Evening Reading: How Long 'Til Cataclysm Unlocks?
More so than either of the two previous expansions, this one seems to have everyone excited almost like when the game was really in its heyday. Maybe it's the massive changes to the world; maybe it's the new races; or maybe it's just been long enough to pull people like me back.
While we've been waiting for Cataclysm to unlock, here's what's been going on around the Shack today:
- StarCraft 2 Public Test Realm Launches
- Tomb Raider Reboot Telling Lara's Origin Story
- Back to the Future: The Game Trailer Details Telltale's Five-Part Launch Plans
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Getting More Patches for PC, Consoles; Care Package Glitch in the Crosshairs
- Get in the holiday mood with thisspoof trailer of a reimagined 'Home Alone'
- Set an alarm for overnight 12/13 so you can see the best meteor shower of the year
- If you've ever used ATT mobile you probably already know but Consumer Reports confirms they are the worst carrier
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Snipergen
replyMy boss is taking a week off from work to play Cataclysm. How do you feel about that? Would you ever spend your vacation on playing a game 24/7?
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You don't like fantasy but you'd try Diablo 3? You realize it's a fantasy game, right? :)
What about their various RTSes?
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I spent most of the last couple weeks playing video games while on vacation, do what you like when you have the time
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right, but an entire week? I guess I read the OP a bit too literally, but it makes it sound as though that's all he's going to do. don't you find that a waste? and I'm not judging here, I've wasted so much fucking time it's not even funny. I just think a week off work to play WoW is a little too hardcore. but maybe i'm being judgmental without realizing it.
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yes, pretty much it was the vast majority of two weeks and it's pretty much all i did except sleep and eat except for the weekends when my girl came over and we did stuff together
i didn't see it as a waste, it was what i wanted to do with my time off and i enjoyed myself quite a bit
that said, i didn't take the vacation specifically to play games, rather it was a vacation i was going to take one way or the other and what i did while i was away from work was play games
so maybe there's a slight distinction there-
yeah I think I'm just being anti-WoW tonite and an overly literal faggot
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If that's all he's going to do and he has no major life issues causing such a scenario, I find that really odd.
I mean, I've done worse when my life is in shambles...but when you have a job and your health and....just....I mean is he literally playing it all day long each day? Or is he going to do other stuff like actually go outside, spend time with family or friends, shower
it's weird, but I guess it's becoming slightly less weird as time goes by. stories like this don't surprise me anymore. which is weird.
and this is coming from a gaming/internet addict.-
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i don't really see how a music festival is any different. it's a hobby that he enjoys. he's obviously successful if he's snipergen's boss, so he's doing something right in life. everybody has hobbies that other people would find odd or a waste of time.
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Half of my Christmas vacation will be devoted to playing games.
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I'm doing the same thing this week, but only by sheer luck. Our company goes through a merger next year and I will lose excess vacation time unless I use it by the end of the year. I'm not using it over Christmas because I'm spending Christmas in town and instead, leaving that week open for someone who has to travel to take the time off.
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Yep absoloutely - I'm a gamer - let's stop pidgeon holing us in as nerds and freaks.
If your hobby was sailing and the Americas Cup was on, would you not want to participate?
What if your hobby was WRC - you're an amateur driver and then a US rally is on, once a year - in your state - would you go?
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Eh, if it's fun... go for it.
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what a lazy faggot
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I pulled this shit for GTA 4 (and a couple times since.) Noone called me a lazy faggot, although I didn't really bother to double check the comments. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52372
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Something you know all about!! YOU JERK
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Yes. Yes I would. Not cata though. Maybe Half-Life 3 or GTA5 or Battlefield 3.
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I feel that as adults, we get to make our own choices, and this one results in no negative effects, so I'm cool with it. I might do the same, for the right game. Maybe.
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you're assuming that's what he's really going to do, 24/7 gaming. I mean, he may play for a few days, but what if he's doing something else he didn't want to tell you about, eh?
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I wouldn't take a WEEK off. A couple of days maybe. Two of my friends were going to take two days off and just blow through the content as fast as possible. If I play I don't want to be left behind as I level very slowly by myself and just getting it down in a day or two seems way better.
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i'm appalled! he should be going for walks 24/7! and when he's done walking, he should walk some more! there's nothing as wholesome and invigorating as a good honest stroll in the sun! except for maybe a refreshing shower! if he ain't walking, he'd better be showering!
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Fallout NV ate my Thanksgiving, so yeah.
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why do people still post this? first day of Wrath was fine (at least on med-pop servers)...and with the way they preload almost everything now, Cataclysm should be even better
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Never happened really. The login servers get pretty hosed for about an hour or so, but after that everything is fine. That was the case with BC, and with WoTLK there was no hang ups at all.
This is just a myth perpetuated from previous MMO experiences. Blizzard has their shit together.-
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Yeah the Wrath launch is one of the smoothest I've seen for any MMO, expansion or initial release. I was shocked that the servers were totally fine after the Shattering. I had no issues at all logging in and playing. Worst thing was updating my mods again, which was not Blizz's fault anyway.
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I may do the same thing. I've got three weeks of use or lose leave...
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I would love a vacation to my couch / desk.
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If my vacation is about to expire anyway, and I have enough for the holidays, then hell yes I'll take it off for a game, WoW or not. Some folks don't get carry over vacation after the new year hits, so when they have two weeks in December to take or lose, they'll take it, most likely. If a game is released at that time, then awesome.
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If it's what he wants to do, what do you care?
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No, but I would love to take a week off, game when I want, and not think about anything else.
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Who cares. Gaming is a hobby, like anything else. If he gains enough satisfaction out of playing WoW with no interruptions or distractions to justify spending a weeks worth of valuable time off, then more power to him. I personally think sitting at home and watching 8 hours of football is a waste of a day off, but it's culturally acceptable so no one cares if you do. Do I care that people do it? Not in the least. Hell I think I jerked off for 8 hours straight once. Fuck it.
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I usually do for Christmas. I usually take a couple days off (pretty much the only days I ever take off in a year) go to my parents house for like 5 days and do nothing but hang around the house playing a console game or two. It's pretty much my refresher for another coming year of hard work.
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HELL to the fucking NO
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i cant until thursday and then the STO update is released and i need to pick which ship i want to use
i have the choice of
USS Panic Attack III ( tactical defiant class retrofit)
USS Science Fiction III (science ship intrepid class retrofit)
USS NO PANTS (engineering Galaxy class retrofit)
all three ships are fucking awesome, the defiant has a cloak and lots of power
the intrepid has ablative armour and a fuck ton of awesome powers.
the galaxy has fireworks what are pretty and can split into two parts, and has shit loads of weapons and shields but turns like a boat but is also awesome.
its hard to pick and customise which ship i want as they all have good points (the tactical has cannons which fucking PWN, but have limited radius of fire.) the science ship has things like spacial rifts and crap you can do.
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oh there are DPS stats for everything so many stats it hurts my brain. also its star trek so its automatically awesome.
really the only issues with the game were (and some still are) Land based (3rd person shooter stuff) is clunky and some times annoying, its a lot better than it was at launch but its obviously not the focus. and originally a lack of content. but now that they are doing monthly'ish episodes that is solved.
and now they have a mission creator. the space battles are the best battles in star trek EVER. EVER EVER.-
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Why not? Georgeb3dr did it developing DNF(but he spaced his
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Have a friend doing the same. A bit extreme perhaps, but as long as it is under control normally, go for it. It would basically be the same as a vacation in a foreign land, without the sun and ladies.
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