Sorry, but we're playing Warhawk now (want to join us?)

no prob is the room opened tomorrow when I get the retail version

(Madison, WI)
Best Buy: "The truck got delayed. It will be here tomorrow."
Software Etc: "The release date is today, so we'll have it tomorrow."

WTF? I was in the beta, and I've been missing playing this game since that ended.

Leave the room open for the canadian folks who get it a day late! =(.

DARN EBGAMES! *grumble grumble*

@John

You guys still have a Software, Etc? I thought those all went out of business due to the big three, now just the big two. Ebgames/Gamestop and...woah its just one left!?

I'll try to squeeze in a good session after work, but this week has been kicking my ass. It's almost 10PM EST and I'm already exhausted.

WAIT FOR ME. ill be there tomorrow.

i hate waiting for bluray.

Yep, be in tomorrow.

Tried to get Target to sell it to me tonight, but no go.

bought a 320 gb MyBook for $98 instead.

Lag out much?

* anxiously awaits the Aussie PSN update :-)

I played with you guys and you were tough! It was fun though! :)

@10 - They are different games aimed at different audiences. Seriously, I don't see PS3 fans going to the 360fanboy site and doing this for their games so often. Is this some sort of rite of passage for 360 fans?

Anyways, I really want to play this game. I liked IGN's review of it for 8.8 as a AAA experience; I'm looking forward to Gamespot's review as well. I will get it when I get back from college in the winter. If I'm really lucky, it might be $40 retail by then.

I'll be there Tomorrow.

Any chance you'd open the room up to more than 8 people? I'd love to play you guys, but it's a bit full...

Psst...Corbin...no one cares.

cant get warhawk where i live until tomorrow, and by then all the uber geeks will have the game mastered! what i rip off! life is a ripoff!

I am hosting a 20 player server called PS3Fanboy_2... 8 plays is abysmal.

Everyone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Corbin.

Silly troll, Warhawk lets you fly these crazy hover jets, tanks and jeeps. I don't think Halo3 has flying machines does it?

Look for me and feel free to add me to your friends list.

chaplain827

Server is back up.

The best part was the download! My roommate and I share a ps3 with 2 profiles on it (one for him, one for me). I downloaded it on mine, and he can't play it on his profile unless he BUYS ANOTHER DOWNLOAD.

Seriously, are you kidding me? Every game released so far has been playable across profiles on one machine. And now, after months and months of waiting, he can't play it on his profile because it was bought on mine.

This company is so clueless it's almost scary. No refund so I can grab a retail copy, so... yeah.

HOME should be just fantastic. They're really nailing this whole platform.

@ 10. Corbin - wrong thread, dude. I don't think
anyone here cares (except me, but still, wrong
place)

@ 11. Ruibing - Fanboy wars are getting quite
retarded. Maybe someday the 360 > ps3, ps3 >
360flame wars will end. Hopefully. They both seem
to be quality systems, and this ridiculous hate
(prolly spawned from advertising) does nothing
constructive.

@ 17. Popfrogs - Yes, Halo has flying machines.
Since the first. And they are very cool. Still,
not as many as warhawk Probably has, at least in
multiplayer arenas. It is a popular series for a
reason - groundbreaking...

So how's Warhawk, guys? I'm kind of on the fence, but there isn't a lot for the ps3 yet, and I'd kind of like to experience the Sixaxis like it should be. 32 players seems decent - how do the servers react? Latency? Crashes? Do you start off on foot, scavenging for vehicles? Are there enough 'Hawks for everyone to fly, or only a couple spawned at a time? Does look pretty sweet, but let's hear it! If you all aren't too busy...

@ Corbin:

http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=7178

Just thought it was interesting that Warhawk won the battle of the betas. It may not win the battle of the retail titles, but I know which one I'll prefer.

WTF! Only 8 people! The hell I want to join. Oh and to the guy who was asking if Warhawk is worth it. Umm, I'm having a lot of fun with the game. A LOT of fun. Like I can't stop playing. And no thats not fanboy talk, this is my honest "gamer" opinion. The game reminds me lot of Star Wars Battlefront but with awesome graphics and more with no framerate or lag issuses. tottlaly worth my 40 bucks.

Thanks, Marco. The Battlefront comparison was really all i needed (great game). Starting the download now...

Warhawk answers

Lag? Not a BIT. And I look for big games, so I don't expect any, but you never know, all the holdouts could make a diffrence...

