Comments for Dragonchasers

Comment on Kicking around Kickstarter: Is my annoyance justified? by Isey

Isey — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:55:05 +0000

Wow, didn’t know about the Shadowrun game – I loved it on tabletop.

I haven’t followed kickstarter except for the larger PR announcements (Lord British? Marc Jacobs?) and the fact that there IS PR announcements, and guys who have had their prime in the gaming space using their names to back projects is very hmmmmmm to me.

I love the idea behind it, and good luck with your ‘investments’. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on New Wildstar Trailer is looking pretty fun by Genda

Genda — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:54:36 +0000

I personally can’t wait for this game. Not because of the hype but because of what I know about the people making it.

Comment on Ouya and the Angry Gamer Mob by Scopique

Scopique — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:31:59 +0000

I think it’s the “open source crowd”, or one of their off-shoots. We get this behavior from other walks as well. They seem to be far more rabid than most folks, IMO. The egalitarianism becomes their oxygen, and when anyone tries to put a harness on their free-wheeling ideals, it’s “bad” for them and everyone else.

Comment on Game name of the year? Secret Ponchos by Scopique

Scopique — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:38:19 +0000

“…which blurs the line between gameplay genres and conventions and creates its own original feel for multiplayer combat that pits players against each other in intense Wild West battle.”

So…

Comment on So there’s this game I like called SimCity… by pkudude99

pkudude99 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:34:52 +0000

I didn’t particularly care for the prior SimCity games that I played, so I don’t plan to buy this game either and thus have no opinion on it one way or the other. This gives me a fun little “outside observer” perspective, perhaps, and my observation is this:

The game is long-awaited and people have/had high hopes and expectations for it as a result. The pre-launch reviews were done by people with good conections and they didn’t run into trouble as a result. Bugs were experienced and mentioned but largely glossed over as minor since the rest of the game was quite fun.

Then the launch happened and was horrible, etc. As such, the high hopes and expectations were somewhat crushed. Further, it means that people aren’t giving the game the bug-glossing-over grace period that most new highly anticipated games get, but are looking at the game with a bit more of a jaundiced eye, and sadly, this has turned into quite a lot of groupthink and mob mentality.

Like you say, the game that got the good reviews and the game that’s only got a 65 critical and 1.7 user metacritic score are the same game, just with a negative aspect of human nature applied. Eventually people will come around, but for now, that mob mentality is still in full swing.

Comment on So there’s this game I like called SimCity… by Pete

Pete — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:57:35 +0000

Right but see the difference between you and most of the mob commenters on the gaming site blogs is that you actually have played the game. Like I said, if you tried it and don’t like it, I totally respect that and this post isn’t aimed at you.

I don’t like Starcraft 2 but I’m not telling you you’re an idiot for liking it, y’know? And I know YOU are not telling me I’m an idiot for liking SimCity. That’s the different between us and the faceless mob of game site commenters.

Comment on So there’s this game I like called SimCity… by Genda

Genda — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:44:32 +0000

I’m not going to tell anyone what to like and what not to like. I don’t find it to be my cup of tea. Due to the small plot sizes, the restrictive travel between cities, and the need to “game” the system to make a viable city I am turned off by it. To me, it’s not “as advertised”. Am I mad at EA for how they rolled it out? You betcha. Mad at the always-on model? Nope. I think it has become necessary for us to be able to have nice things. Would I take a refund if they offered it now? In a heartbeat.

I hope you guys enjoy it. Since I now own it I may pop in from time to time to see if it is more fun for me, but as of now it’s not. Now I am off to see if Kerrigan gets to kill Mengsk. I’m betting yes.

Comment on So there’s this game I like called SimCity… by Pete

Pete — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:02:33 +0000

We’re on NA East 3. My Origin username is dragonchasers. Stargrace & Scopique are in the same region… if it’s cool with them we’ll send you an invite (I don’t want to speak for the group without checking to see if they have friends lined up for the available spots or what not). We restarted a night or two ago so we’re not too far along. Or at least I’m not!

Comment on So there’s this game I like called SimCity… by TJ Edgar

TJ Edgar — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:01:07 +0000

What server? you can find me on twitter @tjedgar *grin*

Comment on So there’s this game I like called SimCity… by Pete

Pete — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:19:42 +0000

Gwyn, of course I’ll be your neighbor! Send me a friend request (dragonchasers on Origin).

TJ Edgar we put together a group of friends from Google+ and Twitter, if that helps. Then someone started a new region and sent out invites.