Robot Monkey Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 I'm not sure your question was answered, so I thought I'd throw this out for you, olddirtyewok. Ghost Recon and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder are, IMHO, the best non-twitch Live shooters out there. Both can be purchased for very little right now. Sadly, I have no idea whether you will be able to find a lot of games online. Jason Merrick used to play it a lot, maybe he has a better idea. Island Thunder is the more recent of the two. Rainbow Six 3 isn't a twitch shooter in the flavor of Unreal, but it is in urban terrain making it pretty hectic. Then again, you and your brother might enjoy the co-op mission feature. There are definitely some of us who really enjoy co-op play but don't care for adverserial. Remember, if you and your brother are getting one account for one Xbox, you'll be limited to Live titles that support split-screen. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Remember, if you and your brother are getting one account for one Xbox, you'll be limited to Live titles that support split-screen. Don't know about Ghost, but RS3 does not support split-screen play. In case olddirtyewok didn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Ghost Recon doesn't either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddirtyewok Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Thanks for the heads up everybody. We will not be sharing an account. What convinced us to start Live, was that he just moved a couple states away. We will not have "Halo Time" as my wife calls it. The only thing that concerns me is lag. I'm not that well versed in such things. He is in Alabama and I am in Columbus, Ohio. Do you all think that might be a problem? RS3 sounds like a blast! Oh yeah, thanks robotmonkey. That was pretty considerate to start a thread to answer that. It is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Originally posted by olddirtyewok@Jan 11 2004, 03:29 PM Oh yeah, thanks robotmonkey. That was pretty considerate to start a thread to answer that. It is appreciated. See what a good person I am? Anyway, lag shouldn't be a problem by virtue of that distance. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Lag won't be an issue with Co-op in Rainbow Six 3. I host 4 player Co-op and no one ever complains of lag. This is important info because my upload rate is shit. If you get Rainbow Six 3, send me a friend invite. When I am on Live, I play either PGR2 or Rainbow Six 3. I also prefer the Co-op mode to deathmatch. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Originally posted by olddirtyewok@Jan 11 2004, 08:29 PM The only thing that concerns me is lag. I'm not that well versed in such things. He is in Alabama and I am in Columbus, Ohio. Do you all think that might be a problem? I'm based in the UK, and when I get the chance I play against the US and Canadian guys here; I doubt you're going to have any lag problems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddirtyewok Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 That's great news all the way around! Thanks for the information guys, and I appreciate the invites. I will definitely track you all down for some games. I have one more question. Somehow, I got my wife hooked on the first PGR. She is looking forward to me getting Live. Should I just go ahead and let her know to expect that it is going to be a lot of immature crap? What I mean is, trash talk is to be expected, but being a woman, I bet that she is in for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 She'll be treated well by us. Out amongst the public, she could use a voicemask, which I suspect many women gamers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataTox Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 She'll be treated well by us. I think I mentioned it in another thread you started, but this is one of the most upstanding group of gamers out there. I had the dis-pleasure of playing some random RS3 games over the weekend and quickly understood why I usually play what everyone else is playing on any given night. It sames me the trouble of having to play Optimatch Roulette in an attempt to find an OK server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 She'll be treated well by us. Out amongst the public, she could use a voicemask, which I suspect many women gamers do. :green: We won't bite. Speaking of female gamers, I suspect that those who don't employ a voice mask might enjoy the endless attention from the many pubescent boys prowling the public servers. At least I've seen evidence of it everytime I've joined a large public server with a female occupant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddirtyewok Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Thanks for the heads up all. And thanks for the laugh Sam P! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Actually, in my experience, if there is one thing likely to get you more attention on a public server than being female, its using a voice mask. Anyone I've ever seen use one has been told to turn it off politely, then impolitely, then subjected to a frankly hideous stream of personal abuse from all concerned if the the host doesn't kick them first. Just thought I'd warn you; many consider their use highly annoying. There is always the "don't say anything much" option, which I see get used most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddirtyewok Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 I have one more question, then I will leave you guys alone. I looked it up and just want to double check. To start LIVE, all I have to do is unplug the cable from my PC and then hook it up to my X-box right? Given my set up, that is the easies way that I saw. We decided on PGR2, Crimson Skies, and RS3. Will it be easy for me to find my brother to play? Anyways, you all have been great and I look forward to playing some, if not all, of you shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 You can either plug the Xbox directly into your cable modem, or you can purchase a router/switch and connect it to one of the ports on the back. As long as your brother is on your friends list you will have no problems finding him. Excellent choices on games, you've got many sleepless nights ahead of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 I'd recommend going out and picking up a nice little Broadband router, it will save you having to plug and unplug your connection all the time. Now comes the best part of it all, and for some the hardest part...picking out a gamertag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonJam Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Yeah, no kidding, I sweated for weeks over what to pick as a gamertag while waiting for my beta kit to show up, and the best I could come up with was a goofy gang name from my favorite (at the time) game. This was before I realized that gamertags based on actual videogame characters are beyond lame. Plus some jerk had already taken "Robot Monkey". Good luck, and I hope to see you online soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataTox Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 We decided on PGR2, Crimson Skies, and RS3. I will also mention that this is a great pick in games. I just picked up Crimson Skies over the holidays and love it. RS3 is also in my regular rotation. I will also second the suggestion of getting a broadband router. There are many solid wired routers available in the below $50 range. Not only does it save you from having to move plugs, it also provides a nice level of extra firewall protection for your system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Originally posted by olddirtyewok@Jan 13 2004, 11:09 AM I have one more question, then I will leave you guys alone. I looked it up and just want to double check. To start LIVE, all I have to do is unplug the cable from my PC and then hook it up to my X-box right? Given my set up, that is the easies way that I saw. We decided on PGR2, Crimson Skies, and RS3. Will it be easy for me to find my brother to play? Anyways, you all have been great and I look forward to playing some, if not all, of you shortly. Well, I've got 3 pc's running in the house all with thier own IP address(comcast allows 2 additional $$) running through a hub. What I find is that every time I reset my modem by unplugging/re-plugging from power for a minute all 3 IP address's are up for grabs and the first 3 devices connecting get them. So if I reset the modem and get on live, then get on my PC for a little internet surfing theres only 1 IP left for the other 2 PC's, then whoever is last to try and connect is out of luck and has to reset the modem again. Same deal goes for getting on-line with my PS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 At the risk of stating the obvious, why don't you just run NAT on the router? XBox Live will happily run NAT, thank goodness - I only have one IP from my ISP, to run my PC and XBox over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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