X-Box 360 (If you Have it only)

[GuruAskew]

I've only had my 360 for about a month but I just added my GamerCard to my sig even though it does nothing but shows what a lame gamer I am. Three of my last 5 games are those Burger King games.

[Jamesweighs]

Ruutu- Don't worry man. It's fun regardless. You'll get there. Give it a chance, it's a great game.

That night the lobby was echoing my cries of "Damn you Oaktown!!!!" Ahaha. Man, he's good at sticking with grenades. Fun stuff.

To be honest though, I haven't been on there in a bit, too busy with RS:LV.
Awesome game, fantastic multiplayer. Sometimes glitchy getting in games, but it's a lot of fun. And it's pretty much the only way to Rank up quickly.

But the spawn camping/killing has started, depends on the match type and players, but some rooms really can suck if you are the wrong team.

[pyrrhonist]

Oh, Jamesways, Pyrrhonist, Oaktown2000, etc... sorry about my poor GOW skills the other night.

Don't even worry about it, man. It's not like I didn't keep prodding you to join us, even after you said "no" initially. :D The multiplayer can be very intimidating at first, even when you get comfortable with playing the campaign. We usually try to play with a bunch of us from here, or guys I know from work, so you won't usually have to worry about letting a team down. We're all friends!!

That night the lobby was echoing my cries of "Damn you Oaktown!!!!" Ahaha. Man, he's good at sticking with grenades. Fun stuff.

I hear this oaktown guy is pretty good.... ;)

That was fun. Look forward to you being part of a team with me again! Now, if I could only drag myself away from GoW long enough to play Rainbow Six: Vegas....... :eek:

[Jamesweighs]

The four player co-op on RS is great.
Very challenging on the "realistic" setting. Sometimes just one or two shots will take you down.

[oaktown2000]

I hear this oaktown guy is pretty good.... ;)

Nah...most of the time I'm terrible....I just get lucky sometimes.

[sekshun]

What!? You're still not on? :D

The only thing I'm not sure on (Since Cory covered the rest) is if your Gamertag has to be re-established when you sign up "officially" after the trial. :confused:

lol ... one step at a time bro, one step at a time ... haha.

first step is silver, then soon I'll upgrade to gold ... and then, the online community will be shocked & amazed at my lack of ability on G.O.W. ... hahaha. :D

seems like my gamertag is ok ... was able to get it back.

[Tat2]

Relax, nobody's getting mad ( I hope). It's just a little debate, nothing mean-spirited.

hey, you're out of order! I'm out of order this whole frickin' thread is outta order

see, I'm relaxed :cool:

[pyrrhonist]

The four player co-op on RS is great.
Very challenging on the "realistic" setting. Sometimes just one or two shots will take you down.

I look forward to playing. Maybe I'll even time it right, and be able to co-op with you.

Question---Are you not able to play offline multi/vs, unless it's system link? When I fired up a 2-player offline session, we only had offline terrorist hunt & campaign as choices. :confused:


Nah...most of the time I'm terrible....I just get lucky sometimes.

Don't be so damn modest. :D :D

[Jamesweighs]

Dunno Pyrrhonist, I'll have to look into it.
That might be it.
I don't see why you couldn't set up a survival 1 on 1...
Hmmm.

[Monkey Torture]

i just finished Gears, and it was meh. kinda short, no real story, dumb characters. it did have great graphics, nice control layout.

[Tat2]

played Rockstar's Table Tennis demo today and it's VERY addicting. Very nice game if you're looking for something nice and cheap

[hokiemon]

I also beat Gears about a week ago. Awesome gameplay & control....but I was very disappointed at how short the campaign is. There are only 5 acts. I don't play online anymore so I'm all about the campaign. Way too short.

[pyrrhonist]

At long last, finished the final few acts I had left on Insane. Yes!! That means I have all the single player achievements. I doubt I'll ever get the multi-player ones, though. I had yet another crap experience with ranked online last night, thanks to some dumb teammates who wanted to go rogue. Needless to say, I was left with many a 3 or 4 on 1. :mad:

[Jamesweighs]

Well, now it's time to join in on Rainbow Six pyrrhonist.

Map that face!

Got to Corporal this morning, I know playing at 4:50 am before work may be sad, but damn, it's so much fun.
My character is starting to look bad***.

If anyone wants to see a ranking chart, here you go.
Going to take forever to get to some of the higher ranks...

http://www.ick.bz/pdfs/vegas_points.pdf

And the estimates may be a bit off on that though. Most online matches will get you over 200 points. UP to 1400 if you are in a long one and end up winning.

[JaylisJayP]

Anyone download the Knights of the Nine quest for Oblivion? Is it worth it, and can you start it with a character who's already been created?

[oaktown2000]

Is there anywhere that has Hitman on sale right now?

[PrimeBane]

I also beat Gears about a week ago. Awesome gameplay & control....but I was very disappointed at how short the campaign is. There are only 5 acts. I don't play online anymore so I'm all about the campaign. Way too short.

You should totally get back online for Gears hokie... it is sooooo much fun. :)

[ramboy]

Is there anywhere that has Hitman on sale right now?

http://www.amazon.com/Eidos-20051-Hitman-Blood-Money/dp/B000FBMITA/sr=1-4/qid=1164750224/ref=sr_1_4/103-8405724-3423867?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

$34.99

[oaktown2000]

http://www.amazon.com/Eidos-20051-Hitman-Blood-Money/dp/B000FBMITA/sr=1-4/qid=1164750224/ref=sr_1_4/103-8405724-3423867?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

$34.99


I'm guessing this is about the cheapest this game can be found.....there's no $19.99 specials for the holidays.

[Monkey Torture]

i can't stand the other meatheads that play online, so i'm going to pass for gears. i'm not at all competitive, i just like to shoot aliens and such.

[Silent_Samurai]

that's the only bad thing about playing on xbox live. Too many foul mouthed kids under the age of 16 that wouldn't have the balls to say such things to you face to face. That's why if, and that's a big if, I play with people not on my friends list, I unplug the headset and turn off the voice output. Because it's a cancer on the ears to listen to some pubescent boy scream obscenities in my ear and tell me how he's old enough to eff my mother. And then quit the game at the last minute because he's having his ass handed to him. That's why I stick with my friends list.

The great thing about that though. The feedback system. You are less likely to be paired with someone you had a bad experience with if you rate them negatively. I like that. I also love that you can stream music into your 360 from an ipod or music player because that certainly cuts down on those ass hats that think everyone that's playing with them needs to listen to their music as well. I don't know how many times on the xbox 1 I was either kicking people out or the entire lobby was yelling at someone to turn their stereo down.

[JaylisJayP]

nobody...knights of the nine?

[Silent_Samurai]

I heard it was supposed to be a really cool download but I haven't played Oblivion in so long ...and the way I play it I don't think I could tack on a whole lot more play time in that game. I've put like 250 hours into it as it is and I still have yet to finish the main storyline and rank up in the guilds....well I have grand champion but that's about it

[Monkey Torture]

i finished the main story line, after several hundred hours, and didn't feel like playing anymore.

[pyrrhonist]

You should totally get back online for Gears hokie... it is sooooo much fun. :)

This from the guy who won't reveal his Gamertag!! :D

[pyrrhonist]

Well, now it's time to join in on Rainbow Six pyrrhonist.

Map that face!

I need to, man----seriously!! Of course, I have no camera, though. I want to have it, but buying it just to map my face seems like overkill. Maybe some of my buddies at work can help with the cost!! :p


i can't stand the other meatheads that play online, so i'm going to pass for gears. i'm not at all competitive, i just like to shoot aliens and such.

We have a nice little clique of guys from here that play for the Hell of it. We talk a bit of crap, sure, but it's all in good fun. Look some of us up! :cool:

[Chugga]

I need to, man----seriously!! Of course, I have no camera, though. I want to have it, but buying it just to map my face seems like overkill. Maybe some of my buddies at work can help with the cost!! :p

Yeah I love Rainbow Six and I've been toying with the idea of mapping my face into the game too. Seems a little extreme to drop $40 just so I can be my own counter terrorist but oh well. If Madden includes this feature I'll definately get it. Hell I'll probably end up getting it for my own personal Christmas gift anyways. The online for Rainbow Six was ridiculously fun.

[Jamesweighs]

Ok, I need to rant a bit.
I was reading my Game Informer, and couldn't help but notice a lot of doubt about the 360 now that the ps3 is here.
Two articels in the mag specifically. The pro/con debate page and then one talking about the 360 being in a slump, or even a decline. They state that there are really no decent games out for it ( the author was hoping that GoW will somewhat "save" the system), the launch numbers of games and units was disappointing, and that in some sense, the 360 is hurting because MS sold more original xboxes per month comparatively when it first released.

I just gotta call BS on this. I don't know about you guys, but I have new games sitting on the shelf untouched, 'cause I'm awfully busy playing other new games. There are plenty of good titles out for it now. The sales numbers I really can't comment on, they might be below projections, but I'm sure they are still selling a lot of them.

In the pro/con article, MS is stating that in the US alone, they have sold almost 3 million units (GI says 2.4) before the ps3 hits the market. The one author states that that is a pretty good head start, it's got a nice library of games already, and the online is working really well.
The other states that Sony doesn't think an almost 3 mil head start matters at all, and he personally thinks it's only significant after 10 mil units are sold. He talks about sony brand loyalists and then about their online options.

I am sorry, but sony's online is untested yet, and xbox live has been solid. Citing that as one of the selling points of sony over the 360 is total crap IMO.

I am not a sony hater, but I just think some credit is due to MS. I don't think it's in a slump, or a steady decline now that the ps3 is here. There's a lot of great stuff coming out soon, and plenty to play right now. I'm sure MS will have no problems selling consoles over the holiday season.

[hokiemon]

I think for the first few months after its release there were not a lot of really good 360 games. But in the past 6 months you've seen the game developers catch up to that platform. The same thing will no doubt happen with the PS3. In my opinion right now they don't have any good launch titles. but within a year you will see some good things happening on PS3.

But I agree that there's no way the 360 is hurting right now, lots of good titles available and more upcoming.

[Jamesweighs]

Yeah, at launch, there wasn't much, but he's talking about current titiles. Or the week before GoW came out. There's a slew of games. SLEW I SAID.

Just seemed to me that they kinda jumped on Sony's bandwagon real quick and pointed out how it's going to be great in the future. I don't doubt that at all. But I live in the present, and right now, the 360 is great for gaming. It's not fading away.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

You have to realize that there are way more Sony fans out there. The PS2 outsold the Xbox by an astronomical number. Some of those people may have hopped aboard the 360 bandwagon, but a whole lot more are going to stay with Sony. Basically, that means that a 3 million console headstart isn't much. Especially when Sony sold 40 million consoles and counting last gen. Xbox 360 is not in a slump, but they struggle to have the variety of games that appeal to everybody. That's starting to change with the inclusion of games like Guitar Hero, but RPG fans are still going to be left with only a few choices and games like Guitar Hero will be few and far between. PS3 has the Japanese developers almost completely to themselves because the Xbox 360 doesn't sell well there. That means Sony gets to keep the customers who want games like Ico, Amplitude, Twisted Metal (the only good car combat game on the market) and other games that the Xbox generally doesn't have.

I buy all of the systems. Nintendo systems for first party games, Microsoft for FPS and Action games, Sony for Action/Adventure, RPGs and everything else since the Japanese companies that take chances with new ideas are mostly in Sony's corner. That may change if Sony doesn't get more PS3s out in a hurry.

