User:SaintofLosAngelesXD(m)

"How can one be both a saint and a sinner? Simple. One can be a soldier."

Hey, what's up this is SaintofLosAngelesXD(m). I love Call of Duty games, they're my favorite shooters, but I also like Medal of Honor, Battlefield, SOCOM, Brothers in Arms, Halo, and anything Tom Clancy.

Behind the Name
"Sometimes I think it should be a rule of war that you have to see somebody up close and get to know him before you can shoot him." - M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter

 Spc. SaintofLosAngelesXD(m) Talk

Specialist is my favorite enlisted rank, Saints of Los Angeles by Motley Crue is my favorite song, and the Springfield XD(m) is my favorite gun. Simple as that.

About Me
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!" - General John J. Pershing

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I love FPS games, and I also play sports and racing games. Not much for RPGs, especially games like World of Warcraft. I've come across a few RTS games that I've liked, mainly EndWar and Battle for Middle Earth.

I'm the kind of guy who gets really attached to video game characters, even the cannon fodder, and thus will get really pissed off if I see one die in front of me.

I live in Arizona with my girlfriend, who also loves to play Call of Duty. She's actually almost as good as I am (which is pretty damn good, if I don't say so myself).

I love fish, I've got a huge aqarium with all sorts of tropical fish.

I've also got a cat named Axel and a dog (Siberian husky) named Storm.

I love shooting guns, not just in games, but in real life. I am a pretty good shot, not the best. I work as a gunsmith. I own a Bi-Tone Springfield XD(m) in 9mm, a Kimber Ultra Custom II (A 1911 style, .45 ACP), a regular Bi-Tone XD in 9mm, a Beretta 92FS (9mm), a Glock 22 (.40), and a Walther P22 (.22LR). I plan on buying two M1 Garands, one to keep the wooden stock and one to replace with a synthetic stock. I prefer modern looking weapons, but you just can't beat the classic Garand.

Sorry if I don't respond to your messages quickly, sometimes I'll check my e-mail every five minutes, sometimes I won't check it for weeks.

I play guitar, although I'm not very good.

I absolutely loathe the word Deagle. It is Desert Eagle. Period. I also hate people who would choose a Desert Eagle above any other pistol in a tactical situation. The only real thing it's good for is as a scare tactic, and anybody who actually knows anything about guns would not be scared by it. If you're using it in a real combat situation, you better hope your first shot hits your target, because if not, you'll probably die.

I really like writing. I get a lot of shit from my friends about it, but I'm a Harry Potter fan. I've thought about writing my own fan fiction.

I love to travel, although I've never been out of the country. If I could go anywhere, I would go to Europe, mainly Italy, Spain, and Germany. But not France. Good Lord, NOT France. I also think it'd be interesting to visit countries like Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.

I'm a big classic rock fan, particularly AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Motley Crue. My favorite guitarists are Santana and Hendrix. Unlike most fans of the genre, I'm not opposed to rap and hip-hop, but I cannot stand country and pop music.

I love Monster Energy and 5 gum. Like, a lot.

My Business Here
"May God have mercy on my enemies, because I sure as hell won't." - General George S. Patton

I am currently: ACTIVE

I don't plan on doing a lot of editing, mainly contributing to discussions. I'll maybe make a few edits when I see something that needs work, especially when I see an opinionated article, one of the most annoying things in the world. I also hate when people put up fanon or obviously false speculation, as well as when articles are plagued with constant spelling and grammar errors. I also specialize in real-world knowledge of firearms. I have no interest in becoming an admin as I have neither the time nor the patience to constantly deal with vandals and stupidity.

So far I have created the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Achievements, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Accolades, and Callsigns pages.

I would consider Akyoyo and Maj. Gage to be my best friends on the wiki. Darkman and Chiafriend are the most helpful, in my opinion.

My Call of Duty & Other Games
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." - Sun-Tzu

I've played every Call of Duty game out there at least once, including mobile and online versions, and I must say that CoD4: MW is my favorite, with CoD: WaW being my favorite WWII game. I've never played a Call of Duty game I didn't like, based on the platform it was on. The Call of Duty games I have are the original CoD, CoD2, and CoD4: MW, all for PC. I can't wait for COD:MW2, and I also plan on getting CoD: WaW for zombies, as well as CoD: UO just to have as much Call of Duty for PC as I can. I'd probably get an Xbox 360 or a PS3, but I just don't want to buy new copies of all the games I already have. That CoD: MW2 360 looks pretty nice, and 250 GB, that's not too shabby.

