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This thread has been linked to the game 'World of Warcraft'.
Because quite apart from the fact that every spod in the world is creating new topics about it...yep...it's spoiled other online games.
I used to enjoy CS, however bad I am at it. Same for other similar games.
But now they're just so incredibly boring. Yeah, I know you can have 10min blasts on them, but I couldn't even manage that tonight on Vietcong.
Here's why I dont want to play anything else online.
The people playing it are decent, good people. Even The Horde are quality people.
It's a co-operative based style of play, later quests demand teaming up with others and helping each other out. I've added quite a few people to my friends list because we've teamed for missions and had a real laugh with each other.
It encourages you to help others out. Dungeon/Elite quests team people of different abilities together, so a healer needs to be protected by a fighter and vice versa.
There have been instances where I've been fighting a creature/NPC and doing badly, getting my ass kicked good. And somebody running past has come over and joined in, rescued me and then waved before running off to continue whatever they were doing.
It's a game where you get annoyed if somebody doesn't help and just runs past, and it's that rare of an occurence.
Hell, even The Horde have been, on occassion, nice.
Like today, me & Cycloon come across a huge gang of them laying waste to a Castle, butchering players and generally running amok. 7 of them come charging over to us. We promptly sit on the floor and wave, presenting as little a threat as we could. And they let us be, they saw we were no threat and let us live. Ok, so Cyc got mashed but he ran away. I sat there enjoying the show, one came over and bashed me in the face with his sword, but that was to make a point - he didn't finish me completely, just let me know he could.
The people playing make the game for the most part.
Cue tonight, joining Vietcong.
Pick a side, start. Dead in 12 seconds. Wait. Respawn. Dead in under a minute. Respawn. All the time the chat is awash with "F@*% u noob!!!" "Stop screaming over the TS please" "hahaha noob u sukk".
Angry, red-faced uberleet teens who think shooting an avatar quicker than they can do you gives them some superiority in life.
The notion of deathmatch just bores me to tears now. A moment's play before you get shot and then just sit there waiting to repeat.
And hackers galore, especially on CS.
Whereas with WoW, I haven't noticed cheaters/hackers. Because the point of the game isn't to win, it's the experience.
And what an experience.
Even after 3 weeks of solid play, I'm still sitting slack-jawed at what it throws up.
Me & Cyc were hunting Corpse Somethings and were having problems finding them in large enough groups to kill 20. So we wander about and discover some catacoombs.
We head down to discover? An area the size of Stormwind, just quietly hidden underground. We could quite easily have missed this massive place, there are no signposts to tell you it's there. Huge throne rooms, massive (and I do mean MASSIVE) tomb chambers.
Just underground. God knows how many other places I've missed because I didn't explore.
And, to me, that beats shooting some hyperactive 15yr old in the face who gets pissy because you dare to laugh at him (NATO clan spring to mind).
Nope, in my opinion there's World of Warcraft and then there's everything else.
I used to enjoy CS, however bad I am at it. Same for other similar games.
But now they're just so incredibly boring. Yeah, I know you can have 10min blasts on them, but I couldn't even manage that tonight on Vietcong.
Here's why I dont want to play anything else online.
The people playing it are decent, good people. Even The Horde are quality people.
It's a co-operative based style of play, later quests demand teaming up with others and helping each other out. I've added quite a few people to my friends list because we've teamed for missions and had a real laugh with each other.
It encourages you to help others out. Dungeon/Elite quests team people of different abilities together, so a healer needs to be protected by a fighter and vice versa.
There have been instances where I've been fighting a creature/NPC and doing badly, getting my ass kicked good. And somebody running past has come over and joined in, rescued me and then waved before running off to continue whatever they were doing.
It's a game where you get annoyed if somebody doesn't help and just runs past, and it's that rare of an occurence.
Hell, even The Horde have been, on occassion, nice.
Like today, me & Cycloon come across a huge gang of them laying waste to a Castle, butchering players and generally running amok. 7 of them come charging over to us. We promptly sit on the floor and wave, presenting as little a threat as we could. And they let us be, they saw we were no threat and let us live. Ok, so Cyc got mashed but he ran away. I sat there enjoying the show, one came over and bashed me in the face with his sword, but that was to make a point - he didn't finish me completely, just let me know he could.
The people playing make the game for the most part.
Cue tonight, joining Vietcong.
Pick a side, start. Dead in 12 seconds. Wait. Respawn. Dead in under a minute. Respawn. All the time the chat is awash with "F@*% u noob!!!" "Stop screaming over the TS please" "hahaha noob u sukk".