Cue Smbdyfnkillme being accused of being a Sony fanboy in 5...4....3....2....:rolleyes:

[Tat2]

You have to realize that there are way more Sony fans out there. The PS2 outsold the Xbox by an astronomical number. Some of those people may have hopped aboard the 360 bandwagon, but a whole lot more are going to stay with Sony. Basically, that means that a 3 million console headstart isn't much. Especially when Sony sold 40 million consoles and counting last gen. Xbox 360 is not in a slump, but they struggle to have the variety of games that appeal to everybody. That's starting to change with the inclusion of games like Guitar Hero, but RPG fans are still going to be left with only a few choices and games like Guitar Hero will be few and far between. PS3 has the Japanese developers almost completely to themselves because the Xbox 360 doesn't sell well there. That means Sony gets to keep the customers who want games like Ico, Amplitude, Twisted Metal (the only good car combat game on the market) and other games that the Xbox generally doesn't have.

I buy all of the systems. Nintendo systems for first party games, Microsoft for FPS and Action games, Sony for Action/Adventure, RPGs and everything else since the Japanese companies that take chances with new ideas are mostly in Sony's corner. That may change if Sony doesn't get more PS3s out in a hurry.

Cue Smbdyfnkillme being accused of being a Sony fanboy in 5...4....3....2....:rolleyes:

Sony fanboy

:cool: ;)

[PrimeBane]

You have to realize that there are way more Sony fans out there. The PS2 outsold the Xbox by an astronomical number. Some of those people may have hopped aboard the 360 bandwagon, but a whole lot more are going to stay with Sony. Basically, that means that a 3 million console headstart isn't much. Especially when Sony sold 40 million consoles and counting last gen. Xbox 360 is not in a slump, but they struggle to have the variety of games that appeal to everybody. That's starting to change with the inclusion of games like Guitar Hero, but RPG fans are still going to be left with only a few choices and games like Guitar Hero will be few and far between. PS3 has the Japanese developers almost completely to themselves because the Xbox 360 doesn't sell well there. That means Sony gets to keep the customers who want games like Ico, Amplitude, Twisted Metal (the only good car combat game on the market) and other games that the Xbox generally doesn't have.

I buy all of the systems. Nintendo systems for first party games, Microsoft for FPS and Action games, Sony for Action/Adventure, RPGs and everything else since the Japanese companies that take chances with new ideas are mostly in Sony's corner. That may change if Sony doesn't get more PS3s out in a hurry.



First, here are the number of systems sold to date in the current consol "war"
http://nexgenwars.com/

Second, didn't the PS2 have the jump on the XBox much like what the 360 has on the PS3 at the moment? Out of the gate first does help, especially after your last gen platform was so popular.

Third, it seems like Sony has alienated many of it's fans with the high price of the new system.

I'm not so confident that Sony can sell 40 million units this time... the PS2 was a pretty solid system with an excellent library of games and no real competition (Nintendo had fallen by the wayside and XBox seems to be too new and unprooven). The PS3 has some mighty impressive specs but I'm not sure it's delivered yet.

IMO we'll have a clearer picture this time next year. :)

And one final thought... we as consumers don't owe any of these companies our loyalty. We buy what we like or who does things best. Any fanboyism is complete BS in this day and age.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

First, you didn't address the games issue. Second, I was talking about the last gen. Your sales figures were nice, but they won't hold up in the long run. You're using worldwide console sales. If you want to do that, then the Xbox comes in third last gen because they lose big time to Sony and Nintendo in Japan. Third, my only point was that people are brand loyal. Most of the PS2 people from last generation will also buy a PS2 this generation. Same for the other systems. Of course, most of them are going to wait for the price drop. That's why we can't judge anything yet. It'll be about two years before we can truly judge because most people won't pay $400 or $600 for a console. The systems didn't catch on last gen until they reduced their price from $300 so even a price cut to that won't make a major difference for casual gamers.

[sidewinda]

can anyone that has viva pinata give me a mini review, I'm thinking about picking it up but just wanted to know how it was.

you guys should take the console selling figures crap to it's own thread.

[GoNiners]

Got my 360 a few weeks ago. Got Madden 07 and Pocket Bike Racer(the bk racing game). What other games are good to get(I know FNr3, Gears Of War, SD v RAW 07)?

[Smbdyfnkillme]

can anyone that has viva pinata give me a mini review, I'm thinking about picking it up but just wanted to know how it was.

you guys should take the console selling figures crap to it's own thread.

This is the Xbox 360 thread. As long as we are talking about the Xbox 360 (even if it is in conjunction with another system), we belong in here. You should go bother somebody else.

[GoNiners]

In reguards to ps3 vs XBOX 360....

I work at a target and the week before the launch of the ps3 there were 80 units of the 360. By the time of the ps3 launch that number was cut down to 20. Less then a week later they sold out of Xbox 360s at the target. So it still has a nice buzz.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

IMO 360 has a great variety of games, soars with XBOX live and I've always found the XBOX style of control/feel better than sony. I had a PS1 and a PS2, but I see no need to get a PS3, especially with Blu-Ray being the lesser of the 2 HD formats.

Lesser format has nothing to do with it. Betamax was the better format also. As good as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are, I hope that neither one catches on and that both companies learn an important lesson. That lesson is to stop forcing things on people too early. Honestly, I think I know about two people that even have HDTVs. Both formats seem destined to fail because there isn't a big enough audience that these formats appeal to. Also, the average person doesn't care that the image is slightly clearer. They want to see the movie and that's it. When they go to the store and see the same movie in three formats (DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray), the average person is going with a DVD since most popular movies can be had for about 9.99 if you buy the basic version as opposed to $25-$30.

Just so sidewinda doesn't cry, I'll stay on topic. Smackdown for the 360 is great. The loading times are awful, but not long enough to detract from the game. There....happy:D

[pyrrhonist]

To say the 360 is "in a slump" right now is a tad false, IMO. Like Jamesways said, I have 2 games sitting untouched right now (R6: Vegas, Oblivion) because of the desire to play Gears of War every time I sign on. Sure, I want to play those 2 other games, but when I see 5-6 from my Friends list online playing Gears, I'm going to play against/with them.

That being said, the power of the Sony Playstation loyalty should not be questioned. The very name "Playstation" is almost synonymous with gaming today as "Nintendo" was in the earlier days. I am sure I'll own a PS3 at some point in this generation, but no way am I paying $500 or $600.

Onto other Xbox360 news----DOUBLE DRAGON!! :cool:


Classic '80s fighter Double Dragon is coming soon to Xbox Live, it has been revealed. Playing as Billy and Jimmy Lee, the two martial arts experts must punch and kick their way through the crime-ridden streets, taking on the Black Warriors gang in a bid to rescue l'il Bill's sweetheart, Marian. Okay, so the story might suck, but the graphics have been jazzed up and the bone-crunching gameplay promises to be as pure as ever, with two players fighting side-by-side over Live, dishing out fists of justice by hammering the buttons.

We'll keep you posted as to when Double Dragon will be punching its way onto Xbox Live Arcade.

[TheRedOx]

can anyone that has viva pinata give me a mini review, I'm thinking about picking it up but just wanted to know how it was.


Great game!!! My g/f is totally addicted so I haven't been able to spend a whole lot of time with it but it's an absolute blast. It is a little glitchy right now (a lot of my homes and pinatas go invisible at different times) but they're definitely working on it.
Great info on the game and an invaluable resource once you pick it up here:
http://pinataisland.info/index.php?title=Main_Page
Let me know if you pick up the game - I'll send you a nice welcome crate over XBox Live ;)

[ilas]

Anyone looking forward to Lost Planet?

Think it could be anything like Gears of War (since it is 3rd person)?

[Tat2]

Anyone looking forward to Lost Island?

Think it could be anything like Gears of War (since it is 3rd person)?

you mean Lost Planet?

I posted some screens a few weeks ago. Looks amazing. Gameply will tell us whether it's up to snuff though.

[ilas]

you mean Lost Planet?

I posted some screens a few weeks ago. Looks amazing. Gameply will tell us whether it's up to snuff though.

Sorry, I just looked at something that ended in Island but yes. :o

[Smbdyfnkillme]

Sorry, I just looked at something that ended in Island but yes. :o

Did you play the demo? It's fun, but it's not even close to the level of Gears of War. I think it will be a pretty good game, but it better come out before Guitar Hero and Assassin's Creed or nobody's going to play it.

[Tat2]

Did you play the demo? It's fun, but it's not even close to the level of Gears of War. I think it will be a pretty good game, but it better come out before Guitar Hero and Assassin's Creed or nobody's going to play it.

release date is 1/12/07

FYI

[Smbdyfnkillme]

release date is 1/12/07

FYI

Then it might be okay. Honestly, the demo wasn't that impressive so I haven't been keeping up with this game. It's not that the demo wasn't fun, but it just seemed like a generic shooter. I need to know how long the game stays fresh. It seems like it would get repetitive very fast. For $60, my standards are high (maybe too high). Especially when I still need to finish old games such as Resident Evil 4 and Shadow of Colossus.

[Jamesweighs]

Hey Smbdyfnkillme, you sony fanboy you.
Ok, that was just uncalled for. I'm just kidding.
You do raise some good points, some genres are really lacking. RPGs, like you said, and what about fighting games? Only one, two if you count FN.

And you are right, people are brand loyal.

But I hardly think it's in a slump. And I know down the line I'll probably get a ps3 too. ****, the F1 and GT games alone is making me drool...

Anyhoo, DOUBE DRAGON! That's so awesome! I'll buy that in a second! I assume they are talking 'bout the arcade version, not the Nin one.


That Viva Pinata page is cool. Looks like a fun, quirky game. Might have to pick that up for the GF to play.

That is if I can stop playing RS. Got to Sergeant Rank last night. Sure goes up fast when you play so damn much. One of the most enjoyable FPS ever. The customization really shows what other shooters lack.

[Chugga]

So was anyone I was playing last night in Gears of War board members? I know cory, oaktown, and pyrrhonist but wasn't sure about the other people.

[Silent_Samurai]

Lost Planet looks really cool, I wanna check it out. And I personally want to see more wacky RPGs on the 360 so it can do better in Japan and gain some more ground on the Playstation.

I may have to try out Viva Pinata from what I've been hearing about it. Is it fairly easy to learn? I say that, because I'm trying to get my wife a little more into using the controller for more complicated games other than Hexic and pacman and what not.

[TheRedOx]

That Viva Pinata page is cool. Looks like a fun, quirky game. Might have to pick that up for the GF to play.



You think you're behind on playing games now? Getting Viva Pinata for the g/f will not help the situation at all - she will take over your 360 guaranteed :D
Mine has me looking up on that webpage how to convert sours, how to make honey, how to make variants, etc. while she's playing. She even made an Excel spreadsheet out of most of that info to have handy - it's pretty funny actually, she's completely hooked.

[oaktown2000]

So was anyone I was playing last night in Gears of War board members? I know cory, oaktown, and pyrrhonist but wasn't sure about the other people.

Nope...just us.
por2gee works with pyrrho
The rest were just random joins...and that doomsday or whatever guy was very annoying....he was good...but very annoying...I came oh so close to booting him a few times.

[Lord Magneto]

Get me the Fkuc out of London!!!! I need to play some GoW online UGH.... i cant wait till Fridaynight.... grabbing a 12 pack of coorslight having some welcome home sex with my gf then playing GoW till 4am

[Chugga]

I liked the guy on our team during the last game he was a real cool guy it's just a shame he always died 2 seconds into every fight....and then ended the game with 0 kills, 0 downs, and like 11 points in a 9 round fight.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

So was anyone I was playing last night in Gears of War board members? I know cory, oaktown, and pyrrhonist but wasn't sure about the other people.

When were you playing? I might jump on tonight if there is a decent group of boardmembers. I know last time I had oaktown and pyrrohonist in my group and we were dominating. I've been so busy that I haven't played in about a week.

[coogrfan]

Just a quick heads-up to the Madden 07 crowd:the long awaited alternate jerseys will be available on Live Marketplace starting tomorrow. Price...

