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Author:  [SpA]Spikespiegel [ 24 Sep 2008, 08:00 ]
Post subject:  Which (other) game should Specialattack host?

Saint K. is currently looking into hosting another game, but TF2 nerds as we are, the SpA members have been unable to come up with a game for us to host.

Therefore, we would like to hear which hostable multiplayer games the non-member community are in to.

There are two things that are important:
1) Is MUST be a game that can be hosted on dedicated servers (obviously)
2) It must be a somewhat popular game


Personally, besides TF2, I only play Trackmania United, World in Conflict and Battlefield 2, only one of which is hostable (Trackmania)

Author:  staberas [ 24 Sep 2008, 09:10 ]
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Left 4 Dead ,yes i know its not released yet ...but it WILL became popular

Author:  Crovax20 [ 24 Sep 2008, 09:13 ]
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That is not going to be hostable dedicated apperantly.

Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 24 Sep 2008, 09:21 ]
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I am currently looking aswell into Brother in Arms: Hells highway, i'm really curiouse about its multiplayer aspect. Apperantly it will be a huge squad based battle envoirment.

Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 24 Sep 2008, 09:51 ]
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[SpA]SaintK wrote:
I am currently looking aswell into Brother in Arms: Hells highway, i'm really curiouse about its multiplayer aspect. Apperantly it will be a huge squad based battle envoirment.
Did someone mentioned a WW game? :roll:

Author:  [SpA]Unity [ 24 Sep 2008, 11:56 ]
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[SpA]SaintK wrote:
I am currently looking aswell into Brother in Arms: Hells highway, i'm really curiouse about its multiplayer aspect. Apperantly it will be a huge squad based battle envoirment.
If SpA is gonna host it, you already have me as a player :mrgreen:

Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 24 Sep 2008, 12:06 ]
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[SpA]Unity wrote:
[SpA]SaintK wrote:
I am currently looking aswell into Brother in Arms: Hells highway, i'm really curiouse about its multiplayer aspect. Apperantly it will be a huge squad based battle envoirment.
If SpA is gonna host it, you already have me as a player :mrgreen:

It depends a bit on what the server sided files are going to do... Currently i cannot find any information if your free to host it, and on which platforms it will be availible (linux/windows). So if anyone finds info on this give me a poke!

Author:  Crovax20 [ 24 Sep 2008, 12:17 ]
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Hmm apperantly the multiplayer is pretty basic stuff, according to eurogamer.net
Quote:
We've since managed to play with a handful of people on LIVE, and here's the deal. Essentially there's only one fairly basic team-based multiplayer mode (playable ranked or unranked, as usual), and six medium-sized maps. Matches support either 14 or 20 players, with the usual options to toggle round and prep times, friendly fire and whether voice chat is enabled. Set-up is as simple as selecting from the available weapons (such as sniper rifle, machine gun and bazooka) and diving straight into a simple attack or defend match. Attackers must raise the flag, while, obviously, defenders must ensure it remains lowered. From initial impressions, there's not a huge amount to it, other than trying take out your opponents and all converging on the flag. Apart from the ability to drive a tank, the action is familiar team-based run and gun stuff, albeit with more emphasis on making good use of cover. A little underwhelming if we're frank.
Mind you, I don't really trust eurogamer in the online department. Even though they are one of the few to actually admit that during their review time there were hardly any games online... makes me wonder how other sites seem to boast about multiplayer in a game. Anyhow still sounds rather basic.

Author:  [SpA]TheWeirdo [ 24 Sep 2008, 14:15 ]
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How abouts battlefield heroes, or will that not be hostable?

Author:  Crovax20 [ 24 Sep 2008, 14:16 ]
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[SpA]TheWeirdo wrote:
How abouts battlefield heroes, or will that not be hostable?
nope

Author:  [SpA]TheWeirdo [ 24 Sep 2008, 14:19 ]
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[SpA]Crovax20 wrote:
[SpA]TheWeirdo wrote:
How abouts battlefield heroes, or will that not be hostable?
nope
aw.

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 15:52 ]
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We're currently PM-ing each other with Baal about the "retro weekend" (CS 1.6) and potential MOD testing weekends. Perhaps there are MODs that people would find interesting because these are far easier to get (for free) than assuming that many people will play stuff like Brothers in Arms.

Author:  [SpA]SonnyBlack [ 24 Sep 2008, 15:57 ]
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I´m not Baal. :(

Author:  Mint [ 24 Sep 2008, 15:57 ]
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Day Of Defeat source?

Author:  [SpA]NabNab [ 24 Sep 2008, 16:46 ]
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[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
We're currently PM-ing each other with Baal about the "retro weekend" (CS 1.6) and potential MOD testing weekends. Perhaps there are MODs that people would find interesting because these are far easier to get (for free) than assuming that many people will play stuff like Brothers in Arms.
Ballmen mod plz :mrgreen:

Author:  [SpA]Unity [ 24 Sep 2008, 18:22 ]
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Quake 3 :roll:

Author:  katonczyk [ 24 Sep 2008, 18:41 ]
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omg I'd love to kick some CT or T ass in cs 1.6 ^^ I mean for a weekend or something.

