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Morning.
Only 1.5 hours and I finish work for the day. Hooray!
Early morning shift?
Night shift. 10 pm to 10 am
Morning all!
Just got back from a long weekend with the family out in Bairnsdale, Vic. Was the most relaxing weekend we’ve had in ages. The perfect break – I had some minor Payday2 withdrawals but that was easily fixed on our return!
So if anyone’s looking for a lazy weekend away, I highly recommend the Lakes District.
i dont wanna work, i just wanna bang on this cup all day.
I wanna work!
If I had the money I would ruin your fun by employing you to bang on that cup.
You, sir, are an evil genius.
You’re doing what to a cup?
Just… make sure you wash it when you’re done OK?
Or maybe just burn it…
Morning drive to the north shore wasn’t too bad at all, actually. Might’ve overshot it a little, got into work 20mins early. But if I left 20mins later I’d probably get caught in more traffic and end up 20mins late instead 😛
Spent most of the weekend playing Strike Suit Zero with the new joystick. It’s pretty fun. Though one of the buttons on it is a bit hard to use, kind of sticks in place. Might call up the place I got it from and see if I can have it looked at/swapped.
Also, discovered Turbo-Laser on Saturday night and they’ve instantly become my new favouritest discovery. Listened to the album three times now, and have been pimping them all over the place ever since.
Go give Ultra Metal a listen 😛
Morning TAY… Had a pretty good weekend, with many a board game being played over the course of Saturday (HI @saturday) including some good rounds of 7 Wonders and a very very intense game of Star Trek Catan… I lost by one measly point!!!! One more round and i would have had it… Oh well.. Also rebuild my pc, putting the OS on a SSD… So damn fast!
anyway how were your weekends?
EDIT – Oh and played some Battleblock theater with @rize… So much fun! Though i got us killed on multiple occasions possibly because I’m dumber than a box of hammers
Oooh, I’ve been meaning to give Battleblock a go, keep me posted next time you and @Rize are playing?
Do i have you on steam? I’d have to check… Unfortunately the story mode is only 2 player but hit me up and I’ll be happy to jump in for a game with you 😀
*pauses collecting maple syrup*
Hey.
*resumes collecting maple syrup*
While at @freezespreston place some of us played board games. We played 7 Wonders and Frag and both were pretty fun!
7 Wonders (Players:@freezespreston @beawwb @sernobulus @transientmind) – For those that don’t know it’s basically Civilisation the board game. I lost both games, first game we had no idea what was happening so I just started to hoard as much money as possible but i ended up losing horribly. Second game I just tried for a cultural civilisation but I ended up being a the nerd civilisation and @transientmind and @freezespreston kept attacking a defenceless civilisation, monsters! It’s was like highschool all over again.
Frag (Players:@freezespreston @beawwb @sernobulus)– It’s an FPS board game. It makes no sense when trying to explain it but it’s a lot of fun. I was actually doing really poorly early until I picked up a flamethrower and went man mode! Unfortunately the game was a bit slow because there were only 3 of us playing. It would be much more fun with 6 people.
@beaawb?
@bewbs?
I can’t not read that in the voice of the Honest Trailers guy.
As intended. 😉
I concur with both reviews. 7 Wonders was good fun and I can see it really working with 5, 6 or 7 players. I think any fewer than 4 and it wouldn’t be as much fun, and I think there’s a lot of hidden depth under the surface. Would be very interested to try out some of the expansions as well.
Frag was cool but really needs more than 3 players to shine. I think more people, with the option of customised boards and things would just turn in to a chaotic crazy fest of awesome. Also working out how “Range” works properly before starting would be handy. :p
7 wonders with seven people is great. Especially when you look at the one resource card your neighbour needs and contemptuously throw it in the discards for three gold.
I did that! (sort of)
Got rid of a 3 Shield red card in Age 3 that would have meant the difference between a victory and a stalemate. Didn’t matter in the grand scheme of the game (still lost) but it felt good at the time. :p
I once used a resource card my neighbour had been searching for for like four turns to build the next stage of my wonder.
I made him fully aware of this fact.
I seem to recall both myself and @transientmind passing on a card and thinking “Well, nobody will need this one so it’ll come back around to me in 3 more turns” – worked for me, didn’t work for him.
Good times. 8/10, would play again.
Yeah, I ended up using it to construct my tier 3 wonder.
You’re all monsters. I needed that card!
@transientmind
That’s what you get for attacking a defenseless nation. =P
Frag seems like something I’ll have to look up. In addition to sounding interesting, I love things that make no sense when trying to explain them 😀
*puts on my Homer voice* NEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD!
I shot @beeawwb in the face point blank with a missile launcher and he survived and killed me in retaliation. So I paired a beam pistol and lightning blaster into a single monstrosity and overcharged both weapons in a single shot to vaporise him instantly. He respawnedand came for me again so I sabotaged his ISP so he dropped out of the game momentarily.
Then Nob roasted us all and I can only assume he ate our flame grilled corpses in victory.
Freeze? More like, Well Done with mushroom sauce.
AMIRIGHT!?
That damn flamethrower made a mockery of us all.
Also
@freezus@freezingpressons@freezethebestone@freezepassion@freezespreston can tag me fine, why can’t you@sirnobulous@sirnebiolo@sernebula@sirloinofbeef@sernobulus?It’s clearly @sernobro Mr @berb. Gosh. 😛
Sorry about that Mr @8pooptart sir.
7 Wonders is the greetest
Civilisation is the Civilisation board game.
Also, civil + science is pretty much the strongest option with new players. Military isn’t that good because you can only make 18 points out of it, no matter how much you invest. Two sets of science is worth 26 points. Generally speaking, you want to invest the bare minimum in military, nab as much civil as you can and then see what else you can nab points from.
I am so so bad at 7 Wonders. I’ve played it many times but have some kind of mental block that straight up prevents me from doing well at it. The only time I ever won a game, it was because I accidentally ‘cheated’ by playing on the b-side of my board when everyone else was on the a-side. And even then it was only by a point or so. 🙁
That’s not really cheating. The A-sides are just simpler and more new player friendly. Both sides of all boards are meant to be roughly as strong as the others. Obviously that’s not true in practise because some boards are rad and other are terrible but there’s no inherent advantage to playing the B-side.
After boarding up the possum’s entrance into my roof with metal sheets the bastard’s been trying to get back into the roof and is kind enough to make a heck of a load of noise at 3.30 each morning since Friday. It sounds like someone’s breaking down the screen door at the other end of the house. I’m hoping a few pokes with a broom handle will convince it to bugger off elsewhere, if not I’ll have to set up a sensor and night light to shine on where it’s trying to get in. Ain’t Australia’s protected wildlife great. I get no problems from kangaroos or rabbits which are apparently pests, but bush turkeys and possums can do as they please to my property and there’s basically nothing I can do except drop them somewhere else and hope for the best they don’t come back. I need a big dog
I’m so in the mood to put effort into this week
They will more than likely give up within a few days. Just make sure that they cannot get back in. They can be stubborn, but will leave eventually.
Well he’s been sleeping somewhere else but still tries his luck trying to get in. Hopefully today or tomorrow it’ll get the message and go next door or somewhere. It hasn’t made a scratch on the metal sheets so I’m not worried about it getting back in there
Having been in a similar situation in our old house only with the bastard’s entrance right over my bed, I say lie in wait with a rifle and a one liner. I suggest “Not protected enough!”
No rifle but I do have a buster sword that might ‘slip’ one night on accident of course 😉
There’s still the issue of what to do with the body but just take it to a kebab shop and it’ll be problem solved by the weekend
I have a dog I need to do this to. Luckily I got my compound bow with 3-blade broadtip arrowheads back yesterday.
*Bark bark woof bark awroooooo*
Translation: I used to be a guard dog like you, but then then I took an arrow to the knee?
my blue heeler loves possums…
Went and got a $64 DualShock 4 on the weekend, updated the PS3, and paired it up.
Works flawlessly*, feels good. Quick test run of Demon’s Souls and I was happily throwing parries (always been too scared to try it) with the new triggers.
*Flawlessly, minus a PS button or any rumble or sixaxis. Realistically, if I press the power button on the PS3 then grab the controller, I can navigate the menus, launch a game and start playing. Just can’t close the game or power down the PS3 wirelessly without using a PS3 controller.
I’m assuming it’s still the case that a PS4 controller won’t work wirelessly on a PS3?
As of a few days ago it does.
Sweet, that’ll make my living room less of a hazard to walk across now 😀
The fact that it now does is what convinced me to get one.
DS4 is a nice controller, but the limitations it has compared to the DS3 on PS3 seems like it’s not worth it.
I do, however, need to get a second one for my PS4. $64 is about the cheapest price I’ve seen on them, where did you get it from?
Big Dubya. Until Wednesday. Was marked as 88 in the cabinet but scanned at 64 (same as the on line price).
Minor limitations do make it a little less functional, but still very useable. I talked myself into and out of the purchase several times, but don’t regret my decision now.
Oh and on Friday it would seem I’ve started a self-destructive cycle of hatred and self-loathing… By which of course i mean i joined @zetrox2k’s Minecraft server and then immediately cried because everyone is so creative… So i dug a hole!
My current projects involve hollowing out rectangular areas – there’s not much creativity from me.
Tunnel under their houses. Fill foundations with TNT. Link to button outside their house with a big “Do Not Press Under Any Circumstance” attached to it. Giggle like the madman you are. Profit.
I dunno, what about the Box near Steve-o’s house? That was…interesting.
http://youtu.be/5LGI2YNGPY4?t=16m54s
I personally think digging a hole requires a lot of skills
In my case more time then skill XD… a 20×20 hole takes forever to get anywhere with 😛
Working on a 30×70 hole here. Lots of work ahead of me yet.
Once i finish mine i can come assist… How deep are you going?
I think I’ve got about 80 depth to play with, but I’m starting to build in layers now though. I’ll probably at least put a drop shaft through for quick access.
Help offer appreciated but I enjoy the digging, I’ll get there eventually. Good way to zone out after thinking at work all day.
Come visit at some point if you want a break from digging.
Also, not helping -_-
Sorry /o\
Come join my hole \o/ stay away from steve-o_the_deve-o`s bullshit labryinth evil
Hola Tay
Not much to report- had a total nothing weekend (by design). Played more of New Vegas & The Witcher 2, played Borderlands 2 with a mate and my brother for a bit, and finished Mark of the Ninja.
A monday morning question: It’s been said that ninjas improve most stories simply by their inclusion. What classic story do you think ninjas would improve? Snow White and the Seven Dwarf Ninjas would be epic.
Pfft, everyone knows Dwarf Ninjas are ridiculous and can’t work. Halfling Ninjas on the other hand.
But yeah, I think Waltzing Matilda would be awesome if he was secretly a Ninja. He even has a Bag of Holding too. 😛
Nono. A ninja freed Snow White from her seven dwarven captors. Gruesomely.
Fuck dwarves.Worst race ever.(Oh, right… gnomes/halflings are worst race ever… dwarves only win runner-up.) ELVES 4 LYFEHalflings are the bomb man! Don’t you diss the small folk!
Worst. Race. Ever. They should be retroactively converted to NPC-only in WoW and any other MMO.
I don’t really like Gnomes but Halflings are awesome! They are always the comic relief a party of adventurers plus they tell jokes that belong at the top of page 6!
The best version of Halflings are the homicidal, insane tricksters who go around wrecking things.
Or pirates. Can’t go wrong with Halfling pirates.
Fuck Kender.
I mean.
Fuck Kender.
As a jerk race in a jerk setting, they can work pretty well.
In everything else though, I hope you have fond memories of your hands because you’re about to lose them due to those sticky fingers.
The Notebook.
Pirates and Ninjas of the Caribbean.
101 Ninja Dalmatians. Who wouldn’t go see that?
It’s like the white ninja and the black ninja from GI Joe had kids.
When Harry Met Sally.
The epic tale of two rival ninja clans whose favourite son and daughter met and fall in love while their clans go to wa… Wait, this is sounding suspiciously familiar.
Romeo and Juliet as ninjas…wait a minute.
’47 Ronin’ could certainly use some ninjas though, amiright?
Hey guys, how was everyones weekend?
Have today off work after being told by the boss that they don’t have enough work for me. Pretty shit considering I only started 6 or so weeks ago. As an electrician it is an RDO and we are not a union company but do have the majority of our work on union sites. Hopefully everything works out alright though. So I am kind of just taking it as an RDO and not a lost day of work.
Still trying to fix my HTPC. No malware, bios are up to date. Just need to find my windows 7 code to check that it is still authenticated. Seriously considering just a fresh windows 7 install. So frustrating. I am not good enough at this sort of stuff to deal with these problems.
On the gaming front I completed Wolfenstein (on the 2nd hardest difficulty) and it was awesome, that difficulty was super hard in certain spots. Couldn’t imagine what Uber is like. Really enjoyed the game, and was a great story to it. Now going to start Watch Dogs, and also Max The Curse of Brotherhood.
Been on a bit of a fitness kick, riding the exercise bike while watching UFC. Rode for 70 minutes yesterday for a 40km total. I know its not a real life 40km and probably more like 25-30. Still good enough for me.
TL:DR, HTPC not working, day off, wolfenstein done, watch dogs starting, getting fit riding bike while watching ufc.
My weekend was pretty crap tbh but If you have nothing to do today maybe you can explain something for me? I’m always one to take advantage of free labour 😉
I had the circuit breakers trip at my place on on friday night and the UPS kicked in so being the dilligent chappy I am, I started shutdown on my PC which seemed to be going fine right up to the point where the PC switched off. Once it went down the PSU gave a high pitched whine and then blew up??
It reminded me of what happened, when you used to flick the voltage change switch on older PSU’s (you’ll only ever make that mistake once.) Any thoughts would be appreciated. I’m changing the PSU today imagining its faulty but If its the UPS thats faulty I’d rather not go through that again and would just get a bigger UPS at the same time.
That is a little weird. Things like that can happen with start up current, but I have never heard of that happening when something turns off. I actually do not know what could of caused that. Sorry, I don’t have much experience with UPS’s.
Cheers anyway!
Yeah it was really bizarre, my love of electronics is inverse to my ability, so I start coming up with crazy theories as to why it occurred. Truth be told I’m thinking of ditching UPS’s altogether as I’ve never seen one work as described. I have some APS units at work and they’re forever failing to keep anything powered up. I like the idea of the filling short gaps in power but beyond acting as an overpriced surge protector I’m not a fan of them.
Do you run anything on the HTPC other than using it for media? Just wondering if maybe the best option is to swap to a specialized Linux install with XBMC if you use that. There’s pre-made distributions designed for doing that. If you use Plex instead then it’s trickier since you need to put it together yourself.
Yeah I have an attempted setup of hyperspin going. Thats really it though.
I have to say, I’m reasonably impressed by steam’s game streaming. I’ve had a heavy cold or light flu and been in bed all weekend and have been experimenting with it, for the most part it’s been pretty solid and reliable. That said, wireless isn’t an ideal medium for it and on occasion it gets lag spikes, I suspect it’s a matter of when things like my tablet are checking for emails or updates, when that happens it grinds pretty badly for a few seconds so I’d not suggest playing an FPS over it. I was playing Xcom though so it was only an inconvenience and never got me killed, I suspect anything that’s not latency dependent or other turn based games like civ would be perfectly fine. I plan to turn the quality down to fast rather than balanced when I try it a bit later and see if that helps with the spikes.
Not bad valve, not bad.
Nice. I haven’t tried that out yet. It’s turned out to be more convenient to simply plug the HDMI cable directly into the TV via a fucking ridiculous 7m cable my brother bought, rather than streaming to the laptop which is connected to the TV/PS3.
When we’ve properly moved house to the new place with more room and laptops and PCs and TVs and brand new router, media shit is going to get crazy complicated in my apartment.
If you do plan to try it, cabled is the recommended version if you want to do anything with high quality from what I’ve been reading.
In effect, you’re running the game on the host PC which is compressing it to a video format which is then streamed over the network to the client PC and that sends control inputs back to the host & game. The greater the resolution & video quality, the higher bandwidth you need to keep it sustainable without lagging and since wireless is inherently slower than cabled to begin with and is effectively half the speed of what’s advertised anyway, I guess it’s hardly unexpected that it’d be the less suitable medium.
Awesome weekend. Met LionDrive on Saturday. Went to Movie World on Sunday. (And gots me an annual pass so I can go again all year round. WOOOO!)
When does @liondrive come up to Brisbane?
Also, how was the time at Movie World? Was it school holiday chaos or a storm in a teacup?
Wasn’t too bad, crowd wise. I was expecting far worse. We went on all the rides multiple times though, so that’s something. Also we’re all monsters. We convinced Freeze’s six year old daughter to go on the Scooby Doo Coaster with us. She agreed. Screamed the entire way. There’s a ride photo with everyone in the carriage laughing hysterically at her while she screams.
MONSTERS. 🙁
I’ve never heard anything so monstrous.
We all laughed silently though. SHE PROBABLY DOESN’T SUSPECT A THING.
Now that’s the kind of parenting I can get behind.
She came out in tears. Wife came out in hysterics. @dc and @liondrive came out looking ashamed of themselves. I stayed outside with little one eating corn.
To quote @transientmind…
Your guilt is all I ask. It’s how I know you care. 🙂
To be fair @liondrive has every reason to feel guilty, he was totally going to grab her shoulder from behind and terrify her mid ride. D: MONSTER!
Umm, excuse me, grab her HEAD.
And if I recall, you mentioned you thought about it too, haha! You’re just as much a monster as I 😛
He was probably just looking for some way to get revenge for the sock incident
Your wife is the best parent.
At least she scored that free photo frame as the photo shop attendant thought we were monsters and felt sorry for her.
Just calculated my total Steam Sale spendings. Including gift purchases, I spent $407.42 o.O
if only you had spent $3.42 less, we could’ve made the joke “404 steam sale spendings not found”
AU$98.75 for 12 games. Cheaper than getting one game from EB Games, let alone twelve. I’ve even played a couple of these rather than leave them sitting there, which is even more astounding.
Hi, weekend was too short again.
Saturday I watched Harry Potter 1 & 2. Since this was such an exhausting task, I slept 12 hrs that night.
Sunday we bought some rope straps and stuffs, had lunch and took bikes on bike rack to the local mtn bike track. We only had 45 mins or so, but it was pretty fun.
And now it’s Monday.
Morning, TAY!
My weekend was plain. Finished Guacamelee (fantastic game!) and started Chaos on Deponia.
I think I’ve figured out what I want to buy to build this new PC. I’ve got a couple of questions to ask those in the know, but I left the piece of paper I wrote them down on at home D: If I remember them later I’ll post them…
ps. Oh god, SBS2 followed me on Twitter after I posted that If You Are The One bingo card I made. THE PRESSURE.
Guacamelee is really awesome. But now I can’t remember if I actually finished it or not 😐
Makes me want a new 2D Metroid all the more…
Guacamelee! \o/
Two weeks holidays. /flex
Been playing a heap of Persona 4 over the weekend. Still really enjoying it.
Looking forward to the ‘Beta and Beyond’ reveals for Destiny today/tonight. Collector’s Editions, plz.
And now gf is in emergency at hospital due to chest pains. D: brb
Oh man, sending good thoughts her way. Hope all is well soon.
Thanks dude (cc @thecracks @cufcfan616 @benny) & others
She’s home now, diagnosis still unknown. It’s been happening for the last couple of years sporadically, but docs are satisfied it’s nothing to do with heart. Got a note on her file to run some tests ASAP next time. Nothing life threatening/shortening by the looks of it, but would be good to work out wtf it is.
Good to hear it’s okay(ish) for the moment. But not knowing why can be pretty hard too. *hugs*
/o\
Fingers crossed. Hope she gets better soon.
🙁 I went through that this weekend after an allergic reaction to makeup (she was wearing it, not me…honest). Never a fun thing. All the best buddy
She had the reaction, or you? That’s sucky. 🙁 Usually when you put makeup on it’s to increase prettiness, and not to get swelling/puffiness/crying! :'( !
Yeah, she had the reaction. Hadn’t been allergic to anything up until then other than metals so she can’t get certain tattoos or piercings so it came as a bit of a surprise. Happened just as I had nodded off on Saturday night. It’s always fun to go to a hospital in Brisbane on a weekend night and see all the party goers amongst other more colourful characters.
Glad to hear your girl’s not in serious danger though. Annoying though when the doctors don’t know what it is, but it’s not serious enough to warrant them to do further tests. It’s been like that with my missus for ages now as to why she gets anxiety attacks. Hopefully you guys get to find out quicker than we have
Welp, all the best for both of us then!
I send my regards.
Oh shit hope shes alright man send the feels
@popdart5 @mythamphetamine @mawt @novacascade @tech_knight @blaghman
NUMENERA: TALES OF THE NINTH WORLD
After ascending part of the tower, defeating several beasties on the way, you arrive at a room occupied by a single man, who just said: HELP ME
What do?
730 SA TIME WEDNESDAY! ALSO STREAMING!
I help him.
/roll d20
1
oh.
Well, you’ve now contracted the Insidious choir.
As an STD.
Why am I reminded of that scene from Guards Guards with the pretender to the throne? I think the solution might also be the same here.
Argh!! My timing is terrible. I won’t be able to make it this week either. Heading home to pick Ash up from the airport early thursday morning.
I am the worst adventurerererer
Good morning!
Had an amazing week 😀
Met lots of people on Saturday (all of whom are awesome), and went to Movie World on Sunday (my first proper theme park!) 😀
Now I’m on my way to Brisbane where I plan on continuing my amazing holiday 🙂
Shout out to all the guys I met on Saturday. You guys are all awesome. Couldn’t ask for a better group of people to hangout with 🙂
Big shout out to @freezespreston for being an awesome guy and letting me crash at his place 🙂
Super nice guy 🙂
Was great meeting you, man.
Note to Brisbane folks! DRINKS ON FRIDAY NIIIIIIGHT!
I’m a very tentative probably not for Friday drinks this week, depending on what’s going on with meeting up with family up north etc. Unless you mean next week in which case we’re totally on. But I’m pretty sure you don’t mean next week. 😛
This week, alas. :'(
If you ever come to Sydney, we can have fun at Wet n Wild!
We might also go to a theme park.
Sega World or Wonderland? 😛
It was a joke DC! No need to bring up our severe lack of theme parks! ;_;
Sounds like Sydney is my next place to visit, stud 😉
The winky face is the most effective of all the faces.
We can just drop him off at the Westfield in Pitt St. We’ll never see him again 😉
*brofist* Yessss.
Awesome apart from the part where we spent at least a solid hour watching (and laughing at) the Freezelings torture of Liondrive by taking his blankets and clothes in the cold, and putting inflatable beds on him to use him as the base in a bouncey-castle, in between tormenting him with an up-close ET-doll for whom we had spent the previous night inventing the persona of a creepy alien rapist.
I’m calling Stockholm syndrome.
In hindsight I shouldn’t have told the Freezelings to work his kidneys. 🙁
and the head …
I was genuinely horrified when they did, though. 😛
Yeah, one of them got my ribs pretty good, and the part where they both sat on my head wasn’t super fun.
Or where they spilt beer on me.
And the giggling still haunts my nightmares.
At least @transientmind took pity on me and gave me a blanket, even if they did just steal it off me again :'(
Really sorry if that got too far, man. It was all meant in good fun. 🙁Hahaha, nah, it’s all good 🙂
Kids will be kids, and they didn’t do any damage (except maybe psychological damage) 😛
I’ll admit it’s not how I was expecting the morning to start though, haha!
and don’t forget the socks!
What do you mean that part wasn’t awesome?!? That part was great. :p
The food on Saturday was so good it disgusted me.
Freeze & his wife should be ashamed of themselves for making such amazing food.
The food was amaaaaaazing (Just like that TV show). I regret eating any food leading up to it because if I had not I could have eaten more
Was awesome to meet you, and was good fun
tormenting you with @freezespreston’s spawnhanging out with you and stuff.So I finished making the top for my own cosplay and I’m unhappy. So I’ve decided to make it again with a different material.
Also, @sernobulus I finished the top chain mail, but I’m worried it’s still too big. Do you want me to make it a bit smaller, or attach it to the green top?
Don’t think I said it here, but I’ve finally decided to Cosplay for Pax.
As Raz from psychonauts.
Awesome.
FYI you can by a set of badges from the double fine site if you don’t intend on making your own
Cheers- I’ve been looking through that and etsy, they’re probably the only real difficult piece.
Well, difficult until I ask my mother to assist me in the Aviator cap and get the “Oh my god Stuart, is this some nerd thing and I don’t get it” questions.
Bah, looks like they are out of stock sorry. Might give you the keywords you need anyway.
I current have my Raz figurine on my monitor stand, I cycle through the set to have a different one out each week.
Always fun questions those one. “Yes it is some nerd thing, now help turn me into a psychonaut for the love of dog.”
If she balks I have another cosplay person I can turn to, but she’s doing costumes for each day of PAX so i don’t want to add to her load if I don’t have to.
ummm, I have no idea. Is it difficult to make it smaller?
No, not really. It might just be the sleeves. But do you want me to attach it to the green top anyway so that you don’t have to worry about putting it on inside out?
sure!
Game of Thrones exhibit was pretty coolio. Lined up at about 6am on Saturday. Got in when it opened at 10am. Apparently people were being told they couldn’t join the line at 9am, which is insane.
Also, Circular Quay is a pretty nice place when there’s no one around.
that is mental. was it worth the 4 hour wait?
I think so. I certainly wouldn’t have waited 10 hours for it like some people were.
Yeah, 10 hours is pretty excessive. I’m glad it was worth the wait though!
Oh man, my girlfriend wanted to go (I did to, until I heard about the lines…) and I managed to discourage her by pointing out how cold and windy it would be down at Circular Quay atm…
Let’s play Murray Kart.
Is there, like, a planned night or do we just wing it?
Tonight is the planned night actually!
7:30! There are some more details i think but I can’t really remember.
@dc might know the details.
@powalen’s the go to detail guy! *decisive nod*
Typical. Always passing the buck!
