As far as TS goes. . . we could try a home server, but I'd be concerned about latency (unless it's at work), manageability (if it goes down, can it be rebooted?) and someone taking on the overhead of setting it up.
I'd be more inclined to buy a server for $6/month and if we actually use it, commit to a longer term, lower rate contract.
Let's Multi Some Games!
Ok, here's my list of grievances so far:
1. I don't like getting shit because I want to start earlier than 11pm on school nights, and be done by midnight. This always seemed to be a problem. Seriously, if this is how it has to be, if the group can't start til 11pm every night, just count me out. It's fine.
2. I will use a situation from BL2 that actually applies to other things: I don't like people spending 10 minutes agonizing over whether they should use rifle A or rifle B, because there is a 2% difference in what they do. Fuck that. Make a decision and lets fucking go. After 5 minutes I start falling asleep and to try to stay awake I peek ahead to see what's around the corner, then I get shit for triggering some event.
1. I don't like getting shit because I want to start earlier than 11pm on school nights, and be done by midnight. This always seemed to be a problem. Seriously, if this is how it has to be, if the group can't start til 11pm every night, just count me out. It's fine.
2. I will use a situation from BL2 that actually applies to other things: I don't like people spending 10 minutes agonizing over whether they should use rifle A or rifle B, because there is a 2% difference in what they do. Fuck that. Make a decision and lets fucking go. After 5 minutes I start falling asleep and to try to stay awake I peek ahead to see what's around the corner, then I get shit for triggering some event.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
So we'd be renting space on a rack somewhere for a TS host? K. I'd chip in for that if it's pertinent to the game, a la BL2. You wouldn't need it for Civ unless you were having side chats trying to pull some diplomatic bullshittery.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Dungeon Defenders
I'd be shocked if this is more than $5.
Magicka
You actually made me buy this, but we never played it due to LoL.
Red Alert 3
I miss those games. I still laugh thinking about that map with a single square of water all the way around, and using it to send Tanya into Gordo's base behind his defenses.
TF2
This one, I honestly don't know about anymore. I think Valve let the users customize it too much.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
And yeah, malcolm, I think we'd use it for ALL games.
Steam's voice sucks. TS is a lot better. And if we're going to multi I want to talk strategy or shit.
Steam's voice sucks. TS is a lot better. And if we're going to multi I want to talk strategy or shit.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
1. I don't like getting shit because I want to start earlier than 11pm on school nights, and be done by midnight. This always seemed to be a problem. Seriously, if this is how it has to be, if the group can't start til 11pm every night, just count me out. It's fine.
On game nights, I'm on by 9:30 - 10:00.
2. I will use a situation from BL2 that actually applies to other things: I don't like people spending 10 minutes agonizing over whether they should use rifle A or rifle B, because there is a 2% difference in what they do. Fuck that. Make a decision and lets fucking go. After 5 minutes I start falling asleep and to try to stay awake I peek ahead to see what's around the corner, then I get shit for triggering some event.
This is a YOU problem. Sorry, but in BL2 all guns are not the same, and it wasn't just about 2% damage. I would dump higher damage weapons based on how they shoot. That game is about loot, and you must sort through it. It's half the fun. Ditto for RPGs, Torchlight, Diablo, etc.
If you're going to play a storyline game with me, know that I'm a completionist.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
TF2 - I fired it up again recently, because I needed something to do. Wanted to get into a sniper duel like in the old days. I hit up my fave old servers.
1. Sniper positions were already maxed and I couldn't get in.
2. When I did finally get in, I was getting headshotted by other snipers before I ever saw them. I would check their pings, same as mine, so that wasn't it. I would say I am just not fast any more, but like i said, I wold be dead before I even cleared the corner.
I don't see TF2 being a good, reliable multi game. Every night you'd need to find a server with enough open slots, we'd never all get on the same team, I've never seen much in the way of coordinated teamwork, etc.
1. Sniper positions were already maxed and I couldn't get in.
2. When I did finally get in, I was getting headshotted by other snipers before I ever saw them. I would check their pings, same as mine, so that wasn't it. I would say I am just not fast any more, but like i said, I wold be dead before I even cleared the corner.
I don't see TF2 being a good, reliable multi game. Every night you'd need to find a server with enough open slots, we'd never all get on the same team, I've never seen much in the way of coordinated teamwork, etc.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I get that. I understand that you enjoy agonizing over little differences when I can just glance at 2 similar rifles and make a choice in about 10 seconds because I don't care enough to spend a lot of time on it, because I feels it drags the game to a halt.Leisher wrote:This is a YOU problem. Sorry, but in BL2 all guns are not the same, and it wasn't just about 2% damage. I would dump higher damage weapons based on how they shoot. That game is about loot, and you must sort through it. It's half the fun. Ditto for RPGs, Torchlight, Diablo, etc.2. I will use a situation from BL2 that actually applies to other things: I don't like people spending 10 minutes agonizing over whether they should use rifle A or rifle B, because there is a 2% difference in what they do. Fuck that. Make a decision and lets fucking go. After 5 minutes I start falling asleep and to try to stay awake I peek ahead to see what's around the corner, then I get shit for triggering some event.
