Countdown, the underappreciated game mode
- Thread starter SnowyOak
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CD is fun, but I have to be ready to play it. It was really annoying in beta when no one had set up map lists and you were forced into games of CD.
It just plays so differently than TE or FF that it takes a little adjusting of your play style and expectations.
There's really nothing more intense than being 1 of 3 guys in the cap point though. You know there are Germans, they know there's you and something is going down in 2 minutes, one way or the other. It can be really nerve wracking.
It just plays so differently than TE or FF that it takes a little adjusting of your play style and expectations.
There's really nothing more intense than being 1 of 3 guys in the cap point though. You know there are Germans, they know there's you and something is going down in 2 minutes, one way or the other. It can be really nerve wracking.
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I'd love to have some proper Countdown rounds! Been so few servers running it since release. Joining.
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If there are any teams interested in holding regular practices, say 8 vs. 8 max, using the countdown mode, please reply to this post or message me privately.
Much love to those who are interested <3.
//Edit: The whole team, except myself, resides in NA, however we do not mind playing on European servers either, assuming the ping remains at ~180 tops.
Much love to those who are interested <3.
//Edit: The whole team, except myself, resides in NA, however we do not mind playing on European servers either, assuming the ping remains at ~180 tops.
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Countdown would be so much better if it was designed so that the teams had a bit of 'pause time' before the round went live where they could look around their spawns a bit, figure out where they are starting, where they are going, and what they are suppose to do.
Currently it suffers a lot from the whole "I've spawned, I have no idea what I'm doing,... and I'm dead,... Alright, I'll sit here and twiddle my thumbs?"
Currently it suffers a lot from the whole "I've spawned, I have no idea what I'm doing,... and I'm dead,... Alright, I'll sit here and twiddle my thumbs?"
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Can honestly just chalk that up to map experience though. It's not like the cap points even really change between TE and CD. It's not a fun newbie experience, but then CD isn't a newbie game type.
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Simply play and learn along the way; the maps within this game are hardly complex.
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Ive never liked no-respawn gametypes, its just my taste really.
Although countdown with friends could be quite entertaining.
Although countdown with friends could be quite entertaining.
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Try checking out Roladder.net and posting in the match market forums; you're bound to find another team for at least a scrimmage match.
Or, if you want na, try the RO2 NA steam group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/RO2NA
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I actually enjoy countdown with two focused teams. However, on an average pub server it is a campfest, and about as entertaining as watching paint dry
Pub play is obviously the problem, everyone gets legitamately scared and camps out. You cant count on anyone most of the time in pub games, and im not risking my 1 life for some1 who wouldnt do the same
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Greetings from |tb| Tactical Brotherhood!
We run a 24/7 CD server at 68.232.176.18:7777. It is hosted in Chicago. We generally begin to populate it at approximately 9 PM Eastern time each night.
Feel free to join us as we encourage tactical, slow, well thought out play. From our tactical perspective, there is no such thing as camping. Defenders are encouraged to defend and attackers are encouraged to attack. The countdown timer usually does the trick in our server to make sure attackers move. If that sounds like your game style -- come join us. We'd love to see you!
We run a 24/7 CD server at 68.232.176.18:7777. It is hosted in Chicago. We generally begin to populate it at approximately 9 PM Eastern time each night.
Feel free to join us as we encourage tactical, slow, well thought out play. From our tactical perspective, there is no such thing as camping. Defenders are encouraged to defend and attackers are encouraged to attack. The countdown timer usually does the trick in our server to make sure attackers move. If that sounds like your game style -- come join us. We'd love to see you!
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