Doing your bit (recruitment)

Rapid12 · Post by **Rapid12** » 2012-05-17 20:03

Where do I start? Right, I've finally managed to buy a new PC after a couple of years of being unable to play PR smoothly on my old rig.

Upon returning to the server list, I was devastated to see how quiet the game is now compared to way back when. Don't get me wrong, it's by no means dead, but my job as a taxi driver means I do most of my gaming between 3AM-6AM UK time, and at that time there's one full server, 1 half full one and a few with 4 or 5 players in them.

Down hearted I went out and bought BF3, but that just plays like an arcade game typical of the console platforms. In other words, the very thing PR tries not to be...and for good reason.

Anyway, my nephew came round my house to have a butchers at the new PC, so I loaded PR and let him have a blast. I also gave him a blast at BF2 & BF3. He preferred PR hands down. The lad is going to be a new player here, he just needs a gaming PC (please can anyone post basic spec that will play PR comfortably?).

Then today, out of the blue, I got a call from a pal who I used to team up with in BF2, and he said he's going to give PR a whirl.

So the points of this thread are...talk your mates into giving it a go, play more often yourself, and help me out with spec advice for my nephew.

LieutenantNessie · Post by **LieutenantNessie** » 2012-05-17 20:58

Rapid12 wrote:Where do I start? Right, I've finally managed to buy a new PC after a couple of years of being unable to play PR smoothly on my old rig.

Upon returning to the server list, I was devastated to see how quiet the game is now compared to way back when. Don't get me wrong, it's by no means dead, but my job as a taxi driver means I do most of my gaming between 3AM-6AM UK time, and at that time there's one full server, 1 half full one and a few with 4 or 5 players in them.

Down hearted I went out and bought BF3, but that just plays like an arcade game typical of the console platforms. In other words, the very thing PR tries not to be...and for good reason.

Anyway, my nephew came round my house to have a butchers at the new PC, so I loaded PR and let him have a blast. I also gave him a blast at BF2 & BF3. He preferred PR hands down. The lad is going to be a new player here, he just needs a gaming PC (please can anyone post basic spec that will play PR comfortably?).

Then today, out of the blue, I got a call from a pal who I used to team up with in BF2, and he said he's going to give PR a whirl.

So the points of this thread are...talk your mates into giving it a go, play more often yourself, and help me out with spec advice for my nephew.

BF3>PR

but most people dont play at afternoon

User warned (no infraction points issued) for starting to derail from the topic by bringing up the BF3 vs PR debate. Please do not respond to this any more, and respond to the actual point Rapid12 made, instead. - Spec

rushn · Post by **rushn** » 2012-05-17 21:12

if you want specs swing over to the hardware subforum in the support forum

We will be glad to spec one out just give the starting price

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f329-h ... tom-builds

Navo · Post by **Navo** » 2012-05-17 21:23

LieutenantNessie wrote:BF3>PR

In your opinion. Your statement adds absolutely nothing to the thread and doesn't make you look that good.

OP: I think the North American servers should be populated around that time. At which day did you check the server list?

Murphy · Post by **Murphy** » 2012-05-18 03:02

Nessie if you're so happy with bf3 and are above PR what are you still doing on these forums posting all these condescending remarks. You scoff at peoples opinion of this mod and seem to hold bf3 in high standards when quite frankly most of us PR players do not enjoy that style of game, it's for people who prefer to turn their brains off and play out of reflex. BF3 has their own forums go toot your horn over there please.

OT

I have got a few friends to try PR and while they did enjoy it most people have very small attention spans. The game fad of late is instant gratification with little effort, and it's a continuing trend that churns out crappy title after crappy title constantly recycling the same boring formula. It's a sad reality we face as the gaming industry is viewed as a business venture as opposed to a creative and expressive venue, I fear things will only continue down this path. There are still plenty of people who enjoy using their experience and problem solving to overcome the enemy out there and we can only hope they catch wind of the gem that is known as Project Reality. I do my best to spread the word, but there are plenty of distractions and the diminishing community only serves to put potential new players off. All any of us can do is enjoy this mod for what it's worth and hope the community grows by word of mouth.

A. Reaper · Post by **A. Reaper** » 2012-05-18 03:39

As far as US goes, there's Hardcore server, CIA (you know, the mumble one), and TAR (very spotty that it gets full though).

I think there are plenty of German servers too, at least 2. The 762 server should be one (who also have a Normandy server if I'm not mistaken), as well as New Era Warfare.

Rapid12 · Post by **Rapid12** » 2012-05-18 05:03

Just on a side note, when the new players do join, where can they learn how to use vehicles? I'm not competent enough yet, but I can no longer see the training server.

