Bit of a strange thread/concept so hopefully I can explain what I mean!
So essentially there are a few games out there that occasionally I read about in the forums, despite having never actually played them. I'm not talking about research into brand new games that I simply haven't got round to buying yet, rather games that I've actually learnt a bit about as an outsider. Does anyone else do this? Here are a few examples:
-WOW. I used to sometimes find myself clicking through a few pages of posts about it, learning some of the basics like deriving what 'ganking' meant, screenshots of epic loot (being a former Diablo2 player probably helped here), about how certain classes were getting nerfed by updates, how expansions introducing mounts as a reward for hitting a certain level etc were frowned upon as making it too easy, about how guilds would be raiding AQxx or farming this that and the other.
-Day Z. I remember spending an hour or so just reading the thread, it was kinda like an adventure story hearing people explain the game, safe places to set up camps, banding together with other players, confrontations with other groups and what gear they were able to steal from them, leaving gear for other players, watching video of tense standoffs between groups etc
-Planetarion. Tended to be more on IRC than forums but you know, I'm planet 0:6:22 or whatever, what defenses have you got, I'm sending in 27 of this ship and 16 of that, I'm getting attacked next turn what can you send
So essentially there are a few games out there that occasionally I read about in the forums, despite having never actually played them. I'm not talking about research into brand new games that I simply haven't got round to buying yet, rather games that I've actually learnt a bit about as an outsider. Does anyone else do this? Here are a few examples:
-WOW. I used to sometimes find myself clicking through a few pages of posts about it, learning some of the basics like deriving what 'ganking' meant, screenshots of epic loot (being a former Diablo2 player probably helped here), about how certain classes were getting nerfed by updates, how expansions introducing mounts as a reward for hitting a certain level etc were frowned upon as making it too easy, about how guilds would be raiding AQxx or farming this that and the other.
-Day Z. I remember spending an hour or so just reading the thread, it was kinda like an adventure story hearing people explain the game, safe places to set up camps, banding together with other players, confrontations with other groups and what gear they were able to steal from them, leaving gear for other players, watching video of tense standoffs between groups etc
-Planetarion. Tended to be more on IRC than forums but you know, I'm planet 0:6:22 or whatever, what defenses have you got, I'm sending in 27 of this ship and 16 of that, I'm getting attacked next turn what can you send
