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Gein07
05/15/09

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Does that pirate dog have diabetes or something?

(Before anyone gets offended, I have diabetes and I'm allowed to make such jokes.)
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Kobun
05/15/09

@Gein07: Does he have diabetes because he's missing parts or because of the stink lines coming out of his butt?
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The Forgetful Brain
05/15/09

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It's incredible how reminiscent of the Westfall coast in WoW that shot is.

Urk. I feel a sick urge rising in me to play World of Warcraft... must... resist... MMOs...
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QualityJeverage
05/15/09

@The Forgetful Brain: Looks more like the Barrens to me, that little town up there could be Ratchet.
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QualityJeverage
05/15/09

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I'm all for free vanity items as prizes for these things, but I think MMOs should all follow Blizzard's policy, where no prizes or giveaways will give players any sort of advantage or anything that would otherwise have required them to complete quests/missions in the game.

So you can give away vanity pets, mounts, shirts, whatever. But no free money, weapons, armor, or anything else that the average player would have to work for.

Of course, this is already the kind of MMO I can't stand, where most of the better content can be seen not by investing time or effort into the game, but through microtransactions. I much prefer MMOs where all players are on an even playing field.
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Omnimon
05/15/09

@QualityJeverage: But inherently all players are NOT on a level playing field in an MMO. Time is the most precious resource in the type of game you describe, and some of us don't have as much as others to invest.

No such thing as an MMO with a level playing field. Sorry.
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Archaotic
05/15/09

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My roommate seems to like it a lot. Sadly, my computer lacks PC gaming capabilities at the moment, but if the PS3 version is free when it comes out, I'll give it a try.
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The Forgetful Brain
05/15/09

@Archaotic: There's a PS3 version coming out? I had no idea. Somehow, the idea of this on a console is fairly attractive. I guess it's more how I was hoping Home would turn out.
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Archaotic
05/15/09

@The Forgetful Brain:

Yeah, it was announced for PS3 alongside the PC version, the PS3 version actually is going to have more content, probably since it's "shipping" with one or two of the expansions packed in.

Due out this fall.
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Nubius, the best 30 seconds of your life.
05/15/09

@Archaotic: I was thinking...none of this is in HOME is it?
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Archaotic
05/15/09

@Nubius does it for the Prinnies:

Fully standalone game.
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rich8606
05/15/09

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You find it addictive?
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