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viewtopic.php?f=57&t=16961 Or the Master Zombies Guide. Accessible via clicking the picture in my sig. :)

I like that idea! Would be a great send off for the old zombie maps before the next set hit our consoles! -Jolteon Agreed, lets try to look at the calender and see what try to see if we can see some more zombie refreces Regards Yellow-card8 I've already done that! In the process of organizing the list right now, check the site news section soon! Sneak peek: Group 601 will be featured as well as a reference to A7X. Group 935 as well!

Thanks, guys! I'll look to set-up some massive playdates just for us awesome PS3 users. I've already got a list worked out and I've got some cool dates that should work. I'll be releasing a schedule shortly!

Let me know how the first playdate I've organized goes! Feel free to give me any suggestions or improvements that you want, other than me actually playing with you all. :D

How many people are online? I'm not even home, just on my laptop at a cafe, so you'll have to go on without me!

Brilliant! Good job, I've read the original of yours, so I assume this is that, but more epic! The only thing is that when you have time, you might want to break it up into paragraphs and even use our new tab feature! But hey, great work. 8-)

I'll be stopping by your stream Mix! Hopefully you recognize me in the crowd. :)

If the discussion on this thread gets too abstract and meta-cognitive, then I'll ask for it to be moved to the Asylum. [center:1nas6rpa]Furthering Your Ehjookayshun: What is Truth?[/center:1nas6rpa] [center:1nas6rpa]Ideas on Time According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, time can be defined either subjectively or objectively. What does this mean? Subjective time can be considered in our own minds, basically an idea that each person grasps on his or her own, individually. Everyone makes their own judgment of time. Objective time, on the other hand, holds time to be a universal truth, an immovable reality, something that each person should not interpret, for it is fixed, concrete. Furthermore, time can also be considered a subjective concept or an objective reality. Time as a subjective concept, philosophers have agreed, contains three main points, which will be quoted below, again courtesy of Catholic Encyclopedia. Okay, so what does that all mean? Essentially three things: time has to go in order (it is illogical and a farce to imagine the past as the present, etc.), time cannot cease, and time must have substance (ergo, things must take place in order for time to exist). Time in Zombies So this is probably pretty obvious, but time travel is the foremost method behind how our heroes, or anti-heroes, get around in the game. Let's look at the obvious pieces of evidence for time travel and how the distortions in the movement of time apply in the case of truth. Well, this is the only evidence you really need, other than the obvious quotes. The dates coming out of the teleporter, or MDT rather, signify the distortions in time. Wait, how is it possible to distort time and still present a logical flow to reality? Well, let's see. Interpretations of time as objective reality can be seen as something different all together. Interpretations of Time Just a quick reference chart of what the major philosophers believe time to be. Alright, now we're going to get into what exactly time does in zombies. It gives the story purpose, a sense of environment. Perhaps a paradoxical storyline to be exact: there's a whole world of illogical logic present in the storyline. With so many jumps in time, the question of time's existence as independent of the motion of the universe is definitely one that I'd like to question. However, how dependent on the human variable is time? What we are trying to distinguish is whether or not these distortions of time have shaken the very fabric of reality. It is my belief that they have. A basic principle of time travel is that one should not alter the past so drastically that it can affect anything. However, research has shown that altering anything in the past, even so much as killing a butterfly can cause a massive ripple in the delineation of time and the world's natural order. More on the "natural order" later. Chaos Theory in a Nutshell The different, yet overlapping waves point towards the idea of related events stemming from varying states of incipient conditions. What is Chaos Theory? Well the basic idea is that it studies how events in a non-linear universe are sensitive to initial condition. The Butterfly Effect attests to these ideas. A common statement would be to assert that the presence of a hurricane and its formation is dependent on if a butterfly flaps its wings or not. Here's a quick example. You kill the butterfly. It cannot pollinate flowers; the flowers do not survive on. The quality of flowers decreases at the local shop. A man who buys those flowers gives them to his wife, who then pukes at the flowers' terrible odor. The man must call an ambulance as his wife begins to convulse. The ambulance gets into an accident with a police car, setting free a fugitive. The fugitive kills a very important man, and a war ensues. That was, of course, completely theoretical and somewhat exaggerated, but you get the point. To add insult to injury, there's a whole set of cause/effect reactions dependent on initial conditions with the police car. Alright, so that was pretty bad, right? Now imagine how that would be within the past. Different realities could split up every which way depending on what happened next. Initial condition is everything and the results are just so scattered that distorting time and then altering it leads to the question of, "How do we know what are our reality truly is?" Reality expands into pure truth: how do we know what we know? Should we believe nothing and question everything? Or are there certain absolutes in life that are undeniable? We have goals, dreams, and pursuits, like Richtofen, Samantha, even Takeo. We base these ideas of grandeur on some preconceived notions of sanity in the way our life progresses. Conceptualizing time cannot be the solution; it clearly wasn't for Samantha or Dr. Maxis. Just a nice chart of what separates the two schools of truth searching. A good reference for debate. The Discussion of Truth There are two schools of thought on truth; both require a thinking mind. Understand that some things have just been spoon fed to you your whole life. Maybe we