I want to play World of Tanks now

[Bob Ross]

Due to that banner ad.

But I know what happens to people who start playing MMORPGs. Life...over.

Couldn't they have kept limiting these games to topics like lamewad spandex-clad super heroes and stupid Night Elf Mohawks killing boars, instead of cool things like tanks?

Must...resist.

[Sum Dum Gai]

Do it Bob, you know you want too! Besides, you're a big manly man, you can handle it. You'll just play a little bit, here and there, no big deal. It won't take over your life... unless you're weak. You aren't weak are you?

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

Panzer Commander is a great game.

[TD2K]

If I'm going to play, I want this one.

[Sammy]

Ok, I bite......what the hell is Bob talking about.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

It's an online video game.

[Sammy]

<shh, Scottie, don't let on but that means flat out nothing to me >

[Bob Ross]

Apr 5, 2011 17:19:20 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

Do it Bob, you know you want too! Besides, you're a big manly man, you can handle it. You'll just play a little bit, here and there, no big deal. It won't take over your life... unless you're weak. You aren't weak are you?

I kinda figured you'd respond, because I have a sneaking suspicion that you're a WoWtool.

Apr 5, 2011 19:26:22 GMT -5 TD2K said:

If I'm going to play, I want this one.

That's the thing. From what I've read, they don't let you start out with that one. You have to start out with something like this:



...and then work your way up. You don't get anything cool until 10,000 hours and 100 lbs later. That's how they get you.

Oh and for those of you who had no clue what I was talking about, know that Google is your friend. Keep this in mind for other topics you're not an expert in...i.e. things other than wine, shoes, and mom jeans.

[pig]

TD you don't want to be on one of those.....trust me. I served on an M1 for a few years and it SUCKED ASS. Tanks are nasty.

Bob having been an Everquest addict when it came out I advise you to stay far far away from that lol.

[Deleted]

MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game

according to UrbanDictionary:

Mindless Meaningless Overrated Repetitive Pointless Game.

1. A mans mistress
"If it wasnt for that g damn MMORPG he'd get some action. "
2. Relationship killer.
"She's a MMORPG widow."

[TD2K]

One of the mechanical engineers I work with used to be in the Army (if you met him, he's about as non-Army as you'd expect) and he was an M1 driver. He said it was a gas.

[TD2K]

and then work your way up. You don't get anything cool until 10,000 hours and 100 lbs later. That's how they get you


Same as the car racing games. You don't get the nice cars until you pay your dues with something like a Suzuki Swift and believe me, you don't pass anything with one of those.

[Mad Dawg Wiccan]

I wanted to drive an AFV when I joined the Army, but my hearing wasn't good enough for any combat arms MOS.

[pig]

It was fun for about an hour. I drove, fired, commanded and loaded them (I suspect he did as well because you get trained on all aspects). Sitting in the drivers seat when the main gun is fired........I about shit myself. People pissing in the bottom of the tank, wearing fireproof suits in 100 degree weather inside them and almost having your arm removed from the recoil inside.......NASTY. Driving them is fun but it doesn't come close to making up for all the other drawbacks to it. And if you met me I'm about as non military as they come as well. Don't regret joining but hated it. I got to do quite a bit of interesting things there.

[Bob Ross]

I thought the M1 has air conditioning. At least it says online that the M1A1 and M1A2 do. Were you in one of the original M1's?

[TD2K]

Pig was likely in a Sherman

[pig]

I see someone was never in a track vehicle.

[shanendoah]

MMORPG: Many Men Online Role-Playing Girls
(But I do play WoW, and I've played CoH, and the Conan and Warhammer MMORPGs. DH has played even more, often doing betas to see if he's interested in buying. Plus I have multiple friends who work in the industry.)

But, more relevant to this discussion - my father was armored cav, both when he was active duty (including Vietnam) and as CO of our local guard unit. I grew up playing in, on, and around tanks.
I remember one year we go to go out to see him while they were doing summer camp, and we got to go out to night fire exercises. We road in the back of jeep- my mom got the only seat, my brother and I sat on the metal floor, bouncing around the hills in BFE MT in the middle of the night, just to see flares come out of nowhere and light up the night sky. It was one of the coolest things ever.

[Bob Ross]

Apr 6, 2011 9:37:17 GMT -5 @pig said:

I see someone was never in a track vehicle.

Why actually be in a tracked vehicle when now one can accomplish nearly the same thing in front of their computer with an extra large bag of cheetos, minus the danger factor?

[pig]

True but it wasn't like I had a choice lol.

[Sum Dum Gai]

I kinda figured you'd respond, because I have a sneaking suspicion that you're a WoWtool.

Oh, it's way worse than that. I have a DDO subscription. Before that it was EQ2, CoH, and EQ. I've never actually played WoW at all.