Beta Testing. - Page 45

SkynYrd · 08-17-2007, 06:45 PM

Maybe I view the game differenly than you but, if I join a 24/7 2fort server... its probably because I just feel like letting loose for awhile and doing whatever I want within reason. I wouldn't go there for the "thrill of the competition" because IMO there are much MUCH better servers out there for that if you want to play serious TFC.

The way I look at those servers... it seems silly to enforce class restrictions, because no one's day is gonna be ruined if their "team" loses at Drippy's anyway.

Circuitous · 08-17-2007, 06:59 PM

You're as out-of-touch with pub play as I am with league play.

tu! · 08-17-2007, 07:06 PM

i hope drippies/herself/dad/ogab/ot/girlpower/thorby type server owners stay the fuck away from ff and tf2. yeah i said tf2...!

ps. i am banned in all of em except ot lol! the admins are clueless on that server. just bhop/strafe jump when they aren't looking! or just press crouch in your bhop and claim you are crouch jumping!

mistermojo · 08-17-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BobTheChainsaw

Although I can't Bhop and I doubt I ever will, I have nothing against it.

bunnyhopping is incredibly, incredibly simple to learn in quake, and since fortress forever will have quake like jumping (right?), you could learn it in 10 minutes

Circuitous · 08-17-2007, 07:39 PM

FF has jump queueing, yes.

SkynYrd · 08-17-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Circuitous

You're as out-of-touch with pub play as I am with league play.

How can you be "out of touch" with pub play? I played almost exclusively in pubs until around 2003 and I doubt much has changed since then. All of those hours of "practice" helped me NONE and I had to work my way up from the very bottom in CTF... and its still very much a challenge today to compete with top players.

If you are a serious gamer, 99% of pubs are a waste of time... period. You'll never pick up the skills and awareness you need by playing people of that caliber. I don't take them seriously and never will after being introduced to the clan community. That's why I hold the opinions I do... I don't give a goddamn what goes on in most pubs... they exist to dick-off and let loose in IMO, not to be tied down in by the same restrictions I see in clan matches, which they cannot even pretend to replicate. /rant

Demasu · 08-17-2007, 09:05 PM

Do you people do anything but bitch? There's a whole thread for bitching, this is about the beta, now go to the right thread dammit.

On topic: So, how's that beta coming?

Circuitous · 08-18-2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SkynYrd

If you are a serious gamer, 99% of pubs are a waste of time... period. You'll never pick up the skills and awareness you need by playing people of that caliber. I don't take them seriously and never will after being introduced to the clan community. That's why I hold the opinions I do... I don't give a goddamn what goes on in most pubs... they exist to dick-off and let loose in IMO, not to be tied down in by the same restrictions I see in clan matches, which they cannot even pretend to replicate. /rant

I've learned every single one of my skills on pub servers. I've never played in a match, only played one league practice, and have never scrimmed or pug'd in my life.

Everything I know how to do, I practiced on my own or in pubs. Just because you couldn't pick it up doesn't mean it's impossible. Most of the popular pubs that are left take the game more seriously than you seem to think they do, and it's not hard to find one where you can get people working towards the goal.

So basically, everything has changed since 2003. You're out of touch. That's entirely why I said it.

**squeek.** · 08-18-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Circuitous

I've learned every single one of my skills on pub servers. I've never played in a match, only played one league practice, and have never scrimmed or pug'd in my life.

Everything I know how to do, I practiced on my own or in pubs. Just because you couldn't pick it up doesn't mean it's impossible. Most of the popular pubs that are left take the game more seriously than you seem to think they do, and it's not hard to find one where you can get people working towards the goal.

So basically, everything has changed since 2003. You're out of touch. That's entirely why I said it.

I learned from watching my brother play competitively.

By the way, your custom title is feeling lonely.

Circuitous · 08-18-2007, 12:19 AM

Not much new to be shown, honestly.

SkynYrd · 08-18-2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Circuitous

I've never played in a match...

Then, please tell me, how do you know that you have all the skills you need to compete in CTF Leagues??

I assure you, you'd be just as surprised as I was if you go out today and join a STA Gold clan... then realize you aren't up to par. It's not because you suck... I'm not insulting your skill level. I'm just trying to get you to realize that you can only play at their level if you practice at their level all the time.

To be honest, I can barely compete at top levels and sometimes I get flat out embarrassed. I'm only trying to prove a point here Circ, not call names or belittle your opinion...

Etzell · 08-18-2007, 12:56 AM

The transition from pub to league wasn't a huge leap for me. I was never top-level, but it's not like I was a bumbling noob as soon as I got into the big bad leagues.

**squeek.** · 08-18-2007, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Circuitous

Not much new to be shown, honestly.

EMP explosion?

SkynYrd · 08-18-2007, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Etzell

The transition from pub to league wasn't a huge leap for me. I was never top-level, but it's not like I was a bumbling noob as soon as I got into the big bad leagues.

Well, I am talking about top-level. Sure, the average clan player is probably not much better than the average pubber... but that does not hold true in top tier TFC.

My point is that, assuming you are a serious gamer, you would try to make it as "high up" as you could in the league community... and that only playing in pubs would prevent you from ever reaching that goal.

I don't want to be misunderstood. If people are content to play in pubs forever, that's great... who am I to look down on them? They love that part of the game and deserve to enjoy it. It's just that, personally, it's not my cup of tea... and I don't like it when people misrepresent my side of the fence.

