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Know knowing that the Arch-villain can control the dead, glad I scrapped the original idea of Lowsley being a Lich, and Morris a walking corpse.

xd Yeah, that may have made things a tad odd. Besides, I kinda like Lowsley and Morris the way they are for some reason. 3nodding I'm very much looking forward to bringing as many elements into this story as possible, but I'll have to wait and see where we go before I pull too much in.

Ah, this will probably be much more comfortable to be posting in. Gets in the way less of the actual roleplay. sweatdrop It is a pretty good game I have to admit! Well, it is an FPS, but it's gameplay is probably closer to something like Half Life I think. There are still some creatures similar to the ones in Left 4 Dead, but the game takes place in singular map areas where you have to kill all the zombies before you get to the final boss. There are some maps that have objectives and point A to point B type gameplay, but a lot of these were player made, not originally made by the company who made the game. However, the game has some nifty elements L4D didn't have, for instance you can weld doors shut to keep zombies out, you have a reusable syringe to boost your health (works best when you're a medic), there's a HUGE selection of guns to work with (most guns work better with certain classes, but you can use any gun you want from any class, as long as there aren't any server rules against it, but that's a server thing, the game itself doesn't enforce any rules like that). Also, armor is handy to have as well as it means you don't die nearly as quickly, and in harder difficulties, death becomes much more likely. I'm even struggling on normal mode right now to be honest, but granted that's single player and there are no bots to support me. xd A computer mouse? Really? That is a bit cheatish, but that's absolutely hilarious! Yeah, having armor on the harder modes is practically a necessity, unless you take less damage, but even then you're kinda gambling. I'm level 3 right now though, so I got a ways to go before I have armor. Also on level 6, you get to spawn with another gun. Usually you only start with a pistol (for medic at least) but level 6 gives you a machine gun. Oh, and to get new weapons, ammo, and armor, you need to kill zombies to increase your cash, and you spend cash on what you want. Starting off with a machine gun makes it easier to get money, and it means you don't need to spend any on a better gun right off the bat. That really is handy in a pinch. Also, I think there's a class called "support" that deals with shotguns and welding, and if I am right, they can weld your armor, so they are REALLY handy to have around in a big fight, and they'll save you a bit of money too. Still, medic so far has been the safest bet for me, so I'll probably stick with it. xp Ouch that sucks! Well, I guess the thing with Canada is our internet connections can be decent (really depends on who your provider is I guess), but the thing that sucks is we're such a big country, with such a low population, that in some places there isn't even a provider to get you internet, so that's kinda where our internet is lacking. Yeah, well it's good we at least recognized it was filling up a lot. sweatdrop I think I've had complaints before about OOC posts though, so that's kinda why I wanted to bring it over here, just so it doesn't fill up the in character thread too much, and also so this OOC one gets more use out of it.

Oh, btw, sorry for the wall of text. sweatdrop

Agreed! 3nodding Bit like Half Life. I haven't played much Counter Strike before, but it might be similar to that as well. Yeah, it can be nice to have single places to fight in, but with such a creative user base as well, there are always a lot of cool maps popping up that help keep things new and challenging! Yeah, welding doors definitely comes in handy, especially when you've got enemies coming at you from a million directions at once. xd One time though, some poor unfortunate chap was trying to weld a door when the boss showed up, tried to seal him into a building I guess. Well, the boss had a rocket launcher, so that door and the guy welding it didn't last long. xd Yeah, classes can help people with varying specialties to work more efficiently together. I would usually go with the biggest damage dealer as well, but unfortunately I have a tendency to get myself ripped to shreds, so health is always something I tend towards. xp Well, it's sometimes easier to play multiplayer. The draw back is more enemies show up, and some of them are VERY tough. It really depends on your capabilities I suppose. That certainly would be an interesting way to hide. xd Absolutely! And considering my tendency to run into the thick of a battle, it's almost a necessity for me. xp Yup, that pretty much sums it up. blaugh Basic, but effective I must say though. Yeah, plus the hunting shotgun is an absolute BEAST from what I've seen so far! xd I use that and duel wielded Desert Eagles when I need to take down the big guys! Ah, I see. Most of our providers are decent for most kinds of weather, but it varies a lot from place to place, even just within our town. Indeed, but no worries, walls of text tend to get another wall of text in response. xd Now I just hope more people post in the actual roleplay! Things have slowed down yesterday and today. sweatdrop

