=VG= SemlerPDX

Awesome cave, BLuD! Is that a whip-style vaporizor?
I love an excuse to throw up some gun pics! !gundown
Let me introduce you all to Mr. Saturday Night Special
He's a Llama XVI .22 LR mini replica of the Colt 1911
Fully plated in sterling silver, with a polished wood hand grip overlaid with mother of pearl, the weapon weighs about as much as a fully loaded Glock 19c (25oz.), and shoots just as accurately!

This baby is a melon popper, accurate, and good at it's job - probably wouldn't want to try to drop an assailant with center mass shots anyway with a close range pistol like this:

It's a bird!
It's a plane!
It's a guy with flaming hot feet!
It's gotta be JETMAN!!!
!lol

Way cool! I love the idea of huge servers. Good luck, I'll send any interested parties your way!

!fans

Welcome to the site/forums. Yea, big mix of games here.
Feel free to post some MW3 screenshots in the forum. I don't have it, but it looks cool.

First time for me! Funny!

Welcome back!

Yea. I'd say the killer for your speed is your net connection, combined with the distances you are trying to connect to (across the Pacific, then across the US, then across the Atlantic).

Here's some info about your router. Not the best in the modem world, but probably isn't the problem.
http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/hardware/?action=h_view&model_id=228

ADLS may just not cut it for the way we use the internet for gaming over such distance. Maybe we should try to see if you can connect to Arma if I host a mission from West US.

I have a huge package with them, including a phone line for the fax, but it has free nationwide long distance, and of course, the HD Cable TV with dual DVR's makes the bundle deal a bit more than $90.
$90 is the price without the bundle deal.

Here's a local test:


Apparently, only 7% of the US have a connection with these speeds on the residential level, but I game all freakin day sometimes, so it's way worth it for me. Plus I web-cam/video phone with my family across country which is priceless.
(researching your parts now, among other things, murder... !drag will get back to you)

What they said. Direct connect, not wireless for PC gaming due to the constant stream of packets. Modems are now on a DOCSYS3 standard - perhaps you have a DOCSYS2 modem, and aren't experiencing the modern technology available. If you do get a router, don't cheap out. This is your life line to the game - for around $75US, routers start to get decent.

Make sure all your ports are in line, look up UPnP settings, and google about it. Perhaps your modem can be adjusted to allow game traffic through better.

Let's get a list and model numbers of the devices you have for starters, and find out the rated internet speeds you are paying for from your ISP. Dial-up is old, slow, and you definetly don't have that. DSL and ADSL go through the phone line as well, but the difference is night and day. ADSL is acceptable for online gaming, as is a cable internet connection which comes in through a coaxial cable line (like cable TV). If you also have cable TV, the actual cable most likely splits to the modem and cable box respectively.

The absolute worst, most inconsistant connection is Satellite. Everything from weather to sunspots can cause problems with PC gaming when the stream of packets are interrupted for too long.

Most of these options have their own speed levels based on pricing brackets - for about $50/month, cable ISP's offer 6-8MBit connections. I pay extra for the 11th or 12th bracket my cable company offers - 22MBit for a choking price of $90/month. But I also had them hook me up with a Aris Modem (DOCSYS3) and a good router, and had a good technician set me up for internet gaming. We even tested it while he was there. Well worth it, as this is one of my only 2 major hobbies, and camping is nearly free.

Let's get that list of model numbers of your parts, including your PC (specifically the MotherBoard and manufacturer)
Most are on little stickers somewhere....happy hunting!

Click here to test your internet speed. Test locally first, then test your connection to, say, London, where many servers are located

I am more than mildly impressed with the differences from my "Wall of Ages". That floppy disk could only ever hold something like 1500-3000kB, and today I have a MicroSD chip I bought for my cell phone that is about the size of the fingernail on my little finger, about as thick, and holds 16GB!! (in the pic also: MSI M950 Mainboard and nVidia 370XT 256MB PCI Video Card)

Ok. I just had a dumbass moment. I saw this thread again at the top of the list, "1.60 Patch", my heart began beating heavy as I started yelling "YES! YES! YES!"........ !yahoo

Ahh, just another update saying "anytime now". Coming back down to Earth now. (breath, Semler, breath)

Still, I am so stoked that this is coming in a matter of days/weeks now. The MP is so fun I play through that crap, but it isn't really "playing" now is it? I've been up against humans lately, as I am learning the game mode "Takistan Life" and the internet bullshit is just about killing the tactics (imagine trying to P.I.T. a badguy's car with your police vehicle through that desync!).

