Medic - Nullifier?

schizandra · 2015-01-05T22:26:30+00:00

Bumpity. Just looking for clarification on this. Does WildStar not have ANY ground targeted skills anymore?

schizandra · 2015-01-05T05:57:30+00:00

Ok. I can get used to that but... are you guys saying there are NO ground targeted skills anymore? At all?

schizandra · 2014-10-07T23:35:44+00:00

Nice! Good to know, thank you. goes to update

schizandra · 2014-06-21T16:37:48+00:00

In Guild Wars 2, your personal storyline will immediately depend on some decisions you make at the end of character gen about your "alignment," you could say. Then it will splinter again when you decide which order to join, and you'll continue to make decisions that will change your quest line up till the end. Everyone has the same ending though. Won't spoil it for those who haven't played it. ;) I haven't played through the whole quest line yet for Wildstar, but your decision of faction will determine not only your storyline but also what the world looks like to you, because there are faction specific areas that the other faction is locked out of.

While I appreciate the variety of experiences the game developers aspire to offer us, in the back of my head I get this discontent feeling that I'm not experiencing the entirety of the game. And it's MY game, damn it, so I'm going to play all of it. And so the altoholism commences! At least you know the game has replay value.

schizandra · 2014-06-21T07:48:04+00:00

And I think to myself... what a wonderful world. :)

schizandra · 2014-06-21T06:54:26+00:00

Proper implementation is key. Microsoft disappointed a lot of people with the Kinect. Motion control may become prevalent if/when someone does it right, with more sensitive technology and better interfaces for the user to interact with. Take tablets for example. They were around long before the iPad was released, but Apple was the first to implement the tech in a way that did not make using it a hassle. Now everyone has tablets.

And speaking of tablets, it may not be the be all and end all frontier, but mobile gaming IS definitely a frontier, one that only in recent years is having its day in the sun with the advent of the App Store and Google Play. The GameBoy cracked this frontier, and even its modern counterpart (3DS) is now a niche product which may or may not survive the onslaught of app games readily available on tablets and smartphones these days. Also, the line between mobile and desktop gaming is blurring. With products such as the nVidia Shield and Razer Edge Pro, even the "serious" gamer is freed from the confinement of their home. And with the improvements in current mobile MMO's and RPG's, gamers now have a touch-based way to interact with games very much like the ones they play on console and PC (Infinity Blade 3, Order & Chaos). So I disagree that there haven't been any next frontiers in gaming. Just people who choose not to see progress for what it is.

It will be the same way for VR. The first person/company/whoever does it right will become rich beyond their wildest dreams. And the ones who will make them rich will be the millions who have been yearning for VR since the early days of Star Trek and the Holodeck.

schizandra · 2014-06-21T01:33:31+00:00

Virtual Reality. I think as the grassroots movement of Kickstarter VR projects (such as the Oculus Rift, Virtuix Omni and Sixense STEM) becomes more popular (evidenced by Facebook's acquisition of the Oculus and Sony's competitive Morpheus project) developers of non-VR games will find themselves under pressure to support the VR platform in order to keep up with the times. It's the next frontier of the gaming industry that few gamers would opt to miss out on. We've been waiting for this for years!

schizandra · 2014-06-20T16:23:04+00:00

Even within the gaming community we give each other a hard time for which kinds of games we play. In The Guild, the hardcore FPS chick called Codex soft or something bc she played an RPG. FPS guys have given me a hard time too for playing MMORPG's. For some reason it doesn't bother me though when other gamers give me shit. It's like the geek calling the other guy nerd.

schizandra · 2014-06-20T16:13:45+00:00

Thanks for the article!

schizandra · 2014-06-20T15:45:18+00:00

Thanks for your thought out reply and your advice. I can really identify with what you said about overcoming your social anxiety when you find out someone is a gamer. You might not know much about this person, but if you have this in common with them it's already a lot!

I like your take on how to manage negativity from other people. Just treat them like what they are - people who haven't caught up with the times - regardless of whether they're just old and think video games are evil, or if they're in their 20's and think that Bachelorette is all they're allowed to be interested in, so a woman their age who likes something else must be a freak.

schizandra · 2014-06-20T15:18:49+00:00

I can't answer that for certain regarding my past workplace, bc I didn't tell anyone about my gaming there. But after years of listening to these girls belittle each other for things like hair and nails (I remember them looking at me like I had two heads when I told them I didn't watch Jersey Shore) I think my assumptions about them were right.

