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[Nukenin]

e1team wrote...

Blizzard have become too repetitive lately for me.

Fancy that, considering they haven't really released anything "new" since they launched WoW.  (WoW's expansions don't count; they're still just WoW.)

But I'll definitely be snatching up Diablo III.  Starcraft I can live without (I just don't have the RTS mindset in me much anymore) but the second the word "monk" was brought up in the same breath as "Diablo III" I knew what was already an eventuality was now carved into stone.

I'll also grab Cataclysm when it releases.  I don't live in WoW perpetually but I've been known to make extended visits when things are fresh. 

[CybAnt1]

Well, I play WoW ... at least I was until my chars hit 80 and I had nothing to do. (Sorry, just not into the PvP/"raiding for uber-epic-supraTier" gear scene.) The weird thing is I play WoW 90% of the time as a single player game, basically. I'm not in a guild. I don't raid. I have no interest in the PvP. I don't do the arenas. I do every instance once just for the experience of seeing it, but that's about it. I'm almost always going to the auction house to buy stuff, not sell. When I craft, I'm basically doing it to make stuff my other chars need.



Truth is I generally don't like single-char RPGs esp. "action" RPGs ... it's why I avoided the Witcher and never really got into Oblivion et al. And Fallout 3 only lets you take Dogmeat and an NPC with you ... meh. However, ironically, I essentially play WoW mostly as a single player RPG, I like trying out the different class/race combos, and yes I'm one of those weirdos who plays both Alliance & Horde chars. on the same server, just because I like trying out everything.



It's not a bad game. It's the only MMO I've ever played, friends dragged me into trying it, and joining a guild that ceased to exist years ago. Never got into Everquest, D & D Online, LOTR Online, Age of Conan, Warhammer, or any of those MMOs. But from what I understand every bloody MMO is full of the same thing: annoying little punks constantly spamming you with challenges to duel them, gold farmers, PvP-maniac jerks who will not leave you alone no matter how much you show lack of interest, constant guild/buy gold/chuck norris jokes etc. spam, and people who when you run instances with them either loot ninja, don't know what they're doing, get you wiped because they don't seem to get what 'aggro' is, or can't play their chars properly (hint guys: healers are supposed to heal, tanks grab aggro, and buffers buff ...). *sigh*



Here's the deal folks: Bioware is the ONLY one right now doing RPGs that are not MMOs, that are single player, that are story-based and driven NOT sandbox, and allow you to use a party of chars/companions. They've got no ****ing competition. Bethesda isn't making those types of RPGs anymore.



Personally, I just can't get into the action RPGs, especially. Dungeon Siege was OK because it let you have a party of chars. and I was rather fond of the party mule. But lord oh lord does it get monotonous. Your mages just blast blast blast blast blast, your archers just shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot, your warriors just bash bash bash bash bash, and you as the player are just sitting there mashing the two potion buttons most of the time. I tried Diablo but man oh man I just don't like games where it seems the goal is to keep clicking something over and over again until it dies. Feh on the action RPGs. They've diluted the genre, lobotomized it.

[Nukenin]

When did Bethesda ever make a party-based RPG?  (Weren't Arena and Daggerfall also single-character-centric?)

I play all MMOs as single player games.  Even DDO back before they'd added "solo" (and now "casual") difficulty to many of the quests.  (To this day, in my off-and-on DDO play, I have never even interacted with another human being.  Which is amusing considering it's probably one of the better games to play with a regular adventuring group of friends.) 

I like party-based games, but I prefer having the option not to have to micromanage my companions.  And I detest and despise party-based games that have forced companions who need to use up one of your regular party slots.  I'm looking at you, NwN2.  And you, too, Dragon Age.  

[Qara]

Blizard haven't release a game other than wow in more than 10 years. In that time Bioware have release ME1/2, DA, BG2, NWN and the amazing KOTOR. Its no real compition.

[Nukenin]

csoulsby wrote...

Blizard haven't release a game other than wow in more than 10 years. In that time Bioware have release ME1/2, DA, BG2, NWN and the amazing KOTOR. Its no real compition.

