What do you think of Hamachi? Useful or painful?
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, Feb 19 2008 06:06 PM
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Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:06 PM
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Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:10 PM
That really depends. If you are unable to connect to certain gaming services, then it can be very useful. Personally, I've never had the need for it but I can see why some might.
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Posted 19 February 2008 - 10:09 PM
Well if anybody wants to play a game of C&C 3 or get a round of DOTA over Hamachi let me know.
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Posted 19 February 2008 - 10:40 PM
I've used it to play DOW with a friend and it Never fails... we decided that all the BS talk in the lobby was too much.
Personally I really find it useful for games that I don't have an Online account for... or for playing Iso files. online.
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Posted 19 February 2008 - 10:43 PM
Personally I really find it useful for games that I don't have an Online account for... or for playing Iso files. online.
I agree on this, playing older titles for sure is good!
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Posted 20 February 2008 - 12:00 AM
I've never heard of this software, I'm assuming it is a sort of subnet-bridging software so you can find WAN games in the LAN tab? Or is it like the old Mplayer or what?
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Posted 20 February 2008 - 12:57 AM
Mplayer, that takes me back, basically, you set up a network on Hamachi, which other users can join [given they have a password] once connected, it's like being part of normal LAN, but over Interwebs. you can join your friends lan game of warcraft 3 or starcraft, works with UT and c&c 3, amongst other games.
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Posted 20 February 2008 - 01:45 AM
Sweet ass, that prevents a whole lot of headache when finding players and dealing with cheating.
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Posted 20 February 2008 - 08:16 PM
I'm not sure it is much of a deterant for cheating. Actually, it would be easier for cheaters to get away with something since there's no control, but it also goes with saying that your records don't count there either. 
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Posted 21 February 2008 - 12:08 AM
I don't think you got what I said, most people you would play with on that kind of network, unless they're random people from the internet, won't cheat...mostly because you know them.
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Posted 21 February 2008 - 06:08 PM
Yeah i wouldn't use Hamachi, with people i wasn't sure about.
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Posted 24 February 2008 - 06:52 PM
If anybody wants to have a game over Hamachi in Warcraft 3/C&C 3/UT04/UT3 pm me.
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Posted 24 February 2008 - 07:51 PM
If UT04 wasn't being such a dick I'd play but it never wants to accept my key, which I have a legitimate one.
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Posted 24 February 2008 - 07:58 PM
im in the same boat on that one, but you can still play it over hamachi, just be connected to a server, goto local games and jump into it.
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Posted 28 February 2008 - 06:55 AM
If anybody wants to have a game over Hamachi in Warcraft 3/C&C 3/UT04/UT3 pm me.
I'd love to have some Virtual-Lanage sometime SILVERIDGE! I've been fiending since last LAN
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Posted 28 February 2008 - 07:03 AM
Oh JARME you are on
going off to shell first get some chips or chocolate first though [or both...hmmm]
what did you want to play?
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