So again, as with everything else, my only problem is me.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Again, keep an eye on the Steam sales starting tomorrow?
I'm ready to go on the games I listed. If we get votes for other games like Civ 5, I'll track down a copy.
I will keep as many games on our list installed as I can.
I plan to check in here daily to announce my gaming intentions, and sometimes just be on at night and see who's on. If I'm in Steam, I'm ready to game. Same way we did LoL.
And I do want to rush this TS thing.
Let's pause this conversation until the Steam sale starts at...1 p.m. EST?...and maybe it'll help us decide what to start with?
I'm ready to go on the games I listed. If we get votes for other games like Civ 5, I'll track down a copy.
I will keep as many games on our list installed as I can.
I plan to check in here daily to announce my gaming intentions, and sometimes just be on at night and see who's on. If I'm in Steam, I'm ready to game. Same way we did LoL.
And I do want to rush this TS thing.
Let's pause this conversation until the Steam sale starts at...1 p.m. EST?...and maybe it'll help us decide what to start with?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I'm playing Dungeon Defenders 12/19/2013. Using Chaotic's TS server for now. If we keep playing games, I'll buy us a new one. But, I figure you guys helped pay for his, we can use it a little bit longer.
I will be starting at 8:00pm, unless I hear from other people naming a better start time.
I will be starting a new character, and I ask that others do as well so that it is balanced.
New people, download TS3 and configure it BEFORE game time! We will not be waiting!
I will be starting at 8:00pm, unless I hear from other people naming a better start time.
I will be starting a new character, and I ask that others do as well so that it is balanced.
New people, download TS3 and configure it BEFORE game time! We will not be waiting!
i will chip in whatever money needed for the TS server, so lemme know.
i personally don't own alot of the games on the list currently but i know alot of them are pretty cheap. But i don't wanna buy a game just to be the 5th player on a game that can only play 4, thats what happened to me in B2 and noone else wanted to play with me because i wasn't in their group.
I'd like to know that if a certain group of people start playing a game that someone that isn't on as much just gets left out because they aren't apart of the "regular" group that plays. I know each game will kinda dictate that, but its a fair concern.
So i don't know which games have a hard limit on the number of people that can play at any given time, but i'd suggest looking for a game that can play more than 4 and has a good dropin/dropout feature so people can come and go as they please and it won't have an effect on the rest of the people.
And is there a way to start a poll to see what games people are interested in playing, or maybe lets get a thread going that shows what games we all have so i can have a better idea of what i'm going to wanna buy.
I really am looking forward to this because for some of us our time is limited and we just wanna enjoy the time we do get of gaming. So like Leisher mentioned before, i'm in hopes that we can get different people playing different games so that we pick and choose what we want to play on any given night. But as far as me having a hard schedule on when i can be on, thats gonna be depending on how the night goes for me.
i personally don't own alot of the games on the list currently but i know alot of them are pretty cheap. But i don't wanna buy a game just to be the 5th player on a game that can only play 4, thats what happened to me in B2 and noone else wanted to play with me because i wasn't in their group.
I'd like to know that if a certain group of people start playing a game that someone that isn't on as much just gets left out because they aren't apart of the "regular" group that plays. I know each game will kinda dictate that, but its a fair concern.
So i don't know which games have a hard limit on the number of people that can play at any given time, but i'd suggest looking for a game that can play more than 4 and has a good dropin/dropout feature so people can come and go as they please and it won't have an effect on the rest of the people.
And is there a way to start a poll to see what games people are interested in playing, or maybe lets get a thread going that shows what games we all have so i can have a better idea of what i'm going to wanna buy.
I really am looking forward to this because for some of us our time is limited and we just wanna enjoy the time we do get of gaming. So like Leisher mentioned before, i'm in hopes that we can get different people playing different games so that we pick and choose what we want to play on any given night. But as far as me having a hard schedule on when i can be on, thats gonna be depending on how the night goes for me.
WORLD CHAMPIONS!!
I'll say maybe for now. 8:30 tends to work better for me, and I generally have to cut out around 10-10:30pm. But I'm pretty sure I have that game.Cakedaddy wrote:I'm playing Dungeon Defenders 12/19/2013. Using Chaotic's TS server for now. If we keep playing games, I'll buy us a new one. But, I figure you guys helped pay for his, we can use it a little bit longer.
I will be starting at 8:00pm, unless I hear from other people naming a better start time.
I will be starting a new character, and I ask that others do as well so that it is balanced.
New people, download TS3 and configure it BEFORE game time! We will not be waiting!
How do I download and configure TS3?
It's not me, it's someone else.