OFFICIAL HALO 2 CAG CLAN

[SteveMcQ]

After you sign into Bungie with your Passport, click My Groups and you should be listed with CheapAssGamer (can't remember whether there's an intermediate step in there). Click that and it'll have all the postings relating to the clan.

[Mr. Anderson]

Please tell me that I can have a spot in the clan if I get Halo 2 for Christmas. :-(

[SteveMcQ]

Clan max limit is 100 and we're at 97 right now with no apparent waiting list. Put up your info and rocksolid will get to you. Practices Tuesday and Thursday evenings 9CST. (I'm certain it's central even though I posted eastern a few posts back.)

[Mr. Anderson]

Sweet. I pray there will still be a spot open come Xmas. I can make those practices easily.

[ZeroSupporT]

Ahhh I wait patiently at work till I can return home and claim victory on the fields of Coagulation, striking down thy villanous enemy with thy sword and releasing their burden with thy sniper rifle from afar, their heresy shall be put to an end.

Why is there such a thing as an 11 hour work day??

[Murcielago77]

Sweet. I pray there will still be a spot open come Xmas. I can make those practices easily.

unless you are shaq-fuin your girlfriend in the band practice room :wink:

Also, zerosupport, ill probably see you on later

[zewone]

I won't be able to get on until around 11:30 PST. Hopefully some of you will still be on.

[DCriminal]

I should be on later tonight - I havent been on XBL since the day before Thanksgiving, and am in need some Halo 2 action! Multiplayer is fun, fun, fun (as long as you have better luck than Ledhed and don't get paired up with asshats).

[Gauss]

I'll probably be on tomorrow at 4pm PST.

[Murcielago77]

ill be on later, maybe before practice, im not sure. Depends on how tired i feel and if i want to sleep or play

[ZeroSupporT]

I'll be on around 6 or 6:30 EST, see everyone on then.

[JimmieMac]

Damn, I aint gonna be done eatin'.

[rywateska]

I'll hitting the slopes around 9ish if anyones up for a fight.

[zewone]

I'll be on in about 30 minutes.

[SteveMcQ]

I can never join some of you guys since you're in matchmaking. Do I just have to wait for you to clear that part and try again?

[zewone]

You have to wait until they are done with the matchmade game and they are in the pregame lobby.

[JimmieMac]

I can never join some of you guys since you're in matchmaking. Do I just have to wait for you to clear that part and try again?

If everyone is in matchmaking then just make a room and invite everyone and just wait till they're done and join you.

[rocksolidaudio]

hey guys, unfortunately i won't be able to make practice tonight (some leader i am), but i'll be on some time late-night. have fun guys.

[Gauss]

Hey, if anyone wants to play I'll be on. In a few.

[Murcielago77]

im on right now, so yea

[KingDox]

I played a bit with zewone and a few other guys. The last round I played with the CAGs was cool. I was able to take the flag from the base 2 times and set up our score that one the match. It was just lame how the first round the flag got thrown in the wrong direction.

I've had pretty good luck getting the flag in that level. I just run up the tower because the other team usually expects an attack from above. Then just fall down the middle of the tower and run home out in the open. I think it's better that way since everyone on the team can see it and see who is gaurding it. And the gun turrets help kill anyone gaurding it.

[SteveMcQ]

Played earlier with zewone and Cheapy. I forget the level, but first game before I had even taken a few steps he was up to something like 20 kills. Insane. I suck.

[the_gloaming]

My tag is "slappy e."

[ZeroSupporT]

Cheapy is a Halo 2 beast, his skill is only matched by his savvy, especially when he screams "Get off ze ballz you bitchez, ze are mine" and "Everyone wantz my ballz"

[Wombat]

Cheapy is a Halo 2 beast, his skill is only matched by his savvy, especially when he screams "Get off ze ballz you bitchez, ze are mine" and "Everyone wantz my ballz"

If only cheapy's abilities matched his sense of humor, oh wait they do :lol:

[jlarlee]

Played earlier with zewone and Cheapy. I forget the level, but first game before I had even taken a few steps he was up to something like 20 kills. Insane. I suck.

As a neutral outside the clan view I have played with most of you and the best players I have seen are Zewone, Ledhed, Rock Solid and other gods. Cheapy is also pretty good if he gets on the right team.

[ZeroSupporT]

"I get no respect, no respect at all"

[SteveMcQ]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.

[gaelan]

I'll be on this Thursday night. I'm finishing up finals. From one excuse for sleep deprivation to another.

[zewone]

Cheapy is a Halo 2 beast, his skill is only matched by his savvy, especially when he screams "Get off ze ballz you bitchez, ze are mine" and "Everyone wantz my ballz"

That was some funny shit. Remember though we cheated by going in a room and in the next round we cheated by using Ghosts. :roll:

[ZeroSupporT]

Cheapy is a Halo 2 beast, his skill is only matched by his savvy, especially when he screams "Get off ze ballz you bitchez, ze are mine" and "Everyone wantz my ballz"

That was some funny shit. Remember though we cheated by going in a room and in the next round we cheated by using Ghosts. :roll:

Yeah they were crying about it, but were doing the same thing, they should have been more pissed off about the fact that we way layed on them the whole game and they didn't do anything about it. :twoguns:

[CheapyD]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

[Wombat]

Cheapy is a Halo 2 beast, his skill is only matched by his savvy, especially when he screams "Get off ze ballz you bitchez, ze are mine" and "Everyone wantz my ballz"

That was some funny shit. Remember though we cheated by going in a room and in the next round we cheated by using Ghosts. :roll:

Yeah they were crying about it, but were doing the same thing, they should have been more pissed off about the fact that we way layed on them the whole game and they didn't do anything about it. :twoguns:

and they hung around on that stats page just whined, they made me look good

[rywateska]

I'm going to try and have a nightless Halo 2 tonight. Everytime I sit down I end up playing for over 2 hours. I get no sleep!

[Mookyjooky]

I'm surprised no one speakith of the mighty God "Harmakhet"!!!11!1!

Hey guys, I never read this thread...but alot of you guys have played Halo 2 with me. Just wanted to say "whats up."

To know my skillz, is to LOVE mah skillz.

[Mookyjooky]

Oya, just wanted to mention....I used to be able to invite all online clan members, but now I can't. I can only "leave clan". That shit is annoying, especially since I'm usually the one setting clan matches up between 9-12 eastern. Can someone fix this?

[rocksolidaudio]

Oya, just wanted to mention....I used to be able to invite all online clan members, but now I can't. I can only "leave clan". That shit is annoying, especially since I'm usually the one setting clan matches up between 9-12 eastern. Can someone fix this?

when you accept the clan invite it automatically makes you a member, which gives you the power to invite people into the clan and message the whole clan. i didn't want everyone being a member though as it brought too many non-CAG people into the clan and made it difficult to manage and keep track of. i've been promoting various people back to member, based on display of mad skills and communication (even more important than skills). i know it's not fair since i don't play with everyone due to different schedules, but if you're a good leader and player it will make it's way back to me and i'll promote you.

[Mookyjooky]

Oya, just wanted to mention....I used to be able to invite all online clan members, but now I can't. I can only "leave clan". That shit is annoying, especially since I'm usually the one setting clan matches up between 9-12 eastern. Can someone fix this?

when you accept the clan invite it automatically makes you a member, which gives you the power to invite people into the clan and message the whole clan. i didn't want everyone being a member though as it brought too many non-CAG people into the clan and made it difficult to manage and keep track of. i've been promoting various people back to member, based on display of mad skills and communication (even more important than skills). i know it's not fair since i don't play with everyone due to different schedules, but if you're a good leader and player it will make it's way back to me and i'll promote you.

Well, come on people!! :-)

Sounds cool....I'm real serious about playing and winning clan matches. I play often, (Zewone is usually the frontman).....but I DO alot of strategy planning and I'd say at least 85% of them work. I usually come online and see about 15 people online all playing other matches and I come in and try to direct these people to some Clan Matches. I have alot of respect for the clan, and I'm very serious about the clan. I can hold my own in a battle fairly well, (Zewone, maybe killing all the harder opposite players ;-)) I usually end up in the top 3 of kills and I'm a objective first, kills second kind of player. I'm sure people who've played with me can vouch for that....

Plus I have a badass knack for creating fun custom games.....anyone up for some "Sneaky Ninja"?

[Gauss]

I'm on right now playin with Murcielago77. If anyone wants to be in lemme know.

[zewone]

MookyJooky is a very good comunicator and player. He is just like me: objective first, kills second. And he organizes more clan rooms than I do. rock you should play with him and let him get the invite all clan members option back because he'll use it more than any other member I know of.

[Ultimate Matt X]

Better watch out cheaters, my new army is about to rise up and roll on you fools. :)

Actually, we'll get some clan matches together once I decide on a new name and such for my group. The Purple Rain is in shambles. :(

[Gauss]

Bah I keep getting paired up with noobs for team slayer :( I get the most kills, and think if I was on the other team I would have won the game.

[Mookyjooky]

ONLINE NOW!!! LOOK FOR:

LedheD01
Pimpinc333
Harmakhet(mookyjooky, me!)

[Murcielago77]

oh so mookyjooky, your harmakhet. We were playing yesterday and i never have seen harmakhet on the boards and he was really good, but it was you all along

[-BigC-]

I like the clan idea but I think I am done playing clan matches.I played in one and it was really sad.Nobody was talking exept zeone me and jug and it seemed most people didnt know what htey were doin

Let me know if we gonna play just a fun mess around game thou

[Ledhed]

Just wanted to make a quick apology to everyone who was playing the Coag CTF clan match earlier. I had to jump out of the game to handle something right after I capped a flag. I tried to tell everyone that I was leaving, but I didn't see that my mic was muted until after I had left. I just didn't want anyone to think that I was leaving you guys high and dry without a reason. The stats for the game aren't up yet, so I don't know if we won or not. I'm really sorry if we lost. It wasn't my intention to leave you guys short a player.

[rywateska]

Just wanted to make a quick apology to everyone who was playing the Coag CTF clan match earlier. I had to jump out of the game to handle something right after I capped a flag. I tried to tell everyone that I was leaving, but I didn't see that my mic was muted until after I had left. I just didn't want anyone to think that I was leaving you guys high and dry without a reason. The stats for the game aren't up yet, so I don't know if we won or not. I'm really sorry if we lost. It wasn't my intention to leave you guys short a player.

