So, what're you playing?

[Ingmar]

Me: TF2, SWTOR, Magic 2012, Civ V expansion, resisting urge to try Funcom Clusterfuck 2012. Will get around to ME3 Allegedly Fixed Ending soon, I haven't been in the mood for the console lately. CK2 expansion is waiting too. Some other random indie stuff I bought on a whim. Suddenly I'm in a game glut, out of nowhere.

[koro]

TOR, Baldur's Gate (1 and 2), and recently got back into Diablo 2's SP. Just popped Nightmare Andariel with a zookeeper necro for two set items (Sigon's boots, woo! Civerb's cudgel... woo?), a unique, and a couple of pretty nice rares. Never seen that amount of loot off her before.

[Kageru]

Hard drive failing / replacement lost me my Raid-0 steam directory. At least nothing stored its saved games there.... grr oblivion. So letting Oscuro's kick my low level ass again because I almost feel obligated to try and finish it. Playing a mage this time, which means have a different selection of mods one of which promises to make a mage playthrough not an exercise in futility.

If I haven't finished before GW2 comes out it's over though.

[Sky]

Mostly puttering around in minecraft. Going to get through the rest of Saint's Row 3 at some point, kind of got out of the flow.

Started LA Noire, the fiancee really likes it.

[Ingmar]

Let us know how you feel about the ending when you get there, personally I have it in the Bad Ending Hall of Fame.

[PalmTrees]

Playing some swtor, want to get my first pub (trooper) to 50 before my sub ends. Dragon Nest released a new class, tinkerer, so playing some of that as well. Just started Katherine, controls a bit loose on the puzzles, I often move two squares when I just want to move one.

[trias_e]

Been playing mostly TSW, and it's fantastic for me.  If you're interested in an excellent atmosphere, great writing, solid story-driven RPG with inventive design give it a shot.  It might not appeal to more achiever types, and the beginning is a bit slow combat-wise (it gets better).  But I would say the atmosphere is better than most single-player RPGs, and the quest design is far more interesting, and simply flat-out better, than any other MMO out there.

The Walking Dead episodic game is also good and worth playing as long as you are ok with the faux-gameplay heavy rain style.  Finished espisode 2, and while I thought the story was a bit predictable, it was enjoyable with some definitely well done 'oh shit' moments.  Personally I'm enjoying the characters in the game far more than the T.V. show as well.  Rare to see a game make you feel a paternalistic connection with a little girl, but this one pulls it off pretty well.

[Rasix]

Having a lot of fun with TSW as well.  But, then again, I like this kind of stuff.   Quests are really interesting so far.  Mechanics are a bit wonky, but I can live with it.  

And doing a bit of smurfing in LoL.  It's OK.  Mostly it's just discouraging when you win and discouraging and depressing when you lose.  But I feel like I want to keep my mechanics up for when/if I decide to get back into it.

Put Skyrim on the back burner a bit.  I'm getting my run around and quest fix with TSW.  Don't need to double up at the moment.

[UnSub]

Let us know how you feel about the ending when you get there, personally I have it in the Bad Ending Hall of Fame.

I didn't mind LA Noire's ending, but there is too big a gap between the start and the end of the game for it to have much impact.

[Phred]

I like LOTRO but I think they *really* hamstring the free players past the first couple zones. If you want to progress totally for free get ready for the mother of all grinds as you kill hundreds of monsters to advance kill deeds to get points you can eventually spend on quest packs.

Iirc you also get turbine points from finishing the story quests. That said I found it way better to subscribe for 3 months for 30$ when I played which left me with enough free points to buy the last expansion. However I haven't played it anyway because I burned out on the game. I loved Moria though and a lot of people seem to hate it so.. But that doesn't really matter cause they are redoing it for the next patch (may already be done havent really kept up.

[Kageru]

If you start playing now there's a "starter pack" on steam that is good value. 15$ at the time for a mob experience booster, mount, 3 quest content packs and a bunch of turbine points. Certainly better value than buying those things independently.

The points you get from achievements in game are like the same approach used in DDO. If you fill every slot on every server with characters, level them all up, gather together all their free turbine points then you've just spent hundreds of hours to earn 10-20$. It allows them to say it "can be earnt in game" but in reality it's just noise.

[Tebonas]

Are points transferable? Because I reckon I have a shitload of points from my lifetime account sitting there unused.

[Murgos]

If you start playing now there's a "starter pack" on steam that is good value. 15$ at the time for a mob experience booster, mount, 3 quest content packs and a bunch of turbine points. Certainly better value than buying those things independently.

I had naturally earned enough TP by ~30 to buy one questpack but now, at 42 I am kind of in the same spot with the decision to spend real money or do something else.  Lately with SWTOR, Skyrim and soon GW2 I haven't been playing but I do feel the itch to go see what happens next.

Other than the Steam starter (which was $30 last time I looked) look for the Mithril Pack on Gamestop (it's exclusive).  Almost all the old questpacks (missing only Mirkwood, I think?) and 2k TP, which is enough to buy the recent Isengard questpack, for 20 bucks.  or, look for sales at the Turbine store.

[Kageru]

I think it was on sale when it released to steam, I remember getting it for 15 and thinking that good value. The Mithril pack never made it to Australia, which is odd since I believe our biggest game retailer (EB) is owned by gamestop, though the steam pack sounds like roughly the same thing.

