Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

[8Shade8]

Hello FFR. This thread was established so as to create an accurate list of members who have a slow internet connection. By "slow" internet connection I mean dial-up and dial-up like speeds. The intentions behind creating this list is to catch the attention of the creator of this wonderful world known as FFR, with the purpose of having him create a smaller, more palatable version of FFR. Whether this version is downloadable and new songs are downloaded once a week, or it is simply a cheap version of FFR online, we would like to see it. I don't like waiting 20 minutes for FFR to load, and an additional 5 to 10 minutes for a song to load. Some of the ideas that people have created can be discussed in this thread:

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/showthread.php?t=57540

Please do not hesitate to vote. It will help in the long run.

[foilman8805]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

Dial-up in 2009 is pretty funny, man. Fast internet is not very expensive anymore. Although, I understand you're in Iraq, so all jokes about dial-up aside, here's the real reason it won't happen:

There are no active administrators on the site outside of LD who can code. I don't believe there's a whole lot of user based need for a downloadable version of FFR, especially when StepMania exists.

[Solid Dreams]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

That and Synth said he didn't think there were enough dial up people to merit either totally recoding how it works (which wouldn't help all that much, it is flash) or providing 300 mb files to download every week, which wouldn't be helpful either.

[8Shade8]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

I don't believe there's a whole lot of user based need for a downloadable version of FFR, especially when StepMania exists.

Absolutely. Stepmania is an awesome game. However, playing songs in Stepmania won't add onto my FFR scoring/ranking, downloading the songs is as much of a pain in the 455 as loading the songs up in FFR, and I don't think that the stepfiles in the FFR songs are allowed to be used in SM.

It may be a huge pain, however, it would still benefit the site more than it would actually hurt it.

[bluguerrilla]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

It would be larger than that even, twice probably. Been a while since that thread.

[8Shade8]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

That and Synth said he didn't think there were enough dial up people to merit either totally recoding how it works (which wouldn't help all that much, it is flash) or providing 300 mb files to download every week, which wouldn't be helpful either.

Right, so you create a program to where you can choose five to ten songs for download, and wait until they are done. You play the songs, your score gets updated as such, and then you can choose some more. I know I can download 300 mb in about 16 hours of continuous connection. While I am waiting I will be working etc, and when I get home I can have those songs to play with while I am downloading the next batch. I guess the older ones would have to be deleted, however, that is something I can live with.

Edit:
I know I am making it sound easy...however I do realize that the coding would be EXTREMELY difficult. Don't take me as arrogant or anything.

[bluguerrilla]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

Personally, I'd think the coding would be pretty easy.

[dean_machine]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

I have broadband. My grandparents use dial-up, but they wouldn't be playing online games even if they had a broadband connection.

[warriormag17]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.



MUAHAHAHA

As shown above, my internet <3's me ^^

[who_cares973]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

There are no active administrators on the site outside of LD who can code. I don't believe there's a whole lot of user based need for a downloadable version of FFR, especially when StepMania exists.

You seem to be forgetting the recent addition to the team NSane

[TC_Halogen]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

Dial-up in 2009

I had it til Feburary this year. >_>;

[who_cares973]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

and i had till like 0ctober of 07

[cedolad]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

lol Dial up is one of the most annoying things ever. Especially if you do it wrong. Thank god I have broadband...

[foilman8805]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

I had it til Feburary this year. >_>;

But what's important is that you don't have it anymore.

[who_cares973]

Re: Slow internet+FFR=Boredom. If you have slow internet please show so on the Poll.

how do you do dial up wrong?