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Instruments of War ET-Pub Serversgetting tired?

Poll :: getting tired?

yes

50%

[ 10 ]

already quit

10%

[ 2 ]

not yet, still lovin it

25%

[ 5 ]

hellz no fool, et fo life!

15%

[ 3 ]

Voted : 0

Total Votes : 20

#1: getting tired? Author: BECK,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:06 am

So I take like a 10 day break from ET. Get some time to play last night. Sucks balls. I think I'm finally getting burned out on this game. Or maybe it was just a bad night....?

This game has been such a big part of my gaming life over the last 2.5 years, I can't imagine ever quitting.

Oh well, GH3 comes out next week. That's what I'm really itchin for.

#2: Author: Wal-Mart,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:51 am

Meh, It's getting a little old. Only thing is, their are no other games =(

#3: Author: StEVoNuB420,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:23 am

True playing this game now isn't what it used to be. I remember when I first played this game it was all I had on my mind. I would try to slee[p and just think of what I can do in the game.Go to work and couldnt wait to get home to play it. Play all weekend long,with lil breaks in between to eat, and go to the bathroom. After a while though it starts to l;ose its appeal. Then it brings me back in,as im sure it does for everyone else. THere are still days when I yearn to play it, and other days when I want to delete all thins ET from my comp. I guess its just phases we all go thru. Besides you know there are days when we have great firefights and matches on the server,sometimes few and far between,but those are the things that keep me connecting.

#4: Author: JEWMAN,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:46 am

If it will help keep you guys more entertained I would like to try something a little bit new. I'm thinking of getting IoW some random Pub 6v6 scrims and maybe instead of pressuring memebers to show up we can have some of our regulars included. So like we have IoW ppl compete in it and if there are any open slots where we need someone just have some regulars play with us for fun. But if you dont mind ill get us some pub scrims for you guys to keep you entertained.

#5: Author: Quazi,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:07 am

I voted yes cuz there is no option 'a little bit tired'. Now when I connect it's like playing for 2 or 3 maps max.

1) Usually no ppl on
2) Some better things to do like druming
3) I miss times where 3/4 of our server where IoWs. Those were pretty great games.

#6: Author: StEVoNuB420,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:24 am

Quaz we still get alot of IoW members on at the same time.2 problems is that 1) its usually in our afternoon/night,and its ur morning and ur prolly at school. 2) There is usually always some IoW's aliased,and it doesnt appear that there are any of us on. I alias alot but thats just because i hate getting bothered every 2 seconds by people asking me to spec so and so or just for the plain fact to see how pubbers act when they dont see big brother on.I also do a !putteam silently to even teams.

#7: Author: Nervous,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:38 pm

It's not the game. It's the people playing the game that causes the problems and the negativity in-game.

Everyone has opinions and when those get vocalized in global chat, things get complicated.

Failure to even up, people playing 15 maps as level 4 meds, complaining about people who play a certain class (even engy) although they play it very well, adrenaline, arty, fg42, damage, hitboxes (yeah I'm including some of my favorites as well)...all these things contribute to the non-fun times in ET.

The least fun of all is getting stacked against and having even admins think it's okay. I would LOVE to run engy when good meds are around, but alas, when I try to fight the good fight, I get an Axis team with level 4 FO, 2 beta meds, practically butt-hammering each other they are so close, with us a man down and one AFK.

Happened last night on another server. 6-3 counting the AFK and we STILL won after numbers evened.

Now that's a reason to still enjoy it.

It'd be wonderful if it were all stopwatch, meds couldn't eat their own packs, and people actually worked as a team. However, very few players want to have a game where they might get their butts handed to them by superior shooters/players. Some games are good that last 30 minutes but there are some really good games that last 8. Sometimes it's a beautiful thing to see an offense or a defense work so well together that the other team gets dominated...for a map. The problem arises when the people who just got rocked want to leave or jump to the other team instead of relying on admins or players to even them up, because it's the RIGHT thing to do.

It's a game, so what should we really expect? People are mostly selfish creatures, especially considering the ages of most of the players. I have come to the conclusion that I should play with /cg_teamchatsonly 1 every single time I play. If I go engy or FO and do well I hack, if I am a med, it's all juice. If I mortar, well that's just lame. And no, that's not aimed at anyone, just a compilation of things I've heard over the last month/4 years.

Everyone has opinions and when those get vocalized in global chat, things get complicated.

