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First Impressions: Battlestar Galactica Online
There's a pretty universal rule among MMORPG players, although many of them are not aware of it: "Never, ever play a human, an elf, or the 'good side' unless you have no choice. Even then, improvise." I try to follow this rule to the letter. Even when I am asked to try out, preview, or generally mess around with the greatest new game in all of history, I try to avoid playing the good guys. So when I was asked if I could take a look at Battlestar Galactice Online by Bigpoint, I knew exactly what to do. While I much prefer the older Cylon look and feel (bulkier, rounder ships), and while I did not find myself glued to the TV set to tune into the latter incarnation of the campy series, I did absolutely love how the newer writers and special-effects masters made the space dog-fighting look. It felt, well, real to me. Would I feel the same way about combat inside my browser? What about my character -- how would he feel while walking around inside a station or base? Follow me past the cut to see what I found.
USB missile launcher, round two: now with lasers!
We're not really sure how many people need a $50 piece of laser-guided artillery to arm their workspaces with, but when your adversaries have regular USB missile launchers and circus cannons, we feel that it's important to stay on top in the office space arms race. Fortunately our buddies at Engadget Chinese have found the Striker II, which comes with a Level 3 precision guidance system (whatever that means). It may have something to do with accompanying 3D software (pictured), although we don't quite get what that city in the background is all about, nor why the missiles are pointed toward the user -- so you may want to get that guidance system looked at before you aim it at your nearest enemy.[Via Engadget Chinese]
