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Just going to be that guy that makes someone lose their page get :3
Aaaaannnd now no one will be able to enter the mens at work without a hazmat suit for at least a week.
Shouldn't have had that pizza last night... phew...
wow.... worst page get ever...
You mean greatest page get ever...
No, I'm pretty sure he meant worst
*applause*
God, I love terribad page gets.
Mornin' all. I think i've finally stopped sneezing which means I can start today's tasks!
Happy birthday, Doc. (Assuming it actually is, there's been no definitive proof on that front. :P)
Happy 30th Doc!
Anyone ever heard of GameJolt.com before? They've got a contest on where you have to make a game in a week, starting last Saturday. I've joined it, because I don't have much to do this week :D They're encouraging people to live stream their PCs as they work, which is what I'll be doing, starting shortly. You can check it out here http://gamejolt.com/community/contests/
Wish me luck :D
Good luck Lambo
Are you going to do a game about making a game in a week and live streaming your PC during the process. Cause that would scare the hell out of me.
I heard he was making a game about making a game about making a game about live streaming your PC during the process of making a game about making a game about making a game in a week and live streaming the PC during the process.
G'luck lambobambo!
@Greenmang
I read it.
Unfortunately, I don't like the chances of me getting anywhere :P
:D
"Ooo I have some free time, time to catch up on TAY! Ooo I'll reply to this comment! Oh... new page already..."
Sadpanda
I want to go on a roadtrip interstate meat one time. Maybe mix it up with a tour of the state (if someone offers :P) since I haven't seen much of Straya
I've never been on a road trip, but the fact I can't drive and can't read a map might prove screwy. (I think I've already had this conversation with Strange and NovaCascade a couple of months back. :P)
Everyone should totally come on a road/plane/boat trip to the NT. Because we have heaps of exciting stuff here. Like red dirt. And warm beer.
...and red dirt.
And flies.
Don't forget the flies.
New way to amuse myself. Go through some of the more obscure stuff in my music library and see if Shazam can recognise it. Results have been mixed.
Demons Souls soundtrack and Black Mages had no luck whatsoever, neither have a few rave mixes.
It recognised Goblin Cock but can't tell me what song it is.
Brocas Helm had no joy.
Electric Wizard posed no issue.
No luck with Fredrik Thordendals Special Defects.
Neophyte and DJ Rankin were found in record time.
Thanks for reminding me of Neophyte! I need to find my old/obscure stuff again ^.^
It'll only give results for stuff that's on iTunes or whatever the music store is for the platform you're on.
Woke up at a normalish hour, figured that meant I was returning to a normal sleeping pattern.
An hour later, fell asleep and only really just woke up.
So much for that. I blame Bish for leaving us.
Happy Monday, TAY!
So I resubscribed to WoW over the weekend, since I wanted to catch up on the new stuff added, and I'll want to see Pandaria in September. But oh my goodness; what happened to the writing? It was never going to win any awards but all the new content (that is: Firelands story) is horrible.
And that "wedding"? That is literally the worst writing I have ever beheld. Blizzard needs to hire someone to beat Metzen around the head with a lead pipe anytime he tries to put pen to paper.
I stopped playing at the start of January 2011, right after blitzing most of the early Cata content up to raiding. I really liked the position that Thrall was in late-LK/early-Cata, and I thought that the last 12 months of people calling him a "Mary Sue" was just some innernets trolling. How wrong I was. I feel sorry for the people that actually cared about the game's Lore. Because, yeah, Warcraft is dead.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still get the MoP CE I have on order - I like the art, and I can always make up my own stories.
Woah, AND
Happy Birthday Doc! I hope you don't have to shave too much of your beard.
Farewell Bish! I wish you all the best in your attempt to become crowned the new King of Canadia.
I suspect that they've shifted most of their 'A team' off to their new RPG and to Pandaria immediately after Cataclysm shipped, and have basically just moved the game into maintenance mode now.
Have you run the Fall of Deathwing raid yet? Thrall fires a kamehameha wave at Deathwing.
So once in a while I venture out and look for other gaming sites based around AU. Inevitably this took me to IGN AU. I’ve listened to a few of their “pubcasts” and I also read some of the comments by the “journalists” in the comments section. What a bunch of embarrassing, foul-mouthed nitwits. A complete lack of intelligence, humour or cohesion. Thank God for Mark Serrells. I promise to never wander again :(
You can't spell ignorant without IGN!
You can't spell awesome without TAY!
...
