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People still play JK?
2004-03-25, 4:42 PM #1
I am curious to ponder this question: Do people still play JK? Why? What is there to look forward to (or backward)?

I stopped playing JK in 1999 and MotS in 2000. Both were just sitting for a long time on my hard drive until I uninstalled them both about a month ago (along with JO).

/hopes not to be flamed

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2004-03-25, 4:44 PM #2
Because its fun. flashy graphics are not necessary for a good time, and those that realize that know that JK has a really great core gameplay, and plus tons of maps and mods to download.

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2004-03-25, 4:59 PM #3
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JDKNITE188:
Do people still play JK?</font>

Yes.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JDKNITE188:
Why?</font>

Great game, great maps, great mods. 'Nuff said.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JDKNITE188:
What is there to look forward to (or backward)?</font>

Try lookinghere.

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2004-03-25, 5:06 PM #4
I miss it, I still have it on my HD but I can't play it cause something about the view make my head hurt. I thing it has something to do with the sensitivity of the hrizontal vs. the vertical axis of the mouse.

If it wern't for that I would still play it.

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2004-03-25, 5:19 PM #5
Why do people still play Outlaws, Dark Forces, or Quake? They're great games. They may be dated, but the experience is unique in many older games, and can't be had with the games of today. Personally, I think JK continues to have some of the best gameplay of any FPS (and I've played quite a few, new and old). I've moved on to other things (MMORPG's for now), but I still hop into a NF CTF game with friends on occasion (JK has the best CTF that I've ever played).

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2004-03-25, 5:52 PM #6
Absolutely. It's not necassarily the graphics (or such) that make a good game; it's the gameplay. Look at the Twisted Metal games for PSX -- horrible graphics, excellent gameplay (DF has already been mentioned, so I'm giving another good example)

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2004-03-25, 5:59 PM #7
JK is awesome! Especially if you haven't played it in a year or so. You go back to it and play it as if it were any old 3D shooter (as opposed to going "Whoah this is such an awesome new game!") and it's a blast.

Dark Forces owns!

You can change individual mouse sensitivity, by the way.

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2004-03-25, 6:22 PM #8
Darkforces rocks... JK is okay... JO is just fine... JA should have been a beta test.

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2004-03-25, 6:28 PM #9
ive just started playing a week or two ago all of a sudden and i play alot now, so impretty sure ill be quitting again all ofa sudden again but when i cant fidn anyone to play wtih him forced to go to the zone. and it isnt half as bad as people make it out to be now..theres barely anyone so annoying people are less..and i seem to always find someone decent to play with

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2004-03-25, 6:31 PM #10
Jedi Knight & MotS: Great games, great levels, great athmosphere, great abilities for level editing. GREAT.

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2004-03-25, 7:29 PM #11
Oddly enough, I never beat JK on the dark side ending. I decided to today.. It's so depressing.. the very last scene. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2004-03-25, 8:20 PM #12
I still play it but only as a time trial. I know the levels too well to enjoy exploring them.
2004-03-25, 11:22 PM #13
Not only do I still play JK but I still play Doom and that's been around since 1994 and it's the best damn game on the planet.

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2004-03-25, 11:39 PM #14
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by KegZ:
Not only do I still play JK but I still play Doom and that's been around since 1994 and it's the best damn game on the planet.

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93 [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]


I still played JK occasionally and made new levels until I got my new computer. Now I'm gonna stay hooked on UT2K4 for the next five years.


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2004-03-26, 1:12 AM #15
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

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2004-03-26, 3:55 AM #16
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Flexor:
93 [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]


I still played JK occasionally and made new levels until I got my new computer. Now I'm gonna stay hooked on UT2K4 for the next five years.


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2004-03-26, 5:55 AM #17
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MentatMM:
(JK has the best CTF that I've ever played).</font>


I personally thought JO's was good, but I also agree that JK's was a blast.



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2004-03-26, 9:04 AM #18
Wolf3d. Great goodness.

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2004-03-26, 9:05 AM #19
Join me in a moment of silence, please.

*Salutes JK*

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2004-03-26, 11:11 AM #20
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cosmic Castaway:
Join me in a moment of silence, please.

*Salutes JK*</font>

How DARE you think JK is dead!

::Blasts Cosmic with an old-school Concussion Rifle::

Look, Ma! No transparencies!

...Anyway, My current computer runs JO at ~5fps, and I like editing older games better, as you don't have to make them look better than say... UT2k4, for them to look good. My current work looks fairly nice, and it drops the framerate by roughly 50%.

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2004-03-26, 11:16 AM #21
WTF, JK has transparencies... It even does translucencies with hardware acceleration.

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2004-03-26, 12:25 PM #22
JK doesn't need hardware acceleration to do translucencies...
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2004-03-26, 12:33 PM #23
Hey. If it weren't for JK, Massassi probably wouldn't exist, and thus we'd all have to find something better to do with our time. We all owe JK a salute. NOW!!

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2004-03-26, 1:00 PM #24
I cant beleive you even ask that question here.

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2004-03-26, 1:36 PM #25
I still play JK because I like to edit it.

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2004-03-26, 1:44 PM #26
OMG is JK ded?!>!?!!!1111

*ahem*

Sorry.

As long as it lives on in someone's hard drive, JK is never dead. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2004-03-26, 2:39 PM #27
True. Since I have the source code, it'll never die.

I'm also a terrible liar.

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2004-03-26, 7:02 PM #28
Bah, I can't be bother with this old game anymore. I just find it boring now. Then again, I haven't played it in ages so maybe another trip down memory line might bring back the spark of this classic. Hmmm.... Nah. This game is just boring.

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2004-03-26, 7:34 PM #29
*cough* One Must Fall rocks *cough*

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2004-03-26, 11:42 PM #30
Oh yeah? Well I still play pong! Beat that!
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2004-03-27, 1:40 AM #31
UT has the best CTF I ever played, but I am sure UT2k4 will be just as good (AWESOME GAME AWESOME AWESOME). The JO and JA CTF maps were pretty sweet too.

/Hugs UT2k4 demo

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2004-03-27, 2:00 AM #32
Bah, I was close enough Flex. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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