Abandoned MP Games Night

xxDinoSaurus · Post edited by Juxtapose at 2011-06-14 11:30:44

Hey everybody. I made this thread in the old forums called "Abandoned MP Games Night". I had originally posted it in the Canadian General Discussion so some of you may recognize the title (and some of you probably posted it in it as well). I put the thread on hiatus when I started losing shifts because I didn't have the income to buy new titles. Although I am still unemployed, I really wanted to get this thread set up again. I have a few old games (some I even bought for previous game nights), so we do have a few games to start off with!! It lifted off slightly on the old site, and if I could have run it smoother I'm sure it would have been very popular (everyone seemed to like the idea).

OP:

Hello, all!

I'm dedicating this thread to all those oldies that have been long forgotten about! The multiplayer lobby is still up but there's never anybody on! Don't you wish you could play it once more? Don't you wish you could try it, even? Well, here's your chance.

I've made this thread so we could get a group of laid-back gamers together to play some rounds of those games, for old time's sake (and to have a good time). Every two weeks or so, there will be a new game for us to get a lobby going for. I don't know how it's going to turn out, so bear with me! My aim is to set up the game night for the weekend. I'll post thegames/dates weeks in advanced so you have a chance to go and pick it up if you choose! I'm sure these games are all around $5 - $10 by now.

I, for one, have a few games I got years ago that weren't too popular that you'd never find anybody playing online anymore. I've also got a couple of old games recently that were popular at the time, but are dead now. I'd also like suggestions from you guys on what to play! We will do a vote to determine which game should be next (the one(s) that the majority of people own), and work our way from there. Suggestions are more than welcome, and I'll keep ya'll posted. So, you with me?

Credit goes to Rum Geoff for the idea!

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I ended up deciding to go with Thursday evenings instead, as it gave more leeway to people. It's almost the end of the week but since it's still a regular work night, most people like to come home and relax before the weekend.

Previous game nights we had were Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II (before the servers were shut down -- Wick actually hosted that one), Shadowrun (everybody really enjoyed that one), and Prey (lol only me and one other person showed up for that --- the planning was terrible).

Okay, I really hope you guys would like to participate and will maybe help me run it!! :) Tell me what you think, suggestions on what I should do to make the thread better, suggestions of what games we should play, etc. etc.

Aaaand... Go!

MOD EDIT:

Previous Game Nights:
Prey - June 2nd

Upcoming Game Nights:
Singularity on Thursday, June 16th @ 7:00pm CST.

Wick

I'll try to participate in some of them. I regret missing the Prey one because I'd like to get some achievements in that.

Gotta' be honest though: I was bored to tears hosting the Lord of the Rings one. Nobody ever showed up and I just ended up playing with a random guy. I regret buying the game to begin with because RTS games really bore me.

xxDinoSaurus · Post edited by xxDinoSaurus at 2011-05-20 19:08:17

Wick - Don't even worry, it was my fault for having such terrible planning with that one. We will certainly set that up again!! Me and .. I think it was either XphR or CroutonCrusader ended up just going for achievements as well (get so many kills with this weapon), but it'd be more fun doing it with more people lol.

I didn't have room in my post to mention some of the old games I have:

- Prey

- Shadowrun

- The Orange Box (I'm not sure if TF2 is abandoned)

- The Club

- Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

- BFBC (not sure if that's abandoned either)

I'm sure there's more too that I can't think of.

Wick

I'd love to at least play the first three.

The Club is a good game, but I don't own it. Could maybe borrow it off a friend, but I don't think I'd buy it because I wouldn't play through the campaign again.

RumGeoff

I'd definitely be up for some Turning Point and BFBC is still going strong. I played a few matches earlier this year and had no problem getting into 12 vs 12 matches.

xxDinoSaurus · Post edited by xxDinoSaurus at 2011-05-20 19:27:26

@Wick98: They are definitely great MP games.

