Multiplayer - When?

[Raziaar]

When are you guys up for playing multiplayer with each other?

We have about 30 people on our list, so if everybody is on and wants to play, we'll have to split between two games quite likely.


I just want to know, when you guys feel you'll be up for multiplayer fooling around.

Some will want to play singleplayer first, some will want to at least do a few missions. Some will want to get a game launched right off the bat and start freeroaming.


Discuss what you'd like, and we'll see just how many people want to play multiplayer and when.

Also of note is that on launch, despite Microsoft basically doubling their server strength, there might be problems, so that's something to take into consideration too.

[TCfromBN]

I'll be up for free roaming on multiplayer after at least starting the story. I'll guess around 5 or 6ish EST if all goes as planned.

[Shamrock]

I'd like to do a couple missions first, but if the majority of HL2.netters want to go straight into multiplayer, I would gladly go ahead and join. I can't wait.

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[Qonfused]

Well, I don't plan on sleeping tomorrow night to Tuesday morning, but we'll see. Either way, I doubt I'd want to do multiplayer for a day or two.

[Raziaar]

You guys will have to let me join in on the fun... because I'll be <sniff> I won't get it until late tuesday night.

[AmishSlayer]

I'm down for multiplayer right away for obvious reasons.

[Shamrock]

I'm down for multiplayer right away for obvious reasons.

Ass. :|

No really, I can't wait to play with everyone. As soon as I'm done with the first mission, Amish, we shall play MP.
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[Bad^Hat]

As long as it's not region locked like has been rumoured, I'd probably be up for a bit in the first couple days of release. Probably be laggy as ass, but I come for the game and stay for the witty banter. ;)

[Tyguy]

i say we get a game going at around 5-6 EST

[Cormeh]

Assuming I actually get my copy on Tuesday as planned, Tuesday night 8+ (GMT).

[Kakashi623]

I'm down for this, I'd love to play with all of you guys. Can't wait, I pick it up tonight at midnight!

[Ren.182]

I'll be up for playing :)

Ren182 is my gamertag, joined this GTA gang a bit late, so everyone add me :D

Let's get a free-roam on the go and cause some chaos!

[WhiteZero]

Probably sometime mid-Tuesday, after I've had several hours to flesh out the single player story.

[Qonfused]

Uhg, I don't want to be the lameo guy who misses out on all the fun because he wants to get his bearings in single player first. So whenever you guys start a game, don't forget 'ol Qonfused (as if you could) and throw me an invite.

[Tyguy]

send me an invite, i have beer

[Qonfused]

I have pizza.

[Vigilante]

I'm really looking forward to GTA4...didn't reserve a copy though. Hopefully gamestop will have leftovers...they sure as hell had alot of Halo 3 left over.

[Shamrock]

Uhg, I don't want to be the lameo guy who misses out on all the fun because he wants to get his bearings in single player first. So whenever you guys start a game, don't forget 'ol Qonfused (as if you could) and throw me an invite.

Of course I'll invite you baby boi. http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6140/omgadjv4.png

[GordonFreeman911]

Uhg, I don't want to be the lameo guy who misses out on all the fun because he wants to get his bearings in single player first. So whenever you guys start a game, don't forget 'ol Qonfused (as if you could) and throw me an invite.

My statement would mimic the above so there's no point in saying it.

[Qonfused]

Alright. I'll probably be spending about an hour after I get it getting used to the controls and doing the first few missions. After that, I want to organize a 16 person free roam game to explore the city together. Why explore in single player when you can explore with a friend? Then we can share our lulz and discoveries with each other. Sound good?

Just watching these multiplayer videos on IGN makes me lul, so I cannot imagine how much I will be laughing tonight. Seriously. My ribs hurt just from thinking about it. It just seems like the perfect "lul" game. Random shit going on all the time; a helicopter just dive bombing people; cars coming out of no where to lay you out.

**** I can't wait.

[Dalamari]

I'll play mutliplayer anytime you guys are, just pop me an invite

[Qonfused]

5 hours
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[AmishSlayer]

Alright. I'll probably be spending about an hour after I get it getting used to the controls and doing the first few missions.

An hour? Nuts to that. By all means, do a few missions, but you can get used to controls in our free-roam :P

[Qonfused]

Fine, argh.

:P

I look forward to it.

I dunno if there's going to be enough room for all of us, though. HL2.net alone won't be able to fit into a 16 player. And 6 or so of my friends are getting it tonight, so we'll see what happens.

[AmishSlayer]

HL2.net alone won't be able to fit into a 16 player. And 6 or so of my friends are getting it tonight, so we'll see what happens.

I don't know how many people are planning on jumping straight into multiplayer though. I think a lot of people here are going to hold off until they put a dent into the story.

[Qonfused]

Well in that case, bring on the free roam. If there's only a handful of HL2.netters, like 7-8, it'd be perfect... :D

Whatever the case, we'll make it work.

[AmishSlayer]

Well in that case, bring on the free roam. If there's only a handful of HL2.netters, like 7-8, it'd be perfect... :D

Whatever the case, we'll make it work.

After some free-roaming and King Kong I demand we play Cops n Crooks :)

I've been waiting for this mode for so long.

[Qonfused]

This is true. I can see a HL2.net multiplayer fest coming upon us.

[TCfromBN]

I hope to be playing with you guys this time tomorrow. http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6140/omgadjv4.png

[Qonfused]

Call it a date. http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6140/omgadjv4.png

[TheAntipop]

I'll probably be playing with a bunch of close mates from college tonight, but this weekend, when my coursework is dusted off, I'm up for a solid three day weekender of HL2 GTA for sure. :D :D :D

[Direwolf]

I'm going to be late to the party by a few days, but I'll be watching for multi games once I get it.