My thoughts.
J

Last edited by Nervous on Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:39 pm; edited 2 times in total

#8: Author: mayol,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:01 pm

I see myself not playing ET if:
- I have no time
- I have something better to do
- Server is filled with morons

I think I still enjoy it, especially when cool ppl are on.

#9: Author: DarkShadow,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:22 pm

hell, et is still fun to me, i still have an ultimate goal, of being good withing a year, which the year ends mid november so i got work 2 do, but im happy with the way ive been comin along, im def alot better then when i started, but it does get annyoing when there are ppl that are just dee dee dee but hey, we shouldnt complain, everyone sucked at 1st. but as stevo said, there are IoW ppz on alot, i now quite a few of the aliases =/ mostly i now the ones they use the most im NOT gonna list any for other ppl to see, but the best games are when there are even teams and not all IoW stacking one team, which happend and they dominated. thats my little speal, i prolly have a lot of spellin errors to lol

OFF Topic - Saw 4 coming out, prolly going to suck =/ i wouldnt recommend it =/

#10: Author: OG-Eazy,

You have posted in this forum: Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:51 pm

no way i will ever be bored of this game. ive been consistently playing this game since the beta and im only 16 years old so you can only imagine that pathetic devotion. The thing is---not to sound cocky that once u get good enough at something, no matter what happens on the server you'll have a good time. also learning pro, playing scrims, learning how to tj, and just socializing on the servers all the time keeps me interested. Theres more to et than just the game its also all the iow members and my other et friends

#11: Author: Fuzzy Burrito,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:50 am

Meh, I quit who knows how long ago, and I think there was only one night where I wish I could have played. Lately though, not even an itch.

*Also can't wait for GH3*
I'm definitely posting some videos of it too. I'd hope that the other Guitar Hero players could do the same to compare our skills.

#12: Author: PistolPete,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:40 am

played yesterday since over 2 weeks, i got bored once fuel dump started, didnt feel like defending the damn map knowing we were going to get our ass handed to us and no one felt like switching, oh well, i switch a hell lot back and forth, get sick of it when no one else does, after awhile just get tired of it and want to leave, people just wanna win and have a high score, so let them

played yesterday night, were pretty good teams, althought dunno how the fuck alllies fucked it up and werent able to win on special delivery, annoyed me a shit load, think after that map i ended up being on the crap team with nerv (or maybe i wasnt?) anywho i think it was on railgun or sometin or maybe oasis, i dont remember, just in conclusion....

people that just wanna rape to get kills, no matter how fucked teams are, are show off to others, or those that arent good try to show off, is what is ruining the damn game

that and ex is still a freaking mine whore, damn whore

#13: Author: Nervous,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:20 pm

I started on Supply Depot and joined ex's team (Allies). I can't play well for the first 5-10 minutes due to my ping being 200+ up and down, and lagging like crazy. After a while it smoothed out and I started shooting normally again. PB services crap A and B.

Ask Mayol who saved his butt while he was planting. :) After the hos left I played engy on Goldrush and had a blast basically 4v4 or 3v3.

Ggs to ex, Mikeman, J-man, J-mama, Grave, and the other folks. It was fun.

Seriously, the worst thing about playing on the server is the spawn times for Axis. If teams are fair, no way Axis should spawn every 15. You can barely run through Oasis spawn and up the stairs in 5-6. On Goldrush, it's beyond ridiculous.

If you want to keep the hos from stacking up Axis, make them wait in spawn a little longer, like the game originally intended.

@Beck.
Sorry to bring up a "complaint", but 9/10 times the Allies aren't rolling so much as getting pinned by elitist frag hos aliasing and teaming up on Axis. Mikeman and I were shooting 50's over halfway through the map, and I think I finished at 49 (I was Axis engy 95 percent of the time). If I got killed on a good rush, I could use the limbo menu, switch to med and get to the truck before they did. That's not a good thing really.

I'm not suggesting drastic measures, but the offense should spawn at least 5 seconds faster than Axis on every map. Really more like 10. Fuel dump, Allies run forever to get to the base, kill everyone and they all pile out of spawn < 15 seconds later. Think about it. Axis could theoretically respawn for the SECOND time after the dyno is planted, right as it blows.

J

#14: Author: Quazi,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:14 pm

LOL seriously Nerv. You have to put a complaint in every single thread, and I'm not cocky here, it's just a funny observation.

