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Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) Last year we saw EQ2 and WoW come out in November. We also had games like VTM: Bloodlines. This year I don't see much except for "City of Villians" which will only occupy my time for a month at most. Are there any long-awaited RPGs...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-28, Wolfing <wolfing1@gmail.com> wrote: > Was there ever a release with all the games in the series from 1 to 5? > I loved those games!!! > Yes. There was a Quest for Glory compilation that had all of them from 1 to 5. You...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-28, Troll <newstroll@shaw.ca> wrote: > Knight37 wrote: >> Ok well I was away from the 'net since last Tuesday and I'm sorry if I >> didn't respond to a particular thread, but there's just too much to keep up >> with so...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-20, Knight37 <knight37m@gmail.com> wrote: > But a lot of the "buzz" doesn't actually cost much to generate. Sending out > review and preview copies to gaming sites - pretty damn cheap. Now, banner > ads, and especially...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-20, Michael Cecil <macecil@comcast.net> wrote: > On 19 Sep 2005 20:52:28 -0700, "Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com> > wrote: > >>Actually, I was surprised at how faithful the XBox version of Morrowind >>was to the PC...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-19, Quaestor <no-spam@my.place> wrote: > shadows wrote: > >>Loki's issue is that it ported games some six months after the >>game was released. Sometimes years after. Games rely heavily on >>marketting. Whether you like it...

Archived from groups: alt.games.video.xbox,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg.] On 2005-09-19, Lucian Wischik <lu.nn@wischik.com> wrote: > (3) As in Darwinia, I think you can use gestures instead of keyboard, > and instead of clicking...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (More info?) ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg.] On 2005-09-18, Harald Lauer <drs.lauer@t-online.de> wrote: > alexti wrote: > > But I hope for better, maybe creative indies will embrace Linux (to...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg.] On 2005-09-18, Arjuna <dave@panthergames.com>...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg.] On 2005-09-18, Chris de Bruin...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-16, Marcel Beaudoin <mbeaudoin@scintrextrace.com> wrote: > Like others have said, both cone and AoE attacks have been reduced to a > limit on what they can hit. (5 and 16, respectively IIRC) I haven't been affected by it...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-16, Hippie Ramone <kdeacon@scrye.com> wrote: > shadows <shadows@whitefang.com> wrote: >: I considered going back despite my best judgement, however I >: heard that they nerfed AoE attacks to have a limit on how many >: mobs...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-16, wolfing <wolfing1@yahoo.com> wrote: > As long as the enemy has these same tricks I'm all for it. I think > heroes are way too powerful already, no need to give them even more > power :) That's what makes them heroic.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) I considered going back despite my best judgement, however I heard that they nerfed AoE attacks to have a limit on how many mobs get hit by it. Is this true? I can't find specific mention of it in their update notes.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (More info?) On 2005-09-15, wolfing <wolfing1@yahoo.com> wrote: > so like guild wars using henchmen? Your trolling almost worked.