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DarkZero

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"GunBound" , posted Mon 26 Jan 04:32

I've been playing GunBound lately and I've been meaning to make a post about it since the day I started playing. It's got Scorched Earth's gameplay, Ragnarok Online's characters and customization, and it involves neither pointless grind-levelling nor a pale imitation of Puzzle Bobble, which puts it way ahead of other free online games. So why aren't all of you playing it?

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OmegaDog

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"Heard it's awesome; need to start playing!" , posted Mon 26 Jan 08:42

I've actually heard about how awesome this title is from several sources, from months back. (Heh -- I can add Tycho in today's Penny Arcade news section as another source.) It's just that, for one reason or another, I never got around to downloading and playing it.

Either way, client and patch are done downloading, and I'll register an account and install soon enough. Hopefully, within the next few days, I'll have a chance to finally start playing.

Maybe here we can successfully create a Madman's Cafe guild?

"I must pay for my past sins... Let's fight!""I have no choice. You will lose!" | CCT: NEXT STAGE IS 16 |

Slayerz
10th Post

New Customer

"Re(1):GunBound" , posted Mon 26 Jan 13:47

I just started playing 2 weeks ago. If you play type your account name here so I can add you guys to the buddylist.

My account name is Slayerz6rx.
I'm a double stone hammer rank now.

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Spoon
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Occasional Customer

"Re(1):GunBound" , posted Mon 26 Jan 16:56

quote:
It's got Scorched Earth's gameplay

Feels more like Tank Wars to me.

quote:
Ragnarok Online's characters and customization,

I wouldn't know.

quote:

and it involves neither pointless grind-levelling

Yes and no.
There is this thing called tagging. It used to make more money faster. Now it makes less, and so more tagging is needed than before. If you want to go up in rank or get shiny equipment, tagging is the fastest way... actually "playing" is not an effective method for earning money or rank.
And yes, tagging is a boring and mechanical process once you get over the initial joy of OMG I'M ABUSING THE SYSTEM!!! (which is ALWAYS fun, in ANY game :)... esp. the MMO ones :D )

True, the fact that it actually has a somewhat fun game puts it ahead of 99.9% of all other MMO games out there...

----Random "veteran" rambling below

I remember back when the Cake sucked... to be specific, it didn't suck ENOUGH, that's why it sucked. These days Cake is a top tier... for those without an uber equipment set, it's just about the only choice you have in the Avatar on server...

A.Sate got a 15% dmg boost in one of the patches. Suddenly it went from low tier to popular.

Walking off ledges and using team teleport is one of the most fun TK methods in the game. I didn't tell you that.

Walking off ledges and teleporting can lead to ridiculous volumes of fun with the Nak and/or Sate (if you have a good mobile to tunnel with).

Team teleport is a good way to tick off teammates when enemy Cakes etc. are burying you.

The Canadian flag was added in one of the patches. I was once so bored that I sang Oh Canada in the middle of a round. The bastards took so long that by the time I was done typing it out line by line it STILL wasn't my turn.

Turtle was once super-duper popular. Even moreso than the Cake was last time I played (weeks ago). Then the Cake got pumped up.

Remark: Aduka seems only good for Aduka-only matches.

Try dropping a Dynamite stick DIRECTLY into the middle of a tornado.

Try landing Raon babies onto ground within a tornado. Cry, "TOTO!!!" or something as they go orbital.

Quote: "Singlish has now replaced ebonics as the funniest language in the world."

Remark: The Gold Helmet with the two horns pointed downwards (I think that's the girl's one... memory is bad) looks an awful lot like one that Raoh from Fist of the North Star wore. I was going to buy one of those and a Warrior A and declare, "I AM... THE KEN-OH!"

---/end ranting/raving/etc.

DarkZero

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New Red Carpet Member

"Re(2):GunBound" , posted Mon 26 Jan 17:12

I'm using the name Numberman, but I've been playng more KOTOR than GunBound lately, so you might not see me online for a day or two.

And yes, I know, the game has its problems, but that's only if you're viewing it seriously. I'm viewing it as sort of a "Bejeweled Plus". It's just a time waster that occasionally gives me pretty new items for playing well. And thankfully, the skill factor in the game allows me to do that, rather than desperately searching for the best items so I can go to new areas like in an MMORPG.

Mav
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Rare Customer

"Re(2):GunBound" , posted Mon 26 Jan 21:12

I've been playing for a few months, but only occasional nights with friends. I'm still only a double silver axe.

