OT: What other games are people playing??

[Truper]

mmalficia said:
empire of the fading suns hyperion edition (i so wish someone somewere would make a modern sequel to this (think SEIV but when you conqure the planets you actualy gota move troops build units cities ect ect . and toss in religious fanatical tyrany)

Have you been playing Hyperion MP? I was a big fan until Matt came out with the Version that increased all the movement allowances to what I thought were absurd levels. I stopped playing it at that point. I'd be interested to know if you're playing that Version, and if so, how much you enjoy it.

[Alneyan]

Hmm, that would be an idea Gandalf. A UO server for Dominions players? Or even a UO server based on Dominions? "Thou shalst be smited by my hammer of righteousness!" would probably be a nice way of introducing an Energy Vortex/Energy Bolt. Or perhaps not.

I heard such reports from the official shards Aku (for example, there is the hour where you can gain skills more quickly; what purpose does it serve? If you want high skills, you should be ready to spend a lot of time on it; if you don't like leveling, it won't change much for you), but private shards are quite different from OSI. How different mostly depends on the shard in question: some are closer to a free-for-all setting (sometimes with much higher skills when creating a character), others are only interesting if you intend to roleplay, a few are plainly elitist, and so on.

At least, that was how it used to be back in the days when I played UO, but since the updates of the official servers had no impact on the private shards, they should have remained unaffected by the official changes. On the other hand, it is more than likely than the player base has dwindled in the past years; it happened for the French shards at any rate.

[magnate]

Do those of you who play MtG Online use the free MTGplay or the nasty WotC Online thing (where you have to buy virtual cards!!)?

I've installed MtGplay and it looks fabulous but I can't find anyone to play with - I find doing it with totally anonymous strangers not very satisfying, 'cos you can't discuss it with them afterwards ....

Just checking out the new Anacreon now - TVM Cainehill!!

CC

[mmalficia]

Truper said:

Have you been playing Hyperion MP? I was a big fan until Matt came out with the Version that increased all the movement allowances to what I thought were absurd levels. I stopped playing it at that point. I'd be interested to know if you're playing that Version, and if so, how much you enjoy it.

grin well hes up to a gamma release of the curent Version MP's are toned down for the most part still a few "fast" units left in the later epochs (new for gamma to help the ai compensate theres 3 files that change reserch and production values for the ai players early,mid,late game .. that and certain transports now cost massive amounts but generate a limited amount of income .) MP is good but i mainly play on my laptop solo as games tend to drag out over weeks at a time :> all in all think the old engine is pushed as far as it can go .. hence my wish for a new Version ..

i still play a bit of SPWAW too but theres just to much of a learning curve to even atempt to not embarase the hell out of myself in mp against most of the diehards that play ..


far as MTGplay im just looking into it to keep tabs with my bro not about to pay to buy decks got better things to spend my cash on. i spent some time in the irc chat getting to know a few folks thou and was a mixed experience.

Mmal

[magnate]

That's the whole point about MtGplay - you don't have to pay anything. You download all 11000 cards and make decks and play with them. It's only the official WotC Version ("Magic Online") which requires you to buy virtual cards. Bloody scammers.

[deccan]

magnate said:
That's the whole point about MtGplay - you don't have to pay anything. You download all 11000 cards and make decks and play with them. It's only the official WotC Version ("Magic Online") which requires you to buy virtual cards. Bloody scammers.

I'm curious:

1) Does the software enforce the rules?
2) Is it legal?

I used to play MtG a lot back at college, but I stopped around Homelands. I never had any lotuses or moxes, but I still have an unlimited Timetwister, and a bunch of dual land cards.

I agree that sealed deck is probably the most fun way of playing it, unless you find someone who's willing to forgo "power gaming" and play theme decks. Some of the most fun games I've had include playing an Ice Age deck against a Fallen Empires deck.

The absolutely coolest deck I've ever seen was a Lich deck.

[magnate]

deccan said:

I'm curious:

1) Does the software enforce the rules?

No. It just steps through the turn sequence and moves the cards for you (and keeps count of damage, I presume). Stuff like disallowing illegal targets it doesn't do. I guess that would make for some interesting debates.

deccan said:
2) Is it legal?

As far as I know they've not been sued or challenged. It doesn't use any of WotC's code (it was written from scratch), it just uses the same card artwork. Since you can d/l the card art for free from WotC's own site (at least until Scourge) I don't see a problem. They may have some issues with the newest sets though, since WotC don't provide them as encyclopaedia updates (I think they have stopped supporting the encyclopaedia in order to push people towards MtGOL).

deccan said:
I agree that sealed deck is probably the most fun way of playing it, unless you find someone who's willing to forgo "power gaming" and play theme decks. Some of the most fun games I've had include playing an Ice Age deck against a Fallen Empires deck.

The absolutely coolest deck I've ever seen was a Lich deck.

Coolest deck I've seen is a Stasis deck. If you're prepared to use the less common formats (1.5 et al.) it can be a lot of fun without sealed deck. Just restrict the powerful cards to 1 each (making a lot of them undesirable) and ban a load of the others. Or, as you say, use the block restricted formats - I love Ice Age!

CC

[deccan]

magnate said:
No. It just steps through the turn sequence and moves the cards for you (and keeps count of damage, I presume). Stuff like disallowing illegal targets it doesn't do. I guess that would make for some interesting debates.

Thanks for the replies, I thought nobody noticed my questions. And yeah, I bet there'd be major debates, especially if someone tries to do something weird that depends heavily on the order that effects resolve.

By the way, Lich is the enchantment that makes the caster lose all life when it enters play. Now that has got to be way weirder than stasis. Apologies if you already knew that.

[Boron]

mmalficia said:
i still play a bit of SPWAW too but theres just to much of a learning curve to even atempt to not embarase the hell out of myself in mp against most of the diehards that play ..

I play it mainly in Sp in self designed battles because i love the tank simulation there I don't play it in mp because of similiar reasons . I don't know how big the battles are there but i guess with lots of units and so it isn't fun anymore when i have to manage 500 units .
Tanks aren't cost effective there probably in mp cause PaK/Anti-tank infantry is much cheaper but in close combat they kill tanks with ease .
I personally like tank battles there but find the infantry management too cumbersome

I once was tempted to start a mpgame of SPwaw but when i read a bit on the board first and saw a recent discussion where ppl said that they like to use flak guns / tanks as a multipurpose weapon because they are so costeffective i thought i don't want to play this way .