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| News Comments > League of Legends Co-op versus A.I. Live |
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Re: League of Legends Co-op versus A.I. Live |
Mar 11, 2011, 00:02 |
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reisub wrote on Mar 10, 2011, 22:04:
Friends keep getting me to try this but games with microtransactions put me off. They've got to make money some how I guess.
This one is playable without having to pay, as you can unlock characters, upgrades, etc from playing. You just unlock them tremendously faster if you pay, obviously. But unless you are a hardcore competitive player on a team who has specific strategies in mind that rotate around specific heroes and upgrades, you can get by just fine.
I play a game here and there, it is fun, and can easily be done in short sessions as the average game lasts around thirty minutes. It is also very easy to pick up on, since each character only has a few abilities. *they make up for that fact by having a ton of characters* If you've ever played a game like Warcraft 3, you can start playing with no introduction.
My number one complaint, and one that might cause me to quit outright, is that people drop from games CONSTANTLY. You will literally start a 3 vs 3, and within a few seconds someone will drop which makes it a 2 vs 3...which quickly annihilates it being a fair fight. It isn't even fun when one of your opponents dropped, because it literally causes the other team to just give up entirely, and you're basically fighting spawn for twenty minutes while they go AFK in their base waiting for you to win. I have no idea whatsoever why the developers don't replace dropped players with AI. At least then, if you and your teammates micro your butt off, you'll have a fighting chance instead of an automatic loss. Sometimes I wish I could just smash developers in the face with a brick for being retarded.
But otherwise it's a fun game, honest. :-) |
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| News Comments > Game Reviews |
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Re: Game Reviews |
Mar 10, 2011, 11:58 |
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What exactly does it mean when something is "on droids?"
Does it mean it's inherently unstable?
Actually, it just means it's a piece of shit that breaks at the slightest touch. I dropped my first droid a foot and a half, and the screen went blank. Got a replacement in the mail, the keyboard was broken and would display random characters no matter what button you pressed. The third broke in half when I slid the keyboard out and it popped off. I switched to an iPhone 4. |
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| News Comments > Crytek on Crysis 2 Cheating |
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Re: Crytek on Crysis 2 Cheating |
Mar 10, 2011, 11:52 |
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| Rampart cheating is actually the reason why I quit playing the original Crysis. You literally could NOT join a game where someone wasn't flying and one shotting everybody. The only servers even playable were the Punkbuster ones, but they were few and far between. |
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| News Comments > RIFT Founder's Pricing Plan Extended |
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Pricing, should I play? |
Mar 10, 2011, 11:50 |
JohnBirshire |
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I agree with Cutter, I never understood $15 a month, it isn't like they are a manufacturer making something that costs them $12 a month and selling it for less would create a net loss. Investments have already been made, it certainly shouldn't cost more than a few dollars *even that seems high* at most per subscriber in upkeep/upgrade costs. If MMOs cost $7 a month for example, more people would subscribe to multiple MMOs, people would be less likely to cancel their subscription even if they were not playing it regularly, more people would try the MMO to begin with, etc etc.
I've been bored to death lately, playing random games while waiting for Bioware's MMO. Played DCUO a month, enjoyed it, but did not renew after the first month. Have been playing League of Legends a little bit, but getting frustrated at almost every game involving someone dropping, so it always turns into a 2 vs 3, 3 vs 5, etc. *developers too stupid to replace dropped players with AI so at least it isn't an automatic loss*. I was looking into Rift, some people really seem to enjoy it. When I watch videos though the character animation drives me insane, I literally watched a guy just make a two foot overhand chop with his axe over and over and over again for 30 minutes while PvPing. Patiently waiting for a few reviews before I decide. |
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| News Comments > 20 Years of Blizzard |
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Re: 20 Years of Blizzard |
Mar 7, 2011, 22:18 |
JohnBirshire |
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| I remember getting a copy of the Warcraft 1 demo with a PC Gamer, and playing it religiously before the game came out, over and over. I hadn't played a demo that long since I got the demo for Syndicate with a PC Gamer years earlier. |
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| News Comments > On Sale |
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Re: On Sale |
Feb 26, 2011, 10:42 |
JohnBirshire |
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Pippiwolf wrote on Feb 26, 2011, 06:38:
Yes, Arx fatalis, one of my alltime favorites
Hmmmm. I've been thinking about getting it for awhile as well. Perhaps now is a good excuse. |
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| News Comments > Mortal Online Free Trials |
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Whoops, nevermind... |
Feb 24, 2011, 21:57 |
JohnBirshire |
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| This game has no US servers, so not even going to try the trial. If you want to do business in a country with an MMO, you need to have servers in that country. *or very close* That goes for US games wanting to do business overseas and vice versa. |
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| News Comments > Mortal Online Free Trials |
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Re: Mortal Online Free Trials |
Feb 24, 2011, 16:54 |
JohnBirshire |
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Yes you are most definitely talking about Darkfall. A friend convinced me to give it a try. I created my character, he brought me to a "secret place", and said "Macro swimming against this wall 24 hours a day, and in a couple months you'll be ready to start training other skills".