…*passes the buck* Check the Servers page! http://www.tinyurl.com/taynames
In all honesty it might be worth just posting on Twitter whenever you want to play. No one really turns up at the official TAY Kart thing any more. :'(
@rize @freezespreston @pupp3tmast3r
How does tonight or tomorrow suit you guys for 40K RPG character creation? I can do either or and it will be good to get it done and dusted and start planning for the first session.
Either works for me. Just let me know.
Probably tonight? TF2uesday tomorrow!
Tonight it is then. 8pm start on the Google Hangout fun zone. @freezespreston @pupp3tmast3r
I’ll also record it and throw it up on YouTube for easy viewing later.
I shall climb over the corpses of a thousand Hormagaunts to be there!
Had a pretty cool weekend. Went bowling on Saturday night. Proved yet again just how terrible I am, but at least didn’t lose either game. Went to Maccas for tea afterwards and had a good time just chatting with my friends. Sunday I watched The Hangover 3 and Pain and Gain. I enjoyed both movies. All in all a pretty good time.
So I took my yak offshore for the first time in months on Saturday. The fish were kind. I now have a freezer full of mackerel and a full belly!
…I also have a sore back and shoulders too, but let’s ignore that bit.
I hope when you caught the first mackerel you yelled something along the lines of “Holy Mackerel!”
Didn’t realise yaks were such proficient swimmers!
You need to shave them first.
What sort of yak do you have?
Morning, folks.
Spent most of the weekend playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
I should really jump back into Legend of Zelda.
I approve of this.
I marathoned the anime “free” on the weekend. Its about a high school swim team. It was pretty rad. I appreciated that there was very little fan service (aka bouncy breasts) but there was in fact a fucktonne of male bodies in swim suits. It was kind of strange with the shoe on the other foot.
Anyway, anime was well written but SOOO SLOW. If you like slice of life anime with great character development but the slowest plot in history you will enjoy this.
7/10
You probably just forgot to account for the fact that water has more resistance than air.
All my friends seem to like it. Is it dubbed? Because I’m a pleb who totally has no time for subtitles when I’m multitasking (aka refreshing the internet).
Nah its only subbed.
@renne: It hasn’t been picked up for video distribution by anyone, only streaming, so you’re limited to subtitles only.
Second season is licensed by Funimation though so it’s possible they’re considering it.
I can wait then, and if not well, I’ll suck it up and deal with subtitles.
I watched the new Sailor Moon last night! It was okay.
I’d forgotten how young everyone in that show is meant to be though. All the cosplay and things over the years has warped my perception 😛
Yeah, it’s an express train to creepytown when you realize that Mamoru is a college student and Usagi is 14. Doubly so when no one – including her parents – appear to have any issues with that.
I enjoyed it a lot too. It turned out really pretty good. I didn’t think it was that slow either. Paced fairly well for the tone it has.
Haven’t seen the first episode of the new season that just started but I expect more of the same (and that would be fine).
Its very peaceful. Like shut your brain down and admire how well it is drawn.
The director and a lot of the art staff at Kyoto Animation are women. Anecdotes suggest the director has very particular taste in manservice. Something to do with shoulders.
Yo, so Guacamelee lives up to all the hype. Got it free with Gold and couldn’t put it down all weekend. Well actually only 8 hours gameplay, but it sure is good.
It’d be great if it had a couple of extra features, maybe a survival mode and online co-op…but I can’t complain as I didn’t pay. A+
GUACAMELEE!
@masha2932
I grabbed this as well, but haven’t started it yet.
Also, Xbone people may be interested in this. Was browsing the store and was looking at the Ass Creed 4 Season Pass, the price was crossed out and it said FREE, so even though I don’t own the game (I do on 360, for which I also bought the season pass months ago) I instantly downloaded it. So I’m not sure if it’s because I bought it on 360, or if it’s for Gold members only, or if Ubisoft have just decided to make it free (in which case it would mean all platforms), but either way you may be able to get it for free.
Just checked the Steam store, so maybe it’s just an XBox thing
I hit a difficulty spike and stopped playing. Doesn’t help that I suck at those style of games.
But yes, it is very cool game and I did enjoy it
I’m on the final, final boss now and he seems really tricky. I had to turn it off last night, but looking forward to beating him tonight. Actually, also looking forward to going back to the game afterwards and trying to 100% it. Wouldn’t usually do that with a game tbh.
Was it the Gold Edition one, with the extra area and stuff?
I enjoyed working on earning all those medals.
Super Charged Tubo Edition? If that’s the one then yes, it is that one.
@popdart5 I’M SO SORRY!!!! I was kicking myself Friday evening when I’d realized the time!! :'(
Please don’t have my Tau killed >.<And there goes your:
a) Shield drone.
b) Your arm
c) Your mental stability
Choose wisely. >:D
I’m only kidding. 😛He has to roll a 3+ at the start of every turn to not put his gun in his mouth and eat a bullet?
Lol I think have better odds of being that Ork class that blows their heads up =P
Weird-boyz
Possible that he might start with a few insanity points. Heck, someone has to catch up to @tech_knight who is not only maladjusted but shows sign of Warp taint. 😛
Filthy mammals! Atleast I know where the Tau stand.
Also, tonight or tomorrow night? Choose wisely. >:D
Tonight, send me the invite already so I remember! =P Also ask Rize to spam me on Steam!
Morning TAYbies, I didn’t do a lot this weekend, ended up buying Valiant Hearts (again), on Xbone this time, and I must say that I really do prefer playing it with a controller.
Also, Wolf Among Us HYPE!
Next episode is out on the 10th, so I’m gonna start playing an episode a night (left off at the end of ep 1), so I’m all caught up as soon as it’s released.
SAME! I only ever played a bit of episode one before realizing I loved it and didn’t want to wait after each episode so just held off until the whole season came out =] CAN’T WAIT!
I completed ep 1, so good.
I’m definitely on the Dragons Dogma bandwagon now.
*Killing monsters is always interesting. It’s always dynamic, using various strategies and ideas to take them down, and it’s always challenging. I spent almost half an hour killing my first golem. Now that I’ve figured it out, it only took me less than 10 minutes my second time.
*The vocation mix is awesome. I’ve now tried every vocation, and am now on Magic Archer. Getting the hang of each playstyle is extremely rewarding.
*Gran Soren feels like a truly epic medieval city. The exploration and the fact that you have jump options makes it feel awesome. For me, I think this is my favourite city in a fantasy based game. If this ever comes out on PC, it’s just begging for an Attack on Titan mod. I just wish there were more people, some more shops and all of the doors could open.
*The levelling up mechanics work well. I wish there were a few more interesting augments, but they are still pretty decent.
*I like collecting random items to enhance my weapons/armour. It makes you constantly looking for items from enemies, no matter how low level they might be.
*The pawn system is interesting. I like how the main pawn works. I do, however, feel like the lack of personality in the pawns drives a lack of personality in the game overall. Hopefully if there is a sequel, they’ll have the budget to flesh them out more.
*The environment is a bit bland. Muddy textures probably help performance (the performance is impressive, considering the number of enemies you are often fighting), but I wish they varied up the look a bit more. I also wish they had more weather effects. Hopefully this is addressed in a sequel.
I hate every ape I see from chimpan-a to chimpan-z!
Dr Zaius Dr Zaius, oh, Dr Zaius!
A-Dr Zaius-Dr Zaius!
That has to be one of my favourite simpsons bits ever.
I would see that musical and Street Car! as well. 😛
One of the government reporting systems we use is called STELA.
Or as we call it, STEEEEEEEELLLLLLAAAAA! HEY STELLA!
“YOU’RE PUTTING ME THROUGH HELLLLLA! STELLA!”
“STEEEEEELLLLLLAAAAAAA!”
“A stranger’s just a friend you haven’t meeeet!”
“YOU! HAVE-NT! MEEEEEEEEEEEEET!”
Long before the superbowl, where the saints of football play…
That episode is why one of the later blackboard gags is “I will not defame New Orleans”
Haha really? The more you know
STREETCAR!
My friends and I used to quote that song constantly. About 15 years later and it’s still not old.
Can I play the piano any more?
Of course you can!
Well I couldn’t before!
*piano solo*
I should put you away where you can’t kill or maim us,
But this is L.A. and you’re rich and faaaaaamous…
I’m checkin’ in, (he’s checkin’ in).
No more Pills or Alcohol
No more Pot or Demerol
No more stinkin’ fun at all
I’m Idaho!
It tastes like burning!
I bent my wookie!
Hello, Supnintendo Chalmers.
We’re a totem pole, hayahaya hayahaya
Colobus aren’t apes so it’s ok?
So, next weekend I’m going to play Magic on Saturday and go to a board game meet-up on Sunday.
Which makes the fact that it’s monday hell.
A couple of questions.
First, I asked this on Twitter, and nobody responded, so I’ll try again. Thinking of buying Outlast on Xbone when I get paid this week, I’ve got it on Steam, but I don’t think my laptop will be able to run it. My question is: Is it good? Is it really scary, like poo your pants scary? Also, is the Whistleblower DLC worth it?
Second, my son (whose turning 6) has been asking for months for an ipad for his birthday, because they have them in the library at school. I’m considering getting him either one of those Leap Pad Tablets, or even one of those Samsung Galaxy Tab Kids Tablets. Anyone got either of those for their kids, or had any experience with them? Are they any good, or should I just get him the stupid ipad?
I’m a terrible person who makes six year olds go on roller coasters, so I would just get a proper iPad.
We got the leap pad and a kids tablet and they’re horrendous. Even the retail full price apps let you play for about 5 mins before demanding payment to keep playing. The things are near unusable and confusing ad all buggery to use as well. We ended up having them ipads and it was much much better for them.
My brother had pretty much the same experience with the leap pad stuff. Nice idea but more a lock down and charge for everything model.
The best idea I have heard for a while (at least until they figure out how to get around it) is to get a standard tablet, and enable aeroplane mode s there is no connection to the internet to download apps or get stung with other fees from the games on there. Not sure if you can password protect the ability to turn that off
I can’t recall who it was exactly but I know someone a while ago (might have been @shane) was able to grab an older version iPad for their kids as they didn’t want to get one of those kid tablet things. Also, I think I’ve heard that the apps that are available for the iPad generally do the same thing as one of the specialised tablets anyway so it depends on what you want to do.
Hopefully that helps (probably not, I have very little experience/knowledge in this area).
Re: Outlast
I’m not a fan. It starts out pretty cool, but it gets super repetitive. Wouldn’t spend too much on it.
Re: iPad
@shane got one for his child, so he’d be able to provide some insight.
Thanks for all your help guys, looks like I’ll be getting the stupid ipad. I don’t like Apple though, so I may get an Android tablet for him, but then I don’t like Google either, but I think Google is the lesser of two evils, someone at work told me the other day that you can’t even download any free stuff from the istore (whatever the frig it’s called) unless you have money in your itunes account. I don’t like that at all.
Good Dad Evil Monkey. 😀
Your someone at work is an idiot.
Don’t think I’ll be listening to any of his advice anymore. I’ve never had an idevice, so I had no idea.
That’s not true.
More helpfully, yes you can download free apps without a credit card linked or any money. Also the kids apps on iTunes tend to be a lot better quality than the Play Store and more of them.
My 5yo son has a VTech Innotab 3S which he’s quite partial to. He also has a Leapster Explorer but the VTech one has more variety in apps and games, and better prices for them.
Having said that, I think the older the kid, the less value in one of those made for kids things, so an iPad may indeed be a safer investment as your 6yo could grow out of the kids tablets in a year or so, but the iPad will still have options for him.
Can he handle Android? Because a Nexus 7 2013 is like half the price of an iPad and leagues better. The fact iPad Air went up by $90 is laughable, considering the alternatives.
But then again, with an iPad he’ll be one of the ‘kool kidz’ and have access to a marginally better (probably more for kids) app store.
@transientmind sold me his 1st gen iPad for a pittance, and my (then three, now four year old) kid loves it. We just got a few free educational apps and then locked it. It’s not much more than another toy in her arsenal though, so if it was a full-priced piece of equipment, we wouldn’t’ve done it.
That probably doesn’t help all that much.
Pretty much everyone I know with a 6 year old and an ipad has an ipad with a shattered screen.
Some questions to ask yourself:
Are you prepared to negotiate the terms of use. You need to be able to take it off him when it’s not appropriate for him to be using it. I know a lot of parents with kids in the 6-8 range have them earning their screen time (instead of pocket money, for example).
What are the consequences for misuse or damage?
What is the purpose of owning the ipad? Just because he uses one at school doesn’t mean he automatically needs one at home, especially if it’s going to be come a point of contention at homework time, etc. Think about what apps he’s going to use, and whether they need subscriptions. There are some fabulous things for kids, and equally a lot of crap full of advertising and microtransations.
Hello all.
First of all – Board gamers – I got to play test the third and final Discworld game in Martin Wallaces Trilogy of discworld games: The gods!
You play as the gods of discworld (I was Blind Io) and you are trying to convert all the different areas to your religion. Plays as a deckbuilder, so you buy cards and play cards until all players have had to reshuffle their deck. at that point it’s a new turn with a new event . Game finishes after 5 turns. Was good fun, I came second. Takes about an hour and a half for the first game. about an hour after that 🙂
Also whilst at Toy and Game expo I got a couple of new games, Castellan and Relic .(plus the expansion) Castellan is amazing, really simple and plays in 15 mins, you work together with other players to build a castle, but are competing to have the most complete sections. Relic I am really looking forward to playing 🙂
Second of all – My housewarming is coming up, so I’ve added the sydney TAY guys I know on Facebook, but please feel free to come along, if you want to. It’s on the 16th of August and will be in wolli Creek.
This is a most tempting offer for the 16th of August. Will alcohol induced tomfoolery be permitted?
Edit : Also I don’t “Face Book”, please tag me in here if it’s an open invite =D
Of course, I’m going to be there so it’s permitted 🙂
I was expecting there to be dice. The books specifically mention the gods using dice.
They do for resolving religious wars 🙂
I assuming rolling a seven is an instant win.
you roll 2 dice, and the winner wins, but the loser can pay power points to force a re roll.
but yes the 7 pretty much kills you
I would love to play that Discworld game. Huge fan of the books, have never played any of the games.
Thud’s pretty neat, I haven’t played the others.
3rd and final? Which of the current ones isn’t part of the trilogy, I’m guessing Ankh-Morpork. Deck builder sounds fun and a nice quick option could be good.
Castellan sounds very interesting, always looking for good 2 player games to play with Mrs Tigs. Competitive co-op games are good, I end up on the couch is they are too adversarial
Ankh Morpork, The Witches and The Gods make the trilogy.
Had to do a double-take when I read the location. Read it as WOLF CREEK.
I need more coffee.
The Musical.
How do you resign??????????????????????????
Traditionally you hire a singing telegram.
Step 1) Have a high fiber diet.
Step 2) Open a drawer in your boss’s desk.
Step 3) Squat over the drawer.
Step 4) Resign.
Step 5) Flee to another state.
Or do it in their potted plant, Sex Criminals style.
Double bird and moonwalk out the door.
This is my fave
You ask the owner of the original piece of document that you signed to print out a new copy so you can sign it again
Dear ____
I am writing you to tender my resignation, effective *DATE*.
I am leaving this position to take up another opportunity with ____. I thank you and your company for the opportunites you have given me in the x time I have worked here, and wish your company every success into the future.
Signed, Rockets.
PS: FUCK YOU ALL YOU’RE AWFUL I’M BLOWING THIS POPSICLE STAND MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
PPS: Don’t include that PS.
This is pretty much it. A basic resignation letter. But keep out the part about ‘future company’ if you want nothing to do with your current company. Chances are they’ll find out anyway, but it’s just not something that’s normally mentioned in resig letter.
“Another role” will suffice if you want to play it that way.
Point is really that it’s about giving them something to tick and so they aren’t going “Oh shit he’s quitting because of reason x that will come back in a lawsuit”
I’ve only resigned once, my letter was about two sentences. That was from a casual job and It was amicable.
I’ve only resigned once as well. Handed a letter almost exactly like yours to my boss and then that was that. It was amicable.
And now fast-forward four years and he’s my boss again.
Pretty much what redartifice said but don’t mention where you’re going. You don’t need to so why bother? Just include the date it is effective from and thank them for the opportunities they’ve given you (even if they haven’t given you any, always leave it as light and polite as you can).
I have resigned maybe six times?
It’s optional, absolutely. I think it’s nice if they need to contact you.
Also, it’s one of the things they’ll ask in an exit interview, if they do them.
Don’t forget MarioKart tonight either kidsters. Let’s have a decent turnout!
I’ll really try and get on tonight.
Ok so I made a few massive miscalculations this weekend, mostly when it comes to gauging my self discipline. Friday night wanted to go out for a few beers with people from work and ended up sculling rum till about midnight (sorry popdart!) >.<
Saturday I think to myself hey I’ll play a few games of Dota 2 and lost the better part of my morning and arvo to that >.< Then I think I’ll play something slow and easy to drop out of so I launch Civ 5…. Needless to say I didn’t leave my computer till it was dinner time.
You would think by now I might’ve wised up to my clear lack of judgement in what games to play, but NOOOOOO I start up the Witcher 2 at the beginning of Act 2…. To summarize I am now nearing the end of Act 2 +_+ And that was my poorly planned but oddly satisfying weekend (whos says humans need contact with people!)
You thought CIV wouldn’t be a time suck?
Dear lord.
I’m on 546 hours that I’ve sunk into that monster.
To put it in perspective:
If I played CIV for 18 hours a day, everyday, for a month, that is just equal to the time I have spent on that game.
My epitaph on my headstone will read: “Here’s a man whose life passed by, he wanted just one more turn, but then he died”
I’ve only put 60 hours into Civ- I only tend to play it when I’m on leave.
119 into Crusader Kings 2 on Steam
Probably twice that into Borderlands 2 across characters on PS3.
I was hungover…. That is all I can blame my poor judgement on >.<
Manage to capture the continent I was on though =P Just have two stupid city states left to crush under my heel =@ Damn things are tougher than the civilizations!
Also, oblig:
Ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiv.
A dude named Brian_text is having an argument with Scott Ludlum ands a bunch of other Greens on Twitter and I don’t know whether to be amused or horrified.
You look at the @mentions of any politician and there’s always this sort of idiot hanging off of it. Very few ever bother replying, though my state member occasionally gets into stupid fights.
They have a lot to learn about The Internet.
Ludlam seems to have a pretty good grasp of it.
https://twitter.com/SenatorLudlam/status/485979121625743360
So seeing as Friday night is my last night of being 37 I think I’ll safely be able to get Mr. Strange to let me do the drinks with @liondrive thing. And if I stay out until after midnight I’ll be able to get him to pick drunken me up from wherever because birthday. 😛
You are eleven years and two days older than me.
Or you could’ve just said “Hey I have my birthday on Sunday!”
Was more fun this way.
So we’re invited out for your birthday on Sunday is what you’re saying?
No, on Monday. Strange’s is on Saturday
Monday, Sunday, it’s all the same to me..
YESSSS. TIMING HAS WORKED AMAZING.
@beeawwb @cufcfan616 @dc @dkzeitgeist @freezespreston @gutsoup @jimu @lambomann007 @popdart5 @sernobulus @strange @sughly @transientmind @welbot @virus__ @liondrive
FRIDAY DRIIIIIIIIINKS. DO IT FOR STRANGE. AND LIONDRIVE. BUT MOSTLY STRANGE. AND LIONDRIVE.
Friday should work. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeere? 😛
Ah, I think @dkzeitgeist had West End in mind, maybe. *shrugs* Will keep you posted!
West End is good for me. They have a bunch of places with nice craft beers and cocktails.
I feel like I am meant to be doing something here Friday evening here, but for the life of me can’t remember what, mustn’t be important I guess..
I should be able to be there. 🙂
Just noticed this is happening… but might not be able to do this either T_T I am flat broke, to the extent of borrowing money for rent. Waiting on a payment though, which may or may not come before friday 🙁
If you can make it there, I can make sure you have food and drink. I haven’t seen you for ages!
Nahhhhh but I really couldnt do that! I aint having you pity pay for me on your own birthday, you crazy woman
I’ll do what I want on my own birthday, thank you very much! 😛
Aw, sorry to hear that, man. You’ve been missed. 🙁
Dear @liondrive
Please repeatedly remind Strange of her elderly nature while out drinking. She needs constant reminders because otherwise she forgets.
Blaghs.
Drunk me can probably do that! :S
I plan on getting annihilated drunk, so it should be easy :3
That’s amazing timing! I’ll make sure me and @dc are well dressed for your birthday 😉
Also, now I need to buy you a birthday present!
MOAR REASONS FOR SHOPPING! 😀
Yay! As a birthday present to me you can buy something extra for @dc. \o/
With the amount of stuff I already planned to buy, that mightn’t be the best idea XP
I already scoped out where has sales and nice clothes after all, haha! XD
Finished Season 6 of (new) Doctor Who on the weekend. Mixed feelings about this season…
Didn’t like the main story arc, and felt like there was waaaay too much of it. Started strong, blew a lot of what they had with the opening, and it was a bit anti climactic after that. Hated the middle of the season, didn’t mind the conclusion.On the other hand, had some absolutely outstanding single stand alone episodes (like the Neil Caiman one), pity there weren’t more.
Character wise, Rory evolved as a great character (but I also see that there could be a large subjective element to that as he became the kind of self insert fan character that the companion has traditionally provided the female viewers). Didn’t like Amy as much this season while she was a plot vehicle, didn’t come into her own until the ‘girl who waited’ episode and the finale.
Also didn’t really like River for the main story arc stuff, but that may be because story stuff as much as anything. Not the same character for that part.
Might take a bit of a break before season 7.
The main story arc was good, but not as good as the whole crack in the wall thing ending with the Pandorica. That was fantastic and hard to follow up, but yeah, towards the end I did feel it dragged on maybe an episode too longLooking back at the episode listing, there’s a lot of filler in there. Tbh, the episodes I like in season 6 are the Moffat ones. I think this was because there was a larger main story compared to what 9 or 10 ever had, I was wanting to watch all of that instead of the Doctor, Amy & Rory go off on random adventures whilst keeping a keen eye out for any hints for the main story arc. As a result I didn’t really look favourably onto the middle episodes. When you take a look at them individually though, they’re also a fair bit weaker than the previous season. Victory of the Daleks, The Angel episodes, Amy’s Choice, the van Gogh episode, they were all brilliant to watch. In comparison, the pirate ep, the rebel flesh or the one with the dolls just hark back to the dodgy eps of the first 7 Doctors. The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex were good though as all the characters really got fleshed out more in them I think. I want to know what was behind the Doctor’s door as well 😀Rory is one of my favourite companions in that he really seems to struggle with the choices he has to make and stands up to the Doctor with conviction more than other companions who just seem to be happy to just be there.Season 7, there are better ‘non-main story’ eps than in season 6, but I feel the writers of the show continued to struggle to write top stories outside of a main arc. Moffat has his plan and puts all the stuff into his eps and then the other writers almost get the scraps it seems. I’ll wait to see what you think before saying anything else though 🙂Are you keeping from watching Day of the Doctor until after Season 7 btw?
I have no idea what Day of the Doctor is, I’ve started from the beginning of the new series completely blind and not knowing anything. Good way to watch it, I’ve found.
It’s the 50th Anniversary special. You can watch it in order, no problem.
Ah, the BBC thing. Anything wrong with saving it until I’ve seen some of the original series?
I think you’re thinking of An Adventure in Time and Space, which was the special about early DW.
Day of the Doctor is basically an extended normal episode, except it (nothing you can’t glean from the DVD cover)
Stars both Tennant and Smith side-by-sideIt was also released to cinemas in 3D for a couple of one-off showings, which I saw and was awesome.
Don’t read this spoiler @Beawva
John Hurt doesn’t get mentioned in the normal seasons until the end of Season 7 though so for saving the surprise best to watch it in the order they airedAn Adventure in Time and Space was great watching though. David Bradley was simply amazing in it. But yeah, it’s nothing at all to do with storylines, just the story of William Hartnell as the first Doctor
best to watch it in the order it aired actually, so after Season 7, watch the Day of the Doctor and then the 2013 Christmas episode. Don’t forget the webisodes as well
OK, order of airing makes sense. I like things in order – I even read the entire Discworld series in publication order.
And thanks for the warning, I didn’t read the spoiler.
I’ve totally lived in all three starting cities for the English tour de France stages. I’m totally annoyed at not being able to be in any of them
Tour de France.
In England.
Wonders never cease.
Also, I bet the temps in TDF never hit the temps of the tour down under. Why oh why we have that in January I don’t know.
I didn’t realise it, but apparently every 2-3 years the tour will start in a different country. Cycling’s only just taken off big in England due to Wiggins winning the tour in 2012 and us finally being good at something in the Olympics 😀
It definitely wouldn’t’ve been as hot in Yorkshire as it is over here. Sometimes the temp goes into the 20s. Everyone rushes to the beach or runs for shade on those days XD
Well London had the grand depart in 2007 as well so it hasn’t been that long since it was there.
But god the British cycling fans need to learn to keep of the road. And the bloody people trying to take selfies of themselves really need to get hit.
Although it has lead to one of my favourite tour moments in a while. One of the Garmin riders, I think it might have been Tom-Jelte Slagter, repeatedly slapping smart phones out of hands of people who were in the way.
We watch Rally fans and think that the idea of the game is to jump out at competitors at the last minute for an action shot 😉
The same reason they thought that running the Australian Open during the month that Melbourne always has its hottest weather?
Planners hate sportspeople.
We have that in January because that is the only place in the cycling calendar that is free enough that we can get a WT rated race without it clashing with anything that is actually important to the cycling teams
Kinda like how the Paris-Dakar rally got moved to South America for security reasons, but is still called the Dakar Rally
MINECRAFT!
so ive had a very productive weekend! (unproductive?)
So this X-Spawner thing is awesome… Basically its a dark room in the sky with four levels, containing four triangles each, in the shape of an X. hopper timer controls a dispenser on each triangle which releases water and pushes the mobs off. mobs hit the ground and die instantly, leaving their loot. collected 3 stacks of gunpowder yesterday and a few stacks of arrows and bones, and crap loads of rotten flesh. kept falling off the damn top whilst building it. I think i died about 12 times.
