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Penguin4x4
11-23-02, 05:49 PM
From Maximum PC's PC How-To Winter 2002:


:D:D


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:D:D
cack01
11-23-02, 06:05 PM
"Its time to kick a$$ and chew bubble gum... but I'm all out of gum"

Did they have to talk about leet. :mad:
Penguin4x4
11-23-02, 06:18 PM
I loved the last paragraph,

'The losers call it camping, but we call it winning!'

:D:D:D
john240sx
11-23-02, 06:26 PM
Originally posted by cack01
Did they have to talk about leet. :mad:

i don't know about you but when someone starts talking like that in a game i only target them for a few rounds. they tend to shut up pretty fast :p

one i thing i think is a little dumb about that 'Guide' is "set up an ambush", they are actually telling people to camp at spawn points? if you need to do something that pathetic then go back to Half-Life and practice, your not ready to play these new games.
baqai
11-23-02, 06:48 PM
In some games camping is not lame its part of the game, for instance Counter Strike and playing DE maps, as CT's one have to guard the bomb site that means sitting at the bomb site or at strategic points leading to the bomb site

but in a DM game its nothing but lame :)
cack01
11-23-02, 06:56 PM
I only find it ok to camp in a CTF type game when you guard the flag, and in the forest.

Games such as CS its "ok" to camp, but it should be used as a strategy and not a way of playing the game.
ninthebin
11-23-02, 07:25 PM
Americas Army (dont hate me) is camp ville
john240sx
11-23-02, 07:43 PM
Originally posted by ninthebin
Americas Army (dont hate me) is camp ville

the whole point of that game is to NOT die. there's no respawning. you're supposed to camp in AA. (only on defense though, i hate assult campers)
Oni
11-23-02, 08:00 PM
Camping is an art form. If you camp so as people complain about you doing it, you're doing it right.
Chris
11-23-02, 09:12 PM
wow someones got a nice scanner that look brilliant!
DemonicAardvark
11-23-02, 10:00 PM
Yes, that most definitely is a nice scanner :)
Penguin4x4
11-23-02, 10:05 PM
Thx, HP PSC750 All In Oner. Very nice photo/color output as well. I'd highly recommend it to y'all.:)
ZathrothATL
11-23-02, 10:29 PM
"Even if your squad is trudgeing across two Iwa Jimo in BF1492 and you haven't seen a enemie for 10 minutes, Its unacceptable to unload on your pal"

That part ripped my side open so hard i was laughing
AmigoThree
11-23-02, 10:46 PM
What issue was this in? I just checked the december one and I didnt see it on that page.
progamer
11-23-02, 10:46 PM
This is from Maximum PC's newsstand only issue, right? I just got their December issue today. I'm probably gonna get the newsstand issue if I see it. How much is it?
AmigoThree
11-23-02, 10:47 PM
O that one.
Penguin4x4
11-23-02, 10:57 PM
Yeah, 9.99+Tx. Pretty good issue IMHO. Some articles are down right hilarious, too :D:D

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/adunlap/CoverShot.jpg
FIZZ3
11-24-02, 04:18 AM
Somewhat glad I discontinued my MaxPC subscription... pretty lame advice they're giving here IMO. Camping in UT2003 lol... surefire way to get hunted down and receive a potent death count. =]
Chris
11-24-02, 10:07 AM
LMAO i just noticed the article is by will smith wouldnt have put him down as a FPS man :D
Johnny Knoxville
11-24-02, 10:33 AM
Originally posted by chris_4130
LMAO i just noticed the article is by will smith wouldnt have put him down as a FPS man :D

LOL :D
SemiCycle
11-24-02, 11:09 AM
Maximum PC was a nice mag before they changed their name (can't remember the older name), but now they seem to write articles for the brain dead PC user. I personally can only get my PC info fix from enthusiast web sites now.
Penguin4x4
11-24-02, 11:28 AM
Originally posted by slipknot
Maximum PC was a nice mag before they changed their name (can't remember the older name), but now they seem to write articles for the brain dead PC user. I personally can only get my PC info fix from enthusiast web sites now.

It was origianlly called boot, and for the record I like Maximum PC:)
SemiCycle
11-24-02, 11:29 AM
Originally posted by Penguin4x4


It was origianlly called boot, and for the record I like Maximum PC:)

Thanks for refreshing my mind on the name of the mag. I just feel like they used to be on or ahead of the curve when it came to delivering the news, now they seem to be behind the curve.
Penguin4x4
11-24-02, 11:33 AM
Originally posted by slipknot

now they seem to be behind the curve.

2 True, :)
grindee
11-24-02, 01:04 PM
:D
FIZZ3
11-25-02, 04:27 AM
Originally posted by slipknot


Thanks for refreshing my mind on the name of the mag. I just feel like they used to be on or ahead of the curve when it came to delivering the news, now they seem to be behind the curve.

Same here. Not to mention the complete sell-out of their webforum. Nowadays you gotta pay just to get some decent functionality and deliverance from entrance-adds, banners and dual pop-ups. =/
T20
11-25-02, 12:09 PM
Originally posted by Oni
Camping is an art form. If you camp so as people complain about you doing it, you're doing it right.

Oni, come play 'Q2 rail-only instagib' with me, you can camp alllll you want :D

ahahah
SemiCycle
11-25-02, 07:59 PM
Originally posted by T20


Oni, come play 'Q2 rail-only instagib' with me, you can camp alllll you want :D

ahahah

LOL. Are you one of those Jack-Rabbit players? (jumping all over the place) It is like shooting a fly from a mile away while the wind is blowing 50 miles an hour.
T20
11-26-02, 01:50 AM
Originally posted by slipknot


LOL. Are you one of those Jack-Rabbit players? (jumping all over the place) It is like shooting a fly from a mile away while the wind is blowing 50 miles an hour.

I forgot to mention the grapple too :D
Its actually fun when you get used to it. And if its over 10 guys on one map, then it turns to delicious frag soup lol.

I remember my first CS matches after Q2 instagib... boy did I eat lead lol. I am usta dodging rails, bullets... whatever, dodging an AWP is a completely different subject :D On the plus side, play Q2 insta-gib for a month, and your aiming skills will be FAR better.
SemiCycle
11-26-02, 07:17 PM
I learned the value of not running into every fire fight by playing Last man standing. Once you put a number on how many times you die, you will learn real quick how to dodge and pick your fights.
Captain Slug
11-26-02, 09:15 PM
That article sucks. Especially the part about certain weapons being better than others. Each weapon has an ideal usage and no one weapon will conquer all (This is UT2k3. The rock-paper-scissors FPS). THere are plenty of situations where the Bio rifle can out-gun the Flak Cannon (and a million other situations).

And Camping is for weenies. It's only acceptable in Capture the Flag matches and it's NOT Kosher to camp spawning locations (another weenie tactic).