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04-08-2008, 01:43 PM
There is still a community of active players (200-300) for Bungie's pre-Halo series—playable on both MAC & PCs. It is a 9 year old game, so there are no crazy computer/graphics requirements either. The online server is completely FREE.
Anyway, the reason I make this post is because we really want more players in the community. This game is truly a great one. You can play 1v1, Free For All (up to 8 players or teams), 2 Team (as many as 8v8), and Co-Op of both the regular Myth2 campaign and 3rd Party Maps. The level is skill that can be achieved is extremely deep, but the game basics are far more simple than something like Starcraft.
In multiplayer games, you are given a set number of "points" at the begining of the match. At this time all players choose the units they want to "buy" given their strategy. There are no resources, so once your men die they die. However, your units increase slightly in strength as they kill other team's men. There are a variety of maps and game types. Last Man on the Hill, King of the Hill, Steal the Bacon, Assassin, Flag Rally, Body Count etc.
This is a 10 year old game, but the graphics hold up really well in my opinion. The server is currently community run for free (as it has been for the last 6 or so years). Also, there are community run updates and new third party maps being created all the time.
The game can be downloaded from torrents (although this is somewhat illegal), but there are many extremely cheap copies available from Ebay & Amazon.com). You will certainly get your $$$ worth after 10 hours of online gameplay.
I am a console guy through and through, and this is the *ONLY* computer game I have played deeply. In my opinion it is among the best multiplayer games ever designed.
Anyway, if you have any questions about the game itself or getting setup please send me a private message. We need new blood on this game!
For the latest updates to the game, download the 1.6 update at www.projectmagma.net
For an online account at the free server, register at mariusnet.com
Cheers and I hope to see some of you online...
Anyway, the reason I make this post is because we really want more players in the community. This game is truly a great one. You can play 1v1, Free For All (up to 8 players or teams), 2 Team (as many as 8v8), and Co-Op of both the regular Myth2 campaign and 3rd Party Maps. The level is skill that can be achieved is extremely deep, but the game basics are far more simple than something like Starcraft.
In multiplayer games, you are given a set number of "points" at the begining of the match. At this time all players choose the units they want to "buy" given their strategy. There are no resources, so once your men die they die. However, your units increase slightly in strength as they kill other team's men. There are a variety of maps and game types. Last Man on the Hill, King of the Hill, Steal the Bacon, Assassin, Flag Rally, Body Count etc.
This is a 10 year old game, but the graphics hold up really well in my opinion. The server is currently community run for free (as it has been for the last 6 or so years). Also, there are community run updates and new third party maps being created all the time.
The game can be downloaded from torrents (although this is somewhat illegal), but there are many extremely cheap copies available from Ebay & Amazon.com). You will certainly get your $$$ worth after 10 hours of online gameplay.
I am a console guy through and through, and this is the *ONLY* computer game I have played deeply. In my opinion it is among the best multiplayer games ever designed.
Anyway, if you have any questions about the game itself or getting setup please send me a private message. We need new blood on this game!
For the latest updates to the game, download the 1.6 update at www.projectmagma.net
For an online account at the free server, register at mariusnet.com
Cheers and I hope to see some of you online...