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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / December 2007A Call To Arms! The first ever AGHL TF2 Bash!
Attention - All members of the AGHL Royal Court, humble servants of exiled King Smooth I Tommorow night will see host to the start of those fabled 'Greatest battles on earth'; A mythical time, the release of TF2, has fallen upon us, and now, Sunday 09 December 2007, at 9PM GMT, great warriors shall pick up their arms and engage once more in explosive, flag-capping, mayhem! Blades sharpened, grenades primed, miniguns spinning, wrenches tightened, syringes poised, sights aimed, rockets ignited, shooters loaded, and torches burning - cry havok and let loose the dogs of war! In traditional AGHL bash style, ad-hoc discussions on the exact destination are yet-to-be-determined until 10 minutes before the event, but it will be a public server, somewhere, probably in the UK or nearby european country. Feel free to add my SteamID to your Steam Friends list, to find the game server info; for anyone who I haven't got on my list already my SteamID is my e-mail address as shown on the NG: bench@bench333.screaming.net Name: Bench[AGHL] On my account page, you ought to be able to find other AGHL'ers past and present, Most of whom I do hope will join in too. I'm expecting to see HighVis, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, and possibly Anders; I also hope the IRC Lurkers will catch up with us too (Sabaki, Capt, Agra, show your faces!) This is an open invitation to anyone who may be reading - feel free to join in, and bring friends, family, pets... For those who have never joined in an AGHL bash before, there's just one rule - Have Fun! I also encourage anyone to make themselves known by adding the utterly non-exclusive [AGHL] tag to the end of their name (Which stands for alt.games.half-life, as if you hadn't guessed that yet already!) It ought to be an absolute blast! Anyone who feels up-for-it, I hope I see you there! :-D [ Sunday 09 December 2007, 9PM GMT (Or thereabouts), server: TBC ]  SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" > Attention - All members of the AGHL Royal Court, humble servants of > exiled King Smooth I I am really bad at tfc, tfc 2 etc....so will try and be there to prove it :P Would you mind if I were to join in? I am also atrocious at TF2! Why not start an AGHL group on steam? > Would you mind if I were to join in? I am also atrocious at TF2! Absolutely - The more the merrier :-) 'skillz' have never been a requirement in the bashes, ao I'm sure you'll fit in just fine ;) [Appended reply to another post] > Why not start an AGHL group on steam? Uh... Good idea.. :-) Actually, I'd not even bothered to look at the Steam groups feature before - it looks like a really neat way of getting something like this organised.. Certainly better than the way we did things "in days of old", when the first half hour was spent with us trying to get a multi-way ICQ chat working ;) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" > Attention - All members of the AGHL Royal Court, humble servants of exiled > King Smooth I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > syringes poised, sights aimed, rockets ignited, shooters loaded, and torches > burning - cry havok and let loose the dogs of war! <snip> > On my account page, you ought to be able to find other AGHL'ers past and > present, Most of whom I do hope will join in too. I'm expecting to see > HighVis, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, and possibly Anders; I also hope the IRC Lurkers > will catch up with us too (Sabaki, Capt, Agra, show your faces!) Very nice, Ben :D I expect to be there, wearing the old tag (remember when they used to ask us "what clan is [AGHL]?). I've been playing a few games of 2Fort lately, but I'm sure I used to be better at it. Nevertheless, being rubbish is entirely in the spirit of AGHL bashes, and I expect at least one round of crowbar-only combat ;) (or the modern equivalent) I'm impressed that you recall the quote, it's in my sig below. If Cyrus turned up, I'd be amazed but very happy. He invented TFC bashes, doncha know ;-D -- Paul (Johnny_Ace [AGHL]) "Ahh, 'When TF2 is released'; a mythical time when all great warriors and tacticians will be reunited, and join for the greatest battles known to man." Cyrus[AGHL] > Very nice, Ben :D > I expect to be there, wearing the old tag (remember when they used to ask us > "what clan is [AGHL]?). "Not a clan? What do you *mean* Not a clan??" :-) > I've been playing a few games of 2Fort lately, but I'm sure I used to be better > at it. Nevertheless, being rubbish is entirely in the spirit of AGHL bashes, > and I expect at least one round of crowbar-only combat ;) (or the modern > equivalent) Uh, I think the scout uses a baseball bat these days ;) I've no doubt we'll manage to fit some melee combat into the mix :) > I'm impressed that you recall the quote, it's in my sig below. If Cyrus turned > up, I'd be amazed but very happy. He invented TFC bashes, doncha know ;-D [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > tacticians will be reunited, and join