Is anyone playing natural selection 2?

[iggie]

I'd love to find a few buddies to play with. Just installed it but the UI is a bit different from NS1 (I still can't figure out how to build a hive!).

For those not familiar. NS2 is a new release from Unknown Worlds, an indie studio. Natural Selection (ns) 1 was originally an immensely successful Half-Life mod which is part RTS part FPS with aliens facing off against marines.

[AdrianCC100]

I'd love to find a few buddies to play with. Just installed it but the UI is a bit different from NS1 (I still can't figure out how to build a hive!).

For those not familiar. NS2 is a new release from Unknown Worlds, an indie studio. Natural Selection (ns) 1 was originally an immensely successful Half-Life mod which is part RTS part FPS with aliens facing off against marines.

I watched someone play it. Looked okay. Just something I couldn't get myself into though.

[Treeskee]

From a review I read there isn't a way to play with friends just yet, which is a shame as that was the deciding factor for me not buying it. xD

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ill buy it once it goes on a decent sale i think.. always looked decent but i think £19.99 was a bit too much for what it is.

[Deleted]

I buy my games off Steam and I stay away from anything tagged "indie" like it's the plague.

Yes, I admit I'm a spoiled gamer that believes indie stuff has a very low chance to satisfy.

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I buy my games off Steam and I stay away from anything tagged "indie" like it's the plague.

Yes, I admit I'm a spoiled gamer that believes indie stuff has a very low chance to satisfy.

That's allowed to believe that =)
I have to ask though:

Have you played games like Bastion and Amnesia?

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That's allowed to believe that =)
I have to ask though:

Have you played games like Bastion and Amnesia?

Bastion, yes. Unsurprisingly I didn't find it interesting for more than 1 hour.

[iggie]

I buy my games off Steam and I stay away from anything tagged "indie" like it's the plague.

Yes, I admit I'm a spoiled gamer that believes indie stuff has a very low chance to satisfy.

Indie studio, the game itself looks like a Half-life esque game still. I'm still getting used to the changes in hotkeys myself.

ill buy it once it goes on a decent sale i think.. always looked decent but i think £19.99 was a bit too much for what it is.

Not too hard to trade for it, as anyone who preordered got an extra copy for free to gift.

From a review I read there isn't a way to play with friends just yet, which is a shame as that was the deciding factor for me not buying it. xD

False! It's totally playable with friends.... you just join the same server. I followed a friend on steam the other day and played.

[Wilian]

I played the original Natural Selection mod years and years ago and loved it.

Got NS2 but I just haven't gotten into it due to various performance and loading related issues. Map loading takes ages, servers are still prone to kick you out (often when I try to get into a game with a friend usually one of us is kicked out after long load) and when in, FPS seems to drop very randomly.

That game should've gotten atleast 3-6 months more pure optimization.

[Deleted]

That game should've gotten atleast 3-6 months more pure optimization.

They've been on a tight budget for a while, I suspect they had to release it. They were literally struggling with rent at some points in the creation of it.

[Wilian]

They've been on a tight budget for a while, I suspect they had to release it. They were literally struggling with rent at some points in the creation of it.

I know, many of my favourite games have been released in abhorrent state. It doesn't change the facts though, not in their part nor on those who pushed out the titles I liked.