The Gaming Thread

[LostMyMind]

Well, Bioware IS working on an MMO. But they haven't revealed what yet.

I believe it's might be Dragon Age. Looks interesting. However, they been working on it for a while. So who really knows if they're going with that or not. I hope it's just a NWN style multi-players. There's way too many fantasy based world MMOs. They really need to do something completely different.

[RayvenQ]

I can't wait till the 17th, preordered the full Creature Creator for spore, ought to keep me busy until it is released.

[LewisLegion]

Ok, somehow I COMPLETELY MISSED that there's a new downloadable 90 minute mission for Mass Effect now available.

UNACCEPTABLE!! *runs in circles flailing her hands*

[RayvenQ]

Curse EA, when I preordered the Full Spore Creature Creator I was informed that It'd be released on the 17th, and now, I came across an email syaing that it'd been pushed back...wait for it....5 days, may not seem a lot, but when I prepay for something, I except it to be available on the date that I was informed when i first preordered it.

[LostMyMind]

Ok, somehow I COMPLETELY MISSED that there's a new downloadable 90 minute mission for Mass Effect now available.

For shame, for shame. I'm still waiting for it to be release for the PC version. Bioware said they were going to release it at the same time as the PC version sale date. Naturally, it didn't happen. I want the extra stuff

[LewisLegion]

For shame, for shame. I'm still waiting for it to be release for the PC version. Bioware said they were going to release it at the same time as the PC version sale date. Naturally, it didn't happen. I want the extra stuff

Course as soon as I got home last night, I downloaded it and immersed myself in Mass Effect goodness I COULDN'T quote from. Ahhh...satisfaction achieved

[pssorens]

any of the 40k players ready for the new edition? I've looked through the new book and liked what i see so far.

[Dilorenzo]

Ok, I gotta ask. . . What online prog? Are they making another MMO or the "Insider?" The Insider looks pretty cool; I really like being able to customize and print out your character from it, but I'll withhold my opinion on the online bit until I see it in action.

The insider. As lordlundar said, it's basically an enhanced private chat. If you get the pay for version, you customize your character, play with other groups with a visual representation of the maps and your characters. I'd imagine it'll just be like a computer version of having a tabletop map, so perhaps MMO isn't quite the right word.

But it's going to help folks who don't have anyone around interested in playing to pick up groups, and it'll help me and the wife play with a couple of friends who live in different states hook up with a few sessions here and there.

One's never played D&D before, but even without reading the books has decided he wants to be a Dragonborn, cause he wants to look like a dragon. The other has played, but his previous DM had his character raped by orcs... sooooo, he didn't play for long. Understandable, really. This way, they'll both be able to play a game with my wife as DM, and she's really rather good at that whole thing.

I'm leaning towards Ranger with this iteration, maybe going Eladrin, but the race isn't decided yet. All I know is I'm not playing a Human again. (I am going to miss the Goliath I'm currently playing as, though )

[LostMyMind]

but his previous DM had his character raped by orcs... sooooo, he didn't play for long. Understandable, really.

Raped by orcs. how cliché.

Although, one of my character (well I should say party, since the whole group was involved) actually managed to screw up badly enough to get raped by an horny deity. Damn that was interesting. But at least my character got out of it alive.

I wish that DM would get over his funk and get back to playing D&D. Ever since he got married...... oh well.

[Rapscallion]

Raped by orcs. how cliché.

"Pass me another elf. This one's burst."

I think it was a female author I'm quoting there.

Rapscallion

[Kaylyn]

I just picked up the D&D 4th edition core books and am working on trying to convert some of the premade 3.5 Eberron adventures into 4th edition rules. Eberron popped my D&D cherry and now that I'm DMing, I want to revisit that world. I've been immersed in Forgotten Realms for so long, and though it's an awesome setting, I really like the dark nature and politics of Eberron.

Does anyone know if they'll be releasing an Eberron campaign setting and adventures for 4th edition, or do us Eberron fans have to do it ourselves?

[Trayol]

I would like to report a gaming accomplishment. I was finally able to defeat Sephiroth in Kingdom Hearts 2. Yay Me!

[Dilorenzo]

Does anyone know if they'll be releasing an Eberron campaign setting and adventures for 4th edition, or do us Eberron fans have to do it ourselves?

Most likely you'll have to do it yourselves. D&D 4ths world is a very different place to previously described worlds. On top of that, they've said they're doing a fantasy world - that means little technology beyond, say, a plow, and no magitech (which I never much liked the idea of myself anyway).

[Kaylyn]

Most likely you'll have to do it yourselves. D&D 4ths world is a very different place to previously described worlds. On top of that, they've said they're doing a fantasy world - that means little technology beyond, say, a plow, and no magitech (which I never much liked the idea of myself anyway).

*shrug* Meh, that's ok then. Redoing the encounters in 4th edition format is really helping me get the hang of the new rules anyway. It's like I have to roll a new character, so I have to learn how to convert the old stats to the new. I am working on the premade adventure in the Eberron Campaign Setting book, which is a prelude to other adventures, and I'm still working on the first encounter, a warforged barbarian. Well, there are no warforged player races, and no barbarians, so I'm making her a fighter using barbarian-like exploits and adding rage. I'm actually having fun!

[Rine]

I picked up the 4th ed yesterday of D&D (which is a story onto itself that I'm going to post in sightings.)

I...like it. A bit. There are things I don't like, but what used to get me into trouble with 3.5 is that I could never get the hang of rules (completely. I had wizard down pat and general game. When it came to more complicated things...eh.) These seem simplier, but since I'm not familiar with it yet, it took me hours to make a character. I still don't understand parts of character sheet. "attack workspace; action points; healing surges" and little things like that.

I guess when I really get down and read the book through completely, I'll understand better.

My group is going to stick with 3.5 for most of our campaigns, but we are starting a new one for 4th ed. Huzzah!