for the greatest battles known to man." > Cyrus[AGHL] Aha! I spent at least 20 minutes trawling google groups for that last night! I typed in every single combination of your name, Cyrus, TF2, that I could think of, but the damn thing either came up with lebenty-zillion irrelevent hits, or none at all! Shame we can't track him down for the event, but lets hope the prophecy is true :-) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" An event worthy of unlurking for... if I can find you I'll be there ;-) Bet I'm the crappiest! hehe rat > Attention - All members of the AGHL Royal Court, humble servants of > exiled King Smooth I [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > [ Sunday 09 December 2007, 9PM GMT (Or thereabouts), server: TBC ] > An event worthy of unlurking for... if I can find you I'll be there ;-) > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >> >> [ Sunday 09 December 2007, 9PM GMT (Or thereabouts), server: TBC ] ... bet you £5 that I'm worse! > In traditional AGHL bash style, ad-hoc discussions on the exact > destination are yet-to-be-determined until 10 minutes before the event, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > bench@bench333.screaming.net > Name: Bench[AGHL] Just to update everyone on the how-to-find-us front - I took up Carl on his excellent idea of creating a Steam group, to (hopefully) make life easier for everybody :-) Still feel free to add me to your contacts list, but, if you prefer, Check out the AGHL steam community group instead (Or do both..!) . Name: alt.games.half-life "The Monkey Pen" URL: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/aghl Abbreviation: aghl With any luck, the Steam group will be able to act as the information hub tonight (Especially if we manage to stumble across a bad server, and need to relocate elsewhere) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" <snip> I know I'm not *really* a reg but I'll try and be there. Been playing TF2 for a couple of nights so would like to play some more.... I'll add you to my friends list on Steam as I'm never on IRC.... ><snip> > >I know I'm not *really* a reg but I'll try and be there. Been playing >TF2 for a couple of nights so would like to play some more.... > >I'll add you to my friends list on Steam as I'm never on IRC.... Ahhh...hold on...I don't know if it is just me but *most* servers that I try say "server not responding" as soon as I click. So I may not be able to join.... >><snip> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I try say "server not responding" as soon as I click. So I may not be > able to join.... I don't think that message is just you, I see it alot when I click to view a game from the Steam server browser. Personally, I find that I get better results with it when I try the server browser from within the game. I think if the game is already loaded and someone on your list is in a game, you can use Shift+Tab to bring up your contact list, to join them (or is it Ctrl+Tab? ) I'm not sure why it would make any difference, but its worth trying! SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" *surfaces from the long forgotten AGHL IRC channel* I'll be there with bells on :D > It ought to be an absolute blast! Anyone who feels up-for-it, I > hope I see you there! :-D Sorry TF2 is not in my portfolio just yet I have accepted the invitation to the Steam Group as Expect to be gaming a little again as I have just receievd my new laptop (T7700/4Gb/8600M GT) rgds/Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! For all who are attending tonight, we have found Wireplay Server 6 194.154.191.13:27017 The server is a little slow to load (2 minutes or so), But, Hopefully, will be lag-free Ben That was a sensational bash! Many thanks to everyone who joined, I hope you all had a blast! Neil, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, Rat, Craig, Sabaki, Carl, and anyone else who showed up whose name escapes me, Thank you for making it one to remember! Lets hope this is the first of many :) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" >That was a sensational bash! Many thanks to everyone who joined, I >hope you all had a blast! > >Neil, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, Rat, Craig, Sabaki, Carl, and anyone else who >showed up whose name escapes me, Thank you for making it one to >remember! Lets hope this is the first of many :) You're welcome... I just wished that all of us from this group had the AGHL prefix (or is that postfix?) at the end of our IDs as I really wanted to know who I was shooting at :op..... RE: I just wished that all of us from this group had the AGHL prefix (or is that postfix?) at the end of our IDs as I really wanted to know who I was shooting at :op..... You can add it no bother, just edit your profile in the steam settings. I look forward to the next bash, although I buggered off real early to watch Top Gear, sorry. But there's no Top Gear next week! Go on Ben, schedule another bash! I would like a blast at vanilla Team Fortress. "Craig Coope" wrote... > ...