What game are you playing thread

[Reading_fanatic]

Started playing (But haven't had much time to) Dawn of War Soulstorm

[Ice fyre]

Have been playing Dawn of War Soulstorm for a few hours now, its a bit harder than its prdecesors. I recommend you take the marines first, reading fanatic as they are the toughest army, and easiest IMO to adapt tactics for.

[Hilarious Joke]

Online poker .

[the smiling weirwood]

The infamous and ubiquitous World of Warcraft.

[Overread]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

Online poker .

Originally Posted by the smiling weirwood

The infamous and ubiquitous World of Warcraft.

so when you take away the graphics of the latter - you are both basically playing the same game

[the smiling weirwood]

Its more like whack-a-mole than poker.

[Fake Vencar]

I've digged out the old Neverwinter Nights 2 game, brought the expansion on the cheap and am now trying to battle it out...and failing miserably (I feel I might need to finish the normal campaign before starting the expansion)

[Cayal]

CRISIS CORE!!!!! woot

[Hilarious Joke]

I'm considering getting back into World of Warcraft incidentally, but am a bit scared of the effect its having on three of my good friends. It's as if WoW is their lives and everything else (uni, jobs, social) fits around it.

[the smiling weirwood]

Well, you really have to work hard to put it in perspective precisely because it can suck up so much time. Other hobbies can as well, but I think WoW is particularly seductive because of the social element. Its more like joining a fraternity or some similar social organization than a game.

[sarakoth]

After a month long hiatus . . . . . Neverwinter Nights 2

Playing that game for too long just gets boring.

[Hilarious Joke]

Yeah TSW, you're right. They feel a commitment towards their guild and such. I don't really resent them or have less respect for them or anything. I'm just staggered by how much time it can suck up.

[Joel007]

At the moment: Crysis, Gears of War, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer, Soldier of Fortune 2, and Castle Wars!

[HoopyFrood]

My brother's girlfriend lent me her Nintendo DS to keep me entertained, so I've been playing My Sims, some kind of cooking game (I am an expert at chopping now now) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (which I thought would be blah, but it's not too bad). And I also dug out my Gameboy Advance, to be a bit retro, and played...cough...Pokemon Emerald

[Simian]

Originally Posted by Hilarious Joke

I'm considering getting back into World of Warcraft incidentally, but am a bit scared of the effect its having on three of my good friends. It's as if WoW is their lives and everything else (uni, jobs, social) fits around it.

I've just started playing WoW again after a decent break from the game (about 18 months or so). I can understand what you mean by saying you are worried about the time element, a big part of the reason I stopped playing was the way it was dominating my free time. Now it's a lot more of a social thing, no more hardcore raiding (helps to join a purely social guild), no more endless farming. The latest patch has been heavily weighted in favour of casual players, so it's now possible to see a lot more of the endgame content without having to dedicate your entire life to the game.

Now playing:

Bully: Scholarship Edition
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Sins of a Solar Empire
World of Warcraft