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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    $15

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  • SparrowSparrow Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    $15 seems a little steep to me.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    12 dollars if you don't want an extra character slot.

    edit: Still can't buy it :(
    12 dollars is a bit much, 10 would be perfect. Whatever though konami, take my 2 dollars you assholes. Hopefully they learn how to properly distribute an expansion from now on. That or just suck it up and use psn.

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  • ze swift classze swift class Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I really want to buy the expansion, but ugh. The servers, they burn!

    I'll try again tomorrow or this weekend. Then I'll start up with the new female character. Kind of annoying since I've almost reached lvl3 (master?) for my assault rifle and knife skills on my guy character. I wish the skills would at least transfer, even if other stats won't.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Finally was able to buy the new expansion.
    Sadly I keep getting automatched to rooms with old maps. I'll auto join a server later.
    Ok, so Kojima puts this huge emphasis oh powerful female characters, like the boss, or big mama.
    So how come all the female soldiers have just gotten out of high school? I wanted to play as a badass wartorn grizzled old female. But noooo, I am just a cute little girl. Where the hell is my skipping and hopscotch animation?

    Edit: Played some sneaking on all the new levels. Got to play as Akiba and Meryl. Akiba can't go into the SOP, but he can pretend like he is. When you hit triangle, he waves back at the team, or does an awesome pose. If your health or psyche drop low, you WILL shit your pants. He can't CQC. But his rifle has like no recoil.
    Meryl is just badass. She can snipe with the deagle and kick ass. Also when you hit triangle she rests her hand on her hip and shifts her weight all sexy-like.
    Both characters can equip and unequip balaclavas. Don't ask me why I find this exciting, I just do. Being a ninja on a moments call is important to me as a player.

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  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I haven't played the new maps myself yet but I ran a dedicated server last night only using them. If anyone is interested I may host a new maps game tonight.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    talk about survival now

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    talk about survival now

    MUST HAVE BERET
    SURVIVAL SHOP OPEN NOW

    God konami this is such a joke. Cmon dudes.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    how about you talk more about survival mode the mode we didn't know anything about and kept specualting on for hte past two pages? I didn't know i had to be specific

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    how about you talk more about survival mode the mode we didn't know anything about and kept specualting on for hte past two pages? I didn't know i had to be specific

    What is there to talk about?
    Other than the fact nobody has played it and it has been canceled for the week.

    Howabout you stop demanding what we talk about, I didn't know we had designated subjects.

    Not sure if you wanted someone to repost info, or just discuss it. Contrary to your belief, you weren't specific.
    So heres the stuff reposted. Thats what you wanted, i think. Or something.
    [07-17-2008 23:00]
    This week's Survival Battle Cancelled
    Please be made aware that the "Survival" games scheduled for the weekend of 18-20/07/2008 have been cancelled.

    We would like to apologize for all inconveniences caused.
    http://www.konami.jp/mgo/us/manual/index.php?m1=3&m2=5&img=s
    Official Survival matches are held in the Survival Lobby.
    Only players who have purchased the Expansion Pack will be able to join.

    In Survival, you can go to battle with a team of up to 6 players.
    Recruit members, put together a team, go through the entry process, and Survival will start.

    The battle will continue until you win a set number of matches in a row or your team loses.
    All members of your team will receive “Rewards” for winning matches.
    You can trade in these Rewards for gearat the Reward Shop found under Personal Data.
    The more matches your team wins in a row, the more Rewards you will earn.
    How you perform in matches played in the Survival Lobby will affect your level, score, skill growth, personal stats, clan stats, and grade.
    It should be noted survival can only be done like 3 days out of the week, during a set block of hours.

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  • HarakhtiHarakhti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Ugh. That's terrible. Especially for those people who don't have a lot of time to play. Now I have to be sitting on the machine at a specific time on a specific date in order to enjoy the game fully? Bad Konami, Bad! Almost guarantees that I'll never be able to customize my character.

