Seeing if I can get back into "The Infinite Black" (Space MMO that plays on a map and runs on everything from Windows to OSX, Android, and iOS)

Quote from: woodsmoke;794528I'm rather enjoying the Pre-Sequel as well, though I'm still trying to find my footing with a non-siren character. I think I've pretty well settled on Athena for now, though I may try out Wilhelm at some point in the future. Unless the rumors turn out to be true and Baroness Whatshername turns out to be a siren. Then it's back to phaseverb goodness and ALL the Maliwan SMGs.

I'm doing the BL2 DLC as the Commando but you make me want to try the Siren some day. Thoughtlocking in particular looks mint.

I did Godus Early Access a while back. Boy I regret that.

Let's see, it's highly path-dependent with AI. Let's couple that with terrible pathing!

Quote from: The Butcher;794629I'm doing the BL2 DLC as the Commando but you make me want to try the Siren some day. Thoughtlocking in particular looks mint.

The siren character was my go-to in both of the previous games. Maya's phaselock is generally a lot more useful than Lilith's phasewalk was, but a few enemies (buzzards, goliaths, most boss types) are immune to the crowd control element of it, and the shamans in the Hammerlock DLC are resistant (it works on them, but they break out almost instantly), which can be frustrating if you find yourself in a tight spot and try to 'lock the enemy to regain control of a situation. I only play the game co-op with my buddy, so I never really had a problem with it, but it's something to consider.

I had a blast with both characters, but especially Maya. Getting to hang back and light stuff on fire while locking down particularly irritating enemies for my buddy to carve up with Zero was really damn fun. Plus one of her skills lets her use her phaselock to pick up fallen allies from a distance, which, if you're generally a support player like I am, the utility and convenience of that cannot be overstated.

Quote from: Will;794688I did Godus Early Access a while back. Boy I regret that.

Let's see, it's highly path-dependent with AI. Let's couple that with terrible pathing!

So it's a Pete Molyneux game, then.

Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought Guild Wars 2.

I still watch the graphics and think that I'm hanging out with the beautiful people, because who the hell in a village looks that flawless on an average day?  That said, I think I can appreciate the game more since I've tinkered around with several more MMOs than when I first tested it out.

I eventually lost interest in GW2, but I admire lots of what they've done.

Public quests are awesomely immersive, I like how different classes use some similar weapons in different ways, and the graphics, and underwater... man

Quote from: Will;794749I eventually lost interest in GW2, but I admire lots of what they've done.

Public quests are awesomely immersive, I like how different classes use some similar weapons in different ways, and the graphics, and underwater... man

I'm impressed by the group events, and that even a couple of years after release you'll find a bunch of players come out of the woodwork when an event pops up.

And since the game is buy once and no subscription, I can drop it and pick it back up whenever as a full game, not crippleware.

Quote from: flyerfan1991;794747Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought Guild Wars 2.

I still watch the graphics and think that I'm hanging out with the beautiful people, because who the hell in a village looks that flawless on an average day?  That said, I think I can appreciate the game more since I've tinkered around with several more MMOs than when I first tested it out.

I'm on and off GW2, I haven't even leveled a character to the cap yet, and currently BL2 and BLtPS take up all of my videogaming time, but if I'm online hit me up, I'm The Butcher.4753 there. My main is a Charr Warrior (level 35) but I have an Asura Elementalist and a Norn Ranger as well, and I'm contemplating a Human (torn between Guardian, Necromancer or Thief).

For a game that isn't hugely flexible with avatars, there are a lot of cool outfits you can cobble together. I'll link some when I'm next at my desk.


My Santa Ranger

Engineer early, later and from the back.

Norn guardian wielding a foaming tankard and a whiskey bottle. HE'LL CUT YOU!

Two pistol rogues are awesome. STAND AND DELIVER!

Elementalists make great wizard types. Here's Gandalf the Glowy. (not actual name)

Asurans are basically Invader Zim. I love 'em.

Guild Wars 2 is an excellent backup or second-choice MMO to play when your primary game is down or otherwise unavailable to you.

Quote from: Will;794754
My Santa Ranger

I remember you showing this guy over at RPGnet.

Like I said, I have yet to hit the cap, so I haven't really played around with skins and transmogs (or whatever they're called in GW2).

But goddamn, the mere ability to control the color of your clothing goes a long way towards curtailing Colorblind Hobo Syndrome.

Quote from: Will;794754Two pistol rogues are awesome. STAND AND DELIVER!

Lionguard outfit colored black and red? Damn classy.

