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LMAO, the Iranian require all Air Craft in the Persian Gulf AOA to give a ten minutes “heads up†if they will be near Iranian airspace. Mostly for commercial aircraft and includes giving your call sign, transponder code, aircraft type etc.. recently a conversations on the VHF Guard emergency channel was overheard which went something like this…. "Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.' Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.' Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!' Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!' Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence) LOL. This was probably some sort of fake email I received but it made me laugh none the less.

Hey chilii, I found your mind.. its on the ground here.. you probably missed it because its right next to that shinny nickle. oh look a shiny nickle.. ohhhhhh.

As the Valley boys would say.. Feliz cumpleaños mi amigo. Oh hell who am I kidding Valley boys don’t speak Spanish they speak Tex-Mex. So “auhdelay vhatho! pinche†Bueno B-dia!†Mad/luv from da goat. p.s. Falcons 81 Bearkats 62 .. the year I was captain of the Falcons Basketball team. (high scorer Da Goat with 33 points) my personal best. The next year the Bearkats got some 6’4†freshman and kicked our ass. I think they found him Matamoras…smuggled him cross the border.. just to play basketball for the Bearkats!!! > Here today gone to Padre!

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LOL I prefer fit and trim.. and since I'm now in my mid 40's!! eeegads!!! I should probably start shrinking soon.. in fact after posting that I measured myself and dammit I'm closer to 6'1" now? WTF? at this rate I'll be 5'9" in five years? p.s. I was just razzing Red Oct.. since I got a laugh out of his witty remark. I can't help it if he was the only one who I sent the memo on "you have to read every word of a goat post" so I can't blame him.. you guys don't have to read my post like Red Oct does so I can understand his frustration.

Are you hitting on me? If by like a woman.. you mean a 6'2" 190lb man with a 3rd deg. BB that can kick your ass.. then I presume OMG means.. "Oh My Goat"

I think it has a strong possibility, but I also think its too early at this point. Only two other of my clan mates got the game early like myself.. s recently four more of my mates have picked it up. I believe even more are interested and will also give it a go. This just goes towards more of a reason to give it some time. While there are some clans that would be able to field a team now, there are many others that aren’t yet ready but are getting there fairly quick. If it continues to prove to be a good game; within a short while there will be many more clans that will be able to field a team. Another aspect to the game that not rushing a tournament offering will be beneficial for is the large disparity in rank equivalents. The game does a fantastic job of allowing the choice to find or play in games only with others of similar ranks. The rank rewards are more substantial than other titles. Better guns, more ammo, more grenades, ability to heal, ability to revive teammates, open ammo points, set spawn points, set turrets, deploy bots, better armor and even combination of the perks are rewarded for rank achievements. Thankfully the devs knew this and included an easy way to play within same rank ranged rooms. For this title a low ranked team of players against a high ranked team stands little chance of winning. The saving grace to this is that its not very hard to gain rank, badges and perks even for the mediocre player come in time if enough time is spent playing. Although some of the higher awards may take longer most of the general perks aren’t that hard to achieve. It won’t be long before clans can not only field a good number for a team in within a short time most teams can also assure their team is comprised of high enough ranks in order to compete on a more level field. I can already see that KZ2 would likely be a good fit for UF offerings, although I don’t see the need to rush into anything. Like was mentioned there are already a number of venues currently running right now. Inclusion of a n offering for KZ2 is a good idea, however patience guys and gals. UF doesn’t do things that way.. the need to insure an offering lives up to the quality and standard UF maintains in everything it does means we don’t rush into things.

Yep, to be fair I can correct myself. I can see the need for far greater tactics when a team is comprised of high ranked individuals.. when which badge and which player has put on that badge comes into play. My observations come from only a NCO rank as of yet. I will say this at that level in assault based games I run around like a madman spraying and praying and so far I've always been in the top points positions. Also as a side note on the controls.. yes they are slower which I presume is why I'm doing well at the game.? With slow controls they fit right into my OLD man slow reflexes.. the boy on the other hand is not doing as well as I am in the game. He complains at how long it takes to turn around etc.. etc.. while the old dad just keeps killing fools.. LOL! I imagine as I get higher in rank and actually have to think quicker about quite a bit more that is happening the boy will pass me up. oh well, I'll just live it up while I can and wait for the inevitable.

oh I'm better than him.. lay on the couch here and lets talk about your parents... LMAO! ;D

