Team Fortress 2?

Krileon · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: Team Fortress 2?

Is it possible to play TF2? I get 200-300ms ping in EQ2, but that's an MMO and they come usually standard with 200ms ping locked. So I wonder how it'll work in an FPS game.

I'm scared to go spend the money and find out the darned thing won't work so good on my connection.

I used to play CS and TFC on dial-up a LONG time ago, but times have changed.

I wanted to play so badly when I had satellite, but my friend tried it and a no go. So I wonder..

How many folks have successfully got it working and what was your average ping?

Thank you.

Krileon · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject:

So no one has played TF2 or any other FPS on wireless? Odd.

Anyway, I just went into BF2 and there was over 50 servers that I pinged less then 200 to. So is that good? I don't even have my antenna yet either.

jfarris · EVDO Junkie Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 182

I play several FPS games on Xbox Live without problem. I don't know about PC games, but there are threads here that address PC gaming, also.

Krileon · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject:

Bigdave · EVDO Addict Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 1068

Yup, compression isn't always a good thing.

mudpuppy93 · EVDO User Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 42

I've got the orange box but I didn't try playing TF2 online because my GPU is a pile. As far as playing FPS games with wireless you should be ok if you can stay under 300 ms, or better yet under 275 ms but I usually don't say that low and people start complaining that you have a high ping and you get shot all the time because its just too slow to react. My average ping is in the 290-350 ms area with a tethered Razr 2.