Any 56k players?

[BuzzCutPsycho]

I been thinking about getting Planetside now that it's out but 56k is the only thing available to me currently, when I move next year I will get broadband. I'd like to know how playable this game is on 56k, games like Natural-Selection, Team Fortress Classic, and Day of Defeat run fine for me and to me a 300 ping is acceptable. I'd like the opinions of people here before I make this decision, thanks.

[ZionsFire]

:sad song:

[BuzzCutPsycho]

Thanks for the sympathy, I will take your well thought-out reply as a "no."

I'm open for second opinions.

[Intruder]

Well lets see, I play on cable in australia, and as such am lucky to get 180 pings...

Now one of my good friends also plays PS, he plays on a 56k connection...in Australia... And lets just say PS plays very well for a 56k in a country half way around the world.

[Lonehunter]

I've heard that if you keep your video settings on low, and stay out of huge battles, 56k is ok. But, I've only heard this. Somebody once said that they play with a friend in Alaska who is 56k.

[BuzzCutPsycho]

My computer is a powerhouse alienware though, 3.6ghz 1gig rdramm, radeon 9800 pro, etc. but all i can get is 56k, any more opinions will be appreciated.

300 ping? That's 10 times my usual and I still get lag spikes from time to time. Good luck...

ghost

[Eliaas_Demens]

A buddy of mine plays 56k. Just stay out of the huge battles and it'll run. Can't tell you how well it'll run though.

[Harps]

sucks to have a comp like that and can only get 56k

[TF_MrA]

yea that blows dude. you will be unhappy with the gameplay. i have cable and the lag does get bad sometimes. and you will often not receive packets from the server and this annoying screen somes up. but, you can try it. i'd rather play PS with lag than not play at all. Yes, it's that good.

[TimberWolf2K]

Bah, stop giving 56K such a hard time. I play PS on my 56K modem and it is 100% playable.

Just stay away from the Giant Zergs of your own team, 100+ empire mates hanging around a base shooting the crap outa each other for fun really clogs up your modem.

I got avice from someone on the boards, I was getting super pissed off with having no one to kill because 90% of the time a base battle was really only 50 empire mates fighting 2 or 3 guys unlucky enough to spawn in that base.

I was told to studdy the map, look for where a small battle (a reall one not a zerg ) might break out or go recon and find one.

56K will play this game FINE, just avoide pointless zergs and have a gander at those single enemy bases on your empires conts.
ONE guy helping to attack those single ememy bases before they can get a foothold is worth WAY more than 20+ extra guys on a zerg push.

PS is all about tactics and using what you have insted of complaning about it. (hint hint people who whine about nerfs hint hint)

Think Smart, Play Smart,

[Corrosion]

Originally posted by Hammer
My computer is a powerhouse alienware though, 3.6 ghz 1gig rdramm, radeon 9800 pro, etc. but all i can get is 56k, any more opinions will be appreciated.

I dont think alienware makes em that high

[Lt.Loser]

ok i have 56k, say i shoot and kill somebody, how long is the reaction beafore he is dead?

[Lt.Loser]

say i go into a normal sized battle, how many soldiers would there be and how would my 56k handle it, bare in mind i have a 2.53 ghz, 512 mbddram 128 gf4 graphix card (geforce 4 mx440) and a pretty good modem and most games it gets me 150-200 ping

[TimberWolf2K]

Originally posted by Lt.Loser
ok i have 56k, say i shoot and kill somebody, how long is the reaction beafore he is dead?

Roughly 1/4 of a second.

When you get a feel for the game you can tell when you have unloaded enough led into someone's ass to kill him.

Battle size... uh... Iv never seen a "normal battle" I see Mega Zergs and Small skirmishes

Zerg 50+ sitting around doing nothing

Skirmish 10 - 20 guys duking it out around a tower or base

I was in a Zerg with around 40 TR holding a base ( no one to fight ) with a steady normal ping (200 ish)

When you get 40 vs 40 guys your ping will rise to around 4000. just leave and go fight somewhere else.