Carl Cross

With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
chance to try another class too.

Ste, if you want to try the mp on Daggerdale I'm ashamed to say I bought it
while I was stone cold sober. It's bloody impossible from what I remember.
As well as being a bit shit.

Carl.

[ste parker]

On 29/11/2011 21:57, Carl Cross wrote:
> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
> chance to try another class too.
>
> Ste, if you want to try the mp on Daggerdale I'm ashamed to say I bought it
> while I was stone cold sober. It's bloody impossible from what I remember.
> As well as being a bit shit.
>

Yes and yes. I'd best give you my address so you can call an ambulance
for me after we've played Daggerdale for 30 minutes or so, if that's
alright.

In the meantime, here's a few of my demo impressions from rllmuk:

"Was Daggerdale kept from us so long via downtime because it's shite and
they were hoping we'd buy it in some sort of
evening-after-a-couple-of-drinks haze? Fuck that. These may well be
minor things, but the tutorial text is utterly irrelevant in that you've
tried everything it suggests by the time it gets round to mentioning it,
you can shoot mobs with a ranged weapon from quite some distance but you
can't target a barrel unless you're within two feet of it, and you can
trigger an NPC you haven't even seen yet to hear what they have to say
(full screen, out of engine), which also means you get warped to their
fucking location which is one of the most disorientating things I've
ever experienced in gaming. Having to work out where you are and where
you need to backtrack to get to the drop that was right in front of you
just shouldn't be happening. And it seems you manually have to select
your current equip and then item you want to buy in the clunky shop and
work out yourself which might be better too, it doesn't show the overall
impact on your stats your purchase would have. It's like they haven't
played any other game in this genre for the last several years.

Rubbish."

"And it's one of the most characterless games I've played in years. I've
got more feeling out of the Gorons than out of these fucking dwarves,
and they were made out of rocks. Rocks! I especially liked how I rescued
three dwarves from locked cages, then they just stood in the open cages
occasionally clapping their hands together, and you're unable to
interact with them further. You know guys, you might want to make a move
elsewhere then? Maybe? In case the goblins come back? Comfy there, are
we? OK, go fuck yourselves then you ungrateful bastards. Shame I
couldn't lock the doors again and gut them myself, it's what I felt like
doing."

"In those cases the loot makes it fun, I can deal with that. Equip the
best, sell the rest. Problem is, even to do that it seems you need to
have a notepad and/or spreadsheet to hand to work out what to do with
said loot in first place in this shitehole of a game."


I'm going to try contact Microsoft, there is literally no way I can
actually have bought it that very day. It's just not possible.

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[ste]

gospvg

On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:57:25 +0000 (UTC)
Carl Cross <carldjcross@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
> chance to try another class too.
>

Ste copy has been shipped to him today, Jaimie has completed the game but I think he offerred his game up to anyone else who wanted it?

Choobs also mentioned he has the game so another possible player for your PMG

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[..getting old and still playing video games..]
http://www.gospvg.com

John Dow

Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
> chance to try another class too.

I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.

J

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Carl Cross

John Dow <jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote:
> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
>> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
>> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
>> chance to try another class too.
>
> I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.
>
> J


Oh excellent stuff. How does Tuesdays about 8 suit you?

Ste or anyone else fancy it?

I'll have to order it on 360 though so it might not be this week.

What are my options other than the soldier. There was a kind if tank and a
stealth type character was there? Any recommendations?

Carl.

