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  • YorkerYorker Registered User regular
    edited July 2009

    You have something to say about Canadians?

    Canadians are the only people that are worse than Swedes.

    Oh, and is this what SJCHS stands for?

    Yorker on
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Also, if any of you have seen the new devkit news.

    The 360 devkits previously had 512MB of RAM, just like the retail boxes.

    This meant that you had to run your debug tools inside this 512MB.

    This also meant that games lost about 50-70MB of RAM to allow for debugging/the SDK overhead.

    So we can assume Reach is being made with this new devkit, perhaps they can finally have the RAM to allow all weapons as starting weapons.. :o (but that also ignores any new graphic improvements they throw in).


    (Either way, it was kind of sad that we got 3 new covy weapons (mauler, spiker, and finally multiplayer FRC) and couldn't start with ANY of them. And we lost the Carbine in the process as a starting weapon.

    Which made Valhalla Covies pointless because everyone started with BRs and mostly used human weapons.

    It would have been awesome to have Human Slayer, Covy Slayer, Brute Slayer..

    FyreWulff on
  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Xbox had already been delivered before I posted earlier. Turns out, even though it was manufactured in April, it was manufactured to old designs - it has the same plug socket as my initial unit and no HDMI or internal memory. I'm hoping the chiset is better. It actually seems louder than my other box.

    I also have a suspicion that they've not transferred the licences properly, as Legendary isn't working for me either desite having redownloaded it. If I end up getting a free copy of Monkey Island and Splosion Man for SavyGamer I'll drop the points on Halo instead, but if not I might not be able to justify it.

    Willeth on
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Check and make sure you see the other maps... Are you seeing the map picture but it's stuck at 0%? When my brother's Xbox did that, none of the maps worked. I think we fixed it by rebooting his Xbox and cleaning the disc just to be sure.

    FyreWulff on
  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    No, it's definitely a licence issue. My Arcade games are also unavailable offline even after a redownload. Currently on hold with support - the first level guy tried to get me to use xbox.com/drm and I've asked for a supervisor.

    Supervisor tried to wrangle me into the DRM tool as well, but ended up with a manual request being placed for Willeth. Might run into trouble with Legendary because that was bought on my US account, but if they can't do it for that account I'll use the DRM tool in that case.

    Willeth on
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  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Yorker wrote: »

    You have something to say about Canadians?

    Canadians are the only people that are worse than Swedes.

    Oh, and is this what SJCHS stands for?

    Least we don't have weird accents. Yep that's my school, I may have to change my tag once I leave :P. Also here's what I came up with for your sig, Signature If you don't like how the speaker looks I can put one of the Halo medals there instead.

    Spartan 0092 on
    One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
  • YorkerYorker Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Nah, it's cool, I just went over the speaker thing with the clone tool to make it look more like the letters.

    Thanks for the signature!

    Yorker on
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  • OmnomnomPancakeOmnomnomPancake Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Damnit, you made his speaker all felty and threaded; make the eagle like that!

    OmnomnomPancake on
  • DekuStickDekuStick Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Yorker wrote: »

    You have something to say about Canadians?

    Canadians are the only people that are worse than Swedes.

    Oh, and is this what SJCHS stands for?

    Least we don't have weird accents. Yep that's my school, I may have to change my tag once I leave :P. Also here's what I came up with for your sig, Signature If you don't like how the speaker looks I can put one of the Halo medals there instead.

    haha Perth. Been there a couple times this year. Pretty damn boring I must say but welcome to small town Ontario. I guess you're just person/reason #3 worth going to Perth for. Then again my last run in with a Bee didn't go so well.

    DekuStick on
  • El ExtremoEl Extremo Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Hey Pancake, remember that time you made fun of me in the Fallout thread? Well I fixed it and have all the mods working. And it's glorious.

    El Extremo on
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  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    DekuStick wrote: »
    Yorker wrote: »

    You have something to say about Canadians?

    Canadians are the only people that are worse than Swedes.

    Oh, and is this what SJCHS stands for?

    Least we don't have weird accents. Yep that's my school, I may have to change my tag once I leave :P. Also here's what I came up with for your sig, Signature If you don't like how the speaker looks I can put one of the Halo medals there instead.

    haha Perth. Been there a couple times this year. Pretty damn boring I must say but welcome to small town Ontario. I guess you're just person/reason #3 worth going to Perth for. Then again my last run in with a Bee didn't go so well.

    I actually live in Smiths Falls, not much more exciting just more hookers and drug dealers.
    Damnit, you made his speaker all felty and threaded; make the eagle like that!

    Your wish is my command.

    Spartan 0092 on
    One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
  • BlakoutBlakout Lordran's SpookylandRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    DekuStick wrote: »
    Then again my last run in with a Bee didn't go so well.

    'The fuck you talking about? The police were a minor setback, yeah, but we'll always have the memories (and the syphilis but it was bound to happen so I don't dwell on it).

    Blakout on
  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Aww, I want a kickass sig with the Marathon symbol on it.

    :(

    043 on
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  • DekuStickDekuStick Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Oh Drew baby, our time was MAGICAL . I'm talking about AlpineRush. I remember a few years back in Grade 12 B (B = second year in 12 C = third, so on) I was in Alpines English. Which I failed and didn't get my diploma but oh well.

    Dude cold shouldered me :( He's all "The only time I have for you is online tomcat you bitch". Ok he didn't say that. In fact I don't recall him saying much. He just kinda ignored the elephant in the room.

