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Posted: 28-09-2007 18:01
by mephistophel
well all do after the pass me on 3rd jump bind had do go >:

Posted: 30-09-2007 22:19
by DavidM
I'm certainly not happy about needing so many buttons, but it can certainly still done easily. Other games have much more stuff.
The most comfortable way certainly is the mouse with the leet wheel, but no problem otherwise.
<3

Posted: 01-10-2007 15:58
by The_One
It would be easy enough to reduce the button count. :)

Posted: 02-10-2007 12:50
by DavidM
Cripplishness like only one banana button with the mouse movement determining the banana direction, but it would be ruining it all.

Posted: 02-10-2007 13:59
by The_One
Of course it would. :D

Is losing the ability to aim for the last, what, 200ms really so bad?

Hell, you could have it on the movement keys if you wanted, retaining the ability to aim. Hold curve button down, player carries on moving in the last direction they were travelling, next direction press sets the curve. Again, we're only talking a few milliseconds here.

There are a number of ways it could be done.

Posted: 02-10-2007 20:35
by Adversary
At the very least u cud give the option of spin toggling (toggle a spin(s) always on) as well as the 2 second cancel option.

The point is, it is needlessly complicated for some people (even though it is fine for others)


DB is like a strategy which doesn't allow u to play with just the mouse, but forces you to learn every hotkey comination first.
Rather than the spins being something that you pick up as you play the game, they are now mandatory.

ps. isn't it ironic that now people are "scared away" by 'Spin Only' as opposed to the killed off VO?

Posted: 07-10-2007 16:09
by Jelly
E-VecTz wrote: it's pretty much david's fault :)

when the new sounds kicked in the game got screwed up, this version was meant to kill VO play, like bouncing the ball under you(lol i could still do that even in 2.4k)

david didnt like the fact ppl would prefer playing Volley Only over regular DB and that sucked cuz he sucked in VO so he needed ppl to play with him rather then being alone in his server

the curve thing also screwed it up, it caused an unfair advantage for people that have 8way wheel mouse, and ppl that werent going to buy a new mouse were pretty much screwed.
also the big changes in gameplay cost the community a lot of players, especially if u introduce a new patch with altered gameplay every 2 weeks

all and all I would like to say the developers killed DB, but to be honest it was al davids doing :)

p.s. i quit DB over a year after playing from v1.9 (I played about 2-3 years)


It was dead waaaaaay before everything you said there.

Posted: 09-10-2007 08:59
by Catalyst
NA DB died because 2.4 didn't take on in that community as well as it did in euroland. Then some tried to go back to 2.3, which split an already dwindling population before there simply weren't enough interested parties to form the critical mass required to play regularly. I believe the last mixer was sometime back in February :hmmmz: .

Posted: 13-10-2007 14:35
by Negative9
Catalyst wrote: I believe the last mixer was sometime back in February :hmmmz: .
You believe correctly...

From the NineBot log
Last 5v5: 2007-02-28 16:36:00
Last 3v3: 2007-03-05 22:48:28

God I miss playing... needs more X-Ball or UT3 Deathball.

Posted: 25-10-2007 17:54
by Jelly
Negative9 wrote: You believe correctly...

From the NineBot log
Last 5v5: 2007-02-28 16:36:00
Last 3v3: 2007-03-05 22:48:28

God I miss playing... needs more X-Ball or UT3 Deathball.
Damn .. Mixer shouldn't die with a 3v3 ..

Posted: 28-10-2007 11:28
by Catalyst
Negative9 wrote: You believe correctly...

From the NineBot log
Last 5v5: 2007-02-28 16:36:00
Last 3v3: 2007-03-05 22:48:28

God I miss playing... needs more X-Ball or UT3 Deathball.


Or UT3 X-Ball ;)

Posted: 30-10-2007 03:45
by :-)
Catalyst wrote: Or UT3 X-Ball ;)


:-) Brand Deathball Knockoff FTW!!!

Working alpha by the end of the year!!!!

Posted: 20-11-2007 15:11
by Cenotaph
So, is it dead?

Posted: 20-11-2007 19:11
by DavidM
Nope.

Posted: 28-11-2007 18:15
by Shinobi
NA is coming a bit to life.. Just show up in irc either on #dbmixers or #radical