Comments on: Xbox Live Stats http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/ A blog on virtual worlds, games, and digital content, from Matt Mihaly Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:58:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Acrune http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11686 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:15:43 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11686 http://www.trendpimp.com/article/159/Top_10_Gears_Of_War_Glitches.html Videos of various glitches. Last night I played 4 ranked games, in 2 games the "Instand Chainsaw Explosion" was used, and in another the "Weapon Swap Without Pickup" was used. Very annoying. Its much more fun to just play unranked with people you know won't cheat. http://www.trendpimp.com/article/159/Top_10_Gears_Of_War_Glitches.html

Videos of various glitches.

Last night I played 4 ranked games, in 2 games the “Instand Chainsaw Explosion” was used, and in another the “Weapon Swap Without Pickup” was used. Very annoying. Its much more fun to just play unranked with people you know won’t cheat.

]]> by: Acrune http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11453 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:17:20 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11453 One map I've seen a person fall through the ground on a few occasions, I've seen a person get stuck to a wall (they roll away, and glide back to the wall). There have been times where I (and others) have been unable to change between weapons in the inventory, a couple times my character got stuck halfway done a melee attack, so I couldn't shoot or finish the melee attack until I switched weapons. There are also chainsaw glitches. One allows you to jump really far over a wall, instead of the normal climb-over, another allows an instant chainsaw kill (without the standard 2-3 second kill that lets other people come up to you and finish you when you're done the kill). I've also rolled away from a chainsaw attempt only to be chainsawed from about 10 feet away. Then there is getting chainsawed when you're standing behind the chainsawer. Apparently if your camera is in the right location, you can shoot/chainsaw people behind you. When the game first came out, there was a map that was really easy to leave the intended area and run around in the (rather large) background area, not sure if its been fixed, I've never tried it. There are other things thats are probably lag related, but its annoying to have the host have a better range on the shotgun, or to snipe someone and see the shot go through them, or to shoot them in the face with a boomshot (rocket launcher) and see them live through it. Then there are the ones that don't affect game play much, but are still weird. Once I got chainsawed, my character didn't do the "I'm getting chainsawed" motions, but the chainsawer did, so he was flailing around, then I exploded. The game is still playable, and enjoyable, but the bugs are a little vexing. One map I’ve seen a person fall through the ground on a few occasions, I’ve seen a person get stuck to a wall (they roll away, and glide back to the wall). There have been times where I (and others) have been unable to change between weapons in the inventory, a couple times my character got stuck halfway done a melee attack, so I couldn’t shoot or finish the melee attack until I switched weapons. There are also chainsaw glitches. One allows you to jump really far over a wall, instead of the normal climb-over, another allows an instant chainsaw kill (without the standard 2-3 second kill that lets other people come up to you and finish you when you’re done the kill). I’ve also rolled away from a chainsaw attempt only to be chainsawed from about 10 feet away. Then there is getting chainsawed when you’re standing behind the chainsawer. Apparently if your camera is in the right location, you can shoot/chainsaw people behind you. When the game first came out, there was a map that was really easy to leave the intended area and run around in the (rather large) background area, not sure if its been fixed, I’ve never tried it. There are other things thats are probably lag related, but its annoying to have the host have a better range on the shotgun, or to snipe someone and see the shot go through them, or to shoot them in the face with a boomshot (rocket launcher) and see them live through it. Then there are the ones that don’t affect game play much, but are still weird. Once I got chainsawed, my character didn’t do the “I’m getting chainsawed” motions, but the chainsawer did, so he was flailing around, then I exploded.

The game is still playable, and enjoyable, but the bugs are a little vexing.

]]> by: Matt http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11431 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:20:44 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11431 I'm curious what the major bugs are in GoW. Could you detail? --matt I’m curious what the major bugs are in GoW. Could you detail?

–matt

]]> by: Acrune http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11423 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:45:57 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11423 Halo 2 is a great game. I'd be playing it all the time, but my friends all play gears of war. Which I consider to be rather over-rated considering how bugged it is, and how dull the multiplayer tends to be. Run to the middle of the (small) map, kill, die, wait for the round to end. Repeat lots for the 6 or so maps. Then there is the rampant bug abuse, and the accidental bug encounters (falling through the floor tends to happen now and then). I think if they could fix the bugs in GoW it could rival Halo 2. Until then, GoW makes me want to strangle kittens. I think buggy multiplayer is more the problem that 360 games are having, not poor game quality. Halo 2 is a great game. I’d be playing it all the time, but my friends all play gears of war. Which I consider to be rather over-rated considering how bugged it is, and how dull the multiplayer tends to be. Run to the middle of the (small) map, kill, die, wait for the round to end. Repeat lots for the 6 or so maps. Then there is the rampant bug abuse, and the accidental bug encounters (falling through the floor tends to happen now and then). I think if they could fix the bugs in GoW it could rival Halo 2. Until then, GoW makes me want to strangle kittens. I think buggy multiplayer is more the problem that 360 games are having, not poor game quality.

]]> by: RWHC http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11396 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:10:14 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11396 Haha... I've been following GDC as closely as I can through the internet and of course it'd be you who'd come up with a community based idea like daring them to reach a certain number of points... Interesting to see how different developers and analysts think about the same subject. You've been challenging the community for years in Achaea with events and stuff. Haha… I’ve been following GDC as closely as I can through the internet and of course it’d be you who’d come up with a community based idea like daring them to reach a certain number of points… Interesting to see how different developers and analysts think about the same subject.

You’ve been challenging the community for years in Achaea with events and stuff.

]]> by: Playstation 3 » Xbox Live Stats http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11386 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:29:40 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/03/08/xbox-live-stats/#comment-11386 [...] Original post by Matt and software by Elliott [...] […] Original post by Matt and software by Elliott […]

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