Should I show my GGaHT guitar GS picture now or wait a bit to intimidate people?
It's OK, you have intimidated me enough already. I have only beaten it once, and I see that as an accomplishment in and of itself.
Also, if I play any Bang Camaro, be prepared to weep. No matter how high they say the difficulty is, I always do very well (around 98% on expert) on those songs, especially the solos.
Should I show my GGaHT guitar GS picture now or wait a bit to intimidate people?
How high of a GS? I've almost broken 510,000 before.
Still haven't 5* or GS'd Caprici di Diablo yet. I need to get on that.
478k is my high (damn outro and inability to combo the first solo). Still, not a chump score, since I don't need solo #2 bonus to get a GS. Came so damn close to a Caprici 5* once (one of the very small handful of songs I can't 5*).
That's the kind of lady who looooooooooves her cats!
And the Rock Band round should definitely be no fail, just to keep the entertainment value, but contestants should know that if you really suck at hard, you can get higher scores on medium through streaks, so as not to have them miss most notes and sound awful.
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i never understood the rock band rounds, in the idea that if one person sucks on your team then your whole team gets axed. It just goes against the whole 'best gamer evar' bit because youre simultaneously removing talented people who do a good job at coordination but lose because of someone else.
it seems unfair to the team. (granted, i suck at those games so im clearly biased)
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edited August 2009
The Omegathon isn't about the "best gamer evar". If it was, it wouldn't be a random selection of pre-registrants.
The Omegathon isn't about the "best gamer evar". If it was, it wouldn't be a random selection of pre-registrants.
right, but its the only round where you aren't necessarily judged by your merits. I, personally, wouldnt want to be the one responsible for my team not making it through.
That's why you must train, train, train! And if all else fails, volunteer to be the singer. I've found that getting a high score in Rock Band on singing doesn't take singing talent as much as it does a willingness to not be afraid to embarrass yourself publicly: if you don't mind humming off-pitch until you find the right note quickly, you can ace it (of course, knowing the song and having singing talent help: but I've seen people who can't sing a note to save their life get high scores on Rock Band singing).
Even the Bass and Guitar can be improvised to decent effect without disasterous results on most songs (at least on Easy/Medium... though in Medium there's definitely a larger set of songs which could still lead to disaster for the inexperienced player)... I think the only one that truly requires a player who's played before would be the drums. There's a lot of stuff going on with the drums, even at the easiest level.
I wonder... would it be legal in the Omegathon to have one person both do guitar and sing, and have two people split drum duties? That could be an advanced technique if you find yourself on an inexperienced team... a good guitarist that knows the tricks of singing in rock band (or has a naturally good singing talent) could hold those off while two less skilled people split the glut of complex tasks that come with drums... like one person's on foot pedal duty or something.
I changed my phone number (in the event I get chosen for the Omegathon) this way:
Found the confirmation e-mail
Hit the "Click if you did not print tickets" link
Hit the help button in the top right
Last radio button, next
Filled out form, sent in, got reply in about 2 days
I had a dream last night that I was picked as an Omeganaut, and that the final round was "lightning round Scrabble" where each contestant had approximately 10 seconds to lay down a word. Tiles were flying into the crowd as we violently, bouncing off of the board as we threw our letters down trying to beat our time limit.
I want so badly for that dream to become true.
lightning round scrabble would be awesome lol
I had a dream that the first round wasn't announced until the day of, and it turned out to be chess, but with no pawns... o_O It made sense in my dream somehow
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Omeganaut class of '08. Fuck Peggle. Omeganaut class of '17 West. Fuck Rainbow Road.
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edited August 2009
Well, noticed the phone number on my pre-reg was my home number, but I am scheduled to work on Wednesday.
So, like any good potential Omeganaut, I duped a co-worker into covering my shift. The phone shall not leave my hand from the time I get up untill I pass out from exhaustion or explode with joy if the call comes.
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No matter where you go...there you are. ~ Buckaroo Banzai
Well, noticed the phone number on my pre-reg was my home number, but I am scheduled to work on Wednesday.
