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Halo : ODST

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    Nice, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I like the look of the controller too!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Lenny wrote: »
    ckw you on tonight?

    Well if the game comes in the post today I will be on, but more than likely it will be tomorrow i'd say...I only ordered it on Sunday.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    They usually post game sout 2 days before release though don't theyso all get them?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭Burning Eclipse


    koneko wrote: »
    Nice, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I like the look of the controller too!

    I only have 3 controllers, so this is a 4th (seriously cool looking) controller for €35!! Happy days!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    Lenny wrote: »
    They usually post game sout 2 days before release though don't theyso all get them?

    Yeah they usually do but gamesnash only sent my copy yesterday and its a no show today, they were waiting for the character unlock codes from Microsoft but they never got them, they will send the codes out later.

    Thankfully my copy from Asda was sent last Wednesday and I got it yesterday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    gamesnash only sent my copy yesterday and its a no show today....my copy from Asda was sent last Wednesday and I got it yesterday.

    You bought it twice?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    CKWPORT wrote: »
    You bought it twice?

    Yeah, I pre-ordered it with Asda back in March for €30 delivered and then last week I figured they would not ship it till release date like Play and Amazon do.

    So I pre ordered it with gamesnash last week as I always get pre orders a day early with them except this time, they are late a day.

    I'm just trading in the copy that gets here last and put it towards Forza 3.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    It came today...so will probably see ya on later Lenny


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    yea ok, went up to smyths to buy the game.. it was €40 with the loyalty card,also got the marketplace code for pre-booking it(must have had some to spare).. traded in wolfenstine & resident evil and got 55 euro credit, so got the game and 15 eueo voucher.. never traded in games before.. but 25 for resident evil i thought was good.. gamestop offered €6


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  • Company Representative Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Gamesnash.ie: Pat


    Our agreements with the distributors do not allow us to post to Ireland more than 2 days before release date. Tuesday releases are rare but when they do happen we cannot dispatch until the Monday. We're in the hands of An Post after that.

    Normally Friday releases go out on the Wednesday which give them more chance to land on or before release day. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    Aw, I didn't get the preorder code since I ended up buying it in Currys early.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭paul150


    Our agreements with the distributors do not allow us to post to Ireland more than 2 days before release date. Tuesday releases are rare but when they do happen we cannot dispatch until the Monday. We're in the hands of An Post after that.

    Normally Friday releases go out on the Wednesday which give them more chance to land on or before release day. :)

    So with modern warfare 2 out on a tuesday aswell the chances of getting it on release day would be slim unless you order with special delivery :( tempted to get this but i never bought halo 3, may have to get that first lol


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Our agreements with the distributors do not allow us to post to Ireland more than 2 days before release date. Tuesday releases are rare but when they do happen we cannot dispatch until the Monday. We're in the hands of An Post after that.

    Normally Friday releases go out on the Wednesday which give them more chance to land on or before release day. :)

    Well I got my copy today, wasn't expecting it until tomorrow, so cheers, I'm happy out anyways.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,506 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Went out to rent it, but the speculative offer they gave me for prototype was too good to turn down. I am weak.


  • Company Representative Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Gamesnash.ie: Pat


    paul150 wrote: »
    So with modern warfare 2 out on a tuesday aswell the chances of getting it on release day would be slim unless you order with special delivery :( tempted to get this but i never bought halo 3, may have to get that first lol

    I'd actually say it's more of a case of the chances of NOT getting it are slim. An Posts last service figures were 83% delivery next working day nationwide and if memory serves me when confined to major urban areas was well over 90%. In our experience only a minority of standard deliveries take more than one day but of course to be 100% sure express post is an option.

    It will be like GTA4 - if you search the forums here you will find a hell of a lot of posts from boardsies who got their deliveries off us on release day despite us having to sign a legal agreement not to dispatch until the day before release. :)


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  • Company Representative Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Gamesnash.ie: Pat


    CKWPORT wrote: »
    Well I got my copy today, wasn't expecting it until tomorrow, so cheers, I'm happy out anyways.

