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Android wrote:
> "Brenden D. Chase" <brenden.chase@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1114968092.338068.215140@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > SPIDERMAN wrote:
> > > I have access to my friends HDD if i want it, but i heard that
for
> > the
> > > update to work you need a disc from sonY??? I figured the
download
> > would
> > > probably be available online once i logged in and the server
> > recognized that
> > > i had a hard drive, but is this the case? and does anyone know
how
> > many
> > > people are generally on the new maps? I'd hate to leave the
'old'
> > world
> > > behind just to find that there aren't as many available people to
> > play with
> > > and that finding a game would be difficult. any insights would
be
> > > appreciated fellas (and ladies - all 3 of you who play socom)
> >
> >
> > There are always people playing the new maps, because they are very
> > well done.
> >
> > The only thing required to get the HDD working is the HDD. If you
are
> > getting it from a friend, it should be all set and ready to go.
Just
> > put it in. As far as SOCOM II goes. You DO need the disc the maps
come
> > on. Which was the demo disc that came with Issue #90 of Official
> > Playstation Magazine here in the US. That is where the maps
download
> > from. Normal updates from SOCOM II for the game in general are
stored
> > on your memory card, not the HDD.
> >
> > So do not assume that you'll get the maps just by having the HDD.
You
> > must find a copy of the demo disc from issue number 90 in order to
get
> > ALL the maps, and it also comes with a save game that unlocks all
> > characters for online play. Issues 88 and 89 have one map each,
but
> > issue 90 has all three and the save game file.
> >
> > Hope this information helps you.
> >
> > --Brenden
>
> Quick question for you, Brenden. I got the OPN issues with the SOCOM
II
> maps on the disk, and I downloaded them to my HDD. I haven't played
SOCOM
> or SOCOM II for so long, however, that I'm afraid I'll quickly get
schooled.
> I wanted to check out the new maps in a leisurely fashion first. My
son and
> I can play SOCOM or SOCOM II against each other using the LAN option,
which
> is great for training and/or surveying the environments. Can I
assume,
> however, that the new maps are online only? In other words, I
wouldn't be
> able to play the new maps using a LAN, right? What if both of our
PS2's had
> a HDD (they currently don't)? I'm not about to purchase another HDD
at full
> price, but if I got a good deal on a used one, I wouldn't want to buy
it
> only to find out that we can't play the new SOCOM II maps against
each
> other.
That's a very good question Mark. I really dont know the answer, but i
would assume that the PS2 would let you set up a "mock" game with just
one ps2 on the LAN and try using one of the new maps and see if it lets
you do it. I personally have not tried setting up a LAN game at all
since i do not have two ps2's in my house. (my sister and brother both
have gamecubes) However, when i do get home from work i'll try to
remember to test it out and see if it will let me choose the new maps
for a LAN game.
I'll report back, not unless someone else beats me too it.
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