That’s a tough comparison… they aren’t the same type of game. Sure, they are both shooters but Socom is Socom, despite the problematic current version, there is only one Socom and by all accounts it is still in a league of its own. That said I’ll give this a try. First lets put this in perspective, as we all know Socom stands alone in its success from the past by providing a game in which clan or team cooperation and communication is essential to game play ability in terms of team competition. Lets put aside the obvious flaws in the current release for a moment, Socom is unique in regards to an essential need for team work and team cohesion during game play. While many other titles include a degree of this no title emphasizes this quality as much as Socom. It serves to reward clans which comprise members that have played together for a large amount of time and have come to know each others style and methods. The result is it allows a team to gain victories by way of their association with their team mates and their knowledge of each others game play. This is a major factor why Socom is such a huge success in team clan competitions. I don’t think anyone can deny the benefit gained from remaining in a long established united clan comprised of members who have played together for months, years and even longer periods. While this aspect can also be advantageous for a title such as COD4 in regards to certain game modes, the degree of this benefit is not as vast. The COD series doesn’t rely on it as much as the versions of Socom have. Sure it is a factor, I won’t deny that, I’m emphasizing the degree to which it effects competition outcome. For Killzone this aspect more closely bears a resemblance to COD, again team cohesion is present and some importance is more relative to certain modes of battle. However Killzone’s re-spawn characteristic correlates to a run an gun slighter approach of apply force and attempt to increase the pressure on the enemy in order to secure a victory. While this can be seen as a method it is basically the only tactic needed. So this important difference of principle technique in the style of each games conception equates in separate and unique aspects for those that participate and engage in each games recreation. So much for the ideologist answer. For the short more to the point answer.. Killzone 2 works.. Socom doesn’t or at least does sometimes but for the most part the current release is packed full of problem issues yet to be addressed. Lastly my personal observance of difference is rather simple and straight forth.. Socom has crashed my PS3 and required hard power shut downs to reset so often that I’m no longer willing to risk putting the disk in for now. I can’t help but think the freeze up and harsh power interruptions are a devastation to the condition of my console. So far KZ2 has not done this even once.. that alone for me is reason enough to play the title over the choice of Socom.

European Feedback? Yeah I can just hear the Frenchies now.. Sacre blu! weay no loongah hete dey Americana’s weeay noow hete dey Canandeions! Slaunt sez ils embrasser mon cul ..Socom es pièce d'ordures.

Besides an initial reply em after I sent my contact info, I haven’t heard back from the editor, its not really my show anyway its Gerb’s deal. He was kind enough, when asked by the editor if he could provide some other loyal fans with adult attitudes (I know that’s a stretch LOL) so that he could get more viewpoints. Since Gerb has been filling us in over at PBK forums in the general section, here’s some of the latest progress he has posted. from a phone interview between the senior editor Sidney Shuman of Gamepro and SpaceGerb(yes I can goat ahead and provide who is interested in doing the article now.. I could have earlier but as usual I typed it out in word yesterday and posted it before seeing Gerb’s updates) I told him the ONLY communication we have gotten from the dev team since 1.3 was them saying they figured out that North American games were being hosted on servers in Japan. He then asked me "This game came out in November and they are just figuring this out now?"..."Yeah" I replied. "Well, that's kind of bush league don't you think?" He said.... I could only laugh. I then pointed out the only thing we have gotten since then was "boot camp" yay. The whole conversation can be found on the first post of this thread at the Socom forums http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=confrontation&thread.id=51208 And some insight into the manner he’s addressing things.. its not from as much a whining about the horde of problems as much as a general they put out an unfinished product and have done little so far to fix it as well as pretty much ignoring their customers the one’s who paid the price.. Ya know, I was asked a very interesting question during the phone call. It actually caught me off guard for a moment, but it was a very fair question: "Is the Socom community being passionate, or are all of you just being a_n_a_l ?" I basically said if we were complaining about things like no tie breaker rounds, or lack of weapons, or lack of maps, then yeah sure, that's being **bleep**. I know a lot of us on here are upset about those things, but in the grand scheme of things, not really THAT big of a deal IMHO. But the points I kept reiterating through our conversation point out fundamental flaws in the game. The lag/frame rate drops, cannot shoot out windows, can't reload reliably, etc. This was more about how /6 has handled this entire situation. From the pre release hype, the highly questionable release, all the way through the post 1.3 patch backlash that we are all in the middle of right now. It's not about us crying or whining about things we didn't get. It's pointing out that this is just simply NOT the way to deal with highly loyal customers. by SpaceGerb Anyway it looks like Gamepro is going to do a rather large article on behalf of the Fans of Socom.. will Slant/6 take notice? Who knows?

Slant Six may finally get a negative Report done on them. My clan mate at PBK (Spacegerbil) recently put up a post on the Socom forums. http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=confrontation&thread.id=40983 Believe it or not, he got an email from the senior editor of a high profile game site (can’t mention the name yet) about running with this story. http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=confrontation&thread.id=51208 Himself along with me and a few other Socom gamers of note have been contacted about opinions and thoughts along the lines of the topic (the topic is we have been basically ripped off and totally let down). The thread as of yet has not been removed from the Socom boards. Probably since if they remove it now… it will A) cause a mild uprising and prove the whole point. It looks like this is going to happen and a full in depth article criticizing Slant Six will appear on a major Gaming site in the short future. I’m in the mist of putting together a reply to the editor on the subject. If anyone has something they may want to say about a specific complaint then now is the time to speak up.. p.s. I will of course try to sneak in some sort of Urgent Fury plug.. LOL. if any of my opinions are used that is.. at the least I’m being asked and I’m looking forward to getting a chance to say my peace. Major Kudos to SpaceGerbil for his idea, his perseverance and his well done report. He like myself has only the Socom communities best interest at heart and also like myself has had major issues with the release of this version.

