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  1. Desert_Rocket

    Desert_Rocket Member

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    Can anyone make some good recommendations on online PC games? I'm going to start staying home on the weekends for a few months & save up some money for a major purchase and I need something to occupy my time. I have a powerful PC with high speed internet. Don't have an xbox, ps3 or anything like that & don't plan on buying one.

    I want something new and fresh, not something like world of warcraft.

    Thx
     
  2. Jeremiah

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    I take it that you don't want to play an MMO then?

    The two I play are City of Heroes and EVE Online.

    CoH is really fun, easy to pick up, and the character customizer is awesome. It's easy to create a character that is completely unique. You can get a free trial on mmorpg.com

    EVE Online is a hardcore sci-fi space game. You need to be pretty dedicated to have fun in it. Which is why I'll probably drop it soon. :) But you can also get a free trial on mmorpg.com

    Some free browser-based strategy games are Oil Empires and Strategy Arena Online. Like I said, they are free, but if you want to 'donate' you can get extra perks in each.

    I'm not a FPS fan, so I cant recommend anything there, but I'm sure someone will chime in.
     
  3. SirCharlesFan

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    Pokerstars.com
     
  4. Uprising

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    Team Fortress 2
    Company of Heroes
    World in Conflict
    Age of Empires 3 / expansions
    Call of duty 4
    Battlefield 2


    Those are what I play. Hit me up on xfire if you ever want to play. We have a teamspeak up and running.
     
  5. Nice Rollin

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    i want to play monopoly online. it used to be on games.com but they sold the rights to EA or something...
     
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    At home?
    For months?
    High speed internet?
    Powerful computer?

    World of Warcraft

    buy a headset and watch the days melt away.
     
  7. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Civilization
    -not sure how many still play it online though
     
  8. OrangeCountyCA

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    How about Civilization 4. Great addictive game with online multiplayer.


    Yeah Ziggy, I tried to log on to play online, and I had to download the new patch. But with the new patch installed, I can't run the game anymore. I think my comp. has a virus.
     
  9. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    ya i used to play battleship on there as well...dont know what happened to that site
     
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    If you liked playing risk, kdice is pretty addictive and free.
     
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    Team Fortress 2 has me addicted. Look for "THE ORANGE BOX" as the name of the game. It includes ALL of the Half-Life 2 games, Portal (which is fun), and Team Fortress 2.

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  14. Nice Rollin

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    where is monopoly?
     
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    americas army...great game...free as well...google it...it's about 3 gigs or so...
     
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    UT3 bring it on sissy :)

    BTW what are your specs

    I got decent gaming machine and I spent $1400

    Intel Duo Core 2.4 ghz Overclocked to 3.00 Ghz
    2x 500 GB HD
    4 Gigs Of Memory DDR2 800Mhz
    780i XFX Motherboard
    8800 GTS OC 512MB Graphic Card
    700w PSU
     
  17. kokopuffs

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    sins of a solar empire
     
  18. Royals Ego

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    world of warcraft is new and fresh :)
     
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    Dont do it man, this game is the equavilant of crack , you will loose you wife,kids,job,freinds LOL, na Im JK



    UT3 Is the way to go
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