3-0 in favor of the conservative gamers.

[Gauss]

Today's game was good. But we got matched against a Rainbow clan that was gay lol.

[zewone]

I like the clan idea but I think I am done playing clan matches.I played in one and it was really sad.Nobody was talking exept zeone me and jug and it seemed most people didnt know what htey were doin

Let me know if we gonna play just a fun mess around game thou

We played some really good matches tonight. You just got to find the right balance of people, because I'll tell you when someone from the clan I've never played with comes in a game they act all timid like they can't say anything. It doesn't hurt to talk. Even if the info you don't think is useful maybe someone else on the team does. Like where the sword/rocket launcher/Ghost/Banshee may be at. This isn't directed at you BigC, but at the whole clan.

[Ugamer_X]

Hey guys I just want to apologize for not being able to make any practices or matches lately...Very busy week. I probably won't be back playing again until next Tuesday night, so see you all then.

[Murcielago77]

Yea those clan matches earlier were fun, but we didnt do too well. That one Deathsquad or something was freakin good, and those bitches with "aimbots and hacks". And remember it isnt rape if you say "Surprise"

[Arikado]

Hey, I'm sure most of you have seen me online... I've got a few of you on my friends list. I usually play with Ledhed and RameN NoodleS 1.

Anyway, if you guys ever feel the need for another clan member, send me an invite. I'll join up.

[zewone]

Hey, I'm sure most of you have seen me online... I've got a few of you on my friends list. I usually play with Ledhed and RameN NoodleS 1.

Anyway, if you guys ever feel the need for another clan member, send me an invite. I'll join up.

I'll send you an invite or Ledhed will. This guys a great player.

[Murcielago77]

Yea, he is

[-BigC-]

Aight Zewon i guess ill try again

Im still the highest rank in the clan :)

[Ugamer_X]

Hey, I'm sure most of you have seen me online... I've got a few of you on my friends list. I usually play with Ledhed and RameN NoodleS 1.

Anyway, if you guys ever feel the need for another clan member, send me an invite. I'll join up.

I'll send you an invite or Ledhed will. This guys a great player.
Yup, I remember him from this match... http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStats.aspx?panel=kills&gameid=20094778&player= UGamer%20X

Amazing score to have with that many players...I thought he was already in the clan too.

[Ledhed]

Hey, I'm sure most of you have seen me online... I've got a few of you on my friends list. I usually play with Ledhed and RameN NoodleS 1.

Anyway, if you guys ever feel the need for another clan member, send me an invite. I'll join up.

Glad to see you finally came around Jeremy. :wink:

Anyone lucky enough to have Arikado at your side during a game should be happy. He has saved my ass countless times.

[Mookyjooky]

Good gamin with you guys last night.

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.

We had some pretty good battles last night....

[zewone]

Good gamin with you guys last night.

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.

We had some pretty good battles last night....

Aim bots and wall hacks. [-X :lol:

[poormojo]

Sign me up for the Clan, if'n you don't mind.

Playertag - Poormojo

There isn't any clan penalty if I suck ass at this, is there?

[zewone]

There isn't any clan penalty if I suck ass at this, is there?

Yeah, we make fun of your ass and blame the loss on you. Just ask wombat. :D

[shrike4242]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

[jlarlee]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

Nothing says thank you for showing me great video game deals like a shotgun butt to the back of the head

[shrike4242]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

Nothing says thank you for showing me great video game deals like a shotgun butt to the back of the head

Exactly.

[zewone]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

Nothing says thank you for showing me great video game deals like a shotgun butt to the back of the head

When I first started playing Halo 2 with the CAGs and I would say " Hey, theres Cheapy! Let me shoot him in the face!" to myself. I thought it was quite fun. :D

[shrike4242]

Time to get myself added in:

Gamer tag: shrike4242 (yeah, I know, it's original :D )

[zewone]

Time to get myself added in:

Gamer tag: shrike4242 (yeah, I know, it's original :D )

rocksolidaudio already sent you a clan invite. All you have to do is accept it.

[poormojo]

There isn't any clan penalty if I suck ass at this, is there?

Yeah, we make fun of your ass and blame the loss on you. Just ask wombat. :D

Well, hell, I think I can live with that. Sign my ass up.

[kaji7p56]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

I ran Cheapy over with a Warthog a few weeks back. It was fun...

[shrike4242]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

Nothing says thank you for showing me great video game deals like a shotgun butt to the back of the head

When I first started playing Halo 2 with the CAGs and I would say " Hey, theres Cheapy! Let me shoot him in the face!" to myself. I thought it was quite fun. :D

If you can't shoot your friends in the face, who can you shoot in the face? :D

[Wombat]

There isn't any clan penalty if I suck ass at this, is there?

Yeah, we make fun of your ass and blame the loss on you. Just ask wombat. :D

Well, hell, I think I can live with that. Sign my ass up.

Its not so bad, but just wait till they say "run into the middle so we can see where their sniper is" thats love right there

[shrike4242]

Time to get myself added in:

Gamer tag: shrike4242 (yeah, I know, it's original :D )

rocksolidaudio already sent you a clan invite. All you have to do is accept it.

Damn, haven't seen it yet. I should go check and see if it's there.

Probably my XBox being odd, which it's been doing for the last few weeks. :(

[shrike4242]

There isn't any clan penalty if I suck ass at this, is there?

Yeah, we make fun of your ass and blame the loss on you. Just ask wombat. :D

Well, hell, I think I can live with that. Sign my ass up.

Its not so bad, but just wait till they say "run into the middle so we can see where their sniper is" thats love right there

Everyone is a suck ass at one time in their lives. We just laugh at you on mic AND post about it here, instead of just laugh at you on mic. :D

[CheapyD]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

[jlarlee]

I distinctly remember killing Cheapy a few times the other night. Actually, come to think of it, when I see his name in a group of guys, I always go after him. Oh, it must have been an off-night for Cheapy. I was talking about zewone that went on the killing spree.
There aren't many "on" nights. ;)
Everybody loves to kill Cheapy.

It's the mark of pride in being able to say you killed CheapyD. :D

Nothing says thank you for showing me great video game deals like a shotgun butt to the back of the head

When I first started playing Halo 2 with the CAGs and I would say " Hey, theres Cheapy! Let me shoot him in the face!" to myself. I thought it was quite fun. :D

If you can't shoot your friends in the face, who can you shoot in the face? :D
Makes me think of a good strategy you could use if he is on your team. Use him as bait to draw the other team in then ambush them. He would be a cheapyworm

[shrike4242]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

[Mookyjooky]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

I wasnt REALLY name calling....just saying that playing them was "as fun as watching fat people fu ck."

[Ledhed]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

Yeah, name-calling is far and away the silliest sort of trash talk. The few times that I do feel the need to trash talk (which usually isn't until another party starts it with me), sarcasm wins the day every time. I find that some people get especially angry when I tell them that they are my favorite kill. :lol: Cursing should be avoided if possible, because it's really just as immature as name-calling. Not to say that any trash can be construed as mature or positive, but it definitely has it's place and can even be strategic against those who forget that the internet doesn't love you and never will.

[Murcielago77]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

Yeah, name-calling is far and away the silliest sort of trash talk. The few times that I do feel the need to trash talk (which usually isn't until another party starts it with me), sarcasm wins the day every time. I find that some people get especially angry when I tell them that they are my favorite kill. :lol: Cursing should be avoided if possible, because it's really just as immature as name-calling. Not to say that any trash can be construed as mature or positive, but it definitely has it's place and can even be strategic against those who forget that the internet doesn't love you and never will.

Ok ill try to hold off on the swearing during our matches but im not promising anything. Hope to see you guys on later

[shrike4242]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

Yeah, name-calling is far and away the silliest sort of trash talk. The few times that I do feel the need to trash talk (which usually isn't until another party starts it with me), sarcasm wins the day every time. I find that some people get especially angry when I tell them that they are my favorite kill. :lol: Cursing should be avoided if possible, because it's really just as immature as name-calling. Not to say that any trash can be construed as mature or positive, but it definitely has it's place and can even be strategic against those who forget that the internet doesn't love you and never will.

Ledhead, between you, me and JSweeney, it might be some very constructive trash talking. :D

[Ledhed]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

Yeah, name-calling is far and away the silliest sort of trash talk. The few times that I do feel the need to trash talk (which usually isn't until another party starts it with me), sarcasm wins the day every time. I find that some people get especially angry when I tell them that they are my favorite kill. :lol: Cursing should be avoided if possible, because it's really just as immature as name-calling. Not to say that any trash can be construed as mature or positive, but it definitely has it's place and can even be strategic against those who forget that the internet doesn't love you and never will.

Ledhead, between you, me and JSweeney, it might be some very constructive trash talking. :D

I want JSweeney in there. He doesn't even have to leave the base. He can stand right next to the flag and berate the enemy forces as they approach. We'd win without even firing a shot. The other team would turn tail back to their base, fearing that their morale would again be crushed instantly by the calm, collected voice of Sweeney echoing through the landscape.

Fuck, does Sweeney have Live? He is so in. :lol:

[shrike4242]

Cheapy - Sorry if I wasnt being too sportsmenlike....I was really just trying to be funny.


Its ok...I just can't stand the namecalling...I'm too old for that shit.

I'm with you there.

Yeah, name-calling is far and away the silliest sort of trash talk. The few times that I do feel the need to trash talk (which usually isn't until another party starts it with me), sarcasm wins the day every time. I find that some people get especially angry when I tell them that they are my favorite kill. :lol: Cursing should be avoided if possible, because it's really just as immature as name-calling. Not to say that any trash can be construed as mature or positive, but it definitely has it's place and can even be strategic against those who forget that the internet doesn't love you and never will.

Ledhead, between you, me and JSweeney, it might be some very constructive trash talking. :D

I want JSweeney in there. He doesn't even have to leave the base. He can stand right next to the flag and berate the enemy forces as they approach. We'd win without even firing a shot. The other team would turn tail back to their base, fearing that their morale would again be crushed instantly by the calm, collected voice of Sweeney echoing through the landscape.

shaq-fu, does Sweeney have Live? He is so in. :lol:

Hell, to get him on Live, I'd pay for his connection, just to have him berate them and sing the song of CheapyD at our enemies. :D

[ryosnk]

Hey guys I would like to play a few games with you all. I'm already in a clan (Ramblers) but I wouldn't mine playing a few games with fellow cheapmates. My gamertag is RYOSNK, so look for me.

