Frankly, OP, SOE already took a gamble on the sort of game you seem to want. Vanguard had very "adult" graphics, it wasn't dumbed down in any way, and character's "life paths" were complex and required work in multiple areas through a variety of gam…
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I don't hate SOE. But I have a funny Sony story.
I used to have a job that required me to meet periodically with peopel at Sony Music in New York. They had these really tiny little cramped offices... the place was a mess. But to get to it, you …
Thanks for the list. I'm going to check out DOMO first, I think.
Oh, I should have been more clear about the not playing WOW thing. It's not an anti-Blizzard attitude at all. Rather, it's my uncomfortableness with competing against children in …
I love LOTRO, but my system won't run it. I've tried.
It does run WOW with no problem, but I have never played WOW and that's an odd point of pride for me... I only know it will run because I lent the computer to my stepdaughter for a while, a…
Thanks!
I, too, don't want everything mapped out in advance for me... or, at least, that wouldn't be my first choice. But I would like to be able to find those things I have already visited and, you know, my way home.
The idea of a minimal map…
Yeah! After reading this, I've decided to look more closely at Shamans. I usually play healers, and after abandoning my first post-return Shaman because Halasgard itself was so bugged, I think I may look more deeply into this class. (Also, I now k…
Originally posted by JT
There are plenty of roads to follow to anywhere you need to go. You can climb most mountains, definately more than any other game out there. Not sure what the problem is. This is a game about exploration. Lewis and Cla…
First, let me say I have nothing against nipples. Or any other body part. Really.
But I'm both female and post-40, and the idea of finding myself in the middle of a group of teenage boys who really, really like videogame nipples is just... cree…
I wanted to love this game... I bought it, I played it for two weeks, and I just kind of... gave up. The few people I ran into on my server were clearly teenage boys who thought of the whole thing as just one giant frag fest and shouted at eachothe…
Thanks. I am waiting for the eternal download to finish and, provided it ever does, should be back to "Fury-ous" soon.
What are the best fan sites these days, the most active bulletin boards? I'm going to need some coaching from others and that…
It's a RTS game that allows YOU to do a better job in the MIddle East than our beloved Prez. and his Advisors. To make it edgy, they have co-branded it with The Daily Show, naming it Mess-o-potamia and getting John Stewart to do the narration voice…
I completely agree that Turbine is a GREAT company. The kind of company I want to see control the MMO space in the future, in fact. AC was my first MMO (if you're not one of those people who insists that we consider MUDS MMOs, that is) and I loved…
Hmmm... I have been playing a little LOTRO, and it didn't grab me as a casual game, but that is probably because i was trying to RP and, of course, that's hard to do when you're wafting in and out. I may also roll up another character and see what …
Predict all the gloom you want. This is a nascient medium, and you will be right at some point; the landscape will be dismal. Small companies with microbudgets can no longer be able to create compelling games and then go look for a publisher, but …
You know, I ruled out Guild Wars when it came out for the reasons you mention; I just didn't get that immersive, this is a whole other life, feel from it. But you're right--it might be exactly what I'm looking for now. Would really like it if some…
Originally posted by Darkanian
I'm still enjoying the game
^5
You know, I must be missing something. I don't get why people are so ANGRY if VG turns out not to be the game for them? Heck, some folks are still playing Ultima Online and enjoy…
LOTR has far prettier graphics, IMHO, when you're talking about screen shots and such. It definitely beats VG hands down on prettiness, no doubt about it. BUT it has the "movie set" problem that people keep talking about. In LOTR, I don't feel lik…
Hey, guys, I used to play EVE and, for a lesser time, WoW with TOG and if you are looking for a great group of adults to guild with, definitely check them out. (I'm a hardcore RPer, so playing on the designated weird person server, or I would signi…