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Hi all, are people still racing on the dMr server? In the past couple of weeks I've been on a number of times in the evenings but always driving around solo. Have people moved on from LFS to something else or what? The dMr server was always pretty much my one-stop server to get some racing in whenever I had the chance to blow the dust off my wheel and doing a few laps, but lately it's been very very quiet on the server

Or you can just go to http://webchat.quakenet.org and fill in a nickname of your choice, and #deadmen for channel. Might be easier for those unfamiliar with IRC clients and whatnot

How come my name is no longer in that list? Or am I missing something? I'm sure I was whitelisted before as I've played on the server loads. Yet I can't find my post in this thread asking to be added. I must be going crazy... Can I be added again? Name: obsolum

Hi,

Can you please add

x: -121
y: 70
z 4454

"Obsolum's island"

Thanks!

Thanks, just read through it. Seems only fair to me but good to know that we can expect everyone else to use common sense as well

Hi gents,

Peanut told me to come here and ask to be whitelisted so I can check out the stuff you've built Username 'obsolum'. Fairly new to the game, just been playing on Peanut's server together with delanvital.

Thanks!

Oh yeah, Life... I know that one. She can be a horrible c**t, can't she

Whoah, a Capri with a V6 Cosworth? :dribble: I don't think I'd be getting on LFS anymore if I had one of those, lol :flirty:

Was good to see you again Deetzie. I made my return to LFS only a couple weeks ago myself Had a nice fight with you until I slammed into the back of you. Sorry! :doh:

This really was an excellent combo, heaps of fun.

Stick around now, ya hear? :flirty:

Okay, thanks for the replies.

I won't have that .rar file on my comp 'cause I've done a clean installation (maybe even multiple) since I was last active in LFS.

@Lameduck: can you send me those .dds files so I can see if I can convert them? Also, do they contain the skin for the MRT? 'Cause that's really the only one I want (for now)

Thanks!

ps: I didn't know Ron still checked in here. Last I heard I thought there was some bad blood between him and dMw, for whatever reason. Maybe I'll send him a pm.

Okay, I realize I'm digging up an old thread but this place doesn't see much activity anyways so...

I've been trying to find where I can download the dMr skins so I can wear "the colors" again, but I've been unsuccessful. I still have them up on LFSW, but there's no option to download them again to your computer. So... where do I find them? I've found the .rar file linked to earlier in this thread, but those are just the "anonymous" dMr skins (yellow/blue). I'm looking for my own personal ones, with my name on 'em and everything

How come no one posted Bloons Tower Defense 4? That's a classic that'll keep you hooked for hours if you let it.

Tip: start off on the easiest mode.

Is it just a spawn/rush/gun/die/repeat game or does it offer the potential for considered gameplay involving organised offence and defence (no prizes for guessing which one it should be)? (...) My personal perception is that it is the former.

(...) When it reached it's peek in numbers, there was little tactics to be seen because I found it to be a little too chaotic, how many people were on the server at it's peek? Is it worth switching it to a 16 slot, which will not only keep it tactical and avoid the near instant spawn deaths, but better for learning the game for first timers and keeping it fun?

I think these are very valid points. In my opinion this is the nature of the Rush mode. The name says it all: spawn, rush to the M-Com stations shooting at anything that moves and try to stay alive as long as possible, rinse, repeat. With 8vs8 teams there's a little room for tactics, albeit little IMO. With 16vs16 it becomes nothing more than a deathmatch fragfest where there is no place for tactics. The Rush maps are considerably smaller than the Conquest maps, and all the action is centered around the M-Com stations. For me, being used to playing Conquest mode, this is just sheer madness and I've usually had more than enough of it after only 1 round.

I've said it in the other thread where I suggested a different game mode, and I still stand by my point that Conquest mode offers for far more tactical play as

a) the maps are much much larger so you don't get 32 players squeezed in one small part of the map
b) the action is spread out across the entire map, with up to 4 different flagpoints teams have to attack/defend
c) the Conquest games are usually a lot less fast paced than the Rush mode games.

You can have different squads move on different flagpoints simultaneously, or you can choose to have them move on one single flagpoint from different angles to surround the enemy. Lay down AT mines, C4 and motion sensors on strategic locations, have snipers placed on tactical spots overlooking flagpoints and informing the rest of their squad/team on the whereabouts of the enemy, etc... Many of these things you don't see in Rush mode, I find. It's just spawn, rush, shoot, get killed.

Especially for players wanting to learn the game I think Conquest maps are the better option because of the above stated point C: it's much slower paced. The average lifetime in Rush mode is probably around 30 - 45 seconds. In Conquest mode it's well above the 1 minute mark if you take your time moving through the map.

This is just my opinion as a fan of the Conquest mode, but I think these are valid points.

If you're new to BC2, jumping straight into a 32 player frag-fest can be a bit daunting.

It sure can. But how else are they gonna learn? BC2 is the first shooter I've played in 6 or 7 years (haven't played any online since CS 1.6, and last single player one was CoD2) so needless to say I was completely out of touch with how modern shooters are played. And I admit that after my first attempts at playing the game I regretted buying it; I was completely overwhelmed with it all and felt I'd never be any good at it. But I persevered and little by little I got the hang of it and as I started to unlock weapons and gadgets I started to enjoy it more and more (although it still annoys the **** out of me on a regular basis but that's probably just me )

Like Kreg said, if people are gonna try it out on a closed server with only a couple of people they know, they're gonna get a wrong idea of how the game is played and still gonna get their asses handed to them when the server's open for the public and the big guns join in.

And as for the "playing for stats" argument... they are a major part of the game, no matter how you look at it. Maybe not so much "stats" but you need to score points if you want to move up through the ranks and get better equipment which in turn will (maybe) help you get better at the game, thus making you enjoy it more

Just out of curiosity, how many dMw members are active BC2 players? 'Cause I reckon if you're gonna password the server you're not gonna get any pubbies in, regardless of whether or not the server is listed as HC, so you're left with only dMw members to get a good game going, and from what I've seen in this subforum there don't seem to be an awful lot of BC2 players.

No frustration at all from my part, I'm playing the game regularly (daily if I can) and generally having a really good time. I'm getting more hooked every day, much to my girlfriend's dismay.

I did suggest to change the game mode (there's a seperate thread about it here) but it was decided the server would remain on Rush mode. The "no HC" isn't really my idea but I've seen it mentioned in another thread somewhere.

Mind you, I'm not saying that these are the reasons the server is not filling up. But seeing as it's not taking off I don't think it would hurt to try something different. There's tons of empty servers out there so it probably isn't something specific. Just more servers than there are players to fill 'em with, I suppose.