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Please welcome Fonix, our brand new Product & Community Manager for the UK. Please treat him well and gently whilst he gets the chance to settle down and get to know you.
This doesn't mean I'll disappear (damn! I hear you say :D), you'll just get a higher level of attention than you've ever had.
Welcome to the community, Fonix - you'll have fun ;)
*waves*
Does this mean more freebies?!!?!?!? its nearly xmas you know *wink wink* lol
CaptainCortez
16-11-09, 13:54
*Welcomes Fonix*
Hey, welcome to the forums. Hopefully you'll have a pleasant time whilst you work here. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be stress free, judging by how much work you'll be given, but hey. Stay positive! :p
Ten - You can't leave these forums ever. Your soul is now bound to the forum walls (it has walls now? Hmm), as we'd be sad to see you go, if we had to wave you off ever. :(
Hi All,
Thanks for the intro Tenebra :)
I'll be visiting all the threads forum wide over the course of the week, so no doubt I’ll get to meet you all in due course!
In the interim let me know if you have any questions.
Fonix
Does this mean more freebies?!!?!?!? its nearly xmas you know *wink wink* lol
I've got an uber cool surprise coming soon, don't you worry ;)
Ten - You can't leave these forums ever. Your soul is now bound to the forum walls (it has walls now? Hmm)
I'm not going anywhere :p It's just that you need more TLC and I need a little more sleep. It's not a replacement, it's an addition ;)
CaptainCortez
16-11-09, 14:10
Oh good, haha. I'm glad you're not going anywhere. :D
Also, your uber cool surprise wouldn't have anything to do with your twitpic of some mega awesome monster hunter, lost planet 2 and resident evil plushies and merchandise would it? :p
Haha, this shall be cool. It's so good to be a huge fan of Capcom, as you don't tend to miss out on rad things like this. :p
your uber cool surprise wouldn't have anything to do with your twitpic of some mega awesome monster hunter, lost planet 2 and resident evil plushies and merchandise would it? :p
Who knows :thinking:
:p
CaptainCortez
16-11-09, 14:36
I'm onto you!
Follow the breadcrumb trail, I shall. :p
Kieron Baird
16-11-09, 14:38
Hello Fonix, I would say welcome to the forum but you are a Capcom employee so probably own the site or something haha.
Cortez, do you live to ruin my surprises? xD
Welcome Fonix.
Here's a tip from the pro's:
When you swing a banhammer, lean back a little to increase the momentum. ;)
Don't think, feel it!
draconacticus
16-11-09, 14:47
Hi Fonix,
Welcome to the forums :D
When shall we conduct his initiation ceremony?
Oh, @Ten, please give us lots of warning for whatever you have planned for that stuff. I'll be spitting fireworks if i miss out on a chance to win a felyne fighter :worthy:
CaptainCortez
16-11-09, 14:48
Haha, nah Jar, I guess it's just an accidental addition. I could make a living though, if you feel like paying me for it. :p
Anyway, I'm being naughty and taking this off topic, so let the rest of the welcomes flood in! ;)
charmed699
16-11-09, 14:49
Hello Mr Fonix and hope you have a most delightful time in the forums.Also very nice to meet you, in the virtual sense, for now! :D
"Goes back to coursework"
Greetings and welcome to the forums. Your life will never be quite the same again...
It's nice to see new faces :) Welcome :mexwave:
Fonix?! Not pyroFonix from Gamefaqs is it? Probably not, but hi anyway :D
How'd you get such an awesome job?
Fonix?! Not pyroFonix from Gamefaqs is it? Probably not, but hi anyway :D
How'd you get such an awesome job?
No allegiance to Gamefaqs i'm afraid but 10 points to him for having the same alt as me!
My Fonix is just a play on words as is in phonics (see below!)
http://www.educatorsbookbag.com/store/images/categories/phonics.jpg
Iceclimber
16-11-09, 15:47
Ahh good to see you.
Now what should we do to you?...
Welcome Fonix. :) Please read the rules before...Aha, I'm Kidding. :D
So now there are two community managers...
I feel special. :D
Now what should we do to you?...
Pok...no, nothing for the moment, we'll show him our affection once he's settled :D Don't scare him off :p
draconacticus
16-11-09, 16:07
Pok...no, nothing for the moment, we'll show him our affection once he's settled :D Don't scare him off :p
Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him,
Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him,
Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on hiiiiiiiiiiim,
Earl-aye in the mornin'
Oh wait, that's drunken sailors. What do we do with new Capcom staff?
