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| How do you make acquaintance with people in the Unreal Community |
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As title. Before joining a clan, I was a freelancer on pub servers and knew no one. In addition to finding a clan, how do you make acquaintance with other players online? Do you just go to a pub server and say "Hey dude you're a really good player let's make friends"... like that?
To establish a clan, you've gotta need someone else to co-found it, right? At the very beginning, when you're just alone, how do you come in contact with other players and then found a clan?
I know no one but the members of my clan so far since I was a freelancer. In the web site of UnrealNorth it seems that those people of the community already know each other well. So how do you make acquaintance with other players of the Unreal Community? Just curious to know :P
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| 04/09/06 11:08 |
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| RE: How do you make acquaintance with people in the Unreal Community |
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| QUOTE | Introduction
During my time in this virtual world, I've encountered many a gifted gamer that, ironically, never progressed to the competitive scene. It often seems to me that, though one might be interested in doing so, often times the resources simply arn't there to guide said player, most not even knowing where to begin. This guide, then, is my answer to this conundrum.
Valuable Resources
Programs
- IRC (aka Internet Relay Chat), any program will do, although mIRC certainly is the most popular.
- Voice Communication, Ventrilo or Team Speak.
- There are, of course, various other nifty programs, but really you'll only be using the above 2 (or 3). XFire, though, is pretty cool.
Forums
- Ours, of course!
- Official Atari UT2K4 Forums.
- ProUnreal Forums
- GameAmp Forums
The Wonderful World of IRC
IRC is and has always been the most useful resource for any budding competitive gamer. Everything you will ever need can be found in IRC, and most often it winds up being a whole lot more entertaining.
There are, of course, a few things to know before you get going:
- Be a decent person. There's no stressing this. If you want people to help you reach that next tier, don't be an ass.
- Don't spam. It's the simplest rule, observe it.
- As a general rule, it's never a good idea to PM (Private Message) someone you don't already know. If you have a question, ask it in the channel itself, then, if necessary, go ahead and PM those nice enough to answer.
- The above rule doesn't apply to scrim requests.
Now then, moving on.
IRC is, as most of you already know, a program that allows people to chat amongst themselves on a given server, and they do so in various "Rooms", more commonly known as Channels.
Now, for the Unreal Community, the server you want is called ETG, or Enter The Game. The actual server is irc.enterthegame.com . Easy, uh?
Once you're connected, you need to join a few channels. The most relevant, as well as popular, for our purpose are the following:
#2k4tdm - home of the TDM community
#2k41v1 - 1v1...
#2k4ctf - i think you get the picture
There are clan channels where people would be willing to help you out too, these include:
#mtx - my teams channel
#pure.gaming - good guys
#dspeed - ask for help, im sure someone will respond
#resurrection - another group of great guys
The Joy of Voice Communication
You'll find that, as you and your team progress, communication becomes an increasingly important factor. Indeed, strong team communication can be the difference between a loss and a victory. So, then, how does one improve in said field?
Simple! Voice Communication software, the two best being the aforementionned Ventrilo and Team Speak.
In essence, the two programs are pretty similar. They provide the same service freely and both work nicely. However, I personally prefer Ventrilo, simply because the sound quality seems clearer and the program itself has features I truly enjoy.
On the other hand, the latest version of Ventrilo doesn't allow for a great deal of people to be on the server, 12 I believe, unless you pay for it. Needless to say, this doesn't matter if your clan is small, but can become a problem later on.
Basically, you'll want to experiment with both programs within your clan to find the one that suits your needs in a more appropriate fashion.
Oh and don't forget, you'll need a working mic and headphones. I know, elemantary, but some people are oblivious. |
originally by unity, i updated it alittle. READ /\ /\
follow those instructions, hang out in those channels. ask them for the servers they play on. become a regular and u will make friends.
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| 04/11/06 16:33 |
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i am wondering how i would go about starting a clan. I have looked around on-line ... an can't seem 2 find any faq'z or info on starting one ...
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| 06/11/06 13:47 |
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| QUOTE | | i am wondering how i would go about starting a clan. I have looked around on-line ... an can't seem 2 find any faq'z or info on starting one ... |
This is not as easy as it may sound, but a good source to look at is other clans websites, forums and servers. Simply look at how other clans have established themselves, pay particular attention to their policies for running the clan, and most importantly gather together a group of reliable peeps who are willing to help you get started.
Our clan started out with 3 members, all admins... we took it upon ourselves to start off recruiting friends within and outside the UT community. From there, we started to grow and align ourselves with other friendly clans.
Find yourself a good server host. We use clanservers http://www.clanservers.com/. Great support team and easy to setup.
Feel free to check out our website and sign up on our forum to see how we do things. Also check into other clans, I'm suggesting the AWK clan...their a bunch of fun peeps who we enjoy fraggin with :) http://awklan.com/Nuke/html/index.php
Here's our ]]sLc[[ info:
http://www.systemlordsclan.clanservers.com/Index.html
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8.9.36.28:7777
]]sLc[[ Mortes Mayhem Server
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Good luck and don't hesitate to contact me at anytime if you have questions :)
Frag on!
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