Yes you start on foot, unless its an aerial only battle. Depending on your spawn point, there are at least 3 or 4 hawks. If there isn't a hawk left you can roll a tank or jeep. You could wait it out though, another would spawn in about a minute. Weapons are all around the base too. ou start w/ a pistol that sux. Theres usually a machine gun around though.

The hawkhas a hover mode and a "fying mode". You can hover and lay waste to ground targets, or just strafe the shit out of them.

If you're on the fence dude, go ahead and jump. You won't be disappointed. I've been playing Rainbow 6 for a while, and I love it. Warhawk is a fresh change. Don't think I'll be making my butter bar for a while in R6...

will this be going on over the weekend as well? i am broke and have to wait till sat. to pick up me reserve at game crazy. I was thinking about tradeing in some things for it but i can't bare letting go of anything for my PS3 or my 360

I'm (sadly) going to wait for the EU BluRay release, which means I've got to wait another 3 WEEKS before I get this.

You'd better all still be crap by the time I get it! :D

oh, and @Corbin, it must be pretty desperate times when a 360 fan comes in a PS3 messageboard to post about a 360 game that's not out yet claiming it's better. It clearly isn't better, and the funny thing is, you know it! ;)

Hey, it's me! I think five straight hours is the longest I've played an online game, and it was damn fun.

It only took about 20 minutes for me to download. Too bad both of the PS3fanboy rooms were completely full. It only took me about 2 games to get the hold of things. By the 3rd game I was consistantly getting first place. The binoculars are simply amazing when you're lurking in the shadows and defending the flag. I love this game!! The flying is also a hell of a lot easier using analog and also a lot more fun than the aircraft in Halo or Battlefield 2. It's like Starfox on steroids.

@30

Confidence is great :D
Looking forward to a game is great :D
Having personal opinions is great :D

Pushing your totally unrelated opinion on a board for the purpose of creating an argument? Not so much D:

Really this is why XBL user base has such a bad reputation.

I hate you guys.. I hate you guys so much..... I HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW! I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF ITS ON THE EUROPEAN STORE AT 12.01 TONIGHT! AND WHERE COULD I FIND OUT THAT?!??!?!?!!! HERE!! NO CAUSE YOU'RE ALL TO DAM BUSY RUBBING IT IN MY FACE THAT YE ARE PLAYING THE GAME TO CARE! Is fuath liom tú!

Though to be fair... if I had it... I wouldn't be arsed to do anything else... heck... its my first day back at the good old center of learning tomorrow... and I'm missing it for warhawk...... WARHAWK! I'll be joining the PS3fanboy room if ye still have it open when I get on, Happy Playing...

Hey Showstopper, no one's using their mics, as much.. because some of us have to wait for the retail bonus mic version ya knoww!!!

Youre lucky!!

I cant wait to get mine. Oh its gonna be addictive. One of my mates called up, told me ITS ADDICTIVE.. and guess what... 9 players!...

Now wait until the retails in our hands. Wait until the rest of us flood your rooms!! muahahaha!!!

My cousin has to wait 3 week delay though. Poor guy :P

I CANT WAIT!!

Dang... I'm really considering getting this now... you guys seem so happy!

Al be there once its Released in the UK on 21st September i can wait cos i played it and tested it :)

Theshowstopper,

I'm just waiting patiently for Gamestop to get the retail version. I'm sure by this weekend all will be good. Maybe you can hook me up with a few tips once I start playing. Anyways, my name is Guwapo (I think).

September already has $200 set aside for Lair, Warhawk and Heavenly...

I found the money, next I just need to find the time. *sobs*

I have the BR version on order (UK based) and I'm hanging on desperately for the 21st of September.

Just as a side note - Looking through all the forums and user reviews, I've counted 23,489,239 people who claim they were Beta Testers!
Some on guys, few, if any people actually believe your "I was a beta tester" statements.

@38 Jnas
What site did you use to import and did you encounter any import taxes?

Just to remind u
ps>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>xbox
they are starting2realise it and make stupid comments here.It doesn't even has exclusives,gears is going to pc,halo3 will go like halo2,bioshock im playing it at pc,maybe mass effect will stay!
Xbox is a poor mans pc,the top games2get list is fps,well i like them but many console owners prefer console games like platforms,action and racing thats why it will never be so mainstream like the ps brand. :)

And btw ms still didn't made profits so will see how much will go with shopping games from the ps(DMC,Ace Combat),and when did Ms made good hardware?? So will see who will stay at the top...