Pok...no, nothing for the moment, we'll show him our affection once he's settled :D Don't scare him off :p
lolz! I'll be kicking off some games nights once I’m settled in and comfortable. :)
So I can show off my L337 skills......... :hop:
Iceclimber
16-11-09, 16:08
Pok...no, nothing for the moment, we'll show him our affection once he's settled :D Don't scare him off :p
I don't know what talking about... :)
Carbonox_Ratchet
16-11-09, 16:13
Welcome and congratulations on your new position, Fonix.
Oh wait, that's drunken sailors. What do we do with new Capcom staff?
We usually tie them up tightly to their desk to show them what their life is going to be like from now on :D
We usually tie them up tightly to their desk to show them what their life is going to be like from now on :D
Yes, but their desk is made of marshmallows and has drawers full of prizes.
And instead of a computer, there is a picture of bunnies.
I'll be kicking off some games nights once I’m settled in and comfortable. :)
I..I... I love this person already. <3
We usually tie them up tightly to their desk to show them what their life is going to be like from now on :D
:chin:Says the person who completed Darkside Chronicles as work...
:chin:Says the person who completed Darkside Chronicles as work...
3 play through's already I hear.......
Yes, but their desk is made of marshmallows and has drawers full of prizes.
And instead of a computer, there is a picture of bunnies.
And the sky is always blue, birds sing around us, butterflies adorn our desks and we never get bills to pay :D
:chin:Says the person who completed Darkside Chronicles as work...
At home at night, whilst twittering and answering posts on the forum :eek:
draconacticus
16-11-09, 16:28
And the sky is always blue, birds sing around us, butterflies adorn our desks and we never get bills to pay :D
Where do i send my CV?
Where do i send my CV?
To Dreamland :D
At home at night, whilst twittering and answering posts on the forum :eek:
Bah! Technicalities. :rolleyes:
charmed699
16-11-09, 16:37
That is handy then as I will be going to Dream land for nap time in about 2 hours, for preparation of night shift goodness. I shall go for more tomorrow around 5pm perhaps....
Does Kirby come to suck all of your marshmallows from time to time? :)
Would be nice to play some games online... :)
Woodlandbunny
16-11-09, 17:20
lolz! I'll be kicking off some games nights once I’m settled in and comfortable. :)
*pushes Tenebra aside and tackle hugs Fonix*
I'm sorry, Ten. I didn't mean it! Please don't hurt me!! :fear:
*gives sweeties as a peace offering*
Ahem... anyway, welcome, welcome!! I'm sure you'll like it here! :D
A games night sounds fantastic, would love for those to start happening soon.
Welcome Fonix, games nights sound brilliant, perhaps you would consider using a capture device and posting some vids in the vid player on the home page like they do over at unity?
welcome Fonix...and thats all i got:poet:
And the sky is always blue, birds sing around us, butterflies adorn our desks and we never get bills to pay :D
I don't think you should be taking acids while in the office. It's bad for you. :D
At home at night, whilst twittering and answering posts on the forum :eek:
Now THAT's Multitasking.
Welcome aboard Fonix.
Sky_Dragon
16-11-09, 21:32
Welcome.
chaosriotzero
17-11-09, 08:53
what up?
Cortez and I have been trying to do game night but we kinda suck at it. If you can do it then Im game for it!
CaptainCortez
17-11-09, 11:35
Yea, it kinda failed Chaos. People showed interest, and then the interest kind of dissipated.
So yea, if you can manage that Fonix, then you deserve a medal/star/biscuit? :p
AlienHunter
17-11-09, 11:56
Welcome Fonix!!!
Mokkori Man
17-11-09, 12:02
Welcome Fonix *makescoolfreshprinceofbelairmovewithfonix* :wave:
Just to keep you all in the loop - the plan is to run a poll as to which game/s we should run evenings & events for.
Watch this space! :)
It's pretty safe to say that Fonix is welcome here. :)
I look forward to these gaming nights.
Welcome Fonix!
Hope you have a good time here and will have fun over here ^_____^
And yay! Über surprise x3
Welcome Fonix! Cheers, Tim :mexwave:
chaosriotzero
17-11-09, 16:05
me no like poll....the only game I have on the poll is...well none of them. Can we play MvC2 at my house on dreamcast? I dont really want to buy it again just to get my head kicked in by an 8 year old kid.
Can we play Lost Planet on xbox instead?
me no like poll....the only game I have on the poll is...well none of them. Can we play MvC2 at my house on dreamcast? I dont really want to buy it again just to get my head kicked in by an 8 year old kid.
Can we play Lost Planet on xbox instead?
