Todays Obituary
<div class="IPBDescription">RIP WON, RIP...</div> Well, as of today WON is officially dead as a medium for HL and it's proponent mods.
I can hear the screams of nearly everyone on 56k screaming "WHY! WHY OH GOD WHY!!!".
Well, so that this thread does not turn into a steam bash fest, what were your best times playing on WON? NS related or otherwise.
I remember the first time I played online. It was back when I was on 56k and the Mod, my first, was Science and Industry (0.97a if I remember). I didnt play that first game for long but I was blown away by it. This was the first time I'd played online, before this my connection was far too unpredictable to be of use, or I simply had no interest. From that day forth I dabbled in various mods.
There was the time I was playing Tour Of Duty when it was fresh and newly released, and subsequently being mistaken for an admin and being voted to be kicked off for being a tad too good (though I was never booted off since it was only one guy who felt bitter).
But the BEST time? Well, I think I'll reserve that for later. I wanna see what others think <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Finally, RIP WON. It shall be missed :'(
I can hear the screams of nearly everyone on 56k screaming "WHY! WHY OH GOD WHY!!!".
Well, so that this thread does not turn into a steam bash fest, what were your best times playing on WON? NS related or otherwise.
I remember the first time I played online. It was back when I was on 56k and the Mod, my first, was Science and Industry (0.97a if I remember). I didnt play that first game for long but I was blown away by it. This was the first time I'd played online, before this my connection was far too unpredictable to be of use, or I simply had no interest. From that day forth I dabbled in various mods.
There was the time I was playing Tour Of Duty when it was fresh and newly released, and subsequently being mistaken for an admin and being voted to be kicked off for being a tad too good (though I was never booted off since it was only one guy who felt bitter).
But the BEST time? Well, I think I'll reserve that for later. I wanna see what others think <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Finally, RIP WON. It shall be missed :'(
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But the BEST time? Well, I think I'll reserve that for later. I wanna see what others think <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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That's a bit of a tough one but I can safely say that my first time was one of them. It was well on TFC. I had played it by myself many a times on LAN but when I actually got online it was amazing. I was like "Holy **** I'm playing against people!" The thought of it was thrilling initially.
I will miss its auth serv being down for weeks at a time redering play impossible
I will miss the IP addresses for auth serv going missing
I will miss....wait...no I won't <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Actually my favourite part was when I disconnected off of servers without quitting HL I'd get weird graphical errors. Or when I disconnected it'd cut my sound off. Or when I quit without disconnected my screen would be 800x600. Thank god these problems are fixed with Steam.
Right right...
Excatly.. I think I had well over 340 points on 2fort once.. Soon after came S&I, that was fun.. Suitcase bombs rules.. Then I found NS on PHL.. HL verson of C&C my ****..
Then seeing CS grow and mature as a mod and have it get to where it is today, (bastard child)
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Then later falling in love with DoD, and faithfully following that game up from its humble beginnings to present <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
And finally, NS 1.0. NS_Nancy, *fast forward a year or so and here we are today.
I can now say Ive faithfully played every version of CS, DoD, and NS all the way up with won and now this steam stuff.
Games are much more fun when you are a newbie.
Woke up around 12 connected to the server, didn't eat all day, played on marines and aliens, left myself in spawn for a half an hour to eat dinner and the thing was still going on. I don't even remember who won, but I remember it was fun as hell.
Those were teh days.
,enough said <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Oh well, we'll see what HL2 does <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Good bye old friend.
Thank you for that medic's 312-20 screenshot in epicenter.
IE: History repeats itself
Steam didn't kill that many hackers... Just the Hack DL newbs, the real deal (the guys who write hacks and are acctually smart enough to update often) will get by just fine on steam, just as well as on won.
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I'm pretty sure steam is hear to stay, or at least as long as valve is still around.
Anyways, my best time on WON would definitely be the first time I played NS with all of my friends.....great times.
One friend was hiding behind a box and we were all dead with no base, and he kept asking "what should I do". We just kept telling him to stay put.
The next thing that happens is an Onos runs by and does charge....(FYI: this was my first time playing NS also.) So I was like WTH was that, and my friend who was behind the box was like DUDE WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT. Then the onos starts coming his way and my friend starts screaming, THE TREX IS AFTER ME, AHHhhh!1
I was in tears...heh. Thanks NS. Thanks WON.
Anyways, my best time on WON would definitely be the first time I played NS with all of my friends.....great times.
One friend was hiding behind a box and we were all dead with no base, and he kept asking "what should I do". We just kept telling him to stay put.
The next thing that happens is an Onos runs by and does charge....(FYI: this was my first time playing NS also.) So I was like WTH was that, and my friend who was behind the box was like DUDE WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT. Then the onos starts coming his way and my friend starts screaming, THE TREX IS AFTER ME, AHHhhh!1
I was in tears...heh. Thanks NS. Thanks WON. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's supposed to be a gradual phase out, that will take place in the coming week more or less. I guess this thread is a bit premature in that respect...
Anyways, my best time on WON would definitely be the first time I played NS with all of my friends.....great times.
One friend was hiding behind a box and we were all dead with no base, and he kept asking "what should I do". We just kept telling him to stay put.
The next thing that happens is an Onos runs by and does charge....(FYI: this was my first time playing NS also.) So I was like WTH was that, and my friend who was behind the box was like DUDE WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT. Then the onos starts coming his way and my friend starts screaming, THE TREX IS AFTER ME, AHHhhh!1
I was in tears...heh. Thanks NS. Thanks WON. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's supposed to be a gradual phase out, that will take place in the coming week more or less. I guess this thread is a bit premature in that respect... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know they are supposed to gradually go away, but I was under the impression that people thought it would all end at once.
The late days of 1.04 and when 2.0 was released. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Totally owning up noobs in desert crisis. Ill never forgive the dev-team for releasing the new patch that totally killed the MOD <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->