Ah, I see. xd Okay, well I'm glad it helped somewhat at least. sweatdrop Oh yes, I've seen plenty of awesome and creepy stuff as well! Also some funny stuff, like one time we ran into a bit of a bug in a user made map. xp Yeah, bosses (at least this one) can get through even welded doors pretty easy. xp Oh no, not at all! He's a mutated human (he used to be a scientist we think) with a rocket launcher and chain gun attached to one of his hands. That gun has ripped me to shreds before! Yeah, I'd go in even if I got ripped to shreds, but I'd like to have a back up plan, and unfortunately in this game, if you lose your health, you die. You usually respawn at the next wave of zombies, but you lose all your guns (except for the ones you spawn with), though I think you get to keep your cash. Yeah, and on the harder difficulty modes, that can be quite a problem. But still, it's always good to have someone at you back if you get ganged up on. 3nodding Yeah, that's probably a safe idea. You start to teach yourself methods of dealing out damage while taking less damage where possible, which is definitely important for surviving. Me, I've gotten to be quite good with strafing. rofl Actually, I think my Mass Effect character had been something closer to a spy if I remember right, and I still had a tendency to run into huge groups of enemies. xd Yes they most definitely are! xd Some sniper rifles in this game might be a tad harder to use (since you have to keep moving most of the time), but I've had a lot of fun using a lever action rifle with just iron sights. blaugh Yeah, Desert Eagles are (to my knowledge) the only magnum caliber pistols that are pistols, not revolvers. I see. Our provider was good most of the time, but really it is so finiky how the internet works around here. Great in some places, terrible in others, and I've no idea what makes the changes sometimes. stare Wall for wall sums it up excellently. xp You do bring up a good point, I have been a little worried others would fall behind too. I might have to start sending out PMs I think, but yes, hopefully no one falls behind. sweatdrop

Wait, Kami you mean, or Korn? Honestly, I hope neither of them end up leaving though, it would leave a bit of a dent in things unfortunately. sad Ah, that does kinda suck. Well up here it went from like -15 Celsius to like +5 today. xd Yeah, I don't expect to have any net issues myself, unless we have another rock slide or something, but hopefully you aren't affected either. Yeah, I'm a bit of a slow reader myself, which is why I typically write and read back and forth. Well I'm glad you're willing to do that too, but sometimes I do have a slight tendency to have trouble summing things up. sweatdrop Well, this won't be disturbing I think, but it will certainly be... different. xd Well, I hope you're right, but I guess only time will tell. Alright, thanks for not being ticked about it, but it does certainly make things a little neater at least. xd Well, I made it for that reason, but also to get info out about the story, so it has a few purposes. 3nodding

Ah, I see. Well, it seems Korn hasn't yet, and I vaguely recall rping with Korn at one point, he seemed fairly regular if I remember right. And now that he has posted, I feel less worried about him. I do however feel concerned about Kami, but I pmed him, so I'll have to wait and see what he has to say in response. I'm hoping he won't quit either, but should he decide to I hope he'll tell me in advance, so as to sort out the situation. Perhaps rather than killing any characters off in this roleplay, I'll just try and hand them over to other players, might make things more stable that way. Yeah, suppose I'm used to sucky weather too, sadly my shoes are not however. xp Well, I don't exactly know how differences between the two work, but to simplify it, I'll just say that water is supposed to start freezing at 0 degress celcius. Once you start going below that, it can start to get colder more quickly. -5 is chilly, -10 is cold, and -15 is where you need winter clothes. Anything below -15 is freezing, so definitely get your warm clothes on. xd But for us to go from freezing to having our streets full of water, well that's kinda where the problem arises with the weather. sweatdrop Yeah, unfortunately nature has a tendency to knock down our powerlines. xd That shouldn't be an issue for us for now though. Ah, well that would certainly create a good reason to take it to an OOC thread instead. xp True, true. Well, I certainly think this is a different that isn't done often, but it should be interesting to see how it works out. wink