Saturday Night Grifball

[Guest alisdair]

Grifball, created by Burnie from Rooster Teeth, is a violent strategic Halo sport. It's everyone's new favourite custom game.

It's set on an emptyish Foundry (so you need to buy the Heroic map pack), and is a neutral bomb variant in a rectangular arena. The rules are:

- Two teams of 3 or 4 on each side, next to bomb spot

- All players have Gravity Hammers and Energy Swords

- Bomb starts in the centre

- Bomb carrier gets 150% speed, 300% overshield, and turns orange (like Grif from Red vs Blue)

- Instant arm, 1 second fuse

- Respawns: at your own bomb spot, every 3 seconds

- Five rounds, score once to win, no time limit

It sounds stupid, but it's really very fun. There's some strategic skill involved in getting your bomb carrier safely through the defensive line, and lots of play tactics are possible. See the Red vs Blue forums for more details on the game.

Unfortunately, you really do need at least 6 players for Grifball to work, ideally 8. It's not (yet) in matchmaking, so anyone who wants to play has to set up a custom game. That's what this thread is for!

[LittleJoe]

I would - but I've not got the money for the heroic map packs. I will post Xmas however.

[strawdonkey]

This sounds awesome - might just be the thing to get me to buy the map pack!

[Guest alisdair]

No signups for today, then. Maybe Saturday the 29th?

[wretcherd]

Yes please, sportsfans.

[TommyG]

Count me in

[Guest alisdair]

Right, Saturday 29th (today) at 8:30pm then. Anyone who shows up before then is welcome to some custom games of Combo on Tron. We might also have a debut test of Squadball if no-one objects.

Playing:

alisdair

MalevolentPanda

Into the Preach

TommyG

Possibly:

Little Joe (got the maps yet?)

wretcherd (friend request me/confirm please?)

We need a minimum of 6, and 8 would be best. Please post if you can make it!

[Preacher]

I can't seem to get signed in properly. If that's the case by half eight, I ain't gonna be there.

[Guest alisdair]

I'm surprised there's so little interest. OH WELL.

[LittleJoe]

Still no money!

[Talvalin]

I'm surprised there's so little interest. OH WELL.

I wanted to play but I was out all Saturday night.

[Ben]

I'll be up for some of this next Saturday.

[Guest alisdair]

Saturday the 5th at 8:30pm, then. Maybe Xbox Live will be working by then!

Post here if you want a game. If you're not on my friends list and you're going to play, please friend request me: Dr Alisdair

[Straps]

I am all over Grifball like a rash.

[Soi]

I'd like to play, but Sat night is the 2nd most wife unfriendly time of the week for me to play Halo. Friday nights being the worst.

[Guest alisdair]

Oh well, insufficient dudes I guess. If anyone wants to organise some Grifball, I'll probably play a couple of games.

[Guest alisdair]

Two videos: How to play Grifball and (especially awesome) Week 1 Highlight Reel.

[strawdonkey]

That highlight reel is fantastic. I liked the Bungie Betrayals one too, and how the highlights for that were about twice as long as the rest of them

[Soi]

Anyone want to play this coming Saturday?

Anyone want to play this coming Saturday?

[redman]

I will

I will

[Soi]

Great. I added you to my FL the other day. I'm free from 5ish to late, so I could play whenever.

The odd thing about my post above is that I didn't write it twice. It was an odd single, double post.

[redman]

5 is okay with me. I'll try to rope in some other guys, I'd say we need 6 at least to give it a fair go.

there's a couple of maps and games I'd like to give a go to aswell if we get the chance. there's a foundry map from the mlg guys that looks good.

see you then

[Soi]

5 is okay with me. I'll try to rope in some other guys, I'd say we need 6 at least to give it a fair go.

there's a couple of maps and games I'd like to give a go to aswell if we get the chance. there's a foundry map from the mlg guys that looks good.

see you then

I've been delayed slightly, but I'll be on soon.

[redman]

that was a good laugh Soi. I was a bit pissed, especially towards the end, so apologies if I was talking shite

[Soi]

that was a good laugh Soi. I was a bit pissed, especially towards the end, so apologies if I was talking shite

It was great fun. Cheers for the games.

[Atreyu]

As this seems to be the closest thing we have to a dedicated Grifball thread, this seems as good a place to observe that a number of teams I played against last night seemed to employ someone in a dedicated 'spawnkilling' role. It's not remotely noble and it's certainly not pretty, but there were times when it did seem very effective.

[_dumb_numpty_]

As this seems to be the closest thing we have to a dedicated Grifball thread, this seems as good a place to observe that a number of teams I played against last night seemed to employ someone in a dedicated 'spawnkilling' role. It's not remotely noble and it's certainly not pretty, but there were times when it did seem very effective.

Evil! I wonder how you'd prevent that?

Could you put the spawn points a few feet up in the air? then you'd land on the buggers with your hammer!

[Straps]

The guy who invented the game put this in the 'how to play' section:

Spawn camping is both legal and a totally awesome strategy.

All's fair in love and Grifball.

[_dumb_numpty_]

The guy who invented the game put this in the 'how to play' section:

All's fair in love and Grifball.

Can't help but feel this is you laying down the groundwork for some shockingly underhanded play at the next Griffball-a-thon.

[Mr Do 71]

If you need an extra man, I'd like to play please.