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  1. Re:Diablo II on Massively Single-Player Gaming? · · Score: 1

    You'd probably like Guild Wars then.. In many ways, it felt like a Diablo III

    In what ways?

    Guild Wars just never felt anything like what I'd expect from the Diablo series to me.

    It just seems closer to just giving instructions to your character, and not all that reactive to me. I think it has to do a lot with the actual mouse usage for attacking, skill usage, movement. Guild Wars does allow movement with the mouse, and to a degree attacking, but it always feels more like giving commands to the character and not playing as the character.

    Sure you can argue that you have more skills readily available than just the left and right mouse button setup in the Diablo series, but you could easily swap to any other skill while in the middle of combat if needed instead of having to go to a town or outpost to change what skills are set for usage.

    The other thing that did bother me with Guild Wars is that virtually anywhere outside of starting areas, you basically need other players (or heroes and mercenaries for those who are still going solo) to not get your ass handed to you if you aren't sufficiently overpowered for the area or some sort of farm build that requires a very specific setup that doesn't deviate much that only works in a handful of locations at most. Though I did like the fact that it at least allowed you to still play through areas by yourself while still having the support needed in the form of heroes and mercenaries.

  2. Re:Protect the innocent! on Japanese ESRB Bans Rape Depiction In Games · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Link from the first result searching google with "rape statistics by country", sans quotes.

    http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_rap_vic-crime-rape-victims

    Now, while I can't say that it definitely lowers the amount of rape that occurs, I think it's fairly safe to say that in Japan's case, it doesn't increase the number of rapes either.

  3. Re:Three options on How To Keep Rats From Eating My Cables? · · Score: 1

    Except rats can't normally vomit. Because of that, there are some people who will leave beer out for the rats to drink when trying to kill them.

    Though, I have no idea how successful that method is.

  4. So that means... on Internet Bandwidth to Become a Global Currency? · · Score: 1

    any internets I get from posting anything full of win are now actually worth something?

  5. Re:RIAA vs Bush on Lawyer Asks RIAA To Investigate Bush Twins · · Score: 1

    So.., we just wait for the next time At&t gets split up again?