Mara Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Sheesh, these people speak their own language, it is all in code :whome: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenDemo Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 HeyaSo yeah, I am quite a big gamer. When you ask what games I play, I would like to say "What don't I play?". however, these days there are so many titles that one has to choose. So...I am not really sure how to answer that question. I started out with War Craft, kings quest, Command & Conquer...and I have not stopped since and I've played pretty much everything. I give most things a try. The only thing I stay away from is horror games - Half Life is a far as I go. Let me just name a bunch of stuff...cant name everything as it is just to much... So in this list, if I don't spesify, then I played all the titles in the series: Assassin's Creed (only got up to AC3 and it annoyed me so I stopped), Fable (1 & 3), Hellgate London, Crysis, Dragon Age (1 & 2), Mass Effect, Skyrim (never got into the other Elder Scrolls), Counter Strike (was in a clan in school and competed in a few competitions), DotA, Homeworld, Left for Dead, Thief, Tomb Raider, Command & Conquer (4 was terrible), Need for Speed (played them all.. Started with 1...before that I loved to play Stunts), Act of War, Black & White, bastion, Borderlands (not a huge fan though), Battlefield 1942, Dark Reign, War Craft (never got into WOW, despite being a huge fan of the series)....should I stop? nah lets keep going and stir up some nostalgia in some people...Dishonoured, Diablo (hated 3), Dawn of War (1 & 2), Dungeon Keeper (1 & 2), Age of Empires, Dungeon Siege (1 & 3), Evil Genius, Far Cry 3, Flat Out (1 & 2), Freelancer, Ghost Recon, Ground Control (never liked 1 much, 2 is awesome), Kingdom of Amalur, Neverwinter nights (I'm a huge D&D fan), Portal, Plants vs Zombies, Prince of Persia (4), Rainbow six.... you tired yet? lets make you fall asleep... Star Wars (played most of them, ultimate fav is KotOR 1 & 2...ToR is quite nice but not very gripping), Star Craft, Star Topia, Syndicate, Test Drive, battle for Middle Earth, Titan Quest, Uplink, Unreal Tournament (1, 2003, 2004...hate 3), Wolfenstein (3D and the New Order - yes I know there is quite the jump), XCom (but not a big fan), Wing Commander (3)....Ok, I'll stop now...but there is more.... hehehe...So...does that answer your question regarding what I play? I don't like console games, though I have a XBox controller for my computer... and most of the RPG games I have play to many times to remember....Never be shy to fly your freak flag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 SDTCPT, Hahaha...goodie two shoes... You absolutely have to go back and Play ME123 through as Renegade! It's loads of fun! I found it wasn't so rewarding for me, but it was so satisfying to just kill off characters that are annoying, and some of the 'intimidate' scenes are also rather well done. Anyway, I've played the lot through quite a few times now, trying all kinds of variations, like what you do with the Rachni queen, who you romance, which council you let rule after ME 1. Anyway, like I said, I went totally loopy over it. And uhm...I'm not working yet, so just doing M, but at least I also did visa stuff. And the first games I mention, especially the ones by Cryo, are a bit obscure, they are adventure/puzzle solving type point-and-click story games. They used some rather nice graphics for their time. But I think Cryo went belly-up in the end, I think it's a pity.EmNew, I see a little profile edit happened.. I also just watched Assasin's Creed on GenDemo's screen, not sure if I'd play it? But I can tell you something amusing about it: We went on a tour of Europe, and when we got to Venice, certain people had played so much AC that they knew the city layout! I kid you not! And the game maps are accurate. I only played ME as FemShep, but both of us have a special fondness for creating custom characters at the start of a game, so my character was not the default. Perhaps that makes a difference? I tried playing as a male, but for me that just didn't work as well, I didn't like the character. I never tried any of the MMO games, not exactly sure why. Your CS comment made me laugh. And with Dota, it helps if you are with enough people so you can play as a team against Bots, and then your friends teach you a few of the tricks. It also helps to play the right hero, they all have different styles of fighting.I like the direction this thread is taking... Oh! Oh! Portal!!!We played the multiplayer part together, quite fun, and some of those puzzles take a bit of head scratching to solve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmNew Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 " the Journey so far.......and the forums gamers' platform " I see Diablo and Neverwinter mentioned. Have you seen the indie title Path of Exile ? Really good.Just saw a Good Game episode ( Australian games TV show you can get on YouTube ) and saw that Kings Quest is getting a major reboot that honours the original very well. Super excited about that as that was my goto series as a kid.Yeah I stay away from anything too filled with horror. System Shock 2 cured me of that genre, as to this day I here the phrase "silence the discord" in Shoduns creepy AI voice.....Yes , RedPanda, I edited my profile, and now stand proud to say I gave been a gamer since 1982, when I played my first computer chess game. Not a prolific player, as I love reading too in the evenings, but a gamer nonetheless . GenDemo, looks as if your list matches my hubbies list almost perfectly. I lost count of the new ones he adds every Steam sale..