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I wonder if you have to find your teamates, or will the game randomly pair you up with them if you don't have enough for a full team of 6.

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  • IgortIgort Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Harakhti wrote: »
    Ugh. That's terrible. Especially for those people who don't have a lot of time to play. Now I have to be sitting on the machine at a specific time on a specific date in order to enjoy the game fully? Bad Konami, Bad! Almost guarantees that I'll never be able to customize my character.

    I don't think you need to play Survival to get reward points. I don't even have the expansion, and I have 540 reward points.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I wonder if you have to find your teamates, or will the game randomly pair you up with them if you don't have enough for a full team of 6.

    It's like a matchmaking party type system. Which actually seems quite intuitive.
    I guess they limit the days it can be done to keep people from getting too many points? I don't know the logic behind it honestly.
    Survival mode seems like a welcome change, but the fact that it can only be done on Fri, Sat, and Sun during prime time hours is more than odd. In fact, it's stupid.
    A bunch of new features outside of the expansion have been added. New skills, new clan features, various fixes to drebin prices and what not.
    Not to mention we have gotten a brand new game type for free.
    Still after this fiasco, people won't remember or care. This has left the ultimate of bad tastes in alot of peoples mouths.

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  • HarakhtiHarakhti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Well, if you can earn points outside of survival then whats the point? Is it just another game mode? Do you need the expansion to access the reward shop? I don't get it and I'm wondering if Konami themselves even know. :|

    Seems that they're having technical difficulties according to the MGO site. Some people are apparently not getting what they paid for. Woops. *golf clap*

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Harakhti wrote: »
    Well, if you can earn points outside of survival then whats the point? Is it just another game mode? Do you need the expansion to access the reward shop? I don't get it and I'm wondering if Konami themselves even know. :|

    Seems that they're having technical difficulties according to the MGO site. Some people are apparently not getting what they paid for. Woops. *golf clap*

    Yeah this is really quite the joke. Both on us and konami.
    Can we earn points outside of survival? Somehow I have 500pts, I assumed everyone got them as a default or something.

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  • IgortIgort Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Smashism wrote: »
    Harakhti wrote: »
    Well, if you can earn points outside of survival then whats the point? Is it just another game mode? Do you need the expansion to access the reward shop? I don't get it and I'm wondering if Konami themselves even know. :|

    Seems that they're having technical difficulties according to the MGO site. Some people are apparently not getting what they paid for. Woops. *golf clap*

    Yeah this is really quite the joke. Both on us and konami.
    Can we earn points outside of survival? Somehow I have 500pts, I assumed everyone got them as a default or something.

    Ahhh, that could be it.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Igort wrote: »
    Smashism wrote: »
    Harakhti wrote: »
    Well, if you can earn points outside of survival then whats the point? Is it just another game mode? Do you need the expansion to access the reward shop? I don't get it and I'm wondering if Konami themselves even know. :|

    Seems that they're having technical difficulties according to the MGO site. Some people are apparently not getting what they paid for. Woops. *golf clap*

    Yeah this is really quite the joke. Both on us and konami.
    Can we earn points outside of survival? Somehow I have 500pts, I assumed everyone got them as a default or something.

    Ahhh, that could be it.

    It isn't. Somehow I now have 510 points. What the hell is going on here?

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  • randomuser83randomuser83 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I have no idea how to even access my points. Can someone post a SS.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I have no idea how to even access my points. Can someone post a SS.

    Oh, you can't access them. Supposedly you use reward points inside of the shop at Konami's website. But when you go to it, it just takes you back to the main page. I am assuming it is down. Like everything else in this clusterfuck also known as an expansion release.
    You can look at your points from the Personal screen, or whatever its called. It's in a giant box in the lower right corner.

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  • HarakhtiHarakhti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Whole thing has been one big clusterfuck...

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Harakhti wrote: »
    Whole thing has been one big clusterfuck...

