Logging in for the first time in at least 3 years for the sole purpose of contributing to the "fuck beta" momentum building up here.

I've seen one particulary inspiring comment (can't remember whose quote it is off-hand, sorry) - as a last resort, if the beta movement isn't rescinded then let's do what we always do when an OSS project goes to hell.

Fork it.

Get the fuck away from DICE and get our own /. going. If they're so determined to drive the majority of us away from this site, may as well have a new place to call home.

It took me a moment to remember this, but now I remember it much more clearly. MPlayer offered listings of online matches to join with lobbies (chat rooms) that had voice (microphone) support, and they supported many games. I used to play Red Alert frequently via MPlayer since Westwood Online was so lousy and WO didn't have such a concept as a lobby where you can find players who are looking for games. The old MPlayer reminds me of what Xbox Live allows me to do today in some ways. After Gamespot bought out MPlayer it was pretty much all over. I haven't had a decent 3v3 match on the hjk6 map in so many years, now I miss it. Of all the C&C games I've seen, Red Alert was the best and MPlayer really made the multiplayer shine.