need to think a little. Could the initial versions of Takeo, Dempsey and Nikolai symbolize us? And how we blindly follow the leader without question. And when we do question and find our own truth, what are we to do? Should we embark on a journey of vengeance as Takeo claims to want to do? Anyway, I've been ranting here. Let's see: ah, relative vs. absolute truth. Let's run it down for you. Here's a great site for a bunch of discussion: The Theological Research Institute Relative Truth There can be no absolutes. Essentially, this computer that I'm typing this on does not exist independent outside my own mind; well in this case, it's humanity's mind. Basically, we can never prove anything, such as this existence of certain elements. The pursuit of truth is ridiculous, for the truth is based on individual person. You do not exist independent of yourself. Those are the tenants of Relative Truth. However, there are redeeming qualities that make relative truth a valid point to consider. A thing to note is that the truth is something that we can all perceive. Individuals believe things about themselves or the world that they refuse to change. That is relative truth. Everything can be true relative to the person that believes it. The idea that we exist independent of our own can be easily changed or proved. The senses can deceive us; haven't they always? I digress. When we close our eyes, does the world still exist? In our own memory it does. We use our senses of touch to create those memories, those feelings. While blinded, we can the directions of someone else to create a reality, not our own, but an amalgam of different sources. Different perspectives create different truths out of an object. We all use our life experiences to create certain, immovable truths. That is my point: there is no absolute truth. There are absolute truths relative to the person that believes them. The idea of stand-alone truth does not exist. These are the ideas that one can believe, expand upon, and these are the foundations of the abstract and metaphysical concept of relative truth. Absolute Truth Absolute truth is something that many religions consider to be an important point in the process of understanding and developing a connection and foundation with the world. Essentially, absolute truth is almost synonymous with universality. What does this mean? There is only one right and wrong answer. Check this link for more discussion and thoughts on this: Absolute Truth. A basic on absolute truth is that there is such a thing as concrete and fixed reality, meaning that there are only a few events that happen throughout life, and they are exactly what happened, without question. I enjoy this way of thinking, as without an absolute to believe in, what can you learn? We must base all knowledge on at least one absolute truth. In order to know that there are relative things in this world, we must believe that everything is relative or that there are no absolute. Within these statements, there are contradictions, and that is the beauty of believing in absolutes. You can be resolved and determined to show that there are only certain truths in this world, and that they are immovable beyond the grasp of time and space. Another thing about the concept of absolute truth is that you can't really argue outside of it; it's more or less a defined school of thinking that merits great thought, but also great detail. In order to argue in a school such as this, you must be well versed in concrete evidence. However, this is also a flaw of the school of absolute truth. There are bound to be different interpretations for everything in the world, because no one can discern the absolute with perfect certainty. Conclusions on Truth There are absolute truths for everyone, but they are absolute for just that person. This is the definition of relativity. It varies with each person and the answer to each question of absolute versus relative is absolutely relative. To be clear, it isn't what we know that keeps us searching, it's what we don't. There are many paradoxes within the storyline as well as distortions of truth and facts. The Black Ops campaign is almost entirely based on the principles of truth and betrayal. Because no matter who you are, what you advocate or what you believe, you must grasp a concept of truth, as truth is the basis for all knowledge. The Final Question of Time So here we are. Thanks if you made it this far. Time is something that we must all learn to understand as well its consequences. What is our reality? If time creates our reality, then when time is distorted, what do we have? It all boils down to one man, one singular entity, who has distorted and deceived the world for eons. Call him what you will, but he is The Great Deceiever. Satan, as depicted in John Milton's Paradise Lost. He is widely regarded as the universal Great Deceiver. The devil, yes. So, if we are deceived to think that the current timeline is the real one, that our reality is actually our own, what do we do with zombies and its storyline? The characters are being played, by a fate more sinister than anything ever known to man. Link to the full article: "Satan, the Great Deceiver" So you may have little to no clue where I am going with this, but let me say this. Everyone chooses to believe their own things, that much we have established. That is the theory we must subscribe if we wish to discern the indiscernible. The Devil has deceived the world and has become the one who skews the truth, and in doing so, our perception of everything. In some ways, Satan created the distinction of absolute and relative truth. He has woven this story from behind the scenes and if you still doubt the Devil in the story, then ask yourself this: why I am reading this thread? 8-) In some ways, the Devil has fashioned for us the ability to think for ourselves. Do you not remember the biblical myth of Adam & Eve? Here's a quick synopsis: So, what can we glean from that? The Devil easily tricked humanity into thinking for themselves. God punished those two for disobeying him. Hmm, now what does this say? I'm not trying to undermine religion, but I will say this: have an open mind. He who can be deceived yet know of the deception is one that will think and conquer. That is the way we will be able to further understand the story as we know it. For all we know, we could be living in an alternate reality, a universe that is not our own. But would we ever know? I highly doubt it. And that is where you come in.[/center:1nas6rpa]