FREE!

:D

For more info, see the following link.

http://sportsgamer.com/content/282/madden_alternate_jersey_details/

[Smbdyfnkillme]

I called the free thing a few pages back. I still think they're going to try to force us to pay for them again when Madden 08 comes out. There will be plenty more microtransactions by then and they won't get criticized as much. One thing is for sure, I will never pay one dime for something that should've already been in the game in the first place.

[Chugga]

When were you playing? I might jump on tonight if there is a decent group of boardmembers. I know last time I had oaktown and pyrrohonist in my group and we were dominating. I've been so busy that I haven't played in about a week.

I was on from about 11:55 to 3:30 eastern time. When we had an all boardmember team we did pretty damn good. There was just always 1 good guy on the other team...doomsday or something. If you got out and dealt with him quick the game wasn't even close. Longer you let him live the more damage he does.

Hell of a player but not much of a sense of teamwork. Thats the only reason me and oaktown were able to take him down on that last match when we got stuck with the dude who's head was like a stationary target. It was 3 on 3 and literally every single match our teammate would get shot in the head leaving it 3 on 2. Oaktown would either snipe/mow down one of his teammates so it's 2 on 2. Then came the chainsaw 2 on 1. Then doomsday died. We came back from being down 0-3 to win 5-4. If we had those tactics from match 1 we would have likely shut them out.

[Chugga]

Just a quick heads-up to the Madden 07 crowd:the long awaited alternate jerseys will be available on Live Marketplace starting tomorrow. Price...

FREE!

:D

For more info, see the following link.


http://sportsgamer.com/content/282/madden_alternate_jersey_details/


Love the price, hate the feature and how freakin long it took them to get it out. I was done with Madden weeks ago, I wanted the Bills alternate jersey MONTHS ago. Too little too late for me, sure I could download the jerseys but I'm not even playing the game anymore whats the point.

For people who can play madden year round this is great news but otherwise who cares. I always thought it was stupid that for $40-$50 you could get a new madden on xbox, ps2, etc and get 50 million jerseys then for $60 you are charging me extra money just to get a 3rd jersey?

[JaylisJayP]

Lesser format has nothing to do with it. Betamax was the better format also. As good as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are, I hope that neither one catches on and that both companies learn an important lesson. That lesson is to stop forcing things on people too early. Honestly, I think I know about two people that even have HDTVs. Both formats seem destined to fail because there isn't a big enough audience that these formats appeal to. Also, the average person doesn't care that the image is slightly clearer. They want to see the movie and that's it. When they go to the store and see the same movie in three formats (DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray), the average person is going with a DVD since most popular movies can be had for about 9.99 if you buy the basic version as opposed to $25-$30.

Just so sidewinda doesn't cry, I'll stay on topic. Smackdown for the 360 is great. The loading times are awful, but not long enough to detract from the game. There....happy:D


i see your point here, you're probably right.

[Silent_Samurai]

I like the idea of Double Dragon coming to Live arcade. That will be great.

[coogrfan]

The alternate uni's for NCAA Football 07 will also be available tomorrow, they will be free as well. :D

http://sportsgamer.com/content/283/ncaa_football_alternate_jersey_details/

NCAA Football 07

Alt Uniforms - Big 10, Pac 10, Notre Dame: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan St., Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Arizona, Cal, Oregon, Stanford, Washington, WSU

Alt Uniforms – ACC: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest

Alt Uniforms - Big East, Conf. USA: Cincinnati, Connecticut Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia, Marshall, UCF, Houston

Alt Uniforms - SEC, Mtn. West: Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Colorado State, UNLV, San Diego State, TCU, Utah, Wyoming

Alt Uniforms - Big 12, WAC: Baylor, Colorado, Iowa St, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma St, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Boise St, Hawaii, LA Tech, Nevada, Utah St

[meatgoat]

For people who can play madden year round this is great news but otherwise who cares.

There are people who don't play Madden year round??? :eek: I'm like 10 years into my dynasty and still going strong. :D

Cool news about the jerseys. Doesn't help me since Pittsburgh doesn't wear one but maybe I'll dl it anyway since it's free.

[coogrfan]

There are people who don't play Madden year round??? :eek: I'm like 10 years into my dynasty and still going strong. :D

Cool news about the jerseys. Doesn't help me since Pittsburgh doesn't wear one but maybe I'll dl it anyway since it's free.

The Madden uni packs are sorted by division. Every team will have either an alternate uni or a throwback.

[Chugga]

I'll have to get the Bills throwbacks just because they are the greatest jerseys known to man. And the Chargers powder blues but thats about it.

[Chugga]

The Madden uni packs are sorted by division. Every team will have either an alternate uni or a throwback.

They better have the Bills throwbacks...if they do an alternative where it's just blue/blue or white/white instead of the greatness that is the white helmet then I officially give up on EA.

[oaktown2000]

I liked the guy on our team during the last game he was a real cool guy it's just a shame he always died 2 seconds into every fight....and then ended the game with 0 kills, 0 downs, and like 11 points in a 9 round fight.

lol......yep...he sucked...and I would even remind him at the start of each round....man, they have sniper rifles downstairs...keep your head down. "Sure thing" he'd say...about 4 seconds before his head got blown off.....LOL....we still won though :D

[coogrfan]

They better have the Bills throwbacks...if they do an alternative where it's just blue/blue or white/white instead of the greatness that is the white helmet then I officially give up on EA.

Madden NFL 07

AFC East Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Bills, Jets & Patriots; alternate uniform for the Dolphins.

AFC North Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Steelers & Browns; alternate uniforms for the Bengals & Ravens.

AFC South Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniform for the Titans; alternate uniforms for the Colts, Texans & Jaguars.

AFC West Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs & Raiders.

NFC East Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Cowboys, Eagles, Giants & Redskins.

NFC North Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Bears, Lions & Packers; 2005 season uniform for the Vikings.

NFC South Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Bucs, Falcons & Saints; alternate uniform for the Panthers.

NFC West Throwback Uniforms: Throwback uniforms for the Cardinals, 49ers, Rams & Seahawks.

[Chugga]

Ah ha....then I will download it

[oaktown2000]

lol...so what exactly is a throwback uniform for the Raiders...seeing as though they've never changed it.......must be the old style logo on the helmet from '63

[Chugga]

lol......yep...he sucked...and I would even remind him at the start of each round....man, they have sniper rifles downstairs...keep your head down. "Sure thing" he'd say...about 4 seconds before his head got blown off.....LOL....we still won though :D

Yeah it was a really fun night. The only downside was I was never able to rock with good old Cole train

[coogrfan]

lol...so what exactly is a throwback uniform for the Raiders...seeing as though they've never changed it.......must be the old style logo on the helmet from '63

Let's hope so. The alternative is the Raiders original 1960 unis:
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/9315/oakland60sz6.gif (http://imageshack.us)

:eek: ... :(

[oaktown2000]

Yeah it was a really fun night. The only downside was I was never able to rock with good old Cole train


I actually liked the fact the he would die so quickly. Having 3 of them camp at the bottom with sniper rifles even though they outnumbered us 3v2...then us using tactics to get them to go to one side...why flanking from the other...and then taking em out up close...was alot more fun then the usual...everyone rush to the bottom and the match is usually over in a minute.

[Chugga]

Yeah I felt bad for him though with him dying 2 seconds into the fight and then being forced to watch the next 5-10 minutes of us slowly screwing over the other side. At least he got to play most of the game when we were on the bottom. He didn't die then until someone finally charged down.

[Silent_Samurai]

I don't know ... look on page 109 of this thread, pyrhonnist (sp?) is the one that brought it to my attention.

[gr8one2386]

I don't think they've set a date yet, this has just been added to the long list of games that are eventually coming to XBLA.

[Chugga]

If anyone wants to play Gears of War tonight I'm definately up for it probably after 10:00 eastern

[oaktown2000]

If anyone wants to play Gears of War tonight I'm definately up for it probably after 10:00 eastern


I'll be on...but most of the others are west coasters and aren't on till around midnite our time

[CJF28]

Yeah I felt bad for him though with him dying 2 seconds into the fight and then being forced to watch the next 5-10 minutes of us slowly screwing over the other side. At least he got to play most of the game when we were on the bottom. He didn't die then until someone finally charged down.

Thats actually pretty helpful. Ive learned alot by following Keith around after dying quickly in the match. Learned the sticky 'nade from how he hides around corners and such.

Ill be tonite as well. probably alittle bit after I get home. 630PM PST.

[pyrrhonist]

So was anyone I was playing last night in Gears of War board members? I know cory, oaktown, and pyrrhonist but wasn't sure about the other people.

That was fun, Chugga. I was glad to finally be able to play online. I had noticed, up until this past weekend, it seemed like you weren't online for 3 months. And here I thought I loathed online play!! :D

por2gee works with pyrrho

And what a jobber he is!! :p

The rest were just random joins...and that doomsday or whatever guy was very annoying....he was good...but very annoying...I came oh so close to booting him a few times.

I had wondered what some others thought about him. Dave (por2gee) told me at work today that he was a terrible teammate, even if he was good. I had already noticed he was the only guy who really had any skill on the opposing team half the time, but he seemed to whine quite a bit when he got killed. Never mind the fact he was somehow mowing 2 of us down with a single shotgun blast most of the time. :rolleyes: I know I whined a bit last night, but it was mostly in amazement that a point blank shotgun blast to his face would just hurt him (When it should kill someone), but I'd go down like a punk every single time if it happened to me.


Just a quick heads-up to the Madden 07 crowd:the long awaited alternate jerseys will be available on Live Marketplace starting tomorrow. Price...FREE!

Damn, it's just too bad I sold my Madden '07 off weeks ago. I really didn't find it any more impressive than years past, so I tried to sell it while the market was still "good" for it.

[pyrrhonist]

If anyone wants to play Gears of War tonight I'm definately up for it probably after 10:00 eastern

I might actually take a break tonight. :eek: I need to watch An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 tonight, and I might want to preserve my marriage by taking a night off for once. ;) :p :D

[meatgoat]

I might actually take a break tonight. :eek: I need to watch An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 tonight, and I might want to preserve my marriage by taking a night off for once. ;) :p :D

LMK how it is. My wife picked it and Clerks2 up for me yesterday but she's being a hardarse and making me wait till xmas for them. :mad:

[Chugga]

I had wondered what some others thought about him. Dave (por2gee) told me at work today that he was a terrible teammate, even if he was good. I had already noticed he was the only guy who really had any skill on the opposing team half the time, but he seemed to whine quite a bit when he got killed. Never mind the fact he was somehow mowing 2 of us down with a single shotgun blast most of the time. :rolleyes: I know I whined a bit last night, but it was mostly in amazement that a point blank shotgun blast to his face would just hurt him (When it should kill someone), but I'd go down like a punk every single time if it happened to me.

Yeah he's an awful teammate. I was on his team once in 3 on 3 play and there wasn't even communication over the headsets. I mean not even 1 word was muttered so I thought everyone on my team didn't have a headset then all of a sudden I die and hear him crying like a baby about how he shouldn't have died. First 2 rounds I was on his team I picked up kills pretty quick I think I had 4 kills through 2 rounds to his 1 and I'm not kidding when I say he completely threw any absolutely horribly thrown together teamwork we had at the time out the window and went rambo costing us the match. It was the one game where he did absolutely terrible, I think I finished with 10 and he had like 2 kills. I know oaktown+por2gee were on the other team because oaktown sniped me but then I pulled the greatest pincer in the world and evened the score with a chainsaw. Then his brilliant idea was to camp an area on the map and we had a train ran on us.