Totally understandable. I've only gotten a few levels into the campaign and it's really fun, but it would definitely get repetitive.

Edit: Thanks @RumGeoff for letting me know about BFBC. Since it's not abandoned, it will be coming off the list of possible games.

I also definitely hope we can get some matches of Turning Point going. When I first got the game (upon first release), I only managed to get into one game with one or two people. That was maybe once. It'd be cool to try the MP again!

DjDATZ

Can we play some of the original Gears please? I could use some help with some of the achievements too :P

Rajio

Settlers of Catan?

EyeOfTheHawks

Call of Duty 3

xxDinoSaurus

@DjDATZ - Gears.. man I have not played that one in ages lol. Last time I played (maybe a year ago) there were still quite a few matches so I'll have to see how it looks now. :p

@Switch - To be honest, I've never heard of that one. :p Don't worry though I keep all suggestions in mind and get a vote going for the most popular. I also make a list to show all the suggestions and how many people have agreed/suggested a game. I'll keep it in mind for when I am making money again.

@Hawks - YES! Man I haven't played that game in so long! It was my favorite on the original xbox, and then when they shut down the servers I bought it for 360 lol. Great game! We'll definitely have to do that one some time (can't believe I forgot about it!)

Sintacs · Post edited by Sintacs at 2011-05-20 23:16:22

id be up for doing some prey, dont need any achievements in it, i just love the mp.

@Switch id be up for some catan, i havent played it in forever

Rebelled

GTA GTA GTA GTA

xxDinoSaurus · Post edited by xxDinoSaurus at 2011-05-21 11:07:46

@Sintacs - Cool, glad to hear. I'll get a vote going soon with those games I have and we can start from there.

@Rebelled - It isn't abandoned!! Go make your own thread to get a game going lol.

TimothyWedel · Post edited by TimothyWedel at 2011-05-21 16:50:48

This is pretty cool. I am a used/really old game hoarder and I have tons of em I haven't been able to play MP on. I would be willing to play sometime if it fits my schedule.

Just to give an idea of how many I have:

Prey
Orange Box
Turning Point
Section 8
Perfect Dark Zero
Bioshock 2
Singularity
The Outfit
TimeShift
Fracture

I have a bunch more (can't find em ATM) and even more Wii games I haven't been able to try MP on.

xxDinoSaurus

I'm glad to hear that, Escape! Like I said, my plan is to host them on Thursdays (most likely every second Thursday unless somebody wants to work with me on this), but if the majority of people decide that another day would work best for them, then I will change it without hesitation. We could also try to get 2+ nights going with the same game to allow everybody a chance to play it.

That's a good list you've got. I've only got the first 3 but to be honest, I've always wanted to get Perfect Dark Zero. I played the demo a long time ago and had a blast with it. I'll have to look into the other ones in the future.

I don't have a lot of Wii games but if we have any in common I could add you or vice versa. To be honest I'm not on it as much as I used to be but I haven't got any other player IDs or whatever they're called on my console lol. Okay, maybe one.

Keadin

YourEscape said:
I am a used/really old game hoarder

By the looks of that list, you're more of a shitty/crappy game hoarder. XD

TimothyWedel

@Keadin Hey, if it costs less than $5, why not give it a try? :)

I haven't even played the majority of them yet, still unopened.

Keadin

@YourEscape - Yeah, I just jabbing you. Most aren't bad.

Rajio

I vote for undertow.

AnThMaN · Post edited by AnThMaN at 2011-05-22 14:51:08

What about G.R.A.W.? I bet we can all get that #1 in the world leaderboard achievement now.

Plus, it's great practice for whenever G.R.F.S. comes out.

DjDATZ

Rajio said:
I vote for undertow.

I own said game, but I have never played it.

Rebelled

I got it for free.. hated it.

the1npc

Rebelled said:
I got it for free.. hated it.

alot of people got it free maybe enough for some mp

Sintacs

i have undertow, got it when it was free but havent really enjoyed it enough to play it for more than 5 minutes every so often.