Fear not - This will be the first of several evenings, each will vary the title that we play. :)
chaosriotzero
17-11-09, 16:17
yeah I guess so but I dont want to be missing out...actually looking through my pile of games, I have SFVI on PS3
Just a quick question, seeing as this is a Capcom forum will you only be organising Capcom games or will you be doing anything? Im pretty sure everyone has MW2 by now and we could pretty much just take over a whole room with people from the forum
yeah I guess so but I dont want to be missing out...actually looking through my pile of games, I have SFVI on PS3
Just a quick question, seeing as this is a Capcom forum will you only be organising Capcom games or will you be doing anything? Im pretty sure everyone has MW2 by now and we could pretty much just take over a whole room with people from the forum
For sure! We'll open things up outside of Capcom titles. MW2 is a clear choice not forgetting L4D2!
Any other ideas?
(This may well need a new thread.....)
Just to stress however, this will built up primarily from Capcom titles, but as we're all avid gamers so playing other titles is obviously inevitable!
Carbonox_Ratchet
17-11-09, 16:50
I'd suggest opening a new thread asking members for their title choices and then collecting the popular choices together for a poll. Stage-by-stage process to ensure maximum attention.
I'd prolly be the only one here who'd suggest Bionic Commando multiplayer on PS3. D:
Heey fonix, greetings from Slovakia :wave:
I'm not going anywhere :p
:bash:
CaptainCortez
17-11-09, 23:22
I'd suggest opening a new thread asking members for their title choices and then collecting the popular choices together for a poll. Stage-by-stage process to ensure maximum attention.
I'd prolly be the only one here who'd suggest Bionic Commando multiplayer on PS3. D:
I'm game for that, when I get a PS3 back lol. It was pretty much dead online wise, so I didn't get a go on multiplayer. :(
chaosriotzero
18-11-09, 08:34
well Im gonna suggest LBP, metal gear 4 and Killzone 2 for PS3 and Left 4 dead 1 or 2, ODST and Lost Planet for xbox. I wish there was multiplayer on Assassins Creed, that would be awesome!
Hungry - want some lamb neck fillet.
OMFG! I ate exactly that last night with some spinach! They're so good aren't they?
well Im gonna suggest LBP, metal gear 4 and Killzone 2 for PS3 and Left 4 dead 1 or 2, ODST and Lost Planet for xbox. I wish there was multiplayer on Assassins Creed, that would be awesome!
Lost planet can be played on ps3 as well.
Metal gear 4 online is a pain in the :rolleyes:, if you know what i mean :)
I suggest street fighter 4 even when im really sucky at that game, everyone who has naruto: ultimate ninja storm knows how great that game is, soul calibur 4 aaand... marvel vs capcom 2? Thats a blast and a fun game :)
OMFG! I ate exactly that last night with some spinach! They're so good aren't they?
Very. I just brought back 1lb and just pan fried a lump. I don't need anything else for a while me thinks...mmmm
chaosriotzero
18-11-09, 19:55
Lost planet can be played on ps3 as well.
Metal gear 4 online is a pain in the :rolleyes:, if you know what i mean :)
I suggest street fighter 4 even when im really sucky at that game, everyone who has naruto: ultimate ninja storm knows how great that game is, soul calibur 4 aaand... marvel vs capcom 2? Thats a blast and a fun game :)
yeah but I have LP on 360 :D
and yeah metal gear online is stoooopid to set up. I thought Id try it out first time I got it, two hours of downloading updates later.....
CaptainCortez
19-11-09, 10:47
Once you can actually play MGO, it's pretty awesome online. :p
I got really really good at one stage, but then didn't play it, and now can't lol. I have Little Big Planet, but to be honest, it's not that great. I think it's too gimmicky really.
Games that I'd feel like playing on PSN are:
Street Fighter IV
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
The Punisher: No Mercy (I bought it and didn't play it too much, but maybe online it fun)
Wipeout HD
Modern Warfare 2
CoD: World at War - Nazi Zombies
Bionic Commando, maybe
Resident Evil 5: Merc's
Killzone 2
Not really sure what else, so I'll leave it at that. ;)
[quote=chaosriotzero;498491]yeah but I have LP on 360 :Dquote]
No problems here - again we'll rotate around console versions too so nobody misses out.
Abit late than never but welcome Fonix.:D
Hi Guys.
As promised I'll be running a games night next week. The winner of the first pole was Street Fighter IV on the PS3.
I propose 8pm on Wed the 13th of Jan. How does that work for others?
draconacticus
07-01-10, 10:55
I don't get back from kickboxing until 8.30pm, is it ok if i join late?
