Comments for Leveling Down http://levelingdown.com Aging Hardcore Gamers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Going Up Against the Protoss’s Overpowered Void Ray by Tb http://levelingdown.com/2010/07/16/going-up-against-the-protosss-overpowered-void-ray/#comment-25654 Tb Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:59:50 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=6034#comment-25654 So, you start by saying that the voids are OP, but then you go on to describe many cheap counters. Voids en mass, are quite destructive, but make no mistake,they are quiteexpensive and always, mass ground forces win the day against a lonely mass void fleet. Secondarily, voids have really replaced the carriers, not because people do not like them, but they are rather expensive and the games progress so quickly now that it is to your detriment to try and go carriers early. If we want to talk about OP units, lets talk about the Mule and harvesting 42 gold resources per mineral deposit, Sensor Tower, Orbital command, Battlecruiser, cloaked banshees, cloaked ghosts, EMP, Ultralisk, Speed and dexterity of the mutas! How the hell does a flying angry bat outmaneuver an effin Terran or Protoss starship? Really? Banelings, infestors. Ravens and seeker missles. What happened with Starcraft II is that they took the best of the protoss and split it between the Terran and Zerg. What's left, is practically boring to play and takes quite a while to build up. So, you start by saying that the voids are OP, but then you go on to describe many cheap counters. Voids en mass, are quite destructive, but make no mistake,they are quiteexpensive and always, mass ground forces win the day against a lonely mass void fleet. Secondarily, voids have really replaced the carriers, not because people do not like them, but they are rather expensive and the games progress so quickly now that it is to your detriment to try and go carriers early.

If we want to talk about OP units, lets talk about the Mule and harvesting 42 gold resources per mineral deposit, Sensor Tower, Orbital command, Battlecruiser, cloaked banshees, cloaked ghosts, EMP, Ultralisk, Speed and dexterity of the mutas! How the hell does a flying angry bat outmaneuver an effin Terran or Protoss starship? Really? Banelings, infestors. Ravens and seeker missles.

What happened with Starcraft II is that they took the best of the protoss and split it between the Terran and Zerg. What’s left, is practically boring to play and takes quite a while to build up.

]]> Comment on The End of the Leveling Down Blog by Tairese http://levelingdown.com/2011/12/31/the-end-of-the-leveling-down-blog/#comment-24785 Tairese Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:57:20 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8264#comment-24785 I was secretly hoping for more headphone reviews. aw! I was secretly hoping for more headphone reviews. aw!

]]> Comment on The End of the Leveling Down Blog by LargeLobster http://levelingdown.com/2011/12/31/the-end-of-the-leveling-down-blog/#comment-24434 LargeLobster Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:01:46 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8264#comment-24434 Truly the end of an era... see you online! Truly the end of an era… see you online!

]]> Comment on The End of the Leveling Down Blog by Mark http://levelingdown.com/2011/12/31/the-end-of-the-leveling-down-blog/#comment-24360 Mark Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:56:47 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8264#comment-24360 Hey guys, sorry to hear that the blog is ending, I really enjoyed your viewpoint on video games. I completely understand how difficult it is to find time to play games these days with everything else in life going on, let alone finding the time to write a blog. I hope you still get to play the games that really interest you. Thanks for writing such a great blog! Hey guys, sorry to hear that the blog is ending, I really enjoyed your viewpoint on video games.

I completely understand how difficult it is to find time to play games these days with everything else in life going on, let alone finding the time to write a blog. I hope you still get to play the games that really interest you.

Thanks for writing such a great blog!

]]> Comment on The End of the Leveling Down Blog by Cotterz http://levelingdown.com/2011/12/31/the-end-of-the-leveling-down-blog/#comment-24342 Cotterz Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:02:00 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8264#comment-24342 I'll miss all of this, it's one of the few gaming sites I bother to check nowadays. All good things must come to an end I suppose. Peace :) I’ll miss all of this, it’s one of the few gaming sites I bother to check nowadays. All good things must come to an end I suppose.
Peace :)

]]> Comment on Batman: Arkham City – Review by espion4ge http://levelingdown.com/2011/11/01/batman-arkham-city-review/#comment-24246 espion4ge Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:25:21 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8077#comment-24246 Glad you enjoyed Arkham City more than I did! You do make some good points, and I think I'm just growing more tired of single player games in general these days - feels like I'm just going through the motions so perhaps I didn't give Batman: Arkham City the "fairest" shake. I definitely am in the minority with the way I feel about the game since everyone else seems to love it so I'm glad you shared your thoughts here to give others a different perspective on the game! Glad you enjoyed Arkham City more than I did! You do make some good points, and I think I’m just growing more tired of single player games in general these days – feels like I’m just going through the motions so perhaps I didn’t give Batman: Arkham City the “fairest” shake.

