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[hemmingjay]

M&B Napoleonic
Key features:
Accurate early 19th century weapons, uniforms and environments
Massive multiplayer battles with up to 200 players
Five nations with more than 220 unique units to choose from
A wide range of artillery pieces ranging from field cannons to mortars, capable of firing a variety of missiles such as canister, explosive shells and even rockets - all fully controllable by players
Finely crafted game balance ensuring player skill is the hero of the battlefield, not the gun or the sword
Construct barricades, dig trenches, and rig explosives with the multi-purpose Engineer class
Special musician units with drums, fifes, bagpipes or trumpets, able to play historically accurate tunes; all recorded and played by award winning musicians
Lead squads of soldiers against each other in the new commander battle mode
More than 40 classical background music tracks

[Sowelu]

Kind of do want.  I feel the same about multiplayer games, but this is basically a completely unexplored setting for the genre.

[Sirus]

I kinda like the sound of it as well, but I'd need a better connection (and probably system) before I bought a purely multiplayer game :/

[Catastrophic lolcats]

Decided I'll buy it on an impulse. I spent 10 dollars getting into a nightclub last night which only served to remind me how much I hate clubbing (seals excluded). I assume I'll get more enjoyment out of this 10 dollar investment. 

I'll update this post with some feedback once I've played around for a bit.

So it seems I can't connect to the multiplayer servers for some reason. I think I'll blame Steam for this.

Played around with the off-line multiplayer. Seems alright. The factions are all well done and the uniforms are very nice. I found it hilarious you could play as a conscripted Russian serf.
Frame-rate seems to chug quite a bit though, it seems to be from the musket smoke.

MP still doesn't work. Seems like a common problem and support still haven't found a fix.

[Felius]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57740/

Jagged Alliance Back in Action is 40% off. How good/bad is it? Comparing it with previous Jagged Alliance games? Is it worth it at 24 USD? Or is it better to wait until it's at least 50%-75% off?

[Pandarsenic]

Heard good things about it; asking a friend of mine who has it as soon as he gets online.

[BigD145]

Wait for the DLC to be rolled in as a bundle at 75% off?

[Pandarsenic]

Hmm. He didn't say much but I've been craving a game like that so I grabbed it.

[Mephansteras]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57740/

Jagged Alliance Back in Action is 40% off. How good/bad is it? Comparing it with previous Jagged Alliance games? Is it worth it at 24 USD? Or is it better to wait until it's at least 50%-75% off?

It's fun, and with the patches they're releasing for it it'll be quite good. I'd say it's worth it, but it depends on how much you like that style of game.

[Pandarsenic]

Do keep in mind it's no longer Turn-based, hiring is now permanent, etc.

[Mephansteras]

Do keep in mind it's no longer Turn-based, hiring is now permanent, etc.

Good points. Best to think of it as something other than Jagged Alliance 3, since it really isn't. It's more a reimaging of JA2 as a different type of tactical game. If you take it for what it is, rather than what it is not, it's a lot of fun.

[hemmingjay]

Yup, if it was flying anything other than the name Jagged Alliance, buying it would be a no-brainer.

I enjoy it a lot!

[Felius]

To those who have played it, how would it compare with 7.62mm High Caliber?

[Scelly9]

So, is Arma 2 worth it?

[BigD145]

It's on sale?