Title: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 07, 2002, 10:22:34 am Now a days when i log into GR....I see no-one....it suxs
The RS Mac gamming nation is dropping like dead flies, and i see less and less cb's and even less games being played...it's kind of depressing seein this die, and through all the insults u guys give RS, u have to admit u love it, and u love playin it online... Have u ever been on a pecee multiplayer server for RS..it's nuts, everyone is playing and there is tons of supports, and cb's happin like hell...it's fuckin depressing sometimes... I know this is in part to crappy Mac support on the corporation part, man u would think that a computer build on the foundations of graphics would pose a better intrest to companies..but the peecee bastards are takin over my easy operating system...noooo! Now, everytime I log on, I see cocky ass players who not only stink up the game with nonsense threats and chatter, but they back it up with fantastically shitty gameplay... I hope to god they don't jip us on Ghost Recon....if they do, i'm blowing up the Macsoft Parking lot with a Molitov cocktail party..lol... bah. >:( Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Bondo on January 07, 2002, 11:12:54 am No, I don't love nor have ever loved playing RS online or offline. Anyway, the R6 gaming died about 3 months ago. I feel it is because people are switching to OS X and losing interest in playing games that force them into classic or restarting. Lets just wait for RtoCW to be supported by GR and we can have our mac community there as kicking the ass of these PeeCee losers is getting tiring.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: ?{RiP}? Vapor on January 07, 2002, 01:56:46 pm I agree with Bondo, people are switching over to OS X. Therefore, losing interest in mac gaming. I know myself that I have switched over to OS X on my iBook 300 now that I have added a bigger RAM chip, making X run SMOOTH. I rarely, if not at all play any games anymore.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: *DAMN Elandrion on January 07, 2002, 02:16:55 pm well the same happened to me too: with the switch to MacOS X the only progs which prompt me to boot in 9 are UnrealTournament to play TacOps, Final Cut Pro and Photoshop... well evem GR doesn't run natively under OS X :(
*DAMN Elandrion Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Bondo on January 07, 2002, 03:35:20 pm I never said people were losing interest in Mac gaming, I'm sure there are a lot of people playing RtoCW and AOEII and other games that run in X and don't use GR. I think things will eventually get back on track once GR runs in X with support for many of the X games.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: ?{RiP}? Vapor on January 10, 2002, 07:42:54 pm I believe so too, but I won't be doing any gaming for a long time. I gotta start worrying about what's going on in school and my sports. And working.... so I'll be on rarely but not gone completely.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: SiGmA_X on January 11, 2002, 05:59:25 pm No offence, but if you did read at teh GR site (http://ghostrecon.com/) you will notice its never coming to the Mac, so I guess we are 'jipped'. I think we should torch them :) I personaly havn't played games since around christmass, when i left my Mac in OS 9 so I could whip yall (jk) in RS... For school and everything else, I perfer OS 10.1.2 becuse its faster, no crashing, and more secure. I cant wait until PS/GA(GamerAnger)/FW/DW and others come out for X. And games - RtWC will be out soon, and most new games for the Mac will be in X, anyways. Im off to play GTA3 now. Laterz
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: ?{RiP}? Vapor on January 11, 2002, 06:40:07 pm I will be lookin at getting GhostRecon if it comes out for OS X. But other then that I'm sticking with the aqua.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Grifter on January 12, 2002, 09:19:32 am Quote No offence, but if you did read at teh GR site (http://ghostrecon.com/) you will notice its never coming to the Mac, so I guess we are 'jipped'. Ok, I'm sick and tired of hearing from the peanut gallery on Ghost Recon. Rom, you tell me where on the site that it says "Ghost Recon will never be ported to Macintosh". Please, show me. Because, I've read the site. You know what I see... I see things like "supporting windows 95 and higher and X-box". I see things like "currently, no linux support". I can't seem to find the words NEVER SUPPORT MAC anywhere in there... funny that. Not in the FAQ, not in the forums, not anywhere that I looked. Besides, it's not up to UBISOFT you know.... it's up to companies like MacSoft, that PORT the game over (you know, like R6 and RS were). MacSoft would have to work out a deal with Red Storm and then port it over. Now, we know that MacSoft is usually a bit slow in doing this, but we can hope for the best. Also, when I read the phrasing about Linux in a few places... sounds like they are looking into it, or farming it out. Either way is good for us, because you can always run X-windows on your mac. Also, if it does get ported to Linux, I'm sure it will ported to OS X (since that's not as big a leap as OS 9). Either way, unless you can show where Red Storm has said "Ghost Recon will never be ported to the Macintosh platform", stop misleading people. I've only ever heard this from you and Asterax Rom... what is it, need some news for "th3sp0t"?? Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Bondo on January 12, 2002, 12:44:22 pm Like Grift was saying, no developer (Red Storm and UbiSoft) will not allow a port when it comes to computers as they don't take the financial risk. If MacSoft wants to port it, they pay UbiSoft for the rights to port it, and then they do all the work and reap the rewards or pay the losses, UbiSoft gains money either way. With console systems it is slightly different as some companies are given money to keep the game exclusive for a given time (microsoft paid itself to keep Halo to the X-Box until March when they will let it be released on computers ;) ).