[Chugga]

Ok it's time to go online....please tell me I won't be the only person

[CJF28]

LMK how it is. My wife picked it and Clerks2 up for me yesterday but she's being a hardarse and making me wait till xmas for them. :mad:

Wife and I were at Walmart last nite, I had grabbed

Kevin Smith 2
Clerks 2
Superman Collectors Edition
Now you know (written by Jeff Anderson, "Randall" from the Clerks movie)

she let me buy two and put the other two on my Xmas list.

So, I left with Clerks 2 and Kevin Smith 2

[BeefEaster]

i just picked up call of duty 3

i've been spending entirely too much money on videogames lately
this makes the 3rd new game i've bought in less than a month

[Tat2]

Wife and I were at Walmart last nite, I had grabbed

Kevin Smith 2
Clerks 2
Superman Collectors Edition
Now you know (written by Jeff Anderson, "Randall" from the Clerks movie)

she let me buy two and put the other two on my Xmas list.

So, I left with Clerks 2 and Kevin Smith 2

still haven't seen Clerks II yet, Cory... but I'll leave you with this:

Holden (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000255/): So, uh, what do you wanna do tonight?
Banky Edwards (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005134/): I dunno. Get a pizza, watch "Degrassi Jr. High".
Holden (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000255/): You got a weird thing for Canadian melodrama.
Banky Edwards (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005134/): I got a weird thing for girls who say, "Aboot."

[CJF28]

Chasing Amy. wootwoot

[MPCanes]

Next week guys I should be available for some serious Gears of War ownage.

MPCanes if you don't have me on your list. If I don't respond, or you see someone playing FIFA, its my roommate, hes unhealthily obsessed with it

[CJF28]

guys, I have 3 codes of 48hours each. LMK if someone doesnt have Gold, and wants to try it out

cory

[Chugga]

I want to go on record as saying I hate each and every one of you who thought those last teams we had that we had to live through for 5 straight matches were fair. We had 1 guy who it was his first day playing the game and the other guy didn't even know how the cover system worked in a tactical cover system shooter.

We had absolutely no communication, we talked more in the lobby or after we died then we did when the game started up. Last night was cool as hell, and so was tonight but my god I'm a fan of the whole tactical aspect of the game and we pretty much tossed that out the window tonight, felt like I was back playing Halo2 again.

I don't want to come off like I'm whining....but I am....I definately am.

[MPCanes]

Chugga dude, hit me up if you need someone who will talk and isn't half bad. I kinda suck sometimes, but only when the rest of my team does. I'm the ultimate team player.

Like the JP Losman of Gears of War

[Chugga]

Chugga dude, hit me up if you need someone who will talk and isn't half bad. I kinda suck sometimes, but only when the rest of my team does. I'm the ultimate team player.

Like the JP Losman of Gears of War

I don't care if you suck I just like some communication in tactical games like GOW. I mean the other team could run a train on us and I wouldn't mind as long as someone told me the train was coming.

It's really like playing 2 completely different games when you actually have an alert and active squad compared to a squad that doesn't talk. I mean when I play games with oaktown, pyrrhonist, cory, etc on my team I know where every freakin person on the map is.

"2 guys going to the left"...."1 guy under the bridge"...."theres a sniper in the right tower"

Then compare that to

".......*sneeze*......*fart*........*scratch nose*.....*static*.......----shotgun blast to the back----"

[MPCanes]

Sounds like half the games I play online - I know we are in for a bunch of fun when at least 2 of the guys don't say a ****ing word and just run off and do their own thing, meanwhile the other team runs through flanking like a well oiled machine and I go down faster then something that goes down fast.

Best game I ever played, 3 v 3, perfect communcation. Everyone called everything, and we absolutely dominated. We were so well organized we barely needed to shoot as me mostly just chased 1 guy to another guy who then chainsawed that guy.

[Chugga]

Sounds like half the games I play online - I know we are in for a bunch of fun when at least 2 of the guys don't say a ****ing word and just run off and do their own thing, meanwhile the other team runs through flanking like a well oiled machine and I go down faster then something that goes down fast.

Best game I ever played, 3 v 3, perfect communcation. Everyone called everything, and we absolutely dominated. We were so well organized we barely needed to shoot as me mostly just chased 1 guy to another guy who then chainsawed that guy.

Yeah by far best game I've played so far was a 3 on 3 with everyone working really well together. Hell even the guy that died 2 seconds into every map followed orders pretty good (aside from the order to keep your head down).

[MPCanes]

I just don't get why some people play and put absolutely no effort into a team game and try to play on their own. It DOESN'T WORK. And now is it fun? You just die and you don't accomplish anything.

I guess in my old age of the twenties I don't get what these teens find fun about acting like dip****s

[Chugga]

Well when I first started playing Gears of War (yesterday) I was taking cover, firing conservatively, and overall getting my @$$ handed to me. Then I realized "hey this dumb@$$ who keeps chopping me in half may be onto something". So then I became rambo for a few rounds and was still getting chopped in half. Then I realized....wait, this guy wasn't that great, he just had a good team. It's hard to close ground and make kills with the chainsaw without a few buddies watching your back and giving you cover. By far my highest scoring games are when I'm actually communicating and saying "ok you pin him down, I'm going around back".

Trying to be Master Chief in this game just doesn't work out well. Hell even Master Chief has Cortana.

[seebeast]

madden 07

[Jamesweighs]

Yah, communication is key. Playing with the spawn boardies is great, know how to effectively plan.

I gotta get back to GOW. Way too much RS. But even in that, some of the best teams I've been on chat about position, number of enemies, etc. Nothing better than being part of a cooperating assult team in attack and defend. Extremely efficient.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

I want to go on record as saying I hate each and every one of you who thought those last teams we had that we had to live through for 5 straight matches were fair. We had 1 guy who it was his first day playing the game and the other guy didn't even know how the cover system worked in a tactical cover system shooter.

We had absolutely no communication, we talked more in the lobby or after we died then we did when the game started up. Last night was cool as hell, and so was tonight but my god I'm a fan of the whole tactical aspect of the game and we pretty much tossed that out the window tonight, felt like I was back playing Halo2 again.

I don't want to come off like I'm whining....but I am....I definately am.

It was basically 4 on 3 because I was the first person to die almost every time. Either I die early or I live to the end. You could've asked to switch teams or have one of the guys switch to our side. Your biggest handicap was the suicide bomber guy. He died almost every time he grenade tagged somebody. It was ridiculous.

*Semi-rant* Grenade tagging and chainsawing are the glitchiest things in the game. I wasn't even close enough for the guy to touch me and he somehow grenade tagged me. What the hell is that? It must have magically teleported from his hand to my body because that's the only way he could've tagged me. Also, the chainsaw does the same thing. Somebody please explain to me how I could get chainsawed after I have rolled away from the guy with the chainsaw. What? Did they even test these two weapons? *End rant*

[CJF28]

:D It was basically 4 on 3 because I was the first person to die almost every time. Either I die early or I live to the end. You could've asked to switch teams or have one of the guys switch to our side. Your biggest handicap was the suicide bomber guy. He died almost every time he grenade tagged somebody. It was ridiculous.

*Semi-rant* Grenade tagging and chainsawing are the glitchiest things in the game. I wasn't even close enough for the guy to touch me and he somehow grenade tagged me. What the hell is that? It must have magically teleported from his hand to my body because that's the only way he could've tagged me. Also, the chainsaw does the same thing. Somebody please explain to me how I could get chainsawed after I have rolled away from the guy with the chainsaw. What? Did they even test these two weapons? *End rant*
:D

Im still working on the rolling away after the tag.

That doesnt mean Im not a good teammate. I communicate very well with my teammates.

well, while Im alive that is

[Smbdyfnkillme]

:D
:D

Im still working on the rolling away after the tag.

That doesnt mean Im not a good teammate. I communicate very well with my teammates.

well, while Im alive that is

I was just saying that because I never saw you around any of your teammates. You were kamikaziing and Chugga was hiding around corners waiting with the chainsaw. Hell, I didn't even know you were a boardmember. I don't know how you did it, but I know you tagged me while I was running from you. Grenade tagging has too much range. Add me to your list. Gamertag is the same as my boardname.

[Jamesweighs]

Cory, Mpcanes, smbdyfnkillme, I'm on too, gamertag Jamesways.
Add me as well. I don't suck outright, but not the best on the board. I am a team player.

[coogrfan]

re:Madden 07/NCAA 07 alt. uniforms

From EA's webpage:

"I have received word that the uniforms will be available late tonight, potentially in the wee hours of the morning. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up so that you aren't having to check periodically during the day. I'll keep you updated if I hear something new. "

[CJF28]

well, if your taggin, you really dont want your teammates around anyways, so they dont get blown up. Doesnt mean I didnt let my 'mates know how many people were at the bottom of the map, who was coming who was down. I got a couple of revives on chugga. It was mostly killaB that ran off on his own with no communication


I was just saying that because I never saw you around any of your teammates. You were kamikaziing and Chugga was hiding around corners waiting with the chainsaw. Hell, I didn't even know you were a boardmember. I don't know how you did it, but I know you tagged me while I was running from you. Grenade tagging has too much range. Add me to your list. Gamertag is the same as my boardname.

[CJF28]

BTW, I already added you.

my gamer tag is corynfl3

[Chugga]

well, if your taggin, you really dont want your teammates around anyways, so they dont get blown up. Doesnt mean I didnt let my 'mates know how many people were at the bottom of the map, who was coming who was down. I got a couple of revives on chugga. It was mostly killaB that ran off on his own with no communication

Which absolutely baffles me because he lived for sooooooooo long in every single match. He ran off by himself, didn't even know how to use the cover system, didn't know how to pop out and shoot people, and from what I could see had no idea about any of the maps we played on last night. But dude was alive forever. Probably because he was exploring parts of the map that most people don't even think exsist.

And as for my rant on no communication, cory was excluded from that. We had a couple of brilliant plans throughout the night....none of which actually worked that great, but we were giving it a shot. Hell we had a brilliant idea upstairs in the clocktower level then both of our teammates died and everyone came upstairs during phase 2 of our plan. While Cory is out tagging like 50 times a game I generally know the where he's at. We definately had communication through most of the game....but then after getting shut out like 100 times I just started hiding around corners hoping someone ran by me so I could take some sort of personal victory.

[Chugga]

:D
:D

Im still working on the rolling away after the tag.

That doesnt mean Im not a good teammate. I communicate very well with my teammates.

well, while Im alive that is

I bet if you rolled past them you'd have better luck. Enemies always assume you will run away in the same direction you came. Like most enemies expect that when I'm holding a chainsaw I'm going to charge them straight on (which I do anyways)...when in reality I'll probably get shot or gun butted that way....if you roll past them then just start turning with the chainsaw in hand you'll lock on sooner or later. And as smbdyfnkillme has pointed out....theres no rolling out of the way once your locked on.

[pyrrhonist]

I like our follow-up "review sessions" of our gaming time.

I did find it odd that my buddy (KillaB) lived so long, since he really doesn't use the cover. It's baffling, too, since he does use it in the campaign mode. :confused: It's even to point of frustrating, since he has so many kills in ranked mode, while I am stinking it up. I just want my achievements!! :D

And BTW, Chugga, cory, oaktown, smbdy----You guys should not come online for a few times, so I can play Smackdown vs Raw '07, and Rainbow Six. When I see you guys online, I instinctively put Gears in the tray. :D :D

[Smbdyfnkillme]

And BTW, Chugga, cory, oaktown, smbdy----You guys should not come online for a few times, so I can play Smackdown vs Raw '07, and Rainbow Six. When I see you guys online, I instinctively put Gears in the tray. :D :D

We can play Smackdown vs Raw the few times I can manage to pull myself away from Guitar Hero 2. I call Mr. Perfect. You can use anybody else.

