two years late. But so what, I'm having a great time !!!<br />
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PS: Yes, EVE content soon™. Happy New Year!<br />
<br />Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-15171589723358644932013-11-30T23:16:00.001-05:002013-11-30T23:16:50.252-05:00Tribute to a speedster<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dKi5XoeTN0k" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Hello! Yes I'm alive. I've just been so busy with all sorts of stuff and projects that I barely have time left to update my blog anymore, and when I do have time I just chill out and become a massive couch potato. Needless to say lots of things have happened since the last post so it'd be hard to tell everything in detail; hell sometimes I have trouble remembering what day we are! Let's do a paragraph-by-paragraph recap and let's see where it goes.</div>
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Though I am still in the same corp, there has been a change of alliance after some nifty drama. Thankfully our old alliance mates now make for some juicy targets. The downside of the alliance switch is that we have gone through a lot of moves in a very short time and with a few people (myself included) becoming very busy activity has dwindled. Hopefully the coming holidays and the new expansion will set this to rights and we shall gleefully blow shit up soon. The times where I do get to log on are usually fun though, and this corp is the best corp I've been a member of in my soon-to-be 6 year career. I don't see myself moving out of this corp unless we keep moving every other week, but we have been promised that our current HQ should remain the same for a bit as we are pretty close to a lot of fun places. I haven't experienced the new expansion a lot; the new SOE ships are still pretty exhorbitantly priced and my interceptors are out in Null-sec. I did get to fly a Wolf to a system next door this morning and I could see the warp speed difference. I like a lot!</div>
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Speaking of speed, I've been falling deeper and deeper into this community of high-speed eSports, not only as a driver but lately as a map maker, which is a total first for me. I'm aiming to build competition-style Tech tracks but I still have a lot to learn before I reach the level of the tracks seen in TmT, ESL and ESWC competitions. As a driver it's the style of map I prefer to drive; I don't find any fun in the super-fast Full Speed tracks where a very subtle slow-down in a particular part of a track can mean that some jumps or sections are impossible to pass. I've been idling in the Twitch channel of one Acer|Frostbeule, one of the best players in the game and I must admit, these are very laid-back guys. On a side note, the current and newly-crowned World Champion is a Quebecer; Dignitas|Carl Jr, je te salue!</div>
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I thought I'd be taking a break after the CFL season, but the drumline has my soul apparently! No seriously, when word came out that the Rockline would be participating in another fundraiser <a href="http://cozmikr5.blogspot.ca/2012/11/fridays-extra-video-super-debile.html">Metal Show of Pure Awesome</a> after skipping this year's edition, I couldn't pass it up. So in mid-January we'll be starting the long process of rehearsing the 6 tunes from the 2012 show and learning 5 more. I should still be on the bass line but there's a chance I may move to the snare line if the line is not populated enough. Unlike this summer where there's wasn't a lot of time for actual teaching, this time there will be so come mid-October 2014 when the show arrives I would be more than capable of playing even the trickiest parts.</div>
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In another musical subject I am also starting a band with some old friends. I haven't played in a band setting in way too long and I just can't wait to see my drum kit set up again. But there will be an adaption period even here; to get our music machine going we chose a bunch of covers to practice and two of them require double bass drums, or at the very least a double bass pedal. So I went out and bought one! Coming from the John Bonham School of Single Pedal Speed Freaks, I will have to relearn and start playing the bass drum as i would with my hands, doing rudiments and stuff. Things will get interesting!</div>
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Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-11736503350626794102013-10-16T06:37:00.000-04:002013-10-16T06:37:57.200-04:00WTB: extra hours in a day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm pretty busy and a bit wrung out these days. This silly concept called time is playing games with me. I'll be posting a real blog update soon...ish. I hope.</div>
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In case you're wondering, yes I still play EVE, I'm having a blast, my sec status is going back up now that I'm in Null-sec, and [AIL] is a great corp :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Three Camps, played by yours truly at Brutopia's Sunday Night Open Mic. This is an American Civil War era reveille, but somehow I don't think that 1800's military drummers had high-powered free-floating kevlar-headed marching snare drums in mind when they wrote it :)</span><br />
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Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-176053146217420542013-09-26T08:38:00.001-04:002013-09-26T08:38:15.052-04:00The Downward Spiral<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What do you do when you have limited play time and still want to kill stuff? Well, you camp a well-travelled gate of course! Having escaped or died from a ton of these in my time, I do enjoy turning the tables and preying on the hapless unscouted capsuleer once in a while, even though I much prefer fast roaming gangs and actual fleet engagements. While on one side gate camping maybe the crudest form of EVE PvP, it is also the least stressful and it's a good opportunity to get to know the new people you fly with and also have a good laugh, all the while staying on high alert with our ears constantly straining to hear news from the scout on the other side who could be calling in something juicy at any moment.</div>
