By Jim Rossignol on November 14th, 2012 at 5:00 pm.
If you’re looking for folks to play games with then look no further than our own forums and Steam group. There’s a Guild Wars 2 community on Gunnar’s Hold, and an XCOM multiplayer club for those with turn-based inclination. Perhaps even more usefully, the Arma 2 chaps run a big public Mumble, with channels for all sorts of games. If you’re in need of voice-comms for an RPS game, then why not hop on there? The Arma 2 contingent roll out every Tuesday, and I can vouch first-hand that it’s a fine way to make the most of that game. But what I am really saying is that whether you’re interested in Minecraft or in Planetside, there should be something there for you. So why not take a look?
14/11/2012 at 17:12 subactuality says:
Maybe I will. Maybe I will!
14/11/2012 at 17:12 President Weasel says:
I love these articles.
Usually I pop in to say “we also play Blood Bowl!” but today I’m going to say that mumble, combined with a handy-dandy free website called Roll20.net, turns out to be a really good way of playing pen-and-paper roleplaying games, and that the RPS forums are a good way to meet some like-minded people who might want to start a campaign with you (at least they were in my case, your results may vary).
(also there’s an EVE corp (may be dormant) and a Guild Wars 2, err, Guild, and a Perpetuum Online, erm, Robot Social Club Patrol Thing, and games of Solium Infernum and lions and tigers and bears oh my.)
14/11/2012 at 17:20 Orija says:
Man, I’ve been very, very interested in giving online tabletop gaming a try since there’s no one to play with where I live. It’s been a bit hard, living in a GMT+5 timezone and having tests and stuff.
Still, I’ve got myself some literature on D&D for when I do get the chance.
14/11/2012 at 17:31 The Random One says:
Pen-and-paper? That’s not PC! BAN THIS SLICK FILTH
It’s been years since I played a good campaign, I just might take you up on that offer.
14/11/2012 at 18:36 Hanban says:
If you want to try EVE out now is a great chance. RPSH have had a recent surge of activity where old veterans have come back to play again. Good times are to be had!
14/11/2012 at 19:59 caddyB says:
Oooh. We should play some… Dark Heresy.
14/11/2012 at 17:14 ChainsawHands says:
We also play Blood Bowl! (And it’s only £6.99 if you can get someone who owns it to gift you it on Steam.)
14/11/2012 at 17:16 caddyB says:
What we need is a DF succession fort!
14/11/2012 at 17:37 SouperSteve0 says:
as long as you ease me into its warm folds
14/11/2012 at 19:09 wyrmsine says:
Oh, that would NOT go well. Count me in!
14/11/2012 at 21:08 DeVadder says:
Rock, Paper, SHITSHITSHITSHIT ?
15/11/2012 at 13:12 RaveTurned says:
Rock, Magma, FUNFUN.
14/11/2012 at 17:16 mentor07825 says:
The RPS folks in GW 2 are fine people to play with. Funny, witty and usually up for anything. Also the RPS folks for Planetside 2 are equally funny for a good time.
RPS are also forming up again in Eve Online, if you wish to take a look.
14/11/2012 at 19:33 Thwap says:
The RPS guys/girls/tentacle-monsters/other on RPS live on the Gunnar’s Hold realm and are indeed a fine group of people.
The guild runs the full gamut of activities from Dungeons to WvW (think grand scale epic PvP between hundreds of players on huge maps) to crafting to scotch egg eating competitions to advanced pun-making. Basketweaving and crochet night is Thursday. Do please come along and say hello.
14/11/2012 at 17:21 Ian says:
Or you could play FUMBBL for free if you’re cheap/want to try Blood Bowl (does it have a demo?)/don’t care about the graphics/are sick of Cyanide’s shit. It’s in the same Blood Bowl forum that ChainsawHands already linked so I’ll just freeload off him.
14/11/2012 at 17:25 Squire says:
Anyone here play Diablo 3? I only have one other person who plays co-op with me, and he only plays sparingly at best
If anyone on here still plays then add me – Kuranghi #2590 – we can have big big funs.
14/11/2012 at 17:32 Vandelay says:
No one setup a Natural Selection 2 group yet?
Speaking of which, no WIT?
14/11/2012 at 17:49 Phantoon says:
I can’t seem to find anyone to tell me if it’s as good as the first one, which is why I have nought bought it yet. Funds are pretty low.
