What are you guys playing?

Eldrek · 29th June 2008, 15:00

I need something to play for the year while I wait for mortal

any suggestions?

Belblind · 29th June 2008, 15:03

Just stopped playing "City Of Villains".
Next week my new computer arrives and then I switch to "Age Of Conan", with a few friends of mine.

Eldrek · 29th June 2008, 15:04

How is City of Villains? Is that an expansion to City of Heroes or an entirely different game? super villains vs super hero PvP could be pretty fun.

Belblind · 29th June 2008, 15:28

Actually it's a stand alone game.
City Of Heroes for heroes and City Of Villains for villains.
But you can combine the two games to be able to play both sides.

I liked the char creation, I almost spended more time on it than actually playing.
You have a hell of different possibilities.

High End game's pretty much fun later.

As well as PvP is, due to different classes and power sets on hero and villain side.

golani79 · 29th June 2008, 16:06

Actually I am playing Age of Conan and sometimes Lord of the Rings Oline (I have a lifetime abo for this game).

When I am not playing a MMORPG I play games like Teamfortress 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, Call of Duty 4

Lyllyth · 29th June 2008, 19:01

From what I've heard/read/seen AoC is just what I thought it would be... crap.

Currently, there is no MMORPG out there (released or in Beta) that I find appealing. So, I've been playing GH3 and SoaSE.

ViolentWhisper · 29th June 2008, 19:22

i play Open transport tycoon deluxe on the pc. And a DIRT, AssCreed, BioSh and Fifa07 on the 360.

yXXe · 29th June 2008, 19:46

I play EvE.

Mpträ · 29th June 2008, 20:55

I play guitar....

Necromantic · 29th June 2008, 21:59

I'm still in desperate search for a good game.

Played Worms Armageddon just for fun yesterday. That's how desperate I am! ^^
If anyone has a fun game with multiplayer etc. whether FPS or RPG etc. Please go ahead and tell me.

ViolentWhisper · 29th June 2008, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necromantic

I'm still in desperate search for a good game.

Played Worms Armageddon just for fun yesterday. That's how desperate I am! ^^
If anyone has a fun game with multiplayer etc. whether FPS or RPG etc. Please go ahead and tell me.

Pc or Console? (I really don't know much about console, my last console before the 360 was SNES. And i've only had the 360 for about 2 weeks.

Necromantic · 29th June 2008, 22:36

PC, that's the hard point. There are so many good looking console games recently, but I have no recent console and good PC games are gettint pretty rare, at least in comparison.
My last console was a N64. I had all the Nintendo consoles from the grey big old shool handheld Gameboy, through the SNES to the N64, except for a NES, my brother had a PS and a PS2, my little sister had a XBox, so we had a balance there.
But one day I realized I had a PC so why get a console? There's so much more potential in PCs and consoles are just the cheaper plug and play variant for some instant fun.

But heck I still like getting my N64 and especially my SNES out for some oldschool gaming fun.

ViolentWhisper · 29th June 2008, 22:42

SNES was really fun. Especially Zelda. Anyhow.. On the PC: What kind of genre do you like? (Don't say Worms.. :P )

Lyllyth · 29th June 2008, 22:45

If you can find the game for download and an emulator... I would suggest Alternate Reality... Hours and hours of fun.
I loved that game back in '88-'89...

Necromantic · 29th June 2008, 23:02

I can find anything. *cough*

As I said I'd go for every genre, but RPGs would be preferred. Also multiplayer would be nice, maybe Co-op. Singleplayer games don't appeal to me anymore the way they did long time ago.

Lyllyth · 29th June 2008, 23:07

ok, I found a site where you can download the game and the emulator... here

It's a really old game (developed in 1985), but still an excellent game. =)

**Edit**
Just read through what the guy said in that link...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragonstomper

Alternate Reality: The City is a favorite game of all time; even amidst MMORPG worlds and games with nearly life-like graphics.