YourEscape said:
This is pretty cool. I am a used/really old game hoarder and I have tons of em I haven't been able to play MP on. I would be willing to play sometime if it fits my schedule.

Just to give an idea of how many I have:
Prey
Orange Box
Turning Point
Section 8
Perfect Dark Zero
Bioshock 2
Singularity
The Outfit
TimeShift
Fracture
I have a bunch more (can't find em ATM) and even more Wii games I haven't been able to try MP on.

i have prey, pdz, and timeshift. last time i hopped on pdz there was still quite a few people playing it, maybe its died off now but this was just a few months ago. im up for playing any of those though :)

Rajio

the1npc said:

Rebelled said:
I got it for free.. hated it.

alot of people got it free maybe enough for some mp

thats my thinking. ;)

xxDinoSaurus · Post edited by Rajio at 2011-05-25 16:50:06

Have not even heard of Undertow lol. If you guys really want to get a game going somebody else is going to have to host it. Sorry!

Okay, I hope to have the launch date of this on Thursday, June 2nd at around 7:00pm CST. If this does not work for you, please let me know either via this thread or via PM! If the majority of you cannot make it on that date, I will change it (if you can't make it please let me know what day(s) would work better for you as well).

We'll have a vote of the games that I currently have that are old/abandoned, and continue from there. As I said in my OP, as soon as I am making a steady cashflow I will be able to open a wider variety of games as suggested by you guys. Until then, we'll have to settle for these: [:P]

Prey
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Call of Duty 3
Shadowrun
The Club

Games I'm not sure of abandoned-ness or scarcity (please confirm if you know):
Team Fortress 2
Farcry 2
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Gears of War

The voting will start right now and end on Saturday, May 28th at 9:00pm CST. Please vote only once! If you vote for more than one I will ONLY BE COUNTING YOUR FIRST VOTE!!

Let the voting commence! :)

MOD EDIT; removed GoW by request.

Sintacs

my vote goes to prey. gears of war isnt abandoned, its far from it. theres still quite a few people playing it.

RumGeoff

Turning Point for me, not sure if I'll be able to make it for June 2nd as I only know my schedule for the following week late in the current week.

xxDinoSaurus

Thanks for the votes. I'll be updating the standings in the next couple of days or so. I may have to extend the voting.

@Sintacs, thanks for letting me know about Gears. It's been a while since I played online. I'll get someone to remove it from the list.

@RumGeoff - Okay, if it does not work out for you but you'd still like to join, I can see if anybody would like to play on another day as well. I like to include as many people as I can.

TimothyWedel

I'd go for some Prey on Thursday, but that is my Grad day. :)

RumGeoff

@xxDinoSaurus Don't change the date just because of me. I'm sure if I'm working that night we can try to get a group together at some point. I think Turning Point only needs 4 players for stuff to count.

xxDinoSaurus

@YourEscape - Nice! Have fun then! If you do decide to join and have time, it'll start at 7:00pm CST and go on for.. well I'm not really sure how long!

@RumGeoff - Does it? Okay. If you ever want to get a game on the MP set up then let me know! I'm sure we could find a few others.

xxDinoSaurus

The current standings are as followed:

Prey - 3

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty - 1

And everything else is at 0.

Remember, voting ends at 9:00pm CST on Saturday, May 28th!! GET YOUR VOTE IN!!

*Note: I may extend the voting based on voter turnout.

Sintacs

looks like prey may win, if it does everybody should grab the dlc (some new player models and maps), its all free as i recall.

AnThMaN

Team Fortress 2 (Only game I still have)

TimothyWedel

I decided that I might not go to the grad ceremony. Might be able to participate now.

xxDinoSaurus

@Sintacs, you make a good point! I'll post a link if Prey wins once the voting is over. And yes, it's all free.