Quote from: Bradford C. Walker;794811Guild Wars 2 is an excellent backup or second-choice MMO to play when your primary game is down or otherwise unavailable to you.

I actually prefer it to WoW but (1) I am casual as fuck, (2) the lore is nowhere nearly as well-developed and engrossing as WoW's and most important of all, (3) wife still prefers WoW.

Quote from: The Butcher;794753I'm on and off GW2, I haven't even leveled a character to the cap yet, and currently BL2 and BLtPS take up all of my videogaming time, but if I'm online hit me up, I'm The Butcher.4753 there. My main is a Charr Warrior (level 35) but I have an Asura Elementalist and a Norn Ranger as well, and I'm contemplating a Human (torn between Guardian, Necromancer or Thief).

What server are you on? I see that one of the ways that GW2 makes their money is that you're locked into a specific server unless you want to pay to move.

Quote from: The Butcher;794841I actually prefer it to WoW but (1) I am casual as fuck, (2) the lore is nowhere nearly as well-developed and engrossing as WoW's and most important of all, (3) wife still prefers WoW.

WoW jumped the shark for me back in Cataclysm, because the story discontinuity in the leveling game pisses me off too much. I spent five years in software QA, and the positively enormous gaps in story continuity drive my Spidey-sense bananas.

I kept with it purely for the PvP for another two expacs until I got tired of the Battleground imbalance.

In other news, yesterday I dusted off Diablo 3 (no expansion) and took the ol' level 45 Barbarian out for a spin.

The basic premise of D3 -- a hack-and-slash action-CRPG in which you go down dungeons, massacre hordes of horrific monsters and come out bedecked in loot, looking more and more like a Christmas tree with every level -- is one I can totally get behind.

What still bugs me about D3 is:

• The lack of variety in player character options (a minimum of appearance customization would've been nice)
• The lack of variety in foes, both thematic (it's all demons and undead. Sorry, I'm a D&D kid, I've been spoiled for choice) and tactical (there's maybe half a dozen types of mobs and they repeat over and over again).
• The lack of side-quests and non-hack-and-slash CRPG elements. Which wouldn't be so bad it not for...
• The bad, horrible, awful, no-good writing. Seriously. Any 7-year-old can come up with a better, more exciting and more consistent plot than the game's. This may be the first game I actually skip the dialogues in my second playthrough. So much potential, all wasted.
• It'd be nice to have an open world but I wouldn't even mind the railroad if it was a little better written.
• Very minor nitpick: lack of a pet class. I'm a sucker for WoW Hunters and Warlocks and I'd love to see a similar mechanic implemented. I kind of hoped the Witch Doctor would cover this base but his zombies and bats are effectively homing missiles.

So, if anyone knows of a Diablo-like game that does the above, I'm taking recommendations. I entertained the idea of trying Torchlight 2 but it looks a tad more cartoonish than I'd like. Is the Sacred series any good? Sacred 3 gets dismal reviews over at Steam and Metacritic.

Quote from: The Butcher;794844In other news, yesterday I dusted off Diablo 3 (no expansion) and took the ol' level 45 Barbarian out for a spin.

The basic premise of D3 -- a hack-and-slash action-CRPG in which you go down dungeons, massacre hordes of horrific monsters and come out bedecked in loot, looking more and more like a Christmas tree with every level -- is one I can totally get behind.

What still bugs me about D3 is:

• The lack of variety in player character options (a minimum of appearance customization would've been nice)
• The lack of variety in foes, both thematic (it's all demons and undead. Sorry, I'm a D&D kid, I've been spoiled for choice) and tactical (there's maybe half a dozen types of mobs and they repeat over and over again).
• The lack of side-quests and non-hack-and-slash CRPG elements. Which wouldn't be so bad it not for...
• The bad, horrible, awful, no-good writing. Seriously. Any 7-year-old can come up with a better, more exciting and more consistent plot than the game's. This may be the first game I actually skip the dialogues in my second playthrough. So much potential, all wasted.
• It'd be nice to have an open world but I wouldn't even mind the railroad if it was a little better written.
• Very minor nitpick: lack of a pet class. I'm a sucker for WoW Hunters and Warlocks and I'd love to see a similar mechanic implemented. I kind of hoped the Witch Doctor would cover this base but his zombies and bats are effectively homing missiles.

So, if anyone knows of a Diablo-like game that does the above, I'm taking recommendations. I entertained the idea of trying Torchlight 2 but it looks a tad more cartoonish than I'd like. Is the Sacred series any good? Sacred 3 gets dismal reviews over at Steam and Metacritic.

For all the years they had D3 in development, the results were a bit underwhelming.