UnfrozenCaveman Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I think the only advantage broadband has over 56k is the download speed of patches as well as in cities. But of course, this isn't always true, everyone will experience lag at one point or another. I'm pretty mad at what's been happening with my connection lately. I don't have a modem, so my dad and I networked our cpu's. The thing is, sometimes he's connected and then for some reason I lose my internet connection even though our network connection is still working. Any ideas? I happens a lot and it's such a pain when playing Galaxies! Give me your thoughts...and i'll probably be getting DSL this september. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanalot Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 hey, i have cable modem and i was wondering if people with 56k would lag me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsuko Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 No, Ryan. Other's connections won't matter a thing to you. The only thing that matters is your connection to the server, and since players can't make their own servers, their connection doesn't matter at all. Oh, other than that you can get in a few free shots if you play a lot of PvP and your enemies connections sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Vessen Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Well said. Lag really hurts in online shoot 'em ups though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexxxy_mark Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 Originally posted by Jackrabbit I'm sorry mark . I wasn't trying to flame, I was just getting rowdy . And, you know, I had to defend my manhood (56k) . Sorry that I kind of pointed my post at you, it was meant to be fun. Come on, let's forget our differences, and bridge the gap between 56k users and broadband users . :: opens arms and waits for the hug:: ...well, if you're not the hugging type, I understand... Oh, and yeah, I was talking about the town I live in. It's very small, you see, and in the middle of a vast space of nothingness. When using cable at a friend's house, the fastest I've ever seen is around 300k. hehe well u understand that i had to retaliate. no problems. i mean, man. i've been in your situation with the good 'ol 56k speed =/ u know what will suck tho... downloading the patches when u log on... i beta tested for planetside, and omg i had to leave my computer on for like 4 hours for the patch to finish. translate that onto 56k download speed =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx_Patman_xX Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 Next week iam getting my cable upgraded (or something like that) so hopefully my cable will become more reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexxxy_mark Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 i forgot to mention. if u have TERRIBLY unstable broadband service, u should call and complain. and i mean COMPLAIN. my friend was experiencing 56k like ping on his 1.5mb cable line. so he called and bitched. and for 3 days straight, they worked on the line, i mean physically with the cables and stuff in the neighborhood. his download speed now is 500k at least (actual, "save target as" kinda speed). i was at his house and i was downloading from http://www.microsoft.com @ 500k, i was so amazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Isaac Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 i Have 56k and my connction only connects at 45-46-48k (it jumps around)........So i calles up my isp......And they said a 56k connction is impossibly to have........A phone line can only hold like 53k.......And he said if i was getting a 45k connection i was lucky........But i dont see the luck because i often lose connection to Battle field 1942.......But i have to wait and see....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnfrozenCaveman Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 56k ownz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_bob_the1st Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I'm just happy that 56k will work. I got that and i hate it. Unfortunalty this backward country i live in doesn't have broadband everywhere yet, and before u ask, yes i do live on an island but it ain't got no desert. And i don't have a flat monthly rate. I'm still going to spend every waking minute playing tho. A question tho, will you be able to play from a laptop and move around?? I haven't played any MMORPG's for the reason i mention at the top of this reply but I'm a SW fanatic so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedg Antilles Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 I got 56k and it gets worse by the hour, but my sister needs brodband for school and I might get lucky in a few weeks. Q: does anyone have a Radeon 9700 pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatari Bazrak Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Big_bob_the1st: yeah you can as long as your hooked up to an internet connection. because you only need the CD's for installing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanfalcon Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Sorry to post on this subject again. I've read through the other post that's already up but I wasn't sure about this. I was going to buy Galaxies on import but will it work on 56k here in the good ol UK? I've got AOL which isn't bad. But it isn't great. I can play games like Red Alert 2 online ok and a couple others such as HL and the mods. I take it Galaxies isn't heavy going in the sense that you don't run round gunning everything? I've very little idea what the running of the game is like not having seen any videos etc. Many Thanks For Any Help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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