My godson has CoD4: MW and CoD: WaW for DS and CoD: RtV for PSP, which I will play on occassion. I'll probably get him CoD: MW: M for his birthday. My goddaughter has CoD3 and CoD: WaW for Wii. She'll probably get CoD: MW: R for her birthday.

To me, it will always be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Other games I have (and still play) include Medal of Honor: Airborne, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 1&2, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2. I used to play Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, but I can't anymore because anytime I attempt to start the game it says something about an emulation software conflict, which is strange because I do not have any emulation software on my computer. It's a shame because, despite the bad reviews, I thoroughly enjoyed that game. (Mainly the variation in weapons)

In my opinion, these games/series are the best of their respective genre:
 * First Person Shooter - Call of Duty
 * Third Person Shooter - Gears of War
 * Stealth Shooter - Splinter Cell
 * Racing - Need for Speed
 * Real-time Strategy - Battle for Middle-Earth
 * Fighting - Fight Night
 * Sports - Madden NFL

My Weapons
"I know not what weapons World War III will be fought with, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein

I definitely have some preferences to the guns I play with, I'll pick these up whenever I see them on the ground. These preferences are based mainly on appearance and sound, not actual performance. These are also based mainly on single player, since I rarely play multiplayer due to my computer's horrible ping. This list does not include special or fictional weapons (Ray gun, Wunderwaffe DG-2, Monkey Bomb, Holy Pistol, BRAAAINS..., Default Weapon, Golden Weapons, Pack-a-Punch Upgraded Weapons). Note: I know the STG-44 is now considered an assault rifle, but since "assault rifle" was not really an official classification at the time of it's introduction, I have placed it under the "support" category to make room for the semi-automatics of WWII. The same goes for the FG42, except replace the world "assault" with "battle". Please feel free to leave me a message if you see an error or want to help me fill in the blank spaces. Don't edit it yourself unless it is a spelling, formatting, or similar mistake.


 * The "support/LMG" category is for any fully automatic rifle ammunition weapon of WWII that is not a medium or heavy machine gun, and any light machine gun of modern times.


 * The "machine gun" category is for any medium or heavy machine gun or gatling gun firing rifle ammunition. It may or may not be carried by the player. Light machine guns are classified as "support" weapons.


 * The "rocket/grenade launcher" category is for weapons that fire fairly large, explosive ammunition and can be carried by the player.


 * The "grenade" category is for weapons that can be thrown and explode of their own accord.


 * The "special grenade" category is for weapons that can be thrown but do not explode.


 * The "explosive'" category is for any explosive weapon that can be planted or placed by the player. It does not include "grenades" or "rockets".


 * The "heavy weaponry" category is for weapons that fire large, usually explosive ammunition and cannot be carried by the player.


 * The "attachment" category is for anything that is attached to the weapon and in some way alters it's performance or appearance. It is not necessarily chosen by the player.
 * The "equipment" category is for anything that is held in the player's hand or found in their infantry that cannot be used as a weapon.


 * The "vehicles" category is only for vehicles that can be controlled by the vehicle. If the player controls a weapon onboard the vehicle, it is placed in whatever category is appropriate, most likely "heavy weaponry" or "machine gun".

Favorite Character Quotes
"We're gonna be doin' one thing, and one thing only. Killin' Natzis." - Lt. Aldo Raine

Call of Duty

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Call of Duty 2
 * Lt. Myers - "Shut up, just shut up! I need to think about this!"

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (DS)
 * Gaz - "Negative sir. But you can try pulling it if it makes you feel better."
 * Cpt. Price - "That was my first thought but your arse had all the C4."
 * SSgt. Griggs - "Oh, you gotta be shittin' me."
 * Sgt. Kamarov - "Damn! Enemy helicopters!"
 * Cpt. MacMillan - "Good shot leftenant, I think you blew off his arm."
 * SAS - "Shit! What the hell happened?"
 * Warpig - "Bravo Six this is Warpig. We uh, we clear to advance, over?"

Call of Duty: World At War
 * Sgt. Roebuck - "''Outstanding marines, Out-fucking-standing!"
 * Sgt. Reznov - "The back, the front, the head, do as you wish, just as long as they are dead!"

