This was completely impromptu! Myself, Pice, AnTi, and N1GHT were online together and we decided to ring LegendZero's doorbell and ask if they wanted to have a nice, laid-back, recreational clan match. They obliged, and we decided to experiment with some fun games and shenanigans galore!
This was a quicky, with one life per round and only five rounds (I think). It wasn't very long by any means, but it was still pretty fun. I enjoyed the whole essence of sneakiness and quick reaction. The terrain is very complicated, yet it replicates an actual paintball course rather well. It is going to be used in a tournament being hosted by Bobby B. If you are interested in competing in his tournament, add him on XBL and ask him about it! His GamerTag is "xBobby B 08x".
This is pretty wild and damn funny. It is a territories match, with the middle ring being the only territory. Everyone races to the middle of the map in a Warthog and gets out to fight for the hill. There are no direct kills, but you use a Grav Hammer to bounce enemies off the territory. Fun stuff! Pice brought this one to the table. AnTi's OVERKILL FTW!!!! hahaha!
Halo Demo Derby. OMG. This is sooooo fun. Everyone was laughing like a little school girl when playing this. I cannot believe how much we ALL enjoyed this. Everyone reading this needs to go to www.LegendZero.com and register, and check out their HDD section. I personally have already signed up for the Halo Demo Derby Summer League, and I encourage everyone to do the same! I don't even want to describe it. Just trust us. It's so much fun. Especially in 4v4. Close win, BTW.
♫FOR OUR LIVES TO BE OVAH!♫
Gotta love the good ole Nades 'N' Spades! Octagon? ...Well, we just thought we'd experiment with it. But it was a lot of fun in Octo! A lot of laughs came from this game, and a great idea came to the minds of ATF... This will stay undercover, though Fun sticks, sneaky assassinations, lots of bang!
ATF: 50 LZ: 24
Good Game!
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Gotta say, these guys are creative as hell! I have never seen such creativity from people before I got the chance to play with these guys. I'm so pumped to tell people about Halo Demo Derby! (That sounded corny haha).
Everyone should go stop by www.LegendZero.com and check out their Halo Demo Derby Summer League! It may sound kinda silly at first, but you never know until you try it. I didn't really know much about it until these fellas made me try it out, and I'll probably be playing this for a longgggg time. Its a freaking blast!
LegendZero, thank you for your time and thank you for introducing us to Paintball and HDD. LZ's site can be found HERE.
Red vs Blue is back for another season, I don't have too much internet spare (damn you download limit!) so I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it's still typical RoosterTeeth quality
Note: As I haven't watched it yet, I'm not sure on the quality, once I do, and it's low definition, I will change yet. Don't worry
I regret to inform everyone that our long-time friends over at Saved By Grace have officially shut the clan down, and will no longer be a part of the Halo Nation. The site will remain intact until September, so I encourage everyone to say their final goodbyes before its too late.
I personally would like to welcome all former SBG'ers coming to ATF with open arms and good luck to all of you in your future concerning Halo and the Lord alike!
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From SBG Godlywayz:
Today, Saved By Grace Gaming is closing it's doors.
Anyone who truly knew SBG Gaming pre-Humpday (then called SBG Omega) knows that this was a place of great fellowship. The good times seemed to keep on rolling, night after night after AWESOME night.
Not only did you have a Friend's List full of people to play with, you always had your brother's in arms from SBG.
Our camaraderie and skills were among the best in the console gaming community - especially in the Halo community. The group constantly grew to new heights, and thrived.
While gaming focused, our discussions regularly traveled outside of gaming into the everyday, and in some cases the very personal. We got to know one another better than I imagine 75% of people ever do over XBL or other internet mediums like it. I personally have come to know several people through SBG that today I consider very good friends, and i'm very thankful for them.
Sadly, those times have passed.
This group has been battered down by incessant drama and now lies in ruins largely due to arrogance and apathy.
SBG's fall was not one of those things that just "happens" or was unavoidable. It was entirely avoidable.
It COULD and SHOULD have been avoided. The stupid situations that have beset SBG have more than once brought me to a swirl of emotions, not the least of which was anger.
To any Christian that has experienced emotions like these: I encourage you to make certain you forgive, and walk in love towards any who you feel have done wrong. I'll be the first to admit i've struggled with this.
Of course no one saw it coming. I certainly didn't. Not pre-Humpday anyways... :|
If you had told me then that events would unfold as they did, i'd have thought you were out of your mind.
To that I suppose you could say that "people change".
Or, perhaps I didn't know some people as well as I thought I did.
At any rate...