Diablo II came out less than 10 years ago.  (Just a few months shy of 10 years ago, yet.)

Warcraft III came out less than 10 years ago (almost 8 years ago).

But yes, in terms of titles, Bioware has outproduced Blizzard.

I should also mention I hate potion-chugging games, or games that have you capable of carting around dozens of greatswords in invisible backpacks.  Funny how DA has a lot of qualities I hate in these games, yet I still play it.

DA doesn't even have gnomes, which is truly unforgiveable, but at least it has dwarves.  And Sten.  He's kinda like a gnome when viewed from a certain distance such that you can hold your thumb and forefinger out and squeeze his little Sten-head like it was a grape.   He sounds like a WoW gnome too, or maybe one from EverQuest or the gnomes from Majesty.  I bet he even says, "…but I'm just a gnoooome…" when he dies.  Hrmph, Sten the gnome.

But I digress…

[Nukenin]

PSA: It's Awakening, not Awakenings. No 's'. Thankyouverymuch.

[Fernand]

i love dao,great prg & great characters,too bad ur PC has no voice of their own & the graphics are sub bar...

[Wyndham711]

I love how people complain how Blizzard has released _only_ WoW related stuff for the past eight or so years. Sure, it is true. But saying that in a condescending way is nothing short of ridiculous. It's a bit like belittleing Alexander the Great for not also crossing the ocean to America...

[Nukenin]

Wyndham711 wrote...

I love how people complain how Blizzard has released _only_ WoW related stuff for the past eight or so years. Sure, it is true. But saying that in a condescending way is nothing short of ridiculous. It's a bit like belittleing Alexander the Great for not also crossing the ocean to America...

Back in 324-3 BC, his decision not to send Nearchus on an expeditionary outing to (presumably South) America fueled a lot of fanrage in the various Macedonian forums relevant to the discussion of his military campaigns.  Some of it was quite condescending, and it's no surprise entire forums disappeared, members and all, in a series of purges during Alexander's return from his campaigns in India.  *

WoW is everyone's favorite bandwagon target.  Making the rounds of various MMOs, WoW is always a topic of derision or scorn, born out of what I guess is just some variant of jealousy.

They get my money.  Even some stretches when I'm not actively playing.  I mean, come on, I get to run around in a stylin' purple hat and fish-stab (I'd say fish-slap, but my rogue uses Dark Herring which are treated as daggers) the bad guys!  How can this be hated?!?  

*Disclaimer: Please don't use this as the basis for your thesis or term paper for history class.  It may be, er, not exactly verifiable fact. :innocent:

Modifié par Nukenin, 02 avril 2010 - 05:43 .

[SonicGD]

Vote more actively and tell all your friends about it! At our Russian community we are struggling as hard as we can for this victory.

[Snakenole]

I love Dragon Age because of the story, the characters, the talents/skills, settings. Pretty much everything. It's a great game and when I'm away from it I can't wait till I'm able to get back and play more.

[sonofalich]

i've played more hours of WoW and Warcraft than any Bioware game so my vote would've gone to Blizz. Bioware does make amazing games though.

[Marionetten]

I'll vote when they decide to fix their horribly broken game instead of trying to sell us gag gifts. At least Blizzard knows the meaning of quality assurance.

[Emperor Tutankhamun]

DA:O rocks!! 'nuff said!!!

[Oscve]

I have just beaten Dragon Age last night and I will play through it again. Dragon Age is the best single player RPG I have played since KOTR, which was the best singe player RPG since Baldurs Gate II. Bioware you are an amazing company!
I love WoW from Blizzard but you cant really compare the two companies. Blizzard has an action rpg the other an mmo. Everything else they make is real time strategy and they are the best at that. Bioware, however, is #1 when emersing players with its deep and rich story. With Dragon Age I think Bioware pulled past Blizzard in my heart... but slightly.  If I had to compare and rate each company out of 10 I would give Bioware a 10 of 10 and Blizzard a 9.99 out of 10.

Modifié par Oscve, 02 avril 2010 - 10:43 .

[I_Love_Leliana]

Note: My grammar is perfect. All grammatical errors in this post are intentional.



