Did you preorder Battlefield 3, play it for a bit, then move to other pastures? Until the 22nd of January, each of the DLC expansions (barring the latest, the excellent Aftermath) is available for just under 10 bucks each.
If you want to spring for Aftermath as well, you are better off purchasing Premium, which gives you the equivalent of a season pass - including the unreleased Endgame DLC - and a few minor benefits.
Battlefield 3 DLC Sale - Origin.com
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04 January 2013
Video Games and Virtual Economies
I have been following this channel for some time now and thought I would throw this video your way.
It is a 5 minute discussion about virtual economies in video games and how virtual items have real world values.
Also please check out other videos from The Idea Channel.
It is a 5 minute discussion about virtual economies in video games and how virtual items have real world values.
Also please check out other videos from The Idea Channel.
03 January 2013
Australia gets it's R18+ rating for games, finally!
It has been a long time and long hard struggle for those who campaigned for it, but as of 1st of January 2013, Australia will have a R18+ for video games.
Up until now, the highest rating for a video game was MA15+, allowing children 15 years old to purchase more-or-less adult material games. High violence, course language, adult themes were all available to young children. Along with that some games like Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto and Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 have previously been denied classification and sale in Australia due to the game being to "adult" for any previous classification and refused sale.
With the introduction of the new category for video games, children can be prevented sale of adult games and along with games that are "too adult" can now be classified and allowed sale on Australian shelves.
While this helps protect children at the store counter, nothing is stopping parents for buying the games for their kids. However, with this rating, like videos and movies, they can easily judge whether the content will be suitable for their child.
For more information on the Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games 2012, please visit http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L01934
Also, for a brief history of Refused Classification games, check out this gallery from The Australian here.
Up until now, the highest rating for a video game was MA15+, allowing children 15 years old to purchase more-or-less adult material games. High violence, course language, adult themes were all available to young children. Along with that some games like Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto and Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 have previously been denied classification and sale in Australia due to the game being to "adult" for any previous classification and refused sale.
With the introduction of the new category for video games, children can be prevented sale of adult games and along with games that are "too adult" can now be classified and allowed sale on Australian shelves.
While this helps protect children at the store counter, nothing is stopping parents for buying the games for their kids. However, with this rating, like videos and movies, they can easily judge whether the content will be suitable for their child.
For more information on the Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games 2012, please visit http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L01934
Also, for a brief history of Refused Classification games, check out this gallery from The Australian here.
30 December 2012
[2012] Top 10 Zombie Games
As gamers, we have an unhealthy obsession of the undead, specifically Zombies.
Zombies, Walkers, Roamers, whatever you want to call them, the idea of a person dying and reanimating, then blowing their brains out with the double-barreled shotgun is nothing but mouth-watering gaming goodness. And as gamers, we do have a wide selection of where we can get our fix. I have comprised a list of where we can get this fix.
I will also say that these are in no particular order.
Since the release of Call of Duty: World at War [WaW], we have been shown how awesome the combination of a Nazi and Zombie really is. In the original release, WaW provided the side game of Zombies which involved various survival maps which pinned you and your teammates against increasingly hard waves of Zombies. From there, Call of Duty from Treyarch continued to include the Call of Duty Zombies side game. In the most recent release, Call of Duty Black Ops 2, showed us a episodic style to the Zombies game where you visited various stops via bus while uncovering the events behind the Zombie apocalypse.
Call of Duty Zombies is certainly a popular game and very fun to play with friends only.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Must have: Call of Duty World at War, Call of Duty Black Ops, Call of Duty Black Ops 2
http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Zombies_(mode)
DayZ has quickly become a popular mod game with a dedicated fanbase. Adding on to the ARMA II engine/game, DayZ brings a open-map survival game. Not only are you fighting for survival from Zombies, but also from other players. As supplies are scarce in the world, you find competition with other players for medical and ammunition supplies to defend yourself in the world.
The game mod is still in Alpha development and still has some bugs, so some forgiveness is expected when playing the game. The physics and the zombies are not exactly perfect themselves, but the game play is still challenging.
Platforms: PC Only.
Must have: ArmA II: Combined Operations game installed
http://dayzmod.com/
Update:
In the comments we were pointed to all the problems and controversies surrounding this game. From this, this game is pulled from this list. Please check out the Reddit.com post for more information here.
War Z can be compared with Day Z however, this game is developed as stand-alone. No other game is required to play.
War Z is the first MMO Zombie survival game and not subscription based. Pay once, play always. The game is open-world and puts you against other players. While you can organise and run as clans, however it only takes a bullet to shot you down and lose your supplies and have to start again.
The Zombies and environment are relatively detailed and contains various features that make the game more immersive. This game is still in development but so far proves to be a very captive game.
