I’m considering starting PS2 again because of this thread. But I have so much to re-learn ad I haven’t played in a decade, so I might as well start (almost feom scratch). I have a lvl2 toon named VanuStinks, I think I’ll use that for now.

I’ve considering setting up one. I do like the concept of providing a method to stay anonymous even from instance admins. But it would be a prime target for abuse and illegal content, and combating that would mean involving mechanisms that defeat the anonymity.

Yeah, I was playing PS2 pretty casually myself. I started playing around the time I became a parent, so I didn’t really have time for more than a quick session now and then, except feom in the evening when I could focus on more squad level efforts.

One thing I enjoyed about the game was the random encounters with other players, such as getting a tell out of the blue from someone I had just killed saying something along the lines of “Nice kill. Kudos on your cheats or skills, whichever applies”

After learning that it’s very linux compatible these days (it wasn’t always like this), I might check it out again - I’ve found that BattleBit and Foxhole fills the same role for me, but not completely.

In which way has the game changed the most for the past 10 years?

Haven’t played PS2 in years. I really enjoyed it until they introduced the lattice system, forcing players into big battles. Me and the people I played with were mostly into guerilla warfare, capping behind enemy lines and generally being a nuisance. And for that, my favorite vehicle was always the skywhale.

I liked playing engi as it worked well alongside the skywhale. And if I was bored an alone I’d crash it into an unsuspecting enemy underground without shields and spam landmines all over before blowing up myself and anyone else around it.

I’m not sure, but I think I played Terran. They’re the ones who have the mossie aircraft, right?

Edit: Oh, and I really liked infil with stalker cloak + crossbow. It allowed me to be a real asshole, hanging out around enemy terminals. Someone not paying attention to their surroundings would suddenly get headshotted and stabbed almost at the same time, only for me to run off and hide somewhere nearby ready to do the same thing again once they’d given up the search.

Note: I think it’s been 10 years since I last played. The mechanics may have been reworked, so I don’t know if my old tactics are still viable.

Wut? BG3 runs flawlessly out of the box for me. Pretty vanilla Mint install, Nvidia 4060.