Computer stuff, St. Louis, AND TRIBES

It has been what... 2 months now since my computer died on me. At first I thought it was my Video Card, turns out the Motherboard gets power but doesn't output any data anywhere. Luckily I just got a new job so once I catch up on bills I am building a new computer and can get back to real gaming (sorry console people, but the PCs are still king of the games).

Right now I am planning on doing Quad Core (can't believe I am choosing a quad chip over a dual chip so early, but monetary reasons are forcing me to). Eventually I want two dual GPU vid cars (4gpus total :)), 64-bit Windows 7 of course, with 8gb ram, unless they finally have updated bios to raise the ram limit.

Champions Online and a few other games I want to get my hands on right away when I can. Probably OF 2 or ArmA 2. CoD 4 *2 (aka: CoD 6) coming out soon, I wonder if I will max out my level on first day like CoD 4. That said, For those playing Modern Warfare on the consoles... I am sorry. Not only does the PC version have about 3 times the amount of maps within 2 months of release, but more custom game modes, real HC mode, better netcode, better graphics, much much larger player base, and more people per game.

That said... the greatest FPS of all times, TRIBES, how I wish they'd bring back TRIBES (the original of course). Give it a graphical overhaul and leave it at that. Not only did you have a ton of people per server, but little to no lag, and every server had different host-side mods so you always had new weapons and armours, etc... Modding games, and online gaming netcode wouldn't be what it is today without TRIBES showing people how to do it.

Finally, anyone from the St. Louis area? Once I am back up on my feet, I'd love to find some local-ish people to game with. My fiance` limits her gaming to Street Fighter II Turbo (which I am willing to bet she will kick your ass in), some random SNES and Wii games, and Castlevania and some DS games. I miss having lan parties, and just playing with people who aren't complete strangers.