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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / July 2007alt.games.half-life2
I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? > I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 > signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, > and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? It's just that this group has been here for several years and when HL2 came out the regulars saw no reason to up sticks and move out to a new group. The HL2 groups never took off > I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 > signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, > and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? We fear change............. > I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with > HL2 signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on > alt.games.half-life, and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? My ISP hasn't made the group available, I believe the reason was it's not been set up correctly under whatever the 'rules' for setting a newsgroup up are. > I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 > signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, > and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? I haven't played HL2 yet.... == Thad > > I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 > > signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, > > and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? > > I haven't played HL2 yet.... Funny you should say that.... I was waiting for the right time to post: I've just completed it yesterday, after finally building a pc able to play the damn thing. I'd played it originally through to the end of Nova Prospekt, before the sound stuttering and variable framerate made it unpleasant to play. With a good framerate, the early stages were a joy to repeat (I even took dog's ball through ravenholme and beyond), and the rest was a blast. Loved the strider battles, was wowed by the 'pod' journey through the tower and in retrospect was glad the physics gun wasn't available earlier - what a cracking bit of kit! Either I've got really good at fps games (unlikely, since I've spent the last 2 years in WoW) or HL2 was relatively easy - I hardly died at all, was rarely below 80% health, and the puzzles seemed relatively simple. That's not to put it down at all, though, since it was such an enjoyable ride. Still definitely in my top 5 games. So, what's next? Should I bother with Lost Coast, or move straight on to Episode 1? What's the news on Episode 2? Do people still play deathmatch, or CS? I've sort of ignored much of the HL news recently (except for keenly anticipating Portals and TF2). Oh, and has anyone linked the Heavy Weapon's Guy movie yet? Brilliant. ___ Neil aka HighVis -- Hi, > So, what's next? Should I bother with Lost Coast, or move straight on > to Episode 1? Lost Coast is little more than a technology demonstrator. You'll finish it in about 10 or 15 minutes probably. Andy > Funny you should say that.... I was waiting for the right time to post: It feels good to get it off your chest, doesn't it? :-) > I've just completed it yesterday, after finally building a pc able to > play the damn thing. I'd played it originally through to the end of > Nova Prospekt, before the sound stuttering and variable framerate made > it unpleasant to play. I finally downloaded Steam and I'm playing it on my POS Circuit City box. It's working OK, surprisingly. Hardly any eye-candy but no major issues. > With a good framerate, the early stages were a joy to repeat (I even > took dog's ball through ravenholme and beyond), and the rest was a > blast. Loved the strider battles, was wowed by the 'pod' journey > through the tower and in retrospect was glad the physics gun wasn't > available earlier - what a cracking bit of kit! I'm sort of 'meh' abut the whole thing. I quit during the underground garage zombie part and left it alone for a few weeks but I'm on the last little bit, now. > Either I've got really good at fps games (unlikely, since I've spent > the last 2 years in WoW) or HL2 was relatively easy - I hardly died at > all, was rarely below 80% health, and the puzzles seemed relatively > simple. That's not to put it down at all, though, since it was such an > enjoyable ride. Still definitely in my top 5 games. Easy, yes. Top 5? I'll play it again straight through at some point and decide then. > So, what's next? Should I bother with Lost Coast, or move straight on > to Episode 1? What's the news on Episode 2? Do people still play > deathmatch, or CS? I've sort of ignored much of the HL news recently > (except for keenly anticipating Portals and TF2). I have been playing some Deathmatch. I am *waaaaaay* rusty but I still usually have fun. I have Lost Coast and Episode One. Maybe I'll hurry up and finish HL2 and check out the other ones. \m/ Thad >>> I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 >>> signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Nova Prospekt, before the sound stuttering and variable framerate made > it unpleasant to play. Sounds like issues other than the PC unless the PC was really, really dire. Great to play as it was meant to be played though > With a good framerate, the early stages were a joy to repeat (I even > took dog's ball through ravenholme and beyond), and the rest was a > blast. Loved the strider battles, was wowed by the 'pod' journey > through the tower and in retrospect was glad the physics gun wasn't > available earlier - what a cracking bit of kit! Best new device in a game for a long, long time (and probably since). > Either I've got really good at fps games (unlikely, since I've spent > the last 2 years in WoW) or HL2 was relatively easy - I hardly died at > all, was rarely below 80% health, and the puzzles seemed relatively > simple. That's not to put it down at all, though, since it was such an > enjoyable ride. Still definitely in my top 5 games. I died a few times first time through but have played it numerous times since with hardly a death. I think harder games have come out sice (FEAR, Stalker etc) and this has honed my FPS skills to a stage where HL2 isn't a challenge. But, as you say, a really enjoyable ride > So, what's next? Should I bother with Lost Coast, or move straight on > to Episode 1? What's the news on Episode 2? Do people still play > deathmatch, or CS? I've sort of ignored much of the HL news recently > (except for keenly anticipating Portals and TF2). Lost Coast is a 15min tech demo - sure there's a little gameplay but it's the commentary that makes it worth trying out. Really interesting IMHO. Episode 1 is more of the same as HL2 which is defintely not a bad thing. I found it was harder (which was good) but haven't played it since a patch allegedly dumbed down a section in a dark underground garage. Bit wary of that cos I think I'll hate it. Well worth getting into but it should take only around 7hrs (or at the rate you play around 14months) ;-) News on Ep2 is more open areas and some choice as to approach in some areas but otherwise... more of the same. Apparently we also learn a lot more in Ep2 of the story and of g-man. > Oh, and has anyone linked the Heavy Weapon's Guy movie yet? Brilliant. Love it. Really looking forward to that one. > > play the damn thing. I'd played it originally through to the end of > > Nova Prospekt, before the sound stuttering and variable framerate made > > it unpleasant to play. > > Sounds like issues other than the PC unless the PC was really, really > dire. Well: old pc: crap gaming, new pc: perfect gaming.... only other things that changed are probably patches from valve, I guess. > > through the tower and in retrospect was glad the physics gun wasn't > > available earlier - what a cracking bit of kit! > > Best new device in a game for a long, long time (and probably since). I was on about the physics gun (the insanely overpowered blue zapper at the end), rather than the gravity gun (orange one) which I suspect you mean (and I agree with!) > I died a few times first time through but have played it numerous times > since with hardly a death. I think harder games have come out sice > (FEAR, Stalker etc) and this has honed my FPS skills to a stage where > HL2 isn't a challenge. But, as you say, a really enjoyable ride :) I've had a mega-fast retuning of my fps skills, which had completely atrophied in WoW, with Stalker and HL2 getting an airing for the first time in ages. Stalker is definitely more unforgiving, and I'm not enjoying the general 'feel' of the game as much... I feel like I'm wandering into somewhere uninvited, and don't really 'click' with the weapon controls, feedback, etc, whereas HL2 just completely revolves around me and my gaming experience, and the weapons are fine-tuned to a beautiful degree. I'll give Stalker more time, and I think it'll get more rewarding once I get any sort of weapon with a scope! ___ Neil aka HighVis -- > I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 > signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, > and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? Same reason we didn't move to AGHLTFC in 1999 :) Civilian_Target >> I just discovered this newsgroup (and there are more with HL2 >> signage). Why do HL2-playing public congregate on alt.games.half-life, >> and not on alt.games.half-life2 ? > > Same reason we didn't move to AGHLTFC in 1999 :) Mouse sensitivity too low? == Thad |
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