    You're welcome. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭SteveDPirate


    No matchmaking for the Firefight mode!!!! That really is retarded. I spent about 5 mins wondering if I was doing it wrong as I couldn't figure out how to join a game. I'm not impressed with that. Matchmaking worked fine in Horde on GoW2.

    If anyone is up for a Firefight match anytime soon, please add me. Can always do with more boardsies on my friends list. My GT is SteveDPirate.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭allanb49


    hey anyone wanna play co-op or firefight add me Triseke, pretty shít how no matchmaking


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭paul150


    I'd actually say it's more of a case of the chances of NOT getting it are slim. An Posts last service figures were 83% delivery next working day nationwide and if memory serves me when confined to major urban areas was well over 90%. In our experience only a minority of standard deliveries take more than one day but of course to be 100% sure express post is an option.

    It will be like GTA4 - if you search the forums here you will find a hell of a lot of posts from boardsies who got their deliveries off us on release day despite us having to sign a legal agreement not to dispatch until the day before release. :)
    I may still order it from you guys then :) Thanks for clearing it up




  • Lads, just to let you know i added most of your gamertags. I'm just back from work.


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,249 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Online lag makes it unplayable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,062 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Online lag makes it unplayable.

    ????

    Not for me, works great.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    Not for me either. Completed the coop campaign on Legendary and a few 4 player firefight matches too without any problems.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,633 ✭✭✭Fol20


    Anyone wana do co-op legendary..lets try and get people and fly through the campaign..is anyone up for it on wednesday..

    add me, GT: Fin321


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 maryjohn


    I'm a warez monkey and I just got a warning!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭Flaccus


    So you just admitted to committing copyright infringement / piracy on a public forum plus openly breaking the forum rules. Very smart indeed :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭beardo81


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Online lag makes it unplayable.

    Had the same problem last night, turned out one of the guys had a bad connection and everyone was getting lag from it! Seems to slow everyone down so just get rid of the slowcoaches!! :D


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,249 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Hi beardo, I was playing with you last night but my xbox froze as we started campaign (after playing firefight).

    Was your cxn good after I left?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭beardo81


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Hi beardo, I was playing with you last night but my xbox froze as we started campaign (after playing firefight).

    Was your cxn good after I left?

    Yeh after you left we were all flyin, there was no lag at all!!Is your connection slow or was it just last nite? Mad the way it slowed us all down though eh?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    fire fight is good alright.....
    forget the map but me and a mate owned in a warthog on firefight.....big one....big building in the center sniper rifle and spartan laser....


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭EGriff


    If anyone wants to play firefight add me. As long as you don't take it too seriously ;), i only play on normal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,633 ✭✭✭Fol20


    Anyone wana do the campaign..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Poor, poor Sony, all their efforts and they produce the fun but vacuous Killzone 2, a game that comes across as a reheat of Black, Microsoft and Bungie bring out FPS gold again and again, and this release had a fraction of the dev time of the previous games.
    Looks like the 360 has cemented it's place as the FPS console of choice.

    Eh they have so much in common they could basically be the same game with a few bits chopped and changed for the people that need exclusives for their console of choice to make them feel extra special.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Fol20 wrote: »
    Anyone wana do the campaign..

    Yup. On Legendary though! Add me. Can get on tomorrow night.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭muppetkiller


    I picked this up myself today and have to say in my opinion it's another bland shooter. It's totally unoriginal and very short. If you have Halo 3 there's nothing really worth forking out the extra 40 euro for a 6 hour campaign.
    It'll be up on Adverts tomorrow if anyone is interested.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 samacora


    thebman wrote: »
    Eh they have so much in common they could basically be the same game with a few bits chopped and changed for the people that need exclusives for their console of choice to make them feel extra special.

    wow at least try and make intelligent remarks when ur tryin to make someone look foolish. except for the setting they are two different games? u play a dif character with completely dif abilitys and thus play the game a different way? u cant be a hero and just jump into the middle of the fight anymore? infact the only thing thats the same in gameplay between both is that the bullets still go where u aim the reticule


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,249 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    beardo81 wrote: »
    Yeh after you left we were all flyin, there was no lag at all!!Is your connection slow or was it just last nite? Mad the way it slowed us all down though eh?

    Thats very weird. I don't have any problems playing online in other games and I was playing multiplayer with BurningEclipse last night and there was zero lag.

