I guess Lucasarts really liked that SW Battlefield mod

[A Black Falcon]

Or Gauntlet? It's the same thing, just moved farther into the action genre. :)

I think they're fun, as long as I have something to progress through... though, some are boring. I love Gauntlet, on the action end... and Diablo, which is action but has the strategic depth of a large skill tree... but Dungeon Siege? That game is like the worst of Diablo crossed with a dull RTS. I know it's a very popular game, but I found it very boring...

Oh, and RTSes online are an exception to that 'need a task' thing. Custom mode (where records aren't kept) is one of my favorite types of games in SC and WC3... just shows that strategy games are indeed my favorite genre.