A familiar old friend returns this week with a sexy new attitude. That's right chaps, TGIF is back in action and better than ever before with a new battlefield in sight. Welcome to the first edition of TGIF: Reach, a TGIF that will run every Friday until the end of the Halo: Reach beta. If you wanna sign up and play some homemade matchmaking customs with all your favorite Hubbers, read on below.
TGIF #52 (technically) will run on Friday the 7th of May and 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 (unless specified in the party details below) asking to get in. It will not work! We all hope you have a great TGIF - play nice and have fun.
Please note that some of the 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: TGIF Reach1 or in the case of the Reach tag being full, FH TGIF 1, TGIF IV or TGIF V.
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 matchmaking playstyle you prefer.
All hosts will be playing matchmaking of their choice so if one host is playing a playlist you do not want to take part in please let the host know you will be changing parties.
If you need help with time zones, please check out this thread.
Insane54's Awesome TGIF of Awesomeness: Reach Edition!
Live stream: Insane54 Live - live streaming video powered by Livestream
Host's Gamertag: Insane54
Start Time: 5:00 PM EST
End Time: 8:00 PM EST
Rules:
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 3 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. 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 sign ups go up, and you'll be the first guys to be invited in.
If you can't attend the action personally, feel free to check out the live stream for some lulz.
I'll also need someone to take pictures or a video for a recap. If you're into that kind of thing, show up early to make sure you can save the video of every game, and be sure to post whatever you do in the Screenshots section for a possibility of it showing up on the frontpage!
Vorpal Saint's Super Awesome return to TGIF via Beta party
Host's Gamertag: Vorpal Saint
Start Time: 4:00pm EST
End Time: Some time later, or if I have to go do something
Rules: No screaming into the mic to where the parties ears will bleed, don't complain about the beta, try not to trash talk if you own somebody, do a lot of armor-lock t-bagging (you don't have to, it's just funny), and uhh, that's about it oh wait... try to enjoy yourself (unless you enjoy doing those things that I stated not to do).
Schedule:
-Grab Bag ~Slayer (we'll vote to do any of the slayer options first)
-Grab Bag ~Objective (same thing as above, vote for objective gametypes)
-FFA ~Headcase (any type of gametype that has to do with skulls)
-FFA ~Slayfest (slayer)
-Invasion (will do one then the other and then the first one again and then, we'll you get the point)
-FFA ~TGIF Group Screenshot ~On Sword Base --I know we wont be able to fit all of the people in after Invasion, however, I'll let which ever members stay the longest in the party stay. ;)
Roche's TGIF of..- ROCHE IS HOSTING A TGIF!?
Host's Gamertag: Roche178
Start Time: 8PM GMT
End Time: 11PM GMT (Could go longer I feel like it)
Rules:
6 player max
Must have mic
Be polite
Do as I say or get the boot.
Schedule:
Invasion all day long.
rusteh's TGIF - Now with more statistics!
Host's gamertag: rusty eagie
Start Time: 8 pm EST
End Time: 11 pm EST
Rules:
- 8 Players
- A player is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent (to the eagle)
We Play Too Much Reach
Host's Gamertag: chrstphrbrnnn & Shad0w Viper
Start Time: 7:00 PM EST
End Time: Our Discretion
Rules:
Be respectful to everyone in the party
Party size will be 6+
We reserve the right to boot
You best be enjoying Invasion!
Shad0w is better than you, deal with it.
Schedule:
Mostly Invasion
Maybe some Grab Bag and FFA
COMMANDERMATT1's party of Jet Pack action!
Host's Gamertag: COMMANDERMATT1
Start Time: 6:30pm EST
End Time: 11:30pm 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
Mic
Schedule:
None
Sarge-edited-this-information-in-because-he-procrastinated-on-the-earlier-post Party!
Host's Gamertag: SargeantSarcasm
Start Time: 6 PM EST
End Time: Whenever I Get Bored
Rules:
- Don't be an idiot.
- Follow directions.
- Own a mic.
- Don't spam said mic with idiocy (counteracted by following rule #1)
- NO YELLING.
- No complaining.
- No guests.
- Have a good connection.
- Have a good time.
We'll try out some invasion to start, then we'll go to whatever playlist the majority wants.
RedNeck's Grey Games
Host's Gamertag: RedNeckSniper93
Start Time: 10:00 PM PST
End Time: Whenever I'm done playing Reach.
Rules:
We'll probably be playing invasion most of the night, so we'll keep the cap at 6.
Be respectful to all players
Mic is not required, but recommended
Some degree of shouting and obnoxiousness is tolerable, but anything extreme is a no no.
Violation of any rule will result in removal from the party.
Schedule: Invasion, Invasion, and then we'll probably end with some Invasion.
Unless Invasion is crap, however, then we'll play some Grab Bag/FFA
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