I just spent a whole week playing MMORPG Avoider Online with a bunch of my dwarven chums.
And what a relief it was to roleplay as our actual selves!
No stupid names. No daft costumes. No VIP weapon enhancements costing zillions.
What imp…
What this question asks is ... will people ever tire of playing fun games with other people?
Likely not.
However, if the games stop being fun, or the internet changes substantially, or people mutate into bug-eyed insects hellbent only on des…
MMORPG solo play is slower ... which means less XP and booty ... but there's advantages to be had.
First, you can really explore the landscape and set challenges.
Second, you don't have to tolerate losers, trolls and Sources of Considerable …
DDO makes for some great mage options, all fully customisable.
Fire, lightning, acid & ice specialisms, also UNDEAD.
Choose custom eldritch tree to transform from PANSY to WAR MAGE ... or just add Fighter skills.
Races add extra flav…
AlBQuirky said:
Dwaaawfful said:
I was going to "awesome" this post, but then realized "just console controllers."
PC MASTER RACE!
PC Master Race indeed. And why so? Because being a GAMER means you frequently GET …
The problem with complaining about static mobs is that you have to be careful what you wish for.
I've just spent the past 20 minutes writing out a cogent response to this post based on the link between smart algorithms and the mechanics of story…
Shortly after this photo was taken, the archaeologists you see here searching for samples of early human glassware were stomped to death by a 200' tall titan in SERIOUS BOOTS ...
The original D&D was a killer concept, but way too full of holes.
That's why AD&D happened.
Unfortunately, AD&D was still full of holes (plus all kinds of impenetrable background info) ... and so 2nd Edition was born.
This re…
I'd want more than the usual sorry detail about BEARDS.
This means maximally customisable styles and colours, along with generous level trees for effects and special powers (like enhanced charisma or bonuses to saves versus poison if you have ha…
This is like asking "would you wear the hottest ever leather trousers if it meant random weirdos could hose you down from time to time with a torrent of LIVE SLUGS?"
When I'm locked away in my gaming bunker for weeks on end, it's good to know I have a kindred spirit out there in the ether — especially when neighbours insist on sending in the dogs to "sniff out the weirdo and check whenter he died."
I demand VR headsets that squirt LIQUID whenever you disembowel evil creatures with your mighty axe.
Let onscreen gore be accompanied by IYF liquid splashes — preferably BEER.
For solo play, Legend of Grimrock brings the original Eye of the Beholder experience kicking and screaming into the new millennium.
The graphics are srsly DUNGEON, the traps and monsters are cunningly deployed, and Death is always moments away.
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