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« Reply #1305 on: November 18, 2012, 05:02:49 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFDESAIkmlE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFDESAIkmlE</a>

This video goes over all the differences between TOR's sub version to it's now F2P conversion.  Hint: There's alot.

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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1306 on: November 18, 2012, 07:14:09 pm »
So, did anyone else just play in the final event of The Lost Shores, in Guild Wars 2? That was friggin' epic. Pretty nice rewards, too.

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« Reply #1307 on: November 18, 2012, 11:29:21 pm »
Nooooooooooooo!  I missed it!  ...Oh, well.  As it goes with Guild Wars, there will be more.  There are always more.
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« Reply #1308 on: November 19, 2012, 12:03:59 am »
Unity of Command is a pretty tough game. The AI will quickly cut off supply lines, go for gaps and take bridges. My only problem with this is that it does so in a nearly suicidal manner, in other games it would then be somewhat simple to turn around and destroy them, but in this game it hurts because of the way supply works and the time constraints.

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« Reply #1309 on: November 19, 2012, 01:39:34 am »
Nooooooooooooo!  I missed it!  ...Oh, well.  As it goes with Guild Wars, there will be more.  There are always more.

Shame you missed it. The rewards were a 20-slot bag, an earring that gives like +25 to everything, then 2 random rares of your level and 2 random exotics of your level.

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« Reply #1310 on: November 19, 2012, 02:29:15 am »
Well, least I've got a reasonable excuse.  'Sides, like I said, there will be more of em, that's just how Guild Wars has rolled since day one.  (Even if I, myself, started playing shortly before Factions came out.)
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« Reply #1311 on: November 19, 2012, 05:09:26 am »
Hitman comes out tomorrow, though I have to wait until next week since I'm working for the rest of this week.  Also, my wife ordered me, WWE 13, which should be here soon. 

Between those and the 2 new sets for the Legends of Wrestling card game, I'm going to be plenty busy for the next couple months!
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Re: Video Game Thread 2.0
« Reply #1312 on: November 19, 2012, 09:09:05 am »
I didn't know that F2P version of The Old Rebublic would be that bad... I was actually looking forwards to trying it once it became free.


Some of those restrictions are really stupid. Although I understand stuff like restricting races (since it appears to be only a visual thing with all the races functionally equal) or limiting the PVP and Raids and such. But stuff like limiting the chat and quickslots is just dickish. Only two characters per account? What if I make several accounts?

Hmmm... It still leaves a game with a several co-op campaigns that have slightly interactive plot. And based on what I've seen the plot is decent (sometimes even pretty good) and so is the gameplay.

So it is not a total loss. Maybe they get smarter and lift off some of the restrictions.
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« Reply #1313 on: November 19, 2012, 09:54:07 am »
I didn't know that F2P version of The Old Rebublic would be that bad... I was actually looking forwards to trying it once it became free.

There are threads in the forums discussing that maybe BW went too far in restrictions. I kind of agree.

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Although I understand stuff like restricting races (since it appears to be only a visual thing with all the races functionally equal)

It is. Also, you can unlock any race with Cartel Coins or through legacy and in-game credits. I personally think the CC route is better, as it will unlock the race on any server. Unlocking through legacy only unlocks on that one server.

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or limiting the PVP and Raids and such.

This is the complaint a lot of people have, actually. I've seen the argument that PvP or Raids should be limited per day, not per week. I can see it both ways. I only PvP or Raid (now that there is a group finder) 1-2 times a day, so daily limits would not affect me at all. On the other hand, if someone wants to Raid/PvP to level, weekly limits will really hurt them.

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But stuff like limiting the chat and quickslots is just dickish.

Cartel Coins. And IIRC the next two quickslots (which are all you need) are cheap.
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« Reply #1314 on: November 19, 2012, 01:53:37 pm »
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But stuff like limiting the chat and quickslots is just dickish.

Cartel Coins. And IIRC the next two quickslots (which are all you need) are cheap.

Not to mention there's perfectly legit reasons. If they didn't have some restrictions on chat from free accounts the trolling and gold farmer messages would be utterly impossible to control. It's a pretty typical constraint from the FTP conversions I've seen recently.

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« Reply #1315 on: November 19, 2012, 02:54:02 pm »
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But stuff like limiting the chat and quickslots is just dickish.

Cartel Coins. And IIRC the next two quickslots (which are all you need) are cheap.

Not to mention there's perfectly legit reasons. If they didn't have some restrictions on chat from free accounts the trolling and gold farmer messages would be utterly impossible to control. It's a pretty typical constraint from the FTP conversions I've seen recently.

Gee, you guys make it seem reasonable and all...

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« Reply #1317 on: November 19, 2012, 11:22:30 pm »
When NiGHTS (inevitably) gets on Steam, I will buy copies of it for every one of my Steam friends, and then some. (Aside from you, syaoranvee, since you said you don't accept gifts)

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« Reply #1318 on: November 20, 2012, 06:30:32 am »
Oh yeah, Torch Light 2, they added a badger pet. Apparently that was all I needed to enjoy the game.

While I'm going to be galavanting a bit till monday I'm thinking of setting up a running TL 2 online game. If anyone else still plays.

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« Reply #1319 on: November 20, 2012, 01:26:14 pm »
Oh yeah, Torch Light 2, they added a badger pet. Apparently that was all I needed to enjoy the game.

While I'm going to be galavanting a bit till monday I'm thinking of setting up a running TL 2 online game. If anyone else still plays.

If it's at a time when I'm actually awake, then I'm down to play.