3 days later and only 7 3.2 beta 2 servers ?

Browser_ICEBrowser_ICE Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
Ok, its been 3 days now that NS 3.2 Beta 2 has been release and I still see only 7 servers with a total of about 40 players ? I'm a bit disapointed. I thought by now there would be more. I hope the situation will change over the weekend.

I downloaded it the day it was announced and tried it on that same day and the situation was still the same but with fewer players. That is understandable.

So tell me guys, why the low interest in it ?

Why haven't you started an NS 3.2 Beta server ?

Have you tried it ?

What do you think ?

If you haven't tried it, what was the reason ?
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  • haymohaymo Join Date: 2005-01-09 Member: 34040Members, NS1 Playtester
    The fact that it is in beta form and that there is no patch upgrade is a put off since a lot of people might just think they will upgrade when the final is released.
  • scaryfacescaryface Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9918Members
    I pretty much stopped playing beta 2 SINCE there are not many players. I think the player base became too diluted between 3.1, 3.2b1, and 3.2b2.
    Nevertheless, I think beta2 is a nice improvement. I still think it's kinda annoying how the game is being balanced: overpower one side in one version, then overpower the other in the next.
    Now that I play 3.1 again, i miss my +movement <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
  • Gerald_R_FordGerald_R_Ford Join Date: 2003-11-11 Member: 22544Members
    not many people here are gonna like this answer.

    People are getting sick of NS. No matter how much they balance it anymore, it just the same game again and again. It's continuing its downward trend. Get used to fewer and fewer players.
  • DoppyDoppy Join Date: 2006-11-15 Member: 58624Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    I would love to play 3.2 but I can't find a good classic server to play on. Most of them have FF on, have high ping (For west coast anyways) and have small max player limits, most are 18-22ish people.
  • GreyFlcnGreyFlcn Join Date: 2006-12-19 Member: 59134Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1597855:date=Jan 12 2007, 07:43 AM:name=Doppy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Doppy @ Jan 12 2007, 07:43 AM) [snapback]1597855[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I would love to play 3.2 but I can't find a good classic server to play on. Most of them have FF on, have high ping (For west coast anyways) and have small max player limits, most are 18-22ish people.
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    Yeap, ditto.

    But also I guess another large issue is that it's not listed as "Natural Selection" in the liblist.gam file
    So it's not visible to those playing 3.1 unless they take special action to view it via Steam.

    But in general, I agree with the rest.
    Reason there aren't 3.2 servers is because there aren't the players to support it.
    And the reason behind that is because of it being labeled "beta".

    So until it loses the beta tag, you won't have the players to support 3.2 servers
    So you won't have the servers.
  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    The competitive community (or what's left of it) is scrimming and playing matches on 3.2b2. It's not much of a public beta test, since there isn't really much of a population willing to test it. Usually, people like to stay with what they are used to and avoid change unless absolutely necessary (i.e. 3.2 becoming the official version).

    If anyone wants to help with the beta testing, you could check out #nspickup on irc.gamesurge.net, where there is usually a group of people who wouldn't mind playing 6v6.
  • xtcmenxtcmen Join Date: 2004-04-20 Member: 28040Members, Squad Five Blue
    A very good possibility: The game is pretty much dead and no server owner really cares to upgrade it because they are probably just going to take there server down.
  • vmsvms Join Date: 2005-06-15 Member: 53927Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1597852:date=Jan 12 2007, 02:28 AM:name=Gerald_R_Ford)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gerald_R_Ford @ Jan 12 2007, 02:28 AM) [snapback]1597852[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    not many people here are gonna like this answer.

    People are getting sick of NS. No matter how much they balance it anymore, it just the same game again and again. It's continuing its downward trend. Get used to fewer and fewer players.
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    And thats why they play ns 3.1 instead of 3.2... makes sense
  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    I don't understand such negativity. There are more active beta2 servers than beta1 servers and there is more than enough beta2 activity for us to observe the impact of our changes. Of the top 10 nsp servers, 2 of them are still running beta1. One of them is korean ( we've always had difficulty communicating updates to the asian NS community. When we were running ns 3.1 cm testing, there was an active korean 3.0 beta3 server ).

