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LLTM2010: A Noob Among Tigers |
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Written by Ice
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Friday, 04 June 2010 |
 Whenever we have visitors at our house, I always make a point to drag them into our second bedroom, which I half-jokingly refer to as my "Man Cave". There I show off my Silent Hunter IV ship identification posters hanging on the wall, the bookshelf of game-related manuals and books, the file cabinet with checklists, reference sheets, and white papers, and the closet full of PC hardware and peripherals.
 Then, if I still have their attention (most of The Wife's friends smile politely and briskly walk out of the room at this point) I seat them in a comfy chair, put a NaturalPoint TrackIR cap on their head, wrap their hands around an X52 Pro HOTAS, and walk them through a simple mission on IL2-1946 or Falcon 4.0 Allied Force. Just about everyone, whether they game or not, drops their jaw and says "Wow! You're really into this, aren't you?" I can only imagine what they'd think of the guys and gals at the Lowland Tiger Meet.
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