This is becoming all too common and it is almost a waste of time trying to play on the Zone. The problem is there is no better place to find players on any given night. ICQ is great if your friends happen to be available but I guess my ICQ list is too small because there are seldom more than 5 people online with 2 or 3 in do not disturb mode. I may have to concentrate on the forum parties where we can play more IP games. I'm hesitant to give out my IP address to strangers on the Zone.
A few questions about Zone lag:
1. Are the rest of you having this problem? I know some of you are.
2. Is lag mainly a problem for 3v3 team games? I haven't played any 1v1s or 2v2s lately.
3. Will lag be significantly reduced if some of the players IP but strangers join the game from the zone-----2 or 3 IP in with 3 or 4 joining through the zone?
I would like to see a week-night designated for forum games. It will be pretty much limited to Western Hemisphere players, but that can't be helped. I might be able to set aside a Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday night for AoE/RoR if I know we can get up some decent games. This may work better than the weekends for some of us since weekday activities are usually more set and predictable.
If you are interested in setting aside a weeknight for forum games, post below.
List the best nights and times in order of preference. Let's see if we can put something together.
Jehu