Whcih other game intersts you?

[Sevenless]

I've always had a soft spot for MOBA games when I just want to wreck some players up, and league of legends has been a staple go to for 2+ years for me now. However the community has finally driven me out, and I've been playing ARAM customs solely for months now. I've even lost interest in that due to the poison.

Recently started playing World of Tanks. It's a surprisingly detailed and complex moba once you get past the noob stages. But there's no elo system to keep you with noobs while you're learning. As such the learning curve is much rougher and starting out is a pretty harsh existence as you quickly get promoted into matches where you're outgunned and outarmoured most of the time (until about Tier 4, which is about 4-5 days of play for a "hardcore" player).

The games are 5-15 minutes long (for you at least, there are no respawns but you can leave and start a new game as soon as you die), a very refreshing change from the 45-60 minute grinds league could devolve into when it was clear the game was lost by the 20 minute mark. Furthermore, soon as you die you're able to leave and hop into another tank, or you can watch the end of the battle from the vantage of your allies.

It is free to play, but there's definitely some aspects of pay to win. Premium ammo gives a distinct advantage in battle, premium "consumables" do the same. Premium coin can be won in tournaments, but you'll likely need to be firing premium ammo to have any chance at winning those battles. I don't get the general impression that people tend to use these in battle (outside tournaments) other than the odd player, and tactics can definitely make a single player firing premium ammo a relatively small influence on the match.

The game isn't as much an adrenaline game as it is a thinker's one. Calm decisions and knowledge of tank stats are pretty crucial for being a top player. The game reminds me a lot of poker, luck is useful but you really need to know which hands to play. You can get by being a front line brawler, but you'll not survive often. Mind, someone does need to do that job.


Anyway, off visiting relatives so I got time to talk. Otherwise I'd be playing and practicing my Tier 3 arty =<

[Darkside]

Master of Orion (original)

I played the ***** **** out of MOO1 and 2. I wanted to murder people for the 3rd......worst birthday EVER.

MoO3 was a damned crime.

Master of Magic was also an excellent title, though I had more fun with MoO.

[Dallane]

Master of Orion (original)

I played the ***** **** out of MOO1 and 2. I wanted to murder people for the 3rd......worst birthday EVER.

MoO3 was a damned crime.

Master of Magic was also an excellent title, though I had more fun with MoO.

I need to reinstall MOO2 lol

[FutureForJames]

I've always had a soft spot for MOBA games when I just want to wreck some players up, and league of legends has been a staple go to for 2+ years for me now. However the community has finally driven me out, and I've been playing ARAM customs solely for months now. I've even lost interest in that due to the poison.

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Are you serious? League of Legends community is Hello Kitty compared to this one, mostly due to the Tribunal and Honor System.

League of Legends is a deeply strategic game (Most if not all MOBAs are), although it requires a certain mechanical mastery as well. It is popular enough to provide decent matchmaking and updates, so yeah I like it a lot.

[Dallane]

I've always had a soft spot for MOBA games when I just want to wreck some players up, and league of legends has been a staple go to for 2+ years for me now. However the community has finally driven me out, and I've been playing ARAM customs solely for months now. I've even lost interest in that due to the poison.

(...)

Are you serious? League of Legends community is Hello Kitty compared to this one, mostly due to the Tribunal and Honor System.

League of Legends is a deeply strategic game (Most if not all MOBAs are), although it requires a certain mechanical mastery as well. It is popular enough to provide decent matchmaking and updates, so yeah I like it a lot.

I enjoy league alot but 3 things just kill it for me.

1. The terrible ***** community
2. The lane strat is ALWAYS solo top mid jungle 2 bot. If you go away from that you are at a massive disadvantage. Around the 20min mark you basically know who will win the game.
3. I get that the game needs to generate money but ***** paying 10$ for a new hero or spending a ***** ton of time grinding IP.

I really enjoy playing league but dota 2 just holds my interest more.

Sev is also a great shaco if his team is watching for ganks lol.

[ULGMsean]

Haven and hearth
Dragon nest
Starcraft II
Skyrim
Technika/Djmax

[MagicManICT]

Any of you MOO players tried Sword of the Stars (Paradox, available via their manager or Steam) or an indie game called Aurora? http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php

Thread from Bay12's "other games" forum: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=47678.0 This is probably as good a review as any I've seen without digging through a lot of junk.

[iamah]

I'm tempted to buy Age Of Empires II - HD Edition on Steam, widescreen and dual monitors enabled...

[staxjax]

I'm tempted to buy Age Of Empires II - HD Edition on Steam, widescreen and dual monitors enabled...

Me too, all dem childhood memories with my dad.

[Rabidursus]

Any of you MOO players tried Sword of the Stars (Paradox, available via their manager or Steam) or an indie game called Aurora? http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php

Thread from Bay12's "other games" forum: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=47678.0 This is probably as good a review as any I've seen without digging through a lot of junk.

Ive tried many 4x games after Moo2 but Ive never seen a better one.

What made moo2 so great for me was all the unique inventions and building that all had unique artwork. A lot was also handmade art (not 3d) 4x games today lack the depth and artwork moo2 had. The tech is usually Beams tier 1,2,3,4 etc, Engine tier 1,2,3,4... and with generic artwork (usually ugly 3d work). Ive tried to get some multiplayer going with the latest moo2 VDC mod but with no luck.