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Tropico 3 as number 25? Really? How much did that cost them?

[quote who="scratchthepitch" reply="18" id="2877379"] Quoting illmunkeys, reply 16I'll never get the argument against Steam I'll never understand the spam for it (if they're not getting paid to do it). When I buy something, I don't like "the store" I bought it from being able to shut off my access to the product any time they choose. There are enough horror stories about people being ripped off by this steam scam, I do not want any part of that crooked e

Yeah, but that requires playing Red Alert 3.

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="23" id="2862108"]They used Mareveni, I know I spelled that wrong, the ones with the boar warrior guys and the bare chested warriors for the tutorial. Not that it's important, but for some reason, as a nerd/geek, I am compelled to correct even the slightest mistake in another's post. [/quote] You are, of course, quite correct.

If I had the time (classes are starting up again) I would return to my 2500 province game. Keep in mind, that different races also demand more or less micro to be productive. Any that blood hunt, for instance, or any that have age issues. Abyssia, one of my favorites, unfortunately has both. But others aren't so bad. EA Arco's priestesses heal afflictions, which cuts out a lot of micromanaging wounded soldiers, and as a whole it's one of the easier races to get a handle for. I may be

[quote who="shadowtongue" reply="24" id="2861895"] Quoting louist, reply 20 Or missing your cast, which happens more often than not. Missing your cast still has you within 2 LYs of target, so at worst you 'lose' 2 turns in transit. As opposed to taking 7-10 turns to get most 'close' stars (depending on how you set your galaxy, but if you play hiver and max the interstellar distances you are a glutton for punishment )[/quote]

Don't read too much into that article. Ubisoft says that new titles may still use the DRM, even though they have removed it from the games that are already using it.

[quote who="TheDarkKnight2008" reply="100" id="2858748"]So stealing is not benefiting off others if you just give it away? What a bunch of bullshit. You wouldn't mind if I stole everything in your hou8se and gave it away then? And comparing this to Robin hood or Long John Silver is hilarious. Robin Hood stole from a corrupt government that usurped the crown. You criminals steal from average joes who work hard to their money when they program games.

I've been playing both for the last week or so. I've come to the conclusion that they are both pretty decent games. Devilishly hard, but fun.

[quote who="shadowtongue" reply="10" id="2848472"] Quoting louist, reply 9 Quoting Pbhead, reply 8*reads first sentence* Steam debate BEGIN! I believe you are mistaken. Steam is no mentioned until the second sentence. /debate. I win. 4th sentence actually... But who's counting Another reason to wait, eventually steam may not be required [/quote] I would hav

[quote who="shadowtongue" reply="19" id="2848295"]Of course Hivers in the AM era should be farcasting anyway, so that .99 is only for jumps over 10(?) LYs.[/quote] Or missing your cast, which happens more often than not. As for differences between SotS and GalCivII, I enjoyed the post about GalCivII being a game of modifiers, and SotS being a game of Logistics. I think that's a interesting way to look at it and not one I'd considered. I disagree, with th

[quote who="Pbhead" reply="8" id="2848450"]*reads first sentence* Steam debate BEGIN![/quote] I believe you are mistaken. Steam is no mentioned until the second sentence. /debate. I win.

[quote who="seanw3" reply="21" id="2846347"]No crossbows? How am I to kill vampires? Oh good they added garlic! That was my first mpression of Oblivion.[/quote] That was a subtle hint that the game is more fun if you become a vampire. I guess it was a little too subtle :)

I'd love to say I'm unbiased, but I play a fair bit of SotS, while Sins and Entrenchment currently sit uninstalled in my impulse window. They are, at heart, very different games. You play SotS, so you know what that game is like. Sins plays much more like a traditional RTS. Its battles tend to be larger in terms of units, but suffer, in my opinion, from a lack of details. Capital ships play something like heros in Warcraft 3, where they gain experience and you can select from

For whatever reason anything a champion starts with is "theirs" and cannot be sold. Perhaps this is to avoid "rebating" their price by stripping them to their skivvies and selling everything off. Perhaps those items hold a great deal of sentimental value. If you don't mind me adding to your list: 4. The inability for custom sovereigns to pick up the "Organized" trait. This is one of the few traits you can build an entire strategy around, and I have to choose between Markinn or

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="18" id="2842134"]I wish I had more time with this game, grr. I'd like to tell you how pissed off I am at various things. Maybe tomorrow.[/quote] Honestly, I can emphasize with this attitude. There are still a ton of issues I am not happy with, and Elemental still doesn't feel, to me, like a finished product. But each patch, again in my opinion, are moving the game in the right direction. Heck, I can now play a couple hours without a CtD.

... makes me happier. Thanks Stardock.

PvE isn't generally what's advertised or talked about but it is there. In heaps. It's just that the PvE isn't really unique in the same sense that the PvP is. General PvE consists largely of: 1) Missioning. This is the most prevalent form of PvE, and is essentially randomly selected quests. They come in different forms, such as trade missions, courier missions, combat missions, mining missions, and storyline missions. Of these combat missions are the most rewarding, most popul

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="15" id="2837657"] Are you still in WI? I was in Goonswarm (yea, yea.. at least it wasn't Goonfleet) for a while, and after it broke up my corp (BTLS) joined WI. But right around then I picked up a new job and figured I couldn't really commit to 0.0 life since it does suck up time. [/quote] Similar story here. During our rout from Geminate I was very busy with a lot of real world work, and realized that 0.0 took more commitment than I c

On the WoW front, I would have to say that if you were to start playing WoW, this (cataclysm) would be the best time to start. Reworked new player areas, and a huge fresh crop of new players means you will have people at your character and player skill level to progress through the game with, which is a great thing. That said, I haven't played WoW in ages, and have no plans to return. Eventually I just hit a point where I realized that I wasn't having fun. It was more like I had accli

[quote who="Rune_74" reply="8" id="2833819"] Quoting Lord Xia, reply 7Anyone else think it's silly to call this a beta? Just seems to be strange to buy a game, and then 3 months later you are playing a beta. They aren't calling the game a beta...they are calling the patch a beta. Which makes sense.[/quote] Well, I for one am still calling the game a beta! I`m not here to troll, but you are kidding yourself if you would call the game a f

It has definitely lost a lot of the style and a lot of the fantastic scale that people loved in TA and Supreme Commander. That said, it is easily worth its bargain bin pricing. It is a perfectly average game, which is something that people forget simply because it was the sequel to a truly fantastic game. I've paid much more for games I have enjoyed much less.

I picked it up today, as steam is selling it for under $4. I'd say it's easily worth that, despite the complaints.

[quote who="OMG_pacov" reply="18" id="2830206"]*Snip* [/quote] Prepare for ramble: I will agree to disagree, especially in the graphical department. Now, I can understand us having different aesthetic values, but I should still say that I really prefer the cell-shaded art style of LOL, even if it borrows Warcraft 3's colour pallet. While Demigod is more traditionally 3D, it has some pitfalls in my eyes. First, it suffers from a now very common ailment: Brown. Most of the maps,

[quote who="OMG_pacov" reply="6" id="2829456"]I think you could have a blast with Demigod. I believe the retail price is $20, but it does go on sale from time to time. Easily the game I love the most. [/quote] If Demigod, why not League of Legends? It's more polished and receives weekly patches and content updates, has a much greater level of variety, a more strategic meta-game, etc etc etc. It's also free. I preordered Demigod, played it for a few weeks, and