nah, more a loot whore ARPG with timed missions
― zappi, Sunday, 11 December 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
it looks stressful, and not in a fun way
― remy bean in exile, Sunday, 11 December 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
It's not stressful because the fights always feel like real fights, and fair. Like, there's no secret trick to beating a monster, you fight it out in an honest boxing match, but you learn strategies with tools and bombs and traps and evasion and the fights become these 10-30 minute ballets with gigantic, gorgeous beasts.
Your character doesn't have stats, it's all in your equipment which you mostly forge from dead animals. Skill is much more important than whatever RPG elements are there, though, and filling your chest up with hundreds of items is just a bonus, adds to the excitement of planning these hunts.
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 December 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Oh and the satisfaction from delivering the killing blow is more or less unmatched. You see signs that monsters weaken, but there's no hp or health bar so when they finally fall...
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 December 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
anyone else considering The Old Republic?
― OH NOES, Monday, 12 December 2011 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
No Mac version, so no.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 12 December 2011 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
would play the fuck out of it if it was on the mac
― Mordy, Monday, 12 December 2011 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
ditto.
just bought skyrim based on all the above talk, looking forward to playing a lot, lying to gf about how much i'm playing.
― woof, Monday, 12 December 2011 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
really the only thing saving me from playing The Old Republic at release (EIGHT DAYS ZOMG) is the desperate need to replace my computer
― OH NOES, Monday, 12 December 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
Buy a Mac and continue the savings!
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 12 December 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
I already have a Mac, lol
― OH NOES, Monday, 12 December 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
(yes I have two desktop computers, shut up)
I was on the Old Republic beta but after an 8 hour client download, it refused to boot up.
― JimD, Monday, 12 December 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
so i've just been trying out the BF3 expansion, maps from BF2 and BF1943 i think, quite good. and then i change server and stupid Origin breaks. And now nobody can log in. hate EA right now.
especially since i had to reinstall windows the other day, and i currently don't have BC2 installed. aaargh.
― Fozzielad, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
and they've only gone and weakened my IR scopes, to a ridiculous low level that deems them pointless now. bah, i was getting most of my points with these.
― Fozzielad, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
new humble bundle
― Mordy, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
gonna have to l2play now ste
― cccccc, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
pullblox is sick btw
― cccccc, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 21:48 (twelve years ago) link
Away for 3 days for work, stuck in a hotel, srsly suffering Skyrim withdrawals. /twitch
― Zora DB, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
got my early access invite for SWTOR, might start a char tonight
― smh, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
sword & sworcery? anyone has experience with?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
also
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2011/12/14/telltales-law-and-order-legacies-coming-to-iphone-and-ipad-this-winter/
yes plz
― Mordy, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
i bought sword & sworcery and had some fun for about an hour or so, but eventually got really bored and never came back. :-/
― Z S, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah it was a fun hour.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
lol finally went back to the main story line and discovered THAT'S where the elusive dragons are lurking; I had just been fucking around in Whiterun with the Companions and then in the Mage Colege in Winterhold. I'm currently aiming to be warrior mage with very little battle focus:
- currently leveling 1H, 2H and archery on the fighter side, with heavy armor specialization- currently leveling destruction and resto on the magic side, with occasional forays into conjuration
dual-wielding Flames or going Flames/Shock is intensely satisfying and hilarious, it's like you are literally melting health bars; it's also fun to melt down to exhaustion with dual Flames, then switching to big fuckoff 2H axe as finisher
also discovering the joys of pulling via archery + sneaking; I've started 1-shotting weaker foes which is just awes
giant spiders can still eat it tho
― OH NOES, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:13 (twelve years ago) link
why am i doing these bard college things when i dont care about bards and find them annoying
why do i find it so hard to get the thieves guild quests started which would be useful lockpick levelling just because i think the dude i need to frame seems to be a nice guy
the questions that try mens souls etc
― KERWRONG!!! (PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE), Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:17 (twelve years ago) link
lol I started the Thieves Guild quests and discovered I am a terrible, terrible thief
I haven't gotten there yet but my initial thought based on the majority of the bards I've met wandering around Skyrim is "fuck one (1) bard college"
Mage school is DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE tho
― OH NOES, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
OK so i finally broke 3 million in temple run after like two months and checked game center and the high score is 32 BILLION
what... THE FUCK!!!???
― his venerable escutcheon, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
i mean FUCKING WHAT???
