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Seriously! Should I?

View Poll Results: Seriously! Should I? Ooh Should I?
Hell yeah - you'd be like the coolest guy in school 19 30.16%
Don't do it dude - get a life instead! 28 44.44%
Why do I care ??????? 16 25.40%
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Old 06-06-2007, 10:20 AM   #1
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Seriously! Should I?

Opinions please! I want to go all out for the Seriously achievement in Gears of War. Currently at 4500 kills and counting. So I'm thinking all ranked matches from here on in - try to average 100 kills a night, should get it in a couple of months give or take.


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Old 06-06-2007, 10:24 AM   #2
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Re: Seriously! Should I?

If you want it mate, then hell yeah.
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Old 06-06-2007, 10:26 AM   #3
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Opinions please! I want to go all out for the Seriously achievement in Gears of War. Currently at 4500 kills and counting. So I'm thinking all ranked matches from here on in - try to average 100 kills a night, should get it in a couple of months give or take.

Good luck mate! It also means there is one less very good player from the av forums bunch for me to worry about who kills me all the time - so yeah go for it!

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Old 06-06-2007, 10:59 AM   #4
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Re: Seriously! Should I?

errr. id rather stick needles in my eye than sit on gears of war for 3 hours a night for the next 2 months,
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:04 AM   #5
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Opinions please! I want to go all out for the Seriously achievement in Gears of War. Currently at 4500 kills and counting. So I'm thinking all ranked matches from here on in - try to average 100 kills a night, should get it in a couple of months give or take.

Don't bother mate, come play with us instead and just get the achievement over time as and when. OR, spend some time sorting out your network so you don't keep getting booted everytime someone turns on the oven or something similar.

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errr. id rather stick needles in my eye than sit on gears of war for 3 hours a night for the next 2 months,
I'll get me sewing kit out then mate although I think 3 hours a night for two months is a little on the light side, I'm sure most of us clock up about 4 1/2 a night at least?
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:07 AM   #6
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Re: Seriously! Should I?

Don't do it EEC, that's 5,500 more kills and for what? 50 measly gamer points and geek-cred?

You'll end up stressed out & not enjoying the game in the end 'cos of the high *rs*h*l* count in Ranked Matches.

Far more sensible is to go down the Job Centre and pay unemployed people to do it for you at minimum wage.

Sorry for voting "Why do I care?", that was uncalled for.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:18 AM   #7
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Hell yeah EEC!! Count me in as well mate!!

I'll be hosting 19 round Raven Downs from now on, should be good for 50+ kills a match

I voted "Yeah do it" by the way...
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:21 AM   #8
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Hell yeah EEC!! Count me in as well mate!!
Thats two less very good players to worry about, any chance you could get Drinks in on the act as well?


Looks like my plan is coming together.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:22 AM   #9
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Re: Seriously! Should I?

Personally, I wouldn't focus on achieving it, just let it happen over time.

From what I read on here, you're obviously a very good player and want the achievement so just keep enjoying playing and you'll get it soon enough.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:39 AM   #10
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Chuck you are a nutter
I've played not even 10 ranked games to be honest, just can't be bothered with it. My game is so up and down anyway, I'm not sure I'd want to see how I ranked against everyone else
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:40 AM   #11
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Re: Seriously! Should I?

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Hell yeah EEC!! Count me in as well mate!!

I'll be hosting 19 round Raven Downs from now on, should be good for 50+ kills a match

I voted "Yeah do it" by the way...
Good idea mate - see you on raven down tonight!
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:43 AM   #12
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Good idea mate - see you on raven down tonight!
You sure will mate - not sure we'll get many takers for 19 rounds Raven Down, but I think if we aim for say 12 rounds (ish) we should get some rooms filled fairly quickly. We might have to tactically lose a few rounds deliberately to stop people quitting.......if we pwn too much they'll just get the hump and leave.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:44 AM   #13
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Thats two less very good players to worry about, any chance you could get Drinks in on the act as well?


Looks like my plan is coming together.
Be good if we could get Drinks and Kopchoir in as well.....that would be pwn time all night long
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:45 AM   #14
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You sure will mate - not sure we'll get many takers for 19 rounds Raven Down, but I think if we aim for say 12 rounds (ish) we should get some rooms filled fairly quickly. We might have to tactically lose a few rounds deliberately to stop people quitting.......if we pwn too much they'll just get the hump and leave.
No - 19 round games on RD fill up OK - they don't take long to play either. I had a game finish 4v4 the other night with 33 kills but had another finish 1v1 with 25 kills!