Platform: PC Only
http://thewarz.com/
ZombiU is the first game to use two screens to put you against Zombie and survival combat. While shooting zombies on your TV, your health and radar is displayed on the controller display. In other occasions, you will be picking the lock of a door, on the controller display while a horde of Zombies continue to approach you on your TV. This degree of pressure makes the game more challenging and tests how well you can work under pressure.
Platform: Nintendo Wii U Only
http://zombiu.ubi.com/zombi/en-US/home/index.aspx
Since its first release on PlayStation in 1996, Resident Evil franchise has been serving some serious level of Zombie/mutation killing. From Zombie infested mansions to the devastation of Racoon City, there have been 23 releases of the Resident Evil game. This the first step in your Zombie video game education.
Platform: PlayStation 1/2/3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, XBOX 360, PC and other platforms
http://www.residentevil.com/
Left 4 Dead series, developed by Valve, is a FPS game encouraging multiplayer co-op. From the beginning you take the place of one of four team members who then embark on a journey through towns infested with Zombies and mutants. The game is not much Solo and you can only get the most when Online with others.
Platforms: XBOX 360, PC, Mac, Linux (Left 4 Dead 2 Only)
http://www.l4d.com/blog/
Coming of the comic book, The Walking Dead is a point-to-point story game that follows the main character, Lee Everett, a convicted killer, to finding is family but along the way finds a little girl and together try and find their family.
The game is intelligent in its story telling and often crosses the path of characters from the comic book series, which is exciting for those who have read the comics.
Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, Apple iOS
http://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead
Trapped on a island resort you wake to find the island is now infested with Zombies and it is now a fight for survival. The game puts emphasis on melee weapons above guns, while allowing you to modify weapons to increase their impact on enemies.
Zombies in Dead Island range from your standard dude wanting to bite you, to acid-spewing dude or big dude with bone knives. Being partly online, it will allow other gamers to jump in on your game unexpected and "help" you out. However, you can disable your game from going online.
Platforms: PC, XBOX 360, PlayStation 3, OnLive
http://deadisland.deepsilver.com/
Dead Rising first debuted on the XBOX 360 in 2006 and was notable for the ability to use most object in the game as weapons along with guns, bats, 2x4 planks of wood and more. The first game you played as Frank who is a free-lance photographer sent into a town isolated by the US Military which turns out to be infested with Zombies. Along with killing Zombies and general survival, you score more point and achievements by capturing photos of Zombies in unusual unique positions.
After the initial release, there were DLCs and later a sequel which follows the story of a motocross champion who fights an infestation in Nevada.
Platforms: XBOX 360, PlayStation 3 and PC
http://www.dead-rising.com/
Not ashamed to put this in the list. For casual gamers, Plants Vs. Zombies has been a long running classic which has you strategically placing plants, fruits, nuts and other obsticals to prevent zombies reaching your house. Simply, challenging and addictive.
Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, XBOX, Mobile and other.
http://www.popcap.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/online
What's your favourite Zombie game? Leave a comment below.
Zombies, Walkers, Roamers, whatever you want to call them, the idea of a person dying and reanimating, then blowing their brains out with the double-barreled shotgun is nothing but mouth-watering gaming goodness. And as gamers, we do have a wide selection of where we can get our fix. I have comprised a list of where we can get this fix.
I will also say that these are in no particular order.
1. Call of Duty Zombies
Since the release of Call of Duty: World at War [WaW], we have been shown how awesome the combination of a Nazi and Zombie really is. In the original release, WaW provided the side game of Zombies which involved various survival maps which pinned you and your teammates against increasingly hard waves of Zombies. From there, Call of Duty from Treyarch continued to include the Call of Duty Zombies side game. In the most recent release, Call of Duty Black Ops 2, showed us a episodic style to the Zombies game where you visited various stops via bus while uncovering the events behind the Zombie apocalypse.
Call of Duty Zombies is certainly a popular game and very fun to play with friends only.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Must have: Call of Duty World at War, Call of Duty Black Ops, Call of Duty Black Ops 2
http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Zombies_(mode)
2. DayZ
DayZ has quickly become a popular mod game with a dedicated fanbase. Adding on to the ARMA II engine/game, DayZ brings a open-map survival game. Not only are you fighting for survival from Zombies, but also from other players. As supplies are scarce in the world, you find competition with other players for medical and ammunition supplies to defend yourself in the world.
The game mod is still in Alpha development and still has some bugs, so some forgiveness is expected when playing the game. The physics and the zombies are not exactly perfect themselves, but the game play is still challenging.
Platforms: PC Only.
Must have: ArmA II: Combined Operations game installed
http://dayzmod.com/
3. The War Z
Update:
In the comments we were pointed to all the problems and controversies surrounding this game. From this, this game is pulled from this list. Please check out the Reddit.com post for more information here.
