So, who here plays role playing or video games?

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Anything like D&D or Champions (tabletop- just to name a couple), or PC/PS2/Xbox games? I'm curious who among the MT roster of members is a fellow gamer. :ultracool
 

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Tabletop games are few and far between now, as most of my old gaming buddies have "grown up".

So, there's always World of Warcraft. ;)
 

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My son is an EverCrack II addict! I mean Everquest II. Sorry. ;) Costs me $30 a month in subscription fees. He gets my money's worth out if it. :p I don't play video games or RPGs.
 

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I'm an ex-MERP gamer (if you know that acronym then you are a real geek) who just doesn't have the time for pen-and-paper RPGs any more. I do love fighting games on my PS2 and fantasy RPGs on my PC.
 

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We have an Xbox 360 that doesn't get much use. Maybe we need more game selection. My son likes the Age of Empires series. Lately, I just don't seem to have the time. When I do have free time, I prefer to be on the mat :)
 

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Im a world of war crack addict err thats world of warcraft hehe :)
 

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I used to play a lot of D & D type stuff a long time ago (D & D, Traveller, Runequest, MERP/Iron Crown, Aftermath, Space Opera) before computer gaming began it's rise and rise.

As time went by, groups drifted apart, got married, jobs ate more life and so on, I just got less and less opportunity to play. Even if we got a campaign going, it never reached a satisfactory conclusion as players schedules clashed, DM's didn't have the time to create stuff and sundry other things got in the way.

Nowadays, I play electronic games quite a bit but refuse to shell out for monthly installments of on-line gaming. I also refuse to upgrade my PC any more ... I have a mortgage to pay and rebuilding a top end spec'd machine every year just wasn't viable any longer.

So now I mostly play Age of Empires over LAN once a week and GranTurismo several nights too. I'm no longer as highly ranked as I once was (when I used to race in the multi-board OLR global competitions) but I'm still pretty good. The thing I enjoy the most now is spannering the cars i.e. tuning and honing the suspension to get the most out of it.
 
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I'm an ex-MERP gamer (if you know that acronym then you are a real geek) who just doesn't have the time for pen-and-paper RPGs any more. I do love fighting games on my PS2 and fantasy RPGs on my PC.

Middle Earth baby! :)
 

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No time anymore, but back in the day... D&D mostly. Any Paranoia fans?
 

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I am old enough to remember Ye Olde Avalon Hill board games... which means I am way too old for the WWII shooters like Medal of Honor I play on PS2 when the other 5 family members are not around. :shooter:

Sometimes I also watch a movie - uninterrupted!!!! - on the PS2.

Guilty, but rare, pleasures...:angel:
 

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Main systems were AD&D, Stormbringer, Shadowrun, and Cyberpunk. Bit of Runequest and Mechwarrior/Battletech (not really roleplaying.) Was helping develop Ars Magica into a LARP for WOTC before their discontinued their LARP side of the business, and played in a local Seattle based fantasy LARP for years.

I'm currently on the dev team for a role-playing system that should go public in about a month if we get the kinks of the intro milieu worked out. But that has been all remote work, since moving to Wyoming I really haven't gamed at all for the past 6 years except for when friends visit or I'm in Seattle play testing the system.

Lamont
 

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How could I forget about MechWarrior :eek:. I suppose because I think of it as a wargame with some 'personalisation' attached. I've had a BT novel on the go for years, based around my regiment in the 3rd Crucis Lancers :eek:.
 

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Anything like D&D or Champions (tabletop- just to name a couple), or PC/PS2/Xbox games? I'm curious who among the MT roster of members is a fellow gamer. :ultracool

Playing:

Table Top RPG's:
Serenity
Shadowrun Second Edition (* I have Third and Fourth as well Just not playing it right now *)
StarWars (* On hold - hope it starts back up *)

Online:
WoW


Lots of games I used to play or could still play given people to play:

AD&D
WhiteWolf
Palladium
UO
Changeling
many many more

Also board games if I could find people looking to play :D
 

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I am old enough to remember Ye Olde Avalon Hill board games... which means I am way too old for the WWII shooters like Medal of Honor I play on PS2 when the other 5 family members are not around. :shooter:

Sometimes I also watch a movie - uninterrupted!!!! - on the PS2.

Guilty, but rare, pleasures...:angel:

Wow, Avalon Hill! The first game I actually bought for my Commodore 64 was an Avalon Hill football simulation game. Unfortunately, the cassette tape it was on only loaded once. :angry:

This is the wrong forum for some of the role playing games I've played.
 

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How could I forget about MechWarrior :eek:. I suppose because I think of it as a wargame with some 'personalisation' attached. I've had a BT novel on the go for years, based around my regiment in the 3rd Crucis Lancers :eek:.

You're a fan, too? Well someone, at least, will know where my cybername comes from then..........

On another note - that Iaido position is known as "Torture hiza" in these parts.:jediduel:
 
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You're a fan, too? Well someone, at least, will know where my cybername comes from then..........

On another note - that Iaido position is known as "Torture hiza" in these parts.:jediduel:

Ah, yes, the Grey Death Legion. :D

I play Battletech/Mechwarrior myself when I can get my friends to sit down long enough (I actually recently procured a copy of the old first edition Mechwarrior book- I always preferred that 'era' of the storyline).

Currently Playing (Tabletop):
Mutants & Masterminds 2e
D&D 3.5

Have, and Would Like To Play:
Scion: Hero
Street Fighter
Battletech
Star Wars Saga
Mechamorphosis (think the Transformers RPG, based upon D&D rules, without the licensing issue)
Virtual (think Tron RPG, as above)

(I have several other games, whether hardcopy or PDF, but those are the ones that most interest me). :)

MMO and other online games
City of Heroes/Villains (account currently inactive)
Battlefield 2 (PC)
Xbox Live (classic): Crimson Skies, Burnout Revenge

Video games I'm looking forward to (after I get a 360!)
Orange Box, Bioshock, Thrillville: Off the Rails, Mass Effect :)
 

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Well I'm 24, and I still play a lot of video games. I have an XBox 360, set up with surround sound and big 101cm LCD. And I just find it so engrossing. Most of my friends have grown up and past this stage. But I can't. Who cares though huh'? I still train a lot, work full time, and hold down a social life. It's such a wonderful and therapeutic escape!!!


I'm a big shooter fan, and also RPG's (not online though)


Currently playing Bioshock & GRAW 2, whilst waiting for Halo 3, GTAIV, Assasin's Creed and Mass Effect!!!


Long live Microsoft!!! LOL...
 

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