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Subject: What is Wrong With HaloPC Multiplayer?
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What is up with the quality of most MP games? Half of them are exclusive "n00b only", "Pro only", "girls only," "god-knows-what-else only" games, some are those "hot-blam-girls only" servers, and so on. The heavily regulated, decent Bungie servers are always full, as well as every decent server I know. The list could go on and on...

Then, there are the players themselves. Those with the power to ban usually should not have the power to ban; they begin to ban anyone who wins. Point in being, i joined a "melee only" game just to be banned when I smacked someone in the back.

Then there are the modded servers, the ones modded in the other teams' favor. For example, a game I joined had an infinite number of weapons just laying around for red team, while blue team had the standard assortment of weapons. To make things worse, banshees always spawned OVER the blue team's teleport. When I mentioned it, the servermaster told me to shut up or leave! How rude!!!

My point is, whatever happened to the time when a game of Gulch was simply a game of gulch? Where people always said "gg" at the end of each round? Where banning only applied to backsmackers or -blam-talkers?

Also, anybody know of any good servers?

  • 04.10.2005 5:42 PM PDT
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I highly reccomend the {CoG} Christian servers. You dont have to put up with the little kids thinking its cool to cuss for starters. I very rarely get lag that is difficult to work with. It truly is a great server. Although last night it was locked and I couldnt join. *tear* But myself and a few friends from school and XFire have been playing on it a lot lately.

The other server I like is something like Luy-a (?) Im not sure... I know it has Luy though. It too is a lot of fun. I believe both are ded servers as well. But I dont recall ever having much trouble. Worst problem so far was accidentally being kicked. I couldnt figure out what happened when I was kicked so I tried getting back in and they apologized for the mistake. Of course I lost my standing of 2nd but its all good.
Definately servers to look into.
Custom settings are rare and when they are used they actually work well with the map and gametype.
Hope to see you some time!

  • 04.10.2005 6:07 PM PDT
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unison gaming
no limits server
hoss moes tavern
RS server
these are the best i know, these can be found in various maps. Just look for servers that are clan servers. okay? Thats why i never get baned except for accidently tking.

  • 04.10.2005 6:11 PM PDT
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ummm Canada vs. USA server is pretty reliable most of the time, and although the name is a bit of a turnoffi think bigbutnuggs is also grud. Ya i have to admit though, half the people online these days are acting like or actually are 7 year olds who haven't taken their daily ritalin doses. And i just CAN'T STAND game hosts and server admins. who ban/kick whoever kills them. Just a bunch of sore losers with good interenet connections and the will to be jerks.

hmm just noticed, did u accidently make 2 threads of this, cause this other 1 is the exact same just with a little different title.

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  • 04.10.2005 6:15 PM PDT
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Sigh, what is happening to gamers? Jman and I had a somewhat lengthly conversation on the matter, but the thread is prolly gone by now...
The servers Ioniz listed are the ones you'll find me on, though I'm almost exclusively on the [RS] servers (Well, I'm in the clan! What did you expect? I know i complained about clans, but I found one that fit my views and prefrences i.e. No shields, Snipers, Slayer, No heavies etc. Plus, they're active in clan wars, and have... interesting ... discussions on the forums), but i'll go to the other ones listed if the [RS] ones are full.

Anyway, I guess the gaming servers are turning noobish...

It just struck me now that we all sound like a bunch of old gaffers sitting around complaining about how the glory days were. Hmm...

Well, being one of the older ones on this forum (19), I guess I have a right to be...

Yout3

  • 04.10.2005 7:00 PM PDT
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ya if i could just find that thread again i'd post the link, oh and yout3 never, ever post links to your weird creepy very disturbing fourms again. they're very, very disturbing...

  • 04.10.2005 7:27 PM PDT
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well, i'm one of the nicer hosts. however, nobody ever comes to my server and it gets lonely sometimes. Anyways go on the servers imentioned above. I bet 100,000.00 (not)u'll like them. (except RS)

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  • 04.10.2005 7:56 PM PDT
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Well, ok, I admit, that link was a little disturbing... But its one of those wierd clan conversations you get into, when a couple of the members are at a party and... you know...

Back to business (if it can be considered that...)

[RS] servers are for those who are alert, have good aim, and can strafe. You'll get VERY frustrated otherwise.

  • 04.10.2005 8:19 PM PDT
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I will double on hoss moes tavern. Always fun. Same with pretty much any Christian server. Those still have the gg, lol's, the good times at the post-game screen.

I still remember the first week of Halo PC. Everyone was so good-spirited.

And how do they know you're a hot chick? Probably over three-quarters of them are dudes.

  • 04.11.2005 6:36 AM PDT
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Davis, I have the VERY same thoughts running through my head when I see those servers. And they disturb me greatly.

