Games Discussion & Community Multiplayer Matches

[bysmitty]

I'm postponing Killing Floor as we'll be down 3 fans of the game that night.  What do you guys want to see in it's stead.  Here are you choices.  Voting ends at the end of the day Saturday.

•  Half Life 2: Deathmatch

•  Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

•  Starcraft 2

•  Team Fortress 2

...bysmitty

[Synchronous Failure]

Didn't see this thread first when I posted my suggestions.

I'm down for StarCraft II.

[Ellsworth]

Are we playing Killing Floor this Friday? We need to get a Frag Night thread up.

[jacobvandy]

Smitty flew through a black hole.

[bysmitty]

^ That's certainly one way to put it.  We'll do ??? Figure it out Friday ??? this week.  I'll get a schedule going for the rest of March.  Remember:  Believe in video games.

...bysmitty

[Ellsworth]

^I thought we were doing Killing Floor this Friday. Maybe we need to do a "Figure It Out Friday," in case some KF fans can't make it because of the short notice. No worries, as long as we're doing something tomorrow night. 

[bysmitty]

I was thinking we could lead into Frag Weekend with the stars of last year's event.  What do you guys think this for the rest of March?

Mar 11 - Killing Floor

Mar 18 - Lead & Gold

Mar 25 - Frag Weekend 3

...bysmitty

[Ellsworth]

^ Looks good to me.

[bysmitty]

I suppose we'll just schedule a Figure it out Friday at this point.  I have a gig that night and cannot attend.

...bysmitty

[Ellsworth]

We now have our own Mumble server, thanks to Zero.

address: fsmumble.dyndns.org

port: 64738

password: ask me, Zero, or Smitty

[bysmitty]

Ok, we need to get a Frag Night schedule going so people can plan a head of time.  Here is a rough plan.  Post your thoughts.

Apr 22:  Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Apr 29:  Test Drive Unlimited 2

May 06:  Lead and Gold

May 13:  Company of Heroes (classic)

May 20:  Demigod

May 27:  Monday Night Combat

Jun  03:  FUEL

Also we need more RTS in the mix.  What would you like to see?  Starcraft 2, Company of Heroes (classic), Supreme Commander 2, other?  Let me know.

...bysmitty

[FiSH]

^ Yeah, more Really Tough Shooters. Definitely need more.

[Ellsworth]

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bysmitty wrote:

Ok, we need to get a Frag Night schedule going so people can plan a head of time.  Here is a rough plan.  Post your thoughts.

Apr 22:  Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Apr 29:  Test Drive Unlimited 2

May 06:  Demigod

May 13:  Lead and Gold

May 20:  FUEL

May 27:  Monday Night Combat

Also we need more RTS in the mix.  What would you like to see?  Starcraft 2, Company of Heroes (classic), Supreme Commander 2, other?  Let me know.

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CoH would be fun. I haven't played that in ages. How many of us own it?
Your list looks good to me. I own all of those games. 

[bysmitty]

^ You own all but Test Drive.  I think you might be getting that mixed up with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Company of Heroes has been around for ages now.  I can imagine we'd have more than enough.  Worth a shot.

I won't be around for May 13th unfortunately.  I do enjoy me some Lead and Gold.  I'd hate to miss it but I don't know what to slot in its stead.  Maybe that would be a good CoH night seeing as I never got out of the tutorial mission.

...bysmitty

[Ellsworth]

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bysmitty wrote:

^ You own all but Test Drive.  I think you might be getting that mixed up with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Company of Heroes has been around for ages now.  I can imagine we'd have more than enough.  Worth a shot.

I won't be around for May 13th unfortunately.  I do enjoy me some Lead and Gold.  I'd hate to miss it but I don't know what to slot in its stead.  Maybe that would be a good CoH night seeing as I never got out of the tutorial mission.

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Yeah, yeah. Racing games.. They all bleed into one for me. Vroom vroom. Go fast. Win the race. 

You have to join us for L&G. Do what you gotta do to rearrange the schedule.

[bysmitty]

Yeah.  Not to rearrange the entire schedule around me or anything but I do want to be there for Lead and Gold...  So I rearranged the entire schedule around me.   See edited post above.

I put Company of Heroes in its stead.  Someone else will have to MC that night. 

...bysmitty

[FiSH]

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Ellsworth wrote:

Yeah, yeah. Racing games.. They all bleed into one for me. Vroom vroom. Go fast. Win the race. 

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It's the only way we can drink & drive legally!

[FiSH]

FYI - BFBC2 Vietnam Expansion $7.48 at Amazon

Code activation via the in-game multiplayer menu (works with Steam version)

5 new multiplayer maps

6 new vehicles

15 new weapons

Vietnam era based soundtrack (Fortunate Son by CCR, etc)

[FiSH]

I think it's time we end this anti-Call of Duty mentality around here and start inserting a game or two into the frag night roster. Yes, Bobby Kotick's a dickhead, but the games are still good.

