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Brace Yourselves, the Rabbids are Coming
Men, we stand here today against our greatest enemy yet…. Dear God. Ubisoft, continuing with its April Fool’s shenanigans, added these little mongrels into For Honor this week. All minions are replaced with derpy rabbids, and all menu sounds now emit a shout, scream, or other squeaky toy-esk noise. While it’s less “in your face” than Siege’s April Fool content, the community is more split about it. Many site it as “too far” for the usually gritty and serious melee fighter, while others appreciate the joke. I rather enjoy the content, as its a fun character and rather enjoyable to smash dozens of them on the battlefield. Unlike Siege, however,…
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And as March turns to April, Siege gets Weird
Hoooo boy. Embracing April Fool’s Day and it’s fringe community, Ubisoft decided to add a new game mode and some very out-there skins. Like, really out there: The game mode is a special Hostage, Plane only playlist, to save this guy: Yikes! Along with the game mode, there are a medley of skins, headgear, and charms to unlock. You get one special Alpha Pack for free, and one more if you complete the special challenge by destroying 40 attacker drones. That’s right, 40. I recommend picking either Bandit and setting up some quick shock wires, or Smoke since he has the least set up out of the limited defender choices…
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Did I Accidentally Launch Borderlands 2? – Season 1 of Apex Legends has Dropped!
Is this now “old news?” Yes. Is this post abysmally late? Absolutely. But that won’t stop me! Apex Legends launched Season 1 and with it a Battle Pass, bought for 950 Apex Coins (Or roughly $9.50). It comes with a fair amount of features, all cosmetic. Skins for Legends and weapons, as well as new banners for season specific stats like wins and kills. Best of all though, if you level up the pass enough you gain 1000 Apex Coins, refunding your purchase! But the more important release was by far the new Legend, Octane; And boy can this sucker move. With abilities to increase his own and his teams…
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The Hills Stole my Eyes and I can’t Step Anywhere – New Operators on the Horizon
With the Invitational over, Siege gets ready for Operation Burnt Horizon and two new operators – Gridlock and Mozzie. These Aussie ops add some out of the box instruments to the game, with Gridlock’s “Trax Stinger’s” forcing roaming defenders to find another way back to point or risk getting tetanus from these high tech caltrops. Mozzie, on the other hand, will deploy a “Pest” that can, in some way or another, capture attacker drones that she can then use as surveillance devices for the defending team. The way I see it it boils down to this. If the attackers can get into the building and set up near point, Gridlock will…
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One More Reason to Pick up those Energy Rounds – The Havoc Rifle is Here!
Bringing the energy weapon count up to an unimaginable 3, Apex introduced the Havoc Rifle last week. This sucker is lighter and more accurate than the Devotion, and has a shorter but still present spin-up time before firing. Taking all the standard rifle attachments, plus the “Turbocharger” Hop-Up attachment, it’s a force to be reckoned with at close to medium range. Using this gun myself left me a tad disappointed, as it had a similar fire rate to the Devotion but a much smaller magazine. I felt like I could never down a target without using 2-3 reloads worth of ammo, and the spin-up time always threw me off, just…
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“Getting Shot Three Rooms over through a Hole in the Wall” and other Fun ways to Spend your Saturday Night
Welcome to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, you poor, poor soul. This is the shooter that defies the modern shooter. In a world where running and jumping around the map is rewarded, Siege requires slow, methodical gameplay that people aren’t used to. It plays similarly to, I imagine, a SWAT team raiding a building, leaving no stone unturned as they clear the building. Except in this you aren’t a SWAT team, just 5 operators trying not to get shot before even entering the building. Operators are who you play as in Siege. Each has their own weapons of choice, speed and armor values, and a single special ability. These abilities range from offensive to defensive…
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Deus Vult, Valhalla, and Whatever the Samurai say
Welcome to the world of For Honor. Have you ever wondered who would come out on top if vikings, knights, and samurai duked it out? Throw in a natural disaster and endless war and you’ve come to the right place! For Honor is a very simple premise done extremely well. The story is far better than you’d expect for a game focused on multiplayer, but still pales in comparison to what the multiplayer is. For Honor is an arcade fighting game brought into the 3D world. Ubisoft outdid themselves developing the Art of Combat system, the tri-directional combat wheel used in the game. The basics of it is this: You can attack in three…
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So you Wanna be Champion
Welcome to Apex: Legends. The new kid on the block and most recent in the long, long line of battle royale games to come out in the past few years. Developed by Respawn, the same people who made the Titanfall franchise, Apex: Legends follows the basic battle royale formula. Drop in from the sky, grab loot, kill your opponents, stay in the circle, and be the last one standing. What sets it apart is its quick gunplay, Legend system, and fantastic ping system. In Apex you always play in a squad of three. No solos, no duos, unless you get some cheeky people that disconnect before the game starts. One person controls the jump…
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Welcome to the Blog!
I’ve been playing games all my life. From the time I could hold a controller in my hand I’ve been playing games on a Sega Genesis, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, and all the way up through modern day PC games. Gaming is a serious passion of mine! I tend to get very competitive, and love to win. I’ve looked up guides and tips for many games in the past. One thing that worries me, though, is that most game guides today focus on the top tier of play. The professional level, the top 1%. But what about the other 99%? That’s what this blog is for. This blog is aimed…