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We also do keep our ears to the ground for anything that may appear in the neighboring systems, like a Bhaalgorn who looked like he wanted to play Station Games™ will an alliance mate; he would have died quite nicely too if only said alliance mate hadn't aggressed him first, allowing the Blood Raider boat to dock up after getting melted to half armor. Mate swore he was aggressed first and even took a screenshot of the combat logs, ready to petition. A quick look, a massive facepalm and a strong advice NOT to send this to CCP later, we did have a good laugh about it.</div>
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So as you notice my security status is plunging like a meteor. I did say I was resubbing for The PvP only and in this regard I do believe I am succeeding. And it's not one single gate camp that will change this. There is talk about a possible redeployment where I could possibly grind up a bit of favor with CONCORD, but I will not slow down my blood thirst. The PvP is too much fun!</div>
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Well, It's been two weeks since I resubscribed my EVE account and I must say, not only did I miss the game more than I expected but I haven't had so much fun in EVE in a long long time, possibly since the early BOZO days! I knew coming in that if I was resubbing it would be for The PvP only and that my security status was probably going to take a crazy dive so I didn't waste time. One of the first things I did was to roam around the familiar Everyshore Low-sec areas within three jumps of my previous corp's HQ, and sure enough I found a 9-day old character ratting away in a Maller. I wished him a bombastic "Welcome to EVE" <a href="https://zkillboard.com/detail/33180153/">the only way I know</a> of course, but also taking time to give him a bit of advice; I didn't have time to give him fitting advice though XD</div>
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I rejoined the EVE community shortly after my real-life buddy Cartboard Box started being more active and rejoined his old corporation from his Atlas Alliance days, and soon after CB sent me an enthusiastic message saying "DUDE! You gotta resub!". I wanted to wait until the football/drumline season was over but the coming changes in Odyssey 1.1, CB's enthusiasm and another Montreal EVE pilot giving me a PLEX caused me to reconsider and go right ahead with the resubbing.</div>
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As Cartboard promised, he opened me the door to <a href="http://ail.eve-kill.net/?a=home">Arcana Imperii Ltd</a> with the promise of good times The PvP without pressure and where everyone knows what they're doing and what's expected of them. I then spent a couple days moving assets to the area of operation and my first op was a multiple but quick POS bash to solidify our alliance's foothold in our region. It was also a good opportunity for nice screenshots as you can see above :)</div>
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We also did some gang ops and roams resulting in a few good battles such as a <a href="http://ail.eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=19686788">Brave Newbies party crashing</a>; I was the one to suggest using fast and cheap attack cruisers and with CB doing the scouting and target calling, the destroyer gang dropped down easily. I had my first ever use of jump bridges and covert jump bridges for some good ol' "Hot Drop O'Clock" action. It's always impressive to see a Titan filling your screen, and it's a much better feeling when said Titan is on your side!</div>
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Another good op was yesterday's roam towards Old Man Star, and we found a gang that was itching for a fight just before we got there. And it was a <a href="http://ail.eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=19739964">hotly disputed fight</a> at that! Technically, the other side had the fire power advantage, while we had solid fits and logistics support. But better fleet discipline - after one crazy experience with a frigate gang that could have gone way wrong - and good target calling (part of it by yours truly when a lull happened on comms) prevailed and we can safely say we won the ISK battle.</div>
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As one can imagine, all this has given me back my enthusiam for EVE which I had lost about a year ago. I even went so far as to awaken my long dormant second account! I'm not sure exactly what direction my alt's training will take but she's already taken the first steps towards a good PvP role so she will not turn into an industrialist or anything! Meanwhile the low SP crew is also busy, with trade alts in Amarr and Dodixie, a cyno/hauler at Chez Stan HQ, and even my old trusty scout which for now is parked at the favorite home I've ever had in all of New Eden, <a href="http://evemaps.dotlan.net/system/5E-VR8">5E-VR8</a> in the Paradise constellation of Curse. This character's main purpose in life is to die repeatedly in the Doril pipe :)</div>
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Well there you go, I'm back and actually loving it! My next post will cover some more The PvP action, some of the ships I love to fly and my downward spiral towards the dreaded -10 security status. I give it about a week or two. Oh, and come see the EVE Gate in New Eden. It is truly beautiful ^_^</div>
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Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-28449053307923033682013-09-08T01:31:00.000-04:002013-09-08T01:33:22.966-04:00Hero worshipToday, one of my all-time heroes totally made my day. His main hobby is to push the outside of envelopes. He flies wonderful machines usually named after his glamorous wife Glennis. Yeah. THAT hero! The good general is not only very alive but pretty active on Facebook and when I noticed he was answering people's questions I had to throw him one. And the badassitude came straight out:<br />
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<br />This is why I worship him. Thank you General Yeager for taking a few seconds of your time to answer a question from a nerdy guy out of Longueuil Quebec!<br />