    Clusterfuck is probably the most appropriate word for the past couple days with this game.
    Awesome game.
    Shit support.
    2 questions for those playing longer than I.
    How do you take screenshots with the 2nd controller or keyboard?
    How the hell did you guys level your knife? I have a real good CQC ratio, and I kick ass at it. But now that I am using the knife I am getting owned. Even using auto lock. I always seem 1 step too far and get headshotted. Is this supposed to be harder than CQC? Any tips guys?

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  • HarakhtiHarakhti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    equip the camera from the item quickmenu, then hit L1(?) on a second controller to take pics. You'll lose your interface while you have the camera equipped. You can still aim thanks to the camera reticule though.

    Far as the knife.. *shrug* dunno myself.

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  • ze swift classze swift class Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I leveled up my knife skills by stunning and crouch knifing. I don't do the one-hit stab kills that you can do while lying face down on the floors much.

    And yeah, this whole thing is pretty fucked up. I STILL cannot buy the expansion, and it's driving me nuts.

    How did you guys buy it? Did you use the ps3 browser, or use your pc?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Are you equipping the knife? Gotta hold R2 to see the equipment.

    Just checking.

    L1+R2 autoaim for stun, then L1+HoldR1 for death stab. The range is a little more ambiguous than CQC. You get used to it.

    The Stun Knife is actually very powerful. Equal to a lot of the good weapons.


    Shim, thanks for the info. I didn't know it was delayed.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Thanks for the tips guys. I am getting the swing of it a bit better now. Ambiguous range indeed.
    When I bought the expansion it was through my PC browser. Oh and checkout after punching in credit card information I got an error screen. I checked my credit card acct but activity didn't show up yet. So I logged in and I had the expansion. So I guess it did charge me.
    What the fuck is this mess konami? Is this their idea of a hilarious joke?


    Who's up for a room tonight?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    some fishing trip, then avatar finale for me. haven't had time to play.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I can't decide if I want to level my awesome boss-esque female or continue on with my old dude with moustache.
    Anyways, after toying with the knife I got a good technique that incorporates the ease of CQC.
    Do a normal grab, switch to knife while grabbing, (give em a quick scan if you got it), let them go. As soon as you let go, crouch, lock on, ZZZZZZTTTTTTTTT. Knock out.

    I haven't perfected it yet, but it seems to be working a bit easier. Obviously its a bit more situational as far as use goes.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    There's really no need to crouch, unless you're dodging or something.

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  • GibberxGibberx Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Hey guys! I picked up one of those MGS4 PS3 bundles this week, and just beat MGS4. I've tried a couple rounds of MGO, but I think I've spent more time in patching/account creation/character creation than actual gametime. I'm not sure which info is needed for friends yet, so:

    PSN Name: ItsTryke
    Game ID: its_tryke
    Character: Tryke

    I wouldn't mind playing with people that don't quit as soon as the game starts! Also, I don't have a headset yet :(

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  • IgortIgort Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    You only need the character name for friends.

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    There's really no need to crouch, unless you're dodging or something.

    Yeah as soon as I let go, sometimes I get counter-grabbed. The crouch helps, although not always. The knife is one fickle bitch still.

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  • [toj.cc]blackgravity[toj.cc]blackgravity Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    First post! Scary!

    Just got the expansion.

    blackgravity is the character's name

    :D

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  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    heya Sent clan request for my ALT "Gally."

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Whenever konami gets their stupid shit together lets get a survival match going for the weekend.
    Who is clear Fri, Sat, or Sun? And preferably near the west coast?

    Why the hell can't we just do survival when we damn please?

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Wow that sounds stupid. I'd join on the weekends

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  • SmashismSmashism Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    Wow that sounds stupid. I'd join on the weekends

    If it ever goes up.
    I love this game, some things are pure brilliant in it. But sometimes, I'm convinced Konami wants me to hate this game.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Eh, happens a lot. Great game cotent,b ut the things around the great game are fucked up.

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  • GibberxGibberx Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Okay, I just applied to join Deep Crow as Tryke.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Haraktatatatahtithti is the current clan leader and can accept applications.

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