I'm circling between a few games at the moment, and I can't seem to focus on one for long.
I'd say my "primary" game has been SWtOR for a few months. I don't play all that much - more like an hour or two 3-4 times pr. week, but it seems I've finally decided that I'm quite fond of the game. I've been going back and forth between "meh" and "cool" since release, but it's the first time I've been enjoying it for so long without actually tiring of it.
I find that the "ideal" way to enjoy it is to leave the class story quests and just steadily level up through normal quests/PvP/flashpoints/bounties and whatever. That way, you can get to max level at a decent pace - and you'll be able to enjoy the core story without interruption, which I think works much better than doing a class quest - wait until you're level appropriate - and then the next class quest. It breaks up the flow. I actually plan to go through all the classes like this, though I don't know if I can keep my enthusiasm.
Since I'm in Star Wars - I was inspired to play KotOR again, and I started playing on my iPad. It's actually a pretty good port once you get used to the awkward controls - but I decided that PC is obviously the way I really wanted to play.
As I'm running Windows 8.1 - I ran into quite a bit of trouble getting it to run. I had to spend a few days messing around with various versions - until I decided to buy it again on Steam (probably my third copy). That version works fine as long as you disable full screen and run it in a window. That's not ideal - but still far better than playing it on an iPad.
It goes without saying that the game is still fantastic.
Finally, I'm playing System Shock 2 again with the SecMod (2.8).
Which reminds me that I promised to report back on my multiplayer experience.
Well, the sad part is that it wasn't stable enough. It was crashing all the time - and it might have been due to the mods or it might have been due to us being 4 players. Supposedly, the game is very unstable with more than 3 players - but I can't be sure.
The good part is that we did manage to play it for an hour or two at one point - and it was utterly fantastic. I LOVE this game in multiplayer - because you don't get to share resources. In MP - the game is set to "impossible" and it's really, really hard. Every decision you make is critical - and you NEED your buddies to support with whatever skillset they have. Just fantastic.
But we had to give it up in the end
So I'm playing it solo - and I've restarted a couple of times. On Impossible - it's just too hard for me solo. You miss out on 70% of the loot - and the SecMod patch makes even the first zombie/hybrids very tough because they're much faster.
So, I've started a new game on Normal - and I'll bump it to Hard if it feels too easy. It certainly doesn't at this point, though.
I'm playing with 5-6 graphical mods - mostly texture and model upgrades - and it's actually looking quite good. Ok, not 2013 good - but fantastic for a 1999 game.
SS2 rocks!