[sj41]

Hey guys I just want to apologize for not being able to make any practices or matches lately...Very busy week. I probably won't be back playing again until next Tuesday night, so see you all then.Same for me. I've been very busy and won't be able to play until Friday at the earliest. I haven't been able to play Halo 2 in several weeks sadly. :(

I should start to play alot of it soon, so I hope we can play alot of clan matches.

[Ledhed]

Hey guys I just want to apologize for not being able to make any practices or matches lately...Very busy week. I probably won't be back playing again until next Tuesday night, so see you all then.Same for me. I've been very busy and won't be able to play until Friday at the earliest. I haven't been able to play Halo 2 in several weeks sadly. :(

I should start to play alot of it soon, so I hope we can play alot of clan matches.

That's been the case for many, including myself, considering this is finals week for alot of us. Hopefully during the xmas holiday I'll be able to make the practices regularly.

[greendc27]

I like it when kids try to talk smack. If I finally kill them I like to yell "Santa isn't real". :twisted:

[rocksolidaudio]

hopefully i'll see you all tonight for practice...

[Demontooth]

I would like to join when I get my cable connection back at my new house we are building.

[Murcielago77]

ill be on in about an hour for practice

[rocksolidaudio]

yeah, obviously the lag was hell tonight. i'm pretty sure it was the servers though, as it was bad no matter what size game i played. it even cost us a clan match. lame. anyhow, i appreciate everyone showing up for practice, it's too bad it was ruined.

[Ledhed]

yeah, obviously the lag was hell tonight. i'm pretty sure it was the servers though, as it was bad no matter what size game i played. it even cost us a clan match. lame. anyhow, i appreciate everyone showing up for practice, it's too bad it was ruined.

I take it it didn't get any better for you guys? It never got any better when we split up either. We had one game that was running pretty well, and then it mysteriously booted me and Arikado and allowed Pimpinc333 and zewone to continue. Not very fun games at all.

Next week we'll see if the server problems are still apparent. If they are, perhaps we should move practice to earlier in the day, when perhaps the servers won't be so crowded.

Like rock said, thanks to everyone who showed up. Hopefully this won't be a problem by next week.

[rywateska]

Anyone want to go more in depth with their posistion on the clan? Such as specifying who's best on defense/offense/sniping/banshee/wraith etc...? Everyone would have to be honest with their faults but if we could get an update on the first page with the posistions we're good at, I'm sure we'd be better as a whole. There should be possibly 6 or 7 set catagories that a clan member could be in so that the list wouldn't get too specific. That way we can base our team skirmishes with the most even players. I, for one, specialize on defense & the wraith.

[Murcielago77]

That lag was the worst lag ive ever had. I mean i saw 2 minutes of a match and the rest was blue screen. Im not too sure what i specialize in but never rely on me to drive a banshee or wraith, cus im pretty bad with those, especially the wraith

[shrike4242]

Sounds like I'm sorry I didn't miss it, if it was that bad.

[ZeroSupporT]

Bah I just got dropped completely by my ISP and couldn't get it working again till 1:30 am that next morning, should be on tonight.

[SteveMcQ]

Anyone want to go more in depth with their posistion on the clan? Such as specifying who's best on defense/offense/sniping/banshee/wraith etc...? Everyone would have to be honest with their faults but if we could get an update on the first page with the posistions we're good at, I'm sure we'd be better as a whole. There should be possibly 6 or 7 set catagories that a clan member could be in so that the list wouldn't get too specific. That way we can base our team skirmishes with the most even players. I, for one, specialize on defense & the wraith.

I get more kills with the Battle Rifle. I don't know why that is. I just don't have the tendency to spray bullets with that thing which is nice. I don't mind playing defense either. Whatever gets the job done.

[Mookyjooky]

Anyone want to go more in depth with their posistion on the clan? Such as specifying who's best on defense/offense/sniping/banshee/wraith etc...? Everyone would have to be honest with their faults but if we could get an update on the first page with the posistions we're good at, I'm sure we'd be better as a whole. There should be possibly 6 or 7 set catagories that a clan member could be in so that the list wouldn't get too specific. That way we can base our team skirmishes with the most even players. I, for one, specialize on defense & the wraith.

I was thinking the same thing....I'd hate to be an ass...but there's some people who just cant drive shit...and they need to be passenger or gunner. Plain and simple.

People who've played with me know that I'm good with Objectives, bad with kills. I suck in slayer....but I can plant a bomb like a mofo. I'm a bad ass driver...not too good on the gun turret, but a golden-god in wraith or ghost.

You can't count on me one bit to protect the flag, cause i'm good at not getting hit (Flag, support and bomb) but I suck at hitting people. I cant use a sniper rifle and I dont dual wield too well. But I usually end up getting 3rd place in kills cause of my vehicle skills.

I'm good with communication and I think I'm funny (But I may not be, my humor is either you like it or hate it. I say jokes like "It's not rape if you scream "SURPRISE!!!!" while doing it")

I get tired of going online and hoping in a warthog and getting killed cause the idiot cant drive properly and we keep getting flipped over. And of course if you say anything, they cuss you out....and call you an asshole. That's annoying....I'm not gonna call people out, but you know who you are. I have faults in the game too, but I'm open to suggestion....and now I know where I stand in battle. I'm offencive/objective.

I feel that I'm an asset to the team, and I KNOW my strengths and weaknesses and I know you just cant be perfect at all of them. That's what makes me a good player, cause I know how to handle myself. I think if everyone deflated their ego a little and we focused on strengths we could rule.

[SteveMcQ]

Good point. I stay away from vehicles as well. I just hoof it for the most part. Give me my battle rifle, a few grenades and my standing orders and I'm good to go.

[DCriminal]

MookyJooky has a good point, as does rywateska. However, I don't know how viable of an option this would be due to the size of the clan, and when people play online.

People should definately know their limitations and should not hesitate to say what they are good at doing when the play. For example, I absolutely suck at driving a warthog, and do not hesitate to say so. Thus, someone else usually steps up to the plate after I say that me driving the warthog usually results in three kills for the other team.

So, I guess my point is that communication is key. Dont heasitate to say what you are good / bad at doing within the game. The worst team games are when people do their own thing without saying a word to their teammates.

[Mookyjooky]

I'll buy the domain for people who are serious about the Cheapassgamers clan.

I think we should split the Clan into 3 [teams of 8] groups:

Cheapass "Red" Team (East Coast):

Cheapass "Blue" Team (Central and Mountain):

Cheapass "Gold" Team (West Coast):

RockSolid Still controls the Main Clan and we all stay in the CheapassGamer Clan. But, we split the clan up internally and set up times for us all to play once a week.

Then we divide the teams into these "Player Traits". Since the teams are teams of 8 that means that more than 1/2 the clan are fillers....or "2nd string". For when clan teammembers cant make it.

They're alot of people who are in the clan and never play clan matches and they're alot of people who can't make time once a week to play for real and I respect that....but for the people who only play this game "Like me"....this is the ultimate setup.

Imagine being the best with the sniper rifle on the team and the clan member who sucks at it picks it up first cause he's closer to it. Now imagine not having to worry about shit like that. I suck with the sniper rifle , but I'll pick it up if its just sitting there....but NOW: I'll know to call out for a "sniper rifle pickup at mookyjooky destination" Then the best sniper on the team can grab it and I'll protect him as he moves back to his post.

Offensive/Objective (Bomb carriers and Flag grabbers [passengers, Drivers]):

Offensive/Support (Bomb/Flag Support [Drivers, gunners]):

Defensive/Attackers (Scouts and external defense):

Defensive/Protectors (Internal Defense and "Callers" [People who call out where the opposing team is attacking from]):

Like for example I would be a

Mookyjooky : Offensive/Objective | Defensive/Attackers

Because I'm great for getting the flag and planting bombs, as well as scouting with a ghost and spawn camping to keep opposing offensive numbers down.

I'll buy the site "Cheapasshaloclan.com" if I can get a decent designer. As most people know here I'm a graphics person...but I suck ass in site creation. We can all get on NetMeeting sometime and design a site.

I'll draw out a concept site and scan it and we can all make suggestions and design the site to show all of us and have links that show the Bungie Ranks.

[CheapyD]

Breaking up the clan would be a big mistake.
The best part of the clan, IMHO, is that its so easy to get together with 4-8 guys pretty much anytime.

Break up the clan and you throw that right out the window.

My $0.02

[Othergods]

That is a great idea!!! Since I miss out on the practice now since I am EST and work early in the morning.

I am good on Defense especially in tight spaces like Coagulation and Zanzibar you get what I mean.

[Mookyjooky]

Breaking up the clan would be a big mistake.
The best part of the clan, IMHO, is that its so easy to get together with 4-8 guys pretty much anytime.

Break up the clan and you throw that right out the window.

My $0.02

Well I dont want to "Break up the clan" per'se....instead create elite teams. You can still play with anyone in the clan...but only do clan matches when at least 5-6 of your "Blue/Red/Gold Team" is there. You can take other two to be fillers...but you'll still have the main people there.

The Clan is losing more than 60% of the matches...that sucks ass. Were better than that....and imagine the traffic for the site we can generate for the site if we were always on the front page of bungie for being in the top ten.

[SteveMcQ]

I call defensive attacker/protector then. Though I did have a pretty good time escorting zewone back to base with the flag. Made myself a Master Chief shield and took out the defenders chasing after us.

[poormojo]

I'm mostly good for figuring out where snipers are. ("Hey, i think there may be a sniper in the leftside hills, send Poormojo out!") Or rushing headlong into danger.

I've only had the game for a few days, so my skills aren't polished at all. They're more like charcoal briquettes.

So I volunteer to be Last Guy Chosen, Human Shield, and Sniper Bait. Until I can practice more.

Cheers,

[SteveMcQ]

I'm mostly good for figuring out where snipers are. ("Hey, i think there may be a sniper in the leftside hills, send Poormojo out!") Or rushing headlong into danger.

I've only had the game for a few days, so my skills aren't polished at all. They're more like charcoal briquettes.

