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Post by Roc on Jun 13, 2010 18:48:26 GMT -5
Anyone play any MMORPGs? ~TWF Yes. It may come as a great surprise to you all, but I mainly play superhero mmo's like City of Heroes (previously) and Champions Online (currently). And for some trivial trivia, the Vital chest emblem in CO was designed by me and chosen to be included in the game as part of contest for a closed beta spot.
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Post by Dullahan on Jun 13, 2010 20:19:14 GMT -5
Me to. Although, in my case it's solely Runescape, mostly because it's probably the cheapest of the bunch, plus I don't have to download anything.
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Post by takewithfood on Jun 13, 2010 21:54:33 GMT -5
I'm beta testing a game called Wakfu, which is a spinoff of Dofus. Both are French games, but you can play them in English, of course. The gameplay is turn-based strategy, which I adore. Otherwise, it's the usual stuff for MMORPGs: pick one of 12 classes, equip items, level professions, buy/sell, grind. There is a focus on cooperative play, so the grind isn't actually that bad, for an MMORPG. Wakfu has its own cartoon in much of Europe, which is actually surprisingly good. It starts off pretty cliche and kiddy, but it gets more serious and epic towards the middle of the series. I love the animation style (I can't believe they do it in Flash). The word "Wakfu" is a made-up word for what is sort of the light side of the force, so to speak. Wakfu is in living things, and represents harmony and balance in nature. The opposite of Wakfu is Stasis, which represents stagnation, disorder and entropy. Here's a clip: And the TV Tropes page. ~TWF
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Post by Jet on Jun 14, 2010 1:32:40 GMT -5
Man, I wish my PC was good enough to play Champions Online. I cant even begin to describe just how much I want to play it (considering Im past my MMO stage and think that most MMORPG's are worthless time eaters).
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Post by reddecker on Jun 14, 2010 1:37:00 GMT -5
Well... if you ever get to a PC that can play it let me know, I've got a lifetime subscription to it. Have any questions about it?
[edit:] This is what I get for not reading the conversation sooner... BTW I'm a dual citizen... will likely become a triple citizen when DCU comes out.
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Post by SenseiSuplex on Jun 14, 2010 23:34:20 GMT -5
I used to play City of Heroes until my dial up was finally disconnected (I played on satellite but I needed dial up to connect to the server). I have Champions Online but I'm still building a new computer to be able to play it and a few other games as well. Looks to be about another week or so till the pc is ready. I'm so ready to get back to the character creator on CO though. It's beautiful =D
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Post by takewithfood on Jun 15, 2010 12:17:22 GMT -5
What do you actually do in Champions Online? I've seen and heard a lot about the character creation process - all the neat classes and powers and stuff - but once that's over, what do you do?
~TWF
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Post by Brainstem on Jun 15, 2010 13:17:31 GMT -5
Oh God, I just got one of those 40% off Borders coupons and it's tempting to just go buy Scion right now.
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Post by dorkknight23 on Jun 15, 2010 13:28:31 GMT -5
That'd be cheaper than getting the pdf!
I know my local Borders still carries it, along with the other core rulebooks for a lot of the big games (and a lot of D&D stuff, natch.)
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Post by Brainstem on Jun 15, 2010 14:03:58 GMT -5
Having the actual book is better than a pdf, anyway, I think. I like to be able to flip through, you know?
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Post by dorkknight23 on Jun 15, 2010 14:16:28 GMT -5
I agree, generally, when I'm not trying to justify the at times ludicrous expenses of this hobby.
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Post by Brainstem on Jun 15, 2010 14:31:37 GMT -5
Yeah, right now I'm just trying to justify buying the books. Current justification: I'll have a real job in August, so this is a reward! Problem is, I've used that justification a few times on random purchases already. Beating a dead horse, much?
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Post by takewithfood on Jun 15, 2010 15:32:11 GMT -5
I like to have both hard and .pdf copies whenever possible. Hard copies are great for flipping through, but .pdfs are handy when you want to check through and compare several books at once (such as when choosing feats or spells in D&D, which could be scattered through a dozen different books).
~TWF
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Post by WildKnight on Jun 15, 2010 16:17:27 GMT -5
I like to have both hard and .pdf copies whenever possible. Hard copies are great for flipping through, but .pdfs are handy when you want to check through and compare several books at once (such as when choosing feats or spells in D&D, which could be scattered through a dozen different books). ~TWF Yep, thats the best way when you can swing it.
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Post by Brainstem on Jun 15, 2010 16:46:25 GMT -5
If I ever get an iPad, then I'll start using the pdfs, but until then... I dunno.
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