A good comparison is Dungeons and Dragons Online and the stand alone sandbox Oblivion. DDO is the ultimate “theme park game”, you can't even stray from the predetermined paths. Oblivion is the ultimate “sandbox”, although I bought the game years ago…
A few of us have been playing long enough, several decades, to remember Master of Orion, it was before the internet, a stand alone game.. If you do, AE is MOO on steroids with real competition. MOO was game of the year, addictive, so addictive I onl…
It seems most of the players who practice this are very young either in age or emotion or both. It is why I stopped playing internet games where this is possible. Part of the problem is the F2P model. I played Bounty bay Online for two years whe…
I have been playing games since the 1950s, a former low A rated Chess player and #63 in the world of play by mail Diplomacy in the 1970s, so I think I know a little about games. I obtained high speed internet fove years ago and during this time …
RP is as dead as a dodo. That's a shame. The last time I tried playing in character I was laughed at. RP takes imagination and a little work, something lacking in today's kiddie Klown Klub.
This is more proff our tort system is out of control. Sueing over "virtual" land in a game is laughable, the Court should toss this suit and force plaintifs to pay all expences.
Originally posted by MyDcmbr81
Originally posted by Noxulus
Lol. Stick to reviewing games and leave the hard-hitting journalism to the pulitzer prize winners, please.
^ This.
It's obvious that you have an axe to grind with RPers, …
Originally posted by kevorkianj
Originally posted by FarOutFish
This is a no-brainer. If you play the game, you are obliged to follow the fules, both the letter and spirit of the rules.. This is not just a role players view, it should be the …
This is a no-brainer. If you play the game, you are obliged to follow the fules, both the letter and spirit of the rules.. This is not just a role players view, it should be the mantra of every gamerr.- no everyone with honorr - that makes everybod…
To Role-play or Not to role-play/ That is the Question?
Why do you play a game? I can't answer that question, You have to. For a very few, they earn their living playing Poker, Chess, Bridge and other games, They may be playing their own money…
Originally posted by Korhindi
Originally posted by FarOutFish
Originally posted by Korhindi
The very fact that this issue is a controversy and given the number of posts showing it is an issue for many, proves quite soundly that modern human c…
Originally posted by Korhindi
The very fact that this issue is a controversy and given the number of posts showing it is an issue for many, proves quite soundly that modern human civilization is made of pure fail.
We may have great weapons and ad…
"Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation." Mark Twain
None of these matters. We are all decedents of one of seven women in Africa. Essentially we are all related, brothers and sisters in…
Originally posted by eric1000
i don't think it pushes the envelope enough. The games industry now earns more than Hollywood and as films did some time ago games are growing up. The simple answer to this is the same as for films as well, if you …
Originally posted by hidden1
Originally posted by FarOutFish
Originally posted by carnage22
Originally posted by Quicksand
Originally posted by Oyjord
I have nothing against the game, I'm an adult, I'm not challenged by pixels.
However …
Originally posted by carnage22
Originally posted by Quicksand
Originally posted by Oyjord
I have nothing against the game, I'm an adult, I'm not challenged by pixels.
However the writer(s?) on website which called it "dirty gay sex" should …
Originally posted by Strap
2) On global warming (hunter here too btw). For what it's worth, your anecdotal evidence would actualy weaken the claim for man-made global warming that is currently in vogue these days rather then strengthen it. Altho…