[Forum Game] You Know You're Addicted to Subsim... - Page 4

CaptainMattJ. · 07-12-11, 11:35 AM

i got hooked on the general idea of submarines when i was 4. almost everyday i kept re-watching the titanic. Just to see it sink

. I loved seeing it go under, and snap in half. not the people. just the ship. thats all i watched it for. so really i was getting a daily dose of the art of sinking commercial vessels. My fate happened to lead me here. Now i spend chunks of my day, sitting down and glaring through a periscope at a juicy, ripe tanker, lining at my shot, and giving it the 2-KO punch, all to have me rage as they cleanly miss, and i surface and unload my deck gun.

ahhhh. Good times.

im actually a little skeptical of traveling on a cruise. Im always afraid of staring off the port bow and seeing a party ferret with a wicked grin on his face

Anthony W. · 07-12-11, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

Im actually a little skeptical of traveling on a cruise. Im always afraid of staring off the port bow and seeing a party ferret with a wicked grin on his face

I hate big cruise ships in general. They freak me out.

Sinking them, on the other hand, is something I can do.

IMO a ship that big should be either transporting large cargo, oil, or something else inanimate. Or be armed to the teeth with planes, guns, ASW, helicopters, ect.

If I wanted to go to water parks and visit Pacific islands, I'd drive 30 minutes to Holiday World, spend a day, then hop on a plane. It'd be cheaper, too, and not so many annoying kids.

I'd much rather be 100 some feet below the surface where all the surface threats and harsh weather conditions don't affect me.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-13-11, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

...when you've watched movies at Neal's house.

Or August's.

Growler · 07-13-11, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

im actually a little skeptical of traveling on a cruise. Im always afraid of staring off the port bow and seeing a party ferret with a wicked grin on his face

What was the cruise ship that was dead in the water/powerless not that long ago? All because of a diesel engine oil casualty? Yeah, those things are well made.

Between engine failures, fires, and disease spread aboard those things, I'd much rather sink 'em via a subsim that ride on in the real world.

Anthony W. · 07-13-11, 03:03 PM

When you drive a Ford Mustang (like I do) and think "general topics" instead of "Gran Tourismo" when someone says "Mustang GT"

Betonov · 07-13-11, 03:48 PM

I went swimming today in the lake and I see two boats full of Japaneese tourists and I slipped bellow the surface only my eyes were above the water (along with my ever barer forehead), did calculations, lost my composire and yelled TORPEDO LOS !!!! so half the people in the lake including all the boat passengers looked what was my problem. So much for silent running

frau kaleun · 07-13-11, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

I went swimming today in the lake and I see two boats full of Japaneese tourists and I slipped bellow the surface only my eyes were above the water (along with my ever barer forehead), did calculations, lost my composire and yelled TORPEDO LOS !!!!

In that situation I think I would've gone with:

http://wavcentral.com/sounds/movies/godzilla/roar.mp3

Betonov · 07-13-11, 04:12 PM

My first idea was I'd swimm close to the boat really not obvius, then grabbed the boat, pulle dmyself up and yelled GODZILLA. But then I'd get my head clobbered with an oar

nikimcbee · 07-13-11, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

Or August's.

Answer C; all of the above.

nikimcbee · 07-13-11, 05:49 PM

This pretty much says it all:

Playing SH4 at the subsim clubhouse.

'll add this:

Jimbuna · 07-13-11, 07:01 PM

Interesting photo....who's the ugly bastid on the laptop?

nikimcbee · 07-17-11, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Interesting photo....who's the ugly bastid on the laptop?

Ol' fat McBee, me thinks.

If you could see the laptop image better, you'd see the SH4 control room.

nikimcbee · 07-17-11, 11:49 AM

...when you went out looking for Steed. (when he was missing)

Jimbuna · 07-17-11, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Ol' fat McBee, me thinks.

If you could see the laptop image better, you'd see the SH4 control room.

Who would have thought

Sailor Steve · 07-17-11, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

If you could see the laptop image better, you'd see the SH4 control room.

So, you get one chance to be on a real live submarine, and you spend the time playing a game? I hate to think about what you do when you're on 'your' PT boat.

07-12-11, 11:35 AM	#46
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	i got hooked on the general idea of submarines when i was 4. almost everyday i kept re-watching the titanic. Just to see it sink . I loved seeing it go under, and snap in half. not the people. just the ship. thats all i watched it for. so really i was getting a daily dose of the art of sinking commercial vessels. My fate happened to lead me here. Now i spend chunks of my day, sitting down and glaring through a periscope at a juicy, ripe tanker, lining at my shot, and giving it the 2-KO punch, all to have me rage as they cleanly miss, and i surface and unload my deck gun. ahhhh. Good times. im actually a little skeptical of traveling on a cruise. Im always afraid of staring off the port bow and seeing a party ferret with a wicked grin on his face __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison Last edited by CaptainMattJ.; 07-12-11 at 11:45 AM.

07-13-11, 03:03 PM	#50
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	When you drive a Ford Mustang (like I do) and think "general topics" instead of "Gran Tourismo" when someone says "Mustang GT" __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

07-13-11, 05:49 PM	#55
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This pretty much says it all: Playing SH4 at the subsim clubhouse. 'll add this: __________________

07-13-11, 07:01 PM	#56
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Interesting photo....who's the ugly bastid on the laptop? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-17-11, 11:49 AM	#58
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	...when you went out looking for Steed. (when he was missing) __________________

07-13-11, 03:48 PM	#51
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I went swimming today in the lake and I see two boats full of Japaneese tourists and I slipped bellow the surface only my eyes were above the water (along with my ever barer forehead), did calculations, lost my composire and yelled TORPEDO LOS !!!! so half the people in the lake including all the boat passengers looked what was my problem. So much for silent running

07-13-11, 04:12 PM	#53
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	My first idea was I'd swimm close to the boat really not obvius, then grabbed the boat, pulle dmyself up and yelled GODZILLA. But then I'd get my head clobbered with an oar