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The death of descent3?

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 8:41 am
by Whodat232
Whats up guys..... long time no see!

Ya I know Suncho.... I owe ya twenty bucks.(hope you arent as hard on me as this community seems to be on the roc :) ).

Anyway, as far as D3 dying, there is just a lot better games out there now. You're d3 "community" doesn't have to die as long as you have the DBB. So don't worry about it.

I am here to let you know about the game that alot of us old descenters are playing now. It is battlefield 1942..... upgraded to desert combat.

My Pops (Bama) runs a clan called the [DCBB], which stands for Desert Combat Band of Brothers. Former descenters in our clan are:
Bama
Whodat
MK-Defender
X-Sabre
CritterB
Ordo
Mr. Perfect
Kompressor
Chenjeshu
Mario3D
Volition
Ferno
T-Trek

Thats all I can remember for now.

This game is awesome as we are all on teamspeak and we usually kick some major booty.]

There are all kinds of weapons from tanks, fighter jets (still use the sidewinder 3D pro), Choppers, Humvees, personal armour to you name it!

This is a Coalition vs. Iraq warfare game.

You must have a pretty serious gaming system to play though.

Anyone interested please visit http://www.dc-bandofbrothers.com

Feel free to post on the forum there.

I especially want to hear from ROX Hostile and ROX Darak! 931-456-8986

The D3 community doesn't have to die...... let's just try some other venues!

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:29 am
by Grendel
Not my thing -- one of the main reasons I play D3 is its unique setup w/o strong links to reality. Eg. no inertia, sliding, hovering, 360d movement, "laser" bolts, SciFi theme etc. and no gore. So no thanks, I'm not going to play things like CS, BF1942 or any game modeled after reality -- I got enough of that :P

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:40 am
by ReadyMan
heh. Interesting you should mention that Grendel....because that's pretty much the criteria that I have for games: sci fi themes, no gore (very important to me), not close to reality (modern combat shooters).

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:42 am
by Hattrick
AHH!
that explains why I havent heard from Kompy lately.
Tell him I miss him and theres an empty spot in my heart where he used to reside :P .

Seriously, I think most of the community have moved on to the newer games or are starting to Look into them.

Personally, I can still be found in the "mines" from time to time as I just gotta have my "fix". At the moment I'm still playing Diablo 2 LOD, But I am looking into Other Games.
Halo,BF1942,,UT2004 as well as Far Cry seem to be my top choices, but none really jump out and say "Play me!" like Descent did when I first saw it.
Whatever Game I choose, one thing will be for sure.No other game will ever come close to Descent for me. The gameplay will most likely never be matched and for sure the community itself is one of a kind!
For now I'll stick with my couple of D3 games a week and continue rapid clicking at Diablo.
you never know though, One of these days while perusing the local computer store I just might grab up Halo or BF and showup in y'all server:P

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:35 pm
by Top Gun
Still no better game than Descent. Still no game I would consider playing online. This one-horse wonder's in it till the end :D.

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:27 pm
by kurupt
most of us got banned from the dcbb for disagreeing with bama.

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:58 pm
by STRESSTEST
bama turned into the kok the way I hear the story told... dont shoot the msngr

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:21 pm
by Bet51987
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:38 pm
by bash
Suncho==cutie? Is he blackmailing you, young lady? If so, just say the word and we'll have him whacked. :P

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:41 pm
by BfDiDDy
Hey whosfat.... I play on CAL with D3k as teambox, (www.teambox.org) and I play DC with www.lancamp.com people. They have two DC servers. Check out both some time.

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:07 am
by Suncho
bash wrote:Suncho==cutie? Is he blackmailing you, young lady? If so, just say the word and we'll have him whacked. :P
Hey now.

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:29 am
by KtheC'
Quite a few Wildcards and BKORT members had once been members of the DCBB. For one reason or another we moved on. No need to go into explanations, most people can figure it out. Just think about what you sign up for and who you play with.

www.wildcards.org

D3 is not dead!

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:23 am
by Fezzik
These days, it seems that people are talking about D3 being dead as if that's an unavoidable fact. The truth is, there are still dozens of people out there who still love to play, and D3 is only as dead as we allow it to be.

People have been saying D3 is dead/dying/whatever since I started playing it about 4 years ago. I decided then that as long as there were servers to play on and players to chase down, I'd still be playing. Many people have moved on, for various reasons, and simply have no desire to play anymore. However, put aside all the politics (hackers, typekilling/spawnkilling, new levels, weapon balance, pxo/no pxo, Suncho is/isn't the antichrist), and we're left with a bunch of people who still love to play this game. Let the DBB work out the details, but don't stop playing D3 just because someone else is telling you it is dead. Remember, the people who are claiming it is dead are usually the people who don't play it anymore.

As for those of you who have no desire to play anymore, please don't piss in our Cheerios by telling us "D3 is dead". It may be dead to you, but that's no reason to insist that it is dead for everyone else. Besides, who knows - you may want to come back some day.

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:13 pm
by Suncho
word

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:23 pm
by kurupt
quit shoving these save descent 3 threads down our throats and we may stop telling you its a dead game.

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:34 pm
by Suncho
Nobody's shoving anything down your throat kurupt =)

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:51 pm
by Fezzik
What Suncho said. You chose to chew and swallow.