The Zombies and environment are relatively detailed and contains various features that make the game more immersive. This game is still in development but so far proves to be a very captive game.
Platform: PC Only
http://thewarz.com/
4. ZombiU
ZombiU is the first game to use two screens to put you against Zombie and survival combat. While shooting zombies on your TV, your health and radar is displayed on the controller display. In other occasions, you will be picking the lock of a door, on the controller display while a horde of Zombies continue to approach you on your TV. This degree of pressure makes the game more challenging and tests how well you can work under pressure.
Platform: Nintendo Wii U Only
http://zombiu.ubi.com/zombi/en-US/home/index.aspx
5. Resident Evil franchise
Since its first release on PlayStation in 1996, Resident Evil franchise has been serving some serious level of Zombie/mutation killing. From Zombie infested mansions to the devastation of Racoon City, there have been 23 releases of the Resident Evil game. This the first step in your Zombie video game education.
Platform: PlayStation 1/2/3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, XBOX 360, PC and other platforms
http://www.residentevil.com/
6. Left 4 Dead series
Left 4 Dead series, developed by Valve, is a FPS game encouraging multiplayer co-op. From the beginning you take the place of one of four team members who then embark on a journey through towns infested with Zombies and mutants. The game is not much Solo and you can only get the most when Online with others.
Platforms: XBOX 360, PC, Mac, Linux (Left 4 Dead 2 Only)
http://www.l4d.com/blog/
7. The Walking Dead series
Coming of the comic book, The Walking Dead is a point-to-point story game that follows the main character, Lee Everett, a convicted killer, to finding is family but along the way finds a little girl and together try and find their family.
The game is intelligent in its story telling and often crosses the path of characters from the comic book series, which is exciting for those who have read the comics.
Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, XBOX 360, Apple iOS
http://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead
8. Dead Island
Trapped on a island resort you wake to find the island is now infested with Zombies and it is now a fight for survival. The game puts emphasis on melee weapons above guns, while allowing you to modify weapons to increase their impact on enemies.
Zombies in Dead Island range from your standard dude wanting to bite you, to acid-spewing dude or big dude with bone knives. Being partly online, it will allow other gamers to jump in on your game unexpected and "help" you out. However, you can disable your game from going online.
Platforms: PC, XBOX 360, PlayStation 3, OnLive
http://deadisland.deepsilver.com/
9. Dead Rising series
Dead Rising first debuted on the XBOX 360 in 2006 and was notable for the ability to use most object in the game as weapons along with guns, bats, 2x4 planks of wood and more. The first game you played as Frank who is a free-lance photographer sent into a town isolated by the US Military which turns out to be infested with Zombies. Along with killing Zombies and general survival, you score more point and achievements by capturing photos of Zombies in unusual unique positions.
After the initial release, there were DLCs and later a sequel which follows the story of a motocross champion who fights an infestation in Nevada.
Platforms: XBOX 360, PlayStation 3 and PC
http://www.dead-rising.com/
10. Plants vs. Zombies
Not ashamed to put this in the list. For casual gamers, Plants Vs. Zombies has been a long running classic which has you strategically placing plants, fruits, nuts and other obsticals to prevent zombies reaching your house. Simply, challenging and addictive.
Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, XBOX, Mobile and other.
http://www.popcap.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/online
What's your favourite Zombie game? Leave a comment below.
23 December 2012
Steam for Linux is now here
It has been long anticipated and now there is a public beta. Steam has release a client for the Linux operating system, specifically supporting Ubuntu 12.04 and later.
Installing the client is as easy as it is on any other OS and works much the same. On the first run, I was forced to download an update for the client. Pretty much expected that.
Anyway I record some video of the interface and it running under Ubuntu. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Installing the client is as easy as it is on any other OS and works much the same. On the first run, I was forced to download an update for the client. Pretty much expected that.
Anyway I record some video of the interface and it running under Ubuntu. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
The Walking Dead in Black and White
Next year the creators of The Walking Dead televisions series will be re-releasing the series in black and white. Does seem like much but after watching the Pilot episode done in black and white, I can say increases the affect of the horror in the show.
I thought I would share some screenshots from the black and white pilot.
Enjoy!
I thought I would share some screenshots from the black and white pilot.
Enjoy!
13 September 2012
Gaming for the Kids
Bloodshot eyes have a team who are on a mission to save kids through video games, and we need your help.
Can you spare a little time on October 20th to game in honour of sick kids and raise some much needed funds for research and treatments?
If not, can you spare a couple of dollars to donate to a worthy cause? If not, can you at least head over to out facebook page and give us a “like”.
Our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, is Westmead Hospital in Sydney, where thousands of children are treated each year, regardless of their family's ability to pay. These kids are facing scary stuff like cancer, cystic fibrosis, and injuries from accidents to name just a few.
