Hey Guys,
Just registered for the forums and wanted to stop by, say Hi to all, and post a little about myself.
I am a long time gamer, and live in Florida, USA.
I usually play under the gamer name of Lethal, but since that name is often in use, I am forced to use variations.
In my earlier gaming days I also played as "Deranged"!
I won't divulge my age, but my first gaming console was called "Breakaway", made by Atari and sold by Sears.
I have owned many consoles over the years, with one of my favorites being Turbografx 16 and also the Turbo Duo.
The original Playstation was fun to play "Doom" with 2 consoles linked, and was one of my first co-op experiences.
We had to share health, ammo, etc., and if you were killed, you started all the way back at the beginning of the level.
Many hours of fun times with my son-in-law!!
I got in to PC gaming in 1997 and got hooked on Quake.
Won many games with only dial-up .. (once I ditched my game pad and learned the keyboard and mouse)
John Carmack did a great job with not only the programming, but also with the netcode so most gamers could play on high speed of dial-up.
Quake 3 with the excessive mod was a blast, but did run my ping up pretty high with a dial-up connection and fast weapon fire.
I have been watching RO2 with great interest, and hope it lives up to it's hype.
The last several games that were supposed to be on the realistic side, failed miserably. (IMO)
RB6:Vegas 2, became more run and gun, but worse yet, the Ai sucks, and the netcode is amoung the worse I have seen.
T-Hunt is a disaster unless you are the host, and there is no SADS included to help with that problem.
Ubisoft completely abandoned the game after a few short months.
I spent many hours in the Vegas forums over the past 3 years or so, helping players since there was absolutely no support.
(Even tough I quit playing the game over 2 years ago because of all the issues)
I had high hopes for OFP:Red River, but Codemasters scaled that game back and the forums are full of disappointed gamers.
(I still haven't purchased that game - maybe when it drops to $10)
Single player and co-op only, with only 4 co-op modes with 2 maps each, and a price of $49.99 US.
I have followed the RR forums and it appears Codemasters has already dropped support almost on release in the US market.
It appears RO2 might be my last hope for some time, so please Tripwire .. make sure this game is fixed and finished when released .. and also "Please" stick around and offer support after the sale.
A beta or demo would really be nice so I can at least see what the game is about.
I am part of a fairly large gaming group .. relatives and friends, and we are all looking for a fun game that works as it should.
A demo would allow me to influence everyone to buy this game, but I can't recommend any game that I haven't played and truly like.
Heres hoping that this is the game we have been looking for!!!
I am looking forward to a nice experience with everyone here in the forums.
Happy gaming to all !!!