Help from computer gamers...
Nov. 30th, 2004 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnpalmerSo...
I've been playing Diablo II online with my beloved![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kightp, and I've decided something.
Diablo II sucks as an online game. There's just too much lag. I think it's inescapable, as well... really, there are too many random elements that need to be sent to all the machines that are playing. Either that, or maybe one or the other of us just has a lousy internet connection for computer gaming.
It works okay over a LAN, but over the internet, we've never really had a satisfactory experience.
Does anyone have any suggestions for an online game that
1) plays well over the internet
1.5) (Preferably, does *NOT* require you to connect to play - I don't hold out much hope of this.)
2) doesn't require huge gobs of time (maybe it *tends* to take up huge gobs of time, but it shouldn't *require* it)
3) plays well with 1-2 players (maybe there are things that it's *best* to play with 3-5 people, but 1-2 work just fine)
4) if it's a subscription service, has either very low monthly fees, or has a "by the hour" option
I have a clear prejudice for fantasy role playing, but if there was something that had the same kind of fun factor, but wasn't specifically fantasy RPGing, I wouldn't mind.
I also prefer a game like Diablo II where it's as much a single player game as it is a multiplayer game.
Oh, yeah... and it should be a game that runs really nicely on, say, an 800mhz PIII or Athlon with a decent 3D card. Neither of us are using a machine that's that weak, but I like to be far over the minimum requirements.
I've been playing Diablo II online with my beloved
kightp, and I've decided something.Diablo II sucks as an online game. There's just too much lag. I think it's inescapable, as well... really, there are too many random elements that need to be sent to all the machines that are playing. Either that, or maybe one or the other of us just has a lousy internet connection for computer gaming.
It works okay over a LAN, but over the internet, we've never really had a satisfactory experience.
Does anyone have any suggestions for an online game that
1) plays well over the internet
1.5) (Preferably, does *NOT* require you to connect to play - I don't hold out much hope of this.)
2) doesn't require huge gobs of time (maybe it *tends* to take up huge gobs of time, but it shouldn't *require* it)
3) plays well with 1-2 players (maybe there are things that it's *best* to play with 3-5 people, but 1-2 work just fine)
4) if it's a subscription service, has either very low monthly fees, or has a "by the hour" option
I have a clear prejudice for fantasy role playing, but if there was something that had the same kind of fun factor, but wasn't specifically fantasy RPGing, I wouldn't mind.
I also prefer a game like Diablo II where it's as much a single player game as it is a multiplayer game.
Oh, yeah... and it should be a game that runs really nicely on, say, an 800mhz PIII or Athlon with a decent 3D card. Neither of us are using a machine that's that weak, but I like to be far over the minimum requirements.
