chitty chat TwentyTen ;)

[CoG Nemster]

it is adictive red ... shame its over so qucik ... im terrible at it but i really enjoyed watching bod and andrew playing it
will be on later tonight for lolly and rodders cog stag and hen night ... woooooo around 8pm ish

[gazzy2410]

hope tonights games will be as fun as last nights

"Fromage, Gromit?" lol

[Cog Chonk]

Afternoonies all, i trust you have all behaved while i have been away. Its great to be back and i cant wait to game with the coggers again

[CoG Geekster]

Can't believe you're back already Chonk, the weeks are just flying by in 2010!
That said, welcome back matey!



And of course we've behaved..... kinda...... sorta........ maybe.....

Ok so the biscuit cupboard is empty and there's shoelaces in the jam, the teabags are arranged in a devil-worship fashion and someone's been gnawing at the drywall, but we haven't been *too* bad........ kinda......sorta.................................





maybe :p

[RedSaint]

Morning all and welcome back Chonky!!!

[CoG Nemster]

woooooo welcome back chonky ... that time went so so quick !!

and can someone please refill the bickie cupboard ...im starving !!

[Cog Chonk]

Morning all..... I need a few new games big time, nothing is grabbing me and saying play me at the mo... Oh for another Rainbow 6 game

[CoG Geekster]

HAVING NO INTERNET AT HOME SUCKS BALLS!
*phew* that's got that outta my system

Morning Coggers! Hope you are all well and enjoying whatever games you may be playing, I'm loving FFXIII, the first time I've come accross a truely balanced mix of turn-based actions and real-time play in battle, enough turn-based to let you plan tactics but enough real-time elemtents to keep you on your toes and make you think/adapt constantly. Plus it's goooorgeous to look at, so the 10-minutes cutscenes are awesome to behold

[CoG Nemster]

we pciked up battlefield 2 today ...will let you know what we think in a few day ... but i think i might go get FFXIII tomorrow ...so much for waiting ...

evening coggies *waves*

[CoG Geekster]

With (further) regard to FFXIII, I've found that the battle system is a little tricky to get the hang of once you are out of the first main area (ie the tutorial parts), I died about 6 times on the first main big boss because I just couldn't get switching characters roles done properly; in-battle you have to change wether your characters are attackers, healers, stat-boosters, magic-casters, defenders etc using pre-assigned "Paradigms" (a quick way of choosing a role for each character to then access in-battle). ie in the menu you create a Paradigm where everyone is assigned the "spellcaster" role, and you can select the "Relentless Spellcast" Paradigm in-battle to quickly change all characters to Spellcasters. Create a Paradigm with a Commander and 2 Spellcasters and you'll get the "Relentless Attack" Paradigm which isgood for quick takedowns on easy enemies but you'll get crushed on bosses, meaning you need to created a "Stamina" Paradigm with 1 Healer 1 Spellcaster and 1 Commander, and then switch between the different Paradigms you have (up to 6 at once, and you'll need to create them all as each one will be different) frequently to suit your situation.

It sounds more complex that it is, but it does take some practice. Once you 'get' it however, it's an awesome battle tactic