...
It works, shuddup.
ToTAYlly awesome?
I enjoy the IGN AU pubcast (although they are a bit foul-mouthed) and some of the AU features are ok but I agree the comments section on IGN is usually really bad.
It seems to be a blanket rule that comment sections are just cesspools. I like the fact that TAY differs from that rule.
Perhaps because it's not at all topical, thus no-one can call 'shopped.
Some of the comments I am referring to are actually coming from IGN staff taking things a bit personally.
At best, Pubcast can be okay. It's a bit like being a designated driver at a pub, They might be having a great time but from an outsiders view, the vast majority of what they say is incredibly stupid.
ha ha, good analogy
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Post #1: Freeze S. Preston Icequire on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Post #1000: Aleph-Null on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 1:20 PM
I ... I tied with Bish for 10th? I will cherish this memory in the coming "Bish free" months. I'm not crying I've just got something in my eye.
Wow DC. Just wow.
Inb4 DC thinks he's spamming
Don't worry you're not!
Totally is. :P
More he doesn't comment all that much usually. It's not a bad thing. He should post more. I say it's more Greenius and Aleph not posting enough and letting everyone down you big meanies.
Yup, I support any cause that blames Greenius. :-)
I think my biggest week was 340-350 posts or summin'. Oops :S
I just like talking with you all!
You should've seen old new TAY where the total posts were like 6000 a week. Blaghs got over 10% of TAY in one of those weeks :O
:'( I knew this was coming, dreaded it all weekend in fact. This week will be about restraint, I swear. In my defence I had to spread the word on Spec Ops. If I didn't, who would?
NOOOOO D.C., POST MORE!
I thought this too when I was constantly up the top (which I still am because the Usual Suspects decided to stop posting as much :( ) but some peeps (Strange!) reassured me I wasn't too bad. Strange knows everything so I take her word for it :).
It's not like you're spamming a bunch of things, you're genuinely talking and sparking up conversations and discussions.
Thanks, Greenius. Always a class act. Just spent the last hour analysing every thing I wrote last week. (!!!)
Heh no problem man, you worry too much! :)
You posted a bit when I first joined but then you disappeared for a while. Good to have you back though! Strange said something along these lines when I was in the same situation "take a break from TAY for yourself and not for others".
At times I feel like I'm posting too much or being annoying but I can never really tell... just know that you're not as bad as me since they're not calling you D.TROLL.C. (the meanies call me Trollius, I'm Helpius I SWEAR :P)
The Green One speaks the truth.
Not necessarily about me knowing everything, but about being up the top not instantly meaning you're spamming and should slow down.
Your posts are interesting and quite often insightful, and I don't recall seeing you ever post just for the sake of posting. You shouldn't worry, D.C.. :)
Only a few months ago your amount of posts probably wouldn't even have gotten you into the top ten, anyway. :P
Thanks, guys. :)
69 words. Giggity.
Ladies, Gents and Greenius, I come to you in an hour of need. Actually, thats a bit over the top. I find myself in need of some new music. So throw some recommendations at me. Probably looking at game soundtracks as thats what I usually listen to, but you can suggest anything. If I like it, I'll grab some
And Greenius :P
Billy Talent! I have other artists I can recommend but it'll be hard since I'm not sure what you're into (I have a feeling you might not like BT but they've had their songs in games before, that counts right?)
As for game stuff (apart from the usual) Lost Odyssey, Nier, VVVVVV and probably others I'm forgetting :)
Nier and VVVVVV are awesome, already have them. I will have to go looking for Lost Odyssey
Anything Katamari is good (preferably the PS2 games as later ones tend to just have remixes of the older tunes), Journey (the game) and The Last Story isn't too bad (I can't really remember much tunes but the main theme was good).
Dark Void may have been an average game( I still enjoyed it) but it had a great soundtrack. It was by Bear McCreary the composer for Battlestar Galactica so it's pretty good.
This is one of my favourite tracks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgfdARh6nI4&list=PL70154A108D577FEF&index=97&feature=plpp_video
I hope you enjoy it, if you don't that's ok. In my experience I've found that game soundtracks are often intrinsically linked with the gameplay experience and sometimes the music on its own does not elicit any emotions if you haven't played the game.
Oh wow, sold. Thats a great song.
I know what you mean. Some soundtracks have never clicked with me, just because I didn't play or like the game (Bastion is the biggest offender for this). But then there are others where I find a soundtrack to a game I've never even heard of and fall in love. Most recently Shadowrun and Terranigma, after watching one of the recent Extra Credits episodes.
