/~ kind of OT, but seems like info to chew on
I didn't play FPS games until I found AC a few months ago... let me tell you why I now play it regularly...
1. Non- account style setup. I like 4chan style environments where those who are legitimate and a good player will continue to use the same handle or hash...
2. No extra crap. It's a game where you run around a shoot. It does that well!
3. Open source. I love the collective conscience ideals of open source programming. If I had more time, I'd get into it with you all!
4. I see many familiar faces (I play tosok, osok, and lss really), and for the first time in years actually have a few that I really enjoy playing with and they push my skills.
5. Easy to spot cheaters. It's going to happen... for some reason, I have no issue spotting them!
6. Skill tricks to make the game fun over time. You can literally get better in small steps to ensure a complete sense of accomplishment. I didn't give up, and I am getting better :)
7. Although I keep hearing 'the game is dying', it only took 5 minutes in the IRC channel here to have my questions answered. I can't get that kind of service from Valve et all!
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More on topic -
Someone hit it on the head. Especially being a free download, the mean time the average gamer plays this game will be low. I try to help the 'noobs' out on my server just to combat this issue. Maybe they'll get good enough to stay a while.
Oh! Hey morgankell... i haven't seen you on AC in a whiiiilllleeee
I didn't play FPS games until I found AC a few months ago... let me tell you why I now play it regularly...
1. Non- account style setup. I like 4chan style environments where those who are legitimate and a good player will continue to use the same handle or hash...
2. No extra crap. It's a game where you run around a shoot. It does that well!
3. Open source. I love the collective conscience ideals of open source programming. If I had more time, I'd get into it with you all!
4. I see many familiar faces (I play tosok, osok, and lss really), and for the first time in years actually have a few that I really enjoy playing with and they push my skills.
5. Easy to spot cheaters. It's going to happen... for some reason, I have no issue spotting them!
6. Skill tricks to make the game fun over time. You can literally get better in small steps to ensure a complete sense of accomplishment. I didn't give up, and I am getting better :)
7. Although I keep hearing 'the game is dying', it only took 5 minutes in the IRC channel here to have my questions answered. I can't get that kind of service from Valve et all!
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More on topic -
Someone hit it on the head. Especially being a free download, the mean time the average gamer plays this game will be low. I try to help the 'noobs' out on my server just to combat this issue. Maybe they'll get good enough to stay a while.
Oh! Hey morgankell... i haven't seen you on AC in a whiiiilllleeee