downloading now - be in a bit later!

8/29/2007 10:52:07 AM

Man, there's so many badges + medals to earn in this game... I was trying to get the one where you have to stay (alive) in a Warhawk for 4 minutes, and get both a ground kill and an air kill. That shit is harder than it sounds!

8/30/2007 8:43:05 AM

Is there a list somewhere? I got the one for kamikaze killing another Warhawk.

8/30/2007 8:48:32 AM

FYI, Sony got off their lazy duffs and posted a PDF manual.

http://www.us.playstation.com/Warhawk/warhawk_manual.zip

8/30/2007 9:59:40 AM

you can go to 'community', 'profile', or 'stats' i think

it lists all teh different achievments you can get + lists the requirements. It's interesting, because a lot of them can be unlocked either globabally or in a round. For example, to get the 'sniping' badge you can either get 25 total kills w/the sniper rifle, or get 5 in a round. I completely made that example up, btw.

8/30/2007 10:34:16 AM

is that true? i thought it was something like BF2 where you had to have 25 global kills AND 5 in a round

8/30/2007 10:44:56 AM

oh, maybe you're right. That would make more sense

Like I said, not typically my type of game.

8/30/2007 10:58:34 AM

Question: When I'm in the games list lobby, seems like the games don't really refresh. I try to hop in a server that is max 32 players and there are 24 players in it and when I try to join its says its full. This happens all the time. I press triangle to refresh game and it does nothing. Anyone else have this issue? It always happens with 32 player servers.

8/31/2007 1:52:12 PM

Yeah, this happens to everyone. The SCEA servers just don't properly report the number of players on the servers. They are going to have to add more servers me thinks. If anyone here has a decent, stable (ie. not RR) internet connection and wants to run a dedicated server for us, that would be awesome.

8/31/2007 2:04:06 PM

when I finally got in an SCEA server last night it was definitely an awesome server. Absolutely no lag and no issue whatsoever. Too bad they don't refresh better, but I'm sure this is something that will get fixed in a patch or something.

I need to get better at this game. So much fun though.

8/31/2007 2:06:15 PM

I think I've discovered my key to success in this game........don't fly

8/31/2007 11:08:23 PM

Something screwy seems to be goingo n with the official servers.... GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER INCOGNITO!!

9/1/2007 11:34:37 AM

they still haven't solved the freezing problem from the beta

9/1/2007 11:38:54 AM

^say what??? I've played the hell out of this game and it has yet to freeze on me once...

9/1/2007 11:44:29 AM

i was ranked first in my very first game and it's been all downhill since then

9/2/2007 11:01:37 AM

Man I don't get this game I'm trying to like it but it's just so fucking hard. It's got a learning curve that's nuts....the controls are so weird, and to be honest it's just plain hard to kill someone.

I've taken to the skies but I get mutilated up there. It just seems to be a game with warhawk people and with people on the ground with rockets.....but ground combat seems so ineffective and puny. I'm gonna keep trying this but man I wish i didnt suck because i'm lucky to get a kill or two in a game....just something about the controls and aiming system that's killin me.

9/3/2007 10:28:59 AM

it does take a little while to get comfortable with the controls. As lame as it is, try setting up your own game, that way you can practice flying, etc without people blowing your shit up every couple minutes.

it worked for me.

9/3/2007 11:49:42 AM

I was a pro on the PS1

I just watched it on Youtube... memories

9/3/2007 7:15:05 PM

Ground Fighting

Close Combat:
Knife or Flamethrower > the rest

Middle Combat:
Rifle, Rocket, Pistol > the rest

Long Range Combat:
Sniper, Rocket

?????
Binoculars

*grenades pretty much determine middle-short combat winner and can take out jeeps with 2-3 of them

*landmines are awesome - they have a good active radius, so hide them. I personally like sticking them above doorjams and under/on vehicles. Also can be good for taking out enemy turrets if use properly.

*with rockets or missile turrets, hold the fire button down - it fires on release so holding it down gives you a few milliseconds extra and can get a lock-on you wouldn't otherwise see)

*missile turrets rule and > gun turrets

*run and jump around like you're retarded to avoid gunfire - also don't be afraid to retreat or suicide (throw a grenade down at your feet if someone is close to you and killing you)

Warhawk Combat

*i'm pretty shitty at it, i just know diving behind buildings and cliffs sometimes helps break missile lock, as well as flailing about with the right control stick (try not to accidentally crash doing this)

*don't accidentally get stuck as a passenger in a warhawk, that sucks - they should have allowed passengers to parachute or something

*etc.

