I just hope this wont end with us only playing last stand.
But lets vote awesome, hell why not.
I was not lucky enough to have played ns1, but I really don't understand how that could happen now. Even if most public games played a new game mode more than the main game mode, there would be communities that specialize in the main gamemode. TAW could run a server with only the main gamemode. I am sure that many players like yourself would value such a server.
Lets put it this way, the difference between combat and NS were the maps. Unless server operators left the maps out, there was no exclusively combat or NS server and it is hard to seed a server without combat. Then, when you get enough players in the server, you can't pass the vote to the ns_ maps and are stuck on co_ like some servers are stuck on tram/summit/veil in NS2.
Basically, NS became the niche game mode like how SWS is now. I'm exaggerating of course, but I think you can relate to it better if I put it that way.
Also, SWS is playable at lower player counts than NS2, so seeding NS2 will be even harder than seeding SWS if it falls out of favour. Not that I think it will happen, but its not difficult to imagine.
I really don't get the 'combat killed ns1' argument. People would play what they liked best. If you said newer players would get interested in combat and never try 'classic' that was certainly somewhat true, but thats more the fault of the game not making it obvious that classic is the 'full game', or making it easier to adjust to the learning curve.
Some people just liked combat more, it certainly didnt HURT ns1.
A 'combat' mod could really be easily coded at this point, even from the ground-up. Sure it would be rough around the edges without some proper UI work/design, but the core basics would not take very long. However some may consider that bad taste considering the standalone game and all... idk.
As for LS, casual modes which offer gameplay based on similar design with removed restrictions would help ns2 with rookies... But given currently playercounts I really dont see how any gameplay modes can really hope to succeed.
Combat did not kill ns1, if anything it made the entry level to the game much better and has very positive effect on the player numbers.
The reason for the sudden drop in player count at the time is the same as with most other mods/games at the time. World of Warcraft came out and became quite popular .
Agreed on all points, if anything, combat extended the life of NS1 the game was on its last legs, I remember specifically the last hey days on NS1 was inhabited with mic spam and trolls regardless of how effective you were at administrating, you couldn't ban the players permanently as you would of killed off NS1 indefinitely.
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I can't stand to play in a pub for more than like 15 minutes, if that. As such I usually just play a different game entirely if there's not a good gather group or the nrp running.
Last Stand might make a pub bearable. I'm all for it
I can't stand to play in a pub for more than like 15 minutes, if that. As such I usually just play a different game entirely if there's not a good gather group or the nrp running.
Last Stand might make a pub bearable. I'm all for it
We've been testing Last Stand a lot internally lately. I've actually enjoyed it a great deal and it's got me more excited about playing NS2 than anything else in a long time.
I can't stand to play in a pub for more than like 15 minutes, if that. As such I usually just play a different game entirely if there's not a good gather group or the nrp running.
Last Stand might make a pub bearable. I'm all for it
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Agreed on all points, if anything, combat extended the life of NS1 the game was on its last legs, I remember specifically the last hey days on NS1 was inhabited with mic spam and trolls regardless of how effective you were at administrating, you couldn't ban the players permanently as you would of killed off NS1 indefinitely.
Last Stand might make a pub bearable. I'm all for it
We've been testing Last Stand a lot internally lately. I've actually enjoyed it a great deal and it's got me more excited about playing NS2 than anything else in a long time.
I think this one speaks for itself
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NOPE. Discord even removes your privileges when you leave, so never coming back (except for occasionally checking the forums)
Time to pack.
Just kidding.
edit: Appears you cant embed to a specific time. 1:12 was the point I wanted.
Later nerd.