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Official GAF Chromehounds Squad Thread
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AdmiralViscen
Banned
Crap, my roommate is playing Mega Man Anniversary collection on the 360 TV.
I'll come on in a bit to join. Or is it possible for you to send me an invite? Viscen
I'll come on in a bit to join. Or is it possible for you to send me an invite? Viscen
AdmiralViscen
Banned
OK, thanks.
So how does the online work, exactly? Do I need to have a squadmate online in order to play, or can I play on my own? I have a friend who has the game, but isn't in a squad. Can I play with him? Can he join in on games with our squad, or does he have to join the squad too?
edit: He just finished, I'm coming online now. Don't laugh at my POS mech.
So how does the online work, exactly? Do I need to have a squadmate online in order to play, or can I play on my own? I have a friend who has the game, but isn't in a squad. Can I play with him? Can he join in on games with our squad, or does he have to join the squad too?
edit: He just finished, I'm coming online now. Don't laugh at my POS mech.
It works like such:
Online lobbies are either created by you, or hosted by someone else.
Since I am the first one in the lobby, I'm hosting the lobby.
You can play against bots or 1 on 1 matches by yourself once you're in the Squad.
If your friend has the game, he can also join the same squad and play with him, however, I think the only way to play with him outside of a squad is free battle, where you can invite him to the game you're playing.
Anyone outside of a squad cannot join games with someone inside of a squad (outside of free battle, of course).
Online lobbies are either created by you, or hosted by someone else.
Since I am the first one in the lobby, I'm hosting the lobby.
You can play against bots or 1 on 1 matches by yourself once you're in the Squad.
If your friend has the game, he can also join the same squad and play with him, however, I think the only way to play with him outside of a squad is free battle, where you can invite him to the game you're playing.
Anyone outside of a squad cannot join games with someone inside of a squad (outside of free battle, of course).
AdmiralViscen
Banned
Where'd you guys go?
How do I view the parts breakdown for my Assembly Data so I know what to buy for it?
How do I view the parts breakdown for my Assembly Data so I know what to buy for it?
AdmiralViscen
Banned
So... is online pretty much useless if your Squad isn't on? I tried doing a game search and there were 0 people in every match... am I doing something wrong?
I finally got it, too... Let me know when and where and I'll serve as a distraction to divert attention/enemy fire -- Operation Human Sheild style.
I'm going to try and rip through the single player game and get a little experience and then bring it online where Ol' Painless is waiting.
I'm going to try and rip through the single player game and get a little experience and then bring it online where Ol' Painless is waiting.
DarkAngelYuna
Banned
Che and people don't kick me from the squad please. My 360 died =[ I'm waiting for the coffin to come to send it back in to get my replacement.. I will be back killing soon I hope.
platypotamus
Member
Holy hell do I hate heavy gunning. Every role up to this point I've got almost all S ranks, but with heavy gunning, I've only got one S (and that was after failing the mission 5 times). I keep running out of ammo on the last mission in this campaign... driving me crazy!
platypotamus
Member
Chichikov said:
I'm not really (though I might pick up the last couple S ranks for the roles I like), I was just using that as an illustration of my complete suckitude at heavy gunning.
My Arms Your Hearse
Banned
So, what happens if you leave a squad? Do you lose the rank you accumulated while you were in the squad?
I really need to get the **** out of Taraki and into Sal Kar... but it seems this war is going ot stretch on for ages. I'm pretty sure I could use my "two week" switch were I to leave the squad I'm in, but I don't really feel like losing my rank either.
I really need to get the **** out of Taraki and into Sal Kar... but it seems this war is going ot stretch on for ages. I'm pretty sure I could use my "two week" switch were I to leave the squad I'm in, but I don't really feel like losing my rank either.
My Arms Your Hearse
Banned
Thanks... that is what I thought.
I'm a one man squad, anyway.
Oh bleh, this bullshit again. I haven't switched in over two weeks, either via my capital being destroyed, the war ending, or by using the loner switch. Ugh.
Jesus ****ing christ. Someone please destroy the Tarakian capital PLEASE. It's rather sad that Tarakia had all of Morskoj defeated and only like two cities left in Sal Kar and now it's back to nearly even.
I'm a one man squad, anyway.
Oh bleh, this bullshit again. I haven't switched in over two weeks, either via my capital being destroyed, the war ending, or by using the loner switch. Ugh.
