I have a good excuse
For not posting recently. You see I've been playing this two year old game. Maybe you've heard of it. It's called Team Fortress 2.
When I got The Orange Box two years ago, I got it for Portal and Half-Life 2: Episode 2. I had probably about zero interest in Team Fortress 2. I had never played the original Team Fortress, nor Team Fortress Classic, and multiplayer gaming isn't really my thing. Now I've heard the heaps of praise given to TF2. I tried to block it all out, because it's just another multiplayer game I won't get into like Counterstrike. Until I really knuckled down and played it about a week and a half ago.
I had an absolute fucking blast. It's amazing! There's not a lot that I can say that hasn't already been said. Valve put so much effort into the details of the game that it's always fun. Each class is balanced and full of character, the action is fast without being spammy, and it's nearly impossible to be a true burden to your team if you're at least playing the game. I could probably go on and on about it.
So if you're one of those people like me who have thus far only enjoyed two-thirds of The Orange Box, jump into TF2. Play the classes, find one you like, get good at it. Play on public servers, there's rarely any bad ones. Get a headset, it helps with teamwork! Add me to your friends, I'm emnii, we'll shoot dudes, or each other, it'll be great!