14/11/2012 at 18:29 El_Emmental says:
If funds are pretty low, wait for the christmas sales (and a 4-pack), it’s pretty soon anyway.
The game is currently much much better than during the beta, but still suffers from minor balancing issues. It is not “as good” as NS1, mostly because there’s still things to balance (including maps), and there’s a lot of new players still learning how to play the game – but once the game is balanced and players learned to play (and CoD kids left), it will shine.
Same with commanders, there’s more Marines commanders than Alien commanders and the average commander is rather doing poorly (little to no microphone communication, lack of initiative, no constant rebuilding of RT, etc) – we need to wait a few weeks for things to settle down.
NS1 also had the Combat Mode (pretty close to the Gloom system), which isn’t currently in the production pipeline (so far) on NS2, since the devs are patching and balancing the base game first (which is a very good thing). Custom maps are already being played/improved though, so the Combat Mode may reappear from the modding community first.
14/11/2012 at 20:08 Vandelay says:
I believe Combat mode is already available as a mod. Not played it myself, but I think it has been since the beta.
Personally think the game is very balanced, although that is probably a discussion for the NS2 forum thread.
15/11/2012 at 11:42 El_Emmental says:
Combat is already there ? Nice :V I must have missed it somehow.
Regarding balancing, -yes- it is quite balanced, much better than most other FPS indeed.
There’s still the fact that the Fade can’t do much against the cheap-once-researched Jetpacks. There should be a Lerk or Gorge ability to disrupt the Jetpack engine imo. And/or a temporary disruption (can’t fly over 3 meters and for more than 1.5 seconds) of the JP when an Alien hits a flying Marine with a melee attack (Fade and Skulk would try to hit them in the air with Blink and Leap to bring them back to the ground).
And EXOs coming up faster (and in bigger amounts) than the Onos in games when both team are equals in skills/teamwork. The difference is somewhat subtle but it’s there.
These issues are currently being worked on and tested by the devs, it’s only a matter of a handful of days (2 weeks at max) to see them tweaked.
The main problem with balancing is making sure the game is balanced *for the current playerbase*, and this is where waiting for the christmas sales (if you’re low on cash) is not a bad decision, as people will keep on learning how to play during a full month while UWE is tweaking the game.
14/11/2012 at 20:44 Sparkasaurusmex says:
NS2 is awesome and it would be cool if there was a group. Somebody with initiative do it!
14/11/2012 at 17:36 BarneyL says:
Tonight is the RPS Vanu Outfit night over in the Planetside 2 Beta, drop by the thread in the forums and someone can get you an invite. Get the client going early though there’s a big patch to download.
For those after a beta key for the last few days before release,just askin the forum, most of us have a number spare now.
14/11/2012 at 18:42 Cooper says:
Yep. Download mega patch & come shoot some lasers!
And many thanks for putting these together. We always get a larger turnout after these posts, they’re really effective.
Which is gonna be vital for PS2. It’s currently about the most befuddling thing out there. The HUD is littered with unintelligble icons… But it’s less about complex meta mechanics & more about friendly types shooting lasers. And glowing slightly.
14/11/2012 at 17:40 Jockie says:
The RPS LoL community can be found on EU West in the chatroom named ‘The RPS Tearoom’, we generally spam invites for ARAMs when there are enough people around and you can usually find people for games, allowing you to avoid the dreaded solo queue.
14/11/2012 at 21:44 Dragon Master says:
I’m shamelessly stealing this chap’s post(on a related matter, mind you) to remind you we have a running Dota2 division as well. The blocks are decent, you might even get to role-play a bit, depending on who you approach.
15/11/2012 at 00:34 DiamondDog says:
I would just say most of the games get organised on mumble, not a lot goes on in the chat. So it’s best to just jump on mumble and see what’s going on.
I think we use a different server to the one Jim links to, but someone will tell you what the address is in the chat room.
14/11/2012 at 17:51 Phantoon says:
Well, Jim. I’m not British, and playing any games on UK servers usually means things run a bit slow for me, and I don’t much care for that since I usually play shooters or League.
14/11/2012 at 17:51 MrLebanon says:
I’m scared the chat logs would be nothing but puns
14/11/2012 at 17:55 Phantoon says:
That is a reasonable concern.