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: PsYcO aSsAsSiN on January 12, 2002, 05:40:51 pm Getting back on topic...
Gaming for every game is bound to go downhill. Class acts, and legendary clans are bound do die out and leave the game. Bound to come (for example in RS) are class faggots such as Grimey/Rock/homeboy, Romulus, and any other dipshit who doesnt know his mouth from his asshole. Shitty clans such as ?K, OS, and elements of X?F also ruin game play. RS has seen a major decline in quality, but there are still some bright spots...let us not lose sight of them or RS is a goner. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: ?{RiP}? Vapor on January 12, 2002, 06:32:30 pm I've had RS since it first came out. I really liked R6 and I thought RS would be even better. I haven't really started playing it till about 3 months ago. And at first, I hated it because I wasn't used to it. But then I got used to it and got real good, and that was it I was hooked. I loved playing it even on my iBook 300mhz. Now I am just too busy, wrestling with practices everyday, and then soccer at nite after wrestling. I just ain't online enough to play it.
Also, with my laptop switched to X (which is real nice now that I my computer is at 288mb RAM.) So even when I am online, I don't have 9 on my computer, I have X. (9 is on my external). So when I am online I am only talking to my friends and surfing the web. And with the AirPort and iPod I got for xmas, I am rarely sitting in one spot. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 12, 2002, 07:10:39 pm I have 1 question...
if all u ppl who say how good X is, and when u got it, u say that u hardly game all the time because u got X... I got X i tried to install it, twice, and it fucked my system 10 ways from last sunday..and i got 610mb of RAM!... plus there is no way in hell u are just sitting there in X, "using the operating system"....that's bullshit...i just want to know what u are doing? serious....wha are u doing now since u got X? Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: ?{RiP}? Vapor on January 12, 2002, 07:19:05 pm Dest, how did you fuck up your comp? It runs perfectly smooth on my original iBook. I only keep X on my HD since it's only a 3gig HD. But, I have 9.2.2 fully installed on my external 40gig HD, that I use for 9.2.2 and my iPod music.
What do you mean just sit using the operating system? I am on AIM a lot and surfing and reading the web a lot. I always am doing stuff on X. I really want to know how you fucked up your comp when you tried to install X. I find that odd, considering the install is pretty basic. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Grifter on January 12, 2002, 09:08:18 pm Dest,
I'm on OS X right now. The only thing I do on OS 9 anymore is RS (So I leave the G4 with OS 9.... need that performance). But I have OS X on an iBook right now and have not had any problems with it. For the record, I use MS Office, BB edit, the Apple Developers Kit (java tools mostly), Star Craft, KDX, Graphics Converter and iTunes the most when I'm on OS X. Oh, and surf the web, like now. Like I said, RS is about the only thing I keep one machine booting in OS 9. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Bondo on January 12, 2002, 09:49:58 pm Well, one thing I like about X is that since I've started using it I haven't had the system crash once. Whereas in 9 it crashed about 30 times a day (largely R6 and GR's fault). Anyway, I spend time surfing, chatting, listening to iTunes, and playing loads of RtoCW test.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: ?{RiP}? Vapor on January 13, 2002, 10:14:00 am Like Bondo said, I haven't had one system crash yet on X. However on 9 I would crash about 2-3 times a week, considering the trick I used to keep it from crashing.