I recently started up a new Alternate Reality: The City character and boy was it an extreme challenge and lots of fun. I am currently playing the Atari 8-bit version on my Windows XP PC with the free Atari800win Plus emulator. Remember how advanced and realistic this game is; perma-death, inebriation, reputation, the need to eat, drink and sleep!

" Keeping track of characters' blood alcohol level, disease incubation time, neural and blood poison was not too difficult. It was fun to have a character's reaction time decrease as they became intoxicated, as was the wobbling and finally the blackouts." – Philip Price developer of Alternate Reality: The City

I have tried all the other AR versions i.e. Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, PC, but it is specifically the Atari 8-bit version that I am referring to as the best game ever. When the game was ported over to other systems by third parties the game seems to have lost much of the magic and complexity of Philip Price's original Atari 8-bit programming.

The difference is the immersive-ness, realism and feel. Even Alternate Reality: The Dungeon for Atari 8bit does not have it. The Dungeon seems more complex, by offering quests and more control, but is it really? Not even close!

If you can remember arriving at the The City floating gate, hearing the wind whistle through the town square, the background sounds of a bustling town and the sun slowly rising overhead, then you know what I am talking about

One time, after years of play, one of my characters in AR: The City for the Atari 8-bit got Scurvy! Presumably, this was from not eating any fruit, as all I ate was Food Packets & Water Flasks. I was blown away – a game aspect that would not be possible to discover until after years of consistent play and the remote chance that I did not drink any fruit juice or have a single bit of fruit in a tavern. This has never happened to any of my other characters ever and I have never read about it in any of the cluebooks, faqs or websites about the game!

What else waits to be discovered?.

This all leads me to believe that the difference was Philip Price, as he is the creator of the game and the programmer for the 8-bit version, exclusively.

He was way ahead of his time and so was AR: The City.

Simply, Genius!

Mukan · 30th June 2008, 02:15

I just got done playing AoC. I'm still subscribed, but I have logged in a whopping 1 time in the past week. It's fun wore off, and fast. The bugs that riddled that game that they constantly ignore as they pump out more new features which are going to be as bug ridden because they refuse to fix what they have in the first place.

So I think I may go cancel my account today.

My sister and I are thinking about playing on an old EQ1 classic private server somewhere. We grew up on EQ1, it was good to us.

Then I'm also thinking about going back to EVE, but I was unable to get very into it last time I played because it just felt TOO massive, it was quite intimidating, and I didn't really know anyone that played. Maybe if I found a good Corp I'd be ok.

In the mean time, I've been playing some good ol' tower defenses and such in WC3:TFT.

Heliopios · 30th June 2008, 06:20

Dawn of War, Supreme Ruler 2020, and Madden '08.

Etwynn · 30th June 2008, 08:31

Vanguard. If you have an SOE account you might have a free month active. Check by logging in then going to subscriptions.

Mukan · 30th June 2008, 08:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etwynn

Vanguard. If you have an SOE account you might have a free month active. Check by logging in then going to subscriptions.

Oh dang I forgot about that. Are they allowing you to DL the client directly from them? I haven't seen my Vanguard discs since I bought them, which explains why I've forgotten about it, I suppose.

Etwynn · 30th June 2008, 09:00

http://vanguard.station.sony.com/install/

If the download timer goes up to like 100 hours you might want to try hitting "cancel" and restarting the launcher.

I recommend giving the game another try. Peformance is much better, hitching has improved (select the option to precompile when you first log in), and there are a lot of people playing (especially on Seradon) right now during the free month.

Etwynn · 30th June 2008, 09:02

actually, use this: http://launcher.station.sony.com/

The new station launcher is might not have that weird download bug.

Edit: Also, hit me up on Seradon if you need any help. I'll probably be playing on Etwynn.

Sebastian Persson · 30th June 2008, 09:57

Company of heroes.. FTW!

Mrs. Cakes · 30th June 2008, 11:04

Beta testing Pi story lol...

