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  1. FaZe Vinyl
    It's been almost a year, and I still get teary eyed at this. It seems it's been longer than a year since those Boston bombings.
     
    I probably shouldn't feel so strongly about it. It almost feels like this happened in my town, when I live in South Carolina. I don't know, maybe It's just all my favorite teams come from Boston. Maybe I'm just a softy. I don't know.
  2. FaZe Vinyl
    Alright, if you are reading this, you probably know what happened with the MLP Forums March Madness. If you don't, here's a rundown.
     
    It was Rarity vs. Pinkie Pie and Applejack vs. Fluttershy in the Final Four. Pinkie and Applejack won, but only after many people went absolute full retard, comparing Rarity to a Nazi, and just slamming ponies in general.
     
     

     
     
     
     
     
    So, Sexy X decided "Ya know what? Screw it" and made the finals a 4 way dogfight, giving you a chance to start over. So, everyone started over.
     
    Things were a little dirty. They were a lot like that piece of bacon you accidentally let slide off of your plate at breakfast and let it drop to the floor. Yeah, it's a little dirty, but you pick it up, wipe it off, and eat it. Because you are a man/woman who has some common sense and doesn't let good bacon go to waste (unless you are somewhere like Golden Corral, then that sh*t is just nasty).
     
    Anyways, back on topic. The poll ended with Fluttershy in the lead, Applejack in second, Pinkie third, and Rarity in last, only getting 24 votes.
     
    Then, Sexy X pulls a fast one on all of us. He declares all 4 ponies victors.
     
     
    You would think that as a person that likes AJ and Flutteshy, I would be happy with this, right?
     
    Nope.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    So, "why is this retard not happy with this? (spelled incorrectly, because It's you.)", you might ask. Well, I'll tell you why. To have a competition with no winner isn't a competition at all. If there isn't going to be a true winner, and everyone wins, does anyone really win? Also, the last 2 days were wasted. Our votes didn't matter the last weekend of the tournament. We were there for nothing.
     
     
    Think of it like this. You have a younger brother and a younger sister. Both of whom play soccer. Your brother's team just flat out sucks. You won 2 games all season, or well, one since when you tie it counts as a win for both teams.
     
    Your sister's team, however, could go toe-to-toe with Real Madrid. This is that one team in the league that no one wants to face. They've got the skill and the team work to kick everyone's asses. This team only drops one game all season.
     
     
    Naturally, in pretty much any junior soccer (football, for my overseas friends) club is going to make playoffs. So both of your siblings make the tournament. Your brother's team sucks, as they always have, and drops their games in the playoffs. Your sister's team kicks everyone's asses and wins the whole tournament.
     
    Sounds decent enough right? Well, it's time for the end of the tournament. Then the director who whoever hands out trophies. Your brother and sister gets the same trophy. Your brother did nothing to earn that trophy, and your sister doesn't get what she deserved.
     
    So yeah, I'm not happy with it. I'm not pissed or anything, just really annoyed.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    TL;DR

  3. FaZe Vinyl
    Because if everyone jumped off of a bridge, I would do it too.
     
    Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think!
     
    Pick your Artist:
    A Day To Remember
     
    Are you a male or female:
    The Document Speaks For Itself
     
    Describe yourself:
    It's Complicated
     
    How do you feel:
    Holdin' It Down For the Underground
     
    Describe where you currently live:
    This Is The House That Doubt Built
     
    If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
    All Signs Point To Lauderdale
     
    What is your occupation:
    My Life For Hire
     
    Your favorite form of transportation:
    Mr. Highway's Thinking About The End
     
    Your best friend is:
    Better Off This Way
     
    You and your best friends are:
    The Downfall of Us All
     
    What's the weather like:
    Colder Than My Heart, If You Can Imagine
     
    Favorite time of day:
    A Shot In The Dark
     
    If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
    Right Back At It Again
     
    What is life to you:
    Life Lessons Learned The Hard Way
     
    Your relationship:
    Best Of Me
     
    Your fear:
    Dead & Buried
     
    How I would like to die:
    Good Things
     
    My motto:
    I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Out Of?
     
