04-21-2004, 02:34 PM
Please! Details on Spellforce?
Also, once again, I am not insulting Morrowind players. By "torn from the same cloth", I mean that the people who like Morrowind REALLY like it. It is one of those "love it or hate it" games. Morrowind players always jump to the defense of Morrowind moreso than Diablo players jumping to the defense of Diablo. I didn't even say that Morrowind was a bad game. It's probably a good game, but I don't like it. I think Picasso was probably a great artist, and Mozart a wonderful composer - but I hate cubism and classical music. It doesn't make it bad, just a different personal preference.
Also, when I say "all Morrowind players", clearly I am making a gross overgeneralization that wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny when granulated to the level of each and every Morrowind player. Another gross overgeneralization is that people who are passionate about classical music are kooky and weird. When I was still in school, I worked at a used CD store. All of our classical music afficionados were strange. I am not talking about the casual classical music listener. I am speaking of the people whose entire library consisted of nothing but classical. It was either the way the spoke, the fact that they hunted for music by serial number instead of artist or title, the strange biscuits and tea that they ate and drank while shopping - it all just seemed weird. Quirky-kooky people.
It doesn't mean that every classical music lover down to the last man acts similarly strangely, just all the ones I've seen or met. That's the way it is with Morrowind players. All of the ones I have seen and met are similarly defensive about Morrowind. That might be offensive to classical music lovers, but I wasn't trying to offend Morrowind players by my description of mindlessly jumping up and down to get my acrobatics skill increased. There are lots of ways to play, totally customizable characters, and you don't have to use the acrobatics skill at all if you don't want to. It was merely an element of the XP and/or level-up system that I chose to highlight in order to illustrate a point.
So, please! Morrowind players! I implore you! Make peace with your non-Morrowind playing brethren! The only reason I've came here to share my thoughts about Sacred is because I like and respect the people on this board. I have been a member here since D2 first came out. I am the same Sal Paradise who wrote the Poison Daggermancer guide on Diabloii.net for version 1.0 of the game (http://www.diabloii.net/strategy/nav-d2guides.shtml). I sided with those who felt that Blizzard encouraged people to PK in Diablo2 ruining the fun-factor. I encouraged Blizzard to create an option for "non-hostile" games. I remember the days when several of the more prominant posters on this board (who are no longer around (Elric - where are your forum etiquette rules?) would post something and it would immediately turn into a 200 post flame war. Through all of that, I have stuck around. I took a year off from coming here. I sold Diablo 2. I held an essay contest on battle.net and gave the winner all five of my accounts with characters and gear out the wazoo. But I'm still here, and I still read. I rarely post, but I resepct the ideas and opinions of those who show up and contribute. I think Sacred is a great game. I know that some people here don't, and I'm OK with that. It's just a difference of opinion.
Also, once again, I am not insulting Morrowind players. By "torn from the same cloth", I mean that the people who like Morrowind REALLY like it. It is one of those "love it or hate it" games. Morrowind players always jump to the defense of Morrowind moreso than Diablo players jumping to the defense of Diablo. I didn't even say that Morrowind was a bad game. It's probably a good game, but I don't like it. I think Picasso was probably a great artist, and Mozart a wonderful composer - but I hate cubism and classical music. It doesn't make it bad, just a different personal preference.
Also, when I say "all Morrowind players", clearly I am making a gross overgeneralization that wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny when granulated to the level of each and every Morrowind player. Another gross overgeneralization is that people who are passionate about classical music are kooky and weird. When I was still in school, I worked at a used CD store. All of our classical music afficionados were strange. I am not talking about the casual classical music listener. I am speaking of the people whose entire library consisted of nothing but classical. It was either the way the spoke, the fact that they hunted for music by serial number instead of artist or title, the strange biscuits and tea that they ate and drank while shopping - it all just seemed weird. Quirky-kooky people.
It doesn't mean that every classical music lover down to the last man acts similarly strangely, just all the ones I've seen or met. That's the way it is with Morrowind players. All of the ones I have seen and met are similarly defensive about Morrowind. That might be offensive to classical music lovers, but I wasn't trying to offend Morrowind players by my description of mindlessly jumping up and down to get my acrobatics skill increased. There are lots of ways to play, totally customizable characters, and you don't have to use the acrobatics skill at all if you don't want to. It was merely an element of the XP and/or level-up system that I chose to highlight in order to illustrate a point.
So, please! Morrowind players! I implore you! Make peace with your non-Morrowind playing brethren! The only reason I've came here to share my thoughts about Sacred is because I like and respect the people on this board. I have been a member here since D2 first came out. I am the same Sal Paradise who wrote the Poison Daggermancer guide on Diabloii.net for version 1.0 of the game (http://www.diabloii.net/strategy/nav-d2guides.shtml). I sided with those who felt that Blizzard encouraged people to PK in Diablo2 ruining the fun-factor. I encouraged Blizzard to create an option for "non-hostile" games. I remember the days when several of the more prominant posters on this board (who are no longer around (Elric - where are your forum etiquette rules?) would post something and it would immediately turn into a 200 post flame war. Through all of that, I have stuck around. I took a year off from coming here. I sold Diablo 2. I held an essay contest on battle.net and gave the winner all five of my accounts with characters and gear out the wazoo. But I'm still here, and I still read. I rarely post, but I resepct the ideas and opinions of those who show up and contribute. I think Sacred is a great game. I know that some people here don't, and I'm OK with that. It's just a difference of opinion.