Last year, Extra Life raised more than 1.2 million dollars to save kids, but in 2012 our goals, just like the needs of the kids we serve, are much, much higher.
Our team captain, Petria Follett (bodgie sparkle) will be pledging a full 24 hours and will be live tweeting throughout the day from @bodgiesparkle.
If you would like to participate, please join the team here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=8986
If you would like to donate, please follow the “Support Me” link on the Home page. You can also track our progress using the widget we have added to the home page. Your donation is tax-deductible and ALL PROCEEDS go to help kids. Credit Card and paypal is available.
For more information on extra-life, please take a look here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?
For more information on Westmead Hospital and the great work they do, and our very worthy fundraising recipient, take a look here: http://www.chw.edu.au/
We can’t think of a better reason to game the day and night away!
Can you spare a little time on October 20th to game in honour of sick kids and raise some much needed funds for research and treatments?
If not, can you spare a couple of dollars to donate to a worthy cause? If not, can you at least head over to out facebook page and give us a “like”.
Our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, is Westmead Hospital in Sydney, where thousands of children are treated each year, regardless of their family's ability to pay. These kids are facing scary stuff like cancer, cystic fibrosis, and injuries from accidents to name just a few.
Last year, Extra Life raised more than 1.2 million dollars to save kids, but in 2012 our goals, just like the needs of the kids we serve, are much, much higher.
Our team captain, Petria Follett (bodgie sparkle) will be pledging a full 24 hours and will be live tweeting throughout the day from @bodgiesparkle.
If you would like to participate, please join the team here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=8986
If you would like to donate, please follow the “Support Me” link on the Home page. You can also track our progress using the widget we have added to the home page. Your donation is tax-deductible and ALL PROCEEDS go to help kids. Credit Card and paypal is available.
For more information on extra-life, please take a look here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?
For more information on Westmead Hospital and the great work they do, and our very worthy fundraising recipient, take a look here: http://www.chw.edu.au/
We can’t think of a better reason to game the day and night away!
11 September 2012
BSE has started a clan
These days it seems the only fun way to play games is with friends one way or another. Back in the day, it was gathering at a friend's house and sharing a split screen. Today with the internet and gaming laptops, we can still play the same game, but from a screen to ourselves.
What better way to show that you are part of a greater group but to become part of a clan?
Bloodshot Eyes has started its own clan with a clan tag and everything. While not all games use clan tags, it shouldn't stop you from joining and adding it to your signature, gamertag or some showing you are part of a group that is all about friendly and fun gaming.
Where you can, use the tag BSE and show that you are all about Bloodshot Eyes.
For more information, see the [BSE] Clan page.
What better way to show that you are part of a greater group but to become part of a clan?
Bloodshot Eyes has started its own clan with a clan tag and everything. While not all games use clan tags, it shouldn't stop you from joining and adding it to your signature, gamertag or some showing you are part of a group that is all about friendly and fun gaming.
Where you can, use the tag BSE and show that you are all about Bloodshot Eyes.
For more information, see the [BSE] Clan page.
03 August 2012
Red Dead Redemption: Coots Chapel Tombstones
Red Dead Redemption is a great open map western game that really aspires to put in back in the time of the classic ol' west.
When playing it I noticed that some of the tombstones weren't quite what you expect. Some stones were quite comical and worth taking time to check the small things in this game.
Here some of the best ones located at Coots Chapel near Armadillo:
When playing it I noticed that some of the tombstones weren't quite what you expect. Some stones were quite comical and worth taking time to check the small things in this game.
Here some of the best ones located at Coots Chapel near Armadillo:
In Memory of Francis Moon
Brother of Herbert Moon
Died May 23, 1897
Always took joke too far
Nelly Dillard of Armadillo
Wife of Warren Dillard
1879-1908
Born an Angel, Dead a Witch
Owen MacFarlane
Died June 23, 1896
Of Chronic Diarrhoea
Aged 14 years, 3m & 6 days
Always in our thoughts
Theodore Kilbane
Of St. louis
July 12th 1891
He came in search of fortune
And is still looking
...
