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Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>	Date: 9/19/12 10:17 p.m.
In Response To: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway (Kermit) : odst : : Hog X-ing (Credit: Korny Munky) : Co-op Night is Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST : Master Chief just escaped a fireball in an elevator shaft, and now the road : to Voi beckons--what's left of it anyway. : I had a good time in Crow's Nest last week. Dovber seemed to have forgotten : the level, but Lawnmower certainly had not. He reminded us of every secret : stash, several of which I had barely remembered. I frustrated Vagueness by : hitting checkpoints before he wanted me to. In preparation for this week : I started playing the next level with our standard settings, and my gosh : it was fun. I love it when a game makes you think. I discovered a stash I : don't think I'd known about--above you at the beginning of the broken : path, and I was sniping and dying over and over, trying different : approaches each time. I finally decided to save this fun for later, and : BAM. Could not save because I had 100 items. Ugh. Well, we won't have that : problem. : This week's battle plan: : Tsavo Highway : Legendary : Tough Luck, Thunderstorm, Tilt, and Mythic (fun skulls optional) : Free for all scoring on : I need the final scores for each member of your team. Send them to : kermi7@mac.com . Remember: this isn't a competition to see who can get : the highest score. : If you haven't yet, be sure and send a friend request to Coop Night on XBL. : This will help me organize teams. : Co-op Night FAQ : Why co-op? : I suck at matchmaking, but like playing with other people--especially HBOers. : We all love Halo--inhabiting the worlds that Bungie has created, relishing : the story, and kicking alien butt. Co-op campaign gives us to chance to do : this while also enjoying each other's company and maybe getthing to know : each other better than we might when we're trying to shoot each other in : the face. : What will we play? : A campaign level is planned every week . This is the last Bungie Halo game : we'll play together, so let's enjoy it. : Why only one level? : There's no limit to what you can play. The battle plan is just a starting : point. If you want to continue to play the next level, that's fine, but : personally, I’m about savoring one level per night. Simply put, Co-op : Night is about having a night where if you show up, it's assumed you are : interested in co-op with HBOers, and you’re committed to playing through : one level. : Why is scoring on? : I think it makes things more interesting. See also the next question. : What about stats? : Yeah, we won't have them unfortunately. I will ask team leaders to honestly : give me final scores for each team member. I have my own nefarious purpose : for this. :) : So there are no rules? : Not really, but the goal is to milk as much fun as possible out of each : level, and for the most part, this means full path Halo, playing more as : less as Bungie intended, saving the galaxy with style and leaving piles of : dead Covie in our wake. This is not high speed Halo. Ideally, we'll play : as true comrades in arms, communicating (mikes on--but not to chat with : your buddy who's playing Minecraft), sticking together, and watching each : other's back. On co-op night, assists count as much as kills. : When does it start? : 9 p.m. Wednesday night. Yes, you will probably be done before 10, but think : of that as a feature, not a bug. : Why Wednesday? : Wednesday just seemed like a good day--it breaks up the week for us adults : who don't have a lot of time to play on week nights. : How will teams be formed? : Here's the step by step of how team formation on co-op night works. : 1. Send a friend request to the gamertag Coop Night on XBL. : 2. If you're online at the designated hour, I assume you have an interest in : co-op and invite you to my party in Halo 3. : 3. If and when we have a full room, we play a short game and the results will : serve as our randomized team list. I'll assign team leaders, and otherwise : we'll count off four starting from the top. : 4. The party leaders leave to form their own Xbox Live party, inviting their : assigned teammates (usually the two to three names under them in the last : game results). : I hope to begin playing by 9:15. : What about films? screenshots? Recaps? : Sigh. This really does make me sad. I don't have the equipment to capture : video, so we won't have the rich recaps we're used to, but we can adopt a : Buddhist attitude for this run. We'll build a beautiful castle of fun each : night, aware that time will soon wash it away. Update: Korny Munky has : kindly offered his Korny Rendering Service™ to help us with screenshots : and films. Although I probably won't be doing this often, I do invite you : to contact him if you want to share your co-op night exploits with the : community. : But what about my friends? : You have friends? Congratulations! Gathering a party to play co-op should be : easy whenever you want. Quit your bellyaching, soldier! You've got a job : to do. Co-op night isn't about playing with the same old people you always : play with. It's about playing with the HBO community, and maybe forming : new friendships and bonds forged in brightly colored blood. : Kermit : Damn! I missed one! I was out for the evening but didn't get back until too late! Sorry!

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Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	Kermit	9/18/12 10:22 p.m.
I'll do my best to be there!	ZackDark	9/18/12 11:02 p.m.
Count me in! *NM*	CaneCutter	9/18/12 11:12 p.m.
Our Funtimes!	padraig08	9/19/12 1:51 a.m.
Re: Our Funtimes!	Kermit	9/19/12 12:08 p.m.
BTW	padraig08	9/20/12 1:35 a.m.
Looking forward to it! *NM*	Lawnmower172	9/19/12 9:57 a.m.
Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	General Vagueness	9/19/12 5:42 p.m.
Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	Kermit	9/25/12 9:48 p.m.
Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	General Vagueness	9/26/12 4:57 p.m.
Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/12 10:17 p.m.
Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	Kermit	9/19/12 10:21 p.m.
Re: Co-op Night: Tsavo Highway	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/12 8:37 a.m.