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Phokal 3:37 pm on September 1, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 9/2 – Castle Crashers

This has inherit limits: only 4 players. Of course, we could easily start up multiple games if we have more than 4 people. I can easily see this being a combination of Phokal, Ztynzo, Boramis, Hintzilla or Chue. If others want to play, but don’t want to plop down the cash for Castle Crashers,

come on over.

We/You could play a local game on the big TV, and I could setup an online match on the office box. If you’re reading this and it sounds good to you, post and let me know so I can figure out how many empty player slots we’ve got.

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hintzilla, euphoricdream, Chue and 5 others are discussing. Toggle Comments
- Boramis 6:46 pm on September 1, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  I’m in.
- hintzilla 7:29 pm on September 1, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  i’m definitely in.
- phokal 7:52 pm on September 1, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  hah. nice feedback.
  
  Let’s try this:
  
  Orange Knight 16/17ish. Rest are around 7 or under.
- Boramis 6:33 am on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Ahh, specifics. I my red knight is in the high teens; haven’t played any others yet.
- Chue 7:50 am on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Thief – Lv 57
  Green Knight – Lv 27
  Orange Knight – Lv 25
  Barbarian – Lv 15
- hintzilla 8:48 am on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  my red night is somewhere in the mid 30′s. only other character i played was the guy you unlock from finishing the first arena. i played him thru the first few levels to get the achievement for beating a boss with one of his own minions.
- mglamb 10:27 am on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Green Knight – lvl 25
  White Knight – lvl 13
  
  The rest are considerably lower.
- detnap 2:12 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Orange Knight: Level 5… I don’t really think I’m pulling my weight.
- Boramis 2:14 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  No need to ask Chue what he did this weekend…
- Phokal 2:35 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Looking like we have enough demand for 2 parties.
  
  Team 1:
  Phokal
  Hint
  Ztynzo
  Boramis
  
  Team 2:
  Chue
  Detnap
  : Claire?
  : Will, Josh, Sean, Pat (there are others).
  
  I figure Chue doesn’t need to beat the game anymore, and hence could help with Ted leveling.
  
  Ted: Think Claire would want to play? I may call her shortly, since it would be good to know ahead of time.
  
  Also, where do people want to be? I can host whoever wants to play locally at my apt, or we can just play over live (not as fun, right?
- Phokal 2:36 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  the colons were supposed to have Open Slot in front of them…but since i used ‘<’ brackets,…it got stripped out.
  
  [smacks head]
- Phokal 2:46 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Oh, one other obvious note: big tv can easily become a Rockband tv if we get even more people, or you guys want to switch it up at all.
  
  I figure team 1 is in the office (smaller screen), since we are more hardcore about castle crashers, and all need to be gold if playing with Hint over Live.
  
  team 2 can be a local match if chue comes over (recovering profile), and ted and claire bring memory cards. Claire’s acct is silver, so otherwise she won’t gain any progress as a Guest.
- Chue 4:00 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Sure that sounds find to me, I’ll probably have to chime in over live though.
- euphoricdream 4:52 pm on September 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  missed your call aaron – i was in a meeting.
  i’ll call back when work is done.
  
  I do not own castle crashers yet probably won’t be purchasing it today either.
- hintzilla 9:02 am on September 3, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  crap, i got stuck setting up my living room lastnight, so i couldn’t show up. feels good to not have the xbox and tv on top of a stack of boxes though.
  
  i still need to beat CC, i can’t get past the last part by myself no matter what i try, so if anyone sees me on, we should co-op for a bit.
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Phokal 11:43 am on August 25, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 8/25 – Soul Calibur IV

I think we could go for another round of some SC IV. Matt and I both have all the characters unlocked, and some more create-a-fighter pieces for the more creative amongst us. I’ve got a 2 stick arcade setup that is pretty fun to use.

Instead of a tournament, last time we just played Braid. We could get a bit more competative this time. Anyone know how to set one of those ladders up (rather than just a winner stays…which is kinda of lame).

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- phokal 11:18 am on August 27, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  That was pretty fun. We had some pretty good rivalries and competition. A bit more competitive than last time
Phokal 11:26 pm on August 18, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 8/19 – Soul Calibur IV

“A tale of souls eternally told.” This translates into hitting each other with swords, spears, hammers, axes, and lightsabers.

Since a few of us just moved and the 360′s aren’t all setup yet or hooked up to internet, I figure I should just host a hotseat event. The regulars and guests are welcome to come over and beat the stuffing out of each other with custom characters, jedi, or the traditional roster.

