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    TF2 tonight?

    I'm ready to frag some folks. Anyone up for TF2 tonight?
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    Don't have it. Too busy with QW. Will be on QW though.
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    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.
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    Hmmm... not having any punkbuster glitches on my end?
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    Me either. QW has been very smooth and problem free for me.

    I'll probably be picking up TF2 at some point though.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Abaddon View Post
    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.
    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.

    As for the "gadgets and gizmos" I don't find that overwhelming. If you are overwhelmed then just choose Soldier and go blast things.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo View Post
    I find the "take these flags and hold them" games a little tiring.
    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.

    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo View Post
    I find the objective based game play really quite compelling. .
    For someone who finds it so compelling, how is it you only have 3 hours or so of play time (according to your .sig)?
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly View Post
    It's impossible to overstate this. Buy it NOW. Seriously.
    Not until they fix Episode 1. ( Internal driver error in IDirect3DDevice9::Present() )

    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Squidly View Post
    For someone who finds it so compelling, how is it you only have 3 hours or so of play time (according to your .sig)?
    It's called Real Life, dork. Get one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Bribo View Post
    It's called Real Life, dork. Get one.
    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.

    Perhaps you should join a little league baseball guild? Now that's compelling!
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    Quote Originally Posted by [AK]Hylander View Post
    Not until they fix Episode 1. ( Internal driver error in IDirect3DDevice9::Present() )

    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.
    No problems here, and I have the same video card. Have you tried a clean install of both HL2 and Epi1 from scratch?
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    If you mean TF2 for the xbox360, i'm there ;-)


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