[CJF28]

Killa would stay alive, because he mainly just skirted the outside of every map. when I died, I watched him, I never knew the fuel stop was that large of a map

[Tat2]

I bet if you rolled past them you'd have better luck. Enemies always assume you will run away in the same direction you came. Like most enemies expect that when I'm holding a chainsaw I'm going to charge them straight on (which I do anyways)...when in reality I'll probably get shot or gun butted that way....if you roll past them then just start turning with the chainsaw in hand you'll lock on sooner or later. And as smbdyfnkillme has pointed out....theres no rolling out of the way once your locked on.

I tried to add you to my friends list Chugga and it shows Chugga but w/ no gamerscore. I figured you would at least have a gamerscore... get the wrong Chugga, did I? :confused:

[oaktown2000]

I want to go on record as saying I hate each and every one of you who thought those last teams we had that we had to live through for 5 straight matches were fair. We had 1 guy who it was his first day playing the game and the other guy didn't even know how the cover system worked in a tactical cover system shooter.

We had absolutely no communication, we talked more in the lobby or after we died then we did when the game started up. Last night was cool as hell, and so was tonight but my god I'm a fan of the whole tactical aspect of the game and we pretty much tossed that out the window tonight, felt like I was back playing Halo2 again.

I don't want to come off like I'm whining....but I am....I definately am.

LOL......man...I asked at least 5 times, "so is everyone cool with the teams or do you wanna switch em". Cory...your teammate, kept saying..."nah..it's cool...lets just play...who cares". And when I did try the random....it kept putting the exact same teams together all over again. I had a feeling you were being slowly tortured on that side.

[oaktown2000]

Which absolutely baffles me because he lived for sooooooooo long in every single match. He ran off by himself, didn't even know how to use the cover system, didn't know how to pop out and shoot people, and from what I could see had no idea about any of the maps we played on last night. But dude was alive forever. Probably because he was exploring parts of the map that most people don't even think exsist.


This is exactly why we usually didn't kill him until last. The guy was usually over in the corner and when we'd find him..we we're like..."W T F is he doing over there" :D

[oaktown2000]

I tried to add you to my friends list Chugga and it shows Chugga but w/ no gamerscore. I figured you would at least have a gamerscore... get the wrong Chugga, did I? :confused:


he's chugga34

[oaktown2000]

I almost actually like it better when some of my teammates die off. Some of the best games I've had are when I find myself and one other teammate alive against 3 or 4 from the other team. If you do make that comenback...it's all the more stasfying. There's nothing quite like clicking the back button...realizing..oh crap...it's just me against 3 of them now.......and ending up taking out all three of them.

[Chugga]

I almost actually like it better when some of my teammates die off. Some of the best games I've had are when I find myself and one other teammate alive against 3 or 4 from the other team. If you do make that comenback...it's all the more stasfying. There's nothing quite like clicking the back button...realizing..oh crap...it's just me against 3 of them now.......and ending up taking out all three of them.

I bet theres nothing like realizing it was you vs. 2 of our team last night only to see them come at you one at a time. Cory can back me up on this....you were on the backside of a storage crate and they BOTH see you as you're the last person left. One of them is to the left the other to the right....if they charge it's game over we win. The outcome? One of them starts to go to the corner of the map and one of them hides in the back of a truck bed.

Thats basically the rundown of how our night went.

[Chugga]

LOL......man...I asked at least 5 times, "so is everyone cool with the teams or do you wanna switch em". Cory...your teammate, kept saying..."nah..it's cool...lets just play...who cares". And when I did try the random....it kept putting the exact same teams together all over again. I had a feeling you were being slowly tortured on that side.

In chat I actually offered to send someone a no helmet emmitt if we changed teams. I didn't realize no one on my team knew what that was so probably why I didn't get any takers.

But anyways GOW is one of the few games you can have fun with even when you are losing. The losing just started to wear on me as the night went on when matches started going on for entirely too long.

[CJF28]

my favorite part of the whole nite, was when we were in a room, where my micdidnt work. I had sticky bombed oaktown and chugga. we were in the lobby, and they didnt think i could hear, but I listened to them ***** about being tagged. "God, I ****ing hate Cory and his grenades"

I was luaghing the whole time

[Chugga]

I tried to add you to my friends list Chugga and it shows Chugga but w/ no gamerscore. I figured you would at least have a gamerscore... get the wrong Chugga, did I? :confused:

Thats actually me....but the tag I use is Chugga34. I used to have Chugga back during original Xbox days but I lost the password

[Chugga]

my favorite part of the whole nite, was when we were in a room, where my micdidnt work. I had sticky bombed oaktown and chugga. we were in the lobby, and they didnt think i could hear, but I listened to them ***** about being tagged. "God, I ****ing hate Cory and his grenades"

I was luaghing the whole time

Grenades take away the bread and butter of my game. I'm about hiding and closing distances quickly. But I see you running around with grenades equipped and I don't even bother because even if I chop you in half I'm dying too. I honestly think my only gun kills come from killing you just because I absolutely have to shoot you. And unfortunately my gun kills come few and far between. I got needlessly ****y last night....I knew it was 1 on 1 so I wanted to give a show to the audience watching and chased down Pyrrhonist when I could have easily shot him and paid for it by him hitting the luckiest shot known to man.

[oaktown2000]

I got needlessly ****y last night....I knew it was 1 on 1 so I wanted to give a show to the audience watching and chased down Pyrrhonist when I could have easily shot him and paid for it by him hitting the luckiest shot known to man.

LMFAO...I know EXACTLY which part you're talking about. Gridlock map.....he was hauling azz back towards the spawn point...you were giving chase with your chainsaw equipped....he spun around...BLAM...sniper shot to the head with literally only 2 feet separating you....game over..we won.

[CJF28]

yea, that one had the whole lobby OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoing

[Smbdyfnkillme]

That was hilarious. Best.Kill.Ever.

[MPCanes]

Gridlock is the worst map ever.

I personally love Canals, Clocktower is pretty cool too. Also like Tyco Station or whatever its called.

Don't think I've played any others though.

[Chugga]

I should have shot him but god I wanted the glory. I mean how the hell did he even know I was behind him. I KNOW he didn't see me, he must have spun around and pulled the trigger and prayed it hit me.

[Chugga]

Gridlock is the worst map ever.

I personally love Canals, Clocktower is pretty cool too. Also like Tyco Station or whatever its called.

Don't think I've played any others though.

Gridlock is my favorite map. I like the Canals because I'm good for 1 kill per round where someone has no clue I'm standing right behind them. Clocktower is also really fun...you need a strong squad to win there. From what I've seen 2 downstairs, 2 upstairs has worked best and then just hope one side breaks through and is able to flank to break the stalemate thats going on upstairs. I also like the Mansion level where it's just a giant stairway and a courtyard on the bottom with sniper rifles. But I only like that map if there are actually good snipers holding the rifles. Anything else is just 50 barrel rolls and dead sniper.

[oaktown2000]

he must have spun around and pulled the trigger and prayed it hit me.


and God answered those prayers :p

[Smbdyfnkillme]

Any level with the torque bow is terrible for me. I don't what it is, but I'm drawn to it. Especially on the Canals. I was the first to die almost every time because I kept going for the torque bow. I'll learn my lesson one of these days.

[Chugga]

and God answered those prayers :p

I want to hear from his mouth that it was complete luck because if that was him actually being skillful then I give up playing because he's obviously lightyears ahead of anyone I know. I hunted him, I waited till he turned around and gave chase like a madman. How he knew I was behind him is beyond me.

[Chugga]

Don't even bother picking up the torque bow unless you've had a ridiculous amount of practice with it. It's a good weapon but a halfway decent barrel roll will have you missing with it 95% of the time. I've seen some people do amazing things with the bow and others...well, the others just die.

[BeefEaster]

i still need to get online with you guys

i think i'm ready

[Chugga]

In unrelated news I finally got those burger king games today. Got one value meal and then all 3 of the games for $3.99 each. I heard Big Bumpin was very fuzion frenzy-like so had to pick it up.

[oaktown2000]

I also like the Mansion level where it's just a giant stairway and a courtyard on the bottom with sniper rifles.


That's called "escalation".

I only mention it...because there is another map that is actually called "Mansion". It's a giant house with several entryways and an upstairs and downstairs. I don't think we've actually gotten there yet since you've been playing chugga. To my recollection...since you've been joining the past nights...we've yet to hit "Tyro Station"....the railyard map, "Mansion"...the big house map, and the one with the turret gun that sits upstairs....can't remember the name of that one.

[oaktown2000]

The next time we all get together to play...we can lower the amount of rounds so that we can actually cycle through all the maps in a timely fashion.....maybe, first one to 3 rounds...instead of 5.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

The next time we all get together to play...we can lower the amount of rounds so that we can actually cycle through all the maps in a timely fashion.....maybe, first one to 3 rounds...instead of 5.

The two draws really made that last match take forever.

[giantSFortyniners]

whens the next time...thinking about joining if you guys dont mind....havent been online yet but i think im ready.

[Chugga]

whens the next time...thinking about joining if you guys dont mind....havent been online yet but i think im ready.

Tonight after 10:00 eastern.

[giantSFortyniners]

how late do you guys play til....ive got school tonite til about 12 eastern...9 here in the west.

[CJF28]

i may be on a little after that. its Mitchells birthday, and he is turning 13. so we are taking him otu for dinner

cory

[Chugga]

I'm on till 3-4isham. As for being "ready" for online I'm sure you are. The campaign is 10 times harder then online play. Your enemies no longer have sticky aiming with really hard hitting bullets. They have human flaws now...and thats a good thing. I'm still getting used to it as it's only my 2nd day online but the game is completely different....but the campaign gives you all the skills you need for online.

[Chugga]

Oh Mitchell's 13 now. I'm sure mom is freaking out as it's only a matter of time before he goes boob crazy. Actually he probably already is boob crazy.

[oaktown2000]

how late do you guys play til....ive got school tonite til about 12 eastern...9 here in the west.


post your gamertag..we'll add you....and then kill you :D

my tag is the same as here.....oaktown2000

[pyrrhonist]

I want to hear from his mouth that it was complete luck because if that was him actually being skillful then I give up playing because he's obviously lightyears ahead of anyone I know.

I actually told my teammates that I saw you coming. I saw you after I eliminated your teammate, and took off for that corner. I swear to you I aimed my shot with that sniper rifle, right for the head.....I won't necessarily say that I expected to hit your head, because I knew I only had 1 shot or I'd be chainsawed. It was done on purpose, though, it was not a blind shot in the dark. There's no denying though----it made for a great ending to that round. :cool:
And there's no way in Hell I'd say I'm light years ahead of anyone in Gears...because I'm not. :p


The two draws really made that last match take forever.

Hell yes it did. "Only 1 more match, pyrrhonist". I just didn't realize it'd be a 45 minute match. :eek: :D

[pyrrhonist]

We can play Smackdown vs Raw the few times I can manage to pull myself away from Guitar Hero 2. I call Mr. Perfect.

No, not one of my favorites!! :D

Dude, I have to unlock Hennig before I can use him, anyways. Besides, I'm trying to get the experience to power up my CAW, since he's only a 38 right now. :rolleyes:

[giantSFortyniners]

gamertag: marvelusmayo

[Silent_Samurai]

I need to play with you guys some night too .. I communicated but every now and again you have to ask about me because I'll get in the "zone" and clam up and not talk for a bit. But I'm usually with someone. Usually when I'm playing with the guys on my friends list, I'm the one calling out the other players positions and if I shut up they think I died. Until one of my teammates turns around and sees me behind them. HA!

Also, I started playing Gun last night and honestly, I don't think it's that bad. It tries too hard to be an epic western. I can tell the head of development on this game wanted people to think of Tombstone because that's what the music sounds like. The story seems pretty decent so far. And the game play is decent, but the control scheme is just wacky. It's one of those control schemes that make you scratch your head and wonder why they mapped that action to that button. At least movements and fire buttons are the same. But I found myself rehealing when I didn't need to when I wanted to reload. I think the quick draw feature is kind of cool, but it doesn't last as long as it should or it takes too long to recharge. The game tried to hard to be different. And I think that hurt it. Because sections seem really easy and there always an obvious pattern to follow. As for the graphics talk about awful. Now, I admit some of the textures were really nice, color choice and detail, but they just looked terrible on those models. And what's the deal with the hats, they all look three sizes too big for the people wearing them.

[edschmoe]

I am down for new friends list guys :) GT = Big Softie. Finally took down Gears on Insane tonight with a buddy of mine from work. RAAM didnt even make it 3/4 of the way to us. I used Sniper and he used the Bow. It was also like our dozenth try :)

[Monkey Torture]

the35pageMT if anyone wants to catch me, but i rarely play much.

[Tat2]

anyone know if College Hoops 2K7 has all the conferences in it? I'm wondering if it has the MAC conference in it...

[Smbdyfnkillme]

If you weren't playing Gears of War with us last night, you missed out. Two awesome teams and Smbdyfnkillme dominating all the way:p I don't think I killed more than two people with actual bullets. It was mostly chainsaws.

What was the deal with the people complaining about lag? That game was just as smooth as any that I've ever played.

[CJF28]

I dont know. I was having a great time. There was twice, that I wiped out the other team, all by myself. 8 kills in a row in the canals. I had a blast

cory

[Rick Geer]

Picked up gears today, I'll definately have to play with you guys, same id as on here

[sekshun]

For those online, what kind of internet connection do u have?

I currently have cable (Lite service - connection is supposed to be @ 1 Mbps down & 128 Kbps up) ... is this actually fast enough not to have any lag while playing? or should I/do I need to upgrade my service if I want to go online?

Thnx,

~S

[CJF28]

Im going to start an xbox 360 thread, and ask Mark to combine this one into mine. Reason being, I want to be able to edit the first post with peoples gamertags. So, posting your gamer tag would be a huge help

cory

[CJF28]

also, anyone have Webers email addy? the one he will actually respond to

[giantSFortyniners]

wasnt able to go on last nite...i came home from class late and i was beat....will try to get on tonite if anybody is interested

[pyrrhonist]

I dont know. I was having a great time. There was twice, that I wiped out the other team, all by myself. 8 kills in a row in the canals. I had a blast

If there was any further proof necessary that there was lag, this is it!! :p :D

I was baffled by the lag, since A) I never really have too much issue, and B) I'm on the West Coast, just like you. I had some major issues with it, especially during a few encounters with oaktown. I just hope it didn't sour us on playing with one another, since it seemed like it got a bit heated a few times. :confused:

And man, I still need to start playing Smackdown vs Raw '07 & Rainbow Six: Vegas.....

[CJF28]

I didnt think it got heated. Sometimes theres lag, and sometimes theres not. its just part of playing online

cory

[PrimeBane]

Perhaps lag was due to the dashboard update that was rolled out?

[PhillyFreak5]

CJF, If you're successful in starting the list, add my gamertag, DCabral80.

[PrimeBane]

For those online, what kind of internet connection do u have?

I currently have cable (Lite service - connection is supposed to be @ 1 Mbps down & 128 Kbps up) ... is this actually fast enough not to have any lag while playing? or should I/do I need to upgrade my service if I want to go online?

Thnx,

~S

It's not recommended from what I've read... if you have one of those 48 hour gold live trial cards give it a shot with that. If you notice lag in games you might have to upgrade.

[CJF28]

oak, pyyro, chugga ,

we should try and throw a challenge out to the toy board

sport boardies VS Toy boardies

[Smbdyfnkillme]

oak, pyyro, chugga ,

we should try and throw a challenge out to the toy board

sport boardies VS Toy boardies

I see how it is. The player with the most kills for the night gets left out:( I don't need you guys anyway. I'm joining the toy board:spawnskul

[CJF28]

you didnt have the most kills, I did. and I just said the 4 of us because I see us on more than anyone else.

besides, I promise no suicide bombings

[CJF28]

sides, im not sure I can have a Sony apologist on my team ;)

[Smbdyfnkillme]

you didnt have the most kills, I did. and I just said the 4 of us because I see us on more than anyone else.

besides, I promise no suicide bombings

Nope, I had the most kills. Too bad we don't get to keep stats. Your kills were negated by all the suicides you had. Let me know when you get something set up. I'm defenitely on the Toy Board side now.

[Chugga]

Perhaps lag was due to the dashboard update that was rolled out?

I think this might have been it. I was getting hit with lag through 3 different games last night with 3 different hosts. When Cory first started up his game I wasn't really getting any lag, then all of a sudden it was going maybe not even a half second off so it wasn't a huge deal at all. Pyrrohonist actually saw the next part where a guy comes at me with a chainsaw I shoot him right in the body full on with a chainsaw and he runs right up to me to kill me. Either the shotgun is that god awful (don't get me started on that) or there had to be some type of lag where he was closer to me then my screen was telling me. Then after that I was getting tagged by grenades from 10 feet away, then the worst was on escalation when I couldn't take cover because the A button was still catching up to where I was running. Seems like as more people signed onto the servers my night was getting increasingly bad.

This is probably just a mix of coast differences and the update. I had never had lag like that up until last night and it's no wonder last night was the first night after the big update was released. Played a game against spanked eagle and I was running against a wall for like 5-10 seconds then I popped back into my suprisingly dead body that was 50 feet away from where I was originally.

Just ridiculous distance doesn't help things either. When Cory was hosting he was dominating, when oaktown hosted me and him (only 2 east coasters I think) suddenly got our mojo back.

[Chugga]

oak, pyyro, chugga ,

we should try and throw a challenge out to the toy board

sport boardies VS Toy boardies

I'd rather throw one out to the mods....they think they are all high and mighty I bet a chainsaw to the face would change their tone on things.

[CJF28]

are you kidding? in two round, I completely wiped out the entire side. without using bombs even. Im a one man killing machine. any minute now, Im expecting to be kidnapped by the goverment, blindfolded, and dropped into the middle of Iraw. Forced to fight my way out.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

Chugga, the grenade tag thing is one of the worst parts of this game. How can a guy grenade tag me and he's not even close enough to actually touch me with the grenade? Shouldn't happen, but it does. I'd still like to know how priority is determined on the chainsaws.

CJF28, I'll let you have your moment in the sun, but we will keep count next time.

[Chugga]

Chugga, the grenade tag thing is one of the worst parts of this game. How can a guy grenade tag me and he's not even close enough to actually touch me with the grenade? Shouldn't happen, but it does. I'd still like to know how priority is determined on the chainsaws.

CJF28, I'll let you have your moment in the sun, but we will keep count next time.

Yeah the grenade thing is awful. But to be honest alot of the times I think it's just lag having me thinking it's awful not the game itself. Cory tagged me from at least a mile or 2 away...maybe a kilometer...last night and was able to tag me. On the same note I was somehow able to roll forward and hit him from that kilometer away.

If cory wants to sacrifice himself for the greater good then thats up to him. But I promise him 99.9999% of the time if he tags me he's going with me. At least I hope, theres nothing better then spoiling his fun by having him roll backwards only into a car or block and basically pull a thelma and louis and let him know he's taking the trip with you.

To me I think the shotguns in the game are 20 times worse then any grenade gameplay elements. As I've said before tonight alone I was hitting people from 50 feet away and having their body split into a million pieces only to shoot someone point blank and needing to unload 3 rounds into them to die. In the canals level I was standing behind a sniper that had no clue I was there and had to get 3 shots off on him before he died despite him never even trying to move out of the way. Sometimes I'll feel like God with a shotgun in my hands and sometimes I'll just feel helpless with one. It's just weird.

[PrimeBane]

I think I might be ready to get my butt kicked tonight on GeOW... providing my Gold Live hasn't run out and I can find my 48 hour card.

If you care to add me to your friends list, the tag is: Icy Red Warrior :)

[Chugga]

oak, pyyro, chugga ,

we should try and throw a challenge out to the toy board

sport boardies VS Toy boardies

By the way if we ever do put this team in action against mods, boardmembers, or otherwise we should get some practice with it first. We generally get split in half.

[grimlock33]

YAY, I finally got a 360, and picked up Gears of War too. Just signed up for Live, tag is GRIMLOCK33

[CJF28]

Ill add you on tonite

[pyrrhonist]

I knew last night's game would be the stuff of legends for us to post on!! :D

Does anyone of our regular guys have either R6: Vegas or G.R.A.W.? I feel like trying to get some of my achievements done in that game sometime, as well.

[Lord Magneto]

I just got home from London/Thanksgiving and not being able to play Gears online... I will be on all night till about 4am NYC time ... feel free to hit me up if anyone wants to play along

[Chugga]

I knew last night's game would be the stuff of legends for us to post on!! :D

Does anyone of our regular guys have either R6: Vegas or G.R.A.W.? I feel like trying to get some of my achievements done in that game sometime, as well.

I've got both of them, but would rather play R6: Vegas (I've already seen basically everything I wanted to from GRAW).

[Chugga]

It's a shame more people couldn't get online tonight....aside from having the greatest game in my life (don't hate the playa....hate the game) I was able to see the terrors of Xbox Live. Aside from the ridiculous amount of racist 12 year olds the thing that really gets me about live is once again the achievement system. Can't tell you how many matches tonight I was stuck with a team full of pistol wielding idiots who needed 50 more pistol kills to get their 20 achievement points.

[SpankedEagle]

I just got home from London/Thanksgiving and not being able to play Gears online... I will be on all night till about 4am NYC time ... feel free to hit me up if anyone wants to play along
john stamos!!!!

[pyrrhonist]

Can't tell you how many matches tonight I was stuck with a team full of pistol wielding idiots who needed 50 more pistol kills to get their 20 achievement points.

I've been complaining about this the past few days, as I've tried my hand more than a few times in ranked games. Thankfully, I was able to find some great teams in Assassination, and we all functioned as a team. However, whenever I'd go into an Execution or Warzone game, no one gave a damn about teamwork, and everyone was out to get their chainsaw or grenade tag counts up. Sure, I'd like to have those points added, but I'm not going to be the cause of my team losing by freelancing to get some meaningless gamerscore points. :mad:

[SpankedEagle]

whats this toy vs movie boards? l'll do it if you want, on the movie side, me and my awsome sniper skills:p

[Lord Magneto]

john stamos!!!!

Have Mercy...i should be back on in a few hrs 3pm NYC time

[SpankedEagle]

Have Mercy...i should be back on in a few hrs 3pm NYC time

gotcha:)

[Bronx Bombers]

My 360 is broken, sucks for me:(

[PrimeBane]

It's a shame more people couldn't get online tonight....aside from having the greatest game in my life (don't hate the playa....hate the game) I was able to see the terrors of Xbox Live. Aside from the ridiculous amount of racist 12 year olds the thing that really gets me about live is once again the achievement system. Can't tell you how many matches tonight I was stuck with a team full of pistol wielding idiots who needed 50 more pistol kills to get their 20 achievement points.

What time were you guys on? I was online 10:30pm to 12:30pm Mountain...

[Chugga]

What time were you guys on? I was online 10:30pm to 12:30pm Mountain...

I was on most of the day....and throughout all of those times but I already forgot your username so didn't know where to look you up.

[CJF28]

Ill be on tonite at 9PM PST, and on for the rest of the nite, until football on sunday. pulling an allniter as long as someone is there to be on with me

[Chugga]

I've basically decided I've gotta beat the game on insane tonight as I've held off long enough. I'll probably be on 1 or so eastern time. Hopefully earlier.

[Lord Magneto]

I've basically decided I've gotta beat the game on insane tonight as I've held off long enough. I'll probably be on 1 or so eastern time. Hopefully earlier.

haha i still havent beaten the game on any level... i basiclly only play it online... and I really wish they would make a 18 yrs or older xbox live

[SpankedEagle]

haha i still havent beaten the game on any level... i basiclly only play it online... and I really wish they would make a 18 yrs or older xbox live

l thought you loved me john:(

[Lord Magneto]

l thought you loved me john:(

haha my connection dropped and my gf confiscated my tv haha... i will be on later after she goes to bed

[SpankedEagle]

ya l might be on 8ish, 11 for you l guess.

[Lord Magneto]

ya l might be on 8ish, 11 for you l guess.

cool cool i should be on... my gf is watching "little people big world" damn hobbits

[kelso]

I'm on now if anyone wants to send me an invite, I'm not that bad.
GT Kelso8142

[SpankedEagle]

I'm on now if anyone wants to send me an invite, I'm not that bad.
GT Kelso8142
l'll send you a friend request, l think lm pretty good, but people also think lm a sniper *****:rolleyes:

[kelso]

I never said i was good i said i am not bad ;)

[SpankedEagle]

I never said i was good i said i am not bad ;)

yea, doesnt matter, people should only play for fun, l hate the competitiveness of some ******s. lucky none of the boardies lve played are like that.

[CJF28]

Chugga just called me. We're gonna get a room started here in about 15-20 minutes. LMK if anyone is interested and we'll wait.

If we start a room, and someone comes in late, it messes up the mikes. So, we want to get a full room before starting

cory

[MPCanes]

Sorry bout tonight guys - my connection at school as some weird ass firewall on it where I can only join like 1/4th of the people playing, and I have no idea how to tell who I can join. That, coupled with the fact when Chugga invited me I was absolutely blasted (that was a long ass time ago though) didn't help the situation.

Hope to play with you guys soon - but I'd have to figure out who's connection I could join to do so.

However, I did join just a random Ranked game where I cleaned some clans ass (they were awful), leading the game in kills/revives and points.

The amount of people trying to get stupid ****ing achievements though, jesus.

[Lord Magneto]

yea, doesnt matter, people should only play for fun, l hate the competitiveness of some ******s. lucky none of the boardies lve played are like that.

for real man... some people take it way to seriously... I honestly like getting my ass handed to me sometimes...i mean thats the only way im gonna get better...i wish you could talk s*hit to people before or while you're killing them

[Lord Magneto]

I'm on now if anyone wants to play... Uncle Jessy

[Lord Magneto]

So I just decided to play a little call of duty 3 online... and it wont work... i cant connect to any games or find any games... after looking online I need to setup my 360 with a static IP address and then open up a port on my router..friggin a what a pain in the ass...

[idiot7]

for real man... some people take it way to seriously... I honestly like getting my ass handed to me sometimes...i mean thats the only way im gonna get better...i wish you could talk s*hit to people before or while you're killing them



ALL i care about when playing GeOW online is winning the match, i dont care about stealing kills and getting certain kills with certain weapons, OH the whinners out there!!! "YOU STOLE MY KILL" and they whine about it whe were down 8-3 in 15 round matches....

[SpankedEagle]

ALL i care about when playing GeOW online is winning the match, i dont care about stealing kills and getting certain kills with certain weapons, OH the whinners out there!!! "YOU STOLE MY KILL" and they whine about it whe were down 8-3 in 15 round matches....

me and lord magneto will take you, just bring a partner:p

[Lord Magneto]

http://live.tommccann.net/

for those of you who also cant play call of duty 3 online... that totally worked... step by step guide on how to setup your 360 with a static ip and your router...

It's pretty friggin fun as well

[Lord Magneto]

me and lord magneto will take you, just bring a partner:p

haha word... tork bow in da ass

[Tat2]

http://live.tommccann.net/

for those of you who also cant play call of duty 3 online... that totally worked... step by step guide on how to setup your 360 with a static ip and your router...

It's pretty friggin fun as well

figures that NetGear is "coming soon"
that's the brand I own lol

[SpankedEagle]

http://www.killsometime.com/pictures/Picture.asp?ID=493

found this, haha looks like a drone!

[CJF28]

omg, what the hell is that?

[SpankedEagle]

l think its a seal decomposing

[Silent_Samurai]

I think that pic has been posted before, and in reference to Chupacabra ... and someoen said it was a fake, somebody very skilled made the head.

[MPCanes]

Anyone else having trouble connecting to live today?

I can't get on for ****

[Lord Magneto]

http://www.killsometime.com/pictures/Picture.asp?ID=493

found this, haha looks like a drone!

sweet jesus that was nasty

[TheRedOx]

I think my 360's dying :(
3 red lights twice yesterday. Followed the support procedure and unplugged everything, plugged everything back in and it was fine for the rest of the day. Today, though, it was freezing about every 30 minutes.
Is it still free to send it to MS for repair if the unit was manufactured in '05 or no? What would the possibility be of exchanging it at the store I bought it from or even another store?

[MPCanes]

I've had a metric ****load of freezes between yesterday and today, if my 360 dies i may very well cry.

[Tat2]

picked up GeOW CE today thanks to my wife's early Christmas present giving

now just need the damn console to put it in!

[CJF28]

looks like you got that **** backwards.

on a side note, awesome game play tonite guys

PrimeBane
Chugga
myself
Pyyhronist
smbdyfinkillme

[Chugga]

My play tonight was a testiment to how on/off the shotgun can be. Some games I've got peoples body parts flying all over the place other times my point blank blasts aren't even phasing them.

I was actually flipping out one time over the shotgun because I shot a dude like 8 times point blank and he wasn't even phased. Then I realized I was playing on the COG this time and not the Locusts and I turned around to realize the person behind me wasn't my ally like I had thought.

[MPCanes]

Man, I wanna play with you guys bad. Too bad the connection here doesn't work for ****.

Sorry you had to listen to my drunk ass on Saturday Chugga, haha.

[Silent_Samurai]

My play tonight was a testiment to how on/off the shotgun can be. Some games I've got peoples body parts flying all over the place other times my point blank blasts aren't even phasing them.

I was actually flipping out one time over the shotgun because I shot a dude like 8 times point blank and he wasn't even phased. Then I realized I was playing on the COG this time and not the Locusts and I turned around to realize the person behind me wasn't my ally like I had thought.

I hate it when that happens. HA HA HA HA ... I do that enough. Start shooting people that are on my team, either cause I'm too jumpy when I see people running in the corner of my eye, or I plain forget the team I'm on cause we recently switched.

[Jamesweighs]

Man, I gotta get in on a game with you guys. I'm just having a really hard time tearing myself away from RS online.

BTW, people have found a way to boost up rank pretty quick. Waiting for Ubisoft to get a patch out to fix some issues, rumor has it this will be one of them.

[hokiemon]

I haven't played on live in well over a year....it's so damn addictive. I used to play Halo 2 constantly on Live....I would start playing at 10 PM....next time I looked at the clock it was 3 AM and I was totally wired. Unreal how it just chews up your time and you don't even realize it. It's like a drug, I've had to force myself not to go on Live because if I get sucked back into it my wife & kids will never see me....heh

[ilas]

picked up GeOW CE today thanks to my wife's early Christmas present giving

now just need the damn console to put it in!

Isn't that a hint that you will be getting it too?

[SpankedEagle]

looks like you got that **** backwards.

on a side note, awesome game play tonite guys

PrimeBane
Chugga
myself
Pyyhronist
smbdyfinkillme

l wouldve joined that game, but a whole bunch of my friends were on so l was playing with them:o

[Smbdyfnkillme]

looks like you got that **** backwards.

on a side note, awesome game play tonite guys

PrimeBane
Chugga
myself
Pyyhronist
smbdyfinkillme

You have to tell everybody your story of why you got disconnected last night:p

[Smokis]

Superman Spoiler








I can't believe the game just ends. No final battle or nothing. After you fight the storm, there is about 20 more small battles, then all of a sudden your at 100% and it stops giving you points.

I'm really on the fence about this game. I guess it has so much potential and EA did give us a lot, I just hope future releases of the game actually have a decent story and more original battles. I'd say my final review is 5/10. Its not crap, but it ain't a buffet either.

[ilas]

Sounds lame Smokis.

[hokiemon]

Star Trek Legacy comes out tomorrow....here's hoping it isn't another in a long line of disappointing games for that franchise. I have low expectations, perhaps that will help.

[Smokis]

Sounds lame Smokis.

I guess when it comes to actually having a story or decent fighting the game does not deliver.

But underneath all that crap, is a really great game engine. I hope EA does something good with it. The city is amazing and bombing around the city is fun and the controls are pretty decent. It just doesn't deliver past that. It needs a plot, better fight engine, and more bad guys.

I really think there is a great game hiding in Metropolis, EA just needs to keep looking for it.

[CJF28]

You have to tell everybody your story of why you got disconnected last night:p

O hyea, crazy **** at my house last night.

Im plyaing on the big screen in my living and someone knocks at the door. before I cnaeven answer it, some old lady walks in and says she needs to use the phone, osmeon has kidnapped her grandchildren. She keeps trying to walk thru my house, and I have to hold her in the foyer. we call 911 and the operator talks to the lady, then me. Tells me the lady sounds unstable, because she doesnt know her adress, or how many grandkids she has. Operator says she will send over a squad car and to keep the lady by the door. and when I say old, I mean like late 80's

As we're waiting for the cops, two guys come walking up in my lawn and see the lady in my doorway.

"Grandma, what are you doing in the peoples house? come on, come home. "

The old lady stares wigging out and screaming as the guy tries to pull her outside. She latches onto my arm and wont let go, screaming "you took my grandkids". The guy kept telling her "Grandma, its me, David. I am your grandkid"

The guy kept apologizing to me, saying she had Alhiemers. A van pulls up and two more people pop out. Finally "David" convinces grandma its time to go. I find out where they live just in case. They just moved in about 3 houses down.

One of the guys from the van waits with me for the cops, while the others take granny home. He tells me how she sneaks out at night, and knocks on neighbors doors for a ride back to Buffalo, NY (Im in washington state). Says he walked past her room, and saw her in bed. Next thing you know, she sneaks out the backdoor, and thru the back gate, and starts walking the streets. The apologize again and I tell them to just go home and Ill send the cops over when they get there, since its like 20 degrees outside.

Suckiest part was, the old lady freaked out my daughter so much, my girl slept with my wife, while I got stuck on the couch.

quite the funny night

cory

[hokiemon]

O hyea, crazy **** at my house last night.

Im plyaing on the big screen in my living and someone knocks at the door. before I cnaeven answer it, some old lady walks in and says she needs to use the phone, osmeon has kidnapped her grandchildren. She keeps trying to walk thru my house, and I have to hold her in the foyer. we call 911 and the operator talks to the lady, then me. Tells me the lady sounds unstable, because she doesnt know her adress, or how many grandkids she has. Operator says she will send over a squad car and to keep the lady by the door. and when I say old, I mean like late 80's

As we're waiting for the cops, two guys come walking up in my lawn and see the lady in my doorway.

"Grandma, what are you doing in the peoples house? come on, come home. "

The old lady stares wigging out and screaming as the guy tries to pull her outside. She latches onto my arm and wont let go, screaming "you took my grandkids". The guy kept telling her "Grandma, its me, David. I am your grandkid"

The guy kept apologizing to me, saying she had Alhiemers. A van pulls up and two more people pop out. Finally "David" convinces grandma its time to go. I find out where they live just in case. They just moved in about 3 houses down.

One of the guys from the van waits with me for the cops, while the others take granny home. He tells me how she sneaks out at night, and knocks on neighbors doors for a ride back to Buffalo, NY (Im in washington state). Says he walked past her room, and saw her in bed. Next thing you know, she sneaks out the backdoor, and thru the back gate, and starts walking the streets. The apologize again and I tell them to just go home and Ill send the cops over when they get there, since its like 20 degrees outside.

