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juliog · 06-20-2015, 08:03 PM

Go to http://twitch.tv and watch people play all sorts of games, see what you like best.

Tcoat · 06-20-2015, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Freetime

Do yourself a favor and pick up Fallout: New Vegas. Its not multiplayer, but I guarantee you will LOVE it. Plus Fallout 4 is right around the corner (Nov). You will get hooked like millions of others.

What you learn about MMO games is that they require time. Lots of time. If you don't commit, it's hard to stay invested.

Ohhhh the days (Weeks? Months?) of my life lost to that series since 1997.

ScoobsMcGee · 06-20-2015, 09:54 PM

Not exactly an MMORPG, but would you consider an online racing sim?

iRacing does have a subscription cost running from $12/mo to $179/2 years (no cost for the download, just the subscription). Your first hit is half off, so either $6/mo to try it out or $89.50/2 years. That is for a set number of cars and tracks. There are additional cars and tracks you can purchase in-game, so it can get expensive if you splurge. The up side is that the fees combined with an in-game safety/penalty system really discourage the demolition drivers which plague the online aspect of games like Forza. You can complete a lap without someone ramming you, and sometimes professional drivers will show up to play along. Check out the Racing Sim section of the below article for some more ramblings:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/how-fa...t-2-1705412181

Can't say I've looked into Project Cars much, but it is developed by Slightly Mad Studios. I figured it had your name on it.

themadscientist · 06-20-2015, 10:06 PM

Wow, people spend that much money to be on these things? Not sure I would be on it enough to justify that.

Turdinator · 06-24-2015, 02:12 AM

I highly recommend Skyrim. I have put over 200hrs into it and still have a number of story arcs i haven't even started nor found all the locations. It isn't an online game but that saves you from dealing with a lot of jerks also.

f0rge · 06-24-2015, 10:03 AM

Another vote here for skyrim or fallout. great games, huge worlds, tons to do, cheap used.

If you like them, then fallout 4 is coming out in the fall and should be amazing.

Special_K · 06-24-2015, 11:23 AM

You sound like you need some of those bang for your buck kind of games. I'd recommend Fallout 3, The Witcher 3, and maybe the Assassin's Creed series (just not Unity cause that was a piece of shit).

Dadhawk · 06-24-2015, 11:40 AM

another long-time PC Gamer recommending Skyrim, Fall Out 3/New Vegas, and the Assassin's Creed (although assassin's creed may violate the "killing things that look like my coworkers" request).

After that the Mass Effect and Witcher series are very good.

I also fall into the "Cheap: category so Steam is your best friend. All of these can had cheap on Steam. Fall Out 3 is a struggle to run under Windows 8 if you've gone that far with your desktop OS, but there are workarounds for it.

themadscientist · 06-25-2015, 05:24 AM

I run an HP workstation with Win7 64 running on a 2.4 GHz processor and 8GB of RAM.

That brings up another concern, gamer PCs. I've always been relieved I didn't have to overhaul my box constantly to be competitive. Looks like that may change.

Dadhawk · 06-25-2015, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by themadscientist

I run an HP workstation with Win7 64 running on a 2.4 GHz processor and 8GB of RAM.

That brings up another concern, gamer PCs. I've always been relieved I didn't have to overhaul my box constantly to be competitive. Looks like that may change.

Your video card will most likely be your biggest concern. Most of the games listed here are a few years old so they may very well run fine on your computer as long as you have a decent GPU.

Andrew025 · 06-25-2015, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by themadscientist

I run an HP workstation with Win7 64 running on a 2.4 GHz processor and 8GB of RAM.

That brings up another concern, gamer PCs. I've always been relieved I didn't have to overhaul my box constantly to be competitive. Looks like that may change.

Nowadays you generally don't have to change things up very often unless you like to live on the bleeding edge or just like to buy new things.

Not sure what processor is in there, but assuming it's only a couple years old it should be fine (I'm assuming it's not though since you're on win7... Unless that's by choice).
Get any fairly decent gpu and you'll be good for years as well.

Doanation14 · 06-25-2015, 09:09 AM

Big change of pace from the other suggestions: Hearthstone by blizzard. Its a simple card game and free to play, it can be pretty fun once you get the hang of it. You can also play on phones and tablets.

Timmy_Jones · 06-25-2015, 09:33 AM

Please, give this a try. 'Shattered Pixel Dungeon' its on the android platform....absolute brilliance. It is so damn difficult and so well made, while being simple at the same time. Its a dungeon crawler, which is sure to make you want to smash your phone into pieces.

f0rge · 06-25-2015, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by themadscientist

I'm not really interested in current time settings or even historical settings except maybe a sailing era type thing. I like boats.

Just noticed you said this, take a look at Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. Closest thing I've played to a pirate simulator. I had more fun sailing around for hours destroying/boarding ships and capturing forts than should really have been allowed.

Would be cheap to pick up used for your PS4, like $15-20.

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Special_K Bannéd Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: WA Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 1,671 Thanked 2,079 Times in 912 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s)	You sound like you need some of those bang for your buck kind of games. I'd recommend Fallout 3, The Witcher 3, and maybe the Assassin's Creed series (just not Unity cause that was a piece of shit). __________________ The fascinating thing about my signature is that by the time you realize that it is of no importance, it will also be too late to stop reading it. Good luck getting those five seconds of your life back.

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ScoobsMcGee Junior Senior with Cheese Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Nowhere Posts: 3,006 Thanks: 6,837 Thanked 7,049 Times in 2,345 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s)	Not exactly an MMORPG, but would you consider an online racing sim? iRacing does have a subscription cost running from $12/mo to $179/2 years (no cost for the download, just the subscription). Your first hit is half off, so either $6/mo to try it out or $89.50/2 years. That is for a set number of cars and tracks. There are additional cars and tracks you can purchase in-game, so it can get expensive if you splurge. The up side is that the fees combined with an in-game safety/penalty system really discourage the demolition drivers which plague the online aspect of games like Forza. You can complete a lap without someone ramming you, and sometimes professional drivers will show up to play along. Check out the Racing Sim section of the below article for some more ramblings: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/how-fa...t-2-1705412181 Can't say I've looked into Project Cars much, but it is developed by Slightly Mad Studios. I figured it had your name on it.

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Doanation14 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: WRB BRZ Sport Tech Location: Canada Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Big change of pace from the other suggestions: Hearthstone by blizzard. Its a simple card game and free to play, it can be pretty fun once you get the hang of it. You can also play on phones and tablets.

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Timmy_Jones Spun Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 23' Supra Location: New England Posts: 1,179 Thanks: 396 Thanked 400 Times in 273 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Please, give this a try. 'Shattered Pixel Dungeon' its on the android platform....absolute brilliance. It is so damn difficult and so well made, while being simple at the same time. Its a dungeon crawler, which is sure to make you want to smash your phone into pieces.

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