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That mop mutant from NES.
11/03/09

In reply to A Glimpse at League of Legends' Champions
Yea, I bit on the pre order awhile back and messed around with it for a few days during beta. I've applied the preorder/retail code but have yet to play a single game. Too lazy to even fire up the .exe.

Has it drastically changed?
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Xagest
11/03/09

@That mop mutant from NES.: Depending on when you preordered, there's a handful of new champions release, a couple of new items, and a new 3v3 map. #leagueoflegends
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ebobwright
11/03/09

In reply to A Glimpse at League of Legends' Champions
This is a great game if you like to have four strangers yell obscenities at you for not instinctively knowing how to play like they did when they first started...
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Xagest
11/03/09

@ebobwright: Look through the practice games. The more... civilized members of the community occasionally hold games for rookies to help people get started. #leagueoflegends
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harPOONedwhALE03
11/03/09

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Yeah that's what I want... A "Free-to-play, highly addicting PC game", recipe for disaster...if you ask me #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@harPOONedwhALE03:
Only if you have a job, a wife, and kids #leagueoflegends
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latecustomer
11/03/09

@harPOONedwhALE03: "Oh, it's free-to-play. Buuut... if you want THIS doo-hickey, it'll only cost you five bucks. Oh, that whatchamacallit? That's another 3."

Okay, snarkiness aside, I loved and played a lot of DotA. The "official" All-Stars version was very well executed and provided hours of fun. I'm sure that League of Legends will be no different. Still, I'm staying clear of this game to make sure I don't fall into the micro transaction and time sink trap. Thankfully, Modern Warfare 2 will help... by... um... taking up my time... damn! #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@latecustomer:
The cash shop is by no way required. The Riot guys have been pretty adamant with their "We don't sell power" mantra, and there are a lot of senior members in the community that will hold them to that. #leagueoflegends
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magnakaiser
11/03/09

In reply to A Glimpse at League of Legends' Champions
Is the pricing/grinding format to actually unlock all the content still all crazy like it looked from the start? That was my big deterrent from this game, I don't like the idea of a game like this where someone is inherently statistically better than me because they have more stuff.

The fact all the heroes aren't unlocked without paying/grinding also really bugged me from what I read... But this may have changed, so I'm curious. #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@magnakaiser:
They're reworking the shop right now. I can assure you the prices will be much more reasonable when the shop comes backs.

During open beta, the prices were set high to test that the shop functioned properly (people would be more upset if you set the price low, then raised it than if you set high and lowered it). #leagueoflegends
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digital0verdose.spam
11/03/09

In reply to A Glimpse at League of Legends' Champions
It's an Ok game but sufferes from the same elitest attitude that DotA (Defense of the Ancients) has encouraged.
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SpishackCola has the CHORTLES!
11/03/09

@digital0verdose.spam:
It wasn't too bad at first, but now that it's open beta/release the floodgates of elitist river have opened. #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@digital0verdose.spam:
Believe me, a lot of us are trying to work on that, but it's hard when dealing with internet people. My suggestion is to visit us in the IRC channel and make some friends so you don't have to do PUG play. #leagueoflegends
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Brian Crecente
11/03/09

In reply to A Glimpse at League of Legends' Champions
No, it's free to play, but they're selling a limited edition copy. #leagueoflegends
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NeöStarr
11/03/09

@Brian Crecente: Do you know what's so limited about it? Any goodies in the box? #leagueoflegends
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SpishackCola has the CHORTLES!
11/03/09

@NeöStarr:
1 or 2 champion skins, some item mall cash, and one or two more things. I'm sure they have a link to it on the LoL website. #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@NeöStarr:
[signup.leagueoflegends.com]

Limited Edition Annie Skin (with bondage teddy bear)
10 dollars in the cash shop
4 runes for the rune book (basically equipment)
Automatically unlock 20 of the champions (so you don't have to earn the points to unlock them) #leagueoflegends
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Antonio Javier
11/03/09

@Xagest: I was just at Target the other day and theirs included a LE Kayle skin. #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@Antonio Javier: Ah, right, I forgot that the retail box is different from their online box. #leagueoflegends
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puffa469
11/03/09

In reply to A Glimpse at League of Legends' Champions
It's free to play but it just went on sale?

