I've been so excited for this game since it was announced a a couple of years ago. SO EXCITED. Then I come to find the release date is set for June 6th. I'm leaving for bootcamp on the 1st.
Why!?
Why!?
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The worst timing!
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I've been so excited for this game since it was announced a a couple of years ago. SO EXCITED. Then I come to find the release date is set for June 6th. I'm leaving for bootcamp on the 1st.
Why!?
I'm sort of in the same boat as you, except for me I leave for basic shortly after it comes out. So I won't get much time to play it.
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Not a very appropriate joke, considering it is crime where you can get capital punishment. The military courts won't be as nice as the civilian ones.
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At least you got something to look forward to when you're back! And you get all the bug fixes too that fixes problematic release bugs etc. Try to see the positive thing in it.
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At least I got to play Stellaris for a short while. I've got a good year of A school in CT after boot so I have no idea when I'll get a chance to try HOI4.
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No, not during training which could range from two-three months to a couple years depending on the job. Maybe once he gets his first paid vacation or stationed somewhere.
I got half a year myself, you should get downtime after boot though.
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The secret is he didn't mean it as a joke. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice something to play a good game
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We promise to keep a seat at the MP table open for you as soon as you can play again
Thank you both for serving!
Thank you both for serving!
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After training you get time off, they want you to be able and ready ASAP. If I remember correctly after just your initial training (boot, basic, airforce summer camp) you get a few paid weeks off then you resume your training to finish your specialty.
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Ah, basic training, I remember those good times! You'll at least have some idea of what the millions of digital soldiers you send to their deat...inevitable victories went though!
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Well this is kind of a big deal. Forget the game for now, good luck and God speed at boot camp
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Lucky @Deltafrost gets to skip the release bugs and imbalance and time-travel to the first DLC.
*ahem* Not in Basic. My experience was that we were allowed to use payphones twice a week for 20 minutes. I hear tell now that in some places you get your cell phones on Sunday. Though no wifi. Saturday is a workday in Army Basic.
You mention "A school", so you're in the Air Force? Air Force is relatively cushy*, I'm pretty sure you'll get your personal electronics not long after Basic (no one in any branch of the military ever calls Basic Training "Boot", that is Hollywood), unless your training wing has someone stupid that gets your privileges taken away. @Karimas is kind of right, I recommend looking at laptops, if you don't own one already, since you'll be doing a lot of moving and space will be at a premium.
*Exception: If you're going Security Forces, that's like the infantry of the Air Force, you probably won't get much privileges for a while
I joined the Army in SEP 2008, I went direct from Basic to Officer Candidate School, which is unusual. The soonest I played a game was March 2009, because OCS is a bitch and the prior enlisted are a-holes to new cadets.
In retrospect, initial training sucked more than almost anything, but I don't even remember what games, movies and TV I missed. My friends and family were bigger a deal.
*ahem* Not in Basic. My experience was that we were allowed to use payphones twice a week for 20 minutes. I hear tell now that in some places you get your cell phones on Sunday. Though no wifi. Saturday is a workday in Army Basic.You mention "A school", so you're in the Air Force? Air Force is relatively cushy*, I'm pretty sure you'll get your personal electronics not long after Basic (no one in any branch of the military ever calls Basic Training "Boot", that is Hollywood), unless your training wing has someone stupid that gets your privileges taken away. @Karimas is kind of right, I recommend looking at laptops, if you don't own one already, since you'll be doing a lot of moving and space will be at a premium.
*Exception: If you're going Security Forces, that's like the infantry of the Air Force, you probably won't get much privileges for a while
I joined the Army in SEP 2008, I went direct from Basic to Officer Candidate School, which is unusual. The soonest I played a game was March 2009, because OCS is a bitch and the prior enlisted are a-holes to new cadets.
In retrospect, initial training sucked more than almost anything, but I don't even remember what games, movies and TV I missed. My friends and family were bigger a deal.
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Yeah it sucks, you'll have nada for boot. Once you get assigned to somewhere you'll have a lot more freedom. I was dating a lass who joined the USAF and she was dying because she had to wait on Batman: AK for several months.
I've been so excited for this game since it was announced a a couple of years ago. SO EXCITED. Then I come to find the release date is set for June 6th. I'm leaving for bootcamp on the 1st.
Why!?
At least you'll be ready for the DDR controller after a week of boot camp. march your way to stalingrad!
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Good luck to you. Sorry you're going to miss it. Perhaps you could ask your instructors if they will allow you some computer time to play Hearts of Iron IV, let me know how it goes.
Best of luck for your training . On the plus side, when things have settled and you've got a bit more access to things again, there might be an expansion or two out, and the inevitable launch bugs* will have been dealt with .
* I'm sure it'll be nothing like HoI3, but Stellaris still had a few, so we should be ready for a little "immediately after launch" jitters.
. On the plus side, when things have settled and you've got a bit more access to things again, there might be an expansion or two out, and the inevitable launch bugs* will have been dealt with .* I'm sure it'll be nothing like HoI3, but Stellaris still had a few, so we should be ready for a little "immediately after launch" jitters.