Official Games List - Lan 06

[primesuspect]

Okay, so here you go. So far, we'll be playing:

Unreal Tournament 2004
Battlefield 2
Half Life 2 DM
Battle For Middle Earth II
Age of Empires III

[Sledgehammer70]

What version of BF2? just BF2? or BF2 SF how about BF2 EF?

[Cyclonite]

Well, I have two of those three. Yay!

[primesuspect]

BF2 Standard... Perhaps Euro Forces, since it's only $10 if people want to pick it up, it's a cheap way to get a few extra good maps, etc. :)

Special forces.... meh... I don't personally think it's worth the $30 or whatever...

[Sledgehammer70]

Agreed! I got SF for $7 so I couldn't argue....

[QCH2002]

I have all three of those but none of the expandsions... guess I'll need to start looking for cheap used licenses...

[Sledgehammer70]

what do you mean by none of the expansions? is there expansions for UT2K4 or HL2? or are you just talking BF2?

[primesuspect]

I would just get the Euro Forces expansion pack for BF2. It only costs $10.

[Mt_Goat]

Wait!

But I thought there was going to be Super Mario and Yahtzee. ;)

[primesuspect]

I would LOVE to play some Yahtzee and Monopoly... Oh bring it....

I'll also introduce you all to the wonders of a board game called Sequence.. It is a game that can turn groups of friends into bitter enemies. For real. :D

[Mt_Goat]

....I'll also introduce you all to the wonders of a board game called Sequence.. It is a game that can turn groups of friends into bitter enemies. For real. :D
Like UNO did years ago? :grumble:

[QCH2002]

"Sorry but DRAW FOUR SUCKER!!!!!! Oh, and UNO"

[Sledgehammer70]

I know Sequence.. my grandma plays that game

[GHoosdum]

I've found that no game can turn best friends into blood enemies like Risk. ;)

Don't forget these other official games:
Mantouch
Pancake House Breakfast

[Sledgehammer70]

Can we go to IHop and see the one legged waitress?

[profdlp]

Can we go to IHop and see the one legged waitress?
;D ;D ;D

I think her name is Eileen.

[citrixmeta]

NHL06 and FIFA06 on XBOX tourny!!

who's in?

[CB]

Why are all of the games FPSs?

I recommend GTA2, Soldat, Liquid Wars 5, and Civ 4 as great LAN games.

[TheSmJ]

Who ever wins that XBOX 360 better put up and share the wealth while they're attending the LAN.

[QCH2002]

I'm up for some Rome and maybe some other games.... I am NOT buying a ton of game like I have the past two times... I have yet to install Halo!!! :(

[citrixmeta]

tag team command and conquer zero hour :)

[Cyclonite]

Anyone have Dawn of War?

[Sledgehammer70]

I can probably get Keys for BFME1 so everyone can play the game.. maybe give a day or 2 for people to learn the game... than just have the tournament at the end...

[profdlp]

Age Of Empires II and/or III

[primesuspect]

oh man I SO wish I could get good at strategy games... last year I tried really hard to enjoy Rome Total War, but ended up giving it to checkmate because I was so bored to tears by it. If I'm gonna buy another strategy game this year, should I get Civ IV or AoE?

Dammit!

[QCH2002]

Rome total War rocked.... until SewerTroopr showed me how to get my butt beat in 3 minutes!!!! :D

You all decide on a GREAT strategy game, and I'll jump in on it!!!

[Sledgehammer70]

oh man I SO wish I could get good at strategy games... last year I tried really hard to enjoy Rome Total War, but ended up giving it to checkmate because I was so bored to tears by it. If I'm gonna buy another strategy game this year, should I get Civ IV or AoE?

Dammit!

I agree with you Prime, I would call myself a hradcore RTS player and I did think RTW was Boaring and drawn out... sorry QCH :)

TBH BFME2 wipes the floor with any RTS currently, even BFME1 was pretty good, if you liek to build mass armies and just fight. Like I said give me the go ahead and I could possibly get BFME1 copies for the guys :)


In my arsenal of RTS I have the following :)

All C&C Games "decade Pack"
BFME1
BFME2
Starcraft
Warcraft I
Warcraft II
Warcraft III
Nemisis of the Rome Empire
Age of Mythology
Age of Empires 2
Age of Empires 3
Age of Wonders
Empire Earth
Empire Earth 2
War Hammer 40,000

& probably 6 more unknowns I bought played for a few days and cased :)

[checkmate]

So, are we going to play Halo for the PC? I bought it last year thinking that we were going to be playing it. ( I got confused.) and what about Rome: Total War?

[Sledgehammer70]

RTW needs to be burned....

