HardAct

WELL I'D LOVE BATTLEFIELD V I like how theres no DLC this time, and even though I suck at them, I'd love to have a game like that one to test the limits of this laptop! . I think you can buy codes cheap from CD keys maybe? I know I will not be buying games in awhile. I've bought runner 3 on switch for 3 dollars and monopoly on cartridge from walmart for wife and me on switch 19.99. That's it!

Was looking at battlefield v, but I'm sure the install is a huge one, at least 70gigs! Plus I'd have download EA's origin right? I went to the laundromat a mile away and they had way better wifi. So I could just sit in their parking lot and download anything in an hour or so ....lol. Never had to ever think of stealing wifi to get my game on. I'll download Origin tonight and see how big Battlefield V i We literally have just 2 duffle bags of clothes. A large box of family pictures (we lost all baby pictures) and my dog. And......a kick ass laptop, yea boy! almost back to where we were!

Bought this laptop It's a beast, and I love it. It was 300 off the 1999.99 price showing along with 18 months interest free financing! So 1699.99 I had to do it. It'll be some time before I have a desktop. I have to share it with the wife, but it's a nice laptop. Only played Renagage Ops through my steam library so far with a wireless windows 10 xbox one controller and a 4 GB western digital external Hd. This should be all I need. It even has an hdmi out for use as a desktop if I wish. So I did it, felt guilty but needed something to feel normal. Looks like I had pretty good insurance and was a bit surprised as to how much coverage I had in case of a total loss. Also I had pictures of everything and anything I owned, taken 5 minutes before i grabbed my dog and ran from the fire. I got everything, there is no dispute and I'm getting the policy limit on everything. It will still be months before we can even have the area cleared, as were in a 13,500 home line. Insurance finally declared it all a total loss. Right now we have up to 2 years emergency accommodations to pay for housing and gas and food up to 25k You all know the house is the least of my worries and is what is making this all so damned hard. I just hope and pray I get one more Christmas with my boy Im truly scared he wont make it that long. Hes worse each and everyday I talk to him. No longer showing by himself, severe double vision, and almost unable to understand him when we talk. They say he will almost certainly lose his hearing too from the radiation! All this has happened remember in less than 3 weeks!!!! Well a week before the fire we were going to UC Davis trying to find out what was wrong with him. 5 days later we found out stage 4 brain tumor and the very next morning the FIRE happens!!!! Its been 3 week since the fire, It's so hard to take, and still act like it's all going to be ok for all my other kids. Yea I bought a laptop, and it was to soon, but I wanted it. It's making talking to the insurance people and getting all there documents to them easier too. Hope to run into some of you again in a game room somewhere! Maybe Battlefield V. Never know. Thanks all, HardAct

Awesome Offer, Like I said i do no think I could even download anything of any significance with this Hotels wifi. . . . I'll think about it and get back to you!! If you really mean it that is?

Well I bought it at best buy using the 18 months no interest financing! I know it was expensive, but we needed a laptop and I didn't want a cheap ass one only to hate it and buy another one down the road. Thanks for the replies. I wont be gaming on it per say right away, as I stated, the WiFi here at the Baymont INN Sucks so bad. I had such amazing WiFi and internet connections at my house we lost. So fast, wifi in the 150mbs range, and all my Computers and consoles were wired for even faster connections. Man the things we take for granted, this is like dial up lol. So no downloading anything of real size here. We are consistently being asked to print this out, email this, sign that, etc. My phone was starting to piss me off, so limited. I did buy Runner 3 for the switch and it took a few hours to download and it's only 30+ MBs. I hope this laptop rocks, ill be testing it out here and there. The wife loves typing on it already. I love that it has an HDMI out for up to 3 monitors, so has a few different configurations and ways to be utilized.

