I'm ready to frag some folks. Anyone up for TF2 tonight?
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I'm ready to frag some folks. Anyone up for TF2 tonight?
Don't have it. Too busy with QW. Will be on QW though.
Does anyone want to give TF2 a try? It's fun, fast, and funny. No vehicles ... just simple, balanced classes with specific roles. :-)
I've been having fun with it, but it would be nice to play with AK. The Punkbuster glitches in Quake Wars are annoying me.
Hmmm... not having any punkbuster glitches on my end?
Me either. QW has been very smooth and problem free for me.
I'll probably be picking up TF2 at some point though.
I'm assuming it is PB glitches that get me booted from servers every now and then. That's still happening to me, but less frequently than a week ago.
I also have a separate issue with Ventrilo and Quake Wars -- it will stop working and then play back the last 10 minutes of conversation at high speed. It is very annoying to realize that no one can hear me; and the game will not minimize to desktop so I can reset Ventrilo. I have to quit out to get to desktop ... I guess that is an anti-cheating measure.
But, I guess my main issue with the game is its complexity. I do not like the way it forces you to each objective, and the sheer amount of gadgets and gizmos you have to understand to play it well.
QW is fun, but feels like work, while TF2 is just fun.
I think Punkbuster has kicked me out of a QW server once...that's about it.
The Orange box is a must-buy for any serious gamer. Portal, TF2, and HL2/Epi2 are all fantastic.
It's impossible to overstate this. Buy it NOW. Seriously.
I find the objective based game play really quite compelling. I like the fact that you need to do things in stages (construct bridge, then move here, then hack this, etc...) I find the "take these flags and hold them" games a little tiring.Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Abaddon
As for the "gadgets and gizmos" I don't find that overwhelming. If you are overwhelmed then just choose Soldier and go blast things.
That's what I'm enjoying in QW as well. I was worried it was going to be just another capture the flag type of game and it's definitely not. I don't find it overly complicated once you experience the different maps, goals of each, and on each side. We're all still learning aspects of the game every night. In fact, last night Gunny repeatedly learned how to blow himself up as he studied setting trip mines. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo
I like that besides the primary objectives you have various missions you can select from. It keeps each map interesting and dynamic without getting redundant.
For someone who finds it so compelling, how is it you only have 3 hours or so of play time (according to your .sig)?Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo
Not until they fix Episode 1. ( Internal driver error in IDirect3DDevice9::Present() )Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly
And yes, I have the latest DX version and I've tried 5 different versions of video drivers both the official ATI & Omega. HL2 ran flawlessly - Episode 1 crashes every 30 seconds.
It's called Real Life, dork. Get one.Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly
Given the amount of time the game has been out, you'd have to spend less than 1/2 hour a week in it to accumulate your totals.Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo
Perhaps you should join a little league baseball guild? Now that's compelling!
No problems here, and I have the same video card. Have you tried a clean install of both HL2 and Epi1 from scratch?Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Hylander
If you mean TF2 for the xbox360, i'm there ;-)
http://soulemama.typepad.com/soulema...es/skirt_9.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by [AK]StitchJones
Yep.. already did the re-install routine twice. Along with driver cleaners, driver re-installs, no overclocking going on, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72866
Sounds like you need to degrade your system to WinME.Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Hylander
:bounce:
I just tried the regedit fix that the one person posted back in September to set the Memory Management to 384mb and I just played Episode 1 for a good 20 minutes with no crash. Was running DX9 at 1680x1050 with everything maxed out. I'll have to give it a good go to see if it is fixed, but it's the longest I've played the game without a crash.
Sounds cool, Hylander. Fight to get thru Episode 1 because episode 2 is like twice as good.
Better plot, better action, and more things to see.
But... now the main question. Is there DOG? DOG RULEZ.
There's more dog in Epi 2 than Epi 1
Playing Ep1 right now. Need to finish before I dive into Ep2, Portal, TF2...
I'll probably by the box this weekend.
Oh, when I logged onto steam last night I noticed they were advertising QW. Can you actually purchase QW through Steam and download it? Not that it matters now, but I probably would have purchased it through steam if I had known.
Yes you can...Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Hylander
Finished up Episode 1 tonight. Kind of anti-climatic, so I'm looking forward to Episode 2.
Epi 2 is far superior to Epi 1.
I'm enjoying Ep1 at the moment. I did the part last night where you are trying to find the switch to turn the elevator on. Once you find the switch a horde of critters attacks you while your flash light is out and you are low on ammo.
Scared the crap out of me! :eek:
LOL - Did you do the part where you have to turn the electric back on and then get back across the water? Took me a good 5 minutes to find what was needed to solve that problem. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo
I'll be buying the orange box this weekend.. now that I finished Episode 1.