[DocTaotsu]

Blue Planet has always had a place in my heart for their lovingly crafted waterworld/talking dolphin world. The rules were complex and not particularly fun (although the combat was brutal and "realistic").

I haven't played Eclipse Phase yet but I love the setting and it SOUNDS like the rules are fairly coherent.

[burntheartist]

Shadowrun was my first and most time spent playing back in the day. Got into HERO / GURPs a little and a bit more into Vampire: The Masquerade. I think I liked V:tM a bit better just because in a short session we could get so much done. Lore-wise it was always interesting to explore the political side of things. Our SR group in hindsight kind of ignored all of that as players and just bantered the GM to get us to the killin'.

[FastJack]

Hmm... In order:

1) Shadowrun
2) Forgotten Realms (3.5/Pathfinder)
3) BattleTech
4) Golarion (Pathfinder)
5) Star Wars (d6 WEG/d20 WotC)

[DocTaotsu]

@FastJack
Ooo... talk to me about Pathfinder, I've heard good things but I've never gotten much deeper than that.

[FastJack]

Wow. Where to start.

Um.... I'll start tomorrow. It's almost 2:30 and if I start talking now, I'll never get to sleep.

[shadd4d]

I started out with Shadowrun (2nd Ed) in 95, so there's always a soft spot for the setting and rules in my heart.

However, my favorites which I'm running with these days:

Savage Worlds (great, fast rules system. The engine for Deadlands: Reloaded, up-coming Hell On Earth: Reloaded, Space 1889, Hellfrost, Rippers, Sundered Skies, 50 Fathoms, Realms of Cthulhu and a lot of other settings. I find it sleek and elegant, fast and easy to teach and not so hard to master. It's great as a core system, which SR4 is not nor ever will be).
L5R, 4th Ed (best version of Legend of the Five Rings to date, in my opinion. Love the setting and possibilities).

One's I've read and think look pretty cool:
Ars Magica (5th ed)
Eclipse Phase (it reads well, but I'd love to play a game just to get a feel for the transhumanism of the setting as I am unfamiliar with transhumanism)

Don

[Jadehellbringer]

Shadowrun is the only RPG I really spend much time on, but I'm a rabid Battletech player and do plan to give the new Battletech RPG (A Time Of War) a shakedown when it is released in dead-tree format.

[Saint]

The games that I play in order of how much I like them.

1. Shadowrun/Battletech - In all seriousness, deciding between them is a near impossible choice for me, I love them both.
2. Changeling the Lost - Setting and character types are amazing
3. Vampire the Requiem LARP - Tabletop not so great, LARP is quite fun
4. Chthulutech - I have not gotten to play but I am in love with the setting and the three books I own so far are quite good.
5. Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 only - And with a GM that understands that D&D needs epic storylines just as much as other games. Hack and slashers do not apply to be my GM.

[John Schmidt]

RPGs in no particular order...

James Bond 007
Star Wars (WEG d6)
Pathfinder
Fading Suns
and of course...Shadowrun

I may add Dragon Age to the list once they publish the rest of the rules.


Wargaming...

Warhammer Fantasy
40k
Fields of Glory
Battalions in Crisis

[Caine Hazen]

I'm really loving the rules for the Dresden Files game, like Eclipse Phase as well, playing in 1 (maybe 2 soon) Shadowrun games, running 1 Shadowrun game, and we're paging through Pathfinder right now as well.  In the wargames department, we're playing battletech, and I do occasionally get out my army for Warmachine.

I have taken the punishment to play the following over the years: Rifts, the whole line of Palladium RPGs(as 1 setting), Gurps, All the editions of D&D, Warhammer RPG.  On the wargame fromt used to play 40K, Fantasy, and VOR! (I miss VOR)

[MikeW]

So, right now, I am the GM for my Shadowrun game on Wednesday Nights, and am also GMing a Dresden game on Saturday nights.  The books for the Dresden Files rpg are so absolutely incredible!  They sure did such a nice job with those core books.  And the game itself is so fun.

My gaming group also alternates between games, preferring to do games in approximately four-week blocks and then switch over to another game system.  When we aren't playing Shadowrun or Dresden, we have played Mage (Old World of Darkness),  Star Wars, and Heroes Unlimited.   
 

