User talk:EightOhEight

Greetings comrade!


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I'm really happy to have you here comrade, and look forward to contributing with you!


 * 08:03, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Re: Callsigns
To my knowledge, there is no way to find out how you earned a callsign after you get it, you just have to pay attention. Please though, contribute on the Callsigns talk page, it's one of our most in-need-of-help articles. 00:32, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

MW2
Honestly, the Hardened edition isn't all it's cracked up to be. I mean, unless the person you're giving it to is like a hard core Call of Duty devotee, then you probably will be safe in just buying the regular edition of it. 14:38, December 4, 2009 (UTC)


 * No problem. 18:07, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

I have the Hardened edition. Mainly because I wanted to play COD1 and see how it all began ya know? Sgt.Safe-Sex 07:04, December 8, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Characters Wikia
Sure you can join. Put this userbox on your page (just copy and paste the coding>):

00:42, December 5, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Alliance to End Firearm Ignorance
What do you mean "decide between"? Do you mean to buy? If so, Lugers can be quite expensive. Anyway, I have shot all three of those guns and myself, I'd pick the PX4. It's a great tactical pistol. Good sights, feels good, decent accuracy, decent magazine size. Any of the calibers would be a good choice, it's really a matter of personal preference. The Luger feels nice and natural in your hand, but the toggle lock jumping up in front of the sights is annoying. The Micro Eagle is an okay pocket pistol. The sights aren't very good and overall, there are better pocket pistols out there (Ruger LCP and PX4 subcompact to name a couple). Hope that's helpful, just ask whenever you need it. 05:29, December 5, 2009 (UTC)


 * Hey, nothing wrong with a little extra protection, right? That's why I have, let's see, six handguns?  For your situation, I'd definitely recommend the PX4, out of your choices.  I use the Springfield XD(m) a lot, which is a great gun.  05:40, December 5, 2009 (UTC)

It's not a bad deal. I got my XD(m) for a little of over $600, which was't bad considering all the accessories it comes with (two mags, paddle holster, mag holder, grip backstrips, lock, mag loader). Prices have dropped since then. If you've got about a $450-$500 price max, then do a little shopping around, you should be able to find a good gun for a good price. Feel free to consult me at any time. Not tonight though. I'm off to bed. Talk to you again sometime. 06:01, December 5, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Other CoD Games
I definitely think they're good buys. If you can only get one go with CoD4: MW, as it was generally better and it'll help you understand CoD: MW2 better. If you can afford both, go for it. A lot of people don't like CoD: WaW, but I think it's great.

As far as sigs go, I can make you one if you'd like. Just give me a font, colors, picture and rank and I'll design one for your approval. 18:22, December 7, 2009 (UTC)


 * How does this look: ?  The font you picked isn't wiki-supported, so I had to upload it as an image, so you won't be able to edit the text.  If there are any changes you'd like me to make, tell me.  To use it, type  at the end of your posts.

Glad you like it. 04:22, December 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * That's cool. CoD: MW2's multiplayer is essentially very similar to CoD4: MW, so you won't be missing out on too many things.  Just a few different guns is all.

X Box Live
Hey man add me my GT is xX M3D1C4T3D Xx but I will be changing it to Sgt.Safe-Sex soon(hopefully) btw im 14 so if you dont want to play with a kid it's cool. Sgt.Safe-Sex 05:35, December 8, 2009 (UTC)

Awesome see you on there I guess. Sgt.Safe-Sex 05:35, December 8, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Userbar
Wow, that looks really cool. I love it. And by the way, I added you to the AEFI members list on my page. Sorry it took so long. 06:27, December 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * Nah, it's perfect. You can never go wrong with black.  Well, I'm off to bed, talk to you later.  06:32, December 8, 2009 (UTC)

Just curious—what application is it? 01:02, December 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool stuff. I read a tutorial on how to make a userbar with Photoshop, and it appears far easier than I thought it would be. I'm good with Photoshop, so I should try making one sometime. 03:17, December 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * I suppose that would be cool, but I don't think that many people would have a real use for them. 00:32, December 10, 2009 (UTC)

I didn't even bother trying in Photoshop as it would probably require more work than other alternatives, so I just tried the userbar designer, and man, was it easy! I made two non-animated userbars and I tried at an animated userbar. The animated was apparently uploaded to ImageShack, but it unfortunately it would never load correctly when I try to view it to save onto my own hard drive. PhotoBucket embedding is supported better by Wikia, I believe, but the designer uploaded it to ImageShack, so, yeah.

