[W-K]

It's true. Girls don't play games. lol.

It's weird how my brother kept saying he was gonna quit WoW and play Warhammer and said it was so much better. He even preordered it when it came out but he went back to WoW... lol. Personally, at one point I really wanted to play Warhammer as well but didn't end up playing it. It's weird how you play all these different mmos and end up comparing it to WoW. Even when Guild Wars came out we had like 3 accounts and never ended up playing it for a long period of time. Oh, and not to mention LoTR as well. Rofl.

I really wanted to play Aion when I heard about it and even showed my brother (lol. I always talk games with my bro. ). Maybe I should pre-order it.

WoW isn't a comparison point for ... seasoned gamers? Ultima Online, Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot are the industry measures imo. They were the forerunners of the MMO genre. WoW just had the biggest saturation in the market due to reputation and the newly minted "casual gamers" crowd. (C'mon, prior to WoW MMO's was considered the realm of nerds .. all of a sudden jocks and console halo people think MMO's and WoW is the mini cooper?)

Warhammer had potential but they screwed it up big time because they made the game too easy.. and far too similar to WoW. I think the single greatest challenge right now for MMO's is to avoid trying to follow Blizzard scheme. I think the major sponsors of game developers are too God Damned concerned with the Hollywood methodology of a "blockbuster product/process" to be innovative and come out with something really interesting or unique.

I'll give Aion a shot only because its the only interesting MMO coming out but I'm not a fan of NCsoft collaborations as they're usually grind fests.

Anyhoo, I'm stuck on that stupid last boss in Prototype. Seriously, who wrote the code for this game? Twice now I've gotten him to 1%, I'm about to jump on his head and kill him and boom, hit by a random rocket. WTF? Sigh.

[Mr Boo Boo]

my first MMO before i went to WoW was Eve-Online

and i agree WoW is not the measuring stick to MMO

WoW is just the measuring stick to try and beat out for customers

[Meenuh]

WoW isn't a comparison point for ... seasoned gamers? Ultima Online, Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot are the industry measures imo. They were the forerunners of the MMO genre. WoW just had the biggest saturation in the market due to reputation and the newly minted "casual gamers" crowd. (C'mon, prior to WoW MMO's was considered the realm of nerds .. all of a sudden jocks and console halo people think MMO's and WoW is the mini cooper?)

Warhammer had potential but they screwed it up big time because they made the game too easy.. and far too similar to WoW. I think the single greatest challenge right now for MMO's is to avoid trying to follow Blizzard scheme. I think the major sponsors of game developers are too God Damned concerned with the Hollywood methodology of a "blockbuster product/process" to be innovative and come out with something really interesting or unique.

I'll give Aion a shot only because its the only interesting MMO coming out but I'm not a fan of NCsoft collaborations as they're usually grind fests.

Anyhoo, I'm stuck on that stupid last boss in Prototype. Seriously, who wrote the code for this game? Twice now I've gotten him to 1%, I'm about to jump on his head and kill him and boom, hit by a random rocket. WTF? Sigh.

I didn't say that everyone compares it to WoW. I'm saying I ended up comparing it to WoW. So no I was speaking on a personal stance. I stayed mainly with real time strategy games. I tried WoW at first and actually hated it but ended up playing it later on down the road. Not only that but during the times those games came out (the games that "seasoned gamers" played that you mentioned) I was busy with Diablo 1&2 as well as the real time strategy games so I didn't really get into MMOs til later on down the road.

[D_K]

anyone else planning on getting Star Wars: The Old Republic?

The trailer is epic.

[SUperLong]

im 21 and i play warcraft 3 online, but i play DOTA only
i also bot on silkroad an online MMO

[Tuffcore]

Warhammer had potential but they screwed it up big time because they made the game too easy.. and far too similar to WoW. I think the single greatest challenge right now for MMO's is to avoid trying to follow Blizzard scheme. I think the major sponsors of game developers are too God Damned concerned with the Hollywood methodology of a "blockbuster product/process" to be innovative and come out with something really interesting or unique.

The barriers to entry into the MMO market is huge. I forgot where i read this but it was said that the most expensive games to make are MMOs. It's true though. Most of the cost go to the vast amount of servers that are required to host the game and full time game admin staff to maintain it. The upkeep is bigger than any other regular game. To see Warhammer fail is disappointing because that game was like 3 or 4 years in the making and it must've cost tens of millions. With the fact that there isn't much on the MMO horizon outside of Star Wars, WoW could potentially still be the best MMO out there in two years time.

[Parallel]

I remember when MMORPGS took over my life for awhile - good thing I got out of it.

Because of time constraints, I mainly play fighting games and shooters. Speaking of, who else is planning to get KOFXII in a couple weeks? I also play SFIV, VF5 and Tekken (BR is going to blow my mind). If anyone plays on PS3, add my PSN: ParallelNSA.

