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TeamDamage Teamspeak 3 Server

lefty — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:45:20 GMT

Since it doesnt appear to be on the website anywhere, thought I would post the details you need to connect.

Server: ts3.teamdamage.com
Port: 9987

Username:
Password: one

If you need any assistance in connecting, post in this thread and I shall assist.

The TD that was...

Trojan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:42:22 GMT

Greetings TDers

Well another TD has been and gone. Much gaming was had and many people were fraged � life is good. Attendance was down on previous events with only 25 of the rego�ed 36 people turning up (36 rego�s include those that were coming with other people but rego�ed as one person on the site). We are pleased that despite a few networking issues related to peoples PC�s the day went off with out any technical glitches. We would like to thank those that helped with the set up and pack up and those that traveled down from Sydney to help make the event. Also congratulations to Ticket 74 Robert (stbrob) for taking home the lucky door prize of the gift certificate to JB HI-FI.

Unfortunately the TPL games were both slightly one sided. Both the TF 2 and the Quake 3 CTF were dominated by one team. This has been the case the last 2 LANs. We feel it is due to the mix of new players who are not experienced enough in the games and having people who play in competitive teams online. We will find ways to even the games up in the future as we feel close competitive gaming is a key feature of what we do. On the other hand the Starcraft II games were a close battle. There were 3 Starcraft II teams with each team ending up with a 1-1 record. Also many other Starcraft II games during the day were epic in their awesomeness with many a close battle to the end. Starcraft was by far the most popular game at the LAN and I am sure it will be for some month to come. For more information about the games played and not played take a look at the TD forums.

The next TD is planned for late November early December. For the next LAN we want to get the following set up.
1) Announcement before the LAN about game versions. (We had an issue with game version and punk buster version for COD4 which meant it was hard to get people in.)
2) We would like to encourage those that rego up to come.
3) Make the TPL games closer - they were in the past - resulting in close exciting and competitive gaming.

If you have any ideas on what you would like to see at your next TD then please let us know on the forums.

Until next time keep fraging spamin

starcraft patch

Trojan — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:59 GMT

Some interesting changes to Starcraft int e next patch due for release ina few weeks

the run down is from the official blizzard site is below

what i would like to see -
friends can be invited\accepted to spec games already in action
SCV do not build buildings in a way that traps them in.
all people playing me have units that suffer heart attacks and die

Blizzard patch announcement

Greetings, citizens of the Koprulu sector! StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is celebrating its one-month anniversary and we’re extremely excited to witness the amazing community that’s come together around the game. To that end, we want you to know we are hard at work on the first feature and balance patch, and expect to have it completed and available by the middle of September. Patch 1.1 will contain a number of improvements including additional mod features, Editor improvements and bug fixes, some custom game improvements, support for NVIDIA’s 3D Vision, and more. We'd also like to share some specific plans for this patch with you.

To begin, we've heard a lot of feedback from our global community about standardized hotkey options. We're happy to announce that in patch 1.1 we are going to make the Standard (US) and Standard for Lefties (US) hotkey options available in all regions.

Balance Changes

We have several balance changes in store. One general change we're making is that friendly units will no longer provide vision after being killed. Enemy units previously revealed will no longer be targetable. Now let's break down the additional balance changes we're implementing.

Maps

We're going to be adding destructible rocks to the Desert Oasis map to make natural expansions easier to protect. In addition, the center map watchtower area is being narrowed.

Protoss

We have two key changes in mind for the zealot: the build time is being increased from 33 to 38 seconds, and the warpgate cooldown is being increased from 23 to 28 seconds. Zealot rushes are currently too powerful at various skill levels, particularly those that rely on rapidly assaulting an enemy base from nearby "proxy" gateways. We feel the window players have to scout for and fend off this rush is too small. We also want to address the problem of protoss being able to dump minerals a bit too quickly with the combination of warpgates and Chrono Boost.

Terran

There are several changes in the works for terrans. Reapers against zerg are stronger than expected. Due to the zealot build time increase, reapers would be a bit problematic in combination with proxy barracks, bunkers, and/or marauders against protoss. Therefore, we have decided to increase the build time of reapers as well from 40 to 45 seconds. Fast reaper + bunker, or fast marine + bunker rushes are problematic against zerg. Although this rush would never outright destroy the zerg player, we feel zerg suffers too much of a disadvantage from either having to cancel the fast expansion, or getting trapped inside the main base for too long, so we are also increasing the bunker build time from 30 to 35 seconds.

Siege tanks in large numbers are performing too well in all matchups. In the mid- to late-game, siege tanks are too dominant against all ground units. We want a small set of light and unarmored ground units to perform better against siege tanks. With this in mind, we're changing the Siege Mode damage of the siege tank from 50 to 35, +15 vs. armored; to correspond with this, damage upgrades will be changed from +5 to +3, +2 vs. armored. This change reduces the base damage of the siege tank against light and unarmored units, as well as the splash damage.

Battlecruisers currently lack good counters from the ground and still perform very well against a wide array of unit types. We're aware that it is not easy to get battlecruisers out for the cost, but at the same time, it is possible in both 1v1s and team games to create stalemate situations to bring them out. Overall, we feel that battlecruisers are too strong for their cost, and the terran-forced stalemate situations are causing less interesting gameplay. We will be lowering their damage against ground units from 10 to 8.

