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The Muppet Factor

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  • 18-07-2003 9:54am
    #1
    glimmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭


    Last night I tried BF1942 "properly" for the first time (I've had bw issues up until now). I was struck by how, it seems, on almost all servers I layed on, the Muppet Factor is massive. TK's were common, screaming "F**K YOU!!!" happened every ten seconds, planes strafing and bombing their own troops and laughing at them etc.

    I know this probably isn't just common to BF1942, and isn't directed at this community at all, but some games just seem to have that factor.

    I haven't tried CS in europe since I arrrived here 2 years ago, but back home the MF seemed to be massively less than here. Alternatively maybe I'm just getting too old! :)

    I have been playing a fair amount of SoF2, and UT2k3, and there seems to be much less MF in those games. What is it about BF1942 that attracts them???

    <I should add I've played mostly EA UK servers, but a fair few german ones also seemed to have a MF... except in German...>


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    #2
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users Posts: 14,685 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    When i was playin before my lag incident i didnt see much muppetry, in fact i see more of the unspoken teamwork in BF1942 then in CS. I play both (i know very rare) and in BF i can go into a server and without asking for it or looking for it. 2-3 other players would link up with me as a squad and work together. Nothing is never needed to be said. The most muppetry i ever see is (like u said) The abuse of some of the vehicles. But its more the cun emplacements then the planes. Sure TK happens every now or then but i never seen it as commonly as every 5 seconds. There are the mistakes (Like for me a battleship shell hitting a squad of friends (oops) ) But in CS i have to scream most of the time for people to use their heads. So no i dont feel there is alot of muppetry in BF1942.


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    koneko
    Registered Users Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    Not common, but it happens. Just take note of which server it was and try others instead. It seemed to happen on a few servers. Others had admins on them so it wasn't really a problem. Lately I've been playing more on clan servers so there's usually some admins on those.

    You could always start a vote to kick someone and hope everyone can be bothered to vote (which they never are).

    It's just unfortunate you get the occassional TKer that'll have -14 points and is still killing... My pet peeve is the people that use tanks/jeeps to drive to planes. ARGH!


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    glimmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭glimmerman


    hmmm... maybe I was just unlucky last night... I guess I was particularly annoyed at the prick in the large bomber who kept bombing his own base's spawning areas..... I think that was a clincher for me (and it was definitely on one of the EA servers).

    Can you suggest non muppet-infested clan servers? Does boards have a recommended server (TM)?

    Its a great game tho, and things like DC look really interesting, not to mention SWBattlefields.... w00t! :):)


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    #5
    KdjaCL
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    Moral of this story is dont play on EA servers.
    Play on clan servers if possible better games to had there more teamwork and they are admined.

    kdjac


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