Can't make it 'till 9:00 or so. I suggest we try the OGR (Original Ghost Recon) co-op rules, since that allows respawn. This game can be pretty unforgiving.

I have it installed but not patched. Will patch when I get home tonight.

It is our maiden voyage into GRAW, so I expect some hiccups.

Meet in the SWAT 4 channel on TS, in case there are 360 GRAW's playing in the other channel.

What is the deal with GWJ TS nowadays? I tried unsuccessfully to connect using the info from the TS FAQ. Has the info changed?

Well that sucks.

You guys got Ventrilo? I invited a buddy from work to play tonight, and he rents a Vent server.

I am patched and ready. I'm currently in GWJ Vent in the BF2 channel.

I actually didn't realize we have a Vent server... it just didn't even register with me. Forget TS, Vent is far better. Let that be our standard from here on out.

See you there!

Glad to see there is a vent server.

Thanks for the heads up Podunk... pwn joo soon.
Oh wait it's co-op dang

Good times last night.

Wish I could've stuck around later, but it was all worth it to TK ragin'.

Yeah, it was my first serious session with Vent running. It sounded great and was really stable for me, much better than the TS/BF2 combination, for example.

Slick kicks ass for getting the dedicated server up and running. 15 minutes felt a little too short for co-op, like it kind of short-circuits the slow and deliberate nature of the GRAW gameplay. I felt like we were moving pretty fast on Mayday and we still could only barely make it to the vicinity of the objective. 20 minutes might be a better time limit, or maybe a little more. What do you guys think?

I'm very impressed so far with the game. It was almost like SWAT but on a much larger scale. Bigger maps, bigger guns, etc. I have to tell you that there were a couple of times where I was really getting tense when they were shooting at us and hitting the walls. The bullets flying, the RPG's... good stuff.

And yes... Ventrilo blows the doors of TS. It is a resource hog though. You can actually watch pings fluctuate as people talk.

IMHO, the maps are large enough for 30 mins. Depending on how many people we get, we should split into squads and just move out as tactically as possible. For me, that would really be a fun thing to do. Run and gun is fun, but I enjoy the tactical aspect of it all.

Looking forward to next week.

I was...caught up in the moment. Yeah, that's the ticket!

And yeah, I'm with you on the game, CC. I wanted it at launch but held off based on complaints of technical problems from the few GWJers who did pick it up. Now that it's been thoroughly patched, I feel like its a pretty damn good game. As far as tactical shooters go, GRAW and SWAT 4 have different strengths but I do enjoy how GRAW doesn't punish you for shooting first and asking questions later.

There were definitely some cool moments last night. There was one spot in particular when Ragin' and I had cleared out the rebels near the wrecked helicopter and were running from building to building to support Alpha team. We could see Alpha under heavy fire, scattered along a rise with bullets tearing up the turf nearby. The Vent chatter was all about an enemy sniper, and Slick was maneuvering to get an angle with his own sniper rifle. As Ragin' and I pulled up to the corner of a nearby building, I saw CC (I think) crouched on the rise directly across from me. He poked his head up a little too far and took a sniper round to the face, sprawling violently back into the pathway behind him. Totally intense.

30 minutes sounds like a good time limit to me.

There isn't one according to this thread @ ghostrecon.net

The only way to do it is via ingame command line/ console.

FYI: There are a few community coop maps that can be found here.

Will save you the restart time from the server browser.