Since you've probably looked at plenty before, I'd like some feedback if you wouldn't mind :).





Also, would you mind telling me if the following appears correctly [or at all] on your screen? It should be an animated userbar with the caption "Designated Driver"; witty in the same manner as some callsigns are.

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8685/ubda2260.gif

Thanks, 03:40, December 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * I even tried viewing it on a campus computer, where it still didn't appear. Darn, it's lost. Oh well. 06:39, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * I had actually tried that, but it was only savable in .BMP format. 06:43, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * There's no actual ranking system that would give one user authority over another, but there's been a discusssion in the War Room on instating an optional and a for-fun ranking system. ... Which I cannot seem to find. Anywho, it wasn't going too well. 07:05, December 11, 2009 (UTC)

Wow, those things are just too fun. Mind looking as this new batch I uploaded?



















The "Designated Driver" one finally appeared for me, so I uploaded that here as well.



If they catch on among other Wikians, we should make a repository of them, or something. Heh. 21:59, December 13, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Separate user Pages
Oh, it's easy. You just click the "Create a new article" button over there on the left, and then in the space for the title of your page, just put:

User:EightOhEight/___

Just replace the blanks with the name of your new page, obviously. That's all there is to it. 05:30, December 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * P.S. There's no space between the forward slash in the title, and the name you pick. Just in case you couldn't tell. 05:32, December 9, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Other FPS Games
Here's my lengthy and organized response:


 * 1) - Shooter Reccomendations - Depends on what kind of shooter games you're into.  If you like WWII, you can never go wrong with Medal of Honor.  But, since you're into more modern shooters, then Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games are great (I see you're a fan of R6, specifically Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2 and Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2.  They both have good stories and gameplay.  If you like futuristic or post-apocalyptic, there's Halo of course, and Fallout.  Oh, and BioShock is amazing too, although that technically takes place in 1960.  If you already have any or all of these games, just say and I can recommend some more.
 * 2) - Der Reise/quotes - Thanks for helping out, I think it's the stupid Rich Text Editor the wiki uses that causes that, it also causes all those nbsp tags you'll see when editing pages.
 * 3) - Admin picture - Yeah, the new one definitely has more of an "I'm watching you" feel to it.  The shadows and lighting worked out really well.  (I say that as if I was taking an actual photograph).
 * 4) - On your page, it says that you don't have any friends (on the wiki), but I've been the most helpful.  If you'd like, you could consider me a friend, and I'd do the same for you.

Well, there you have it. I probably won't read your response tonight, seeing as I'm going to bed shortly after this, so don't wait around for a response from me. G'night. 07:18, December 10, 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I've never been one for Halo, I just play on occasion. I like the more realistic shooters, like Call of Duty.  Fallout really was great.


 * As for being friends, cool cool. Cool cool cool. Cool.  00:10, December 11, 2009 (UTC)

No, I haven't gotten Killzone 2, although it is on my "To Buy" list. I played it at a friend's house and it was pretty sweet. Do you have it? 00:46, December 12, 2009 (UTC)


 * Ah, that it is. I hate when games are platform exclusive.  And by my "To Buy" list, I meant "To Buy Once I Get A PS3" list.  My friend has every major game console since the Nintendo 64, so I've played pretty much any game you can think of.  01:48, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

I'm a PC gamer myself, although I plan on buying a PS3 sometime in the future. I was pretty split on 360 vs. PS3, but the free online, as well as better PS3 exclusive games vs 360 exclusive games made me go for PS3. I'm willing to pay the extra money. 02:01, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