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- Chue Vang 10:32 am on August 19, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  This soul will enter the stage of history if only for a little bit.
- Boramis 10:51 am on August 19, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  I’ll be there.
Phokal 11:01 am on August 12, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 8/12 – cLeanday

We can’t host anyone this week due to cleaning. Not sure if/when I’ll be on, so cell me. We can do Halo, GTA, SC4, Rock Band, etc.
Phokal 4:54 pm on August 5, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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running late for pLayday

lgx: i’ll be home after 730… busy here
phokal (aaron): bakery?
lgx: no, the crackhouse
lgx: yes, bakery

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Phokal 10:30 pm on August 4, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 8/4 – Halo 3

Today we go back to the basics. Halo. Invite some friends over and let’s LAN it up, yo.

Be sure to have both free mappacks dl’d ahead of time.

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Phokal 12:36 pm on July 22, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 7/22 – delayed

I’ve got some errands to run later this evening. If you guys want to start ahead of time, go ahead (all Gamertags are on the pLayday page). Otherwise I think I’d be able to make it @9pm. Game? CoD4? GTA4?

Is there a Live Arcade game that we all own? Uno?
Phokal 11:57 am on July 15, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 7/15 – Wit and Wagers or Halo?

You Don’t Know Jack *NEEDS* to come out for XBLA. Until then we have Wits. Though, I have not purchased it yet and do not know if you can do hotseat AND over Live at the same time.

Also, we may have too many people, in which case Halo is a good fallback. Paintball Halo, or some Grifball, or Rocket Race. And some classic FFA on the new Free map.

If we get a low turnout, we can always get some more campaign Metascore achievements in Halo’s campaign.

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- Soda Pop 7:15 am on July 16, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  yes, you can hotseat and play over live with Wits & Wagers.
- phokal 7:53 am on July 16, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Thanks for the info. One thing we found out, though, was that you cannot have two hotseat groups.
  
  The host can have hotseat people in his game, but when he invites another player in over Live, that player cannot bring anybody in (Guest or separate Gold Acct).
  
  Reviews should really mention the technical specifics like this.
- Dominic 8:43 am on July 16, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  I designed the Wits & Wagers board game, but I’m not sure what a “hotseat” is, so I can’t really answer your XBLA question. From my understanding, you can play with up to 4 people in your own livingroom, and two others in someone else’s livingroom (or up to 6 players in 6 different livingrooms).
  
  If you enjoy the digital game, you sould try playing the original board game. It’s most fun when played in teams with 15 – 20 people around your dining room table.
  
  Cheers!
  Dominic
  Designer of Wits & Wagers
  Founder of http://www.NorthStarGames.com
- phokal 9:06 am on July 16, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Wow. Thanks Dominic!
  
  I can explain in detail so you understand the digital aspect. Wits and Wagers for XBLA is still an improvement over many Live (retail box or digital) in that it allows SOME combination. Most are either Hotseat OR over Live (Internet)
  
  Hotseat = People in the same room. Termed originally from the fact that the seat would remain hot as people got up from the chair, switching in front of the computer and taking turns.
  
  Over Live = over Xbox’s internet matchmaking service.
  
  As it stands currently, we had 4 people on 1 xbox, and 2 on another. Ideally, we would all be able to then play together. I set up to host a game and had 3 other people logged in my system. I sent an invite over Xbox Live to my buddy. He had another friend on his system. But only one of them could actually join. The other slot would not be filled.
  
  I could send another invite to a 3rd xbox system to fill the last slot, but the 2nd and 3rd xbox could only have 1 person apiece. The host could have as many as they wanted (1-4).
  
  A few games (such as Halo, or Gears) allow this kind of combination (hotseat and live). Other games, such as Call of Duty 4 or Marvel Ultimate Alliance only allow 1 person per console once you select Live, OR you can play up to 4 hotseat/living room (not a combination). Wits and Wagers for XBLA seems to fall somewhere in between
  
  Overall, I definitely like the trend of hotseatable Board Games on XBLA (or PSN). It lets you quickly play the board game without the need to set up all the pieces. Carcassonne is another good example. The only issue with the digital counterparts is any game with a “closed hand” can’t support hotseat (since it is all displayed on the TV, the hand could be seen). Settles of Catan is an example of this. Great game, but not as fun if you can only play against AI or people online.
Phokal 12:01 pm on July 8, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday: 7/8 – Coop We'll see who co …
pLayday: 7/8 – Coop

We’ll see who comes today. If it is a low number like the last two times, then we may be able to do some Halo achievement hunting, co-op campaign with scoring, gta co-op.
I’m thinking next week, or the week after, we should shoot for some Diablo 2 co-op (up to 8 players). Who’d be interested in that? The battlechest goes on sale for $20. Is it available for that anywhere this week?