It's a post about if you are tired of et not what you don't like here :D :wink:

Peace J =)

#15: Author: BECK,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:58 pm

We've already got dozens of threads to complain about our server. We are well aware of your issues with the spawntimers, it has been brought up and discussed before. This thread is NOT supposed to be about complaining about the server. It's simply a thread about getting tired of the game - regardless of server, regardless of mod, regardless of good community, regardless of settings, regardless of lamers, and finally -- regardless of aliased-team-stacking iow members.

Can we keep it on topic please?

#16: Author: Nervous,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:38 pm

My first post was on topic. Note the trail after DarkShadow and Pete posted. AGAIN, I'm the culprit when someone else derailed the train.

Delete all that from the thread and you have it back in pristine fashion.

I would wonder why my server had 3v3's at 10:30 on a weeknight when it formerly had 9v9's and people waiting to get in. The first grading period has passed, btw.

It's not QW doing the damage. It's the attitudes of the players, as I stated before. The server has a bit to do with the type of players attracted to it that end up in fact, making people "tired of ET".

Whatever.

On a side note...I do have a picture of me jumping over a house. LOL Well it looks like it anyway... :P

#17: Author: StEVoNuB420,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:30 pm

The reason we have 3v3 on a weeknight would eb the same reason anime,ES,etc...all have less than that. A majority of the gamers are eitherA)asleep cuz of school in the morning,or B) as the topic started,tired of the game.At least thats what kept me from playing yesterday.

True some pubbers that frequent the server are assholes,but thats because these assholes are usually the ones that are good at the game, so they think it gives them the right to act like a bunch of pricks on the server.Since we dont ban a person because they are good I guess we just have to kick/ban for being jerkoffs.

#18: Author: BECK,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:39 pm

Nerv wrote: ›
I would wonder why my server had 3v3's at 10:30 on a weeknight when it formerly had 9v9's and people waiting to get in.

Come on man. Based on that statement you have to be implying that if we just changed our server to Nervous' specifications, that we'd have more visitors than we know what to do with.

Apparently, the IoW server with very limited configuration changes since it's conception is just twirling into an abyss of irrelevance.

Before I begin this incredibly cynical response, note that this is based off complaints from everyone over the last 2 years.

How to fix the IoW server and get 9v9 again:

OK - we change the spawn time to 30 (default) for Axis. All our players will return.

IoW members are forbidden from playing on our server, just to avoid the potential for having stacked teams for even a moment. All clan members must remain in spec the entire map to avoid stacked teams. All clan members must also become statisticians so that we can move the proper player who is giving one team or another a particular edge. Gotta keep those teams balanced and fair for at least 90% of the map.

Oh, and arty - we have to limit arty so that it can only be used every 2 minutes. Not fair to ever be killed by an arty shell, obviously.

Take away flak jackets and give engies 3 mines. Players will be rushing back!!

Return medic promotion levels to default. Look at all the players!

Change hitboxes to 31. Too many players to manage now, server is full 100% of the time.

Fix "lag" and "choppiness". Whatever that means.

Wait - roll back to 0.6.x Time to buy some more slots...

Hell - just upgrade to ETPro! PLAYER BONANZA!!!!

And the grand finale - get rid of pride and ban anyone who plays selfishly for even a moment.

You realize how silly that all that sounds now?

The only conclusion I can draw from "I would wonder why my server had 3v3's at 10:30 on a weeknight when it formerly had 9v9's and people waiting to get in." is that we've got such a fucked up server, that no one in their right minds should be playing here. And we really need to make some changes soon (pick even one from above) and we'll back back to our former glory.

I guess at this point, the intent of this thread has been lost. Say whatever you want now....

#19: Author: Nervous,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:51 pm

:wow
Well in that case...
"Gitchee. Gitchee. Ya. Ya. Ya"

I say again...
"On a side note...I do have a picture of me jumping over a house. Well it looks like it anyway..."

Fonzie just jumped the shark on this thread. :D

Goooooooo DEFENSE!!!!!! /kill :sign_fixed

:smt046

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#20: Author: Wal-Mart,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:56 pm

99mines got my server a number of people with 70+ pings! lmao...

Consol was not happy though... could not correctly handel 99 mines...

I think the custom maps at least to me help, I like the change up it keeps et a little new... Spawn times are a tad off... axis should be up a little more but... not for this thread...