I saw on Saint's Talkpage you were asking about other FPS, and I would strongly recomend Borderlands, it is a great FPS combined with role playing and loot galore, you should check it out. 01:39, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

User Bars
How do you do those? Doc.Richtofen 07:19, December 11, 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, i almost wrote this on my talk page too, once again sorry. Doc.Richtofen 15:27, December 11, 2009 (UTC)

Re: CoD Fansite
Sounds pretty cool, I'll check it. Keep me updated. 05:21, December 12, 2009 (UTC)


 * Heh, yikes. Well, tell him good luck and be careful.  You don't usually get in trouble for that stuff, unless you're singled out somehow, but it's always best to cover your bases.  05:32, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

Nah, sorry, I don't really pay attention to that kind of stuff, I just let it happen. I can try to find out, and I probably will now, because now I want to know, and when I want to know things, I need to know them. 05:51, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

Re: 0% Multiplayer
I do play multiplayer, just not on my PC. For multiplayer, I go to my friend's house (the one who has every game console) and play there. I can't really play multiplayer on my PC, because I have terrible ping. I'm not sure if you know what ping is (I don't really know what it is), but basically, high ping = no multiplayer for you. Healthy ping would be about 0-300, and I get at the least 1500, and all the way upwards of 15,000. I don't really get bored of Spec Ops or Campaign, though, because I really like playing through missions and finding secret easter eggs and alternate pathways. 22:56, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

I have a clan for you.
We are always looking for new people, (Trust me I wont sound like a tool here.) and like you said, were are half hardcore half casual. If you want to join, send a message to CVD Deadly, CVD Notorious, or Slowrider7 (Me.)

Our clan is named Cuy Val Dar, Mandolorian for "those who do not exist." Send me back a message if your interested. --Slowrider7 03:49, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Re: 2010 Games
Hell yeah! Medal of Honor looks epic. I was feeling a little sketchy when I heard MoH was doing a modern warfare, kind of stealing it from CoD, but after seeing the trailer, I'm thoroughly excited. CoD stole the whole concept of the WWII shooter from MoH in the first place, anyway. I love both series, they're probably my favorite shooters. Bad Company will be great of course. I'm not too familiar with the Army of Two, although I'm not too fond of third-person shooters.

I've got 42/69 stars on SpecOps, that's 60.9%. I haven't had a lot of free time lately, and haven't been able to play the game much. Sadly, that's kind of the outlook for the next couple of weeks at least, so it will be a while before I can really get back into the game. Ah, well, sometimes a break is good for refreshing the skills. 05:56, December 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * I got all my stars solo, which was collectively quite possibly the most frustrating experience of my life. Surprisingly frustrating was O Cristo Redentor, an Alpha op.  The mission itself wasn't hard, but those damn dogs just come out of nowhere.  One time I was playing (on Veteran) and I heard the dogs barking, so I retreated to my corner.  I was feeling pretty good, as I only had five enemies left.  I took out the first two dogs with ease, but then came the third one.  I shot the little bastard five times', but he just kept getting up.  He finally rolled behind a car, and I thought he was dead.  But no.  I start running, unaware of the dog behind me.  It attacks, and I melee too early.  Mission failed.  I'm surprised I didn't break my hand, with how hard I punched my desk.

Well, I'm off to bed. I only got three hours of sleep last night, so I'm quite tired.

Oh, and maybe I will check out Army of Two. You've got generally good taste in games, so it couldn't be half bad. 06:17, December 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * Sounds cool. Oh yeah, you live in Hawaii, don't you?  I guess you're like me then, you hate cold weather.  Or maybe not.  I actually go snowboarding up in Colorado sometimes.  Anyway, the Bizon, that's a good gun.  Do you own it?  22:23, December 16, 2009 (UTC)

Ah, so you've got a girlfriend that likes cool stuff too, eh? Awesome. 01:40, December 17, 2009 (UTC)


