Comments on: All I Want For Xmas http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/ The Best Strategy Game Blog in My House Mon, 21 May 2012 20:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Long http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-119170 Dave Long Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:27:11 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/#comment-119170 I'm finding that WoW is a lot more than a hamster wheel. While I don't like it when people get all hung up on the numbers game, that part of it is actually super entertaining, right next to all the cool lore and nifty places. There's so much to see and do in WoW and the "story" of my character grows with each passing day. So if I don't get back to all these other games for awhile, I'm ok with that. My 66 Paladin has given me a ton of entertainment. It still would be nice to get like six more hours in a day though. :D I’m finding that WoW is a lot more than a hamster wheel. While I don’t like it when people get all hung up on the numbers game, that part of it is actually super entertaining, right next to all the cool lore and nifty places.

There’s so much to see and do in WoW and the “story” of my character grows with each passing day.

So if I don’t get back to all these other games for awhile, I’m ok with that. My 66 Paladin has given me a ton of entertainment.

It still would be nice to get like six more hours in a day though. :D

]]> By: Natus http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-118859 Natus Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:52:11 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/#comment-118859 Thanks, Troy, for the info. And thanks, Dave, for reminding me that I'm spending WAY too much time this holiday season WoW-ing and I don't even have a toon at 60 yet (not to mention 70). Even if this game is a glorified hamster-wheel, those who've levelled their tunes as far as they can go have at least something to show for it. And games from eons long ago that I haven't yet explored like HoI: Doomsday, Dominions 3, and AoW:SM sit there sullenly, glaring at me. Thanks, Troy, for the info. And thanks, Dave, for reminding me that I’m spending WAY too much time this holiday season WoW-ing and I don’t even have a toon at 60 yet (not to mention 70). Even if this game is a glorified hamster-wheel, those who’ve levelled their tunes as far as they can go have at least something to show for it. And games from eons long ago that I haven’t yet explored like HoI: Doomsday, Dominions 3, and AoW:SM sit there sullenly, glaring at me.

]]> By: Dave Long http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-118555 Dave Long Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:39:32 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/#comment-118555 All I want for Christmas is the willpower to stop buying games when I don't have time to play them. For the entire holiday season I've been telling people that I really don't need any more games as Christmas presents. I don't have time to play the ones I have. Yet, that's what they know I enjoy so when all is said and done I'll probably end up with at least three of them dropping onto the stack of titles that grows yearly. I don't usually get anything from publishers anymore so every one of these things was purchased either by myself or others. What a waste. To top it off, most of my recent gaming time is spent in World of Warcraft. So really, there's even less time for new games than ever before. All I want for Christmas is the willpower to stop buying games when I don’t have time to play them.

For the entire holiday season I’ve been telling people that I really don’t need any more games as Christmas presents. I don’t have time to play the ones I have. Yet, that’s what they know I enjoy so when all is said and done I’ll probably end up with at least three of them dropping onto the stack of titles that grows yearly. I don’t usually get anything from publishers anymore so every one of these things was purchased either by myself or others. What a waste.

To top it off, most of my recent gaming time is spent in World of Warcraft. So really, there’s even less time for new games than ever before.

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-118423 Troy Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:24:32 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/#comment-118423 The Pompey bio is by Peter Greenhalgh and is, like a lot of this sort of stuff, out of print. The first volume (<em>Roman Alexander</em>) is harder to find at a reasonable price than the second (<em>Republican Prince</em>) but both are worth a look if you're not familiar with the man. Considering there are two or three new Caesar bios every year, there are few surprises there. The books aren't great. Like many biographers, he is too in love with his subject to admit that Pompey was well out of his element in forum politics and was outmaneuvered by the Catonian/Metellan factions regularly and his account of the Catilinian conspiracy is muddled. His discussion of Pompey's grand strategy in the civil war, however, is very convincing and his description of the settlement of Rome's Eastern provinces is very thorough. The broad outlines are more easily found in Plutarch and Appian, but if you've got some money to burn, it's worth scouring Abebooks for the books. The Pompey bio is by Peter Greenhalgh and is, like a lot of this sort of stuff, out of print. The first volume (Roman Alexander) is harder to find at a reasonable price than the second (Republican Prince) but both are worth a look if you’re not familiar with the man. Considering there are two or three new Caesar bios every year, there are few surprises there.

The books aren’t great. Like many biographers, he is too in love with his subject to admit that Pompey was well out of his element in forum politics and was outmaneuvered by the Catonian/Metellan factions regularly and his account of the Catilinian conspiracy is muddled.

His discussion of Pompey’s grand strategy in the civil war, however, is very convincing and his description of the settlement of Rome’s Eastern provinces is very thorough.

The broad outlines are more easily found in Plutarch and Appian, but if you’ve got some money to burn, it’s worth scouring Abebooks for the books.

]]> By: Natus http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-118373 Natus Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:18:09 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2007/12/18/all-i-want-for-xmas/#comment-118373 Yes, GMT has me in its black grip, too. I am slowing down on my P-500's, though, and only pre-ordering games that I think need the support to get through publication. With C&C:A (the best of the series), I already own expansion #1 of which I've played very little. And considering the space, I'm wondering how many expansions I need of this game. It's not like I'm playing every month. Can you give the particulars of the Pompey bio, Troy? That sounds great! Yes, GMT has me in its black grip, too. I am slowing down on my P-500′s, though, and only pre-ordering games that I think need the support to get through publication. With C&C:A (the best of the series), I already own expansion #1 of which I’ve played very little. And considering the space, I’m wondering how many expansions I need of this game. It’s not like I’m playing every month.

Can you give the particulars of the Pompey bio, Troy? That sounds great!

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