[primesuspect]

A bunch of guys played Rome last year... Where's sewrtrooper? :eek2:

[Sledgehammer70]

so is that a no on the BFME1 keys?

[primesuspect]

I'll try anything. :)

[Cyclonite]

I'll try anything. :)

Ditto.

[profdlp]

I'll try anything. :)
Goody. I'll make room in my tent for you. ;)

[QCH2002]

A bunch of guys played Rome last year... Where's sewrtrooper? :eek2:I PM'd him this morning and he indicated he's checking with his wife....
so is that a no on the BFME1 keys?Never played Battlefield for Middle Earth.... Be interested in trying it out...
Goody. I'll make room in my tent for you. ;);D;D;D

[Sledgehammer70]

If anyone needs BF2 of wants BFME2 I can pick the games up for $15.00 each brand new from EA... If I get 5 or more people needing the games I can take a drive down to EALA and get a couple :) of whatever is needed :)

[Sledgehammer70]

if you havent played bfme2 and love RTS check out BFME2 DEMO:

The LOTR BFME2 Demo has hit almost every gaming site online! the demo will host a few cool features that the BETA did not have such as AI and more maps.

make sure to check it out at the following sites.

http://www.ign.com
http://www.gamespot.com
http://www.nzone.com - Fast DL speeds
http://www.fileplanet.com
http://www.yahoogames.com

the Demo is 1.37G so make sure you have room!

[Cyclonite]

If anyone needs BF2 of wants BFME2 I can pick the games up for $15.00 each brand new from EA... If I get 5 or more people needing the games I can take a drive down to EALA and get a couple :) of whatever is needed :)

Oh! One copy of BF2, please! =)

[Sledgehammer70]

If your serious I can pick a few copies up.. I just need the money paypaled or MO to me.. and I will have your copy for you at the LAN :)

[primesuspect]

Wow! That's a great price on BF2! :eek2: I might get in on two copies for my kids, Sledge.. I'll let you know soon (have to find out if they really want it)

[CB]

My main Genre is turn-based strategy, and the Civilization franchise is the best out there.

[Sledgehammer70]

You might like War of the Ring. In BFME2 there is a Turn based part of the "WOTR" it is very much a risk style game play with the many different styles of play. It allows you to do auto resolve and RTS and BFME2 just looks so much better than the other games :) I mean come on it is LOTR's :)

[CB]

I played the demo. I quit because my archers couldn't shoot over the walls. That's pretty stupid. Walls are strategically useless if you can't shoot over or down from them, and I play with lots of walls.

[Sledgehammer70]

LOL OMG! you must not know How to use archers than :) they have what called a bombard attack that will shoot over walls.

[profdlp]

LOL OMG! you must not know How to use archers...
Maybe his archers are just too wimpy to get a good draw on the bow. :crazy:

[CB]

If I click on my archers, and tell them to attack the enemy on the other side of the wall, and they don't do it, that's a flaw in the game, not a special attack...

[Sledgehammer70]

Okay lets think about that for one sec. take it in a real life perspective... if there is a 40 ft wall in front of you and you want to shoot the people you and your guys can't see directly on the other side... your only option would be to bombard over the wall and hope the people are on the other side where you are shooting. It is no Flaw... Bombard isn't 100% accurate it is add for the purpose of having walls.

You might not like it as it is a key to micromanagement... Some people don't like Micro..

Walls are strategically useless if you can't shoot over or down from them, and I play with lots of walls.

If you played me you wounld't Get walls up.... It would be to late

Also EA has a 1.03 patch dfor the game which buffs walls and adds a ton of fixes... the Demo can't be patched :)

[GHoosdum]

If you played me you wounld't Get walls up.... It would be to late

You're a rusher? I hate playing strategy games against people who rush. It's not a strategy game anymore when you're just trying to see who can destroy the other's base the fastest.

Playing AOE3 online has become a farce now, everyone rushes, and nobody gets past the Fortress age. I'm sure that a lot of 'strategy games' have online play communities that are like that. I much prefer playing against friends during a LAN, so that I can punch anyone who rushes or resorts to another cheap play tactic. It's the strategy game equivalent of a 'rocket bitch'.

[primesuspect]

Yeah yeah.... so do I buy AOE 3 or not? :wtf:

[MountainDew]

Yeah yeah.... so do I buy AOE 3 or not? :wtf:

i bought AOE3 and i really like it (i played AOE2 immensly). Graphics are great, its awesome to totally raze a town.

btw i really suck at rts, and im sure ill get my a$$ handed to me at the lan, but i still enjoy it.

[Sledgehammer70]

You're a rusher? I hate playing strategy games against people who rush. It's not a strategy game anymore when you're just trying to see who can destroy the other's base the fastest.

