Author Topic: Gamers (Read 5001 times)

Dead Eye · « **on:** 12 March 2013, 03:12:52 am »

Just an interesting thought, are there any particularly enthusiastic gamers on here?

I've spent the last 8+ hours watching the live stream for the launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - an RTS game which is huge in the e-sports community

Unfortunately I'm not at home so I'll have to wait until I get back to get online and start playing later this week

jon · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 March 2013, 06:23:40 am »

Dead Eye · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 March 2013, 07:08:58 am »

Apparently not, or at least no one up between 3 and 7am this morning

Panthor · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 March 2013, 08:15:30 am »

Only ps3

Looney tune · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 March 2013, 08:26:41 am »

Not for me, wouldn't know where to start and don't really want to. But hey ho, I'm surrounded with the great outdoors

Jazz999 · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 March 2013, 08:41:59 am »

I game on pc, black ops and black ops 2 mostly

Liroka · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 March 2013, 09:10:49 am »

I game on the PC since my wife commandeered the Xbox.

I like a good single player story / adventure.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 March 2013, 09:21:44 am »

Same here, I love games with awesome story lines and epic campaigns but I also enjoy several multiplayer games

Running on Coffee atm after my all nighter

Takes me back to hosting LAN parties in my parents kitchen ^^

Rebuilt · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 March 2013, 09:42:50 am »

I play Fallout New Vegas on the PS3 and skyrim on the pc ... also i do like a game with something to actually figure out and do rather than all shoot n nothing else ... not partial to racing games either ...

Raymy · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 March 2013, 10:01:55 am »

Yes I game. In varying amounts. Sometimes never off it. Sometimes never on it. Never played starcraft but I know much money is involved for the pros, especially in South Korea where its a big tv event. These guys can earn well in ecxess of a coupla hundred grand a year. What most impresses me tho is that can have several games going on at once andbe doing well in all of them.
A mate of mine plays poker online quite heavily and he said he was speaking to an opponent some time back who claimed he was on about 3 or 4 poker tables as well as playing somethjng like 6 games of starcraft all at once. Its the new chess.

Slaninar · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 March 2013, 10:44:34 am »

Warcraft (the old one), Warcraft 2, Starcraft - played in small LANs during secondary school.
Then some clan CounterStrike (never very good myself).

Panzer General 1 and 2.

Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 (all time favourite).

World of Tanks (Brotherhood of Steel clan, with some crazy Poles and Russians).

If I had 3 lives (

) I would happily spend one whole lifetime in the fantastic world of video games. RPGs, strategies and race simulations.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 March 2013, 11:13:38 am »

I spend a lot of time on games, even replaying existing ones.

Currently burning through the Mass Effect series (again) but Sim City 5 just got released (granted EA screwed up again), plus there is StarCraft II and the new expansion to Battlefield 3 and I haven't completed Crysis 3 yet :O

Got a lot of gaming ahead in the next week or two including my usual Counter-Strike Source to help break up my working day

I dabble in most genres; Shooters, RPGs, Real-time Strategy, Racing etc

Needless to say, I am a definite enthusiast

Grahamm · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 March 2013, 11:30:04 am »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 12 March 2013, 03:12:52 am

Just an interesting thought, are there any particularly enthusiastic gamers on here?

Yes, I've played Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, 7 Wonders, Citadels, Stone Age, Pandemic, Ticket to Ride...

ghostbiker · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 March 2013, 01:41:44 pm »

Used to play a lot of everquest and then world of warcraft. Don't anymore though as sucked to much time out of my life.

ChristoT · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 March 2013, 02:29:40 pm »

I like to game, but due to lousy computer performance, I don't play many new games. I play a lot of TF2 and Minecraft though.

I'm playing through Half Life 1 at last - amazing how clunky it looks now. And to think that was the pinnacle of gaming a mere 12 yrs ago!

Dead Eye · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 March 2013, 03:40:00 pm »

Quote from: ChristoT on 12 March 2013, 02:29:40 pm

And to think that was the pinnacle of gaming a mere 12 yrs ago!

To be fair, those "mere 12yrs" are over half of your life :P

Raymy · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 March 2013, 06:17:18 pm »

Quote from: ghostbiker on 12 March 2013, 01:41:44 pm

Used to play a lot of everquest and then world of warcraft. Don't anymore though as sucked to much time out of my life.

Thats why its known as evercrack

ChristoT · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 March 2013, 06:28:32 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 12 March 2013, 03:40:00 pm

Quote from: ChristoT on 12 March 2013, 02:29:40 pm
And to think that was the pinnacle of gaming a mere 12 yrs ago!

To be fair, those "mere 12yrs" are over half of your life :P

Don't. The thought of that scares me.

cbx63 · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 March 2013, 07:15:07 pm »

Manic Miner Jet Pac Horace goes skiing to but a few..

Love gaming on the pc cant play consoles i have dyslexic thumbs.

andybesy · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 March 2013, 07:21:04 pm »

I've always been a gamer, although less so at present due to other commitments (motorbikes!).

Favourite games of all time have probably been Civilisation series (CIV2 was best) and Sim City, although I've played most genres at some point, most recently MMOs (EVE Online mostly).

I'm looking forward to Sim City 5 although I'll let the dust settle a little following EAs usual nonsense.

The other one I just head about today is Ni no Kuni - I'm a big fan of Studio Ghibli animation and the game looks wonderful, unfortunately though it's PS3 only and I've always ever been a PC man (or before than an Atari ST).

EDIT: How could I forget command and conquer series!

EDIT: And I've had occasional addictions to tower defence games too

EDIT: And Battlefield!

Andy

simonm · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 March 2013, 07:49:03 pm »

I have modded several xbox's, have a wii, xbox 360, NDS, PSP and a ninja pc (i920,GTX295,8GB) for gaming........ but since having the kids I have no time. I also find it difficult now to find the enthusiasm since I'm coping with some fairly serious depression/frustration at the lack of meaning in my life.

I've been playing some pretty cool indie games on Steam and have also enjoyed some of the humble bundles too...

Simon

andybesy · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 March 2013, 09:26:08 pm »

Chin up mate - think a lot of folks can struggle with the grumpies this time of year, but summer is on it's way and it'll seem like a whole new world, especially your first season on a bike, you're going to have lots of fun. Soon as weather permits we'll get you out on one of my welsh tours. 8 hours on a bike followed by your fill of real ale will sort you out!

Andy

simonm · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 March 2013, 09:51:49 pm »

Quote from: andybesy on 12 March 2013, 09:26:08 pm

Chin up mate - think a lot of folks can struggle with the grumpies this time of year, but summer is on it's way and it'll seem like a whole new world, especially your first season on a bike, you're going to have lots of fun. Soon as weather permits we'll get you out on one of my welsh tours. 8 hours on a bike followed by your fill of real ale will sort you out!

Andy

thx lad.

Lazarus · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 March 2013, 10:30:44 pm »

was a pretty hardcore gamer - really started with DOOM single player then multiplayer Counter Strike (on the Beta Version) then moved through Battlefield, Medal of Honour, Farcry.Crysis, Call of Duty....until everything went to shit and now dont play at all.

The Rocketeer · « **Reply #24 on:** 13 March 2013, 01:16:13 am »

My lad's got an x box, I have a go but gets boring after 20 minutes or so, rather ride my bike.