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Steam sales are evil. And wonderful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OubaasDik Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Thanks to RedPanda for pointing me at this - sorry to hijack the journal.I started off with the Apple ][ Europlus and a few games there, including Wizardry 1, 2 and 3Then onto the PC with Wizardry, many of the Microprose games - Master of Orion 1 and 2, Master of Magic, F19 Stealth Fighter, F117 Stealth fighter, Darklands - this SHOULD have been a classic, and I WISH some Indie company would take it and rewrite it - the potential in that game was huge - I'd put $300 into the pot if I could be sure they'd keep the spirit.Sim City, SimWorld, early Sims, Civilization - the original "just one more turn" game. I have no idea how many times I dragged myself to bed just as the neighbour's chickens started to crow ....Fallout, Fallout 2 - magic, unforgettable games- replayed them at least 8 times.Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 and the expansion packsFallout 3 (oh, happy day), Fallout NV and now sphincters clenched for Fallout 4Civ V Still got to play KSP (Kerbal Space Program) - I have it thanks to Steam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Mischief managed SDTCPT, just chuck us out and tell us to go make our own thread, if it gets too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 And I see another 'freak flag' waving! Yay! (editing of 'Likes/Interest' section.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Talk about a thread being hijacked, or masterminded, or whatever! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Just a humble console gamer here to give his 5 cents worth... I finished playing 'The Last of Us' last night... man... what a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Jos...fly your 'freak flag'... (in the section that says 'Interests') 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDTCPT Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 And they're off...Talk about taking a subject and running with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDTCPT Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Ok, back to more serious stuff for a moment... not that gaming is not serious (I'm just not good enough at it to make a living off of it.. )So as many of the people on the forum has mentioned, the push-back from family has started... from a side which I did not expect, mine! This has left me in a bad mood for most of the week. Which has made me snappy and (I am ashamed to say it) unfortunately the wife took the brunt of my bad mood... But I have a idea to score some points back... lets hope it works.. Don't have any solution for the push-back yet...Anyway back to gaming...Might have to go and blow the tanks from under a couple of US kiddies this afternoon when I get home (damn they can get pissy in chat). Might relieve some stress...or cause more depending on the matches I get in WOT. O well...Tankers... YOLO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'm sorry to hear that you have push-back from your family. Emigration is one of those topics that can have a very polarising effect on people. Do you know if they're just sad and scared of missing you, or if they feel betrayed and let down in their fight to 'make things work in RSA'? Or if it's a family support thing, like looking after aging parents? If you know why they are 'giving you grief' maybe you can work out how to deal with them?Maar hoe dit ook al sy, sterkte daarmee. Dis nooit lekker om met familie vas te sit nie.And yes, blowing up stuff can be very cathartic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmNew Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) to push-backI can relate to a degree - every time I visit my Mom, I get told that soon she will never see me again.........and then the guilt trip starts.I don't think there is a solution to push-back, other than understanding, tolerance and acceptance from both sides. Us emigrants need to understand that our decision has consequences for a circle of people, and that circle of people need to understand that our decision was not made as a result of something they did / didn't do . I also think that it is assumed that because we made the decision to go, that we don't feel the emotional pain of leaving loved ones behind. Perhaps communicating that the pain goes 2 ways will help. Of course that could result in a 'if you really cared, you would stay' which in turn can lead to'if you really cared, you'd let us go" so it's a lose lose situation when it comes to emotional distress.......All the best, and hope that your wife understands where your hurt and frustration comes from, and that whatever you have up your sleeve for scoring back brownie points with her works Edited August 27, 2015 by EmNew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanH Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) So is this the hidden gamer thread?Because I have been on a real Shadow