Hello

Gunnzie · July 03, 2011, 09:58:01 PM

Hello everyone. I'm from London in my late 30s and only just starting pc gaming. Yep a bit late to the party. I've always been a console gamer. Owned both xboxes. But with my latest xbox packing in I've had enough of console gaming and gone the pc route.

Just installed steam and got the complete valve pack, bc2, and got nfs hot pursuit. I'm open to recommendations as I know very little when it comes to pc gaming.

Jamin · July 03, 2011, 10:02:40 PM

Heya Gunnzie, welcome to the forums

TheDvEight · July 03, 2011, 10:19:46 PM

Alot of us play bc2 we have our own uk server 32 man.... theres guys who race on here aswell have a butchers on the forums its all pretty much explained will be looking forward to kicking your but on the battlefield (oh and welcome

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Benny · July 03, 2011, 10:22:23 PM

Welcome, try everything, personally I'd recommend Arma2 OA, not consoley at all

smilodon · July 03, 2011, 10:26:48 PM

Greetings, as mentioned you'll get most mileage out of Bad Company 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops and ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead. As these are the three shooters we play the most. Racing games are covered by (Need for Speed) and we also play a bit of the free game World of Tanks.

Blunt · July 04, 2011, 12:05:23 AM

Quote from: Gunnzie;328079Hello everyone. I'm from London in my late 30s and only just starting pc gaming. Yep a bit late to the party. I've always been a console gamer. Owned both xboxes. But with my latest xbox packing in I've had enough of console gaming and gone the pc route.

Just installed steam and got the complete valve pack, bc2, and got nfs hot pursuit. I'm open to recommendations as I know very little when it comes to pc gaming.

Hi Gunnzie, welcome to dMw.
pull up a chair, you'll never leave:D
I'm abit CoD biased, but if you hang on to your cash till BF3, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
Meanwhile... There's always Black Ops, Arma OA or any of the other games we play.
If you need a pointer to a server, just shout

Lameduck · July 04, 2011, 06:32:13 AM

Quote from: smilodon;328083Racing games are covered by Need for Speed

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Greetings and welcome Gunnzie.
Please excuse the above misinformation, the sim of choice @ dMw is LIVE for Speed. Free demo can be found at http://www.lfs.net/
NFS is sometimes played at the LAN by the younger and rowdier elements

smilodon · July 04, 2011, 06:51:14 AM

Ten years and I still can't get that right........ sigh.

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BrotherTobious · July 04, 2011, 09:01:37 AM

Welcome mate, hope you find something that you can can suit you gaming needs

Just shout if you have questions

And I like Benny and Blunt would recommend Arma 2 OA

Gunnzie · July 04, 2011, 09:22:00 AM

Does Live For Speed need a steering wheel though? That would be a bit too much for me to be honest. I have a 360 controller though as I kept my spare wired one from my old 360.

I tried the free Arma 2 game very briefly and it seemed just my cup of tea. I'm not a big fan of cod as its a bit too arcadey and fast paced for my ageing brain to handle. I'll look into Arma 2 OA.

Anyway thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

DrunkenZombiee · July 04, 2011, 09:57:40 AM

Welcome to the forums =).

I used to play a lot on consoles but I am now mainly PC based so same position as you. There are a great bunch of guys here and a wide array of game are played on different nights of the week.

From WoW RPG's to SIMS like ARMA and LFS its all covered here.

Shame the LAN is full as that's a great way to sample the atmosphere in the community.

Welcome again.

DZ.

Lameduck · July 04, 2011, 10:46:51 AM

Quote from: Gunnzie;328100Does Live For Speed need a steering wheel though?
Anyway thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

We know a few drivers who use a 360 controller and others who use a mouse, but a wheel usually takes a chunk off your lap times,:racing:

Gunnzie · July 04, 2011, 10:57:51 AM

Thanks. I see there is a demo of LFS so will definitely give that a go. I'd never get a wheel setup approved by SWMBO so 360 controller will have to do

Gone_Away · July 04, 2011, 01:14:36 PM

Welcome Gunnzie.

Now that your registered, make sure you download TeamSpeak. The details are on the forums but this will allow you to join in on the banter on our servers. All of the server details can be found here: http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3363-Server-Password The BC2 server name is dMw. | UK | Mixed Rotat'n | MSG and can be found in-game in the server browser by typing in dmw. and searching.

There's plenty of folks here that will give you guidance and advice to get up to speed quickly in the games we're currently supporting.

Hope to see you in-game soon!

Penfold · July 04, 2011, 02:07:57 PM

Hello and welcome!