[se7en]

I'm a girl gamer. Been gaming since I got my Sega back when I was 5. I never grew out of gaming, now a days I play cod4, gta4 and certain other MMORPG. Use to love halo 3 till I got introduced to cod 4.

Cod 4 > Halo 3

[vivichan♡]

Girl gamer here too :3

I've been into gaming since my parents got me the NES and my first Gameboy. Currently own a Wii, PS3, PSP, and DSi. I've never been much of an Xbox fan for some reason :\
(PSN: vivichan99 for those that wanna add me)

The time I spend gaming has decreased though ever since I started University.

On the computer, I mostly play MMO's (if at all), but I used to CS and SC a lot back in the day xD In fact, I actually started Starcrafting again recently since I'm away from all my consoles this summer.. Does anyone still play?

Because of time constraints, I mainly play fighting games and shooters. Speaking of, who else is planning to get KOFXII in a couple weeks? I also play SFIV, VF5 and Tekken (BR is going to blow my mind). If anyone plays on PS3, add my PSN: ParallelNSA.

I want to get it, but I don't know if I will be immediately. Do you happen to play Soul Calibur IV as well? I'll add you as soon as I am reunited with my PS3

[turquoise_and_takoyaki]

Does anyone here play anime type online games like maplestory? anyone at all? D:

[yusuisum]

On the computer, I mostly play MMO's (if at all), but I used to CS and SC a lot back in the day xD In fact, I actually started Starcrafting again recently since I'm away from all my consoles this summer.. Does anyone still play?

Yup.. I'm still a SC gamer .. I usually play SC and not BW though. However, I'm getting into BW again.. MY user name is Duma826. Let me know if you want to game.

[vivichan♡]

Does anyone here play anime type online games like maplestory? anyone at all? D:

I used to RO quite a bit... I never really liked Maple Story though. Every now and then I'll pick up another Korean-made MMORPG only to ditch it again after a month or so xD I just don't have the time commitment anymore.

Yup.. I'm still a SC gamer :D.. I usually play SC and not BW though. However, I'm getting into BW again.. MY user name is Duma826. Let me know if you want to game.

Yay. Mine is vivichan. I'm usually on US East. Just to let you know, I'm not very good though.... haha, but I still enjoy the game :D

[Crispy]

Anybody watching EVO 2009 right now?
Finals for SF3S was kinda bad.
Horrible announcers on the UStream.

Here's the link for the stream:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/evochampionship

It's running the Guilty Gear XX Accent Core finals right now... and there was a double Perfect match. Pretty embarassing.

[sunnyskys*]

Games I used to play: RO, SC, WCIII, CS, a bit of dabbling into DotA

If I go to LAN with my friends, I play mostly Left 4 Dead.

I suppose I can be categorized as a "female gamer" even though I stopped playing regularly.

[derrek]

I've been playing GTAIV again a lot recently. I've been finding crazy stuff to do. I call for backup, and then fly them to a building and leave them there, or pick up a date in a garbage truck. My personal favorite thing to do is rocket launch dudes into the harbor though!

If anyone has PS3 and wants to mess around (in the game, not sexually) add me! my name is... uh... MFDerrek

[res0nate]

Because of time constraints, I mainly play fighting games and shooters. Speaking of, who else is planning to get KOFXII in a couple weeks? I also play SFIV, VF5 and Tekken (BR is going to blow my mind). If anyone plays on PS3, add my PSN: ParallelNSA.

I'm picking up XII. I'm really sick of IV, it only took me a day to realize how bad IV was back when my arcade got it last July; unfortunately I played it here and there because it was new.

edit - I didn't bother going to EVO this year, I've done a bit too much traveling for SF the past 10+ years.

[F999KR]

I love games. I play Final Fantasy, any title, and I have my Nintendo DS anywhere I go.
Haven't bought a next gen console yet, because Final Fantasy is not on it (lol)

[Parallel]

I'm picking up XII. I'm really sick of IV, it only took me a day to realize how bad IV was back when my arcade got it last July; unfortunately I played it here and there because it was new.

edit - I didn't bother going to EVO this year, I've done a bit too much traveling for SF the past 10+ years.

The biggest problem for me with IV is the ultra meter - rewarding someone for getting pounded?? WTF. It turns into a FADC-->Ultra finish show. With SF3, the parry system actually requires skill.

[juny]

Back in high school and freshman yeaer of college, I was obsessed with Final Fantasy.
Now I don't even play games anymore, but I do play an occasional round of Kart Rider

[Hax]

^Omg Juny, I know you! Haha

Used to play RO but not anymore. I only play games when I go over to my friend's place.