I won't join WoW cause I heard the addiction level is a bit too high. Just wondering if anyone out there is playing it casually and if this "addiction" sticker is more worrisome for certain type of players?
@Outkastprince: The addiction only kicks on if you're in the end-game aspect. Playing casually, leveling a couple different characters laid back, there's no addiction in that. End-game requires a lot of your time, and it gets into you to keep playing to get ahead. Though at this point, you're probably better off either waiting for Blizzard's new mmo, or taking pick of Champions Online, Aion, or the upcoming FFXIV.
@Pitchswitch: Well, I just play with my girlfriend truthfully and while we do enjoy playing many hours of a MMO we've always been able to put it away for days without much care.
I was so focus on playing a new MMO (wow is new to me since I never played) that I completely shut out the newer MMO's coming out. I'll wait for FFXIV, I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan and it seems more to my liking.
Edit: Thank you for the responses everyone, it seems I should be capable of self control cause the last thing I need is to forget about my health or my Girlfriend about her school (NYU) for a online game.
Though I did notice two responses that indicated some sort of addiction, I understand gamers are all different somewhat. After all I have played about 30-40 MMO's out there and have yet to fall to addiction to any, was mostly making sure WoW didn't offer something (put crack in your coffee) that makes you want to keep playing beyond your limits.
Capt'ns from both ships, Thee Lucas Arts and thee Telitale Games, be givings us a share of their booty on the 19th! It be for the celebrating of talk like a pirate day. Tis be true lads the booty be the legendary tales of Monkey Island. I remember when I be going to that island as a young lad, back when I only had one wooden leg. Anyway, they be sharing that booty from the 19th to the 21st of this month of September. The pirates of the ships iPhone, Steam and Direct2Drive also be getting special editions of The Secret of Monkey Island as their shair of the booty. Make sure to head on over to the Telltale Games ship for thy share of the booty!
Now lis'en up me hearties! Temorrow, tha nayne-teeth o'tha naynth month, it be talk like us pirates day. An' on that day tha good folks at them look as arrts and tha tale teller lads be gi'in out free booty! Aye, ye he'rd me, free booty! They be gi'in out tha first apey-sword o'tha monkey island tale free fer all to load down t'thayr own ship.
Avast, that not be all me hearties. From that day t'two days af'er, ye'll be able t'buy tha booty adishion o' monkey island's secrets fer harrff tha doubloons it be normally costs from I-Fwon, steam an' direct-t'yer-ship. Be shur t'go 'ere([www.telltalegames.com]) fer all o' tha booty w'en it be time fer folks ter talk like us.
Thar's a cheap scent on the wind, says I. Free's the sweetest stench t' cross, 'side from a lady, an' I be followin' it straight t' the treasure come Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arr, Telltale Games an' LucasArts be dumpin' barrels o' Tales of Monkey Island (Episode 1) off the deck from Saturday the 19th 'til Monday the 21st, free for all flibberty jibbets t' heave up. The ship be big as a whale docked o'er at: [www.telltalegames.com]
If ye care t' try a more potent ale, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition be 50% off on Steam, Direct2Drive an' the iPhone.
(is that piratey, readable and non-head-explodey enough?)
@jonomcleish: There's a problem with it though, I scrambled up the info amidst all the cannonball fire and swashbuckling. It incorrectly claims it would be free for 3 days, when it's only free for 1. The other days it's just the 50% off deal. Guess I should correct it, even pirate journalism needs to be accurate.
Thar's a cheap scent on the wind, says I. Free's the sweetest stench t' cross, 'side from a lady, an' I be followin' it straight t' the treasure come Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arr, Telltale Games an' LucasArts be dumpin' barrels o' Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1 off the deck on Saturday the 19th, free for all flibberty jibbets t' heave up. The ship be big as a whale docked o'er at: [www.telltalegames.com]
If ye care t' try a more potent ale, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition be 50% off on Steam, Direct2Drive an' the iPhone 'til Monday.
