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September 15, 2012

The Flag is at Half Staff- Gaming Thread
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

Herro Errybody! Zakn Here with your "weekly" Gaming Post. Going to move it to Saturday to evade the NFL Post,

It's Been a pretty Morose week for me in Gaming. We lost one of our own. Ace has posted about it, but We lost Vile Rat. Vile Rat was the Right hand man for Mittens. He headed up Corps Diplomatique, which has been instrumental in the formation of the CFC. Vile Rat was able to assemble most of the English Speakers in Eve and Blue (ie not shoot) them to each other and provide a Flag to fight under.

He created an atmosphere where say Gents culture is vastly different to say FCON Culture, we will sill fight to the death to defend each other.

More Below the fold I had only Interacted with Vile Rat on Kugu, an out of CCP influence forum (Because who the fuck wants to post in a Company moderated forum). He was a class poster and person.

Anyways I'm still Sad Panda. So Some Tributes.

To give you an idea on size, each of those bubbles are 26km wide. We lit 200 Cynos (or Candles, as we call them)

"All these beacons lit up, but the one pilot we want won't be jumping hom
e to them." - Lex Kotose

I was depressed by the loss, And My Alliance Leader told me the Equivalent loss. It's fucking devastating. If you think I'm wrong Listen to Mittens. SoTG> Audio is at the bottom.

I can only imagine losing your Right hand man of 6 years bites it. Fuck. Anyways friends. I'll see ya'll.

So here's the Map Vile Created. The west is Blue from Thorn to Convicted. We are a United front.

RIP Vile

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 08:25 AM | Comments (46)
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1 Ha?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 15, 2012 08:27 AM (05RcU)

2 As to Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" in the sidebar, I don't know what's weirder; the song being introduced by Jerry Lewis or the Jap subtitles. WEIRD.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2012 08:29 AM (+tqYo)

3 Ok, I didn't understand about 85% of this, (you gamers talk in acronym code like the military guys).....but I get the gist of it. RIP indeed, Vile Rat.

Posted by: Tami at September 15, 2012 08:30 AM (X6akg)

4 The Blaze has four interviews Glen Beck did with people who have had personal interactions with Romney. Worth checking out.

Posted by: Adam at September 15, 2012 08:30 AM (/YJYi)

5 Sorry I know that's wildly off topic but thought it was worthy of mention.

Posted by: Adam at September 15, 2012 08:32 AM (/YJYi)

6 Hey this ain't football.

Posted by: Vic at September 15, 2012 08:35 AM (YdQQY)

7 R.I.P

Posted by: trailortrash at September 15, 2012 08:35 AM (xllDV)

8 I kinda lost track of gaming after Pac Man fizzled out.

So I don't understand a word of what you're saying, but I too mourn the death of this man, who appeared to be a true patriot and loving man.

Posted by: PJ at September 15, 2012 08:38 AM (DQHjw)

9 Since the football thread has chearleaders why doesn't the game thread have booth babes?

http://is.gd/NtIFm1

SFW

Posted by: Vic at September 15, 2012 08:40 AM (YdQQY)

10 Is this post in a foreign language? Anyway, RIP VileRat.

Posted by: rickl at September 15, 2012 08:43 AM (sdi6R)

11 Adam I watched that last night while I canning. Pretty powerful.

Posted by: Infidel at September 15, 2012 08:43 AM (NmfLU)

12 A private citizen has been taken by squad car to a law enforcement facility and questioned by federal agents. Because he made a movie. I am beyond words.

Posted by: Ferb Fletcher at September 15, 2012 08:44 AM (hyP1j)

13 Booth babes >>> cheerleaders

Posted by: Truman North, iPhone reactionary at September 15, 2012 08:44 AM (I2LwF)

14 Can't we all just play a nice round of TF2?

Posted by: Achmed bin Al Fazul at September 15, 2012 08:44 AM (z1Zdt)

15 http://tinyurl.com/9tyr3qq

Vile is being brought home.

Posted by: Zakn at September 15, 2012 08:45 AM (zyaZ1)

16 Jeeze, don't any of you nerds play COD????

Posted by: Portnoy at September 15, 2012 08:46 AM (A5Abh)

17 Thanks for the post Zakn.

Posted by: Hanoverfist at September 15, 2012 08:47 AM (HfKLk)

18 OT, and sorry it is so early, but for those who gave such good advice on the previous thread Told him the punishment just now. He did not argue but his eyes "popped" especially at the dog poop and bathroom cleanup duty. Thanks guys for the support. I was up all night entertaining the worst fears. Naturally he did this when hubby is coming home from London so I had to deal with it by myself. Probably why he chose last night to push the boundaries. I think you get what you tolerate. He's a good kid and I want to keep him that way. Thanks again

Posted by: thunderb at September 15, 2012 08:47 AM (Dnbau)

19 Anyone played the Game of Thrones video game? If so, anything like Skyrim (hopefully not as buggy when save file gets large)?