So I volunteer to be Last Guy Chosen, Human Shield, and Sniper Bait. Until I can practice more.

Cheers,
:rofl: I hear you man. I'm pretty darn good at littering the landscape with Red Xs as well. Just call me a scout. Don't go where I am. Or rather, where I was.

[shrike4242]

At this point, I'd just like to get some chance into some clan match play with my fellow clan mates.

Didn't see how I could get into a match last night, and I'd like to think that was lag-related.

[Othergods]

Yeah I agree with Cheapy, do not break the clan up but dividing the practices into teams like that is what I like. I have not played in about 2 weeks, everytime I hop on noone is joinable so I end up playing WoW instead.

[zewone]

I suck at driving the hog.

[Arikado]

Yeah, the lag last night was ridiculous. I only played for about three minutes during that Coag game. The rest of the time I was looking at the blue screen.

Anyway, I agree with ryan about having a better strategy. Running in blindly won't accomplish anything. Usually, I grab the sniper rifle and start picking people off from mid to far range. I can be an attacker as well, just as long as I have a good dual-wield setup or a shotgun. I'm not the best vehicle driver in the world, though.

[SteveMcQ]

I suck at driving the hog.
I just suck in general.

[shrike4242]

I tend to be OK at the 'Hog and the Scorpion and decent with the Ghost and the Banshee.

Hand me double needler and I'm doing some nasty damage. Never been beaten on Midship with 'em. Reasonably OK with the other weapons.

And sometimes, my corpses litter the landscape in places not to go. :D

[Wombat]

Defensive/Protectors (Internal Defense and "Callers" [People who call out where the opposing team is attacking from]):

Im best at that

[jughead]

zewone on coag you just need to guard the flag. haha. you are pretty good at it.

[zewone]

zewone on coag you just need to guard the flag. haha. you are pretty good at it.

Thanks. I like to do it too because I don't want to run all the way across the field because I'm a lazy ass. :)

[jughead]

we need to develop a system to allow people in the clan to join games. to often games are unjoinable and too long for someone to wait. what can we do to fix this?

[ZeroSupporT]

I am kinda against splitting the clans up on time zones because I normally play late at night and with people from the pacific and central, I really would hate not being able to play in a clan match because I am not part of Red team. And really deciding positions and stuff like that can be done before the match even starts, but there are always going to be changes, depending on the circumstances, you may respawn and be an offensive person , but you will need to stay behind and protect the flag because there are multiple attackers approaching.

[rocksolidaudio]

Breaking up the clan would be a big mistake.
The best part of the clan, IMHO, is that its so easy to get together with 4-8 guys pretty much anytime.

Break up the clan and you throw that right out the window.

My $0.02

yeah, i have to agree with that as well. it's nice getting on and almost always having someone familiar (or at least not a douchebag) to play with.

i appreciate all the work and ideas you're bouncing around mookyjooky, but there's a couple problems. only about a sixth of the clan (at most) shows up to practice as it is, and splitting it up further would just make it tougher to play together at all, nevermind have serious strategical practices. i think that's something for down the line a bit, when we have less members (those who don't participate will be cut soon) and pretty much all know one another's limits at least a little bit.

for now, i think playing together with whomever you find online in team slayer or big team battle or whatever helps, just to get people communicating and making sure people are on the same page as you. people certainly have to come to terms with their own strengths and weaknesses, but as someone said, they should be doing that in-game anyhow. i do like the idea of assigning roles, but i think that's also a month or so away while we weed out the people who aren't really interested in this and get the serious players playing together more often (more practices?).

i guess i'm just trying to keep this somewhat casual, because i enjoy playing with everyone and having people to play with online whenever i get on, while starting to inject some modicum of strategy and order into our matches. i've been promoting a lot of people, and i expect them to lead their respective games and not hesitate to give orders. as i said, the member list will be trimmed very soon, and those who are never seen online (or never play with the clan) will be gone. the smaller our clan gets the more serious it will get, just by virtue of the people playing the most wanting something more out of it.

just some thoughts. what does everyone else think? maybe i'm wrong about all this...

[shrike4242]

Breaking up the clan would be a big mistake.
The best part of the clan, IMHO, is that its so easy to get together with 4-8 guys pretty much anytime.

Break up the clan and you throw that right out the window.

My $0.02

yeah, i have to agree with that as well. it's nice getting on and almost always having someone familiar (or at least not a douchebag) to play with.

i appreciate all the work and ideas you're bouncing around mookyjooky, but there's a couple problems. only about a sixth of the clan (at most) shows up to practice as it is, and splitting it up further would just make it tougher to play together at all, nevermind have serious strategical practices. i think that's something for down the line a bit, when we have less members (those who don't participate will be cut soon) and pretty much all know one another's limits at least a little bit.

for now, i think playing together with whomever you find online in team slayer or big team battle or whatever helps, just to get people communicating and making sure people are on the same page as you. people certainly have to come to terms with their own strengths and weaknesses, but as someone said, they should be doing that in-game anyhow. i do like the idea of assigning roles, but i think that's also a month or so away while we weed out the people who aren't really interested in this and get the serious players playing together more often (more practices?).

i guess i'm just trying to keep this somewhat casual, because i enjoy playing with everyone and having people to play with online whenever i get on, while starting to inject some modicum of strategy and order into our matches. i've been promoting a lot of people, and i expect them to lead their respective games and not hesitate to give orders. as i said, the member list will be trimmed very soon, and those who are never seen online (or never play with the clan) will be gone. the smaller our clan gets the more serious it will get, just by virtue of the people playing the most wanting something more out of it.

just some thoughts. what does everyone else think? maybe i'm wrong about all this...

I can understand the idea of splitting up the clan, though if we're only getting 1/6th participation, we're not big enough for that to be a worry. Yet.

More practices to week people out isn't a bad idea, since I know I'd like to get into playing regularly, since I'm tired of playing one-on-one Slayer, and would prefer to play with my fellow CAGs, of course.

Casual play for the moment wouldn't be a bad idea, with finals for some and the holidays for just about everyone makes XMas a little hard to nail down people for practices. After the beginning of the year, I think that's a different matter entirely. Promoting people helps even out the leadership a bit and makes it easier to get into games with someone leading the helm. Trimming down the less regular people to get a more focused and smaller group is a good idea, though again, this month might not be the best time to do that, unless someone's joined in October and not played since they joined.

Working together in a group helps make us a more cohesive fighting unit and gives us a better chance and actually making some real strategy that helps us take the lead and win matches. Especially in CTF.

[jlarlee]

It seems to me you all need to decide if you are going to be a hardcore clan or a casual clan because you can't be both

[Gauss]

Breaking up the clan would be a big mistake.
The best part of the clan, IMHO, is that its so easy to get together with 4-8 guys pretty much anytime.

Break up the clan and you throw that right out the window.

My $0.02

yeah, i have to agree with that as well. it's nice getting on and almost always having someone familiar (or at least not a douchebag) to play with.

i appreciate all the work and ideas you're bouncing around mookyjooky, but there's a couple problems. only about a sixth of the clan (at most) shows up to practice as it is, and splitting it up further would just make it tougher to play together at all, nevermind have serious strategical practices. i think that's something for down the line a bit, when we have less members (those who don't participate will be cut soon) and pretty much all know one another's limits at least a little bit.

for now, i think playing together with whomever you find online in team slayer or big team battle or whatever helps, just to get people communicating and making sure people are on the same page as you. people certainly have to come to terms with their own strengths and weaknesses, but as someone said, they should be doing that in-game anyhow. i do like the idea of assigning roles, but i think that's also a month or so away while we weed out the people who aren't really interested in this and get the serious players playing together more often (more practices?).

i guess i'm just trying to keep this somewhat casual, because i enjoy playing with everyone and having people to play with online whenever i get on, while starting to inject some modicum of strategy and order into our matches. i've been promoting a lot of people, and i expect them to lead their respective games and not hesitate to give orders. as i said, the member list will be trimmed very soon, and those who are never seen online (or never play with the clan) will be gone. the smaller our clan gets the more serious it will get, just by virtue of the people playing the most wanting something more out of it.

just some thoughts. what does everyone else think? maybe i'm wrong about all this...

I agree totally we shouldn't break up the clan.

[zewone]

I like the idea of trimming and getting some more strategy in the clan. We are a good bunch of players, but we never seem as cordinated as the higher ranked clans we play. And we are finally getting some more communication going which is great. I'm starting to become familar with the way a lot of the clan members play and I'm sure you guys are picking up on it too. As we go along we will get better as we have shown.

[Murcielago77]

im on right now if anyone wants to play

[shrike4242]

I like the idea of trimming and getting some more strategy in the clan. We are a good bunch of players, but we never seem as cordinated as the higher ranked clans we play. And we are finally getting some more communication going which is great. I'm starting to become familar with the way a lot of the clan members play and I'm sure you guys are picking up on it too. As we go along we will get better as we have shown.

We didn't do too bad in the CTF match you, jugster and I played in, did we? It was a squeaker, 1-0, but it was a win. :D

The bombing game wasn't as good, but that was the first game us three had done together.

[Ultimate Matt X]

Being the opportunist that I am, I'll gladly take the abandoned if you guys reduce your clan size. :)

If your group is really large you might wanna consider reducing the size so you have some built in competition. That's one reason I haven't joined a clan on some of the boards I frequent.

[help1]

Im not in the caln, but I wouldn't break up the clan, I mean 97 people is great cause when I was in teh clan, lots of people were never on...

[Ledhed]

On smaller maps, I'm pretty reliable for kills. Since there are fewer distance weapons in Halo 2, I lose my luster the larger the map gets. I'd like to think I'm a good communicator, especially during objective games like CTF and Assault. I can't drive vehicles for shit though. I used to be pretty cunning with the hog, but without the fishtail I never get it to go where I want it to.

Basically, as long as I'm not driving, I float pretty well. I don't think I really exceed at anything, and much of my "skill" is based on luck.

The more I trust another player, the more aggressive I feel I can be when grouped with him. When I have really reliable players like zewone at my back, I feel I can afford more chances and try things I wouldn't normally try alone. This kind of connection and communication is what makes the difference during objective games. If you walk into a base thinking you're going to die, you will. This is why communication is important. The more we all play together and the more we communicate, the more comfortable we can be when trying to organize a strategy.