14/11/2012 at 18:19 The Random One says:
I think you mean it’s a READsonable PUNcern
because you’re um
reading puns
14/11/2012 at 17:52 Didden says:
I’ll have to post about the EvE corp I run if anybody interested :)
14/11/2012 at 18:03 caddyB says:
Logged into steam to join the group, found out that I was already a member.
Curses, foiled again.
14/11/2012 at 18:07 djbriandamage says:
Can anyone tell me whether, in Guild Wars 2, you need to be on a guild’s server in order to join up with them? I’m in a tiny guild with a couple of friends on a different server but I’d love to play with the RPS crowd as well if I didn’t have to make Sophie’s Choice, so to speak.
14/11/2012 at 19:31 Malfious says:
I’m pretty certain you can.. I haven’t tried it myself so don’t hold me to that :)
14/11/2012 at 19:39 djbriandamage says:
TYVM. I’m pretty sure you’re right but wanted to verify so that my friends don’t accuse me of jumping ship.
14/11/2012 at 19:40 Thwap says:
Yes, you should be able to. You can actually join more than one guild (you can only “represent” one at a time – earning influence for them – but you can switch freely, which would get you in on RPS Guild chat too) Take a look in the RPS forums http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?18-And-Guild-Wars-Too and you’ll find the contact details for the chaps to talk to. We’d love to see more RPSers.
14/11/2012 at 18:10 CMaster says:
I’m always disappointed that the Frozen Synapse league, which is now in it’s 14th season (even had it’s own youtube show at one point) and is regarded by the developers as pretty notable doesn’t get a mention.
14/11/2012 at 18:48 El_Emmental says:
I wish I was any good at this game, not getting owned by the base AI because of a rule I misunderstood :P
15/11/2012 at 00:39 Fumarole says:
At the very least a subforum would be nice.
14/11/2012 at 18:11 Roz says:
Any Counter Strike players? Haven’t checked the mumble server so IDK if they’res a CS server.
14/11/2012 at 18:32 aircool says:
Any TR PS2 action?
14/11/2012 at 18:35 Heliocentric says:
Solium infernum board remains hypothetical ugly stepchild unloved by the post. We have a good run of timely completed games and a veritable herd of bastards ready to betray you.
14/11/2012 at 18:36 Gargenville says:
The Steam group seems to be invite only. I suppose the persistent could hop onto its Steam chat channel to hassle someone for an invite but eeeehhh.
14/11/2012 at 20:47 Sparkasaurusmex says:
Try to join from Steam, not a browser
14/11/2012 at 19:13 richtaur says:
Sirs, I would play games with you.
14/11/2012 at 19:16 Eddy9000 says:
Is there any TF2 action? Looking for some more team-based play rather than healing heavy after heavy that doesn’t bother to throw out their sandvich for an injured medic.
I’ll definitely be in for Planetside when it’s out, always shied away from the social aspect of gaming but think this might be the one.
14/11/2012 at 19:41 stoopiduk says:
How does one go about getting invited to this Steamy video game cult? What does it cost? I have some lego.
14/11/2012 at 20:48 Sparkasaurusmex says:
For some reason the web page says it’s invite only, but if you use Steam to view the group’s page you can just join it by clicking a button.
15/11/2012 at 09:21 stoopiduk says:
Bah, it was still showing as invite only in steam on my mac. I will try with the windows box later. Thanks!
14/11/2012 at 21:41 Dragon Master says:
For the low price of your soul, just google RPS Soul Transfer pact and after you’ve completed this oh-so-very-simple ritual, you’ll find your invite in your Steam inbox.
14/11/2012 at 22:01 Mr-Link says:
Would love to try out the Arma 2 sessions with you guys, but I am worried about the ping. Do you have any players connecting from north America ?
15/11/2012 at 02:09 Skabooga says:
Indeed we do, and most of the time the sessions are quite playable for those on the west side of the Atlantic. Of course, sometimes even the UK people get a little bit of lag, but, well, that’s Arma.
15/11/2012 at 10:18 Latterman says:
Ping’s a non issue really. ArmA isn’t a twitch shooter and i have yet to be in a situation where I thought “low ping ruined this”. There’s also the Sunday Sessions with our Sister Group folk which might suit your timetable better.
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