Update fellas! So looks like even the insurance companies are getting tired of waiting to see the properties. So like us who still haven't seen our home other that the pictures that Cal Fire have put up. Drone pictures and whatnot. They are using the pictures that we have to call some of our homes a total loss, like ours. So looks like things might be moving a bit sooner than later. My son starts his first consultation before his 6 weeks of treatment in Oregon tomarrow!! Then 6 days a week with just Tuesdays off for 6 weeks strait. Radiation, and kemo, and home he responds well and the tumor shrinks, relieving some of the pressure thus the headaches and vision problems. To be honest, he is really alot worse from when this all started. Only been less than 3 weeks. But he uses a Walker now. And struggles with that. He has horrible headaches and blurred vision. I'm just not gonna be able to handle this, I'm just losing it inside. I keep it together on the outside, but hes just not doing well guys. I'm afraid my last best day with him was this last Thanksgiving. We had fun that day. But he hardly moved at all. A dad shouldn't have to outlive his son, even worse is knowing that's the case. Just so hard, this shit! AND losing our home, wow just wow! Keep sending the well wishes and kind words, they mean so very much to us right now. Thanks for hitching a ride with us on this fuckrd up rollercoaster. Nice to not be so alone. Your all appreciated like I've said. We thank all of you so much..... Your friend Glenn /HardAct Sullivan & family

Hey, when the wife wakes up I'm gonna ask her if she thinks we could afford a Laptop, and I have a question. Below is a Link to another Thread I started asking you PC guys if this is a good deal On a Gaming Laptop? I know its expensive, but we really need something NOW! and we have no PC/Laptops anymore? So Below is the thread and link to MSI laptop. I know it's expensive, but what do I do? Thread: MSI Laptop

I'm strongly looking at this laptop MSI As many know, 2 weeks ago we lost our home and everything in it. Complete restart. I have just my phone {a note 8} and a Nintendo Switch without the Dock as it was in the house at the time of the Camp Fire. I'm looking for a great all around PC for my wife and I for everyday use, but also for gaming as I have lost everything. I had a great 980Ti gaming PC and was just about to pull the trigger on a new PC featuring a 2080Ti when life smacked us a few times in a row. So, a gaming PC is a ways off now. I ask you guys if you think the Laptop I linked to would give me the pleasures my PC did [other than it was hooked to a 65" Samsung 4k TV!], other than heat, it looks like maxed out 1080p gaming it could handle? Thought guys? It's on sale and I need a Laptop, so what do you PC guys think?

Hello again: Over 2 weeks now in this hotel. It's a nice hotel, we have a double queen room and it has all the amenities, but it's getting super old! Get this, my dog (Juno) has her own queen bed, even though she stelthelly waits till' were both asleep and sneaks over and crashes between us anywayI hate complaining and there are so many displaced by this that are way worse off. Just seems like were stuck in mud going nowhere fast. Right in the middle of where our home is/...was, and our son. Until insurance companies can but boots on the ground and see for them selves we cant move forward. We haven't seen it either. Except by drone, we've seen our entire neighborhood gone. Turned to dust. Population of magalia cut in half, and the population of paradise California cut in half too. Unbelievable, almost certain to be a movie about this disaster. Oh and the internet/wifi sucks donkey ass here. So internet is limited by my phone network which is quite good here, so theres that. Been playing Darksouls Remasted on switch late at night and rage quitting every night soon there after. Fuck that game is hard. Surprised how well it runs in handheld mode, but it's all I hate so.....I also have diablo on switch, so for a change of pace it's nice to have not been completely wiped out gaming wise. Dont think I'll ever even try and rebuild my retro gaming collection, it's just not even worth it cost wise this late in my life. I did have them all. From Atari 2600, to A Jaguar, Sega genesis, all nintendo consoles and even the new dreamcast, etc. Gonna miss my Sony PSP, and launch Vita. Think I'll just move on from that stuff. Thanks to all those following this thread, appreciated! Much love!!

Was thinking about grabbing Civ6 for nintendo switch. Though cant imagine where I'd ever find a wifi connection strong enough to download that. Shouldn't be buying anything like that. But I know that's one hell of a time waster game. Actually, Civ3 test of time is one of my all time favorite games ever! Not that important now but those are some great games.