**squeek.** · 08-18-2007, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SkynYrd

Well, I am talking about top-level. Sure, the average clan player is probably not much better than the average pubber... but that does not hold true in top tier TFC.

My point is that, assuming you are a serious gamer, you would try to make it as "high up" as you could in the league community... and that only playing in pubs would prevent you from ever reaching that goal.

I don't want to be misunderstood. If people are content to play in pubs forever, that's great... who am I to look down on them? They love that part of the game and deserve to enjoy it. It's just that, personally, it's not my cup of tea... and I don't like it when people misrepresent my side of the fence.

I don't know many (or any) people that have jumped from pub-only to top-tier competitive play in any game, let alone TFC.

SkynYrd · 08-18-2007, 01:10 AM

All the more reason for me to get frustrated when pub-only players make accusations about the gameplay in top-tier TFC.

**squeek.** · 08-18-2007, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SkynYrd

All the more reason for me to get frustrated when pub-only players make accusations about the gameplay in top-tier TFC.

When did that happen? All I see is you making accusations about the gameplay in public TFC. Also, I don't see how this relates at all to anything. Again, I call for everyone involved to post one sentence explaining what in the world it is they are trying to prove.

SkynYrd · 08-18-2007, 01:18 AM

I'm trying to prove, at the moment, that Circ is wrong when he calls TFC severely flawed, because where I come from, the "exploits" are not a problem.

Overall I'm trying to prove that FF is primarily (not entirely) based on TFC, given the background of the majority of the devs, and what I understand about the game to this day.

**squeek.** · 08-18-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SkynYrd

I'm trying to prove, at the moment, that Circ is wrong when he calls TFC severely flawed, because where I come from, the "exploits" are not a problem.

Overall I'm trying to prove that FF is primarily (not entirely) based on TFC, given the background of the majority of the devs, and what I understand about the game to this day.

Hmm. From what I understand, Circ was only calling TFC "flawed" because of the "exploits" and "imbalance" that exists in the game. That is a legitimate point no matter what. I'll go back to an RTS comparison. Let's say that in Starcraft, Zerg was so underpowered that nobody ever played them ever. It wouldn't be a problem in league play, because Terran and Protoss would still be available and it would be balanced. But taking out (in competitive play) one entire race because of gameplay imbalances would, by all standards, be a flaw in the game. But it's not like that in Starcraft. It is in TFC. That is the point EVERYONE has been trying to make. It is unarguable.

And... Yes. FF has been influenced by TFC. That point doesn't need to be proved. It's just not exclusive. FF has been influenced by almost all TF mods. That point is also unarguable.

Etzell · 08-18-2007, 01:43 AM

Zerg rush.

The exploits aren't a problem in your games because they're outlawed, Skynrd. That doesn't mean the game isn't flawed, it means that it needs rules to keep this flaws from being apparent. There are still flaws.

08-17-2007, 06:45 PM	#881
SkynYrd Cry some more. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bogart's Tater Patch Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Maybe I view the game differenly than you but, if I join a 24/7 2fort server... its probably because I just feel like letting loose for awhile and doing whatever I want within reason. I wouldn't go there for the "thrill of the competition" because IMO there are much MUCH better servers out there for that if you want to play serious TFC. The way I look at those servers... it seems silly to enforce class restrictions, because no one's day is gonna be ruined if their "team" loses at Drippy's anyway.

08-17-2007, 06:59 PM	#882
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	You're as out-of-touch with pub play as I am with league play.

08-17-2007, 07:06 PM	#883
tu! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i hope drippies/herself/dad/ogab/ot/girlpower/thorby type server owners stay the fuck away from ff and tf2. yeah i said tf2...! ps. i am banned in all of em except ot lol! the admins are clueless on that server. just bhop/strafe jump when they aren't looking! or just press crouch in your bhop and claim you are crouch jumping!

08-17-2007, 07:39 PM	#885
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	FF has jump queueing, yes.

08-17-2007, 09:05 PM	#887
Demasu Official FF Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Do you people do anything but bitch? There's a whole thread for bitching, this is about the beta, now go to the right thread dammit. On topic: So, how's that beta coming?

08-18-2007, 12:19 AM	#890
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Not much new to be shown, honestly.

08-18-2007, 12:56 AM	#892
Etzell D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The transition from pub to league wasn't a huge leap for me. I was never top-level, but it's not like I was a bumbling noob as soon as I got into the big bad leagues.

08-18-2007, 01:10 AM	#896
SkynYrd Cry some more. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bogart's Tater Patch Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	All the more reason for me to get frustrated when pub-only players make accusations about the gameplay in top-tier TFC.

08-18-2007, 01:18 AM	#898
SkynYrd Cry some more. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bogart's Tater Patch Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm trying to prove, at the moment, that Circ is wrong when he calls TFC severely flawed, because where I come from, the "exploits" are not a problem. Overall I'm trying to prove that FF is primarily (not entirely) based on TFC, given the background of the majority of the devs, and what I understand about the game to this day.

08-18-2007, 01:43 AM	#900
Etzell D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Zerg rush. The exploits aren't a problem in your games because they're outlawed, Skynrd. That doesn't mean the game isn't flawed, it means that it needs rules to keep this flaws from being apparent. There are still flaws.

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