Be Excellent To Each Other

Grim...'s idea is a good one. BETEO vs UGVM in any number of games would be great. This would be better off as some team event though, outside the 1-on-1 Halo tournament they guys are running.

Who would be up for something like that? We'd have to do some faffing to set a date and time for the match that suited enough people to get a team together but it could be a great experience. There are plenty of other games that would be open to this sort of thing too, such as Forza, or Call of Duty 4.

As DBSnappa has said, the you lot and that lot would get on well together. In fact there are a number of people with feet in both camps, such as DBSnappa, The Rev, and to a lesser extent myself (as my posting history there is not huge but I do lurk a bit).

So, who wants in?

There is a similar thread on UGVM here.

I would be up for CoD4 or Halo3, for sure.

Count me in.

Yes If I'm not too tired n shit.

Okay!

Me

Exactly this.

Excellent, this is coming together nicely. I'll give it some time to brew over there and then we'll more or less nominate a date and time and see who can make it... perhaps tomorrow night 9:30pm or something like that. Doesn't matter if we get a lot of people saying they can't make it, it'll be good to test it out and get the ball rolling.

In.

Not tomorrow.

I own Halo 3 though have played it online exactly once. So I wouldn't be much use.

I've played CoD4 officially 'far too much' so I would help out there gladly. I wouldn't be much better mind. Though I could keep boasting about my 30 kill streak* to scare em.

* Hiding in a box in shipment.

They will learn to fear the hopping.

I get the feeling that the age-old classic "It's the taking part that counts" is going to be in the fore here.

...and my camping.

Not tomorrow! Five-a-side!

I sincerely hope there will be more than one of these. Tomorrow won't be the only chance to ENGAGE KANGAROO MODE.

I'd be up for any of the following:

Retail
Brian Lara 2007
Burnout Paradise
CoD 3
CoD 4
FlatOut: UC
Forza 2
Frontlines: FOW
Halo 3
GTA IV
NASCAR 08
NFS: Most Wanted
Rockstar Table Tennis
Saints Row
SEGA Rally
Team Fortress 2
Test Drive Unlimited
Top Spin 2

XBLA:
Bomberman LIVE
DOOM
Switchball
Carcassonne
Uno
SWOS

Myppy - two on two Brian lara action would be awesome...

Oh yes - I can pay back SomethingWitty for mullering my MarbleBlast score and shovelhands himseld DBSnappa for pissing on my GW score.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's noticed how fucking huge his hands are. He's the only person I've ever known who liked the Xbox1 Huge Edition controller. Also, his GW score pisses over everyone's, not just yours.

Not any more.

FTFY

EDIT: But yeah a friendly game with 'others' seem a great idea for the BeeX



Likewise I like the big controller. Well as much as I can like any controller with wires now anyway.

I'd be up for playing tomorrow, largely useless at everything though I am.

I liked the original controller just fine. 360 > Gamecube > Dreamcast > Xbox original > Xbox S > N64 > Dualshock

I'd be up for stuff, but not tomorrow, from the w/end onwards though, hell yes.

UGVMites - who are the most irritating of 'your lot', who we should avoid/mute? Who's the Titler amongst the pigeons, the CornerUnitSofa in the brush, the hole in the ring?

Yep. I still think Mr Dave should get it. Am I right in thinking Devilman has it?

As Grim... has invaded our hallowed turf with his top posting shenanigans, I thought it only fair to pop my head in and say hi.

HI!

I shall look forward to shooting you all and showing you web forum Nancy's how real men fight See you on the battle fields tomorrow at 9pm!

BTW: It's ugvm, not UGVM, us Usenet lot are a fussy bunch and can get quite touchy on trivial matters such as that

Wow, what a pedant. You'll be most welcome here.

Howdy!

Good point, and I should know better. Corrected.

I suggest each side nominate their chosen Sergeant, someone who will definitely be able to make 9pm tomrrow, and the two Sergeants send each other a friend request on Xbox Live. Then at 9pm tomorrow the Sergeants start the game up and each of them send the invites out to get the the team together.

Dunno what turnout will be like -- perhaps not great this first time -- but hopefully we can put a regular thing together out of this (maybe a once-a-week thing at the same time each week? We've had more luck with that in the past in BETEO, like our regular Forza night).

Indeed I do - it arrived last week. However, I may need to give it another chance as initial impressions weren't good. So far, it seems worse than the original Xbox version which would be a shame.

Greetings!

AND PREPARE TO DIE...



... laughing at our feeble attempts to shoot you.

It is against the computer, definitely. The shot selections and timing is much better, as is the fielding and bowling. The AI is completely terrible, though, trying to play every shot even in Test Matches. It's mighty fun multiplayer, though.

If we can get one more person interested then we'll have enough for a 2vs2, which is excellent fun.

Google Groups is nasty

Hi!

I'll try the tutorials on it and see if it grows on me a bit as it seems they've mucked about with the bowling and fielding for a start. The game seems to have fewer game modes than before too which is a shame.

Yeah, it's quite different, but the bowling and fielding is better than in 2005 IMO.

Stop talking about cricket and someone volunteer to lead us against the ugvm heathens already.

Well volunteered. You just have to buy Halo 3 now.

Gnnngh.

I SHALL LEAD OUR RAMPAGING HORDES!!!

Unless else would prefer too, and stuff.

I will follow Curiosity (into a kangraroo manoeuvre)

I'm out of all this until I my 360 hard drive stops crashing the console when it tries to do advanced things like, you know, access the data on it.

Are you OK for me to post your gamertag to ugvm once they pull their act together and nominate someone their end? Or would you prefer me to email it to keep it private?

Sure, go for it.

Let me know who I'm expecting as a friend, too.

So, other than Mister Dave, who is in? Did I hear Grim... wanted a part of this?

Sure, will do.

I'd urge you to get a list of names now for this

Name. Word.

I haven't played Halo3 in bloody ages and I'm shit at it anyway, but I'll happily play should I not be taking a space of someone actually needed to, you know, kill someone.

As long as it's not all just straight Deathmatch, with some of the cooler modes thrown in, natch.

List of BETEO-ites playing thus far

Curiosity
Mr Dave
Bobbyaro
Grim...
Myoptika
Dimrill
Sheepeh
DBSnappa

Any more for any more?

James Luff -- tag lufferov. Who is the sole ugvm dweller to join beex, I think.

Mr Snappa, I'd suggest befriending me, else you won't be able to hear my lovely lovely banter.

Same here, I have blocked comms to all non-friends (although I think Snappa's already on my list).