I did it for 3 days, and said to hell with it. Darkfall was so close to being brilliant, yet some terrible decisions cost them dearly.
I might give Mortal Online a shot, didn't renew my DCUO subscription after the first month. *although I might* |
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| News Comments > The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Trailer |
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Arena... |
Feb 24, 2011, 16:51 |
JohnBirshire |
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The first game, Elder Scrolls: Arena, is my favorite game of all time. I'm so proud that the series continues to this day with such enthusiasm.
My top 5:
Arena: Elder Scrolls
Ultima 7
Privateer
Master of Orion
Syndicate |
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| News Comments > StarCraft II Bans |
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Re: StarCraft II Bans |
Feb 23, 2011, 22:13 |
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| I tried to get back into it by playing a couple games online last night, but it's just too fast. Everything literally looks like it is moving in super speed, like watching a movie in fast forward. This might be great for the 400 apm pros, but for some of the more casual players it takes away a lot of the enjoyment. If anything, at least ask players what game speed they want to play on. |
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| News Comments > Quote of the Day |
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Re: Quote of the Day |
Feb 19, 2011, 01:54 |
JohnBirshire |
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| Books are not the right medium to tell stories. Books are more about story possibilities. You know, like Choose Your Own Adventure books. |
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| News Comments > A Game of Thrones - Genesis This Summer |
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Re: A Game of Thrones - Genesis This Summer |
Feb 16, 2011, 20:32 |
JohnBirshire |
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I've read 100s of fantasy novels, but just couldn't get into Game of Thrones, despite several attempts. Read 100 pages, nothing happened, gave up. Picked it up a few months later, read another 100 pages, nothing happened, gave up. Picked it up a year later, read 100 pages, oh cool they threw a kid out a window that was neat, read 100 more pages, nothing else happened, threw it away. Epic...bore.
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| News Comments > Warhammer 40K Ultramarines Free Screenings |
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Re: Warhammer 40K Ultramarines Free Screenings |
Feb 14, 2011, 19:49 |
JohnBirshire |
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I'm pretty hardcore into Warhammer 40k, have read almost every novel and played every game. *I haven't played tabletop, but I've read all of the source books and have watched others play*
That being said, this movie was rather "meh", both in terms of story and animation. I was hoping it would be great so I could have some people I know watch it and try to convert them...but that won't be happening. |
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| News Comments > Game Reviews |
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Re: Game Reviews |
Feb 9, 2011, 17:11 |
JohnBirshire |
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| If it makes you feel any better I agree with you on the majority of your reviews. You are probably the most consistant game industry critic around. I'm surprised you haven't received offers of employment yet from some of the industry leaders. Or have you? |
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| News Comments > DC Universe Online Price Break |
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Re: I don't regret buying it... |
Feb 6, 2011, 16:59 |
JohnBirshire |
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Uh...WoW had a lot to do when it first came out.
Simply not true.
You could level to 60, and do some trade skills. That's it. I was so bored I quit after 2 months. Arenas, nope. Battlegrounds, nope. Armor sets, nope. Raids, nope. Yes I've gone back to WoW, years after release when it finally had a lot of endgame content. But at release? Simply no.
If you want to flame a game for lack of content at release, that is legitimately fine. If you want to flame a game for lack of content at release while simultaneously mentioning WoW's release, that's hypocritical.
WoW has a lot to do...after 11 years. *development plus additions since release* People expecting new MMO's to match it on release day is downright asinine. |
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| News Comments > DC Universe Online Price Break |
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I don't regret buying it... |
Feb 6, 2011, 13:40 |
JohnBirshire |
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I bought the game two weeks ago, and I am legitimately enjoying it. The quests are more fun than any MMO I've ever played, and I've played dozens of them since Meridian 59. *villain side, can't speak for hero* Also, the combat doesn't feel like an MMO at all, it feels more like an action arcade game. If you are good, it is very easy to out skill other similarly geared opponents.
I don't regret buying it whatsoever, but I do admit right now it's looking like a two month play. However, I've played many games in my life for FAR less than two months, so it wasn't a waste of money by any stretch of the imagination.
As for the game's long term playability, I can't help but be reminded of WoW. This is something a lot of people forget...WoW didn't have jack shit to do when it first came out. No armor sets to collect, no battlegrounds, no arenas, and only one raid which coincidentally required 40 attuned players. People, especially the ones who bring up WoW all the time, seem to forget this fact. Or, as I imagine, simply didn't play when it was brand new, so have no business flaming other games for lack of content at release.
I'm not sure what SOE's long term plans are for this game, whether it will ever have enough content to subscribe to for years straight, or whether it will simply be one of those MMOs you come back to for short sessions every once in awhile. All I know is that for every day I enjoy it, it's one less day I'm bored waiting for Star Wars: Old Republic. |
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