See you later, maybe.

[saunakiuas]

Hi,

I am writing this message to inform people that I am taking an undefined break from playing. I know I just introduced myself but this is actually the perfect time to go away.
The main reason is that I need to fully focus on other things in my life. I need to make some money, and most importantly, advance my dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

I am also fed up with my laptop which is not good enough to give me a real chance at playing against the best players on the server - to take the gear aspect out of the equation.

I was introduced to Enemy Territory somewhere in the beginning of the previous decade. I was barely a teenager and played the game for a couple of years before leaving.
I remember being in a clan for a while, but I can't remember the clan name at all. It could have even been Fearless Assassins, seeing that this is quite an old community.

Nevertheless I liked the game a lot because it was not as heavy on the computer as some other FPS-games and it still actually had a very satisfying gameplay and mechanics.

A few years ago I tried to play the game again but I couldn't get into any server. In 2022 I saw I could access the game via Steam, which gave me a chance to play again.
I had recently left my job to find a workplace where employees are treated properly. I wanted to find a game to help me relax when being stressed in my daily life.

Fortunately my computer, a 999 € laptop from 2019, was able to process the game somewhat decently with graphics set to minimum. I also had a separate 27" screen to help.
 
Fast forward to this day, during the last 1.5 years I've played Enemy Territory actively for 12 months and the total time I've clocked on Steam is 360 hours for the game.

Sometimes the frames-per-second-rate has averaged about 25, sometimes 50. In close combat it goes down rapidly so I have adapted to shoot from far-away if possible.

More important than scores though is the relaxation the game has offered. I have been able to just play the game and not think about anything else going on in my life.

 

If I come back in the future, it will be only when my life situation allows it and I have upgraded my gear - laptop for a proper PC and my mouse and keyboard for wired ones.

It was also nice seeing that people do voice chat on Discord. I saw I don't have proper gear for that either so a proper headset is one more important purchase to add to the list.

If you have any recommendations for a good aiming point regarding the new computer's specifications for this game (or any other gear), I would be happy to hear them.

 

Thanks for Fearless Assassins members for keeping the servers alive so people like me can have a good time playing, still, one of the best first-person-shooter games out there.

It has been fun playing the game and the average of one hour per day has definitely been well spent, despite my frustration with my laptop and all the players better than me.

It was also fun introducing myself in the other post in an almost ChatGPT-like fashion. I am currently setting up PayPal to see if I could donate some money for the time I've played.

 

See you later, maybe.

sauna

 

Edited May 4 by saunakiuas
Typing errors corrected

[Chuuu]

Hey Saunaki...

 

Hello from Chuu , yeah really sad to hear this but yeah IRLife comes first , take your time mate , we are always here . 

I wish you personally a good luck and follow your dreams . 

Nothing much to say man really , If I start it will never get end , as I said IRLife comes first 😊

 

Chuu:3

[meli]

Hey Sauna,

 

Sad to hear that you are taking a break, but real life is more important! 

Hope to see you again when you are ready to come back, you are always welcome in beg2  

 

Take care!

 

[+ Dropz]

Farewell Saunakiuas, and i hope youll be back someday!  Hyviä löylyjä! 

Edited May 4 by Dropz

[Lusciousdrunk]

[tEst453]

and if you miss us, you know where to find us - we're here!

[picklejuice]

Real life sometimes takes a toll on us and that’s inevitable. Have a nice break and when you miss us, you’re welcome back any time!

[Deacon]

Good luck!

[Lt Steiner]

Real life always comes first, so I understand that you want to take a break.

 

With regards to performance issues, I think this can be easily solved by using ET: Legacy, a modern client, instead of ET 2.60b which you get when you download the game on Steam. ET 2.60b often runs choppily and with framedrops on many systems regardless of hardware power. You can download it here.

[Tukkonen]

Sorry for my japanese others 😄

En oo monesti sua servuilla nähnytkään, ihan vaan kun itelläkin on näitä yrittäjä haaveita ja yrittäny saada omaa laitetta toimimaan haluamallani tavalla 😄 Joten ymmärrän ne haaveet ja ne vie mennessään kyllä. Onko minkä alan yritystä mielessä?

Ja sitten toho fps ongelmiin, kyllä mä uskosin että sun läppäri pitäs pystyä tasaseen 125fps:ään minimissään. Pelihän on niin tautisen vanha ettei sillä oo kovia laitevaatimuksia, kuten tossa mainittiin niin Legacy clientti voi toimia paremmin, ja jotenki haiskahtaa config ongelmilta jos kombatissa tippuu ne fps:ät. Mun vanha kone joltai vuodelta 2010 kykeni tasasiin fps:ään ja uudemman koneen kanssa ollut sitten jotain lagipiikki ongelmia mitä vanhalla ei ollut edes 🤣

[Ashuyai]

5 minutes ago, Tukkonen said:

Sorry for my japanese others 😄

Likewise 😄 

Ja lisäyksenä tuohon ET Legacyn käyttöön, voit edelleen jatkaa samaan tapaan ET:n aukasemista Steamin kautta, kun jaksat hitusen nähdä vaivaa siihen.
Alla pieni tutoriaali siihen;

Ite tehnyt juurikin tuon saman ja toimii kyllä huomattavasti paremmin kuin 2.60b, jonka Steamista saa ladattua.
Tää peli varmaan pyörii jo nykyajan leivänpaahtimella, jos siihen näytön saat kiinni 😄