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Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
In for one at $31 after ECA (yes I pay tax).
I wonder if there is still a market for the map pack code since I already bought them. |
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So the three Halo 3 maps are how much otherwise? And do a lot of people play these extra maps online? Not that I have ever played online, but part of my cost/benefit analysis nonetheless.
ECA? |
Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
ECA Membership is $20 a year and nets you 10% off any video game related purchase on Amazon. You generate codes on ECA's site and use them like coupons on Amazon. The 10% comes off SRP instead of the actual sale price. So in this case I got $7 off (10% of $70).
The Mythic map pack is $10 and is required for most matchmaking these days so yes, they do get played online. They will be included with ODST in another month so they won't have much value at that point. |
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Thanks MC. I kind of doubt I'd earn my $20 per year back, but if it's $7 right there.......
Any experience on the timing? If I join ECA then immediately buy the Gold Box deal, will I be covered? I know sometimes memberships take awhile to be activated, and the gold box may expire/fill soon. |
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Wouldn't you fucking know it. I order Halo Wars today and guess what Gamefly ships me out? :lol: It's been in my queue for 5 months and today's the day they finally decide to ship it to me. Fabulous. Well that's a good 6 days wasted turning that around and shipping it back.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
(Post 9645372)
Wouldn't you fucking know it. I order Halo Wars today and guess what Gamefly ships me out? :lol: It's been in my queue for 5 months and today's the day they finally decide to ship it to me. Fabulous. Well that's a good 6 days wasted turning that around and shipping it back.
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I think by terrible, you mean best console RTS ever....the game was great....destroys any other generic Halo shooter.
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I think the game falls inbetween were you guys are at on it. For a console RTS it is good.
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Spent about 30 minutes on the demo and decided that I'd wait for it to hit $10.
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Originally Posted by Spicollidriver1
(Post 9645462)
I think the game falls inbetween were you guys are at on it. For a console RTS it is good.
Originally Posted by discostu1337
(Post 9645460)
I think by terrible, you mean best console RTS ever....the game was great....destroys any other generic Halo shooter.
Assuming i take this ridiculous bait of comparing a RTS to a FPS.... and assuming i even understand what you mean by a "generic Halo shooter" (are you calling Halo a generic shooter? Are you saying there are generic spin-offs of Halo?) what exactly makes it so awesome if you strip away the Halo theme? It doesn't have nearly the number of units and balance that even Age of Empires II had. (note: I chose that example because both games were done by Ensemble) It borrowed from Warcraft 3 with its hero units, stripped the balance of AoEII, dumbed down the controls to the point it was like playing with flippers, and then put on an admittedly decent Halo theme with some interesting cut scenes. I suppose if someone wasn't a big RTS fan then it would work well enough but it isn't a good genre title at all. |
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I had it in my shopping cart, ready to go. Played the demo and then decided not to get it. For a console game like this, I enjoy CivRev much more.
And then compared to things I've played on the PC, no contest. But that wouldn't be a fair contest anyways. Having never played a Halo game before, that might have also put me at a disadvantage. |
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Originally Posted by xmiyux
(Post 9645489)
I suppose, but that is kind of like saying that for a fish my goldfish fetches balls well. RTS simply does not work on a console due to control limitations. Admittedly, Halo Wars was better than the other console RTS games but that is still not saying much at all.
:lol: Pixy, that you? Assuming i take this ridiculous bait of comparing a RTS to a FPS.... and assuming i even understand what you mean by a "generic Halo shooter" (are you calling Halo a generic shooter? Are you saying there are generic spin-offs of Halo?) what exactly makes it so awesome if you strip away the Halo theme? It doesn't have nearly the number of units and balance that even Age of Empires II had. (note: I chose that example because both games were done by Ensemble) It borrowed from Warcraft 3 with its hero units, stripped the balance of AoEII, dumbed down the controls to the point it was like playing with flippers, and then put on an admittedly decent Halo theme with some interesting cut scenes. I suppose if someone wasn't a big RTS fan then it would work well enough but it isn't a good genre title at all. |
Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
Can other profiles on your Xbox use Avatar Props you purchased? i.e. If I buy the pom-poms, can both of my daughters and I use them?
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Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 9646252)
Can other profiles on your Xbox use Avatar Props you purchased? i.e. If I buy the pom-poms, can both of my daughters and I use them?
Avatar props are tied to the gamertag only. |
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where does it show how long you've been a member on LIVE? Isnt that a new feature on your gamertag somewhere?/
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Originally Posted by Save Ferris
(Post 9646417)
where does it show how long you've been a member on LIVE? Isnt that a new feature on your gamertag somewhere?/
Oh and after all these damn updates still no clock on the dashboard :lol: |
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Just a head's up ... the Axe coupon that was in the recent Maxim magazine is also in the latest ESPN magazine (College football cover) .. if Target still has the free points, this is a hot deal
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Originally Posted by mhg83
(Post 9646501)
Oh and after all these damn updates still no clock on the dashboard :lol:
Spoiler:
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Originally Posted by achau9598
(Post 9646609)
Just a head's up ... the Axe coupon that was in the recent Maxim magazine is also in the latest ESPN magazine (College football cover) .. if Target still has the free points, this is a hot deal
Nevermind. $3.99 for $3.75 worth of points. I understand it's good if you need the deodorant or shower gel, but it's not something I'd need to stock up on. |
Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
doesn't the time show up when you press the center (xbox) button?
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Interesting Halo Wars debate. For the record:
- Never played a RTS game - Love Halo - enjoyed the Halo Wars demo Sounds like a win to me.
Originally Posted by mhg83
(Post 9646501)
Oh and after all these damn updates still no clock on the dashboard :lol:
Originally Posted by kms_md
(Post 9646656)
doesn't the time show up when you press the center (xbox) button?
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Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
(Post 9646667)
4 years now and MS still has no idea what a QWERTY keyboard is.
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System Settings -> Console Settings -> Language and Locale -> Language
-or- Plug in a USB QWERTY keyboard and STFU. |
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
(Post 9646611)
How often are you on the dashboard where you need to look at the time? Why not include a clock in the upper right-hand corner of all games?
Spoiler:
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Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 9646774)
System Settings -> Console Settings -> Language and Locale -> Language
-or- Plug in a USB QWERTY keyboard and STFU. As for a keyboard, I have a chatpad but use the onscreen thing from time to time when I don't feel like getting off my ass to get it. :lol: |
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