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@B0HICAH

I was thinking the exact same thing!

*click* Purchased!!

I predict that Enslaved will be a game that will show up with a nice, fat discount come Black Friday, so I'm waiting until then before I pick this up.

Starkiller!!

Meh... I like the service, and I've bought several games from them over the last year or so. While I don't think this was the most wisely-conceived stunt, I'm willing to give them a mulligan if they continue to sell great DRM-free games!!

I'll wait until the PS3 version comes out, keeping up with the PC reviews in the meantime, until I make my final decision

Always a hero... unless I'm feeling a little naughty!

That basically sums up my early MMO experiences. I remember playing Asheron's Call and EQ1 and just feeling like the player communities were a lot more patient and respectful of each other. I actually enjoyed PUGs back in those days, particularly EQ1, where I didn't have to be the greatest bard or mage or enchanter. I could screw up, and the world wouldn't come to an end. We'd dust ourselves off, retrieve our bodies and try again. Instead of insults or complaints, polite suggestions were often made to improve our chances of survival the next time.

Now, if you're not perfect and/or perfectly specced right from the get-go, then players seem not to have any interest in grouping with you.

Still, I don't miss the death penalties or the recharge times of those old games... that just always made it feel like a big waste of time (although it gave me time to watch TV shows I'd recorded, so it wasn't a complete waste!)

@2late2die CoH/CoV is the one MMO I constantly find myself drawn back to. I've played off and on the last five years, so I know exactly what you mean. I'm tempted to check it out again after all the great changes I keep reading about.

I recall reading recently that Ratchet & Clank was being given a rest for a while. The last game was created to be an open ended series finale for the franchise. I know a R&C comic book is coming out that takes place after the last game, but I'd be surprised if we see a new game anytime soon.

Personally, that's fine with me, since I thought the games were getting kind of repetitive. They were still great, but I think now is a good time to give the series a rest.