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Ydiss · 04-28-2003, 08:23 PM

Hah! I've seen it all now.

How about this for realism?

Just had the pleaure of wasting 20 minutes of my life on some listen SH server (you know, host has 0 ping).

I joined and was instantly laughed at for my name "Spearhead". I advised them that I so infrequently play the game that I never bothered changing it yet and that I had played MoH:AA for some time.

I then get a flood of "SH is way better than MoH" style quips. Moaning about how the graphics in MOH:AA weren't as good as in SH.

I didn't bother to remind them that the graphics were exactly the same, besides a few basic texture differences.

I am asked where I come from. "UK" I say. "Another foreigner" is the reply.

The server was, of course, based in the UK.

So, I then realise that there's something iffy when a shotgunner is firing as fast as the garand.

I then realised the G43 or whatever is similar. A semi auto sniper rifle? I asked.

That isn't very balanced.

The admin (A girl, no less - not surprising I suppose) then proceeded to tell me that she thought it was balanced.

Of course there was lots of recoil on the axis sniper so it was realistic.

I see... But surely a semi automatic sniper rifle isn't realistic?

No, it is. This is a realism mod.

I let that one pass.

I am then advised that the shotgun (the semi automatic one?) is actually a garand with a scope. Just not skinned.

I see.

I'll let that one slide too... Still not exactly realistic and balanced though is it?

By now they are threatening to boot me because I am just arguing. This coming from the people who flamed me for my name and nationality before I'd even got a shot off.

"Yes, it is very realistic... This is coming from someone who lives with a historian" I am told with some amount of pomp.

Ok... I see... a historian who thinks a bolt action rifle is able to fire off as fast as a semi automatic rifle. I decide to humour her and politely ask her why I was just killed by the guy with the bazooka that was spewing out machine gun style ammo with tracers the size of Manhatten at me. Killing me instantly.

"Oh, that's the Hand Held MG42".

Ah.

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Ydiss is Offline Senior Member Posts: 2,377 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nottingham, England	04-28-2003, 08:23 PM Hah! I've seen it all now. How about this for realism? Just had the pleaure of wasting 20 minutes of my life on some listen SH server (you know, host has 0 ping). I joined and was instantly laughed at for my name "Spearhead". I advised them that I so infrequently play the game that I never bothered changing it yet and that I had played MoH:AA for some time. I then get a flood of "SH is way better than MoH" style quips. Moaning about how the graphics in MOH:AA weren't as good as in SH. I didn't bother to remind them that the graphics were exactly the same, besides a few basic texture differences. I am asked where I come from. "UK" I say. "Another foreigner" is the reply. The server was, of course, based in the UK. So, I then realise that there's something iffy when a shotgunner is firing as fast as the garand. I then realised the G43 or whatever is similar. A semi auto sniper rifle? I asked. That isn't very balanced. The admin (A girl, no less - not surprising I suppose) then proceeded to tell me that she thought it was balanced. Of course there was lots of recoil on the axis sniper so it was realistic. I see... But surely a semi automatic sniper rifle isn't realistic? No, it is. This is a realism mod. I let that one pass. I am then advised that the shotgun (the semi automatic one?) is actually a garand with a scope. Just not skinned. I see. I'll let that one slide too... Still not exactly realistic and balanced though is it? By now they are threatening to boot me because I am just arguing. This coming from the people who flamed me for my name and nationality before I'd even got a shot off. "Yes, it is very realistic... This is coming from someone who lives with a historian" I am told with some amount of pomp. Ok... I see... a historian who thinks a bolt action rifle is able to fire off as fast as a semi automatic rifle. I decide to humour her and politely ask her why I was just killed by the guy with the bazooka that was spewing out machine gun style ammo with tracers the size of Manhatten at me. Killing me instantly. "Oh, that's the Hand Held MG42". Ah.