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Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:04 am
by Absalom
fredgiblet wrote:Master Of Orion 2. Widely considered to be the best 4X (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) game ever despite being released in 1996.
Followed afterwards by MoO3, comonly considered the best
spreadsheet simulation game ever (glorious sortable columns!).
Disclaimer: I've never actually been in the same room as a running instance of MoO3 (and intend to keep it that way).
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:53 pm
by Arioch
I did purchase MOO3, and messed around with it for about 20 minutes. Then never played it again.
A real spreadsheet is much more fun.
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:12 pm
by Suederwind
MoO3... I erased this game from my memories. But I still have a copy lying around here somewhere. Lurking in the darkness...
I should finally get rid of that thing.
A real spreadsheet is much more fun.
Even peeling away your own skin with a grater should be more fun than this "game".
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:15 pm
by Karst45
Arioch wrote:I did purchase MOO3, and messed around with it for about 20 minutes. Then never played it again.
A real spreadsheet is much more fun.
sadly that why i turn toward alternative to try the game before i buys it.
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:39 pm
by elorran
I played MOO3 with a friend for a while. It was entertaining when the social side was added but still didn't hold a candle to MOO2. After a couple of games we didn't touch it again.
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:44 am
by discord
absalom: the 'best' spreadsheet game is eve online, well it is the MOST spreadsheet game anyway...
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:36 pm
by Michael
MOO3?
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:53 pm
by fredgiblet
Master of Orion 3
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:03 pm
by Karst45
discord wrote:absalom: the 'best' spreadsheet game is eve online, well it is the MOST spreadsheet game anyway...
Eve felt like a job :S but "pew pew lazor!"
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:56 pm
by elorran
The playing environment in eve is very aggressive and its not a forgiving game to new players. Things have gotten little better with the passage of time, but its still harder to settle into than many other MMO's. Knowing someone who actively plays and is willing to help you goes a long way to making it enjoyable.
But yes, when you start getting into the gritty part of alliances and organised pvp certain expectations and demands are generally laid at your feet. While the put up or shut up attitude does work, its not forgiving to the casual players and so keeps many people from actually sticking to the game passed the first couple of months.
Dust 514 might bring in a few new players but if CCP truely wanted to increase member base they'll have to radically alter the game format or finally introduce the walking in stations aspect of the game and aim it at social gamers.
As it stands and as mentioned, eve becomes a job if you let it
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:15 pm
by fredgiblet
Kickstarter for classic-style (i.e. Baldur's Gate) RPG from Obsidian
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs ... t-eternity
EDIT: They're at 740k already
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:11 am
by fredgiblet
Project Eternity made it's 1.1mil goal in 27 hours. They made goal so quickly that Obsidian had to hold an emergency meeting to get their stretch goals defined on a Saturday
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:29 am
by Count Casimir
...I am gonna get me that game, come hell or high water.
Sounds super badass, probably gonna go with the 35$ pledge.
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:38 am
by fredgiblet
That's what I'm at, I'm hoping they'll write the book in the style of the manual from Arcanum
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:37 pm
by fredgiblet
Project Eternity is offering a $5000 level geared towards online comunities where you get to create your own adventuring group to be included as enemies in the game.
The Order of the Tempest
5 or 6 dark elf females with a single hapless human male dragged along with them?
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:57 am
by fredgiblet
Ultimate Psionics book for Pathfinder:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/197 ... -hardcover
It's going to be a combination and revision of the companies existing books
Re: What would YOU pick
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:29 am
by Fotiadis_110
I'd dub it "Order of the Tempest, Seekers of Lorei"
Re: What would YOU pick - (un)official Kickstarter thread
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:34 am
by fredgiblet
Blackspace, a game about building a base on an asteroid and defending it
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/103 ... nd-survive
Armor class 10, shirts for gamers
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mca ... ?ref=users
Strategy of War, card game based on real military units
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/120 ... y-of-war-0
EDIT: If you decide to back Strategy of War let me know, they are offering a referral bonus
Re: What would YOU pick - (un)official Kickstarter thread
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:48 pm
by Karst45
I kind of dont like those "card game" it was fun and nice when it began with Magic. but now it just clone with a paint-job.
But i may be tempted to back "blackspace"
Re: What would YOU pick - (un)official Kickstarter thread
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:12 pm
by fredgiblet
Strategy of War is a little different in that it's not a CCG, you aren't required to buy $200 worth of packs per month to stay competitive. They actually planned on it being a CCG but responded to the feedback by switching to the current everythign-included model. Also the rules appear to be quite different.
To each his own though.