Other than that, finally finished my Zombie XP machine, my spider xp machine, and will work on the skeleton one over the next few days…. the zombie one is about 200-300 metres away but the spider and skeleton one are practically next to each other. and beneath my base \o/
so basically im enjoying making a ton of “machines” that do a bunch of usefull/useless things that are cool… need to decide on my next project now…
also if anyone has some pumpkin seeds, that would be awesome!
also had some success on enchanting…
Diamond Pick: Unbreaking III and Fortune III
Diamond Sword: Unbreaking III, Bane of arthropods IV (Not sure whats that is, too lazy to google)
Diamond Chest Armour: Fire Protection IV.
Really scarce on diamonds, so trying not to build too much armour and stuff out of it… tbf i have just over a stack left, but they have proven ridiculously hard to find…
also is the beacon feasible in Survival? can it be crafted?
also @sernobulus has finally gotten around to picking up his dirt! \o/
Just used it all today. Thanks for the dirt and feel free to keep throwing some my way if you have some spare.
HOW DID YOU USE ONE AND A HALF DOUBLE CHEST FULLS OF DIRT?????? WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING?!?!?
It’s a seeeeeecret! =P
EDIT: Basically I’m building a giant floating island. Trying to make it all islandy by giving it lots and lots of layers. It certainly is taking a while through and I’m not sure how large the island itself should be.
Crafted, yes. Feasible… Well, it’s a long term project – you don’t even get those achievements until after the dragon is beaten.
I have pumpkins (right hand chest on the back wall of the basement), and I’ve nearly finished the farm in my upper underground level. Next step will be alternate farm items on the lower level just below that once I dig it out.
I need to come visit your xp machine so I can fix my pickaxes – been digging out with stacks of stone tools.
You… You can enchant now?… I dug a hole and gave it double doors… You achievement sounds a little but cooler 😛
I don’t know, an xp / monster loot machine is okay but it’s no DOUBLE DOORS! \o/
Bane is bonus damage vs. spiders
ooohh… nice 🙂
I need something with feathered touch so I may need to use your XP machine a little until I get it. Not right now but whenever my project is close to completion.
do you guys know if Kmart Sells Xbox one consoles? cant find anything on their website…
No idea, but EB have some pretty good deals.
Can get XBone with Kinect, Titanfall, Forza, Pirates Creed, and Dead Rising for $600, which isn’t a bad price, IMO.
My boss doesn’t mind us having local admin rights on our desktops at work, so I’m installing Guacamelee, Ducktales Remastered and Evil Genius (along with already having Broforce installed) so that I can play during downtime 😀
At my previous job my boss installed Skyrim on the work computers, because he figured if they could run it well, they could handle whatever we threw at it.
I miss that job sometimes.
Figured out why my wife doesn’t come to Brisbane meats all that often. Because it’s Bri’s Bane.
*laughs hysterically*
*shoots self*
Page 6 hasn’t even happened yet. I like your enthusiasm son.
My boss just asked me if I wanted to move desks, right next to theirs. I said that I’m quite happy where I was (which is only about three desks away anyway) and that perhaps Person X from halfway across the floor. The boss immediately went over and asked them if they wanted to move.
Crisis averted by sacrificing co-worker. I’m a terrible person. /o\
Gotta step on a few bodies to make it to the top. =P
It would have been funny/awkward if person x was watching as you pointed them out. 😀
Popdart, Team Player.
That’s what it should say on your business cards.
D.C.’s PATENTED TOTALLY NOT STOLEN LAST PLAYED SONG GAME:
Only You – Yazoo
Holier than thou – Metallica.
You’ve been watching Fringe again.
Bad As Me – Tom Waits
Been on a bit of a Tom Waits bender the last few days.
Also Oblig cookiewaits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbiioBFkD_Q
Fringe elevated that song to new levels of awesome. 😀
Have you listened to Tom Waits?
I have not.
You should do so, unique voice and songwriter.
Start with Small Change
I reckon he should start with ‘Big In Japan’.
Maybe not the most melodic, but… Attitude, man.
Winamp is telling me that it’s…
R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (sic)
…which reminds me that I’ve had my music stopped for the last hour.
The clouding – Iced Earth
Deja Vu – Something for Kate
Jungle Mission – Turbo-Laser
FYI dudes, if I drop off the internet for a few days in the near future, I’m fine. It will be because I’ve had to rush over to New Zealand for a funeral for my grandmother.
She’s not gone yet and it’s possible she may get through it, but she apparently has a severe chest infection and combined with fairly advanced Alzheimers it’s not looking fantastic. Fingers crossed though I guess.
Keep strong and Internet hugs to you and yours.
So sorry to hear this, man. Thinking of you guys. 🙁
Best of luck, man!
Will be thinking of you. Many hugs.
Hope it doesn’t pan out that way, man.
“Help me build my first PC, dammit!” Questions! @negativezero @benny @welbot @transientmind @stickman
1. What am I meant to be looking for as far as cases go? Anything in particular to look out for? Is it better to go a bit more expensive straight up so I only ever need to buy the one case or just get what I need for now? All I want is a plain black box, don’t really like all that fancy exterior stuff 😛
2. If I was going to get an SSD, would a 64GB suffice? It’d only be for the OS, I assume? (not really sure to be honest) – it’s just that a lot of places recommend a 128GB.
3. Monitors. Better to buy one in-store or get it shipped? Any good shops if retail is better? (seems most places I look have limited selections) – actually, I guess this question could apply to cases too.
That’s it for now. Thanks a lot! You’ve all been very helpful so far!
EDIT: OH! One more that I forgot:
4. I bought a Windows 7 OEM disc a while ago so I could dual-boot my Mac. Are OEM discs a one-time use? Or can I re-use the one I’ve already got?
A mouse, you’ll need one of those. And a keyboard.
#helpius
Cases: up to you. Just make sure it’s big enough to fit your video card, hard drives, and CPU cooler. After that point, it’s up to you to decide on aesthetics and functionality (USB3.0 front slots, etc).
SSD: yes 64GB is enough. I’ve had one since 2010. You can place OS and productivity stuff on it, and that’s all that matters, with plenty of space left over. No need to put games on SSD, really. My main rig has too many games to have SSD (I’d need 1TB SSD), but I have a 500GB SSD for my SteamBox since it doesn’t have all my games installed at once. Although, the current prices mean that 120GB is a more economical purchase, as it’ll allow you to install ALL programs (minus games.. maybe 1-2 will fit) and have plenty left for over-provisioning.
Monitors: I dunno, I buy on PCCG or other online stores in Australia, who have a return policy. You can try your luck to get a cheap no-name brand on eBay, but I think prices have gone up too much to justify the risk.
Windows: OEM discs are supposed to be tied to main hardware – that is CPU/mobo. You can try to install on your new system and say that the old one died and is decommissioned, and try your luck. It probably won’t even bat an eyelid though and will succeed. Just make sure you don’t use the Mac one, uninstall it.
@powalen With a case something to keep in mind is to make sure it has enough internal space for additional hard drives should you wish to tack on another drive!
With monitors firstly have you looked into getting a LED TV instead? Thanks to my TV I have my whole entertainment setup connected in to it! Might be worth looking into and I think you can get a good quality 1080p tv for around $250-$350? If you’re set on a monitor I recommend checking out MSY computer stores if you’re in Sydney! They usually have pretty good prices! Same goes for cases, personally I’m a huge fan of the Corsair case range =D
I highly recommend NOT getting a TV as a monitor. Unless you have your PC stuff all set up on a couch in the loungeroom, of course.
Pixel density sucks, pixel spacing sucks, input lag sucks – TV’s are still not ideal for monitor use.
MSY is another good store, I recommend it.
I’ve actually been using a 42 inch LED TV for 2 years now and find no noticeable difference from when I used a monitor setup! If anything it’s really convenient just being able to swap between my PS4 and my comp at a moments notice! Also this setup lets me have my playlist playing off my computer while I go about shooting Nazis in Wolfenstein on the PS4!
Sure thing, if it works for you, all the best! That’s what I mean – it works for some people, but I cannot in good faith recommend it to someone who is starting out. 😛
Oh wow, there’s an MSY is just around the corner from work. Lucky! I might go in to have a look and then buy online (can’t really lug around massive boxes easily these days – no car D:)
and I just need a monitor for now, for a plain ol’ boring computer. Thanks for the suggestion though, I hadn’t considered that.
There’s really nothing to look at in MSY.
At least if the one’s there are anything like the ones here. They’re not set up as browsing shops.
You d’load the pricelist, highlight what you want, then head in
Ooohhhh. Okay then!
What red’s said! MSY has great prices but absolutely shit all customer service and browsability. You need to do the legwork and research, no exactly what you want and then head in there and grab it for a steal! I used them to build my comp 2 years ago and they did an amazing job! With my Keyboard and Mouse all up it cost me about $1200 and runs as smoothly today as it did on day one =] Never had to format it or take it in for servicing. (Of course this could also mean I protect my gaming setup like it’s my 2 year old which might have had some impact as to why it still operates so well =P)
Thanks!
I guess I’ll try and see if my OEM disc works? I’ll be wiping the Mac (and getting rid of the Windows partition completely) in order to re-sell it, so that won’t be an issue. If it doesn’t work I’ll just grab another!
1. Cheap, plain black box will be fine.
2. 64GB SSD will suffice for OS. Be sure to have a secondary HDD for everything else.
3. Personal preference. Best to see the screen in store to decide and then buy online.
4. Grey-area. It may work, though I’m not sure it’s legal.
Yup, I’ll be getting a 1TB+ HDD in addition! Thanks!
(I’ll be posting everything here before buying anything just in case, so you’ll be able to see it all soon anyway 😛 – hopefully this week!)
If you can, opt in for a 2TB HDD I know it sounds like overkill but games these days average 40-50gb and even with the Steam library system I find I used a massive chunk of my TB within 6 months of getting my comp >.< Using an external one now as a backup.
I was thinking 1.5TB should be plenty for me. I don’t have a tonne of media and I tend to uninstall my Steam games after I’m done with them 😛
I tend to uninstall them too…. I just never seem to finish them +__+
Edit: WTF is going on with my grammar today >.
Just make sure it’s a high-performance drive. WD Black or similar. A 2/3TB Green for your movies and ‘downloads’ and other stuff you don’t commonly access is fine.
I run on a 64gb ssd, and it sucks :\ I mean, yes it does the job, but I’m always just wanting that little bit more just to try a program on it and see how it runs, or something just needs to be installed on c:\ for whatever reason. I’d recommend 128 if possible. they’re only around $100-140.
Hm, okay. I’ll consider it. Thanks!
So many things to consider, I feel like a plate spinner haha
The important thing about cases is that they need to be long enough for the graphics card to fit in. I’ve done so many computer builds where the customer underestimated the size of the graphics card.
Noted! Thanks!
The boxes of graphics card are extremely deceptive. For example, compare a GTX 660 and a GTX 780. The boxes are about the same size, but the 780 is 2.5 times bigger than the 650. The 660 is a tiny card with a large box that has a lot of padding.
WAIT! I forgot – be sure your case fits your motherboard!
The key words here are ATX, micro ATX and mini ATX. If you get an ATX mobo, make sure your case fits ATX mobos. 😀 Phew, that was a close one.
Hahaha this! Cannot re-emphasize this enough! Not to mention make sure the dimensions of your power supply/fan setup have plenty of room to fit in there as well!
Yeah, those miniATX (or is it mini ITX?) have really been popping up lately. Namely those BitFenix Prodigy ones on PCCaseGear – not sure they’re the ideal case for first time builders.
So many things to consider!
Thanks though!
If you are getting all your stuff from somewhere like MSY then just ask them. Most of the people who work there as so used to putting them together they will point out if there is any issue with the build generally
Following on from @tigerion, if you’re buying all the parts there you can pay MSY to assemble and do a burn-in test on your box.
Putting it together is the thing I’m most looking forward to!
It’s certainly fun.
Never done a full assembly, only bits and pieces.
That’s the spirit!
Case – one of the most important and personal decisions you’ll make that will have no bearing on how well your computer performs (unless you make a really, really bad decision)
You can get a motherboard to suit your case, and as long as your GPU fits, anything goes.
Do they sell cases that are shaped like a Stegosaurus?
I would so buy that computer case.
You could always do a case mod.
1. Get something you like that fits your motherboard, GPU and cooling solutions (e.g. if you’re using a giant CPU fan make sure you’ve got clearance for it) – other than that it’s all personal preference. Don’t listen to anybody else. If you think it looks cool and it fits your needs / budget, get it.
2. 64GB will suffice, absolutely, just be vigilant when installing programs. A lot of them will default to a C:\ installation and sometimes you’re lazy and just want to install to defaults. It quickly adds up.
3. If you can find a good monitor for a good price there’s no issue getting one shipped to you. I’ve got all Dell monitors so shipping is the only real option in any case. As long as you’ve got a return policy where they pick it up if there’s any issues. That’s important. Don’t want to have to return a DOA monitor to Guangzhou on your own dime.
4. You should be fine. It’s not the disc that matters, it’s the licence. However if you’ve used that licence on a Mac the OEM number might now be tied to that motherboard, in which case it won’t work. (technically)
Yup, I’m used to different things on different drives due to work, shouldn’t be a problem! (Which is why I was questioning whether 128GB was overkill :P)
Thanks!
Cases: You sound like you have the exact taste as me. For your first build I recommend a decent sized tower, just so you’ve got the room to play around with. Small form factor is great but you will cut yourself on something. My current build is in a Corsair Obsidian 550D which is a smooth, all-black case with no major external features except the bit where the power button is, and a Corsair logo which I covered up with a big Flonne sticker I got from NISA before they turned into enormous jerks.
SSD: No, 64gb won’t suffice. 250gb. You will hate yourself on anything less. You need to be able to stuff an operating system, programs, random files and shit that tend to accumulate, and a few games on there. Samsung just put out some cheaper 250gb SSDs that are apparently pretty good. Samsung in general are great.
Monitors: I’d buy online because fuck retail. Also, I swear by Dell Ultrasharp monitors. They’re just excellent.
Operating Systems: OEM (now ‘System Builder’) are licensed for a single machine, and they’re tied to the hardware profile of that machine so if you change the hardware in it a lot (motherboard or CPU are the big issues) then activation gets tricky. Also you don’t want Windows 7 on a new build. I don’t care what people tell you and you can accuse me of bias since I worked on it, but Windows 8 (specifically 8.1 update 1) is the best thing you can put on there for performance. Start screen is a bit jarring at first but you’ll adjust fairly fast if you use the keyboard right, and also if you set things up correctly (rid it of all the shit it starts with, add just stuff you care about, launch your games through steam and pin your commonly-used programs like Firefox to the taskbar) you should hardly ever see it.
I have 8.1 running atm, it’s pretty much Best. Windows. Ever for me. just feels very usable.
Sure, there are quirks, and I’m not a super power user, but it’s pretty damn good.
That’s interesting actually, I hadn’t even looked into Windows 8 (all the usual “new thing!” outrage people had must have affected me more than I thought :P) – I’ll definitely have a look.
And I probably should have clarified on the SSD thing: I would plan on having a large HDD in addition, not everything on one. I’ll definitely have a sit down and work out exactly what I would want on it first before I commit to a size though.
Thanks a lot!
Eh, it’s not that new anymore.
From when it was new, I mean.
+1 on the Windows 8 thing. Runs fantastically on new hardware and SSD.
Putting your OS only on the SSD sounds great, but you’re missing out on those sweet sweet loading times in your games if that’s all you have there. Also configuring your program files etc. to a different drive is generally a pain.
I had a 64gb SSD in my old build. Hated it. Eventually ditched it for a 500gb 7200rpm drive.
250gb is a big enough SSD that you can have a bunch of stuff on it and use it like it was a normal drive. Then you can get a cheaper high-capacity green drive for any big files you might have, eg video, where random access isn’t a major issue and speed is less of a problem.
Just so you get what I mean when I talk about clearing off all the junk on the start screen and making it really minimal being the best way to engage with it IMO, this is what my home desktop start screen looks like:
http://i.imgur.com/vZzhSOw.jpg
EDIT: In fact that’s not even accurate now as I noticed I still had the old pre-1.0 Plex client in there from back when I wasn’t sure about swapping because the UI in the new one was a little bit broken.
Ah, cool!
Thanks for your help, Neg.
Not advice, but I’m loving my 29″ ultra-wide monitor. Takes a bit of getting used to the extra width, but I really like the multi-task options it presents.
Other than that, yeah, I got nothing.
That’s bigger than my TV! The poor thing will get jealous!
My current monitor is 21.5 inches (I think) which has been good for me. Was looking at just going a tad bigger to a 22-24 inch monitor this time, but I’ll have to see one in person first I suppose 😛
Yeah, the monitor I got was a bit on the expensive side ($700 o.O), but the 2560×1080 resolution is glorious.
(@powalen)
Not exactly the same resolution, but I recently went to a 27 inch 1440p (2560×1440) and it’s great. Games look extra pretty and there’s so much more space to work with at that resolution.
I was also greedius and got TWO 27 inch monitors 😛
Expensiver though…
Thanks for giving me one of your two monitors, Greenius!
I had 3 at some point! (but that’s cause Dell sent a scratched one so I had to get a replacement)
I generally buy in this order
CPU – http://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/processors/core/core-i7ee-processor.html
Video Card – http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_family.html
Motherboard – http://www.asus.com/in/Motherboards/
Ram – http://www.corsair.com/en-gb
HDD – http://www.seagate.com/au/en/
Monitor – http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/campaigns/monitors-landing
Case: http://apac.coolermaster.com/en/
PSU (whatever you have left over)
Cooling( Almost any fans are fine, no need for water etc)
Other(mouse, keyboard, speakers etc)
get a 128 gb for your o/s if you can afford it. as 64 goes in no time particularly if you run office etc on your ssd. MSY wouldn’t be a choice for me. If you want parts, buy direct off scorptec as they’re good on price and service. otherwise get some recommended locals near you as they’ll service it easier. I find that the boys at Capitol Computers in Sydney CBD are good if you’re unsure of what to build and can build you something with good bang for buck.
Install the OEM and then get an upgrade to 8 and 8.1 you should be able to buy upgrades pretty cheap.
Thanks a lot for your answers, everyone. It’s more helpful than you realise!
Hoping to have everything planned out this week ready to order next week.
I’d say something, but looks like it’s all happened prior to me getting home!
It’s all really about budget. If you think about how much you want to spend, try putting something together, and see if it fits. If not, take something out, or get a cheaper model.
As long as you get an ssd of some sort, a big hdd, tower, power, graphics, mobo, cpu, ram you’re set. You just need to weigh up what’s more important to you. If it’s a media drive that copies a lot, or streams a lot, you might want to get a faster hdd, or if copy times don’t bother you, get a cheaper hdd and put the savings towards better graphics or something. There’s not a lot you can go wrong with in terms of what you choose.
Pick what fits, post it here if you wanna double check you’ve got everything you need, and you’ll be right as rain 🙂
By “see if it fits”, what do you mean exactly? Just checking the specs of everything online? It kinda sounds like you mean physically building the thing to check, is all! 😛
You need to pay attention to the physical fit-out.
I’d planned to put the wi-fi card out of my old PC into the one I got from Benny, but the geometry of the video card precluded that (blocked the port)
nah i mean see if it fits your budget. Take in to mind what the others have said about video card size and stuff, but generally speaking, you can’t go too far wrong. As long as you get nothing less than an i5 or equivalent cpu, an nvidia 600 series card or equivalent, the rest of the mid-low price range gear has very small performance differences between them for the most part. The important thing is to decide what you prefer it to do. Decide which areas you are not willing to compromise on, and then juggle the rest to fit your budget. Whatever you get is gonna flog the pants off whatever you have now, so unless you’re striving for top end perfection, or a reasonably open ended budget, I wouldn’t stress about it too much 🙂
Ah, I see! Thanks!
This is the one I’m thinking of going with for my build in about 6-8 months time, at 280 bucks you might consider it overkill, but it looks boss, and I want it to be the only case I ever buy.
http://www.allneeds.com.au/prod1340.htm
Oh sorry I thought you were talking about PC cases but I think I must have accidentally jumped to the conversation about motherships.
I’ve seen this bad boy before, I hope you have a table solid enough to handle the weight monkey =P
Hmm yeah, most of the stuff that I was planning to say has been said but here goes:
The important things to consider with the case is space for the motherboard (but that’s always just a matter of looking for something that doesn’t say mini-itx or micro-atx) and reading the description to ensure it has space for the video card you’re planning on getting. Power supply is another consideration, avoid ones that come with it because they’re just a waste, you’re just paying for a shit quality thing that’s not worth keeping.
128GB is the minimum I’d recommend for an OS drive because it’s also going to store any other basic program you run. Also they’re hardly any more expensive nowdays (a crucial M500 is $100 on PCcasegear) so you might as well go for the extra capacity.
Monitors and indeed cases can be good thing to buy physically if you can since they’re large boxes and have the highest cubic weight cost to ship. I don’t know how far the monitor budget stretches but this is a hell of an affordable price drop
In my long experience, OEM versions of windows can activate as many times as you like as long as you don’t do it loads of times in a hurry and don’t try and run 2 installs simultaneously. At most, you’d have to do the phone activation which is a bit inconvenient, takes 10 minutes and is just sitting there typing a 30 digit number into the phone and getting one in reply to type into the computer. For the most part, I’d agree with @negativezero and say that Win8.1 is fantastic but oddly enough I’d recommend against getting it, you already own 7 and there’s nothing you can’t do with it, there’s no pressing need to spend any more money. Win9 is supposed to be coming out next year so you might as well wait and get that since it’ll be the best and most magnificent thing in the history of the universe since it’ll have the enormous benefit of not being windows 8 that people have decided is shit without using. You know the way Win7 was fantastic because it wasn’t Vista despite it being obviously the finished version of Vista.
I really strongly disagree with you about Win7. Win8 will give you better security and better performance. There is no reason not to upgrade. It plays far better with SSDs than Win7 does, it boots up faster, takes less disk space, handles GPU resources better and is just generally a better engineered product under the hood.
Also the second Win8 update is close – next month I think? Or possibly September – and it’s the one bringing back the start menu. So basically Win 8.1 SP2 will be a straight up replacement for Win7, except better.
Also OEM copies of Win7 are only licensed for the machine they’re activated on. You might have gotten away with reactivating it on another machine, but that’s not meant to work.
Win8.1 Is dramatically better, no question. I actually found 8 a bit disappointing but 8.1 is fantastic, might be because it coincided with my change to an SSD but I think a lot of it was code improvements. It’s just that with 9 coming relatively soon, Pow might as well stick with what he already owns and spend the extra money on better hardware that will run 9 better, look to the future rather than patch the present.
OEM activations are really only a business level issue, Microsoft don’t give much of a toss about the end user market for licencing because it’s not where they make their money. I’ve used the same licence of a version of x32 Win7 on I think 4 separate PCs now without an issue. Only one at a time obviously (that they’d care about) since they’d be deactivated and since I’d sooner not do illegal shit but there’s never been a problem doing phone activation in any instance. I think I’ve done my vista x64 twice and 7 x64 twice.
I mentioned I work for them right?
So I can’t really turn a blind eye to license misuse.
Technically what you’re doing is fine, for the retail versions – a retail copy can be moved between machines fine. OEM versions aren’t meant to be given to end users in the first place. Which is why they replaced OEM with System Builder licenses for Win8.
So if OEMs aren’t supposed to be given to end users, why are they sold pretty much everywhere? You buy them with qualifying hardware and can activate it with the system in place, as far as I’m concerned that’s enough for me to consider it okay to do
They’re not meant to be sold that way, but everyone was doing it. So with Win8 they ditched the OEM license for a ‘System Builder’ one.
@powalen
I had another thought, depending on the motherboard you buy, it might have an mSATA port so one of these might be practical. It’d let you put a boot drive in mounted directly to the mobo without need for cables or screws. It’d also have the advantage of letting you unplug the obvious hard drive, show a mate that the only hard drive in the case is unplugged, turn the computer on and then windows boots and you can blow their fucking mind!
It might also be a wise plan to envision the final form you intend for the machine, if you want to run 2 video cards, you’ll obviously need a case with a lot of space. If you plan to have multiple HDDs, it’d be an idea to plan where you might want them and how the cables will run, if you separate the drives to keep them cooler (though many cases have fans mounted on the drive cage) you’ll have to keep in mind the length of data cable you’ll need to run to the SATA headers on the mobo. If you wanted to get into video capturing, even just using something like Shadowplay for saving cool moments, another SSD might be a good investment, many cases have mount points on the base of the case and along the side or bottom of the drive cage so you might not need to occupy a drive slot or buy an adapter.
Another good thing to consider is what you can recycle, optical drives are next to useless nowdays aside from installations and even then they’re often done better with ISOs & virtual drives. Even windows is faster to install with vlite & a USB based boot but then if you’ve got a DVD drive you might as well whack it in & not bother messing about. If the motherboard you’re getting has an eSATA port, you might be able to get an adapter to use a standard SATA optical drive as an external device and keep the drive in a drawer just for the times you might need it. I’ve never looked into it myself but generally speaking if an interface exists, an adapter exists.
If you plan to run a hardware soundcard or network card, you’ll obviously need to make sure your motherboard has the slots for the cards and not fall into the trap of forgetting that the video card takes up 2 slots (it’s always mystified me why they don’t just make video cards plug into both slots and use power from both so you don’t need to plug 2 supplementary power cables in).
Thanks, A!
At the moment I’m just planning a basic PC. Nothing too outlandish so I can get a grip on things. Basically the only ‘extra’ I’m getting is an SSD (and only because basically everything recommends it). As long as it plays my games well enough I’ll be happy.
RE the recycling thing: I’m migrating from a Mac, so I’ve got literally nothing I can reuse besides my keyboard/mouse 😛 But I’ll definitely keep it in mind when I upgrade again.
VAMPIRE APOCALYPSE – A short story by Phlanispo
(spoliered for wall of text)
Inspired by the works of James Rolfe
Episode ONE; The Pitfalls of Staying Young
The alarm went off. Clayton Moore groaned. Moore blindly flailed his hands, hoping to hit the snooze button. He couldn’t find it. Damn it all, he’d have to get up. Moore rolled sideways and fell off the bed. That woke him up.Moore rose, and remembered he’d replaced his alarm clock with an iPhone several months ago. The latest model iPhone, of course. He had to stay trendy.