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 19:03 ]
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[SpA]SonnY BlacK wrote:
I´m not Baal.
Sorry, SonnY - you know - I'm identifying people only by racial and national stereotypes so both you and Baal (Blackhawk too?) fall into the category "Ze Germanz!". ^^
katonczyk wrote:
omg I'd love to kick some CT or T ass in cs 1.6 ^^ I mean for a weekend or something.
Yep, that's precisely SonnY Baalhawk's plan - uhm. ^^
[SpA]Mint wrote:
Day Of Defeat source?
Yeah, sounds good as a potential server candidate, I guess, but it isn't free so it would have to compete with all the other commercial games mentioned so far (Quake 3, Brothers in Arms, etc.) - we have to make a survey or something like Spike and SaintK said... There's no point in running something that next to no SpA members are playing (it would open our community to new players but I think there should be at least some degree of overlapping) and are not willing to buy (since it's not free).

How about that:

Write a post with all the games you're suggesting AND update it constantly as new games are mentioned (by stating if you own a particular title (free games excluded - everybody has access to them) and/or would be interested in it).

Example:

[SpA]Lim-Dul

Own game suggestions:
  • Free, popular (would have to be tested during some weekend events) HL2 mods
  • Warsow (since Q3 has been mentioned and the gameplay is VERY similar - it's free, which is good)
  • Teeworlds - for the lulz and since the server is so light on resources. ^^
Attitude towards other games mentioned:
  • Trackmania United: Don't own it, not interested
  • Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway: Don't own it, not interested
  • Day of Defeat Source: Own it, potentially interested
  • Quake 3: Own it, interested in a "retro weekend" kind of way
  • Ballmen - free mod, so look at the first paragraph
I think we should make another topic with posts similar to the suggestion above to keep everything clean and easy to read. The discussion about potential candidates etc. could go on in this topic.

Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 24 Sep 2008, 19:32 ]
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Quote:
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway: Don't own it, not interested
It aint even released yet :18 :mrgreen:

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 19:34 ]
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Well - the review version for journalists already arrived a while ago (I don't have it but it is available in our office) but I'm still not interested and don't consider buying the game myself from what I saw, read and heard from my colleagues. =)

Author:  [SpA]Cpt.Awesome [ 24 Sep 2008, 19:57 ]
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warsow = goood xD <3

Author:  [SpA]Bucky [ 24 Sep 2008, 20:47 ]
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free games, forget it.
Old games, forget it.
We're talking about new games,that are coming soon,potentially hostable,massive multiplayer,cool,a game that has potential to be popular,etc.
Free games is just bullocks,not our aim.Old games is not doable,like trying to get a popular source server going.That's just not worth the trouble and too much really good servers out there to compete with, with not enough community members who play the game.

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 21:02 ]
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Hmm - in that case you can safely postpone the topic for half a year or so. I don't see any exciting game that would require dedicated server hosting coming out in 2008... If I were to give an early synopsis: 2008 wasn't a very good year for computer games, I mean, compared to 2007.

I'm not joking - I did some quick browsing through release lists and couldn't find any candidates, check out for yourself.

http://www.gamespot.com/newthisweek.htm ... _this_week

http://www.vgreleases.com/pc/ReleaseDates/Upcoming.aspx

Author:  [SpA]Bucky [ 24 Sep 2008, 21:07 ]
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those 6 months you're talking about, are they based on a specific game or just a wild guess?

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 21:12 ]
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Quote:
those 6 months you're talking about, are they based on a specific game or just a wild guess?
Wild guess and a silent hope that the mainstream industry will come up with something cool (multiplayer wise) during the next 6 months. ;-)
Don't get me wrong - I am looking forward to many games but not ones that would fulfill our requirements... I must say I was shocked myself to see that there are e.g. next to no multiplayer shooters to anticipate since that's also what I'm usually reviewing. I guess it will be a tough year financially. ^^

We can look forward to stuff like StarCraft 2, Battlefield Heroes or Diablo III which will surely spawn a vivid community BUT they don't require any hosting on our side.

Perhaps Call of Duty: World at War? But it's slated for a November release... Other than that I only see titles that won't have multiplayer, no dedicated servers or will plainly suck. ;-)

Since SaintK is planning to go to the Leipzig GC he will probably come back with more news - some titles are announced only on big conventions or only several months before release (just like movies). There's still hope that something unexpected will pop up but currently we have no alternatives to TF2, I guess, if we stick to the criteria you mentioned.

Author:  [SpA]Spikespiegel [ 24 Sep 2008, 22:31 ]
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[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
Trackmania United: Don't own it, not interested
You do know that you can download Trackmania Nations Forever for free, and play on United maps (As long as they are stadium only, which accounts for like 90% of all united maps), right ?

http://www.trackmania.com/en/

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 22:48 ]
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I know - it's just that I'm completely and utterly not interested in racing games even if they are of the "wacky stunt type". ^^

Author:  needy [ 24 Sep 2008, 22:52 ]
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Trackmania, those were the days... I got all of them :18

But i'm not sure that is it a good game to host...

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 24 Sep 2008, 22:53 ]
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If we were to judge it by the standards laid out by Bucky then no, it isn't. =)

Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 24 Sep 2008, 22:54 ]
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I agree, Trackmania is not the type of game we're looking at.

We try to keep a certain profile, and not just host any game because we can. Trackmania doesn't fit in our profile imo.

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