Evening Reading

by Brian Leahy, Aug 23, 2010 5:00pm PDT

Over the weekend, I posted that I had "cheesed" my first opponent in StarCraft II. I had been on a losing streak and needed a win for my precious self-esteem. I had been the victim of the very build I used a week earlier and put it into action against an unsuspecting opponent. It felt dirty... but glorious at the same time.

Is this a slippery slope I find myself on? You can grab the replay here.

I'm off tomorrow and Wednesday on assignment, while Alice is on holiday. Be nice to Xav!

Gaming News o'the Day

DeathSpank gets a super-fast sequel with guns.

GDC Online lists its awards nominees.

3D, single-player MotorStorm hits PSN tomorrow.

Runic hoping to release Torchlight on XBLA and PSN this year.

Links from Morning Discussion

Quick, somebody mobilize the Shacknews Minecraft crew to help!

Just doing a 100mph on the freeway! What could possibly go wrong?

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I'm getting an itch to play MMOs. This happens from time to time. I'm torn between WoW and EVE, since that's all I can play on OSX (Boot Camp doesn't work right).

I've played WoW off an on since launch. I've leveled the shit out of just about every character. I can't stand the endgame and I'm not all that fond of PvP, so there's really nothing in WoW that interests me except what's about to happen with Cataclysm. That said, I have a much easier time amusing myself and killing time with WoW than I do with EVE.

EVE, though, is a game I thoroughly enjoy, for its depth and complexity. I have an old account with several things trained, able to fly Cruisers and (I think) heavy frigates, but I can't remember. The problem is, despite my enjoyment for the game, I tend to get burned out on it really quickly, as I've never had a good corporation or a proper role in the game besides mission runner and pirate destroyer. I really wanted to get into the industry side of things or get into hauling and selling. But that's the kind of thing I need corp backup for. Do we currently have Shackers still in game with a decent corporation?

Aug 24, 2010 12:12am PDT

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  Screw both and get ready for Civ 5. : Vegtro
  - I installed Civ 4 the other day. Still can't get the hang of it. That game just confuses the shit out of ... : Modica Sol Solis
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  What specifically do you not like about the endgame? Content has gotten much more accessible over the la... : Sapiens
  - Oh sorry I meant regarding WoW. : Sapiens
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    I hate raiding. I've never liked the idea of raiding, in any MMO I have ever played. The process of runni... : Modica Sol Solis
    - If you love exploring then Wrath is worth every penny IMO. The level of detail in every zone is fantasti... : Sapiens
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      If you haven't explored Northrend yet it's worth buying the expansion just to level from 70-80. If yo : InfoBiter
      
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      I've raided in many, many MMOs. I'm burnt out on the gear quest. I don't want to ever have to deal with p... : Modica Sol Solis
      
      That seems super negative. I like some of WoW's stuff. I love my Druid. Always will. But there's never en... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      I like kiting mobs around, finding ways to break the system and abuse my abilities What a weird, almos... : action wombmate
      
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      Did you ever play Everquest or even FFXI? Learning how to kite properly in Everquest was essential to you... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      No, I never played either of those games. Was the kiting a combat method that the game taught you, or on... : action wombmate
      
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      Kiting was a combat method that people devised in order to solo content that was otherwise group content.... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      To clarify, kiting was not necessary to be great at the game. It was solely a way for certain classes to ... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      Ok, as a substitute method for grouping, I can't actually criticize that, it makes sense. That said, I'm... : action wombmate
      
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      Oh, I'm not saying it was the only way to have fun, but you had the option, and that, I think, was the ge... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      When games are intentionally designed to give you freedom, like Deus Ex or Hitman, that rocks. When you ... : action wombmate
      
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      Perhaps 'in the design' is the wrong word, since it wasn't part of the design, but that was the thing I l... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      I always felt that was a very selfish take on how to play games, though. "I don't care how this breaks th... : action wombmate
      
      What ended up happening was that the tools Necromancers were using to kite were also the same tools that ... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      that's why I love Just Cause 2, Far Cry 2, Crysis, Heavy Rain, and on and on.
      
      One of these things is not like the other, one of these things does not belong....
      
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      that's why I love Just Cause 2, Far Cry 2, Crysis, Heavy Rain, and on and on. One of these things is ... : SpaecKow
      
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      Heavy Rain? It has a number of paths and options you can take. It's not a sandbox but it's in no way a li... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      I'm not even sure it's a game. : SpaecKow
      
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      I think Heavy Rain is for me the most important and impressive game since Deus Ex or Shadow of the Coloss... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      DX and SotC are both heavily systemic, lightly scripted. Heavy Rain is a cutscene you push along, the pla... : SpaecKow
      
      It was entirely new to me. I'm not speaking on behalf of the history or progression of the industry, just... : Modica Sol Solis
      
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      You bring a much needed indie rock aesthetic to gaming, Kow. : TShandy
      
      Pft, lol no. If you think I'm over the top, google "ludology" and see motherfuckers get really carried aw... : SpaecKow
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  Skip wow, it's always the same shit over and over.... I don't think it's worth the sub fee : kn1fe
  - Use the money to buy Monday night combat : kn1fe
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  WAR has a mac version too. : Gylis
  - Hahaha, WAR. : Modica Sol Solis
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  http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/show/mac maybe this helps ? : xxx2xxx
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    City of Heroes and Mac EQ are the only other options :( Everything else is abysmal. Maybe I'll just pl... : Modica Sol Solis
    - warhammer is not that bad. maybe a bit empty nowadays... : xxx2xxx
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      Dude just go with WoW, start a new character or something. Or wait until the expansion pack comes out so ... : ovrlrd
      
      Yeah, I'm quite interested in Cata for that exact reason. I want to see the new leveling. Warrior or Hunt... : Modica Sol Solis
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  Watch these videos, from Part 1 to Part 9: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-10-guild-wars-2/703344... : biofrog
  - Yep. Pumped as fuuuuck. : Modica Sol Solis
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  Just go buy the Going Rogue Complete Collection. It's the new City of Heroes expansion that came out. ... : cerealSAM2
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    Can't stand City of Heroes. I dislike it more than just about every other MMO I've played. So much repeti... : Modica Sol Solis
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      Well, I don't like you anymore, Modica Sol Solis. :P : cerealSAM2
      
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      Hahah, sorry. I started at launch and played off an on and it never became anything more than a beat-em-u... : Modica Sol Solis
      
      They added crafting like three and a half years ago. All the powers and classes have been tweaked quite ... : cerealSAM2
- Second Life. It has a ruthless economical structure AND elves. : The Wilhelm Scream
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  Pull yourself together man!! Buy some lengthy RPG's and play through those instead. : Drewus
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    On OSX, Boot Camp doesn't work, no consoles, no TV at the moment either. So! : Modica Sol Solis
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      Boot Camp doesn't work? : Drewus
      
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      I might have a solution but I've been getting weird errors trying to set it up for over a year now, ever ... : Modica Sol Solis
      
      Can't you just format the bootcamp partition and reinstall WIndows? Alternatively (and something I did... : Drewus
- Minecraft is the only answer. : BlackCat9
- Come play WoW with us on Mal'Ganis. MMOs are heaps more fun when you have cool people to play with. Even ... : pixelat3d
- shackers are in several different corps but I'm sure you could find one after a little time. many to ch... : ]pm[chem

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