(or > is that postfix?) err - that would be "suffix" ;of) >That was a sensational bash! Many thanks to everyone who joined, I >hope you all had a blast! > >Neil, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, Rat, Craig, Sabaki, Carl, and anyone else who >showed up whose name escapes me, Thank you for making it one to >remember! Lets hope this is the first of many :) Sorry I could only play a few mins - had to go to a WoW guild run. Hope to attend for longer in future Cheers Yoji > That was a sensational bash! Many thanks to everyone who joined, I > hope you all had a blast! I had a great time, would definitely do it again! Great bash Mr Bench :D Apologies for not having [AGHL] after my name, I forgot how to go about adding it :) > That was a sensational bash! Many thanks to everyone who joined, I > hope you all had a blast! > > Neil, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, Rat, Craig, Sabaki, Carl, and anyone else who > showed up whose name escapes me, Thank you for making it one to > remember! Lets hope this is the first of many :) Pfft, i don't open thunderbird for a day and i miss all the fun. Although i havn't got TF2 in my game list just yet, and i was also hung over to hell last night but i still like to moan. Hope to make the next one though :) > That was a sensational bash! Many thanks to everyone who joined, I > hope you all had a blast! > > Neil, Paul, Sloth, Lyset, Rat, Craig, Sabaki, Carl, and anyone else who > showed up whose name escapes me, Thank you for making it one to > remember! Lets hope this is the first of many :) What little time I spent there was great. Unfortunately I suffered the double whammy of having unexpected company arrive and my pc deciding to shut down every ten minutes. I'll be there next week. Kudos for arranging it Ben. Cheers Andy (rat) > Attention - All members of the AGHL Royal Court, humble servants of > exiled King Smooth I [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > [ Sunday 09 December 2007, 9PM GMT (Or thereabouts), server: TBC ] Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, shoot and dagnabit... I missed it. Why couldn't my mother have had a birthday party on another day! :-) How was the turn out? SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Jethro Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com > Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, shoot and dagnabit... I missed it. > Why couldn't my mother have had a birthday party on another day! > :-) Same date as my birthday - your mother is obviously a wonderful person.. :-) Missed the bash for the same reason though... ;-( I must go practise getting shot for next time >> Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, shoot and dagnabit... I missed it. >> Why couldn't my mother have had a birthday party on another day! [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I must go practise getting shot for next time Happy birthday! :-) Other than the short notice (Sorry about that), how does the timing of the bash work for everyone? If we were to set a date, say for the same time next Sunday, giving a few more days notice than before, is 9pm a reasonable start time? or is it too late for a worknight? I picked 9pm this week, knowing that one or two people would have been unable to be there any earlier. Next sunday (16th) is probably going to be the last opportunity we get before everyone has family & holiday commitments going on for xmas/new year/etc, and I just don't think I can wait til january for the next one! Comments/ideas/suggestions/flames welcome - and with any luck, we'll manage an even better turnout for next time :D SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" >>> Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, shoot and dagnabit... I missed it. >>> Why couldn't my mother have had a birthday party on another day! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Happy birthday! :-) Thanks (from me and, I'm sure, Jethro's mum) > Other than the short notice (Sorry about that), how does the timing of > the bash work for everyone? If we were to set a date, say for the same > time next Sunday, giving a few more days notice than before, is 9pm a > reasonable start time? or is it too late for a worknight? If you're talking GMT and if the bash lasts around an hour or so then it sounds ideal to me personally. > I picked 9pm this week, knowing that one or two people would have been > unable to be there any earlier. > > Next sunday (16th) is probably going to be the last opportunity we get > before everyone has family & holiday commitments going on for xmas/new > year/etc, and I just don't think I can wait til january for the next one! Not having even tried the damn game yet I'd like to get it in before the New Year so if I suck very, very badly at least I'll be able to start the 2008 afresh with the attitude 'this year'll be better' PS... any tips or tip-sites for a newb? >> Happy birthday! :-) > > Thanks (from me and, I'm sure, Jethro's mum) :-) >> Other than the short notice (Sorry about that), how does the timing of >> the bash work for everyone? If we were to set a date, say for the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > If you're talking GMT and if the bash lasts around an hour or so then