Posted by: Beagle at September 15, 2012 08:59 AM (sOtz/)

20 parenting is a game thunderb......so it's not ot

Posted by: phoenixgirl, still angry at September 15, 2012 09:01 AM (Ho2rs)

21 Zakn, did you know who he was and what he did? I was just wondering...

Posted by: HH at September 15, 2012 09:01 AM (v+ExF)

22 Vile Rat was the Right hand man for Mittens. He headed up Corps Diplomatique

Vile Rat was the gaming handle for the guy who posted from the Benghazi consulate, 'Oh shit, someone on the security detail is photographing the compound', or some such, correct?

Mittens? Corps Diplomatique? Do you have a scorecard for non-gamers?

RIP Vile Rat.

Posted by: fluffy at September 15, 2012 09:02 AM (z9HTb)

23 Hey morons, if you have an iOS device you can download my first app for free -- look for "Enneaglyphs" in the App Store. There's no hobo murder in it, but hey, it's free. Plus there's an update coming, which adds some nice new features, as soon as Apple approves it.

Posted by: The Chap with the App at September 15, 2012 09:05 AM (fscec)

24 RIP vile Rat and (((HUGS))) Zakn. Now back to threads where I understand the terms.

Posted by: Palerider at September 15, 2012 09:07 AM (FYUWS)

25 And my condolences, Zakn. I should have read the post first, but I'm a moron.

Posted by: The Chap with the App at September 15, 2012 09:09 AM (fscec)

26 16 Jeeze, don't any of you nerds play COD???? I'd play Christine O'Donnell. Anytime.

Posted by: rickl at September 15, 2012 09:11 AM (sdi6R)

27 OMG. http://tinyurl.com/94cgtkv Dude.

Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at September 15, 2012 09:11 AM (Cz9Uf)

28 OMG I am such a chucklehead. I thought it was an ordinary gaming thread. I am so sorry. God bless Vile Rat and those that loved him. May God keep them in the palm of his hand, and be gracious unto them, and give them peace.

Posted by: thunderb at September 15, 2012 09:25 AM (Dnbau)

29 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/libya-attack-victim-remem_n_1879047.html

Posted by: Zakn at September 15, 2012 09:25 AM (zyaZ1)

30
# 27

Not a bad article. I couldn't help but notice that one of PuffHo's lunatic inmates still managed to attack Romney.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at September 15, 2012 09:26 AM (L7hol)

31 Hey morons, if you have an iOS device you can download my first app for free -- look for "Enneaglyphs" in the App Store.

Checking it out now, thanks for the tip.

Also, while Vile Rat was the #1 story this week, there was a little something called Black Mesa released yesterday that I'm surprised not to see mentioned.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 15, 2012 09:29 AM (rPA5/)

32 Since we has gaming thread some initial responses:

http://release.blackmesasource.com/
Update to Half Life using the Source engine. I'm only up to where the military first drops in and tries to kill everyone, but all the big stuff is still in there. They changed some minor things to keep it interesting, like in the intro a lot of the side labs are populated and you can bust through the glass to get into them to get extra loot or fight more baddies. Free download.

http://diaspora.hard-light.net/
Diaspora. This one is a Battlestar Galactica space flight sim based on the Freespace Open engine. Looks nice and handles well once you configure your controls properly. Gets a bit nuts with the flak clouds and stuff; but I love the toggleable inertial guidance system. Lets you fly it like a plane or switch to where you can slide sideways and turn, just leeching off your momentum. Free download.

http://www.ftlgame.com/
FTL. Think...maybe Rogue with a starship? I'm having lots of fun with this one, but I'm also a huge nerd. Basically you have a ship and a crew and are trying to deliver intel to stop some bad rebels. You get to upgrade your ship as you can afford and want to, get new crew, do fights and diplomacy and such. Once you die, it's over and you have to start over. On sale on Steam for like $8.00 today.

Posted by: Ranba Ral at September 15, 2012 09:44 AM (G99e4)

33 I'd play Christine O'Donnell. Anytime.

Posted by: rickl at September 15, 2012 01:11 PM (sdi6R)

Well, I've read a couple of these 'Gaming' threads...looking around.

