I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned, but if you're still using Starcraft, that's probably why but....Bioshock is a must own FPS. If you're computer can handle it, its beefier than the usual. It's not Crysis, but its up there.

I haven't found a great RTS yet. I do know that Sins of a Solar Empire is way over-rated.

This gap of time between announcement of the partial game and information pending has gotten me thinking about what the other classes could possibly be. Considering the past and seeing that on-line co-op will play a big role in the newest installment of the Diablo series, I made the following predictions:

Cleric/Holy Warrior type: I know we've all seen the paladin and his spell/high defense combat abilities. But we haven't seen a holy character type with conflagrations and powerful healing spells and all those other fancy tricks we've seen in other D&D type games. With co-op play getting bigger, parties are going to need more than a lame healing aura to get through the roughest patches of the game. A cleric type who casts giant AoE anti demon/undead spells and direct healing would be a great addition to the game. Auras would also be neat but I don't see the paladin making a full comeback to the Third.

Elementalist/Mage type: Its hard to imagine any fantasy RPG hack-n-slash without a mage type. The sorceress was cute, but what other games like WoW, Guild Wars, and Titan Quest have brought to the table as far as spells go make her look sad and lonely with her firebolts and static shock. This game is meaner and there needs to be a meaner mage to counter that. Going off the game-play trailer, large amounts of enemies are going to be found almost regularly so 80% screen size spells will probably be abundant. There have been the usual Fire/Ice/Electric trees in the past but I see something coming up that will go past that. Maybe a true four elements (Fire, Air, Earth, Water) all encompassing and incorporated mage will come flying in, breathing fire, through up ice barriers, and move mountains.

Rogue/Range type: I could only assume since the rogue was quasi split into Amazon and Assassin from the First to the Second that he/she would be rejoined in the Third to reform into a dual wielding, bow master that can pick off enemies from afar or get up close using the same ol' dirty tricks and traps. Seeing as how my list so far plus the two known classes sort of leaves out the martial range class, this would be a nice addition for those folks who feel more comfortable with a bow/crossbow/javelin.

I don't expect this list to be an absolute. I just go nuts thinking about topics like these all day and maybe this post could get the ball rolling on the discussion. I'd like to hear other people's ideas on the other possible classes or maybe revisions of the ones I posted here.

In addition, I feel that the introduction of only 5 characters in the Third leaves the game wide open for an expansion pack in the following holiday season. Since there were 7 total in the Second + expansion, it would only make sense to go forward, not backward. Even if they came back with the same characters, just revised, I'd be pleased. Hope to hear from everyone.

So, with much additional thinking on the price, I realize that, with a payment plan, I can actually afford more than I think I can. I suppose if I could find a computer with a video card that you reference, or find a computer than can handle it without a vid card and install the said card I could get to where I want to be. Phew...what we do just to play a few games. I love gaming and will always play computer games, but why does it have to be a difficult process for a beginner? Why isn't there a PC like the XBOX or PS3 that's right off the shelf able to play the best out there? But doesnt cost a suspicious fortune? I suppose I should start a different thread.

Oh, and thank you very much for the help thus far. I really appreciate your input, even if it does tend to be varied. Let me know if my thinking is backwards on this one.

I still have the option to return the computer for a full exchange for credit so I'll take that option. Do you have a suggestion as to what I should pick up? Should I just look for the computer that has the best video card since quad-core and high RAM is standard now? I'm trying to stay $1,000 and under. I'm want to not only be able to run current top-line games but also be prepared for the future stuff as well.

Also, what about the sound problem? Is a sound card going to fix any of the problems that I'm having?

Bought a brand new computer yesterday and tried first running Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions Colony Edition and then Bioshock. Lost Planet ran super slow and the lag time between entering commands and seeing results on screen had to be atleast one full second. Bioshock ran a lot better, not so much lag but had some sound problems. My stereo mixing was disabled and made it so I couldn't hear anything past the opening cut scene. After I enabled the mixing sound was ok until too much on screen action. Then it seems that only one sound at a time came through which is super lame. I downloaded the newest drivers for both audio and video. I ran high quality graphics on both with directx 10 shading and such and although its better than what I'm used to, I'd expect everything to run perfectly especially if I well exceed even the recomended requirements for each game.

Specs for Computer:

HP Pavillion Media Center

AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core Processor

5.0 GB of Ram

Nvidia Geforce 9300 GE 256MB(directx10 compliant)

Realtek HD audio

Windows Vista 64-bit

Specs for Bioshock (only one I really care to play since it's the higher reqs)

Intel Core 2 duo Processor

2GB of RAM

Nvidia geforce 7900 GT 512MB or Better for DX9/ Nvidia Gefore 8600 512MB or better for DX10

Sound Blaster X-FI (probably where the sound problem is coming from)

Windows Vista 64-bit

Just let me know if I need to exchange computer for better or is the problem in the video card or a whole new problem