Wow, good to know you liked it \o/
Also thanks for this topic. Now I'm listening to a bunch of soundtrack videos on YouTube and realising that I still love the soundtracks to games like :
God of War - especially the 'God of War 3 - Overture - Main Theme' which acts as a recap of the previous games
Driver San Francisco- the game has a good mix of licensed tracks but the original tracks are pretty good as well. Try out the 'Driver San Francisco Demo Theme Song' for example. It sounds like it's ripped straight from those cheesy but awesome cop shows
Finally, I've discovered that flash games have some really great music as well. If you don't play them try some out, most are crap of course but there are a few gems. This game called Escape from the underworld for example is a fairly decent platformer but I love this track that plays as you navigate the world.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMtHC4u8lFI&list=PL70154A108D577FEF&index=99&feature=plpp_video
The original Rocket Knight Adventures soundtrack from the Megadrive.
Best. Soundtrack. Ever.
Morning friends!
I realise it isn't actually morning anymore. I blame Stevo for booking a flight out that involved me taking him to the airport at 0430.
I'll be working on a meat wright up soon but apparently I have to go to work for an hour or two even though I'm on holidays. Hooray!
I'm very interested in hearing about what happened to the couch.
HELLO LURKERS( YES YOU, THE GUY/GIRL LOOKING AT A SCREEN :-P)
I KNOW YOU ENJOY FOLLOWING TAY WITHOUT POSTING, BUT FEEL FREE TO POST A COMMENT ONCE IN A WHILE AND JOIN IN ON THE FUN AND DISCUSSION. WE ARE ALL FRIENDLY AND WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU JOINED US.
:-)
REGARDS,
MASHA
Oh god! He sees me watching!
Yes splicer! I see you! :-)
Anyway, how's it going man? Everything going well with the family stuff etc.
Wait, you're still here?
Awesome!
LOUD NOISES
MY EARS ARE STILL RINGING AND IT FEELS WEIRD
Hi Negative, how's it been?
Dammit, I'm trying to pretend I'm working on the cosplay!
Ha ha, that's ok. :-)
Good luck btw, I'm sure it will turn out awesome.
I'll try to take photos, or video (I tend to always forget)
Is that directed at me? I'm confused.
No. Yes. Maybe?
I don't know any more :-)
I'm not friendly.... :P
You're super friendly!
Morning TAY people, or afternoon Powalen to keep you quiet.
Over the weekend I rekindled my love for ArmA by playing ArmA 2 for the first time, not DayZ. Nothing quiet like a foot patrol with some old team mates turning into an ambush crossfire. The rush of trying to get an injured man out of heavy fire and electing to stay behind cause the car could only hold 3 people.
Hah!
So I'm sewing and listening to Elton John.
...
yeah.
(As you may have guessed, I'm still really bored)
That sounds awesome. Except if it was me, I'd be sewing my fingers together. Try and avoid that :)
I kept accidentally stabbing my fingers with the needle. It was sharp =P
Oh god, I feel like playing Aquaria now, dammit.
Me too, I think I played the first hour or so before I went away. Then when I came back I started again and got to the same point before I got distracted by Pokemon Conquest which is just devouring my life at the moment
I got pretty far in it and I did love it, but I got distracted by other games
Cracksmeister mentioned this webcomic site on twitter last night and I spent the next hour going through its entire (at the time) 23 pages of archives. It might be old news, but linking anyway:
http://magicalgametime.com/
It's rather awesome!
Speaking of webcomics, some folks I know from my uni days have one. They're doing quite well and they're kind, good people too. Worth checking out if you're interested! http://www.spacepyrates.com/comic
I always liked Tasha's comic on the Double Fine website too: http://www.doublefine.com/comics/Tasha/
Sughly's got one too. Funny, surreal observational stuff: http://www.procrastoonation.com/
It is glorious. Get to it!
So I was going to go to Sydney in October to visit my sister. Except now she's moving back to Melbourne next month. Plans = ruined. :(
Will probably still head up there (have some event tickets paid for) but now won't have transport. Thinking road trip instead because fuck playing for plane tickets & rental car / public transport.
I CALL SHOTGUN
Is anyone going to manifest as well?
Also, would you like video footage of manifest?
I can video for people interested
I'm sure a few people will be interested (me included) of photos / videos. Don't feel obligated to do it though.