@Cake Tank!: Unfortunately birthdays are a Cake Tank's weakness, so you will still be doomed to having a bad day. Whatever night you have will just be crumby. Sorry to break the news to you like this.
only steam and direct2drive? darn. here's my translation.
telltale games an' Lucas arts be makin' dis years intarr-national -talk-like-yer-a-pirate day (septembarrr 19th - same as da jewish new yarrr) memarrable wit a download o' tales o' monkey island: episode 1, that won't cost yer a single piece o' eight.
da give-o'-way goes both tides, but on day followin' moons der givin' it to yer half off on da iphone, steam, and direct2treasurechest extra-shiny editions o' da game. dig up dem 'ere, when the day comes oround for da free loot..
an' fer da record, i did be tryin' to scribble da entire parchment in pirate-speak, but i be too much o' a yellow-bellied landlubber. now fork over to booty.
Arrrr, I tell ye that Telltale games and dee LucasArts be teamed up ta the gills ta make thees yurs Talk to the likes of uh pirate day uh memorable scurvy ridden day with the free downlaod of ye Tales of Monkey Island, Episode one.
Arrrrrr, my head be exploding and ye bowls be evacuating, filling ye britches with the most unpleasant waste of yesteryears unsettling stew and rum. Arrrrrr and it be I have an erection.
TRANSLATION: "Holy crap, my head just exploded and I shit my pants. Also for some reason I have an erection!"
Arr matey, the fine captains at Telltale games and their first mates over yonder at Lucas arts 'ave formed an alliance t' make this here Talk Like a Pirate Day (19th O' September) one t' 'member with a download of Tales of Monkey Island, Episode 1, for not a single gallion.
This goes on all day on the 19th Matey, but if you can't make port by than, they be giving gamers on Arrrrple Iphone, Steam, and Direct2 Drive, some very special editions of The Secret of Monkey Island for 'alf the normal 'mount 'o dubloons. Dock ship here come Talk Like a Pirate Day for yer free treasure.
‘Ello, loves and gents. As all us scallywags know, bein’ pirates is more’than the butchery of the "kings English", and yet the 19th day of September was seen fit as any to make a mockery of our talkery –uh to, to make light of our own… shall we say, phonetically-challenged linguistic skills.
You’ll be met with "arrhhh!" and "Aaughh" by every sod and Sally from the port to the plains –and, mind you, the lot of you -fightin’ such scrubby pups, still wet behind the ears’ll getcha nothin’ but the gallows.
Our wont to fight! And drink! And BUGGAR! Heh heh heh, can only be satiated by the generous givings we hear of in the TellTale Legend of Lucas’ Art.
On that day, pirates, we, will plunder from them the Tales of Monkey Island, Episode One, and if only to save their barnacles, they’ll likely claim to give it freely, but we’re no fools…
Men!? On that day, we pirates will take what’s ours and no TellTale or Lucas will stand in our way!
09/19/09
09/18/09
09/18/09
I went there.
09/18/09
harakiri?
09/18/09
Nah, it's just betrayal and irony all rolled into a tasty sushi bun..
Man, I should have chosen a less generic name.
09/18/09
09/18/09
09/18/09
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09/18/09
Well blizzard is no stranger to amast.
09/18/09
Don't go overboard with these puns.
09/18/09
09/18/09
@Spoony Bard:
09/18/09
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09/18/09
I was so focus on playing a new MMO (wow is new to me since I never played) that I completely shut out the newer MMO's coming out. I'll wait for FFXIV, I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan and it seems more to my liking.
Edit: Thank you for the responses everyone, it seems I should be capable of self control cause the last thing I need is to forget about my health or my Girlfriend about her school (NYU) for a online game.
Though I did notice two responses that indicated some sort of addiction, I understand gamers are all different somewhat. After all I have played about 30-40 MMO's out there and have yet to fall to addiction to any, was mostly making sure WoW didn't offer something (put crack in your coffee) that makes you want to keep playing beyond your limits.