Like rock said, we don't need to be hardcore, but we do need to comfortable with one another and be ready to organize ourselves when the time comes. The more we play together, the more close and comfortable we naturally become. Everybody keep up the good work. :wink:

[greendc27]

Breaking up the clan would be a big mistake.
The best part of the clan, IMHO, is that its so easy to get together with 4-8 guys pretty much anytime.

Break up the clan and you throw that right out the window.

My $0.02

yeah, i have to agree with that as well. it's nice getting on and almost always having someone familiar (or at least not a douchebag) to play with.

i appreciate all the work and ideas you're bouncing around mookyjooky, but there's a couple problems. only about a sixth of the clan (at most) shows up to practice as it is, and splitting it up further would just make it tougher to play together at all, nevermind have serious strategical practices. i think that's something for down the line a bit, when we have less members (those who don't participate will be cut soon) and pretty much all know one another's limits at least a little bit.

for now, i think playing together with whomever you find online in team slayer or big team battle or whatever helps, just to get people communicating and making sure people are on the same page as you. people certainly have to come to terms with their own strengths and weaknesses, but as someone said, they should be doing that in-game anyhow. i do like the idea of assigning roles, but i think that's also a month or so away while we weed out the people who aren't really interested in this and get the serious players playing together more often (more practices?).

i guess i'm just trying to keep this somewhat casual, because i enjoy playing with everyone and having people to play with online whenever i get on, while starting to inject some modicum of strategy and order into our matches. i've been promoting a lot of people, and i expect them to lead their respective games and not hesitate to give orders. as i said, the member list will be trimmed very soon, and those who are never seen online (or never play with the clan) will be gone. the smaller our clan gets the more serious it will get, just by virtue of the people playing the most wanting something more out of it.

just some thoughts. what does everyone else think? maybe i'm wrong about all this...

Don't be too quick to cut people, I know I for one have been too busy with papers and studying to play lately.

[Ledhed]

Don't be too quick to cut people, I know I for one have been too busy with papers and studying to play lately.

That's been the case for many, including myself. The holiday break should reveal the faithful though. Still, unless we have a huge waiting list at some point, I doubt anyone will be cut to begin with.

[Azul_KoolAid]

Didn't read all the pages but I'd like to join the clan my tag is Soulja874. The only problem is I don't have a mic and won't get one til I get my car fixed. If there is $$$ left over I'll get the 12 month pack.

[zewone]

Didn't read all the pages but I'd like to join the clan my tag is Soulja874. The only problem is I don't have a mic and won't get one til I get my car fixed. If there is $$$ left over I'll get the 12 month pack.

Sorry, but you must read all 44 pages before this post before you are allowed to join. J/K. :D

[maxguy56]

I made this for all you CAG Halo Fans:
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/8162/Halo4.gif
Enjoy.

[Azul_KoolAid]

Didn't read all the pages but I'd like to join the clan my tag is Soulja874. The only problem is I don't have a mic and won't get one til I get my car fixed. If there is $$$ left over I'll get the 12 month pack.

Sorry, but you must read all 44 pages before this post before you are allowed to join. J/K. :D
Damnit!, Fine I don't need your stinkin clan!

*runs to tell Maxguy to make him an anti CAG Halo 2 clan shroom... Anti-CAG2HC it shall to dubbed*

JK if no one noticed....

[oxidative]

I had a good time CAGing and Fraging tonight. Thanks for all the fun.

(i'm shesmovedon :))

[rywateska]

It's quarter till four and I get on the plane at 7...damn. I'll be back Tuesday night after a whole three day respite. Anyway, what else did you guys think of tonight?

[-BigC-]

Tonight was fun

Me and Ryan won almost every game :)

And of course I had most kills in every game :)

[rocksolidaudio]

Don't be too quick to cut people, I know I for one have been too busy with papers and studying to play lately.

That's been the case for many, including myself. The holiday break should reveal the faithful though. Still, unless we have a huge waiting list at some point, I doubt anyone will be cut to begin with.

well, i actually would like to start cutting people soon. no one who participates obviously, but i'll put up a list of people who are on the chopping block and if no one can vouch for them (or vouch for themselves) within a couple of days, they're gone. i just don't see the point of keeping them on if they're never even online, and it's already a hassle managing such a large list.

[Ledhed]

well, i actually would like to start cutting people soon. no one who participates obviously, but i'll put up a list of people who are on the chopping block and if no one can vouch for them (or vouch for themselves) within a couple of days, they're gone. i just don't see the point of keeping them on if they're never even online, and it's already a hassle managing such a large list.

Good point. The less work for you, the better.

Make a list of the potential cuts, and also spam a message to all the clan members describing what you're plans are and what to do to prevent being cut.

[rocksolidaudio]

well, i actually would like to start cutting people soon. no one who participates obviously, but i'll put up a list of people who are on the chopping block and if no one can vouch for them (or vouch for themselves) within a couple of days, they're gone. i just don't see the point of keeping them on if they're never even online, and it's already a hassle managing such a large list.

Good point. The less work for you, the better.

Make a list of the potential cuts, and also spam a message to all the clan members describing what you're plans are and what to do to prevent being cut.

will do.

[the_gloaming]

I want in, fellas. I just got done for the night, though. Gamertag = Slappye. I have been playing for 12 hours now. Time for CAG.

[Murcielago77]

Last night was great. We played until abou 1:15 PT, and most of the time I played with most of you guys, like JimmieMac, Zewone, Ryan W, Harmaket, Shesmovedon, Mrmajicjeff, Dante Devil, AcidFlames, and at the end I played a couple of rounds with Rocksolidaudio

[asuitor]

Snipers...... I hate god damn snipers!!! Big team battles against another team that all has sniper rifles and Battle rifles is no fun at all..... Ughhhhh..... Snipers SUCK

[Gauss]

Heh, last night was fun playin with fellow CAG members. Got a few triple kills with the Rocket L:auncher ;).

[Ledhed]

Great games tonite fellas. JimmieMac is one funny fucking guy. His gametypes are even funnier.

Silly bastard. :lol: :wink:

[Murcielago77]

Great games tonite fellas. JimmieMac is one funny shaq-fuing guy. His gametypes are even funnier.

Silly bastard. :lol: :wink:

:lol: yes he is

[Ugamer_X]

Great games tonite fellas. JimmieMac is one funny shaq-fuing guy. His gametypes are even funnier.

Silly bastard. :lol: :wink:

:lol: yes he is
It's always funny to be in the postgame stats screen and hear Jimmie tear apart 14 year old kids who think they're hot shit.

[Arikado]

For the love of God... no more rockets-only games on Midship please. That was insane.

[AGuth]

Put me on the list - - my tags are AGuth and RGuth

[KingDox]

I couldn't play on Sat even though I was online. I showing my friend how great Halo 2 on XBL is and he's never played before. I didn't want him to noob the place up.

[rocksolidaudio]

Put me on the list - - my tags are AGuth and RGuth

pick one.

[sying]

Last night was great. We played until abou 1:15 PT, and most of the time I played with most of you guys, like JimmieMac, Zewone, Ryan W, Harmaket, Shesmovedon, Mrmajicjeff, Dante Devil, AcidFlames, and at the end I played a couple of rounds with Rocksolidaudio

Do you remember that Arikoro guy, im sure I butchered his gamertag, but that guy was A BEAST. I had the fortunate opportunity to be on his team (and win). Go team blue!!!! Last night was fun, but don't you think we should be practicing our strategy for our clanmatches? Don't get me wrong, shottys and rockets on midship is fun and all, but it wears thin after a while.

As many people will have more time during this Christmas season, I will be on more frequently. So see you guys on, my name is My Bee Itches . If you need a good support guy that is excellent in the ghost give me a ring.

[JimmieMac]

Last night was great. We played until abou 1:15 PT, and most of the time I played with most of you guys, like JimmieMac, Zewone, Ryan W, Harmaket, Shesmovedon, Mrmajicjeff, Dante Devil, AcidFlames, and at the end I played a couple of rounds with Rocksolidaudio

Do you remember that Arikoro guy, im sure I butchered his gamertag, but that guy was A BEAST. I had the fortunate opportunity to be on his team (and win). Go team blue!!!! Last night was fun, but don't you think we should be practicing our strategy for our clanmatches? Don't get me wrong, shottys and rockets on midship is fun and all, but it wears thin after a while.

As many people will have more time during this Christmas season, I will be on more frequently. So see you guys on, my name is My Bee Itches . If you need a good support guy that is excellent in the ghost give me a ring.

He's right, playing custom games is all fine and good but we really need to get some offensive and defensive plays for the various big team battle/team skirmish maps.

[zewone]

Last night was great. We played until abou 1:15 PT, and most of the time I played with most of you guys, like JimmieMac, Zewone, Ryan W, Harmaket, Shesmovedon, Mrmajicjeff, Dante Devil, AcidFlames, and at the end I played a couple of rounds with Rocksolidaudio

Do you remember that Arikoro guy, im sure I butchered his gamertag, but that guy was A BEAST. I had the fortunate opportunity to be on his team (and win). Go team blue!!!! Last night was fun, but don't you think we should be practicing our strategy for our clanmatches? Don't get me wrong, shottys and rockets on midship is fun and all, but it wears thin after a while.

As many people will have more time during this Christmas season, I will be on more frequently. So see you guys on, my name is My Bee Itches . If you need a good support guy that is excellent in the ghost give me a ring.

He's right, playing custom games is all fine and good but we really need to get some offensive and defensive plays for the various big team battle/team skirmish maps. The only games that are pointless are sword/shotty/rocket matches. Every other game is good practice. Also when we play against each other its very easy to see who excels at what.

[Murcielago77]

Oh how could i have forgotten about Arikido, he is a beast and its great how he is now an official CAG, and why do we always play custom games when we are all grouped together. we need to play some team skirmish against each other

[shrike4242]

Great games tonite fellas. JimmieMac is one funny shaq-fuing guy. His gametypes are even funnier.

Silly bastard. :lol: :wink:

I have to agree on that, playing CTF on that 6 on 6 game late Friday night was damn funny with JimmieMac and his commentary. :lol:

I've been trying to track you down in a game, LedHead, and I'm curious to see if the commentary would be the same. :D

[shrike4242]

Oh how could i have forgotten about Arikido, he is a beast and its great how he is now an official CAG, and why do we always play custom games when we are all grouped together. we need to play some team skirmish against each other

I have to agree there, I was happy he was on my side during CTF and assault, and afraid when it was on slayer.

