WarSpartan

If theres still room I'd like to throw my hat in too.

Bestest multiplayer FPS Evah !!! I still get on this when I can. How many folks play online here ? Is there a server you prefer ? I think TDM is the best mode to play, and I was a normal mode only player forever. However a bud of mine got me playing hardcore now and I think I like that quite a bit more now. If anyones playing regularly hit me up and I'll roll with ya's depending on the night.

Too bad I didnt catch this earlier, I was looking for someone to give the code to, and one of the guys on the vent server took it last night. I have the game now and am starting to play around with it. Its feeling solid so far. What Im really liking as I learn is the variety of strategic gameplay options available. Good stuff. Plus theres Co-Op mode for those into that. The units are actually very cool. My handle is WarSpartan when I finally try some online matches, and I know a vent server we can get on if someone wants to try it out at some point, unless wnyg has one now. Sorry Im not a big xfire guy.

By any chance is there any excitement for this game here ? Anyone planning on picking it up when it comes out ?

Hmmm a definate on CoD4 - Im going to see if i can clear my schedule for this one then. TF2 =

Hey just looking for an AGP graphics card to pop into an old box I have. Let me know what you have available. Im steering more towards ATI if possible but i'll consider whatevers out there. Figured I'd try for a cheapie before I run up to newegg. Thanks.

The x1900XTX - what is the power supply requirement on that ? I could go for an upgrade on an x800 but my power is very weak on that box.

Yep im waiting the official word but there is a boatload of snow up here as well, and the plows havent been through our neighborhood yet so dont know what the overall roads are like, just spent the last couple hours clearing and reclearing the driveway, lol. I think too a lot will depend on what parking is like at henry's with all the snow.

Bah I know I am all too wordy some days. Ive got this tenatively scheduled if theres still room. Theres a chance I'll get called into work, but Im going to do my best to dodge that. If room becomes tight and you need to give my spot to a 100% definate you can let me know and its np I understand. Thanks.

Dont take this the wrong way and I just want to be plain. This is not meant to be a criticism so please lets not get into a fight over it. Im not calling anyone out. I hope this doesnt create tension in any of you but if it does at least read through it and know Im not trying flame or create any tension, I just want you to understand my thoughts on this / where im coming from: I can agree with paroxysm on this idea. Im of the mind that I'd want to know that a game Im interested in is going to be played before I make plans for attendance. I am extremely busy - I work long hours on a 2nd/3rd shift and cover the day care for our children to boot. Because of this big split schedule I sleep on average only 2-3 hours per day all week long. Thats it. When saturday comes along its my rare day to either get some more sleep, take care of house jobs, do a family activity, go to a LAN, game at home, meet with my game group, etc. - or worse case scenario work some more. If Im going to make plans to attend a LAN I want to play something that I'd be excited about and have a little experience with. Theres 2 things I dont like doing at a LAN: 1) Learning a brand new game for the 1st time in multiplayer, which is just an excercise in frustration (unless its 100% brand new for everyone). 2) Sitting through hours and hours of a game or games that dont even interest me in the slightest, or in some cases I just really dont like (done many times there now). Now I have no problems playing games other people are interested in, and in fact have done that everytime ive attended a wnyg lan. Im still willing to do that but now also want to know that a game that I am interested in has a spot in the lineup, and not only that will actually be played. If I know that will happen I will attend the LAN with no reservations, happily enjoy other peoples favorite games with them (even if i dont like them), and patiently wait my turn. Im simply no longer interested in attending a LAN "asking and hoping" that a game I like will be played, and sitting through say 6 hours of games I have no interest in and/or really dont like, then finding out nothing I wanted to play will be played. That sucks in a way and feels like a wasted day. This has been a big factor in me not attending LAN's over the last year, aside from work and family schedules. However you should realize I am still interseted in the LAN's. I would in fact be happy to attend when Im free. I just want to know that a game Im excited about will be played and at least given a decent block of time. Thats it. Lately on forums you guys have started waving the "You need to come to the LAN's before we'll even listen to you" stick around. Though I can understand this - its also a little flawed in some respects. For example I came to the LAN's as a regular for a long time there, didnt get to play what I was interested in, played a LOT of what I wasnt. Only in 2 blocks of time at the LAN's there did I get to throw down in a game that I was excited to play. Basically I did the "come to the LAN's FIRST and ask there" routine, and it didnt work in terms of getting games I was intersted in, played at the LAN's. Because of this I have been of the mind that I ask first to see if a game Im excited about will be played. If thats not the case then the LAN becomes a low priority. So as the saturdays come closer - I've been checking the chatter on what might be played, if something sounds good and Im not working then I schedule for the LAN. Ive been thoroughly yelled at here for suggesting that a games list be made for each lan, much less any kind of scheduling. I no longer make that kind of suggestion. But a feeler here and there to see if a game might be wanted I still do, and Im assuming thats fine. Long story short: I am interested in LAN's. Im happy to attend if a game im excited about is going to be played. Ive already come to LAN's and asked for certain games unsucessfully over a significant period of time. So now I just want to know ahead of time if games I want to play will be played before changing or making my schedule to include the LAN. No flame no hate. Thats my story.