    Any ideas why firefight lags and multiplayer doesnt?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 212 ✭✭theUbiq


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Strange, replace Killzone 2 with Halo 3 and Sony with Microsoft and I'd agree with that statement as well.

    Aren't you posting on the wrong forum? :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭beardo81


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Thats very weird. I don't have any problems playing online in other games and I was playing multiplayer with BurningEclipse last night and there was zero lag.

    Any ideas why firefight lags and multiplayer doesnt?

    Its strange alright but the lag just disappeared after you left!! But if you normally never have any other problems there must be some other reason, maybe the servers or the host or something. Did you try firefight again with anyone else to see if it still lags for you?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭0ubliette


    Im loving this game so far. Just finished the first Mickey section. Its jsut classic Halo. I really dont get people complaining about 'padding' with the Rookie sections. The Rookie sections are a nice bookend to the daytime action flashbacks. Thr Flashbacks are nonstop action, then when theyre over, you have the chance to roam new mombasa looking for audio diaries and fighting covenant if you choose or just sneaking past them. And the atmosphere in the city at night is enough alone to carry it. And the VISR view looks great, i love using it in the dark. Ive seen so many people complaining 'its so dark! i have to use the visr! this is bull****!'. Errr youre supposed to be using the visr in the nighttime section, idiots...


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    So I got the game too, compleated it in less than 4 hours on herioc(4 co-op)
    Have to say I enjoyed it much better than the orgional one, but to say now it was quite easy on herioc to be honest..
    Did the firefight on my own, because theres no match making..
    it seems very hard to try and get 200k on any map for the achievements so i think I'll be leavin that, slapped in the other cd I did. and its just the same old normal halo multiplayer.
    Went back last night to do a few of the small 5g achievements.. so I think I'll be trading it in next week too, I don't think legonary is worth the 100g


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    I only got a quick go on it the last day, I did 3 of the flash backs, only playing solo on Heroic, its not too tough, but I like it, its pretty good, enjoying it more than Halo 3.

    Hopefully get back on this evening, and finish the campaign if its as short as you guys are saying.

    Will be up for Co-op for Legendary...

    And giving the firefight levels a good go too...So add me if you like.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,506 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Feel free to add me for some firefight: P1992. Unfortunately it's my brother's account tied to the xbox live, don't let the adolescent profile put you off. The shoddy gameplay will do that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭/V\etalfish


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Thats very weird. I don't have any problems playing online in other games and I was playing multiplayer with BurningEclipse last night and there was zero lag.

    Any ideas why firefight lags and multiplayer doesnt?

    I'd say it was your connection man.
    I couldn't really hear what you were saying some of the time when you were playing with myself and Burning Eclipse. Voice was very choppy and broken.
    The lag in the normal multiplayer wasn't there though, so it looks like that can handle a 'weaker' connection a lot better than FireFight.

    Possibly just a bad night connection wise.




  • A word of warning: Manually save your game by save and quit in the menu. I did'nt yesterday. So the only way i could get to the level i was on was in the campaign menu by manually replaying the level. When the level was complete it went back to city streets and now it's making me do all the other levels again. Grrrrrrrr


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭RAIN


    Yes that happened to me!!! Lost two hours of play cus of that. Sorry i havent read the whole tread but is anyone finding firefight really Laggy?? I only got one lag free game yesterday!! And it was with people from Canada so I dont think it was connectivity issues?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,506 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Yup, happened to me too. Very annoying! I had just started the beach mission with Dutch and it sent me back to the hunter fight with Buck.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭Soby


    Wow,Short game.Multiplayer beter make it worth the money otherwise i shoulda just rented this


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    samacora wrote: »
    wow at least try and make intelligent remarks when ur tryin to make someone look foolish. except for the setting they are two different games? u play a dif character with completely dif abilitys and thus play the game a different way? u cant be a hero and just jump into the middle of the fight anymore? infact the only thing thats the same in gameplay between both is that the bullets still go where u aim the reticule

    lol if you can't see that the game play is almost exactly the same in both games, don't blame me. :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭Soby


    Looking for people to play firefight.Gamer tag below


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