Degrees!

posted by tyrus

Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 11:14:10 AM EST

Hey, ya threw me a message a while back regarding my work schedule for games. What's yours? How are things going by the way? Feels like I haven't played wit h ya in a while.

Been getting plenty of love from Blank and Kenai though, which is always a good thing. Also got to play with Johann this morning. Missed ya Suns!

Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving. Should be on tonight!


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  •  hola (none / 0)

    que paaaaaaaaaaaaaso

    doing great man, kids are growing like weeds
    will be on tonite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fff mfers
    life is good when the beer is cold

    3 12 hour shifts per week right? sweeeeeet
    i work that in a millisecond
    started the rad program 10/1
    im a long way out, but i dont think about the things that are out of my control

    man im jealous of the horde whores we have here
    i need some of that action asap

    watching ole miss vs miss st. right now, lots of games on tap this weekend

    bama 38
    auburn 10

    roll tide

    ...and then it came to pass and rock and roll was born

    by DEGREES OF FREEDOM on Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 01:43:44 PM EST

  •  This could've been sent (none / 0)

    through an email or something, just to let you know.

    Gearheads Rule #1: Don't fuck with the Gearheads.

    by Grymm on Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 08:14:21 PM EST

    •  Thread Watcher Strikes! (none / 0)

      Cheers, tyrus!  (Pssstt, Grymm, don't say anything.  I kinda like reading other people's e-mail anyway.)  ;)

      Missed playing with you, too, tyrus!  Johann had a blast, though.

      Also, this morning, I had my best run of Execution gaming since Gears 2 was released.  Playing in Slm's room with Hydro and many other awesome guys including aamoto, Windowlicker, and Degrees!  Slm put Friendly Fire ON, and it really helped to diminish the smoke grenade spam, which is currently my biggest difficulty with Gears 2 MP.  There was nothing chaotic about the original Gears MP.  There were shenanigans, but never chaos.  In Gears 2, the overuse of smoke and the stunning effect can cause an extended disorientation that often ends in a completely unforeseen, and sometimes un-source-able death.  In Slm's room, however, I was getting that old, warm, in-control feeling again.  And it was good.

      All that is gold does not glitter.

      by 3Suns on Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 11:01:44 PM EST

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    •  I concur (none / 0)

      I actually was gonna say the same thing when this was posted, but I didn't wanna be that guy.

      We had a good run... Great season though boys, and the seniors will be missed...

      by ajABE on Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 11:36:33 PM EST

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  •  f-fire is a good thing (none / 0)

    bottom line is there is nothing wrong with tyrus saying hi to people

    no need to police nor condescend but if you guys think the diary is inappropriate then just delete this, it wont offend me

    there were times tonite for fff that the smoke nades were coming in 3 and 4's at a time
    it is frustrating, but people were aware of the negative effects regarding nades to your team

    ...and then it came to pass and rock and roll was born

    by DEGREES OF FREEDOM on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 03:05:33 AM EST

    •  sorry to interrupt your discussion (none / 0)

      :P but the thing with the smoke grenades is that everyone only has one. So if they throw them all in at once, maybe only you die, but you're teamates now don't have the opportunity to be smoked because they were all used on you.

      by BoxinLeprechaun on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 11:07:59 AM EST

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      •  no need for apologies, will be interesting (none / 0)

        to see if blast radius is modified with future updates.
        nades aside(i use them too)game is tilted toward power weapons, but thats ok
        im still trying to find happy medium for my shottie, cant seem to find the range

        ...and then it came to pass and rock and roll was born

        by DEGREES OF FREEDOM on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 12:11:48 PM EST

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  •  There's nothing wrong with it at all. (none / 0)

    But, he could've just put this in an email or in the Chat diary. That's what they're there for - to not clutter the diary listing.

    Gearheads Rule #1: Don't fuck with the Gearheads.

    by Grymm on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 03:21:59 AM EST

  •  Glad you... (none / 0)

    Had a good time Suns. I agree with the over-use of smokes. My only real gripe about the game is that you should be able to recover from smokes a little quicker and that the blast radius of grenades should be a tab smaller. That, and some of the glitches obviously (but that'll be remedied in due time).

    Sorry I didn't show up last night fellas. Spent some time with the fam (watched Wall-E actually, cute and fun). After that, it was about 1030 EST. I'd been up since 0500 (actually when I played with Johann) and was just beat. So I called it a night and went to bed.

    I find that every time I say I should be on, or say that I'll be on, something comes up. But I miss you guys and want to game with yall soon.

    Also miss the Doe boys. Played with Really Doe a week or two back. Had a total blast.

    Saving real lives, taking virtual ones. The circle is COMPLETE.

    by tyrus on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 08:13:39 AM EST

    •  My exact thoughts: (none / 0)

      I agree with the over-use of smokes. My only real gripe about the game is that you should be able to recover from smokes a little quicker and that the blast radius of grenades should be a tab smaller. That, and some of the glitches obviously (but that'll be remedied in due time).

      Gearheads Rule #1: Don't fuck with the Gearheads.

      by Grymm on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 02:50:14 PM EST

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      •  Well, I think that switching it back to... (none / 0)

        friendly-fire turned on during this FFF was a success.  That really reduced the smoke grenade spamming.  Often times, the first thing that people had in their hands were smoke grenades.  I think that we should stick with the friendly-fire because teammates are now responsible for their teams' or their own demise.  In fact, Really Doe even commented that he was the last man standing when the 'Sudden Death' notice came up and was surprised that he had his smoke grenade left.

        As far as the blast radius goes, I also think that it should be dialed back a tad.  

        Friends don't let friends two-piece.

        by Blankman on Sat Nov 29, 2008 at 03:02:24 PM EST

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  •  Yeah... (none / 0)

    played with Slim and a few others tonight. Had FF on. Totally changed the game. Slim was laughing because at Security, I came out of the first two rounds with 7 kills and about 200 points. During one of those rounds, I mortared the shit out of everyone, including my teammates.

    Missed ya again Degrees. But we'll catch up.

    Saving real lives, taking virtual ones. The circle is COMPLETE.

    by tyrus on Sun Nov 30, 2008 at 04:15:29 AM EST

    •  Hey, Slm was looking for the mop (none / 0)

      for mop duty, too. He hosts FF ON, but also has a heck of a time not killin' his comrades. I wouldn't have it any other way! A rip-roaring great time!  Cheers, SLM!

      All that is gold does not glitter.

      by 3Suns on Sun Nov 30, 2008 at 04:53:00 AM EST

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