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Originally Posted by timmmers
I just hope they leave the mobs alone. I don't fancy being critted by Pikachu.
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Pikachu! Lighting bolt attack!
*Pika...Pika... PIKACHU!!* *CRACKLE*
Critical hit! 989 damage!
You were killed by the evil Pikachu Young
I've been using Xfire since version 0.10 - that's pre-beta for those who don't know
. They've had their issues and their problems, but as of now they are one of the most secure IM programs out there, as well as the one that is most geared towards gamers.
CS'ers could answer this question the easiest, but how many times do you crash to desktop when someone IM's you on yahoo, AIM or MSN? Xfire allows you to receive these messages IN the game, without the need to minimize.
Xfire also allows secure P2P file transfers, VOIP either between two parties, or as many people as the hosters bandwidth allows ;-).
Xfire also allows persistent chatrooms that allow unlimited users to chat in them, as well as a variety of download functions for downloading straight from Xfire's download sections - and Xfire can also be set to auto-download patches for your existing games.
I could see this function being used to pre-seed people with the upcoming patch(es) for
EU a few days before the update, through Xfire itself, rather than put a strain on
MA's download server.
Oh yes, and currently (this is NOT a challenge to anyone...) Xfire cannot be "hacked" like Yahoo/AIM/MSN just by sending a particular block of text/program code over. So overall, I consider Xfire to be the best, secure IM program out there for gamers... or anyone in particular, for that matter!
(also glad I can now put my xfire siggie here
.)
edit - where is my siggie? *sadface*
