Well, as much as I like DSL, the service I get is crap. I got basic DSL from PacBell. My connection is various from anywhere at 20k/ps to 120k/ps.
The reason the service is crap is because, I went and got the Cayman DSL Router, so I can have all 4 computers on my network on the DSL, but with the constant disconnections from pacbell (every couple of hours) staying connected to servers is a pain at times.
I have tried calling PacBell several times, but they are better at bullshitting you, than actually trying to help with the problem. I get discuraged when a field tech comes out and tells me that I am "not that far from the main box" and then the phone idiots (customer *cough* service) and I tell them of my problems and they tell me that I am "pretty far away from the main box"
There are times when my DSL is great, and there are times when I have problems uploading a simple html file.
Anybody elce have Pac Bell horror stories?
Ok, I do believe there is a rut, but there have been a few games that make an attept to pull out of those ruts.
Half-Life started to work out of the rut, but they dove head first into it when all they cared about was the mods. Now they are working on TF2 (multiplayer only!) which is going to be yet another Counter Strike clone. How original!
My personal favorite was System Shock 2. Granted it had a few bugs, but I think it blew away any game when it hit. It is one of the only games that I still play, and have to play with the lights out.
I think the gaming rut as a whole is the "multiplayer only" fase the gaming industry is going through. They are doing less production on games, and selling them for more (Diablo 2 anybody?).
Hopefully we will se some more quality coming out soon.
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Well, as much as I like DSL, the service I get is crap. I got basic DSL from PacBell. My connection is various from anywhere at 20k/ps to 120k/ps. The reason the service is crap is because, I went and got the Cayman DSL Router, so I can have all 4 computers on my network on the DSL, but with the constant disconnections from pacbell (every couple of hours) staying connected to servers is a pain at times. I have tried calling PacBell several times, but they are better at bullshitting you, than actually trying to help with the problem. I get discuraged when a field tech comes out and tells me that I am "not that far from the main box" and then the phone idiots (customer *cough* service) and I tell them of my problems and they tell me that I am "pretty far away from the main box" There are times when my DSL is great, and there are times when I have problems uploading a simple html file. Anybody elce have Pac Bell horror stories?
Ok, I do believe there is a rut, but there have been a few games that make an attept to pull out of those ruts. Half-Life started to work out of the rut, but they dove head first into it when all they cared about was the mods. Now they are working on TF2 (multiplayer only!) which is going to be yet another Counter Strike clone. How original! My personal favorite was System Shock 2. Granted it had a few bugs, but I think it blew away any game when it hit. It is one of the only games that I still play, and have to play with the lights out. I think the gaming rut as a whole is the "multiplayer only" fase the gaming industry is going through. They are doing less production on games, and selling them for more (Diablo 2 anybody?). Hopefully we will se some more quality coming out soon.