CaptainCortez
07-01-10, 15:15
Hmm, I can't do wednesday lol. How lame!
Would have been up for that though. Really miss playing SF4! Haven't touched it in ages, and it'd be good to get a competition going on with it, of some kind.
chaosriotzero
07-01-10, 16:18
ill represent....you can take it in turns to beat me into a bloody pulp
CaptainCortez
07-01-10, 16:23
Any other day of the week is fine for me, so if people want to play me sometime, then I'm down for it.
Only reason I can't play on a wednesday, is because I always go around a friend's once a week to play a game.
I haven't been to it for the past month, and there are usually four of us, so I don't really want to let the others down anymore. The morning would have been fine, or any other day in the week though.
For those of you who are playing, good luck!
I'd like to see a proper Capcom forum SF4 tournament kick off sometime. Just not sure how many of you have it on PS3, and how many of you have it on 360. Shame you can't play cross-platform. :p
Thanks Cortez.
Good point on the platform front - i'll make sure we have a cross of platforms so everybody can get involved.
Tournament play sounds like a good way forward for SFIV and it'll get us all ready for SSIV too!
Wed was just a suggestion, how does Monday @ 8:30PM fit?
So far we have:
draconacticus (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=78141)
CaptainCortez (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=22901)
chaosriotzero (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=69861)
My PSN ID is: Karl_Reader || Gamertag: KReader
I'd love to come over and see you guys (again), but with the Eurostar regularely being cancelled, that's a pretty big risk.
Also, since it's only a week in advance, tickets are either sold out or starting from 300 quid. (converted from the price in Euro's.)
So I'll pass on this one.
I'll be with you guys in spirit and soul!
~Insert Blanka ultra~
CaptainCortez
08-01-10, 14:34
Jarl, it's for an online tourny, and not an in house Capcom tourny, so you should be fine to participate! ;)
If it was in london, I wouldn't be able to do it at night, as it's too much hard work to get back to where I live, if I leave after 8.30.
Fonix - No problem. I didn't realise it would help you in any way, but I just wondered about it.
I'm free on monday, tuesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, all day. So yea, that's fine. I'm pretty flexible, without the inclusion of wednesday.
Let's just hope a few people get involved!
draconacticus
08-01-10, 14:39
Thanks Cortez.
Good point on the platform front - i'll make sure we have a cross of platforms so everybody can get involved.
Tournament play sounds like a good way forward for SFIV and it'll get us all ready for SSIV too!
Wed was just a suggestion, how does Monday @ 8:30PM fit?
So far we have:
draconacticus (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=78141)
CaptainCortez (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=22901)
chaosriotzero (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=69861)
Lulz, monday is also a kickboxing day for me, i can join late though?
CaptainCortez
11-01-10, 17:09
Nobody playing this tonight then? :/
I'm stuck in, so I'm free.
Woodlandbunny
12-01-10, 10:44
Where are the 90 or so people who voted in the poll when you need 'em? :chin:
Hi Cortez - I was waiting on some greater numbers, which would warrant a tournament with a prize.
So we need a minimum of 8 entrants for me to organise one. :)
I make that 5 to go.
CaptainCortez
12-01-10, 11:38
Ah, that's ok!
I just wish more people would sign up to this, as it would be great fun, and for once I might actually stand a chance at beating a few people, as I'm at home with the d-pad.
It takes the fun out of fighters for me, when the d-pad isn't allowed, and you have to use a joystick, as I just don't get on with one.
Greetings and welcome to the forums. Your life will never be quite the same again...
that's for sure! :woohoo:
(i was going to put a picture of a crazy cat staring at a computer....but decided against it :rolleyes:)
anyways, sorry i couldn't welcome you sooner, it seems i have been living under a virtual rock in the Capcom forums lately :(
but anyways, WELCOME!
i have a question, when you say game nights, do you mean online or actually meeting in person at a gathering type thing?
CaptainCortez
12-01-10, 18:20
It's for online Greeny. :p
I said it was to someone else in the thread, and it hasn't been corrected by Fonix. Plus, everyone else playing so far is taking it as an online sign up, so I think it's safe to say that yes it's just for online play, and not a meeting. ;)
So, sign up man, and I'm really hoping you have it for ps3!
