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 Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 15:41 Post subject: |
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This game sucks when it comes to playing not at home. You need to install a plugin, then you need to make sure there's the latest Java version on the computer (not to mention Java part of the website is slow as shit on a older PC), then you need to make sure ports aren't blocked in any way, then you need to play preperation match every time on each different PC. Just too many annoyances to make it a good "play from anywhere" game. And playing this game at home is pointless, there are better games to play when at home.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 15:48 Post subject: |
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| Glottis wrote: | | This game sucks when it comes to playing not at home. You need to install a plugin, then you need to make sure there's the latest Java version on the computer (not to mention Java part of the website is slow as shit on a older PC), then you need to make sure ports aren't blocked in any way, then you need to play preperation match every time on each different PC. Just too many annoyances to make it a good "play from anywhere" game. And playing this game at home is pointless, there are better games to play when at home. |
Have an alternative? As inconvenient as it may seem, it is the most easy to install and use from everywhere MP shooter I know. |
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 15:49 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | Glottis wrote: | | This game sucks when it comes to playing not at home. You need to install a plugin, then you need to make sure there's the latest Java version on the computer (not to mention Java part of the website is slow as shit on a older PC), then you need to make sure ports aren't blocked in any way, then you need to play preperation match every time on each different PC. Just too many annoyances to make it a good "play from anywhere" game. And playing this game at home is pointless, there are better games to play when at home. |
Have an alternative? As inconvenient as it may seem, it is the most easy to install and use from everywhere MP shooter I know. |
Yes, copying over Q3A or Q2DM or CS 1.6 from usb drive with all the settings intact and so on takes a min.
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SuTuRa
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 15:53 Post subject: |
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That requires anticipation! In these you just need the pc and the connection.
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 15:57 Post subject: |
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| SuTuRa wrote: | | That requires anticipation! In these you just need the pc and the connection. |
Nope, you need a pretty good PC because Java part of the website dies on older PC (even thou game runs fine), you also need the latest version of Java, and ports can't be blocked or it won't work at all. Oh yeah and that queue.
This is even more of anticipation than just copying from a USB drive with no queues, no javas, no websites BS. Not to mention if you copy over from USB you can then share the game on LAN easily and then play with others.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 16:20 Post subject: |
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Well that is what we used to do, bring UT1 or Q3A on USB, and play. We all agree the is easier. Also, Java doesn't require that strong PC, because it runs fine in our Uni PCs.
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Jundy
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 16:22 Post subject: |
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fuck, my work blocked the port number for this game. FUCK FUCK FUCK
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 16:31 Post subject: |
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Fuck this retarded que, last night I was around 7000 and when it was around 1000 it jumped back to 6000...so I left it overnight but my windows crashed and now I am 25k in the que
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 16:54 Post subject: |
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at the time when I posted that post I was 25k, now its 15k!
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 17:25 Post subject: |
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quakelive will return, shortly.
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 18:33 Post subject: |
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| Glottis wrote: | | then you need to make sure there's the latest Java version on the computer (not to mention Java part of the website is slow as shit on a older PC) |
wtf you're talking about, you don't need java at all...
| Glottis wrote: | | then you need to make sure ports aren't blocked in any way |
wow, imagine that, online game that needs some ports to be open to function, never seen that before.
| Glottis wrote: | | then you need to play preperation match every time on each different PC. |
I'm pretty sure that's not the case. Maybe a bug because it's still a beta or if you hadn't finished the tutorial properly before.
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 18:48 Post subject: |
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| Kamikaze666 wrote: | | quakelive will return, shortly. |
yep, waited an hour to get from 25k to 2k and was stuck at 2685 and it didn't moved for about 10 minutes, i refreshed page and got that...
looks like i will never get chance to play this |
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 19:04 Post subject: |
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Even when you get to the front you still have to wait ages for an e-mail to validate your details.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 19:29 Post subject: |
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| dl2004 wrote: | | Even when you get to the front you still have to wait ages for an e-mail to validate your details. |
It came immediately for me.  |
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 19:33 Post subject: |
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Just beat Crash in the tut 11-10, she got hard quick, lol.
I chose the intermediate "portal", btw.
After the tut it sent me back to the queue, ffffuuuuuuu ....
oh well ...
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 19:44 Post subject: |
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Gotta say I'm admired by id's stupidity. You prepare for an open beta, and what did you expect? 3 players? Of course there will be a flood of people. How can they not prepare for the load ffs.
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 20:59 Post subject: |
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the email, it is not coming... 
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 21:12 Post subject: |
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hm quakelive.com down ?
edit: well i sign up once the poor people stop hammering the site lol.
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| Posted: Wed, 25th Feb 2009 22:10 Post subject: |
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At the verification email, I pressed that option to resend it. And another got sent immediately (in spam folder) Some hours later the first also arrived, lol.
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 06:54 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | Gotta say I'm admired by id's stupidity. You prepare for an open beta, and what did you expect? 3 players? Of course there will be a flood of people. How can they not prepare for the load ffs. |
if you read the interview, you'd know that they are deliberatley keeping costs and technology low as to prevent any severe finical headaches. nobody at id knows if this model works yet.
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 10:00 Post subject: |
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well im trying to give this a go... #6989 at the moment 
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chiv
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 11:45 Post subject: |
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well it was a nice little experiment, but honestly, i dont get what the big deal is?
i mean, if you tell me that you could just pop on a pc anywhere, and log into ur account, and be playing quake in a matter of minutes, THEN the hype would be worth it... but thats not the case.. you have to wait for the game to install itself on ur pc (over 100 mb) and for what... an old game with a snazzy but ultimately irrelivant web component that keeps track of ur scores...
ive got tf2, and id much rather play that. great server finding capabilities, it keeps track of my stats, achievements, and friends... yeah, i just dont get it i guess, apart from the irrelivant bs its no different than installing q3 and jumping on a server.
*yawn* *delete* *goes off to play tf2*
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 12:26 Post subject: |
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What hype? And what's there to get it, maybe some people want to play something that's actually competitive and requires skill unlike noobfest TF2 yawn.
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 12:48 Post subject: |
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the important part is that id now has a 3d game engine in your web browser. they're considering licensing it off if everything goes well. imagine how awesome that would be. if it can do 2d equally well, flash would be out of the game for, err, gaming on the web.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 13:39 Post subject: |
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| Mchart wrote: | | iNatan wrote: | | Gotta say I'm admired by id's stupidity. You prepare for an open beta, and what did you expect? 3 players? Of course there will be a flood of people. How can they not prepare for the load ffs. |
Stupidity would have been iD not implementing a system that Queues people, and instead had no such system in place thus crashing their servers.
You really need to think before you speak. |
Just to remind you, the queues were added as a last resort, after the servers were hammered to death.
You need to check your facts straight before telling telling others to think. |
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Feb 2009 13:44 Post subject: |
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27446 E:
8 out of 10 dentists prefer zipfero to competing brands(fraich3 and Mutantius)!
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