Call of Duty: World At War: Final Fronts

Call of Duty: World At War (DS)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 * Vladimir Makarov - "Perhaps you cannot yet hear it, because the soil is not your own. But you will.  You will."

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized

My Suggestions to Call of Duty
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." - Latin Adage

In my opinion, the Call of Duty series is in desperate need of a bigger variety of pistols. I love playing with just pistols, I call it "Jack Bauer Style" (especially with the silenced USP). I'd love to see the Springfield XD(m) in CoD: MW2, but I doubt it. Maybe at least a plain old XD. Robert Bowling confirmed in an interview there would be more pistols in CoD: MW2, so fingers crossed! I think a revolver or two would be fun as well, something like the Taurus Raging Bull or the Smith & Wesson M&P R8. They've got the Colt Anaconda, but that's...meh. I'd also like to see an FN Five-seveN, Walther P99, Beretta PX4 Storm, and a new design for the 1911, it was ugly in CoD4: MW. I'd love the Kimber Custom II design. The Metal Storm handgun would be really cool, but I highly doubt that.

Other weapons I'd like to see are Beretta RX4 and CX4 Storm, KAC M110 Sniper, Barrett 98 Bravo, Barrett XM109, Barrett REC7, Ruger Mini-14 GB, LWRC IAR, MAG-7 Shotgun, M32 MGL, and HK MP7.

I would like to see a PC port of CoD3, so PC gamers could have the entire main series.

Now that they've broken out of WWII and gone on to Modern Warfare, they should go to the other major wars of the 20th Century - WWI, Korea, and Vietnam. These would be hard games to make, but I think Call of Duty could do it. (Either IW or Treyarch, they are BOTH great developers).

''' Things I've said up there ^ that have been put into a game
 * CheyTac M200 Intervention
 * PP-2000
 * TDI Vector
 * Glock 18
 * AA12

What I Don't Like About Call of Duty
"You have been killed by an exploding vehicle. Vehicles on fire are likely to explode." - Infinity Ward

Not much to complain about with the games themselves, but some of the people who play them can miff me a bit.

There are few things I hate more than fanboys bickering about what's better than the other, be it Xbox 360 v. PS3, Mac v. PC, Treyarch v. Infinity Ward, PSP v. DS. I believe that each has its strong points and its weak points.

I also hate when people say that the G36c or AKS-74u are submachine guns. Just because a gun is short does not make it a submachine gun, it has to fire PISTOL ammo. The G36c and AKS-74u fire 5.56 and 5.45 caliber RIFLE ammunition. Making them RIFLES. (The armor piercing pistol rounds of PDWs are kind of a gray area, as is the case with the P90, MP7, KAC PDW etc.)

I absolutley hate people who think they actually know shit about guns because they play video games or have heard of the AK-47, Uzi, Glock, M16, or Desert Eagle. When someone brings this up I thoroughly enjoy quizzing them on technical details about the gun, ie caliber, barrel length, mag capacity etc, and subsequently watching them squirm.

I personally don't like calling people noobs or saying people fight cheap. I don't have a problem with people who do use those terms, but I like to play as realistically as possible. In real war, there are no noobs, no camping, no fighting cheap. There is only fighting to survive.

I don't believe in mods. I play the game the developers wanted it to be played. (Although I have nothing against those who do play and/or make mods).

My Other Pages
"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy." - George Washington


 * 1) I have a YouTube channel, see it here at.
 * 2) I've got an Imeem account too:.
 * 3) I also have a page on Flickr, the username is the same as mine here.
 * 4) I've got user accounts on a bunch of other stuff too, anything I care about has the SaintofLosAngelesXD(m) username. The XD(m) can be found with or without parentheses, or in lowercase letters. I also rarely go by SoLAXDm.
 * 5) My e-mail is saintoflosangelesxdm@live.com

I've decided to occasionally help out on the Need for Speed wiki, as they are in great need of improvement. Here's my page there.

It's amazing how much this page has changed since I first started. Check out the original page here.

Gallery
"War is hell and all that, but it has a good deal to recommend it. It wipes out all the small nuisances of peace-time." - Ian Hay

Images

"No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection." - Murphy's Law of Combat #29

Video

"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his." - General George S. Patton

"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." - Bertrand Russell