Its actually not that bad

I'm having fun running with the GMs

monteefyster · 30th June 2008, 11:15

indeed there is. it's a fun snow boarding game called "Project Powder". its mmorpg style, build your character, add tricks as you level up. it ROCKS, very competitive. I suggest you check it out

|\/|[]|\|TEE

Daniel Adler · 30th June 2008, 13:44

Company of heros, WoW, WAR. =)

Torgrim · 2nd July 2008, 00:58

Donkey Kong FTW.......

Kraven · 2nd July 2008, 01:47

DDO and Mount & Blade at the moment, i suggest trying both....

29th June 2008, 15:00	#1 (permalink)
Eldrek Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 47 Rep Power: 1	What are you guys playing? I need something to play for the year while I wait for mortal any suggestions? __________________

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Lyllyth Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: <-- That way --> Age: 33 Posts: 426 Rep Power: 1	From what I've heard/read/seen AoC is just what I thought it would be... crap. Currently, there is no MMORPG out there (released or in Beta) that I find appealing. So, I've been playing GH3 and SoaSE. __________________ [Mats Persson], 'Things might sound cool and/or realistic on paper, but it's a completely different thing how they play out in the game.' Last edited by Lyllyth : 29th June 2008 at 19:09.

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ViolentWhisper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479 Rep Power: 8	i play Open transport tycoon deluxe on the pc. And a DIRT, AssCreed, BioSh and Fifa07 on the 360. __________________

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yXXe Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: my pillow Posts: 362 Rep Power: 1	I play EvE. __________________ A defunct soldier is an unarmed missile.

29th June 2008, 15:03	#2 (permalink)
Belblind Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 56 Rep Power: 1	Just stopped playing "City Of Villains". Next week my new computer arrives and then I switch to "Age Of Conan", with a few friends of mine.

29th June 2008, 15:28	#4 (permalink)
Belblind Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 56 Rep Power: 1	Actually it's a stand alone game. City Of Heroes for heroes and City Of Villains for villains. But you can combine the two games to be able to play both sides. I liked the char creation, I almost spended more time on it than actually playing. You have a hell of different possibilities. High End game's pretty much fun later. As well as PvP is, due to different classes and power sets on hero and villain side.

29th June 2008, 16:06	#5 (permalink)
golani79 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Austria Age: 29 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 1	Actually I am playing Age of Conan and sometimes Lord of the Rings Oline (I have a lifetime abo for this game). When I am not playing a MMORPG I play games like Teamfortress 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, Call of Duty 4

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Necromantic Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a basement near you (at least in germany) Posts: 384 Rep Power: 2	I'm still in desperate search for a good game. Played Worms Armageddon just for fun yesterday. That's how desperate I am! ^^ If anyone has a fun game with multiplayer etc. whether FPS or RPG etc. Please go ahead and tell me. __________________ Assume the end is always the goal. The path to this goal is the way you go. Now think about it, life is the way you go and death is were it ends. So what's wrong with this little devotion to the dead, when it's all humans goal to reach? Aegis Imperium - For I stay to my principles (Explorer 100, Killer 100, Achiever 100, Socializer 100)

29th June 2008, 22:36	#12 (permalink)
Necromantic Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a basement near you (at least in germany) Posts: 384 Rep Power: 2	PC, that's the hard point. There are so many good looking console games recently, but I have no recent console and good PC games are gettint pretty rare, at least in comparison. My last console was a N64. I had all the Nintendo consoles from the grey big old shool handheld Gameboy, through the SNES to the N64, except for a NES, my brother had a PS and a PS2, my little sister had a XBox, so we had a balance there. But one day I realized I had a PC so why get a console? There's so much more potential in PCs and consoles are just the cheaper plug and play variant for some instant fun. But heck I still like getting my N64 and especially my SNES out for some oldschool gaming fun. __________________ Assume the end is always the goal. The path to this goal is the way you go. Now think about it, life is the way you go and death is were it ends. So what's wrong with this little devotion to the dead, when it's all humans goal to reach? Aegis Imperium - For I stay to my principles (Explorer 100, Killer 100, Achiever 100, Socializer 100)

29th June 2008, 22:42	#13 (permalink)
ViolentWhisper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479 Rep Power: 8	SNES was really fun. Especially Zelda. Anyhow.. On the PC: What kind of genre do you like? (Don't say Worms.. :P ) __________________

29th June 2008, 22:45	#14 (permalink)
Lyllyth Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: <-- That way --> Age: 33 Posts: 426 Rep Power: 1	If you can find the game for download and an emulator... I would suggest Alternate Reality... Hours and hours of fun. I loved that game back in '88-'89... __________________ [Mats Persson], 'Things might sound cool and/or realistic on paper, but it's a completely different thing how they play out in the game.'

