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Subject: What's up tonight? 5-23-06

Don't drink to excess– You might shoot at tax-collectors... and miss

Computer: Power Mac G5 CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (2.2) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 1.25 GB Bus Speed: 900 MHz

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I was on the MAW server. It seemed a bit laggy, but not horrid. People were complaining about the netcode alot more than usual. I left to take a break and couldn't get back in.

There are like 3 or 4 totally full servers up and 20 or more empty ones. Usually, at this time, (9pm), there are a couple of dozen populated servers– at least the way I have my filters set– <150 ping, CTF. Even opening up the game types to include individual and any type of game just got more empty servers.

I went on some empty slayer servers, some people joined, we played a while and soon the network connection was lost. This happened a few times.

I'm gonna run a diagnostic on my computer, but I don't think it's me.

Any body else experiencing this?

Edit:
I ran the diagnostic program. It found a few things wrong and fixed them. I got back into the MAW server and things worked fine. I tried some other servers from the GameSpy list. I could play until I was killed a couple of times, then I'd lose the network connection. It seems like direct IP is fine, but servers that I find through GameSpy don't work right.

That's why I'm asking if anyone else is experiencing similar problems– if it's a problem with GameSpy that others are having, too, I don't need to reinstall Halo. Hey! That might explain why so many servers were empty. If others were having the same sort of problem they'd end up quitting.

My advice to myself would be to deinstall and reinstall Halo. I guess I'll try that, tomorrow if things don't clear up– it's late.

[Edited on 5/23/2006]

  • 05.23.2006 6:12 PM PDT

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  • 05.23.2006 8:24 PM PDT
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  • 05.23.2006 8:43 PM PDT
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I had severe lag issues on the Maw Server in the beginning (250+) but after half an hour, it went down to the standard 150 (me being in Europe). I did not have any problems for the rest of the evening.

  • 05.24.2006 12:06 AM PDT

Don't drink to excess– You might shoot at tax-collectors... and miss

Computer: Power Mac G5 CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (2.2) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 1.25 GB Bus Speed: 900 MHz

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Posted by: IceIceBaby
I had severe lag issues on the Maw Server in the beginning (250+) but after half an hour, it went down to the standard 150 (me being in Europe). I did not have any problems for the rest of the evening.

I know you had no problem– every time you showed up it was instant death! Welcome back.

  • 05.24.2006 6:06 AM PDT
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Yep, started off bad, pings of around 300+, and then settled down to about 170.

Server was empty most of the early evening and at one point there were only 2 on B.G. We decided to stick to pistols and had some great practice time, and no, we didn't even try a flag capture.

Really enjoyed playing as usual and had a reasonable few scores. But by 01:30 I really had to get to bed. Fun Fun Fun all the way. Looking forward to more nights like last night. :-)

Adduxi

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Hey I remember you Adduxi! That game on BG was really fun we didnt even try to cap the flag, it was just a fragfest. I hope that we have more nights like that.

  • 05.24.2006 7:11 AM PDT