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I know Hatrack had the whole Warcraft III clique -- and I mean "clique"; prissy bastards wouldn't let me join just cuz I don't have Warcraft III, huh -- a while back, but beyond that, I don't know of any real Hatrack gaming bloc.
And thus, this. I've recently bought the very underwhelming Titans expansion to Age of Mythology, so I can rock on that. I also own Halo and I have Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on order.
Now, I suck at computer games. And I've been known to, more than once, secure secret alliances with the enemy and march on my allies. But I'm really digging Age of Mythology, and if there's any number of Hatrackers that want to hack each other to bits, I really think we should get some kind of game system going.
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*Hoses Lalo and Hobbes down with the Fuel Rod Gun*
I'll be getting broadband (yay!) next Wednesday - having a Hatrack gaming clan would be really, really cool.
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Eddie, my best friend and I are planning on getting Final Fantasy XI for PC Online when it comes out next Thursday. Did you play FFX or any other FF incarnation?
I've never really done online gaming with any commitment, so this is new for me.
Check out www.squaresoft.com and see what you think of the game. It would be very cool if we could have a Hatrack party put together. Heh. We could take over the world when the conquest system starts in December!
What do you think?
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I could also probably get my hands on some Warcraft III, Diablo II, or other games as needed.
I might be interested in Eve: The Second Genesis once I get broadband - there's another MMORG that I was interested in, but I can't remember it. Anyway, suggest us some games and we can see what to do about getting them and getting together. Sound good?
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I don't consider Japanese CRPGs to be real RPGs of any kind. They're statistics-crunching games, like those baseball management simulators.
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I've been into Battlefield 1942 for a while, and I just switched to Halo. Halo is definitely more of a thrill ride, though the preponderance of children gets a little annoying. "You got to the Banshee before me! Well NYEH!" [sticky grenade] "Take that!" Jerks.
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Caleb: I love FF, but I don't know if I'll get XI. I'm currently playing FF Tactics Advance, and it's taking up a significant portion of my time. Posts: 753 | Registered: Mar 2001
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Heya, I like Final Fantasy, but I won't be getting XI for a while, if ever. First off, my computer really has no possibility of being able to handle it. Second, all the servers (from what I hear anyway) are in Japan, and unless something changes soon, that means quite a bit of distance based lag, etc. And third, I'm firmly entrenched in UO at the moment, and will possibly be migrating to UX:O when that comes out early next year. Oh, and FYI you can't choose your server in FFXI unless someone buys a worldpass in game. Sorry, hate to be the bearer of bad news .
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Yes, you have to have a friend in a world get you a worldpass in order to access that same world.
On statistical number crunching, Tom, isn't that basically what ALL rpgs are?
I do agree with you in some respects; it can often be pretty tedious, but to me it's because some of the number crunching statistics can be fairly creative. My hope is that FFXI will be story-driven enough to make the game worthwhile and interesting, and in my experience that's what Squaresoft is good at doing.
Plus, I'm fascinated by the possibilities that open up with a multi-player ff game.
But if no one wants in now, I'll be sure to tell you all how it's going down the line. Posts: 1307 | Registered: May 2000
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Since I'm at work, I'll have to try to remember my catalouge of games that are installed (or that I've got on my file server):
HL/CS/Op Force/Blue Shift Quake (all) Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge Warcraft II/III Halo UT UT2k3 Comanche 4 MOHAA & Spearhead SNES9x (SNES emulator that lets you play over the net) Rise of Nations Age of Conquerors (and expansion) There (the game)
I'm sure that there are many more that I'm forgetting, but that's all I can think of right now.
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Random comment which has nothing to do with the world of gaming, which I know nothing about:
quote: underwhelming
You are the first person I have ever seen use that word not in a joke sense.
Now I am waiting for someone to use the world "whelming" all by itself. (It means the same as "overwhelming")
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You kidding me? You didn't need to know more than a dozen of those keys to start playing Tribes (turrets are useful, but who really needs to know how to deploy them? Or drop beacons?). The rest could be easily picked up as one grew more familiar with the game.
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Up until recently, all I played was BroodWar.
Now, due to the fact that you can stick a remote charge to an opponent's face, I have begun playing Red Faction II.
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GunBound Soldat (the site seems down right now, but it should come back up soon)
And they're practically free (Soldat is technically shareware, but there's no time limit; all you get by registering is an mp3 player and some different templates), so anybody can play them.
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Tom, I'm still not sure about the Titans expansion. The only two changes seem to be the introduction of a new Atlantean civilization (good) and the gift of each race with a titan, a giant, occasionally self-healing, super-powered behemoth that can smash just about any building with three good hits.
I hate the titans. I thought the dragon was a bit over the top -- these titans are ridiculously powerful enough to unbalance any sense of actual warfare. But then again, I prefer the big epic wars with sieges and sorties and battles at sea; if you prefer to have super-powered gods leading your troops into battle, you'll love it.
Caleb, dude, I don't think I have the time, connection speed, or patience to do a full-fledged online RPG like Final Fantasy. If a large current of support for a final fantasy party in Hatrack comes to be, I'll seriously consider buying the game; but as is, I can't afford to buy a game that I wouldn't be able to spend much time with.
So, going through the list, it seems the two most popular games are Halo and Warcraft III (plus expansion?).
It's my guess that Halo and Warcraft III will be the two most popular. I'd also love to play AoM with some Hatrackers (I call dibs on Tom's team!), with or without the expansion.
I'd love to see some Jedi Knights of the Old Republic here, if there's any sort of a decent multiplayer for it.
A friend just challenged me to a AoM fight (I'm going to lose), so I gotta end the post.
Halo Homeworld/Homeworld II Jedi Knights of the Old Republic Final Fantasy Warcraft III (presumably with expansion) Command & Conquer: Red Alert (2) Starcraft Half-Life Counter-Strike Unreal Tournament (UT2k3) Quake varients, like Jedi Knight or Wolfenstein Broodwar Diablo II
INSANE (http://www.codemasters.com/insane/) NeverWinterNights Serious Sam (2)
Okay, dude, consider yourself added. I think I'll move the list up to the first post, for easier reference.
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I was running the tables in a round on cs_assault (25-8), when some lamer gets pissed that I was sniping on the roof with the Commando and starts calling me a h4xor.
Yeah, I need hax when he's huddling in a corner standing still..
Anyways, anyone up for some CS or Halo? Meet me in hatrack chat if you want to.
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I would play, but I don't have time, and I don't have the 1.6 version.
I'm cancelling my free trial to XBOX live because if I don't, I'll have to start paying for it. So, that takes Halo and KOTOR out of the picture. Posts: 354 | Registered: Jun 2002
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Ok, I'm gonna use Anandtech's server tonight. Here's the server info:
24.87.160.211:27015
It's a 24/7 cs_assault server (which can only be topped by a 24/7 cs_militia server).
If anyone happens to have a fast connection (inbound AND outbound) I'd like to talk to them about setting up a server on it (I can provide the hardware).
Oh well, back to trying to get someone else to play online.
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I'm not really good at any of them (I play like a girl ), but I play CS, UT, Starcraft, WarcraftIII, DiabloII, Red Alert, Rise of Nations, and NWN. Posts: 5879 | Registered: Apr 2001
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Anybody up for Halo? (Just in case anyone ever runs into me while I'm in multiplayer, my name is curiosity)
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I have MOHAA, Halo, Wolfenstein ET, Ghost Recon, Raven Shield, NFS Underground, StarCraft, 007 Nightfire, and NOLF 2. However, I have only played Halo online, but I am willing to play some of these, I suppose.
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