Where did you acquire your supreme banshee skills?

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also, like my nameplate?

Non lag aside, way back in the days of Halo 3 when I played with friends or a party, I was the designated driver. I was the guy on vallhalla who could actually hit the other team with wraith artillery fired over the hill in the middle, keeping me safe for the entire game and making the enemy team shit their pants.

And when I got the banshee, I was the hit and run target. Don't charge in and use it as a vehicle for brute force. Come in, show up, take potshots, and run. The longer you stay alive the more you're a threat.

Plus, I had a knack for flying in tight spots. Along deathbarriers by cliffs, outrunning missle pods on vallhalla and making them crash into the base tower.

Basically, I was just the middle man. Middle men are the most dangerous when they have teammates and a good sense of direction.

Quote from: Tyger on January 14, 2015, 10:39:41 PM

Why the name Sandtrap?

I liked the ring to it. And my fondest memories of Halo 3 come from that map. I spent hundreds of hours on it with friends in MM and customs.

I remember flipping the elephant... Good times

Quote from: Sandtrap on January 14, 2015, 10:50:24 PM

Quote from: Tyger on January 14, 2015, 10:39:41 PM

Why the name Sandtrap?

I liked the ring to it. And my fondest memories of Halo 3 come from that map. I spent hundreds of hours on it with friends in MM and customs.

I remember flipping the elephant... Good times

I remember driving the elephant onto the phantom in MM and lagging half the lobby out. I also remember taking our team's elephant and flipping over sideways so it was impossible to climb up and get the flag.

Quote from: Sandtrap on January 14, 2015, 10:36:27 PM

Aha. Now this. This is an incredibly tricky thing to grasp. Because most writers I know, always start off with a huge grand story. I did too. But it goes down in flames because you're never ready.

Writing is like a muscle. You need to exercise it, improve it, and grow stronger with it. Writing is an evolution and progress.

So. The best I can give to you. Is to keep your idea alive. Start your hand at writing and just see what you can do first. And from there, over time, you can start to push against your limits.

I can help you if you want. I'm not an expert. But I know enough about writing through my own experiences that I can help. I've given a hand to Baconshelf. I've given help in person to a friend of mine and in only a few weeks I've seen a huge jump in progress and their ability to write.

The best way to start, is always to just simply write.

Sounds about right, for what I was thinking. Just wanted to hear your take on it, since you seem to have your own stories in the works.

I won't have to worry about the idea dying anytime soon, at least. It's been festering in my head for a decade and I think about it quite often. Taking inspiration from a number of things.

You're right though, it is very grand. So grand, in fact, that the thought of composing it all in some form and fleshing out the immense number of details is pretty damn intimidating. tbh I don't even know where to begin with it.

I suppose just getting practice in is a good place to start.

Well. Think of it this way. I have a sci-fi section for my writing. At first, I started with loose stories with a sci-fi tone. But, in actual reality, over time, all those stories began to have nods to one another. Intentional, very small nods. Little links. Terms. Places. Times. Even characters.

And before I knew it, I had a decent size collection of stories all very loosely linked together in what I'd call the same universe.

So. Don't look at the bigger picture. Make the bigger picture over time.

I'm the auther of 60 short stories at the moment. And at least 30 of them all fit into the sci-fi universe I've started to acknowledge as a home.

Well. Think of it this way. I have a sci-fi section for my writing. At first, I started with loose stories with a sci-fi tone. But, in actual reality, over time, all those stories began to have nods to one another. Intentional, very small nods. Little links. Terms. Places. Times. Even characters.

And before I knew it, I had a decent size collection of stories all very loosely linked together in what I'd call the same universe.

So. Don't look at the bigger picture. Make the bigger picture over time.

I'm the auther of 60 short stories at the moment. And at least 30 of them all fit into the sci-fi universe I've started to acknowledge as a home.

I feel you, it doesn't sound too much different from what I've brainstormed this whole time. There are a number of stories and characters all tied together in the end.

I've never told anyone really anything about this idea aside from the fact that it exists. Sometimes I feel like I would really like to, but I have very little to show.

I should probably just jump into it and try some things out. I've always been extremely humble about any of my work. It almost certainly goes beyond that and enters the realm of insecurity tbh.

Thanks for the advice.

Don't ever discredit yourself. We all start somewhere. And through that, over time, as you write, you'll grow and refine your work. No matter what you make, the beginning is always the same. It's small. You feel small in a world of giants. It's rough, dirty, and most of all, you're scared to let that first piece out to anyone.

But don't doubt yourself. And don't ever let it stop you from trying out your ideas. Because the good thing about ideas, is that over time, they can be tinkered, refined, and perfected until you're satisfied.

Word. Maybe I'll feel up to sharing some things soon enough. It all honestly the heart of the story is closely tied to my own philosophy about existence in many aspects, and I feel that I have a great deal of contemplating to do on that before I could ever complete it.