    Of course, it would have been awesome if the entire community switched over to 3.2 immediately, but it certainly isn't necessary for the process we are currently taking the game through. Soon we'll get another round of feedback and we'll make 3.2 final and *continue* to balance it with the 3.2.x patches.

    Look at it this way, there is generally more activity in NS 3.2 Beta than there is in many other fully released mods. There are mods trying to improve their game with less players than we have in the beta alone, don't sweat it guys, things are working out fine.
  • TerRaKanETerRaKanE Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16292Members, Constellation
  • OtsOts Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18577Members, Constellation
    I logged out of WoW, dl'ed & installed beta2, played 1 scrim, specced another, went back to WoW. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />
  • SolitarioSolitario Join Date: 2006-10-29 Member: 58097Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1597894:date=Jan 12 2007, 11:44 AM:name=puzl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(puzl @ Jan 12 2007, 11:44 AM) [snapback]1597894[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Look at it this way, there is generally more activity in NS 3.2 Beta than there is in many other fully released mods. There are mods trying to improve their game with less players than we have in the beta alone, don't sweat it guys, things are working out fine.
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    indeed
  • LofungLofung Join Date: 2004-08-21 Member: 30757Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1597852:date=Jan 12 2007, 03:28 PM:name=Gerald_R_Ford)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gerald_R_Ford @ Jan 12 2007, 03:28 PM) [snapback]1597852[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    not many people here are gonna like this answer.

    People are getting sick of NS. No matter how much they balance it anymore, it just the same game again and again. It's continuing its downward trend. Get used to fewer and fewer players.
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    qft. this cannot be rejected when we consider about the whole population, but it is true for me. i play ns now if i am really bored and got nothing else to do.
  • CxwfCxwf Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13168Members, Constellation
    I still think NS is the best game ever, and 3.2b2 is one of the better patches I've played. I just seem to be in the minority these days. But oh well, I'll keep playing NS until the day NS2 is released, even if I wind up having to play 3v3 matches.
  • EmanonEmanon Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16254Members, Constellation
    edited January 2007
    Community is split so many ways even prior to the beta, with the beta the split almost doubled.

    The players that are left, are split in this list:

    3.1 classic
    3.2 classic
    3.1 CO
    3.2 CO
    3.1 xmenu
    3.2 xmenu

    Then double the list with BS=1/0

    The only reason people are complaining about no where to play and no one to play with is because they're all divided in so many styles of play that the community isn't large enough to support 12 different game styles. IMO release it publicly barring any major exploits because even if the balance isnt perfect it cannot be too far off from where 3.1 stood. Once again, IMO remove BS 1 to remove another divide that has been placed on the community. There are many reasons why BS fails at its purpose and only hurts the game although I would rather not talk about them to avoid another script thread.

    If a few of these divides were removed "the community" to the perception of the players will almost double or more because there will be more common servers to play on with more players. The divides can only be fixed from the Devs because NS has no control over the plugin side of the community which will continue to do anything they want.

    NS is just tearing itself into pieces and segregating itself.
  • GreyFlcnGreyFlcn Join Date: 2006-12-19 Member: 59134Members, Constellation
    edited January 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1598063:date=Jan 12 2007, 08:33 PM:name=Emanon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Emanon @ Jan 12 2007, 08:33 PM) [snapback]1598063[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Community is split so many ways even prior to the beta, with the beta the split almost doubled.

    The players that are left, are split in this list:

    3.1 classic
    3.2 classic
    3.1 CO
    3.2 CO
    3.1 xmenu
    3.2 xmenu

    Then double the list with BS=1/0

    The only reason people are complaining about no where to play and no one to play with is because they're all divided in so many styles of play that the community isn't large enough to support 12 different game styles. IMO release it publicly barring any major exploits because even if the balance isnt perfect it cannot be too far off from where 3.1 stood. Once again, IMO remove BS 1 to remove another divide that has been placed on the community. There are many reasons why BS fails at its purpose and only hurts the game although I would rather not talk about them to avoid another script thread.