@YourEscape - Oh, okay! Once the voting is over I'll be asking everyone to RSVP to me and I'll compile a list of everybody who intends on joining, so you can let me know a bit later when you know for sure!

CroutonCrusader

Thanks for the invite Dinosaurus. I bookmarked the thread. I'd be up for any of the games mentioned so far. Also, The Darkness was one of the games mentioned in the previous thread.

Sintacs

CroutonCrusader said:
Also, The Darkness was one of the games mentioned in the previous thread.

i loved the mp in that too, would definitely be up for playing some again

xxDinoSaurus

Nice to see you here, Crouton! I do remember The Darkness being one of them. I think it was one of the popular ones too.

Remember everyone, voting will END TONIGHT AT 9:00pm CST!! If you haven't got your vote in, you may want to do that soon! Once the game is decided I will post the details.

xxDinoSaurus · Post edited by xxDinoSaurus at 2011-05-28 22:46:41

Okay everyone, voting has ENDED! The final poll results are as followed:

Prey - 3

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty - 1

Team Fortress 2 - 1

By only a few votes, Prey has won! If you don't have the game but want to participate in this game night, you can pick up Prey from Gamestop for only [url=http://www.gamestop.ca/xbox-360/prey/207462]$4.99[/url] used!!! Now for the deets...
edit: sorry, not sure if I can make lazy links into words ^

What game will we be playing? Prey

When will we be playing? Thursday, June 2nd at 7:00pm CST.

Please be on at 6:45pm CST as I will be sending out invites at around 6:50pm CST so we can make sure everybody who said they will be participating is there. You're welcome to stay as long as you'd like!

Last not but least, PLEASE RSVP ASAP to me either via this thread, via PM on this site or through Xbox Live!!! I want to know who is planning on joining that night, and I will make a list the day before or day of, of everybody who will be joining. Also, if it is a 'maybe' that you will be joining, please let me know that as well!

I hope to see many of you in the lobby that night!! :)

Sintacs

i plan on making it on, if theres only a few of us ill see if i can remember which maps are best for lower number deathmatch, have one in mind right now but i dont remember any of the names.

Wick

I should be able to attend.

xxDinoSaurus

I forgot to mention in my previous post that, as Sintacs reminded me, there is free DLC that I would recommend anyone who would like to join on Thursday night, download!

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-CA/Product/Prey/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802545407e0?downloadType=GameAddon&noSplash=1

There are 9 downloads in total so you may want to download before the game night. They are characters and maps.

@Sintacs - If you do remember which maps are better for lower numbers, that would be awesome! I can't even remember the names of the maps I played on before. If not though, it's alright!

TimothyWedel

I am RSVP-ing. BUT, I cannot locate a mix so I may have to be silent. I will try and find one before then.

xxDinoSaurus

@YourEscape - Oh! Well hopefully you'll be able to find it then!

Thanks to everyone for RSPVing already, too! :) I'm glad to see there's going to be at least 4 of us!

Lactos

I'm in but will probably be a little late.

xxDinoSaurus

Right, you told me about that already. Again, no worries about when you'll be on! I'll send you an invite when you sign on (or if you're already on, just message me or something). I've got no school the next day because it's our skip day, so I'll be up for a while anyway lol.

xxDinoSaurus

Thanks so much to Switch who is going to be updating my original post so that you can find ALL OF THE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM if you don't want to sift through the posts!!

Sintacs

keeper gravity and roadhouse are some of the best for low numbers as i recall, though the max number of players for the mp was 8, most maps should be alright. spindle spheres is one of the cooler maps, having some of the mini-planets on it

xxDinoSaurus

Awesome, thank you Sintacs. :) You'll ahve to remind me on Thursday lol unless I write it down before then if I get a chance. I remember two maps in particular that I Played on that were really cool. Don't remember what it was called, but you could run up walls and be on different angles. It was awesome.

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