Playing AOE3 online has become a farce now, everyone rushes, and nobody gets past the Fortress age. I'm sure that a lot of 'strategy games' have online play communities that are like that. I much prefer playing against friends during a LAN, so that I can punch anyone who rushes or resorts to another cheap play tactic. It's the strategy game equivalent of a 'rocket bitch'.

I am not a hard core rusher, but over my last 15 years or RTS and online play I have had to learn how to do both to excel in the RTS world. The fact is if I let my opponent build up without picking on him and getting my units ranked it is pointless. BFME2 is based on ranking up units and heroes in battle to earn Power points along with hero abilities. The game is called Battle for Middle Earth for a reason, they have taken away the major micro on resources so you can focus on huge scale battles. in your base and away form your base.

[Sledgehammer70]

Buy BFME2 Prime... If anyone going likes LOTR you will love the game

[primesuspect]

I liked the books, saw about 10 minutes of the first movie, got bored, and never saw another LOTR movie again.

So, with that in mind, combined with the fact that the only remotely close thing to strategy game that I have ever liked was Black and White, should I drop the money to buy this?

I guess it boils down to what more people will be playing. Civ IV, BFME, or AoE..

Poll time. (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45383)

[Sledgehammer70]

wow, Prime the first movie was the slow start but the 2nd and 3rd were the best of the bunch... You should give them another go around :)

[SewerTroopr]

Rome Total War/ Barbarian Invasion are ideal for a LAN party since multiplayer is a battle between two or more armies. You can choose the terrain/battle conditions and each player gets a set amount of denari to purchase an army. Each faction (Roman, egyptian, etc.) has specialized soldiers with advantages unique to their faction. So, each player buys an army and then you fight the battle. There is no such thing as "rush tactics", building your base, scrounging for wood/gold/resources, or supernatural heroes. You simply fight a good hard battle and it's over in 10-20 minutes.

I'll be happy to play RTW/BI with anyone at the LAN. I can give a Denari handicap to make it fair since I've had a lot of practice over the last year.

I completed both the good and evil campaigns of BFME about 6 months ago. I felt that the game was average. It was better than some early C&C but not as good as Warcraft III or Starcraft.

Sledge, I am willing to purchase BFME2. Are you still bringing copies? If so, how much for the best version of the game (i.e. prime, gold, platinum, director's cut, whatever it's called)?

I've been playing Hearts of Iron II (HoI2) for the last couple of months. I'd be interested in trying multiplayer if anyone else has the game. There is a huge learning curve with HoI2 so don't go and purchase the game just for a LAN since you need a lot of time to get into HoI2.

I have Settlers and Puerto Rico so I'll probably play some board games. I also have the PC version of Puerto Rico. My wife and I have played LAN Puerto Rico games against 3 computer opponents and had a lot of fun.

I have a lot of different FPS and RTS games. I suck at FPS games and Halo is the only FPS campaign that I've completed. I have BF2 and I'm willing to play it at the LAN- just make a decision on which version we need.

I like RTS games and I think that I have all of the major ones except for AoE. I actually haven't had time to make it through the CivIV tutorial yet. So many games, so little time...

[GHoosdum]

I've been playing Hearts of Iron II (HoI2) for the last couple of months. I'd be interested in trying multiplayer if anyone else has the game. There is a huge learning curve with HoI2 so don't go and purchase the game just for a LAN since you need a lot of time to get into HoI2.

CrazyJoe has played several games in the series. When HoI2 came out, CB called it "Hearts of Beating a Dead Horse" because all the games in the HoI and Europa Universalis are on basically the same engine, and Joe played them all, even though the only major difference between them is the historical scenario. At any rate, Joe has played the game a lot, so he'd probably be willing to join you.

I have Settlers and Puerto Rico so I'll probably play some board games. I also have the PC version of Puerto Rico. My wife and I have played LAN Puerto Rico games against 3 computer opponents and had a lot of fun.

We've been playing a networked version of Settlers of Catan (playable with or without Seafarers rules included) at some LAN parties recently. It's very well-done, and it is a completely free client. Get it here (http://www.s3dconnector.net/download.php) if you're interested. Can you point me toward the LAN Puerto Rico?

[primesuspect]

Okay, officially official is Battlefield 2 - standard distro (no expansion packs unless everybody who's playing has them - most likely Euro Forces since it's only $10), whatever the latest patch is by that time. (currently 1.22).

Officially officlal is also Unreal Tournament 2004, just because almost everybody has it, and if they don't, it can be purchased for under $15 almost anywhere, retail or online (at gogamer.com).

