Gaming – Dr Crankypants

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2 rockets, 21 kills

January 5, 2025 • Posted in Gaming

I got two rockets in this round on Marita and had 21 kills between them (11 with the first, 10 with the second). I finished the round at 55-10.

Rocket #1 (11 kills):

Rocket #2 (10 kills):

Marita scoreboard

I was going through a directory of old photos and images a few nights ago when I couldn’t sleep, and I came across this ABSOLUTE GEM that I drew about Call of Duty: World at War way back in May 2009 😂😂😂

What’s crazy is that this is still a problem in multiplayer games 15 years later. While far less prevalent than it used to be, it still happens to me multiple times a night in Battlefield. It’s obviously not an easy problem to solve, but hopefully someday game devs will figure it out since it’s definitely one of the most frustrating things about FPS games.

Getting back into it

December 8, 2024 • Posted in Gaming

I’ve started playing Battlefield 5 again lately. Here’s a quick 4-piece before getting shot in the back from tonight’s games.

My Fallout 76 White Whale

September 6, 2024 • Posted in Gaming

The White Powder Winter Sports jumpsuit!

I’ve been trying to get this outfit forever, and I finally got it last night! The drop rate for it is insanely low—around 0.15%! 😳

After completing what felt like a million events in the Savage Divide, I finally hit the “Wasteland Lottery” and scored the outfit bundle that includes the White Powder Winter Sports jumpsuit!

The bundle also came with the Brotherhood of Steel jumpsuit and the Whitespring jumpsuit, both of which I had already bought from player vendors, along with a few other rare items. I’m so happy 😂

See you in the Wasteland!

This could be us, but you playin’

August 29, 2024 • Posted in Gaming

Long live the Mothman!

Hello again, Fallout 76

April 24, 2024 • Posted in Gaming

Cap'n Save-a-Ho

Since I’ve been playing Battlefield a little less while waiting on the new map to drop, I’ve started to get back into Fallout 76 again. It’d been 1½ to 2 years since last played, and A LOT has changed. I started a new character (my previous one was around level 235) and have been playing through it again. I forgot how much I love this game… I’ve really been enjoying it and am happy I got back into it.

See you in the Wasteland!

SHIELD GUY, READY TO GO

April 15, 2024 • Posted in Gaming, Videos

Buncha beatdowns with the turtle shell 🐢💥 on an alt account the other day ☺️

Battlefield 2042 is dead

April 10, 2024 • Posted in Gaming

Well, it finally happened. EA & DICE have announced that there will be no new seasons or content for Battlefield 2042 after season 7 is over.

From their blog post:

While we’ve enjoyed and are proud of creating these seasons of additional content for Battlefield 2042, it is now necessary for us to turn from the present to the future. What this ultimately means is that Season 7 will serve as the final season for Battlefield 2042. After Season 7 concludes, we will continue to support the game with new in-game challenges, events, modes, and of course, ongoing maintenance, but we are moving away from delivering official seasons.
We know this news may be disappointing. However, as we looked at what the future of the series required, it became clear it was time for us to shift our resources and focus to be fully dedicated to what comes next.

While I understand the reasons behind this, it’s still a massive bummer since the game is finally in a state where it’s actually playable and fun most of the time. Yes, there are some VERY annoying bugs that were introduced in season 7 that are supposedly in the process of being fixed for the 7.1 update, but the game is still mostly fun despite them.