Comments on: Man, If Blowing the Heads Off of Zombies With a Scoped Rifle is Wrong, I Don’t Ever Want to Be Right http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:05:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Avdi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-120680 Avdi Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:17:06 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-120680 The beauty of the game BloodRayne, a guilty pleasure of mine, was that the vast majority of the enemies were a) zombies; b) Nazis; or c) Nazi zombies. Add PVC-clad vampire heroine, and you had something close to gaming nirvana. The beauty of the game BloodRayne, a guilty pleasure of mine, was that the vast majority of the enemies were a) zombies; b) Nazis; or c) Nazi zombies. Add PVC-clad vampire heroine, and you had something close to gaming nirvana.

]]> By: MarkHB http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-120017 MarkHB Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:05:58 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-120017 Okay, Scalzi. You were right. The fact that you can drop four or five Zombies stood in a queue with one shot makes the Scoped Hunting Rifle the nummawunguninnagame. Just... just shut up. Shut up. Stupid smart people. Okay, Scalzi. You were right. The fact that you can drop four or five Zombies stood in a queue with one shot makes the Scoped Hunting Rifle the nummawunguninnagame.

Just… just shut up. Shut up. Stupid smart people.

]]> By: Dave Hall http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119789 Dave Hall Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:04 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119789 # Angelleon @ 35 20 Nov 2008 at 8:34 am Dave and KenS: "Interesting. For me, a muzzle-loader is like a manual transmission. I feel super competent using one, but I’m way to conscious of the individual steps of the process to find the zone. And I can’t believe that no one here has mentioned the ultimate zombie cure - flamethrowers!" All it takes is working in within the process. It will take some time and lots of lead and powder. But it is attainable. I found learning by an old (16th-19th centuries) military manual of arms. The break down into simple steps by the numbers was conducive to military discipline and creates an automatic flow of process. (Baron Von Steuben as Zen master?) As regards your ultimate zombie cure: Hell Yes! I'm there with that! # Angelleon @ 35
20 Nov 2008 at 8:34 am
Dave and KenS:

“Interesting. For me, a muzzle-loader is like a manual transmission. I feel super competent using one, but I’m way to conscious of the individual steps of the process to find the zone.

And I can’t believe that no one here has mentioned the ultimate zombie cure – flamethrowers!”

All it takes is working in within the process. It will take some time and lots of lead and powder. But it is attainable. I found learning by an old (16th-19th centuries) military manual of arms. The break down into simple steps by the numbers was conducive to military discipline and creates an automatic flow of process. (Baron Von Steuben as Zen master?)

As regards your ultimate zombie cure: Hell Yes! I’m there with that!

]]> By: MarkHB http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119681 MarkHB Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:14:23 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119681 Actually, I'll chuck that offer open to anyone, you all seem like good sorts so if you want a bit of L4D, RF2 or whatever splatterage, go on and bung me in your friends list. I'm sillybusy at the moment, so when I do snatch an hour's gaming I'd like it to be with Really Good Sorts.... Actually, I’ll chuck that offer open to anyone, you all seem like good sorts so if you want a bit of L4D, RF2 or whatever splatterage, go on and bung me in your friends list. I’m sillybusy at the moment, so when I do snatch an hour’s gaming I’d like it to be with Really Good Sorts….

]]> By: Neal-with-an-"a" http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119627 Neal-with-an-"a" Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:51 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119627 I'm still fragging weird alien/human/entrails hybrids in Dead Space myself, but L4D is definitely in my "to buy soon" list. Anyway, I wanted to point anyone who is interested towards www.geezergamers.com which is a community of 30+ year old gamers (primarily xbox 360 based) who play together in co-op and versus games thus allowing folks to skip the annoying 14 year old cuss-bombs out there. It's a great place to meet gamers and wind up with a full "friends list" for online gaming. I’m still fragging weird alien/human/entrails hybrids in Dead Space myself, but L4D is definitely in my “to buy soon” list.

Anyway, I wanted to point anyone who is interested towards http://www.geezergamers.com which is a community of 30+ year old gamers (primarily xbox 360 based) who play together in co-op and versus games thus allowing folks to skip the annoying 14 year old cuss-bombs out there. It’s a great place to meet gamers and wind up with a full “friends list” for online gaming.

]]> By: mythago http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119626 mythago Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:59:18 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119626 John, we will keep an eye out for you in case somebody makes a mod with militant-childfree, Confederate-apologist, intelligent-design-believing zombies. Presumably ZPH would be the boss monster. John, we will keep an eye out for you in case somebody makes a mod with militant-childfree, Confederate-apologist, intelligent-design-believing zombies. Presumably ZPH would be the boss monster.

]]> By: Reg Shoe http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119615 Reg Shoe Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:11 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119615 I would like to second Blue-State's comment. Zombies have feelings too, you know. I would like to second Blue-State’s comment. Zombies have feelings too, you know.

]]> By: Sean L. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119606 Sean L. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:21 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119606 L4D is completely epic, yes. John! Is giving out your steam account name too personal? Would love to pounce on you and tear you to shreds someday (in the nicest way possible). Or, I guess, I dunno, be on your team. That'd be cool too. L4D is completely epic, yes.

John! Is giving out your steam account name too personal? Would love to pounce on you and tear you to shreds someday (in the nicest way possible). Or, I guess, I dunno, be on your team. That’d be cool too.

]]> By: Ward http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119604 Ward Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:02:15 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119604 These zombies aren't shambling. They're fast. Scary fast at times. These zombies aren’t shambling. They’re fast. Scary fast at times.

]]> By: Pengwenn http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/11/19/man-if-blowing-the-heads-off-of-zombies-with-a-scoped-rifle-is-wrong-i-dont-ever-want-to-be-right/#comment-119603 Pengwenn Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:24 +0000 http://scalzi.wordpress.com/?p=5419#comment-119603 I prefer Locust hordes to zombie ones any day. Although I loved the Hunter: The Reckoning games. I prefer Locust hordes to zombie ones any day. Although I loved the Hunter: The Reckoning games.

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