[Prime Mover]

We've played dozens of games but in last few years we've tried to focus due to limited play time.

1.Shadowrun
2.Pathfinder
2.Star Wars
3.Savage World (Deadlands, WW2 a few others)
4.Mutants & Masterminds
5.Eclipse Phase

[FastJack]

@FastJack
Ooo... talk to me about Pathfinder, I've heard good things but I've never gotten much deeper than that.

Okay, here's the spiel:

First off, they have completely embraced the OGL (i.e., it's the same as 3.0/3.5, with 3PP being able to publish anything for Pathfinder with just a blurb in the book).

Second, it's easy to get the rules. You can get them for free at the (Paizo-sponsored) Pathfinder RPG Reference Document, or buy the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook for only $9.99 as a PDF, or $49.99 and have it shipped to you. And, as a 576 page monstrosity that combines a PHB/DMG, it is well worth the price.

Third: The Setting. After the great Spellplague fan-abandonment of the Forgotten Realms, quite a few of us die-hard Faerûnians jump-shipped to Golarion, since they built their world (nay, the entire world's solar system) to enable any type of fantasy game you'd like. And a great portion of that world seems to have the same 'feel' as the pre-Spellplague Realms (minus really big names). Add to it that you've got great names working on the books (Sean K. Reynolds is a permanent fixture at Paizo, but Ed Greenwood, Keith Baker, Elaine Cunningham and a ton of others have done freelance stuff), and you're getting a setting with a lot of love and thought put into it. And, they are taking the Eberron approach (for now) and not planning on 'moving the timeline forward' or any 'Golarion-shaking-events'.

Finally, last, but DEFINITELY not least, the Adventure Paths. What can I say about them? They are the reason for Paizo's success. With the start of the APs in Dragon's Shackled City, they revolutionized how gaming groups could buy pre-made adventures. The launch of non-Dragon/Dungeon Paizo began with the Rise of the Runelords, which both set the tone for Golarion AND made goblins sick, cannibalistic little monsters that will give Adventurers nightmares again. And they (so far) haven't struck out yet with them. Not too mention, that if you subscribe to the APs through their site, you get a free PDF with each 'issue' (the free pdf is available for any subscription you sign up for), plus the AP subscription gives you a 15% discount on most products sold through their website (including the AP sub itself).

Anything else you'd like to know?

[deek]

I haven't played a ton of games even though I have been roleplaying since about 1989.  The biggest span I had was with AD&D 2nd Edition, and its still my favorite, even though I haven't played it in over a decade.  I did play a little 3.0 and 3.5, but that was at the end of both cycles.  I jumped on board 4e and really love to run and play it.  So, DnD is definitely one of my favorites, perhaps my #1 since I've put so much time into it.

I ran a little Shadowrun 1st edition, back around that same time.  A friend showed me 2nd edition when it came out, but I never played it.  3rd edition I am completely clueless about, as I was in college and the only roleplaying I did was some sporadic DnD.  I got back into SR with 4th edition and ran a couple campaigns and really like it.  So, that would probably be my #2.

The rest of the games I've played, are stuff like Twilight 2000, Vampire: The Masquarade, a little Hero 5th Edition...but none of those more than a couple adventures.  I got into some Wushu a few months ago on a forum game that I am running and really like the light rules, but I'm not sure I'd enjoy that type of game at a table with friends.

[Troll]

I've done alot of gaming over the years,  my favorites are often setting driven more than rules, which is amusing because I'm a system bashing nightmare when I get going.

Lately I've enjoyed quite a bit of the Saga edition of Star Wars coming out over at WoTC.  (It's done now, and the liscense has reverted)

I played most of the Old world of Darkness systems extensively, online and in real life.  Mage probably being my favorite, though Vampire was for a great many years.

I enjoy D&D as much as the next guy for filler gaming, though I tend to view it more as a miniatures gaming exercise than actual role playing.

I absolutely adore the setting in Silver Age Sentinels,  though the Tri Stat rules are mildly terrifying.

That's all that comes to mind in 3 minutes or less of thought.