On X, I'm chatting, surfing the web, image converting, emailing, and anything else I find to do. I mean it's not like I'm bored just sitting on X. I am always finding out new stuff to do. Dest, I don't see how X could of fucked your computer 3 times from last sunday. I mean, Grift and I are both on iBooks. I'm sure he is on the later special edition model, but still, I'm on the orginal iBook. 3gig HD, 32mb RAM (I added 256), 4mb video card, 300mz. I mean gosh, if it runs perfect on my computer, it should run perfect on any computer. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Grifter on January 13, 2002, 07:09:16 pm Yes Vapor, I'm on a bit faster machine (this one is an iBook 600 with 640 megs of RAM). But I've run it on everything down to a G3 300. The biggest factor I've seen is all about the RAM. The more RAM you have, the better OS X likes it. I tried it on a machine with only 128 megs.... bah.... it was a G4 500, and it ran slower then my old G3 366 iBook with 512 megs of RAM (slower may not be the right term... cludgier, clunkier, you get the picture).
So, I've said it once, I'll say it a million times... buy more RAM while it's cheap. I mean, I picked up the 512 meg dimm for this new iBook for under $90 with shipping. That's a bargin. If you can't scrape together $90, add an extra 64 megs for like $12 in the latest ad's I've seen. Anyone that can fork out the bucks for a night at the movies can find the cash for some extra RAM. It doesn't have to be 1.5 gigs (even though it is cool). Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Asterax on January 16, 2002, 07:48:01 am Grifter, I didn't say anything about Ghost Recon...I really have no idea what you mean by that... Anyways, with all these people joining GR, it's hard to keep track of who is who. So many new clans these days...I got out of all that RS clan crap sometime ago...EF is my future...Yeah over 1500 frags in 2 days...
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: jn.loudnotes on January 21, 2002, 12:28:11 pm RS multiplayer is going uphill!
Why? Because I just got it.... ;D Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 21, 2002, 07:18:59 pm Considering i lost this pot, i mean post, in all the others, i will reply VERY late to all u askin how X fucked me behind the ear...
Installing, it is a breeze i understand that, but...when i did install it, mind u I have 610mb of ram, i'm sitting there waiting for the installer reading the latest issue of SportCompact Car, to finish..it goes on it's way, and somehow hits a snage....and crashes..fine i'll restart and try again... BRRRUUUUNNNUUUNNNNNNNN (the mac sound).. wtf fuck is this?...a blinking question mark on a disk... Dest: "Oh you stupid slutty bitch of a Mac, u better find the HD, and it better not be lost..." Dest's Mac: "I'm sorry, i have no clue where I am booting from?" Dest: (panicking) "NOOOOOOOOOO i have work on you biatch!" Dest's Mac: "I still have no clue what i'm doing here?" Dest: Restart.....BBBRRRRUUUUUNNNNNN(mac sound) Dest's Mac: "Oh i know where I am now, but where the hell is my system folder?" Dest: "Fucker!" BRRRUUUNNNNNNNN (mac sound) holding "C" Dest's Mac: "La deee da dee da deee da yadda yadda" Dest: Double clicks on system folder BBRRRRUUUNNNNNNN( mac start-up sound) Dest: "Finally" Dest Mac: "Oh i'm sorry, verification noticed something wrong with your HD, plz use repairDisk to fix it" Dest: "You Bitch" (clicks on repair disk) Dest's Mac: "I'm sorry, the application that fixes my HD, does not work for this kind of problem" Dest: W>T>F! Mac: "I'm sorry, i'm going to crash or freeze everything u try to open or use." Dest: "OH COME ON!...!" (looking for the problem) BRUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNN (mac sound)..holding shift... Mac: "That was a good sleep, but i'm still screwed" Dest: "How the fuck do I delete this fuckin OS X shit!".. (flips throught the latest MacAddict at the time) Dest: "A-HA!!!!" (starts to delete the Os X files, prefs and X system) BRRRUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Mac: "you may use some applications, but files are corruptted" Dest: "Ur gonna die" Dest: What the hell is this??....RS intro movie size is 90000000000000023444455 GB?" Dest: "Hmmmmm...that' not