David Hingtgen

Just got back from the mall/grocery shopping. Switched pre-order over to Ninja Gaiden II. I'll rent A. Creed later. (I still haven't gotten around to Bioshock--I have a rental backlog). With games now costing 60 (when MANY triple-A PS2 games cost only 40 just months ago) I buy fewer and rent more, especially all these 10-12 hour games lately. Really, only RPG's are worth the money at this point, "hours of entertainment-wise". Or stuff you'll replay a hundred times or do a zillion matches online.

Torpedoes were carried on planes many years prior to any helicopter doing so. It just hasn't been done for a while, with planes preferring anti-ship missiles.

Uh-oh. Assassin's Creed is getting a lot of mediocre reviews, and they all agree on what's wrong. Maybe I should switch my pre-order over to Contra 4 for the DS. (The only other game I want that's coming out this year)

What type/brand of paint are you using? And what are you using to mask with--just normal masking tape?

Spock's mom is human. (That's why he's only half-Vulcan, though physically and mentally he seems about 99% Vulcan)

Very true. I'm picking up A. Creed the day it comes out ('cuz I preordered the LE) but I might not even play it until after ME.

Yeah Graham, show us all your pics! (And the half-dozen prototypes you were probably playing with while waiting for the TV ad to show)

When setting a session, there are two categories for affecting plane selection---there's "Type" which limits to Fighters, Attackers, or Multirole (few people do this), and then the other category which I can never remember---that limits "how good" of a plane is available. Level 1 is F-16 and Mirage only. Level 2 allows up to the Su-33. Level 3 goes up to the F-22. PS--I'm annoyed at Bandai-Namco, many of their achievements are just stupid, because they didn't think about what they were asking. 100 team battle wins? Fine. I've got probably 50 or 60 now (only 30 credited due to it not saving). But 100 battle royales? You have to be good AND lucky to win just one (Ive got 2, none credited). But the worst? 100 siege wins. I doubt I'll ever have 10. Siege battles can EASILY last 40 mins EACH. 40 mins x 100 (assuming you never ever lose) is a LONG time. Not to mention the fact that nobody ever plays siege battles. I can only find a few per week. (Siege battles are dependent on number of people--if 8 are playing, it's like 15 mins--but I've only found that once---normally you're lucky to find 4 people, which means it takes 40 mins for both sides to get done) I won't be surprised if a year from now, only like 5 people in the world have 100 siege wins. They simply chose 10/30/50/100 for EVERY category, not taking into account the time/difficulty in winning the different categories.

Just remember the P-3 was a converted airliner also.

The EML is so cheap many people don't use the CFA-44 on purpose, as a lot of people will "leave the room" if anyone selects it. Also, it's not worth it---you get very few points for shooting people down with it, and people get almost double points for shooting you down if you use it. And the CFA-44 has a weak hull, it goes down easy. The CFA-44 is ungodly in the campaign, but cheap and not that good in online fighting. PS---it is VERY easy to ban the CFA-44, but I swear I'm the only one who ever sets up sessions to do so. When setting up a session, select "Level 3" for planes. That allows all planes EXCEPT the CFA-44. So the cheap people can't select it, and everyone else is happy. (And if you really need the CFA-44 to play, then you just suck--get something that's not designed to be cheap) I still think the F-15E w/XMA's is overall best online, but 2 nights ago I was doing horribly with it. Tried both -22 and -33 with QAAM's, did much better with the -33 w/QAAM.

I knew it was somewhere---dozens of pics of the actual F-14: http://aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001...t2/walk070b.htm

This might help--it's the F-14 scheme Dobber based his on (which was itself based on Ukranian Flanker camo):

If you prefer I could ask Roy to do it.

Nope, but the 757 line is closed. 767 barely struggles along---it's only open because they're hoping for the tanker contract, otherwise it just pumps out like a freighter a month (because the MD-11F is gone, and the 777F is still "in the future ) Rumor is the 797 will be the 737 replacement, but that's a ways off.

Either I'm the only one who's seen it, or I missed the reports. But about 3 days ago I found a new version of Ultimate Bumblebee, with Deluxe Brawl and (can't remember, Barricade?) packed in. That's a heck of a pack-in, 2 full-fledged main-character deluxes. Still doesn't make Ult BB worth it, but it's out there. I couldn't find a price tag, I presume it's the same as regular BB's.

737-800. Will be the P-8 Poseidon. World's only missile-firing 737. http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/p8a/index.html http://www.navair.navy.mil/mma/

All right, I need people to play the Co-Op missions with. Nobody ever seems to play them online, but they're easy achievements. Co-Op 1 can be done with 2 people I think (I did it with 3), but there's no way just 2 can beat Co-Op 2. It took me days of trying to find people to do both Co-Ops with. My brother wants to get the achievement points, but I alone can't help him do it. So if anyone wants to earn some easy achievment points in the Co-Op missions, we need to set up a time to meet-up online in the next couple of days. 3 people will help Co-Op 1 be easier, but it takes 4 for Co-Op 2. My brother and I will count for 2 slots.

Ehh, I rarely see the Su-47's "stop". My current main issue seems to be "armored" F-22's. Multiple hits, yet they still have 3/4 life... And they seem stealthier than F-117's----they can not even move, yet avoid missiles... My fave moments are still taking out the ENTIRE other team (3 on 3, and all 6 of my XMA's hit) and gunning down CFA's. (I used one for the first time online tonight--not worth it. You get so few points for killing people with it, and they get so many for taking you down it's harder to win with)

Yup. Edwards has old Raptors (technically "LRP" Raptors----really close, but not quite production versions---testing only, will never see action) And they don't have the nifty metallic paint that all of Langley's do, and most of Tyndall's and Eglin's do.

FFN---I just posted some pics of Langley's F-22's, showing them to be both dark grey, and metallic--just like the toy. See here: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php...p;postcount=159 The famous pic showing all the cars and the F-22 used for filming actually is the wrong paint scheme--but you can't tell because they only used it for the one shot at sunset on the ground where you see SS's "pilot". F-22's have several paint schemes, and SS is supposed to be one of the silvery metallic ones from Langley.

I heard the "flightstick" faceplate was an F-22, but here's a pic--it's another (better) F-15: http://hidef.com/images/media/news_images/...faceplate-2.jpg I want that one!

One of my most-likely-3 is down 100 bucks this week at BestBuy. We'll see what happens as we get closer to Xmas.

Whoa, that's one heck of a street date breaking. I might have to go look. (I can always cancel the pre-order, or trade in the other copy, etc) ::edit:: Over at the official site there's all the info. One specific store in Virginia, they got a call from MS and Bioware very shortly afterwards, and only a handful of people got it if that (only one confirmed sale--though a few on ebay). Though it's really pointless to get a copy on ebay----it'll cost way more to start with, and unless you pay for uber-fast shipping (even more money) you're only going to get it like 48 hours before the other people. 100+ bucks for 2 days? Not worth it at all. PS---because of this Bioware also announced an immediate no-spoilers policy, especially for those who got the game early and want to talk about it. Total site ban if you get caught, not just the ME forum.

True. No matter how much I may like the characters---just dying would have been better than slowly having no purpose for this season...

Just a little note--XP's "repair install" can be VERY helpful/useful. A lot faster and easier than a true re-install, but easy to miss since it's NOT the obvious "recovery install" option it gives you at the first screen. Fixed my PC about a year ago when all else failed, and I was ready to format the entire drive. http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repa...ws-XP-t138.html