    DekuStick on
  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    043 wrote: »
    Aww, I want a kickass sig with the Marathon symbol on it.

    :(

    Enjoy.8-)

    Spartan 0092 on
    One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
  • LeitnerLeitner Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Oooh. I'd totally be up for one of those sigs if you're still making them.

    Might be on tommorow, that is if I can tear myself away from Fable and I'm not going out with my mate.

    Leitner on
  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    043 wrote: »
    Aww, I want a kickass sig with the Marathon symbol on it.

    :(

    Enjoy.8-)

    <3

    Thanks.

    043 on
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  • YardGnomeYardGnome Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    You know what I think would be cool? A sig with the Lazer Kill icon. :wink:

    YardGnome on
  • SnowblindvictimSnowblindvictim Flying casual Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Anyone up for some Halo right now? Or maybe later?

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  • OmnomnomPancakeOmnomnomPancake Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    YardGnome wrote: »
    You know what I think would be cool? A sig with the Lazer Kill icon. :wink:

    Need more than 121 Laser kills to qualify.

    OmnomnomPancake on
  • YardGnomeYardGnome Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    YardGnome wrote: »
    You know what I think would be cool? A sig with the Lazer Kill icon. :wink:

    Need more than 121 Laser kills to qualify.
    But everybody else is taking everything cool. ohdear.png

    YardGnome on
  • OmnomnomPancakeOmnomnomPancake Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Laser symnol's pretty stupid. Hey, you got that 9 kill in a row thing; use that.

    OmnomnomPancake on
  • YardGnomeYardGnome Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Actually, yeah, that probably would be better.
    Do that please!

    YardGnome on
  • OmnomnomPancakeOmnomnomPancake Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
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    We have options.

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  • LeitnerLeitner Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Should I use the Colonel symbol or the Warthog splatter medal?

    (to represent all the brave souls lost under my treads.)

    Leitner on
  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    How do you feel about incinerate? Fire!

    Or the Colonel rank. Colonel!

    Spartan 0092 on
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  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    YardGnome wrote: »
    Actually, yeah, that probably would be better.
    Do that please!

    And for you.

    Spartan 0092 on
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  • DekuStickDekuStick Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Think you could russle me up a non-logo one?

    Mr McShootguns is kinda long so just make it Tomcat.
    I'd do it myself but I don't know the font, texture and such.

    DekuStick on
  • Spartan 0092Spartan 0092 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    DekuStick wrote: »
    Think you could russle me up a non-logo one?

    Mr McShootguns is kinda long so just make it Tomcat.
    I'd do it myself but I don't know the font, texture and such.

    Here you go.

    Spartan 0092 on
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Viscount! Is it you that's sorting PAX rooms and things? What's the skinny on that?

    Willeth on
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    I'm going to spare Lookfree by not linking the original post, but:
    Halo 2's ranking system was actually better, in Halo 3 I flew past every rank up until around the 45 mark, while in halo 2 I struggled and couldn't even pass level 31. Halo 2's ranking system was definitely a measurement of skill. If you were around 40, you were one of the best, if your were above 44, you were a freaking cheater.

    In Halo 3 anyone can easily rank up to a 45 or higher, especially after creating a second or third account, that was not the case with Halo 2. Microsoft doesn't know anything about building a decent ranking system, that is why I always refer to Trueskill as Falseskill.

    I guess a system is perfect if it's math is broken, and and a system is broken if someone can actually reach the top-end rank legit...

    FyreWulff on
  • LookFreeGrenadeLookFreeGrenade Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    sorry guys, my live connection died out in the middle of that grifball game and since I was planning on leaving anyway I didnt bother logging back on

    LookFreeGrenade on
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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Gentlemen, we must never speak of the horrors we have wrought this unholy night.

    Too bad, I took pictures.

    FyreWulff on
  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    sorry guys, my live connection died out in the middle of that grifball game and since I was planning on leaving anyway I didnt bother logging back on

    S'alright. Horrible team anyway, we still won.

    Kor on
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  • OmnomnomPancakeOmnomnomPancake Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Bundy the purple dinosaur. I stand by it.

    OmnomnomPancake on
  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Bundy the purple dinosaur. I stand by it.

    Serial Killer = Child's Edutainment source? I think so...

    Kor on
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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Willeth wrote: »
    Viscount! Is it you that's sorting PAX rooms and things? What's the skinny on that?

    Thats ezekiel doing that. The situation is, well-- Essentially We won't get assigned a room until the time we show up. I'm planning on showing up there at around 3pm. Ezekiel I believe is showing up slightly earlier. We do have a 4th, some random guy from overseas but it should be cool.

    lets see.. Cost of the room will NOT exceed 250$ USD. Guaranteed. The hotel WILL have an open pool and spa with a great lookout onto the entire city.

    Just fyi, a cab ride to the hotels is a flat rate of 30$ so if you want to put up a feeler for someone arriving near you heading to pax, Maybe wear a PA shirt and try to find someone else and split the cab fare, thats recommended.

    TV for the room is unconfirmed and I'm not going to screw with it this year since I'm bringing my PC for byoc.

    If there is anything else you need answered, PM me.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    lets see.. Cost of the room will NOT exceed 250$ USD. Guaranteed. The hotel WILL have an open pool and spa with a great lookout onto the entire city.

    I've heard that before

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  • YardGnomeYardGnome Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Thank you very much my fine friend!

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