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[CheapyD]

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Outro: Ice Hockey + R.C. Pro Am

Edited by CheapyD, 09 September 2010 - 11:42 AM.

[maxim2boobles]

cagcast should be called old men talking about games

Edited by maxim2boobles, 09 September 2010 - 01:37 PM.

[BuckFush187]

Awesome, thanx!

[hectorlaparka]

Best intro ever!!!

[chrisswiss83]

In the last podcast, I think there was a question about eliminating back hair. I find the Man Groomer to be pretty decent at this. It definitely helps with the hard-to-reach upper back area.

http://www.amazon.co...84016906&sr=8-1

[Wickedsoul]

Happy B-day CheapyD!

[DarkNessBear]

Yay! Finally. I wish I had this for my drive today... and Happy BIRTHDAY CHEAPY!!

[Wolfkin]

here we go

[Duck in a Pond]

I'll be listening on the 3 hour drive to college! wooooooo!!

[Wolfkin]

i'm far too burned out to finish this show. i'll be back in the after noon. time for sleep

[NegativeZero]

Cheapy its your birthday
And God bless you this day
You gave us the gift of Cheap Ass Gamer
And I'm proud of you today

Cheapy its your birthday
Happy birthday Cheapy
Cheapy its your birthday
Happy birthday Cheapy

I wish you love and goodwill
I wish you PRAISE and joy
I wish you better than your heart desires
And your first kiss from a boy

Cheapy its your birthday
Happy birthday Cheapy
Cheapy its your birthday
Happy birthday Cheapy

Yeah!

Cheapy D FTW!

Edited by NegativeZero, 09 September 2010 - 04:10 PM.

[USB Cable]

Thank you sir

[Velo214]

Happy Birthday and great cagcast as always

[knoxinabox]

lol Team Fortress 2 has had those bonus hats idea for over a year now

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Hats

[firehawk12]

Happy 37th!

Anyway, Randy Pitchford has said his wife egged him on to buy DNF after the news hit. Given that DN3D was one of the first games he worked on, I guess there was also a "full circle" moment.

[CaptainJoel]

Happy Birthday, Cheapy! Good show! I'm looking forward to hearing about what's going down at TGS and the live Halo Reach broadcast!

[banodyne]

Pachter's request for better games journalism is totally vaild, even if his off the cuff idea wasn't. (Give the guy a break, he had knocked back a few.) Too many game sites lazily copy the Joystiq/Kotaku formula: lots of posts of breaking news with the occassional review. No wonder they fail and all look the same. Just like it would be publishing suicide for a magazine to try weekly mainstream news like Time and Newsweek. You've got to come up with your own voice. Gamasutra looks at gaming from a business point of view. Giant Bomb is focused on creating a video game wiki. Plastic Axe specializes in music games. And, of course, Cheap Ass Gamer spotlighting the best video game deals.

[banodyne]

The great thing about having a three man show is that when one is out the other two can still do a pretty good podcast. While Cheapy is my favorite, if he's out for Tokyo Game Show or vacation I'd still like to hear Ship and Wombat talk about the week's events.

[Go Skate]

Nice intro, and happy birthday cheapy.

[Wombat]

[C.A. Fuzzy Nutz]

Happy Birthday Cheapy

[skubish]

Loved the A team theme song at the beginning.

[RichMeisterMan]

SHIPWRECK!!!

Check out Birth By Sleep. It's really good! It's apparently got the best battle system in the series, looks great, high production values, and the like. I haven't played a KH game since 2 though so I'm not burnt out on the series. You shouldn't just write this one off though.

It's a little annoying to hear that the next game being released in the series, Re:Coded, isn't a story advancing home console release with a "III" latched on to the end of the title. Hopefully at TGS we'll hear something about III.

[ZombieJeebus]

Great show so far!

One point of clarification regarding the Gamestop GH: Warriors of Rock though. The Soundgarden cd is not exclusive to Gamestop. The first million purchasers of GH:WoR get the cd, it doesn't matter who they buy it from.

The axe guitar body is exclusive though.

Personally, RB3 looks way more interesting than GH Pig Transformers. GH will probably still outsell it just from the name :(

Happy Birthday Cheapy!