Run kick lately. Hairbrained Schemes have definitely nailed the setting. Edited August 27, 2015 by BAndH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDTCPT Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 How do you lose a Saturday?... start playing Dragon Age 2 that's how...BUT as September has now made its appearance and I have set Sep as the start date to begin getting everything ready for the move over, I had better not let Hawke out of his estate for the next couple of weekends... Hell there is a lot to get done. First with the house in order to get it ready to sell, then the sorting and deciding what goes and stays. (The prices I have seen mentioned on the forum for containers are making me think real hard about whether we want to take stuff over, but I think the wife has a point, in that even if we take only a couple of things with, having "our" stuff there might be a good thing... besides I DO NOT want to go through the exercise of getting stuff that both of us like again soon... took helluva long the first time round... )Lets do this thing... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 We just got quoted about R70k for 23m^3, by two different companies. Waiting for the third company to take a look on Friday. (Ok, we are also bringing a new 6ft Venter trailer along, and that's included in the quotes.)Sterkte met die oppak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmNew Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Busy times ahead of you! All the best with the house prep and the sorting etc. I can recommend Kevin at Econo Trans - worth getting a quote from them. ( based in Paarden Eiland )They are the sister co of Cargo Pak that operates from JHB/Durban, that always gets high praise. I am super impressed so far. Now that the big pack ( and pre clean / sort ) is done, I can finally go back to ogling at Geralt in his cloth armour ( or not ) as he Witch hunts his way around the map Edited September 1, 2015 by EmNew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreCarla Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hey @RedpandaWould love to understand the costs for your Venter. We got our first quote and they advised that we have to pay 5% duties and 10% GST on the value of our 4x4 trailer. You too?Still getting two more quotes but would appreciate comparing notes. Flip, maar hierdie storie is duur! ThanksCarla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 We haven't done the final research on importing the Venter yet, we were hoping to get it in after 12 months to avoid import taxes, but it looks like we won't make that. Bought it in June this year and planning to land in Melbourne in May next year.But I'll let you know what happens. Hehehe... I'll add "Post your findings" on GenDemo's To Do List. We decided the trailer and the air rifle are his babies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDTCPT Posted October 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 177 days and counting...I must say I hate it when I am doing month end journals and my mind starts to wonder... damn thing has made it trip to all the lasts in SA that are coming up in the next 177 days...my last birthdayour last anniversarylast Christmaslast new yearsmy wife's last birthdayThose are times spent with friends and family and will be missed.Enough of all that negative mushroom growth medium... time to start thinking about all the firsts waiting for us in Aus after the 9th of April 2016...first time on an Airbus A380 (had to plan the flight around this one... the wife REALLY wants to fly in one of those )my first birthdayour first anniversary (wife really wants to go to Greece... tough tekkies Perth will have to do for now. I'll save Greece for a bit later)wife's first birthdaySame stuff, new place...Right those journals are not going to write themselves... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDTCPT Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 T minus 153 days...I must confess I am a bit down the last couple of weeks. Energy is way down and the moermeter is way up... I think it is a combination of the year is getting too long and the time left in RSA is too short, but not short enough...Lets hope the mini 2nd honeymoon I have planned in 3 weeks helps to lift the spirits. Taking the wife to the place we had our honeymoon for our 5th anniversary...By then it will be T minus 132 days 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPanda Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I hadn't counted the days, but it's about 6 months now... Jeez, every time I blink it's closer! It's like that video clip of the cat stalking the camera when "it's not looking"...video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmNew Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 "Moermeter" ....love it :-)Hope that the blues go away soon. As I learned recently, embrace them and acknowledge them for what they are. They will go away. The highs and lows of this process are mind boggling........Those minus days will fly by and crawl all at the same time. You will really appreciate the timeout you're planning, and what a lovely idea - major brownie points to be scored there I am sure :-) All the best for the 3 weeks leading up to your getaway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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