     
     
    This was fairly hard.
  4. FaZe Vinyl

    Need Some Opinions.

    By FaZe Vinyl,

    Hey guys, so, I'm on the fence on whether to get a gaming PC or not, as I've been for months. Right now, I'm trying to decide to go with the XBOX One at $500, or dig a little deeper and grab a PC. I know the PC is probably better for graphics and other things, but I'm not sure I want to pay a lot more.
     
    Long story short, I found a guide for building PCs (keep in mind that I don't know the first clue to PC components), and saw this as a budget option.
     
    Motherboard
    ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ ($76)
    CPU
    AMD FX-6100 ($120)
    RAM
    Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB (DDR3 1600 MHz) ($30)
    Video Card
    EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST Superclocked 2GB ($160)
    Hard Drive
    Western Digital Blue 500GB (7200 RPM, 16MB Cache) ($55)
    Optical Drive
    Lite-On DVD Burner ($18)
    Case
    Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower ($50)
    Power Supply
    Corsair CX430 V2 Series 430 Watt ($50)
     
     
     
     
    I figured I would reach out to you guys on here, as I would like to know if these are decent parts for a gaming PC. I know, since It's a budget PC, that I'll be needing to upgrade soon, and that's fine. I just need something that will run most games decently until around the middle of next year that won't give me too much of a problem.
     
     
    Figured I would come here since a lot of people here are PC gamers, so what are your opinions on this build?
     
     
    Thanks,
    LV
  5. FaZe Vinyl
    So, this is a list of the things I have noticed in the game that are of interest.
     
     
    - The SC2010 is OP.
     
    Pretty self-explanatory. This gun is pretty powerful. Quick killing along with low recoil make it an amazingly powerful assault riffle. The main thing is, the guns do major damage in this game, and if some of these guns were in MW3 or Black Ops 2, these guns would be considered majorly OP.
     
    - Cranked may be the best multiplayer game mode of CoD history.
     
    An anti-camper TDM is pretty self-explanatory as to why It's the best game mode. Unlike the other modes, everyone is in each other's faces, and It's pretty fun. It's really fast-paced, and if you haven't tried it, give it a try. You'll likely enjoy it.
     
    - The game looks pretty good.
     
    Graphically, this game is pretty good. It's not anything spectacular, but the game looks very good. The colors also are fairly vibrant, unlike MW3, so that's nice.
    - Campaign shows tons of promise. Keep in mind I'm only a little bit in, though.
     
    This campaign shows the most promise of any Call of Duty game I've ever played (4-Ghosts, excluding WaW). The thing that's great is, unlike the whole "America under attack" stereotype, it actually is unique. It's a campaign that shows promise, unlike Black Ops and MW3.
    - Riley is powerful in MP.
     
    Seriously, Riley is like a mini UAV that kills the people he detects. Equip the dog on every killstreak package.
     
    - You die so quickly in this game.
     
    You can't comeback unless the guy shooting you misses more than a couple shots. The guns are so powerful, there is literally no chance to turn around to shoot them back and win.
     
    - Game is HEAVILY AR dominant.
     
    This game leans towards Assault Riffles. It can go against some SMGs in terms of short range ability, and they are fairly accurate. Equip them unless you are purely shoving the gun down your opponent's throats.
     
    - NO MORE BS SHOTGUN KILLS, YAY!
     
    Shotguns are a gun you should never equip. Hit marker city.
     
    - Leveloution is limited at best. KEM Strikes are the only thing that changes up major things on the maps sometimes.
     
    This is the most disappointing thing about Ghosts. Levolution on a major scale is limited to a couple maps, and the rest are extremely minor. If you want Battlefield level destruction, this isn't the place to get it.
    - Everyone's character is a woman.
     
    SMH.
     
    - Maps are actually pretty good, despite being huge for CoD maps.
     
