[winstano]

Originally Posted by Raider83

Sounds like a bargain! Have you got your copy yet and do they just take two payments of £16.99 during the year then? I'm very interested in doing this.

I got my copy through the post last week Tis a promo copy, so it's not in a 'proper' case, but I got that and an exclusive R6V2 T shirt alongside it

Oh, and they take a payment of £16.99 pretty much straight away (Mine went out over the weekend), and then you get a further one taken out in 6 months time...

[Raider83]

Originally Posted by winstano

I got my copy through the post last week Tis a promo copy, so it's not in a 'proper' case, but I got that and an exclusive R6V2 T shirt alongside it

Oh, and they take a payment of £16.99 pretty much straight away (Mine went out over the weekend), and then you get a further one taken out in 6 months time...

Brilliant! A thorough and prompt reply. I'm going for it.

[theshabster]

I really need to start playing this again - Must drag myself away from Everybody's Golf.

I suppose that purchasing a Wii yesterday wont help matters either

[emmiller]

hi guys
haveing a problem with my rainbow six game. for some reason i cant get online with it at all
any ideas?

thanks in advance
martin

[Anotherlimey]

I think if you go to the games area there is a huge thread about it

[Moogle]

Originally Posted by emmiller

hi guys
haveing a problem with my rainbow six game. for some reason i cant get online with it at all
any ideas?

thanks in advance
martin

Please try and do a search before starting a new thread. Also please try and post in the right forum. Merging threads.

[Br0ken]

Is it Vegas 1 or 2?

[Jono_Doire]

iv been playing this again lately, really into the team leader thing.

BUT

I never seem to have a green connection anymore always yellow or red, why is this? i have 20mg, on vegas 1 97% of the time had green just sick of bullet lag etc.

wish they had what kind of connection il get with the games like it did on vegas 1, tut

[Br0ken]

Yeah, same for me, been playing again a fair bit last few nights. They've had more than enough time to fix this and they haven't so screw it its on sale in the classifieds or will get traded in, either way the game really let down on my expectations. Will not buy another Ubisoft game on launch, especially if multiplayer is supposed to be the main attraction.

[Br0ken]

Anyone else noticed the Far Cry 2 posters when you're in the arean level? Nice ingame quirk

[Jono_Doire]

iv noticed a few blu ray adds, they had this on the first vegas, always something different in the LVU bogs, great advertising

[theshabster]

Guy, I had a few problems logging into online matches last night.


I just wanted to join a few random games (not friends games).


When I went to join, I was completely chucked off the game, & taken back to the PS3 dashboard ! What's all of that about ?!? Has anyone else had similar problems?

[Jono_Doire]

apart from having a red or yellow connection iv had no problems getting into games or during what so ever, going great apart from bullet lag

[tom1379]

I've got my PS3 with HDMI through a yamaha receiver to my surround sound and it has all been working great, but for some reason just recently, some of the sounds are missing.

I hear everything apart from enemy gun shots. I've checked all speakers and they are all working during game play, ive also tried different settings on the receiver to make sure it wasnt a DSP mode causing it. I can hear my own gun shots and hear the enemy shots flying past but their shots are totally silent, at first i thought they might just be using silencers but that just seems stupid because in the game up until now i have heard them

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated because i'm stumped!

Cheers,

Tom

[Br0ken]

Do the enemy shotgun gun shots (bad wording sorry) also sound silent?

[tom1379]

Yep, shotguns are also silent, another reason why i thought it can't just be silencers!

[Br0ken]

Maybe mess around with the ingame sound effect volume. Try to borrow another copy or use your copy in another machine.

Sorry, I've got no other ideas, never heard of an issue like that before.

[theshabster]

Originally Posted by theshabster

Guy, I had a few problems logging into online matches last night.


I just wanted to join a few random games (not friends games).


When I went to join, I was completely chucked off the game, & taken back to the PS3 dashboard ! What's all of that about ?!? Has anyone else had similar problems?

Am I the only person that has had this problem ?

[Hulligan]

Originally Posted by theshabster

Am I the only person that has had this problem ?

I've had it happen. Only the once though.

[Jono_Doire]

Originally Posted by tom1379

I've got my PS3 with HDMI through a yamaha receiver to my surround sound and it has all been working great, but for some reason just recently, some of the sounds are missing.

I hear everything apart from enemy gun shots. I've checked all speakers and they are all working during game play, ive also tried different settings on the receiver to make sure it wasnt a DSP mode causing it. I can hear my own gun shots and hear the enemy shots flying past but their shots are totally silent, at first i thought they might just be using silencers but that just seems stupid because in the game up until now i have heard them

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated because i'm stumped!

Cheers,

Tom

sounds like a bad connection does it happen everytime you play?, seems to be the norm these days on the connection front, i rarely get a green connection and always seem to connect to a yank host too, why cant they show the connectin gauge BEFORE entering the game

[Emulous]

Originally Posted by Jono_Doire

why cant they show the connectin gauge BEFORE entering the game

Cause that would be too easy and would require common sense, silly!

[Jono_Doire]

Originally Posted by Emulous

Cause that would be too easy and would require common sense, silly!

tut, my bad

[limpsharp]

Anyone fancy playing tonight?

kieran_delaney if you do i'll be on from about 430pm to 6.30pm probably.

[limpsharp]

Actually i might be on earlier and later.

[Fuzzmundo]

As mentioned in the Bargains Thread, Play currently have the Steelback Edition of this game available at £17.99.

Just ordered one myself. Does anybody know whether I would have to complete the first game in order to understand this game? Is it a direct sequel in that the story follows on from the previous game?