it > sounds ideal to me personally. Going by yesterday's session (Yes, that time is in GMT), most people stayed til around 10:30 or 11, though, if you need to break off earlier than that, then no problem. > Not having even tried the damn game yet I'd like to get it in before the > New Year so if I suck very, very badly at least I'll be able to start > the 2008 afresh with the attitude 'this year'll be better' Well, you've got a week to gather your skillz together ;) > PS... any tips or tip-sites for a newb? Yes.. Don't follow Sloth around the map under the false impression that he knows where he is, or where he's going ;) Actually, the game itself lets you in on some handy tips as you let the levels load - such as holding down Alt-fire as a heavy, to spin-up the minigun. Also, if you're going to press 'G' (try it!), don't do it in the middle of a gunfight :) SignatureBen Cottrell "Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out" >>> Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, shoot and dagnabit... I missed it. >>> Why couldn't my mother have had a birthday party on another day! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Comments/ideas/suggestions/flames welcome - and with any luck, we'll > manage an even better turnout for next time :D 9 o'clock was fine by me even though I couldn't stay for that long ... and I'll never forgive you for killing me! :-) GuffBall There's no Top Gear on this weekend either! > Happy birthday! :-) > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Comments/ideas/suggestions/flames welcome - and with any luck, we'll > manage an even better turnout for next time :D I should be there this Sunday, purchased TF2 yesterday and had a few games to get myself accustomed to the game, i'm pretty sh.t but its a hell of alot of fun :) "Jimbob" wrote... > I should be there this Sunday, purchased TF2 yesterday and had a few games > to get myself accustomed to the game, i'm pretty sh.t but its a hell of > alot of fun :) Does it have "bots" so you can run around the maps getting used to things without having to worry about the troublesome experts zapping you every five seconds after spawning? That's the main reason I never bothered with TFC - no way to learn the maps except alone, which seemed a bit pointless. > "Jimbob" wrote... > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > That's the main reason I never bothered with TFC - no way to learn the > maps except alone, which seemed a bit pointless. Not sure but just get in and hit the ground running. When in doubt use the voice comms and ask what class is needed then just run around and shoot stuff. SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Jethro Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com > "Jimbob" wrote... > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > That's the main reason I never bothered with TFC - no way to learn the > maps except alone, which seemed a bit pointless. Not sure but just get in and hit the ground running. When in doubt use the voice comms and ask what class is needed then just run around and shoot stuff. SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Jethro Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com > "Jimbob" wrote... > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > things without having to worry about the troublesome experts zapping you > every five seconds after spawning? No, just a normal public server, full of the 'experts zapping me'. Took me a good half hour to figure out what the hell was going on, getting more used to it now, although i've only been on the dustbowl map. How many official maps are there? > That's the main reason I never bothered with TFC - no way to learn the > maps except alone, which seemed a bit pointless. Never played the original. <snip> > Other than the short notice (Sorry about that), how does the timing of > the bash work for everyone? If we were to set a date, say for the same [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Comments/ideas/suggestions/flames welcome - and with any luck, we'll > manage an even better turnout for next time :D 9pm makes it 4pm EST which could work for me depending on what the wife has planned... no not THAT you dirty bastages. Naptime for her is computer time for me. Can try and round up some more Phats too. SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Jethro Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com >> Darn, Darn, Darn, Darn, shoot and dagnabit... I missed it. >> Why couldn't my mother have had a birthday party on another day! >> :-) > > Same date as my birthday - your mother is obviously a wonderful person.. > :-) Well DUH! She had me... no greater good could have been done for the world. :-) > Missed the bash for the same reason though... ;-( > > I must go practise getting shot for next time I've been a TF2 - Dustbowl hog since the beta was release so I'm good to go. Unlike previous TFC text typing, verbal communication is the key to winning the rounds. SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Jethro Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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