From what I can tell, they're pretty much in the 'Gaming and Real Life- Can't Tell the Difference' threads....

Posted by: Portnoy at September 15, 2012 09:47 AM (A5Abh)

34 Please sign the save COH petition. Don't let it die

http://tinyurl.com/9yf3pbp

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at September 15, 2012 10:08 AM (r4wIV)

35 VR was also one of the mods of Smething Awful's D&D (Debate and Discussion) forum. He was an all-around class act, level-headed and fair-minded. It breaks my heart that he's gone.

Posted by: CLP at September 15, 2012 10:39 AM (sz3x/)

36 Ok, I didn't understand about 85% of this, (you gamers talk in acronym code like the military guys).....but I get the gist of it. RIP indeed, Vile Rat.

Yes. I don't understand the tributes but I understand the feelings behind them. RIP Vile Rat, and Zakn, sorry for the loss of your colleague.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at September 15, 2012 10:44 AM (hO8IJ)

37 This isnt the same vile rat that worked overseas in one of the embassies that got attacked is it? Could have swore I saw a post from a guy named vile rat that was also an EVE player and was concerned over the fact that the local Libyan police were casing the building the night before.

Posted by: Vader1971 at September 15, 2012 10:45 AM (VEAIv)

38 Hey 'infovore'. Get his widow, and fatherless children on the phone, and tell them that. Sign off with your real name, then feel free to stfu for the rest of your miserable life. Oh...and tell Axeltoad you're being grossly overpaid. A simple handshake, and stiffy up the pooter is all you need to carry on Teh One's divine work.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at September 15, 2012 11:00 AM (L7hol)

39 So the WiiU release date has been announced (mid-Nov. for the US). Anyone going to get one? I'm trying to convince the wife we should.

Posted by: Hal at September 15, 2012 11:07 AM (2wZs/)

40 RIP. I don't understand that type of gaming community.. I just shoot stuff, but I appreciate the loss to EVE players and too, I am angry about the circumstances that took 4 lives in Benghazi that shouldn't have happened... and I'm not talking about the administration/MFM distraction about that stupid movie. That is/was a ploy and is a FAIL on it's face.

Posted by: Yip at September 15, 2012 11:07 AM (Mrdk1)

41 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2012 11:40 AM (6o4Fb)

42 #40

Nope. It just doesn't offer much that cannot be retrofitted to the existing consoles most of us already own. SmartGlass on the Xbox will allow a large variety of phones and tablets to interact with the console, while Sony will push using its own Vita handheld game system as an adjunct screen/controller on the PS3.

I guarantee the Wii U will see a price drop before it's been out a year. Around that same time a lot of the early games will be heavily discounted.

I can wait.

Posted by: epobirs at September 15, 2012 12:05 PM (kcfmt)

43 Current World of Warcraft news:

Great entertainment here. Last night someone playing a Death Knight discovered a bug that allowed him to target and kill characters within his own faction. Within minutes flash mobs of Death Knights appeared on many of the servers and so began a three hour massacre of lowbies, bank alts and NPCs, with Goldshire being the hardest hit. People really hate Goldshire - a favorite location for erotic-role-players.

In the forums last night and today there is intense anger on both sides, with people calling for griefers' heads and the griefers saying they did nothing wrong.

If you are a psych major, just find some threads over (a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/984270/>here</a> and get ready to sport a major boner.

Posted by: Cameron at September 15, 2012 12:06 PM (hwUXQ)

Posted by: Cameron at September 15, 2012 04:06 PM (hwUXQ)

Glad I logged early then. hanging out on Twitter was probably less annoying, and it's been pretty aweful the last few days.

Do you have any toons on Hellscream? I'm trying to get a Horde guild running for the HQ Horde.

RIP Vile_Rat. I don't understand a lot of the details of the tribute either, but my impression is it would be much like losing one of the original members of a tabletop gaming group.

Posted by: Polliwogette, teahada hobbbit who wants some R & R at September 15, 2012 02:12 PM (chdbY)

45 Until I take care of some upgrade action I'm not rolling on any server at the moment. Nor am I thoroughly convinced I want to renew my sub. I'm in "wait and see" mode.

Until then, there's always Nehtack.

Posted by: Cameron at September 15, 2012 02:44 PM (hwUXQ)

46 RIP Vile Rat, from a 2007 GF Goon.

Posted by: nymysys1 at September 15, 2012 03:54 PM (8hJFG)

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