Recent content by Larhanya

Pshaw, not only do we have a military that BUYS video games, but we have a military that TRAINS with them, too (okay, okay, they call them SIMULATORS, but we all know they're just big video games). Me ole pa is retired from the Forces now (reg force lifer) but they gave him and civilian job...

Sadly, a lot of what you have to say about MMO players is true. Now get a significant female in your life to try an MMO with some sort of voice chat and see how "jerks" turn into something much more sinister. I think that the key to getting the DnD experience, including the role playing...

Chrono Trigger was the best RPG of the early consoles, hands down. Just so creative. My husband introduced me to it and got me hooked on RPGs that way (now we play an MMO together. but don't hate: we play MMOs _so_ we can play together)

I agree with (1). I also enjoy the instanced dungeons in DDO. No more waiting for the boss to spawn only to have some zerger come in and steal your kill. On the other hand, no chance for someone to cull the other baddies out of the dungeon to make zerging in to kill the boss easier...

I vote DDO, but I have a nostalgic love of AC as well. Due to being an angry purist Tolkien fan (the kind that insists on watching the extended edition movies and then complains all the way through), I probably won't be trying LOTRO. As much as I loved AC, DDO's graphics are richer, and I...