OT: What other games are people playing??

[Stormbinder]

Karacan said:

Diablo 2 (though I much prefer the atmosphere and story of Diablo 1, but my girlfriend only wants to play D2...)

Diablo 1 had a story?!?

[bleach168]

Right now, I am a fantasy baseball freak. Also play some City of Heroes on the side.

As for Magic, constructed was always limited to 2-3 top tier decks. The best way to play was booster draft.

[Aku]

I liked Diablo 1, but never got into Diablo 2. Not sure why. I was probably occupied with other games.

The Vampire Bloodlines...is that the one based on the paper and dice game Vampire Masquerade? If so I downloaded a gameplay video of the developers playing through parts of the game showing it off. If its the same game it may be an interesting rpg to play.

[Arryn]

Aku said:
but never got into Diablo 2

It's never too late to get addicted!

Aku said:
The Vampire Bloodlines...is that the one based on the paper and dice game Vampire Masquerade? If so I downloaded a gameplay video of the developers playing through parts of the game showing it off. If its the same game it may be an interesting rpg to play.

Based upon, yes. The rules have had to be modified to accomodate computer play, and the average (lack of) attention span of most of today's gamers. (Sorry, pet peeve of mine. Dumbing down game rules to make them more "streamlined" or "exciting".)

Aku said:
If so I downloaded a gameplay video of the developers playing through parts of the game showing it off. If its the same game it may be an interesting rpg to play.

The 5-part video (teaser) was nice. The game itself is (currently) scheduled for release the Last week of October. Assuming it isn't delayed yet again. And two months after that is the scheduled release of KoTOR 2 ...

[Aku]

yeah arryn that 5 part video was the exact same one i downloaded

Another interesting game is the expansion Jump to Lightspeed for Star Wars Galaxies BUT that is if they dont mess it up. They claim it will be like the old x-wing and tie fighter games and you use your actual skill not character skill for it but I want to see it first. It could land up being a horrible expansion and buggy as hell like how Alien Invasion was just now for Anarchy Online.

[Arryn]

Aku said:
Another interesting game is the expansion Jump to Lightspeed for Star Wars Galaxies BUT that is if they dont mess it up.

Having been one of the original closed-beta testers for SWG on through the release and for several months thereafter, Sony left a very bad taste in my mouth. They will mess it up. Bank on it. They've messed everything up 'til now so I don't see them suddenly "getting it" and doing something smart. SWG had a great deal of promise (kinda like the now-defunct E&B, but with even greater potential) and has realized hardly any of what was promised. I could even live with all the broken promises and outright lies if they would have just left the damn game alone and quit "fixing" things that weren't borked, and "rebalancing" the game into a dull tedium of impotence.

Aku said:
Anarchy Online

Which has to be the most aptly-named game of all time. (Somehow, I just don't see too many people paying to play games called "Unlimited Tedium" or "Not Tested 2" or "You've Been Punk'd, Again!".)

[Lepakko]

Dominions 2
Dungeon crawl
Age of wonders games
total war games
Horizons
Ultima Online

and little
diablo 2
UT2004

[PrinzMegaherz]

Dom 2
Chaos League (Blood Ball without GW License)
Doom 3

and waiting for Final Fantasy 11's europe release.

Magic was very fun when I played it regularly at school. It was basicaly everything about outsmarting your fellow players by finding new ways to defeat their decks.

Oh, and that shivan dragon really looks great

[Alneyan]

Lepakko said:
Ultima Online

I know I am too curious, but... Do you play UO on the official shards (OSI) or on private servers? I know I definitively spent too much time playing UO in the past, though that was on private shards.