Hello again everyone Were still in the Hotel, 2 weeks now. Still no word on us getting to go see our home. It's been 220+ days since we had rain, and now it's raining so hard that is scary. Their saying 6-8 inches of rain now in the next 5days. That's an alarming amount or rain to fall in a drought stricken climate. Not to mention the fact that all the trees are weak or dead and the ground has nothing to hold anything back. All underbrush is burned through, so mud, and trees are now the danger as there falling all over the place. Paradise and Magalia {our home town} is a war zone. No real update other then were fine, safe, and still grateful. Our German Shepard Juno is friends of all the people here, and the enemy of every dog here at the same time. She has no idea why were staying here, and is quite stressed! Happy Thanks Giving All! We were able to drive through the rain up to Yreka from Anderson for Thanks Giving Dinner with our Son Donnie Yesterday. We weren't really to see just how far hes slipped motor skills wise. Hes now using a walker all the time. It's only been a month since this whole thing started, 2 weeks since the diagnosis! He doesn't start treatment till the 5th of next month. Radiation 6 weeks strait, 6 days at a time with just Tuesdays off every week. Just hoping it shrinks the Tumor an he responds well to the kemo. Then he should gain motor skills improvement. Loved having the Grand Kids crawling all over we. We had a GREAT day! Gonna be a long time before I have a Ps4 Pro and Xbox One x again. Yet alone a place to call home. This whole Cancer thing thing has made the recovery of our home tough. We don't know where to go yet, what makes more sense. Just so slow going and this rain is making everything at the burn site a standstill. Body recovery is still on going and is what is holding us back now. Gonna take some time with over 600 people still missing, some are family of my friends. This thing is horrible every where you turn. Thanks for being here, haven't read anything gaming wise in a long time it seems. Wish I had badass laptop to log into steam and play some of my Library with. Then it would be the Internet connection holding me back. Always something. I have been able after the wife goes to sleep, play Dark Souls Remastered and a few other titles on my switch. I do not have the dock, but do have it and am grateful for that! Typing this on a cheap tablet, so tired of my phone. I'm a bad big thumbed typer for sure, and you all deserve an update here and there. Man, I was just 2 hours into Red Dead Redemption 2 when this Shit Hit The Fan! Thanks Gaming Family, thank you so much . . . Glenn / HardAct

Thanks man, I'm trying to thank everyone. Your so very kind. So appreciated. Everyone thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

Incase people aren't up to date. Death toll is 78, with over 600 unaccounted for Over 12,000 homes destroyed, and 700 businesses. 175,000 acres and still only 66% contained. Most destructive forest fire in California history! It's amazing to see the how this community is helping. Its everywhere. This evening I met a family who started to cry talking to my wife, her house at the end of her street was saved. The only house in the entire neighborhood not even touched, yet they feel guilty. So sad, their lucky and yet have to feel so horrible about it. I hugged them all, and told them how truly happy we were to hear that their house was spared! I have 19 friends that have lost their homes. My good friend Jamie's sister and her husband are unaccounted for. It's unimaginable, and yet it's all real. I feel we are very blessed, my family is all safe, All my pets are safe. This will be a dark day forever in our lives. Just trying to keep an update out there for all you that have helped, are listening, are shouting out well wishes, etc. Not much more else I can do, but were all in this together now, it's the least I can do!

Ok, So I went a complete day without touching my phone. Or watching the news. Another big hurdle has been Doctors visits and prescriptions. So many with us didnt grab medications. That along with all the doctor offices we went to are all burned down. So just trying to get something filled or see a doctor means long lines and wait times. Sometimes, it's all day! My wife stood in line in Chico California (big college town 20 minutes south of paradise and magalia) just to get our mail, only to find it hasn't made it there. Everything is in turmoil. We still haven't been able to go see our place or the devastation in person. I've lived in this area almost 27 years. Its gonna be a huge shock to see just what we escaped. Fire everywhere, people running, 2 lane roads, turned into 7 lane roads, every one just panicking, doing anything and everything just to get out. Lost the use of the laptop, the lady that was loaning me her surface pro was moved to another Motel. She was amazing and so have so many people affected. So back to thumb typing on my phone, (Oh, and I could go buy a cheap laptop, but it just dosent seem like a necessity right now) The hotel were in is half filled with First Responders. Were staying in Anderson, an hour + away from our home, but still 2 hours away from our son. They drive every morning over an hour to battle the fire, or any of the other amazing things they do, and return late at night in the big red and green/yellow fire engines filling the parking lot, surrounding my little truck. Yesturday we donated 200 dollars to their fund, best I've felt in a long time, As even though they weren't able to save our home or neighborhood, they do save many homes and people each and everyday. We feel blessed and its humbling to just see and hear them leave so early each and every morning, only to return after everyone's sleeping, only to go do it again the next day. AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS!! I stay up and wait for them to return, only then do I go to sleep (trucks are loud too). Sometimes, I go down to the lobby, just to hold the door for them as they all carry their gear towards the hotel, or just sit there and have a cup of coffie and listen to their stories. I try and stay as anonymous as possible. Weird, I know. They have no idea who we are, or that we have lost what we lost. Just weird people staying in a hotel, visiting family in Redding for the holidays probably! My dog Juno gets attention though, as shes a pretty 6year old Shepard (very biased opinion admitted )So, theres that weird guy who never sleeps with the big dog......lol My son starts treatment next week! By now we've all come to grips with what were facing or at least we have put on that face. It's not going to end well, that's for sure. But maybe, just maybe we can have another year with him, and his kids and our grandkids will have him longer that the average. We stopped concentrating on what they say will happen, and are just gonna take this one day,Week,Month at a time. I haven't bought much of anytime as it all has to fit in my truck. Along with Juno our German Shepard. Everytime we move. We repack up the truck, and its getting old. Wifes so afraid to lose anything else, that we grab almost everything when we just go to the store. Plz know that we aren't or feel alone, my wife facebook and for me this site means everything right now. Our extended family (you guys ) have grown expeditiously, were greatful to all of you. Thanks for the well wishes, The donations, and all the support. Your all appreciated more that you'll ever know Thanks again, Glenn & Barbara Sullivan

