Noggin Thought

I’ve been playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for the last couple of weeks. This is how late hours of my nights are spent. At about 2230 (sometimes earlier) I move my comfortable chair in front of the TV, fill up my water bottle, make sure my snacks are close by, strap on the headset, and power up the 360. Ooh used to laugh at this setup, now she’ll occasionally watch for a few minutes and ask questions about the game. It’s a slow process but she’s getting cooler day by day. Eventually she may play a game. I’ll keep you posted but don’t hold your breath.

Bad Company 2 multi-player is great. It’s so enjoyable that I haven’t even touched the single player campaign yet. I used to play Modern Warfare 2 multi-player almost every night. Even though there were numerous frustrating things to deal with. There were the little bitches that would use the Lightweight Marathon Commando setup; which means you can move faster, sprint forever, and knife enemies from farther away. One would think, well if it’s part of the game then you just have to get better to defend against it. No. I don’t care if you are a Commando you can’t run through bullets and kill me with one knife thrust; which would be the last option in war. Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t do it so neither can you. Then there were the whores that would use dual shotguns. Again, one might think, it’s part of the game, deal with it! But in this case the shotgun was accurate and lethal at large distances while being wielded with one hand. It was bullshit! I got tired of signing on to play and hoping to not run into people using the bitch setup. Now, I don’t deal with that. Occasionally I’ll have teammates that are a little lost or do stupid things but it’s been much more bearable.

In Bad Company 2 there is a Squad Deathmatch gametype. It’s simple, there are 4 squads and you kill members of the other squads to reach 50 kills the fastest. Used to play something similar in MW2 but I rarely play Deathmatch now, and I definitely don’t play MW2. Now I play the Rush gametype which is attacking/defending bases and the Conquest gametype which is securing bases. It’s so much more rewarding to play a game where teamwork matters. I can revive and heal teammates when I’m a Medic; I can provide ammo when I’m an assault trooper; I can spot the enemy and call in mortar strikes when I’m Recon; and I can repair vehicles when I’m an Engineer. All in all very good, balanced gameplay.

I recommend it but only if you like working with a team to reach a common goal. Bitches need not apply.

I need less time. Whenever I have plenty of time to do a few things I barely get them done. When I have plenty of things and not much time, I plan and manage the time so effectively that I usually have time left over. I just think it’s funny. I don’t want more things, that I know for sure. But less time may not be so bad. We’ll see. Maybe I will shorten my available waking hours in the day. I don’t know what I’m going to do with those hours yet. I don’t need extra sleep. I get my 7-9 hours every night. Okay, maybe I do want more things. I’ll find more things to do, but only if they provide some return on investment; a little extra money maybe, or some enlightenment. Or maybe more time with friends. I have been neglecting my friends a bit lately.

I’ll get started on this soon. Now I have a wedding to go to. Haven’t been to one of these in a year, might be fun. It’s an Indian wedding so lots of color.