So the game cost money, but there is no monthly subscription required to play it? #leagueoflegends
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Xagest
11/03/09

@puffa469:
The game doesn't cost anything, and there is no monthly subscription.

The price is for the collector's pack, which gives you a bunch of goodies for the game.
[signup.leagueoflegends.com] #leagueoflegends
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Malfunktion v2
11/03/09

In reply to Strategy Game Mecho Wars Goes Online
This game's units look like they were drawn by Dr. Suess on LSD. That and the choice of Toejam & Earl colors really put me off from playing it for too long. Good attempt, but it's no comparison to AW in my opinion. #mechowars
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emag
11/03/09

In reply to Strategy Game Mecho Wars Goes Online
I really wanted to like Mecho Wars, given I enjoy the Advance Wars titles, but the art and storyline/dialog are really, really off-putting. Still for $0.99, I'm not out much. #mechowars
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ceptri
11/03/09

@emag: Totally agree. The game was really not fun to play for some reason. And I am a huge advance wars fan. #mechowars
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gordiehowe5
10/14/09

In reply to Creat Declares Mushroom Wars On PSN
Looks like they did everything they could to rip off PixelJunk Monsters' style while changing up enough with the gameplay to not be a complete rip-off.
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Yossarian
10/14/09

In reply to Creat Declares Mushroom Wars On PSN
This game looks like shiitake.
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Yossarian
10/14/09

@Yossarian: Is this PS3 only, or can you play it on the Playstation Portabello?
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Slagathorian
10/14/09

@Yossarian: The Morel of the story is yes, but where does this question stem from?
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haran_elessar
10/14/09

@Yossarian: PS3 only but it'd be cool if at least all digital PSP games were compatible with the PS3.
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Yossarian
10/14/09

@haran_elessar: Did you lose your funny-bone in a freak hamster wheel accident as a child?
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Narsil
10/14/09

@Slagathorian: Keep your caps on, everyone. I don't think this will culture much interest.

I appreciate you all being such fun guys, though.
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mariospants
10/14/09

@Narsil: the game looks like it will be a lot of fungi, but I'm not sure I can spore the time or that it's worth all of the truffel.
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TheMightyEthan
10/14/09

In reply to Creat Declares Mushroom Wars On PSN
Is it sad that a small PSN game has just added to my desire for a PS3? We've got Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, Infamous, and now Mushroom Wars? Oh well, a fun game is a fun game.
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dd528
10/14/09

@TheMightyEthan: PixelJunk: Monsters is still the best thing I've played on my PS3, so no, not really.
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Omnimon
10/14/09

@dd528: Can you please explain to me the draw of tower defense games? Is there something buried deeper in there that I'm just not taking the time to get to?

PJ:M is the only one that I've played for any amount of time (all of ~5 hours, maybe), and it just seems like you attempt a strategy at the 'waves', and pretty quickly you learn what to do with each type of enemy. Then you have to execute more quickly as the levels go on. Then you have weapon interaction and placement of said weapons to round out your strategy, including weapon destruction to gain resources and create other weapons more applicable to the upcoming wave, or to your strategy.

In other words, a lot of trial and error, because it eventually just comes down to execution and being able to execute one of what might be a couple of strategies within X amount of time.

Did I get it? Is that what all tower defense games are? If that's the case, I'm guessing I need to take my ass back to the stone age and play platformers and fighting games. :(
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Losstarot
10/14/09

In reply to Creat Declares Mushroom Wars On PSN
The Tactician mushroom holding the sign that says "That way" makes me laugh :D
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Curse lily
10/14/09

@Losstarot: yep, him and the strategian made me laugh as well ^_^
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searanox
10/13/09

In reply to Command & Conquer 4 Goes To Junktown
It's called Junktown because they're stealing the name from Fallout.

[fallout.wikia.com]

Really, Fallout 1 and 2 should be compulsory playing for every single person in existence.
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meowmixx
10/13/09

@searanox: and their mothers! Ha!

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tetracycloide
10/13/09

In reply to Command & Conquer 4 Goes To Junktown
if they can improve on the mistakes of C&C 3 where no matter what faction the player was using the objectives were always the same i'll be interested. nothing is more annoying than having a NOD mission with objectives like 'launch a full scale frontal assault on a GDI base with a 25 mins.' hint to game devs: make sure your mission objectives sync with the game lore for each faction please.
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