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As I wait for the perfect opportunity to resub to EVE (yeah I could do so pretty much now and skill-flip but the temptation would be too great and I'd play too much for my own good), another new drug has started having its effects on me, waking up my competitive side as well as my ever present need for speed. In the very near future, expect my blog to have a lot of this:</div>
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No I'm not dead. Extremely fucking busy but alive and kicking :) I just wanted to announce that after the current CFL season (which also happens to be a complete bust for the Montreal Alouettes) I will be going on a much needed hiatus from the Rockline drumline so I'll be able to concentrate on that other passion of mine, gaming. Yes I will be returning to EVE Online after almost a full year off and I will have my hands full relearning the tools of the trade and getting used to A LOT of new stuff. I will also fly (read blow up) some rockets in Kerbal Space Program, shoot dumbass guards in the knee in the Elder Scrolls universe (either Skyrim or ESO... please Zenimax send me my key !!!), blow up some Inner Sphere surats in Mechwarrior Online (hey Piranha, you know it's 3050, right?) and obviously get reacquainted to the fine art of Rocket Jumping in Quake Live.</div>
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The whole drumline experience has been a lot of fun but after almost two years straight I think it's time to step back a little, and maybe play my own drumkit without having to follow 15 other drummers! So the Big Comeback isn't exactly tomorrow but it's there. The leaves have to change colors first!</div>
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And we're not even the full complement here... >:)Benoit CozmikR5 Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344632862155047695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379324587910109409.post-89532795372395205702013-05-14T21:52:00.000-04:002013-05-14T21:52:30.305-04:00Now for another space game!Hi there! Yes I live, but am busy with tons of stuff so not doing any blogging. But yes I do find a minute here and there to play games, and lately I've jumped into the Kerbal Space Program bandwagon. I think screenies will be better than a wall-O-text for now. Enjoy !!!<br />
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Another game I've played a lot lately is TrackMania Nations Forever and the beta of its successor, TrackMania 2 Stadium. This extremely simple yet highly addictive and very popular racing game appeals to the Speed Freak in me. On the world ladder I'm currently #1323169 out of about 7-something million users on the planet, #11203 out of 100000+ in Canada, and #6177 out of 45ish thousand in Quebec. It's also a very exciting eSport to watch.</div>
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Well, at least one of my EVE buddies predicted it would happen a few years ago when the trailer came out, and later when the game actually turned out to be reality and not just vaporware. In the words of Letrange: "When Mechwarrior Online comes out we may very well lose Cozmik to it". It did not happen as soon as it came out because I knew my previous computer was sub-par and that I was going to need a major upgrade, but yes, my account had been created from Day One and I was waiting for just the right moment to jump in. Now equiped with my newer tech and a brand new video card the moment has finally arrived. Reactor online, sensors online, weapons online, all systems nominal!</div>
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The first step is to completely strip the mech, including the engine. I then upgraded the mech to use double heat sinks, and upgraded the internal structure to Endosteel; the weapons I wanted to use aren't that big or heavy but I still had plenty of space. It also allowed me to put in a bigger engine, making the mech faster. The medium lasers and machine guns got installed back in, but I replaced the PPCs with shorter-ranged but just as hard-hitting large pulse lasers, which happen to heat up a lot less. I was also able to add an anti-missile system... very handy that! One ton of AMS ammo and another ton feeding both machine guns was plenty enough; I have run out of AMS ammo only once so far, and never ran out of MG ammo. I then filled up all the available slots with double heat sinks and was still able to max out my armor. So all in all I have the same damage output, but because it runs cooler I can fire a lot more often. I'm not fast enough to catch the light mechs or the faster mediums, but I have no trouble getting behind most heavies and assaults to literally backstab them. And the maximum armor makes it tough; I have stood head-to-head with some assault mechs and they ended up on the short end of the stick. I have also been taken out by shots to the head but oh well, that's part of the game :)</div>
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Now is this The Perfect Mech for me? Of course not, there's always room for improvement. I have a twin AC10 and 4 medium laser loadout in the works but it requires an XL engine which is too costly for me right now, and also more dangerous because the loss of a side torso means you go boom. Not great for my style of play but the AC10s don't heat up and fire much faster. And then there's all the other mechs I'd love to buy and tweak, and there's new mechs surely on the way. And in-game the year is 3050... guess who should be coming to dinner soon™? One thing that will be pratical is that with today's patch a testing grounds system will be added so it will be possible to test loadouts before going into actual battle. Because finding out a loadout is full of fail in battle can be bad for the entire team. It should be a fun feature.</div>
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In an up-coming post I will talk about the maps we play on. Those I love, those I hate, those I'd love to see, etc. I will also talk about the game types, and also those I would like to see implemented. In the meantime, I strongly urge you to give Mechwarrior Online a try, if only because it's free!</div>
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