What games should I consider
Andy Smith
already love Tribes and Tribes 2. Had a blast in past years with Quake 2,
and Descent lan play. I love head-to-head combat with live opponents.
Considering: Battlefield 2, Halo, Half Life, WWII online.
Anyone have any suggestions / favorites?
Thx,
Stoney Pony
Hellmark
Halo isn't too bad, although online play for computer version sucks.
Almost all the servers are nothing but Rocket launcher only setups with
little kids running around, and if you ask for a decent loadout,
they'll call you a noob.
If you are politically incorrect, Postal 2 rocks. Nothing quite like
decapitating someone's head, and pissing on their corpse. Although, not
alot of server action, atleast when I've played online (which was odd
ball hours)
Tremulous is a free Quake 3 based game, with good graphics. Worth a
shot due to price alone.
I've also loved the first series of Ghost Recon.
Schrodinger
"Andy Smith" <andy...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Battlefield2 is, IMO the best multiplayer game since the original Tribes.
Obviously, buying HL2 (and HL if you don't have the original) will get you
Counter Strike, Team Fortress and lots of other mods and games.
You may wish to consider Unreal Tournament 2004 - again loads of user mods
for free and not a bad blast.
Andy Smith
"Schrodinger" <n...@way.com> wrote in message
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Hey, Thanks! I was leaning toward Battlefield 2, and I think you sealed it.
ScratchMonkey
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> Battlefield2 is, IMO the best multiplayer game since the original
> Tribes.
Good game, some strategy elements along with the FPS, and like T2 includes
tons of bugs with every patch! :P
If you choose BF2 and like epic strategy, go play at
http://tacticalgamer.com/. They require that players join squads and listen
to their squad leader and commander. No cowboys. On those occasions when I
drag myself away from WoW and TG has some people on, I always play there.
> Obviously, buying HL2 (and HL if you don't have the original) will get
> you Counter Strike, Team Fortress and lots of other mods and games.
Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is slated to be released with HL2: Episode 2 later
this year!
> You may wish to consider Unreal Tournament 2004 - again loads of user
> mods for free and not a bad blast.
And its creator, Epic, actually pays attention to the wishes of server
admins. The advanced server admin mailing list is a good resource, as is
the admin wiki.
Frank van Schie
> I'd like to pick up a new shooter, but I'm not sure what to get. Of course I
> already love Tribes and Tribes 2. Had a blast in past years with Quake 2,
> and Descent lan play. I love head-to-head combat with live opponents.
> Considering: Battlefield 2, Halo, Half Life, WWII online.
So ignoring your request:
FEAR is a great game, at least Single Player, with lots of nice scare
moments. Play it in the evenings with the lights down and the sound up.
The weapons feel like weapons, and you've got something resembling
bullet time (if you remember the Matrix) which is still fun. Nothing
like running into a crowded room, shotgunning guy number 2, slamming the
shotgun in the face of guy number one, and working your way down the
list with bullets flying all over the place.
Haven't really tried multiplayer.
There's a demo, pick it up.
More multiplayery, there's Prey, which I've played the demo of. Seems
ok, but resembles UT in gameplay I think, which I never really got to
enjoying a lot. It uses lots of little tricks like portals, gravity
flipping and sticky surfaces to walk on, meaning death can come from any
direction in many cases.
There's a demo, pick it up.
--
Frank
