OT: RE: Has everyone gone south?

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At Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 07:51:26AM -0700 or thereabouts, 
suspect Enrique Arredondo was observed uttering:
> Is EQ better than CounterStrike:source ? That's the game that comes on the 
> same set as Half life2 , And for me it's the most addicting and the most 
> awesome breathtaking graphics game I've ever played and plus you can design 
> your own maps (using HAMMER-3D design/rendering software from valve for 
> FREE) and has it's own console (command line interface) so you can make it 
> behave he way you want if you're the admin of the server!, Have you tried it 
> ? I have a Radeon 9550 with 128 and works smoothly.

I have Half Life 2 Silver, which came with a slew of things, including
CounterStrike: Source.  And yes, it's cool.  Beat HL2, and I play CS to
blow off steam now and then.  I can be found on the Newbie Refuge 24/7 Office
server when I do play, generally.  That's been less frequent the last few
months, as my game time has been slurped by Doom 3 and EverQuest (and now
EVE).  I'm anxiously awaiting the expansion to HL2, btw...as well as the
sequel that everyone believes will eventually appear.
 
EverQuest is an entirely different genre.  HL2/CS is a first person
shooter.  EQ is an MMORPG that, while it can be played (and usually is by
most) in first-person view, is most definitely -not- an FPS.  It's hard to
define the genre without being recursive, honestly.  They -all- go back
pretty much to AD&D concepts.  EQ is just a very nice one (and HUGE!),
modelled after Diku class MUD's (or very close to a Diku), with a slick GUI
on the front end.  It looks good, but in the end, it comes down to a lot of
mathematically based decisions--electronic dice, and RAM for paper.  :)

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