Moore walked to his wardrobe, chucked on a wife-beater and a jacket. No wait, jackets weren’t trendy anymore. Moore pulled off his jacket and put on something more sensible. A trench coat.
Markson from the bar told Moore that it was the most ‘in’ thing right now. He had no reason to distrust the man. He’d been right about the plastic raincoats last summer. He got a lot of looks from young girls that day.
Moore walked to the bathroom and got out the container of foundation. He had to cover up those wrinkles. Young people didn’t have wrinkles.
Now that he was ready to hit the town, Moore walked into the kitchen and poured himself a bowl of cereal. He realised that he had no idea what he was getting ready for.
Carrying the bowl with him, he picked up his phone from the bedroom dresser and checked to see what he wrote on the calendar.
The calendar, not the call log. Press back. No, you pressed it too much, you hit the password screen again. Just go to the calendar app. Where is the bloody calendar app? Oh, there it is. Fucking iPhones. The pitfalls of being young.
There it was. He was going to the mirror store to buy a mirror for his buddy McAllister’s birthday. Looked like it would be a fun day in the town. Moore ate a spoonful of cereal, realised it had gotten soggy. Not salvageable. He chucked the contents of the bowl in the bin. Most kids these days didn’t eat breakfast anyway.
There were still a few minutes until he had to leave, so he turned on the television. A news channel appeared, talking about an outbreak of something or other. Boring. He changed the channel. More news. He kept changing the channel until the he found the one that had the Saturday morning cartoons. It seemed Mitzy was still leading a productive life. Moore spent far longer watching cartoons than he intended, and rushed to the door.
Crap, he’d forgotten his shotgun. Moore walked back to his room, and opened up the chest. In it contained his prized M83U2 shotgun and piles of ammunition boxes. He decided to take the silver bullets because he was feeling stylish today. He hid the shotgun inside his trench coat. Thank God for concealed carry permits. He never applied for one, now that he thought about it. Things to do later.
Finally ready for action, Moore opened the front door and walked outside. He promptly tripped on something on his doorstep. A package? There was a note attached. Moore opened the envelope and started reading.
Dearest Clay,
Things have gotten really hectic at the garlic wholesaler. So many people have placed orders; keeping up with demand is tough. Against my better judgement, I have reserved a package for you. We may have broken up a while back, but I still care about you and want you to live through this. This may not be the best time, but I would also like to re-open the relationship if that’s okay with you?
Cheers,
Tina Wilson
It was a package from his ex-girlfriend. Crazy stalker weirdo. They broke up months ago. Tina thought Moore trading in his Ford Falcon for a Harley Davidson motorcycle was irresponsible. She blamed his ‘midlife crisis’ or whatever she called it. So he dumped her. Seemed like the best course of action at the time.
Moore looked inside the package itself. It was filled with bloomin’ garlic. He hated that stuff. Moore didn’t know where to put the package so he left the package and the note in front of the Chang’s house next door. Tina’s note could spark suspicions of adultery in Ms. Chang’s mind, and possibly end their relationship later down the line, but Moore didn’t care about any of that.
Moore clambered onto the Harley Davidson. He had no idea how he’d be able to return home on a motorcycle with a mirror, but YOLO, right? That’s what all the kids would say. Moore took off in the motorcycle, attempting and failing to do a wheelie in the process.
END OF CHAPTER ONE
Mirror store?
All will be revealed in episode two. If get around to writing it. This entire short story is just a build-up for a single joke.
OK, I was just imagining an entire store filled with mirrors
Well, yeah, that’s what it is. It’s a shop that sells mirrors and some reflective bits of metal. 😛
Well, uh, go my imagination then 🙂
*dances to Sweet Child O’ Mine*
How goes things, my fellow Fringe/Gattaca buddy? 😀 Any jobs on the horizon? Or just a beautiful beach? 😛
Baby, I’m a lost cause!
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Things will happen when they happen.
…
*dances to The Cranberries*
“There’s not many Krispy Kremes”
– They said
“You’ll be hard pressed to find one”
– They taunted
HA! Tell that to my rapidly increasing waistline! >:D
And I wasn’t even looking for one! >:P
If you were not looking for one, how many were you looking for 😉
I actually just got lost and found it by accident, haha! 😀
I think I’m like Spiderman, but instead if spider-sense, I have Krispy Kreme-sense, where I instinctively locate Krispy Kremes 😀
but spider sense doesn’t actually detect spiders >:)
Spider sense:
“Intuition, instinct; an intuitive feeling, usually of something being risky or dangerous, detected before other senses”
Krispy Kreme sense:
“Intuition, instinct; an intuitive feeling, usually of something being Krispy or Kremey, detected before other senses”
The problem with those things is that they just melt in your mouth. You don’t even have to chew, really. And that’s what she said.
If she’s chewing, she’s doing it wrong 😛
Hiyoo
You really should’ve bought two plane tickets home.
They’re okay, I don’t understand the obsession. 🙁 Went to one in Japan, shit was expensive. $2 bag of cinammon donuts from coles/WW is better IMO!
They’re good as a novelty, but regular cinnamon ones are way better.
Especially if you put them in the freezer and eat them frozen in summer!
I always knew there was something off about you…
Doughnuts don’t go off if they’re in the freezer.
Unless you buy a machine that constantly makes about 100 doughnuts a day they should never have time to go off. =P
I like getting special flavoured doughnuts from Krispy Kreme but if I’m in the mood for a cinnamon doughnut I will just buy a bag from the supermarket. Plus Krispy Kreme can actually make good jam doughnuts … mmmm jam doughnuts.
Man, now I want a Krispy Kreme. But the closest one to Perth is the one at Melbourne airport. Sigh.
Hahaha, that’s why I’m basically inhaling them while I’m over here! :S
None when I get back home :'(
I really can’t go past a freshly made cinnamon donut from Donut King. Has to still be hot and crispy.
So much this. Last time I went out with a friend he decided to stop by one for a milkshake, and after staring at the machine for a bit I had to buy a bag. They were basically making them to order – ohmygodsowarmfluffyanddelicious.
Best impulse buy.
Life finds a way
Thinking out loud: why get angry at news crucifying video games? No one is suddenly going to change their minds. And the people who already agree with it aren’t going to change theirs. Television news already has a shrinking audience and if they don’t pander to it they wouldn’t exist. The gaming world has this weird obsessive need to be liked and accepted by everyone.
The gaming world has had this inferiority complex for a long time.
See: Ebert V video games, Jack Thompson V video games
And yet they still get upset.
The Ebert one was amusing. Everyone losing their shit about it like it actually mattered.
Ebert was, and still remains, one of the most influential film writers ever, but it still didn’t matter because it wasn’t his medium.
Gaming really needs an Ebert, though it’s hard to get that super mainstream tastemaker in games as it’s such a diverse field- while a film has a (general) structure (a thing you go to at a cinema and runs 1-2 hours projected on a screen), trying to do the same thing for a form of entertainment that contains Watch_dogs, 2048 and Johann Sebastian Joust is difficult.
jack thompson vs games was a threat to expression rather than an opinion
Well, I say threat, I mean he was a laughable screeching howler monkey throwing his shit at judges but this was the country that ruled in favour of the idiot in the mcdonalds coffee case rather than laughing at her for putting a cup of coffee between her legs and driving off and recently decided that a craft shop can force religious dogma on employees through their insurance so never assume something intelligent will happen
The McDonalds Hot Coffee thing was a totally justified lawsuit. It’s held up as this frivolous thing, but it really wasn’t- the coffee was served too hot.
Maccas could have settled that at any point for much less, they just chose to fight it and lost.
I guess why I’m excessively protective of gaming is because there’s hundreds if not thousands of more fucked up things in this world that have been around a lot longer than gaming and have done a lot more damage and still continue to do so (off the top of my head – guns) and all those things receive better legal protection and less scrutiny than games do.
However all games have ever done for me is provide an outlet for my frustrations, to teach me about morality and basic philosophies and looking at different points of views and finally they helped me cope with life when it all just seemed too much. Now I’ve reached a point where I no longer need games as a coping mechanism, I’ve grown enough as a person to be able to handle things on my own. But I’ll be damned if some single-minded assholes out there go after one of the few things in my childhood that had my back no matter what happened.
tldr : I guess what I’m trying to say is that the hypocrisy of it all to justify targeting something I love pisses me off. Ain’t no damn inferiority complex @redartifice =P
You don’t think there’s a desperate need for “legitimacy” in all of this?
I can’t speak for everyone but personally games are as legitimate as they’re ever going to be to me. Doesn’t really matter if there are people out there who don’t think so, what matters is that they go out of their way to pin anything they can get away with on games.
While I agree that research needs to be done to see its impact on human psyche, jumping to conclusions prior to that research is personally offensive. If we can jump to detrimental conclusions without underlying research well why the hell didn’t we do that with global warming 15-20 years ago. I know I’m drawing a stretch here but the complete lack of logic and reasoning means it’s all just one thing. Media sensationalizing a scapegoat topic, better known on forums as “troll bait”.
Edit: Bah! don’t get me started I’m in a ranting mood today =P
The media have always scapegoated one thing or another (And I say “the media” as if it’s one thing. MINORITY ELEMENTS within the media have always scapegoated).
It has been, variously, racy books, cinema, cartoons, comic books, pop music, rock music, television, metal, cinema again, Dungeons and Dragons, computers, video games, gothic music, the internet, video games, mobile phones, video games that are going to ruin the yoofs for one reason or another.
And has that stopped people making, playing, or growing with all of these things? Nope.
I’ve always thought the best thing to do is just ignore it. The worst thing anyone can do is have an angry reaction to it all. Ultimately any reaction you give just gets a ‘look at that crazed video game lunatic!’ response from the other side. That Moms Against Gaming parody Twitter account is a good example – mocking this ‘video games make people into monsters’ attitude and then getting legitimate responses from gamers that could actually be used by someone to say ‘hey, video games make people into monsters!’
Maybe that’s not the best attitude to have, but eh, I’m just a dumb young adult with a very simple world view. 😛
FUCK YOU ALEX HANDS OF MAH GAEMS YOU ARE THE HITLER OF OUR TIME GAMES ARE FOR ADULTS GET OF THE INTERNET
Pants is the gaming Ur-Hitler.
brb contacting A Current Affair
The gaming world includes people with strong opinions who like nothing better than to express them on the internet, especially when it is about something contrary to their worldview.
And because that segment are often the only ones talking, at a glance it looks like they are speaking for the majority. So more articles are made to cater to that voice, sparking more comments…
When in actual fact most “gamers” are off playing games and neither know or care about these issues.
It’s the same cycle that spawns the anti games news pieces, just for a different audience.
In the end there is a reason the scapegoating of things like games or music or movies is considered a generational issue – it’s not gonna change until the generation who doesn’t get it retires and makes way for the one that does.
Then we can find our own society destroying scapegoat. Probably VR.
Stuff happens, people like it or hate it, and everything moves on regardless.
I know a guy who tried VR once and now he’s letting Senators poop in his mouth in a alley in exchange for heroin. IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR KIDS!
I wonder how long before Senatorial Mouth Poop Simulator Oculus Edition becomes a thing?
Once VR is ubiquitous and simple “game” making as easy as .gif making, I have no doubt there will be a /VR/ thread on 4chan that you really would not want to visit.
Considering all the joke simulator games and such that are all over the place, we’re probably pretty much at that point already.
I decided to play Bleed, and thought I’d tackle the Mission 5 boss on HARD mode. I beat him disappointingly easily. He only killed me like, 7 times. In the world of Bleed, that is a very easy boss battle. I decided to challenge the boss again on VERY HARD mode.
I got through the stage and the set of minibosses without too much hassle, but the boss was unbeatable. I must have tried 30 times over the course of 50 minutes. That freaking pink homing rocket attack is nigh un-dodgeable.
All of my nope.
I’ve come to the realisation that I’ll never be able to buy any games with the money in my Steam wallet that I got from trading cards. I think I’ll use the funds to play the market instead. Buy some cards, sell some, craft badges. I have 3/5 cards for the Bleed badge, and I’ve have to buy the other two. I have $1.54 in my Steam wallet, and buying the two cards I want will cost about $0.30 – $0.40.
What say you, TAY? Should I give up on trying to make money, and simply give in to the Valve TCG?
I only sell cards if they’re not for a game I love love love.
I see the money I’ve made from selling them (probably about $10 all up, but I don’t hardcore craft) as a nice little discount on stuff I want to buy, not a FREE GAEMS FUND
That’s all I do. Play games, harvest all the card drops to be eligible for booster packs later. If I didn’t like the game, I sell the cards so I can use the funds to buy cards. If I liked the game, I use those funds to buy cards so I can honour it with a badge in my profile.
how many games have you got that can still drop cards? You could just leave them running while you do other things, tab out & watch youtube or something and in an hour or so you should get all of the cards and if you do that with all of your games you might suddenly have a lot to sell or craft
Hey @popdart5
Do you still have a link for the Warhammer 40K character creation stream you recorded?
Never mind, found it!
I think someone wants to join me freeze and rize in our character creation =P
Just needed some info to finish up my backstory.
Just do it so we can start playing >:(
Late afternoon people!
My weekend involved minecraft and movies, and also shopping and eating fondue.
Today I started my real estate course which is fun. Other than that i really hate typing on my galaxy s5 as its slow and if I type too quick it screws up
Please stop talking about minecraft /o\
CAM! HOW’S THINGS, BUDDY?
Things are good!
I met people! AND INTERACTED with them! it was great!
Hows thing with you my friend, preparing for your shopping trip?
I’m as prepared as I can be! *fakes death*
Oh, quit acting like you’re not excited >;P
Just think of all the lumber jack shirts you can buy, deep v lumber jack shirt
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/38904/
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@welbot @pupp3tmast3r @tech_knight @quiz_b
Didn’t I see the same pack on GOG for $15 last month?
But it’s $99.00 ……. $__$
Aw, it was $24 last night.
Well in that case….. “I got 99 problems but the
bitchain’t one”Sorry, one more quick PC question! *collective groan* (If any of you are still hanging around @negativezero @benny @welbot @transientmind @stickman)
What do I need to set my PC up so it can access my WiFi? There doesn’t seem to be much focus on it around (I kinda assumed it would be built-in somewhere, but apparently not?). Something like this?
Unfortunately using the Ethernet cable is impossible because my only phone outlet is in the kitchen, so it’s wireless or nothing. Thanks again!
A lot of motherboards these days are coming with built in Wifi. If yours doesn’t have it onboard then yes, something like that is what you need. They’re cheap, effective, and take up little to no space. Easy addition.
Thanks B-obby!
You can use a USB thingy as well!
You can, sure, but I’ve personally had nothing but trouble with USB Wifi dongles. Spotty performance under load to just outright drops. I’ll take a PCI version any day.
I assume PCI means that card thing?
Conversely I had more problems with the card thing than the USB one :P. Although now I get frequent drop outs since upgrading to Windows 8 since the drivers for 8 are in beta and it’s stupid :'(
What card are you using? You might be able to use drivers for the chipset rather than the ones fro the actual manufacturer. For example if it’s a netgear card using an Intel chipset you might be able to force install Intel drivers rather than using drivers from netgear.
It’s an inelegant solution and can sometimes lose fancy features but mostly they’re fluff and if it works…
I no longer have the card, but my current USB one that has issues with Windows 8 is by TPLINK (not sure of the specific model number atm)
It comes up as an Atheros thing or something though (not TPLINK)
Do you set the USB to not turn off to save power? That’s the kind of behaviour I’d expect if it was going into standby
This was on my partner’s PC and rather than diagnosing the issue I ran CAT5 along the ceiling from the router to the PC. Problem solved. 😛
Well it’s the infinitely superior option in every possible way anyway. Literally the only advantage 802.11 has over 802.3 is convenience, it’s shat on from a great height in every other category
B-ob only, please. -by is verboten.
Thanks B-obalob!
B-obalob’s Law B-log!
Yeah, you need a wifi card or a motherboard with it built in.
Don’t get that particular one though as it’s a piece of shit and the drivers caused conflicts on my machine that prevented me updating to Windows 8.1. 🙁
Oh really? I’ll find something else then. Cheers!
@powalen I actually completely left out WiFi when I’d set up my comp however I just grabbed a USB WiFi device and it’s got a really good connection. If I recall I think I got mine for under $50 from MSY.
Edit: Average 1.5-2.0 mbps downloads of steam as a reference point!
If you’re gonna do a lot of streaming, or downloading while playing online, or a lot of online playing… might wanna make sure the adaptor is MIMO (multi input multi output).
Also make sure it’s on the box that it has Win7 or Win8 drivers, otherwise you’re gonna have a bad time.
Aaaaaand lastly – PCI card antenna will stick out the back of your tower. Will that be surrounded by heavy wood desks etc, thereby blocking wifi signal? If yes, perhaps you need a USB one or extra antenna.
All good, my desk is essentially a board on stick legs 😛 Plenty of room for various waves! I’ll have a look for the MIMO thing and the drivers though, cheers.
WORK!
Today was just induction and orientation so we didn’t do much …but it was okay!
I got a free cup! They gave us laptops as well and apparently we get an iPhone 5 too. Sweeeeeet!
My program has 3×8 months rotations and some of them might be interstate, so y’all gotta show me around your cities!
This job has changed you. :'(
CONGRATS FRIEND!
I’m pretty excited about freebies so I don’t think it has 😛
FREE USB!
Buy me presents.
I haven’t been paid yet!
Buy me presents in two weeks!
Buy Powalen presents for me.
I like the way Snrub thinks! @greenius
What was the company again? Hint if you want it still anonymous
Laptop/iPhone thief!
I’ll keep it anonymous for now but it’s a global company from Germany.
I think I know what this guy does.
STOP BURNING ALL THOSE BOOKS.
That or local distributor of the Luftballons company. He must sell 99 of them for commission.
*guitar riff kicks in*
HI DANIEL!
We don’t use real names here.
Is what I’d say if that was my real name. *cough*
I’m named after the comics.
Everybody knows his real name is Dudley Chesterton
I always assumed he was named for being the great great great grandson of DC comics founders!
What are you working as dude?
Thats awesome as you get free swag..FREE SWAG \o/
Hope your enjoying it man
The position? Commercial graduate (graduate program) in Healthcare at the moment.
EDIT: FREE LUNCH AND DINNER TODAY! (and tomorrow!) YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
I have no idea what that means or what it means you do as a job..but it sounds awesome 😀
Free stuff is awesome!
The company I work for has lots of different divisions, so I’ll be in the healthcare divison at the start (the company makes hospital equipment, machines etc.)
The “commercial” stuff just means it’s the business side of things and it’s a position designed for people who studied business at Uni.
Oh awesome as that sounds good then 😀
I need a defib..for..defibbing things
I like how out of the 3 things you were given, you seem the most excited about the cup…
Presumably when you say you’re dong interstate things, it’ll just be capital cities. If you’re ever in wagga let me know.
Also, hooray, work!
Crafted my first badge on Steam. The crafting animation was fancy. It gave me an emoticon, a picture, and a 90% off coupon for a game I don’t want. It says the coupon is trade-able, but I don’t know if I can sell it on the market. A little disappointing, to be honest. I also got some sweet, sweet XP that doesn’t do anything.
XP will level up your profile which gives you more ways to showcase stuff on your profile, and increase your eligibility for coupons, betas, etc. My inventory is cluttered with backgrounds and emoticons I don’t need or want, I just list them on the marketplace for the lowest possible amount. No one buys them but I don’t have to look at them.
As you level up for every 10 levels your % chance of getting a booster pack goes up. Booster packs are randomly generated when someone steam creates a badge! It’s a vicious cycle I tell you!
This is the best summary of badge-making I’ve seen yet.
Workday climb scheme was successful! \o/
The drive to work in the morning was fine, lots of cars on the road but they were all moving. If anything it was even better than my usual drive in the afternoon. Managed to get in to work 20mins early too, which meant leaving even earlier in the afternoon. And weirdly enough I got through climbing even quicker than usual.
Will try again next week. And hope that it doesn’t all go to hell once holidays are over.
ALSO! After finishing the Iron Maiden thing the other week, I’ve managed to wind up with exactly enough drive time to get through every Judas Priest album (skipping the Ripper albums and Nostradamus), with Loch Ness finishing as I pulled into the driveway tonight.
ALL SET FOR REDEEMER OF SOULS ON THURSDAY!
(I am excite)
Played Strike Vector. Seems okay so far. The mechanics seem solid, but there is a definite ‘indie-ness” to some of the interface and menu design. There are quite a few spelling mistakes, which is kind of funny. The biggest problem is that there was only 3 other people playing. The maps were designed for 32 people, but instead we have 4 idiots shooting at each other.
I think a couple of other TAYbies have this game. I think a MultiTAYer is in order.
Hey guys, I’ve got this idea for a business, it’s been one of my dreams for a while now, I’ve been umming and ahhing about whether or not to say anything about it, I did mention it on here a few weekends ago, but I don’t think many people saw it.
Ok, here goes. My idea is to open a gaming themed cafe. There will be retro and current consoles to play on, and possibly a few arcade cabinets and/or pinball tables, and a selection of Board Games etc, would also have quiz nights, Magic tournaments etc. My plan is to also sell gaming themed food and drinks like 1-Up Mushroom Muffins and Health Potion Smoothies (just thought of that one) as an example. @scree has been most helpful in providing me with a plethora of information on the baking side of things, but I don’t have the confidence in my ability to be able to do that kinda thing, so I would need to employ somebody to bake and decorate the muffins etc. We would also sell games, so you could come and grab a coffee and/or a muffin and a copy of the latest game at the same time. I have other ideas regarding this, but you get the gist.
I would have to do a Kickstarter to get the funds together, as I don’t have any capital, and am not keen on getting a loan. I would more than likely do it in Adelaide (sorry @scree), but would be more than happy to expand to Melbourne if it was a success. I have no idea whether it would succeed or fail, or if it will even get off the ground. There is so much info/ stuff I need to research, but I’m not entirely sure where to start.
What are your thoughts?
Damn! Was hoping it would be a pageget, oh well, I’ll just re-post
Honestly? I’d look at models that don’t focus on games as a rental service, but gaming as an experience.
What are you doing when you game? holding a controller, focusing on a screen. you’re not eating, nor are you socialising. Something that focuses on the social aspect more than “come here, play call of duty” would be better.
Also, as part of your market research, look at competitors. there’s at least one gaming themed bar here (the pad, which I’ve only been to once) in the CBD. Where could you go that’s going to draw people in?
Also, new and trendy thing is pop-up cafes and alleyway bars/cafes, maybe look at that.
I’m not saying it’s a bad idea, not at all, just do your research.
This is what I’m saying, I didn’t even know that bar existed. I’m just spitballing ideas at the moment, so nothing’s set in stone yet, and as I said it may never even happen, but it’s something I’d really love to do.
I’m just trying to put a spin on the usual local game store, and as you said make it more of a social thing.
Then perhaps your best bet is to look at tabletop games stores rather than video game stores- they live and die on their playerbase.
not VG related, but here’s a reddit thread on a FLGS: http://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/29zp14/game_store_owners_can_any_of_you_lend_me_your/
The selling new games things might be problematic as you wouldn’t have a lot of buying power and might struggle to get a profitable deal from a distributor. Might be better to look at a second hand broker license and look into a swap/trade/buy/sell sort of system. Turn it into a community building thing and something to stand out on.
That’s why I thought of the Cafe idea, you wouldn’t just rely on game sales, because you sell Coffees and Muffins etc as well.
I thought it was an awesome idea, and maybe it’s the pessimist in me, but now I’ve actually told people about it I’m starting to think maybe it’s not and is doomed to failure.
Hey, if this is what you want to do, go for it, just make sure you’ve got a good business plan, that’s all.
Ok, let me ask you this, if you were on a lunch break and there was such a Cafe nearby, would you come and grab a coffee and/or something for lunch and talk about stuff that you enjoy whether it be Video/Board games, Graphic Novels etc with the staff and/or other patrons?
I wouldn’t do it as a lunch thing. If I was to go to a vg themed cafe I’d go on a weekend or in an evening.
I’d need said cafe to either have great food that was great regardless of the gaming gimmick and to provide me with an experience I can’t get at home or at a friends house.
The question too is am I your target customer? Is it teenagers? Adults? Families? Students?
I was thinking anyone that’s into gaming and by extension gaming/nerd culture. Never thought of limiting myself to one specific age bracket.
Don’t limit yourself, but also don’t forget to focus on something.
GAMING ALLEGORY TIME:
Don’t use a sniper rifle when the enemy is 3 ft from you.
Don’t use a shotgun when he’s on the opposite hill.
Use an assault rifle.
For what it’s worth, can I suggest something? Game choice is paramount. Make sure you have a couple of easy to play retro games (Mario is an obvious choice) where people can sit, feel no pressure and play easily with a cup of coffee within arms reach.
CoD etc. you don’t get a chance to nom some food properly until end of round breaks. You want stuff like Mario 64/Smash/easily pausable games.
ALSO look into allowing gamers to swap 2nd hand games for food. Look at how you would scale that, as you don’t want 80 different copies of a game that nobody will buy (give us Ride to Hell and you get a cookie. Give us Watch_Dogs and we shout you dinner, kind of thing)
All in all I’d love to go to a place like this, more than a gaming bar.
Please. Do it where you think you’ll be successful. Melbourne is freaking expensive.
Also, have a look at http://www.eat8bit.com.au It’s a video game themed burger place. It’s tiny but the food is great. As long as you can offer something that people can’t get anywhere else, they will come.
Monkey you need to do a SWOT analysis! (Strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). Personally speaking as a gamer in Sydney who also doubles as a bit of an alcoholic and caffeine user a gaming cafe sounds great! But I don’t know what the scene would be like in Adelaide.
If you are serious about getting into this I’d recommend gauging interest in your local market base, look into where you’d like the cafe to be located and finally an estimate for the capital you’re going to need (You’ll need funds for the fitouts for the cafe area, fitouts for the TV and consoles and you’d need to make sure there’s sufficient real estate to work with!). If you’re planning on hiring people as well you’ll need to look into Workcover, getting an accounting system setup ideally and might want to speak to a lawyer down the line to make sure you’ve covered all your bases!