Now, everyone who has a CoD game for PC sound off. Name which one you have too. I'll be the first to say that I don't have a single one on PC, but I'll buy whatever.

[Synchronous Failure]

I have all of them.

[jacobvandy]

Me, too, I think... Yeah, I bought the COD pack on Steam when it was on sale a while back.

[FiSH]

I'm thinking either CoD4 or MW2 would be good. I'd be cool with CoD2 as well.

[Synchronous Failure]

MW2 is out of the question. The PC multiplayer is pure bullshit.

[ZeroGuardian]

Own Modern Warfare and World at War. Can't be bothered to play either of them.

[FiSH]

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Synchronous Failure wrote:

MW2 is out of the question. The PC multiplayer is pure bullshit.

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That's fine.  Maybe 4 then.

[bysmitty]

The only reason why we don't have any CoD in the rotation is that every time we're attempted it in the past, it has fizzled.  That said, I guess it's worth another go around.

I have CoD4.  Total play time according to Steam: 3 minutes.

...bysmitty

[bysmitty]

We'll finish out the month with Monday Night Combat this week.  June is wide open though so throw out suggestions.  I heard CoD4, what else?

...bysmitty

[bysmitty]

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bysmitty wrote:

We'll finish out the month with Monday Night Combat this week.  June is wide open though so throw out suggestions.  I heard CoD4, what else?

...bysmitty

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Well you guys are no help.

Tentative schedule:  Whatcha think?

• Jun 3rd:  Call of Duty 4
• Jun 10th:  FUEL
• Jun 17th:  Left 4 Dead 2
• Jun 24th:  Sins of a Solar Empire

...bysmitty

[FiSH]

^ I think we need a little more time to recruit for CoD4. Maybe swap it with FUEL.

[Ellsworth]

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bysmitty wrote:

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bysmitty wrote:

We'll finish out the month with Monday Night Combat this week.  June is wide open though so throw out suggestions.  I heard CoD4, what else?

...bysmitty

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Well you guys are no help.

Tentative schedule:  Whatcha think?

• Jun 3rd:  Call of Duty 4
• Jun 10th:  FUEL
• Jun 17th:  Left 4 Dead 2
• Jun 24th:  Sins of a Solar Empire

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Looks good to me. Although, I think I'd rather play Hot Pursuit than Fuel, but I'm game for anything.

If for some reason you guys can't get CoD4 rolling, perhaps we could fire up HL2-DM. Maybe Lo Ping will be around.    I bet you could get Skychief in on some CoD4.

[dolynick]

I'm with Ellsworth. I'd take Hot Pursuit over Fuel as well if it were up to me.

-dolynick

[jacobvandy]

I just bought Hot Pursuit a few weeks ago when it was on sale, so I agree!

[bysmitty]

Alright.  Here is June:

• Jun 3rd:  Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Jun 10th:  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Jun 17th:  Left 4 Dead 2
• Jun 24th:  Sins of a Solar Empire

...bysmitty

[Ellsworth]

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bysmitty wrote:

Alright.  Here is June:

• Jun 3rd:  Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Jun 10th:  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Jun 17th:  Left 4 Dead 2
• Jun 24th:  Sins of a Solar Empire

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Are we ready for an all-nighter for Sins on the 24th?    I have to work that night until 9pm EST, but I could end up working a little later than that. So, I may be a little late.

What expansion packs do you guys want to play with? I have Entrenchment, but if it's needed, I can pick up Diplomacy.

[ZeroGuardian]

I vote Entrenchment and Diplomacy plus Dolynicks Stargate mod if he has it updated for the latest patch.

[dolynick]

I'm planning on having it updated asap. Especially because of the Frag Night. June 24th is my deadline now

-dolynick

[FiSH]

Proposed frag night line-up for July.  Good?  Bad?  Ugly?

FUEL - July 1st

BF BAD CO. 2 - July 8th

FLATOUT 2 - July 15th ($9.99 on Steam)

MONDAY NIGHT COMBAT - July 22nd ($3.75 on Steam - Sale ends in 10 hours from this post!)

FAR CRY - July 29th ($9.99 on Steam)

[jacobvandy]

We should do Killing Floor soon.

[Ellsworth]

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jacobvandy wrote:
We should do Killing Floor soon.

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Agreed. It would be nice to see an RTS in there as well. Five weeks without one is too long. 

I'm down for Fuel, BFBC2, and MNC.

[Synchronous Failure]

Yeah, let's switch Far Cry to Killing Floor. FC's multiplayer was great back in the day but now I doubt it'll hold anyone's attention.