#21: Author: StEVoNuB420,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:38 pm

Wow a full server at 5:30 PM Central on a weeknight,without changing anything from the server. Go figure,we gotta be doing something right.

#22: Author: mayol,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:29 pm

I :smt007 IOW server.

#23: Author: Hobbs_Duke,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:30 pm

I've quit for a while but now that I don't have the liberty to do so I have been dying to play again

#24: Author: Nervous,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:37 pm

StEVoNuB420 wrote: › Wow a full server at 5:30 PM Central on a weeknight,without changing anything from the server. Go figure,we gotta be doing something right.

Sweet!!!!!

You checking or playing? I can't play that early.

As of now it's 9:30 Central and there's a mean 2v1 happening. LOL

You do remember it being full until 12 midnight central every night, right?

Nilla, Gim, Fuzzy, Ajax, Stevo, even Luda...I don't see the "old-schoolers" around as much and it just bothers me.

I'm bipolar so I have to have something to keep my mind occupied. Otherwise I would've quit for good a long time ago.

J

#25: Author: RichieRich,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:32 pm

My hole clan is quitting ET after this STA season. Nothing but hackers left in the competition community.

EDIT : O SNAP 100TH POST

#26: Author: PistolPete,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:43 pm

holy shit peeps, TAKE IT EASY

fack, game getting boring, most things do in life, if you been playin at the same level you been playin for quite a long time and dont feel like getting all elite and shit cuz its a damn game and dont wanna invest time but rather do something more important/exciting, game does get bit boring

but fuck with the posts, shit, nerv man <3 but make yo own server, each server has issues, no server is perfect, but fuckin hell

#27: Author: Bolivar,

You have posted in this forum: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:25 pm

Yes im getting tired!!!!

Tired of find the server empty!

(Yep sometimes the server are full..
But i would like to find server full and play at anytime...)

(The best times is about after midnight in my localtime.) (UTC+3)

JK, no matter how its old, its a nice game!

Just some crap people make it be boring sometimes.

#28: Author: Nort,

You have posted in this forum: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:02 am

i have just one thign to say. its me biatches. im back. played 2 nights this week. Yes i did get tired of et for abit. running the clan. dealing with the squabbles within the clan and tryign to balance etpro. competition and etpub. plus work, side work and a fiancee. For the longest time i wanted to get back, but at the same time i just didnt feel like playing. Now though i feel like playing again (thanx to a certain mobo donor so my card works) but i also realize that i need to keep this in moderation so 2-3 night s a week. never on fridays sats or sundays.
SO anyway that answers do you get tired. yes it happens but if you take a LONG break then come back the thrill returns. Now instead of expecting to have a great game cuase of my uber skills and getting pissed if i do bad. i look at my stats and am happy. its like WOW i scored 30 hs's that map! SWEET!!!! or my accuracty was 35%? damn i did good!!!

With that said and done, i am going to take over the etpro server for abit to make it a testing ground. will start another thread on that.

#29: Author: Nervous,

You have posted in this forum: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:54 am

Btw, spoke to old Ajax on the phone last night. He's been working like a dog at his fairly new job (he's in the energy biz). Once he gets a new stick of mem, I wouldn't be shocked to see him once in a while.

Really good FO that AJAX.

How does this relate to the thread? Well, I get tired of ET because I guess I miss some of the folks who would actually be my friends IRL. I'm not really like the totally intense person that I portray in e-land.

Ajax and I met up for beers at a local restaurant and it was amazing to meet the person behind the shooter, you know? Turns out, like me he can get kind of intense in playing, but IRL he's a real cool cat who is so laid back it's not even funny. He even came over to a party on my street and met the family and talked about all his ladies. Yeah, Ajax is the original ladies man. That car doesn't hurt. :P

When we were on TS, it was always a blast. He would go FO, and I would go med or vice versa and we'd have a good time playing for the FUN of it.

Anyway, that's REALLY what I miss about ET, is the lack of real communication between people who could be friends IRL. There are lots of folks on the server that OUTSIDE of them being on the other team, we would get along just fine and probably have tons in common.

For example, I really respect smart people. Most people can tell from the posts that Ex and Beck are both developer/engineer types like me and their posts are well written. I think that if we all were on TS and talked about stuff that REALLY matters once in a while instead of K/D ratios and hitboxes, the server might stay more populated more often. People like to check on friends you know?

J

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