Following the base information i.e. starting capital, location and market interest you’re going to want to look into getting quotes from suppliers. With games the good things is you buy them once and they’ll keep paying for themselves however with a cafe you’ll need to setup a supply chain of sorts for the coffee, milk, muffin ingredients etc. Finally at the very end you’ll want to look at a marketing budget!
It sounds like a potentially good idea, but as others have pointed out, you need to have a very good plan. Location and promotion will be everything.
You really need to think about the sort of person who will come to your cafe. Teenagers generally don’t do cafes. They don’t have the spare cash to drop $50 on a meal for two, they definitely prefer food courts. CBD suits generally just want a quick coffee – they don’t have time to sit down for a long lunch. Parents are a good crowd. We do tend to bring strollers and sometimes the kids get noisy, but we like our coffees, we tell our friends and we buy babycinos and meals for the kids if you make good ones. The night crowd you want 20-30s who want a good atmosphere to meet with friends for drinks, dinner or dessert. Although I’m not sure I go to dinner anywhere for long enough to play a game of settlers, for example. You won’t get a good turnover if people are sitting around for hours playing cards.
In terms of selling games, I think it would be hard to juggle being both a gaming store and a cafe. Creating an alliance with an existing game store (such as an EB, or a Games Paradise) or a cafe inside an arcade/indoor play centre might be a better idea. If people spend $25, or buy 5 coffees at your cafe, they get a voucher for the game store. The game store can sponsor events at your cafe. It works better because it means you can focus just on the cafe business, and someone else can add an extra element to their games store to help them too.
You would need to be a bit careful with trademark use too. Just some thoughts. I spend a lot of time in cafes lately…
I honestly think gaming and a cafe are two different activities that don’t really mesh.
Video games require too much of your focus and use of your hands to be a suitable accompaniment to coffee & cake/ a light meal. They also require a significant time expenditure to be really enjoyable, which does not suit a cafe.
Ultimately it would not suit the two types of prospective customers – those who want to game and those who want a cafe.
Also trying to compete in selling games is just not gonna work. There is no room for the little guy in that market nowadays.
Either have a lan-cafe/gaming den that serves food/drinks like the Pad that Red mentioned or a cafe with a gaming theme/decor.
As a gamer who sometimes goes to a cafe during the work day, the latter could be nice.
Also I have been to the Pad and know someone who works there. Its kinda cool but there is not much of a market for net-cafes in Australia and I gather the Pad is not terribly profitable.
Forrest in the Mojave
Met a nice lady named Alice McCaffrey, she said I should go talk to some army fellas, so I did. They are from New California, though I never heard what they did with the old one. They was having some trouble with some nasty folk, one of which liked playing golf, the other one had some mean doggies.
They said they was also having trouble with some spies, but I didn’t help them there as much as I should’ve- turns out ah’m no good at being sneaky-like, my mother alsways said Forrest, truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
The nice california fellas monorail blew up. That’s all I’ve got to say about that.
Evening, TAY.
My internet has been capped until Friday. 🙁
Fortunately, I’m playng Super smash Bros. Melee on the Gamecube, so I’m not bored. 😀
Also, my Ps2’s current bid is $30. 🙂
What’s it bidding on?
For those who are interested:
40K Rogue Trader Character Creation Part 2
Starring @freezespreston @rize @pupp3tmast3r
Btw, it looks like I’m talking to myself for the first few minutes. Blame Puppet for being mic-less and making it look like I’m Nigel no-friends. 😛
I actually didn’t even join in well into 30minutes of the session! I reckon popdart was just talking to himself =P Bad insanity roll perhaps?
Jokes aside @popdart5 thanks for being a pretty cool guy and organizing this =D Also damn you for taking away my shield drone =___=
You can’t just be given everything. You gotta earn that shield drone!
Shield drone would be kinda super OP
Shush! Go be the Exemplar of Unity or whatever =P Leave me and my shield drone Sparky alone :'( Damn you @popdart5 you killed Sparky!
Tyranids killed Sparky. 😛
Stop blaming the Tyranids for everything! Besides tyranids are basically a GM’s choice NPC’s to scapegoat for shit happening!
Can I at least have a broken shield drone (From a lore perspective makes sense that I would salvage Sparky post tyranid slaughter!) that I could possibly fix via salvage and higher tech use skill down the line?!
There will be opportunity to acquire a shield drone down the road but I’m not going to have you start with one, even if it is basically broken.
TZEENTCH made it happen then?
Just as planned.
Pfft, please. The way I use Tyranids they are never used as scapegoats. I’ll have you know I have a Shit Hitting the Fan (SHTF) Index where I determine exactly how bad things have gotten. Tyranids are towards high-middle of the range.
I much prefer using Chaos for shit happening because hey, Chaos. \o/
Will we get to fight Slaanesh after he eats Rize?
I have a 225m range Pulse Rifle instead. And medical training. So WOOOO.
I have a 22m range Pulse Rifle as well with Concealment and Awareness so I guess I’ll be your token trap/ambush checker for this flight =D
What’re your BS and Perc rolls like @f4ction ?
BS is 40 (with all the ‘don’t take minus to tests at any range etc’ stuff), Perception is 43. All in all, my stats aaaaare….
WS=35 BS=40 S=28 T=33 Ag=41 Int=44 Per=43 WP=37 Fel=39
And I have taken Awareness and Medicae on top of our normal gear/skills/talents
Yourself, my fellow Tau comrade?
I heard @rize used loaded electronic dice to get a natural 20 roll for one of his stats.
To counter that he is also incredibly squishy and has to deal with the Warp on a constant basis. So it kind of evens out.
What stat did he roll a natural 20 on?
Agility +__+ He has 50 agility…. Basically he can dodge everything lol
Two rolls of 10 on Agility and with Eldar bonus of +30 he has a starting Agility of 50. Combined with Unnatural Agility x2 because he’s Eldar.
He did roll a natural 1 on his wounds so he only has 8 starting wounds and he has the worst starting armour of anyone currently (xenos-mesh, AP 4). So he’s pretty squishy plus he’s a psyker so he’s not really suited for anything aside from mind bolts and even then he has to be careful as all hell to not provoke phenomena or perils.
Can I shoot Rize if he does manage to provoke something? =P
Edit: I would like to place a tracer on Rize permanently and obtain a reactionary ability that shoots him when he gets a crappy insanity roll! Surely the team can agree on this??
All options are open to everyone. Especially me. >:D
July 360 Ultimate game sale starts tomorrow US time so some time on Wed I think for us.
Hi! I’m, Doc and I’m new here!
Now how does this darn TAY thing work? I’m not posting in the wrong one or something am I?
And what do all these knobs and buttons do? Everything is so durn complicated! What does this “Submit” thing do? Should I clic…
Who’s that guy? ^^
Didn’t you see the bit where I said I’m new?
YOU AREN’T VERY WELCOMING MR THE CRACKS, IF THAT’S EVEN YOUR REAL NAME!
Fine.
Somebody fetch the Oar of Thorns and we’ll do this properly.
Can you touch your toes?
NO! DONT PRESS SUBMI-*static*
‘Sup.
So I’m sitting here drinking a moscato rose. It tastes like soft drink but it is delicious and I REGRET NOTHING!
*Looks at watch*
I’m still on night shift mode. It’s 9 in the evening to me.
It’s 5 o’clock* somewhere?
*in the morning. Gorzy you disgust me.
I love a bit of lolly wine! Esp the lower alcohol ones. You can drink the whole bottle and just get a wee bit tipsy. Perfect if you’re stuck being a responsible adult 😐
Sitting, eagerly awaiting EB putting the Destiny Ghost Edition up for preorder…
I was planning on buying the Destiny + PS4 bundle but now I want that limited edition. D=
Maybe they’ll bump up the console bundle?
They usually don’t, which is really irritating. Oh well, maybe this will give me an excuse to get one early, =P
Yeah, those customers willing to spend $600 to play the game wouldn’t be interested in buying a $200 CE anyway… No overlap there… None at all. Totally.
Usually the deal is put in place by Sony. Unless Sony allows EB to do it, EB’s hands are tied.
I’m guessing the only possibility is to get both, then trade in the console included copy to get a (minor) reduction in price. Sucks, though.
It’s pretty awesome. I really want that Ghost, though.
Screw it, I’m going to pre-order it. Now I can get a PS4 from somewhere else atleast.
Hey, at least it wasn’t a Destiny PS4 in the bundle. Just a normal one, but white.
Yeah, I kinda don’t like the white PS4 too. It would show too much dust. That being said I do like the look of the white controller.
Speaking from experience (own a white PS3) the opposite is the case. White shows less dust. Black systems show much more of it, plus fingerprints.
interesting, still doesn’t go with my Black WiiU, black blueray/surround sound system, black TV, etc … =P
EB have the white controller up for preorder, afaik.
God…… DAMNIT!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DRAW MY ATTENTION TO THAT YOU MONSTER!
Hugs.
Playing the refresh game…
Wait… *Looks at watch*
Isn’t it like 1am in 1992 over there?
You should check out this slick upcoming game called Doom. There’s talk of it revolutionising the industry.
I dunno, id software has a mixed history. I didn’t like Rescue Rover or Shadow Knights, so I don’t have much faith in the upcoming title.
Ugh. Limited stock of Ghost edition, so offering it to existing preorder customers through stores based on preorder date. Had mine on preorder on PS4 since announcement at E3 last year (11 June 2013), I’m level 4 and the store manager knows me by name (and looks out for me haha), so hopefully I’ll snag a copy.
But then, just realised I ordered online for in-store pick-up… Hope that still counts…
Just came out of EB then. If you’ve preordered and a level 4 member you get first dibs. If not reordered out of luck. I was waiting to preorder until the collectors but wasn’t expecting only 1000 to be in the country. If I had I would have it since I’m level 4 (plus friends with staff).
Hrm. I only put down $10 on preorder (due to ordering it via website), so not sure I’ll be up for it (Facebook indicating starting with level 4 with $50 down…). Fingers crossed.
Darn, oh well the Limited edition does still look nice, I suppose.
The thing I never understood about the Muppets was why do all the characters pretend Fozzie’s jokes aren’t hilarious?
Wakka wakka!
They all had their funny bones removed!
Wakka Wakka!
“he was doing okay until he fell off the stage”
“Wrong! He was doing okay until he came on the stage!”
DOHOHOHOHO
Ghost fighter!
We need you!
Reminder, with all the Destiny beta news etc, that there is a TAY group here:
http://www.bungie.net/7_Kotaku-AU/en/Groups/Detail?groupId=100780
Cancelled my preorder with amazon.
Then re-ordered the LE. Not the ghost edition though, can’t justify it even if it does seem pretty cool. Interestingly, couriered from the US the LE costs about what it would cost to buy it from EB 😛
Semi-relatedly, if anyone would like into the Destiny beta, I have a spare code thanks to an IGN Prime subscription I’ve had for years and keep forgetting to cancel.
I’m getting Ghost, apparently, as long as I up my preorder amount to $50 by COB tomorrow (which I’ll be doing ASAP this arvo).
PS4 is now my console of choice for Destiny.
I’d buy the Ghost edition if I could, but Amazon aren’t taking preorders on it yet and I’m iffy about whether it’s worth it.
Meh as much as I’d like all the extra goodies I’ve already set aside my gaming budget for the year… Also seems like a bit of a pain in the ass to get what with it being limited stock etc. =\
Yeah. Destiny’s my big game for the year but by forgoing the Ghost version it probably means I can afford another game instead.
Also by September I was planning to be looking at buying a house or apartment so maybe it’ll let me afford to eat. 😛
Nice – I’m in, can’t wait to pickup Destiny along with a new console (finally)
@evilmonkey for your perusal: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2a1yvh/iama_video_game_lounge_owner_that_just_celebrated/
Man, all this talk about pre-orders and limited editions and whatnot just reminds me that there’s still no way to pre-order the Homeworld Remastered Collector’s Edition [in/to Australia] without resorting to a remailing service. This makes me sad.
People who watch Arrow like @freezespreston and @liondrive:
They’ve cast Brandon Routh (Superman from Superman Returns) for the next season.
As Ray Palmer (The Atom).
Interesting
… wut.
I still need to finish watching season 2.
Wait, really? The Atom doesn’t really fit with the realistic(ish) tone they have. How do they portray his shrinking ability without completely breaking that?
Might just be a name drop, like Bludhaven or, indeed, Felicity Smoak.
Or he came via Central City.
Maybe he doesn’t so much shrink but acts as the shows gadget guy?
What’s interesting is that Jean Loring, Ray’s wife, has already been in the show- she was Moira’s lawyer in S2
They’ve been breaking that more and more with season 2 and now with Barry Allen speeding around as The Flash and all his super powered villains I guess that’s busted completely.
Like the sound barrier!
Yeah but they never really showed him doing much and he’s having his own show.
The pilot of which is pretty solid.
I REALLY enjoyed it. I can’t wait for the season to start properly in October.
Kinda bummed that they revealed the big bad so quickly though.Yeah, I thought they’d hold onto that for a little longer. Only thought is perhaps it’s a double fakeout.This is true. They’ve done it a few times with Arrow like the guy in the Deathstroke mask who tortures Oli and giving Thea the nickname ‘Speedy’@doc_what
I think the Speedy thing has potential to come full circle.Ooh. Is that available? Know what I’m doing tonight!
You’ll have to eyepatch up- it’s a screener for advertising purposes.
Some of the effects are a little rough too, but that could be either because it’s early or TV budget. most are pretty good though.
But a shared universe. Oli already popped up on the Flash Pilot and I’m sure there will be other crossovers.
It seems season 2 was a big push to make the show more like the comic by having Oli not kill anymore and adding more and more unrealistic elements and super powers. I’m also guessing the events in The Flash pilot will have repercussions in the Arrow universe.
@powalen and others interested in SSD capacity requirements.
I can vouch for 64GB being enough, as long as you have extra 1TB+ platters in the system. Here’s why:
– It takes 5 minutes to set up Program Files etc directories on the slower HDD, change default location of your libraries (Music/Docs/etc). You’re now set up.
– When installing stuff, you either leave it as default C:\Program Files\Blah path to install on SSD, or just change the first letter to your HDD to have in install on the slow drive. No registry hacks, nothing to corrupt, all fine and a 2 second modification when installing.
– 64GB is enough to have everything on Win7 turned on (apart from Hibernation), such as Indexing, System Restore, etc. You can install the OS, Office Suite, two full Adobe Master Collections, as many browsers as you want, Steam, chat clients, etc. Everything (unless you’re a pro user – read: work) will fit, with at least 10% free space remaining for garbage collection and wear levelling.
– It depends how rich you are, but games honestly don’t get that much of a boost. You loadd a game, you play it for a couple hours, you close it down. You’re not opening/closing games every 2 minutes, so that 2-20 second SSD advantage doesn’t add up to much. Considering Steam libraries these days, a typical person would need an ADDITIONAL 500GB SSD in their system just for games – 500GB for OS/programs/games is sometimes not enough. I have 1TB WD Black on SATA2 and I still load games fast as fuck.
– Granted, if you only have 1-3 games you regularly play, coupled with the more economical cost of a 120GB+ SSD, it may be a wise decision to get this and install said games on the main drive, with other games on your HDD.
– Worth mentioning one more time – the $/GB is better when purchasing 120GB SSD, and gets better the higher you go.
– I have a $3000 rig, $1400 monitor, and another $1400 SteamBox. Not to be a douche, but Im saying this because this is in the realm of “dude has money to spend on PC”. I am here, telling you that I’m still fine with my 64GB SSD on my main gaming rig and there’s no need to upgrade until entire rig dies. My SteamBox has a 500GB due to: cost efficiency, silence, and cos I don’t have my full games library on it.
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To finalise: if you have a desktop PC and have other 1TB+ platters, and you’re on a pretty tight budget, 64GB will suffice no problem. If you can’t control yourself (e.g. when installing) or you’re forgetful, maybe it’s worth spending that little bit extra to get a 120GB one.
The HDD isn’t just accessed when you first load a game. Look at Watch
Loading ScreensDogs.A quick glance at some pricing has shown that there aren’t many 60GB drives on the market any more, the price difference to 120 is fairly negligible.
The jump from 120 to 240 is a little more significant (around $100) but I’d still personally recommend that for the sake of convenience if the budget can cover it.
This. 64gb isn’t even purchasable any more without effort and if you find them the drives are uneconomical. Also 250gb is just better. No need for hacking anything to make it work.
I had a 64gb in my old build and the size drove me nuts.
I also completely disagree that you don’t see a benefit from having games on an SSD. If you play MMOs it makes an astounding difference to load times between zones etc. and will also help reduce lag spikes in populated areas when you’re encountering tons of people with different gear on.
Thanks Sticky! If I’ve learnt anything from my research/asking here, it’s that nobody can agree on what is ‘best’ 😛 I’ve been taking it all on board though.
I actually bought my case and monitor this morning (another thing I didn’t consider was how much shipping would be D:) so with some magic luck they’ll be here by the end of the week! Figured I’d get the large stuff out of the way first, plus then I can get the rest shipped to work without having to carry a huge box home.
Ooh, what sort of monitor did you get?
El Cheapo!
Um… I think it was an Asus? Something IPS something. It seemed alright 😛
EDIT: Asus VS239H-J apparently!
Beauty of the master race – there is no one right answer, we all find what suits us best.
Exactly. My post was just saying that 64GB is indeed viable. My recommendation would be on 120GB if you’ve got the money to spare and are purchasing a traditional SATA3 SSD.
Things get different once again if you get another type … Steve-o just got a 32GB M.2 SSD for OS + productivity barebones…
So my external HDD (Seagate 2TB expansion) started clicking and not recognised anymore /o\. Does anyone have experience with HDD failure and possible data recovery?
I can perform HDD recovery to an extent. If the drive is completely kaput however, you will be looking at surgery and a cost which will be in the thousands, unfortunately. Clicking is usually a bad sign.
If it is clicking you are probs out of luck.
The software Data Rescue is very good but will probably cost you to get a copy.
I combined a couple of teas to make a beautiful banana split flavoured tea.
I AM THE TEA GOD!
for those playing at home It’s banana Bake(T2) and Cocoa Loco(T2) with another red chocolate tea I have.
Eww, too fruity.
If I’m drinking tea I want it to retain some tea flavour.
the banana one is a black tea – there is still a black flavour to it, the cocoa loco and the red chocolate are mostly cacao and red tea doesnt give any flavour. the rest of the flavour comes from the banana chips 🙂
Oh that sounds kinda nice!
I’m confused… did you make a banana split with tea or tea that tastes like a banana split?
tea that tastes like a banana split.
I’ve got a bit of a hard afternoon coming up. The memorial service for my landlord is at 2.00 this afternoon. Fortunately my Dad is coming through this afternoon to take me to the church, but it still won’t be easy. I’m at least hoping that the service will offer a bit of closure.
Man, funerals are rough.
Good luck man.
Good luck man, funerals are tough
So Squenix are trying something interesting with Bravely Default in Japan.
You can download, for free, a version of the game which contains the entire first four chapters, which honestly is the meat of the game, probably about 30 hours worth of gameplay. If you want to finish the game and play the rest of it, you can buy an update for 2000 yen (about $20 AU) which also unlocks voice acting for the game as well.
So basically it’s the return of the shareware model? This is a ‘free to play’ approach I could actually get behind.
Agreed. Remember when you used to get the first x levels of games?
It worked for Apogee – I bothered my parents for so many weeks about Commander Keen until they went and bought the full version.
IT CAME ON FOUR FLOPPY FLOPPIES MY GOD IT WAS AMAZING
Still amazing.
I take it that this the adaption of the freemium models of iOS. A shareware comparison could also be made.
It’s not really like freemium. Squenix know all about bad iOS monetization, believe me.
So thanks to @doc_what I’ve been stuck reading Statler and Waldorf quotes all morning giggling to myself… I know remember why i love those guys…
“You know, this show really improves with age”
“Why? Because the jokes get better?”
“No, because my hearing gets worse!”
Dohohohoho
“What was that?”
“It’s called the medium sketch.”
“The Medium sketch?”
“Yeah, it wasn’t rare, and it certainly wasn’t well done!”
Dohohohohoho.
When I was very young I didn’t like them, because I didn’t understand most of their jokes, and thought they were just mean. Young me was stupid. Old me is also stupid, but that’s a discussion for another day.
They used to scare me because they were the ghosts in Muppet Christmas Carol… Now i just laugh my arse off at them…
“I know what’s wrong with this show! It’s the theater!”
“what’s wrong with it?”
“The seats are facing the stage!”
We’re Marley and Marley! Ooooohhhhh!
That’s their names. Brilliant!
“boooo”
“booooooo”
“that was the worst thing i ever heard!”
“it was terrible”
“horrendous”
“well, it wasn’t that bad”
“oh yeah?”
“there were parts i liked”
“yeah, i liked a lot of it”
“yeah, it was good, actually”
“it was great!”
“it’s wonderful”
“ah, bravo!”
“more!”
“more!”
“more!”
“more!”
“I don’t think this show is suitable for children!”
Baby: “I don’t think this show is suitable for anybody!”
Dooohohohohoho
Question: Has there been a “diverse” game that has been a commercial success? I’m trying to think of one but struggling to come up with one.
Women:
Tomb Raider/s
Metroid
Player created stuff (Sims, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls)
Gay Characters:
Player created stuff (Sims, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls)
Non Caucasian:
Player created stuff (Sims, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls)
…hm.
The Fables series has a pretty diverse range of everything.
Latest Tomb Raider, while well received, caused half the studio to be fired
and the sequel to be shit canned. Not exactly a success.Edit: After what Red said I checked and they haven’t. I remember there was talk of it and never checked up after.
What? They canceled Rise of the Tomb Raider? How did I miss that! 🙁
No, they haven’t.
Phew!
It sold 6.5 million copies. For comparison, the original Assassins Creed sold 8 million,
Square still marked it as a failure…
That’s Square’s problem though- they set crazy sales targets for everything.
Pokemon XY, kinda? Depends how diverse you’re talking 😛
Mirror’s Edge? Jade Empire (although that was more USA in China)? I recall one of the Vietnam-set FPSs have a black main character which did reasonably well. I think it was called Men of Valor.
Sleeping Dogs for the Hong Kong aspect, also the Chinese-American aspect, and how it both fits in and clashes with the general culture presented in the game.
GTA San Andreas
Bayonetta
Perfect Dark
Broken Sword was a two-hander
FF XIII
Parasite Eve
Metroid.
Mario Party? Not what you were specifically referring to (ie plot driven), but still.
Hmm. I’d argue Nintendo exist in their own bubble and closer to Saturday morning cartoon rather than any representation of reality.
I agree. And yet, Tomodachi shitstorm ….
Medal of Honor Frontline
Ooh, Walking Dead.
Great answer. One where the character’s race matters.
Yes.
Now the question is: Majority of examples here are Japanese games that owe most of their success to the Japanese audience. Does that count in the western world of publishing?
Also a lot of these weren’t massive successes. They did alright but weren’t blockbusters.
They also had in the case of female protags, on average, half the marketing budget of male-starring games.
I guess that’s part of the problem: non-diverse (low risk) sells very well, why break the model?
Kinda like how an amazing art-house film, world renowned and broaching an interesting/controversial topic, is outsold 10-1 by Transformers 4 – Marky Mark Edition.
Perfect Dark.
Can something from that era be compared? Was it an issue back then?
Based on your question it can be compared, but if you’d like to limit it to, say, the last 5 years there’s still some great examples that come to mind (women specifically). However, the fact that they’re so easy to recall means they’re standouts, and therefore probably just highlights the issue, not disproves it.
Do you mean diverse as in multiple races/genders/etc. in one game, or just one that was great and not a generic white angry male lead?
Either or I guess. I’m not trying to make any point or anything. Just arguing for the sake of it. Mostly because I’m bored and feel like debating something.
@redartifice is winning as usual. Mostly because it’s hard to refute his points.
Not so much arguing, more ‘promoting discussion’. Sometimes someone’s gotta play devil’s advocate.
Eh, born arguer.
Have mentioned this here before, but I used to coach debating teams.
Maybe not exactly the answer you were looking for but the Saints Row Series? Haven’t played it but from what I understand, especially in later games you could make your character male, female, straight, gay, white, black, orange, blue, green, and anything else on just about any spectrum. And its been successful enough to warrant 3 sequels
TBH I would define the Mass Effect series as fairly diverse simply because the supporting cast are actually not all white able-bodied heterosexual men. There are not many people of colour but it does show other people’s stories.
Similarly Walking Dead, and to a certain extent the Dragon Age series.
Diversity isn’t just about the protagonist, it’s also about what the rest of the cast are. Joker, for example (whilst being a white man) is disabled but an awesome SPACESHIP pilot, with depth and complexity.
Personally, I think the Mass Effect series’ finest moment of diversity came with bonding with the shuttle pilot in ME3 and talking about his husband. No big deal. Just normal. No weird stereotypes, no flashing signs saying ‘hey, back-of-the-box bullet point!’ Just business as usual, there is nothing unusual going on here. As it should be.
I thought you were referring to Gotham’s Joker for a bit there. Also, I’d imagine that the Joker would be an ace spaceship pilot if he stole one.
Final Fantasy 7? The main cast are a white dude, two white chicks, a black stereotype, a talking dog, an old dude, a stuffed cat riding a giant white animal thing, a broody vampire and an asian teenager. 😛
@redartifice I’m going to have the Numenera recap for two sessions ago going up tonight. I also found out that we’re actually coming up on one year worth of TAY Numenera so that’s a pretty cool milestone. Nice work Red and thanks for the fun times. 🙂
Oh wow, a year!
Thanks to you and all of the guys who’ve played at various points, it’s been a lot of fun
@novacascade @tech_knight @mythamphetamine @blaghman @mawt @transientmind @negativezero @tigerion @Ithinkthatseveryone
I don’t think I count, I only got 1 session in right at the start 🙁
Totes counts.
Totes.
If someone doesn’t make a comment along the lines of “it seems like we’ve been grouping together for a year” I will be extremely disappointed.
There seems to be an extra u in that statement
You sneaky devil. I like it!
Brisbane Whisky Lovers! (I’ll be tagging everybody. You’re all whisky lovers deep down, you just don’t know it yet)
There’s two great events coming up that you may be interested in! Mark your calendars accordingly.
