Weekend Gaming - May destroys my gaming resolution

[bob48]

Still hard-core Warlock for me, and a quick pootle round in a OV10 Bronco in FSX.

[MarkShot]

No time!  Busy and falling behind schedule!

But I would love to play some CMBB/CMAK and blow some sh*t up!  Oh well, maybe later ...

[TheCommandTent]

I am working most of the weekend.  But when I find time I am currently a couple scenarios into a Panzer Corps campaign.

[Kushan]

I'll be working for most of the weekend, so I won't get to much gaming in. My limited time will probably be spent playing Diablo 3. I keep wanting to put the game down until it gets balanced a little better but there is just something that keeps bringing me back. I ran into a couple of really hard groups last night, but instead of banging my head against my keyboard in frustration, I changed out some skills and was finally able to get through most of Hell Act 2. Just have the final Act 2 boss left.

After watching the preview for Skyrims first DLC I may start a new character on that, but I highly doubt it.

This weekend I shall be playing Rift exclusively.

How is Rift these days? I haven't played since 3-4 months after its launch.

[airboy]

I have yard work that must be done.  Up at 5:00am for me in Alabama.

Then I have to finish a small consulting job.  Then do the financial records.

Then back to Panzer Corps 1943.  I figured out the Stukas were just too vulnerable and bought ME410s which have reasonable air attack/defense.  Hopefully it will go better against the hordes of communist armor & aircraft you get in mid-1943.

Because of the Steam sale and all of the contented grunts - I bought Warlock for $10.  Even if it is good - I still hate everyone & the game industry for doing this to me.  I was FORCED.  FORCED I TELL YOU (and my wife).

[Grim.Reaper]

Because of the Steam sale and all of the contented grunts - I bought Warlock for $10.  Even if it is good - I still hate everyone & the game industry for doing this to me.  I was FORCED.  FORCED I TELL YOU (and my wife).

I agree 100% !!!! I ended up purchasing as well, even though I typically despise these types of games:(  Maybe I will be surprised...

[Bison]

Kinda bouncing around this weekend so far.  I've hit a Diablo 3 wall and needed to take a break for awhile.  So I've fired up Half Life 2 just for some fun FPS action, played the CMA Herat battle and will do so again at some point this weekend and playing some Blood Bowl.

I almost forgot that I've been playing Champions Online too.  I bought a lifetime subscription back before it was released and so I go back every now and again to be a superhero.  It's actually come a long way since it was released and I've been having a pretty good time.

[Toonces]

It's 11:19pm as I write this.  So far tonight I have played Rise of Flight (both SP career beta and MP two flights, 1 kill in an SE-5 which I totally suck at, so I was stoked), and about 2-3 hours of Skyrim.  I'm buried in a Dwemer ruin, close to the end but enough is enough for one night.

I think that's going to be it for Friday night gaming...tomorrow I might boot back up WiTP:AE.  I've had a hankering for some Pacific theater action.

[Fetrik]

It's a beta weekend for GW2. So what little time i have this weekend will propably be spent there.

[Svend Karlson]

Warlock but also -

The Last Stand: Dead Zone. This is facebook game. The horror. I have almost completely empty facebook profile which I use only to play this. You have a team (well, you start with 2) post zombie-apocalypse survivors and need to survive, scavenge, build. There are RPG elements, base building elements, very light RTS elements whilst out scavenging. The visuals are gritty, they remind me of Fallout 2 and the screenshots of the in-development Dead State.

I'm still within an initial 6 day period of being immune to it, but there is some form of player versus player that I've not experienced yet.

Nice write up here of base defense strategy (versus other players) - http://freeonlinegames101.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/the-last-stand-dead-zone-compound-defense/



Finally, some Battle Academy Beta. I've been trying out the multiplayer point-buy battles. I like them and prefer them to the fixed set ups, but do worry that there simply aren't very many ways to KO a Panther or Tiger, no matter how many US or British tanks you have. It comes down to Infantry and Air Strikes. Some maps don't give the former any chance, and other maps don't give you any of the latter.

[Huw the Poo]

How is Rift these days? I haven't played since 3-4 months after its launch.

It would help to know why you stopped playing?  Since 3-4 months after release they've released a ton of stuff, mostly end-game content like raids and dungeons etc, but lots of little things that the community have been clamouring for.  One of the best additions is the instant adventure stuff, which - as with the rifts themselves - expands the dynamic play style that Trion are shooting for even further.  You just join one and you're off, crusading around the countryside with a random group of people doing a semi-quest and killing lots of beasties.

There's now a whole area catering for level 50s, Ember Isle, which is nasty.  I have a level 50 cleric and I just can't solo there with her; presumably you need to really gear up first.  Then there's the planar attunement which offers a way of developing your character further even after you hit the level cap.  Lots more PvP is now in although I've only recently started messing with that so I can't really comment yet.  I do know that there are some nice rewards for lots of participation in PvP, both vanity items and epic gear.

Even at launch Rift was one of the most polished MMOs I've ever seen, and shortly after its first birthday it's better than ever.  The amount of extra content Trion have packed into it - for free - in a year is just astounding, and they're about to release the ninth major patch.  With the first expansion on its way this year, it's a great time to dive back in.

Oh, and I know it's anecdotal since I only play on one (European) server, but population doesn't seem to be a problem either.  I'm running into plenty of people, from the early zones right up to the end-game areas.

Don't forget that Rift is now free to play until level 20. :)