razorace Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 A friend of mine has AOL and wants to try JK2 on the net. We haven't been able to get it to work. Does anyone know of a work around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarek Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Uhm, it works. AOL one of the largest ISPs in the world. Although I havent tried to get on JK2 with AOL personally, I'm sure if there were a real problem someone would have spoken up before now. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, its not AOL, its your buddy's computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellFyre69 Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 yep.. JO is one of the few games that works with 56k.. I used to play this game with 56k, and It worked beatifully with 10 ppl.. Now that I have cable, I cant even notice the difference! between 40 ping to 150 ping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted July 22, 2002 Author Share Posted July 22, 2002 See the problem is....AOL isn't a true ISP. They sort of reflect the internet down to their customers. As such, internet gaming is a pain in the butt with AOL. Hell, AOL just plain sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caster Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Ugh. Unless your friend is using one of the AOL-cablecompany partnership deals, he's likely connected at a measly 26,000kbps. Which is not going to be enough for the game, or any game really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted July 22, 2002 Author Share Posted July 22, 2002 Maybe, but his connection sucks ether way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOneCanoli Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 I highly doubt that with AOL, you'll get anything below a 300 ping with the Q3 netcode... it isn't very kind to 56kers, nevermind AOL users. As for getting it to work at all... I would think you'd be able to a play a bit. But I'm not speaking from experience, as I won't touch that thing with a 42 foot pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted July 22, 2002 Author Share Posted July 22, 2002 yeah, aol blows chunks, it's got some sort of uber-firewall that "protects" the users from the big, scary internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerfYoda Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Mindless AOL bashing aside... A bunch of the students at the Academy are AOL users. If you get an IP address you should be able to play fine. What errors are you getting from the game? Time to clear up AOL misconcessions: Your max connection rate is not 26,000 baud. Connection rate depends on line quality, your modem & your ISP's modem. AOL uses 56k modems most of the place if I remember right. It is true that you get a kind of hand-me-down internet connection though. It's not the best & you'd be better off with a real ISP, but your game should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted July 22, 2002 Author Share Posted July 22, 2002 Well, we couldn't get it to work. But I guess it could be user error....he's really bad about not following instructions and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psionic Jedi Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Just cause AOL is a large ISP doesn't mean it's gaming friendly. It's commercials revolve around happy people describing instant messaging, emails, weather reports, music, blah blah... nothing about gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarek Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Originally posted by Psionic Jedi Just cause AOL is a large ISP doesn't mean it's gaming friendly. I never said it was "gaming friendly". I simply stated it was large...quite large. Which means out of its millions of customers, some of them probably play jedi knight. Since theres never been an issue of JK2 not working with AOL, this is obviously an isolated incident. My guess is, this guy who cant get JK2 online probably has restricted access. AOL's "parental controls feature"...lol. Thru my work, I encounter customers with this problem because theyve been restricted to "aol only" content. Thats probably whats messing him up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted July 23, 2002 Author Share Posted July 23, 2002 Interesting....I'll have to ask him and then strangle him if that's the reason. His AOL has been plagueing him for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellFyre69 Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 wuts wrong with AOL!!? In fact i used to use netzero!! yes!! free internet (now they started charging so I got cable..bah! dam netzero) i got 150 ping in ut!! and guess it wut.. at that time Netzero was FREE... so AOL should be enuff for JO.. AIM has nothing wrong.. In fact AOL is dying(Sadly)... more and more ppl are getting cable/dsl so A lot less ppl will be using it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarek Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Originally posted by HellFyre69 wuts wrong with AOL!!? In fact i used to use netzero!! yes!! free internet (now they started charging so I got cable..bah! dam netzero). Man, #### netzero. I remember when they used to run TV commercials saying "internet should always be free" and "free is the american way". They sold out big time tho. Net-Zero needs to rename themselves to Net-Nine-Ninety-Five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercen4ry Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Dear unfortunate AOL subscriber's friend: (as quoted from Game Revolution) Yes, JK2 should work with AOL, but depending upon which service your friend subscribes to, it may or may not turn into a serious problem where gameplay is concerned. Luckily, JK2 isn't that much of a bandwidth hog as compared to games like, say, Tribes 2, but for the long run, I would say get another ISP. You owe it to your friend; AOL sacrifices many of the features of a basic ISP in lieu of a dumbed down interface that preaches user friendliness. And as for Netzero, Juno, or their alliance - I tried them, and all I have to say is: bah. Half the time I ran the service, not only was it slow.... but ads killed my games every 3 seconds, and added more spyware than KaZaA and Warez sites combined. Trust me, get a good ISP for your friend; it's an investment that his gaming addiction will surely thank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted July 26, 2002 Author Share Posted July 26, 2002 Yeah, I've been telling him that for years. Sounds like he's finely going to switch soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.