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1 total messages Started by a.g.j... Arnoud Jippes Fri, 06 Jan 1995 12:12
Hail Parallax...
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Author: a.g.j... Arnoud Jippes
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1995 12:12
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We�ve been playing Descent for a while now and I�m impressed. Those Paral
lax guys (and girls?) really made a worthy successor to Doom. This is the
 great multi-player game we�ve been waiting for! We still play Doom to work 
off our aggression (Aaaah, nothing beats the impact of a shot-gun at close 
range), but Descent is a winner.

Since Parallax will issue a patch I�ve got some suggestions (Yes, Adam another 
wish-list):

- The tilting is much to slow! Especially the forward/backward. It takes ages 
to scan a room...

The following would improve multi-player games:

- Why do players present in a exploding mine loose there hard earned gadg
ets? It�s unfair! There is no way, players not in the vicinity of the exit, 
are going to reach it in time. If someone is bored with the current level let 
him blow the reactor, but do not make the others pay...

- Unlike some, I *do* think the gadgets of a defeated player belong to th
e conqueror. There are still enough weapons around for the looser. I do f
eel though, there is a annoying shortage of shield boosters. If two playe
rs are of equal skill, the winner will have a very weak shield and he can
�t get a shield boost anywhere (or am I still missing some secret doors?)
. When I�m defeated, I try to locate my killer (sometimes, still gathering my 
gadgets ;-) and finish him of. This is easy: I�ve got a strong shield and he�s 
got none... 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6...

The rest has been said before... I am going to register the game anyway (no 
blackmail from me). Will there be a special (cheap) network deal? I might, 
possibly, be able get it installed in a computer-room at my university, maybe, 
perhaps.

CU,

  Ernie.
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