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  • 04.11.2005 7:02 AM PDT
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it's quite pathetic when little boys resort to hosting their own server and making it for "girls only" or whatever to try and pick them up. and you wonder why all the females stopped playing Halo PC and moved on to other games.... granted there are females ot there that play Halo... my wife for one occasionaly plays Halo....

As for bungie servers being full... i guess i'm just on at the wrong time of the day or something... they are barely ever full when i'm on. usually like 2 or 3 are but the rest are empty. but Bungie never puts admins on their servers for tking smackturds and greefers. so I suggest sticking with the clan servers... usually the clan servers that are run by people more mature than a 16 year old... House_of_{MO} and House_of_Pain (both MO clan servers) are usually pretty cool servers, the admins are decent and the MO clan in general is a friendly bunch. I'm usually in their when I wake up trying to get ppl to come into the server (you know... when someone joins and you pretend to suck till theirs about 4 or 6 ppl... then magically your good, just so the whiney babies don't leave) so when I come back later their will be more ppl. so if you see either of the House's at 1 it's very possible it's me.

overall tho I suggest getting xfire and adding everyone on the bungie forums here to your friends list.. cuz we all are pretty nongreefing no?

  • 04.11.2005 8:00 AM PDT
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Also, anybody know of any good servers? (me15ter)

Well, I am on a mac and recently downloaded the update for my copy of halo. Did you download the update? If you did , it lets you join mac-pc servers.Then you could join my server. It's a completely legit, fair server with a cool mod. (explosive rounds). I will not ban you for any reason( being that i do not even know how). Anyhow, check back on this forum, or join my server "Wyoming's Daily Mod Fest". It's on almost every day, and almost NEVER full. Enjoy!

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  • 04.11.2005 8:08 AM PDT
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Sorry for the double post, but does anyone know why the manual for halo mac says that i can add teleporters and weapons to custom spots with out a mod program? I can't. Anyone know why? If i just can't, then i got conned out of 50 bucks. I also don't seem to have the abiity to ban annoying players from the server. It really burns my canole.

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  • 04.11.2005 8:15 AM PDT
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Jaysin, I love your idea, but nobody has ported xfire to mac (the only reason I would get a windows over a mac is the fact that there is low availability of software for mac...). But seriously, If anyone knows where (if) to get a mac version, I'm all ears.

DMK, if it weren't for the mod, I would come. Sorry bud, I don't like mods, but otherwise I would.

There are good servers listed up and down this thread, just look for 'em.

Use the Console to ban players.

Good luck,
yout3

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  • 04.11.2005 8:16 AM PDT
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Well, that's not my only server. Sometimes I create non modded servers, like my other server (to me, less fun, but oh well) "Wyoming's Daily Frag Fest". Also, I noticed Jaysin (my name's Jason!) talking about a "friends list" for your computer. Where is it?

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  • 04.11.2005 8:41 AM PDT
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[RS] servers are the best. Sept that one HW game, cause thats always stupid.

  • 04.11.2005 8:58 AM PDT
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Try unison gaming. it has fun members and its great!

  • 04.11.2005 1:16 PM PDT
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well, you know what?..... CE has alot of nice servers. There are alot of friendly people there, especially if you see me. Im very friendly.

  • 04.11.2005 1:29 PM PDT
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ig ur friendly, why do u kill?

  • 04.11.2005 1:39 PM PDT
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that's why im usually on stunt servers :)

  • 04.11.2005 2:00 PM PDT
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CE doesn't have the variety yet, but thats ok.

  • 04.11.2005 2:02 PM PDT
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There are only two good, custom map servers for CE I like. The one Zanzibar server everyone is in all the time, and then the ones for Area 53 - what a fun level if you go co-op with people and play along with it.

  • 04.11.2005 2:12 PM PDT
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I played on the [RS] server today and I loved it. Eventhough I was not very good the people were very nice, they did not call me a n00b or said that I sucked. I recomend this server to anyone who wants to have a good time playing Halo PC.

  • 04.11.2005 9:41 PM PDT
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Ya know guys - I been thinking.... and that is a very dangerous thing! We all have been a community of sorts. I know that some of us are affiliated with particular servers or clans, but maybe we could plan to have a server just for ppl on the forums? I would volunteer my box for a dedicated server a few nights if anyone is interested. we could post the password on the forums so jerks don't pop in, and maybe after awhile, I could give someone rcon.

This is just a thought - we spend a lot of time as a forum community and I think we should be able to treatr ourselves sometimes. Me15er is right - the online games are getting less and less fun.... lets come together and do something cool for us - I'll set up a poll for ppl to vote in.

  • 04.11.2005 10:26 PM PDT

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