So, the topic hasn't been fully addressed with everyone present, so I thought I'd take the initiative and get a discussion going.
It's pretty obvious that WoW isn't the go-to diversion anymore on the previously designated nights, not only due to ToC inactivity, but also because it would appear the casual raiding scene we were a part of has dissolved for the most part. We've all seen the available 5-man content, and PvP hadn't really come up as something we wanted to pursue seriously. Other than one more upcoming large content patch, we've sampled most of what the current expansion has to offer.
Recently, we've been giving some other games some attention, which is good. A nice change of pace. Some Warcraft 3 custom games, some L4D, a little TF2, etc.
The main goal of this post however is to get us talking about our gaming nights, maybe to organize them in some way. Three questions come to mind on the subjects that have come up so far that I want your input on...
1. What are your feelings about WoW? Are you bored of the game, or does it still entertain? If you're not playing now, would you ever go back, and when?
(My answer: WoW is ok, but it has been like 3 years or something, and it's getting overly familiar, routine, and less entertaining. Considerations of account suspension do come to mind. It would take a fair amount of new content in the game to bring me back, or at least, a mass return of ToC.)
2. Given that Wed. and Sun. were the nights we would log on to WoW (raiding nights aside), are these still good designated nights for online gaming for us? If not, which night(s) can work better for you? (Me: I'm flexible, most nights would be fine to designate, but i'm cool with Wed. and Sun., Fri. night would be bad for me though because I'm more tired then than any other night.)
3. Including the games we've been playing online instead of WoW, what games would you like to suggest for designated gaming nights? These can be future releases, presently available titles, and enjoyments of the past (don't be afraid to stroll memory lane, lots of great games from years ago that would be cheap to obtain for those that don't have them).
From my mind, a brief list:
Warcraft 3 (custom games mostly, I was never an RTSer)
Left 4 Dead (good fun and cheaper than it used to be, better now with custom campaigns!)
Team Fortress 2 (better with more people)
Diablo 2 (have we ever all played a run-through together at once? No? I'm certain we all own this one so why not?)
Counter-Strike (it's been a while, we could go for it once/twice)
Deathmatch mode of a good shooter (good for any number of people)
Battlefield: Heroes (it's free to play and pretty fun, so you've got no excuse not to try it)
So
please don't just read this post and move on, go ahead and reply with some input on what we can play online in the future. I don't get to see you guys any other way, and I don't see a trip to california anytime soon, so I want to make the most of what we can do online.
