... and it's very similar to Modern Warfare 2. The graphics aren't much better, a lot of killstreaks are still the same, a lot of perks are still the same (although they've been given fancier names) and they still thought giving machine pistols the "akimbo" (dual wield) upgrade was a good idea. One of my main beefs with this game is the akimbo upgrade. It takes very little skill to run around and spray bullets everywhere like a six year old. Someone told me they plan to remove that upgrade in the next patch, I hope that's true.
I could go on and on about what I think about Modern Warfare 3, but I think it can all be summed up in one sentence: They found a style that worked, and ran with it.
Kids love it because it's simple, and adults love it because they can play against kids and feel better about themselves.
I'm the exception, of course.
After I watched this video, I realized it seems like an ad for the US Army. Not my intention, sorry.
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Thursday, 5 January 2012
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Off topic: Back from British Columbia!
Every year the army engineers have an exercise in Chilliwack, B.C, from 26 Dec to 31 Dec. And every year, I find some way to get out of it. In 2009, I was on leave from OP PODIUM (security at the winter games) and last year I had surgery on my foot. This year, however, I am but a poor student.
Though at an inopportune time, it was still enjoyable. Roughly 35 soldiers from my unit made it out and we worked closely together. We spent day one building a medium girder bridge (MGB, the army loves acronyms).
The second day, we worked on MR (medium raft). MR is basically a bunch of sections of a floating bridge/transport raft that can be used to either move vehicles (tanks included) across large bodies of water or to construct a hasty bridge.
The third day was building the ACROW bridge, which is a huge pain in the ass. The pieces are very heavy and awkward to carry. Every spot where the pieces are easy to left, is somewhere you'll crush your fingers when you go to place it. The first group that went through the ACROW station didn't have the proper carrying bars, luckily they were there by the time we got there.
My favorite part was when I got to pull the MGB back over the gap to be disassembled. It was pretty badass.
And finally, here's a shot of the MR transporting some vehicles.
It rained a lot, the wind was brutal, but the temperature was around +10 c everyday. The sun shone for about 10 minutes the last day we were there. All in all, wicked training.
Though at an inopportune time, it was still enjoyable. Roughly 35 soldiers from my unit made it out and we worked closely together. We spent day one building a medium girder bridge (MGB, the army loves acronyms).
The second day, we worked on MR (medium raft). MR is basically a bunch of sections of a floating bridge/transport raft that can be used to either move vehicles (tanks included) across large bodies of water or to construct a hasty bridge.
The third day was building the ACROW bridge, which is a huge pain in the ass. The pieces are very heavy and awkward to carry. Every spot where the pieces are easy to left, is somewhere you'll crush your fingers when you go to place it. The first group that went through the ACROW station didn't have the proper carrying bars, luckily they were there by the time we got there.
My favorite part was when I got to pull the MGB back over the gap to be disassembled. It was pretty badass.
And finally, here's a shot of the MR transporting some vehicles.
It rained a lot, the wind was brutal, but the temperature was around +10 c everyday. The sun shone for about 10 minutes the last day we were there. All in all, wicked training.
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