Suckiest part was, the old lady freaked out my daughter so much, my girl slept with my wife, while I got stuck on the couch.

quite the funny night

cory


wow....funny but also sad in a way.

[PrimeBane]

looks like you got that **** backwards.

on a side note, awesome game play tonite guys

PrimeBane
Chugga
myself
Pyyhronist
smbdyfinkillme

Great games... I can't believe how fast those 2 hours flew by.

Hopefully I can be a little more than fodder next time. ;)

And thank god for coffee this morning. :D

[Lord Magneto]

O hyea, crazy **** at my house last night.

Im plyaing on the big screen in my living and someone knocks at the door. before I cnaeven answer it, some old lady walks in and says she needs to use the phone, osmeon has kidnapped her grandchildren. She keeps trying to walk thru my house, and I have to hold her in the foyer. we call 911 and the operator talks to the lady, then me. Tells me the lady sounds unstable, because she doesnt know her adress, or how many grandkids she has. Operator says she will send over a squad car and to keep the lady by the door. and when I say old, I mean like late 80's

As we're waiting for the cops, two guys come walking up in my lawn and see the lady in my doorway.

"Grandma, what are you doing in the peoples house? come on, come home. "

The old lady stares wigging out and screaming as the guy tries to pull her outside. She latches onto my arm and wont let go, screaming "you took my grandkids". The guy kept telling her "Grandma, its me, David. I am your grandkid"

The guy kept apologizing to me, saying she had Alhiemers. A van pulls up and two more people pop out. Finally "David" convinces grandma its time to go. I find out where they live just in case. They just moved in about 3 houses down.

One of the guys from the van waits with me for the cops, while the others take granny home. He tells me how she sneaks out at night, and knocks on neighbors doors for a ride back to Buffalo, NY (Im in washington state). Says he walked past her room, and saw her in bed. Next thing you know, she sneaks out the backdoor, and thru the back gate, and starts walking the streets. The apologize again and I tell them to just go home and Ill send the cops over when they get there, since its like 20 degrees outside.

Suckiest part was, the old lady freaked out my daughter so much, my girl slept with my wife, while I got stuck on the couch.

quite the funny night

cory


Damn... i woulda been like "Old Lady Whitherspoon sit yo ass down and play around of Gears of War with me"...

[pyrrhonist]

That was quite possibly the best series of matches I've been involved in since getting Gears. Those were some fun rounds, guys---even the ones where we got slaughtered (Like the last one). I can't believe the amount of kills I racked up last night! :cool:

Scott, you weren't all that bad, man. You picked up a bit as you went. I don't know if Chugga felt bad about standing there a few moments before blowing your head off with that shotgun, but I felt a bit bad about tagging you while I was sneaking up. ;)

And Cory---that story last night was hilarious. :D :D :D

[ilas]

O hyea, crazy **** at my house last night.

Im plyaing on the big screen in my living and someone knocks at the door. before I cnaeven answer it, some old lady walks in and says she needs to use the phone, osmeon has kidnapped her grandchildren. She keeps trying to walk thru my house, and I have to hold her in the foyer. we call 911 and the operator talks to the lady, then me. Tells me the lady sounds unstable, because she doesnt know her adress, or how many grandkids she has. Operator says she will send over a squad car and to keep the lady by the door. and when I say old, I mean like late 80's

As we're waiting for the cops, two guys come walking up in my lawn and see the lady in my doorway.

"Grandma, what are you doing in the peoples house? come on, come home. "

The old lady stares wigging out and screaming as the guy tries to pull her outside. She latches onto my arm and wont let go, screaming "you took my grandkids". The guy kept telling her "Grandma, its me, David. I am your grandkid"

The guy kept apologizing to me, saying she had Alhiemers. A van pulls up and two more people pop out. Finally "David" convinces grandma its time to go. I find out where they live just in case. They just moved in about 3 houses down.

One of the guys from the van waits with me for the cops, while the others take granny home. He tells me how she sneaks out at night, and knocks on neighbors doors for a ride back to Buffalo, NY (Im in washington state). Says he walked past her room, and saw her in bed. Next thing you know, she sneaks out the backdoor, and thru the back gate, and starts walking the streets. The apologize again and I tell them to just go home and Ill send the cops over when they get there, since its like 20 degrees outside.

Suckiest part was, the old lady freaked out my daughter so much, my girl slept with my wife, while I got stuck on the couch.

quite the funny night

cory


Better keep an eye on your daughter when she plays outside. Who knows if that lady might not come up to her and start talking crazy talk to her.

[PrimeBane]

That was quite possibly the best series of matches I've been involved in since getting Gears. Those were some fun rounds, guys---even the ones where we got slaughtered (Like the last one). I can't believe the amount of kills I racked up last night! :cool:

Scott, you weren't all that bad, man. You picked up a bit as you went. I don't know if Chugga felt bad about standing there a few moments before blowing your head off with that shotgun, but I felt a bit bad about tagging you while I was sneaking up. ;)

And Cory---that story last night was hilarious. :D :D :D

Yeah, I really gotta start looking around more. :o I guess one does lose their reflexes with age. :p

With any luck I can sneak online again tonight.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

I feel like I'm neglecting F.E.A.R. The online is not as good as Gears of War, but it makes you feel like you've really been in a firefight. When a shootout is over, the dust particles and smoke make it hard to see anything. It's an intense experience. It's a shame this game came out one week before Gears. That killed it right there. It could've been a much bigger hit if it had came out a month before. It's not like it was anything but a simple PC port.

[Chugga]

Yeah, I really gotta start looking around more. :o I guess one does lose their reflexes with age. :p

With any luck I can sneak online again tonight.

Has nothing to do with age, I'm just a sneaky player. You'll find out real soon that you've always gotta have either someone watching your flank or you watching it yourself.

The first couple of games at the Masoleum I had a ton of kills from that stuff. Everyone going to one courtyard or one area me going in the completely opposite direction then meeting most people with a shotgun to the back of the head. After a while though everyone figured out where I was coming from.

Alot of teamwork last night so I really enjoyed the games. Some games though I felt like a medic....I was getting a ridiculous amount of revives.

[SpankedEagle]

if you guys want to play tonight l'll be on, most likely.

[PrimeBane]

For my fellow Canucks that haven't picked up Gears of War or Call of Duty 3, both games are on sale at Futureshop for $59.99 each plus tax. :)

[slim eb]

If anybody wants to sell Marvel Alliance for the 360 hit me up. :)

[Silent_Samurai]

All right all you xbox gamer folks ... it's that time again. That's right. Silent Samurai's review of a game most of you have long since played. I would say this is more for the casual gamer like me who can't play every single game once they come out. And for this installment I'm reviewing Gun, which I've a lot of people poo poo. :D So read on and enjoy the spoilers.

I actually somewhat enjoyed this game. And I'll breakdown my review into easy categories for your.

1. Story ... decent story. Towards the end it seems to peter out a little. But still a decent story. I think mostly the story suffers from a grandiose sense of itself and the developers desire to try and sink just about every major old west reference into this story. If wasn't for name dropping like Webb, Rudabaugh, Denton ... etc. I'm halfway suprised Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid didn't get their names dropped. Unless I missed them. Either that or at that poin the story writers felt like they might have gone too far.

2. Acting/Voice acting ... animation acting in games is getting better, but it's certainly never been oscar winning. So, I'll leave it at that. The voice acting though, decent in some parts but very obnoxiously stilted when it came to the indians, which I believe was probably on purpose to give it that romantic western film ... but still, felt odd at times.

3. Animation ... good animation for the most part. The horse running was probably the best animation in the game. But it had it's bad moments as well.

4. Graphics ... let's just admit it. These graphics were awful. Even by xbox standards and especially for the 360. Not a total eyesore, but pretty close at times. Especially when it came to some of those horribly sparce landscapes. However, I did like some of the textures. I thought they were well done. Just not good enough to mask the horrible geometry.

5. Gameplay ... in order to be different the developers put in a wonky control scheme. It's not horrible, because you get used to it after a while. But for the most part, where the look and trigger functions are pretty much intact .. the rest was weird. Especially switching between equipped weapson and mostly the heal, reload, and holster weapon buttons. When I was wanting to reload, at first I kept drinking from the flask and wasting health. I thought the quick draw feature was cool, though it made it a bit easy at times. I thought shooting the weapons was well done too. I think the best part of the game play was the horse riding. That was actually the most solid of the gameplay and a lot of fun just to be running around at times. It's big flaw was when following allies and what not, you either got way behind at just the regular trot or you were racing ahead of them.

6. Map(s) ... I thought the map to the whole west could have been much bigger than it was. It was too quick from going between mountains to the badlands, to the mines to the plains ... just a little small.

7. Side missions ... they were fun. A little easy over all, but also provided for some good laughs. Like when keeping the peace and the mission bar has "Save the *****" ... and when you go after the woman who castrated guys and Alive: has "Not Interested" by it instead of a price. I really kind of liked the Rancher side missions. I thought they were fun. Way too easy and I thought there could have been more, but they were fun.

8. Unlockables/Achievements ... There are 31 achievements and it's pretty easy to get them. So, if you're a hard core gamer that likes a challenge in your achievements, then this game really isn't for you. Insane mode will provide that challenge or a controller throwing fest, who knows. But playing the game on any mode will net you all but the three other game completion achievements that you didn't play the game on. So, if you play it on hard, you have to go back and slog through the game to get easy, normal and insane. Which is pretty lame. You should get the lower point game completion achievements. And the unlockables at the end of the game are lame too. After you beat the game you get his Nock gun. AFTER the game is over when you don't want to just trot around and kill bandits, and you also get Reed's unkillable horse, AFTER all that. Which make the two unlockables pretty much useless.

9. Most Frustrating Controller Throwing Moment ... by and large the mine ambush level. When you're riding on that stupid car with the cannon. It doesn't aim for crap. You have to watch the trajectory of the cannon to find your next shot and by the time you've wasted three shots you're dead because at that point Magruder's Men are crack shots and everything hits you and eats your life faster than you can refill which is also majorly frustrating. To beat that section, get off the cannon shoot the people that you can snipe with your rifle then get on the cannon to do the big stuff. It will make your life hella easier.

And that's my Gun review. Overall, I give it about a 5.5/10 ... it's fun .. but too easy.

[MPCanes]

Thanks for the invite Chugga, but goin out tonight. Tomorrow night I'm definately in if I can connect.

[Smokis]

Wife snagged me COD3, enjoying it so far.

Its basically COD2 with improvements. A lot more cut scenes which I'm not thrilled about. Graphics are beautiful, sometimes there is so much going on in the game, I have no idea what to look at. Everything is on fire, gernades and bullets flying everywhere, pure chaos.

I'll be able to comment more as I move through the game.

[Hanky Panky]

Just bought Gears of War yesterday at Circuit City for $44.99.

Enjoying the game so far!

[hokiemon]

Looking to get some ideas of 360 games to buy that are coming out in the next month or so. I'm not a hardcore gamer so I'm not always aware of what's upcoming. Mostly I like FPS games....basically the only kinds of games I don't care for are pure fighting games (wrestling games, etc.).

Any suggestions?

[Lord Magneto]

Wife snagged me COD3, enjoying it so far.

Its basically COD2 with improvements. A lot more cut scenes which I'm not thrilled about. Graphics are beautiful, sometimes there is so much going on in the game, I have no idea what to look at. Everything is on fire, gernades and bullets flying everywhere, pure chaos.

I'll be able to comment more as I move through the game.

COD3 online is pretty sweet... 12 on 12 is pretty wild... there are people everywhere.

If you have trouble connecting to the multiplayer check a few pages back and I thin i posted something on connecting your 360... it needs to be set to a static IP for COD3

[Smokis]

I was able to play COD3 online last night without a static IP.