mhg83

When i was playing I could see a character in the distance but his name never showed up. As i got closer the name on top of the head appeared. I guess that's some form of pop in or whatever it's called.

Chew

There's no way I'd make it through a Thursday spoiler-free at work if I don't see Lost as it airs.

If we're going to a weeknight, I'd prefer Monday or Tuesday.

Chew

And I had fun exhausting a flamethrower on my teammate to find that out.

chess

Friendlies should show up across the map.

The distance at which you can see the other team is dictated by what weapon they are carrying, how recently they've fired, and whether they are crouched.

Tip 1: If you are just running around a big map, equip the knife or the pistol, as it makes you much more stealthy.

Tip 2: Reload the machine gun (R on the d-pad) after EVERY encounter. It generally takes a full clip to kill somebody, so whoever has the full clip tends to win.

chess

Tuesday has a nice ring to it. I could start after dinner my time (7 CST or so) and play till bedtime (~11 CST).

Who's on board with Tuesday? If enough of you are, I'll start tomorrow.

chess

I tried to tell you, but I was also kind of amused.

Chew [pumping several clips, grenades and a flamethrower into me while I stand there looking quizzically over a period of 20-30 seconds]: "How are you doing that!!!!"
Chess: "Dude, I'm on your team"
Chew: "Oh, well that makes sense."

chess

And as promised, but a day late, the weekly report.

As I said, it was a pretty weak showing, but we still had a good time (or at least I did).

It's pretty tough to sort out which PSN names are associated with whom on here, but as best I can figure out, we had:

Myself
Chew
Ravenous
Ocelot
mhg
Murray

I think the most we had on at once was 4, so like I said, I just played a lot of 2 on one. I had to play a bit "dirty" in one particularly hectic capture the flag game...just because 1 vs. 2 in capture the flag is a nightmare...so sorry about those mines fellas!

We went from 6 (which seems to be too early) with me and Chew till about 10:30 with me and Ravenous. I think if I'd stuck to regular deathmatch, it would have been fine, but it's really hard to play team games with a group that small.

Next time, I'll load mostly death match with CTF and TDM showing up in the heart of the rotation (about 1-2 hours in).

Chew

My alarm goes off on workdays at 5:00, so I won't be playing much more than 2.5-3 hours, but Tuesday works for me.

Ocelot

So, it was the mines... i figure i didn't do anything to kill myself

well, i got chewed and i got pawned, but i had fun. Got me two trophies Thanks!

Afterward, i went to do some training, i completed the foot and vehicle training (learned some interesting basic stuff), but having trouble with the pilot license, i couldn't pass the final exam...

chess

If you hear beeping...

Hand grenades are good for clearing mines...just be sure to keep your distance.

"chewed"

That's a tough one, even if you know what you're doing. You really have to know how to dodge missiles, and having your flight options on "pro-flight" really helps in that regard.

My usual technique for missile dodging in pro-flight is both sticks up, then half half-circle around to the bottom. It basically makes you go down, gives you just enough of a waggle to break the missile lock, and then brings the nose back up. You essentially return to the same orientation (direction/pitch) that you were already in. I find the missile dodging technique in regular flight very disorienting, and I can't even remember how to do it.

It's been a while since I did the tutorial, but I think you also really have to work the perimeter of the island. If you get in the middle of that pack of drones, you're just asking for trouble.

chess

3 hours sounds just about perfect.

Anybody else?

Ocelot

ah, cool piece of advice, i did hear some beeps, but you know how things are, it's quite confusing in the actual battle, a lot going on at the same time. I guess if looks suspicious, throw a grenade or two...

I see... yeah totally agree with the disorienting part. I dodged the missile locking warning like crazy and then only to find myself locked on by another attacker, ah...

CloudVader

Sorry for being MIA this last time. Tuesdays or other weeknights are probably better for me than Saturdays are. I could definitely handle 1-3 hours of gaming before heading to bed. So if Tuesday is the new Saturday, I'll definitely try to be there.

chess

If one more person can commit to Tuesday, I'll make the switch...first game tomorrow.

Going once...

edstein

I can do Tuesday but I can't be on until about 8-8:30 central time.

I.Flores

I'll try to get in. And try to avoid my 'ol ways.

chess

Sold!

We're moving to Tuesdays. I'll have the server up no later than 7 CST tomorrow...maybe a bit earlier.

Same password.

murray731

I can do Tuesdays a little easier than Saturdays as well. I probably wouldn't be on until 8:30ish Mountain time.

Chew

Ok, what was with the other [early] headset? (was it Ocelot?) All I could hear was mumbling interference/noise and couldn't make anything out. Was it bluetooth?

chess, could you understand him? I just want to make sure it wasn't on my end in case I need to adjust something.

And I'll be there at 7CST tomorrow!

chess

Actually, I think that was mhg83. Yeah, he didn't say much, and when he did it didn't sound good. Generally folks have their sensitivity set wayyyyy too high. As a rule, I would say that if I sounded OK, your settings are probably fine.

For everybody: In your PS3 accessories menu, adjust your input down to about 2 bars, and in the Warhawk in-game options, adjust the mic sensitivity down to the 30-40 range (default is like 75).

Ravenous

Hey Im in for Tuesdays!

Thatll be way easier than Saturdays as Sats keep me in and out of games. After our 1 on 1 chess, I just took off and hit the bars But Tuesdays is garbage time, thatll be fun.

Maybe a mod can change the title to show its moved to Tues? More peeps may join.

chess

I already changed the OP, but that's a good idea. I'll send L&O a PM.

jdpatri

I'm definitely going to try to get into the game tonight. I haven't played in months and I've pretty much forgotten the controls. There will definitely be a re-learning curve. And I wasn't any good to begin with.

If anyone receives a Friend Request from Flipperbaby, that's me.

chess

Cool. Just send me the request. (frizby)
All other instructions are in the OP.

chrisfelice

If my twins cooperate... I'll try to get on tonight as well.