The Gaming Thread

[Dilorenzo]

I keep meaning to go back and play Mass Effect again, get the second ending. Can't be bothered at the moment, unless the actually do bring in the voluntary install thing for the 360. From what I've heard, GK, you would have made the right choice even if you have a Xbox.

[LostMyMind]

Tech.

That's what I'm playing now. A sniper tech at that, and it's really fun to play. Although the slow fire rate of the sniper gun and every enemy in the room having an uncanny knack of finding you and getting a straight shot at you once you snipe someone at 300 meters, gets annoying after a while.

[Gravekeeper]

That's what I'm playing now. A sniper tech at that, and it's really fun to play. Although the slow fire rate of the sniper gun and every enemy in the room having an uncanny knack of finding you and getting a straight shot at you once you snipe someone at 300 meters, gets annoying after a while.

That's what I'm playing too, Infiltrator. I haven't had much trouble so far with my methodical room sweeping tactics. I use Ashley and Liara as team mates and the combination of a heavy meat shield and a biotic keeps things busy and takes care of anything that charges my cover while I systematically execute my one shot one kill policy. -.-

The few things that do survive one shot usually only do so with a sliver of life. But that's why I use chemical rounds. Tag em then let the poison em off if they live.

If it actually does get in my face then its weapons mysteriously overheat and explode. =p

I think the only fight so far that took me a try or two was coming out of the Prothean ruins after you rescue Liara. The cutscene before the fight leaves you right in the open in front of the bad guys so its a mad scramble to find cover and I was somewhat squishy as I'd focused on my tech skills and Charm initially.

[Eric the Grey]

Well, I came to see if there was a gaming thread here, but didn't expect one that is almost a year old...

I currently have a ton of old games on my hard drive (I actually have one dedicated to them) but rarely play any of them. WoW and Diablo II are about he only games I play lately. Diablo II I play online, hardcore. I love the concept of it and wish MMOs would offer it as an option.

Anyway aside form the few computer games, I'm a die-hard AD&D player, still playing 2nd edition. I've never gone into 3rd edition (or 3.5) but I've just put in my order for the 4th edition combo set from Amazon. I like what little I've seen so far.

Have any of the other D&D'ers here devled into the new edition?


Eric the Grey

[LewisLegion]

So gravekeeper, did you go biotic or tech. Or did you wimp out and went straight soldier?

Wimp out? *huffs* *grin*

Yeah, my main Shepherd is a soldier. She strides in and beats Geth in the face while Liara and Kaiden pretend they're helium balloons and dance them around in the air.

I'm partway through my first run on the Insanity setting. Ah, the smell of burning synthetics in the morning....

(I do have both biotic and tech Shepherds, btw. Personally, I'm not too big on the tech part...biotics and face-pounding ftw!)

[Gravekeeper]

Woot, found some Incinerary Rounds. Same effect as Chemical, but more....burny.

The 5 minute conversation I just had with Liara about how fantastically amazing sex with a Asari is suppose to be was kind of weird though....

[LewisLegion]

The 5 minute conversation I just had with Liara about how fantastically amazing sex with a Asari is suppose to be was kind of weird though....

*slaps her hands over her mouth and giggles insanely*

[lordlundar]

Well, I came to see if there was a gaming thread here, but didn't expect one that is almost a year old...

Yeah, we've been making damn sure it doesn't die.

[LostMyMind]

I'm a die-hard AD&D player, still playing 2nd edition. I've never gone into 3rd edition (or 3.5) but I've just put in my order for the 4th edition combo set from Amazon. I like what little I've seen so far.

Have any of the other D&D'ers here devled into the new edition?

Bah, true die-hards are 1st editions AD&D. And me and my buddies play on friday nights as long as the wives aren't Lucky for me, I'm the only single one. So no wife nagging for me.

The 5 minute conversation I just had with Liara about how fantastically amazing sex with a Asari is suppose to be was kind of weird though....

Well, wait until you get through the sex-scene. I won't spoil it for you

I'm on my second run through. My first run through, I wimp out and played a soldier. I'm not much of a FPS (or TPS) player so I took the easy path. Now that I got a hang of the "action" part of the RPG, I'm trying to do a complete discovery of every planet before getting to the final fight.

Also, got to play the spectre the second time through. Man it's fun to just shoot them instead of hearing the whining

[Geek King]

Bah, true die-hards are 1st editions AD&D. And me and my buddies play on friday nights as long as the wives aren't Lucky for me, I'm the only single one. So no wife nagging for me.

Bah yerself my fey little friend. Real hardcore play original D&D--no damn A need apply!

Sometimes you can play Chainmail if yer feelin' surly over the good `ol days.

<\Crotchety old geek off>

[Ringtail Z28]

Have any of the other D&D'ers here devled into the new edition?

I've talked to some friends about it, but they've come to the same conclusion as I have. None of us want to start it up again unless we can make it a somewhat regular thing. It gets depressing if we can only play once every few years.

[Gravekeeper]

Well, wait until you get through the sex-scene. I won't spoil it for you

Ah, yes, just passed that part. To sum it up:

Liara: "That was incredible, Shepard."
Shepard: "I CAME RAINBOWS."

[LewisLegion]

ROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFL

*rereads that*

ROFLROFLROFLROFLROFL!!

[Dilorenzo]

Have the D&D 4th edition books coming from Amazon (should be here today), and wife and I just had to pick up an extra players handbook (it's for "me," apparently, but I've not cracked it much yet), and she's been reading it non-stop. We already have a regular gaming group, so that works out...

It seems though, that with this edition you're going to have an easier time getting newbies to play than you would any previous edition. And all the griping (including the good natured in this very thread) seems to miss that point - more people are going to be playing an easier to get into version of the game a lot of people have been playing for some time.

And, to be honest, the mechanics were never the fun of the game to me anyway. It was always about making as many stupid jokes as possible. (Such as the time we came across a temple off... hell, deity of travel? Anyhoo, there was an altar boy scrubbing the floor and an old priest. Inappropriate, yes, but now all one of us has to do is make a scrubbing motion and there is much laughter and merriement)

Edit: Also, the online prog they're coming out with will make for the single greatest MMO ever, as it's going to be true D&D with a visual representation.

[LostMyMind]

Real hardcore play original D&D--no damn A need apply!

Sometimes you can play Chainmail if yer feelin' surly over the good `ol days.

Well, I was kinda not going there. Since Chainmail and original D&D is more of a miniature table top game and not pen and pencil RP game (at least with the gang I played with) Might as well play warhammer.

Ah, yes, just passed that part. To sum it up:

Well, that not the only sex scene You can get it on with the slut of the space port too.

Kinda nice that bioware didn't completely wimp out to appease the censor nazis. Although it is kinda annoying that you can't get romantic with any crew member. You only got 3 choices, the alien, the opposite sex human, or yourself. Unlike Jade empire, which allowed you to get it on with who you wanted to regardless of gender.