Angry, red-faced uberleet teens who think shooting an avatar quicker than they can do you gives them some superiority in life.
The notion of deathmatch just bores me to tears now. A moment's play before you get shot and then just sit there waiting to repeat.
And hackers galore, especially on CS.
Whereas with WoW, I haven't noticed cheaters/hackers. Because the point of the game isn't to win, it's the experience.
And what an experience.
Even after 3 weeks of solid play, I'm still sitting slack-jawed at what it throws up.
Me & Cyc were hunting Corpse Somethings and were having problems finding them in large enough groups to kill 20. So we wander about and discover some catacoombs.
We head down to discover? An area the size of Stormwind, just quietly hidden underground. We could quite easily have missed this massive place, there are no signposts to tell you it's there. Huge throne rooms, massive (and I do mean MASSIVE) tomb chambers.
Just underground. God knows how many other places I've missed because I didn't explore.
And, to me, that beats shooting some hyperactive 15yr old in the face who gets pissy because you dare to laugh at him (NATO clan spring to mind).
Nope, in my opinion there's World of Warcraft and then there's everything else.
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Mr Snuggly wrote:
>
> I pay £9.99 a month for an unlimited cinema ticket,
Where did you get this?
I'd love to go more but my friends moan about the cost, it's six quid just to see one film in Basildon :(
>
> I pay £9.99 a month for an unlimited cinema ticket,
Where did you get this?
I'd love to go more but my friends moan about the cost, it's six quid just to see one film in Basildon :(
I'd love to go to the cinema more but it costs too much, can never get enough people to go as people are always working.
Boo
Plus, people get stabed every second week near my rental place.
Boo
Plus, people get stabed every second week near my rental place.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> Mr Snuggly wrote:
> satans little helper wrote:
> The basic one-month subscription plan costs 8.99 per month.
>
> Ouch. There goes my desire to play this game.
>
> How much do you spend on movies, rentals a week, never mind a month?
> It's less than one rental a week, and believe me, it's worth it.
I pay £9.99 a month for an unlimited cinema ticket, and considering I go about 2-3 times a week, is more than worth it, I feel. Don't do rentals any more. It's probably not a good idea to sign onto an MOG at the moment, got lots of deadlines and so forth. Plus I never really play online games anyway, I'd no doubt get 'pwned' by all the 'n00bz'. Or something.
> Mr Snuggly wrote:
> satans little helper wrote:
> The basic one-month subscription plan costs 8.99 per month.
>
> Ouch. There goes my desire to play this game.
>
> How much do you spend on movies, rentals a week, never mind a month?
> It's less than one rental a week, and believe me, it's worth it.
I pay £9.99 a month for an unlimited cinema ticket, and considering I go about 2-3 times a week, is more than worth it, I feel. Don't do rentals any more. It's probably not a good idea to sign onto an MOG at the moment, got lots of deadlines and so forth. Plus I never really play online games anyway, I'd no doubt get 'pwned' by all the 'n00bz'. Or something.
Oh, that wasn't a month, it was a day.
FELT like a month.
FELT like a month.
Last time it happened I had to run around outside with a stick for a sword.
cookie monster wrote:
> My realm is being restarted.
Imagine if it all went down tomorrow for a month!
I bet half of you would be shaking in a corner pale with tears down your face, can't wait till i join you all :D
> My realm is being restarted.
Imagine if it all went down tomorrow for a month!
I bet half of you would be shaking in a corner pale with tears down your face, can't wait till i join you all :D
My realm is being restarted.
*Tries to find something better to do*
*Fails*
:(
*Tries to find something better to do*
*Fails*
:(
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> satans little helper wrote:
> The basic one-month subscription plan costs 8.99 per month.
>
> Ouch. There goes my desire to play this game.
How much do you spend on movies, rentals a week, never mind a month? It's less than one rental a week, and believe me, it's worth it.
> satans little helper wrote:
> The basic one-month subscription plan costs 8.99 per month.
>
> Ouch. There goes my desire to play this game.
How much do you spend on movies, rentals a week, never mind a month? It's less than one rental a week, and believe me, it's worth it.
Square.
satans little helper wrote:
> The basic one-month subscription plan costs 8.99 per month.
Ouch. There goes my desire to play this game.
> The basic one-month subscription plan costs 8.99 per month.
Ouch. There goes my desire to play this game.
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