Mad Max RW wrote on May 19, 2013, 16:09:
What are you even talking about? People bash religions all the time, but the only one today that encourages millions of people around the world to respond back with violence is Islam. Look at the Muslim Brotherhood sweeping the Middle East. But no let's focus on Christianity and how all those people who follow it today are ignorant clowns. Let's tear them down instead because you're too stupid to understand why they believe in anything at all.

I'm not the slightest bit religious, but I have way more respect for people who are and leave others alone instead of the assholes who think criticizing them is somehow enlightening.

Quinn wrote on May 19, 2013, 14:55:
Overon: Well said.

ItBurns: Tell me you're kidding me? Don't go all Mass Effect on us :O

I find it hilarious how the first poster got that "hate speech!" reply, with Blues even saying he felt like deleting the post. It's fucking ridiculous.

People deserve respect, their religion and ideas do not. Exactly like Overon said. When a person tells me he believes in a talking snake, I laugh in his face. There's no crime in ridiculing religion. If you ask me, it's high time to do so.

Overon wrote on May 19, 2013, 13:32:
When would a robot be worthy of ethical consideration?

siapnar wrote on May 17, 2013, 17:29:
The graphics look like they couldn't decide whether to go full voxel or try their hand at realism.
The failed on both counts, and shoved them together as one. It truly looks horrendous.
Why not just go full voxel? Right now it looks ridiculous. Especially that shot of the realistic deer on top of a blocky hill.

Graphics aside, looks like the gameplay has some innovations, and hopefully it lives up to the claims.

Also, they blatantly tried to copy the 28 Day's later theme.

Verno wrote on May 16, 2013, 11:13:

ItBurn wrote on May 16, 2013, 11:09:
I can't understand why people like MOBA games. It sucks. Same thing over and over. Interaction is extremely limited. I mean sure there's tons of different heroes, but who cares... I guess the attraction may be that it's so simple to play. Wow has proven that simple beats "good" in the general population.

I don't love them or something but the itemization, hero skill, teamwork elements and ability to think on your fee make it seem deceptively simple, MOBA games actually have a very high skill ceiling and more strategy than people realize.

They are far from simple but you really need to play one for an extended period of time to wrap your around it, if you just play a few games or watch some casts they don't seem like much.

Jivaro wrote on May 14, 2013, 12:43:

Saboth wrote on May 14, 2013, 11:52:
Recently, I got sort of bored with the 3rd playthrough on Torchlight 2 and felt the need for a new Diabloish game. I searched around, and thought about Path of Exile, but you know, I'd rather wait for the retail experience. So, instead I picked up Sacred 2 and it's really pretty good. Still managing to avoid D3 like the plague, hurray.

Sacred 2, particularly with the expansion, is an excellent game. I don't know if it has the same kind of replayability as many games of the genre, but the 1st time or two through it was a great gaming experience for me. Some of the hidden "easter egg" type stuff is kinda corny, but fun none the less.

Also, you shouldn't bother waiting on PoE. The game is great and the character wipes are done. I don't think it really is ever going to be any more "retail" than it is now. The experience is simply going to evolve and get more and more polished over time, just like any other online game. Since it is free, I enthusiastically recommend giving it a shot if you are a fan of the genre.

Verno wrote on May 14, 2013, 09:51:

Mr. Tact wrote on May 14, 2013, 09:15:
So depressing... was really looking forward to a great D3. Here is to hoping an expansion makes it worth acquiring...

I think an expansion could really turn the game around. The new producer seems to get it more than Jay Wilson whose robotic approach to development made the game feel very shallow, not to mention his weird antagonism of the community. Unfortunately he's forced to deal with many design decisions that you can't really resolve with a small patch.

The auction houses are a bit of a problem though, in a game all about loot collection you can't really have perfect rolls of every item front and center, it diminishes the drops you do find and makes everyone seek the top percentile loot while ignoring many potential upgrades.

DangerDog wrote on May 6, 2013, 17:29:
There was only a few weeks delay before Max Payne 3 was released for the PC.