Well, it's not as if I think Assault Horizons is great, but no one seems to be online playing any of the others anymore. I used to love getting together on 6 with some skilled friends to go at it, machine guns only.

As far as Battlefield, I don't think it's that bad. My friend is borrowing my Halo games right now, so I play Battlefield.

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As far as painting goes, my laptop is fine for me. Although it's not the epitome of control, the touch pad is a lot better than an actual computer mouse. (It's like finger painting! Yay!)

Other than hardware, I first started off using the basic Windows 7 Paint. I still use it, but only because the shape and line tool is really great for the way I draw. I like to lay down heavy "framework" so I get my shapes right. (Everything needs more polygons!) It's almost like game design... (except I have no clue about game design. lol).

I don't have anything like SAI, but as far as software goes, I recently just downloaded 5 different programs. Here's a quick review on each.

-Paint.NET

Really good simple paint tool. I'd say the basic step up from the Windows 7 Paint. The brush strokes mix better with existing paint, and I love controlling the opacity. Really good for my basic first steps. (Simple coloring, shading, definition, etc.)

-MyPaint

I love this program compared to my usual! The brushes are quite good, and the color selector gives a color wheel and a color triangle (or square, if preferred). Much unlike the simplistic color layout on the others. No having to mess with RBG or HSV sliers! Yay! Love being able to blend (after Windows 7 Paint drained my soul from the lack of that ability...)

-TwistedBrush Open Studio

Meh... It's good, but after having Windows 7 so long, the overall look of the program just kills me. It's brushes, on the other hand, are actually really good. Each brush stroke is much more natural looking than the any of the previously mentioned programs. And the paint blending is very good, in my opinion. Not much use right now, but more planned for the future.

-ArtRage Studio Pro (Demo)

Not a favorite. Tries to make the brushes and other paint tools a bit too realistic. Don't get me wrong... the guides, rulers, and stencils are nice but it just doesn't suit my paint style. Plus it's just a demo version. Not really planning on buying the full.

-Pixia

Did not like at all. Downloaded it and tried it for a while. Deleted PERMANENTLY off my computer. An absolute "no".

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(Also: Not related, but I really hate my laptop right now. It can't handle any of the VST plugins I need in LMMS. Blargh! I mean, 2GB of RAM and a 1GHZ processor? What is this sh**?!)

Sorry for ranting...

I'll be good...