/me hands kurupt a beer to wash it down.

Besides, you'll be back some day, too. 8)

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 7:19 pm
by pipsqueak10
Yeah, they always come back don't they? :D

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:28 pm
by Hattrick
kurupt wrote:quit shoving these save descent 3 threads down our throats and we may stop telling you its a dead game.
/me ponts to the name of the forums.

Imagine that? someone making an effort to bring more life into descent and posting threads about it on the DESCENT BB.
you are such an a** sunch! ;)


keep chewin Kurrupt

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:17 pm
by SSC-HenryTheH
I, too, am in love with D3 because of its graphics & no-gore content.

Life in general has too much of that, there's no need to desensitize our consciences with life-like destruction, etc.

I like the fact that when I'm done playing, I don't feel like going after someone else; nor thoughts of Tri-choording someone I'm mad at ;)

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:11 pm
by kurupt
wow, i'm doing more to help this community than the people getting their panties twisted over something i said. thats ironic, aint it? =)

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 8:22 am
by Suncho
Nope. =)

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:20 pm
by Trackball
Making infinite threads about how "dead" the community is doesn't solve anything. There are 30 people playing D3 online right now. That doesn't sound very dead to me. Descent 3 is NOT boring. What puzzles me is how people get bored of a game so fast. I still enjoy Descent 1 and its been out for 10 years. Now thats quality.

No we don't need to move on. 360 is such a lovely number. Would you really like to lose that freedom? Then again...the human race has developed an intense love for less features... :roll:

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:34 pm
by Top Gun
Personally, I can't stand that some pilots have converted to Halo, of all things. I played that game for an hour, and I was ready to use the CD as a Frisbee :P.

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:39 pm
by Trackball
Halo? *Yawn* Its amazing how primitive games have become. You'd think the gaming industry would be innovating more. :(

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:01 am
by Testiculese
I couldn't even play it for an hour, I was bored long before.

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:01 pm
by Bold Deceiver
Heya Whodat. Good to see you. We used to bat each other around in Stadium. I flew as Intrepid.

Don't pay attention to the local, and might I add classless, attacks on your Dad. It's good to see you around.

BD

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:37 pm
by kurupt
classless perhaps, but unjustified? not at all.

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:13 am
by Zer0Cool
kurupt wrote:classless perhaps, but unjustified? not at all.
you should be a politician K ;)

your ability to speak is uncanny...

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:42 am
by Whodat232
Great to see you again Intrepid!!!!

If I remember correctly(And I probably don't), you were always the one who when got killed pressed the ":)" macro.......... you were always such a pleasure to play with. Good seeing you again!

And as far as Bama goes korrupt, I know what you are saying...... He is getting old and irritable. I have to counsel him on his behavioral reactions at least once a week. But remember...... Bama luv's ya!

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:45 am
by Arbitar
Grendel wrote:Not my thing -- one of the main reasons I play D3 is its unique setup w/o strong links to reality. Eg. no inertia, sliding, hovering, 360d movement, "laser" bolts, SciFi theme etc. and no gore[/b


Exactly how I feel!! The farther away from reality it is, the better it is. Reality sucks half the time, so its great when you can get away from it :lol:

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:16 pm
by Bold Deceiver
kurupt wrote:classless perhaps, but unjustified? not at all.
Speaks for itself.

BD

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:20 pm
by Bold Deceiver
Whodat232 wrote:Great to see you again Intrepid!!!!

If I remember correctly(And I probably don't), you were always the one who when got killed pressed the ":)" macro.......... you were always such a pleasure to play with. Good seeing you again!

And as far as Bama goes korrupt, I know what you are saying...... He is getting old and irritable. I have to counsel him on his behavioral reactions at least once a week. But remember...... Bama luv's ya!
I think you have the right guy, but that's only because it was quicker and easier than typing out all my swearing and verbal attacks on your and your Dad's lineage, etc. :)

Thanks for coming around,

BD

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:23 pm
by Ford Prefect
Descent still dead!!! OMG!!! :o I haven't visited this forum for over a year and it hasn't changed a bit. Thread hijacking, members squabbling, pointless flames, and to think I stopped reading because I lost my sense of humour. :D Five minutes of skimming and already I'm laughing.

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:11 pm
by El Ka Bong
Ford Perfect! .. Hey ! I was trying to run you over in Burning Indica last night !.. I was dressed in my tank, .. were you actually in the game when I joined; I recall your name was lsited in yellow, but in the mayhem I couldn't tell what ship you were in ..? Welcome Back !

...D3 will survive, it will evolve, and those of us genetically predisposed to loving this game will carry it on. Suncho: with your heightened amount of D3-feindishness, you better start spreading your genes man ! I've already got my 5 year old son playing online, ... He's hooked !

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:22 pm
by Nightshade
"Spreading his genes?" Ka-Bong...that's the scariest thing I've ever heard to date.

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:31 pm
by Suncho
I would need to find the perfect D3-playing mate. ;)

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:44 pm
by SSC-HenryTheH
Yeah, I did see Ford Perfect in that BI3 match...man was that hot!

Gren, myself, Van_Halen, and others were there.

I did notice that Ford left...I don't think there was a kill/goal limit, so eventually the time limit was reached...

if you're wondering I came in 3rd ;)

my problem is that my hand starts cramping and I can't slide as well afterwards :D