I'm sure they will charge for a special B.net, but seriously I'm getting tired of all these third-party service sites, applications, and portals. What happened to simple integrated game servers. Sure slap an in-game ad while I'm browsing for a server, but please don't make me download some extra application just to play it multiplayer.

 

Umm.. haha. L4D has great replay value in sittings with friends, but I'm not sure I'll go back and touch it too much. Valve did try a bunch of new things with it though, and I'm happy they're exploring new ideas!

 

There's nothing like a good RTS every now and then, we'll see how it pans out. I won't give in to the hype. Gas Powered Games haven't necessarily let us down yet though ala Dungeon Siege

 

Wow those are some pretty cool mechanics. I'll look forward to giving that a try for sure! Looks like a crash bandicoot meets rpg or something haha..

 

The amount of content and things you complete in a video game are always tied to the amount of time you spent achieving it. In all reality though the content achieved is relative, so though you may feel like you're getting more done in these newer action-paced video games, everybody is moving at the same quicker pace - so no real ground is broken. MMO's were made to be used as gateways of gameply with other people. I think the most important implementation to be made to this festering genre is to more prominantly have people closer to each other, interacting and coping in their environments. It feels so microcosmic right now. Like sitting in a LFG for hours etc... I want to play these games to PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE. And this shouldn't be exclusively against other people either. I've got my Call of Duty games, RPG's need to offer me more than a skin slapped on the interface of CTF.