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[FritzPL]

So, there's been a topic about Ace of Spades, but the last post is over two months old, and there's a new game out anyway.


http://www.aceofspades.com/





It's the new revamped version - there's 4 classes, ~15 new weapons, maps and gamemodes.

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The classes have got more weapons than on this image. Each class have got their own building blocks - rocketeer for example can build bunkers, the marksman can make sniper towers, and every class can pick a light block - which pretty much only looks nice.





(I'll update the OP once I get home)

[Mesa]

SPOILER - it's not better.
It turned from a teamwork-emphasizing tactical wargame to a casual run'n'gun, which there are aplenty already.

And the fact that this one isn't free doesn't help either.

[ank]

well, it's better in the way that they fixed the lag.
So the game is at least playable now.

[scrdest]

well, it's better in the way that they fixed the lag.
So the game is at least playable now.

THE PAIN!

OF COURSE they fixed the lag, because now you're forced to play on official, Jagex servers, which are better than what J. Random Hoster can get. If you rented a couple of actual servers, not some dude's spare computer, back in the old AoS, you'd have no lag either. Also, the private hosters could have their server anywhere, be it the US, Europe, Russia or Vietnam, so if the new official Jagex servers are in the US, your lag will be much better.

[choppy]

i did not have many problems with lag. the only good thing is because its not free it mean less aim-bots and such.

[ank]

nope.
As late as a few month back all servers (including official ones) were above 150 ping for everybody.

[Mesa]

nope.
As late as a few month back all servers (including official ones) were above 150 ping for everybody.

Back in the days of free AoS, I found it really odd that US servers were far less laggy than any EU server I've played on. (mind you, I live in Poland, but Polish servers were among the laggiest somehow - I guess it's just lack of dedicated servers around here).

[miauw62]

I can see one good thing: It LOOKS many, MANY times better than the original AoS. Seriously, the original version looked like shit. Can't say anything about the rest.

[FritzPL]

Note the '*' in the topic. I didn't actually mean that it was better - still, I got a few hours of mindless enjoyment out of it so far.

[Man of Paper]

Why, man?

I had just forgotten about AoS, as well as the empty hole in my heart where it was before Jagex. Now I have to go through mourning again.

[Draxis]

Old AoS is still up.

[Man of Paper]

Old AoS is still up.

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But my birthday was a week and a half ago!

[baggiop]

So what is fixed in new version ?

[FritzPL]

Much less lag compared to the old version, blocks are now supported diagonally... not much else beyond that. Traditionalists like me still say that they broke a good game by making a new AoS, putting it up on steam and making it cost 5 bucks.

[SilverDragon]

I was almost interested in this, until some guy decided to buy it and sell what was once a completely free game.