12-20-2017, 11:09 AM
I think a lot of people are waiting for "the next big game" but the reality is it's just a series of smaller games these days. Nothing lasts 3 years anymore. Bonestomper always asks whether the game we're playing is the next big one and the answer is always the same: no clue. We could be playing it for another 6 months or it could be dead next week. Spin the wheel and take your chances because there's no WOW equivalent anymore.
But yeah, those of us still into it have gotten over 1000 hours out of some of these smaller games, and 1000 hours is quite a lot of gameplay people may be missing out on -- and definitely justifies the $20 or $30 we tend to spend per game.
Conan Exiles, if nothing else, has been an interesting excursion into this new line of "construction / destruction survival PvP" games that have been coming out. I've already gotten my money's worth out of it and even if we quit tomorrow I'd call it money well spent -- bugs and all, we've gotten a lot of good gameplay out of it.
Naval Action at its peak had some of the best PvP we've ever experienced. You had to be able to sit and play for 2 hours at a stretch pretty much but the rivalries and some of the battles we got into were amazing.
Even flops like DCUO, STO and AoC are games I don't regret buying and trying. They all had something about them that was interesting and fun for at least a couple of months and justified the expense. Really the only absolutely miserable games I've bought have been single player flops.
I dunno what people are playing these days or if they're just out of gaming entirely for whatever reason or can no longer commit to 1+ hour stints online but I'd be bored to death if not for Purge gaming. None of the above games would have been fun for long without that group of at least 4 or 5 people to run around with.
Pugging it is still a game for suckers.
But yeah, those of us still into it have gotten over 1000 hours out of some of these smaller games, and 1000 hours is quite a lot of gameplay people may be missing out on -- and definitely justifies the $20 or $30 we tend to spend per game.
Conan Exiles, if nothing else, has been an interesting excursion into this new line of "construction / destruction survival PvP" games that have been coming out. I've already gotten my money's worth out of it and even if we quit tomorrow I'd call it money well spent -- bugs and all, we've gotten a lot of good gameplay out of it.
Naval Action at its peak had some of the best PvP we've ever experienced. You had to be able to sit and play for 2 hours at a stretch pretty much but the rivalries and some of the battles we got into were amazing.
Even flops like DCUO, STO and AoC are games I don't regret buying and trying. They all had something about them that was interesting and fun for at least a couple of months and justified the expense. Really the only absolutely miserable games I've bought have been single player flops.
I dunno what people are playing these days or if they're just out of gaming entirely for whatever reason or can no longer commit to 1+ hour stints online but I'd be bored to death if not for Purge gaming. None of the above games would have been fun for long without that group of at least 4 or 5 people to run around with.
Pugging it is still a game for suckers.