TGIF #48: Be a Hero! Edition will run on Thursday the 21st of January. That's right folks, we said Thursday. This TGIF has been moved forward by a day to coincide with Bungie's Be a Hero! campaign (full details of which can be found here), a call to the Halo community to show support for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti, which Bungie will match in kind with donations to the support effort. The more players logging online time during today and tomorrow with the correct emblem configuration for their character (which you can find just below this paragraph), the more money Bungie will donate to the Red Cross' efforts in Haiti. This is a great chance to combine a classic Forge Hub customs night with a genuine good cause, so keep a spot free on Thursday for this special TGIF, come sporting the Be a Hero! emblem and show your support!
To configure your emblem correctly, follow these steps:
Press START
Select “SETTINGS” / “APPEARANCE”
Select “EMBLEM”
Select “Hearts” ICON, “Circle” BACKGROUND
Back out to the APPEARANCES menu and select “COLORS”
Set “EMBLEM PRIMARY” to RED (or MAROON / BRICK / ROSE depending on which game you’re playing!)
Set “EMBLEM SECONDARY” to WHITE
Party leaders will start their parties at the appropriate time (check individual schedules for more information). If a party is un-joinable, that means it is full, therefore you do NOT need to send invites or messages to the leader asking to get in. It will not work! We all hope you have a great TGIF - play nice and have fun.
Please note that all TGIF Gamertags have been cleared out - if you've been on them in the past you will have to resend a Friend Request!
Sign up by posting your Gamertag in this thread.
Send a friend request to any ONE of the following TGIF gamertags over Xbox live: FH TGIF 1, TGIF IV or TGIF V.
Each host's motto/bio will say what type of maps they're playing, and how many players are admitted.
You gain access to each host via 'Friends of Friends' of the TGIF gamertag you sign up with.
Join an available party according to the playstyle you prefer.
Get tired of a party and want a change of pace? Leave and join another! All parties will be set to Open, so change parties as you please.
Want to play Rocket Race for a few hours? Go ahead! Then when you get bored of it jump ship and join another party for a different style of play!
If you need help with time zones, please check out this thread.
Insane54's TGIF of Awesomeness! #48
Host's Gamertag: Insane54
Start Time: 9:00pm EST
End Time: 2am EST
Rules:
For the first ~2 hours:
We play between serious and messing around. Feel free to shout and whatever, but not incessantly.
Have a mic and be willing to talk. We'll all get to know each other over the 2 hours, and maybe make new friends.
No guests. All the room should be for TGIF participants. You're welcome to "hotseat" or switch people on the controller, as long as we're talking to someone.
Bad connections will be booted. It's not your fault, but it ruins the fun for everyone. If you fix your connection, I'll do my best to get you back in. The same goes for leaving the game for anything over a couple minutes.
Obviously, try your best to show up on time. I feel much of TGIF is meeting each other and becoming acquainted, so I've tried to design my playlist so that new friends will be made. Coming in late interrupts that, so try to be on time if you can. Also, slots have generally been really hard to get past the beginning, so try to be ready early!
Feel free to send me a polite message (please don't make it voice or a friend request, my gamertag is Insane54), at any time once the signups go up, and you'll be the first guys to be invited in.
Schedule:
I play a minigame/casual playlist with the occasional fun competitive map thrown in. We'll start with some minigames like Tremors and Cat N Mouse to become acquainted with each other, and then move on to some more team games. At the end, we'll play some higher level games like Clue and Tremor Blast, but overall I like a mixture of fairly new and classic games. Hope to see you there!
After 2 hours in:
After that, we're going to go off on some tangents and try different things. That means possibilities of testing, different kinds of customs, MLG, splitting up, matchmaking, so on and so on. I don't want to restrict myself here and I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun.
Potential games: Halo 3, Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3: ODST (Co-Op and Firefight), Left 4 Dead 2, Borderlands, Gears of War 2, Far Cry 2, Operation Flashpoint.
Please not that my mic has been screwing up and I'm not sure how it will go. If it's not working, I may require Skype. I know, it sucks. But it may have to be like that.
Shaddo's Voyage of Vehicle Violence
Host's Gamertag: Str8 Goosin
Start Time: 6:00pm EST
End Time: Until the last party member leaves!
Max Players: 10
Rules:
Mic is NOT required
No yelling, over-the-top boasting, or complaining (don't be annoying)
MUST FOLLOW ALL HONOR RULES*
Up to Mythic I DLC required
Send ONE XBL TEXT message to Str8 Goosin and I will invite you as spots open up. Do NOT spam messages or I will block you.
Schedule:
Variety of vehicle-based gametypes including Battle Lasers, Battle Snipes, Tremor & Mouse, Ice Cream Man, and so much more!
*Honor Rules (1 Warning, then Boot): No Spawn Assassinating in Battletracks Gametypes. No shooting while infected in Tremor & Mouse. No hijacking infected in Tremor & Mouse. No other forms of cheating. (Use common sense. If you think it is against the rules, it probably is.)
MickRaider and Nondual's Customs
Host's Gamertag: Vincent Torre and One Nondual
Start Time: 10:00pm EST
End Time: ~12:00pm EST
Rules:
Mic is NOT required
Don't be annoying or a jerk
Up to Mythic I DLC required, II preferred
Send a xbl message and I will invite
Schedule:
Typically play conventional gametypes, Slayer, KoTH, CTF, Assault, etc. Occasional racetrack or other game variant or upon request. We'll also be playtesting an unreleased, map of mine.
COMMANDERMATT1's hearts on the fly!
Host's Gamertag: COMMANDERMATT1
Co-Host's Gamertag: Cryptokid
Start Time: 4:30pm EST
End Time: Till the last member leaves! (Or until 10:30 EST)
Rules:
No screaming/playing Music into Mic
Be respectful to other players/members
Talk appropriately
Be mature
No guests (Unless stated otherwise)
Do not break honor rules
Listen to the host
Do not ask for Party leader
Required:
Good connection
All DLC required
Mic
Schedule:
Mini-Games
Casual maps
Competitive maps
Player Choice (I will NOT give out party leader; Must be put on file share to download)
Matchmaking shenanigans! (Operation: Underdog)
Halo 3: ODST?
Note: Please be sure to have your emblem set in accordance to Bungie's post here I do not want to spend all day telling people what the emblem is and I'm sure other people don't want to either.
Host's Gamertag: RedNeck (RedNeckSniper93)
Start Time: 6:00 PM PST (9:00 PM EST)
End Time: 7:30 PM PST (10:30 AM EST)
Rules:
No extreme amount of screaming or obnoxiousness (playing music, immaturity, etc, etc)
Be respectful of others,
Mythic Disk is required
A mic would be nice, but not necessary.
Schedule:
Lots of clue if enough people know how to play it, I wanna try Conquest and maybe Asset (never really had a good game of either), and we'll end with some BTB on some community maps as well as default, if there's enough people.
RightSideTheory's "Feet First into Haiti" Party
Host's Gamertag: RightSideTheory
Start Time: 8:00pm EST
Rules:
- Mic is required
- No incessant noises, screaming, yelling, music
- No complaining to much, or asking for party lead
- The party may be switched up, since they aren't many slots available. Sorry for the inconvenience, but everyone should get a chance.
- Don't be "that guy"
Schedule:
ODST Firefight for most of the night
Possibly a campaign level or two, put most likely not.
Should we (as a group) decide to, we'll trade up ODST for Halo 3, and drop into matchmaking to try and convince as many people as possible to change their emblem.
(I realize MM may not be your idea of a great TGIF, but we have to keep in mind the main point of what we're trying to accomplish here.