Zu (app)

1) Your main character's Name
Will be Zu (was Zuvarg, Moongarm in Planetside)
2) Your main character's rank/level
CR5 in Planetside
3) Which Division in -CDL- are you applying for ?
Planetside 2
4) Previous Guilds and an explanation of why you left or are leaving your current guild.
Dargonwolves Planetside Left gaming in 2004 when my computer crashed out and my wife got pissy
5) What are you looking for in a guild? Please be thorough.
comradeship, maturity
6) Are you over 18?
I'm now retired. I think that qualifies as a yes
7) Have you READ AND UNDERSTOOD our CoC?
Yes
8) Any additional information you wish to provide us. Personal info, who you know in the guild , etc. ?
Finally getting back into gaming. About to buy an new alienware computer and get into planetside again to prepare for planetside 2. Looking to reup with my old dragonwolf comrades.

 

Manitou,

Thanks for the welcome. No, this name is fine. I'm using it also for planetside universe and sony online as well. Us old guys can't have too many things to keep track of, heh. Looking to get my new computer in a month or so after I see what our taxes will look like.

Zu (unless someone grabs it first, then it's back to Zuvarg)

 

Thanks Sentrosi. Good to be back now that I don't have to worry about work too much. Heh.

And I see Hamma is still alive and kicking. I almost forgot about Planetside Universe.

Zu

 

GraniteRok,

Greetings to you to. I remember when you were the noob! Now look at you!

Zu

 

Sentrosi,

Well, I always was interested in Alienware computers. Of course, now they've been taken over by Dell, apparently. But I've had good luck with Dells, so it doesn't perturb me too much. I'm looking at the high end x51 model with the following:

processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2600 3.4GHz (8MB Cache) with Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz

hard drive: 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (7,200RPM) 32MB Cache

video card: 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 555

monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2212HM 21.5-inch Widescreen Monitor

Add in a nice mouse of some kind (Razr? There seem to be a lot of good gaming mice out there) and a good set of headphones and a gaming keyboard of some kind and I should be set. I've read a couple of reviews of the above machine running mass effect 3 at decent frame rates at great resolutions, so it should be adequate for Planetside and Planetside 2 I'm thinking. And all for under 1500 or so.

Zu

 

Sentrosi,

I have no doubt it is overpriced, but my wife gets twitchy when I talk about getting something built special. And since she is now the major bread winner (yes, I can honestly say I am a kept man, heh) I'll stick with the Alienware. I appreciate the offer, though.

Zu

 

Hamma,

Thanks, I'll go take a look. I've been over at planetside universe this morning catching up on planetside 2 material. Lots of interesting info. I also went to the bookstore and tried to snag a copy of pc gamer, but they were sold out.

Zu

 

Blueshift,

Hello, good to meet you. I've checked out the website suggested by Hamma and I will probably go there to buy my new computer. Lots of nice extras and tons of options not available through Dell/Alienware. I can get all the logitech stuff with the computer that I want, plus a bigger monitor for under 1400. So at least a couple of hundred under the Dell/Alienware prices for a comparable system.

Zu

 

Thronebeast,

Great to see you're still alive and kicking you old rascal! We ancient ones have to stick together you know.

Well, I have to say I wasn't able to wait and decided to get my new gaming computer. Just ordered today (see below). I also ordered another mobile internet key since I am in an area of Anchorage where dsl is limited to 320k down and 240 up. I would have gone with cable but they charge an arm and a leg and several body organs I don't want to lose in overage charges. The dsl company doesn't charge over your limit, they just cut your speed way back once you hit your limit.

Unlike the lower 48 in the east, we got dumped on with snow up here. January was one of the coldest months on record and we are now only 3 inches away from the all time snow record for a season. As it is, this is the heaviest snow dump (130 inches) in 57 years. But still better than my old hometown of Valdez which right now is sitting at 450 inches or so for the season so far. Apparently it's all due to a blocking high that moved south from Greenland and kept the jetstream way north this winter.

Anyway, looking forward to working with the dragonwolves again if you guys are still interested in old codgers like me.

Zu
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Zu's new computer - 1377 from ibuypower

Case: NZXT Source 210 Gaming Case - White
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2550K Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling: Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1155] - ARC Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade
Memory: 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 - 2GB - Single Card
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3
Primary Hard Drive: 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Monitor: 24" LED 1920x1080 -- Sceptre E246W-1080P (23.6 viewable)

Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G500 Dual-Mode Scroll Wheel Laser Gaming Mouse
Logitech G330 Gaming Headset