The guy is quite good.

[shrike4242]

Last night was great. We played until abou 1:15 PT, and most of the time I played with most of you guys, like JimmieMac, Zewone, Ryan W, Harmaket, Shesmovedon, Mrmajicjeff, Dante Devil, AcidFlames, and at the end I played a couple of rounds with Rocksolidaudio

Do you remember that Arikoro guy, im sure I butchered his gamertag, but that guy was A BEAST. I had the fortunate opportunity to be on his team (and win). Go team blue!!!! Last night was fun, but don't you think we should be practicing our strategy for our clanmatches? Don't get me wrong, shottys and rockets on midship is fun and all, but it wears thin after a while.

As many people will have more time during this Christmas season, I will be on more frequently. So see you guys on, my name is My Bee Itches . If you need a good support guy that is excellent in the ghost give me a ring.

He's right, playing custom games is all fine and good but we really need to get some offensive and defensive plays for the various big team battle/team skirmish maps. The only games that are pointless are sword/shotty/rocket matches. Every other game is good practice. Also when we play against each other its very easy to see who excels at what.

The games you, jlarleee and I were in went pretty well Friday night, when we were figuring out what to do.

I like playing harassment and piss off the other side in CTF to let the other guys do a snatch-and-grab or bomb drop in assault.

I try to be flexible and do what needs to get done. Even find the snipers with the suddenly grown hole in my head.

[JimmieMac]

I hate the fact that some of you cats have different names here then you do on XBL.

[shrike4242]

I hate the fact that some of you cats have different names here then you do on XBL.

Always nice to have a little consistency around here. :D

[Gauss]

Well, some of our names on the forums are taken on XBL..anyways anyone wanna play later?

[Rig]

I hate the fact that some of you cats have different names here then you do on XBL.

I was pissed becaue rig was already taken... :( I am rig85 though, so it's okay.

[zewone]

Anyone looking to play soon?

[Murcielago77]

im up for some. Ill be on in 2 mins

[AGuth]

Put me on the list - - my tags are AGuth and RGuth

pick one.

okay, RGuth

[DCriminal]

Thanks for putting up with my unskilled ass on Saturday, guys. Whatever you do... don't stop playing for a week and a half. I swear to god that my skills deteriorated back to the noob level.

Anyway, good games - I look forward to the next set of battles.

DCriminal

[Ledhed]

Thanks for putting up with my unskilled ass on Saturday, guys. Whatever you do... don't stop playing for a week and a half. I swear to god that my skills deteriorated back to the noob level.

Anyway, good games - I look forward to the next set of battles.

DCriminal

It's about having fun man, no need to worry about skill level.

Also, sorry for rubbing some of those kills into ya. Usually I try to be very humble about my playing. Saturday was an exception. :lol: :wink:

[ZeroSupporT]

Man I wish my GF would get a new job, ever since she got fired she has been around 24/7, leaving me with very little Halo 2 time. She's got some interviews today so I am crozzing my fingers.

[shrike4242]

Man I wish my GF would get a new job, ever since she got fired she has been around 24/7, leaving me with very little Halo 2 time. She's got some interviews today so I am crozzing my fingers.

Let's hope you're crossing your fingers that she's going to get that new job, not because you want her to leave you alone. :lol:

[gaelan]

Man I wish my GF would get a new job, ever since she got fired she has been around 24/7, leaving me with very little Halo 2 time. She's got some interviews today so I am crozzing my fingers.

Let's hope you're crossing your fingers that she's going to get that new job, not because you want her to leave you alone. :lol:

Probably both.

[DCriminal]

Thanks for putting up with my unskilled ass on Saturday, guys. Whatever you do... don't stop playing for a week and a half. I swear to god that my skills deteriorated back to the noob level.

Anyway, good games - I look forward to the next set of battles.

DCriminal

It's about having fun man, no need to worry about skill level.

Also, sorry for rubbing some of those kills into ya. Usually I try to be very humble about my playing. Saturday was an exception. :lol: :wink:

No problem, Ledhed. I've been playing games online since the early 90's so I can take a bit of friendly abuse. Good stuff... very entertaining, actually. It added to that atmosphere.

My complaining about my skill level was more of a self realization / cautionary tale thing. Like I said, I look forward to the next set of battles.

[poormojo]

So, speaking of the ideas of clan training, etc. It'd be helpful for me (and prolly for a few of the other newbies, too) to do a walkthrough of a few of the levels with a more knowledgeable person who could point out where areas of interest (sniper nests, notable weapon spawn points, flag/bomb points, etc.)

I've been mostly playing rumble slayer, so I'm more familiar with those maps. When I go into a team match on a map I've only played twice before I get totally turned around and end up blindly following other people or just being a waste of a body.

So, yeah, anyone want to volunteer for newb tour guide duty?

[rocksolidaudio]

So, speaking of the ideas of clan training, etc. It'd be helpful for me (and prolly for a few of the other newbies, too) to do a walkthrough of a few of the levels with a more knowledgeable person who could point out where areas of interest (sniper nests, notable weapon spawn points, flag/bomb points, etc.)

I've been mostly playing rumble slayer, so I'm more familiar with those maps. When I go into a team match on a map I've only played twice before I get totally turned around and end up blindly following other people or just being a waste of a body.

So, yeah, anyone want to volunteer for newb tour guide duty?

this is a fantastic idea. anyone else want a tour? we can schedule one for some time tonight during practice, or any time i suppose...

[Murcielago77]

that would be a good idea for the newer players. Ill be on later tonight for practice

[rywateska]

I'm back.........anyone miss me?

[zewone]

I like the tour idea. I'll be on later.

[poormojo]

I'll be off and on tonight, depending upon Xmas shopping and my gf.

[rocksolidaudio]

as i said, the smaller the clan the easier to manage and the more cohesive a unit we can become. the following people are on the chopping block for either never/very rarely participating or never even being seen online. if you can vouch for yourself or someone else as to why we should keep someone on, by all means do it, i'm not trying to get rid of people who earnestly want to participate. and if you're on here that just means I haven't seen you participate, we may have very different playing schedules so don't be offended and kindly let me know. by order of enrollment:

ChrisXE - ChrisStrife
LoganDX - LoganDX
onetrackmind - LawrenceArms
jovherye - Daego Sin
danh920 - danh920
prisonerac - ErrorlessChain
Ragingbull2380 - DARTH REVAN83
Daz9402 - Transformah
Duo_Maxwell - JMax71382
redline - RedlineJunkie
guyver2077 - guyver2077
Boc3phus - Boc3phus
Amc5kidz - Ath3na
bsarkis74 - bsarkis74
Millbuddah - Millbuddah
Maynard - MaynardLD50
briansee - briownsyou
-Never4ever- - Never4ever
mtimisone - Mtimisone
Squirms - Squirms126
flizmo007 - flizmo
Birbo - Birbo
jetsetradio21 - crush1nater
Milkyman - milkham
Boogerman - boogerman
AzianAsspicker - AzianAsspicker
evilpenguin9000 - evilpenguin9000
Fizzgig - Fizzgig 4000
AzN_BaLLeR - xDiStUrBeD AzNx
batman2million - batmanwannabe
Renzokuken - L2enzokuken
MrBadExample - Levitation Homz
Cracka - flavaflav2004
AJA iALAC - AJ iALAC
dutch72 - Dutch65807
cruzincontrol - dirrty
omnilink - Omnireed
scuba - scubasteve9

as i said, don't be offended if your name is on here, it just means i haven't seen you participate when i've been online. just respond in this thread if you want to be kept on.

[Ugamer_X]

I'm pretty sure anz_baller played with us last Thurday.

[oxidative]

i'm all over this tour idea. My GF might look at me funny, but I think it's a great idea for us to get a better idea of how to play out each map.

[skinsfan56la]

Sorry guys i haven't been playing lately but i got them crazy exams.

[shrike4242]

Rocksolidaudio, I played with you and company Friday night, in the big CTF that was going on.

I also plan to be on during practice this evening.

[Gauss]

Rocksolidaudio, I played with you and company Friday night, in the big CTF that was going on.

I also plan to be on during practice this evening.
I dont think he put you on the list for the player who havn't partipated or he hasn't seen play.

[-BigC-]

I can give u guys walk thrus if ya need

Just send a message to MrMajicJeff


Also if you guys are serious try to learn the levels backwards.That is key to any FPS

[Gauss]

I'll be on XBL in 10 mins if anyone wants to play.

[oxidative]

Had a good time playing tonight. Undefeated baby!

Thanks again for the good time

-oxi (shesmovedon)

[Murcielago77]

that was a decent night of XBL, we didnt do too well after a lot of the guys left. But thats what practice is for

[the_gloaming]

I hopped on earlier today .. and went into matchmaking, but then I realized I would be late for work so I couldn't play. :( Maybe tomorrow. Or the next day, after my finals.

[Azul_KoolAid]

that was a decent night of XBL, we didnt do too well after a lot of the guys left. But thats what practice is for
Yea, can't speak for anyone else but I really need to practice. The games between the clan were good though. oh btw I'm Soulja874 on live I should have a mic in the next couple of days.

[rocksolidaudio]

sorry i dropped out of that last coag game i played with you guys, my internet went down until just now. glad to see we're finally starting to win a good number of matches...

[the_gloaming]

I really like the tour idea, too. I'm mostly a Rumble Pit guy myself, and I'm not so good with team strategies and the like. I really could use a lot of tips and stuff, so if anyone wants to help me out there I'd be willing to learn. :)

[ZeroSupporT]

Couple of good games, did pretty good on kills in almost all of them, how about that land grab though last night where we were out numbered and had all of the areas for like a solid minute?!?! That was sweet.

[DCriminal]

Tours are an excellent idea. I think that we should focus on a couple of key areas:

- Location of key weapons.
- Popular routes in CTF and Assault maps, and their commonly used names.
- General Strategy for the level.

Knowing this type of information will greatly improve the performance of a team in a multiplayer battle. And as Joe used to tell me every weekday afternoon: "Knowing is half the battle." Go Joe!

[shrike4242]

Rocksolidaudio, I played with you and company Friday night, in the big CTF that was going on.

