DIARY OF A SPACEMAN
DIARY OF A SPACEMAN
PYRO SYSTEM
Vanduul Swarm
Spidyfool (Gladius)
Grimbrand (350R)
Pirxxx (Gladiator)
GreyMan (Super Hornet)
Gentlemen,
We "met" yesterday in the Vanduul Swarm Co-Op arena, and I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I enjoyed our game. Also, I wanted to give a big shout out to Pirxxx, who I met fighting the Vanduul earlier in the day. In fact, I dropped him a note much like this one yesterday, and ended up having a very interesting conversation about the new 1.1.5 release of Arena Commander. I don't think I'm going out on a limb by saying he felt a little frustrated about RSI's continuing tweaks to try to adjust the game balance of the various ships. And I can certainly see his point.
Which, I think, shows just how awesome you three were. I agree with Pirxxx in that, over time, it sometimes seems RSI has cut the lethality of some of the weapons. But despite that fact, you three were kicking it! Especially you, Pirxxx! There was one point, just after I respawned the first time, during wave fifteen, that Pirxxx...you were it! There was no one else anywhere near your position. You were taking on the whole armada yourself. And all I heard was "enemy destroyed," over and over, as I was racing across the map. You rock!
I didn't join this particular game until wave twelve. And I lost my last respawn in wave seventeen. So I'm sorry I couldn't hang in there. I hope you three made it to the bitter end. Regardless, it was great. Thanks, guys! It was fun!
Peace,
GreyMan
Wave 12
“We’re starting in the middle of things. We have Spideyfool. And we just started wave twelve. Two more guys in here...I don’t have their names yet. Spideyfool...looks like he’s in a Gladuis of some sort. And...a...Payday has joined us. That’s unfortunate.
“We have Grimbrand. A...looks like he’s in a 300I.
“Pirxxx is back.
“Pirxxx was killed in wave twelve.”
Wave 15
“Looks like it’s just me and Pirxxx. Wave fifteen...Reaper’s here. Pirxxx is kick’in butt!
“It’s wave fifteen, and I may be the last guy. I think Pirxxx may have gotten killed taking all those Vanduul at once. I take it back! Both Pirxxx and Spideyfool are here.
Wave 16
“I was killed in wave sixteen. I had all kinds of missiles after me. I don’t know if I got hit by one, or just shot down out of the air.”
Wave 17
“Pirxxx got killed in wave sixteen. I think I’m all that’s left in wave seventeen. Looking for some cover.
“Tried to find some cover. Tried to break them up. It didn’t work out. Ended up running the gauntlet through them, and...I mean...they all launched missiles at the same time. Just one or two, I guess, hit. And that leaves me with hardly any ship left. Went ahead and ejected. One respawn left.
“Looks like Pirxxx just jumped back in!
“Well, that was it for me on wave seventeen. (whew!) Just too many missiles. I couldn’t evade them all. Boy, just one or two hit, and there’s nothing left. Although I would like to point out that I’m really firing the flares left, right, and sideways. I’m not saving them for later!”
Saturday, August 1, 2015