1: Yamazaki Whisky Tasting and Dinner – Cobbler, 29th July
They haven’t released any further details yet, but having gone to their Glenfiddich night it was $100 and worth every cent. If you’re a fan of Japanese whisky (and I certainly am!) this will no doubt prove to be a fun evening for all in attendance. I’m a certainty to attend so you can be guaranteed of my company at least. That’s worth it, right?
2: Whisky Live – Brisbane 22nd and 23rd August, with an Education Class on the 21st for any interested.
I’ve never been to a Whisky Live personally but I’ve seen posts from others who really enjoyed it. Tickets are $99 per day, and includes food, tastings and a crystal tasting glass. I’d love to go but I think this one would be better enjoyed as a group so I’m interested to see who else might want to come along. Come on, you know you want to!
Peeeeeeeeeeer Pressure.
@beardymcmuttonchops @cufcfan616 @dc @dkzeitgeist @freezespreston @gutsoup @jimu @lambomann007 @popdart5 @sernobulus @strange @sughly @transientmind @welbot @weresmurf @virus__
Definitely interested here. Put me down for a strong possibility.
You’re not a member of one of the whisky clubs are you? Then again, you don’t seem like the type of person to recline in a luxurious leather armchair and express dismay at the concerns of the peasants while sipping at a fine beverage.
Recline in leather armchair? Yes. Express dismay at the concerns of the peasants? No. Sipping at a fine beverage? Yes.
All seriousness though, no I’m not a member of any whisky clubs. I’ve considered joining The Scotch Malt Whisky Society but never actually put down for it.
I have a friend who is a member of a whisky club (can’t remember the name) but they said that their club president was actually a school teacher which was kinda surprising.
Put me down as a maybe for the Yamazaki tasting as that is conveniently before when I plan to take a day off. Might have something already planned for that night though so I’m a definite unsure but would like to if available.
As soon as there’s more details I’ll be sure to let you know. For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.
I love my whisky but I’m not in Brisbane 🙁
It’s not that far from Sydney. 😛
Unfortunately Sydney just had their Whisky Live events in June. Only 11 months until the next one!
I do love me some whiskey, but unfortunately I can’t drink anymore 🙁 Risk of migraine too high!
If it makes any difference the Glenfiddich night I went to was fairly sedate. It’s not a getting pissed event, it’s educational and gastronomical.
well that’s kind of what I expected, and it sounds good to me, but the temptation for me to be trying them would be too much. I’ve had migraines that last 3 days from drinking one beer :\ putting a shit load of nice whiskey in my face will be too hard to resist!!
Ouch, that’s gotta hurt. But it’s fair as well, health comes first.
I got $55 or so down on Smash Bros, but I think I’m gonna transfer it to another game. I played Brawl a couple weekends ago again with a friend, and it’s just not fun. 🙁
I assume a lot of people love the game and are gonna get it. Does it have online play?
Yeah it does. It sounds like it’s going to be a pretty big step-up from Brawl’s online play although fighting games generally aren’t the best when dealing with latency and stuff like that.
Show yo’ moves.
Ninty seem to be making a big thing about making the game competitive. Supposedly they have actually asked Project M and Melee tournament players about the game and how they can improve it.
Pretend Brawl doesn’t exist and that this one is the successor to Melee.
…Much more excited now…
There’s a reason the community basically remade the game. =P
Oh? Is it actually not liked?
The EVO exhibition tournament last year was Melee, not Brawl. Should say it all, really.
I like Brawl, but from what others had said (I haven’t played Melee) it’s much more casual compared to Melee. It’s still a good 4 player fighter with mates and a few beers.
I’mma buy the 3DS version.
Then play it for like a week and then prob get bored.
Keep waking before the night is through. Once at 4, again at 5. Then at 7 before my alarm.
Kinda tired.
I did that this morning, only without the sleeping again. Went to sleep at maybe 1am. Woke up at quarter to 6, couldn’t really get back to sleep. *yawns*
This has been me for the last few months. Get in bed by 9pm on some days, fall asleep by 10 and then wake up at 2am and 4/5 way before my set alarm of 6. If I was a coffee/super-caffeinated energy drink consumer this wouldn’t be a problem, but I’m not…so it is.
We can make it, just gotta believe aaaaaaand *head on desk*
I was exhausted last night so went to bed at 9:30pm like an old man.
10:30pm, family members decide to have a loud conversation and start banging doors right outside my room 🙁 Woke me up just as I had gotten to sleep. Didn’t get back to sleep until 1am 🙁
TF2sday tonight.
I think @cakesmith was organising a server?
One Team Fortress 2, please.
Did you want to upgrade to a large Team Fortess 2, with hats included, for the low price of your firstborns soul to Gaben?
Why not? I’ll treat myself.
I’ll have a diet coke though, because I’m trying to watch my figure
@trjn @negativezero @redartifice @gingerchris86 Other board game folk
Has anybody played heroscape? Saw in in the window of the op shop on my way to work and wondered if it was worth checking out. The box looks pretty crunched but that is about all I saw. No idea on price or anything
Worth checking out?
It’s been out of print longer than I’ve been actively into board gaming. So I can’t really comment on it.
I knew it was old but I didn’t realise it was that old. It always seemed rather kiddy to me anyway so I was never interested in it.
To be honest, I’m relatively new to the board gaming scene. It’s just that when I get into something, I can get very into it.
It’s been through a couple of iterations.
Sorry, not iterations, couple of product lines. confusing it with Heroquest.
I remember it being rereleased when I worked at toyworld, that’s about it.
Depends what you’re after with it – miniature battles? pseudo D&D? There’s plenty of options for both of those
I’ve no idea what I’m after. I saw it there, don’t know anything really about it so figured I would ask
I think the cool gimmick was the terrain- it had a hex-based system for making the battlefield.
If it’s cheap, it mak be worth a pickup just to give it a shot as a one-off.
Speaking of hex based systems – http://www.amplitude-studios.com/Articles/EARLY-ACCESS2
Tell me you’ve already got your eye on this one red!
looks neat, but I might wait until it’s properly released- too much to play already!
Yeah I’m waiting for full release as well, I think its due out in 6-9 months. Some of my friends got early access and the said the AI is in a very rough place at the moment, basically they’re just incredibly overly aggressive with no form of diplomacy. That said it is still in Alpha so got high hopes!
Was that anything like HeroQuest?
Holy crap I had that game as a kid when I was about 10!
I had a friend who owned it along with Space Crusade and Space Hulk. Space Hulk was the raddest of the three but they were all pretty fucking cool when you’re ten.
I still own it 🙂
Sitting at desk since 8am… Go out for walk at lunch… Goto bathroom 5mins ago, prepare to unzip fly and… It’s already down and apparently been that way all day.
O.o
…ladies.
I’ve forgotten to do my fly up like 3 times after going to the bathroom at work, which means I’ve walked past dozens of patients like that. So I’ve become rather paranoid, and check my fly like 8 times, which means I’ve now checked to see the position of my fly in front of probably a hundred patients.
So, uhh, yeah. Solidarity.
I bought Max Payne (original) during the recent Steam sale. I decided to play it. The sound is completely messed up. In gameplay, the sounds are totally warped. The cutscenes are completely silent. This cannot do for a story-heavy game. I guess I’ll have to mess around with the settings to get it to work.
Hmm, I’ve had to download a patch created by a forum user on Steam, but I don’t think I have the software to open the files. So here I am, installing WinZip so I can open the files and dump them in the game’s folder. Ugh.
I had to download new software, and I’m terrified that it’s unsafe.
Now I’m getting pop-ups from some phone service called KNCTR or something. Oh god what have I done?
Next time do the sensible thing, buy the game then go download a pirated copy for easy installation!
Not sure how to remove. Install maybe Spybot or MalwareBytes and hack away! Or maybe even do a system restore to yesterday.
Just be careful of it sneaking dodgy ads and links into everything in your computer/browser.
DERMATOLOGISTS HATE HER! 6 REASONS WHY THIS BEAUTY TREATMENT WORKS!
Yeah, @phlanispo, definitely DO NOT simply tick ‘I agree’ and ‘next’ to everything. There’s been some insidious shit getting around out there.
Ugh…. guys… I’m beginning to get tempted to jump back into WoW and level a new toon…. Mark’s stupid articles are digging up my old addiction again >.< SOMEONE STOP ME!!!
Edit: Alternatively someone can send me a scroll of resurrection and document my descent into madness.
Stay strong! Together, you and I can beat the temptations!
Do you want to join me? 😀 Let’s level a new toon together! xD
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
/vader
Barthilas, Horde? This weekend? I think I have a hunter in full legacy gear that needs to be levelled =P
Warlords of Draenor looks like it’s going to be pretty kewl. Email my username at google’s mail and I’ll totally get someone to scroll-of-rez you. 🙂 Were you around for Timeless (aka: lootdrop) Isle? It’s the new way of gearing; off the daily-treadmill and pick up some ilevel 500’ish stuff from random mob loot pinatas!
Yeah I basically came back for a month after Siege of Org came out, saw Timeless Isle and quit within the week. WTF was up with that place man, stop giving people all this gear for just running around and clicking on chests. Seriously all that effort I’d put into ToT and Blizzard nullified in one patch. That really really peeved me off, I hope they stop doing crap like that. Really frustrating. I can understand if I’d gone AWOL for an expansion or something but ONE patch and they start giving away ToT level gear!?
I had a BM spec Monk and a Demo lock both ToT geared from the first 2 quarters. Dropped out after that cos guild couldn’t keep proper times. I’ll send you an e-mail later this week trans, I have a feeling I’ll be jumping on closer to the weekend!
I don’t always do a deep dive into some of these kotaku comment sections, but dear gods am I up for it today.
Boredom or just wanting to dispense some Internet wisdom/learn some fools?
It’s somewhat cathartic.
I agree, young one
I’m well on board the indignation express atm.
I like the fact that @cookingmama implied that @strange likes to sew with Saddam Hussein
Not at all! Just saying that sewing doesn’t imply boring and homogenous.
Boring. I like my interpretation better 😛
Hey duuuuudes
JOBIUS!
Ugh, Employedius
*pats Nob on the shoulder*
There there.
I’m enjoying this slow decline into insanity. Wait, I was already insane … decline into even more insanity-ness.
*flails arms wildly and jumps out window*
New gravatar ferret!
I finally finished Battleblock Theater and A++ every level.
Do I hate myself enough to try and A++ all levels in Insanity mode?
Just been on the internet for the first time all day and the Sew-Vivor Audition rules are up. They want you to use your real name. Eek!
Also, today was awesome fun. Shopping with @liondrive for @dc. He even tried things on! He looked quite the handsome young fellow, too. 🙂
I could enter you
I KNOW YOUR SECRET SHAME MUM
I KNOW YOUR NAME
Shaniquia
Is this like one of those wizard spells where you need their true name?
Phrasing
Oh, and I mentioned on Twitter that I bought LEGO Marvel Superheroes for my son, but I couldn’t mention that I also bought Mr. Strange Assassin’s Creed:Pirates and Injustice, in case he saw my tweet. Looking forward to surprising him with them when he gets home. 😀
Assassin Creeds: Pirates is great! He’s in for a treat.
Can’t wait to hear all the sea-shanties!
A poor old man went riding by,
And we say so, and we know so!
A poor old man went riding by,
A poor old man.
AssPirates is probably something I’ll pick up when I PS4.
Yeah, I was going to wait for PS4, but I’ve just put a deposit on a $2000 sewing machine so we probably won’t get a PS4 now until next year. And Mr. Strange has been in a bit of a gaming funk since Dark Souls 2 so I thought it was about time he had some piratey fun.
Edited because I accidentally a word. 🙁
Yarr.
I’m not sure what my PS4 timeline is currently. In all honesty, probably not until next year atm, maybe when MGS V proper drops.
Such a nice Strange! 😀
I just bought a $500 dyson vacuum, so a PS4 is delayed here too. Thank goodness for the Vita, hey? But OMG the dyson is fabulous!
Dyson sucks pretty hard.
Cannot housework without my Dyson. Everything else I’ve tried just doesn’t work right.
You both make me sad, I need a dyson
@tigerion, I bought the DC59 for $475 at Bing Lee. It’s tiny but does a much better job than the cheap bagless one I had that sounded like a bloody jet engine. Possibly not a good choice for a large house full of carpets, but perfect for a small flat or mostly hard floors.
Thanks for that, we just have a small flat so something like that could be really good.
Currently only have a old bag style one, old school with the main unit and hose arm thingy. Such a pain to get out and store that I don’t vacuum anywhere near as often as I should.
I love Injustice. Great game and the story is actually pretty decent.
I almost pulled the trigger on that when it was on sale the other week
I got it for $28. There’s something compelling about a twenty-something dollar price-tag.
I’ve heard it’s fun so I’m hoping he likes it.
Aw, shucks.
Well, I survived the memorial service. It was actually a nice service and good to see how many people were there to celebrate my landlord’s life. Interesting to hear some of the stories about him. I’m definitely feeling better than I was this morning.
*hugasaurus*
Thanks.
Oh my god EA! You are the worst company ever and I hate you, your products and everything you’ve done and ever stood for! Now take all my hard earned and give me your stuff!
I dislike Ubisoft more than EA honestly.
Capcom are my enemy, so many good IP so much poop and poop.
Also Sega, where’s me every good game ever?
Remember Dino Crisis? and Onimusha? They will forever be forgotten in the next generation 🙁
Damn you Capcom.
Awh. But I’ve been loving some of their stuff! Much, even!
Far Cry 3 and Blood Dragon were some of the best investments of my time ever, AC4 restored my faith (I’m betting temporarily) in the franchise and was seriously one of the only games I’ve ever bothered to 100%, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger was so much damn fun I actually PLAYED IT when I only intended to run it for Steam card-collecting, Child of Light was whimsical, light, fun at a delicious downloadable price to match its insubstantial quality, From Dust was gorgeous and fulfilling beyond its price, Mighty Quest for Epic Loot did not insult me or waste my time as much as I expected from an Early Access buy/F2P game, Stick of Truth will probably be in my top 10 of 2014, I got way more enjoyment out of Conviction and Blacklist than expected (contrary to ‘fan’ opinion, I enjoyed them more than the originals), I haven’t played Valiant Hearts yet but by all reports it’s beautifully moving AND well-priced, and when it goes down in price, I’ll probably be picking up the poor man’s GTA5 in the form of Watch Dogs…
Probably the most heinous thing they’ve done is cramming uPlay into everything, but other than that, I’m actually quite a fan of their line-up and they’ve done far less evil in the realm of pricing than many of their contemporaries. 🙂
Yeah mostly I just hate uPlay. Also their DLC/preorder/assorted BS habits but they are probs no worse than anyone else on that.
AC4 was good initially but I quickly got bored as it settled into the same tired AC ruts.
Far Cry 3 was ok. but no better for me.
Trials Fusion seemed to have had much of the life sucked out of the franchise.
I dunno, most of their stuff seems kinda off to me. Like all the personality has been focus tested out.
But mostly I hate uPlay.
I hate buying a steam game and having to load up another unwanted platform to play it.
I hate having parts of games like the fleet management in AC4 locked behind a online wall because they want to try and force ‘social’ into their games via uPlay.
I hate having another friends list I have to populate (especially for “steam games”)
I hate that is is just a blatant DRM platform stuffed full of their own self advertising for rip-off microstransactions in a misguided effort to cash in on the market steam has already cornered.
At least Origin is completely separate from steam, works better, is not shoe-horned into the actual games and is less of an eyesore.
This is my problem with Ubisoft games. Most of it feels kind of shallow and like I’m just going through the motions with it (except Blood Dragon which is every kind of awesome). It’s not even lately. They’ve always felt like something was missing.
Upvote for Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, glad you continued to enjoy it.
How far through did you get?
2nd act! Definitely need to spend more time on it, looking forward to it, but there are a LOT of other worthy demands on my time as well. I’m hitting as many as possible up in buffet-style game binges.
I’ve been trying to avoid doing that recently. A) because I run out of HDD space and b) I never finish anything when I do that and c) I get paralysed by choice
It’s hard to find a gaming publisher that doesn’t suck these days.
EA: Grand douchebags. The need no introduction.
Ubisoft: Grand douchebags. The last three episodes of the Jimquisition have been focused on how horrible they are.
Capcom: Changed several of their franchises to appeal to the CoD demographic. They provide convenience to the consumer by putting the DLC on the disc, saving them several seconds in download times.
Konami: Happen to be Konami
Namco-Bandai: Cram F2P into everything
Nintendo: Just learned that the internet exists
Microsoft: Do everything in their power to stop people from PC gaming to get them to buy an Xbox instead.
Sony: Arrogant beyond belief
Warner Bros: Refuse to patch games, masters of pre-order DLC
Deep Silver: Released Ride to Hell: Retribution and did not offer review codes to stop word from getting out.
2K Games: The Warlords of good ol’ regular DLC. Shuttered Irrational because they wanted to keep the Irrational name.
Activision: Killed many a franchise. Only makes CoD and Skylanders. Almost as bad as Nintendo when it comes to lowering the prices of their games over time.
Bethesda: Work for Zenimax. Release games in a poor state.
CD Projekt RED: Their only crime is that they aren’t a publisher yet.
Nordic: Ruined Painkiller. Bought THQ properties, despite not knowing what to do with them. Will now parade as THQ’s corpse under the THQ name.
Devolver Digital: OH WAIT I FOUND A PUBLISHER THAT DOESN’T SUCK GUYS
Well to be fair to Nordic they grab it is the final round after every other publisher said no. So I think it was more of a what they hell, if nobody else wants it we might as well grab it and see what it is.
The problem is that the publishers are kind of at odds with the studios and the gamers.
The developer’s role is to make a great game. Publishers’ role is to make money back for the investors. Depending on the publisher, this may influence how much interference they have in the development of the game. Investors want a more certain return on their investment. Being more certain means following rules and formulae, which is the anthithesis of creativity.
Hit the nail square on the head.
Honestly though, Capcom would have to be the worst for me because they’ve bastardized so many once-good franchises in the hopes for money, and end up losing more than they gain because they give people what they think they will want rather than what they actually want.
Don’t forget about TF2sday tonight!
Details can be found here:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/kotakuau#events/180458233797310428
I’ve got a server ready to go.
Depending on how many people will get will depend on the game mode.
Lots of people – Classic deathmatch
Not so many people – Mann vs Machine
So much hat
I hope so!
Every day is Dota day.
on a quest to grab an Xbox one with kinect & controller Second hand for max $350, with a receipt, in good condition! i know its cheap but so far have gotten to $390! \o/
feel free to hit me up with any vic leads!
The stuff I downloaded for the Max Payne patch was confirmed to be viruses. Even though Firefox was closed, my computer was screaming ads at me, and I got a megagram of popups when I turned the computer on. I shut myself off from the internet, activated avast anti-virus, then painstakingly went through and deleted the files that I believed to be dodgy. I restarted every time I deleted something to see if it had any effect. When Windows refused to let delete this one particularly dodgy bit of software on account of “it’s still open,” I went into my task manager, and disabled the process called “ibiti.exe” and I could finally delete the wretched software. The most tricky bit was deleting the “backup your computer” spam.” The file name was very unremarkable, so finding it was a pain.
I am currently doing a second avast anti-virus scan to see if there is any other malware left over. The really obvious malware is gone, at least.
I have accepted that I will never be able to play Max Payne, at least with sound. I shall let that particular sleeping dog lie. If I’m that desperate to play it, I’ll buy a Playstation 2 copy off EBay or Gumtree. This has been a learning experience.
To be honest, I’m kind of giddy that I was able to solve this issue completely on my own. i didn’t even browse the web for suggestions, as I made sure to keep the computer offline.
DM me your mailing address, I have a PS2 copy I can send to you
DM?
Direct message. hit me on the twitterz or on Steam
I don’t know if I’d ever play, honestly. Don’t bother.
No prob man, offer’s there.
Also, it is on Android, so there’s that.
I still have a flip phone, circa 2007.
You don’t have a PS3?
No, I do not. I kind of missed the ball on that one.
Do a second sweep with something better than Avast.
I’d also recommend doing a pass with MSRT:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx
Before I used MSRT, I did a full scan with MalwareBytes, and it located a bunch of threats that I deleted. I then ownloaded the MSRT scanner. 56 minutes and 60%-ish into the scan. It hasn’t detected anything yet. I think I got everything.
MalwareBytes tends to just rip shit out where MSRT will remove it completely and carefully, so I tend to prefer to use MSRT as the starting point. Might be biased in this case though. I cannot give you impartial advice on anti-virus products.
Phlan jokes aside since you’ve already bought yourself a Max Payne game license download yourself a pirated copy. I know it’s dodge but it might be the solution?
That’s even more risky than downloading the community patch.
hahaha well I can guarantee you’re not going to end up with viruses if you know your way around torrents =P
Best to do a final sweep in safe mode without networking enabled just to be extra certain.
Still, what you’ve done is learn a hell of a valuable lesson about clicking next, next, next… I was doing an IT degree with people who hadn’t learned that lesson yet and screwed up server installations of Linux because they just assumed defaults would work and regularly complained they had unwanted junk toolbars on their personal computers.
And THEY’RE the ones who got jobs! Fuck the world…
I’m usually super-ultra-mega careful about that stuff. I went a full year without any anti-virus or malware detection at all, and had no problems because I was careful. But yesterday I guess my brain shut off because I was so desperate to get Max Payne to work. I’m a little disappointed in myself, but I’m glad I solved the issue. This indeed has been a good learning experience.
The research I did on the issue said that one of the solutions involved converting the audio files to a different format, was that the thing you were trying to do?
Yeah. Some forum user on Steam created a fan patch that would convert the audio files into a format compatible with Windows 7. Everything seemed legit, the forum users were cheering for him, and I found a youtube tutorial that recommended the community patch. It seemed like a Durante/Dark Souls situation.
The problem arose when I had to download software in order for my computer to work with .zip files. The software was recommended by Windows, so how could it be unsafe?
When I downloaded the software, it tried to get me to download some additional software that looked like malware. I opted for a custom installation that didn’t install the malware. But the malware was installed anyway.
You needed something to use .zips? Windows should open those natively nowdays. Failing that, 7zip is probably the best option out there at the moment, does most of the archive types and doesn’t bloat the system with junk or constantly nag you to buy an even shinier version with one extra feature you’ll never use. It just sits there, shuts up and does the job like software should do.
Ahh, what an amazing day 🙂
Thank you so much @dc and @strange, you two are awesome 🙂
You looking stunning in that green shirt by the way DC, and I’m even more proud that you picked that one yourself :’)
Truly a budding fashionista 😉
He’s alright that dc fellow! Strange is always wonderful too! So jelly yall got to hangin out together! Damn you work!! *shakes fist*
Come to Sydney next time. I’m really bad at the whole clothes thing. AND I WANT A MONTAGE.
MONTAGES ARE TIRING.
NOTHING WORTH HAVING COMES EASY, DAN
If / when I’m I’m Sydney, we’ll see 😛
It’ll be less fun (for me) since you want it though, haha! 😛
Lunch this week, with me! 😀 😀 😀
(I work in the CBD so any day is convenient.)
I’m having lunch tomorrow with @dc, @freezespreston, and possibly @strange, so either Thursday or Friday should be good for me 🙂
Green 😀
<3 Thanks so much, man.
You really don’t need to thank me DC 🙂
Getting the chance to hangout with you is far more valuable to me than the clothes bought today 🙂
‘sup?
Sitting here drinking rum and being a pirate in WoW whilst listening to Pirate music (which I also pirated) good times.
Yourself, Jimu?
Arrrrrrrrrrrr, lung infection but otherwise alright.
Sounds like a fun time. Got that PS4 yet?!
Yeah, came Wednesday. $425.00 from Smith’s Dick through eBay.
Infamous? Wolfenstein? Resogun??????
No, gonna borrow from @gutsoup and no.
You should defs check Infamous if you get the chance! One of the best open world games and the powers feel amazing to control!
@pupp3tmast3r
Im not a big fan of open world. Dont mind stuff like Fallout & Elder Scrolls.
Nice one! What’s your PSN? I shall add you!
This is relevant to my interests. Same as your PS3 one?
Jmuhsn (US) & jimu_hsien (Au)
Whoooooa, Hey! What you do to get a PS4 from some guy called Smith is between you and Smith
Sharing is caring 😀
You WoW ‘bruh’ ? =P Barthilas? Horde?
Nah, Khaz’Goroth; Alliance & Aman’Thul; Horde lol.
Nooooooooo =P Could I interest you in levelling a toon on Barthilas Horde? 😛 Don’t want to do the 1-90 on my own again +__+
Maybe I may have other friends there actually lol.
I’m surprised you’re on the other servers, everyone I’ve ever met who plays WoW usually creates a toon on Barthilas o.0 I guess it is a pretty Horde dominated server though!
Haha, everyone I know played on Khaz (well my mate whop got me to play is originally from Forstmourne)
‘Sup Jimu.
stuff
Nice.
Trying my best not to buy some random PS4 game before Dragon Age comes.
Why is everything releasing Sept/Oct?
So you’ve saved enough for the console, then?
I only got to $350, my dad offered to pay the last $200 as a birthday gift then I got if for $25 anyway!
I might grab The Last of Us HDxinfinite at the end of the month. Smith’s Dick doing it for $50 if pre-ordered.
$425 not $25
Nice!
Grab Destiny! (Beware, I’m going to be hyping that game a fair bit over the next few months :P)
I, errrrrrrrr, I can’t shoot straight.
(Also, no +)
Get +!
You want a code to try the beta next week? I have a spare beta code.
For shootins? Will it work without plus?
The single player parts should – they did in the Alpha. Unsure about the rest.
@negativezero, I guess so, if nobody else wants it. I’ll give it a go.
So that I can take my annual leave all together and not see the light of day for a month? So far I believe we have DA:Inquisition, Shadows of Mordor, Civ Beyond Earth, Evolve…. I feel like I’m missing one game…
The Evil Within.
Also, 3DS games like Fantasy Life & Pokemon D:
Also Destiny.
Isn’t Destiny beta out next week??
Yuuup. 17th for PSN. 23rd for XBL.
Negs watches new Anime: The Thread part 1
Watching new shows so you don’t have to.