right" Mac: I'm sorry I cannot delete this file..." Dest: "WHY!" Mac: "Beats Me?" (mind u the mac was crashing like a maniac now....and only some applications worked...THANK GOD Roxio toast worked!) Dest: Burning important files and apps... Mac: "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA>>>LMAO!!" Dest: Time for a fresh start..........shit! And that's when i had to re-install my mac from OS 8.6...then to 9, and re-install everything, and on top of it all, i lost my GR account and pass, so now i'm like the 6997634836349 person on GR....when is h ould be like 2456 (in that area).... I tried everything possibly imaginable to rescue my mac, but to no avail..all because a couple of corruptted files...and Os X hell. Mind u, i'm going to try to install it again, but not until i get the OS X.1 update...so i can install it right after... Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Bondo on January 21, 2002, 07:31:29 pm Well, I think you can get your account info from the GR website by having it sent to your e-mail, but if you changed your e-mail since you are probably stuck with the new account. I certainly don't have my ID and pw and I've gotten it sent to me.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 21, 2002, 10:53:41 pm ya i went from 56gay to cable
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Grifter on January 22, 2002, 04:08:50 pm Dest,
When you installed OS X, did you reformat the HD? Did you update to the latest ver of 9 first (assuming you didn't reformat and erase all the old stuff)? When you do it again, back up all your data files and reformat before you install. It's just good practice. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 22, 2002, 09:46:25 pm Grift,
No i did not reformat my HD. I didn't think i needed to...they say it's SOOOO EASY!..ya right! i had the lastest version of os..it was 9.1, or i think it was the latest version.. BAH! i'll try again soon.. Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Bondo on January 22, 2002, 11:32:02 pm I've found a solution to get around any formating or installing difficulties. Every time Apple releases a new system, I buy a new computer that has it pre installed, works wonders.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 23, 2002, 11:26:02 am omg Bondo what a plan!!!
I always have 3 grand just sitting around anyway Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: SiGmA_X on January 24, 2002, 02:15:24 am Dest.... What type of Mac do you be on? I got OS X Beta when it was first out, and if fucked me iMac up badly... So I took it off and reinstalled to 9.*.* Then I got OS X (10.0) and it was a bitch... Crashed and burned... Reinstall time :) Then X.I (10.1) came out. 10.1 works like a DREAM. I have had it installed since the week after it came out, and I'll be damned if I have crashed more then 5 times TOTAL. BTW - I am on a iShit (iMac) 400 DV + with 384MB RAM, and 85GB HD.
Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: Destructo on January 24, 2002, 10:14:11 am Rom,
I have Os X (10) only, i got it off my buddy. I failed to say that I installed it when my comp had 128 MB of RAm, which was a mistake...it worked, but sluggish... I'm running a blu and white G3 400Mhz, at 610MB of Ram...it should work ok now, but i gotta get the free updater! Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: SiGmA_X on January 25, 2002, 05:24:38 am Ah... The extra RAM will really boost your performance, I think (It helped my computers performance increadably). I never bought X (10). I borrowed if from my friend, and it didn't work, so I didn't use it. I don't think that the 10.1 updater is free... I think if you HAVE 10 its like 120 - X amount in mail-in-rebates. Check at Apple.com (http://apple.com/)... Try it again, with 10.1 - I don't think that 10.0 worked well for very many people, unless they used brand new hardware.. My friend has a G4 450MHz and 10.0 didn't run well on it at all, but 10.1 rox on it...
So, get 10.1 and install it! Now! Title: Re: RS multiplayer is going downhill... Post by: jn.blackhand on January 25, 2002, 07:59:24 pm i hope that I'm not the only one who finds Romulus giving computer advice absolutely hilarious.
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