Consistently Inconsistent

I thought I was going into the weekend with some confidence. I had a good 27-3 match late in the week and thought momentum would carry me through to some dominating matches. But like my jump shot, I can't maintain any real consistency. I'll get the hot hand one game and the next one, I'm better off passing the rock. But that shouldn't take away from some downright filthy (and in the good way) games I threw down this weekend.

Check out what I posted in Underpass on Friday afternoon:



Sorry the image isn't really straight. I was so excited and rushed to take the pic before intermission ended or the lobby closed due to shitty hosting or whatever. But can you believe that?! 24-1?! I was pitching a perfect game until the waning seconds of the match when SubjectMATT picked me off. I was shooting at him too! I did spend a good chunk of time in a room w/ a bunch of windows (camping, really) while my air support was up, but I was able to hit a few guys outside and got some lucky kills via claymore from people insisting on going into my building, either for cover or to come after me. But camping or not, the numbers are what they are and the killstreak in my barracks say 24. I was running a Pave Low so I DID kill someone with my own hand BEFORE the Pave Low did its work, guaranteeing that I avoided the bug.

I also was able to represent to the fullest with a 21-1 game this weekend thanks to my air support in Quarry. But to be fair, these were the highlights. Most of my games hovered in the 1:1 k/d ratio and in the low double-digits. And there were probably some games where I crapped myself too.

I suppose I could probably get better with my consistency if I just stuck to the same class every game. But I don't know, I like trying out new shit. Like I'll run around w/ Akimbo mini-Uzis or try using a Thumper as a secondary weapon. I just unlocked the RPG so I might mess around with that for a bit, especially after seeing fools blow shit up from all the way across the map.

More and more, playing COD is like golf. You can hook and slice your drives and approaches and you can 3-putt get get snowmen on a par 3 all day long, but all it takes it that nice and straight tee shot right down the fairway, or that one approach that lands 1.5 ft away from the pin, or that one 30-ft putt to make the day worth it. I think that 24-1 match is my hole in one. Consistency who?

Turning the Corner

The last couple of days, a friend from NY has been crashing at my pad while he does some 1st Assistant Camera work on an indie feature film shooting out here. This means my QT w/ the trusty ol' PS3 has been severely diminished this week. And while I've been sleeping at a decent hour, I have been going through some withdrawals.

And yesterday and today, I figured I start my morning off with a few games. I was apprehensive of this at first - seeing as it usually takes me a game and a half or so to get warmed up. And why would I want the depression of getting continually raped BEFORE I start work? But something strange happened. I actually played BETTER than I do at night! You know how some pitchers end up pitching better during day games vs. night games or how someone like Brett Favre (towards whom I have much, much hatred) always seems to play his best games on a Monday night? Well, that's me over the last 2 mornings.

Earlier today marked probably my BEST COD game EVER. I was playing Team Deathmatch in Sub Base using my "Daily Special" class - ACR w/ holographic sight, akimbo .44 magnums, scavenger pro, stopping power pro, and ninja pro, with claymores and stuns. I had the 5-7-9 killstreak rewards setup - predator, harrier, pave low. Now I've read that there's a bug with Pave Lows where its kills do NOT count towards your killstreak UNLESS you get a kill with your weapon BEFORE the Pave Low gets a kill. Now I don't really care too much about killstreaks right now, I just want to get a decent score with minimal deaths.

Boy did I ever. I posted a 27-3 thanks to air support that just RAPED in that game. I guess the other team didn't have any anti-air folks and my harrier actually stayed up for more than 4-5 kills. Unfortunately, I got caught just chillin' letting my harrier work and I got knifed. But not before I got the Pave Low! I waited for my harrier to get destroyed and then I called it in. Holy crap! I've never seen so many "+100"s show up on my screen in such a short amount of time.

I was very apprehensive about going with a 5-7-9 killstreak setup at first because I usually can't compile killstreaks like those. I used to roll with a UAV, predator missile and a precision air strike. Because at least I'd get some points by calling in a UAV. But I'm finding the new set up isn't as impossible as I thought.

So there you have it - my own PR in COD. [side note: How lame is it that I'm actually proud of an achievement in a freakin' video game?!]