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ICQ Phone..Anybody else using it?
When we got our new computer, I downloaded the lasted and "greatest" version of ICQ. The version I was previously using was so old that I couldn't convert my contact list. (I didn't try real hard) While some of the new features annoy me, the pc to pc phone option is kinda fun. And the price is right.
I have used it a little in four person games with a buddy of mine and found it fun and it added a little interest to the game during some of those slow sections.
Last Friday I was setting up a Duel with War4ever and I mentioned ICQ phone and we agreed to use it during our DUEL.
WOW
It was like a whole different game. For starters, I only knew War4 virtually. Having an actual voice to connect to what previously had been left to my imagination was GREAT. So we choose an small world Island setup and started. Having a voice connection made it even easier on the restarts due to host techs. Even though it was an island world, we both started on the same island and met within the first 10 turns. As a result we had a lot to talk about.
It was such a novelty that we even said things that you normally wouldn't tell your opponent. (i.e) As we were opening our first few huts, I'd hear "damn, warrior code" or I said "POTTERY!!!! NO"
There was one hut that I triggered that was only a few squares from one of each of our cities, (neither had investigated on either side of it) that produced an early LEGION. He destroyed my horse and both of showed the appropriate concern when legions are loosed on the board that early. We were betting which way the legion would move on the next turn. It went his way, and a few turns later I asked him what happened and he said that he had bribed him.
The game turned into more of a friendly chat than the normal cut throat game that we usually play against each other. The races to the wonders were enhanced by the chatter. When someone would time the tech steal perfectly to leap frog, the swearing was hilarious. And then when the person that did the stealing wasn't given the right tech choice, the howling would begin. We both had embassies with each other so we both knew exactly what was happening.
He was slightly ahead when we retired for the night, but all in all, it had been the most entertaining duel that I had ever played. (and I'm not a big fan of duels)
I also now consider WAR4 a little more than just a virtual friend.
It was strange at first when he referred to me as RAH. Voice is so much different then print. Rich is much better by voice.
HAS anybody else started using this feature during games? It would be real useful in 2 on 2 games.
Please feel free to relate any other experiences.
RAH
or better yet, Rich
I have used it a little in four person games with a buddy of mine and found it fun and it added a little interest to the game during some of those slow sections.
Last Friday I was setting up a Duel with War4ever and I mentioned ICQ phone and we agreed to use it during our DUEL.
WOW
It was like a whole different game. For starters, I only knew War4 virtually. Having an actual voice to connect to what previously had been left to my imagination was GREAT. So we choose an small world Island setup and started. Having a voice connection made it even easier on the restarts due to host techs. Even though it was an island world, we both started on the same island and met within the first 10 turns. As a result we had a lot to talk about.
It was such a novelty that we even said things that you normally wouldn't tell your opponent. (i.e) As we were opening our first few huts, I'd hear "damn, warrior code" or I said "POTTERY!!!! NO"
There was one hut that I triggered that was only a few squares from one of each of our cities, (neither had investigated on either side of it) that produced an early LEGION. He destroyed my horse and both of showed the appropriate concern when legions are loosed on the board that early. We were betting which way the legion would move on the next turn. It went his way, and a few turns later I asked him what happened and he said that he had bribed him.
The game turned into more of a friendly chat than the normal cut throat game that we usually play against each other. The races to the wonders were enhanced by the chatter. When someone would time the tech steal perfectly to leap frog, the swearing was hilarious. And then when the person that did the stealing wasn't given the right tech choice, the howling would begin. We both had embassies with each other so we both knew exactly what was happening.
He was slightly ahead when we retired for the night, but all in all, it had been the most entertaining duel that I had ever played. (and I'm not a big fan of duels)
I also now consider WAR4 a little more than just a virtual friend.
It was strange at first when he referred to me as RAH. Voice is so much different then print. Rich is much better by voice.
HAS anybody else started using this feature during games? It would be real useful in 2 on 2 games.
Please feel free to relate any other experiences.
RAH
or better yet, Rich
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