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- hintzilla 11:38 pm on July 8, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  i want my 360 back
  
  i finished MGS4, but can’t bring myself to start resistance knowing that i’ll have to return my brother’s ps3 in another week and half. COD4 doesn’t feel right on a PS3 controller (yep, blaming my suck on the controller), and all i’ve been doing is playing the skate demo over and over and over. serious withdrawals here.
- Phokal 12:12 am on July 9, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Hey, I’ve been looking into a PC solution for pLayday as well. Do you have steam (DoD:s for $5 through tomorrow)?
  
  Also, we may be getting a Diablo 2 game together.
  
  And I’d be up for MGS4 Multiplayer. It’s quite fun once you actually get into it.
- hintzilla 7:22 am on July 9, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  i’ve got steam and TF2 on my work computer (they brought back wednesday game night, even bought TF2 for all of us), but my laptop has less than a gig of space left on it, so i can’t really put anything on it.
  
  however, i still haven’t tried the MGS4 mp yet, so i’d definitely be up to try it out some time. i’ve also been meaning to try warhawk, which i got as part of the trade as well, so let me know if you want to try either of those. i’m using my own PSN ID now, Hintzilla.
- Boramis 9:33 pm on July 9, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  For anyone that needs Diablo 2, this site was posted in the CheapAssGamer forums: http://www.g2buy.com/index.php?gOo=goods_details.dwt&goodsid=17775&productname=
  
  Apparently they sell you the CD keys but not the media, and Blizzard now has some sort of downloadable service (for a scant 2GB download). I haven’t tried it yet, but a bunch of people in the thread said they had luck with it, and it’s only $5 for D2+LoD.
- phokal 12:31 pm on July 10, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  hmm. that looks very promising. Any info on the download service to get the media?
- Boramis 6:47 pm on July 10, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Downloads are available direct from Blizzard with a valid CD key at https://www.blizzard.com/login/login.xml
  
  Here’s the original CheapAssGamer post: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4547333&postcount=18
Phokal 12:22 pm on July 2, 2008 Permalink | Reply
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pLayday revamp? PC Gaming?

$i\'m a bunny!$

pLayday revamp?

So, I pose this question: would pLayday be better on a different day or at a different time or more Systems?

Currently, it seems like people may be able to make a 9pm slot easier than an 8pm. However, lately we have gone for 2 hrs (8-10pm), and some people can’t play much past 10. In the current iteration, the slot is 8-9pm and we play longer if we want to. Would it be improved if it officially started at 9, and people who want to play longer just show up early? I find this less likely to happen.

Another idea is to mix more systems in. We have been exclusively Live for a bit now, and I haven’t documented the games people actually own yet (but I should). We could branch out and fit in some Mario Kart Wii, or Team Fortress 2 for PC.

We all own PC’s. Would people be willing to pick up games like Team Fortress 2 for $20 (or Orange Box for $30), Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, or freebie’s like Command and Conquer 1, or games we may already own like Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, Fallout Tactics, Defcon, Battlefield 2?

The PC Market certainly has some other options for gaming other than FPS that support more than 4 people, namely RTS and RPG games.

Also, if we want to incorporate PC gaming in, which IM Client should we use? Since we all have an MSN Messanger accounts (your Live acct uses it, I recommend syncing them up) we could all actively begin to use that. Or Steam has a friends list as well.

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- phokal 12:16 pm on July 3, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  My potentials:
  Sun: whenever;
  Tues,Thurs: 7pm-11pm.
  
  I own TF2 already, and would pick up Diablo 2 again if I can’t find my discs.
- KFlair 12:32 pm on July 3, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  I’m a big fan of pushing pLayday to 9pm for the summer months (sticking to Tuesday seems OK), and mixing in some Mario Kart Wii sounds awesome. I think Zazz and I are likely to stay console-only gamers — the PCs in our house are craptastic, and I don’t see us buying PC games that we already own for consoles.
- Chue 12:40 pm on July 3, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  Sun: Afternoon-Evening
  Mon-Thurs: 7pm-10pm
  
  Multiplayer On Xbox 360:
  GoW
  Halo 3
  CoD 4
  Rockband
  Orange Box
  GTAIV
  
  Multiplayer on Wii:
  Mario Kart
  SSBB
  
  PC:
  Would pick up TF2, Diablo 2, WC3 (DoTa?), Starcraft, UT.
- mglamb 2:04 pm on July 3, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  
  I am available most evenings, any one is generally as good as the others.
  
  I’m not super thrilled about console games… and thus have none.
  
  For the PC I have:
  UT2k4, Quake 3 (2 copies), Quake 2, Quake, Diablo 2, and TF2…
  
  If there was sufficient interest I’d consider running a dedicated TF2 server on the internet.