I'm looking for one coop guy.

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I'm looking for one coop guy.

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First thing first. I just registered and this is my first post so HI I guess. :P

I'm looking for someone to play in coop. Not because im bad but because I like playing coop when I got the option. Id gladly play on a cranked up difficulty.

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I wouldn't mind playing co-op on a cranked-up difficulty for once. I don't know why most of the co-op games that get hosted are on rookie... especially when you look at the skill of the people who stay in this community :D.
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Co-op is my favorite, though I almost never play online. What version of Descent and what levels are you looking to play? And when?
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As long as you are willing to branch out from First Strike, Counterstrike and Vertigo every now and then for some custom missions, I'm all game for coop.
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The only custom mission I know of that is good for coop is Apocalyptic Factor.
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Most are good for coop, it are ones that are heavily reliant on control panel switches like Obsidian that might get you in trouble during packet loss.
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Okay then probably anything with standard mission goals (three keys, reactor/boss robot, and exit) is likely okay then. Including your own stuff. :) Although boss levels in The Lost Levels will be troublesome, but maybe there's a way to just skip those levels.

On the other hand I'm guessing Entropy Experiment 1/2, Konflict at Karon, EAF2, and (maybe?) Project Mandrill are likely stuff to avoid for coop. Shame because a lot of those missions are really big classics.

EDIT: Actually, why not try Obsidian? More players = more chance that questions of 'what did that switch do?' will be answered sooner. :D You could try instructing different players to look around in different areas of the level, and have one report when they find a newly opened area.
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Well, you can definitely choose switch-heavy sets like Obsidian and Bahagad Outbreak if you want to learn them collectively, just be warned that occasionally a connection crapout can affect the game. I remember running through Obsidian with Sirius and DH a few months back, and when we got to Level 10, the switch to open up the reactor area failed entirely. They both ended up offing themselves as I tried to make my way around the obstacle with Guided Missiles, but I think all three of us ended up entering Level 11 with nothing as a result. :P

Don't get me wrong, it's an enjoyable set outside of unforeseen issues like that, though that probably made the Level 14 boss a lot nastier than it already was. Just something to think about.
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Obsidian L14 has a tendency to turn really nasty, but I'm not sure I've had it worse than that time. When you have to resort to butt-shooting shaker bosses with Gauss you know you've struck it big.
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