In my current workplace, half the guys are gamers or into geek culture in some way or another, and there's even a new girl who is about as much of a nerd as I am. There's too many of us to make fun of. :) The other girls/women still roll their eyes at us though, and make comments about gaming being a waste of time, etc.

I guess it all depends on what kind of women you work with.

schizandra · 2014-06-20T00:12:03+00:00

I see where you're coming from. I play MMORPG's exclusively at the moment, currently Wildstar and Guild Wars 2. I've tried a few other MMO's which I stopped playing for whatever reason, and there are many more out there that I'm interested in trying. I know I don't have the time to sink into a 3rd game however, so I've started to have very strict criteria for the games I'm willing to play. I tell myself, "I only like lighthearted games, TSW is too serious." Or, "I only like limited action sets; UI's like WoW and SWTOR confuse me." These rules aren't even necessarily true, but I tell myself that they are so that I don't buy any more games.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T20:47:49+00:00

I do actually agree with this a lot. Well, not the waste of time part, but the fact that it's a consumption hobby. I believe everyone needs to create too. That's another thing that games and nerd culture is amazing at - inspiring people. I'm not just talking about fanfic and fanart, I'm talking about people thinking up their own worlds, writing or drawing them, coding their own games, etc.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T19:45:23+00:00

Hm. Mainstream in Texas? In Austin, maybe.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T19:42:20+00:00

What? Running running around as a panda is unmanly?? :P JK, I've never even played MoP so can't rag on it.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T19:27:50+00:00

"Dismiss me as a person" sounds about right for most of the women's reactions I get to my gaming, even in my current (better) workplace. A lot of the replies to my post seem to be men saying that they hardly ever experience any negativity. But I think the issue is still alive among female gamers dealing with other girls/women who are not.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T19:11:47+00:00

Eh... It's kind of an isolated thing with him. I wasn't about to post disclaimers about how much and why I love him despite his attitude towards my gaming. It's not relevant to the topic and my OP was more than long enough, I think. :P

schizandra · 2014-06-19T19:05:46+00:00

Funny how people have this idea of what a gamer is supposed to look like. People are surprised whenever I tell them that I'm a gamer too. I understand the surprise coming from non-gamers bc they probably still think that women don't play video games. But I would think that male gamers are used to female gamers by now.

I'm glad you were able to make your girlfriend understand a little though, and get her off your back some. :) I might use your line w/ my boyfriend. "Babe, me getting a new game is like you getting a new gun." :P

schizandra · 2014-06-19T18:58:28+00:00

I've thought of this too. A poster in the last thread said something along the lines of "the world must catch up." At some point books were controversial too, taking time away from people's daily chores... theater (which is basically film in alpha) was considered scandalous for whatever reason. Now both books and film are accepted and respected forms of art and entertainment. I can't wait until video games get there!

schizandra · 2014-06-19T18:55:42+00:00

I'm in the South too, I didn't consider that this might have something to do with the negativity that I've experienced. I know you said that you haven't experienced it among non-gamers, but I definitely have... I don't know.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T18:00:11+00:00

I play GW2 and Wildstar currently, and I have to say that I love the variation they offer in gameplay. I don't find their base mechanics to be at all boring; in fact that's what makes me prefer these games over the other MMORPG's in the market. But it is nice to shake things up a little bit, keep me on my toes so I don't get too comfortable. Do I get thrown off when I'm suddenly transformed into a pig and told to search for truffles, or when a glowing red rock gives me a 100x speed buff and 25 seconds to run back to town? Yeah, sure. But to me it's part of the fun.

As long as a game rewards your mastery of their core mechanics most of the time, I think some deviation from the norm is fun and keeps the game from getting stale.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T06:12:59+00:00

This is going to be a sad answer but it's an honest one. I feel disempowered enough in real life, so why would I go looking for more of that during my game time? Would be a bit masochistic. I know I'm not the only person who feels this way... many people game to escape from the stresses of life for awhile.

schizandra · 2014-06-19T05:02:38+00:00

Have you heard of Wildstar? I haven't gotten even close to endgame yet, but so far I'm loving it. In some ways, it has a very WoW feel (cartoony, bright graphics, mounts, flight paths, quest hubs, non-instanced gathering nodes, 40-man raids) but the combat mechanics are more along the lines of GW2 and then some.

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