Googleshng:
GREAT GURGLING GODS what a horrific dystopia of a parallel universe you must reside in! The very thought of being forced to wield that hideous monstrosity Microsoft calls a controller to enjoy the fruits of Miyamoto's brain fills me with a more profound sense of disgust than I have ever experienced. But then for all I know in this strange land from whence you come where Nintendo makes Xbox games, Bill Gates is a benevolent hippie constantly helping the needy and promoting intellectual and artistic growth, Pocky tastes like sulfur, and the Xbox controller is a smooth, slim, and elegant work of art. Actually, I'd probably eat Sulfur Pocky if they made it but that's beside the point.

ANYWAY though, getting on to your questions, I sincerely doubt Microsoft's network is as good as advertised, because really, what is? Also, any network that doesn't support narrowband connections is inherently inferior to one that does, on the simple principle that it excludes a huge chunk of the gaming population. Finally, I have played 4-way RTS games with most people on dialup without experiencing any noticable lag on occassion, so it can be reasonably assured that the mere presence of slow connections on a network is not a problem. Besides, lag is generally only a problem for the person with the slower connection, so you'd be fine regardless.

Googleshng:
Well, if you want all those games, and you can afford'em, buy'em. Simply enough choice.

Googleshng:
Every so often, I get a letter from someone proclaiming the superiority of 2D RPGs over the 3D variety. Every time, I always ask myself the same question. "What the bloody smurfing deuce is a "3D RPG?" The only thing in my mind that even comes close is Skies of Arcadia, and then only on the world map.

Anyway though, if you click that "Release Dates" link up on the left, you'll get a nice searchable list of every PS2 RPG released or in development, with links to their pages so you can look at screens and judge for yourself whether they're 2D or not.

Googleshng:
First off, capitalize the S in GURPS you! Moving on to your question though, I have much less experience with both GURPS and Whitewolf games than I'd like, but I'd say I prefer the GURPS-ified versions since you get a more robust character creation system, a rules system I prefer (which relies on a type of die I have far more of), and of course compatability with the other 50,000 or so GURPS books out there.

Googleshng:
My first thought upon seeing this letter in my box was something "What in the holyt @#%$ is this person talking about?" Then I thought about for another 10 hours and I think I figured it out.

This is one of those weirdos who misses the point of the Games-for-Guesthosting chain.

Yes, it seems "Shake" here has stumbled upon my dastardly plan. I extort copies of games I already own from unsuspecting readers, allow them to guest host a few times, then kick them to the curb, setting up a fake e-mail account and web page which I update along with the other twenty or so former "participants" to create the illusion that they got a game in return for giving one to their predecessor. Sure, it requires the crafting of dozens of personas, and the devotion of my every waking moment, but it's worth it to see those six used copies of Valkyrie Profile gathering dust on a shelf! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Meanwhile, back in reality, the Games-for-Guesthosting chain is broken down at the moment as the current holder of the guest host chair has evidently dropped off the face of the earth. I don't know if he's dead or in the witness protection program, or abducted by aliens or what, but as he isn't around to request a game, nobody can send him one, thus no new guest host can take his place. I suppose I could just start up a new chain, but thanks to the recent donation to me of all of a friend's Saturn games, there are no old obscure games left for me to track down. Maybe I'll kick things off with a contest or something. Or maybe the current guest host will rise from the grave as Red Guesthost.