I don't understand ...

Post by **iluvquake4** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:33 pm

This isn't a bash, it's a question. I love id and Quake but ...

I just bought F.E.A.R. it has better graphics, superior AI, water, swimming, and tons of stuff Q4 simply is lacking in. The game is super immersive, it gives the feeling you are there fighting real people.

FEAR has one thing missing in so many games (Tribes 2 was bold enough to do it) .. you can see your feet.

What's deal with that? Was F.E.A.R. developed after Q4?

Post by **D'Artagnan** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:59 pm

Quake IV engine just sucks period, to be able to run a game fine, you have to tweak the config.cfg file and all the shit that a newbie wouldnt know....As for F.E.A.R....right out of the box, just change some personal preference into the game menu and youre ready to play...you even have a ingame demo to test youre setting...

Like i said in another post, lucky that I.D did make some great game in the past with the other engine, cause nobody would take the time to talk about it...

Post by **iluvquake4** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:07 pm

Just tried the FEAR MP. Very fast paced, or slow paced if you want to creep around. You can even punch and kick people. Weapons feel good. Physics are top notch. Already has water and swimming animations. Supports Linux server, url redirect, and has PunkBuster. Plays very smoothly. If you think Quake 4 MP is bad or not up to your standards, FEAR MP is really worth checking out.

Starting Monday I'll be supporting it -- http://www.escapedturkey.com

Not advertising really, just sharing what I think is a great game if you are a bit dissapointed with Quake 4's gameplay or playability.

Post by **{uZa}FreakOfNature** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:26 pm

What?!?! Maybe a new patch has changed things, but when I played FEAR Multi, it was TERRIBLE! NOTHING about it was good and the net code was crap. Have they recentrly released a BIG patch for it? I might have to give it another shot. The single player was the best single player game I think I've ever played.

Post by **iluvquake4** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:19 am

Hrm, seems to play really smoothly for me. I guess the 1.03 patch really fixed stuff up? I wonder if they added some kind of unlagged code. I was playing on a 250 ping + server and it was smooth and accurate.

One of my moderators is running one right now . Look for:

[AG] Fear Frag Fest

It should be smooth -- Dallas Internap connection.

Post by **{uZa}FreakOfNature** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:35 am

Cool. I'm in Dallas.

I'll have to give it another shot.

Post by **Silicone_Milk** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:59 am

I keep hearing so many things about FEAR... Ill definately have to check it out sometime. Maybe Ill take my 50 bucks and go buy that instead of Quake 4 :icon26:

Post by **TTK-Bandit** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:18 am

never tried the mp, the sp was the worst thing I've seen since years.
performance was like shit compared to q4, but as I said, I only tested sp

Post by **{uZa}FreakOfNature** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:06 am

So it wasn't that you didn't LIKE it, it was that your machine couldn't run it. I will agree, it's got some pretty stiff requirements.

Post by **Lenard** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:25 am

Out of the box, fear was one of the most bugged games of all time. I am not exagerating. It was worse than q4. But, it was fixed sooner.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:50 am

i didnt like fear at all but i agree with what you say.

Post by **Goofos** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:14 pm

I played FEAR MP only 1 time but the biggest + with all fx off i had good constant fps and it was very smooth in MP.

Post by **iluvquake4** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:41 pm

Yah, it's pretty fun. Setting up a server is easy too.

It has players:

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats

Quake 4 isn't even listed there. Are the Q4 master servers having a problem?