    They really are. Unique design helps a lot, and the ability to have sight lines makes it better for snipers like me who like to Granny Scope. The big thing is, these maps have so many places to go to get an advantage. The good thing is, this doesn't make for really campy gameplay. It makes for a challenge.
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Pros: Maps are great; More gun skills needed to do well; Not much to cater to bad players like me, such as Target Finders; promising campaign; Better Create-a-Class; Customization; and the levolution is a decent start.
     
    Cons: My biggest gripe is the lack of competitive options, as S&D is only 2.5 minutes, lack of League Play, and no support for competitive in general; Spawns aren't great; Guns are awfully unbalanced; and the levolution, while a good start, ended up being very overhyped.
     
     
    But still, Infinity Ward has managed to pull out to a great start to the Ghosts series, and while it isn't the greatest Call of Duty game of all time, it made many of steps in the right direction. Many of my gripes can be easily addressed by a single patch, as that's all it takes to restore competitive play, and to fix the gun balancing issues. Think of Ghosts as the start to a recovery from a disaster. It isn't the greatest out there, but It's a start.
     
     
    Overall: 8/10
     
     
     
     
     
     
    I'll probably be making more First Impressions over the next couple of months, probably with GRID, Battlefield 4, Forza 5, and more. I'll also be doing more things with Ghosts soon.
  6. FaZe Vinyl
    So, I'm really torn, actually. Both consoles are really looking good at this point, and we've had some disappointments on both of them.
     
    So this is my list of items, and what I think about them
     
    ---Price---
     
    PS4 > X1
     
    ---HD---
     
    A lot of people are giving X1 a hard time, and rightfully so. But here's the thing, I don't have a HD TV, so 720p is the best I can do, so this doesn't really effect me. I also don't plan on buying one.
     
     
    ---Titles---
     
    PS4 Titles I would buy (Exclusives in bold)
     
    Call of Duty: Ghosts
    Battlefield 4
    Watch_Dogs
    Infamous: Second Son
    MLB 14: The Show
     
    X1 Titles I would buy (exclusives in bold)
     
    Call of Duty: Ghosts
    Battlefield 4
    Watch_Dogs
    Forza 5
    Titanfall*
     
     
    that's excluding any game I choose to buy later, or any later possible ports to the next-gen.
     
    The only title I would miss from Sony would be The Show.
     
     
     
     
    *Yes, I know It's not an X1 exclusive, but It's only available on PC and X1/360, so shut up.
     
     
    X1 > PS4
     
     
    ---Hardware---
     
    X1 controller is pretty much the same as the X360, so I know it should be good. Not a big fan of the Kinect, though.
     
    I hate the DS3. Well, hate is a strong word, It's just It's not very good, while the X360 is.
     
    Only thing that bugs me is I don't think my headset will work at launch, so that makes me a little upset, and I prefer the X1 default headset over the PS4 earbud any day.
     
    Obvious. X1 > PS4
     
     
    ---Online---
     
    So, Sony has come to par with Microsoft, as It's now a paid service, but we basically see the same thing Xbox Live.
     
    12 Month PS4 subscription: $49.99
     
    12 month Xbox Live $59.99
     
    But, if you look at it, I like Xbox Live a lot more. I feel It's more stable, and a lot more people I know play on it.
     
    X1 > PS4
     
     
     
    ---Hardware---
     
    Won't bore you.
     
    PS4 > X1
     
     
    ---Etc.---
     
    I'm a little upset some of my stuff isn't going to work, but It isn't a deal breaker. The PS4 looks good, but I have concerns. I like the higher power, but I don't plan on getting an HD TV anytime soon, so I'm afraid some of it will go to waste.
     
    As for the X1, more of my friends play it, It has some really interesting features online, and It's usually a better experience for me. I like the included headset (for something free) and the Kinect is there if I need it. I'm willing to pay an extra 10 bucks per year of Live, but am I willing to pay $100 extra for it? Plus, CoD and Battlefield get DLC early, so not a huge plus, but a plus nonetheless.
     
     
     
     
    Just my opinion.
     
     
    Right now, I'm leaning X1, simply because of Live, and my IRL friends play it, but time will tell.
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