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Anyone see a curling schedule? It's the only event I care for, and the only event any of you should as well.

Quote from: Ivy6 on January 01, 2010, 06:40:13 PM
This is a major step back and my have already been addressed- I apologize.

My question is soimple- on a scale of 1-10, how necssary is playing the first version before taking on this one, from a single-player perspective? 

There's a single player?

The Akimbo 1889s are easily the biggest ripoff in the game. They are ridiculously accurate and insanely powerful.

I almost never get more than 6-7 kill steak on a regular basis. What gametypes are you playing?

I just rock UAV, Care Packages & Predator.

Quote from: IrishYeti on October 07, 2009, 08:51:52 PM
Well, when I picked up OpFlashpoint, the guy at Gamestop scared me into preordering it by telling me that they have 400+ reserves at their location alone. Oh well

GameStop puts too much into pre-ordering, probably because they are struggling so hard they would the early revenue stream prior to applying any costs. I'm sure stores that don't put so much emphasis on it like Best Buy, Wal-Mart or Target will have plenty.

Anyway, I'm off work the whole week of the release, so I'll be down for some gaming.

Also, IGN has a preview of some handguns and micro SMGs.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1032917p1.html

In general, it's a filler article having guys splooge over handguns like they use it in real life. The .44 Magnum is a nice addition, that's pure man-shit.

I'll be interested to see how the Akimbo Perk works out in multiplayer. I can't imagine many players wanting to dual-yield in COD4, and depending on the maps presented in MW2, what would be the point?

The only reason to pre-order any game is if you want a special edition. Halo 3 was easily available if you wanted the basic edition. For some stupid reason, I really thought the Legendary Edition was going to be worth it. It wasn't, and for that matter no special editions are worth it.

Anyways, I'm super excited for MW2.

Quote from: Weebs on March 13, 2009, 01:44:20 PM

Quote from: *In a Nutsack on March 13, 2009, 01:23:42 PM
DPD.  Okay, it's time to break this down into uber nerddom.  My 2009 virtual Royals (2-3, just owned by Joba and the Yankees 8-1) are as such:

1.  CF  Coco Crisp
2.  SS  Mike Aviles
3.  3B  Alex Gordon
4.  1B  Billy Butler
5.  RF  Jeremy Hermida
6.  LF  Josh Willingham
7.  DH Mark Teahan
8.  C   John Buck
9.  2B Aaron Hill

SP1 Gil Meche
SP2 Zack Greinke
SP3 Kyle Davies
SP4 Luke Hochevar
SP5 Brian Bannister

Relievers:  CL Kerry Wood, SU Brian Wilson, SU Jimmy Gobble, LR Greg Smith, MR Scott Proctor, MR Billy Sadler

Bench:  IF Willie Bloomquist, OF Travis Buck, C Miguel Olivo, IF Bobby Crosby

I think I'm going to make a deal for Samardzija, too.  I'll cheese it until the patch.  Then, I play like a nerd for realz.

I also noticed that in signing free agents, in the free agent pool the player's salary (in one case, Jay Payton) is listed as $4.00MM, but when you go to negotiate with him he starts out at 1 year/$368K.  Very, very, very awesome nuance.  Before, you were expected to find $4.00MM to sign a guy off the street like that, but not this year.  I like that very much.

Sorry, TDubbs.

If/When 2K fixes the lag issues, would people be interested in starting an online, fantasy draft league?  I don't think they work the same way as the EA games, where you play a season like normal, against AI and all that, but you can still draft your teams, make trades and (maybe) sign free agents.  I know there's only a few of us that have the game, but it would be cool to just get a 4 or 5 person league that only lasts a dozen or so games.

IN.

Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 13, 2009, 10:51:53 AM

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Quote from: Kermit, B. on March 12, 2009, 11:34:29 PM
Dolan, you know you can hit "X" to slide, right?

Weebs, my only problem with stealing is if I take a three-step lead, the fucking pitcher will NOT stop throwing over, so I have to take a two-step lead, and I get thrown out a lot.  I've stolen a couple, though.  My success rate is probably in Theriot range, so I shouldn't be giving advice.

I had a great game earlier tonight, by the way.  I lost 4-0 to the Brewers, but there was only one home run (by Prince to the opposite field on a 2-0 outside fastball, which was a pretty decent result).  Zambrano went 7 innings and gave up 1 run.  Heilman shat the bed in the 8th, throwing wild on a Gallardo bunt to keep the inning alive and allow the three runs in the inning.  But I think there were only 6 hits on my side and 7 on theirs.  A few extra-base hits.  Great game.

See, I can take three steps just fine, but if I hold down the trigger to set the runner to steal, the pitcher immediately throws over.  I have to do that for two and one step leads also.  Are you just not supposed to hold the trigger right away or what?

I just stole a base with Travis Buck (yes, THAT Travis Buck) against Joba Chamberlain (who is Roger Clemens, Jr.).  You have to pick your spots to steal.  I had Aaron Hill on third and Buck on first with 2 down and I'm down 5-1 to the Yankees.  I noticed that Joba is horribly slow in his delivery and that I could easily steal no matter my lead, even with his 99 MPH fastball.  I lead all my runners with the LB (tapping twice for the two step lead), then with Buck highlighted as my desired runner, I hold the left trigger and Buck takes an extra step.  The controller rumbles, and at Joba's first movement Buck goes.  Successful steal.  Also, you can slide directionally with the left stick just like in other iterations of the game.  One more thing:  left bumper advances all runners one base and right bumper retreats all runners one base.

A lot of that has to do with Joba's mollasses-like motion to the plate from the stretch, but I've figured that the Royals don't have much speed aside from Coco Crisp, who's out with a sprained wrist.  Which brings me to this...Crisp hurt is wrist four games ago and the game told me that he'll be hurt for one day...they told me this FOUR games ago.  Why isn't my CF better already?

I noticed something else quite cool...an MLB Network advertisement in CF at Kauffman Stadium.  Hadn't noticed anything other than State Farm and Pepsi.

Anytime I set the runner to steal, it switches to that top-down view and Thorne says something like, "And Soriano is taking off!" but the pitcher doesn't actually do anything.  I have to immediately hit the right trigger again or else he gets caught in a rundown.  This happens each and every time I hold the left trigger to set the steal.  Am I just assuming the pitcher is stepping off or what?

Sounds like you're taking off too early.

You are taking off way too early. If the pitchers throws over, continue to hold the trigger or the runner will take off to second.

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Quote from: Andy on August 15, 2008, 10:09:42 AM
I was glad to see Ted plunk Escobar, though I was not so glad to see Joe West give him a hug.

Al spent most of May and June writing "Jim Edmonds is done D-O-N-E" every day.  Even after it was clear that Jimmy's HGH shipment had arrived and his career was resuscitated. 

In other words, Al's a sissy boy twit.

Fucking Al. I'm sitting in the LF Bleachers before this season is done and I'm going to berate him until I get thrown out.

Get 2 tickets, so after you're thrown out, you can get back in and tell Al you CAN'T BE BANNED!!!

That's money.

Quote from: Kerm on July 10, 2008, 05:11:13 PM
I was just about to bump this for Neal Cotts.

He's the white Felix Heredia.  He's a goddamn Run Fairy.

I am white.