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Bat wrote:

It was full for a day. ... you mean my stealth Steam account?

As mentioned elsewhere, I made a surprise find of it when I thought I had more money than I apparently did... anyway they follered me home. They're like that, zumbies... I never opened it, but the receipt is playing hard to get. I hate that. Anyway, I'll let you know, and thanks again.




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Damnit Bat, stop being all oracle-y and speak English!

Seriously, what's your Steam ID? Also, join the M|LF steam group.

Can I look at the ads un-noticeably in my browser?

Very interesting. With these "Number One rule for a flat stomach: OBEY" ads, however, they're so poorly done, and such amateur efforts, that it's hard to imagine them going to all that trouble.

Hmmm...

I wonder if there's a job opening to go around injuring people with active lifestyles? That way, there'd be more to choose from for the ad campaigns.

Bat wrote:

Now go get ODST. I've done my part.

I already own it. I just haven't played it yet

I really can't get too excited about any FPS that allows the character to bunny jump without regard to physics.

Jokotai wrote:

Now, Sturner, you should know by now that the physics of this world and the physics of any game universe are different.  For example, when leaving the ground in any form, gravity momentarily forgets itself and allows the now lifted object to turn about in any manner it wishes.

Incidentally, another game world law is that the human body stores 8 liters of blood under high pressure.

Well, Master Chief is a super human, maybe even a cyborg space marine from the future. So maybe they can jump as much as they want to.

But, I understand that there's no Master Chief in ODST so....

yeah, it's just a video game.

Bunny hoppers are annoying, but they can be beat.

Also, the single player mode should be more important.

There's few original multiplayer jhflkhyuytdkn....

I like Every Man For Hmself. That's what it is called.

Look, I'm physically challenged. I'm OLD! I want a steady target!

I'm not? You don't even have my substantial neuro issues, cognitive and motor both. And a few decades back- those guys held still waiting to be shot?

Jokotai wrote:

..gravity momentarily forgets itself and allows the now lifted object to turn about in any manner it wishes.

Evidently you've not played Halo. Air control is minor to nonexistent. That's UT & Quake et al.

sturner wrote:

I really can't get too excited about any FPS that allows the character to bunny jump without regard to physics.

It doesn't. You're assuming. ODST has the best physics I've played, one of the best out most likely.

You want more realism, uki wants better AI. This has both (tho it's not a sim- but neither is L4D, izzit?). The AI is, hands down, the best I've played, and gives me hope Reach can have believable Spartan AIs. Ever ponder the physics/AI interaction? Put in a lot of objects with believable physics, you get a lot of impassable objects being asploded to random places. That has to be dealt with by the AI's pathfinding algorithms, and just having, say, 12 AI entities who have to update frequently (say, check for enemies in their LOS) eats CPU cycles like you woudn't believe... and you want mo' better/ realistic physics, too? The 'Cowbell' skull even increases the acceleration scale, so bodies and other objects are asploded faster/ farther/ higher. Loads o' fun.

It takes more AI for believable squad tactics on both sides than just zumbies rushing you en masse, even if things are randomized for each playthru. That's a one-time setup cost.

Night enviros, snipers who actually relocate, players who aren't augmented cyborgs and don't have powered armor that costs as much as a small starship per suit... falling damage is back. ODSTs can't jump as high as MC. There's no motion tracker, so enemies will surprise you more, often moving to take you in flank. Further fleshing out of a series with an actual story (beyond 'virus infects folks, they eat your brains & every time you're rescued, somehow... you're not'). (Engineers, Books!  ) Bunny hop, you're as likely to jump into a particle beam as not, so you're usually better sticking to cover, picking your fights, avoiding what you can unless some other need outweighs that- yet exploration is still rewarding in multiple ways. Basic loadouts that favor stealth (suppressed SMG and pistol). But if you're as fond of bangbangs and fire as you've said, they're all here, including the best flamethrower I've seen (my latest Achievement, "I Like Fire" [Kill 10 enemies with the FT on <level x>] [more like 10 in 30 seconds. I was on a tear] ). Lots more, and I haven't even played Firefight yet. And teh pr3tty likely goes without saying, but noteworthy are vast outdoors enviros and fantastic vehicular combat. And great dialogue.

Haven't tried it, don't knock it, assumptions are dangerous. But I guess it'll be awhile before there'll even be a demo you can try.

Last edited by Bat (2009-09-24 10:33 pm)

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Last edited by dude92 (2009-10-01 4:04 am)

Cool. Despite the short timeframe and a few annoying weak points/bugs, in some ways it's the best work they've done in the series. You can take your time, usually without the artificial urgency that bugs the hell out of me.

One thing occurred to me in the last few hours, tho. You've mentioned being aggressive and preferring being first thru the door... I'm finding that hard to reconcile with lack of speed/twitch, unless you only go first into rooms first softened up, e.g. with pipe bombs.

Did you ever actually play thru Halo 1's Campaign? It's not like UT, and I never bunny hopped in countless hours of it. Not once.

UT's 'campaign' modes were made to emulate online multiplayer. Not so Halo.

Last edited by Bat (2009-09-25 3:15 am)