Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

[DuffMan]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Alright, let's just picture you on dial-up.

You try to connect to a server, but you fail.

You try to connect to another. Success! 800 ping = autokick.

Go on a third server. Woot, no autokick! People moan you're lagging everywhere. Admin kicks you.

Go on a fourth server. No autokick, no admin! Brilliant! You see an enemy, go prone, and by the time you've received the latest data packet, the enemy has jumped to your side and pumped you with his 2mb connection. It doesn't look like you've died until a few seconds later, but you do!

Then you respawn, and decide you want to go in a jet. You get no lock-on warnings or anything in time and get killed a few seconds after you zoom over an enemy base.

Looks like you can't even play. What's the point in messing up other peoples gaming experience when you can't actually do anything useful for your team?

Don't be a jackass. Don't play BF2 on dial-up.

[XX55XX]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Ive kinda got a feeling this guy made up their mind before even posting. I dont think hes going to take "no, it will not work" until he tries it himself.

You've read my mind already.

I'll download the demo sometime later this week and try it out. Since views on 56K is so mixed, I'll make my gamble.

Also, I've been pinging a ton of BF2 servers using the command prompt and the "ping" command. They always yield results of 160-220 milleseconds. This seems very optimistic for me, as I've been playing online games at that ping rate for years...

[desolatordan]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Well, it's his $50, and he'll have fun downloading all the couple hundred mb of patches.

It's not going to work, you won't be doing any more pleasant online gaming with 56k. Just pay for the extra cost of DSL. Plus, every time you connect your 56k, you pay a few cents just to call, it's not just your monthly bill.

[thecolorpink]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

once you go broadband, you never go back. dont u dl stuff? like tv episodes off of bittorrent and stuff? i sometimes have to miss out on stuff cause of work or going out, but luckily i have broadband and bittornado :0

[imported_Wreck]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

When I was growing up I didn't even have a computer much less interenet connection. I wasn't able to get these things until I was 20 years old. I swear kids today are so spoiled.

If your parents won't get it there's nothing you can do about it until you move out. Case closed.

[XX55XX]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Well, it's his $50, and he'll have fun downloading all the couple hundred mb of patches.

It's not going to work, you won't be doing any more pleasant online gaming with 56k. Just pay for the extra cost of DSL. Plus, every time you connect your 56k, you pay a few cents just to call, it's not just your monthly bill.

Yeah, I'm aware of the large patches and such. I don't pay to dial though, as I'm always using a local number. Also, I plan to buy the Deluxe edition, which already includes the 1.3 patch and the Special Forces expansion pack.

[thecolorpink]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Yeah, I'm aware of the large patches and such. I don't pay to dial though, as I'm always using a local number. Also, I plan to buy the Deluxe edition, which already includes the 1.3 patch and the Special Forces expansion pack.

lol gl when they upgrade to 1.31 which shouldnt be too long now since 1.3 is so goddamn buggy. were are you from, i'm just curious as to see what kinda highspeed options there are for you in your city?

[XX55XX]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

lol gl when they upgrade to 1.31 which shouldnt be too long now since 1.3 is so goddamn buggy. were are you from, i'm just curious as to see what kinda highspeed options there are for you in your city?

It's just that my parents are unwilling. There are only 2 options: Verizon, at 768 kbp/s for around 22 dollars a month (which includes fees and such) and Comcast, at around 50 dollars for a 3 megabit connection. And there are a myriad of other dial up companies.

It's not the price that matters for my parents. It's just the reason why. If I explain that I want to play some video games over the internet, they'll flatly say no, even if I present them with 22 dollars a month.

Still, I'm still rather optimistic about dial up. But then again, until I've tried BF2 with dial up, I'll never know...

[thecolorpink]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

It's just that my parents are unwilling. There are only 2 options: Verizon, at 768 kbp/s for around 22 dollars a month (which includes fees and such) and Comcast, at around 50 dollars for a 3 megabit connection. And there are a myriad of other dial up companies.

It's not the price that matters for my parents. It's just the reason why. If I explain that I want to play some video games over the internet, they'll flatly say no, even if I present them with 22 dollars a month.

Still, I'm still rather optimistic about dial up. But then again, until I've tried BF2 with dial up, I'll never know...

tell them its to save the whales. then theyll understand.

[SMeeD]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

I think pinging BF servers and playing on them is a totally different thing. When you play on them there is a lot more info that needs to pass threw your connection.

Maybe someday you will need to stream some video for school.

[XX55XX]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

I think pinging BF servers and playing on them is a totally different thing. When you play on them there is a lot more info that needs to pass threw your connection.

Maybe someday you will need to stream some video for school.

Alas, very true. I've heard somewhere that BF2 tosses almost 60 kilobytes worth of information per second at the client, so it might prove a bit unwieldy to play online.

[[2bit]Modmaven]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Yes, as people have just mentioned....Its really all about the kbps!!!

Bf2 uses anywhere from 40-80kbps down, depending on server size etc. Your typical dial up connection will give you 6-8kbps down. DO THE MATH. Sorry to shout, but there is a reason it says you have to have broadband.

Going to broadband is not just for games though. Web pages are so graphic intensive nowadays, it take ages on dial up. Have you even used broadband? That's where like, you click the page, it reponds immediately with information you need. It's pretty amazing....:)

Another angle you could put on it is to get VOIP service for your phone. I have Vonage that uses my broadband, and it is only like 25 bucks for unlimited calling anywhere. Before I was paying 35 bucks just for a local land line phone. I bet they are paying through the nose for long distance already. I pay about 75 dollars a month for basic cable, cable internet, and unlimited calling anywhere. It just makes sense.

[Dlab37]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

I had dial up when i first got Bf2. I got bored of SP really quicky. Verizon DSL didnt work in my area. But it worked out better because. I now have RCN 7mbps. In my area that really is like 4mbps which i think is great

[Blob488]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

System Requirements

* Windows XP (32-bit) with Admin rights
* 1.7 GHz Pentium 4 / Athlon XP or greater
* 512 MB or more
* 460MB of HD Space
* DirectX 9.0c compatible (*video)
* DirectX 9.0c compatible (sound)

*Video
Video card must have 128 MB or more memory and one of the following chipsets:

* NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 or greater
* ATI Radeon 8500 or greater

Multiplayer
Multiplayer requires 1 set of discs per PC and a broadband (Cable, DSL, or a faster) connection. Internet or Network (2-64 players)

Nope, you can't play multiplayer!

Mike is that you

[(_pac_sun50_)]

Re: Has anyone tried to play BF2 on dial up?

Oh dear, I remember the days of UnrealTournament on dial up! :laugh: Had to sit there for up to an hour if not more for things to load/download/connect haha...


by the way, hi all :)

god i love your siggy,anyways dial-up=no joing server.i dont even like to play when my ping is over 100