It's Monday -- so what games did you FINISH?!

[Bison]

I finished a Hell level run and killed the first boss on Inferno with my monk character in Diablo 3.

Is that your avatar?  At first I thought it was an Orthodox Priest with brass knuckles and the typical epic beard.  ;)

Yeah that's my monk in all his mis-matched equipment glory.  I've come to the realization after having logged well over 100 hours in Diablo 3 that I actually like the game.  That's not to say there aren't areas that need some improvement, but it's all I've been playing again for the last week or so.

[Arctic Blast]

Well, Mass Effect 3 is in the books. Overall I liked it. As for the ending, I didn't hate it but it was...weird. Really weird.

[Nefaro]

I finished a Hell level run and killed the first boss on Inferno with my monk character in Diablo 3.

Is that your avatar?  At first I thought it was an Orthodox Priest with brass knuckles and the typical epic beard.  ;)

Yeah that's my monk in all his mis-matched equipment glory.  I've come to the realization after having logged well over 100 hours in Diablo 3 that I actually like the game.  That's not to say there aren't areas that need some improvement, but it's all I've been playing again for the last week or so.

Maybe I'll fire it back up again soon.  Haven't played in awhile.  My biggest complaint about the gameplay was how short the campaign is, and not liking the final act very much.  But some of the character abilities were fun.

[Anguille]

Quick update: Dad's home now. :)

Good news!

[Bison]

Maybe I'll fire it back up again soon.  Haven't played in awhile.  My biggest complaint about the gameplay was how short the campaign is, and not liking the final act very much.  But some of the character abilities were fun.

I'm not sure what it is but I find the game play really fun especially when you find yourself in a group that works well together.  I've been playing around alot with different class specs on my monk and demonhunter and that has helped too.  Toward the end the last time I played, I'd sort of locked myself in on 6 skills and rune sets and didn't deviate.  The game got stale.  Now I'm trying out new tactics with different specs and its a lot of fun.  The loot hunt is good but I've come to accept that my account is cursed in regard to uber lootz.  I've only found 2 legendary pieces of gear in 120+ hours of playing and I don't like the AH because of the RMAH and the AH that trades on in game gold is crazy over priced.  So I'm content to just grind and grind.  Pick up a useful piece of gear every now and again hoping for the orange/green drop.  I hope they address the map variety in an expansion.  The game needs more map variety badly.  That is my biggest complaint but to be fair even Torchlight 2 doesn't have that much variety either.  Dins Curse has it right.

[JasonPratt]

Well, Mass Effect 3 is in the books. Overall I liked it. As for the ending, I didn't hate it but it was...weird. Really weird.

For best clarification, are you talking about the original ending or the extended ending? (I haven't seen either, yet.)

[W8taminute]

I've played all three of the series and I think overall the Mass Effect games are really great.  I was however disappointed with the conclusion of ME3.  I've played through it twice both times with the extended ending.  Not every story has a happy ending and I can accept that however given what Shepard went through in all three games to save the galaxy it was a bit of a let down in my opinion as far as the ending of ME3 is concerned.

[Martok]

Quick update: Dad's home now. :)

Good news!

+1  Glad he's home and recuperating, Jason.  :) 

[Nefaro]

Maybe I'll fire it back up again soon.  Haven't played in awhile.  My biggest complaint about the gameplay was how short the campaign is, and not liking the final act very much.  But some of the character abilities were fun.

I'm not sure what it is but I find the game play really fun especially when you find yourself in a group that works well together.  I've been playing around alot with different class specs on my monk and demonhunter and that has helped too.  Toward the end the last time I played, I'd sort of locked myself in on 6 skills and rune sets and didn't deviate.  The game got stale.  Now I'm trying out new tactics with different specs and its a lot of fun.  The loot hunt is good but I've come to accept that my account is cursed in regard to uber lootz.  I've only found 2 legendary pieces of gear in 120+ hours of playing and I don't like the AH because of the RMAH and the AH that trades on in game gold is crazy over priced.  So I'm content to just grind and grind.  Pick up a useful piece of gear every now and again hoping for the orange/green drop.  I hope they address the map variety in an expansion.  The game needs more map variety badly.  That is my biggest complaint but to be fair even Torchlight 2 doesn't have that much variety either.  Dins Curse has it right.

I played for a bit this morning but.. meh.  I prefer TL2 right now.

[Arctic Blast]

Well, Mass Effect 3 is in the books. Overall I liked it. As for the ending, I didn't hate it but it was...weird. Really weird.

For best clarification, are you talking about the original ending or the extended ending? (I haven't seen either, yet.)

You only get the extended versions now. They updated to those with a big patch.

I've played all three of the series and I think overall the Mass Effect games are really great.  I was however disappointed with the conclusion of ME3.  I've played through it twice both times with the extended ending.  Not every story has a happy ending and I can accept that however given what Shepard went through in all three games to save the galaxy it was a bit of a let down in my opinion as far as the ending of ME3 is concerned.

I enjoyed actually playing through the game (though was initially soured when they killed off 2 of my favorite characters fairly early...). They did one thing REALLY well that I haven't experienced in a game since Metro 2033, where the background characters are actually having really interesting conversations and interactions that evolve as the game goes on. I liked the way it actually ended (there are 4 endings, for those who don't know. I watched the other 3 on Youtube) and the way it played out. My issue was before that, with the ending set up and the...

SPOILER

...God kid or whatever the Hell that was. I'm still pretty much completely baffled by that mess, and it seemed really hacked together.

[Bison]

Maybe I'll fire it back up again soon.  Haven't played in awhile.  My biggest complaint about the gameplay was how short the campaign is, and not liking the final act very much.  But some of the character abilities were fun.

I'm not sure what it is but I find the game play really fun especially when you find yourself in a group that works well together.  I've been playing around alot with different class specs on my monk and demonhunter and that has helped too.  Toward the end the last time I played, I'd sort of locked myself in on 6 skills and rune sets and didn't deviate.  The game got stale.  Now I'm trying out new tactics with different specs and its a lot of fun.  The loot hunt is good but I've come to accept that my account is cursed in regard to uber lootz.  I've only found 2 legendary pieces of gear in 120+ hours of playing and I don't like the AH because of the RMAH and the AH that trades on in game gold is crazy over priced.  So I'm content to just grind and grind.  Pick up a useful piece of gear every now and again hoping for the orange/green drop.  I hope they address the map variety in an expansion.  The game needs more map variety badly.  That is my biggest complaint but to be fair even Torchlight 2 doesn't have that much variety either.  Dins Curse has it right.

I played for a bit this morning but.. meh.  I prefer TL2 right now.

I think if I have my Blizzard Diablo 3 forum protocol correct this is when I call you a noob loozer.

[Nefaro]

I played for a bit this morning but.. meh.  I prefer TL2 right now.

I think if I have my Blizzard Diablo 3 forum protocol correct this is when I call you a noob loozer.

Hahah!

You got that correct.  It's very Kidzzard-ish.  ;D