Arcade is up

THX

THX

Before all else, be armed.

Join Date: Dec 2004

Canada

The arcade is up, try it out.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/arcade.php?

Spooky

Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

Keen gear. Is there a way we can go about adding more titles to it? There were a few at that other site that I wouldn't mind having here as well.
*Notes THX's Champion status* Well.. I suppose I can take a short break from what I was doing..

THX

THX

Before all else, be armed.

Join Date: Dec 2004

Canada

Give me a list of games you would like to see, hopefully I can find them =)

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

*Sigh* I'm never going to get anything done around here now...

You gotta have Pac-Man, for one.

Spooky

Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

Ditto on Pac-Man, i'd also throw in Breakout, Defender, Frogger, Joust, and Q*Bert.

Ensign

Ensign

Just Plain Fluffy

Join Date: Dec 2004

Berkeley, CA

Idiot Savants

Not to be the asshole (though it isn't like it'd be out of character at this point), but wasn't the site supposed to have launched today? I would think that those things that need to be done before we can take this site public should be done before we start holding staff Q*Bert competitions.

If there's anything that I can do to get the site live more quickly, just point me at it.

I don't hate the arcade or anything, but after several weeks of today being the targeted release date, logging in to the forums looking for news about a launch and seeing a 'we have Tetris!' link didn't exactly excite me.

Peace,
-CxE

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

Well, we already have a thread about it, for one. But, firstly, the 1st was never a drop dead finalized date, merely the hopeful date. Because we don't have to make sure we're not launching during the middle of a BWE this week now we feel comfortable launching later because we'd rather launch when we're ready than launch because today's the day we said we'd launch.

That said, what we really need right now is the "content" stuff. We need little blurbs for all the categories, overviews for the professions, builds, and articles and everythign else non-databasey the way we have for a while now. We have the framework it's just things need to get filled in still.

Oh, and Galaga. We need Galaga. Any 80s arcade games are just crucial to our success.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

Ahh Spooky you are now my nemesis

40k points in Asteroids, 4 lives, and no new asteroids spawned!

*shakes fist angrily*

Spooky

Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

It's a cleverly crafted conspiracy designed to keep me at the top.. Muah ha ha.

Aladdar

Aladdar

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2005

Somehow this forum sounds remarkedly like the offices of arena.net probably sound.

Gaile: Damnit Patrick, we need to be going live with this game sometime this year, why the hell are you playing Q-bert over at guildwars guru.

Patrick: I'm only 400 points away from beating spooky's record.

Gaile: But we've got our own video game to release.

Patrick: Damnit Gaile, you made me lose, I was almost there, now I've got to start over again. Besides we'll release guild wars when it's finished and not before.

Gaile: That gw guru site isn't even up yet, what's up with that.

Patrick: They also said they'll open when it's done.

Crito

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2005

down the street and take a left

aG

Me/

Awesome, helps with the twitch aspect of the game right , but where's the pong?

Spooky

Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

If there's other titles you want to see, by all means, suggest them. We will (hopefully) be dealing with a fairly large user base, so I want to make sure that there's something for most people, though I don't want to go overboard with adding them like some forums do - it sort of waters down the competition some. And I think that's the biggest draw to having it here, aiming for the best score, or reclaiming your title from a usurper .. it has already proven itself to work well at that thus far, so I hope it'll be a means to an end to keep people around here when we launch (soon), too.

Siran Dunmorgan

Core Guru

Join Date: Dec 2004

Carmel, CA

Just played "Space Invaders".

Some comments:

First off, there was too much grind. It was like I was killing the same monsters over and over again. If I wanted grind, I'd play Everquest.

Also, the graphics are uninspired. Everything appeared very flat and pixellated; almost "cartoony." If I wanted cartoony graphics, I'd play WoW.

Now, I have to give the designers credit for their PvE ladder, but there's not much replayability in their PvE environment; as far as I could tell, it was just the same four blocks at the bottom, over and over again. They need more PvE maps, with more varied objectives.

Also, the PvP game is practically nonexistent. The devs are going to have to work at this: no game survives these days without some kind of online PvP option.

It's a good try, but... there's an awful lot of work to be done before it's ready for market.

—Siran Dunmorgan

Spooky

Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

The sad part about that, is that I don't find it in the least bit implausible that people would say as much and actually mean it.

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

lol - that made me laugh

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

*cough* Check the arcade again, Inde. You might just have a new nemesis.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Siran Dunmorgan
Just played "Space Invaders".

Some comments:
Best post ever.

But, I think you've overlooked a few factors. Namely, the "space invader" shots were grossly overpowered! I'm talking one-hit kill here. I routinely got blasted to smitherens just from a glancing blow. It's like there's not even any damage location modeling whatsoever. I, for one, as an avid player of that little ship, am calling for a BIG nerf to those shots, and I hope you all join me. They're simply too strong atm and are warping the gameplay experience because of it!

Aladdar

Aladdar

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2005

lol, you guys are killing me here.

Aladdar

Aladdar

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2005

and where's the replay factor in this game. I mean, I spent all this time levelling up to screen 20 and then I had to create a new character. Now since I reached ascension I shouldn't have to treadmill back through those 20 screens again just to get back there. Where's the fun in that. I should be able to create a character already at that level with all my skills and experience intact.

And what's up with this attribute allocation?

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

Aladdar, the real underlying issue is diversity. There's virtually no character customization available. I, for one, don't want to play the exact same character as everyone else. It's just boring. In today's environment you simply have to have options.