Doc.Pock · Post by **Doc.Pock** » 2012-05-18 05:20

In coop or in specialized training sessions held by prta
visit prteamwork.com for more info

LieutenantNessie · Post by **LieutenantNessie** » 2012-05-18 14:08

Murphy wrote:Nessie if you're so happy with bf3 and are above PR what are you still doing on these forums posting all these condescending remarks. You scoff at peoples opinion of this mod and seem to hold bf3 in high standards when quite frankly most of us PR players do not enjoy that style of game, it's for people who prefer to turn their brains off and play out of reflex. BF3 has their own forums go toot your horn over there please.

OT

I have got a few friends to try PR and while they did enjoy it most people have very small attention spans. The game fad of late is instant gratification with little effort, and it's a continuing trend that churns out crappy title after crappy title constantly recycling the same boring formula. It's a sad reality we face as the gaming industry is viewed as a business venture as opposed to a creative and expressive venue, I fear things will only continue down this path. There are still plenty of people who enjoy using their experience and problem solving to overcome the enemy out there and we can only hope they catch wind of the gem that is known as Project Reality. I do my best to spread the word, but there are plenty of distractions and the diminishing community only serves to put potential new players off. All any of us can do is enjoy this mod for what it's worth and hope the community grows by word of mouth.

But I like both forums :33

Brainlaag · Post by **Brainlaag** » 2012-05-18 14:22

LieutenantNessie wrote:But I like both forums :33

Too bad we don't like you

Doc.Pock · Post by **Doc.Pock** » 2012-05-18 14:34

Brainlaag wrote:Too bad we don't like you

well dont insult poor nessie here...

its not his fault...

LieutenantNessie · Post by **LieutenantNessie** » 2012-05-18 14:40

Doc.Pock wrote:well dont insult poor nessie here...

its not his fault...

Yeah, I'm going to get offended and accuse everyone of racism.

OT: Just build it yourself, search abit from google whats good and whats not. Shouldnt be too hard if i managed to build my computer

Post by **Matrox** » 2012-05-18 15:35

LieutenantNessie wrote:Yeah, I'm going to get offended and accuse everyone of racism.

But your racist and anti-social behavior got you banned from most of the PR servers?

Just sayin.....

LieutenantNessie · Post by **LieutenantNessie** » 2012-05-18 15:52

Matrox wrote:But your racist and anti-social behavior got you banned from most of the PR servers?

Just sayin.....

If you count 0 as most, i guess yeah!

rushn · Post by **rushn** » 2012-05-18 16:33

LieutenantNessie wrote: OT: Just build it yourself, search abit from google whats good and whats not. Shouldnt be too hard if i managed to build my computer

He doesn't have to build it himself when I already offered to help
also that is what the hardware and tech forums are for

and whats with you being negative all the time

LieutenantNessie · Post by **LieutenantNessie** » 2012-05-18 16:43

[R-COM]rushn wrote:He doesn't have to build it himself when I already offered to help
also that is what the hardware and tech forums are for

and whats with you being negative all the time

oki sori for offering help :3 i will stop posting in this thread now

nicoX · Post by **nicoX** » 2012-05-18 16:57

I would hate to see this game dying out. So yes recruitment should be something we all should engage in.
The game is still being sold and cheap, so we do have to catch new players that look for realistic gaming as there are not so many other choices for realism.

What about setting up an official promotion day. Like once a month everyone promoting the game in all the possible ways.

Rapid12 · Post by **Rapid12** » 2012-05-18 18:52

Great idea Nico. I do believe more could and should be done to attract more players and to get former players back. Now I can't ever remember getting a mailshot from this site, and I know some think of mailshots as spam, but a well worded email sent to the entire community, or just the members not signed in for the last year for example, saying how things have changed and the addition of Vietnam etc, may just give the game a boost. (that was a long sentence)

Love this game, its concept alone should be enough to draw in people, but they need to be made aware of it. Black Sands can't be seen spamming other games' forums, that would look desperate, but we the community can tell our gaming mates about it.

nicoX · Post by **nicoX** » 2012-05-18 23:13

We had that I think I got mail updates twice then they just stopped.
One thing is that players get older and just stop playing.
The other thing is that they move on to different games and genres.
Only the hard core stay.
But we can find new players like this who never heard of this game.
As long BF2 sells we still have time promoting it.
But to catch this new players there have to be a good strategy for it, because there is already quite big promotion out there with YouTube and everything.
But do new players come?
Well that's things we have to discuss.

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Rapid12 · Post by **Rapid12** » 2012-05-19 01:50

What I can't fathom is why each individual player has to download each map, when and if a new one is released. I might be wrong here, as it's been 10 years I reckon since BHD, but I'm pretty sure in that multiplayer game, you simply joined a server which may have had its own home made maps and played without the need to already have their map loaded on your PC.

Why do I mention this? Well, I reckon if a game is small in size at the user end, and there's less need to download & store this that and the other, I think it would be more appealing. I understand the maps need to get onto each users' PC some way, so if my memory is correct regarding BHD, then one must have downloaded each map while the game loaded between rounds. Or am I miles off here?

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