File this one under, "I hope to God he's kidding."
[Regarding Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield]: Hello,
I am wondering if there is anyway to save during a mission. I am hoping I don't have to start over every time I die because I can't save at different points.
Thanks for your help and advice
From my R63 FAQ, section 3a, which is entitled "In-Mission Saves":
I’m going to say this sentence in five different ways. This is what FAQ Authors call “idiot control.” Here we go...
There are no in-mission saves.
You cannot save in-mission.
In-mission saves do not exist.
There is no button to perform an in-mission save.
UBI Soft did not put in-mission saves into Rainbow Six 3.
...Was that enough? Here’s a bonus one...
In-mission saves are not part of Rainbow Six 3.
...Okay. If I get any e-mails about this, I’m going to block you and call you an idiot. Please don’t make me do that.
(Note: I don’t care if there’s some sort of cheat or trainer out there that lets you do it. Please don’t write to me about ANYTHING regarding in-mission saves.)
Unfortunately, I'm not following through with my promise. All I did was reply and ask him if he was kidding. If he replies that he really needs my help, I think I will call him an idiot and block him. It won't make him smarter, but it will make me feel better.
Goodbye, WoW
I've taken one too many player-induced deaths, so I'm kissing World of Warcraft goodbye. It's kind of sad for me, but this wasn't just a gut-wrench decision. To be honest, I was getting too frustrated from all the player killing. I know, that makes me a so-called "care bear." Bite me, I don't like PvP.
I could have just quit the server and started somewhere else, but the truth is that the game wasn't holding my interest anymore. At least, not as much. Maybe it was all the PKing that did it to me... why didn't I just switch to a new, non-PvP server? The time factor was part of it... making a new character from scratch sounds like more work than it's worth.
Also, there are other games I want to play for the sake of playing, and because I caught up on my IGN work for the year, I finally have a chance to. Plus, it's $15 more bucks in my pocket every month.
I feel somewhat bad for leaving Zane behind, but he seems to understand. Besides, I definitely had fun while I was there, and I'll probably eventually come back. Now I just need to get him to try City of Heroes for a couple months. ;)
I could have just quit the server and started somewhere else, but the truth is that the game wasn't holding my interest anymore. At least, not as much. Maybe it was all the PKing that did it to me... why didn't I just switch to a new, non-PvP server? The time factor was part of it... making a new character from scratch sounds like more work than it's worth.
Also, there are other games I want to play for the sake of playing, and because I caught up on my IGN work for the year, I finally have a chance to. Plus, it's $15 more bucks in my pocket every month.
I feel somewhat bad for leaving Zane behind, but he seems to understand. Besides, I definitely had fun while I was there, and I'll probably eventually come back. Now I just need to get him to try City of Heroes for a couple months. ;)
Retarded E-mail #2
Some people don't understand that I get a lot of mail. Even if I didn't, I have a bad memory, and occasionally I just don't know what you're talking about if you ask me an ultra-vague question. One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone replies to an e-mail I sent and doesn't quote me, because chances are that I don't remember what I said.
But an even bigger pet peeve is when I get an e-mail that simply says this...
hey this is gonna sound dumb but i cant even find the replay theater..
For this guy, I was nice enough to reply back and just ask "What game?" That question can apply to MANY games I've written about, depending on what his interpretation of "replay theater" is. Does he mean the replays for RTS games like Age of Empires 3? Or the music guy in Ephemeral Fantasia? Or another game that I can't even think of?
At least he didn't ask "How do I get more money?" That question, asked years ago, had me fuming for a whole day.
Edit: He wrote back to me. Turns out, he was talking about Madden 2003. Okay, that one is a little wacky to find, I admit. (Although you can load a season from the "season" menu, and playbooks from the "playbook" menu, you have to load replays from the global save/load menu.) And he was really nice and apologized for the vague question. It's good to see that some people know when they make mistakes.
But an even bigger pet peeve is when I get an e-mail that simply says this...
hey this is gonna sound dumb but i cant even find the replay theater..
For this guy, I was nice enough to reply back and just ask "What game?" That question can apply to MANY games I've written about, depending on what his interpretation of "replay theater" is. Does he mean the replays for RTS games like Age of Empires 3? Or the music guy in Ephemeral Fantasia? Or another game that I can't even think of?
At least he didn't ask "How do I get more money?" That question, asked years ago, had me fuming for a whole day.
Edit: He wrote back to me. Turns out, he was talking about Madden 2003. Okay, that one is a little wacky to find, I admit. (Although you can load a season from the "season" menu, and playbooks from the "playbook" menu, you have to load replays from the global save/load menu.) And he was really nice and apologized for the vague question. It's good to see that some people know when they make mistakes.
Retarded E-mail #1
Okay, so Zane suggested that I use the blog to relate some the moronic mail I get regarding my FAQs. I didn't have a good enough one for awhile, mostly because no one writes me about my guides (since they don't get to see my e-mail address), and I don't write many free FAQs anymore.
But my latest one, for SWAT 4, has garnered an interesting e-mail. I'll be nice and not post his e-mail address...
hey m8, very nice walkthrough u made, in the 7 mission i complete the mission, it appears mission acomplished, but i may need to go to anywhere to end the mission, coz i still there and the mission dont end.... do u know where to go ? plz help me...
In my FAQ, in section 2e (Miscellaneous Notes), I write this...
A mission will be complete when all hostages and suspects are cuffed or bleeding on the floor. If a mission is complete, but you are not sent to the score screen, then you have either neglected to report someone, or you missed a weapon you needed to secure.
You, sir, are a fucking moron.
