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Kay12

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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2011, 03:42:03 am »

I post more than I play. If I waste my time, I don't care whether I do it playing DF or Wesnoth or just browsing the forums... it always makes me feel a bit lazy, although the last one is somewhat redeemable because of the social element.
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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2011, 05:58:56 am »

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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2011, 08:58:00 am »

I definately spend more time on the forum then playing,partially because the complexity of df drives me to find what new wonders/bugs/wtf's have been uncovered by other people.
Also theres still a bit of learning curve i haven't climbed over yet.
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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2011, 12:03:09 pm »

I'm waiting for the next release too. Meanwhile I've been doing some modding, and naturally reading the forums.

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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2011, 10:02:50 pm »

I've probably spent more time on the forums than playing- in part because I just enjoy the atmosphere and humor inherent to these forums, in part because reading about the experiences of others helps broaden my own experience with the game. Not just from bouncing ideas back and forth, but from seeing the game from somebody else's perspective- for example, I almost never farm, so it is interesting to me to read about farming intensive activities, and how that colors the rest of their play. Similar story with mechanics (with more hilarious results.)

When I am playing DF (as I am right now, as we speak) I tend to do nothing but DF for a month or two at a time- when I first started, I must have done three solid months of DF. Since I've seen most of the general features by now, I mostly start new fortresses when new versions come out or when I get a cool idea for a fort. And considering how complex DF is, there are still occasions where I am surprised by something that happened.

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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2011, 11:31:51 pm »

I definitely browse the forums much more than I play. I generally lapse out of DF until something new is introduced or some crazy idea pops into my head (lava landmines...).

I'm mostly waiting for the next release, and I'm willing to wait a while longer.
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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2011, 05:46:13 am »

Yup, I'm another of the release people. I get the "new game addiction" every time a new update comes out, but alas, the infatuation usually dies after a week or two (as with all games) and I just browse the forums, making a nuisance of myself.
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Re: Actually playing the game
« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2011, 03:22:59 pm »

Like plenty of others, after the last fortress failed, I've just been waiting on the big update. It's been a while, and it's taken longer than expected, so it's been months since I last played.
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