Well, EH-JOO-KAY-TED is the best pronunciation. Or you could just say it like you would "educated". That is where it comes from! I always thought my username was a bit weird, but I've grown to love it since I can just do so many punny things with it.

Great job! Brains. Anyway, I was just wondering if you meant to cut the color out there at the end. I'm glad you're still doing these; they are very informative and valid, as songs are almost like poetry, and as such, should be analyzed. :)

Perhaps not the next, but an equivalent. AlphaSnake can never be replaced!!!! Wow, I don't know what to say... Just thank you very much! And I'd have to agree with MLH, I could never, no one could ever replace AlphaSnake! He is a legend on this site and in the world of zombies. There's a reason he has the most reputation other than Carbon. We shall all continue to look up to you, Alpha! No matter where you are.

Thanks for the feedback guys! I hope to do more stuff like this with the story. :)

Will do, man! It's good to see another old user returning. Your How to be a Good CoDz user helped me a lot in my time here, and well, just by looking at the color of my name, I can tell you its paid off! Thanks again for this post and that post.

EyeCntSpel is mine; I hope to play, but I'm not entirely sure! Anyway, who would be willing to host a game? If we have a solid 6 players, then we can split up into games of 3 each. Let me know if you are interesting in getting a challenge from me or if you'll just be going for rounds. :)

