gamespy, and various alternatives... your opinions please. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

sandeep · 08-16-2003, 05:27 PM

Here's the thing; I enjoy the occassional game of UT, UT2k3, and Quake 3. I've been playing for a few years now and although I'm not the best at any of them I like to play online every once in a while.

My question for you all is that what is the best software to use to find servers for online play? I'm not a huge fan of Gamespy just because they are ever so persistent in making you pay for their services, and downloads, and clicking their banners, and all that good stuff.

Am i stuck with using gamespy, or is there some fantastic alternative that you guys know of that I don't?

I don't mind installing Gamespy if i have to, but I wanted to check before i went and started the Download and install.

UT2k3 has a collection of servers within the actual game, so it's not the problem. The main struggle is finding servers for UT and Q3.

NeverBorn · 08-16-2003, 06:51 PM

WoN.. thats the way to do it. Though I used to play MW4 at MSN..and that was alright. The Zone I think it was...

Pedialyte · 08-16-2003, 07:09 PM

Dunno how much help i can give ya... but i use gamespy 3d and enjoy it quite a bit. Arcade is a rancid pile of shit however if you ask me.

CyCo PL · 08-16-2003, 10:42 PM

I use the Eye... All Seeing Eye.

tokaok · 08-17-2003, 01:00 AM

i use gamespy, it is full featured and fast

the only thing tho is that i have a life time subscribtion reg code cause i bought the share ware back in the day when it was only Qspy.

Ahh the wonders of share ware, i think those 10 bucks was my best online/software purchase to date, nothing has come close to value i have gotten out of it.

Silvy · 08-17-2003, 01:30 AM

Ut also has an ingame browser IIRC...
I also use ASE (All Seeing Eye) It wokrs great is amazingly fast, free, easy to use.... its great.

*free as in: if you buy it you have a few extras like a larger buddylist and stuff...

sandeep · 08-17-2003, 10:35 PM

I think i've heard of the ASE. From what i can recall, it was supposed to be just dandy.

i'll give it a shot, and i'm also installing gamespy 3d, just to see if it's anything like i remember it.

thanks for the input, i appriciate it.

oh, and tokaok, looks like you lucked out

zztzed · 08-17-2003, 11:44 PM

I tend to use the games' respective built-in server browsers because hey, that's one less step I have to take to start playing, but I do have ASE installed and I find ASE to be much less irritating than LameSpy on those rare occasions when I do use it, because the interface is simple, minimal, and ad-free.

Hanabal · 08-18-2003, 02:13 AM

All seeing eye, end of discussion

AntHackerX · 08-18-2003, 02:16 AM

Yeah, I usually use the in-game browser to find games. Maybe one day I'll get ASE or just use Gamespy, but until then...I'm fine I guess.

Juxtapozed · 08-18-2003, 04:45 PM

To those of you that know the eye...we have seen the light!

collide · 08-18-2003, 05:16 PM

You cannot go wrong with The All Seeing Eye. I don't use anything else, and it's worth the registration fee if you love it enough to support them. Otherwise, it works just as fine, and it's free.

08-16-2003, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
sandeep Insane	gamespy, and various alternatives... your opinions please. Here's the thing; I enjoy the occassional game of UT, UT2k3, and Quake 3. I've been playing for a few years now and although I'm not the best at any of them I like to play online every once in a while. My question for you all is that what is the best software to use to find servers for online play? I'm not a huge fan of Gamespy just because they are ever so persistent in making you pay for their services, and downloads, and clicking their banners, and all that good stuff. Am i stuck with using gamespy, or is there some fantastic alternative that you guys know of that I don't? I don't mind installing Gamespy if i have to, but I wanted to check before i went and started the Download and install. UT2k3 has a collection of servers within the actual game, so it's not the problem. The main struggle is finding servers for UT and Q3.

08-17-2003, 01:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
tokaok Crazy Location: Canada	life time subscription i use gamespy, it is full featured and fast the only thing tho is that i have a life time subscribtion reg code cause i bought the share ware back in the day when it was only Qspy. Ahh the wonders of share ware, i think those 10 bucks was my best online/software purchase to date, nothing has come close to value i have gotten out of it.

08-17-2003, 01:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	Ut also has an ingame browser IIRC... I also use ASE (All Seeing Eye) It wokrs great is amazingly fast, free, easy to use.... its great. *free as in: if you buy it you have a few extras like a larger buddylist and stuff... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

08-17-2003, 11:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
zztzed Tilted Location: Here and there	I tend to use the games' respective built-in server browsers because hey, that's one less step I have to take to start playing, but I do have ASE installed and I find ASE to be much less irritating than LameSpy on those rare occasions when I do use it, because the interface is simple, minimal, and ad-free. __________________ "It seemed to me that if humanoids eat chicken, then obviously they'd eat their own species, otherwise they'd just be picking on the chickens."

08-18-2003, 02:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hanabal Insane Location: Auckland	All seeing eye, end of discussion __________________ I am Hanabal, Phear my elephants

08-16-2003, 06:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	WoN.. thats the way to do it. Though I used to play MW4 at MSN..and that was alright. The Zone I think it was...

08-16-2003, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pedialyte Crazy Location: Minneapolis	Dunno how much help i can give ya... but i use gamespy 3d and enjoy it quite a bit. Arcade is a rancid pile of shit however if you ask me.

08-16-2003, 10:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
CyCo PL Addict Location: Tulsa, OK	I use the Eye... All Seeing Eye.

08-17-2003, 10:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
sandeep Insane	I think i've heard of the ASE. From what i can recall, it was supposed to be just dandy. i'll give it a shot, and i'm also installing gamespy 3d, just to see if it's anything like i remember it. thanks for the input, i appriciate it. oh, and tokaok, looks like you lucked out

08-18-2003, 02:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
AntHackerX Crazy	Yeah, I usually use the in-game browser to find games. Maybe one day I'll get ASE or just use Gamespy, but until then...I'm fine I guess.

08-18-2003, 04:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Juxtapozed Upright Location: Western Massachusetts	To those of you that know the eye...we have seen the light! __________________ FuKkiT

08-18-2003, 05:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
collide Turn off your TV. Location: ... .- -. ..-. .-. .- -. -.-. .. ... -.-. --- --..-- -.-. .-	You cannot go wrong with The All Seeing Eye. I don't use anything else, and it's worth the registration fee if you love it enough to support them. Otherwise, it works just as fine, and it's free. __________________ "inhuman fiery goat worship" is an anagram for "information superhighway" -kingvolc