I definitely am in the minority with the way I feel about the game since everyone else seems to love it so I’m glad you shared your thoughts here to give others a different perspective on the game!

]]> Comment on Batman: Arkham City – Review by Jason http://levelingdown.com/2011/11/01/batman-arkham-city-review/#comment-24026 Jason Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:52:28 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8077#comment-24026 I have to say, Arkham City is waaaay better than Asylum. Yes, Asylum had a tighter script, but City just adds and adds on everything else. The gameplay is so much better with the new gadgets that batman has. In Asylum, sometimes there was only one way to get through a "room" of baddies and the game would sort of guide you on how to do it...but in City, Batman has so many different tools, it's just fun to be creative and go in on each fight with a different attack plan. The sandbox element didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. There's enough going on in the City without having to travel too far to get to the next action sequence. I like the gliding mechanic a lot too. You didn't get to do that so often in Asylum, so I like how how batman is so mobile in this game. You are right, there are a LOT of riddler puzzles, but they are optional so if people want to do them, they can. If they don't, they don't have to. The game is better with them in it, rather than not I think. I think it adds to "replay" value as well. Even though I wouldn't start a new game to just go through the main story again, I'd be happy to fire it up and beat up some thugs on the street and maybe solve a riddle to make it feel like I've progressed more in the game. I have to say, Arkham City is waaaay better than Asylum. Yes, Asylum had a tighter script, but City just adds and adds on everything else. The gameplay is so much better with the new gadgets that batman has. In Asylum, sometimes there was only one way to get through a “room” of baddies and the game would sort of guide you on how to do it…but in City, Batman has so many different tools, it’s just fun to be creative and go in on each fight with a different attack plan.

The sandbox element didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. There’s enough going on in the City without having to travel too far to get to the next action sequence.
I like the gliding mechanic a lot too. You didn’t get to do that so often in Asylum, so I like how how batman is so mobile in this game.

You are right, there are a LOT of riddler puzzles, but they are optional so if people want to do them, they can. If they don’t, they don’t have to. The game is better with them in it, rather than not I think. I think it adds to “replay” value as well. Even though I wouldn’t start a new game to just go through the main story again, I’d be happy to fire it up and beat up some thugs on the street and maybe solve a riddle to make it feel like I’ve progressed more in the game.

]]> Comment on espion4ge’s Favorite Games of 2011 by espion4ge http://levelingdown.com/2011/12/27/espion4ges-favorite-games-of-2011/#comment-24007 espion4ge Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:01:29 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8247#comment-24007 yeah i'm sure it is kind of a shocker to most of ya. To be honest there wasn't an easy GOTY for me this year, as there were so many sequels. skyrim seems to be the most popular goty choice, but since i hadn't played it yet i wasn't quite ready to award it my goty. i was just impressed with gears of war 3 on so many levels that i had to give it the nod. yeah i’m sure it is kind of a shocker to most of ya. To be honest there wasn’t an easy GOTY for me this year, as there were so many sequels. skyrim seems to be the most popular goty choice, but since i hadn’t played it yet i wasn’t quite ready to award it my goty. i was just impressed with gears of war 3 on so many levels that i had to give it the nod.

]]> Comment on espion4ge’s Favorite Games of 2011 by NatureB4E http://levelingdown.com/2011/12/27/espion4ges-favorite-games-of-2011/#comment-23988 NatureB4E Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:11:34 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=8247#comment-23988 I am shocked by your choice! I am shocked by your choice!

]]> Comment on How to Fix the 360 to TV No Signal Problem with HDMI by John http://levelingdown.com/2009/11/20/how-to-fix-the-360-to-tv-no-signal-problem-with-hdmi/#comment-23971 John Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:35:28 +0000 http://levelingdown.com/?p=4142#comment-23971 Question. I have a monster HDMI cable as well as a 1080p TV yet I still can't get a signal.. I've tried blindly navigating through the menu but that still doesn't seem to work. I've hooked my Xbox 360 up to other TV's in my house and turned everything as low as possibly then switching over to my new TV and nothing changes. Idea's anyone? My TV is brand new and my Xbox 360 is only a year old. Question.

I have a monster HDMI cable as well as a 1080p TV yet I still can’t get a signal.. I’ve tried blindly navigating through the menu but that still doesn’t seem to work. I’ve hooked my Xbox 360 up to other TV’s in my house and turned everything as low as possibly then switching over to my new TV and nothing changes. Idea’s anyone? My TV is brand new and my Xbox 360 is only a year old.

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