The A.Sate needs to be nerfed and fast. I've become an an advocate for "no more than one A.Sate per team." A lot of players are abusing that like they once abused turtles. An A.Sate in close quarters can toss an SS easy in the first round and use the double item with their second shot to kill a lot of crafts by their second turn.

I don't see too many other problems with the game, but I generally stay in the avatar off zones, because I like playing the game but I don't like the item balance. There's armys of people with the same items for getting high offense. I just built myself an avatar with a knight theme, instead of worrying about stats.

The commmunity can be pretty bad, but don't let it get you down if you're new to it. Read up on it all at a place like Gunbound HQ so you're not booted from every game for being TEH N00B.
If anyone wants to get in a few rounds, I'm on nights with the name Mavwick.

Octopi are kinda' funny. You can't blame them for anything.

Fatality
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Regular Customer

"GunBound" , posted Mon 26 Jan 22:55

played it a few months back..a friend sent me a robot X and then it disappeared the next day...-_-' this game gets pretty boring and repetitive. I think my accoutn is prob still active

name : AltF4

Gen

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(1):GunBound" , posted Tue 27 Jan 01:54

quote:
I've been playing GunBound lately and I've been meaning to make a post about it since the day I started playing. It's got Scorched Earth's gameplay, Ragnarok Online's characters and customization, and it involves neither pointless grind-levelling nor a pale imitation of Puzzle Bobble, which puts it way ahead of other free online games. So why aren't all of you playing it?

I had also played it a few times and had been meaning to post about it. It's fun.

Juke Joint Jezebel

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(1):GunBound" , posted Tue 27 Jan 10:07

fun with friends, annoying with the locals. i present the most common Gunbound catch phrases!

"anyone wanna give me anythign?????! PLEASE"
"[name] ready up
"[name] ready up
"[name] ready up
"[name] rdy upt
"[name] rclick ready
"[name]"[name]"[name]"[name]
"[name]
"PLEASE LEAVE"
"remove healing. no cheating"
"loading slow. [name] has a shitty computter lol"

and of course everyone loves saying "lag". but it's not like you die when you lag in this game. fucking annoying punkass kids

i don't play much anymore, but the name's ANGERDARGON (with caps). maybe you can catch me on. if anyone wants to meet for a big game, then i'm free on the weekends

The Lord of Lard / The Mighty Schwein

Radish

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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master

"Re(1):GunBound" , posted Tue 27 Jan 13:24

I'm iced in right now and bored out of my mind, so I'm give it a shot.

OmegaDog

1011th Post

Red Carpet Premium Member

"Joined up -- blown up and blowing up" , posted Tue 27 Jan 22:12

Well, joined up, learned the ropes. Now that I've gotten at least the basics down and I know more of what the hell is going on, it's actually a hell of a lot of fun. Name is the standard OmegaDog -- those of you who posted names on here, I've already requested permission for buddy-listing. (Already gotten in touch with Mav -- thanks again!)

And those of us on the board who play -- we should organize a time to get a room and blow each other up. Weekends are best for me. [We can decide on a password for the room.] And eventually, if the game holds our interest long enough -- how about forming an MMCafe guild?

"I must pay for my past sins... Let's fight!""I have no choice. You will lose!" | CCT: NEXT STAGE IS 16 |

Krzyzewski Man

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Red Carpet Regular Member

"Re(1):GunBound" , posted Sun 1 Feb 19:39

If you're ever looking for a good match, try to find any of these players: golfhurts, merwin, or zerioni. They go to my college, and I can attest to them being fun to play with, and actually fairly good at the game. I'll probably be going in as kusaregedo or krzyzewski or something soon.

Capcom was smoking Amingo when they came up with him!
-Henaki
Fear the Reefer! (Or don't. I don't care.)

OmegaDog

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Red Carpet Premium Member

"Re(2):GunBound" , posted Sun 1 Feb 21:30

Bwah hah -- I'm still a relative n00b, needing to get a hang of what distances result from certain wind and Slice shot forces. When wind forces are low or equal to zero, I have enough of a concept, though. Once I feel confident about my skills, I'll try contacting them for a match.

I've been preacticing with Nak -- it's pretty fun to use, though a bit hard to get a hang of. I'll also have to experiment sometime with the other methods of specifying shot forces.

Once you've finalized your GB name, Krzyzewski, I'll go ahead and add you in to my list -- or put me into yours.

"I must pay for my past sins... Let's fight!""I have no choice. You will lose!" | CCT: NEXT STAGE IS 16 |

OmegaDog

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Red Carpet Premium Member

"What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Tue 3 Feb 18:06

"THERE ARE NO HACKING TOOLS IN GUNBOUND!", the game proudly proclaims.

