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Offline Qent

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I run out of energy only when using disruptor guns like the... Mekhu? Akheton.

 
Akheton and Maxim are the only things that tend to leave me dry unless it's a mission like Universal Truth where I tend to run dry by about the ~4 minute mark.
"Neutrality means that you don't really care, cuz the struggle goes on even when you're not there: Blind and unaware."

"We still believe in all the things that we stood by before,
and after everything we've seen here maybe even more.
I know we're not the only ones, and we were not the first,
and unapologetically we'll stand behind each word."

 

Offline Klaustrophobia

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kayser on the ery runs me dry pretty quick.  i'm getting better, but it's leftovers from when i played very easy when i was 10 or so on fs1, when spray n pray ruled my style.
I like to stare at the sun.

 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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I still employ spray n' pray once in a while to make up for my terrible marksmanship.
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
MP-Ryan
Oh you still believe in fairy tales like Santa, the Easter Bunny, and free market competition principles?

 

Offline Mongoose

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I keep my finger glued to the trigger through the majority of most missions. :p

 

Offline Enigmatic Entity

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I tried to be conservative and only shoot when the circle is around the "Y" reticle, but quickly abandoned that idea.

I find that shooting by eye is useful when surrounded by enemies at close range, especially useful when Tempests are available (almost all the time).

The furthest I've gotten on Insane is the Roman's Blunder (Iceni asteroid mission, NTF loop). Note some missions took more than 5 tries... ;)
Juvenescence and multifariousness is eternal.

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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the Roman's Blunder (Iceni asteroid mission, NTF loop).
No no no.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
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Offline Snail

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The furthest I've gotten on Insane is the Roman's Blunder (Iceni asteroid mission, NTF loop). Note some missions took more than 5 tries... ;)
That's the third mission.

FAIL.

 

Offline Enigmatic Entity

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Oh well, and yes, I failed because I didn't even start that mission  :p
Juvenescence and multifariousness is eternal.

 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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So you've only played up to The Place of Chariots? :wtf:
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
MP-Ryan
Oh you still believe in fairy tales like Santa, the Easter Bunny, and free market competition principles?

 

Offline Enigmatic Entity

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The Place of Chariots - isn't that the 2nd mission? Yes, the Lokis are annoying, but I eventually got revenge...

Ok, Roman's Blunder just popped up in my head, I've forgotten what names the missions are. I think I need to play FS2 again after my exams. On Insane, I've played up to Rebels & Renegades. In Easy, I've finished the campaign a few? times. I didn't bother going right through with hard or medium. I change the difficulty now-days if the mission is too hard. In Bearbaiting I go right down to Medium or Easy.

I note how annoying aspect seeking missiles get as the AI get smarter, which usually means I go to Tempests, especially in Herc II's... ;)

Actually, in the 2nd mission, what's your strategy for that Hercules that is hell bent on killing you from t=0? Usually I try and send one wing man after it so it has two things to deal with. The rest are too busy with the Lokis, etc.
Juvenescence and multifariousness is eternal.

 

Offline Snail

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Does anyone else think Bearbaiting would be a lot easier if we had the Sekhmet?

 

Offline Dilmah G

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Does anyone else think that entire "Let's **** **** up with the Sath mother****ers" mission arc would be more fun if it looked like a real operation? :P

 

Offline Klaustrophobia

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yes.  yes i do.  the sathanas was the most anti-climactic "boss fight" i've ever seen.
I like to stare at the sun.

  
Any mission with the collie in it or setup for the collie or any mission which mentioned the collie in the brief or debrief was subpar.

"Their Finest Hour" is the only one that's even 'half' decent.


Edit;
Excluding CoTTII, but that even that mission isn't as good as CoTTI.
"Neutrality means that you don't really care, cuz the struggle goes on even when you're not there: Blind and unaware."

"We still believe in all the things that we stood by before,
and after everything we've seen here maybe even more.
I know we're not the only ones, and we were not the first,
and unapologetically we'll stand behind each word."