Quake3World

In (for example) C&C Generals, there is a 'Lobby' area, where players can congregate in order to start games.

Basically, these lobbies act as a meeting post for players who are currently wanting a game.

Has this ever been implemented in an FPS game? If not, can you think of any reasons why? If so, was it successfull?

irc

Bacon wrote:irc

Yeah, I considered this. It seems to me that IRC Pickup games are a response to the lack of lobby, rather than an equal replacement.

They do fulfil part of the function of a lobby, aiding higher skill players to find one another.

i dunno, i guess irc just because popular, so no need for a lobby, but i thing a lobby whee you could move around like pso would be good

im drunk lol (ON THE INTERNWT!!!!!!!!!!!)

lawl, this now leads me to believe foo didn't play ut2k4 at all, and just pretended. =o Don't ya remember the built-in irc plugin? =p

I only played ut2k4 very sparringly but I do remember the main channel was always filled with a hundred or so people and the fuckin scroll box would go down non-stop. People would just spam usuless shit. And in-between that there was sometimes a line or two, if you where able to catch it, of an ip and game info.

Foo, in terms of that, i would say it would be to stay true to the CNC Feel of the game.. ya know?

gamespy arcade?

TEN was popular for this, especially in the 3wave CTF days

Tribes 2 had a built in lobby and forum facility.