Epic Moment's thread

[Spike88]

There are times in gaming when things go horribly wrong(see the F--- Moments! thread), and then there are times when everything goes right. Whether it's luck, skill, or a mix of both, you come out feeling like a boss, holding your head high, nothing can stop you. On occasion things will go horribly wrong a second latter shattering the charade, but still.
So go on, brag about these moments.


I recently restarted playing GTA IV, and I enjoy the occasional fist fight if someone rams into me or my car. While speeding in my Sabre GT I accidentally hit another car. The driver gets out and starts to go toe to toe with me. Of course someone else has to join into the brawl and now it's 2 vs me. I beat one down, and lost track of the other( I had seen him go down and figured he was out for the count). I get into my car to drive away when the second guy comes trotting back up and pulls me from my car. Wanting to end the fight quickly I pull out my bat, but accidentally draw my pistol first. Seeing my pistol the pedestrian draws a shotgun. It's now his shotgun vs my bat. He quickly back steps and hits me with a blast. Luckily the blast didn't kill me. He keeps back stepping and is about to fire his shotgun again when I bring the bottom of the bat into his face knocking him out. I pick up his shotgun, get in my car and drive to the hospital.


Another scenario had me looking for more pistol ammo. Earlier I had been in another fist fight, when the police got involved and attempted to arrest the two guys attacking me. One makes a bolt for it, and the other enters a shoot out with the police. I'm standing around watching this happen when a fat old security guard decides to join in on the gun battle. Whose side does he join? The criminals. Eventually the police gun him down and I get his gun. This lead me to realize that the security guards around the docks had guns, so I drive down to the docks and look for one. I find one under an overpass, and pull up next to him. He turns around and starts walking the other way and I hit him with a full blast from my shotgun. If my head lights had been working, or had he been standing under a street light, I would have noticed the fact he is a cop. Unfortunately I didn't. I get an automatic 3 star rating, and spend the next 30(IRL) minutes trying to flee from the ever present cops. I went up and down the highway by the airport twice. Eventually I try to drive through an alley and slam into a gate(I figured it'd break) and I get ejected from my car. I run down the alley and find my same car but in black and hop in. The chase continues, after working for it and nearly wrecking this second car, I get away.

[Dowly]

As with most of my fondest gaming memories, this one's from HL1's Day of Defeat.

Was playing DoD_Caen on US side (this was before UK was in the game) and as
usual I was being my awesome self (I was very good at that game ) and
managed to get to the second to last flag (as in german's 2nd).
I was carrying the M1 Carbine, a grenade and the pistol.

I captured the flag and as soon as I did so, 2 germans ran from their 1st flag.
Emptied my Carbine on them, killing both, threw my grenade towards the 1st
flag and killed a 3rd baddie. Just as I was about to reload the M1, 2 more germans
ran towards me, so I switched to the pistol and pulled a 1-shot-headshot
on both of them, a second later 2 more germans came running at me and
again, one-shot them.

At that point, I decided it was better to run back to the 3rd flag and reload the
M1.

Good times.

[Fincuan]

Ahh that reminds me of an epic moment in CS:

As the last surviving Terrorist in cs_assault, with only a single CT remaining, I was inside the higher portion of the ventilation shaft that runs from the roof to just outside the hostage room door. The shaft can also be entered from withing the building by climbing a short ladder. After climbing the ladder there's a 5 meters straight part, a 90-degree turn to the right, a few more meters straight and then another short ladder to the part where I was. At this point shaking with fear no doubt. Now, anyone entering the vent using the ladder inside the building makes sort of an OOOMPH sound, very quiet but easily audible with headphones. Not before long I heard this sound, which meant that someone was coming for me. I started counting seconds, and when I judged enough time had passed I emptied a whole clip through the vent wall, towards the part leading from the 90 degree turn to "my" ladder.

