Meanwhile, out in the Rest of Gaming:
Star Wars Galaxies: Combat Upgrade
Seems my old SWG server is due for a massive rejig tomorrow, which is a pain as I've only just uninstalled SWG to reclaim some disk space. I still get irritable when I think about SWG's combat system, and I've been out of it for at least six months, so I may have to reinstall and see what it's like now. Opinion seems divided on the move, some calling 'Dumbed Down' already, and sit in protests abound:
N3rfed: AN SOE_EMPLOYEE_1 SAYS "THIS IS THE COMBAT UPGRADE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR"
(I hope the bit about halved combat xp isn't true - I always respected the fact that mid-game combat viabilty wasn't a years-long commitment in SWG. I'm such a casual gamer these days...)
Sit-in protests on MMORPGs always irritate me - you see fifty Wookie Wannabes outside a starport spamming phonetics about 'Rights' and 'We Pay Your Wages', and then you look at the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the protests in Tiananmen Square, and can't help but feel contempt for that kind of online gamer. It's simple; you either like and agree with whatever the devs want, or you quit, taking your subscription with you. Those are our choices, and the only feedback they really notice.
Annnnnny-way. I'm quite interested in the new look, since the old way really was messed up, so I'll give it a look. (That and the fact that I'm tied to the SOE Axis Pass with chains of economy.) Personally, I predict thet the new system will basically be Everquest II with blasters, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Expect ranting soon!