I actually mainly spent the weekend playing Bravely Default and catching up on a few series from last season that I hadn’t got around to finishing off (still have a few more of those).
Sailor Moon Crystal
It finally released. They’ve been oiling the hype machine over this production for several years now and for a long time it looked like it wasn’t ever going to happen. The first episode plays out very much like the opening episode of the original anime, albeit with much higher quality animation. I’m not sure how I feel about the CG transformation sequence, I feel like Toei can kind of get away with that with something like Pretty Cure, but the fluffy edges and soft feel of the artwork everywhere else made the harder lines of the CG a lot more jarring. Also the animation itself was pretty stiff. Also not a fan of the fact they seem to have completely ditched the old theme song. Didn’t even work it into the background as a callout. Missed opportunity. I’m not sure how the twice a month approach for this release is going to work for them either – they’re going to need to introduce the whole team very fast, because the group dynamic really only peaks once all five of the core group are around. Overall though, I enjoyed this a fair bit. 7/10.Rail Wars
Very dumb show. Main character and a random yet perfectly gender-balanced group are working as security contractors for a rail company that operates a rail network that apparently covers basically the whole country and is a virtual monopoly. And doesn’t exist. Protagonist is a train nerd, other characters can be summarized succinctly as Boobies, Angry Lesbian, and Jock. Not sure about this at all. It was very dumb but maybe there’s a core of something watchable. Maybe. Depends on the rest of the season really. 4/10Aldnoah.Zero
Seems really promising so far. In a medium where even the plots are usually conventional, it managed to surprise me. Already was pretty interested going in, as this is written by Gen Urobuchi (Psycho-pass, Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Saya no Uta) and his stuff is usually pretty good. Science fiction setting. I’m a little bit iffy on the details, but basically the setup is that humans discover ancient alien Hypergate on the Moon in the 1970s, which enabled travel to and colonization of Mars. Those settlers discovered further advanced technologies there and declared themselves the Vers empire, subsequently declaring war on the Earth. The war ended when the hypergate was destroyed, shattering half the moon with it. I thought this was really good. Great atmosphere, solid world-building. Expected them to go with convention toward the end and someone to mount a deus ex machina rescue in a big robot or something, but nope. My only worry is that the main character (assuming he was the main character) seemed to be incredibly calm and emotionless, and that often ends up not working. Additionally it wouldn’t be the first time that something that looked really promising at first ended up falling flat because of a shit protagonist (Guilty Crown is an excellent recent example). Still, I’d say so far this is the best new show. 8.5/10Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen
Where Aldnoah was interesting because it seemed a bit unconventional, this is the opposite. If you’ve ever watched a ‘real robot’ mecha anime along the lines of Gundam or Votoms or honestly just about anything, then you probably have seen this episode already with a marginally different skin. Hot-blooded protagonist is an average mecha pilot working for an irregular group in the military. Your usual rag-tag team with a super-capable commander. And some stuff happens and he ends up in a top secret new giant robot that is vastly more capable than anything else. It’s a setup that’s at least as old as Gundam is. Anyway, it seemed reasonably well-made and maybe it’ll turn out to have some substance, and it’s also been a while since there was a decent classic-style mecha show, super robot stuff or stuff where mechs were sort of a side element have been more common for a while. Seems watchable. Will report back after a few more episodes. 6/10Tokyo Ghoul
Protip: In a world where people can turn into Ghouls that outwardly look normal but internally hunger for human flesh, it is probably advisable to not go into the dark alley in the area where all the people keep getting eaten by ghouls, no matter how nice the hot supposedly high-school-aged-but-totally-looked-about-thirty chick’s boobs might have looked when you took a glance down her shirt. Also now you’re a ghoul, boring protagonist-man. Except maybe you’re not! Only halfway? If you say so. Didn’t enjoy this much. Protagonist is a deadbeat and incredibly bland and boring so I don’t really care about his trials and tribulations as he has to deal with the fact he now wants to eat dead people’s livers. Show was pretty gory but as a result had a lot of censoring as well, which kind of was distracting (big areas of black fog). Probably will not watch more. 5/10Akame ga Kill
Again, fairly conventional. The sort-of twist in this episode was basically called out by the initial setup in the first few minutes. Surprisingly gory as well. There was a period where blood and dismemberment were really common in anime but it was all phased out in the 2000s as censorship tightened down, but suddenly the violence level seems to have swung back up again. I’m wondering if Attack on Titan was responsible here as it got pretty savage. Also this perception may be simply because I watched this, Tokyo Ghoul and the final two episodes of Black Bullet back to back, and all of them went over the top with the blood. Anyway, this seems like your fairly typical protagonist-falls-in-with-outlaw-group-that-are-actually-the-good-guys show. Not as common a trope as some, but fairly common. I liked it so far though. Doesn’t seem like it’ll pull any punches, action was good, overall seemed to have a fair bit of promise. Watching more to see how it continues. 7/10I hart Saylur Mun
Sailor Moon’s the only one I’ve watched:
Since the first one was named after Usagi (I think?), and the focus on… other person at the end there, I assume they’re going to focus on a character for each episode to get it going. Don’t really know though. I didn’t watch Sailor Moon the first time around, so I have no idea what this early stuff does. And yeah, I agree on the 3d transformation, it just wasn’t quite right. Since I assume they’ll just reuse the animation in the future, too, I’d expected them to make it look really good. Still, will keep watching.Sailor Moon
The 3D transformation was a bit weird, yeah. Still pretty nostalgic to see again though! I think I’ll keep watching for a little while.I have also been introduced to the wonderful world of Crunchyroll (as you can tell… I’ve been out of the anime scene for quite a long time :P) – it’s pretty great! I’ll have to click around and see if anything catches my interest.
@negativezero
Crunchyroll is great until you go to watch something and BLOCKED IN YOUR COUNTRY. 😐
How much is blocked or not varies season to season. Sometimes it’s fine. Sometimes it’s shitty.
Well, originally
there was nearly ten episodes before Ami/Mercury and Usagi hook up together (ep 8), and they add Rei/Mars to the cast pretty quickly after that (ep 10) but then spent a long time before introducing Makoto (ep 25!) and the full five member team isn’t assembled until Minako shows up in ep 33, though she’s mentioned many times leading up to that (as Sailor V). Season 1 ran for 46 episodes.I don’t know how that lines up with the manga, but I just hope they introduce at least Rei and Ami fairly quickly. They’re really necessary to ground the group – Usagi on her own is too much of an idiot teenager. I wouldn’t be too upset if they took longer to introduce the final two (though my terrible secret is that Makoto is my fave) but hope they get moving a bit faster since the release is going to be one episode every two weeks and only 26 episodes total
That’s because Jupiter was the best one.
I think we may be able to be friends.
I love the ‘boring protagonist man’ label.
(Edit: You ever find it weird how damn near every anime ever has various stereotypes in all the colours of the rainbow, but the protagonist is invariably the boring-ass everyman whose only defining character traits are their bland amiability, plodding loyalty/dutifulness and their nose-bleeding aversion to sex?)
I agree with most of the reviews, only I rate Rail Wars higher and Sailor Moon lower. I couldn’t finish watching the episode. And even though Argevollen is as predictable as politicians being assholes, I’m still probably going to watch and enjoy it.
My two cents on some of the others:
Barakamon
Calligraphy fetish anime. Disgraced prodigy calligrapher falls from grace, goes to a laid-back island away from busy Tokyo to rediscover the joy of life and calligraphy, likely while tutoring his annoyingly-voiced local child protege (who will instead teach him how to LIVE). Decent animation/production but I find it hard to break into a lot of these niche subject anime shows and will probably quit when it turns out to be too trite.Glasslip
Love hexagon! Typical high school clique of friends gets inadvertently broken into by the intriguing, aloof, handsome transfer student who messes the fuck out of their safe, understood relationship links. Some annoying ‘illustration’ cuts and freeze-frames will grate if they persist through the series and makes me think it’s an adaptation that reveres the source material too highly. Liable to be painful, but I’m curious to how it goes.Locodol
Somewhat forced comedy/slice-of-life about a young girl whose conniving public-servant uncle tricks her into becoming a ‘local idol’ or ‘locodol’ to boost the town’s reputation. There’ll probably be some club-related and fish-out-of-water hijinx about how this new vocation fits into her otherwise plain life. Not as much fan-service as I was expecting, and not as over-the-top on the cutesiness as I was expecting. I may actually watch this out of curiosity, because the uncle gave me some good laughs.Shounen Hollywood
Don’t ask me, I couldn’t get past the fucking opening credits. Just… watch a preview or something, but I don’t know why I even bothered past looking at the title. No. Just no.The milquetoast protagonist is also a stereotype though. And yeah, it gets annoying sometimes. But it also makes the times they step the other way a lot more interesting.
Generally I think it’s because the protagonist is designed to fade into the background. It’s most common in late-night stuff where the female cast is the focus, and that’s often fine. They’re lettuce. Not really there to give flavor, not really giving much substance, but still necessary because you can’t have a BLT without the L.
The problem is when you’re asked to care about them on their own. A bowl of lettuce is one of the most boring things possible, at least give me some dressing or some croutons or some bacon bits or something. At best, a bowl of lettuce is a side dish to something more interesting.
(This is a terrible analogy isn’t it?)
It seemed to make sense. Either it was better than you thought or I can’t think clearly in my sleep deprived state
Also, clarification on Aldnoah Zero from my reading of it:
Mankind did the moon-travel in the 70s, discovered the gates that helped them get to Mars, where they uncovered more artifacts, but it was the discovery of those artifacts that drew the attention of Eathers-that-were who came back to Earth and instigated a war to reclaim their long-lost artifacts, in a war that resulted in a cease-fire which was really just moments away from spacefarer civilization curb-stomping dirt-scrabbling left-behind Earthlings at the slightest provocation, likely because Earth is a bit of a gem they’ve got their eyes on and it’s been quite a while since the clans really got to mix things up in a bit of a scrap for power.Yeah, I was iffy about who the Vers were. That makes more sense.
It’s funny actually because there’s significant evidence to suggest that Earth is actually not that special, there should be ‘superhabitable’ worlds out there which are actually much better than Earth for life.
I got Mario Kart 8! \o/
But I have promised myself I won’t play until I’ve finished stuff
You should at least hurry up and redeem your free game before the end of the month though!
Nearly forgot
Oh yeah that…
Oooh. Fi is confirmed playable in Hyrule Warriors!
Her (lack of) personality aside, she has the potential for a really flashy moveset! All the ballet/ice-skating/dance stuff she does would be so cool in combat. Can’t wait to see her trailer when it comes out. All we’ve got is a small screenshot at the moment
(Also, that’s 6 female/1 male playable characters so far. Where is Groose!?)
Upvote for Groose!
Will she interrupt your opponents constantly to display tutorials for them? 😛
i reckon that the bulk of the cast will be female. Probably a 4:1 or 5:1 ratio. Remember the developer is Team Ninja.
*game pauses*
“This special move has a 98% chance of killing 34 enemies”
*game resumes*
*game pauses*
“It was successful”
*game resumes*
Oh look! Reply email from Nintendo about the Theatrythym DLC debacle.
I’ll paraphrase:
They did offer to let me rebuy it at a cheaper rate so that was nice of them I suppose…
Can’t you just swap cartridges with your brother.
This.
You have no idea the trouble that’s going to take…
Don’t you work with sharp tools for a living? I could imagine some creative threats could come from combining those with sensitive parts of his anatomy that would make a hostage exchange of carts sound like a preferable alternative.
Haven’t been on pretty much all day, been really flat out at work, just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for their input and suggestions, I really do appreciate it so much. Thanks guys
@redartifice, @jocon, @cookingmama, @quiz_b, @freezespreston, @pupp3tmast3r, and @scree. Don’t think I forgot anyone.
Numenera: Tales of the Ninth World – Sixteenth Session Recap (11th June 2014) starring:
– Phetys aka @mythamphetamine the mechanical Nano who fuses flesh and steel,
– Ranger aka @mawt the rugged Glaive who lives in the wilderness,
– Russef Volarskii aka @popdart5 the mechanical Glaive who murders,
– Scrappa aka @tech_knight the mechanical Jack who talks to machines, and
– Storyteller aka @redartifice the awesome GM who weaves tales.
And unfortunately absent:
– Blaghs aka @blaghman the tough Glaive who masters weaponry, and
– Nova aka @novacascade the stealthy Jack who explores dark places.
The cragworm lay dead at the feet of the party as they scavenged what trophies they could from its corpse. Their looting was interrupted when they heard a gasp of pain as the wiry and dark-haired woman wrenched the bolt from the tattooed woman’s thigh. The wiry woman began bandaging the wound as the stocky man stood around awkwardly. The tattooed woman glared at Scrappa as it was his poor aim that resulted in a crossbow bolt ending up in her thigh.
Read more at http://taynumenera.tumblr.com/
Turns out the people who made Age of Empires now work for Zynga. The more you know.
@freezespreston @popdart5 and anybody else interested in the Yamazaki Tasting & Dinner @ Cobbler
https://www.facebook.com/events/596464430471870/
Event is now live, tickets on sale. As expected, $100 for 6 courses of Japanese whisky matched with food. As per the page email martin @ cobblerbar . com to book.
July 29th, should be a great night. Hope to see you there!
Have you booked? Is it better to book tickets together? I can send moneys your way if so.
I’ve sent off an email, shouldn’t make a difference if booked together or not. It’s pretty laid back. Last time I just paid on the night, I assume that’ll be the case this time. Can reply to my email booking and book a second ticket.
Hurrah!
Also this seems relevant to @transientmind’s interests.
Indeed. I’m surprised he didn’t reply to the original post seeing as he had time to upvote it. 😛
You are correct sir.
I have been thinking and discussing with relevant parties about my schedule. 🙂
I prefer not to leap in with bombast until I have a better idea.
But it does seem fun and I believe I would enjoy it. Especially with some TAYbies present.
Eeeeexcellent. 🙂 Have you emailed to book or did you want me to send off an email?
Evening, finally selling my PS2 games. \o/
Yay. 😀
Whyfor you do dat?
My 2 day induction is over so my first real day of work is tomorrow :O
I really want to watch the 6am Brazil v Germany game but I probably shouldn’t… I’ll catch bits of it at least 😀
EDIT: I GOT MORE FREEBIES!
Wolf Among Us Hype!
think I’ll restart, it’s been that long since I played ep 1 I’ve probably forgotten half the shit that happened. I know they do the whole “previously on” thing, but it’s only one episode. Have to finish 2 eps tonight and 2 tomorrow night to be ready for the final ep on thursday, can’t wait.
Because I don’t think @dc is the self promoting type,I’ll do it for him! 😀
(plus it’s a good write up of today, with pictures for those who don’t twitter)
He’s showing teeth in one of those pictures 😮
I’m not proud that I bit someone. :'(
That blue shirt from .yd looks good on you man!
Did lion and strange also let you frequent industrie (last I checked they usually carry some stylish flannel patterned shirts! keeping kind of in theme with lumberjack shirts but with STAIILEEE) or glue?!?! Also I’m hoping they steered you away from Tarocash.
We went to Tarocash first! 😀
It had 60% off! 😀
The list was (where we actually bought things):
– Tarocash
– Jeanswest
– .yd, and
– Jay Jays
I don’t recall seeing an Industrie, and I think Glue mustn’t be in Perth, since I’m unfamiliar with it :S
We got a good haul though from where we went, and had fun, which was more important 🙂
And DC looks stunning in that shirt! Had everyone in the store checking him out when he came out in it 😉
I’m not even exaggerating, haha! 😀
Hahaha so at 60% off Taro’s priced at something your average human being can afford =P IMO without discounts Tarocash is massively overpriced and you get better stuff from .yd!
=O NO GLUE?! My condolences =[ Here’s a link so that you can see what you’re missing =p
http://www.gluestore.com.au/mens/tshirts.html
P.S. I approve of Lion’s choice of clothes outlets (except for Taro!) =P
I buy my office shirts from yd mostly. On sale, for $30 max. Not paying $90 for that shit.
Aw, thanks man. :’)
iiii… have that shirt in the first photo… @DC WE CAN BE TWIIIINS \o/
TWINS! 😀
Hahah omg you guys actually went shopping! Keep me in the loop brah! (more pics pls)
Seems like @dc is enjoying it 😀
Hahaha, we did! 😀
If I recall, we ended up with something like, 3 pairs of pants and 6 shirts I think :3
WE FORGOT THE SOCKS THOUGH DC! :’O
Been watching an episode of Andromeda in bed each night before sleeping. Up to the third season but not sure how much more I can take. I love the premise, and every character except Kevin Sorbo’s character, who just happens to be the main character. He’s just getting grosser and grosser with the way he treats women. He’s also kissing everyone possible and you know how sometimes watching people kissing on TV is nice because it all looks pretty and romantic and sexy and stuff? Not Kevin Sorbo. He is the ugliest kisser ever. There is nothing about the way he kisses onscreen that is romantic or pretty, and certainly nothing sexy. It’s just weird and frog-like. Creepy and gross. If he doesn’t stop kissing every girl he sees I’m gonna be having nightmares every night.
Kevin Sorbo is awesome. He’s so awkward at everything he does.
Finally someone relatable on TV.
So bummed he was replaced in Conduit 2.
Best thing about that show is the theme song. 😀
I quite enjoyed season 1 of that show. It wasn’t brill, but it was good TV candy.
I don’t know why I like Sorbo. The only role he’s done that I actually enjoyed was his four-ep guest spot on Dharma and Greg 😛
Plus he was Ryan’s dad on The OC, I think.
I liked the second season much better than the first. It was perfect bedtime viewing, though. Enjoyable, but not serious and if you fall asleep and miss the end of the episode it doesn’t usually matter.
I don’t mind Sorbo himself if he’s not kissing anyone. 😛 It’s just his Dylan Hunt character I’m beginning to hate.
We’re maybe a little past you. There’s a nice break period where he gets no gals.
Good series though.
Last night’s episode was 90% Dylan-free. Phew!
The worst part of the show is how it kept getting worse and somehow I still kept watching it out of stubbornness. The universe was more interesting than the characters for the most part and I kind of kept watching to see what happened to that rather than the people. There are a few new characters introduced over the series and at least one of them is really good (which balances the one I really really hate). It’s always too sorboey though…
In many ways, it was very much like Earth: Final Conflict, a show that was more a concept than a plan and had a lot of story & cast changes that led to inconsistency. It’s still worth watching if you’ve not seen it and are interested in a slightly different kind of sci-fi where it’s mostly terrestrial.
STILL ALIVE
/glados
Just finished Episode 1, probably should go to bed, but screw it, on to Episode 2 \o/
I played a three hour battle of Monopoly against my sister. She utterly crushed me.
Her $9,425 to my $5528, and I think she calculated everything wrong. There was a solid 90 minutes where I was perpetually on the verge of bankruptcy, saved only by free parking and the rare occasion that my sister landed on my properties. I still had fun. Before the Monopoly Death Battle, my mother predicted that I would hoard money and never spend it on anything. NOPE. My sister had so much money that she never spent on anything. If she had spent her money on houses earlier, she could have screwed me over so much earlier.
tl;dr Monopoly ruins everything. Great fun.
:\
Money on Free Parking only prolongs the game, potentially making it never end properly.
I know. ISN’T IT GREAT?
No.
Monopoly is a shit game that’s made marginally less bad when people actually follow all the rules, but no one plays it by the rules and it’s infuriating.
It was 12:15am, and I realised that I didn’t have dinner. What did I do? Spend thirty minutes making a full dinner, with fried rice and everything.
sounds about right 😛 I wish I was a teenager again. I’d get up for a midnight ‘snack’ of pizza, fish fingers, crispy pancakes and chips. Make a burrito out of the pizza. Awesome stuff. If I did that now I’d put on two trouser sizes
Brazil Germany has made my morning and it’s only half time 😀
Happy Birthday bumasha!
Keep on bummin’ round
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRIIIIIIEND.
Friend? Thanks DC :’-)
SPOILERS! D:
😛
Spoiler: The world turned colour soon after :-p
http://assets.amuniversal.com/5100d610decc013171a6005056a9545d
Man, I love Calvin and Hobbes (Never too old for it)
Woah, hot shot working man Greenius Greenman takes a break to wish me a happy birthday.
Thanks.
Best Bum* in Africa thank you very much :-p
*Is he talking about being lazy or his butt? Maybe his butt? I can’t tell anymore :-pHappy B’day man!
Also isn’t stranges and reds B’day this weekend?!
Thanks for the well wishes.
I believe so.
Best Birthday Month \o/
HAPPY MASHAAAAAAAAAAAAA
MASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Happy Birthday!
Bumasha! I posted this while we were still talking during the game.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASHAAAAAAAAAA!
Thanks Chris.
Always patient while I fumble around during board games. My fumbling will get worse as I get older so it’s a good thing you’re there :-p
I’ll get more board games as I get older, so it’s good I’ll have people to fumble through them 🙂
Happy birthday MASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
We didn’t really get to hang out much but we will always have pax. *voice breaks* we will always have pax.
Thanks man.
Don’t forget the meat you, @rize and @steve-o_the_deve-o drunkenly took off your shirts.
The man boobs, so many of them. *rocks back and forth crying*
:-p
well, you know. I like to leave an impression.
=P
Yay, Mashaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I love how Greenius didn’t even have to tag you to get your attention. 😀
Happy Birthday! Thank goodness it’s not Tuesday or I’d have to hurriedly write up a TAYQuilt Tuesday post just for you. 😛
I just happened to be up after watching Football so Greenius was lucky (It’s 2am at the moment in Nairobi)
Thanks Strange. Us members of the July Birthday Club will always get old together.
*TAYQuilt is a myth parents tell their children so they can behave 🙂
Happy birthday Masha, maybe if you behave you will get a very special TAYQuilt post for your birthday
Happy Birthdasha @masha2932!
Happy birthday Masha! Thanks for always being positive, cheerful you!
Aw dammit. I thought the 11th was Thursday, but it’s actually Friday.
ANOTHER DAY TO WAIT /o\
Bioshock for free. Humble Bundle Steam redeem link.
https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=36kqCnRSucAcR2vF
Woo! Thanks 🙂
That current 2k bundle is damn good. If it wasn’t for transient minds generosity I would probably already have picked it up.
Might grab the darkness for cheap as that is about all I am interested in. I can go cheap and pay $7.50 for darkness 2 and Mafia 2. Just need to work out if that is worth it
I just paid $2 for the basic pack. I have all three of the beat-the-average, and I’m not paying $20 for Infinite. I’ll see what the bonus games are, though.
Thinking I might get just the basic as well. But then I wonder if I should get the beat the average so I get Mafia.
Then I wonder if I need any new games at all
Just seen reports that one of the screenwriters of Transformers 4 is adapting Dumbo for a live action film. As Dumbo is my favourite Disney film this makes me less pleased than a Brazilian football fan. I’ll be really smegged off if it happens
You can’t even blow cube bubbles in real life!
YOU can’t…
Live action Bambi would be pretty cool, mind you.
I wonder how that amazing scene with pink elephants would translate into a live action movie XD
Here I was stressing out because I slept in and was going to be mega-late for work. I get in and everyone is too distracted by the Brazil-Germany result.
Football you saved me hide.
popdart! Where can I find the stats about my weaponry and gear for WH40K? =O
Should be all in the Tau book or the core rulebook.
I had to take Monday off of work to attend court (as a witness) and then I drove my wife to her rheumatology appointment. Unfortunately the examinations put some strain on her back and caused her to suddenly at around 2am on Tuesday, suffer extreme back pain necessitating me driving her to hospital at 4am to get checked out. We got back home at 8am and between me having had little sleep and needing to be around for her I decided to take an extra day off.
This morning I had 81 emails. On a normal Monday-Tuesday I would expect to see 30-40.
WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN? I have a week of leave at the end of the month and if the current state of affairs is any indication I fully expect the apocalypse to occur during that time, probably around Thursday afternoon.
I’ve only recently joined the workforce and in my short time here I can safely say I don’t understand the concept of long periods of leave at all. So far none of the companies (3) I’ve worked with have anyone who can step in to cover my role while I’m away meaning if I take more than 3-4 days off I effectively double or sometimes triple my workload when I come back because of all the shit that ends up hitting the fan.
I seriously just don’t get it. It’s like taking a holiday to de-stress ends up in causing more stress than you would normally have once you come back to your job…
Edit: I just feel like companies should have a system in place where the workload of someone on leave is taken on board by someone else as opposed to having someone just occasionally check in on it.
Your edit is exactly what should be happening. Anything less and it’s a shitty employer.
Oh, when I take a week of leave the workload will be distributed and people will help me out with urgent enquiries. It’s single days you don’t bother looking after. When one day becomes two unexpectedly it can become an issue.
All these emails are from external sources like brokers, solicitors etc. They don’t know if I’m in the office or not before they send me an email, I just feel cursed because I always seem to attract more emails from more people on days I’m not here!
Probably emails from the people who emailed you then called you to add something or discuss their email, then ended up emailing you again because they couldn’t reach you. If this place is anything to go by, anyway.
Hope she’s getting some relief.
Doped up on painkillers and trying to move around to keep from falling asleep, but that’s better than being in pain and at least she’s functional.
This is what Auto-reply is for. “I am on holiday. I won’t read this email. I’ve sent your query to X. Thank you and goodbye.”
Alright cool dudes. Very last PC build thing, I promise! @negativezero @benny @welbot @transientmind @stickman @aliasalpha @beeawwb (I’m in no rush for answers! Take as long as you like)
So I’m pretty sure I’m all set to go. I’ve organised everything that I think I need here:https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=324015&action=wish_lists
(Note that I’ve already bought the monitor and case, but nothing else yet)
Could you please give it a very quick check just to make sure I’m not making any stupid mistakes? Or if you have any alternative recommendations, I would love to hear them (so long as they don’t add a TOO much to the cost)
I’ve checked everything and as far as I can tell it all should work together (hopefully :P). Once I know there aren’t any glaring issues, I’ll have a shop around and see if any of the other online stores have some of the bits for cheaper.
Thanks for putting up with my questions! Your comments have been very helpful and appreciated, really!
I’m not 100% sure that power supply will adequately support your graphics card. Minimum recommended for a GTX 760 is 500W, and you’re only giving it 550W. Not much overhead if you get a high draw at any point.
