NOW is the time to invite new players

Racer1Racer1 Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9615Members
in NS2 General Discussion
With the new 250 changes (plus recent performance improvements), many existing players have been taken down a notch (pro players aside), making the playing field for new players a bit more even. Now is the time to invite your friends to play (again). Use that free ns2 license gift you got a while back. Chip in for a new copy. Spread the word.

Perhaps it will take one more release to polish off the 250 rough edges, but its playable now. Hopefully a 25%-40% steam discount is coming soon. <crosses fingers>
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  • RabidWeaselRabidWeasel Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5337Members
    Would be best to wait for the next 1-3 minor patches which fix up any new bugs, serious balance issues from the major tech overhauls, and maybe sort out some other stuff to help new players, imo. Right now we're practically in a 'post release' state where things are bound to be a bit rough for a while; better to present totally new players with a more polished game.
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  • frantixfrantix Join Date: 2013-03-18 Member: 184063Members, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Remember that the BT-mod was out several months now and is already well tested. You can invite friends anytime.
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  • TharosTharos Join Date: 2012-12-18 Member: 175439Members
    edited June 2013
    It's funny because I only bought 2 games on steam : chivalry and ns2 :D
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  • xen32xen32 Join Date: 2012-10-18 Member: 162676Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    I've had exact sum of money for Chiv on my steam account, but got ns2 deluxe instead, now I have skin that I will never be able to look at! I don't regret a thing.
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  • NammNamm Join Date: 2011-12-08 Member: 137116Members
    edited June 2013
    Could ... not ... resist. Chivalry purchased.

    I hope the collaboration between UWE and the Chivalry team means Skulks will be able to bite the heads off Marines in 251, and Nordic battle axes instead of that girly Switch-fits-in-my-purse-Axe we're stuck with right now.
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  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    Obraxis wrote: »
    153lPdS.jpg

    Not gonna lie that's a pretty cool picture.

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  • notyourbuddynotyourbuddy Join Date: 2013-04-17 Member: 184868Members
    Sale won't do much. Different patch same shenanigans.

    Vets who say 24man servers are bad for NS2 not only go into them, but once there they go out of their way to intentionally team stack match after match voting down any attempts to randomize. In "Rookie Friendly" pubs of all places. Good luck retaining new players who experience that.

    (On the bright side saw a few new players who took advantage of the sale. They didn't really know what was going on, but their initial impression was, "This game is awesome.")
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    notyourbuddy wrote: »
    Sale won't do much. Different patch same shenanigans.

    Vets who say 24man servers are bad for NS2 not only go into them, but once there they go out of their way to intentionally team stack match after match voting down any attempts to randomize. In "Rookie Friendly" pubs of all places. Good luck retaining new players who experience that.

    (On the bright side saw a few new players who took advantage of the sale. They didn't really know what was going on, but their initial impression was, "This game is awesome.")
    Pfew, at least there is a brightside. For a moment there I though I stumbled upon a dark alley with cats :P
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  • Racer1Racer1 Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9615Members
    WOW the price of NS 2 is now $8.50 on Steam! This is as cheap as it is going to get.
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  • MuckyMcFlyMuckyMcFly Join Date: 2012-03-19 Member: 148982Members, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Shadow
    I wont be invitng anyone to this awful patch...
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  • wirywiry Join Date: 2009-05-25 Member: 67479Members
    We get it. You don't like it.
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  • KamamuraKamamura Join Date: 2013-03-06 Member: 183736Members, Reinforced - Gold
    Chivalry is horrible, get Mount and Blade Warband instead.
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  • IndustryIndustry Esteemed Gentleman Join Date: 2010-07-13 Member: 72344Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Whether you have any love for the new patch or not, if you care about this game (be it the 249 or 250 version) DON'T be a dick to the new people.

    Please.
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  • ritualsacrificeritualsacrifice Join Date: 2012-11-14 Member: 171148Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Kamamura wrote: »
    Chivalry is horrible, get Mount and Blade Warband instead.

    Not even close to the same kind of game.
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  • Zomb3hZomb3h Join Date: 2011-01-27 Member: 79241Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Industry wrote: »
    Whether you have any love for the new patch or not, if you care about this game (be it the 249 or 250 version) DON'T be a dick to the new people.

    Please.
    You should know by now that player retention isn't this game's highlight, patch or no patch.

    You can always depend on the stackers to fuck this game up.
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  • ezekelezekel Join Date: 2012-11-29 Member: 173589Members, NS2 Map Tester
    edited June 2013
    I was just a dick to someone who isn't new but kept calling the patch trash without understanding anything, and even after attempting to explain they continued to say it was trash.. sorry but I can only hold back so much, being a counter-strike player we don't deal with that kind of stuff nicely. Real input from actually playing it, is great!

    Anyway as for the sale

    1) I hate how it's hard to find, it's on the right side and needs to be scrolled

    2) I hate how there's no more "news" section, you need to manually click it to see patch notes; before it was a startup thing you'd see on steam, so you'd see big patch notes and be like.. woah let me go check out the patch (an example is terraria which one big patch would bring on 20,000 people in one shot)

    Now the only way to get on the front page is prob the store page, which most likely cost $$
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