ask Lord of the Mark - about games

[Ecthy]

Why does this smiley not work

[Dis]

it's working

[DrSpike]

Yeah, now that he's edited it.

[Ecthy]

Indeed, that's what happened. Now back to the topic!

[Zero]

Originally posted by DrSpike
I'll help LotM out on this one:

1) Fascinating reps - the recent developments in Zerg v Protoss certainly represent a new wrinkle in the meta, but incremental change with overall balance maintained has been the norm for several years. So there's no real reason to believe otherwise in this case yet imo.

2) It can be boring, but it can also be amazing. Yes, you should play it, because it is no less than a cultural phenomenon now and no serious gamer like yourself should pass it by. Be warned if you do though you probably face about 3 months of addiction before you move on.

3) No it's not, and yes, you are gay.

1. ive retired, but ive always been a zerg player so im just complaining... Im still biased in favor of zergs.... it just seems to me they ALWAYS find some bull**** strats/nerg whatever agst the zergs 99% of the time... and this is really gonna hurt zerg players that are gonna want to expand early.

2. i dunno about that whole 3 months addiction thing... when i get into something i have to really dive into it and master it to my satisfaction so i guess the fear of being addicted to it... seeing as how other people are totally crazy about it makes me want to stay out of playing WoW...

I hate MMORPG's grinding gameplay of leveling and crap. I hated that when I played Diablo2. and that game wasnt that bad with power leveling....

maybe i'll wait for diablo 3 to be released as MMORPG to finally give in and play MMO type games.

3. Being gay makes me happy

[Wiglaf]

LOTM, you have failed my quiz. I see no purpose behind this thread if you refuse to answer gaming-related questions.

You lose. GOOD DAY SIR.

[Dis]

Diablo 2 was more power levelling if you wanted to get to 99. .

Wow you only have to go to 70. . And they have thousands of quests vs. 16 or so D2 had. Sure they have similar themes, but at least the words are different. . And you can read books about the backstory if you want. I've only found a few books, never bothrered to read them.

[ColdWizard]

How awesome were War at Sea and Victory in the Pacific? Have you ever played both simultaneously?

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Zero

2. i dunno about that whole 3 months addiction thing... when i get into something i have to really dive into it and master it to my satisfaction so i guess the fear of being addicted to it... seeing as how other people are totally crazy about it makes me want to stay out of playing WoW...

I hate MMORPG's grinding gameplay of leveling and crap. I hated that when I played Diablo2. and that game wasnt that bad with power leveling....

maybe i'll wait for diablo 3 to be released as MMORPG to finally give in and play MMO type games.

If you have the time, go for it now. If not, stay well clear.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Zero
1. what do u think about Bisu beasting on savior on the MSL finals? Has ZvP matchup forever changed after the result couple of months ago, or do u think this is a result of Savior's slump these days? Should Zerg players fear the new wave of strats/builds pioneered by BiSu who is on fire as of late?

2. Should play WoW? I've never played that game and it looks incredibly boring. Since everyone I know and their grandma is playing that game, should I give in? Especially starting so late and all...

3. I enjoy gay porn. Does that make me gay? Is fantasizing about chix with dix normal?

1. I enjoyed Starcraft, sounds like you enjoy it even more than I do.

2. MMORPGs sound kinda insane to me. Not having played any, I cannot comment further.

3. Not gaming related.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by ColdWizard
How awesome were War at Sea and Victory in the Pacific? Have you ever played both simultaneously?

Ive never played either. Only Pacific war game I bought was Talonsofts Rising Sun, it wouldnt run on my computer (something weird, not a specs issue) and I returned it. Of course it was a tactical game mainly focused on ground combat, I presume WaA and VitP are strategic level naval games. Which do you prefer, and what to do you think of Grigsby's War in the Pacific (?)

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm buying a game for a Jewish friend of mine.

What game would you suggest is most compatible to his faith?

[Kuciwalker]

What? I'm pretty sure kosher doesn't apply to videogames...

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
I'm buying a game for a Jewish friend of mine.

What game would you suggest is most compatible to his faith?

LOL!

If he's interested in (modern) Israel's wars, I could suggest Divided Ground, but its hard to find, outdated, and wasnt that great. Probably better off with TOAW or Combat Mission scenario.

Someone did a really kewl King David campaign for the first AOE, but thats also really outdated.

There must be some cool scenarios (macabbees, Masada/Josephus, Bar Kochba)for RTW, but i havent played, and dont know it.

For more peaceful interests, actually relating more directly to faith, theres an indy adventure game called shiva, that sounds interesting, but I havent played it.

Theres a few tidbits of kaballah, mainly golems in BG1 and 2, and PST, but the actuall relationship to J mysticism is pretty strained.


Of course any game you can avoid playing on yom tov or shabbas is good. Might be some problems with MMORPG's.

If hes really frum (traditionally religious) he might avoid games with sex or gratuitous violence. I dont know any Orthodox Jews who play electronic games, off the top of my head. I knew a pretty enthusiastic gamer who was a Conservative type Jew, a teacher of my daughter some years ago. He was into Civ, SMAC, city builders that sort of thing.

[Vesayen]

I'd recommend Europa Universales 2! Its fun to take a 1-province country in or near israel and pretend to enact a Judaen global conquest .