bob

I've only played one recent CoD game, and didn't complete it as it was a bit too boring, so i agree with you there. However, it's clear that you care WAY more about what type of guns/tanks are portrayed in the game than i do, and which nationality you play as, so i think we can just agree that we have different interests in that respect. Clearly (and i'm sure you realise this) the reason the Swedish company base the game around American troops is because the game is most likely to sell in America, and they have to target the game towards their most likely audience. I don't see this changing any time soon. I also agree with you about auto-aiming etc, putting this in just caters to the lowest common denominator, so as to include the crappiest of gamer. This too, is to sell games. Make a game to hard/require too much skill to complete, and people will be put off buying it. It's a shame, but it's the truth i suspect. With the helicopter crash thingy, i suppose it's supposed to single the game out from other ones, similar to set pieces in blockbuster films. Running through a war-zone shooting at people is all very well, but there's nothing to distinguish it from a similar game which will stand out to people half an hour after they've finished the game. The bits i remember most about games tend to be these huge set-pieces, which may be unrealistic, but set themselves apart from others in the same genre. Because there are so many FPS's nowadays, it becomes very hard to tell them apart (a point you are making anyway) but i don't think that adding French guns (i'm generalising what you said) is enough to do that for most people....

I agree with a lot of those points - Overused setting, spoilered trailer, etc - but i think you're nitpicking about some issues. (Hats, roffle) Losing some of the realities of warfare in order to make a game more exciting to play is perfectly acceptable in my opinion. I understand that you would be frustrated over some of the things (especially if you were in the army yourself) but don't you think an incredibly realistic game in which the US couldn't afford to wage war and the whole game took place in a barracks in Washington DC would be rather boring... But yeah, overall, this looks exactly like BF3. They've barely changed anything! Some more inspired settings might be a good idea.

Because my laptop can barely run minesweeper?

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between Magnus Eisenhardt and Eric Lensher?

There's no such thing as too much vodka. Well there is. Too much and it won't set...try out 50/50!

http://70p.co.uk/travelodge/ This might help...

haha! Manager of the round! (Lower league) I think that's the first time i've got that (although i only just found out about it).

HMV are still closing down. Went in yesterday and bought: (The DVD) (The blu ray) For around £8 for both. Gf got some Christmas dvd's and music too (incredibly, all Christmas stock was 70% off).

I'm hoping the actual game has that bodacious yellow filter applied throughout. Sunny.

I think they put them in on purpose to mess with Walsh.

Everyone but Magnus i would presume. Are we continuing the scores from last time, or re-setting? Are we allowed to use Google? (To answer obviously - not using Google to compile the questions would be a nightmare! And by nightmare, i mean we'd have to use Bing)

The best bit about when Dec is in that bin, is watching Ant trying not to laugh in the background.

For anyone who feels like nostalging a bit:

How did it go?

It won't be that bad (certainly not as bad as you've imagined it anyway). I know someone who does them and they say they aren't nearly as uncomfortable as they seem. Standing on a plug on the other hand......

Nope, definiately never got that.....will have to look around for it the second time. http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/24/borderlands-2-getting-new-class-level-cap-raise-in-the-next-few/ Level cap inbound! I'm not too fussed about the extra character. It's taken me four months just to get one character to level 50, not sure i can be bothered to play with others. The level cap will be good though, for the DLC (which i have not played yet) but i can't imagine playing through the whole game a third time :/

No, but i can do it in a Haiku: No-one has to do, Anything they don't want to, Not even play that.

I've never heard anyone who has a bad thing to say about Ant and Dec. Some may hate the shows they present, but nearly everyone likes them. SM:TV Live was one of my favourite shows as a kid. As @Guy mentioned, i mainly watched it because it had Pokemon on it, but i always watched beyond that, and Challenge Ant, Chums, Postbag, Fart Attack, and of course Wonkey Donkey. That last one in particular had me in stitches, (the callers being unable to guess 'Glee Bee' and Dec's subsequent meltdown being one of the funniest things on tv). I did have a 'best of' compilation tape, but alas, not only is it at my parents house, it is on a VHS tape, and therefore i have no way of watching it.... Anywho, 'Let's get ready to rumble' currently at number 2 on the live charts!

Sorry, it's currently number 5 in the live charts http://www.livehits.co.uk So it could go higher by Sunday.

The first time? Or the second? I've not seen it so far?!

Seriously, what's going on? "Let's get ready to rumble" is currently at No.5 in the charts. How did this happen? What did I miss?

I don't know how you're supposed to know about Terramorphous without looking it up.... I knew it existed, but had no idea how to get to it until today. Might try it after we finish the game the second time.

Finish the game first, and see if you want to get the DLC. The game lasts pretty long without it anyway. About the setting - there are different settings other than snowy, but don't get your hopes up on colourful landscapes. The one thing Borderlands doesn't do well is colour... Finally reached level 50 yesterday playing through the 2nd runthrough. Which means i can use all my golden keys to get some good weaopns. To me it seems like orange items are much rarer than in the first game. So far i've had only one orange gun (a crappy rocket launcher), whereas in the first game, we had found a couple by the end of the first run through....

Is it Theme Hospital?