I also plan to be on during practice this evening.
I dont think he put you on the list for the player who havn't partipated or he hasn't seen play.

Was just a gentle reminder. :D

[shrike4242]

that was a decent night of XBL, we didnt do too well after a lot of the guys left. But thats what practice is for
Yea, can't speak for anyone else but I really need to practice. The games between the clan were good though. oh btw I'm Soulja874 on live I should have a mic in the next couple of days.

You do indeed need to fix that. :lol: Much easier to work with you when we can hear you griping about the other side. :D

[Ledhed]

I'm also digging the tour idea. I'm sure there is some stuff I don't know about, and I'd bet I've found a few things of use as well.

Also, Elrod made an excellent point. When I was playing Halo PC with my old clan, we had names for every part of the map. If a teammate needed help, he could just say, "Help at xxx." It was far and away the easiest way to both assist other players and familiarize yourself with the map.

Assault routes are extremely important. CTF often boils down to simply getting the flag outside and then relaying it back to base, but Assault doesn't afford that luxury. If you fuck it up the first time on Assault, you're going to have a pretty hard time securing it again. That's why that first run is so crucial. We need to determine who our best carriers, protectors, and scouts, and frontliners are. These are the most important roles for Assault.

Also folks, don't feel humble about your abilities. If you really excel at something and the team doesn't seem to know, let us know. Ask for the chance, and you'll get it. Then we can see what you can do. We may have excellent flag and bomb runners who simply haven't had the oppurtunity to show their stuff.

At the same time though, don't flatter yourself. Don't try and make us believe you're an awesome sniper if you're not. Let it go to someone who can do some damage with it.

In team play, it's all about managing resources: make sure you're players are doing what they know best. If you have skillful players keeping quiet about their abilities or valued weapons in the hands of amateurs, then we aren't fully realizing our potential, and that isn't very cool.

I hope to see many of you Thursday night. If anyone wants to arrange some tours or anything, please do so and let us know. :wink:

[shrike4242]

I hope to see many of you Thursday night. If anyone wants to arrange some tours or anything, please do so and let us know. :wink:

That's worth the price of admission for Thursday right there. :D

I think we did well enough last night, we had a nice unbeaten streak (counting no-win stalemates) going there with the group we had last night zewone, murcielago77, myself, rocksolidaudio, JimmieMac and a few others whose names I know I'm forgetting. As the night went on, we faultered a bit when we weren't sticking to a plan, though when we did, we got back in the saddle for a while and did well.

We planned out some strategies, did some nice snatch-and-grab routines on CTF and some OK runs at Assault with JimmieMac dropping the bomb, though I think Jimmie had some good points with Assault:

1) If you don't know where the bomb is, keep some guys at the base to prevent them dropping the pickle in the barrel.
2) If you have the bomb, keep some guys with the bomb carrier, as well as some other guys keeping the other side busy, so you can drop the pickle in the barrel.
3) Make a plan for grabbing the bomb and running it where it needs to go.

I know I picked up a lot of info last night on Assault and know where some of my strengths and weaknesses are. More practice will help that out, and I am sure looking forward to Thursday.

[ZeroSupporT]

Group wise I am not to keen on tours I mean to learn where stuff was on the map I just loaded up custom and walked around by myself checking stuff out, attack routes are pretty important but different approaches in the same scenario are necessary I think we should have a first plan of attack on a specific scenario and map, then a second plan I mean if we get the flag halfway out and time is going down, instead of hurling bodies at it, send 3 people to their base and grab it when it respawns. And if we mix up our attack its almost bound to work out. Now in terms of specifying a members ability to specific weapons (i.e. sniper) I would say thats debateable because I can think of a few times last night when even though I was watching the flag, I grabbed the sniper rifle to hit someone far outside the base, and that extra cover helped.

[DCriminal]

I agree and disagree with ZeroSupporT.

I understand what you are saying about loading up the map and learning it on your own, but there are some definate "tricks" to some levels. Also, if everyone uses the same terminology to describe locations, communication would be much more streamlined and effecient (as Ledhead pointed out).

That being said, being able to adapt on the fly is of primary importance. No strategy will be perfect, so the clan will need to change to suit the situation. Your example involving the sniper rifle illustrates this.

[sying]

I'll start with the profiles if you don't mind
Gamertag: My Bee Itches
Strength: Medium range combat, opening the Zanzibar door, surgical with the Ghost.
Weakness: Sniping, I couldn't snipe a gimp elephant.
Overall I think I am a good support person, aka "get this guy off my back, Itches" and a decent defender.
Weapon of choice: the back of an assult rifle or rocket launcher.

[erika1209]

eag1425

[Murcielago77]

ill be on later tonight if anyone wants to play

[zewone]

I'll play. I don't have to work tomorrow so I can play late tonight!

[Rig]

I should be on later tonight as well!

[Azul_KoolAid]

I'll be on

[rywateska]

Too tired tonight to pull in the long haul...I think there’s a definite core group of players that have consistently been playing together since launch. I'm not going to go through the entire list but I usually find myself regularly playing in a group of about six players that are on basically every night. We're beginning to gel, but there was a major clan match tonight that consisted of half regulars and half relaxed players. The game was handed to the other team on a platter because of the lack of organization. The whole CAG team ran around and couldn't believe how bad we were getting beat when it was just an organized team using the same tricks our CAG core team used the previous night. The other team was ranked four spots higher but used strategy to easily finish the game. There are a small amount of players who have a grip on some of the strategy and a large group who are very oblivious. Tours would help everyone out, but as it stands now our proficiency is across the board. When there are six to eight people in a room, our clan is just about forced to do major clan matches. It would serve everyone well to get accustomed to these large maps. If we could get eight core players against eight relaxed CAG’s I’m positive the game would look like the massacre that the clan had on coagulation tonight.


Stat Page: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStats.aspx?panel=stats&gameid=29722505&player= ryan%20w
Kill Stat Page: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStats.aspx?panel=kills&gameid=29722505&player= ryan%20w
Medal Page: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStats.aspx?panel=medals&gameid=29722505&player =ryan%20w

...look at those pages and realize what teamwork, strategy, and understanding a map can do. Take a look at the individual stats of the other team as well, they work as a team and destroy almost everyone they go against. That team is a perfect example of what a portion of CAG could become with a more serious effort!

[zewone]

I'm tired of getting our asses kicked in major clan matches. Tomorrow for practice, can we actually practice instead of jump into clan matches. Some of us are ready for them, while others are not. We should have a couple of rooms, each with one or two "regulars" who know the maps and the clan members who should guide the other people in their room of lets say 8. We will go through tours and let people know of some tatics that will be beneficial. And after about an hour or so we the two teams meet up for some CTF/Assault. After the game we can see what we learned and what else we need to work on. I know it sounds kind of corny, but I think it might help and it would be fun to have a set team for a night for some Inner-Clan matches. Let me know what you guys think.

[shrike4242]

Ryan and zewone hit it right on the head.

We need some practice, and I think zewone has the right idea.

[Murcielago77]

Ok ill be on 7:30 PT sharp tommorow for practice. And Zewone your ideas are great. We really do need to play against one another more often and not those damn custom games but some CTF/Assualt. I havent played any Team Objective games at all in this clan yet, eventhough we should be every practice session. So tommorow, we need as many of the regulars to report to practice as close to practice time as possible.

Also, am I considered a "regular"?

[KingDox]

Ok ill be on 7:30 PT sharp tommorow for practice. And Zewone your ideas are great. We really do need to play against one another more often and not those damn custom games but some CTF/Assualt. I havent played any Team Objective games at all in this clan yet, eventhough we should be every practice session. So tommorow, we need as many of the regulars to report to practice as close to practice time as possible.

Also, am I considered a "regular"?

Yes, we need to play more CAG inter-clan matches. Even if it's as little as 4 vs 4 that's 8 guys who get to practice their skills. And no matter who wins or loses all the CAGs become better players.

[Ledhed]

Also, am I considered a "regular"?

:lol: Yes murc, you're on all the time. I haven't been on too much lately, but today is my last final, and I'll be on pretty much daily during the holiday break.

I have to admit, I share zewone's and ryan's frustration. None of us are angry at fellow players, we're angry at the lack of organization inherent to a clan of this size. I think we should go ahead and split up practice into some smaller, 4-6 man rooms with a couple of regulars guiding 3 or 4 relatively inexperienced players. I know it seems a bit silly (as has already been pointed out), but the only things that will help us during matches are knowledge of the maps and communication.

If any "regulars" are reading this and agree that we should go with the tour idea, then let's go ahead and start organizing the rooms. I'll start the list I suppose.

Practice Room 1
1. LedheD 01

I figure we should have at least two regulars per tour, so you can either list yourself under my room or create your own. I'll be on around 5:30 Central for at least a couple of hours. I hope to see you all there.

EDIT: Holy crap, page 49! Maybe we should lock this one up and have rock start a new thread.

[sying]

Also, am I considered a "regular"?

:lol: Yes murc, you're on all the time. I haven't been on too much lately, but today is my last final, and I'll be on pretty much daily during the holiday break.

I have to admit, I share zewone's and ryan's frustration. None of us are angry at fellow players, we're angry at the lack of organization inherent to a clan of this size. I think we should go ahead and split up practice into some smaller, 4-6 man rooms with a couple of regulars guiding 3 or 4 relatively inexperienced players. I know it seems a bit silly (as has already been pointed out), but the only things that will help us during matches are knowledge of the maps and communication.

If any "regulars" are reading this and agree that we should go with the tour idea, then let's go ahead and start organizing the rooms. I'll start the list I suppose.

Practice Room 1
1. LedheD 01

I figure we should have at least two regulars per tour, so you can either list yourself under my room or create your own. I'll be on around 5:30 Central for at least a couple of hours. I hope to see you all there.

EDIT: Holy crap, page 49! Maybe we should lock this one up and have rock start a new thread.

I suggested the tour idea in the room yesterday, and I litterally got bitchslapped. Jimmy's reasoning that our 8 people was too small to do it last night. Thats almost 10% of our clan right there, I see no reason that we could not have practiced that. But anyways, we need to practice, a lot. I have not doubt that you guys are good fighters, but there needs to be some sort of general strategy made. See you in practice, hopefully we will not get reamed today as we did get yesterday.

[shrike4242]

That brings up a great question to me.

