Monday Night Combat

Is anyone else looking into this Xbox Live Arcade game? From what I can see it looks like it shows promise - it's got two-person splitscreen, it's a third-person shooter, and seems to be a lot of X Meets Y (The FAQ laughs at the potential prejudices of Follow the Leader. (Ctrl + F, search for clone)). The game looks fun and the only real problems with it I could see it are the standard issues with game balance, internet connection, and maybe a lack of maps. Some of the developers seem to be active on their forums, which helps my confidence in it as well.

edited 21st Jul '10 8:59:30 PM by VutherA

Jonah Falcon

On that note!...

http://www.uberent.com/media/videos/sniper_scouting_report

In his case, it's NOT a job, it's mental sickness!

Jonah Falcon

He makes up for it in gusto, though.

This game.

I MUST GET THIS GAME.

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Developer walkthroughs!

edited 7th Aug '10 3:29:15 PM by VutherA

Hold on a sec! The Gunner looks awfully familiar...

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It`s out, got it, it`s awesome. Multiplayer and co-op can be played in 2-player (I think it`s just 2.) splitscreen, to lead to many fun times with my brothers. There`s also a demo for it.

I got it and it is one of the funnest Xbox Live games yet. I love it's combination of class-based shooter and tower defense. Also The Assualt reminds me of The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.

We haven't made a page for this game yet? Get cracking guys!

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Tried it once, hated it. What it needs is a simple "kill everything that moves" deathmatch mode.

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I picked the game up two nights ago and havnt stopped playing since. I love the DOTA style multiplayer

I guess this game ain't for you then Rally. Play something else while we enjoy it.

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Agreed

The works page is now up.

I spent somewhere around six hours this morning and some time last night on the page, but I still know I missed a few things. Care to fill in the gaps and add in any examples that I forgot?

edited 19th Aug '10 11:40:44 AM by Vanguard

No prob

Just added some things myself.

Question: Is it okay if I refer to the Assault as an Expy of The Man Your Man Can Smell Like ? Or does something have to be widely believed to be an Expy to list it as such?

I'm awesome

If you think it works, i say roll with it

Title update, woot. They changed the missed grapple cooldowns, which is very excellent.

Juicy new posts are being released each day on the website from Oct 25-31. They've told us some good sounding stuff so far.

This game Needs More Love, it'd be nice to play with Tropers.

I've been playing this game a lot lately, mostly as Support.

I've noticed a few things:

• Support is NOT the medic from Team Fortress 2. Sure, you can play him as a "Medic Buddy" but you'll be severely underperforming. Pros are just too Glass Cannony for it to be worth it. The healing gun works well to get a wounded pro back into the fight quicker, but doesn't have enough output to do much at all relative to other pros weapons.
• Rock-It turrets are overpriced pieces of shit. Please stop wasting your money buying and upgrading them. As a support I see turrets in action way more than most pros and I can tell you a few things about Rock-Its, none of them good.
• Spawning bots is a horribly underutilised tactic. The bots you get for free are pretty much Goddamned Bats and unlikely to do much good against the enemy. But get some Bouncers, Gremlins and Gap-Shots into the mix and the other guys are going to have a very bad day, unless they get to the annihilator (yes, it's a risk. But playing it safe is often the riskiest strategy).
• Back to turrets. People think they are a better use of money than bots because bots are just going to die anyway while turrets are a lasting investment. These people are...

As a support I have some unpleasant news for you - the life of turrets is short, violent and tragic. The moment a Juiced pro gets anywhere near the things they are toast. Particularly if they are a Rock-it turret because those things are slow pieces of shit that can't hit pros. A Laser Blazer at least stands a chance of being a slight nuisance to a pro while being much cheaper to replace. Turrets are for killing bots, not pros.

• Not all turrets are useless pieces of shit. Laser Blazers are good all round performers and great value for money. Long-shot turrets in the right arena make life a living hell for snipers and supports. These turrets are also CHEAP. Spend your money on them and use the cash you save to spawn some goddamn bots.
• If you notice a couple of enemy firebases pointed at the Annihilator then killing them should be your first priority. The first time I saw an enemy team doing this I thought "You Magnificent Bastards! That's BRILLIANT!". It should go without saying this team effortlessly kicked our asses. If you let them get away with this, you deserve to lose and lose hard.

My personal thoughts: The Hack skill is very useful. Also, don't be afraid to call in Air Strikes, even if they are flummoxed by a balcony.

"Hipsters: the most dangerous gang in the US." - Pacific Mackerel

Rockits are by far and away the best things to put on your spawn ring.

• Shaveice: Does nothing
• Longshot: Shoots the balcony; does nothing.
• Laserblasers: Do Not Build: Any smart pro will juice off of them.

Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.

Can we haz troper match?