Jesus ****ing christ. Someone please destroy the Tarakian capital PLEASE. It's rather sad that Tarakia had all of Morskoj defeated and only like two cities left in Sal Kar and now it's back to nearly even.
From the way things seem to have gone, it looks like Chromehounds might be waning in interest over here. I hardly see any of the regulars on anymore, and I have a new hockey league I'm going to be heading up over here. I don't think the game is very fun playing 1 on 1 against double doubles and spikers all the time.
I very much enjoyed my time playing with the Brigade when we had multiplayer sessions. Please boot me out of the squad to make room for someone else.
I very much enjoyed my time playing with the Brigade when we had multiplayer sessions. Please boot me out of the squad to make room for someone else.
-Rogue5- said:
Funny enough, right after making that post I had a few great sessions. I've made a loadout that is extremely specialized, but quite versatile in what I accomplish.
It's quite simple really:
Hover or roller base
lightest cockpit
lightest generator
4 machine guns, and some shields
This lets me zip around the map pretty quickly. And I can win in all the 3 ways. I can take out the base. I can fight and kill the enemy hound, and I'm fast enough that I can win on COMBAS.
This gives me a lot of choice which in turn let's me really mess with people's heads. And that's exactly what I did today. The last guy I rushed his base, but he was there, so I fought him a bit and then took off, and then captured most of the COMBAS on the level. I think he was paranoid about me rushing his base again so he stuck around there and I won on the points. It was great.
It's not a fool-proof method though. One shot and I'm pretty much done, so I have to be very careful and fighting guys is VERY intense. But it definitely suits my style of play much better because I hate lumbering around the map.
a hover or wheel chassis with an na maker and something that can kill bases is pretty close to foolproof in solo games -- you just have to know the map -- but it's in pretty poor taste to play that way. yeah, you can bore your opponent for 15 minutes and come away with some merit points, but there's no fun in it for anyone.
edit: i'm still playing lots of chromehounds, but mostly solo and at weird hours. if people in the squad are still playing regularly, i can log on earlier. the squads should really consolidate -- i doubt they've got 20 members between them who still routinely play.
edit: i'm still playing lots of chromehounds, but mostly solo and at weird hours. if people in the squad are still playing regularly, i can log on earlier. the squads should really consolidate -- i doubt they've got 20 members between them who still routinely play.
drohne said:
It was fun for me
The problem is that as a solo-person I just feel so ineffectual in the damn war. And when I tried playing the "fun" way I constantly got my ass kicked, so I had to be smart and improvise, now it's no longer "fun"? Thta's lame. And when I do win I get barely any points for it, I barely raise in rank (I'm still a Recruit) and have no effect on land control.
Geez, and I thought I was good at mech games.
rastex said:
I have a similar setup for that purpose.
-Hover base
-Medium Dur cockpit
-Generator
-4 Machineguns
-Smokebomb
-NA Radar jammer
-300+ speed
Quick enough to dodge all heavy weapons. Durable enough to take some hits if needed. Plus I'm "invisible" with the NA jammer unless I'm in your LOS... and if I am, the smokebomb will make if nearly impossible to hit me before I get out of it.
Smokebomb + NA jammer makes for an amazing combination. I call it the Bampf. It rocks.
chromehounds has a long learning curve -- it must have been 15 hours before i'd built anything halfway effective. but the rewards of building a mech that can fight are substantial. and building a versatile mech that can handle any opposing build is inexhaustibly challenging and rewarding, and is, i think, the particular fun of solo neroimus war.
combas captures and basekilling certainly have a place in team strategy, but playing solo with the intention of waiting the game out or taking a base? i dunno -- seems lame on a number of levels. i really don't understand why people try to kill bases without an na maker -- then your whole "strategy" is to hope that your opponent is impatient or inattentive.
edit: and i have to wonder about people who can't kill hover guys with machineguns -- it's just a question of leading the right distance and hitting once or twice. fast bipedal guys with machine guns can juke all over the place and prove a real nuisance. and hover guys with mortars can put some pressure on a bigger hound.
combas captures and basekilling certainly have a place in team strategy, but playing solo with the intention of waiting the game out or taking a base? i dunno -- seems lame on a number of levels. i really don't understand why people try to kill bases without an na maker -- then your whole "strategy" is to hope that your opponent is impatient or inattentive.
edit: and i have to wonder about people who can't kill hover guys with machineguns -- it's just a question of leading the right distance and hitting once or twice. fast bipedal guys with machine guns can juke all over the place and prove a real nuisance. and hover guys with mortars can put some pressure on a bigger hound.