[Edited on September 3, 2007 at 7:36 PM. Reason : also, flamethrowers are good close combat tank killers if you can avoid the turret and being run ove]

9/3/2007 7:30:43 PM

The big thing about warhawks is make sure you go into the flight control options and check the "Pro Flight" option. You get full control over the pitch and rotation of your warhawk, instead of just being confined to the canned Starfox 64 esque maneuvers. With that said, I still suck hardcore at it and basically just use the things as a fast means of transportation or occasionally in hover mode to clear out tanks and infantry guarding a capture point. Some people are damn good at it though, and you can use dives and barrel rolls to shake off missile locks.

9/3/2007 7:54:38 PM

i'm a beast in the missile turret

9/3/2007 7:58:41 PM

i didnt play much this weekend. every time i go in, no one is acting like a team, the chatter in my ear piece is all over the place, there's just chaos and lots of people that own in planes raining destruction. feel so one dimensional. i dunno how much i like the game. I'm trying to give it a fair shake - but also, what the hell is the deal with PSN not letting you access msg's from friends while in game. Such a flaw..they need to fix stuff like that PRONTO. That's not how you implement multiplayer at all, not being able to chat outside of your immediate team in the server without damn near quitting the game is pretty sad.

I spent all my time with metroid prime 3 and call of duty 4 MP beta (Which btw is amazing!). Jury is still out for me. Is there someone in this thread that wants Warhawk for a discounted price? because I might off it.

9/4/2007 12:31:09 AM

I'll buy the headset off you.

9/4/2007 7:15:37 AM

that's the part i'd likely want to keep.

It's actually pretty nice.

9/4/2007 7:57:49 AM

i don't even talk to people and there seems to be plenty of teamwork

well, on zones anyway

9/4/2007 11:23:57 AM

So much fun. I think servers were down or something today because since I got the 1.92 update I haven't been able to connect to Warhawk online. Pretty sure the problem is commin today.

9/4/2007 2:15:02 PM

I wasn't able to connect yesterday for the longest time, day before that the official servers were down, etc etc.


FIX THIS FUCKING GAME SONY/INCOG

They've got their first smash-hit game and they're really trying to fuck it up...

[Edited on September 4, 2007 at 2:37 PM. Reason : d]

9/4/2007 2:37:04 PM

i just played for an hour and a half just fine

i've found that i enjoy strapping landmines to jeeps and bailing out of them as i drive into the other bases (the Akbar)

also, i enjoy tagging them to parked warhawks and sending my oblivious teammates off on unwitting suicide missions (the Kamikaze)

additionally, i like parking warhawks near the enemy base then hiding landmines on them, so when the enemy sees it and hops in, he blows himself to hell (the Forbidden Fruit)

in conclusion, landmines rule

9/4/2007 7:41:04 PM

that's a good idea, never thought about using them that way

9/4/2007 10:23:48 PM

Man, I was driving passenger in a jeep and saw a bunch of mines blocking the road ahead of us. I thought I'd do something constructive and get out to clear them with a grenade. Sure enough, the grenade blew up the mines, however the jeep I was riding in had creeped a little to close them by that point and got caught in the blast radius, racking me up 2 nice team kills That's what I get for trying to be a nice guy.

9/4/2007 11:07:02 PM

OK so I played a bit more tonight and I'm starting to warm up to the gameplay.

It's just that the controls are so goddamned different and odd that its got this loosy goosey, anything goes feel to it that make it hard to just pick up and play. Pretty much you have to get your ass kicked repeatedly until you understand how things work.

I'm now starting to feel the battlefield influence when playing zones, big time. What sucks is I played and got like 100 points tonight with all these ribbons and awards but its not showing in my profile. Not sure if thats a connectivity issue or a server issue. I think I joined the server you were on Shrike but you disconned right after i got there. Was that a ranked server?

9/5/2007 12:27:36 AM

Quote :

"So how many people are getting this total? > 8? We should make a [TWW] clan or something. It seems like a pretty simple thing to do from within' the games interface."

[NCSU] clan created. send message to philihp for an invite.

Warhawk Combat
* Hold down R2 most of the time, it makes you go faster... useful for outrunning people.
* Mines rock... when you pick them up, just fly over to the enemy team's side and place them somewhere. Nobody usually bothers shooting them down, so it's like 2 free kills... eventually. A really evil thing is to put them next to health
* When you lock on with a homing missile, get in close, unload some machine guns to get them to about 70% health before shooting the missile. Your guns give you away, but one missile usually won't kill unless they're already weak.
* Stay away from missile turrets. No exceptions.
* Customize your vehicle with pink flowers like I did. No exceptions.

