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Kuiper7986

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56k users?
« on: January 13, 2004, 02:59:56 am »
I know the Developers will try to make this game friendly to all narrowband and broadband users. I\'m going to sound nieve a bit but I\'m not I\'m just asking.

Can the game support the use of a 56k modem?
-Reason: Almost 70% of all internet users in the world still use dialup.

The true speed of a 56k modem is 56,000bps. But dialup users only connect a normal speed of 26,600bps.
-Reason: Even with 26,600bps can you see Planeshift running at normal speed?



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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2004, 05:19:43 am »
I think there\'s still a long way to go before there is a definitive answer, but until then, I think you\'ve answered your own question...

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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2004, 05:33:31 am »
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The true speed of a 56k modem is 56,000bps. But dialup users only connect a normal speed of 26,600bps


 Depends on the quality of the phone line, doesn\'t it?  I know for sure I got connections around 44000 back when I still used dialup.
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2004, 08:52:14 am »
It depends on the quality of your phone line AND on the modem of your ISP, they must all be equiped with V90 or V92 now.

I usually connected at 52000, and it\'s more than enough to play MB. I can even download at full speed (i.e. around 5.5 KB/s), it makes me lag by no more than about 3 seconds (thanks to UDP I guess).
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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2004, 10:50:40 am »
Well I\'m from Russia and that means I have BAD lines and BAD ISP! But you know what? I usually have smth around 40 Kb/s and that is quite enough for PS! So don\'t worry!
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2004, 03:23:29 pm »
lol, that isn\'t dialup you\'re using then, people on dialup have about 5,5 kB/s max  :rolleyes:

[EDIT]ok, now it\'s a capital B :P[/EDIT]
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2004, 03:39:26 pm »
you are confusing kb/s with kB/s
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2004, 07:42:08 pm »
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Well I\'m from Russia and that means I have BAD lines and BAD ISP! But you know what? I usually have smth around 40 Kb/s and that is quite enough for PS! So don\'t worry!


Im from Russia to, and my connections are good..... btw, is that the \"Жар Птиица\" on you sig???

Edit: Girrrr... the site doesnt support Cyrilics, if you cant see it the word is \")|(ap |^|tNtca\" thats the best i could write it..... the letters are supposed to resemble Cyrilics.....
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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2004, 08:05:11 pm »
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btw, is that the \"Жар Птиица\" on you sig???

Edit: Girrrr... the site doesnt support Cyrilics, if you cant see it the word is \")|(ap |^|tNtsa\" thats the best i could write it..... the letters are supposed to resemble Cyrilics.....

Yeah, it is! I\'m Phoenix which is like }|{ar-Ptica... Nice to know there are some other Russians in here...
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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2004, 08:07:35 pm »
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I usually have smth around 40 Kb/s
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lol, that isn\'t dialup you\'re using then, people on dialup have about 5,5 kB/s max
 
40 kb / 8 = 5 kB

I\'m sorry, but math doesn\'t lie. :P
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« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2004, 01:28:28 am »
well we know for a fact that most of the game and data will be client side, so that\'s a good thing.

Question is data is going be transmitted from server to client? ex: 10k/b a player? or something like that.
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« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2004, 03:32:47 am »
or you could all stop being so cheap and just get broad band already... lol jk
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« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2004, 03:37:41 am »
i know your just joking, but maybe in some areas we can\'t get broadband, like DSL is not in my area and the cable in my area is almost $57.00 a month. I have satellite TV but satellite broadband isn\'t good for gaming because of the delay it takes to send the signal from my house to the satellite then back to down to the target location.

I\'m sure a lot of people here who have dialup wished they had broadband but circumstances don\'t allow them to. That\'s why a lot of games can\'t reach their maximum popularity, its because its limited to only broadband users and like I stated, most people in this world have dialup, not broadband. Its just we don\'t have a choice.
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« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2004, 03:58:35 am »
Yes I definetly have to agree it depends where you live. Where I am at now Cable is as cheap as $29 a month but my old place before this DSL wasn\'t available and Cable started at $120 a month. They had some deal with the apartment complex I was living in so they were the only company you could get highspeed access from. We thought about getting a cable modem but as soon as we found out the $120 a month was only for 128kbs we ended up sticking with dial up. That was a painful year for internet usage.
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« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2004, 04:01:17 pm »
yes it does depend on ur phone line thats why people that live closer to towns often get a faster connection i got 56k and i connect at 28 800 bps
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