I'm stuck at 1.8 mil. Can't get above 40x multiplier.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
wait skyrim has a 'bard college'
― thompp, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
the wings are the secret
― Mordy, Wednesday, 14 December 2011 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
yeah the benefits of doing the mage college questline are like 1000x awesome
― KERWRONG!!! (PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE), Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:32 (twelve years ago) link
also i have been taking breaks from skyrim by playing blur and man this game (much like split/second) was totally slept on, people into arcady burnout type racers really need to play both of them
― KERWRONG!!! (PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE), Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:33 (twelve years ago) link
Mordy yeah i thought about it and i guess they just buy like 100 sets of wings and after a certain point just keep putting them on over and over and over - seems like cheating tbh
― his venerable escutcheon, Thursday, 15 December 2011 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
man, this early stormcloak mission where you have to sneak into the fort? i SUCK at it.
― Z S, Thursday, 15 December 2011 05:01 (twelve years ago) link
Almost beat Deus Ex. Mulling over whether I want the DLC or not.
― kingfish sandbox bonaparte, Thursday, 15 December 2011 05:08 (twelve years ago) link
slate video game club kinda shitty + boring this year :/
― Mordy, Thursday, 15 December 2011 05:09 (twelve years ago) link
Epix for Xbox, wow are you terrible in every imaginable way. Gonna use you to stream true grit before my free trial runs out tho
― KERWRONG!!! (PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE), Thursday, 15 December 2011 05:37 (twelve years ago) link
Dear dwarven ruin with too many consonants in the name: I think I luv u
― OH NOES, Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:08 (twelve years ago) link
Haha plz be more specific
― KERWRONG!!! (PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE), Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:57 (twelve years ago) link
Just wasted about an hour because Lydia isn't smart enough to not jump off tall walkways when there are enemies below and she is carrying 300 pounds of good loot. Fuck
― KERWRONG!!! (PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE), Thursday, 15 December 2011 08:44 (twelve years ago) link
Tolfdir is a bit of a feeb but yeah this is shaping up v nicely. I'm going down the warrior/mage line too, except fuck sneaking + bows, I just wade in there with my two-handed. Works great against a single opponent, especially a mage, you can just keep stunning them so they don't have time to attack. Not so good when a whole bunch bum rush you at once. Hmm maybe archery might be useful after all...
― ledge, Thursday, 15 December 2011 09:32 (twelve years ago) link
Got this mage guy Mercurio (or something) following me round, he's annoying because he keeps steaming in while I'm trying to stealth about, but then he's rock hard and wins the fight anyway (he took down a frost troll yesterday in like 4 seconds, while I was still getting my bow out). But it means my levelling is really slowing down! "Jeez dude, let me have a shot at it, I'm trying to bump my skillz" etc. Might need to just ditch him for that reason.
― JimD, Thursday, 15 December 2011 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
lol that actually is one of the reasons why I sneak everywhere; instant magic passive leveling when there's a mob in the room! Also, now that I've started casting Soul Tap on things I'm getting a lot of free leveling that way. Though I'm still only level 16.
I was directed to it by one of the mage school quests, to dig up more info on that giant hypno-orb. I'd look up the name but all of the gaming sites are blocked by my company (boo).
I ended my session last night after I got caught between a frost-spewing cave troll thingy and Lydia spraying flames and lightning from dual-wielded staves.
― OH NOES, Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:56 (twelve years ago) link
i ended my session last night after not being able to sneak past a guard for 30 minutes straight. i think the problem is my armor (all heavy) making noise. my new strategy for tonight will be to remove all armor, use an invisibility potion and sprint across to the lake, naked.
― Z S, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
It is kind of hilarious how Lydia gets all "WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE!" after she leaps in front of the flames blasting out of my hands, but if I let her get behind me she will without any thought or compunction whatsoever happily blast the hell out of me with lightning.
― OH NOES, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
Want to try another follower but having trouble letting Lydia go...
― ledge, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:08 (twelve years ago) link
I'm just afraid I wouldn't find another follower as hilarious, although I'm tempted to try the woman that keeps insisting that you can't truly know a Nord woman until you punch her in the face.
― OH NOES, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
guys just putting this out there - maybe there should be a skyrim thread? i like reading the video game thread but i would also like to play skyrim someday without knowing a bunch of stuff that's going to happen
― n/a, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:48 (twelve years ago) link