Wednesday 17 January 2007

Thing #9: Play a computer game to the end

When I was younger... much younger I used to play adventure games. Back then you use to type the commands and hoped that the game would understand what you were trying to say. To make the games more difficult, there were no hints 'n tips on the web, because there was no web. Ah... good times!

After all these years I came to realise that completing the game should not be the end goal. Instead you need to enjoy the game sooo much that you will actually make sure you will finish it no matter what. So for this task, instead of finishing a game I will almost the opposite and play a game that has no end!

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a freeware first-person shooter (FPS) computer game, and a standalone sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, created by Splash Damage. Enemy Territory comes with six official maps. On all except Rail Gun, the Allied team are attacking and the Axis team must defend. You have probably figured the goal of the game: stay alive.

As the missions are repeated again and again and again (and again), there is no end to the game. Instead, what I plan to do is gather 10000 eXPerience points. Usually when you join a game you start with 0 points. However many servers have XP save so that you can develop the soldier over time without having to start from scratch every single time.

Let the battle begin...

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