So, like any good potential Omeganaut, I duped a co-worker into covering my shift. The phone shall not leave my hand from the time I get up untill I pass out from exhaustion or explode with joy if the call comes.
Do we have to be home when they call in order to be selected?
Well, noticed the phone number on my pre-reg was my home number, but I am scheduled to work on Wednesday.
So, like any good potential Omeganaut, I duped a co-worker into covering my shift. The phone shall not leave my hand from the time I get up untill I pass out from exhaustion or explode with joy if the call comes.
Do we have to be home when they call in order to be selected?
You have to answer the phone, yeah.
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Well, noticed the phone number on my pre-reg was my home number, but I am scheduled to work on Wednesday.
So, like any good potential Omeganaut, I duped a co-worker into covering my shift. The phone shall not leave my hand from the time I get up untill I pass out from exhaustion or explode with joy if the call comes.
Do we have to be home when they call in order to be selected?
Correct. Gabe/Tycho (and maybe others) will call the phone number you used to register with (so it damn well better not be a fake one) to ask you if you want to be an Omeganaut. They will *NOT* call back if you don't answer, so it's best to stand directly under your nearest cell phone tower with your phone grafted onto the side of your skull to be sure you get the call, if they do call you.
Just had a good idea for the Final round, 1 vs 1 Modern Warfare 2
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I was driving some out-of-towner friends around, and I kept complaining about being blinded. They responded with "You see, where we come from, people tend to wear Sunglasses." I retorted with a simple "You people tend to have sun."
Bummer. Understandable that no matter what day they'd call, someone would probably be at work or unable to take said call, but I still expected that they'd not pick a traditional work day. Ah well.
I'm in CST and they called me after five last year I was just getting out of the car from the drive home. Unfortunately, I had to tell them no since we had to cut Sunday short (for our honeymoon, but still). My husband still teases me. <Cue Ghostbuster Voice> When someone asks you if you are an Omeganaut, you say YES.
Bah, good luck to you! (and me, I've been instructed to say YES)
Just had a good idea for the Final round, 1 vs 1 Modern Warfare 2
1vs1 in a large FPS would make for a super boring round.
That's what small maps like shipment in COD4 are for.
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I was driving some out-of-towner friends around, and I kept complaining about being blinded. They responded with "You see, where we come from, people tend to wear Sunglasses." I retorted with a simple "You people tend to have sun."
Hi I'm Vee!Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
I think for Rock Band you should get bonus points for being awesome.
Like, if you're the singer and you really get the crowd pumped up ("HELLOOOOO SEATTLE!!") or you're a guitarist and you really rock out like Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future or something, you should get some bonus points.
*Looks at phone* Ring.....ring....RING YOU PHONE!.....*sigh* this is gonna be a long day.
You're telling me. I'm heading to a PC cafe for a good portion of the day, and then I'm meeting a lady friend at her place this evening. I'm on EST time right now, though, so I'll be informing her that anything we're, ah, engaged in, will have to be put on hold if my phone rings. :P
*Looks at phone* Ring.....ring....RING YOU PHONE!.....*sigh* this is gonna be a long day.
You're telling me. I'm heading to a PC cafe for a good portion of the day, and then I'm meeting a lady friend at her place this evening. I'm on EST time right now, though, so I'll be informing her that anything we're, ah, engaged in, will have to be put on hold if my phone rings. :P
Only a gamer would put sex on hold for something gaming-related. I thought gaming instead of sex was bad enough, but stopping in the middle of sex for something gaming-related?
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Hi I'm Vee!Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered Userregular
*Looks at phone* Ring.....ring....RING YOU PHONE!.....*sigh* this is gonna be a long day.
You're telling me. I'm heading to a PC cafe for a good portion of the day, and then I'm meeting a lady friend at her place this evening. I'm on EST time right now, though, so I'll be informing her that anything we're, ah, engaged in, will have to be put on hold if my phone rings. :P
Only a gamer would put sex on hold for something gaming-related. I thought gaming instead of sex was bad enough, but stopping in the middle of sex for something gaming-related?