Fuzzmundo

[Br0ken]

I wouldn't worry about the story its quite poor you won't really care about it. The story plays out with what happened before vegas 1, so the events that led to it and then carries on with where vegas 1 finished. It's a incoherent mess in my opinion.

[breadmaker6]

Free DLC content is coming to this game via PSN in July - Including the Return of Calypso Casino

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzsjypc8Gqk

I am very pleased to announce that Ubisoft will be offering a Fan Pack to all Rainbow Six fans. Click on the above link if you haven’t already to check out the very informative video. I am also here to give you better insight and clarification on what the Fan Pack contains:

The Fan Pack includes an Update for the game and DLC (downloadable content). The first thing that may come to mind is: “Is this free?” Yes it is, including the DLC. This pack will be available via Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and ubi.com in July 2008.


*** Update Features ***

New Ranks
An additional 99 Elite Ranks have been added for bragging rights. For those of you who are already Elite, you may have noticed that your XP continued to accumulate while playing. Once you have the update, your XP will automatically be applied towards the new Elite ranks, so it is possible that you have already ranked up multiple times past Elite.

New A.C.E.S.
A total of 100 A.C.E.S. are available for each category: Marksman, CQB and Assault. Each A.C.E.S. level past 20 will reward you with 5000 XP that applies to your rank. For players who have already reached A.C.E.S. 20 and continued to collect A.C.E.S. points, you will be happy to know that the update will automatically advance you to the level you have earned. For example, if you have enough A.C.E.S. points to reach Marksman 25, you will automatically be at Marksman 25 and earn 25000 (5000 x 5) towards your next Rank.

Grenade Indicator
When you are within the damage radius of a Frag or Incendiary grenade, an indicator will appear on-screen telling you which direction it is. The indicator can show multiple grenades at once.

Weapons & Gadgets Balancing
Here are a couple of notes about Weapons and Gadgets:
• Explosion delay of the incendiary grenade has been increased
• Detonation speed of the C4 has been slightly increased
• Increased the damage of Sniper Rifles at long range
• Increased the base accuracy of the Light Machine Guns
• Adjusted the rate of fire for some of the Assault Rifles, Shotguns and an SMG
• Sped up the time it takes to zoom in & out with weapons, making it more responsive

To better clarify: the zoom for all firearms have been significantly sped-up and you can now fire DURING the zoom transition.

Respawns in Team Deathmatch – Host Option
An added host option has been added for Random Respawns. Random Respawns OFF will play like the classic Versus style where each team spawns in their designated Alpha or Bravo base. Random Respawns ON will have your players spawn randomly throughout the map after they die the first time.

Voice Chat – Host Option
Added as a host option for Player Match & System Link, players now have the option to talk to their team mates while dead.

Score in Deathmatch
Displayed on the bottom left of the HUD in Deathmatch, players can now see their score along with the top opponent’s score.

Team Leader - Spawn Change
Players now respawn next to the leader by default, unless players specifically choose to spawn back at the base.

Show Dead Players in Lobby
Players who no longer have lives remaining will now have a skull icon displayed next to their name in the pause menu.

Terrorist Hunt Spawning
Terrorists will no longer spawn right in front of you or behind you, or in a room you just cleared.


* * * * *

High Stakes Setting
High Stakes is a host option for every Versus mode that really pushes tactical gameplay to the next level. Here’s a detailed description of High Stakes:

Limited HUD (High Stakes)
The Radar is disabled. Enemies will not be visible on the Tactical Map (back button on 360/select button on PS3). Grenade indicator is disabled.

Health System (High Stakes)
Health regen is disabled. If you are shot and close to death, you’ll enter a visual state of critical health (screen turns monochromatic).

Cover System (High Stakes)
The cover system as been changed in High-Stakes mode to encourage players to peek instead of pop-n-shoot. The camera has been moved so your character cannot look past their cover unless they expose themselves around a corner.

Weapons & Gadgets (High Stakes)
Aim Assistance has been completely disabled. Bullet spread has also been increased when not zoomed-in (you will notice your crosshair indicators are much wider when not in zoom). Realistically, a person holding a gun would have better aim when zoomed-in than when he’s walking around. This encourages players to really take aim instead of run-n-gun. Also remember that the zoom time has been sped-up and you can now fire WHILE you zoom in and out. Players now have less ammunition (1 for each gadget you choose and less clips for your guns) so you really need to play conservatively and rely on precision use of ammo.

Kill Camera & Friendly Fire (High Stakes)
Kill Camera is always disabled and Friendly fire is always enabled.



*** DLC ***


THREE FREE MAPS
There are three maps included in the free DLC: Murdertown – Dark, CQB Training – Dark and best of all the much-requested fan favourite Calypso Casino! The three map layouts have not been changed. The re-lit “Dark maps” have a very eerie atmosphere, and may require players to use night vision to spot enemies. Calypso Casino returns with updated lighting and textures. The three maps are playable in all Versus modes and Terrorist Hunt.


This Fan Pack is dedicated to all of you in the Rainbow Six community. Everything in this update and DLC comes directly from you on the forums, private messages to us and even matches the team has played with you all online. We’d like to sincerely thank you for your continued support and feedback. See you online!


Gamertag: UBI LevelUp
PSN ID: UBI_LevelUp

--
Best Regards,
Ubi.LevelUp - Community Developer
Rainbow Six Vegas 2

[Raider83]

Is this the update that I'm downloading as we speak?

[theshabster]

I finally completed the story last week - I've just not had the time to play on my PS3 for quite some time now. The story ending was rather poor - disappointed is an understatement !

Anyway - I shall try & get back into the online aspect of the game over the next week. The download content (if free) will be an appreciated addition to the game.

[breadmaker6]

The right honourable Darsh () has just informed me that the maps are now available....

I feel bit ill...might have to cry off work, i've got calypso casinoitis