1872 - 1907
Brother of Lewis Pickering
Came looking for gold
But found lead
Gus MacFarlane
Died in a Bar Fight
On August 4th 1905
Aged 22
Rest in Peace
Rosie Tenerton
1856 - 1878
Gone
But not forgotten
Calvin Draper
November 7th 1886
Loving Father
Terrible Lawman
In loving memory of
Hank MacFarlane
Died of Tuberculosis
December 8th 1893
Aged 12 Years
Here lies buried
Lydia Grubb
1878 - 1909
Dearly loved wife of
Eldin Grubb
Buy this tombstone at
Grubb Undertakers, Armadillo
Gideon Knox
Died Janurary 8th 1876
Six wives proved one too many
Dwight Bundy
1851 - 1887
Brave Solider
Cowardly Lover
Hamilton Murphy
of Armardillo
Loving brother of Jeb Murphy
1867 - 1908
Here lies
Josephine Byrd
Died April 1st 1878
Gone but not forgotten
Cowboy
No Name
Died on September 16th 1897
Jackson Greenwood
Of Armadillo
Gone Fishing
June 23rd 1891
Cole MacFarlane
Died of a Gunshot to the head
July 26th 1899
Here Lies
Ethan MacFarlane
1884 - 1903
Never try to Milk a bull
07 May 2012
Skyrim: How to get married
Skyrim allows for a wide range of options and it is one of the reason the game is so popular. However there is one thing you can do in the game that most people avoid; Marriage.
In Skyrim, yo are able to marry certain characters within the game. There are some benefits from this, while not getting in the way of the game play. Some advantages are having your spouse taking care of your house, providing an income of money, and making food.
So when I tried to get married, there wasn't a straight forward article on how to do this. Here is how you get married.
To buy a Amulet of Mara is 200 Gold from Maramal, or you can find one out in the world in chests or places.
So in writing this article I stepped through the process by marrying Camilla Valerius (from Riverwood). Once the wedding was over, before I had a chance to leave the dialogue, my spouse had turned and left the temple. Nowhere to be found. I searched for her at the shop, the temple and even my home in Whiterun. Nothing.
After reading some article I found this little gem in a list of software bugs.
In most cases the NPC spouse disappears after exiting the Temple of Mara, unless you exit dialogue with Maramal and rush after them before they reach the door. If this happens, you may find your new spouse in the spot where you first met; you can then talk to the person to decide where you'll both live. In some cases, the spouse seems to disappear from the game completely. This is easily solved by using the console command
Just my luck. Marry a bitch and then they leave me forever alone. For PC there are some commands to reset the marriage, see here.
Damn right they're gonna be pissed. Better punker up!
With my attempt at marrying Camilla, I sat in the temple and decided to wait for a few hours. Apparently in this short time I had missed the wedding. The people that were in the temple for the wedding suddenly didn't like me and I had to leave.
I returned to riverwood to find her again. The Riverwood Traders (where she lives) was locked, even though it was the middle of the day. I immediately knew it was locked because of me. I waited until it was night, and then picked the lock. She was in the room. I spoke to her and she mentioned to me how she "couldn't believe I was speaking with her after what I had done." I asked if she would give me another chance, and she did. Again I was given the quest to talk to the priest in Riften.
Apparently, you can do this repeatedly, until you either actually get married or you you say No and call the whole thing off.
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Marriage
In Skyrim, yo are able to marry certain characters within the game. There are some benefits from this, while not getting in the way of the game play. Some advantages are having your spouse taking care of your house, providing an income of money, and making food.
How to get married
So when I tried to get married, there wasn't a straight forward article on how to do this. Here is how you get married.
- Speak to Maramal about marriage
- Obtain and equip an Amulet of Mara (Either though looting, or buy it from the priest in Riften)
- Speak to another character who would like to marry. If the option is available, you will ask them if they are interested in you. They are and you are interested in them, you will be engaged.
- You will receive a Miscellaneous quest for "Speak to Maramal about arranging your wedding"
- Go to Temple of Mara in Riften and speak with Maramal (Priest)
- After speaking with the priest, the marriage will be arranged
- Return to the temple between dusk and dawn, and your wedding will commence.
- During the ceremony you will be asked for the "I Do's". Here you can either say yes or no.
- After saying I do. Job Done!
- Exit the dialogue with the priest and immediately talk to your spouse before they leave the temple to discuss living arrangements. Choose whether to live in your house, or your spouse's.
- 10) Once you have decided on a place to live, your spouse will return there after 24-hours.
To buy a Amulet of Mara is 200 Gold from Maramal, or you can find one out in the world in chests or places.
My Disappearing Wife
So in writing this article I stepped through the process by marrying Camilla Valerius (from Riverwood). Once the wedding was over, before I had a chance to leave the dialogue, my spouse had turned and left the temple. Nowhere to be found. I searched for her at the shop, the temple and even my home in Whiterun. Nothing.
After reading some article I found this little gem in a list of software bugs.
In most cases the NPC spouse disappears after exiting the Temple of Mara, unless you exit dialogue with Maramal and rush after them before they reach the door. If this happens, you may find your new spouse in the spot where you first met; you can then talk to the person to decide where you'll both live. In some cases, the spouse seems to disappear from the game completely. This is easily solved by using the console command
player.moveto (NPC RefID), which will move you to the spouse position.- When the spouse disappears, the game still treats a spouse as "alive" even when they have disappeared forever.