Man, the sex is going to last for like an hour or so, Omegathon is stretched out over three days.
Besides, we can always start up again after I tell Tycho/Gabe how fucking excited I am.
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How high of a GS? I've almost broken 510,000 before.
Still haven't 5* or GS'd Caprici di Diablo yet. I need to get on that.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
It's OK, you have intimidated me enough already. I have only beaten it once, and I see that as an accomplishment in and of itself.
Also, if I play any Bang Camaro, be prepared to weep. No matter how high they say the difficulty is, I always do very well (around 98% on expert) on those songs, especially the solos.
478k is my high (damn outro and inability to combo the first solo). Still, not a chump score, since I don't need solo #2 bonus to get a GS. Came so damn close to a Caprici 5* once (one of the very small handful of songs I can't 5*).
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This:
That's the kind of lady who looooooooooves her cats!
And the Rock Band round should definitely be no fail, just to keep the entertainment value, but contestants should know that if you really suck at hard, you can get higher scores on medium through streaks, so as not to have them miss most notes and sound awful.
it seems unfair to the team. (granted, i suck at those games so im clearly biased)
I lost a decade to that goddamn game....
You people have no idea....
I get nervous, still! Heart races, palms start to sweat, hands shake. It's brutal... And I know how it ends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EGGeMYJyhk
right, but its the only round where you aren't necessarily judged by your merits. I, personally, wouldnt want to be the one responsible for my team not making it through.
Even the Bass and Guitar can be improvised to decent effect without disasterous results on most songs (at least on Easy/Medium... though in Medium there's definitely a larger set of songs which could still lead to disaster for the inexperienced player)... I think the only one that truly requires a player who's played before would be the drums. There's a lot of stuff going on with the drums, even at the easiest level.
I wonder... would it be legal in the Omegathon to have one person both do guitar and sing, and have two people split drum duties? That could be an advanced technique if you find yourself on an inexperienced team... a good guitarist that knows the tricks of singing in rock band (or has a naturally good singing talent) could hold those off while two less skilled people split the glut of complex tasks that come with drums... like one person's on foot pedal duty or something.
DUDE!
that is not a terrible idea!
(thankfully i can sing quite a few songs in rockband on expert.
(I really suck at guitar & drums though
* One person on guitar
* One person on bass
* One person doing the actual drums
* One person doing the footpedal + singing
That could work too
jeez vt, when did you get so damn smart?! seriously, that's a great idea!
lightning round scrabble would be awesome lol
I had a dream that the first round wasn't announced until the day of, and it turned out to be chess, but with no pawns... o_O It made sense in my dream somehow
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So, like any good potential Omeganaut, I duped a co-worker into covering my shift. The phone shall not leave my hand from the time I get up untill I pass out from exhaustion or explode with joy if the call comes.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Do we have to be home when they call in order to be selected?
You have to answer the phone, yeah.
1vs1 in a large FPS would make for a super boring round.
I'm in CST and they called me after five last year I was just getting out of the car from the drive home. Unfortunately, I had to tell them no since we had to cut Sunday short (for our honeymoon, but still). My husband still teases me. <Cue Ghostbuster Voice> When someone asks you if you are an Omeganaut, you say YES.
Bah, good luck to you! (and me, I've been instructed to say YES)
I'm in CST and I got my call around 1 p.m. I was at work and flipped out.
That's what small maps like shipment in COD4 are for.
Like, if you're the singer and you really get the crowd pumped up ("HELLOOOOO SEATTLE!!") or you're a guitarist and you really rock out like Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future or something, you should get some bonus points.
Only a gamer would put sex on hold for something gaming-related. I thought gaming instead of sex was bad enough, but stopping in the middle of sex for something gaming-related?
Besides, we can always start up again after I tell Tycho/Gabe how fucking excited I am.
literally
Dammit, I'm in CST and I have a meeting at 1:30pm. I'm going to be so disappointed if I miss it!
"No jerry, it's fine, my girlfriend is just REALLY excited for me"