    If a few of these divides were removed "the community" to the perception of the players will almost double or more because there will be more common servers to play on with more players. The divides can only be fixed from the Devs because NS has no control over the plugin side of the community which will continue to do anything they want.

    NS is just tearing itself into pieces and segregating itself.
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    QFT

    One thing that could go a long way to bridging the BS1/BS0 gap though.
    If they made it so that holding down jump repeatedly jumped.
    Like what Tribes 2 did to deal with "Ski Scripts"

    Mix that in with +Movement, and you've that'd resolve most the conflict between BS1 and BS0
  • GreyFlcnGreyFlcn Join Date: 2006-12-19 Member: 59134Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1598094:date=Jan 12 2007, 09:39 PM:name=1stdayplaying)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(1stdayplaying @ Jan 12 2007, 09:39 PM) [snapback]1598094[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Fully automatic/burst firing pistol too.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nah, all that you need for that is to just click quickly.

    Bunnyhopping, there's quite a bit more involved than just spamming a single key/wheel.
  • superelfsuperelf Join Date: 2003-05-05 Member: 16077Members
    edited January 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1597894:date=Jan 12 2007, 05:44 AM:name=puzl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(puzl @ Jan 12 2007, 05:44 AM) [snapback]1597894[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I don't understand such negativity. There are more active beta2 servers than beta1 servers and there is more than enough beta2 activity for us to observe the impact of our changes. Of the top 10 nsp servers, 2 of them are still running beta1. One of them is korean ( we've always had difficulty communicating updates to the asian NS community. When we were running ns 3.1 cm testing, there was an active korean 3.0 beta3 server ).

    Of course, it would have been awesome if the entire community switched over to 3.2 immediately, but it certainly isn't necessary for the process we are currently taking the game through. Soon we'll get another round of feedback and we'll make 3.2 final and *continue* to balance it with the 3.2.x patches.

    Look at it this way, there is generally more activity in NS 3.2 Beta than there is in many other fully released mods. There are mods trying to improve their game with less players than we have in the beta alone, don't sweat it guys, things are working out fine.
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    I'm korean server deedlit's superadmin.
    ip is 203.238.151.72:27015

    sorry, I can't speak english well.

    I agree to Korean ns has communition problem to world user.
    but It didn't anyone don't visit UW site.
    Korean NS user visit UW site every day and reading all news.

    Koean has 2 ns server.
    one is my server (deedlit server) and run 3.2 beta 1
    another is gambler server and that run 3.2 beta 2.

    Why not run beta 2?
    I repeat that hate beta2 patch what weaken DC
    I think to DC nuff is big mistake NS developer.


    and....
    Korean server always run with plugin. that has effect to big game balancer.
    it' origin to korean NS has dynamic energy.
    and defalut server(gambler server) didn't join user.

    Ns has big balance problem at 20 + game.
    but I didn't say abut that at UW why I can't english well.

    I proposal visit korean ns server and view plugin power.
    even if we can't english well then we can show how to enjoy ns.

    I think to Default ns is not hope why Ns developer's mistake.
    6:6 balancing is not ns future. that's ns tomb.
  • Browser_ICEBrowser_ICE Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
    I am not saying that 3.2 Beta 2 is bad nor that it sucks. Its a naturla evolution and a test version (therefore labled Beta) so I know what to expect. I am simply stating the low amount of servers for me to play on. The low amount causes not to have decent ping servers for me. Sure there is a Korean server but I'm in America so guess what my ping would be.

    I simply more servers to choose from and better ping. THen I can try Beta 2 and see how it handles.

    I'll simply wait a bit longer until there are enough servers. In the mean time I'll continue with the current full version.
  • rutixrutix Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58208Members
    well i dont have really problems to find a server really there are like 5 very very active european servers <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />. Since i play 3.2b2 i have never changed back to ns 3.1 because i just like it and that splitting and servers not updating is mostly because the plugins arent working i guess. Atleast thats what i have heard <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
  • NEX9NEX9 Join Date: 2005-03-08 Member: 44299Members
    I dont know about you LOT, but its my SATURDAY night, and i ma not going to sit around here ###### about why, me I MA GUNNA GO PLAY SOME NS!!!

