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« on: December 15, 2011, 09:55:28 PM »
Canadian. I have British (Scottish/English), French, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and alittle Jewish blood in me. Can trace my genealogy back to the 9th century on my Celtic side, and the 13th century on my Slavic side.
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« on: August 05, 2011, 07:27:31 PM »
Great posts Otto.
Just wanted to add amother to the mix that hopefully gauge peoples interests.
*Battle of the Kalka River. 1223, Mongol's vs serveral Rus' principalities. What I find interesting is that until the Mongol's were literally on their doorstep, the Kings/Dukes of Eastern Europe didn't believe the rumors of them coming. The Mongols were usually outnumbered but were facing mostly light heavy infantry, and small cavalry forces (Knights) that they either never faced or had forgotten anything close to nomadic horse tactics. The shock of this must have been what the French and Polish felt in 1939-1940. The classic "Feigned Retreat" was used many times by the Mongols.
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« on: August 03, 2011, 07:02:44 AM »
YES! I discovered this mod last week. I will be all over it when it comes out. Will always love the WW2 RTS aspects of COH but ever since Relic started pumping out Dawn of War 2 and it's expansion's (great games don't get me wrong), I've been dying for a modern warfare take based on the classic COH gameplay but revitalized by the improvements they've made to graphics/squad combat of DOW2.
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« on: July 29, 2011, 09:45:15 PM »
of all time you like to read about. Just curious to see what intrigue's people here, alot of varied and diverse minds on this forum. I am reading a book about Imperial Chinese history, and had read an interesting thing about a battle that involved painting thousands of cattle and lighting their tails on fire; made me think about starting this thread. What are your favorite battles? What about those battles do you find interesting? What things about the battle, make it different from others? Post anything. Sieges, entire campaigns,naval, air, land, ancient, modern. Whatever. Please list as many of possible if you wish. To get things rolling, I'd like to hear your opinions if you have any, on a particular battle. Battle of Tours, 732. I once got into a debate with a guy who stated that this particular engagement, and the man behind the Frankish victory, Charles Martel, is responsible for saving all of Western Europe from the invading Muslim armies. I'm not to familiar with it, but I've read accounts on it being just that, but also others that say it was no more then an Muslim raiding army, seeing how far they could go. Does this battle belong up their, with some of the fights the Greeks/Persians had before this time, or did the Muslim army really pose that much of threat (as much as Attila or Genghis for example)? Also here's alittle list from myself. *Battle of Kapyong. Heroic defense by Aussies and Canadian battalions against an entire Chinese division during Korean War. *Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Hard fought US Marines, Army, British Royal Marines vs much superior Chinese force. *Battle of Thermopylae. Don't have to explain much. One of the first ancient battles I read as a child, which began my fascination with military history. *Normandy Campaign, Stalingrad, Kursk. Shouldn't have to explain much here  *Battle of Grunwald, 1410. One of the biggest medieval battles ever between Kingdom of Poland/Lithuania against the Teutonic Order. Added*Battle of Ortona. Small but fierce battle in Italy between Canadian 1st Infantry Division (Loyal Edmonton Regiment, PPCLI, and afew others) against the fierce 1st German Parachute Division. Please post as many as you like. I'd like to see some stuff I've never read before.
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« on: July 27, 2011, 10:58:16 PM »
Well the game is semi based on real events that happened early on in the Invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. In the single player you fight as tier one operators against the Taliban. The thing that got people pissed was in multiplayer you play as either the US, or Taliban. People didn't like how their kids or whoever would play as the enemy US/NATO forces were currently fighting. In America, the game wasn't allowed to be sold on US military bases (game stilled sold 5 million copies though). Also got mentioned by politicians in Canada and UK. Just curious because the Aussies have been their to from the beginning.
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« on: July 27, 2011, 10:45:05 PM »
Rizz, any news on that suspected bomb?
Pariah, happens anytime something like this goes down. Politicians and people who don't support violence in video games always jump on the bandwagon. Happens before games are released like MW2 (like we discussed earlier in the thread, the Russian level) and Medal of Honor most recently. Then when something like this happens, and they find out the person happens to play violent video games, they increase their ramblings on the matter.
Off topic, but did Medal of Honor get the backlash in Australia as much as it did in the US, UK and Canada?
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« on: July 27, 2011, 03:17:15 AM »
Yeah no kidding WartyX. In other nations, theirs a good chance he would've been double tapped multiple times from all sorts of angles. His ploy with the bomb being a distraction worked in his favor though. The police didn't get to the island until an hour after it started. Damn shame.
Hope he gets life with solitary confinement. No visitors, no letters. One hour a month outside should do.
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« on: July 26, 2011, 01:37:31 AM »
Thanks Rizz. Seems like people from the Middle East are drawn to the Scandinavian countries because of the high living standards, and relatively safe surroundings (no countries where governments that are less stable and aggressive). That stat about the Iraq refugees is eye opening. Northern Europe would be appealing me to if I was born in a third world country. If anyone needs an update on what happened today, the man who did these sadistic attacks had a non-public hearing. Apparently their will be a big investigation to see if their really are other cells like he claims. He's being isolated in prison, and only person he can see is his lawyer. Maybe the trial starts a year from now 
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« on: July 26, 2011, 12:18:31 AM »
I'm sure every community has its share of flame wars. My first online gaming experience was with a game series called Delta Force (I played DF2 and DF Land Warrior). Their was always around 20-30 teams from all over at its peak, with 5-10 of them people considered the best. Ridiculous amounts of flaming and flame wars on forums. After the series died, I had to take a couple years off competitive gaming to recuperate...
