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I played the beta test. Honestly it stunk. It wasn't the atmosphere, that part was great, it was the gameplay. In Battlefield 2, when I open up on a guy with a gun, it's clear I am hitting him. Explosions are well done and obvious. The game engine lends itself to a realistic battlefield experience. In Battlefront I couldn't tell what I was hitting. Every once and awhile, people would collapse, and grenades would explode, but there wasn't any real relatioship between the two. My opinion is that Battlefield 2 is a much better product. I know it's not Star Wars, and maybe you'll enjoy Battlefront II if you haven't played Battlefield 2, but I can't recommend it. I also played it about 2 months ago, so they might of enhanced it a bit, but I'm not holding my breath.

If you are looking for a MMORPG that you can play solo...you really need to think about what the two M's mean. Every MMORPG allows you to solo for a bit, but if you expect to solo all the way through, you really need to go buy a single player game.

It took you 200 levels of WoW to realize it was a boring game? It sounds like you invested a lot of time in the game, I'm sorry you feel it was a waste. Personally, I've had a lot of great yimes in WoW. When I get bored, I'll stop playing, but I won't look back on that time with animosity. MMORPG's aren't for everyone, but WoW is by far the best on the market right now. But it's also a game that is what you make it. If the social environment doesn't do it for you, then you'll get bored pretty soon. It's a static game, as are all games, but single player games have an end, and MMORPG's need to go on infinitely. Diablo has serious atmosphere. The Butcher, the music, the weaponry...it was pretty far ahead of all the competition at the time.

I wrote: Hades_one wrote: Why do you post? That's a total waste of time. Are you going to argue that they were not successful games? Do you think your personal opinion is shared by the rest of the world?

People use the term "fanboy" where you live? Do you live in the internet? I've never heard that term in real life.

Is this for the PC only? I say go get some hall of fame mods for NWN. Did you play Morrowind? It's a different style, but a lot of people love it and it still looks great.

I really do like Demitra, even when he was on the Blues, but I need the Kings to meltdown soon. I'm sure they'll have a bus accident where there top three lines gets injured soon. At least, that was the story the last couple of years. Different cast, but I'm counting on a similiar story. They lead the Pacific.

I couldn't go to the game because I was actually playing, but it sounded awesome! This is the third game in a row that the Sharks have scored right at the end. They ties Dallas with 30 seconds and won it in OT, they beat LA 5-4 with 3 seconds left, and they beat Calgary in a shootout after being down 2-0 with 5 minutes left! Serious clutch playing going on. I think I said Cheechoo had a chance to be a huge player this year, and he's proving me right. Marleau has been racking up the points as well. It's a shame about the goalies, but honestly Toskala looked horrible and the rookie Shaffaer is playing solid, plus I think the D are supporting him better. Oh yeah, redemption for Ekman! PS I was watching the LA game last night, and I spent the whole third period pacing and screaming at the TV. It was awesome.

The only reason I don't think Starcraft 2 is right around the corner is the fact that Ghost is set in the Stracraft universe. But I agree it's the most needed of their three universes. The fact is Blizzard takes a long time to develop games...but they've never had a failure. And before any of you sour pusses object, don't bother, just because you don't like a game doesn't mean it's not successful. It sounds like they are trying a Guild Wars idea with Diablo, if the rumors are true. I can see that working. GW really is not a MMORPG, so that will keep the action fans happy.

S2 HQ has the most information on mods. It hasn't taken off very well though. Link

Yeah, I'm really torn. I've only been in EQ2 for the last month, but I've been on WoW since the release. WoW still is the better game to me, but I needed a change after a year. EQ2 does some really neat things, but it's not quite as compelling. I'm going to keep my account with both for awhile.

I played through to the Panzerkliens, they do ruin the game but there is so much goodness beforehand. I really want to pick up the expansion. It's actually hitting the States next month, so I'll buy it. The game engine is just wonderful. Sniping someone from a third story window and watching them tumble down, bouncing off rubble, is just sublime. There is tons of WW2 era weaponry available, and grenades are more realistic than in any other game. The story is unfortunately mediocre. Some missions are great, some are not, but it carries itself well because of the combat. Basically if you enjoyed Xcom and Jagged Alliance, this is the ONLY game to capture the same gameplay style. I had some camera issues as well, but patching helped with that.

I just watched the trailer...Oh man...I just actually felt my life being taken away again. I had almost regained control, but Blizzard has yanked me back.

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I'm very excited about this. WoW really needs a bunch of new territory, and new player races sounds great. Blood Elves are a good fit for the Horde. They've been outcast by the Alliance, and thier greed for power mixes well with the undead. Still seems a bit vague on the new Alliance race.

Overtime has become more exciting because of the shootout. Teams go all out because they know someone is going to get the extra point. It's not like in previous seasons where you split a point each...someone is coming out with that second point.

I agree with the Xbox being the better system currently. It has better technology and lately it's been the favorite of many developers. But the PS2 is still a strong system and it was the first out of the gate. It dominated early and still dominates sales because of its initial strength.

I was weened on an Atari ST. It was a great machine. I remember The Black Cauldron particularly well, but I remember what an easy interface it had.

Definitely, maybe we can get a specific game night going and try to get through the original campaign. I did that with SoU and it really improved the experience.

GTA Liberty Stories is getting good reviews, but I find GTA on my big screen is hard enough to see. I don't think a small screen version is all that wonderful. Now if the released the original, top-down GTA, that might be cool.

Kinda silly to include the PC, as it can grow over time, unlike the other systems. Is this our favorite of all time? Because there is no NES, Genesis, Atari etc.

Wierd, that's definitely the game. Must be a different name for the Euro release. The Arcade game is Midway Arcade Treasure, here's a link Release date seems murky...

The PS2 is still the top selling platform. It still gets plenty of exclusive games released on it. Depending on what games you like, it might be the best choice. It's also showing its age. The Xbox is more powerful, and in the last year or two it's really come into its own. It has less exclusive titles, but I'm guessing the ones it does have sold better in the States than most of the PS2 ones. I don't know what the pissing contest is about. They are both very different in what they offer.

Canon? This isn't bloody D&D I'd say the movie is the new primary source. They seemed to really just be trying to toughen Simon up with the whole rescue.

I think both Ovechkin and Crosby will be stars, but Ovechkin seems to be more of a goal-scorer and Crosby is the playmaker. I think this is because Ovechkin hasn't been surrounded by people who can play with him, so he tends to hog the puck. At least that's what I saw in the Juniors, I haven't seen him play in the NHL yet. I've only seen Crosby in one game. The kid dishes out sick passes.