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There is an easy way to get all the badges on Killzone 2.. for instructions go here... Killzone 2 I need the badges.

I don't find anything wrong with the controls.. those people complaining must have been the one's I was killing.

Once a week we take the time to have a quiet dinner out.. take in a movie and maybe a nice walk around the block for some quiet time… She goes on Tuesday I go on Friday. ;D

Artist rendering of Irish directions.... Good to sea you Apoc.. p.s. Sea is not misspelled .

What the fuck is going on in here!! Next one that puts his hand on my ass gets a foot across the forehead…. Dammit Chili! you just couldn’t resist could you? Next time you guys want to have a circle jerk get a hotel room.. UF follows a “don’t ask, don’t tell†policy.

UF is a sort of Modern weapons structure.. just like Socom and COD4, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, GTA4, etc.. etc.. hell here’s the list http://www.avcbiz.com/PBK/Evoulution%20of%20the%20Shooter.htm many of which fit the bill, many of which don’t .. and modern weapons is only one criteria of many that a game must meet in considerations for tournament at UF. .so the list gets smaller and smaller. (I really need to update it.. I sort of lost track after 07.. and I should go all the way back to Wolfienstien and DOOM so its complete.. but my point is there is a ton of games.. so UF sort of narrows it down to realistic modern weaponry preferably third person but first person is OK. I seriously doubt UF will ever do a Halo tourney, .. what was the quote? Oh yeah.. LOL.. lets just say futuristic weapons are not going to happen here. Lets remember why COD4 was above average for us and not COD, COD2 or COD3.. one important factor.. MODERN WEAPONS. So my vote is no not World of War because of one point, its past weaponry.. and no not KZ2 because of one point.. its future weaponry. Yes.. it’s the attempt at getting as close to Socom II as we can get, which Socom Confrontation didn’t even do a good job of. It all leaves me still “Searching for the next Socom†don’t get me wrong KZ2 may be a great game and I’m sure I’ll wind up buying it and playing, and if we all start playing it I’m sure it could find its way into UF, after all the game I now have my highest hopes for isn’t due out until the end of the year.. but that isn’t going to stop me from proclaiming IT’S THE BEST GAME EVER! Which of course I’m full of shit as I won’t know anything until I actually get to play it. In the mean time.. sure why not.. “hand me a phase gun Scottie and beam me up†I’ll play some futuristic stuff but its not where my heart is..

that still has a little lag Sid, but if you make it with only one player it WORKS!! sure you sit in the lobby the entire time... by your self...and can't start the game.. but hey! that's a small price to pay for no lag.

"the number of North American hosted servers was reduced.:" why the hell would they reduce the servers in the first place? so what now? there are about to release it in Europe.. WTF do they think that's going to do to things? reduce the servers!!! unbelievable! I wondering what that means anyway.. reduce the servers.. ? so what they went from three older servers to two outdated ones? but its all fixed now because we tossed in a old IBM33 we found in the warehouse..

What!! you didn't approve "LoGoat" ? LMAO! I thought I was the first to apply at 2999.. but of course it was only to get a laugh out of you Tow.. (I could just see his eye's rolling) LoGoat.. LOL! how many of you other fools tried to be MR. 3000 with a fake name! LMAO! come on Tow spill it! p.s. you know I thought about using one of my other IP's but that might have been less easy to spot.

Cool.. some great movies mentioned already.. Pulp Fiction, Demolition Man, Blazing Saddle, Bond and others.. all classics.. My favorite of all time though is another true classic… “what we have here is a failurrrre to communicate†Cool Hand Luke.. two other.. notable mentions.. “have you ever killed anyone?†–(no but)- “I hurt someone’s feelings once†Ronin “Andy Dufrense- who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side†Shawshank Redemption

This only shows Stage one, it always begins with something trivial.. an automatic pistol in this case.. but it always leads to more.. Its nothing we didn’t already know.. it was only a matter of time before the cheaters found a way.. from here it just gets worst eventually a code disk.. or in this case more likely a code flash drive? And before you know it, cheaters are flying across the map or getting kills with a single shot from a pistol from a mile away. It doesn’t change anything for us, like was said- this is the whole reason we are all here at UF in the first place.. cheaters will cheat.. they always do. They don’t know how to play any other way.. At least in this case, for once we have the last laugh.. Socom I - didn’t last long enough to see the Cheaters spoil it for good, they did however manage to completely trash Socom II and they were abundant in Socom III/CA. I’m sure they often got a laugh out of managing to ruin and fuk up Socom for the honest players.. this time however.. the jokes on them.. Socom is already ruined and fuk’d ……………… Slant Six took care of that.