Re: What are you playing now?
Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 10:24 am
Exactly. Both the chant and the five finger fillet are completely optional and pretty much rewardless.
It can be "addictive" (but these days, what can't be considered "addictive").Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 8:49 am Good luck, Tawm. But, just wondering ... isn't WoW very, very addictive and very, very expensive to play? That's one reason why I stayed away from it.
Well. It's a business. So... yeah, it's a "cash cow."Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 8:04 am When WoW came out, I was unemployed so I couldn't afford to splash out on non-essentials. I can afford it now, but when I looked at WoW and how huge it is ... it just struck me as a cash cow for Blizzard. Meh.
Diablo II & WC3 are not MMO's, however. They're pretty much the same game on or offline - just online you can group with people.Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 8:04 am I also tried other play-over-internet games (e.g. Diablo II, Warcraft 3, TF2, Elder Scrolls Online etc.) and wasn't too impressed. Sorry. *shrug* Maybe my non-impressed thing is because:
a. I was never too impressed with Diablo II (way too many random enemies and way too much lag, 'cos I was playing it over dial-up, back in '98).
b. WC3 online was exactly the same as WC3 offline, minus all the impressive "films".
c. Elder Scrolls Online took forever to install, even with a physical DVD, and had waaaaaaaaay too much lag. And
d. TF2 online is full of jerks. I never want to play TF2 online again. Too many trolls, power players, and other jerks. They can all kiss my ----ing donkey.
(All right, it wasn't like that when I played TF2 with DPX and Maia. They were cool. One or two other people were cool. But when I tried playing with another random group, and mentioned I was new to the game etc., the other team ganged up on me and my own team left me to die. Donkey-holes.)
I'd say jump on the same server I am on; but considering the time zone difference, I doubt there's much chance we'd be on at the same time.
Just thought I'd share this:Tawmis wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 12:08 pm Lord of the Rings Online is free to play (if you pay, you get more stuff) - but I play for free and never paid. And enjoy it. The game is enormous.
D&D Online (DDO) is also free to play. Again, you can pay to get more. I play this if I am really, really, really bored.
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We have seen our communities come together in recent months as we unlocked quest, raid, and adventure area content to all players, and we are excited to make an announcement today that you'll want to read.
We would like to thank you for supporting us! To start, players can continue to enjoy all of our quests, raids, and expansion content for free through August 31st, 2020. We would also like to provide a way for you to move forward with your gaming when our event eventually comes to an end, so in the coming days we will be providing a Coupon Code that will let you acquire all currently-available adventure packs permanently on your account(s)! However, you will need to act quickly, as this Coupon Code is available to redeem through August 31st, 2020.
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