I also play regularly in ranked games with a couple of guys (not off AVF) and the host has a great connection - ususally its 9 round matches - we rarely lose. I'll try and get you in them - the banter is good too.

kop never finds me in ranked games because we are so mis-matched - isn't that right my very young padawan

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Old 06-06-2007, 11:47 AM   #15
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[FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"]Take it from me, don't do it! You may or may not know about my Van Damme Marathon (26 movies 26 nights) well at the start it sounded like a great idea, it didnt stay that way for long![/FONT]
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:52 AM   #16
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[FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"]Take it from me, don't do it! You may or may not know about my Van Damme Marathon (26 movies 26 nights) well at the start it sounded like a great idea, it didnt stay that way for long![/FONT]
Why wasn't it Chuck Norris films gowd darn it!!!!!!
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Old 06-06-2007, 12:05 PM   #17
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I voted "don't care". Just go outside mate the summer is here...

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Old 06-06-2007, 12:09 PM   #18
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You'll kill the game for yourself, not get to play with your mates often, and get a measly 50 gamer points and a big flabby arse.

Don't bother!
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Why wasn't it Chuck Norris films gowd darn it!!!!!!
[FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"]'Cos we all know Van Damme is better than Chuck Norris!! [/FONT]
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Good luck mate
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[FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"]'Cos we all know Van Damme is better than Chuck Norris!! [/FONT]
Blasphemy!!!!!!!!
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Old 06-06-2007, 1:03 PM   #22
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No - 19 round games on RD fill up OK - they don't take long to play either. I had a game finish 4v4 the other night with 33 kills but had another finish 1v1 with 25 kills!

I also play regularly in ranked games with a couple of guys (not off AVF) and the host has a great connection - ususally its 9 round matches - we rarely lose. I'll try and get you in them - the banter is good too.

kop never finds me in ranked games because we are so mis-matched - isn't that right my very young padawan
Sounds good to me mate - if you see me playing Gears (I am partial to a bit of Pro Evo Soccer 6 of late) and you're about to venture off playing Ranked, message me some instructions and I'll join every time This is on the understanding that we're all The Cole Train of course

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Call me a statto obsessed geeky nerd type thing, but I would just love to have the 'Seriously' picture on my gamertag.....(rhetorical question alert) How cool would that be?!!??! Only 7,500 kills until nirvana
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Thats surely some ironic voting by Codehead!! The man who was on Robot Wars telling me to get a life
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Call me a statto obsessed geeky nerd type thing, but I would just love to have the 'Seriously' picture on my gamertag.....(rhetorical question alert) How cool would that be?!!??! Only 7,500 kills until nirvana
Don't worry Lee - once I have mine I'll go round downing people for you to kill........hang on - I do that already anyway
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Don't worry Lee - once I have mine I'll go round downing people for you to kill........hang on - I do that already anyway
hey listen you big puff I've carried you many a time with my shotgun ya big girl.......

Whoah, just slipped into 'Kopchoir' mode then
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Old 06-06-2007, 3:04 PM   #27
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Thats surely some ironic voting by Codehead!! The man who was on Robot Wars telling me to get a life

Remember, the Geek will inherit the earth.

I said no for the reasons that others here have said, you'll end up hating the game.

I have ~2500 kills in Warzone, the other night I decided to play a couple of ranked matches to start a slow slog towards 'Seriously'.

I got 5 kills in the first match and was completely f**ked off with the other idiots in the game after 30 seconds.
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If you want it, go for it, i'm sure u'll get it in no time,

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Re: Seriously! Should I?

i haven`t voted yet as i don`t know what to vote for i have looked through all the do`s and donts, i do know you dont play friendly matches with us anymore which imo is a bad do its always a good crack imo i know we have had this discussion before.
I have a guy on my friends list gamer tag phd50 who just recently got seriously and he was on the game all the time as are much of us he would update his kills on his gamer sig eveyday i always thought it was a bit sad

I have just over 3,000 kills and when it comes it comes for me, i am not going out of my way blitzing the game for fifty gamer points or the pristige your better than that.
Whatever you decide to do m8 good luck in your quest your a good chap and if you want to do it. I love th game but i also love sitting in the beer garden with the lads getting trolleyed which imo beats any game or achievment there is

simon

p.s ill get it before you anyway you big puff

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Old 06-06-2007, 3:50 PM   #30
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Ive gone with the dont do it crowd, itll kill the game for you and Gears 2 is a long way off.
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