chicagodave Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 thers lots of stuff going around, i wonder if someone can give a definitive answer: 1. theres no buddy/clan option for online play 2.you cant chat in the lobby 3. user controlled server can onlyhost 4 4. voice chat is open mic for everyone these ugly rumors have been spread in the lucas arts forums. if anyone can please answer these, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDurp Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 right, no clan option for online, there isnt even a lobby for the game, you just join in, for me it can only hold four, but that might be just because my server is bad, and voice chat is open mic for anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagodave Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 Originally posted by DarthDurp right, no clan option for online, there isnt even a lobby for the game, you just join in, for me it can only hold four, but that might be just because my server is bad, and voice chat is open mic for anybody. oh wow if this is true, im very dissapointed. i just dont understand why they want to screw up this game by not adding small feautures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precog Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 What is a buddy/clan option for online play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourBestFriend Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Thats why I am buying the PC version.. they can always add features! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader523 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Originally posted by YourBestFriend Thats why I am buying the PC version.. they can always add features! So can PS2 and XBox... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SITH_ShadowCat Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Thats why you get X-fire and keep track of your buddies. Unless your getting the console version, then I laugh at you. Jedi Academy never had a clan list and it was fine online, my best advise is go out and make real friends instead of meeting people over a Star Wars game. *prepares for some random flame on that comment* I don't care about user contolled servers since those are the laggiest, I'll stick with dedicated thankyou. The only thing I don't like very much is the open voice thing, but this is were PC will also shine since not everyone will have mics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Mighty_Ewok Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Shadowcat, you have a point, user servers do suck, and yes, real friends are far more entertaining then people you meet in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 So if user servers suck, when all the fanboys run out and buy the game the first day, is there going to be anywhere decent to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SITH_ShadowCat Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Originally posted by Prime So if user servers suck, when all the fanboys run out and buy the game the first day, is there going to be anywhere decent to play? No, thats why you stick to single player until some deticated servers go up. Unless some people are clever and already set some up for the first day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I think I read somewhere that LEC will have dedicated servers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorKönig Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 Wolfgaming.net will probably host 2 servers on dedicated machines right away. 1 in the Us and 1 in Europe. Both will be on dedicated 10mbit lines and powerfull servers so no lag will almost be guaranteed. Although keep in mind that our servers will be actively admined. When the servers do get online depends entirely on LA, if they manage to get out a dedicated server on the day of release the US server will go online immediately. The European server will depend on a linux based ded. server. For more info visit http://wolfgaming.net P.S. Mod, I hope it's ok to post this here, after all it's for the good of the community and of course everyone is welcome as long as they know to behave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Dark Jedi Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Prime when all the fanboys run out and buy the game the first day, ? Which would be most of us. There is a lobby. I thought there was a clan list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blobber Fett Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 There is only a game lobby and no way of knowing who is playing online except for the ones who name their games by their handles. There is no buddy list. The comms are open, dont cough it takes out the eardrums. non dedicated is up to 4 players only. dedicated is dependant on bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoopknacker Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 No No No. Is it true that the mic is open for everyone and not just for your team? That would be awful! Cant tell you how many insults there will be and flame wars over the mics. If you can talk to the opposite team and not just your own teammates! I would prefer there be no VOIP. I have got to see it for myself. I dont think they would do that. This is why they should have taunts to keep people from using alot of profanity, racist remarks and other useless crap to insult the other team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by Whoopknacker Is it true that the mic is open for everyone and not just for your team? That would be awful! Cant tell you how many insults there will be and flame wars over the mics. If it would be anything like the geek contestants that are on that techtv Arena show, I'll pass on the voice stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchy Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Open mic IS the way to go. Most Xbox'ers already know this. Button push chat is inferior in an action game....so this is good news. The 4 player server is likely because this game will require a huge amount of bandwidth. If someone has a T1 or something then I am sure they will be able to host more. A note here - having AI controlled factions like sandpeople, ewoks, etc, is not worth the bandwidth they absorb. I hope there is an option to turn off the AI factions. That would make the servers more stable. No clan support on the PS2 is very understandable. It would require a LOT of work. No clan support on the Xbox (that has it built in) is not acceptabe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishlore Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 This isn't an issue for PC gamers. You can create any chat channels you wish with Teamspeak or RogerWilco. Both free. For console people...well...who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediCrow Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by fishlore This isn't an issue for PC gamers. You can create any chat channels you wish with Teamspeak or RogerWilco. Both free. For console people...well...who cares. Um...ppl that are playing it on a console maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishlore Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by JediCrow Um...ppl that are playing it on a console maybe? True. The point being however, console kiddies should expect their inferior hardware to have shortcomings like this. This is one of the infinite reasons why I would never play a game like this on a peice of junk console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FpS_Vandal Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Give it a rest, dude. I agree that first person shooters belong on a PC platform for a number of reasons (ease of customization, patching, communication, more options for control, ect) but there's no reason to bash folks for wanting a cool X-Box or PS2 game, don't be a cockbite about everything your whole life. Remember, they are gonna lay down 50 bucks just like you, so maybe you should consider everyone instead of just yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNACowboy Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Originally posted by ouchy Open mic IS the way to go. Most Xbox'ers already know this. Button push chat is inferior in an action game....so this is good news. The 4 player server is likely because this game will require a huge amount of bandwidth. If someone has a T1 or something then I am sure they will be able to host more. A note here - having AI controlled factions like sandpeople, ewoks, etc, is not worth the bandwidth they absorb. I hope there is an option to turn off the AI factions. That would make the servers more stable. No clan support on the PS2 is very understandable. It would require a LOT of work. No clan support on the Xbox (that has it built in) is not acceptabe. open mic is ok if the player is on a headset and is disciplined enough to only speak when needed.. in our clan setting for other games open mic is highly frowned upon because of all the unnecissary sound coming over comms is highly distracting and anti-productive. the voice activated is the 2nd best option but push to talk is by far the most courteous and best option. it is actually not difficult at all and i find it much easier to keep the comms clear and concise.. ofcourse some of this is a mute point as most people like to use their own comms, most public comms tend to be more chaotic then beneficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 1- I never use the intergrated voice chat. I'll use software that is made for that, this way I only have my clanmates/buddies on. And also, it is easy to know who is online. 2- I always use all seeing eye for server browsing and use it to find buddies/clanmates. 3- I don't recall the last time I played a non dedicated server for any game 4- If I want to chat about SWBF, I'll hop on an irc channel that talks about it, not start up the game just to chat. So, none of it affects me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomie Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 This sucks! this all sucks! How can they give such a great game such great cons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirRed Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 In game you can only talk to people on your own side on the score screen which is the closest thing to a lobby you can talk to everone The host has the option to set the number of AI characters per human player but with the maps being so big its kinda borning without the AI and yeah the open mics are kinda anoying the other day someone was talking on the phone with the headset still on lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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