The result was as expected: *BOOM headshot*, followed by "ZOMG he's wallhacking" and getting banned from the server

[Spike88]

You know, someone needs to make a good MP game like DoD or CS again. I had several good times with those. Hopefully the new CS is descent, although I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to CoD it. I always loved sniping in DoD, although by the time I got to the server someone usually always took the spot.

[Oberon]

Probably taking down that 109 during the Holland Campaign whilst playing a DXXI, he'd already hit me a couple of times, and Hunter was playing 'The Show Must Go On' by Queen over TS which increased the epicness by a factor of ten. Was getting close to the point where I'd have to disengage when I managed to get a lucky shot on his engine which took him down.

[Task Force]

I remember one time in Red Orchestra 1 I was playing as a AT soldier with a panzerfaust. I was running and went around a corner and to my surprised had a Russian sticking a PPSH in my face. I, panicking shot the panzerfaust and actually hit him. Throwing him back about 20 feet, and blew his limbs off!

[Fincuan]

Speaking of TRULY epic moments:

[Falkirion]

I had a pretty epic moment in NBA 2k11 the other night. Was playing at Celtics @ Bulls as the Celtics in My Player mode. We were down by 15 with 7 minutes to play when I came off the bench, we went on a huge run to close the gap to a basket with under 30 seconds to go. The Bulls try inbounding to their 2 guard, I steal the ball, pop up a fade away jumper and sink it to force OT 88-88. We won in OT.

I know nobody really cares about sports games but damned if this wasn't a great game.

[Spike88]

GTA IV again.

I'm running on foot from a 1-star Wanted level. There are at least 5 cops behind me, so I jump off an over pass and onto a box truck(that scene you see in all the movies).

Niko lands on the truck feet first, rolls backwards because the truck is moving, hits the wall he just jumped off of, rolls in front of the truck and gets run over. He then stands up like nothing happened.

[Oberon]

I've just remembered another IL2 flight. Let me just find the thread...

Yes, that's right. Myself, Hunter and Task Force. Hunter in a Fuhrer transport (Condor) and me and Task Force in Fw-190s. I was fully expecting to stall out of the sky in the damn thing. We were singing Schroeders favourite football song when we were bounced by Spitfires, we fought them off and Hunter went full speed for Berlin where he was bounced by the other Spitfires and then decided to fly under a bridge and flew into it instead.
With Hunter out of it it was me and Task Force versus the other Spitfires, Task Force flies the 190 like he was born in it, but me? Well, you know my track record.
Thus, imagine my surprise when I not only manage to not stall into the ground but go on to shoot down three Spitfires, one of which was on Task Forces tail at the time, it was a pure luck shot that I hit that one.
And all the time Hunter was playing this over Teamspeak:


It seems that most of my Epic moments seem to occur to epic music...


ROFL, and what do you know...that epic moment happened a year ago today.

[Spike88]

Ah Ace Combat Balkan Wars, How I love that game.


I honestly wish I flew with you guys more. Hell I'd be up for some Il-2 today but I look at user controls and think of trying to get everything set up with my joystick, and I get a headache.

[Hinrich Schwab]

Since GTA IV seems to be prominent, I have to say every moment in this video is beyond epic. It is not my video by any means, but all I have to say is "Wow!"

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Hinrich Schwab

Since GTA IV seems to be prominent, I have to say every moment in this video is beyond epic. It is not my video by any means, but all I have to say is "Wow!"

That video is pure win. The part where he collides with a car in the middle of river while flying was unbelievable.

The only thing that would've made this video any better would be if he made pinball noises when Niko was bouncing off the buildings.

[Oberon]

Well, if we're in GTA IV territory (must play that game some time):

Ultimate Ben Buja - Check his videos out, they are hilarious:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BenBuja

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Well, if we're in GTA IV territory (must play that game some time):

Ultimate Ben Buja - Check his videos out, they are hilarious:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BenBuja

I really need to get GTA IV for my PC. The first responders mod looks amazing. Although I'm afraid of it not working.