[ste parker]

On 30/11/2011 19:17, Carl Cross wrote:
> John Dow<jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote:
>> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>>> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
>>> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
>>> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
>>> chance to try another class too.
>>
>> I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.
>>
>> J
>
>
> Oh excellent stuff. How does Tuesdays about 8 suit you?
>
> Ste or anyone else fancy it?
>
> I'll have to order it on 360 though so it might not be this week.
>
> What are my options other than the soldier. There was a kind if tank and a
> stealth type character was there? Any recommendations?
>

I play football Tuesdays 'til 8, I can usually get in by 8.30 though.
Plus I seem to spend more time injured than playing anyway

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[ste]

Carl Cross

"[ste parker]" <imaginey@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 30/11/2011 19:17, Carl Cross wrote:
>> John Dow<jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote:
>>> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>>>> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
>>>> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
>>>> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
>>>> chance to try another class too.
>>>
>>> I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.
>>>
>>> J
>>
>>
>> Oh excellent stuff. How does Tuesdays about 8 suit you?
>>
>> Ste or anyone else fancy it?
>>
>> I'll have to order it on 360 though so it might not be this week.
>>
>> What are my options other than the soldier. There was a kind if tank and a
>> stealth type character was there? Any recommendations?
>>
>
> I play football Tuesdays 'til 8, I can usually get in by 8.30 though.
> Plus I seem to spend more time injured than playing anyway


Pre-owned copy ordered and on the way, with a bit of luck by Tuesday at
8:30.

See you both then. Well, hear you anyway.

Carl.

John Dow

Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
> John Dow <jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote:
>> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>>> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
>>> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
>>> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
>>> chance to try another class too.
>>
>> I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.
>>
>> J
>
>
> Oh excellent stuff. How does Tuesdays about 8 suit you?

Sounds good - I'll make sure Dalmationer knows the TV is MINE that evening

> What are my options other than the soldier. There was a kind if tank and a
> stealth type character was there? Any recommendations?

I like the little stealth girl with the phasing ability. Having said that,
it's the only class I've tried in the game...

J

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/ | \ Zomoniac is Wrong. Fact.

John Dow

John Dow the Monkey was never naughty:
> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>> John Dow <jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote:
>>> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>>>> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
>>>> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
>>>> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
>>>> chance to try another class too.
>>>
>>> I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.
>>>
>>> J
>>
>>
>> Oh excellent stuff. How does Tuesdays about 8 suit you?
>
> Sounds good - I'll make sure Dalmationer knows the TV is MINE that evening
>
>> What are my options other than the soldier. There was a kind if tank and a
>> stealth type character was there? Any recommendations?
>
> I like the little stealth girl with the phasing ability. Having said that,
> it's the only class I've tried in the game...

Oh - I should mention, I don't have any of the DLC. Will I need it?

J

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[ste parker]

On 30/11/2011 22:45, Carl Cross wrote:
> "[ste parker]"<imaginey@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 30/11/2011 19:17, Carl Cross wrote:
>>> John Dow<jmd@nelefa.org.invalid> wrote:
>>>> Carl Cross the Monkey was never naughty:
>>>>> With Niaz handing round his copy of Borderlands and the interest it's
>>>>> roused in Ste, Jamie and others does anyone fancy a regular PMG on 360?
>>>>> Wednesdays are bad for me but any other day should be fine. It'd give me a
>>>>> chance to try another class too.
>>>>
>>>> I'd be up for a Monday or Tuesday night session. Or Sunday, even.
>>>>
>>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh excellent stuff. How does Tuesdays about 8 suit you?
>>>
>>> Ste or anyone else fancy it?
>>>
>>> I'll have to order it on 360 though so it might not be this week.
>>>
>>> What are my options other than the soldier. There was a kind if tank and a
>>> stealth type character was there? Any recommendations?
>>>
>>
>> I play football Tuesdays 'til 8, I can usually get in by 8.30 though.
>> Plus I seem to spend more time injured than playing anyway
>
>
> Pre-owned copy ordered and on the way, with a bit of luck by Tuesday at
> 8:30.
>
> See you both then. Well, hear you anyway.
>

Niaz's copy has turned up (thanks, Niaz!) and given my current injury
situation (injured, again) I might not be playing Tuesday anyway. I'll
have a fitness check nearer the time, I think.

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[ste]