I would suggest that you guys send Damdai a message, voicing your displeasure on the cap on ping size, lack of chat/lobby, page personalization, etc… through this link:
Anyone having trouble creating an account? It says the secret word I typed is wrong, and I tried it many many times, and typed it correctly many many times.
i agree…this does have a very isolated feel…no interaction whatsoever.
Did you reactivate your account? You need to do that first.
I want the name/pass login again. I hate using email as username replacement.
I want the old 2DF back!!! I have to navigate through the site to find people to play, as opposed to the much simpler old interface.
I want the old 2DF back!!!
this new interface is unusable… it’s worse than SF4 online
- the players are awkwardly listed with no lobby, you have no sense of community
- you have to wait for players to join a session, or have to search a session to play… instead of the straightforward challenge function to any available player
- you can’t be in multiple game rooms at the same time… this really kills smaller populated games
- a gazillion bugs and a lot of great features removed (lobbies with everyone, private chat, replays, ping display etc. etc.)
what the hell… 2DF really downgraded over time… i remember when it had characters statistics in a lot of games, win/loss ratio, scores in replays listing, matchup charts
now it’s really bare bones… why would anyone play on 2DF instead of GGPO at this moment?
please let damdai know this is not a very good idea: http://supercade.net/Contact.aspx
The reason people use 2DF is because they can’t host, and the port issues stop them from playing on GGPO. It’s a nice alternative. Not anymore though.
I don’t think damdai cares, or he’s just not finished implementing the other features.
while i always preferred GGPO myself, 2DF had more games and some really cool features (replays database, private chat, ignore etc.) plus i could play at work where my ports are restricted :<
I sound like a jerk in this thread, but c’mon, 2DF was godlike. It was like playing those old PC games like Quake 2 in the golden years, and then it died out.
I got the e-mail with the new password but I can’t login. Wonderful. :wasted:
[EDIT]: Seems to work now.
this update emulates perfectly the SF4 “dead” syndrome: everybody searches for a game, while nobody hosts… and people think the game is dead
everyone should be listed in multiple game rooms with a challenge function to available players… this is the best way to roll! it worked great in old 2DF
i loved 2DF but now it’s ruined
Agree with all the points made, but this is the major one for me. That was the best thing about 2DF.
Ruined, totaly ruined…
Aww tons of great old replays gone?
and yeah multi-room idling really helped less popular games. Maybe limit it to 3 or 5 but don’t get rid of that altogether
Wowzer…fucking…dowzers!
What in the WORLD was damdai thinking? This is the end of one of the most fantastic programs ever created folks. Really really sad. Unless he can add voice AND text chat support, live spectating and ALL FBA game support, then GGPO is the new king.
Expect a FUCKTON of people to flood GGPO now!
it’s over folks…no more 2df.
i can’t do headbutts and knee drops with my keyboard on ggpo…no more 3s for me :bgrin:
I got an email from Damdai. Stating he will “add an option for hosts to disable ping limit” soon.
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hey
just got the news now, trying to connect to 2df.
I don’t know if the change is a good or a bad thing yet, but at least Damai moves on.
So far I had only horribly laggy games, but I don’t know if it’s relalted to the fresh changes or not at all.
Yet, not being able to see the ping of the person that connects to you or the other way around doesn’t help to get a good game experience.
Are there plans to make changes in that direction or is it impossible with the way things are now?
What a shame 2DF, Was really good for 3rd strike.But not just 3rd strike, many other games.The interface is horrible now What was damdai thinking change is good but this is not usable.Plus the replays are gone it was good to study our game or other people’s.Oh well there is always ggpo now if only ponder could update the FBA so 3rd strike would play better.