[token2k6]

Just listened to the part where you guys were talking about Duke Nukem Forever..I'm not sure it's going to be that big of a disaster at all. I couldn't have been happier with the news that it got picked up by Gearbox, which lead all the major blogs to run 3-5 different articles about it. I think it was a smart move on Gearbox b/c the game is probably 75% done. All they have to do is add their flavor of drop-in/drop-out co-op and make it accessible to good DLC episodes, and it may print money. I think anybody in the over 25 crowd definitely has a soft-spot for The Duke and would gladly pick it up at launch. But then again, we felt the same way for Wolfenstein and I think we all know how that went down last year..

[wiiheat]

What type of young boys IS Wombat attracted to?

I take it he likes them "twink" style...

[KillerRamen]

I'm a little surprised that Shipwreck is having so much trouble with Valkyria Chronicles II... The first couple of chapters are really easy.

Quick Basic Guide On the Units:

Spoiler

Scouts: Can move very far across the map. They are great for taking the flag, but they are not the most deadly class. They only have one hand granade, so use it wisely! However, they have fairly high accuracy so go for head shots at close range.
-Scout Elites: Like the scout, except they are more deadly and have healing abilities.
-Snipers: Headshots!

Shocktroopers: Armed with a machine gun, these guys can easily kill any type of infintry. However, they can't move nearly as far as the Scouts. (I use these guys the most.)
-Trooper Veteran: Like the Shocktrooper, except they kick more butt and they have three hand grenades along with healing abilities.
-Gunner: These guys are armed with a gatling gun and have higher HP than the shocktroopers. Their gatling gun can mow down multiple guys are once with a wide range of fire.

Lancers: These guys kill tanks. Aim for the core on the back and kill it with one shot! They also kill gatling guns and bunkers (aim for the core on the back).
-Lancer Veteran: Like the lancer, with higher stats and healing abilities!
-Mortarer: These guys are armed with mortar lances which can devastate infantry

Engineers: These guys heal tanks and your units, but it's best to keep them out of harms way since they have low hp and they kinda suck at combat. I would never use them at the start of a mission unless if it was required.

Armored Tech: I have found them to be completely useless. They are slow, but they have high hp. Only use them to go save someone useful.

Changing Class:

Spoiler

It's a good idea to change class because it makes your character stronger. However, you use up points every time you do so. So if you change to a gunner, then change to a trooper vet, then back to a gunner you are using up points each time. Find a track you like and keep to it instead of going back and forth. Otherwise, you might be stuck with a class you don't like for a couple of missions.

Who to use at the start of the mission:

Spoiler

The only characters I usually use at the start of a mission are Ivan, my tank and some Shocktroopers. At the start of a mission you really don't know where the tanks are on a map, so I'll usually find them and call the Lancers only when they're needed. (You can leave a slot open for this.. I usually do.)

How to kill V2s:

Spoiler

See those big dudes covered in blue? You can't kill them right now. Ignore them until you find the tank with spikes coming out of it. Use a Lancer to kill the tank. This cuts off their shield and a headshot with the Tank should kill the V2s in one shot. There are probably other ways to kill them, but I like my tank method.

*Note: Killing the tank only shuts off the shield for the V2s in that specific area. If you want to kill them in other areas, you'll have to kill that area's tank.

Research and Development:

Spoiler

Research Tiers: Every new chapter unlocks a new research tier and stuff becomes less expensive. However, the more specialized equiptment requires materials. You get materials in missions, so that shouldn't be much of a problem.

Field Suits: Scouts, Shocktroopers and Engineers all use the same field suits. So if you level up the one under "Scout" you also upgrade the field suits for the Shocktroopers and Engineers.

Tanks: You get to custom build tanks with different tank bodies and stuff. Personally, I like the medium tank with ragnite rounds, but each person is different.
-Shoulder Parts: These parts are used to negate effects in certain areas. So if you are in a snowy map, equipt the heater to the negate the negative effects. However, these effects are only negated in the area of the tank.
-Markings aka Camouflage: Snow camo should be used on snow maps, desert in desert, ect.
-Stickers: These guys are relatively cheap and give you specific bonuses. I like my Sega sticker.

Grades:

Spoiler

The higher the grade, the more experience points and money you earn.

Your grade in a mission is based on how many turns it took you to win a mission. If a mission only requires you to capture the flag, then you will get a higher rank if you capture the flag in less turns than if you kill everyone on the map in more turns.

Keeping this in mind can be very helpful in some missions. For example, if there is a tank in front of you and you have no way to destroy the tank you can just go around it to capture the flag instead of trying to destroy it.

If you get stuck, don't be afraid to come to the PSP board and ask for help.

