Game Survey
Re: Game Survey
Exactly.
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Re: Game Survey
I checked it a couple times last week I will get the new numbers and send them to both of you:)
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Re: Game Survey
I was going to keep quiet, but holding it in ends up hurting a lot more, over a longer period of time. Someone please help an old lady out here.
(Yes, I know I'm younger than some of the NOR roster, but I still call myself that from time to time )
I don't read computer game magazines or internet articles, and maybe I should, and if that's the case, you can scold me later on haha.
I've never heard of most of the games on the list in the Survey that Talo linked to, but there was a time when I'd never yet heard of RIFT, or SWTOR, or even WoW. If I can do something with another NORbie or two via NOMAD, I should strongly consider giving it a try. Right now, I'm just clueless as to how NOMAD works, and either I keep silent on that and let the pressure cooker build up until it explodes, or I get help in managing it. As this post shows, I've chosen the latter.
(Yes, I know I'm younger than some of the NOR roster, but I still call myself that from time to time )
I don't read computer game magazines or internet articles, and maybe I should, and if that's the case, you can scold me later on haha.
- I figure NOMAD is an acronym. What does it stand for?
- These non-MMO's, if NORbies can still play them together, how do we connect?
- Will I need any other peripherals, such as a joystick?
- How high-end a hardware spec do most of these games require? I can provide my current rig's full specs on request.
- I'm still subject to the 'not home due to RL activities' thing on Tuesdays, most Thursdays, and some Fridays (which are temporarily postponed due to the weather and remaining snowfall in New York, but next week, I'm expecting things to resume full throttle). Would I still be able to be matched with anyone?
I've never heard of most of the games on the list in the Survey that Talo linked to, but there was a time when I'd never yet heard of RIFT, or SWTOR, or even WoW. If I can do something with another NORbie or two via NOMAD, I should strongly consider giving it a try. Right now, I'm just clueless as to how NOMAD works, and either I keep silent on that and let the pressure cooker build up until it explodes, or I get help in managing it. As this post shows, I've chosen the latter.
Re: Game Survey
NOMAD looks like an acronym, but we haven't actually decided what it means. So there is that. Some people have jokingly suggested "New OutRiders Mobile Armor Division." It is a place for NOR members who have no home in the MMOs we play or bounce from game to game without settling down. Nomads.I figure NOMAD is an acronym. What does it stand for?
There is a NOMAD channel in TS3 for anybody who has voice chat capabilities, with some specific game sub-channels. Many people responding to the survey are also active Steam users (as are 75 million other people), which makes connecting easy. Scheduling and non-in-game communication can he handled via the NOR forums. Once you are in game, most multiplayer games include some kind of chat feature.These non-MMO's, if NORbies can still play them together, how do we connect?
That would be game specific. The list compiled isn't a be-all, end-all list of multiplayer games available, just some of the more popular games of the last few years and many respondents are filling out the "other" boxes with additional games.Will I need any other peripherals, such as a joystick?
Looking at the list I used, the majority of those games are meant to be played with a Keyboard and Mouse. Castle Crashers is probably the only game on the list where I'd say that a gamepad is mandatory.
If you can run SWTOR reasonably well, there are no games on this list you should have problems with. Some of the Strategy Games require a beefier CPU to run, but that would effect your single player experience more than your multiplayer experience (as the AI will be offloaded to the host computer).How high-end a hardware spec do most of these games require? I can provide my current rig's full specs on request.
This is an ongoing process. I'm going to continue taking results, and when I decided we've got a decent cross section, I will facilitate communication between those members so they can come up with a time that works for them. I imagine that most of the people who said "yes" to specific games already have those games, and would like to play them with NOR if possible.I'm still subject to the 'not home due to RL activities' thing on Tuesdays, most Thursdays, and some Fridays (which are temporarily postponed due to the weather and remaining snowfall in New York, but next week, I'm expecting things to resume full throttle). Would I still be able to be matched with anyone?
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What we're trying to accomplish is simply helping NOR members play games together outside of our normal branches. For example, personally, I love NOR, I don't love SWTOR, Rift, DDO, EQ2 or Neverwinter. If I could find some like-minded NOR members to play PayDay 2 with on a semi-consistent basis I'd be over the moon.
This is a no-money-down, risk-free-trial offer. If there aren't many NOR members who want to play non-mmos with other members, then it doesn't hurt anything. Players can continue to play on MMO branches and we'll all go on with our lives, but if a group of 4 people wants to rob banks every other week in PayDay 2, or siege the tower in Hammerwatch, then I'd like to help them do that.
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Re: Game Survey
HollyCNY wrote:
- I figure NOMAD is an acronym. What does it stand for?
- These non-MMO's, if NORbies can still play them together, how do we connect?
- Will I need any other peripherals, such as a joystick?
- How high-end a hardware spec do most of these games require? I can provide my current rig's full specs on request.
- I'm still subject to the 'not home due to RL activities' thing on Tuesdays, most Thursdays, and some Fridays (which are temporarily postponed due to the weather and remaining snowfall in New York, but next week, I'm expecting things to resume full throttle). Would I still be able to be matched with anyone?
- New Outriders Mechanized Armored Division - although it's just BS really that Talo made up. The name actually hearkens back to our MC origins. Many bike clubs have a so-called "Nomad" charter, which is for members that don't have a home base.
- You will connect via whichever game you choose to participate in, so, for example in the case of SolForge or the Civ V nights, everyone gets on their "Steam" account and is able to play together that way.
- I don't believe so, just your PC, as it is.
- If anything most of these games are much easier on PC resources than any of the MMOs.
- In the case of the CCG Tourney using SolForge, the individual participants actually schedule their matches on their own. There is no set schedule for that event.
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Re: Game Survey
Nevermind, Talo beat me to it ... and was more thorough ;-p