So my wife got together with some Girl friends to support each other. Like I said,not only did we lose our house, but my daughter all my neighbors and most of all my friends. Simply apocalyptic! Glad she was able to do this with some friends and start the healing process. While shes been gone the cal-fire people finally released a street picture of my House. They had been updating it daily but for whatever reason it took till today to get a look at how bad it actually is / was! Their saying another week at least just to start allowing us / people back to see their property!! So of course the flood waters started to fall again. Even though we knew it was gone, seeing it was really tough. I know my wife had a really fun day {lots of crying, she said I would've hated it} she'll be back here at our hotel in an hour, and then I'll have to show here the picture of our home and do it all over again! At least was closure in that we wont find anything! It just looks like a Nuclear bomb went off! You'll notice in the GoFundMe account, I did not mention my Son Donnie {well my mom didn't} as we didn't want to pull that frikk'in hard on the heart strings! I know because I'm living this, it just sounds like too much, and it is! I'm also typing a bit faster as I have a Microsoft Surface Pro {that is being loaned to me by a nice lady in the room next door while I'm here at the motel} That phone was killing me, though it is a note 8. I was able to access my steam account and play some HD Poker! Can't play anything with fancy graphics {or anything that has graphics....lol} but it does feel a bit more like home! Thanks guys, This forum has been a great release, knowing how big this family is is awesome . . . . .

I never ment to leave anyone hanging. We were 0 dark 30 for awhile the first 2 days. We slept in my truck at chico's fair grounds! Had a big break today! Finally got through to allstate to claim my wife's 2006 Toyota camery with 157k miles on it. They totaled it on the phone and direct deposited 5400 bucks!!! Never thought it was worth that much, perfect timing. We now have clothes, and food, hotel, and were safe! Along with the generous donations were not having to use credit cards. Thanks again everyone, really mean it! Glenn & family!

Im starting to understand that. Thought I did something wrong, the banners gone at the top of the page! I'm still in the process of thanking as many people as I can. So much support, today was the first day I did not break down. That's a start, baby steps! Honestly thought my wife was going to lose it, so much crying. Shes so amazing, one in a million, though sometimes it seems we dont have the words to even communicate to eachother! We will find a way to get through what ever the next life bomb is.

Good to see you here again Kev. Hope your getting some use out of that dreamcast. I was always so glad it went to you, someone who'd appreciate and use it! Hope your eyes heal fast. Trust me, my eyes get all messed up reading this post to. I do it in 10 to 20 minutes spurts! Its overwhelming, and simply humbling! I struggle badly trying to type and I'm so slow. We have just our phones right now. Lots of love, Glenn S.

Wow! I honestly get choked up reading through these! No, I haven't even thought about how / when / where I'm going to replace my loved playstation 4 pro. Your very kind. Right now, my truck isnt the place to be storing or lugging around a ps4 right now. I will remember all this kindness . . .

Unbelievable offer, dont even know what say or how to say it. D1P'ers are unbelievable! Thanks so much!

