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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    Is that a recliner there Zehn? I wish I could talk the wifey into letting me replace my desk for some folding tables. the problem is, our PCs are in the living room
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    One thing for me, reading "takes me away". I get immersed in the novels I read. It sounds dumb, but I"m sure you guys who read know what I mean. You get the pictures of these characters in your head - and depending on the author - a picture of everything around them. You can actually hear the...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    For me, I love to read. I get engrossed in novels. I love lore. I soaked up the EQ lore - but I don"t remember much of it. Same with WoW, I read the shit out of the freely available lore - haven"t read the novels. That being said, in-game I tend to just click-through the quest texts. Which is...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    unfortunately, this was my first PC 3D game. Apparently my dad picked it up on a whim at Radio Shack (ahhh, PC games that were sold out of the oldschool magazine/comic style spin-racks). Arcticfox - MobyGames Seriously, lots of childhood memories I had pushed to the back. Thanks guys =)
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    The "newer" 2600"s didn"t have that switch did they - the black (and silver?) consoles that came out maybe around "87/"88? I vaguely remember the old wood-grained machine that my babysitter"s kids had when I 7ish or so.
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    Fuck all this graphical shit. I remember my first main PC game was Zork. I think I was the only kid in my area at 6 years old who knew how to spell "wield", and what it actually meant lol. That was on my dad"s pc, which he eventually dumped on me in the early nineties (old tandy 1000 8086...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    I can agree with this on a technical view, because technically no matter what game you play, you are "playing a role". A race car driver, a running back, a army general or just overall asshole. The term for the genre of games that we currently classify as RPGs and MMORPGs probably needs to be...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    Well obviously if you take it that far, then yes - seek help. But the whole point of a Role Playing Game is to Play a Role, right? So there has to be some immersion there, obviously. I mean, sure, if you want total immersion go LARP with the Lightning Bolt nerds. But still, I don"t exactly...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    No you are not the only one. Fantasy in general (elves, dwarves, battle axes and dragons) has been overdone to death. That being said, I don"t think I could really get into a futuristic steampunk MMO. But that"s me, and I very well may be in the minority. I personally think I am wanting the...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    That thought had crossed my mind, but I have never tried Eve, Will have to look into it. Sooo, since that issue seems to have been, at least partly, taken care of then I will have to go with Pointless tradeskills. Harvesting goes in here somewhere, but others have already covered that, so...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    The inability to actually be in a virtual world. I think UO, despite never really playing it much, came the closest. My issue is, currently most MMOs are basically single player games, with co-op turned on. I level my character, you level yours, then we insert them into the same...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    to go along with tad"s post above, and Millie"s as well - we really do need to see some variety in mob encounters - especially bosses. For the most part, most multi-mob encounters are: -pull -cc -tank -spank Many boss encounters follow this same pattern. I suppose there is only so much...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    I wouldn"t say you"d been had, Curt. With the vast number of classes EQ2 has, there is only so much you can do to separate them from each other to make them unique. So yeah, you are going to have some overlap and multiple classes that can sort of do the same thing. I wouldn"t say this is exactly...
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    While I am not the poster you are asking this question of, I thought I would chime in with a few thoughts. First off, I participated in Beta, starting with Beta 3. After playing a bit in beta, I thought to myself; "this game has lots of bugs, is really rough around the edges - but it does...
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    For real. Please, go get some coffee I am not trying to start an argument. I don"t particularly like discussing things via heated arguments, rather casual debates. As well, you are correct - I didn"t readallofallyour posts. I read enough to see that you were hoping the game fails, and...
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    I never insulted. You, yourself stated you were posting "rage". Grow up. Why don"t you get a buddy key from someone and try it? Maybe you will hate it 10 minutes after you try it, but at least you have personal experience with the subject matter, instead of relying on people who are posting...
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    erm... methinks you have no clue what the term "e-thug" really means
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    Nerd rage at its finest. Also, Comparing EQ"s polish 7-8 years after release, to Vanguard"s polish 1.5 months after release is asinine. Most would probably say Vanguard is more polished 1.5 months after release than EQ was 6 months after release....
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    Was the experience really that bad for you? I don"t find it hardcore, though, my main is all of level 18. So yeah - I have a ways to go still. But I have been able to solo/duo for the most part, with a very casual schedule. Maybe this changes at later levels, but so far, I have enjoyed being...
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    Green Monster Games - Curt Schilling

    Actually Curt, the hats don"t look bad at all. Not a big fan of open-back hats, but not much else you can really do there without costs going through the roof. I may pick one up soon The shirts.. eh, not too bad really. I am mixed on them I think. I have to say, I do like the logo
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    Why all the nerd rage against Vanguard

    You know, I would love a game that became a real simulation of blacksmithing, or carpentry, etc. The thing is, while you and I might like this idea - the idea that we can spend 30 minutes making one item - but when it"s done, the thing is beautiful and can sell for a hefty premium; the rest...