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flowjo on 07 April 2010

agreed demons souls is the best gamers game of the generation , its my number 1 thats for sure



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SickleSigh on 07 April 2010
rubido said:
SickleSigh said:

I was wondering if anyone else felt this way. Ever since I started playing PC games back in Diablo/WC3 days console gaming took a step back in my eyes but I still played new games that came out for it until I beat them then went back to Diablo2. Since WoW came out my Ps2 gathered dust until release of God of War 2 and FFXII but I didn't even finish those 2 games before playing WoW again!

I used to play WoW every day 4-5 hours a day sometimes more then had to quit because of work/college and a social life. I understand how people are addicted to WoW because I get like cravings to play it again lol, I know I can't though because I would get sucked back into raiding/arenas and never stop.

 Ever since I quit wow though it seems like most console games are lackluster to me, they don't captivate me the same anymore and the worst part is most of them end. I'm not a fan of FPS so their online play doesnt entice me but games like God of war 3 after I beat them I don't want to replay them and thats it. It just seems like WoW ruined console gaming for me.

I also find myself waiting for a good console mmo or dungeon crawler type game that will make me feel like I'm playing WoW again. Oblivion sucked to me. single player mmo bleh and most other games don't fit the bill. I guess I'm gona try FF14 or dcuniverse when it comes out.

Try Monster Hunter 3. It seems to be the dungeon crawler game to get on a console with a lot to do online.

Honestly MH3 would be the game to make me buy a Wii. I'm not a fan of motion control though and I don't want to spend 200$ for 1 game. Demon Souls is great but it feels like a empty world a lot of times and suffers from what I think most console RPGS are like.

Flowjo pretty much sums up exactly how I feel. I want a vibrant economy and community, many different playstyles and more crammed into a console with a limited controller. It's not gona happen most likely and I have to accept it but it sucks that I feel this way about consoles now. =/

Also I want to add it seems like to certain point everyone is that way. Hardcore gamers buy games every few weeks or month and I did the same thing as a console gamer. Is it console games in general that are just less rewarding? I never had to buy a single game besides expansions when I played WoW.



flowjo on 07 April 2010

i didnt buy another game the whole 4.5 years i was playing wow , it seems im spending so much more money owning a ps3 and 360, i keep hoping that some day one of these damn games will fill that wow gap in my gaming soul lol.

dude i think some of us just need that massive content (not dlc) playing in worlds with a thriving community in one space , i have so many classic wow moments with guildies that i have never laughed so hard from a video game.

yo you ever seen that pakistani guild leader screaming in onyxia LOL its awesome and the game is really like that sometimes , i so miss some of the guilds ive been in over the years.

dude lets hope FF14 works out , if you wanna add me to psn go ahead bro flowjo69 psn and live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvIYRrgZ04   LOL you need to understand wow to really get it



SickleSigh on 22 July 2011
CommonMan said:
Alic0004 said:

WoW sucks you in because you start to feel like you have an obligation to the other players you meet and the friends you make. The social aspect of games like WoW is way beyond what you find in most console games, many of which don't even encourage you to play with the same people more than once (random matchmaking).

Quitting WoW doesn't just mean not playing the game any more, it means dropping every friendship you've made inside the game, often forever, because if you ever want to go back you'll be much lower level than your old friends. So you not only lose the experience of playing the game, you lose what for many people is their main social activity, their most active set of relationships, and their favorite topic of conversation with friends. (In-game friends, but friends all the same.)

It also means giving up on your ambition to reach the highest level, or (assuming you're at the cap) your ambition of having the best gear or stats of anyone on your server, or anyone in your guild. These things have a strange power when you're in a virtual world with thousands of other people.

I think the draw of WoW goes way beyond the gameplay itself, which is what most games attempt to draw you in with.

I'm sorta confused, these "friends" you make on WoW, couldn't you say "hey, I'm quitting this game because I want to experience sunlight again, can I call/skype you?" and then do so? Wouldn't you then have gained real relationships with people and also freedom from an obligatory gaming experience (which to me makes it seem less fun and more, well obligatory) at the same time? If not, then you've really not made friends yourself but your WoW character has, which is about as deep of an experience as my pinky gets when it's mining nose gold.

I know I necrod this post but I quit WoW again and this post makes a lot of sense now.

When I had to raid I was forced to give 20+ people my cell number so If I am ever late they could contact me. I talked to these people for 6+ hours a day but the conversations majority of the time revolve around WoW or internet chat. Nothing is personal and people go out of their way to avoid personal conversations. Your relationship to other raiders is ranked on how well you percieve the player is at the game. I looked up the "good players" who were top DPS or heals or lead the raids.

The obligation to play non stop is made even worse by this because playing more and helping raiders do their heroic daily or help in arena/bgs puts you in a better standing with them. So a 4 hour raid day turns into a 10 hour event of doing nothin beneficial for your character but your social reputation instead.