As you all know, we left our characters on the Moon, with Richtofen's grand scheme complete, and Maxis extracting his revenge. The last sequences can be interpreted and theories can be developed, but for now, it is safe to say, that the zombies storyline has taken two possible villains that are better, more devious and hellbent, than anything we have ever seen in the story so far. What makes this good? Well, for starters, we have concrete antagonists, something the story was lacking earlier. Also, this creates a solid protagonist. Now we can have a look at why each of the antagonists and their motives, as well as the possibility that there is for each one to double as a protagonist. But first, for those of you who are not familiar with story and narrative terms, a little crash course. Here is an image of a storyline chart: Protagonist: the character, usually the main character, whose actions drive the storyline along, introduced at the beginning of the story, then leads the characters on a journey for personal gain, or whatever it may. Either way, without this character, the story would not exist. For WaW and Black Ops, it can be argued that Richtofen is the main character, as all the characters follow his lead, and his scheme is the one we complete. Everything, every map, has some importance to his quest. Antagonist: the character whose actions stop the protagonist in his tracks, preventing the journey from progressing, the villain. In the first two chapters of this masterfully woven story, we can see Samantha and blame for her control of the zombies; however, she is just a child. We can then look to an easier villain: the zombies themselves. The infected, the men who are no longer men, but those who dwell in the shadows- they are the ones that inspire the drama and the madness of the first two zombies installments. And even if Samantha does control them, the inner evil within her is not quite up to the level of Richtofen. Let's talk about the plot chart for a little bit here: so we have the introduction, the inciting event, the rising action, and then the climax. Introduction: not a clear event, but the background of Group 935, as well as Richtofen and his betrayal, as well as the quest for super soldiers, craft an elegant solution for our introduction to this brilliant story. Inciting Event: this is something that catapults the storyline into its main action, introducing the conflict that the characters try to solve. The main event would be the outbreak of zombies, and the characters must fight against them to save the world, or so they think. Richtofen has other plans, and his incentive is eternal power and world control, even if it costs his soul... Faustian myth? Rising Action: this is the part where the characters try to solve the conflict, going from place to place in search of a zombie outbreak to quell is certainly deceiving, isn't it? Richtofen slowly collects the pieces he needs to craft his master plan, and that is the rising action. He is journeying to become the greatest and each time we play as our band of merry zombie slayers, we are part of the rising action. Climax: this is where the rising action stops, and the characters are faced with the conflict head on, zombies everywhere on the Moon and Richtofen so deathly close to his goal. The climax is the turning point in the story, and it's obvious, isn't? A soul swap is clearly the turning point and now we have our mystery... What comes next? Well we don't really have much in the way of a conclusion or the falling action, the things leading up to the conclusion. Now we have a time where we can ponder what will happen. The next chapter of Treyarch's amazing story will deal with the steps the characters take on the way to solve the final problem. However, the conflict that the characters have is different. They are on their own journey. It is here that we see differing storylines branch out. The characters, particularly Takeo, are beginning to grasp their old memories. Samantha wants to destory Richtofen. Maxis has his own motives, a father hellbent on revenge. Takeo wants to destroy all of Group 935. What happens to our two villains, or so I believe? Richtofen and Maxis are the protagonists for their own stories and conflict but also the antagonists for our own main characters, at least bearing the possibility to halt the story at their own will. Richtofen wants to gain the world and through his methods, will undoubtedly use the zombies in a way that will benefit him and try to destroy our characters, who are now on a journey of revenge. Maxis is content with trying to exact revenge on Richtofen for destroying his daughter and his family. There is not a man more revengeful than a father who is fighting for his family. So here, we have a few possibilities. 1. The story can begin all over again. Takeo and the crew can run errands for whomever, on their way to the goal of whomever they chose to side with. This is possible, and would create a new beginning to a story that appeared to be almost over. 2. Maxis and Richtofen will manipulate the conflict over the characters and their will would come to dictate the course of events. The final showdown would happen in the middle of chaos and destroyed battlefield, and if things go planned- the zombies would be destroyed completely and either Maxis or Richtofen would have the support of the world, or whatever's left of it. 3. Takeo and the crew begin their own story. Takeo has regained his memories, and vows to rise above the darkness. With a dark side to him, he manipulates Maxis and Richtofen becoming the schemer himself. In the end, honor triumphs and the good guys will win in the chaos of the world. I think that number three will be the most likely case. At least the ending. Here's why, the three super soldiers will have recovered and turned against their master, sending the message that is wrong to try and use and control people. However, the story is completely open to interpretation, but, remember. Those missiles fired at earth symbolized a new beginning to the story, and if we look at the story and the general way a story progresses, we are in for more twists as Maxis and Richtofen try to solve their conflicts, and Takeo begins his. We also cannot forget Samantha, who has her own motives. Overall, we are in for the long haul. Remember, that even though Moon may have seemed like the end... the end is only the beginning. 8-)

Hello! My name's Ehjookayed AKA EyeCntSpel and I'd like to welcome you to CoDz, the greatest zombies site on the internet. Here we got strategy, story, and teamwork all covered. If you need a bit of quick start and guide, check out MegaAfroMan's User Guide, found here: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=19005 If you want a refresher or want to learn new things about zombies gameplay, click the picture in my signature. Enjoy your stay! 8-)

Blue is for The Blueprint, Jay-Z's widely acclaimed and best-selling album. And Ivy is for Beyonce's favorite number, the Roman numeral IV, as well as her best-selling album, IV. Jay-Z, however, has been rumored to be involved with the Illuminati. The child's name has nothing to do with them. Hope that helped. :D

Anyone interested? Way's tournament looks really cool!

Thread has been updated to include Shi No Numa strategies! Also, thanks darkjolteon. Your words are much appreciated. I'm looking to include some Shangri-La ASAP. 8-)

If you need that brushing up you're asking for, click the big picture in my signature. 8-) But glad to have you here. Enjoy your stay, and here at CoDz, we got strategy, story, and teamwork all covered. ;)

Great work, Mix! Love your videos. The only thing that I'd like to add is that if you are going for any 80+ games, I would avoid using claymore piles as they only add to the lag. Thanks to MrRoflWaffles for the tip I just reiterated. 8-)

When you're going for high rounds with no downs, like trying to carry someone in a co-op game, or playing seriously with randoms, you should use the most defensive weapons. So in that case, we get- Wave Gun, Thundergun, Awful Lawton, as the universal top three.

Richtofen becomes one with the forces of darkness, transforming into the all powerful villain... The story is just beginning my friends. :)

The JGB could be the best wonder weapon in the game, if you use it properly. However, that being said, it is the Wave Gun without a doubt.

Yeah, I can't believe you legitimately took my suggestion. Now we're even more zombified, if that's even possible. 8-)