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Kendrik

Kendrik

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After much badgering, particularly from Keero and Tek, I have finally gotten my hands on Team Fortress 2.

Heads up: I suck.

I'm downloading it now. Hopefully, I'll be able to join up for TF2sday this week... and the week after... and... you get the point. :P

Lookin' forward to shooting with you guys. :)
 
Darn I could have given you my extra copy that I bought for just such an emergency XD .

Don't worry about being bad Kendrik you only need to know one secret to win play on Gerbil's team kidding, kidding :p .
 
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D'oh. XD Oh well.

And... play on your team... win. I like this idea. I also like the idea of holding my own. The latter may take a little training.

And a solution for my controls situation. See, my PC is currently used as a part of the family entertainment center. It's nice somethetimes because it outputs to a TV. However, for games where I actually need full control, it doesn't work so well. I end up sitting on the floor, legs crossed, keyboard in front of me, mouse at my side. No good. No good at all.

Honestly, gonna be figuring out how to use a gamepad until I move the PC into a setup more suited for gaming. At least my console experience makes dual-sticks tolerable... even if inferior.

Oh... and I wonder if peepz will hate me for my communication style. I'm a human meme generator. :P
 
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Kendrik said:
And a solution for my controls situation. See, my PC is currently used as a part of the family entertainment center. It's nice somethetimes because it outputs to a TV. However, for games where I actually need full control, it doesn't work so well. I end up sitting on the floor, legs crossed, keyboard in front of me, mouse at my side.
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Chair + TV dinner tray?
 
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D'oh. XD Oh well.

And... play on your team... win. I like this idea. I also like the idea of holding my own. The latter may take a little training.
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Pssh game is called Team Fortress seldom does one player lose or win the game so just have fun :) . Although teams aren't always balanced XD.

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I end up sitting on the floor, legs crossed, keyboard in front of me, mouse at my side. No good. No good at all.
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Floor?!?! I play on the floor. What do you got against the floor? Always keeping it down, walking all over it, some people, humph. :p

...but really my computer is set up so I sit on the floor, cross legged, but I've got a nicer setup with a custom built table thing which holds the monitor and keyboard in position. It'd be really hard to play if the monitor was not eye level and I had to control my keyboard by reaching down like you do XD . For the mouse though I put it on a board (for games) which I hold in my lap. I like it that way rather than being level with the keyboard.

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Oh... and I wonder if peepz will hate me for my communication style. I'm a human meme generator. :P
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Mimes! I hate mimes with them giving me their silent treatment all the time. Wait, oh memes, ok I can handle them. :p
 
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Tek7 said:
Chair + TV dinner tray?
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Tried that before. Gonna have to try again. Probably my only option. TV tray ain't big enough for mouse and keyboard, though. I WILL FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS.

Oops. Capslock'd.

The Mighty Gerbil said:
Pssh game is called Team Fortress seldom does one player lose or win the game so just have fun :) . Although teams aren't always balanced XD.
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But... but... *cue theme music* I wanna be the very best, like no one ever waaaaas. To catch them is my real test... and...

Wait. Wrong game. :P

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Floor?!?! I play on the floor. What do you got against the floor? Always keeping it down, walking all over it, some people, humph. :p

...but really my computer is set up so I sit on the floor, cross legged, but I've got a nicer setup with a custom built table thing which holds the monitor and keyboard in position. It'd be really hard to play if the monitor was not eye level and I had to control my keyboard by reaching down like you do XD . For the mouse though I put it on a board (for games) which I hold in my lap. I like it that way rather than being level with the keyboard.
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I actually love the floor... just really uncomfortable with my setup when playing an FPS. Custom tabletop would be phenomenal. O.o

The Mighty Gerbil said:
Mimes! I hate mimes with them giving me their silent treatment all the time. Wait, oh memes, ok I can handle them. :p
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You are insane. I like it. XD
 
Kendrik said:
After much badgering, particularly from Keero and Tek, I have finally gotten my hands on Team Fortress 2.

Heads up: I suck.

I'm downloading it now. Hopefully, I'll be able to join up for TF2sday this week... and the week after... and... you get the point. :P

Lookin' forward to shooting with you guys. :)
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Yay, another head to shoot at! ;)

Don't worry too much about not being good at the game yet, though. Everyone is a noob at some point.
 
Kendrik said:
Tried that before. Gonna have to try again. Probably my only option. TV tray ain't big enough for mouse and keyboard, though. I WILL FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS.

Oops. Capslock'd.
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Ha ha ha I laugh at those mere mortal without cardboard skills :p . With free corrugated shipping boxes, tape, white glue and several hours work, you too can have all the furniture you need. I've got a shelf, a poster holder and a holder for the midi keyboard (which I sadly never use XD). Note my Father made my computer desk out of wood though. A desk with a sliding keyboard tray, although do able, would have taken far tooooo long to make.
 
Well, I finally got a monitor... which means I can use my machine (with TF2 on it) at will.

But the wireless sucks, and I haven't tested it for online shooting yet.

If it ain't one thing it's another, no?
 
It's definitely a gear/house layout issue. If it were a networking issue, no biggee. This is an "I'm too cheap to get better stuff at this time" issue. :P
 
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It's definitely a gear/house layout issue. If it were a networking issue, no biggee. This is an "I'm too cheap to get better stuff at this time" issue. :P
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I am very familiar with that type of issue. Unfortunately, I haven't found a workaround for it yet. :(
 
I know a work around.

It involves finding a sizeable oil field in your back yard though.... not everyone can do it....
 
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