RPG FTW

"Big-ass titties!" - Danny McBride in Tropic Thunder as he sets off explosions

So I unlocked the RPG the other night and decided to give it a go after seeing this montage from SandyRavage:



You know the satisfaction of blowing fools up with the noob tube? Well, multiply that by 10 with the RPG. I don't know what it is - perhaps the weapon reminds me of 80s movies in which you see an RPG - like Red Dawn or Rambo: First Blood Part II There's just something pimpy about seeing that trail of smoke as the projectile flies all the way across the map. So I started using it a couple of nights ago and I've now racked up 77 kills with that bad boy. I realize this may not be a huge number compared to someone like SeriouslyAWESOME or OMAGIC77, but with my skill level, not bad for the first couple of nights.

There was this one Team Deathmatch game in Sub Base when I was giggling all to myself like a junior high school girl gossiping with her friends at lunch. I was getting owned in the beginning of the match, but them multi-kills just kept on coming. There were a few guys who INSISTED on running behind riot shield dude. And as they walked down death row, I was chillin' by the top of of the doorway an blasted those fools. Double kill here, triple kill there. So immensely satisfying. I ended up with a decent 17-10. Not bad since I was running around mostly with a secondary weapon with only 2 rounds (Scavenger Pro enabled, though) Sometimes I get killed while the rocket is mid-flight, but I'd still kill the guy. I'll trade 1-for-1, especially when there's a chance of a multi-kill.

And I'll tell you this much - you can use this on ANY map. The larger maps like Derail and Afghan are a challenge because the rocket seems to veer off at longer distances, but it makes long distance kills that much more satisfying. On small maps like Skid Row and High Rise, it's so fun to just shoot into a crowded room.

Now what I want to know is if there's haterdom out there for this weapon. I mean, how is this any better than noob tubing? Maybe it isn't but I just don't really hear people talk shit about the RPG. Is it because you can't hipfire it? Perhaps actually having to aim suggests that it's not as noobish?

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?!]