That's good to know. I've also been told that the Nintendo store in Rockefeller Center gets in a new shipment every day, so maybe I'll peek in there one morning on my way to work.
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Jessica - May 09, 2008 10:54:40 am PDT #494 of 26132
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 09, 2008 10:55:26 am PDT #495 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Sean, yeah, I know the whole army schtick for six stars but in GTA IV you don't go finding 'star power-ups' to reduce your wanted level. What you have to do is escape the alert radius of your last known sighting. Thing is, the higher the wanted level the larger that radius, the more cops there are and the more ferociously they pursue you. And every cop that encounters you re-centers that radius upon you.
I had one time I was on 3 stars and it was a 7 minute chase to escape the cops. Admittedly, I've also escape another 3 stars in under a minute but you can see what inescapable chaos 6 stars might mean.
Polter-Cow - May 09, 2008 10:58:00 am PDT #496 of 26132
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Thing is, the higher the wanted level the larger that radius, the more cops there are and the more ferociously they pursue you. And every cop that encounters you re-centers that radius upon you.
So it's like the MGS Alert on CRACK.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 09, 2008 11:00:18 am PDT #497 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
PC, yeah, I can see that.
Also, the higher the Wanted level, the more the cops will shoot at you during a high-speed chase. If they get close you won't have rear tires for very long...
Sean K - May 09, 2008 11:01:20 am PDT #498 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I had one time I was on 3 stars and it was a 7 minute chase to escape the cops. Admittedly, I've also escape another 3 stars in under a minute but you can see what inescapable chaos 6 stars might mean.
It doesn't help (I imagine, if other GTA experience holds true) that when you're running from the cops, you really stop caring about peds. And squishing peds in front of cops doesn't really help with the wanted level problem.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 09, 2008 11:12:55 am PDT #499 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Really? The cops don't seem to care about ped injuries as far as I've noticed? I will have to investigate... heh heh heh.
Sean K - May 09, 2008 11:50:49 am PDT #500 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Really? The cops don't seem to care about ped injuries as far as I've noticed? I will have to investigate... heh heh heh.
Well, in GTA3, squishing lots and lots of peds (multiple groups, not just one or two here and there) can earn you up to a third star. It may be totally different for 4. Plus after a certain point, I think ped squishing probably stops earning you new stars.
NoiseDesign - May 09, 2008 1:26:57 pm PDT #501 of 26132
Our wings are not tired
I am in Costco and they have a handful of Wiis here. Call me and I can try to snag one. My phone number is in my profile.
Connie Neil - May 09, 2008 3:06:57 pm PDT #502 of 26132
brillig
So, advanced wanted levels in GTA=a video game version of Death Race 2000?
Jessica - May 09, 2008 4:15:00 pm PDT #503 of 26132
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
ND, I won't have the money to buy one for another couple of months (stoopid last-in-line-for-stimulus-check SSN), but thanks for the tip! We have a Costco here that I've been meaning to join for other reasons.