User:Fryguy42







About me
Heyooo!

Hello, all, the B'lands community. Been playing Borderlands since early April now and am having the time of my gaming life! I've been rocking a (now Level 61) Hunter for a couple of weeks long time now.

The gamer tag "fryguy42" (no caps are intentional) dates back to the early 90's and the heyday of the video game arcade. For you youngin's out there, YES, video games actually existed waaaay back then! I'm guessing a lot of people reading this were still in diapers when I was ruling the Street Fighter II and Samurai Showdown cabinets. I was actually in the arcade when the guys from Midway rolled in the first Mortal Kombat cabinet and was one of many who went friggin' apeshit when we saw the AI Kano rip out his opponent's heart for the first time. For those who were there with me (in spirit, if not in body) check out Scott Jones' (Editor-in-Chief of Reviewsontherun.com) excellent op-ed "Get Off My Lawn (But Read My Game Reviews)" in the May issue of GameInformer magazine (#205) about getting the respect we "old skool" gamers deserve.

Back to the name. No, I'm not a Ronald McDonaldland Plushy. My arcade, Friar Tuck's, had a friendly rivalry with the crew from a neighboring arcade, Aladdin's Castle. We all had gamer tags ("nicknames" back then) like "Tree" and "Lil' G-Buddy." I was tagged by Tree with "Hey! You're that guy from Friar Tuck's! Fryguy!" The number "42" is The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. For those who don't know The Question read Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." (IMO read the version with the epilogue "Zaphod Plays It Safe" and avoid the others. There are literally dozens of versions of this book.) For those that DO get the reference, read it again. And again, and again...

Lastly, check out Forum:New Legendary Weapon Ideas to read my and other B'Lander's ideas for future Borderlands Legendary class weapons, class mods, and grenade mods, and to contribute your own. If you are bored with Borderlands check out Forum:Things to do in Pandora when you%27re dead.

fruguy42 - The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything

Hunter Sniper - "Remember, if it took more than one shot, you weren't me."

Forum Threads

 * New Legendary Weapon Ideas
 * Things to do in Pandora when you're dead - or just bored

Project pages

 * Vandalism report

Articles

 * End-User Created Content - for news and info on end-user mods and 3PDLC.
 * Borderlands pop culture references

Useful pages

 * Bukkithead's Bukkit o Stuph
 * Tbone0923's Asshats listing

Peeps

 * Nags
 * Doc F
 * TV's Frank Conniff
 * Texhn
 * DonShreck
 * Jdyoungs
 * Porsj (lurker)
 * ChicagoShotty (lurker)

Become a peep!
Hit me up and we'll loot Pandora together:

GameSpy = Fryguy42

Xfire = Fryguy42

Spleen venting
Goddamn HAXXor's. OP modders have made a hash of the formerly friendly Borderlands gaming community. From not being able to appreciate a nice weapon/shield/COM find without going over the code with a magnifying glass to not being able to GIVE weapons away because they're "mods." Case in point: I've been farming the new 3PDLC's for a little while now and I have many duplicates of Pearlescent weapons and high-quality COM's. Now, when I was a baby Hunter a kindly young man came into my game and gave me several high-leveled weapons to keep or sell as I saw fit. I kept a few and sold the rest to achieve the "How Much For The Planet?" Challenge. So, now that I am a Hunter-all-grown-up, I want to pay it forward, so to speak. So I decided to drop into random games to give away a selection of weapons and items, always asking permission first. It did not go well....

The Truxican Wrestler COM I was wearing: "Mod!"

The Level 61 Elephant Gun I was carrying: "MOD!!!

ANY freaking Pearl I tried to GIVE AWAY: "MOOODDDDD!!!!!" And 4N631 forbid I try to hand out some cool Gearbox wep's: Out come the torches and pitchforks. "Burn!! Burn the modder!!!"

It's a damn shame that it has it has come down to this. Even the most altruistic act is met with hostility because of the G'damn HAXXor's have made everyone paranoid and suspicious of everyone else.

Full disclosure: A modder friend re-built a .sav file for me when I corrupted it. I am not pissed at people who "take apart the toaster" to see how it works. I'm pissed at the HAXXor's who make take apart the toaster, rewire it with a tactical nuke, and try to pass it off on (previously) unsuspecting gamers.
 * No good deed shall go unpunished. -Dr. F

Fan fiction
Check out the supertastic fan fiction, Pandora's Vault, authored by | Signorina Sirena.

Pandora's only news at 10:37


Rade Zayben, news anchor: "In local news, following last month's release of Jakobs Cove's new "Dead Haven is for Lovers" campaign Dead Haven enjoyed a threefold increase in its tourism industry. Our very own roving correspondent, T.K. Baha, is on the scene. T.K.? How are things at the Cove?"

T.K. Baha: "Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains!"

Zayben: "Ha ha. That's great, T.K! In an unrelated news item, Dead Haven's zombie population appears to have tripled since last month's numbers. Now to our resident zombie expert, Dr. Ned, for an explanation."

Dr. Ned: "Eh, these things just happen, you know." {shrugs} "We may never know why. By the way, Rade, what's your bloodtype?"

Zayben: "Ha ha! Wouldn't you like to know, Zed? That's all for the news at 10:37. I'm Rade Zayben. Go f*** yourself, Pandora."

Announcer: "Tonight's News at 10:37 was sponsored by ENGORGE! by Atlas! Please stay tuned to this paid promotion."

{paid programming}



"Are you tired of shooting a carbine when you really want a rifle? Do you ever feel like you are just firing blanks? Do the ladies in your life find your gun a little short on fire power? You need ENGORGE! by Atlas! You'll be firing automatically, fully-automatic, on all cylinders!"

Dirk Smallwood: "Dirk Smallwood here for ENGORGE! The Atlas Corporation has asked me, the world famous vault hunter, to tell you about ENGORGE! I said, "Sure! A few seeping boils won't stop me, the world famous vault hunter, from satisfying my woman, which i totally have and is not made up." Besides, Daddy needs a new cheetah paw. (raawwwrr)"