09/18/09
09/18/09
Capt'ns from both ships, Thee Lucas Arts and thee Telitale Games, be givings us a share of their booty on the 19th! It be for the celebrating of talk like a pirate day. Tis be true lads the booty be the legendary tales of Monkey Island. I remember when I be going to that island as a young lad, back when I only had one wooden leg. Anyway, they be sharing that booty from the 19th to the 21st of this month of September. The pirates of the ships iPhone, Steam and Direct2Drive also be getting special editions of The Secret of Monkey Island as their shair of the booty. Make sure to head on over to the Telltale Games ship for thy share of the booty!
09/18/09
Arrr, I be mightily happy for ye, and finish ye will, but Shrigauriwallaby had the best Pirate comment o' all time. O' all time, argh!
....aaaaand the meme is officially dead.
09/18/09
Now lis'en up me hearties! Temorrow, tha nayne-teeth o'tha naynth month, it be talk like us pirates day. An' on that day tha good folks at them look as arrts and tha tale teller lads be gi'in out free booty! Aye, ye he'rd me, free booty! They be gi'in out tha first apey-sword o'tha monkey island tale free fer all to load down t'thayr own ship.
Avast, that not be all me hearties. From that day t'two days af'er, ye'll be able t'buy tha booty adishion o' monkey island's secrets fer harrff tha doubloons it be normally costs from I-Fwon, steam an' direct-t'yer-ship. Be shur t'go 'ere([www.telltalegames.com]) fer all o' tha booty w'en it be time fer folks ter talk like us.
09/18/09
09/18/09
If ye care t' try a more potent ale, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition be 50% off on Steam, Direct2Drive an' the iPhone.
(is that piratey, readable and non-head-explodey enough?)
09/18/09
09/18/09
09/18/09
09/18/09
If ye care t' try a more potent ale, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition be 50% off on Steam, Direct2Drive an' the iPhone 'til Monday.
09/17/09
It's also great to have the same birthday as Adam west.
09/18/09
09/17/09
09/17/09
telltale games an' Lucas arts be makin' dis years intarr-national -talk-like-yer-a-pirate day (septembarrr 19th - same as da jewish new yarrr) memarrable wit a download o' tales o' monkey island: episode 1, that won't cost yer a single piece o' eight.
da give-o'-way goes both tides, but on day followin' moons der givin' it to yer half off on da iphone, steam, and direct2treasurechest extra-shiny editions o' da game. dig up dem 'ere, when the day comes oround for da free loot..
an' fer da record, i did be tryin' to scribble da entire parchment in pirate-speak, but i be too much o' a yellow-bellied landlubber. now fork over to booty.
09/17/09
Arrrrrr, my head be exploding and ye bowls be evacuating, filling ye britches with the most unpleasant waste of yesteryears unsettling stew and rum. Arrrrrr and it be I have an erection.
TRANSLATION: "Holy crap, my head just exploded and I shit my pants. Also for some reason I have an erection!"
09/17/09
This goes on all day on the 19th Matey, but if you can't make port by than, they be giving gamers on Arrrrple Iphone, Steam, and Direct2 Drive, some very special editions of The Secret of Monkey Island for 'alf the normal 'mount 'o dubloons. Dock ship here come Talk Like a Pirate Day for yer free treasure.
09/17/09
You’ll be met with "arrhhh!" and "Aaughh" by every sod and Sally from the port to the plains –and, mind you, the lot of you -fightin’ such scrubby pups, still wet behind the ears’ll getcha nothin’ but the gallows.
Our wont to fight! And drink! And BUGGAR! Heh heh heh, can only be satiated by the generous givings we hear of in the TellTale Legend of Lucas’ Art.
On that day, pirates, we, will plunder from them the Tales of Monkey Island, Episode One, and if only to save their barnacles, they’ll likely claim to give it freely, but we’re no fools…
Men!? On that day, we pirates will take what’s ours and no TellTale or Lucas will stand in our way!