I just logged in tonight. I had about 52k of Gold, 2 pairs Space Marine wear (one set gifted to me by Mav), and a Yin Yang face symbol.

I log in, enter a room -- and realize I have none of that. I go to check my avatar.

I'm left with 382 Gold and a RedDevil Hood.

... How the HELL?! I didn't share my password with anyone -- and my password isn't that easy to guess!

"I must pay for my past sins... Let's fight!""I have no choice. You will lose!" | CCT: NEXT STAGE IS 16 |

TiamatRoar

620th Post

Red Carpet Regular Member

"Re(1):What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Tue 3 Feb 19:41

quote:
"THERE ARE NO HACKING TOOLS IN GUNBOUND!", the game proudly proclaims.

I just logged in tonight. I had about 52k of Gold, 2 pairs Space Marine wear (one set gifted to me by Mav), and a Yin Yang face symbol.

I log in, enter a room -- and realize I have none of that. I go to check my avatar.

I'm left with 382 Gold and a RedDevil Hood.

... How the HELL?! I didn't share my password with anyone -- and my password isn't that easy to guess!

Sigh. People hack everything these days -_-

http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/street_fighter_plot.txt

Mav
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Rare Customer

"Re(1):What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Tue 3 Feb 20:33

That's really odd. I'd report it. I've been playing every now and then for a few months and I've been convinced for the last two that no hacks exist. Maybe they're picking off newer accounts, somehow. Avatar items aren't that vital to really having fun with this game, but it's a shame people always want to find a way to cheat and have them, somehow.

It's particularly odd that your Marine Armor is gone, since that can't be sold for cash.

Octopi are kinda' funny. You can't blame them for anything.

Slayerz
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New Customer

"Re(1):What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Tue 3 Feb 20:54

quote:

I'm left with 382 Gold and a RedDevil Hood.

How the hell do you get 382 gold? All the items are in the thousands.

Lay your hands upon me

In search for answers inviting

Constant struggle inside me

Guide me through this nothing that's everything -MuDvAyNe-

Slayerz
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New Customer

"Re(2):What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Tue 3 Feb 21:05

quote:

How the hell do you get 382 gold? All the items are in the thousands.

Plz disregard that, I was thinking of something else.

I don't think Gunbound do anything if you report it.

You can check who the guy send the items to in gunbound.net then check gift history.

Lay your hands upon me

In search for answers inviting

Constant struggle inside me

Guide me through this nothing that's everything -MuDvAyNe-

OmegaDog

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Red Carpet Premium Member

"Re(3):What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Tue 3 Feb 21:56:

Just checked it. There are two names there that don't belong there: master (given a RedDevil Hood) and ZaoLives (given a Vampire Casket). I don't remember playing with these two at all.

I'm seeing in my buy/sell list that one -- I'm assuming master -- decided to be an ass by buying and returning a RedDevil hood several times, thus depleting my Gold reserves. The items that I had weren't actually traded away -- they were thrown away, littered. Then a Vampire Casket was bought and "given" to ZaoLives.

I've changed my password. Doubtful it'll do much good, though. And Gunbound Ops announce regularly that they won't return items that we've "legitimately" traded away.

... if there's no way to fuck these hackers over -- say, get them IP banned -- and get my items and gold back, I'm going to go see about other online games...

... a shame, too, since this is such a damned fun game.

UPDATE (2004.02.03 23:57) : Just sent a mail to the Ops through the website. I'm surprised they had a "Hacking Incident" topic -- and they said to mention who got what. I was reading the BBS'es, and it seems they do return stuff. And, apparently, "Hacking in Gunbound" refers to hacking with the client itself, which the Ops say is impossible (i.e. 3rd party programs would be needed). Here's hoping for the best. In the meantime, I'll refrain from playing until the situation is resolved.

"I must pay for my past sins... Let's fight!""I have no choice. You will lose!" | CCT: NEXT STAGE IS 16 |

[this message was edited by OmegaDog on Wed 4 Feb 00:02]

Slayerz
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New Customer

"Re(4):What the hell?! I was hacked!" , posted Wed 4 Feb 15:27

You should just create another account. Items don't really matter that much, just play in zone 5 or 11 which is an avater off server. I only play in zone 5 and 11 cuz there are too many stat whores in other server. Just buy items that make you character look unqiue or cool.

Lay your hands upon me

In search for answers inviting

Constant struggle inside me

Guide me through this nothing that's everything -MuDvAyNe-