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[Rookas]

I have finally completed L4D and that awful Seriously-type achievement and got the 1000 points. That's my second 100% game, the first one being Burnout Paradise before the DLCs. I am so glad that I can use the L4D DVD for ball trap.

Back to Fallout 3 ...

That's why I don't go for the 1000's very often. Grinding for 1000 beyond the point that it stops being fun is something I won't do. Though I'd probably be in the top 5 of the leaderboard if I did...

In other news, broke 46k yesterday!

[Guest]

My 360 died :cry:

[Mathachew Veteran]

My 360 died :cry:

:cry:

On my end I just had to stop my game of L4D because: 1) the bots shot a boomer in close proximity and 2) the one bot that I did not kill (yes, I killed the other two) specifically to avoid startling the witches decided to walk right up to the witch and startled her, immediately after they said, "Witch! Turn off your lights!" Makes me want to punch someone at Valve for the idiocy. That's probably my 10-15th attempt at getting the witch and boomer achievements.

[neoadorable]

congrats to vyk, mathachew and rookas for their hard work and milestones. agree that once frustration builds up, time to let go. no achievement is worth that. we each have our own threshold, so you know when enough is enough. those seriously-type deals, as vyk calls them, are a pain in the butt. would never aim for one of those.

sorry to hear about your machine jonny, what happened to her? how old was this console?

[Mathachew Veteran]

I finally got Do Not Disturb and Stomach Upset in Left 4 Dead. I would either end up killing each teammate or all but one teammate when we approached a witch. Even with one and me running away as fast as possible, the NPCs just love to pass with super slowness, nearly to the point that the which is startled. In chapter four, I got spewed on by a suddenly appearing boomer, but I still hadn't startled the which, so I eventually made it to the last safe room before the last chapter, which had no witches. I replayed the chapter again and finished it in about 30 minutes to get the Stomach Upset one. Hooray! Now to complete the game on Expert and then sell it.

[Vykranth]

That's why I don't go for the 1000's very often. Grinding for 1000 beyond the point that it stops being fun is something I won't do. Though I'd probably be in the top 5 of the leaderboard if I did...

I am not angry against L4D because of the zombie genocidest achievement. It was tedious but it was in the normal course of the game: just play it and the achievement

will pop up eventually. No, I am frustrated with that game because of the bad connections we had during the last three weeks after the release of the Survival Pack. The versus mode was so horrible because of the lag that it ended up in arguments and problems between my group of friends.

Now, the servers are better but that left a bitter taste in my mouth.

On my end I just had to stop my game of L4D because: 1) the bots shot a boomer in close proximity and 2) the one bot that I did not kill (yes, I killed the other two) specifically to avoid startling the witches decided to walk right up to the witch and startled her, immediately after they said, "Witch! Turn off your lights!" Makes me want to punch someone at Valve for the idiocy. That's probably my 10-15th attempt at getting the witch and boomer achievements.

For the boomer achievement, play with 3 friends on Blood Harvest. Keep one bot because they can be marksman and shot through trees.

Blood Harvest because it's the map with the greatest open spaces. Put the subtitles too: you will get "Boomer Alert" sooner than listening to the bots. The most dangerous place is probably the wheat field of the finale. For the finale, go on the first level of the barn, the boomer always climb the ladder on the left.

For the witches, play with friends and stockpile on luck. Bots are useless. If you have a witch you cannot avoid, pass it one by one quickly and let the witch calm down if she gets too angry. The subtitles will help you too.

[Mathachew Veteran]

Thanks for the advice, but I've already completed both of the achievements :D

[Guest]

sorry to hear about your machine jonny, what happened to her? how old was this console?

RRoD. My brother was downloading a demo from Marketplace and the thing just went nuts. He shut it off and that was the end of her. She's been on her last legs for a while now.

Console was my second from around July 2007. Hoping I get lucky and they send me a Jasper with HDMI out.

[neoadorable]

are you kidding? that was a two year run, you got it good. for sure this one will be a Jasper. What's the turnaround now in the UK? it should be quicker than around here.

[Guest]

are you kidding? that was a two year run, you got it good. for sure this one will be a Jasper. What's the turnaround now in the UK? it should be quicker than around here.

Yeah, I suppose 2 years is quite a decent run compared to some less fortunate people.

I've heard it's 10-14 days, which isn't too bad. I've plenty of PS3 games to play anyway.

[Mathachew Veteran]

Just broke 26K thanks to me picking up the first game I played on the 360: Perfect Dark Zero. I'm grinding for the multiplayer achievements, most of which can be done in a relatively short time, but man this game is awful :p

[neoadorable]

don't mention the PS3 in this thread jonny, thanks...

anyway, the PDZ multiplayer achieves were a bit of a chore. if you guys want a fun game that's good for points get Matt Hazard, it's not ridiculously easy or anything but you're guaranteed a couple hundred points in the first hour or so.

[Vykranth]

Thanks for the advice, but I've already completed both of the achievements :D

This is what happens when I write novels instead of posts :p

don't mention the PS3 in this thread jonny, thanks...

anyway, the PDZ multiplayer achieves were a bit of a chore. if you guys want a fun game that's good for points get Matt Hazard, it's not ridiculously easy or anything but you're guaranteed a couple hundred points in the first hour or so.

Another game that seems to be really easy on the achievements is Terminator: Salvation. Stackable and solo game achievements, 1000 points for a few hours of gameplay. Get it from a bargain bin or for a rental, the reviews do not point to a GOTY candidate or may be for some sort of Razzies category.

I am still hooked on Fallout 3.

In other news, Mr. Shreik is 50 points away from a 6 figure GamerScore ...

[Mathachew Veteran]

In other news, Mr. Shreik is 50 points away from a 6 figure GamerScore ...

Wowza!

[Shreik]

Wowza!

hai gaiz

^_^

[Sethos]

He represents Denmark at GameWhore 2009 in Africa next month.

[Shreik]

That actually made me sad ... :'(

...It's in Kairo, noob!

[Sethos]

Teh sry! :'(

You haven't spoken to me in ages, I'm out of the loop :(

[neoadorable]

congrats on the upcoming 100K, that's our first i presume.

yeah Vyk, heard TS is a short game, will check it out later.

[Mathachew Veteran]

Actually he's broken it. At this moment he's at 100,020 :|

[neoadorable]

nice! this has put me in a sentimental mood, got me to thinking it's almost three years since i got the 360, well two and a half...seems like yesterday i was going home from the store with that box, wondering if i'll get re-used to console gaming, if the games will be any good...oh man life just passes us by. You young folk best cherish it while it lasts.

[Sethos]

And his 100.000th achievement was the Serious 2.0 which he got in like a day or two :blink:

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

You can glitch Serious 2.0.

All you need is someone else who has it unlocked, do a few fancy profiles swaps and voila.

Same thing in GoW1.

Pity the fool who glitches Achievements ROB :hmmm:

[Shreik]

I did hit it head on with seriously 2.0 and I didn't glitch it. Haven't glitched a single achievement in either Gears 1 or 2.

And thanks =)

[Sethos]

You can glitch Serious 2.0.

You can but I doubt Shreik glitched it, he's actually one of those rare ?ber nerds who likes to get his achievements the old fashioned way; hard work.