Aladdar

Aladdar

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2005

I agree, there's no support classes, no melee classes, and absolutely no disruption. It's all ranged damage and as I've said before ranged damage is clearly overpowered. Where's my healers who can heal my protective houses, and I am certain I was one shot killed more than once. Something must be done about this or no one will ever play this game.

Cyrus the Mighty

Cyrus the Mighty

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2005

heayz i play CP and i wuz wondrni if u get to have monts in SI? cuz mountz wud be kewl to ride also culd u tell me a good buildz for SI so I can kill alienz but sill heal at teh same time?

(look, it's like the TGH forums! CP = centipede if I was being too obscure)

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

If you want mounts, newb, go play Joust. Have fun with your horrid PvP then, of course.

(Hey, it *is* the TGH boards! Of course, were that really the case I should have said something about how only real men play Space Invaders and both Joust and Centipede are for the mentally handicapped...)

Getting back to that little thing called the actual topic is there any sort of site or list of the other games that are available to add to the arcade? Something we can point to and go, "oooo! That one, we gotta have that one!"?

Spooky

Spooky

Bokusatsu Tenshi

Join Date: Dec 2004

Bellevue, WA

KEA

E/Mo

http://www.v3arcade.com/play/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

Oooo! Arkanoid and Breakout! We gotta have those! Spy Hunter, too!

Aladdar

Aladdar

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2005

I found this great new MMO PvP game on my computer. It's hellishly balanced although sometimes hard to get good competition. I do still have the problem with one shot kills but good strategy gets you around and the levelling treadmill is rather small. It's called internet checkers and it's really cool although the graphics are rather simple.

I'm also really interested in this other MMO game I've been looking at. Talk about a hellish leveling treadmill though. I'm currently at lvl 26, I should ding 27 in a few days. It's harsh though, you like have to talk to people, and get a job after an education. And death is permanent and people sometimes loot your stuff. But the graphics are ultra cool, especially some of the women in that one zone called FSU Campus. It's called Life. I'd never heard of it till the other day though.

Fezz

Fezz

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Alabama

Charter Vanguard

Does anyone know why I am unable to seem my score on the Worms 3D game after finishing a round. I can submit and see how I did, but I think it a little unnecessary for me to submit that many times, and I am to busy watching for jumping worms to check my score before it ends.

Is this a browser issue(usinge Firefox), does anyone else experience this problem?

Brett Kuntz

Brett Kuntz

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

It's not an arcade untill you add Curveball, by far the greatest game ever created.

Freyas

Freyas

Champion of the Absurd

Join Date: Jan 2005

Spirits of War

Mo/W

Bah- the arcade is evil! I was doing great a couple times in space invaders until messenger or something had a message, taking me out of the game and losing me a couple lives.

SpineLok

SpineLok

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

Seattle, WA

Well I think this is the answer to everyone's demand for something to tide them over until the GW BWE arrive.

/checks watch

Oh my... I think I should lay of the games for a bit... I have classes too early tomorrow, and a take home midterm to finish.

Arcade is a nice touch to the website.

=:Game Requests:=

Pitfall
Pole Position
Kaboom!
Arkanoid/Breakout
Jungle Hunt
Combat
Berzerk
Air Sea Combat
Centipede

Bobangry

Bobangry

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

Alaska

Treacherous Empire [Te] (aka PANK)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fezz
Does anyone know why I am unable to seem my score on the Worms 3D game after finishing a round. I can submit and see how I did, but I think it a little unnecessary for me to submit that many times, and I am to busy watching for jumping worms to check my score before it ends.

Is this a browser issue(usinge Firefox), does anyone else experience this problem?
Same issue here Fezz. (also using Firefox...too lazy to check it in IE this late at night)

A few good arcade games to think about:

Twins
Hexxagon
Heli Attack 2

Crito

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2005

down the street and take a left

aG

Me/

Its been like that, IE doesn't work for me

BlackArrow

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2005

Is the link in this thread the only way to get to the arcade? I can't seem to find a link on the main page.

THX

THX

Before all else, be armed.

Join Date: Dec 2004

Canada

There is a link in the upper-right corner (beside "Get New posts & Help")

Sausaletus Rex

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

There's no link on the main page, no. It's a forum feature that you can only use if you're registered on the forums. There should be a link to it on the upper right hand side of any forum page right next to "Help" and "Get New Posts" and to the right of the big icon in the center of that top bar.

Edited to add :

ARGH! ATTACK OF THE ADMIN SIMU-POST!

BlackArrow

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2005

didn't see that there. Thanks, to both of you.

MOOMANiBE

MOOMANiBE

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

Since V3arcade.com has been closed, I'll link ya: the following sites have downloads for V3arcade..

http://www.internetjunkie.org/forumdisplay.php?f=61
http://www.phpcusa.com/modules.php?n...d&cid=5 8#cat

SpineLok

SpineLok

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

Seattle, WA

Nice Find!!

Faille

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2005

Orlando, FL

Zealots of Shiverpeak

W/Mo

PLEASE find me Pole Position!!!!!! it's an indy-car racing game, and it seemed like when I was growing up there wasn't an arcade without it.... but since I moved to Florida I haven't been able to find it ANYWHERE, not even in Atari's packages of "classic" arcade games!!!

One other thing you might consider, there was an oooooooold (talking Win3.1) RPG called Castle of the Winds, it's shareware, and I have the full version somewhere around here.... I don't think it was ever that popular, so probably not the best choice, but I'm sure there would be some interest in something like a king's quest or something along those lines.

Weezer_Blue

Weezer_Blue

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Just a Box in a Cage

Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]

you guys suck. i can't get anywhere near anyone's high score!

7th Angel

7th Angel

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ms Pacman! My favorite! Aren't the fruits supposed to move?