Thanks for the info, gentlemen. I want in on the GAF guild if I get it, but I'm hesitant because I haven't been keeping up with it like everyone else and I haven't played it. Hopefully, there are nice folks who don't hate noobs. :|
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Official Madden '13 Xbox 360 Online Franchise Thread: A chance to develop a dynasty!
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Thanks for the info, gentlemen. I want in on the GAF guild if I get it, but I'm hesitant because I haven't been keeping up with it like everyone else and I haven't played it. Hopefully, there are nice folks who don't hate noobs. :|
Yeah, I have a buddy who has been telling me about it nonstop. Problem is he plays at such a rapid enough pace, I would need to find some sort of GAF Guild to even maintain enjoyment.
Scenario is usually,
See text on phone - OMG GET GAME.
Purchase game - I'LL HAVE TO START NEW CHARACTER SO WE CAN PLAY
Start playing - Fuck. I'm level capped already, you're at what? Level six? SORRY!
Rors, i'm in the guild and so is Somnia. There are a ton of cool dudes. Give us a shout when you get in and we can always party up and do quests and events and all types of shit.
Not with this game you won't have that problem. You auto scale down to the level of your zone. So you are level 3 and I'm level 12 and you need help with a quest, I can go to your area and it'll put me at level 3 so I can help you and still get XP for myself and items.
That sounds like an absolute seller to me. How does it run? Right now I would be running it on a Mac mini. I was able to run KOTR on the machine.
It actually ran better at lower end systems during the beta weekends but that's cause it was CPU bound rather than to the GPU but that will change at launch. It scales real well to different systems and if you were able to run SWTOR then you will be able to run this as well.
Great. That was probably the one thing I did like about WoW and seems to be a factor in it's overall success. Wish there was simply a OSX client though to make things easier.
Pony Excess was pretty good on 30 for 30 except they didn't talk about Craig James killing 5 hookers while at SMU. Allegedly.
The one about Miami also gives some good insight in how things got to where they are today but I ft like they hid even more details than the SMU episode.
The one about Miami also gives some good insight in how things got to where they are today but I ft like they hid even more details than the SMU episode.
I'll play with you. I'm a noob too.
We still have to wait for the 53 man rosters to be decided. Then that update to come out.
Luckily, the play in tournament should provide sufficient drama and tears.
storybook77
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Because there isn't a NHL game for Vita this year.
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mean joke dude. Are you serious?
DCX
DCX
You know what's getting old? Vernon Davis dropping passes. I swear five passes hit his hands and he was open.
DCX
did you do free skate?
I would check out the free skate tutorial then go to free skate. once you get a feel for how the right stick works its not bad. I would say the most challenging thing for me was learning to play and aim my shot, and not just pressing shoot hoping it goes in. but I wouldn't doubt anyone's ability here to figure that out. you can also do some loose puck dekes in there (they won't show you how to do that here I think) but you usually don't want to use those in a game unless you're in a 1 on 1 situation anyways
That play now stuff is really irrelevant to what we're going to be doing. Cause in that you basically control 5 guys and have to do line changes and shit. whereas, with one guy, all you really have to do is worry about positioning yourself correctly and NOT FUCKING UP when the puck comes your way inevitably. we just have to learn how to make good passes and smart plays, but after a while you get a feel for it.
and I'd say the most common sin is everybody doing "puck chasing"---sometimes it's okay but you gotta read the situation and know when it's time to stay in your area and let someone else pursue it
The "fancy" looking moves aren't as hard to figure out as the ones in Fifa, in my opinion, once you figure it out you just kinda do it. except when you thought you tried to deke someone and you get laid on your ass, that's never fun
aight, I'll try that. Looked up the basic controls while in there, and eventually learned how to actually shoot the puck. Felt good. Is there any analog control in regards to the angle you put on the R-Stick motion, or is it just "towards the net" when you shoot?
storybook77
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Unfortunately, I'm serious.
goldlion054
Member
Don't listen to these clowns. The only curse we will witness this year is the fucking voodoo Calvin puts on other teams when he runs through their secondary for 200 and 3 tds a game. I'm so excited
Maybe if he gets on the cover of everything he can break the Madden curse?
I believe you can aim with the left stick when it comes to aiming. the right stick will determine if you're shooting it forehand or backhand (don't even try backhand most of the time)
so if you're a righty or lefty you'll figure out which direction to go in with the stick
i learned from the nhl guys in the club that it's generally better for a left winger to be left handed and a right winger to be right----sometimes you gotta pass the puck around the boards when you're in enemy territory, and if your skater is near the wall you want your stick to be able to pick up the puck
I don't know what the fuck most of the terminology is when it comes to area on the ice, but we'll figure it out when the time comes
The real curse is playing in the NFC North and being forever irrelevant as a result.
FrenchMovieTheme
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I liked the NHL demo a lot. I might be in!
But back to madden, I notice truck stick is back! Bjac demolishes people in the open field with it
But back to madden, I notice truck stick is back! Bjac demolishes people in the open field with it
Well fuck that was one of the main reasons I bought a Vita
I didn't know this mode existed
It's basically just a practice mode where you control a player against a goalie. It's a little boring, but you get a feel for what it'll be like to control your own player in team games.
FrenchMovieTheme
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Great game!
I'll definitely play that later then.
Game is awesome. I hope to beat it before GW2 and Madden, so that gives me 2 days. >_>
That's basically like practicing for playing against Livewire