It's for online Greeny. :p
I said it was to someone else in the thread, and it hasn't been corrected by Fonix. Plus, everyone else playing so far is taking it as an online sign up, so I think it's safe to say that yes it's just for online play, and not a meeting. ;)
So, sign up man, and I'm really hoping you have it for ps3!
oh, GREAT!!
sign up where?
if it is just saying you want to participate then SIGN ME UP wooo!
or is there like a special thread i should sign up on???? or maybe i need to add people on psn???
sorry, i have just been going crazy this last week! .... must be the snow madness :blink:
uuuh, i don't have street fighter, but i can get it by saturday!
CaptainCortez
12-01-10, 22:06
Haha, then hopefully we'll get all of the sign-up's we need this week, and will be playing by next. ;)
Yea, you just say you're able to participate in here, and then it's all a go! :p
that's for sure! :woohoo:
(i was going to put a picture of a crazy cat staring at a computer....but decided against it :rolleyes:)
Thanks for the warm welcome Green. As Cortez has pointed out its just an online event ATM. Regarding PS3/X360 we could run two tournaments in tandam if that would increase the number of entrants/interest?
My list currently stands at (5):
draconacticus (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=78141)
CaptainCortez (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=22901)
chaosriotzero (http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/member.php?u=69861)
green51q
woodlandbunny484
I have SFIV for PS3... and I am currently unemployed(though not for long mind) so.... Count me in! although please note that ma SFIV skills are of the lowest Caliber, although i dont have access to a computer right now I can check this through my iPhone so when there is a time and date then send us a PM and it will make it easier to check
P.S. Oh and welcome Fonix, hope you enjoy managing the community :)
lol your running an online torunament for 4, your brave! cant wait for the 2 bar connection matches, lag fest!
Sign me up for both 360 and ps3, what we playing standard 3 sets, each set best of 3 games, game winner can't change character?
i'm afraid i was not able to get a hold of SSIV, so it looks like i can't make it, but the next time! actually i'll be in america next week (which is stupid because i just ordered Demon's souls :rolleyes:) so........ the week after that maybe! :high5:
CaptainCortez
16-01-10, 15:50
Hmm, I have some bad news.
Although I'm a loyal and dedicated Capcom fan, I can't participate at the minute, as my PS3 has just died for the second time. So now, I need to sort it all out again, send it off and get it repaired again.
I think they should just give me a new one to be honest, as it has the extended 3 year warranty up until march, and if this thing keeps going, I can't keep sending it off for repair.
Hopefully it'll be sorted soon, but it has Bayonetta stuck inside of it this time. Last time, it had MW2 inside of it. Gah.
I'll be able to participate when it's sorted.
Sorry if I'm letting you all down now, but it can't be helped. :(
The most reliable thing in my house is either my PSP or my gameboy's (even the original starts up again as soon as batteries go into it, and I've had that since I was 4!!!!).
The most reliable thing in my house is either my PSP or my gameboy's (even the original starts up again as soon as batteries go into it, and I've had that since I was 4!!!!).
The more complex the technology is, the bigger the probability of malfunction. My gameboy also still works :D... sucks that i own only 3 games for it, which one sucks, one is decent and one si acctualy great but i played it so many times i dont feel like playing it ever again(super wario land 3)
CaptainCortez
16-01-10, 21:34
Yea, I know man. They try to cram so much in, that in the end everything overheats, breaks, and becomes faulty because of how advanced the technology is. It takes too much energy to run newer things.
I reckon my gameboy would actually survive the 100 year old mark, as long as they're still making batteries by then. :p
It just seems to work whatever the case.
Thanks for the update Cortez.
FYI - check out the Live SFIV tornament thats being run in London:
http://www.capcom-europe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42561
Btw cortez, what kind of ps3 was it? Slim/80gb/BWC?
CaptainCortez
19-01-10, 22:51
60GB Backwards Compatible one. It seems they're the ones which are known for breaking the most. :(
It's a shame, as you'd have thought being in production for so long, they'd last a little longer, but hey, it can't be helped.
Fonix - No worries. I don't want to let anyone down. :)
60GB Backwards Compatible one. It seems they're the ones which are known for breaking the most. :(
Yes! Thanks for the info, with the growing amount of ps3 failures i was worried over my ps3 but i have 80gb fat Nobwc version which is really dependable.
CaptainCortez
19-01-10, 22:59
That's alright. :)
I'm glad some of you are having good luck with your consoles!
I'm a bit concerned about slims, as if I have to buy one, I'd imagine they've had a much shorter time in production, so don't know if they'd break or not.
Yes! Thanks for the info, with the growing amount of ps3 failures i was worried over my ps3 but i have 80gb fat Nobwc version which is really dependable.
I'm also worried, an huge amount of my friend had theirs broken, the BR drive or the YLOD. I just hope my 40GB lasts at least until the PS4 comes out