Any quest TP I got was consumed as part of buying bag spaces, because it loads you down with no end of crafting crap and vendor trash while forcing you to buy 3-4 of the available bag slots. Plus the ability to ride a mount. plus the ability to use the talent system.

[Phred]

I just looked at the deal and I'd say the fairly regular appearance of the 3 months for 29.99 is a way better deal. 1500 turbine points instead of 1000, unlimited free mounts, access to all the areas, max bag space on any character you create in those 3 months, unlimited travel. If you are going to last 3 months in an MMO this is the way to go and even if you don't you still end up with more points in the bank.

[Kageru]

It depends on play style. If you are going to be moderately serious about it the sub makes sense, if you are going to be very casual and just dink around with it every couple of weeks not so much. Likewise it makes good sense to at least start off free and make sure you care and run into the pay-wall before you sub.

Of course I don't really think LotRO is a good enough game to sub to. If I was going to pay a sub I'd do it on something a bit more modern and interesting.

[Shannow]

Just re-downloaded WoT, feeling confused. Any of the French tanks worth getting?

Also playing Fifa 12 (I'm addicted to online matches), beta testing Hero's and Generals. And for shits and giggles, Curse of the Azure Bonds on my laptop and Bard's Tale 1 on my ipad.

 

[Murgos]

Of course I don't really think LotRO is a good enough game to sub to. If I was going to pay a sub I'd do it on something a bit more modern and interesting.

I think it's worth it to get a 1 month sub (or, if you can find it an old launch or Moria box in a bargin bin that comes with 1 free month) just for the class unlocks and extra bags.  That said, after 1 month of VIP I would much rather spend 20 bux on the Mithril pack and have all that content unlocked so that I can play as casually as I want without billing cycles weighing on my mind.

[Morfiend]

Got back in to Dark Souls. Currently at around 120 hours played over 4 characters (mostly 2). Also playing a bit of Max Payne 3 on the PC and just redownloaded Skyrim.

[Kageru]

Just re-downloaded WoT, feeling confused. Any of the French tanks worth getting?

Ask in the WoT thread and you'll probably get a response from someone who has played more of them. The french tanks are fairly different in how they play, I adore the lights because they fit exactly what I want, but I'm sure just as many people hate them.

[WayAbvPar]

My 13_90 is my favorite tank. Speeding around behind people, shooting them in the ass, and then running off to the hills with a chuckle is great fun.

[Sky]

My 13_90 is my favorite tank. Speeding around behind people, shooting them in the ass, and then running off to the hills with a chuckle is great fun.

Selling them whiskey and taking their gold?

[Murgos]

For whoever was interested in LoTRO earlier.  The Mithril pack is on sale at Gamestop for $9.99 and the Steam Starter Pack is on sale for $15.

[Yegolev]

Playing:
Diablo III.  Have stopped reading the namesake F13 thread and am enjoying the game very nicely.
Minecraft X360.  I'm sort of tired of MC, but I like playing with my shitplunger friends.
Dragon's Dogma.  Will make a Nixtoon about this.
Infamous, although I stalled again at about the same place.
Lego Batman 2: Superman.  Mostly done.

Listening:
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Classic country, thanks to the SiriusXM channel Willie's Roadhouse.

Edited out some derp.

[Minvaren]

"Love Shack" on RB3 DLC.   

[Ingmar]

Took them long enough!

[WayAbvPar]

 

"Love Shack" on RB3 DLC.   

 

[Minvaren]

Now they just need to release "Private Idaho" and life will be good.   

[lamaros]

Crusader Kings II.

[HaemishM]

Got fired from my job as Blackpool's manager in Football Manager 2012, and got about halfway through Limbo. I wanted something quick and singleplayer to tear through in between Secret World and League of Legends and L.A. Noire got nominated thanks to the Steam sale. So uh, yeah, Cole Phelps is an apple-polishing dick. COMPLETELY unlikable as a character. The game has some seriously weird design choices, but if you look at it in the light of it being a slightly more interactive point-and-click adventure game, it's enjoyable. I'm glad I didn't pay full price though.

[Malakili]

Starcraft 2, DOTA 2, Diablo III, Day Z, and a bit of TF2 here and there.

[Chimpy]

Been playing Bejeweled 3. So much so that when I took a whizz at an Arby's that had randomly mixed 1" square tiles on the wall the other day, I was looking for where the matches could be made  

[rk47]

just beat platinum difficulty on ME3 co op... fuck that was something fierce.
At first it was just Geth Primes at Wave 1. Then I thought I was imagining shit when I saw Phantoms at Wave 3...then there's the unmistakable scream of Banshees at Wave 5. Fucking insane. 
We lucked out at Wave 10 objective.

[Zetor]

Currently playing Avernum:Escape From the Pit (aka Exile Remake #2: Electric Boogaloo), everything old is new again! I chose hard difficulty due to my prior experience with the series, but that may have been a mistake. Fuck slith warriors that 2-shot my fully-buffed tank at level 13. I also tried fighting the boss at the aranea city/cave... they can toast my party in the first turn, buffs or no buffs. 

Also playing some SR3 here and there - one hour at a time works pretty well for me. Almost got downtown under my control...

[Tebonas]

Ah, one wonders how many times can they remake Exile! And still I'm waiting for the remake of Avernum 2 so I can play it.