Ground Combat
* Use binoculars for killing turrets... binoculars are cleverly disguised as ORBITAL BOMBARDAMENT

9/5/2007 2:52:27 AM

^^same thing's happened to me with the stats, but they were updated the next day. G'luck!

9/5/2007 8:51:35 AM

Quote :

"I think I joined the server you were on Shrike but you disconned right after i got there. Was that a ranked server?"

Yeah, I pretty much only play on the blue highlighted SCEA servers, with max player caps of 32. I also play Zone almost exclusively.

9/5/2007 10:20:16 AM

Well what the hell then?

Not that I'm a stat whore but i would like to retain the only decent play i've had yet. And shrike, you are luckly you left - I saw you one point in a tank but couldn't make it to you in time....next time WE WILL RUMBLE!

Anyway, doesnt make sense that it didnt keep track of my stats. Is there a delay for the servers to relay the stats back to your profile you think? BF2 had that issue, sometimes it would be instantaneous, others the server wouldn't report stats out til the following day in some cases.


[Edited on September 5, 2007 at 10:37 AM. Reason : crap, just read your post fanatik. hope so. ]

9/5/2007 10:36:41 AM

^that seems to be what's happening. Sometimes it's instant, sometimes not. Sometimes you get demoted a few ranks only to login the next day and find out you actually advanced. It's more fun this way, there's an element of chance!

9/5/2007 11:00:06 AM

Yeah that makes sense. I don't know about 'fun'...lol, but I'm not that picky about that part. If the ranks unlocked new guns and things then I'd be kinda annoyed ...but to my knowledge they dont. :0

9/5/2007 11:12:37 AM

Nah, all the rank advancement does is give you more customization options for you and your Warhawk.

9/5/2007 11:14:14 AM

they're like enlargement pills for your e-penis.

9/5/2007 11:37:09 AM

they also restrict you from certain noob servers... which is kinda cool. better than being restricted from servers because you're not a high enough rank. then the noob servers would always be full... while people who manage to somehow get to high ranks will always have a ranked server to join and further their rank.

the ranking databases are kinda really really flakey... they've only recorded one of the dozen games i've played on SECA servers.

9/6/2007 11:58:36 AM

their shit is all hosed up right now.

They're working on fixes for the network timeout errors, the ranked servers not refreshing properly, and the stats not taking.


There was supposed to be an update to fix the first 2 this morning, actually.

9/6/2007 1:46:31 PM

the game itself is awesome

getting into a game sucks ass, however

they need better "Players In" reporting, a filter option to filter out full games, and the ability to immediately sort whatever games have reported in when you choose a sort option

i'm tired of trying 20-odd "full' games before i finally luck into one i can get on

9/6/2007 5:13:47 PM

i dont have the issue with 'regular' servers. Only the BLUE ranked servers. They just seem to not be reporting when queried. The ping stays the same, as does the number of players.

I found a good secret for getting in though: Go for the ones that are showing full. Since the refresh is only happening every few minutes, people are hammering away at the servers that appear to have slots, while no one is bothering with the ones that are showing full. Works 9/10 on the first try.

9/6/2007 5:22:20 PM

it's retarded that they chose blue for the word color on the sky background and a light highlight color >.<`

9/6/2007 9:54:55 PM

Can't decide which to buy

Halo 3, or Warhawk

please advise

9/11/2007 7:24:07 PM

Although I haven't played H3 yet, this is a no-brianer. Warhawk is pretty neat, worth a buy if you like this type of gameplay - but Halo 3 is a must if you own a 360. There's just too much replayability, single player flushed out campaign including co-op with 4 players, and multiplayer out the waaaaazoo.

Again warhawk isn't a bad game, just sayin.

9/11/2007 8:10:03 PM

get both

9/11/2007 8:42:47 PM

Playing last night, I noticed the servers seem to be updating much better. I was able to join on my first try to any server that said it had open spots. Of course, it could have just been an unlikely string of luck.

By the way, I like how as you advance in rank, they restrict the servers you can play on. Pooling all the skilled players into a smaller group of servers is a great idea. There were some extremely competitive games going on last night.

9/12/2007 8:55:44 AM

heh i'm still airman 1st class, i can't get any decent points going to save my life - i get maybe 30 on a good round

9/12/2007 9:39:36 AM

Quote :

"By the way, I like how as you advance in rank, they restrict the servers you can play on. Pooling all the skilled players into a smaller group of servers is a great idea. There were some extremely competitive games going on last night."

9/12/2007 10:47:58 AM