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The Ready Room => General => Topic started by: Braindead on June 21, 2005, 06:19:18 PM

Title: Whats going on?
Post by: Braindead on June 21, 2005, 06:19:18 PM

Theres been no one in the server for days now. Completely empty. And what's this admin post about organizing something in the community, what happend?? Thanks.

Title: Whats going on?
Post by: SlickWill on June 21, 2005, 06:43:16 PM

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Post by: Lightning Blue on June 21, 2005, 10:31:27 PM

NS and HL in general are dying.

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Post by: Asal on June 21, 2005, 11:26:38 PM

I've been on the server every now and then, it's not dead.  Just when you play, maybe.

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Post by: SwiftSpear on June 22, 2005, 12:00:39 AM

Server is dead nonregular hours every night...  I guess we know our regs aren't vampires...

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Post by: Asal on June 22, 2005, 12:32:59 AM

....most aren't, anyway.

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Post by: Goldy on June 22, 2005, 06:32:00 AM

It was dead on Friday and Saturday nights last weekend.. the whole nights. Yes, I was at home ALL night BOTH nights!!

Yesterday it looked good, so hopefully.. that continues.

Title: Whats going on?
Post by: Diablus on June 22, 2005, 08:58:14 AM

Well NS is becoming boring. The Devs don't update the community anymore, they go off "beta testing" builds and I bet the PT's dont even bother to play anymore after a build has been in testing for awhile so im sure the testing server is constantly empty too. Sometimes I just wonder if the NS devs are idle, unless there working on NS:Source or another game for unknownworlds which in that case should let the community know so people dont disembark the community because they feel the devs are dead.


Besides im sure half the regs in the community play guild wars and the BF2 Demo now. I've come to the point of boredom with NS that I even play CS:S regularly now and even reinstalled C&C Generals.

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Post by: Dead_Meat on June 22, 2005, 11:01:00 AM

i do think that the whole ns balance issue has alot to do with it
who really wants to play marines if aliens win all the time
usually theres some good scrappin till aliens get the 2nd hive up then the rines just have to wait till the aliens get around to killing thier base

Title: Whats going on?
Post by: Diablus on June 22, 2005, 11:08:56 AM

well, its also the fact that NS revolves around overpowered shotguns and overpowered fades. Add someone with decent to amazing skill and they could potentially take on a whole team. I am kindve sick of Games being just revolved around shotguns and fades.

I also noticed alot of the non-regs in there lately have been nothing but smacktards who enjoy breaking MANY rules. Just came back from a game in LM with a 2v1 and both marines were talking alot of trash, avoiding the swear filter, being llamas and structure blocking. v_v

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Post by: SwiftSpear on June 22, 2005, 11:48:55 PM

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Well NS is becoming boring. The Devs don't update the community anymore, they go off "beta testing" builds and I bet the PT's dont even bother to play anymore after a build has been in testing for awhile so im sure the testing server is constantly empty too. Sometimes I just wonder if the NS devs are idle, unless there working on NS:Source or another game for unknownworlds which in that case should let the community know so people dont disembark the community because they feel the devs are dead.


Besides im sure half the regs in the community play guild wars and the BF2 Demo now. I've come to the point of boredom with NS that I even play CS:S regularly now and even reinstalled C&C Generals.

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ROFL, NS devs updating the comunity XD

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Post by: a civilian on June 23, 2005, 12:48:59 AM

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The Devs don't update the community anymore, they go off "beta testing" builds and I bet the PT's dont even bother to play anymore after a build has been in testing for awhile so im sure the testing server is constantly empty too. Sometimes I just wonder if the NS devs are idle, unless there working on NS:Source or another game for unknownworlds which in that case should let the community know so people dont disembark the community because they feel the devs are dead.

The playtesters play in scheduled playtest sessions, and the developers release a new playtest build every week.

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Post by: Guspaz on July 02, 2005, 03:11:34 PM

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NS and HL in general are dying.

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BS. There are as many people playing NS now as what, a year ago?

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Post by: Knappe on July 28, 2005, 11:02:40 PM

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NS and HL in general are dying.

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BS. There are as many people playing NS now as what, a year ago?

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Eh, I don't think so.  With Half-Life 2 and now Battlefield 2, alot of people are migrating.

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Post by: captaindooshpoo on July 31, 2005, 05:28:23 PM

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NS and HL in general are dying.

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BS. There are as many people playing NS now as what, a year ago?

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Even if there are as many people most of them don't even play NS just lame ass CO, it's definetly gone way downhill since I started playing a year ago...

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Post by: confused! on August 01, 2005, 09:39:06 AM

I think a large part of the problem is the fact that it is summer time and many people have other stuff to do.

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Game   Current Players   Current Servers   Player Minutes / Month
Counter-Strike 102,879 47,564 3.986 billion
Counter-Strike: Source 32,063 20,263 1.242 billion
Counter-Strike Condition Zero 18,213 11,786 683.473 million
Day of Defeat 4,938 2,291 205.894 million
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 1,205 872 53.638 million
Natural Selection 863 394 37.374 million



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Post by: Malevolent on August 01, 2005, 11:36:08 AM

It seems that there is an excess of servers for the number of NS players too.

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Post by: Wiggles on August 01, 2005, 03:51:33 PM

World Of Warcraft, now combined with Battlefield 2 have destroyed the NS community.

Half-life 2 not so much so, I think HL2 generated more interested because of the start of NS:S....

But still I would like to see more people on the server.  v_v

Title: Whats going on?
Post by: SuicidaL MonkeY on August 01, 2005, 06:06:55 PM

More and more mods are going to be released soon for HL2, and with BF2 out there now, with WoW and GW, Steam has alot of enemies out there.

Summer is ending soon, if there is talk about turning to a new game, i dont think its a good idea, but if it be, then at least wait till the end of September to see, by then everyone who has been on vacation and out for the holiday's will be back, if not, then i'd agree HL and NS are dying. If being the case, what are the possibilities afterwards for a different online game?

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Post by: Lightning Blue on August 02, 2005, 08:20:49 AM

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I think a large part of the problem is the fact that it is summer time and many people have other stuff to do.

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Game     Current Players     Current Servers     Player Minutes / Month
Counter-Strike   102,879   47,564   3.986 billion
Counter-Strike: Source   32,063   20,263   1.242 billion
Counter-Strike Condition Zero   18,213   11,786   683.473 million
Day of Defeat   4,938   2,291   205.894 million
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch   1,205   872   53.638 million
Natural Selection   863   394   37.374 million

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Guspaz: Nothing like good hard stats to prove a point.

I rest my case, remember when NS beat everything except CS for a while? Those days seem over.

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Post by: lolfighter on August 02, 2005, 08:29:42 AM

It's even getting beat by HL2DM now. That's a disgrace, plain and simple.

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Post by: Niteowl on August 02, 2005, 11:31:46 AM

Man, NS used to OWNDIZZLE DoD :( in players!