Playing Online

[Benji]

So yeah, a question I've pondered, X-Box has by far the best online capabilities, and yet it is still a clear second to PS2 in terms of fans, so I wanted to know who plays online and does it make any difference to your gaming if you can't play online?

I personally only do the PC, and even then only short games, sometimes a long game of Civ or the latest free MMPOG but that's about it. I have played consoles online around mates houses, but I just don't have the urge to go and beat the snot out of someone I barely know.

[Kaney]

The only online games I've ever played (apart from the silly java games on the web) are some worms type stuff that Zaz forced me into playing. I can barely get my PC to run MSN without crashing, never mind full on commercial games. I'm looking into getting my PS2 online sharpish though.

[lanky316]

Only on the PC for me. I just feel the PC suits the type of games better for online play. e.g large scale Rome Total War Battles and FPS games.

[Summers]

PC Only.

Looking into getting my PS2 online, though.

[9 to 5]

I only play Civ 2 and various versions of CM/FM online really.

[King Ellis]

I used to play a bit of CS on the PC, moreso on Diablo 2. Have Guild Wars now but we seem to have grown bored of it. Played (and beat) Dan on PES4 on the PC too. Plan to get PS2 online soon for PES5 and SD2006.

[Dan]

I play PS2 and PC online, and soon DS.

[EddieRuckus]

I used to have Xbox live until my sub ran out, though I should be getting that again once I get a bank account and some money in the account. Right now I play online for PS2 but my frickin PS2 is broken, so I'll have to replace it with a slimline. Haven't played PC online too much, but I should start doing that since I have AOE III now

[apsham]

I do the PC from time to time, but oddly not since I have high speed. I guess that's because most of the things I play come from torrents now. >.>

I tried using a PS2 network adapter that I borrowed from someone, but since the connection in my room goes through a router, I think it's slower than it should be.

[Bigal]

I don't, but mainly because my shitty firewall keeps giving me problems, and online play is hard to do because of it.

[DonaldMick]

About the only game I ever played online was Pokemon, and I stopped because 95% of the players were/are chickenshit little twats.

[ErikBN3012]

I play WoW from time to time on my laptop. I used to play my PS2 online all the time, but I haven't played for a while since I got to college because of the firewall. Apparently a router will help me get past that so can get back in some online Madden leagues.

[therockbox]

PC, I play CS: S, Day of Defeat, Call of Duty, Battlefield 1942 etc. quite a lot.

[St. Dubb]

The only games I've ever played online were for the PC...I played Quake online and also an RPG called Nexus.

[Cole]

Yeah, I play my sports games on PS2 Online.

[zero]

Only on console. I spent an eternity online with Mortal Kombat Deception, and I play Madden online. You bastards need to get your PS2s online though because this November, the EWB Smackdown vs. RAW Federation will be open for business.

[Benji]

Only on console. I spent an eternity online with Mortal Kombat Deception, and I play Madden online. You bastards need to get your PS2s online though because this November, the EWB Smackdown vs. RAW Federation will be open for business.

I'm more in than Dan's closet.

[EddieRuckus]

I'll be getting a check at the beginning that will mainly go towards a new PS2 slimline(since the last two regulars I had were refurbished and they both scratched discs) and Smackdown. Should be fun as hell.

[Vilge Duin]

I've only played some Counterstrike and Starcraft online and that was a couple years ago.

Otherwise I'm in the "I prefer single player and don't give a shit about online" category. I like multiplayer as best as the next guy, but it does get a tad bit boring. Nothing beats a nice and enjoyable single player game. My online experiences haven't been too pleasent. Especially Counterstrike. I was pretty good at Starcraft but in Counterstrike there are quite a few elitist assholes who will cheaply take you out and gloat about it like idiots. It was just frustrating trying to learn much about the game when the same couple assholes wandered the spawn points that they memorized and sniped people that spawned.

I also have had one of the shittiest computers ever up until my birthday in August. It was middle of the line in 1998, and time did it no favours. I now have a beast of a machine, that's just lacking a good quantity of ram (only has 256). I also only have basic "light broadband". Max it goes is about 16-18 kbps. Better than dial up but not by much and useless to play online.

Don't have the PS2 network adapter and I'll never get an X-box more than likely. So pretty much online is off limits and I like shit that isn't online better. Although my newly acquired Ratchet: Deadlocked may entice me to see what online is like, and possibly Smackdown vs Raw.

[Cole]

Only on console. I spent an eternity online with Mortal Kombat Deception, and I play Madden online. You bastards need to get your PS2s online though because this November, the EWB Smackdown vs. RAW Federation will be open for business.