We're looking for a RTS to make the official RTS of the lan. so far the poll is showing that Age Of Empires III is probably going to be the official RTS. Sledge is offering copies of Battle for Middle Earth II for $15 (legit, boxed copies), so that might make a big showing as well.

[Sledgehammer70]

I completed both the good and evil campaigns of BFME about 6 months ago. I felt that the game was average. It was better than some early C&C but not as good as Warcraft III or Starcraft.

Sledge, I am willing to purchase BFME2. Are you still bringing copies? If so, how much for the best version of the game (i.e. prime, gold, platinum, director's cut, whatever it's called)?

If you played BFME and Not BFME2 I have to say the game has had a major overhaul. If you DL the demo you can see for yourself, how much better the game is.. Warcraft III did have an awesome campaign but fell short of multiplayer game play. Starcraft will always be a legendary game. But In all honesty BFME2 pawns Starcraft... maybe not in the campaign but BFME2 multiplayer is just awesome.

As for what version of the Game I can get, the regular version is what I can get for $15.00 I will have to look into the Collectors Edition price. "I'll let you know"

To note I see you love RTW, I think BFME'2 War of the Ring might perk your interest for turn based gaming. With the 3rd patch for the game already out, they seem to have the majority of the game headed to a good balance.

[SewerTroopr]

Can you point me toward the LAN Puerto Rico?

www.eaglegames.net

[GHoosdum]

Thank you, SewerTroopr.

[Sledgehammer70]

Moved~~~~ (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?p=382469#post382469)

[primesuspect]

Mark me down for one BFME2. At $15 I can't really pass it up.

[SewerTroopr]

Okay guys I have enough people looking for me to buy games where it is 100% postive.

So far i have the is list of players and what they want :)

BFME2:
][V][AGIC
MountainDew
Cyclonite

BF2:
Cyclonite

Prime?
QCH?

Im not sure if there was anyone else if so shot me a PM! so i can get the games for an extra $4 bucks I can ship them to you via USPS so you can get some game time in before the LAN... Check, MO, paypal either which way, i wil head down to EA this week.. so let me know ASAP. :)

Put me on the list for the best version of BFME2 that you can get. I'll Paypal the amount to you whenever you let me know. You can bring it to the LAN since I won't have much time to play beforehand. It's tough to find time with the job, wife, and kids.

[QCH2002]

BFME2 for me....

[Sledgehammer70]

I can pick up 4 more games! they have a 11 game limit at the EA LA store... just found out :(

Like I said send Paypal to mat17_01@hotmail.com

or mail Check or MO to:

Mathew Everett
25852 Turfwood Street
Sun City CA 92585

[TheSmJ]

I still want to do HL2DM too. It would have been much better last year if somebody knew what they were doing while setting up the server... I also vote for The Hidden HL2DM mod as well (Beta 3 or whatever the latest version is by the time of the LAN).

[Sledgehammer70]

HL2DM is always a keeper... haven't run it on the lappy yet but it would be a fun one to add to the mix... pending a correct server setup :)

[TheSmJ]

If we're unable to get a good dedicated server going I may be able to run it on my own machine. I may as well make use of both of my CPU cores while I'm there. :rarr: :rarr:

[Sledgehammer70]

:) hey sounds good to us :)

[primesuspect]

I don't want you at the LAN, smj... all you do is whine and bitch :rolleyes:

HL2DM for sure, I forgot about that :eek3: we definitely need to play this game.

[TheSmJ]

Way I heard it is you just plain suck too much.

[FreshyP]

cool:beer: :cheers:
ha!

[profdlp]

FreshyP!

Good to hear from you, buddy! :D

[TheLostSwede]

Call of Duty 2 anyone?

[Sledgehammer70]

You know that was one game I never bought. It was to much like COD1.. Most people called the game a refresh.

[checkmate]

I'm sensing some premature mantouch!


EDT:
What's the list of confirmed games so far?:celebrate

[primesuspect]

See post #1 in this thread :)

[TheLostSwede]

Cod 2 is so far from the first one a game can be. There's a huge difference between the 2 and next to Unreal Tournament 2, it's the ultimate lan/multiplayer game.

[Sledgehammer70]

It feels like the same game to me. Maybe better graphics, and levels.. but the feeling is 100% the same.

[shwaip]

I'll play COD2...provided it doesn't require a real copy.

Anyone up for a few rounds of the original UT?

[oCoMiK]

I'll play COD2...provided it doesn't require a real copy.

Anyone up for a few rounds of the original UT?

I'm feeling nostalgic... I'll bring along the original as well... Lava Giant, Baby!!!!!:rockon:

[primesuspect]

Game list updated