Recent content by wookiee777

I'm not sure most people are getting what I'm asking. I'm not asking what it did to the genre or how good you think it is, I'm asking what it did to appeal to mainstream audiences. Being revolutionary doesn't necessarily mean popular. I'm asking what's in its appeal that a non-gamer would be...

No, this isn't an "I hate this game, therefor it shouldn't be successful" thread. This is a legitimate question. While I do think that the Halo series, at least the two I've played (1 and 3) are boringly average, bland, and grossly overrated, I don't entirely understand why this was the...

What about the silk road? Didn't China trade with other world powers along that route? I understand what you're saying, but that doesn't explain how the dynasty system lasted for so long. Dags mentions isolation, but they couldn't have been totally isolated from outside influence, some...

No, I know that there was more than one bloodline. I'm not that ignorant. There would only be one dynasty if there was just one bloodline, what I was asking was how the dynasty system continued for so long and was only put out of use after 1911. Why then and not at any other point in their...

I hope this is in the right spot, since it has nothing to do with gaming, politics, or religion, I guess off-topic will have to do. So I've been reading about Chinese history, which I have little knowledge of. What I do know is that there was a long chain of dynasties that lasted from...

Anyone ever play an MMO called Anarchy Online? It's only really notable for being the first Sci-fi themed MMO. I've played it off and on with my older sister who's stuck with it since around the time WoW came out, my brother had it since it first came out. Both of them used to talk about it a...

I have considered a ranger before, but I was worried that the pet would not be able to take the abuse of any large crowds and would be useless. But I'll try it, thanks.

I don't really like making threads asking for or help or recommendations like my last one, I don't plan on making another one but I'm truly stuck. I can't find a profession or build that suits me in Guild Wars 2 and it's really starting to make the game sour. It's a great game, but I just...

Must spread word! This series is one of my all time favorites. I've never played another FPS where a monkey can kill a Robot by tossing a brick at his crotch. Timesplitters 2 is my personal favorite of the series, too. So, I'm definitely signing this.

I've taken this test before and I really wish there was a neutral option or an "I don't know". I'm not the smartest when it comes to the economy, so I was forced to pick the best I could. I also wish the choices were far more varied. I don't think the results are all that accurate honestly...

I'm in the "he was better" camp, but I don't hate his newer reviews, I just find them boring.

Oh, I play Civ 3 a lot, but Civ 4 is my favorite. I often play the mod Realism Inviticus instead of regular Civ 4. Damn, I wish they would finish it. I have played Civ 5, and there are a lot of things I liked about it, but from the brief time I did have it, it's not as good as the ones...

I think when people say Real-Time Strategy, they probably mean Real-Time Tactics. But I don't think it matters so long as you understand what they mean. Maybe that's the problem with my OP. Am I not specific enough in what I'm looking for?

Shogun 2 doesn't require Steam does it? I like Valve and Steam does have great deals (really great deals), but I don't agree with their license policy thingy, I know there's an offline mode, but when I get a game off Steam, I want to own it, not own the permission to play it.

Actually I have. But even in there, and it is a great game, my complaint still applies.