Oh snap I just realized this is tomorrow, lol. Im gonna try for it - anyone else going ?

The screen is actually supposed to shake widely when the planes bomb. So what you are experiencing is probably how the game is intended to run. Its annoying as shiz but its part of the game But if its flat out skipping - well you're not that worse off the than rest of us when the planes bomb, cause our screens go crazy, lol. You lose targets, cant aim worse a shiz and can get a little disoriented out of it. W00t, lol.

Is there a specific sign up link for the lan ? I reg'ed with the site but am a little unclear if I need to actually sign up for the LAN day ? Didnt locate the atual link for that if needed. Thanks.

Actually that is a good point on CoD4. In a lot of instances especially indoor situations everything is shaded very similarly and low light is just a nightmare, lol. I cant count how many times ive run into a room/attic/alley and just got mowed down by a guy i didnt even realize was right THERE. Overall though you dont normally run into it, just a few choice spots in the game for me. So with your condition it probably expands the # of instances you run into it a lot. I do think they blended that all on purpose to let the camo work better for people, and it does. Oh and of course theres the guys who have the gillies - on grassy maps they become almost invisible. But I dont see snipers as a high performing class in that game anyway. My one regret is I havent had the time to play Crysis yet, which was a game i was far more excited about than anything else. I can revisit TF2 one of these times - I guess, lol.

Quick question. Is the $35 for the tourney in addition to the reg fee for the LAN ? Or how does it break down. Thanks.

Yep as a ground combat game - it completely shames BF2, and imo is probably the best game out there now. I absolutely love it. LAN and online action is very easy to setup jump into and loads in a snap. Plus the in game action is absolutely crazy fun. Ive found the best gametype personally is team deathmatch. FFA with 50 people is like playing HL2 DM with the all shotgun maps w/max people. So almost too chaotic, lol. But a wild ride nonetheless. Plus I like the games that are more intuitive with slightly more realistic mechanics and map use. I guess to each thier own with tastes in game. I didnt realize you didnt like it pursuit. Probably the way i feel about Q4, lol. I'll hit it if everyone is playing at the lan it but i'd never want to touch it otherwise and would never want to own it. TF2 I own, everyone raves about it, but it does nothing for me. Played it for a week, then was blah.

Boooo !!! Ill show up for some CoD4, lol. Also I just picked up WIC. Looks interesting, I havent played a non base non resource RTS since sudden strike. Almost scary.

It has ffa mode if teams are an issue, and a couple tight little duke em up maps for really small teams or 1v1. No CoD4 no me, lol. But thats how it rolls. I did check out thier forums no new word on it. I'll weigh next time ive got a few minutes. And of course if a team for it does fly here I'll sign up. In the end I have no real problems with this club. As the matter of fact wnyg is my favorite lan group outside of my own. Its just a matter of - I have to want to play the games lined up for any particular lan. I know theres been a jab about not coming to the lans recently but I can honestly claim true work & family conflicts have kept me out of a lot of them. Then the game line up hasnt tickled me in sometime. The few times I could come there just wasnt anything interesting for me in the line up. Its also why ive also tried to get a rough idea of whats being played in the past. I just want to know if there'll be anything Im excited about. So cheers all, congratulations & thanks for keeping this club around, and tolerating my oh so lovely demeanor, lol. I do hope to visit the lan's with y'all some more as long as im not too unliked, lol.

Im in as soon as i figure out where on the site to sign up, lol.

No CoD4 ...

SOLD !

I purchased this baby because I was originally planning on a 2 month trip away from home this spring. However that trip has been cancelled and I no longer really need it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16834280007 Basic rundown is: I have 2 gigs in there now. Brand new, less than a month old, NO dead pixles, everything is perfect. Playing CoD4 quite nicely, took it to a lan worked great. I paid $800, i see its at $750, but if you give me $800 i'll throw in the extra ram i got. No tax no shipping, lol. Or $750 for stock. I really enjoy the lappy its a great solution. Im just not moblie enough to need it and the only reason i did was I thought i was gonna be mobile for a few months there. No rush no worries I dont mind playing with it but its an option if anybody was interested. Thanks.

I just saw this thread - I had no idea - I hope you do very well and make a fast recovery. On the light side maybe you could run around the halls and see if there are any power ups and health packs to speed things along Once again good luck !

Whats socket is the 3800 x2 ?

Sounds good. I just meant i hadnt seen one posted at all, but I could have missed it. If it was needed I could always run a dedicated here as well. If theres interest I can set it up this weekend. I just play on whatever servers are looking good online. Have a few buds and we'll team and hit vent etc.