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Epyon MX · 03-19-2008, 06:12 PM

I've beaten the first 3 (or 7) missions, two with Keezy and it's a blast.

The game is not really a 2.0 revision. It's more like a 1.9 Expansion Pack. I say 1.9 because this game is now so much more polished now.

ACES - instead of unlocking weapons with new ranks, you unlock weapons via ACES. ACES is the experience points you get by completing kills in certain ways. Marksmanship earns you new assault rifles and sniper rifles. CQB earns unlocks new SMGs and Assault earns you new shotguns. This is very cool. Right now, I'm a Marksmanship - 6, CQB- 4, Assault - 1.

Experience points. You get tons of experience points playing. You get +5 for every kill and then the ACES bonus on top of that. You get the kill points only from your teammates (not ACES). I've played three levels and have already gone up two (for my initial promotion from my R6V1 save).

The best part about experience points is that they don't go away after dying. If you die and get reset to a checkpoint, you keep your experience points. I cannot thank Ubi enough for this.

Co-op!!! Sure it's two player only, but it's true drop-in, drop-out. Seamless. Keezy joined while I was 30 minutes into a match. No hiccups, no loading screens (for me). I just suddenly had a new partner. One other note is that the second player cannot control the AI squad, only first player can.

Couple other small things. If you're playing and then put on your silencer and then die, when you reset at the checkpoint, you will still have your silencer on. If you pick up a weapon and are killed, when you reset at the checkpoint you will have the guns that you had when you died. These can be good or bad depending on circumstances, but so far it's been extremely appreciated.

dmiller68 · 03-19-2008, 06:55 PM

I can't wait to get in to this game it looks like fun. I have two more shows of season 3 of lost to watch then more game time hopefully.

lovekeiiy · 03-20-2008, 03:15 AM

I was enjoying the game today. Did some mutliplayer with Twilight, WoodGhost, Cuse, M Theory, and few random people; I was testing some changes on my LAN to see if I could host more than two people (did 8 with no problems, didn't test beyond that). Game seem to run pretty smooth. Still got wooped on, but no biggie. Wish there were more play modes like GRAW2 for multiplayer.

Twilight and I played the first three missions in co-op normal. It was pretty damn fun. I thought the AI were a bit more stupid, since they seem to always stay at the last battle. In some respects, it's easier than the last one in co-op story than just single player, since if you die and your co-op partner can stay alive, you can respawn. I was making tons of silly mistakes, which bailed me out. But game play was solid and what I basically was expecting.

On a side note, is it me or did they add a ton of resupply points in story mode? Some of the levels, it seem like after every decent battle, there was one around the corner.

Elite Ronnie · 03-20-2008, 07:22 AM

well Played MP till bout 3am and my thoughts are the satilite game mode is ok but when I played my team didnt talk so we got beat but I can see it being fun. Team leader is fun if your team leader isnt retarted and wants to run out in the middle of the fight and get killed {Most folks are just trying stuff out and dont know any better yet} Team Deathmatch is of course fun. I played one mode that one team has to set the bomb in one of two places and defend it till it goes off which seems hard to do when they are just waiting on ya. There was another mode where one team has to take a brief case to a location and I really dont understand the spawn situation on that one I'll have to read up on it because I was spawning then all the sudd'n I wasnt but it may have been set on a certain # of lives. Over all its fun online.... Ohhhh I thought they did away with rader {which I hate} but you just have to go to options and turn it on.

Elite Ronnie · 03-20-2008, 07:30 AM

ohhh one thing I dont like is all the younger folk whinning and saying I cant kill anyboy!{because they are trying to run while they shoot} and im gonna take this back and go back to cod4. I feel like saying "look if you wanna play one game and only one style of game for months and months on end you go ahead." Its like they had no idea that rainbow is very different than cod4 {which I think is also a good game}. Sometimes you have to get italian dressing instead of ranch just to mix it up a bit. {bye the way what do you call olive gardens salad dressing? It's not really italian but what ever it is its GOOOOOOOOOD!

ZoomZoom71 · 03-20-2008, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Elite Ronnie

{bye the way what do you call olive gardens salad dressing? It's not really italian but what ever it is its GOOOOOOOOOD!

I think you could call it "House" dressing.

Crippler · 03-20-2008, 07:42 AM

So how does this compare to the last RB6? I'm borrowing the first from my bro this weekend before I jump on this ship. Are the flavors basically the same? So far it sounds as though their really isn't any diff.

ZoomZoom71 · 03-20-2008, 08:00 AM

Yeah, I think I'm gonna hold off a bit, too. I bought the first one, and never had a chance to play, early on, so it pretty much collected dust. I'm afraid the same would happen this time around, too.

namehater · 03-20-2008, 09:56 AM

i picked up my copy last night, i should have time to play it tonight, i played the hell out of the first one, i can let you know how it compares

Epyon MX · 03-20-2008, 10:24 AM

It's an extremely polished and much more fun version of R6V1. So if you never bought the first one, buy this one. And now that most of us have made the jump, we won't be going back to play R6V1 again.

It's fun and with the exception of Elite Ronnie and his posse, it's an almost entirely co-op game. Which is great in any game.

So pick it up. I'll be playing this forever.

KEEZY · 03-20-2008, 10:55 AM

Yes... it really is fun. Plus, it has PRESIDIO!

Crippler · 03-20-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by KEEZY

Plus, it has PRESIDIO!

Is that some kind of Magician or something?

JohnW · 03-20-2008, 12:22 PM

LOVE the gore. LOVE. IT. Now, every time a bullet hits an opponent, it's location specific, and it creates The Red Cloud. I've already wasted so much ammo just savaging corpses.

Desi Cuse · 03-20-2008, 12:58 PM

About the xp modifier.....

I think you need a minimum of 6v6 to reach a xp modifier of 0%. When you have less than 0%, you receive less experience points per kill and match completion. When you have more than 6v6, you get more xp. These are just my guesses, if anyone knows for sure please share.

KEEZY · 03-20-2008, 01:08 PM

That's what I gathered too, Cuse.

I was noticing that there was blood all over the walls last night, on the Villa map. I am really digging that map.

Epyon MX · 03-20-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuse Killa

About the xp modifier.....

I think you need a minimum of 6v6 to reach a xp modifier of 0%. When you have less than 0%, you receive less experience points per kill and match completion. When you have more than 6v6, you get more xp. These are just my guesses, if anyone knows for sure please share.

That would match with the achievements. To get multiplayer achievements, you have to have at least 6 people in the room.

I do love how their aren't ranked achievements any more. It's just any kind of multiplayer, which means I don't have to play with the General Public. THANK YOU!

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