about ick and links
Here is some information about me. Additional information and some great links are shown below as well.
Age: Old enough to know better.
Occupation: Kind of like a cross between an actuary and a car salesman...only I don't sell cars or calculate loss projections.
Where from: Western Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh
Married/Kids: No to both. If you are an attractive single gal between the ages of 24 and 40 please send your photo, a CPA audited financial statement, a short essay on the importance of salvation, and three references to the email listed below.
What I do with my time: Video games (obviously), Church, choir, Law and Order, business trips, audio books, tease my dog, shooting (at paper targets on a firing range)...
Favorite Quote: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.- 1 Corinthians 13:1
Why did you do all this work? When Ghost Recon came out for XBOX in 2002 it struck me as a great game. I was very intrigued by the design of a game that did a great job of approximating accuracy. Not every weapon was the same mind you, but there was a balance between the weapons that I found very refreshing. At any rate, I quickly found that I wanted to understand how the weapons were different, mainly to find the best weapon for me.
Therefore I compiled a listing that included magazine capacity, rate of fire, and some other factors. Very quickly I discovered it was a good idea to "measure" the accuracy of the weapons. They clearly were not all the same. I did some trials and found the best test for determining the difference. Eventually I figured out that the scope magnification was also very important to me. This lead to measuring the stabilization and recoil factors. Before I knew it I had several people helping me gather the data and expand the analysis.
The more time I spend online and talking to people on various forums I found that the game is enjoyed by many mature gamers. Unfortunately some of those gamers "gave up" or "quit" as a result of the game having some learning barriers. Other gamers I found enjoyed and understood the game, but were getting sick of being "schooled" by younger players that had gathered and disseminated tactics and tricks. This motivated me to write the guides in the "resources" section, especially the "Improving Your Game" guide.
Ghost Recon was something I enjoyed thoroughly. Through these projects I found an unintended dividend of helping other gamers improve their experience. I hope this improvement expanded the number and qualtiy of mature gamers playing Ghost Recon...and thereby improved my own game experience. Let's hope it continues for years to come.
Ick's XBOX Gamertag
The Ick Mole
- My buddy Hanlebars does a great job at modifying photos. Recently my group of friends have been playing a lot of the game type "Mole". The "Improving Your Game" docuemnt talks about that gametype. Anyhow, I found this photo of a beaver (Is it a beaver?) holding a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon). I emailed it to everyone on my Ghost Recon group of friends. I called it the "Hossierdaddynow Mole" to poke some fun at Hooser. Handlebars took the photo and modified it, creating the "Ick Mole" as shown. What a boob.
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Below are the rest of the "mole" photos for the group. The Handlebars Mole was done by Deltox.
More to come for sure.
Ick's preferred method of transportation
Triumph Speed Four. Mine has the seat cover removed for a passenger as well as a rack above the tail section. At 600 cc it is just enough power to get in trouble but not enough to go 150 mph. GREAT handling for a sports bike, many sports bikes tend to be a challenge to control.
You can tell a lot about a guy from his friends
FutileDr Death is one of my best friends. Unfortunately for me he has resulted in a poor source of single gals. We need to get him to work on that. Anyhow, he has the distinct ability to be an absolute pain in the ass when he is your adversary in an online game. Case in point: Handlebars. Handlebars has been on the receiving end of Futile's SAW so many times that it prompted him to produce this reward poster.
Ghost Recon Favorite Places
- XBOX.com Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (XBOX 360) Forum
- XBOX.com Ghost Recon and Island Thunder Forum
- XBOX.com Ghost Recon 2 Forum
- XBOX.com Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike Forum
- Gamefaqs Ghost Recon 2 Forum
- Gamefaqs Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike Forum
- Ubisoft Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Forum
- Ubisoft Ghost Recon: Console Form
- ghostrecontwo.com - These guys are a great source of info on Ghost Recon, especially photos.
- Ghostrecon.net These guys are pretty good too.
Here are some great Halo related sites
- halo.bungie.org is a great site for Halo and Halo 2 related info.
- This particular section contains a GREAT Halo 2 strategy guide.
...and some other items I find to be very handy or amusing:
borgBOB's Songs
Here are several Ghost Recon related songs (with video) by a guy presently known as borgBOB. They are pretty amusing if you ask me.
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