 * Hard to choose. I'd go with Fallout for sure, but it's a toss up on the others.  Me, I'd probably go with MoH, but they're all such great series it's just too hard to pick.  Crysis probably wouldn't run well on my computer, so that's out for me, but once I get that PS3, it'll be one of my first games, no doubt.  01:53, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

Looks awesome, I'm looking at the weapons designing contest. Some of them are pretty sweet, but there's way to many calling magazines clips. 02:22, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

Very nice. 03:58, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

Definitely. 04:05, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

You do realize
That my latest blog was written, dripping with sarcasm. I wrote it up as more of a way to poke fun at all the "NOOB Gun!" editors, to point out some of the many 1 hit kill weapons in game. just checking :P--Razgriez 17:53, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Re: New poll idea
Actually, yeah, the polls have to be somewhat Call of Duty related. sorry. It was a good idea, otherwise. 04:30, December 16, 2009 (UTC)


 * Red font?...No, the wiki shouldn't be doing that...maybe someone messed with the default font settings in your browser's options? 20:07, December 16, 2009 (UTC)

Gif
I don't know if this might be a little ify, but I saw the gif you made on Saint's page & maybe...you could...make me one?   Maj.Gage   Talk . 00:04, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

These images plz. I'd like it just like Saint's, but each image will appear individualy. Thanks.

PS - How does one make a gif?

  Maj.Gage   Talk . 03:00, December 17, 2009 (UTC)


 * http://www.truthvmachine.com/wp-content/uploads/ump1.jpg
 * http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/ggimport/cabinet/gun03/p-90.jpg
 * http://www.enemyforces.net/firearms/fal.htm
 * http://www.gunpundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kriss-sbr.jpg
 * http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/6/67/FN-FiveSeven_USG.jpg/400px-FN-FiveSeven_USG.jpg
 * http://www.gunzone.com/HK%20416.jpg

Her yar! I guess the scrolling one would be cool.   Maj.Gage   Talk . 11:00, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

Mah name plz.   Maj.Gage   Talk . 19:50, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

My god, the awesomeness! It is SEEPING epicness!   Maj.Gage   Talk . 10:55, December 18, 2009 (UTC)

My userpage.   Maj.Gage   Talk . 14:30, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

I just thought the FAL was powerful enough.   Maj.Gage   Talk . 17:37, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

I know, it sucks. :(     Maj.Gage   Talk . 17:41, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

Re: New Userbar!!!!
Nice job. Actually, I didn't get the reference. I'm not really up to speed on all the memes and slang, partly because I don't want to be. 05:11, December 17, 2009 (UTC)


 * Ah, I see. Pretty funny, actually. 05:45, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

no....
No.. I'm done compromising --Razgriez 06:35, December 18, 2009 (UTC)

Oi.. burger polster......
Since you've decided to take a rather interesting approach on trying to diffuse the situation.....and to kind of go along with my retort.

I present to you.. your new 100% certified "Noob" Akimbo'd Spatula's http://media.photobucket.com/image/spatulas/dirtntrees/spatulas.jpg?o=5 Bonus points if you turn it into a user box...--Razgriez 08:54, December 18, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Deletion
Yeah, I actually caught that page at almost the exact same time you did. I actually like to keep a close eye on the "Candidates for deletion" category as well. 01:56, December 19, 2009 (UTC)


 * Nah, I haven't seen it yet, I'll have to check it out. 00:01, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

Really? Sounds awesome, I'm looking it up now. 05:10, December 19, 2009 (UTC)


 * It looks really good. I watched the stage demo too, I can't wait.  05:54, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

HK 416
It's your favorite gun too? It's also mine & Akyoyo's.    Maj.Gage   Talk . 17:39, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Ao2 40th Demo.
I got a short chance to play it. From what I saw, it looks great. I'll probably pick it up when it comes out. 23:43, December 21, 2009 (UTC)

Army of Two Demo
How long does it take to download, I've been downloading it for 4 hours now, and my computer normally has a four bar connection to my X Box. I don't what system you use, but it take forever? On X Box the demo is 2 GBs