SBG has always been about bringing good, mature gamers together to enjoy our hobbies and fellowship.
SBG succeeded in that, and I will always remember it as a successful endeavor that I got a lot out of. I have met so many good people in, and through this group, without whom my online experiences wouldn't be nearly as rich.
I also thank God for the opportunities we were presented with, and the people that have received help and encouragement through our interactions. Life can be hard, but it was always a little easier knowing you had an online base to hunker down in when you were taking fire.
I only ask that each would remember the good times they had here, and never forget them.
Thank you SBG. We had a good run.
For those interested, the forum will remain open until September, at which point it will be shut down and removed.
For anyone looking to migrate to another group, there are 3 groups that have been birthed out of SBG over time to which most of the past membership has gone.
These are: Gaming By Grace, Spartan Gaming, and IronWorks Gaming.
There are other great groups out there, so if you are looking for a group other than these, PM me and I will happily give you some suggestions.
After a long wait for our foes, HaloCharts met us from ATF on the field of conquest for this prolonged match. This was our first match after opening back up for challenges! The challenge was given by HaloCharts, we found an open time, and took to the field of battle with our best-of-5 series.
HC had a very powerful start to this match, which kinda put us in shock. On Lockdown, Oddball can go either way with teams. The main problem that posed a threat to us was HC's open rushes from Tower-side. Many times, we came across nades and multiple enemies coming and tearing apart our setup. After the score bouncing back and forth between the teams, ATF pulled ahead by about 70 seconds and held a strong setup at Top B. Eventually HC started catching up toward the end and, with little time left, started bringing the heat. The game was coming to an end and ATF managed to regain the ball, getting another 20 seconds. HC regained control only seconds before the time ran out. ArmTheFlag brought this one home with a close call. This match had set the tone for the rest of our night.
This was a tough one for ATF. The rush to Custom failed, the rush to rocket failed, and we were put in one hell of a predicament. We managed to gain control of rockets, but GuN 2Tone's sniping threw us back on the ground and kept us there for awhile. Along with HC Father sniping at Top Red Snipe, we didn't have much room to move around with at all. With no breathing space, I guess it would make sense to say that HaloCharts "choked" us out for a loss in our record. All I can even say is, well, we got whooped. Haha.
HC: 50 ATF: 40
Good Game!
Teamwork was the most influential part of this match (Nice flag toss!).
HaloCharts started out with the first flag cap, which put a very bad taste in our mouths. They held us on our half of the map for a good three or four minutes afterward, too. Eventually we got our team BR'ing down and we managed to take down some of HC's key positions and we then began to set up for some caps. A lot of grabs and a couple near-caps for us began to light up a fire inside the team and we began team shooting unbelievably well. Our chemistry was flowing and our adrenaline was pumping, and we got our first flag score. HC got a couple tosses out of our base with the flag, which threw us off a bit, but we got right back to it and scored another. The last one was with about one minute left on the clock, and TiME ran the flag bottom mid and got the opportunity to throw it up to Pice, already in the base. This led to our third flag cap and we played strong defense for the last minute or so. We responded to adversity and pulled this one out.
We started off with a strong rush for top mid, and were quickly thwarted by HC's counter-rush. Long-story-short, this match was going nowhere fast, until HC made off with our flag and brought home the bacon. Then they held us off until time expired. That's about a simple as it can be put! Good job, HaloCharts.
I practically shat myself this whole match. I've never played in a game of Team Slayer that was so unpredictable. Rockets played a big part of this match, and I've never valued my teammate's callouts more than I have this match. For awhile, we were trailing HaloCharts and became worried. With strong callouts and a solid setup, we were able to pull ahead at the end and finish the match with a nailbiter of a finish.
HC Father, GuN 2Tone, GuN Stinky, Oh My Genesis, the four of you are one hell of a team. Thanks to you, I pissed my pants a little bit :(
ATF: 50 HC: 47
Good Game!
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After the matchup ended, the two teams said their piece and went separate ways. I would like to thank HaloCharts for challenging us here at ArmTheFlag.com, and HC CallMeDaddy especially for setting things up from HC's side of the internet. The match was truly an epic duel and will not be forgetten.
If anyone wants a bad-ass way to see their stats being tracked, go check out HaloCharts.com! They also have a warm and inviting community in the forums, so don't be shy.
Again, good game to the four of you. I cannot even begin to express the intensity that match brought us.
-Spooner
EDIT: Arm The Flag is honored to learn that we have handed HaloCharts only their second loss.
Arm The Flag
Fun sticks, sneaky assassinations, lots of bang!