    and i dont care what version
  • JetJaguarJetJaguar Join Date: 2006-12-28 Member: 59291Members
    it feels like ns always is in beta, don't bother calling them beta and everyone might patch their servers, just call them 3.2.x etc for smaller patches.
  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    NS 3.1 was in beta more than 12 months before 3.2 was in beta. Usually we get criticised of the opposite, so I'll gladly take the compliment that we do too much public testing.
  • zerwalterzerwalter Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 19023Members, Constellation
    edited January 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1598205:date=Jan 12 2007, 07:30 PM:name=superelf)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(superelf @ Jan 12 2007, 07:30 PM) [snapback]1598205[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Why not run beta 2?
    I repeat that hate beta2 patch what weaken DC
    I think to DC nuff is big mistake NS developer.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Not updating because you don't like the changes doesn't help anyone. There are always people who will like or dislike every single thing in the changelog and argue it to death. The only way to really see if the changes are good or bad is to have people play with them and players need servers. I know that a 100% adoption rate isn't realistic, but seriously, we need as big of a player base as we can get to adequately test the betas. You say NS isn't balanced for larger games, but how many servers do you see running beta 2 with more than 8v8 slots?
  • ikirikir Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18265Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Gold
    edited January 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1597894:date=Jan 12 2007, 05:44 AM:name=puzl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(puzl @ Jan 12 2007, 05:44 AM) [snapback]1597894[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I don't understand such negativity. There are more active beta2 servers than beta1 servers and there is more than enough beta2 activity for us to observe the impact of our changes. Of the top 10 nsp servers, 2 of them are still running beta1.

    Look at it this way, there is generally more activity in NS 3.2 Beta than there is in many other fully released mods. There are mods trying to improve their game with less players than we have in the beta alone, don't sweat it guys, things are working out fine.
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    I totally agree. After 3.2 release things will looks better <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/marine.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::marine::" border="0" alt="marine.gif" />


    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->ot updating because you don't like the changes doesn't help anyone. There are always people who will like or dislike every single thing in the changelog and argue it to death.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Right, players should always update imho.
  • JohnieJohnie Join Date: 2006-10-09 Member: 58062Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-superelf+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(superelf)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Why not run beta 2?
    I repeat that hate beta2 patch what weaken DC
    I think to DC nuff is big mistake NS developer.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I think somebody allready mentioned that DC's in 3.2 are still better then in 3.1.
    Now they're more effective if you place them around the map and not in huge stacks.
    So...they would be much more usefull early game.
  • ACardboardSlothACardboardSloth Join Date: 2007-01-16 Member: 59647Members
    edited January 2007
    You forgot siege emanon.

    3.2 doesn't have xmenu so all the skilled players can't play it.

    <!--quoteo(post=1598069:date=Jan 12 2007, 08:42 PM:name=GreyFlcn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GreyFlcn @ Jan 12 2007, 08:42 PM) [snapback]1598069[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    QFT

    One thing that could go a long way to bridging the BS1/BS0 gap though.
    If they made it so that holding down jump repeatedly jumped.
    Like what Tribes 2 did to deal with "Ski Scripts"

    Mix that in with +Movement, and you've that'd resolve most the conflict between BS1 and BS0
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Or we can just post macros for everyone to use here.
  • FirewaterFirewater Balance Expert Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10690Members, Constellation
    edited January 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1600181:date=Jan 19 2007, 04:59 PM:name=ACardboardSloth)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ACardboardSloth @ Jan 19 2007, 04:59 PM) [snapback]1600181[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    You forgot siege emanon.

    3.2 doesn't have xmenu so all the skilled players can't play it.
    Or we can just post macros for everyone to use here.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    What does that mean that skilled players can't play because of no xmenu?

    You honestly don't think a simple menu command creates a skill gap do you?

    Ok Puzl, I will put him on ignore.
  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    edited January 2007
    ACardboardSloth is trolling. Just ignore him.
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    I like 3.2...

    I want to play more games on lucid though. That map is hot.

    Seriously, probably the only time I've played a new NS map and though "oh wow, this is awesome" rather then finding tonnes of problems and wishing we were on eclipse.
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