- It is also possible for NPCs who attend your wedding to vanish forever in the aftermath, however this is considerably more rare and seems to only affect Camilla Valerius.
Just my luck. Marry a bitch and then they leave me forever alone. For PC there are some commands to reset the marriage, see here.
Shit! I missed the Wedding! She gonna be pissed!
Damn right they're gonna be pissed. Better punker up!
With my attempt at marrying Camilla, I sat in the temple and decided to wait for a few hours. Apparently in this short time I had missed the wedding. The people that were in the temple for the wedding suddenly didn't like me and I had to leave.
I returned to riverwood to find her again. The Riverwood Traders (where she lives) was locked, even though it was the middle of the day. I immediately knew it was locked because of me. I waited until it was night, and then picked the lock. She was in the room. I spoke to her and she mentioned to me how she "couldn't believe I was speaking with her after what I had done." I asked if she would give me another chance, and she did. Again I was given the quest to talk to the priest in Riften.
Apparently, you can do this repeatedly, until you either actually get married or you you say No and call the whole thing off.
References
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Marriage
05 May 2012
Tribes: Ascend - Classes
Tribes is unique in the FPS landscape in that it there is no purchase price and is free to play . The three basic classes I have already covered, the Pathfinder, Soldier and Juggernaut are all unlocked at the start of the game (See Here). The rest of the classes can be unlocked with "Gold" purchased through the store or XP, accrued in game, ala League of Legends. A lot of the alternate weapons of classes are very expensive if using XP but are not game-breakingly over powered. In this post I will cover the basic gameplay of the vanilla unlockable classes and basic strategies.
Sentinel
The Sentinel class is a light suit that focuses on sniping. The BXT1 Rifle is the primary weapon and requires charging up to deal full damage. At full charge it will only do 500 damage, has a slow firing rate and at base level a 4 round clip. Combined with weapon falloff, sniping is much harder in this game than others. The secondary weapon available is the Nova Blaster. This revolver fires a fast moving laser beam that ricochets once off a surface, effectively dealing with most enemies that get close. The Claymore is a brilliant grenade item, acting much the same as most other games. The utility item for this class is the extremely useful Drop Jammer. When deployed this will make everyone in the radius fade and eventually turn invisible. It will also reveal any Infiltrators trying to sneak their way past your defences. This class is one of the harder to play and doesn't contribute as obviously to most game types unless practised.
Infiltrator
As alluded to above the Infiltrator is the sneaky class of the game. This class is brilliant at sneaking into the base of the enemy to destroy and disrupt defences. The opening weapons are the Rhino SMG and SN7 Silenced Pistol. These are both basic ballistic weapons and are fairly lethal from stealth. One of the major weapons the Infiltrator fields is the sticky grenade. Sticking them to your enemies and watching them run is a joy. The utility item is obviously the ability to stealth, which will drain energy but fade you out of sight shortly after taking damage or firing. Going over 173km/h will also remove this effect. This is a fairly basic class to play and, with enough guile, very effective.
Technician
The second medium suit is the Technician. This defensive class is at its most effective in Capture the Flag for a number of reasons. The first weapon is a basic SMG, the TCN4. The secondary "weapon" is an enhanced repair gun with increased repair rate. This limits the offensive capabilities of the technician a fair bit but makes them ideal for base defence. The belt item they carry is a basic fragmentation grenade, with decent damage and range. The utility item of the technician is one of the strong points of the class in its vanilla state. The turret is an automated defensive placement that can be used to defend choke-points and flag points. Although only able to take a couple of hits from a spinfusor this item is superb when used in conjunction with other defensive measures. Due to the static defensive nature and important repairs needed in CTF this class will excel in that game type more than any other.
Raider
The last medium suit is the aptly named Raider. This quick moving attack class is designed to ravage the various defences of the enemies base. The primary weapon, the Arx Buster, has a 3 round clip of sticky explosives. These can be stuck to both enemies and defensive emplacements, although it takes practice to be accurate while moving at high speed. The secondary weapon is another SMG, which proves useful for longer-range fire-fights as the buster has an arced firing line. The grenade weapon for this class is the useful EMP Grenade which can kill a light suit on a direct hit and will also drain energy, useful for slowing/immobilising enemies. The utility item for this class is the Shield Pack which, when activated, will slowly drain energy and remove any damage taken from the energy pool instead of health. This is especially helpful when trying to create a breach into generator rooms or on flag points. This class is a bit more difficult to master than the soldier or pathfinder but devastatingly effective when refined.