Welcome to the site! Have fun, and for Pete's sake, identify your targets before firing! !tounge It happens to the best of us. See you around!

I didn't believe you at first, till I fired up vanilla BF2 and saw the 40 most popular servers all at an avg. of 50 players. That's 2000 players just in the top 40 - the list keeps scrolling. I didn't know that many people still put up with dolphin divers, bunny hoppers, and nade spammers.
"it hasn't gotten wierd enough for me yet"

Are you serious Tortia?!?! Holy fuck!!
!shok

THANK YOU 2shea! !clap
This this is way cooler than the crappy virtual reality simulator I played at Wisconsin State Fair back in the day. Those old headsets are too heavy, this is the way to go with it, for sure. Muscle memory!!

[EDIT] On a side note, how amazing was it that THE Andy McNab, of Bravo Two Zero, was brought in to test the simulator?! Wow!!

I can understand a preference, but not a 100% boycott. If you have a problem, and using IE for the task is the main workaround/fix for it, you should feel confident to open IE, perform the task, and close it again. (Delete it's history, etc. at end of session if you wish). There is a big difference in using a certain browser for one task, and using it as your main web portal. !wife


Think like Spec Ops: "Surgical Insertion; Stealth Recon; Clandestine Extraction"

I promise you, it is HIGHLY improbable that you will compromise the integrity of your PC security, or get some "virus" or spyware and crap by visiting VETERANS-GAMING.COM via IE just long enough to access your profile and upload a song.

Games should be more clear about whether or not they are "another chapter" or a whole new game.
i.e. Operation Arrowhead is not Arma III; that is coming out this next summer. The Civ Series did this very well, their wikipedia entry of Main Entries to the series is neat and tidy, and no release was ever misleading about it's engine or features set improvements. For some reason, I cannot post a link to it here. !dntknw

650 is plenty for that!!

Most likely, but I think it was Poffadder I was talking to about RAM address crap recently. He'd know more than I.

I also posted my Pics in another thread, as I built up this monster back in May from a Pavillion's Mobo/CPU/RAM set:

click here for blurry pictures of my build

Nice gaming accessories, man!!! !drag

Maybe you could gut out those speakers like you'd do to a car, drop in some half-decent ones from somewhere, and even fit a dinky little amp to the back. !lol

You can have a frag grenade land within spitting distance and live?! !shok Whats the freaking point of a frag grenade then?!
What happens if a M203 HE round hits the ground by you? A bloody nose?

Yea, this is an administrative problem from EA, not DICE and their development team. The got raped just as bad as the people who were charged twice for the game, who upon calling to complain, were promptly kicked out of the sleezy motel room without even getting cab fare or a decent chance to reapply their lipstick and eyeliner.

This is just like what happened to Indiana Jones in Peru.
!fuk

At 2:34, we see him throw something and stand 8 feet next to it to take damage, and subsequently heal on the jeep. What did he throw? Was that a stun grenade or a flashbang or something?

Looks awesome, man!! So the RAM slots on that Mobo are paired 1&2 and 3&4? I noticed you have your 2 sticks side by side, and many Mobo paired RAM slots are 1&3 and 2&4.
Of course, you probably know your system better than I.

Love the big-ass graphics card. It's a shame that she's near the end of her usable life, but just as amazing that it still works well enough to game righteously.
!2cool

Well recieved from critics.....
The critics of the game I listen to are players, and many of them have problems, some still.

I also hear rumors about many who pre-ordered and had more than payment to Origin for the game, and that when they complain about this overcharging/duplicate charging, they come back to find they have been banned by Origin from every Origin game, and their accusations are called lies.