I decided to buy this game from Steam a week ago. Best $70 dollars I spent. I've been busy playing it so far. To be quiet honest, this is the best game I have ever played. I used to think Oblivion was great. Comparing Oblivion to DA is like comparing Steve Kerr to Michael Jordan. I am simply in love with this game but more so with Leliana.



This game, especially Leliana, gave me a reason for existence in life. Leliana is my favorite character. I am in love with her voice. She is so adorable! Allister is awesome also but he is a guy and so am I. Maybe I would make an exception but it would take some time.



I love her so much that I am only willing to kiss her and not romance her. I don't feel like violating her by doing so. She is so cute and adorable, a form of purity. Sharing a bedroll would take away her cuteness and innocence. Though I am not sure, if she insist, I will comply.



It is sad really because Leliana is not real. I am attached to a video game character. I have not completed the game yet, but when I do, I will be drowned in sadness and depression due to the fact that Leliana is no more. Only time will heal that deep wound. Maybe I will dedicate the rest of my life visiting Western Europe to find someone like her, or maybe I will simply play this game over and over again until I die of old age.



I wanted to purchase the expansion pack but my heart broke when I found out that Leliana is not a character. I just can't play DA without Leliana. So I will not be purchasing the expansion pack.



I love Leliana so much that if you take her out of DA and it is simply a worthless peice of software. It is Leliana that makes DA the best game I've ever played.

[AuraofMana]

Taiko Roshi wrote...

I would vote but BW are not in the Most Bugged Game of 2009 or Worst Customer Support section.

You've trolled several threads about how much you hate Bioware now.  If you don't like Bioware, why the **** are you here?  Take your fake ass Japanese name and GTFO.

[Socratez83]

Blizzard for me:. Used to play Warcraft 2 and 3 against friends all the time (lan ftw). And I have played WoW for about 2 years (pvp pre-tbc and hardcore-raiding mainly tbc). I still play Warcraft 3 once in a while, one of the best games ever imo. Stopped playing WoW, all the expansions/nerfs etc made it way too casual for me. PvP got very bad after they stopped the rankingsystem and went crossservers.. I couldnt hardcore-raid anymore because of work. So i quitted WoW.



Bioware for me:I have to admit i missed out on baldurs gate NWN etc.. Not a great fan of Mass Effect. Allthough its an amazing game i just dont like the combat that much and i really dont like the sci-fi-vibe. But i really really love Dragon Age. Its like the game i always wanted to play.



Also like Oblivion and the Witcher btw. especially the latter, allthough the environments were a bit meh overall. But DA also lacks in that area a bit imo.

Still i am an oldskool-gameplay-kind-of-guy (nice word isnt it). So i dont mind,



The witcher, WC3, WoW and Da are in the top 10 best/most memorable) games i ever played btw.

There are 2 games in there from Blizzard and 1 from Bioware. Even so its a close call for me, i like Da that much. But i have to say i have more affinity with blizzard. So as far as "best game-company" my vote goes to Blizzard.But if i only should vote for best RPG i still vote for Bioware.

DA was way more immersive for me then the blizzard-games and was just a better RPG imo. If i would have to choose between missing out on my experiences with da or wc3 and wow i would rather have played DA.

[Fernand]

that made me thinking,how much did u guys got ur game of DAO for???here in iraq,it's too cheap,about 1$ or 2$,i even got the expansion for free...

[Socratez83]

Damn, if only i should have known that. A friend of mine just came from Iraq (family-stuff), next time i will tell him to buy me some games.

Here (Netherlands) i think i bought it for 50 euro the SE. thats about 70 us $.

[Fernand]

WOW,i knew games were expensive,but 70$???i got about 100 ps2 games for that price & u spend it on ONE game?

really,here we have everything so cheap,except the PS3 games,they could reach 100$ depending on their fame,like Final Fantasy & metal gear solid 4,although the ps3 itself is about 250$,while the Xbox 360 is about 400$,its games are EVERYWHERE & for 5$ a game...while the pc games are about 1 or 2 $...next time if u r visiting iraq,just let me know...i'll show u where u can buy games & consoles...