[GordonFreeman911]

You guys will have to let me join in on the fun... because I'll be <sniff> I won't get it until late tuesday night.

I'm not getting it until tuesday afternoon at about maybe 5:30 PST...

[Qonfused]

So I'm gonna set a time... 1am EST for the multiplayer. That lets everyone get home and dick around with the first few missions.

[Stigmata]

I don't know if I have a ride home from the mall. I could be stuck walking home for an hour, and not get back until 2am :(

[Raziaar]

The awesome thing about this game, is that we'll probably eventually have games going all the time, and everybody will be able to get in on the fun. I know I will be playing constantly. :)


Oh and Qonfused, I think your friends will have to sit by the wayside, HL2.net first :D

[Qonfused]

Hahahah, I don't think they would appreciate that very much. ;)

[Raziaar]

Hahahah, I don't think they would appreciate that very much. ;)

Well, HL2.net before friends on the HL2.net games! :P

[Geogaddi]

I can't wait to play with you guys. My shitastic PC has held me back in the past, but no more!


Also, I had this avatar first. <3

[Stigmata]

Hooooooooly shit it's only a couple hours away, I can't wait to crash into all of you

[Raziaar]

I demand you all wait until late tomorrow!

[Wanted Bob]

I demand all of you wait until I leave the house!

(Yeah, I still cant get it :()

[Tyguy]

100 minutes

[Iced_Eagle]

I might do a mission or two, but I for sure want to hit up some games with people.

Add me!

Gamertag: briguy992

2.5 hours left until I get my copy :)

[Tyguy]

i gotta wait till 10am....needless to say im getting stoned and playing counter-strike

[AmishSlayer]

I just shot off a bunch of invites to you bastards.

[TwwIX]

I'll hop onto Live once i have finished the single player.

Don't forget to add me "TwwIX"

I can't wait to try out the free roam mode though.
My Multi Theft Auto clan is about to be brought back to life thx to it.

[Dalamari]

Online WILL be played tonight

I expect an invite

[Raziaar]

I cannot believe those guys who had the game last night didn't post their impressions yet? They were playing together on Multi for hours!

[AmishSlayer]

Ugh...I didn't want to be awake this early, I only went to bed 6 hours ago. Goddamn fire alarms.

Anyways. I was among the 5-6 people that played together last night.

I started going into "Party Mode" which loaded me into the city around a warehouse where there were a few helicopters and a bunch of weapons. It seems like limbo for friends while waiting to start a game.

After inviting everybody we were just mindlessly killing each other and messing around. The host can have the party entered into player matches vs. other parties in the gametype of choice. We started with 4 players so we tried hangman's noose.

The mission we got was the same one impressions talked about w/ the escape from the airport w/ an NPC. It was pretty chaotic for a while with lots of deaths (I'm pretty sure Shamrock lost all 5 of his lives). I think Qonfused and I were the ones that made it into a NOOSE van with the NPC and made a run for it while BadHat was left behind still fighting. It was slow going because we lost 1 of the tires on a mammoth of a vehicle. Cops were chasing us for a while, but we only had 2 or 3 stars and we lost them. I was playing on my SDTV and I couldn't see the mini-map well at all so I missed the exit from the freeway we were on. After a minute or so I see a broken wall on the freeway and just drive off it, falling 40 feet or so, magically landing upright near the extraction point. Unfortunately, ALL alive players have to be at the extract point and it took BadHat a while to get there, so we just lobbed grenades around for fun.

After that, we got a few more players and I left the party to try and figure out how to make private games just as the other 5 (2 more joined -briguy and Stig) played some cops n crooks.

To make a private game you have to start from singleplayer, from the multiplayer option you choose player match right away, then custom, then change the # of private slots to 15 or max. After doing this I invited everybody (we lost 1 player) and we played some 2v3 cops n crooks.

These matches were kind of goofy with these teams. The game would either end with the crooks escaping uneventfully or the boss being killed relatively quickly in a car to car gunfight.

After that we switched over to free mode. The weird thing is, I don't think our private slot setting carried over when we changed gametypes. Random people started joining that I don't think anybody invited.

Free mode was pretty funny. It'd consist of people trying to find each other and go on their own rampages against other duos, civilians, cops and whatnot. One time everybody but me was involved in a chase, they had 2-3 stars and they were traveling on one of the perimeter roads of Algonquin. I was flying overhead in the cop blackhawk (Annihilator) trying to shoot anybody and everybody with the guns (they are hard to aim and surprisingly ineffective). I got tired of flying overhead just watching the action, so I decided to enter the chase quietly.

So I dive the chopper straight at the bulk of the chase, bailing out as I crash into it. My blades hit a bunch of cars and they're sent flying just before my rotors rip off. I die from an ensuing explosion and I think most everybody else did too except one of the cars I tossed away with my rotors :P

Anyways. It was our first bout with multiplayer and its parameters so we'll have to give it another shot with more people or against other parties in some of the modes.

[Cormeh]

Sounds chaotic! I had to decline an invite this morning because I had little time. Tonight though!

[TCfromBN]

All I can say is wow!

Around 6ish, I invited a few members, and we eventually had a total of about 8. We ended up free roaming for a few hours. It was probably the best multiplayer experience I've ever had.

Quonfused, Daggett, Shamrock, Amish, along with a few others and myself were having a blast going on rampages.