Well if you're not trying to rush their base then it can be a pain in the ass to find the other player. And using 2 other ways is not lame because the opponent should come into the match with the same knowledge. So if I rush the base, I have to take into consideration that he'll rush mine. If he doesn't and I run off when I see him defending his base, then he should know that I'm gonna go for COMBAS. At which point he might try to take my base while I'm distracted, or he'll fight for COMBAS as well, where we'll probably tango again. Or he'll go for COMBAS, and I'll go for the base.
The point where it's lame, is when you hae a mech that's specialized to fighting and can't do anything else base or COMBAS wise, and artificially narrow the gameplay to just fighting, thus taking away all of that strategy I lined out above.
Anyway, more people will start to use my tactics because they're successful and working, so the way the game plays will probably change soon enough. Hell, just look at raYne.
The point where it's lame, is when you hae a mech that's specialized to fighting and can't do anything else base or COMBAS wise, and artificially narrow the gameplay to just fighting, thus taking away all of that strategy I lined out above.
Anyway, more people will start to use my tactics because they're successful and working, so the way the game plays will probably change soon enough. Hell, just look at raYne.
i've played about a thousand neroimus war games, most of them solo, and i can tell you that basekilling without an na maker isn't a strong tactic -- if your opponent's got the discipline to watch his base for a couple minutes, it won't work. and people who basekill or capture combas with an na maker are always going to be a small minority, simply because it's a boring way to play.
i'm thrilled if someone just rushes my base without knowing where i am -- easy kill nine times out of ten. if someone has an na maker, grabs combas until i appear on radar, and then sprints for my base...well, he'll probably win if he's on a suitable map, and i'll roll my eyes and move on.
i'm thrilled if someone just rushes my base without knowing where i am -- easy kill nine times out of ten. if someone has an na maker, grabs combas until i appear on radar, and then sprints for my base...well, he'll probably win if he's on a suitable map, and i'll roll my eyes and move on.
Hey guys...
I finally finished my review for Chromehounds after spending tons of time locked into the Neroimus War. I thought I would share it with all the war hardened vets around here. Enjoy.
http://www.mygamer.com/index.php?page=gameportal&mode=reviews&id=552217
I finally finished my review for Chromehounds after spending tons of time locked into the Neroimus War. I thought I would share it with all the war hardened vets around here. Enjoy.
http://www.mygamer.com/index.php?page=gameportal&mode=reviews&id=552217
Outcast2004
Banned
I'll be leaving my current group and joining the Gaf group this evening. My GT: Unemplizoid
Mech number: 78
I run primarily as a heavy gunner.
Tread base
Medium cockpit
Light generator
4 howitzers
2 miniguns
2 assault rifles.
Top speed of 146.
If it's at all possible, could I get a cash donation so I can pimp my hound a bit?
Mech number: 78
I run primarily as a heavy gunner.
Tread base
Medium cockpit
Light generator
4 howitzers
2 miniguns
2 assault rifles.
Top speed of 146.
If it's at all possible, could I get a cash donation so I can pimp my hound a bit?
DarkAngelYuna
Banned
am i still in the squad? i bettern ot have been kicked.. waiting for my 360 to be repaired.
I think everyones playing is based on whether or not Che or Max are online. So since neither are on anymore the respective squads went mia.DCharlie said:
That said, you can tell that the majority of players have moved on, since the last war took much longer than normal.
I still play almost daily though...
Warm Machine
Member
We need to get this going again. I've got more time this week and most weekends free into the forseeable future. TDU has been taking the majority of my time but I'm down for a good battle.
DCharlie said:
Stopped playing? I haven't even started... I told myself I wasn't going to play online until I finished the singleplayer campaign and it's been one hell of a rough go. If you're still playing this game profusely let me (and the rest of GAF) know and I'll join your squad.
Outcast2004
Banned
Hell, i couldn't even FIND the squad on the list.
I'm grouped up with a team now that has no concept of team work or roles.
I'm grouped up with a team now that has no concept of team work or roles.