Zerg

Ultralisk damage is being decreased from 15, +25 vs. armored to 15, +20 vs. armored. This reduction is comparable to the changes being made to the battlecruiser and siege tank. Like the battlecruiser, ultralisks are simply too powerful for the cost, even though they are difficult to muster. Also, in combination with other units, ultralisks are difficult to counter from the ground. The ultralisk building attack (Ram) is being removed because the damage rate is too similar to its normal attack, which will be used against buildings instead. When ultralisks target tightly packed smaller buildings such as supply depots, the Ram attack is actually outputting considerably less overall damage than its normal attack, as Ram only hits a single target.

And Beyond...

We are reading your posts on the forums and creating lists of features and bugs to address in future patches. We have mid- to long-term plans to further evolve the Custom Game experience, and soon, enhance our social features with the addition of chat channels. We will be sharing more specific information in the coming weeks. As with all of our previous games, we will support StarCraft II for many years to come. Your feedback and participation is critical in making this not only the best game it can be, but also the most engaged gaming community in the world. We look forward to the implementation of patch 1.1, as well as sharing our plans for our future gameplay and Battle.net features.

We'll see you online!

3D gaming

Trojan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:07:21 GMT

check out this for 3D games - will be interesting to see how they work

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-3d-games.html

Btw webpage person

Genesis — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:18:03 GMT

Theres a floating hello in your page source :/
Its shows up in the forum navigation.

TeamDamage Forum > TeamDamage Public Forums > Common Room
Post New Thread
hello

Just go to the source and ctrl+find hello. You'll see it :)

G'morning.

Fobby — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:53:49 GMT

Gaming Alias: Fobby (Currently Noel Vermillion)
Internet Connection: It works.
Location: Sydney
Previous Clans: Nope.
Availability:About 3:30 - 8 ish on weekdays. Don't bother with me on weekends
Steam Page: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Fobby

Granted you've played arena you've probably seen me around.

I've traded my scout skill for sniper skill at the moment. But I'm absolutely terrific at both If you'd like that.

I can play the usual utilities too. If you want.

buy TF2 with or without gmod? $25 on steam

injinius — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:20:56 GMT

after my epic fail in participating in the tf2 i decided to buy it off steam. i just want ppls opinions as to should i get tf2 + gmod for $25, or just tf2 for 20?

Photos

Mod Man — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:27:44 GMT

If anyone is interested, the result of me flashing people all day is here:

http://moddy.org/gallery/index.php/T...age-22-08-2010

Good lan btw, still a bit sore from TF2.. and Q3 :(.

Next LAN?

injinius — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:17:15 GMT

next time we have to be more organised.
PLUS i was the teenager in the Blue Hoodie :D
But wholey shit. That guy who wheeled in his machine with like 12TB! WTF!
But yea an overall awesome night. shame i couldn't stay for all of it. School :icon_mad:.
But yea next time we should spread the word around a bit more because only about 25-30 ppl came and the room we were in could easily fit 60.
So first thing we gotta do is spread the word a bit more. Ill be calling in some mates from school next LAN.
I also wana have a CoD4, MW2 comp. there werent enough who wanted or were too shit to play :P
but yea next event ill be putting that up on my share a modded version of MW2 for LAN play and CoD4. Hell ive even got Cod1 and CoD2 if we wana go retro. or some Nazi Zombies on WaW.
But one thing ive never played starcraft. yea i kno "eat da poo poo" :D
but yea id like to get in n that area.
We should also have dedicated areas for StarCrafters, FPSers and just random nubs in the corner :D
Next time can we get games that dont require steam?
COZ STEAM IS SOMETIMES, NO, ALLWAYS! A PAIN IN THE ASS!
I got TF2 non-steam i should of told u guys that at the beggining that way everyone couldve joined, including me :icon_frown:.
:icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin ::icon_cheesygrin:
BUT YEA! All in all i had loads of fun and cant wait for the next.
Plus what numbers were drawn for the raffle. coz mine are Black F44 and F64.
happy lanning.

PS: how is it going with yr Sydney event?

PS3? Xbox 360? Wii? DS? What?

Oblong_Cheese — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:21:28 GMT

Post up your consoles and favourite games!

I have a PS3/X360/DS at present, but rarely play any of them. I got the 360 free with my TV and the PS3 I only bought for BluRay movies... but that will change on December 1st, when Gran Turismo 5 is released!

I finished Gran Turismo on PlayStation back in the day... so I am keen to get some more racing action happening.

I like to consider myself a console agnostic (they're all shit compared to PC, after all :D), but what are your favourite console(s)/console games?

SC 2 replays watch and learn

Trojan — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:06:43 GMT

check it out heard good things about it.

http://sc2casts.com

supply feeding in starcraft II team games

Trojan — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:58:02 GMT

just a good idea that i know a few of us have spoken about here is a post on the battlenet forum but is has links to 2 youtube videos with examples of this in play

http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/48834937

Family pass

JOR8 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:25:12 GMT

Hi,
I have not attended one of your lans before, but i would be interested in attending the event, although we would have to leave early probably ~6pm.

I'll be bringing 2 of my sons Patrick 10 and Thomas who is 6 they have attended other lans in the sydney region was wondering if you have a family pass if we were to attend.

Regs John.

Quake Sale on Steam

lefty — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:54:05 GMT

For all you quake fans (or wanna be's) for today, steam has cut 75% off all their quake games celebrating QuakeCon.

Check it out here:
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/QuakeCon

Election Communication Debate 2010

lefty — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:43:21 GMT

For the people who might be interested, a debate with Stephen Conroy, Tony Smith and Scott Ludlam talking about the NBN, filter and more communication issues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRHbeONYdUc