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Whats a good Fps I can play in school?

In my Visual Basics class, me and like 6 other friends always have free time because we finish the assignments so quickly. When I say free time I mean like one or two days, he waits until everyone is done and it takes a lot of the kids a couple days to finish and we always finish the first day. Anyway, we've been playing StarCraft and Dawn of War. We've tried Halo and counter-strike but unfortunately they're blocked for some reason...Any suggestions?

October 11, 2012

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osiel66

@CreamyMilkJr: Well anyone can use run (ie run mspaint, calc, cmd)

But wouldn't some things like devmgmt.msc or regedit be specifically blocked to limited users? I really have no clue though.

@drager260: BE VERY AWARE: Quake Live requires skill levels IMMEASURABLY higher than most modern FPSs. The difference is so unbelievably vast that if you usually get a 5.0 KDR in most modern games expect at most a 0.1~0.2 KDR in Quake while learning to play. It's a game you stick with, so don't expect it to be extremely fun right away (though it does try to match you up with other unskilled players after your placement matches so it would ideally become much better after those)

Also if you will be playing only with your school friends it should be plenty of fun as you won't be up against real players who have been playing arena shooters for well over a decade.

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osiel66

[quote=CreamyMilkJr]Well, it's probably in the software tab which is alphabetically ordered...[/quote]

Either way, do you not need administrator privileges to enter the registry? If not then Windows is even worse than I thought.

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drager260

Yeah I'd rather not take the risk. Plus my school uses Barricuda web filter.

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osiel66

[quote=drager260]This will prevent it from me having to input the admin username and password?[/quote]

I assure you with zero experience (and even with extensive experience) simply opening the registry and attempting to find "thingy with something like 8E6 Security in it" among thousands and thousands of keys with no other clues to go on will be very difficult.

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BigDivide

[quote=CreamyMilkJr]Blocked? No prob.

1.Start
2.Run
3.%systemroot%regedit.exe
4.Enter
5.Find the thingy with something like 8E6 Security in it
6.Disable the admin restriction
7.Restart

You're welcome.[/quote]

NOTE: Modifying the file has an immediate effect on the system. It can and will destroy the computer if you make just one tiny mistake.

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drager260

[quote=CreamyMilkJr]Blocked? No prob.

1.Start
2.Run
3.%systemroot%regedit.exe
4.Enter
5.Find the thingy with something like 8E6 Security in it
6.Disable the admin restriction
7.Restart

You're welcome.[/quote]

This will prevent it from me having to input the admin username and password? But the way the school computers are set up is that whenever they turn off, they go to certain settings. Like if I have some stuff saved on the desktop, when I restart the computer they'll be gone and go back to how it was when I first got on. Another example is for when I'm in CAD. When we run 3DS Max or AutoCAD, we have to install all the tools and stuff, like when you run it for the first time.

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drager260

Ooh I'll give both AoS and Quake a try, thanks! And Unreal! I don't think TF2 will work there.

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AznViper

[quote=Exinity]Clearly doesn't know what FPS stands for.[/quote]

If I didn't know what FPS stands for, why would I type in jobs that uses guns?
Hmmm?

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Wintermelon

ace of spades. it has really low specs so it can run easily on your school's computers

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osiel66

Have you played Ace of Spades?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwUOgXun5v8

It's fairly fun, minimalistic, and a breeze to set up. It is typically aimed toward larger groups of people though. You could try TDM in a small server.

Also [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwUOgXun5v8]Quake Live[/url] if you are confident in your skill level.

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AznViper

MapleStory FPS.
Play Corsair, Mechanic or Jett.

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