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EAGER for something there, Wizzy? We're working on it. We'll see, in both game play AS WELL AS the "lasting" interest in this game, if UF will be doing something with this. We all saw the initial excitement over Warhawk....then we saw how much people were talking about it 3 weeks later.

Did you MEAN to call it "Conformation" there? LOL

Getting into a match ONLY by invite is a PAIN in the ass. And this is a REAL pisser......but tonight APC ran into FOUR maps in a row, against different opponents, where people would come in, and then abort the entire game right after the first kill, depending on whether or not it's their lead or not, simply to gain the points quickly. Talk about FRUSTRATING. The CoD4 lobby is NOT user friendly, and I believe I can make that fair assessment after only two days. The game play is intense and fun.....but there are some things detracting from that fun right now. Continuing to play it though...........

Right. It doesn't even FEEL like a clan when online CoD4.

I don't understand how you can say this, though. There is NO clan support in CoD4 thus far. Just a bunch of friends on PSN friends lists.....but not an ACTUAL group roster for CoD4 online. I don't know....it just REALLY takes away the group solidarity aspect that makes the portion of group play in Socom so cool. I don't know why it WOULDN'T be in there, unless CoD4 is making a conscious effort in saying "you don't NEED groups and clans." Well, I know a LOT of people (especially from the Socom vein) that really enjoy the aspect of a clan "home" in the game, and that usually translates to a team ROSTER.

I don't know if that really addresses the discussion about the absence of an actual ROSTER. I don't see why, even with the PSN in place, there cannot be a ROSTER....a "home" list for all players who join together to form a group, team or clan. This just really reminds me of SOCOM 1 when you had to MAKE a new name with the clan tag in front of it. You couldn't just "invite" someone and your group's clan tag would be placed in front of the name, like in Socoms 2, 3 and CA.

Well, that's because we CARE.

Anyone get this in their email today? Almost made me wet my pants thinking it was a new Socom for the PS3.....LOL http://tr.innovyx.net/v?xJlPlWHEHWHvWTlJWvlJ

Hell, woulda passed that record a LONG ass time ago if they would have counted and included all the hard-ran yards of the receivers of the OTHER teams he's thrown to after his interceptions. ;) ;)

HILARIOUS! http://www.cracked.com/video_15460_i-am-baby-cakes-diary-1.html http://www.cracked.com/video_15456_i-am-baby-cakes-diary-2.html http://www.cracked.com/video_15458_baby-cakes-diary-3.html WATCH THESE!

Played it for about 4.5 hours tonight. Socom lovers will definitely have to get USED to it. I will FIRST say, before I get into everything else....that I LIKE this game. Now...... The good: > The graphics, as expected, are spectacular. On the map "Downpour," when you scope onto the ground at about 50 yards away, you actually SEE the rain hit the ground and the splash upward. The detail here is phenomenal. The smoke trail from an RPG is pretty breath taking as well. > You can pretty much put bullet holes into EVERYTHING. Now, initially, you would think that this would be cool to SHOOT at, but no....what makes this cool is that when YOU are taking fire, and the bullets are smashing everything around you, it heightens the excitement level by a lot. > The different guns you must attain through rank is pretty cool. It made you WANT to excel....not just go out and shoot some bodies. > Mic-ing in without having to press a button is good....and bad. Good in that it's one less button to push while in-game. Bad because you have to hear everyone breathe into the mic too hard, listen to their kids/wives/pets whining in the background and ANY idiot thing someone wants to mutter under their breath gets heard. Good and bad...... > The fun level I had personally was pretty high. The environments are very detailed and the game play was very smooth. Lag was almost non-existent though I DID see some individuals here and there with a little skip in their step. I think this is more an individual thing and less a game/server thing. The 9v9 max probably helps this out. > The whole "Last Stand" and "Martyrdon" aspects of this game ADD to the cool factor. Just when you thought you killed someone, they lie there and can take you out with some pistol shots. Sounds lame at first, but it REALLY makes you start verifying your kills....to make SURE they're dead. Anything that adds spontaneity and unpredictability to this game is a plus. > Up to 4 custom load outs you can save and use quickly is a cool idea, especially since you can name them yourself for quick referencing. The bad: > Thus far, there seems to be NO visible way to create a clan. It's as if you cannot HAVE a clan. You first have to reach a RANK that "allows" you to put a clan tag in front of your name......lame. Otherwise, there's no sense of solidarity in this game that you get from Socom. > The lobbies are a little tricky to navigate, as it REALLY just seems like, in order to play in a room with your friends, they have to notice you online and "invite" you into the room. And, by that time, being 9v9, the room is usually full. > The hit detection seems GOOD. However, I noticed some faltering in the sniping portion. Sure, many went down when I shot them, but it seemed like there were some targets that took three body shots from a sniper rifle to go down. > Played NOTHING but respawns.....and as someone said above, in SOME of the maps, the respawn can work.....but I am seriously not a fan of respawn and I was disappointed to see that that's all there was in the 4+ hours I played in tonight. > The FPS aspect......STILL trying to get the hang of that, though I believe it will just take some time. What I DID notice in this game with just FPS view is that there was a LOT less jumping ambushes from around corners than you see in SOCOM, where you can "see" around the corner at someone coming near you. I think this makes FPS a plus......but I still had to be conscious about the potential head ache creeping in on me from time to time. I'm still playing it and still playing it with an evaluators mindset. It will be an interesting week. I finished the night on level 11. One more level and I get to wear my clan tag.......sheesh. The lack of CLAN SUPPORT REALLY irks me, though. To no end. And that's what I got for now.

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How common of a name is THAT?! LOL

PS3 online ID: o-UNDERTOW-o If you have a PS3 online ID that is different than your usual PS2-Socom name, you might want to include a NOTE stating who you are. Otherwise, I most likely will not accept names of people I do not recognize from Socom.

GOOD question. Nope.. not all respawn You can play in a custom private room & set it up lots of different ways. The best way i found to play in a normal room is Team Hardcore.! No HUD Friendly fire is on bullets do more damage (if you can turn off respawn on that.. Perfect.! No HUD......I like that a LOT. Let's hope.

GOOD question. No, I saw atleast one game mode where you do not respawn. LOL....at least ONE, he says..............lol

GOOD question.

o-UNDERTOW-o it is then.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1648221/

I hate that. (Someone already took "Undertow") Which has made me, for about three months now, contemplate a name change.

Not if he goes up against the BEARS..... ..........aw wait.

That was an accurate prediction!!!!! No KIDDING! Remind me to PM you this Friday when it's time to make bets for this Sunday! LOL

You didn't heed my advice and grab a Buffalo instead...................

Just wondering, because this was a topic discussed on the APC forums regarding the upcoming new Socom game..... .....but in CoD4, will everyone's name online BE their PS3 name? Or, like in Socom CA and others, will be you able to register a whole new name for CoD4. Because I really don't like the name I have now, which is APC-TOW I believe.

Just an FYI.... there will be no "UF clan" in CoD4 that is not headed up by either a creator or one of the appointed Staff. At this time, the only thing remotely close to a potential "UF clan" will be the small roster headed up by me that will include only UF staff as we evaluate the potential of including CoD4 into the Urgent Fury tournament site. We, of course, COULD post when we will be on, and where, so that we can all still get together online and check it out, with a thorough UF-feel to the room.