Among the clan, who's considered one of the "regulars"?

From what I've seen, it's zewone, ryan, murcielago, JimmieMac, who I've seen the three times I've played in the last week, plus Rig, Azul, and a few others.

[batman2million]

i finally got my tv back..so me n my crew will b playin soon..n plus my finals r over..so party!

[Ledhed]

I suggested the tour idea in the room yesterday, and I litterally got bitchslapped. Jimmy's reasoning that our 8 people was too small to do it last night. Thats almost 10% of our clan right there, I see no reason that we could not have practiced that. But anyways, we need to practice, a lot. I have not doubt that you guys are good fighters, but there needs to be some sort of general strategy made. See you in practice, hopefully we will not get reamed today as we did get yesterday.

Well, that certainly shouldn't be happening. No suggestion should go unconsidered. Though I can understand people being opposed to it if they didn't know it was happening in advance. That's why I was trying to make a room list for tonite's players. But if the majority really does oppose it, then we can figure out another way of handling this.

One thing is for sure though: as we stand now, we have many, many awesome players who simply don't communicate because they perhaps haven't played with us that much. As long as we all keep playing together and become accustomed to one another's strengths and weaknesses, we'll improve regardless. There are some things that can be done to expediate this process, and I hope everyone will at least consider some of the suggestions that have already been made. If you have a sugestion that hasn't already been brought up and considered, please tell us. No solution is going to make everyone happy, but I'm sure there are a few things that can be done to make the majority happy.

See you guys tonite.

[DCriminal]

I will be in game tonight. Hopefully right at 9:30 EST. I look forward to the practice, I know that I could use some. If we can get some of the basics down, we will improve as a group.

In the meantime, this is a link to a couple of videos (see the first post) that show a couple of cool map short cuts, hiding areas, and tricks (like relaying the flag between teammates). Some of them, I would think of as "exploits" but I think that they should be known so we can learn to defend against them.
http://ducain.org/hihforum/viewtopic.php?t=853
Some of the shortcuts are amazing (like the flag pass on Midship), but would require quite a bit of teamwork.

In other news, Bungie is starting to ban people for using the "Modem Standby" cheat! Excellent news!
http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=weeklyupdatedec10

Catch you guys tonight.

[Mookyjooky]

That brings up a great question to me.

Among the clan, who's considered one of the "regulars"?

From what I've seen, it's zewone, ryan, murcielago, JimmieMac, who I've seen the three times I've played in the last week, plus Rig, Azul, and a few others.

Dont forget Harmarhket....thats me!

[shrike4242]

I plan to be there in practice at 9:30 PM CT sharp tonight.

Part of my issues are that I'm still getting used to the multiplayer maps, though I'm doing better in that than I did the past few days.

Communicating is something we sure need to do, and I'm guilty of doing it as much as the next person, though partly because I'm not sure in what to consider "left" or "right" on the maps. I'm sure that'll come in time.

I know the people I played with on Friday night and Tuesday night, we did have some good teamwork and strategies, though last night, it didn't seem to be there, and I wish I knew what it was.

I'd like to think I wasn't too horrible, even in the games last night, though I really think that working together in the idea that zewone put forth, I think it'll help me a great deal work with my fellow clanmates.

[Mookyjooky]

Some Multiplayer Strategeries!

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=638919#638919

[Mookyjooky]

I dunno....after last night, I'm feeling more and more about making at least a "CAG Elites" Clan. If cheapy will allow it, I'll make an Elites clan of 8 members. That way we only get better, instead of backtracking and going in reverse everytime someone in the clan got the game yesterday and think they deserve to be in the clan.

Oya, and when did we sign up so many cocks? I used to go online and see only respectful CAG old schoolers...now I go on a hear "Nig ger" every 5 seconds. And then 1/2 the team drives out on Warthogs by themselves and grabs a weapon and abandons it. That shit is annoying.

[shrike4242]

Some Multiplayer Strategeries!

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=638919#638919

Well worth a read. I just learned like ten new things I didn't know. :shock:

[poormojo]

I'll be on tonight at 8pm PST.

Any tour help or tips hugely appreciated.

Newb question: whenever I look at the Clan page on XBL everyone who is online has "In pregame matchmaking, not joinable" by their names. What can I do at that point to join clan battles?

[zewone]

I dunno....after last night, I'm feeling more and more about making at least a "CAG Elites" Clan. If cheapy will allow it, I'll make an Elites clan of 8 members. That way we only get better, instead of backtracking and going in reverse everytime someone in the clan got the game yesterday and think they deserve to be in the clan.

Oya, and when did we sign up so many cocks? I used to go online and see only respectful CAG old schoolers...now I go on a hear "Nig ger" every 5 seconds. And then 1/2 the team drives out on Warthogs by themselves and grabs a weapon and abandons it. That shit is annoying.

Who said that? Also if we had a CAG Elites than those people couldn't play clan matches with the CheapAssGamer clan and vice-versa. Also I'll be starting a room some time around 6-6:30PM PST. If one or two regulars want to join my room and 4-6 new members be my guest.

[rocksolidaudio]

sorry i haven't been around in the last 24+ hours guys, my internet has been down. anyhow, i definitely agree that we need traditional practice, and fully support all of the ideas being thrown around. i'm not sure when i work until tonight, but i should be on right when practice starts (9:30 central time). also, i'll be starting a new thread for us later today, and this one will be locked, so look out for it.

[Ledhed]

Who said that? Also if we had a CAG Elites than those people couldn't play clan matches with the CheapAssGamer clan and vice-versa. Also I'll be starting a room some time around 6-6:30PM PST. If one or two regulars want to join my room and 4-6 new members be my guest.

Yeah, I don't think splitting up the clan is a good idea. I like having this many people because I'm always meeting new players, and there is always someone on. Any of these players have the potential to be "regulars."

Since it looks like you and I are the only players organizing tours zewone, I guess I'll hop in your room later on. :wink:

[zewone]

I'll be on tonight at 8pm PST.

Any tour help or tips hugely appreciated.

Newb question: whenever I look at the Clan page on XBL everyone who is online has "In pregame matchmaking, not joinable" by their names. What can I do at that point to join clan battles?

Send them a text or voice message to someone in the room to let them know you want it. They have to back out to the pregame lobby for you to join. Since some people are getting confused by this I'll break it down as to what each meaning means.

In Menu - Means the person is in the Xbox Live Halo 2 menu. They are not in a game at all

Pregame Lobby - Means they are in the lobby before a matchmade game. People can join the party while they are in this.

Pregame Lobby(Not Joinable) - Means the person or party is looking for a matchmade game. They still have the opportunity to back out to the pregame lobby to let people in if they notice they are on.

Matchmade Game - There is no way to join at all until the match is over. Just send them a message letting them know to wait in the pregame lobby after the match because you want to join.

Custom Game - They are playing a custom game. Join them. :D

Hope that helps a bit for those confused.

[rocksolidaudio]

I dunno....after last night, I'm feeling more and more about making at least a "CAG Elites" Clan. If cheapy will allow it, I'll make an Elites clan of 8 members. That way we only get better, instead of backtracking and going in reverse everytime someone in the clan got the game yesterday and think they deserve to be in the clan.

Oya, and when did we sign up so many cocks? I used to go online and see only respectful CAG old schoolers...now I go on a hear "Nig ger" every 5 seconds. And then 1/2 the team drives out on Warthogs by themselves and grabs a weapon and abandons it. That shit is annoying.

Who said that? Also if we had a CAG Elites than those people couldn't play clan matches with the CheapAssGamer clan and vice-versa. Also I'll be starting a room some time around 6-6:30PM PST. If one or two regulars want to join my room and 4-6 new members be my guest.

yes, i'd also like to know who on our team has been saying that. racist and homophobic shit will not be tolerated.

[Mookyjooky]

I'll be on tonight at 8pm PST.

Any tour help or tips hugely appreciated.

Newb question: whenever I look at the Clan page on XBL everyone who is online has "In pregame matchmaking, not joinable" by their names. What can I do at that point to join clan battles?

Send them a text or voice message to someone in the room to let them know you want it. They have to back out to the pregame lobby for you to join. Since some people are getting confused by this I'll break it down as to what each meaning means.

In Menu - Means the person is in the Xbox Live Halo 2 menu. They are not in a game at all

Pregame Lobby - Means they are in the lobby before a matchmade game. People can join the party while they are in this.

Pregame Lobby(Not Joinable) - Means the person or party is looking for a matchmade game. They still have the opportunity to back out to the pregame lobby to let people in if they notice they are on.

Matchmade Game - There is no way to join at all until the match is over. Just send them a message letting them know to wait in the pregame lobby after the match because you want to join.

Custom Game - They are playing a custom game. Join them. :D

Hope that helps a bit for those confused.

I'm adding this to my tips list:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=638919#638919

[DCriminal]

Some Multiplayer Strategeries!

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=638919#638919

Well worth a read. I just learned like ten new things I didn't know. :shock:

EVeryone should check out this list of Halo "Commandments."

"Thou shall not snipe more than once from the same location."

[poormojo]

Thanks, Zewone. That was very helpful.

And you too, MookyJooky, the tips are great. Now I just have to remember them all while I'm being shot at. Heh.

Another Newb Question: (and I swear I've read the manual and help files, but there are some things you just can't find there) From a distance, how can I tell a member of our team apart from an enemy? I know that one team will be red, one blue. But are there any other tricks?

The flags that appear over a players head: what do they signify?

Thanks again for your help.

[zewone]

Thanks, Zewone. That was very helpful.

And you too, MookyJooky, the tips are great. Now I just have to remember them all while I'm being shot at. Heh.

Another Newb Question: (and I swear I've read the manual and help files, but there are some things you just can't find there) From a distance, how can I tell a member of our team apart from an enemy? I know that one team will be red, one blue. But are there any other tricks?

The flags that appear over a players head: what do they signify?

Thanks again for your help.

Those aren't flags. They are the persons custom logo they chose. Only your teammates will have one of these. Anyone without one - shoot them. The logo also reacts and changes for certain situations. Another breakdown:

Red Highlight - They are being shot.

Yellow Highlight - They are shooting someone.

Flag/Bomb Next to Their Logo - They have the flag/bomb.

Red X - They were killed.

[poormojo]

Awesome. Thanks again.

[CheapyD]

Please continue discussion here:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42423