Hey folks.
Long time no post.
Sorry 'bout that, just been busy doing stuff.
...Yes, a lot of World of Warcraft.
Also I went back to Rockwood for my mother's birthday, bought a new laptop, then subsequently returned the laptop for a desktop because the laptop was stupid.
Yeah, that sentence summed up most of my last week. Got to hang out with James a bit in Rockwood, also with Rebecca and Dave. It was good times, and a welcome break from World of Warcraft.
Sometimes you just need to not be geared out in epic lootz with a giant two-headed lava dog following you around.
And I understand that.
Which is why I've been cutting back a bit. No longer am I on World of Warcraft from sun-up to sun-down.
Well, technically, sun-up, I'm asleep. Or just getting to bed.
I also picked up a copy of Left 4 Dead with my new computer.
Sweet beard of Zeus, it's nice.
Zombie hordes, shotguns, and co-op action. It's like they made a game based on my DREAMS. Except with fucked up special zombies.
Not even in my most fucked up zombie dreams did I conceive of these fuckers.
I'll lay 'em down for you.
The Smoker. Named after its distinctive smoker's cough, and the cloud of smoke that appears when it dies. Has a disgustingly long tongue that can and will grab you and drag you to an inevitable demise.
The Boomer. Self explanatory. Big disgusting fat guy, tries to vomit on you. Explodes if shot. Both his vomit and the aftermath of his explosion, if they coat you, will attract a horde of zombies right to YOU.
The Hunter. Yeah, know what parkour is? Think of a zombie that can do that. It'll scale walls, jump around, and you won't know it's there until it's on top of you, clawing your throat out.
The Tank. Enormous, scary, and takes a hell of a lot to take down. Probably the biggest baddest scariest of the zombies, save for our next feature.
The Witch. Fucking scary before you even lay eyes on the bitch. When you approach one, all you'll hear is crying...Sobbing...And then you'll see it. Or maybe you won't. It's better if you don't. If you can avoid these creatures, then by all means, DO SO. I cannot stress this enough. These whores will kill you with one swipe of their clawed hands. And if they're in the dark, then you're shit out of luck, because if you shine your flashlight on them, they freak out. If you get too close to one, it freaks out. If you shoot one...Well, obviously, it freaks out. If it didn't, I'd be a little concerned. But yeah.
Witches = Scary shit.
The game sets a creepy atmosphere, and due to the geniuses at Valve, it will always keep you on your guard. It's got an AI Mastermind called The Director that will measure your stress levels by your accuracy, your movements, and how shaky your mouse is. It may choose to cut you a break and give you a moment of solace or a table full of ammunition, or you might get a tank. The former is preferable.
But yeah. Good game. Great multiplayer.
Haven't even been playing much of it, I just find it exciting. I've only run three campaigns, which take about an hour a piece.
Oh, you're probably wondering about my new computer.
Well, it's glorious. Quad-core processor, five gigs of RAM, some fancy video card I don't care to remember the name of, and a seven hundred and fifty gig hard drive.
What the FUCK am I going to do with that much space? Yeah, I have no idea. Probably amass an insane collection of music. That's my plan right now. Last night I downloaded three Black Mages albums, some Linkin Park, some Queen, and the Daft Punk discography. Need some more techno and shit in there too.
But also with the computer, I bought a glorious 22" monitor that just makes everything I do seem fucking awesome. Throw in a hundred dollar sound system. It was on sale. Really really nice. Was considering surround sound, but the guy talked me out of it. He was INCREDIBLY helpful. I mean, wow. He must have spent an hour to an hour and a half going around with Jared and I helping us pick stuff out. Great guy.
In fact, I just went to the Future Shop website and filled out a terrific review of him. Bogdan, his name was. That's just a cool name.
I had to take back the laptop because it wouldn't run WoW. What the fuck kind of computer can't run WoW?! My old piece of shit laptop could run it, so why not this one?! Heresy! Madness!
But yeah. Oh, and to the comments on my last post...
Blargle, I've been playing WoW a long time, but rarely have I had a computer myself capable of running it. This computer I just bought? Technically, my first new computer in ten years. GASP!
To Dave, you look stupid in robes. BURN!
And to the other anonymous, fuck you.
I'm a man. And as such, it is my duty to my gender NOT to let things to. To obsess over stupid pointless things, while realizing that they're stupid and pointless, and to hold grudges until the day I die. I don't know who you are, but I would shoot you with a spear gun if given the opportunity. Why? I dunno. Spear guns are fuckin' badass.
And to reiterate, fuck you.
Not that I give a shit what anonymous people think about me. Otherwise I probably wouldn't post the pathetic details of my life on the internet.
And now that I have a fancy new computer, expect a lot more blog posts out of me. Because anyone willing to read the aforementioned pathetic details of my life deserves more posts!
Until next time,
Oh, and did I mention my one hundred dollar gaming mouse? I got it for forty bucks 'cause someone had opened it and returned it. I fucking LOVE IT.
~Kataron