Hello Taybies, this is a community service announcement
An article by the one and only fatshadylive has been posted
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/08/the-redlynx-pilgramage/
So why are you still here, read it now
That concludes our community service announcement
SOUNDWAVE pre-sale on Wednesday!!! Webpages loaded in anticipation!
Billy Talent are confirmed!
I'm still not sure whether Soundwave is my thing or not :P
Friday for me. Calling in late to work that day.
Turns out my account has presale if you need it btw, Soundwave emailed me saying I was lucky and got it or some shit lol.
Dayum that was a busy as hell morning, only found time for TAY now.
So what's happenin?
Chuloopa took a smelly demp and told us all about it.
Or a dump. You know. Whatever.
Scree is alive, the person to use the loo after loops isn't.
FatShady's article is finally live.
Nobody bought Xenoblade
Weekends were enjoyable and DC is a spammer
That's about it
Fair enough, thanks you all for the updates :)
Any musical TAYbies!?!?!?
URGENTLY REQUIRE YOUR MUSICALNESS!
I'm musical-y depends what kind of help you need? :P (I doubt I'd be much help though)
Some incidental music stuff for the Zombie Film.
Yeah, I can't help there :P. Sorry Doc!
I just play music rather than write/record and all that jazz.
If you've written anything, I'm looking to get back into playing my sax. Not that I'll be any good straight up, but I'd love to give it a shot! (I guess this means I need a decent mic amongst other things. Perhaps a proper recording studio. Oh god, why did I do this? It's going to cost money! LOTS OF MONEYS /o\)
MONEY! \o/
What do you need Doc? I can chug a riff and sing a bit.
He can sing more than a bit by the way, Gentleman What?.
His voice is kind of awesome. :)
Aww Strange.
Preordered the Darksiders 2 LE and grabbed Rayman Origins and Rage while I was at it.
Rayman Origins is super awesome. Love that game.
From what I saw of the 3DS demo of it, though, it wasn't worth getting on that platform. Otherwise I would have bought it again.
Why must you tease me with your non-Xenobladeness? :(
You know, if it wasn't on the Wii I'd absolutely have it by now. But it's not so chances of me getting it aren't great as playing the Wii is like getting my teeth pulled, at least for me.
Wii U perhaps? There's always PC emulation but if I recall you didn't have a powerful PC :(
XENO
Rayman origins is a great game. Good choice.
I enjoyed the RAGE demo on PSN but I haven't played the full game. Let us know how it goes, opinion is split about its quality on online forums and reviews.
Howdy Tayberinos!
I'm bogged down at work analysing our annual survey, I have my Excel hat on.
So, my Monday ARVO question: Best video-game-as-a-spreadsheet? By this, I mean complex game that requires tweaking of numbers and factors to win. I'm getting into Crusader Kings 2- yourselves?
I don't know if it is the best but the most involved I got was with Luminary: Rise of the Gonzu.
I got right into the crafting in that game and spent quite a lot of time in spreadsheet mode
The only game I've ever used a spreadsheet for is XENOBLADE. Though that's not really what you were asking, hah.
Anything that involves a large amount of micro-management I generally steer clear of :P
Haha really? What for? :P
That spreadsheet that tells you where everything is :P
Nothing to do with the question asked really, but still a spreadsheet!
I could imagine using a spreadsheet for Persona games, though it would be overkill
How are you finding Crusader Kings, I bought it for the game of thrones mod but haven't installed it yet
I enjoy it, but it's one of those games that would take a very long time to master. I haven't got around to putting the GoT mod on yet (Which is what I bought it for) because I've been having fun being King of Sweden.
Gran Turismo 3 got into that territory a bit. There were 2 races (Lotus and Yaris) that had a certain limitation on what you could have in the car so fine tuning everything for each track was absolutely crucial.
Eve Online. Spreadsheets in space!
I personally tend to use sqlite/python rather than spreadsheets, but that might just be me :(
You really can't pass up Runescape in this regard. I think that's why I loved the game so much, for so long.
Seriously, deliberating over the most efficient ways to gain experience per hour, finding how you value (in terms of hours/in-game-gold) time thus determining which training methods you could "afford".
Tweaking the way in which you level your character's combat stats so as to skew/manipulate the game's mechanics in your favour.
That game is just one huge number-crunching-gasm.
wouldn't EVE online be the logical choice for video-game-as-a-spreadsheet?
otherwise, hardcore WoW character and gear optimisation is very mathematically heavy. Or any reasonably complex RPG really.