Doombringer
The Doombringer is the second heavy suit and has a fairly misleading name. This largely defensive class is effectively a flak cannon, designed to down quick moving and/or flying enemies. The main weapon is the Chaingun, a gatling gun with 280 rounds in the vanilla version. Although requiring a short spin-up this weapon needs no reloading, has decent range and will destroy an approaching pathfinder easily. The secondary weapon, the Saber missile launcher, fires a homing missile and is great for destroying enemy vehicles and any flying enemies. This weapon requires a 3 second line-of-sight lock on which will only activate if the enemy is in the air or in a vehicle. The missile can be shot down or avoided but does 1000 damage on suits and 1400 to vehicles, destroying grav bikes in a single blast. The grenade item is a basic frag, useful for doing any aoe damage with no ability to lock on. One of the major features of the class is the utility item, the force field. This placement will block enemy fire and, more importantly, damage enemies that go through. The faster the enemy is going the more damage they take, leading to pathfinders splattering like bugs on a windshield if the force field is placed near the flag. This class is fairly noob friendly and extremely effective in CTF but can be trumped by other class combinations relatively easily.
Brute
The final heavy suit, the Brute, is a fairly basic class to play with lots of health and very powerful weapons. The primary weapon is the Heavy Spinfusor, a beefed up variant which fires the same but packs a much stronger punch. The secondary weapon is an automatic shotgun, giving the Brute much needed close combat capabilities as the spinfusor is impractical in close quarters. The grenade item of the Brute, the Fractal Grenade or "disco ball", epitomises the Brute. Throwing one of these will clear the area fairly quickly as the grenade fires out multiple random lasers and slaughters any light suits nearby. This is a fantastic weapon for clearing areas and is a great revenge weapon, thrown just prior to death in a small room. The utility item of this class is a basic Energy Pack, allowing the Brute a bit more mobility, in line with its offensive disposition.
The general consensus with unlocking/upgrading classes for free is to choose one of the three basic classes, upgrade the starting gear and practice with that one till competence. At this point you should be able to rake in enough xp in a couple of games to unlock other classes. The more defensive classes, the Technician and Doombringer, may be less suited for modes of play other than the classic CTF as their utilities are somewhat neutered with minimal chokepoints and tunneling. The Sentinel is also difficult to get used to if you are accustomed to sniping in other games. My personal preference is the pathfinder as Tribes has always been about going mind numbingly fast for myself.
Sentinel
The Sentinel class is a light suit that focuses on sniping. The BXT1 Rifle is the primary weapon and requires charging up to deal full damage. At full charge it will only do 500 damage, has a slow firing rate and at base level a 4 round clip. Combined with weapon falloff, sniping is much harder in this game than others. The secondary weapon available is the Nova Blaster. This revolver fires a fast moving laser beam that ricochets once off a surface, effectively dealing with most enemies that get close. The Claymore is a brilliant grenade item, acting much the same as most other games. The utility item for this class is the extremely useful Drop Jammer. When deployed this will make everyone in the radius fade and eventually turn invisible. It will also reveal any Infiltrators trying to sneak their way past your defences. This class is one of the harder to play and doesn't contribute as obviously to most game types unless practised.
Infiltrator
As alluded to above the Infiltrator is the sneaky class of the game. This class is brilliant at sneaking into the base of the enemy to destroy and disrupt defences. The opening weapons are the Rhino SMG and SN7 Silenced Pistol. These are both basic ballistic weapons and are fairly lethal from stealth. One of the major weapons the Infiltrator fields is the sticky grenade. Sticking them to your enemies and watching them run is a joy. The utility item is obviously the ability to stealth, which will drain energy but fade you out of sight shortly after taking damage or firing. Going over 173km/h will also remove this effect. This is a fairly basic class to play and, with enough guile, very effective.
Technician
The second medium suit is the Technician. This defensive class is at its most effective in Capture the Flag for a number of reasons. The first weapon is a basic SMG, the TCN4. The secondary "weapon" is an enhanced repair gun with increased repair rate. This limits the offensive capabilities of the technician a fair bit but makes them ideal for base defence. The belt item they carry is a basic fragmentation grenade, with decent damage and range. The utility item of the technician is one of the strong points of the class in its vanilla state. The turret is an automated defensive placement that can be used to defend choke-points and flag points. Although only able to take a couple of hits from a spinfusor this item is superb when used in conjunction with other defensive measures. Due to the static defensive nature and important repairs needed in CTF this class will excel in that game type more than any other.
Raider
The last medium suit is the aptly named Raider. This quick moving attack class is designed to ravage the various defences of the enemies base. The primary weapon, the Arx Buster, has a 3 round clip of sticky explosives. These can be stuck to both enemies and defensive emplacements, although it takes practice to be accurate while moving at high speed. The secondary weapon is another SMG, which proves useful for longer-range fire-fights as the buster has an arced firing line. The grenade weapon for this class is the useful EMP Grenade which can kill a light suit on a direct hit and will also drain energy, useful for slowing/immobilising enemies. The utility item for this class is the Shield Pack which, when activated, will slowly drain energy and remove any damage taken from the energy pool instead of health. This is especially helpful when trying to create a breach into generator rooms or on flag points. This class is a bit more difficult to master than the soldier or pathfinder but devastatingly effective when refined.