But my latest one, for SWAT 4, has garnered an interesting e-mail. I'll be nice and not post his e-mail address...
hey m8, very nice walkthrough u made, in the 7 mission i complete the mission, it appears mission acomplished, but i may need to go to anywhere to end the mission, coz i still there and the mission dont end.... do u know where to go ? plz help me...
In my FAQ, in section 2e (Miscellaneous Notes), I write this...
A mission will be complete when all hostages and suspects are cuffed or bleeding on the floor. If a mission is complete, but you are not sent to the score screen, then you have either neglected to report someone, or you missed a weapon you needed to secure.
You, sir, are a fucking moron.
No Really, I'm A Computer Expert
So I just figured out how to edit the links on the right side. Ah well... you can find five links that are esoteric over there.
Trust... Forget It
So I just got done firing off an angry e-mail to an old friend. This friend was extremely close to me, and I could trust them with very deep secrets about my past. I try to put on a good image for the "public" on the Internet, but like everyone else, I've got my own problems and fears and dreams and everything.
So this person has mistreated me for the past few years. While I won't get deeper into it than that, suffice it to say, I basically ended a relationship that didn't actually exist. I'm tired of getting my feelings hurt everytime they popped on a messenger, so screw it... I'm done.
Note right now that I am not referring to anyone I've mentioned before. But the truth is that my perception of who to trust and how much to trust them with is skewed now. As it is, the only people outside family that I'd trust with any major secret are Zane, my girlfriend, Yoshi, Blizzard, Lena, and CT. And the only reason they have my trust is because they've had it for awhile.
Internet relationships, even Internet friendships, don't seem to lead anywhere but pain and anger. So forget it, I'm done with it. My FAQs and guides can speak for me and my ability online. It's just not worth talking about any more than that any longer.
Well, ironically, perhaps this blog will see some of my feelings more after all. Strange... what I wouldn't tell a single person alone, I might write and make public to whoever comes along. Good lord, the Internet is a strange place.
So this person has mistreated me for the past few years. While I won't get deeper into it than that, suffice it to say, I basically ended a relationship that didn't actually exist. I'm tired of getting my feelings hurt everytime they popped on a messenger, so screw it... I'm done.
Note right now that I am not referring to anyone I've mentioned before. But the truth is that my perception of who to trust and how much to trust them with is skewed now. As it is, the only people outside family that I'd trust with any major secret are Zane, my girlfriend, Yoshi, Blizzard, Lena, and CT. And the only reason they have my trust is because they've had it for awhile.
Internet relationships, even Internet friendships, don't seem to lead anywhere but pain and anger. So forget it, I'm done with it. My FAQs and guides can speak for me and my ability online. It's just not worth talking about any more than that any longer.
Well, ironically, perhaps this blog will see some of my feelings more after all. Strange... what I wouldn't tell a single person alone, I might write and make public to whoever comes along. Good lord, the Internet is a strange place.
I Am Not Your Bitch
I'm getting real sick of demanding e-mail from people just because I've written an FAQ. Look, I like getting fan mail, and -- believe it or not -- I really DO enjoy helping people with specific questions.
Guides and FAQs by definition cannot answer everything, because in every video game there is at least one situation that can't be thought of at the time of the guide. For games like The Sims 2 or The Movies, there's any number of specific situations that could crop up.
So anyway, I actually enjoy the very specific questions because it works my brain. Asking me how to keep a Sim from peeing itself isn't a challenge; asking me if it's possible to have three kids and a maid whilst trying to make full-time painting work IS. I like those questions.
But just because I, unlike many other FAQ writers, give out my e-mail address and offer to help you personally doesn't mean you can write me and demand answers out of me. "Respond quickly to this." "Tell me fast." "Write me back AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS." Jerks. My world doesn't revolve around you.
Typically, the questions attached to those messages are asinine, and I've stopped answering asinine questions. "How do I buy a chair? ANSWER BACK NOW!!!" Those are the e-mails I just delete and wash my hands of.
Damn, I hate ending sentences with a preposition.
Guides and FAQs by definition cannot answer everything, because in every video game there is at least one situation that can't be thought of at the time of the guide. For games like The Sims 2 or The Movies, there's any number of specific situations that could crop up.
So anyway, I actually enjoy the very specific questions because it works my brain. Asking me how to keep a Sim from peeing itself isn't a challenge; asking me if it's possible to have three kids and a maid whilst trying to make full-time painting work IS. I like those questions.
But just because I, unlike many other FAQ writers, give out my e-mail address and offer to help you personally doesn't mean you can write me and demand answers out of me. "Respond quickly to this." "Tell me fast." "Write me back AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS." Jerks. My world doesn't revolve around you.
Typically, the questions attached to those messages are asinine, and I've stopped answering asinine questions. "How do I buy a chair? ANSWER BACK NOW!!!" Those are the e-mails I just delete and wash my hands of.
Damn, I hate ending sentences with a preposition.
Christmas List, Round 2
This is why I'm blogging it. ^_^
-> The game "Conflict: Global Terror," preferably for the PC, although any version will be nice.
-> The game "Conflict: Global Terror," preferably for the PC, although any version will be nice.
Christmas List, Round 1
This will probably end up getting updated and so on as the days progress, hence "Round 1." You may notice a running theme in the first couple listings there... :)
-> "Monday Night Wars" WWE DVD Set
-> Bret Hart WWE DVD Set
-> Large, "professional" train set (not one of those crappy ones made for 6-year-olds, but the ones for serious hobbyists)
-> "Monday Night Wars" WWE DVD Set
-> Bret Hart WWE DVD Set
-> Large, "professional" train set (not one of those crappy ones made for 6-year-olds, but the ones for serious hobbyists)
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