[shipwreck]

I've yet to get stuck (I'm playing on Easy), there's just a lot going on in this game and it's a genre I don't typically play. Thanks for the tips and such though.

I'm a little surprised that Shipwreck is having so much trouble with Valkyria Chronicles II... The first couple of chapters are really easy.

Quick Basic Guide On the Units:

Spoiler

Scouts: Can move very far across the map. They are great for taking the flag, but they are not the most deadly class. They only have one hand granade, so use it wisely! However, they have fairly high accuracy so go for head shots at close range.
-Scout Elites: Like the scout, except they are more deadly and have healing abilities.
-Snipers: Headshots!

Shocktroopers: Armed with a machine gun, these guys can easily kill any type of infintry. However, they can't move nearly as far as the Scouts. (I use these guys the most.)
-Trooper Veteran: Like the Shocktrooper, except they kick more butt and they have three hand grenades along with healing abilities.
-Gunner: These guys are armed with a gatling gun and have higher HP than the shocktroopers. Their gatling gun can mow down multiple guys are once with a wide range of fire.

Lancers: These guys kill tanks. Aim for the core on the back and kill it with one shot! They also kill gatling guns and bunkers (aim for the core on the back).
-Lancer Veteran: Like the lancer, with higher stats and healing abilities!
-Mortarer: These guys are armed with mortar lances which can devastate infantry

Engineers: These guys heal tanks and your units, but it's best to keep them out of harms way since they have low hp and they kinda suck at combat. I would never use them at the start of a mission unless if it was required.

Armored Tech: I have found them to be completely useless. They are slow, but they have high hp. Only use them to go save someone useful.

Changing Class:

Spoiler

It's a good idea to change class because it makes your character stronger. However, you use up points every time you do so. So if you change to a gunner, then change to a trooper vet, then back to a gunner you are using up points each time. Find a track you like and keep to it instead of going back and forth. Otherwise, you might be stuck with a class you don't like for a couple of missions.

Who to use at the start of the mission:

Spoiler

The only characters I usually use at the start of a mission are Ivan, my tank and some Shocktroopers. At the start of a mission you really don't know where the tanks are on a map, so I'll usually find them and call the Lancers only when they're needed. (You can leave a slot open for this.. I usually do.)

How to kill V2s:

Spoiler

See those big dudes covered in blue? You can't kill them right now. Ignore them until you find the tank with spikes coming out of it. Use a Lancer to kill the tank. This cuts off their shield and a headshot with the Tank should kill the V2s in one shot. There are probably other ways to kill them, but I like my tank method.

*Note: Killing the tank only shuts off the shield for the V2s in that specific area. If you want to kill them in other areas, you'll have to kill that area's tank.

Research and Development:

Spoiler

Research Tiers: Every new chapter unlocks a new research tier and stuff becomes less expensive. However, the more specialized equiptment requires materials. You get materials in missions, so that shouldn't be much of a problem.

Field Suits: Scouts, Shocktroopers and Engineers all use the same field suits. So if you level up the one under "Scout" you also upgrade the field suits for the Shocktroopers and Engineers.

Tanks: You get to custom build tanks with different tank bodies and stuff. Personally, I like the medium tank with ragnite rounds, but each person is different.
-Shoulder Parts: These parts are used to negate effects in certain areas. So if you are in a snowy map, equipt the heater to the negate the negative effects. However, these effects are only negated in the area of the tank.
-Markings aka Camouflage: Snow camo should be used on snow maps, desert in desert, ect.
-Stickers: These guys are relatively cheap and give you specific bonuses. I like my Sega sticker.

Grades:

Spoiler

The higher the grade, the more experience points and money you earn.

Your grade in a mission is based on how many turns it took you to win a mission. If a mission only requires you to capture the flag, then you will get a higher rank if you capture the flag in less turns than if you kill everyone on the map in more turns.

Keeping this in mind can be very helpful in some missions. For example, if there is a tank in front of you and you have no way to destroy the tank you can just go around it to capture the flag instead of trying to destroy it.

If you get stuck, don't be afraid to come to the PSP board and ask for help.

[ShinAkumA21]

how can you guys not like Dead Raising? the time thingy really never bother me because once my stat level was higher you can kill bosses and save victims way faster. DR2 is going to be Double Awesome with its drop in and out online co-op mode can't wait!

[Chrisness]

That's a good idea. I should start a website that posts reviews of pirated games. Halo Reach was leaked weeks ago