MikeCLS6

is it worth playing a PC game online with other people if you have a 56k modem? or is it to slow to work

BstonBruin

Most likely its going to be way to slow (laggy), to enjoy the game. You could give it a try though.

srika

I used to play Unreal Tournament back in the day on 56k... it was damn slow, you had to fire a few feet in front of ppl to hit em (if you are tracking em, I mean)... it was kinda hard at first but after some practice it was still a fragfest. And even with the lag, it was playable and enjoyable, believe it or not.

I dunno how it would be with the newer games, but if any different I would have to think it would be even slower. Is broadband not available in your area? I believe SBC goes as low as $12.95 a month for their base broadband package, which really isn't too bad imo.

MikeCLS6

Nope, broadband is not avaliable where i live. Heck, cable isnt even avaliable only dish style setups. Can you believe I live in Northern Virginia.

srika

damn, do they have plans to get it soon?

Teh Jatt

same here... i believe dsl will be available at my house end of this year.

Billiam

It's funny how the bandwidth demands of games have grown with the adoption of broadband. I remember that I used to be able to play the LucasArts Jedi Knight games and race Grand Prix Legends over 56K without much trouble at all. Network code bloat or just more stuff being sent over the pipe these days?

amisconception

It'll work well with Doom 2

ShavedH22CL

I didnt know area's did not have cable/dsl ready internet. wow its 2006 lets get on this people. Thats weak

S A CHO

Dont even try it

It will be to laggy and wont be enjoyable at all...

Stapler

I actually had a guy on my xbl friends list who rigged his xbox up to his computer via ics to a 56 k connection.
He i never noticed any excess lag in a room he was in, unless he used the headset, in which case the game became crap.