Greg Hastings Paintball?

[digitard]

No, think about it.

How many times in a game have you been struck running for the break, or behind a bunker and the ref checked you and called clean. It bounced.

So how do you input that into a videogame? Do you design some type of 'random hit' generator that when you're hit with a single shot it randomly bounces?

Okay... so that might be a decent idea, but for that generator to work you'd have to factor it into every shot. Now lets say I come up behind a player and pop a shot straight into his back and that 'random generator' decides its a bounce, on a shot that obviously wouldn't bounce, and he turns around and ganks me.

Is that fair?

The only way to really input the 'possible bounce' option into the game without creating some insanly sophisticated programming, well not insane but it'd take a while to do, is to add a "cheat meter". Cause face it... wether we like it or not, people cheat, but it also allows players to put in the factor of a bounce.

Not only that... but the game keeps playing. So you have to get it in the "green area" while continuing to play so you're not shot again (2 shots is auto out).

The fact is... the cheat meter has a bad wrap. Sure it'd be nice if there were no cheat option, but honestly it serves 2 purposes, and its honestly a part of "real life" paintball that some players choose to do on a daily basis on the fields.

[RamboPreacher]

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=158346

[ntn4502]

just got Greg Hastings on my team, but besides him everybody sucks...Bea was the worst player in the game

[Bulldog]

No, think about it.

How many times in a game have you been struck running for the break, or behind a bunker and the ref checked you and called clean. It bounced.

So how do you input that into a videogame? Do you design some type of 'random hit' generator that when you're hit with a single shot it randomly bounces?

Okay... so that might be a decent idea, but for that generator to work you'd have to factor it into every shot. Now lets say I come up behind a player and pop a shot straight into his back and that 'random generator' decides its a bounce, on a shot that obviously wouldn't bounce, and he turns around and ganks me.

Is that fair?

The only way to really input the 'possible bounce' option into the game without creating some insanly sophisticated programming, well not insane but it'd take a while to do, is to add a "cheat meter". Cause face it... wether we like it or not, people cheat, but it also allows players to put in the factor of a bounce.

Not only that... but the game keeps playing. So you have to get it in the "green area" while continuing to play so you're not shot again (2 shots is auto out).

The fact is... the cheat meter has a bad wrap. Sure it'd be nice if there were no cheat option, but honestly it serves 2 purposes, and its honestly a part of "real life" paintball that some players choose to do on a daily basis on the fields.

[digitard]

I enjoy it too. I mean its not like in real life where I can sprint my hardest to a bunker and if I get hit I have a ref to come check me to make sure.

Its a game. You have to come up with ways to keep people in the game, and still have some type of way to work it in with the "realism" aspect.

I'm running, hit the sprint key, dive but I dive the wrong way cause my analog stick slid a bit and blammo. I dive into an open area and I'm out. That sucks. It wouldnt' happen in real life, so how do you factor in that the game is being played with a controller... you give em a "cheat meter" to allow those random bounces, questionable calls, etc to have some way to work into the game.

[PissedGodzilla]

so you think blockbuster would have it?

[digitard]

Someone said that Blockbuster will next week... but I haven't asked my local one.

I checked the GAMES site of blockbuster.com and it does come up with the game if you type in paintball for the search

[ntn4502]

for those of you in live, find aftica if you want spanked...

I still need to get a mic though

[Bulldog]

Heh, ya most of my frustration comes from being no good with the xbox controller. I know what I want to do, but I can't get my fingers to do it. Still having a lot fun with it tho, in fact, I pushed Halo2 aside to play this.

[oldsoldier]

I am getting this sometimes this week....Aftica is a group? Cool...you KNOW I am on that. Maybe we can do decent this time...

[digitard]

I picked up the headset for 13 bucks on Ebay and they actually ended up sending me the 3 MONTH STARTER KIT instead so I got a free 3 months off it.

[kse]

I just got the game I would have to say its not bad at all and the hole cheat meter. Its set up so if you hit it at the rigth time your still in the game. The wrong time and your out, or theres you go out and the other guy goes out or you and 2 other of you teammates go out for cheating. Cheat bar only comes up if you get hit once. like one balling. so if a guy comes to buncker you and you gte hit like 3 times the cheat bar won't come up.

we need to get clans together and play each other on this game. AN AO XBOX LIVE TOURNAMENT

[TDonovan]

Cheat meter works great. Sometimes it says bounce, or sometimes you just flat out cheat with it. And if you're hit more than once at a time there is no option to cheat.

It's REALLY hard to do it, especially twice in the same round. With all the action going on around you it works out fairly well.

Movement in the game is great. Diving, sprinting, snapping, is all very natural and is great on the xbox controller.

Not to mention you can flat out RIP with the high end guns even with a regular xbox controller.

Unfortunately because I'm really poor I have to sell the game after only trying it out for an hour. Perhaps I'll pick up a copy again when I get more $

[RoadDawg]

Boooo... I need a Xbox. I just got a brand new PS2 for my birthday and now I'm left craving this. I want this game, Halo 2 and Conker's (when it's released). grrrr..

[magman007]

I am getting this sometimes this week....Aftica is a group? Cool...you KNOW I am on that. Maybe we can do decent this time...

once xmas comes, there better be a roster spot for a founding member :)