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« on: July 25, 2011, 07:08:06 PM »
lol, like I said, "I'm not saying this inspired him to do this." I just find it coincidental, that in a source of entertainment he considered it to be a training simulation, their was a level where you go around killing as many civilians as possible (just like he did on Utoya). The way I viewed the particular level, was just a way to continue the story and that's it. But I agree with GodlikeDennis, the way he perceived it, shows his mental imbalance. In the manifesto he clearly states "I’ve still learned to love it though and especially the multiplayer part is amazing," he adds. "You can more or less completely simulate actual operations." http://www.pcworld.com/article/236459/did_oslo_terrorist_use_modern_warfare_2_as_training_sim.htmlNow most people don't go playing FPS games and afterwards think "I'm special forces now." After playing years and years of COH, doesn't qualify us to try and command an army of some kind. That's all I'm trying to imply. Difference between entertainment and reality. Like the article says, it's only like 1% of his ramblings. 99% of it was sheer hatred and murderous intent. Back on the topic on hand, I'm glad to see that the number of confirmed casualties has dropped considerably to 76. Also its smart the authorities didn't give him the spotlight and make his hearing public. I imagine the investigation into him and his "organization" will be extensive. He's now claiming their are two more "cells." Can any of you Northern European guys give me a run down on how the people their view the Muslim immigration issue? I have absolutely nothing against Muslims, just curious to hear about their presence in those countries.
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« on: July 25, 2011, 07:36:33 AM »
Rizz, I hope all the best for your friend's friend. Can't imagine the shock of enjoying a beautiful summers day with friends, to be brutally interrupted by someone who would do something like this.
Yeah copycats would be a major concern anywhere at this point. In his manifesto he spoke about Modern Warfare 2, and how it was a tactical simulation. He considered it to be training. For those of you who haven't played or heard about a certain level in the game, their is a part where you play an undercover CIA agent (formerly a Ranger) who's infiltrated a Russian terrorist group. In the level you have to go through a level based on an airport in Moscow, killing as many civilians as you can.
I'm not saying this inspired him to do this; it seems to me, that he's been planning this for along time, but the fact that media/government officials at the time of MW2 release were worried about such things happening and the fact he mentioned the game in his writing's suggests alot.
Definitely brings the real world and the things we consider to be entertainment into perspective.
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« on: July 25, 2011, 04:32:02 AM »
@Paciat, I didn't say neo-Nazi's hate Norwegians. I'm sure it differs from place to place but neo-Nazi's typically hate anything Liberal or anything pro multicultural for the most part. Also the reason I said that, is because hate/anarchists/terrorist groups will jump on anything like incidents like this and could consider the guy who did it to be a hero/martyr. The fact he posted his 1500 page book online beforehand, means people are going to read it despite what theirs views on these type of matters are.
@BurroDiablo, thanks for the assessment, if I decide to read more into it, I'll keep that in mind. I only really read the logs about his preparations, and some of his personal stuff that he typed down.
Before I posted I PM'ed a moderator, to lock the thread immediately if it gets to heated, and I'm sure BurroDiablo will watch it as well. It is a sensitive issue.
Only reason I created the thread was to see if anyone in the community or members of the Dev team were affected personally by the incident. We got alot of people from alot of different countries here. I had buddies on gaming teams over the years, some lost friends/family on Sept 11th and over the course of the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars.
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« on: July 25, 2011, 02:26:44 AM »
Yeah their is some confusion on whether or not he was alone on this. The people on the island suggest that their could have been 2, but understandably people were in shock and confused over the ordeal. His manifesto claims however that he worked completely alone not risking telling any people. Sommarkatze is correct to, when people were panicking he directed people to come to him and then opened fire.
Tomorrow, he is going to be appearing at a hearing, and apparently is going to give his reasons on doing what he did.
What I'm worried about is his book becoming mainstream, and people latching on to it, in particular neo-Nazi's and other hate groups, to fit their own agenda's. It is quite a detailed and alarming book to read.
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« on: July 25, 2011, 12:06:27 AM »
On Friday, a bomb made from fertilizer and other chemical compounds exploded near government buildings in Oslo. Since it is holiday season, causalities were less than what could have been. According to sources 7 people were killed and 15 injured.
A few hours later one guy dressed as a police officer and armed with a semi-automatic rifle (Ruger Mini 14), side arm, and apparently grenades began a massacre on the island Utoya. It is a small youth camp for the Labor Party of Norway I believe. Overall 93 people were killed with 86 with them being on Utoya. Most of the victims on the island were between 15 and 16 years old.
I just glanced over some of the last few hundred pages of his manifesto, and he claims he did this because he's part of some resistance movement against the Muslim immigration to Europe. He is highly Conservative (which is why he targeted the youth of the Labor Party), and Christian which is weird because immediately after the attacks happened right wing media groups all over were saying it was another act of violence from Islamic extremists.
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« on: July 24, 2011, 08:16:52 PM »
Just like to offer my condolences. Been following the incident since it happened, and it's just such a massive tragedy for such a peaceful and beautiful country. I haven't had the time to search for any Norwegian members on this forum, but was their anyone effected here? I've gamed with and played against whole teams of Norwegian's over years and have always enjoyed talking to them.
What that man did was completely ridiculous. I see no sense in killing your own people or any people, for that matter, to make an ideological or religious point. I'm reading his manifesto at the moment, and just can't wrap my head around it. 1500 pages with his own personal views mixed with Wikipedia entries. Quite bizarre.
Please use this thread to offer your sympathies, and for Norwegian members to let us know your alright.
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