Dude! You've done so much to help me I cant seem to find the words we are feeling I plan on thanking each and every one of you soon as possible. For now, to all of you. Thanks for making us not feel so alone in this, thanks for so many kind words and well wishes. We feel like we have a HUGE family. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

You guys are fucking incredible! I've never been a social media guy, ever. Meaning, liking / sharing, daily posting lifestyle events, etc. Always been kinda private. My wife is, but not me. Funny note. I've only ever been on facebook a few times! I do/did have a facebook page, but I didnt make it. My wife did to cheat on farmville way way back in the day.....lol Believe it or not D1P and its past versions have really only been my media escape. I read alot, I do visit Ign.com some and stuff like that, but this site and you "geeks" (no offence) has really been all I've ever needed. I do love gaming and always have. All my kids are quite competitive gaming wise and it's always been a good release. I'm overwhelmed by your support and thank each and everyone one you. I have just my phone, and I'm quite slow fingered (that came out wrong, OR DID IT?) I honestly from the bottom of my heart, had mixed emotions on liking the fund here, as like I said I've personally never asked for help! My mom did what she did, and I'm grateful. I'll be on much more soon, and look forward to all the electronic, gaming, chatter, and Comaraderie this site has in spades! Side note: I wasnt left with no nothing. Even though I lost 2 xbox ones x, 2 ps4 pros, my gaming PC, etc. I did have my switch in my truck. So late nights I've been trucking through diablo 3, dark souls remastered, and the new mario. Only cartridge i have is donky kong but it's enough. I dont have the dock obviously, but sooner than later I'll have a place of my own again. One good thing gaming wise, is I had switched to almost entirely digital, so when I do finally get a new xbox one x (it will be white finally!) And a new ps4 pro, 80% of all my games this generation will be available again. As will my Steam library. God I will miss by high speed internet as hot spots and hotel wifi suck....lol Thank you guys, our plan is to get through all the legal shit, insurance shit, and move closer to my son during his treatment that starts in 1 week. It's an easy move, as I honestly have just 3 large boxes and my dog to my name right now. Easiest move EVER! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, Your friend Glenn / HardAct /Sullivan Plz forgive grammar, spelling, I'm trying!

He is 32, with 3 small kids. I'm a old school gamer from the beginning. Hes our oldest, So hes not young per say, but still our baby. Seeing him fade so fast is a gut punch. My youngest kid (daughter) 22 lost her home also, barely made it out while driving through flaming neighborhoods fleeing to chico ca.

Thanks guys, I cant stop crying just reading what people say. You'll all notice that I didnt include much more on my son, but I'll fill you all in as that's the biggest hurdle we face. We didnt want to add it to the funds description. It just sounds so unbelievable! He has stage 4 glycoma brain tumor and I still can barely talk about it, but typing is better. My wife worked for feather river hospital (it's mostly burned down too) and worked in ex-ray so she sees this shit daily. Its inoperable but with good reaction to radiation and kemo he has a 50% chance to live 14 months. I know some might dought this, but its 100% true. If you want to look up my gone address it was 14269 skyway magalia ca 95954. Were trying to tackle house and car insurance, red cross registration, maybe FEMA info all with just phones, and each other. Biggest one two punch I've ever had the experience dealing with. We will then try and move somewhere closer to him (hes almost 4 hours away in yreka ca.) To be closer to him during this! Well be around here until we can deal with this half, then concentrate on him. Lots of love guys, thanks so much. Just the kind words have really picked me up so much, appreciated more than you'll ever know! What's so sad is it's still only 35% contained and threatening even more people. Simply a brutal event!

Hello guys, Thanks for all the kind words and support. It means alot, so humbling. I've been off social media for awhile, my wife and I are in shock still. Yes we had insurance! We still owed what the replacement cost was, but it will be paid off at least and we wont have a 1200 dollar mortgage payment hanging without a house to live in. Things are moving in slow motion, and at times I feel I cant take it. I have never accepted any form of charity, never ever. My mom set up this https://www.gofundme.com/100-Loss-to-Fire-Magalia-CA GoFundMe account and I feel sick posting it. Were living in a motel literally with just the clothes on our back. I wont drown you all with the details on my son too, only that he is termanal and that added to the fire is crushing us. Still no word on insurance claim. I'm kinda at a loss for words. Funny, 7 days ago I was complaining about my gaming backlog. I just want to fucking wake up. Thank all of you, I'll try and stop in more. So many kind people amazing. Recap: the fire now has leveled the towns of paradise and magalia (our home), kill 50, burned 150k acres, and a whopping 7600 homes. Thanks all, Glenn sullivan aka HardAct