Morning Discussion
by Chris Faylor, Oct 14, 2008 6:41am PDTHey hey hey, welcome to Tuesday. This means two things.
First, those in North America should be able to find Dead Space in stores tomorrow. I think it's worth a look, as I came away impressed, and a little scared.
Second, we're one day closer to Friday, which, coincidentally, is when my Xbox 360 comes back from ye olde repair shop. Come home soon darling, I miss you :(
Oh, and if you're one of those Diablo fans, you pretty much need to check out the mind-boggling display of Diablo 3 information that Nick has compiled in his Diablo 3: What We Know So Far preview.
Wargame: Airland Battle trailer details dynamic campaign
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Game Dev Tycoon studio outlines future plans
Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced already has 350,000 words of new content
Contrast casts shadows on vaudevillian Paris
EA puts Fight Night on hold in favor of UFC
Sanctum 2 review: friendly fire
Grid 2 sets world record for most expensive Special Edition
ITC rules Xbox did not infringe on Motorola patent



Simply put, I'm having a blast. I traveled down the left wing of Bastion Stair a few times last night and, like all of the T4 content, it's awesome. The environment, the mobs, the PQs, and the bosses are awesome and can at times be hilarious (see: centaur that rapes people in seconds using electricity). The scenarios can admittedly be just as frustrating as those in T3, but hey... no lava!!!
Now, lately, I've noticed a great deal of discontent for the game, especially with T3. I'm not going to try and convince anyone to stick it out because I've found that even if I do manage to convince someone, they still end up never playing and eventually quitting anyway. I will say this though, every single MMOG I've played, whether it be DAoC, Ragnarok, Shadowbane, LOTRO, or Wow, has it's very own "T3."
The game has been out for what, about a month now? To expect Mythic to have every single tier decked out with uber exciting scenarios and easy-going leveling is as absurd as expecting them to have every single bug fixed. Yeah, this statement is coming from a pretty big Mythic fan but as I stated above, this is true across the ENTIRE BOARD.
If you want to take a break or head back to WoW / some other MMOG, that's cool. I just wanted to toss this perspective out there to see if anyone else could relate.
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I explained why the game isn't RPS using elements within the game. If you want to explain why the game is RPS using elements within the game, then by all means -- do. Claiming it's RPS because you "can't believe Mythic would do such a thing" is not support. RPS isn't the only way to achieve balance. Citing a six month old interview during a beta period isn't support for how the game is now because -- GASP! -- THINGS CHANGE! Yes, yes, I know you like to hold onto your 16th century definitions and all, but things change -- deal with it.
I can believe a lot of things. The problem is you just can't seem to know what you're talking about.
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