Doombringer
The Doombringer is the second heavy suit and has a fairly misleading name. This largely defensive class is effectively a flak cannon, designed to down quick moving and/or flying enemies. The main weapon is the Chaingun, a gatling gun with 280 rounds in the vanilla version. Although requiring a short spin-up this weapon needs no reloading, has decent range and will destroy an approaching pathfinder easily. The secondary weapon, the Saber missile launcher, fires a homing missile and is great for destroying enemy vehicles and any flying enemies. This weapon requires a 3 second line-of-sight lock on which will only activate if the enemy is in the air or in a vehicle. The missile can be shot down or avoided but does 1000 damage on suits and 1400 to vehicles, destroying grav bikes in a single blast. The grenade item is a basic frag, useful for doing any aoe damage with no ability to lock on. One of the major features of the class is the utility item, the force field. This placement will block enemy fire and, more importantly, damage enemies that go through. The faster the enemy is going the more damage they take, leading to pathfinders splattering like bugs on a windshield if the force field is placed near the flag. This class is fairly noob friendly and extremely effective in CTF but can be trumped by other class combinations relatively easily.
Brute
The final heavy suit, the Brute, is a fairly basic class to play with lots of health and very powerful weapons. The primary weapon is the Heavy Spinfusor, a beefed up variant which fires the same but packs a much stronger punch. The secondary weapon is an automatic shotgun, giving the Brute much needed close combat capabilities as the spinfusor is impractical in close quarters. The grenade item of the Brute, the Fractal Grenade or "disco ball", epitomises the Brute. Throwing one of these will clear the area fairly quickly as the grenade fires out multiple random lasers and slaughters any light suits nearby. This is a fantastic weapon for clearing areas and is a great revenge weapon, thrown just prior to death in a small room. The utility item of this class is a basic Energy Pack, allowing the Brute a bit more mobility, in line with its offensive disposition.
The general consensus with unlocking/upgrading classes for free is to choose one of the three basic classes, upgrade the starting gear and practice with that one till competence. At this point you should be able to rake in enough xp in a couple of games to unlock other classes. The more defensive classes, the Technician and Doombringer, may be less suited for modes of play other than the classic CTF as their utilities are somewhat neutered with minimal chokepoints and tunneling. The Sentinel is also difficult to get used to if you are accustomed to sniping in other games. My personal preference is the pathfinder as Tribes has always been about going mind numbingly fast for myself.
25 March 2012
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I am for this site to be a friendly and reliable site where gamers of ALL experiences can come and gain help and advise from others regarding their favourite games.
Starting with myself, I will aim to write article and guides for the games I play, and later invite some other to come and help write with me to build the ORIGINAL content on this site.
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In a world where everything is increasingly becoming more and more social, it will be bad for any new website to ignore that. BSE will encourage those to make suggestions, ask for help and also to provide answers for other players.
An email, twitter and facebook account will be created in the name of this website and through these networks, we aim to share ideas and help others with their gaming experience.
We will also have a forum to allow gamers to ask and answer questions in a friendly, open environment.
Mobile Access
Since gaming is taking on the mobile device is more and more it would be a mistake to ignore these platforms. We aim to have a form of this site available for mobile browsers as well as content regarding the games on these devices also.
Keep you eye out for the coming changes to this website!
Site Goal
I am for this site to be a friendly and reliable site where gamers of ALL experiences can come and gain help and advise from others regarding their favourite games.
Starting with myself, I will aim to write article and guides for the games I play, and later invite some other to come and help write with me to build the ORIGINAL content on this site.
ORIGINAL Content
Any site and watch YouTube clips and repost, but how many sites take the effort to go and get the tips first hand? With Bloodshot Eyes [BSE], my goal is to create content that can be found no where else on the net. While sharing is encouraged, all content here will be original.
Audience participation
In a world where everything is increasingly becoming more and more social, it will be bad for any new website to ignore that. BSE will encourage those to make suggestions, ask for help and also to provide answers for other players.
An email, twitter and facebook account will be created in the name of this website and through these networks, we aim to share ideas and help others with their gaming experience.
We will also have a forum to allow gamers to ask and answer questions in a friendly, open environment.
Mobile Access
Since gaming is taking on the mobile device is more and more it would be a mistake to ignore these platforms. We aim to have a form of this site available for mobile browsers as well as content regarding the games on these devices also.
Keep you eye out for the coming changes to this website!
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