The Friday Thread

MetalDog · December 08, 2012, 10:08:59 AM

10 is smashing! I'll see you then!

Gusington · December 08, 2012, 11:40:43 AM

I have read a few reviews of guys who were just totally turned off by the setting of Dishonored, etc, so I see where you're coming from.*

*I think you're nuts but that's neither here nor there :)

Martok · December 08, 2012, 11:42:42 AM

*If* I can find a few free minutes this weekend, would love to give Hegemony a spin.

Arctic Blast · December 08, 2012, 05:05:18 PM

Quote from: Gusington on December 08, 2012, 11:40:43 AM
I have read a few reviews of guys who were just totally turned off by the setting of Dishonored, etc, so I see where you're coming from.*

*I think you're nuts but that's neither here nor there :)

The setting's okay. I am already getting a bit bored of the same guards over and over again, though. Some rogue is starting to carve your ranks up...think maybe you should shake things up, idiots? Travel in pairs, anything new? No? Okay then. I had just encountered Tall Boys for the first time in the most recent mission, but that was it. Nothing else new.

Grim.Reaper · December 08, 2012, 05:35:03 PM

Finally bought commander Great War so I will be trying that out this weekend. Can't wait see what all the praise has been:)

Gusington · December 08, 2012, 05:52:05 PM

I stopped playing at the beginning of the tall boys missions but not because I wasn't enjoying myself, more because the game felt like it was going by quickly and I wanted to save some for later, or until new DLC is released.

I want to start a campaign as the Central Powers in Commander: The Great War but I am going to wait until the patch is out.

Greybriar · December 08, 2012, 08:48:20 PM

Quote from: tgb on December 07, 2012, 08:51:48 AM
Eador: Genesis

Visit wife in hospital

Sorry to hear your wife is in the hospital, tgb. I wish her a speedy recovery.

I will be playing Eador: Genesis when I'm not busy working towards getting some patterns for my Tailor in World of WarCraft.

Tuna · December 09, 2012, 12:00:01 AM

Hope all turns out well TGB..

W8taminute · December 09, 2012, 12:03:27 AM

Quote from: Gusington on December 08, 2012, 05:52:05 PM

I want to start a campaign as the Central Powers in Commander: The Great War but I am going to wait until the patch is out.

There's going to be a patch? I think this game does need one but the forums at Slitherine don't talk about an upcoming patch.

My biggest gripe with Commander: The Great War is that the ai fields billions of troops all fully upgraded on all fronts while even with an handicapped ai I still struggle to hold the line. I just can't mount a super heavy offensive as the CP after I initially take Belgium and Serbia. In my current game as the CP the British have one aircraft and three, count them three, arty in the Gaza area that are absolutely crushing the Turks. I just can't match that kind of firepower and how can the ai constantly fire all three pieces almost every turn? That implies either they have massive ammo stockpiles or the ai cheats. I'm really disappointed with this game. Honeymoon is over and I'm looking for a possible divorce.

Gusington · December 09, 2012, 12:34:42 AM

^Ouch. Well, when I had my bug addled end game and got my own arse kicked by the AI, I contacted support and they mentioned a patch was coming.

Grim.Reaper · December 09, 2012, 05:19:16 PM

Quote from: W8taminute on December 09, 2012, 12:03:27 AM
Quote from: Gusington on December 08, 2012, 05:52:05 PM

I want to start a campaign as the Central Powers in Commander: The Great War but I am going to wait until the patch is out.

There's going to be a patch? I think this game does need one but the forums at Slitherine don't talk about an upcoming patch.

My biggest gripe with Commander: The Great War is that the ai fields billions of troops all fully upgraded on all fronts while even with an handicapped ai I still struggle to hold the line. I just can't mount a super heavy offensive as the CP after I initially take Belgium and Serbia. In my current game as the CP the British have one aircraft and three, count them three, arty in the Gaza area that are absolutely crushing the Turks. I just can't match that kind of firepower and how can the ai constantly fire all three pieces almost every turn? That implies either they have massive ammo stockpiles or the ai cheats. I'm really disappointed with this game. Honeymoon is over and I'm looking for a possible divorce.

Official forums mentions a patch on the way with the goal in December. One of the items to be included is an undo feature. I also believe there is a bug in the game right now which they recommend paying on balancensince the handicaps aren't working right. That will also be corrected in the patch.

Bison · December 09, 2012, 06:56:27 PM

Balder's Gate. Not the enchanced edition. The good ol' classic version.

Nefaro · December 09, 2012, 11:14:58 PM

Quote from: Bison on December 09, 2012, 06:56:27 PM
Balder's Gate. Not the enchanced edition. The good ol' classic version.

Balder's Gate: The More Balding!

:P

Bison · December 09, 2012, 11:18:01 PM

I'm playing with hard core rules this time. I'm not sure what the fu...uh...heck is going on that druid/fighter chick is already leveled up to level 2 while the rest of the party is lagging behind. I don't remember her necessarily leveling faster then the rest of the group. It's cool. I need the extra heal spell. I guess I just figured that my main character would level first since he's been in every single battle.

Nefaro · December 09, 2012, 11:26:23 PM

I still haven't got very far in the NWN2 Platinum game yet. I love the D&D3.5 ruleset but have only played NWN2 in spurts over the years since it's release. The dwarf character is pretty comical, gotta admit. But I think my issue is fighting the camera, despite having the camera settings tweaked fairly well right now. I'm sure these damn 3D cameras are the reason I often prefer old-style Isometric RPGs.