29th June 2008, 23:02	#15 (permalink)
Necromantic Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a basement near you (at least in germany) Posts: 384 Rep Power: 2	I can find anything. cough As I said I'd go for every genre, but RPGs would be preferred. Also multiplayer would be nice, maybe Co-op. Singleplayer games don't appeal to me anymore the way they did long time ago. __________________ Assume the end is always the goal. The path to this goal is the way you go. Now think about it, life is the way you go and death is were it ends. So what's wrong with this little devotion to the dead, when it's all humans goal to reach? Aegis Imperium - For I stay to my principles (Explorer 100, Killer 100, Achiever 100, Socializer 100)

30th June 2008, 02:15	#17 (permalink)
Mukan Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Avondale, AZ Age: 19 Posts: 69 Rep Power: 1	I just got done playing AoC. I'm still subscribed, but I have logged in a whopping 1 time in the past week. It's fun wore off, and fast. The bugs that riddled that game that they constantly ignore as they pump out more new features which are going to be as bug ridden because they refuse to fix what they have in the first place. So I think I may go cancel my account today. My sister and I are thinking about playing on an old EQ1 classic private server somewhere. We grew up on EQ1, it was good to us. Then I'm also thinking about going back to EVE, but I was unable to get very into it last time I played because it just felt TOO massive, it was quite intimidating, and I didn't really know anyone that played. Maybe if I found a good Corp I'd be ok. In the mean time, I've been playing some good ol' tower defenses and such in WC3:TFT. __________________ 10 years playing MMO games and I still get giddy about the good ones that are up and coming. (Yes I mean you MO!)

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Heliopios Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spokane, Washington, USA Posts: 338 Rep Power: 1	Dawn of War, Supreme Ruler 2020, and Madden '08.

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Etwynn Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 157 Rep Power: 1	Vanguard. If you have an SOE account you might have a free month active. Check by logging in then going to subscriptions. __________________ "My God, it's full of stars!"

30th June 2008, 09:00	#21 (permalink)
Etwynn Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 157 Rep Power: 1	http://vanguard.station.sony.com/install/ If the download timer goes up to like 100 hours you might want to try hitting "cancel" and restarting the launcher. I recommend giving the game another try. Peformance is much better, hitching has improved (select the option to precompile when you first log in), and there are a lot of people playing (especially on Seradon) right now during the free month. __________________ "My God, it's full of stars!"

30th June 2008, 09:02	#22 (permalink)
Etwynn Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 157 Rep Power: 1	actually, use this: http://launcher.station.sony.com/ The new station launcher is might not have that weird download bug. Edit: Also, hit me up on Seradon if you need any help. I'll probably be playing on Etwynn. __________________ "My God, it's full of stars!" Last edited by Etwynn : 30th June 2008 at 09:05.

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Mrs. Cakes Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 264 Rep Power: 1	Beta testing Pi story lol... Its actually not that bad I'm having fun running with the GMs __________________ __________________

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monteefyster Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 1	indeed there is. it's a fun snow boarding game called "Project Powder". its mmorpg style, build your character, add tricks as you level up. it ROCKS, very competitive. I suggest you check it out \|\/\|[]\|\\|TEE

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Daniel Adler Developer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 106 Rep Power: 8	Company of heros, WoW, WAR. =)

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Torgrim Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 364 Rep Power: 1	Donkey Kong FTW.......

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Kraven Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 101 Rep Power: 1	DDO and Mount & Blade at the moment, i suggest trying both....