User blog:SeaCrane 1/Nutshot News, Volume 6!

I'm going to be really rusty at making these, since the last one was written in May, but I'll do my best :P

Hey everyone! If you don't know already, I write a series of blogs called the Nutshot News, basically covering all sorts of different things both in and out of Combat Arms. It's fun and is meant to entertain and hopefully enlighten.

Down to business. With school starting, I know you all probably don't have that much time to play games and stuff, so I'll be putting in a little advice to get your game kick satisfied. I'll also have some awesome new music, a few fun websites, and a cool little application I found, among other things.

Tips of the Week

 * Tip One: With school coming up, many of you are probably going to be swamped with homework or the like, leaving a much-reduced time for gaming (especially if you actually have a life :P). As such, here's a bit of advice to balance work and games. If you're really feeling the itch to play CA, try doing one of your homework assignments then playing about half an hour to an hour of the game, then going back to doing assignments. Consider it a mental break!
 * Tip Two: While you may not see it, snipers have a reticle when not scoped in. As such, if you're trying to pull off a sweet no-scope for that montage of yours, try not to move for about half a second before you fire. It should give you decent spread recovery, enough to land a shot.

Questions

 * What do you guys think of the new maps and guns? Any favorites or things that have to go?
 * What advice would you give someone who just started playing this game?

Music and Stuff

 * Album of the Week: Polarities by Everyone Dies in Utah
 * Cool Song: Gangnam Style by Psy (I'm so addicted to this song x.x)
 * Musical Factoid: The electric guitar was invented in 1931, four years before the first marketing of the electric bass in 1935.

Fun Sites and Apps
Whenever I want to relax and just have a little fun, I open up this little music-maker Shockwave app. You can find it here at this site.

This site has a ton of fun little .swf games, if you ever get bored. Right here.

Any Other Games Out There?
Recently I've gotten into playing a game called Blacklight: Retribution. It's a free-to-play sci-fi First Person Shooter that, unlike most free-to-plays, is not pay-to-win. As a matter of fact, everything you can buy with real money is purchasable with in-game currency.

It has a very unique layout and feel, similar to that of Call of Duty: Black Ops. However, I find the way everything's designed to be a lot better and more efficient. Check it out for yourselves at the official site.

Final Words
"It is not the gadgets or the gear that make a hero. It's the strength of his character that makes him rise above the commonfolk."

- SeaCrane1