Rainbow Six Vegas 2 discussion

[mgoblue]

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The wife picked this up for me last night. I had never really played Vegas 1, but wanted to give this a try after I fell in love with COD4.

As most have said, the feel of Vegas vs COD is a total 180. Slow and steady wins the course here. You have to advance slowly. Controlling your AI teammates is a bit of a chore, but I guess I will get the hang of it eventually. There's just a lot more thinking going on here as opposed to games like Gears and COD where you're just moving from checkpoint to checkpoint. I like it. Lots of cool gizmos too, like the snake cam. This is all probably old hat for most, but again, I'm basically discovering this for the first time, so I'm pretty excited.

The biggest adjustment for me is cover, and trying to attack while in cover. I'm getting the hang of it slowly. Overall a great game. I didn't notice any framerate problems in the campaign mode and I haven't tried it online yet. I also think I need to turn up the brightness on my TV a bit. Is there a separate in-game control for this?

Playing offline is great with the team, when you get used to it! Set them up at a door, use the snake cam to mark their targets, then move yourself to a 2nd door for a multi position breaching of the room. Lots of possible strategy (guys coming down zip lines while you do other things), part of the game I really enjoy.

[Jistic]

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We played 4 or 5 rounds of it at the end. I'm not sure if you bailed by then or not.

I think so. I'm sure tonight we'll be playing it tonight, sounds cool.

I thought that villa map for domination was hysterical, total chaos!

[Brandwin]

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I'm also really digging that team leader mode. It's an interesting mix of strategy while you protect your leader, while at the same time hunting the other team's leader, while at the same time protecting the extraction point, while at the same time trying to reach the other team's extraction point. Lots to keep track of and lots of ways to play it....should lend itself to a lot of replay value.

Can you go into more detail about this mode? Sounds like a lot of fun.

So are the rooms 16 or still just 14?

Can you rank up in private matches?


Hope to see you all online tonight

[ExtremeGamer]

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I'm so glad they didn't mess with a good thing when it comes to this game. Since the core mechanics of the game are largely the same as the first version, it seems like they concentrated their efforts on map design this time around and it definitely shows. I'm really impressed with the maps so far - none of them feel imbalanced, none of them feel mis-sized, and they're all very different from each other in terms of look and feel.

I'm also really digging that team leader mode. It's an interesting mix of strategy while you protect your leader, while at the same time hunting the other team's leader, while at the same time protecting the extraction point, while at the same time trying to reach the other team's extraction point. Lots to keep track of and lots of ways to play it....should lend itself to a lot of replay value.

Team Leader was easily my favorite game mode last night, that mode was a blast.

[DTX3]

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Can you go into more detail about this mode? Sounds like a lot of fun.

So are the rooms 16 or still just 14?

Can you rank up in private matches?


Hope to see you all online tonight

You can definitely rank up on private matches, this game is such a blast and im glad i opened my copy. I was seriously thinking of returning it and waiting for the new COD maps, what a shame that would've been. Great games last night too fellas, only think was i kept getting lagged out you guys had to send me invites every 10 minutes LOL.

Im kinda disappointed with the audio and the graphics though, they could've been better imo. Also Altimus flat out own'd me last night, he kept getting me with those damn incendaries...but dont worry GT, ill get you back tonight. Oh and about the extra maps, how do you get Streets? because when i go to extras i only see exclusive content, which you have to sign up for a Ubisoft account.

[Sully]

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Streets is under exclusive content...

[DTX3]

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Streets is under exclusive content...

Ah, so i have to sign up to Ubisoft to get it? thanks.

[Altimus]

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I think so. I'm sure tonight we'll be playing it tonight, sounds cool.

I thought that villa map for domination was hysterical, total chaos!

You mean Conquest?

I got so owned in that level at one point... after my team secured all three points I was at C in that little closet defending. Moments later someone went down the ladder, fell on me it seemed and shot me in the head. I never even knew there was that access hatch above me.

[Altimus]

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You can definitely rank up on private matches, this game is such a blast and im glad i opened my copy. I was seriously thinking of returning it and waiting for the new COD maps, what a shame that would've been. Great games last night too fellas, only think was i kept getting lagged out you guys had to send me invites every 10 minutes LOL.

Im kinda disappointed with the audio and the graphics though, they could've been better imo. Also Altimus flat out own'd me last night, he kept getting me with those damn incendaries...but dont worry GT, ill get you back tonight. Oh and about the extra maps, how do you get Streets? because when i go to extras i only see exclusive content, which you have to sign up for a Ubisoft account.

Yeah, you and that one guy always seemed to be together... Jimenez? Think I got both of you the same time three times last night. Tonight if you guys are on the same team... stay away from each other.

Yeah man, just create a Ubisoft account and a download option will pop up.

[DTX3]

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Yeah you got me a couple of times, but when we were playing team leader on theatre(one of the best maps imo) i think i got you with one along with another player, i threw it down the stairs. I knew i was going to get someone because they kept shooting at me and i seen the red laser so i just let one out.

[DTX3]

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I thought this was funny.

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Also, has anyone gotten stuck in the cover online? it happen to me twice, i couldnt get out of the cover system...it was strange.

[Brandwin]

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Yeah the graphics are nothing to write home about, but it doesn't matter that much.

I am sure once I really sat down and start to play I will enjoy this. I mean I loved the first Vegas, so I don't see why I won't this one. I was just underwhelmed when I first popped it in.

Can't wait to play with some OS guys. Vegas 1 was a blast with nothing but OS'ers.

[Altimus]

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Yeah you got me a couple of times, but when we were playing team leader on theatre(one of the best maps imo) i think i got you with one along with another player, i threw it down the stairs. I knew i was going to get someone because they kept shooting at me and i seen the red laser so i just let one out.

Speaking of that theater map, that map was really cool. The music inside worked really well also.

[Brandwin]

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I am trying to remember what guns I liked to used in the last Vegas and what attachments. I can't remember. I am used to not using a scope not though.

[DTX3]

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Speaking of that theater map, that map was really cool. The music inside worked really well also.

Yeah, Theater, Murdertown, and Villa are my favs.