I have both an Xbox360 and a PS3. I am a bit of a Xbox fanboy and have over 100 games for the 360, only 2 for the PS3. I am addicted to Battlefield2: Modern Combat. But, I can't stand EA and their terrible servers getting disconnected constantly! I have been looking forward to Warhawk for a while and I hope it will be my new addiction. If only I could get my wireless 360 controller to work on my PS3. Why can't Sony put out a larger controller with concave triggers? Watch out for AnonymousFinger, cuz I'm gonna be tearing it up on Warhawk starting TONIGHT!

Jnas,
thank you for the helpful posts and links. Cheers mate.

@45 Im the same as you as far as having a 360 and a PS3, though I do have a Wii as well. A friend was in Beta and this game was a blast to play. We're supposed to be picking it up today which will give me another game to play while waiting for Halo 3. I just hope to be able to balance playing both. I will apologize for the Xbox fanboys that act stupid on here, though I must admit fanboys will always be fanboys. /sigh

Some questions I do have, is there any new vehicles and/or weapons that werent in the beta? I know there has to be more maps, or at least I hope there are. Wish the game could have been available yesterday at retail as I wanna get the headset with it because Im too lazy to buy one seperately. My only complaint about the game would be that my username isnt like Iceman, Goose, or some Top Gun type of name. Makes me sad.

Downloaded Warhawk and picked up the Datel PS3 USB headset. Total? $60 plus tax heh. I'm loving the game and having been a beta tester in it is helping too ;)

Played a couple hours last night... it's a blast. The different control schemes really make it viable for multiple skill levels... it's not like Halo where there's very little skill to flying around.... there's much more dogfighting, loops, barrel rolls... If you can master motion controlled flying, you get more freedom to aim at people not directly in front of you (left analog moves the aimbox around the screen instead of pitch & yaw, which are controlled by the motion sensing), and if you turn on pro controls, the machine won't always self-right itself, so you can fly upside down, do horizontal loops, etc. It's really disorienting, but if you're good, I imagine that would be a big advantage.

The guy who called it StarFox on steroid is right. It's pretty kickass.... and I haven't even played anything but in the warhawks.

As for having to search for warhawks... look for servers labelled dogfight (or just dogf in the name), in those you respawn in a warhawk (and can't get out).

Hella fun. I haven't been using a mic but maybe I'll break one out this weekend.

-Nate (The_Souljourner on PSN)

See you guys there. My PSN is Foom Man

yo john, i live in madison, wi too!!!! Yeah I'm gonna go to TRU near best buy to pick up warkhawk and madden later today.

49: Thanks for the tip. The only thing that sucks about the download is the missing manual. The game tries to educate you as you go along but they picked a 4 point font that's hard to read.

Once I get more confident I'm going to try the advanced controls. So far I'm much better in jihad mode, holding a heat-seeking RPG and taking Warhawks down on foot. Also not too shabby on the flak cannon.

One thing I really love about this game is the feeling of balance. When faced with a Warhawk in hover mode, even if you're a crappy foot soldier with nothing more than a rifle and some grenades, you still have a chance. You can actually win a face off with a Warhawk with some well-placed 'nades, some jumping and strafing and use of cover. It's not like BF2 where every encounter with a chopper means you're dead.

Same thing goes for tanks. Sure, they're extremely tough, but they're slow and the turrets have limits. With enough nades and some trickery, you have a small chance against them. With the RPG you have a bigger chance against them.

Another great thing is how vehicles recover. I drove a tank off a short bridge and it righted itself after flipping over. I did the same thing in a jeep driving off a huge cliff. Not only did the jeep survive 4 flips but it rolled back onto the tires. This game doesn't want the action to stop, and vehicles that flip over and stay that way kill the action. Once in awhile (due to terrain or whatever) you'll come across a jeep or something that is permanently on its side but that's rare.

Overall I love this game. It really kicks ass and it'll be even better once people get the retail in their hands and start talking on the headsets.

@popfrogs

You can download the manual off Warhawk's site.

Man, I am really poor at ground battles, I think I should stop flying the birds and engage foot soldiers. Then again, it is called Warhawk right ? :)

Downloaded it last night so I'll be there tonight. Just look out for the idiot getting his ass handed to him repeatedly by the more experienced players.

@EDGE: Thanks for your tip also. I think this is gonna be my new video game crack for awhile.

You bastards! Give me Thursday now!:-(

I have the retail version of warhawk . MY PSN : AFG4EVER