Dumb Moments in Gaming

[skeptical.platypus]

For my first ever wargame (short of domestic trench combat), I chose the Soviets in Axis and Allies because they had enough units to put on every hex on the soviet western border, and then proceeded to do just that. My brilliant plan was that wherever the germans hit, I'd have a hex or two on either side of the sharp edge of the spear to thwart the attack.

Yes, that's right. When Barbarossa kicked off, I had a solid wall of units. One hex thick.


I have played many hours of CM:BB as penance.

[Sir Slash]

Welcome Skeptical to the Grogs. I got one for you. One of the mods I use for Skyrim is the "Fishing in Skyrim mod. It allows you to craft or buy a fishing net that you can use to fish when near large bodies of water. To use the net, you go to the "Powers" menu and highlight, "Throw Fishing Net" and when you go back to the main screen, hit the Z key, a fishing net shoots out into the water. It automatically returns in a few seconds with randomly generated things like... fish, but also sometimes gems and sometimes junk like old boots or even a dead body. Well Lydia and I were fishing near Solitude when that too familiar shadow passes over, a dragon. So I get set to hit him with all my best weapons and spells and my most damaging shout. But, I forget to re-set the shout in the power menu and so when he lands his big ass right in front of me, and I hit "Z", instead of blasting him with fire, I harmlessly plink him on his big nose with a fishing net. I think it stunned him because for several seconds he didn't do anything, just looked at me like, seriously dude? A fishing net? I was laughing so hard I had to pause the game when I realized what I had done. To make matters worse, after the fight I forgot the net automatically returns to your inventory and spent 20 min. looking for it on the ground. This may qualify me as officially, "Too Dumb To Play Skyrim" or at least "Too dumb To Fish and Walk At The Same Time". :o ??? ::)

[BanzaiCat]

^ Not too dumb at all. I always have this issue with Skyrim, forgetting to change my shouts. So instead of doing a Whirlwind Sprint, I'll do a Force shout and knock over civilians, which the local guards don't take kindly to.

[skeptical.platypus]

Welcome Skeptical to the Grogs. I got one for you. One of the mods I use for Skyrim is the "Fishing in Skyrim mod. It allows you to craft or buy a fishing net that you can use to fish when near large bodies of water. To use the net, you go to the "Powers" menu and highlight, "Throw Fishing Net" and when you go back to the main screen, hit the Z key, a fishing net shoots out into the water. It automatically returns in a few seconds with randomly generated things like... fish, but also sometimes gems and sometimes junk like old boots or even a dead body. Well Lydia and I were fishing near Solitude when that too familiar shadow passes over, a dragon. So I get set to hit him with all my best weapons and spells and my most damaging shout. But, I forget to re-set the shout in the power menu and so when he lands his big ass right in front of me, and I hit "Z", instead of blasting him with fire, I harmlessly plink him on his big nose with a fishing net. I think it stunned him because for several seconds he didn't do anything, just looked at me like, seriously dude? A fishing net? I was laughing so hard I had to pause the game when I realized what I had done. To make matters worse, after the fight I forgot the net automatically returns to your inventory and spent 20 min. looking for it on the ground. This may qualify me as officially, "Too Dumb To Play Skyrim" or at least "Too dumb To Fish and Walk At The Same Time". :o ??? ::)

yeah, but you butt-kick for goodness, believe in space hamsters, and have likely met kobolds named Larry, Darryl, and Darryl. You got nothing to be ashamed of.

[Sir Slash]

That's MINATURE GIANT Space Hamsters. Evil is everywhere. Careful not to step in any.

[skeptical.platypus]

That's MINATURE GIANT Space Hamsters. Evil is everywhere. Careful not to step in any.

I am embarrassed at my omission, and have a similie smilie smiley to prove it.  :-[

Fortunately, I have walked the streets of France and Mexico City, and am thusly quite careful to not step in any. 

[Windigo]

[bob48]

^LOL - I said pretty much the same thing to an old wargames buddy not so very long ago.....