I’d probably suggest the Corsair CX-600 Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply or to go a little cheaper the Corsair VS650 ATX Power Supply.
Other than that, looks ok to me.
Edit: and personal preference, I don’t like Galaxy cards. I’d take the Gainward (same specs) at $10 cheaper or the Gainward Phantom (higher base clock) for an extra $30. But that’s me. There’s nothing wrong with what you’ve got. 🙂
Oh really? Didn’t even think of that. Cheers!
The way I understand it (and I’m no expert) you don’t want your PSU to be too close to it’s maximum, because it’s less efficient at the top end of loading and generates more heat / higher chance of failure. Ideally you want a bit of a buffer and an efficient card (hence why I suggested the Bronze rated card, which means 85% energy efficiency.
The 500W is already with headroom allowance. He’s fine with 550W and power-band efficiency curve.
But you do understand the “PSU at max power is inefficient” thing, to an extent. 😛
I usually suggest a slightly higher PSU so you can OC and shove a 2nd card in there. Probably not gonna happen with @powalen though.
A power supply will last me a while though, right? So maybe it’d be better to get a slightly better one now and not be limited if/when I upgrade again?
That’s correct, yes, and I’d suggest it. Just need to know the answer to my last point below, regarding budget. 😛
Just out of curiosity is there any reason to get a Corsair over other brands? Because you can get a Aerocool VP650 650W Power Supply for only $10 more then the current PSU @powalen has.
EDIT: Also, I have never heard of “galaxy” brand for graphics cards.
He’d already selected a Corsair, so I stuck in that range. I’ve also had 2 Corsair PSUs in the past and they’re great (I’m currently using an AX-1200) but apart from that, no, no particular reason.
Corsair is a more reputable brand that Aerocool. Also he doesn’t need 650W currently. And he may have had good dealings with Corsair in the past, so has attachment to the company.
The only reason I chose the Corsair power over another one is because my case is Corsair, so I kinda assumed it would fit better or something haha No attachment to anything (first build!)
PSU’s come in form factors too, so you’re usually safe from that kinda stuff. But I’d always recommend a quality PSU, since it’s like the tyres of the computer – the main thing between you and death.
Corsair make good reliable PSUs. Seasonic are the only other brand I’d trust.
Well done! CPU, memory, mobo, graphics are all correct types/sizes and will all fit in that case! You nailed CPU socket (1150), DDR type (3) and mainboard form factors (ATX). Pat yourself on the back! 😀
I’ll pat you guys and the internet in general on the back.
The PCCG pre-builds looks ok, but yours is cheaper
It all looks nice and balanced, as it is. A couple thoughts:
– An extra $70 on CPU and $20-40 on mobo will get you unlocked chip and OC mobo. Means you can later on shove a good heatsink on the CPU and overclock from 3.2GHz to 4.2GHz. This would probably let you ride out a couple CPU refreshes, and you can just shove a new graphics card in when you’re ready.
– Don’t expect miracles from the GTX 760. Games on High/Ultra and 2-4x AA are possible, sure, but you won’t be able to crank everything to maximum all the time.
– Why the $115 mobo? There’s sub-$90 options.
– How’s your budget looking? Do you have any ‘spare’ money left? If yes, I could recommend some changes.
What changes do you suggest? I’m looking at a new build too
Change to K CPU, change to Z97 mobo, slightly beefier PSU, better graphics card (perhaps from AMD), change to WB Black. That’d allow you to overclock when ready, and add a 2nd GPU in there when prices fall down to clearance levels.
Thanks 🙂
If nothing else, the change to a Z97 motherboard seems like the most obvious improvement. Unless something has drastically changed, those Fatality boards have always been overpriced compared to similar boards.
(plus I can’t stand that name 😛 SO HARDCORE)
And the guy looks totally douchey.
I would also suggest the possibility of a bigger SSD and then a 2tb WD Green for bigger files.
My absolute max budget was $1500 for everything, but the more money I can save the better, basically. I don’t really need a giant, all-consuming beast of a PC.
The answer to all your other questions can be summed up with: I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing 😛 Any and all suggestions are welcome.
OK, well as I said – your build is nice and balanced overall right now.
If you perform the changes here then you’ll be spending more money now, but the PC can last a hell of a lot longer. Overclocking CPu when it’s starting to lag, replacing/adding GPU when games are more demanding, ability to shove in another 8GB for total 16GB RAM ..
Or, just go with this build, and make a new one when it dies. In any case, that CPU you chose is okay for now, even non-OC’d. A 550W PSU should be enough to upgrade GPU even.
But check out the other mobos. There’s other B85 and H81 motherboards for sub-$90. ASROCK is actually a pretty damn good brand these days, I have two and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
@powalen Why the mobo is probably the biggest question I have as well, since plenty also have wireless LAN built in these days – that extra $40 can be absorbed into the mobo choice.
I couldn’t find one that mentioned it! Maybe I was looking for the wrong thing.
All I was looking for with the motherboard was “ATX” 😛 Most of them seemed to be Mini sized or something.
Ah, OK. Your case has mount points for ATX and Micro ATX motherboards.
Your CPU is LGA1150 – as long as that lines up, that’s the most important bit.
A quick glance through the stock list shows that WiFi is only really a thing on mini ITX (our most recent build) in your budget range or on the over $200 ATX mobos. So, disregard. Don’t mind me over here.
Only other things I can offer on the mobo are all driven by a horribly skewed tendency towards my favourite brand, so I’ll step back at this point.
Getting excited about your shiny new PC?
Getting a build buddy or going solo?
If nothing else, it’ll be interesting to see how much of a difference I feel comparing it to the iMac that I have now (which cost roughly $1200 when I got it)
No build buddy though. TAYbies are the only people I know that are into this sort of stuff. Or really gaming in general 😛
I just noticed something else missing that is arguably one (two?) of the most important components of master racer’s setup. I’m not just being a smartass since the space left in the budget wouldn’t cover what I’ve previously spent on that important interface between man and machine.
It’s also something that’s even more personal and subjective than just about anything else in a build. Going to Hardly Normal and getting hands on with a bunch of options can be a good starting point for making a decision…
Don’t worry, I’ve got it covered! Apple keyboard and $5 mouse from Woolies!
*Beavwa faints*
Alright, so my mouse is better than that 😛 But the keyboard is staying, it’s great!I’m a pretty big advocate of mechanical keyboards but Apply keyboards are a really solid option. They’re definitely better than most non-mechanical keyboards out there and if their F key layout was a little better, I would probably use one occasionally myself.
I had a friend that swore by his $3 ‘turbo kitty’ keyboard for years. Mainly chose it because of the name.
– Pay the extra to upgrade yourself to an i5 4690K. Even if you’re not going to overclock, the 4690K is one of the new Devil’s Canyon refreshes and has better thermal performance than the older ones, plus is generally a more powerful CPU, should last you a couple of refreshes before it really begins to fall behind.
– Might be worth grabbing a Z97 motherboard, and if you do so you might as well plump some cash for something that isn’t ASRock (they’re only really good in the low end where they tend to be cheaper for a few more features). I used to buy ASUS or Gigabyte but have been very happy with the MSI one I got for my current build.
Other than that looks pretty good to me.
So a motherboard like this would be better? @stickman
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=27588&zenid=a2b6daa692c480744f762973707ec991
There’s an MSI “Guard Pro” one at the same price point too.
Yes, but only get Z97 mobo if you’re getting the K variant CPU.
Ah, right! I’ll have to properly crunch the numbers when I get home. The K one looks like it’s $70 more.
Thanks!
Yeah, that’s a good board from the look of it.
There once was a time I would have been totally with you on the ASRock. I’ve used several of their boards in the past year for some customer builds though, and they’ve given me or the customer zero drama’s. Granted they were mostly older customers, or business users, but my opinion of them grows with each one I’ve installed!
It’s not that they’re necessarily bad, just that they’re not that amazing either, and once you get up into the higher spec boards the price difference between them and better brands is negligible so there’s no reason not to get one with a better reputation.
Doubtful you’ll need the sata cable unless you specifically want a longer one. The motherboards always come with a minimum of 2 sata cables in the box.
Also, if you can afford an extra $10-$20, I’d go with the Kingston HyperX or HyperX Fury drive. They perform better than the ssd now range.
Also, don’t bother with the anti-static strap. Just make sure you touch the metal part of the case before you touch the other components and that will ground you well enough. Unlikely you’ll require an anti-static strap unless you’re building it in a wind tunnel 😉
Oh really? Every thing I read was like “You absolute, positively, need a wrist strap!” 😛
All noted! Thank you!
hahah nah. In my entire computing career, I’ve never once used an anti-static strap. The only time I ever did use one, was at some TAFE course I had to do years and years ago, and that was only because it was a “requirement” to pass the exam!
Possibly if you are always getting static shocks all the time just by walking around and touching metal things, it might be worth it then, but as long as you ground yourself by touching the case, or something wooden and grounded, you’ll be fine! 🙂
That is what is known in the business world as “Arse-covering”.
In the unlikely event that something does occur they can point to that and say we recommended you do this and you disregarded our advice so it is all your fault
I keep telling people it’s better to go naked, they look at me like I’m a crazy person.
You must preserve the purity of the components!
I did my last major comp stuff shirtless to avoid static. I’m totally with you on this.
I think we might be going to Game Masters tomorrow? For work?
Alrighty then.
Skeleton Jelly.
Was talking to a friend’s boyfriend a few weeks back, and he was like “I got to try out the new Rift prototype when I was over at GDC for work” and I nearly exploded with jealousy.
My friend brought it up during a meeting today, kinda trying to push for the unit to get one. Bossman seemed quite interested, so fingers crossed 😛
Work D:
All the work
Get back to work!
You’re not the boss of me!
My boss is in a meeting next to me so I get chillout time 😀
Still haven’t done anything yet but I met like 50 people >_> so many!
“well, this show is off too a fast start”
“good, maybe it’ll end quicker”
Dohohohoho
“I like it fine so far!”
“It hasn’t started yet…”
“That’s what I like about it!”
Doohohohoh
“This show isn’t half bad!”
“You’re right, it’s all bad!”
Dohohohoho
“Bravo! Oh bravo, wonderful, just wonderful”
“how would you know? You’re not even facing the stage!”
“Why did you have to tell me? I was having such a good time!”
Just got a phone call from work regretfully informing me I have been retrenched. I knew my car not starting this morning was just the beginning somehow :\
Only plus side is they’re going to pay me a week’s pay extra so I can live while trying to find a new job, and whatever annual leave I have owing, but fark… didn’t need this 🙁
O.O… Hug?
Ah crap. Sorry to hear it, man.
That sucks man =\ I hope you find another job soon! And remember call up every job you apply for!
*Hugs Man* I’ve been there before a couple of times, If you need a chat let me know
Sorry, bud.
Well, bollocks. Sucks man.
They always sounded kinda jerky anyway. Onward and upward? \o/
I’m bored. Also is Wolf Among Us episode 5 out yet??!?
It’s on sale on steam at the moment so that might be due to the new ep being out.
So I reckon I’ve got maybe 6-8 hours left of Bravely Default. Still on Chapter 6, but max level and maxed out all jobs except the last one, which I’m 2/4 boss fights away from unlocking. Once I’ve done that there’s all the optional bosses to fight which I will probably do, and I estimate they’re maybe 5 mins each and not very hard because I’m way overleveled. Then final boss and normal ending, then restart and go to ch7 and then true ending.
Means I’m tossing up what to move on to next. I was originally going to knock out Valiant Hearts next because it’s a quickie at 6-8 hours, but I’m not really feeling like a game with too many feels right now, and it looks like it has all of them. So I’m kind of stuck.
My Pile of Shame list at the moment is (not in order):
– Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP)
– Ys VI (PC) *
– Drakengard 3 (PS3)
– Infamous Second Son (PS4) *
– Demon Gaze (Vita) *
– Tales of Vesperia (360) **
– Valkyria Chronicles 3 (PSP)
– The Wolf Among Us (PC)
– Ar Tonelico 3 (PS3) **
– Danganronpa (Vita) *
– Atelier Arland Series (Vita)
– Gravity Rush (Vita) *
– Monster Monpiece (Vita)
– Bravely Default (3DS) *** Underway
– A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
– Valiant Hearts (PC)
Those marked with * are games I have gotten some way into and then stalled. ** are ones I’ve started before but long enough ago that I’d want to restart.
I’m also sort of thinking that given that it looks like I’ll have to travel to New Zealand for a funeral in a few weeks, I should probably be aiming to have something that I can play on the go stashed away, but half this list is portable stuff and I actually have a few other Vita, 3DS and actually some DS games that didn’t make the Pile of Shame shortlist.
Might be a good time to start Wolf Among Us because the last episode is out now, I think!
I’ve played the first chapter and I wasn’t that impressed. Too much shitty awkward fighting stuff. Does that go away?
Hasn’t really changed, no.
I vote for A Link Between Worlds
The terrible ergonomics of the 3DS XL actually literally made my thumb joint so sore on the weekend I had to stop playing Bravely Default for the rest of the day.
(Though to be fair it was because of about 3 hours solid tapping the A button to skip through menus and stuff while grinding to 99).
I really don’t like using the 3DS very much. Also thinking of saving Link for a bit later, especially good game for playing on an aircraft since I won’t be embarrassed to be seen with it like I might if I had eg. Senran Kagura on it.
Woof. Good one, Telstra. Just found out the reason I can’t get through to any of the old contacts I had in programming is because they got the axe and their jobs off-shored. To people who, it turns out, are not as good as my old contacts at what they do. So… great.
Meantime, I also learned that the end-of-phone-call automated surveys that their reps always ask us to do are actually affecting their pay and/or job security, with favourable ratings a source of competition.
I have already got into the habit of saying by way of farewell, “That’s all I needed. If you wanna chuck us through to the survey, we’re all good,” to the rep’s audible relief, since I talk to these same people every day and they give me great service and I liked to think it would help them out. But it only just hit home today when I forgot to say this bit; one of the girls asking tentatively if I could please go through and do the survey…
I now realize the reason they enjoy hearing me pre-empt the survey thing.
It’s not (just) because they are confident someone doesn’t actually mind doing it, like I thought. It’s because for at least this one call, they can have the dignity of not having to fucking beg.
(Edit: And I do mean ‘have to’. They’re marked against scripts.)
Bloody hell, Telstra… working there was sickeningly oppressive when I was there, what other fresh hells have they invented to torment and break the spirits of their serfs?
It’s not until you join some of these large companies that you realize how horribly mismanaged they are on the inside =\
I’ve been in a few different medium and large companies now…. Let’s just say “I’m seeing a trend”
Happens in small businesses as well; I’m employed by one.
Is anyone else getting spammed with subscriptions from Kotaku?
With great power comes great responsibility… someone’s been playing around with the email lists.
@benwhite
He left the job, he’s not doing it anymore! Who will we tag now?!
OH NO! I had no idea
Yep.
Yep. I think I subbed ages ago but never got the email. Could be them catching up on all their problems.
Yep things like that come across as phishy to me
I just popped into TAY to ask this exact question
SPAM bombed by Allure Media!
EDIT: 7 emails and counting…..
EDIT 2: 5 more in the time it took me to drive home
Now you’re here, stay a while, and listen…
Yep… Looks like they’re spamming everyone.
Totally everyone.
Hey guys, how great is it sharing in this all inclusive random event affecting everyone! Yeah!
*cries is the corner*
…so…alone…
Anyone else get a whole bunch of “confirm subscriptions” emails from Kotaku just now??
Yeah I think I’m up to #6 so far..
I got 3 and one confirmation one when i clicked the link
Yep. Three in my inbox and another two landed in spam.
Yeah I got 10…
Sleep In The Nude To Boost Self Confidence And Freeze Your Damn Arse Off This Time Of Year.
There, I fixed it. 😀
There was this amazing piece of technology invented to prevent that happening. It’s called a blanket. You add more to the bedding if you’re too cold.
>:| Still damn cold!
I was quite tempted to post “I already do” ….
No way, you get to wrap yourself up in your blanket, and you get the full force of temperature change. It’s pretty great. No idea about the self confidence thing. A friend once hit me and said I was an idiot for not having any, and that’s my only experience in that field.
You’re a terrible human being for not believing that you’re an awesome human being!
…Ass.
(JUST AN ARCHER REFERENCE I REALLY LIKE YOU BLAGS)
Was that me? It sounds like a thing I would do.
You should totally be more self confident. You’re BLAGHMAN
That bit in the article where it talks about you and your partner both sleeping nude?
Can confirm.
Giggity.
All well and good until you have kids. Then it’s all warm pjs and socks for the inevitable 3am wake up.
So I go away for a few days and when I come back I find 10 messages in my inbox from Kotaku telling me to confirm my subscription. Anyone know what that’s all about?
I think a gremlin got into the mailing list. Everyone has them in varying quantities.
Something does seem broken, I’m getting emails every couple minutes or so now.
I have a friend who’s quite short. She had her pocket picked the other day, quite distressing. I couldn’t believe anyone could stoop so low
#dadjokepagesix #notatruestory #hi@strangeI was just thinking that page 6 was missing something! Good to see you keepin the dream alive!
I was out all day, thought it’d be a close run thing.
That was cutting it close. Dammit. Thought for a bit that there was no Page Sixedness on account of it almost being my birthday. 😛
Consider that joke my present to you.
Man, the return of Secret Bases for Pokemon ORAS is the best news. They’ve expanded the concept a bunch as well. Now you can essentially create your own mini Gym with trainers and all! Look!
Hyped!
I was trying to give an explanation of the different generations and what they added to the game, gen 2 being real world time, breeding and eggs, extra types, etc.
Gen 3, my best explanation was – the faff generation. A lot of the major extras were based around optional faffing about: secret bases, contests, ribbons. Lots of optional stuff if you wanted it, or you could happily ignore it.
X/Y was massively lacking endgame/faff, so I am very excited to see a remake of the key generation for this kind of content.
Plus they’re finally actually implementing something properly in the %¥¢°$€#%@& street pass.
We’ll all have to exchange QR codes for our Bases when this game comes out. Especially if it means a bunch of extra gyms to challenge! Apparently you can set custom rules and everything.
The base that I would always use was the tree on the island on Route 114 – hopefully that’s still there in the remake!
Seeing that it’s Page 6, I should share the joke I made today.
For my exercise class this afternoon, one of the people who runs it was away sick, leaving the other one alone. She said “Bear with me and we should get through it”. I said “There’s a bear with you? Run away! Aaaahhhh!!!!!”
#DadJokePage6
So I scored all this for 8 bucks today, such a good deal.
NUMENERA! STREAMING AT 7:30
https://plus.google.com/events/cptibku1cin4qdahhkpcmdevlfc
Well, I’m going to play Telltale’s The Walking Dead now.
Wow, the mouse is so slow and laggy even on the highest settings.
It’s only laggy on the menus for some reason.
You got v-sync turned on? Try OFF and see how it is.
So who got the most spam?
I got eleven in the inbox and one in the spam! \o/
Zero! \o/
Nice! I only got 5!
Yeah, I got 12 as well.
I was 12, all in the main folder. I’m actually kind of sad that none of them dropped into spam.
@transientmind @freezespreston – I’ve heard back from Cobbler re: the Yamazaki night; they’re wanting to do payment before the event due to the small size. Are you guys both locked in? I can make payment as a group and then collect off of you.
Edit: And maybe “last call” for anybody else in Brisbane interested in some fine Japanese whisky on Tuesday, July 29th.
Lock me in Gary.
Yeah, count me in.
Which is to say, send my gmails the banking details and I’ll transfer.
Details schmetails. I’ll give them a call this afternoon when they open, or alternatively stop by tomorrow afternoon/evening. Will advise.
Has anyone else been emailed by Kotaku Australia 10 times asking if I want to subscribe? I found it a little bit weird so I haven’t clicked on them.
Nope.
That’s weird, might just delete the lot then
Yeah, a few others did too. I had a dozen of them.
Should I ignore them? And does Serrels know?
He knows. I think it was just a glitch. I’m just ignoring them.
We should probably spam him with message about it.
Just to be sure.
I clicked ‘confirm’ and never got another one.
I seem to have gone from being extremely good at pagegets to extremely good at endgets 😛
ALSO apparently Elite: Dangerous now has the standard beta (which otherwise doesn’t go live til the 29th) now available in single player! 😮 Might could grab it and play around with it for a while…
It’s still a paid extra though rather than a beta to all backers isn’t it?
MARIO KART 8 GET.
If I concentrate really hard, I think I’ll be able to play it sans console. But gotta focus.
Another awesome day just chilling with mates 🙂
It’s making me kinda sad thinking about leaving, haha! :'(
I see more hastily planned trips in my future now though XP
Melbourne! PAX weekend!
Hahaha, I would, but it’s in the middle of uni unfortunately :'(
Hopefully after second semester though! 😀
Oh well, there’s always next year.
Join the discussion!
Alright!
DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, YOU AREN’T MY REAL DAD!
Has anyone travelled interstate with work before?
I might be going to Sydney sometime soon and maybe Sunshine Coast later in the year (does anyone live near there? :P). I have basically no knowledge of those places (so I hope I’m not just dumped there) and I wonder if I’ll get enough free time to do whatever I want (seems unlikely though).
Any idea how driving interstate works? Would I be allowed to just drive in other states since I’m already on my green Ps? I don’t want to take more tests 🙁
Your license allows you to drive nationwide as long as you adhere to the road rules.
As for Sunshine Coast depends where, it’s not too far from Brisbane, so there’s them Brisbane people.. and I guess people from here live in Sydney, so there’s a good chance!
Dude. Dude.
This time you could go to a Kinokuniya. Where other people would also be there.
I’m a bit apprehensive considering what happened last time :'(
It was just a drifter greenmang, you need to let it go
Sydney is a big place, and it’s a pretty good place to visit even if the locals love to complain about the traffic and the transport.
Depending on how long you’re spending in a place, it’s probably likely you’ll be staying close enough to work that you won’t have to drive (unless driving is part of the job). So if you’re staying and working in the CBD, most likely you’ll just have to navigate buses or trains. (ESP if you’re working in Sydney. Unless you have been given a car and somewhere to park it you don’t want to drive into the CBD if a train or bus is an option).
There are plenty of taybies in both places, we can help you get around and find fun things to do.
I’m assuming my travels will be just for the day, so I probably won’t get free time :(. Might do an Aleph/Liondrive and travel around the country for a bit now that I have a job (and money).
We’ll see!
Room for one more at Pow’s place ;D
If it’s a day trip you won’t have time.
If you’re staying overnight expect to knock off normal time and be free for the evening. Depending on the employer you might also be able to get meals compensated for too.
For work I’ve spent time in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne (couple of one week stretches). I even met @tigerion and @beavwa!
You’re coming to Sydney?! I feel a TAY meat up coming along!
Well maybe :P. The department I’m in is kinda half Melbourne and half Sydney so my manager said I might need to go up to meet the Syd team (free trip!)
I’m about an hour to an hour an a halfs drive from Sunshine Coast (depending on which part)
Still a bit far for you dudes for anything impromptu. I’ll go to Brisbane one day!
Yeah, only DC is as close as me, everyone else is further.
Though, if you were here for a while, it wouldn’t be hard to pop down to Brisbane proper on the train or whatever.
I think the business conference is only a couple of days so I can’t really do much. Staying there for longer comes at my own expense! D:
A couple of days? Depends when flights are really.
You possibly could sneak a peek at my handsome visage 😉
*swoon*
Today seems a bit quiet. Only 1 page and a half to catch up on. Woo \o/
Thanks for the birthday wishes guys. It’s always nice to get positive messages when you wake up. Nothing major planned for me today (kind of hard organising stuff on a weekday) but maybe I’ll go out for drinks with friends over the weekend. It will just be another quiet day in the house I think.
Sorry I haven’t been posting a lot. I had promised myself to post at least once a month but it’s usually hard with the time zones. There’d be an interesting conversation and then I’d click reply before realising that conversation was 7hrs ago and it’s kind of finished. I gave up on catching up on Twitter and I just join in when I can. I have been catching up on TAY every week though. So I’ve been lurking with a supportive upvote here and there for all the funny and good stuff that happens every week. Some cool stuff has happened in such a short time actually and it has been fun watching it all and celebrating virtually with you guys
(I’ll mess up most of the tags so I might not bother :-p)
1. Shane releasing his new book and welcoming a new child to his family.
2. gingerchris moved in with his boyfriend. Hope that’s going well man.
3. Frejr and Trjn’s Dubbo adventure seems to be going well. Frejr got all the achievements in Papers Please recently guys. Dubbo is that exciting :-p
3. mrtaco, Patience and greenius getting jobs. Hopefully I can join the employment club soon. it looks like a fun place.
4. @strange starting her blog and keeping a good pace with the quilting and even joining a sewing competition. You could sense the excitement reading her latest blog about her putting a deposit on a new machine. Who knew quilting was so interesting #NeverForgetTAYQuilt
5. Rocketman doing well. Planning a move to Melbourne and his fun times with Rocketgirl. It’s nice seeing you so positive. There are times on Twitter where he posts something depressing and in seconds he is able to figuratively slap himself and reply to himself that he knows things are going well for him at the moment and he goes back to a positive mood.
6. Cooking Mama posting more often lately. It has been a while miss, it’s nice to see you back. The cosplay you did recently was great too.
7. Great news too with Batguy getting a new and exciting sounding job
8. The great gifitng sprees during the steam sale were fun to watch and even be a part of. Crazybuy was up to his usual antics and Evilmonkey coming in and surprising us all with his kindness. The messages sent with gifts were funny too,I remember laughing at Tigerion sending me a copy of Mashed on steam and having some silly message like, ‘time to get mashed masha’ or something. So kind.
9. Babies, babies, babies everywhere. Something must have been in the water 9-11 months ago because it has been nice seeing all the baby announcements. Most of these kids are in the perfect age range for future play groups and chicken pox parties :-p (TAY must continue with future generations) I congratulated Shane above but there’s Rize, fatshady and the tiny tiglet who is coming soon.
10. The recent liondrive trip seems to be a resounding success. If you haven’t seen the pics on twitter and DC’s blog (http://yearofthehermit.tumblr.com/) DC is looking stylish and more confident in his new clothes. There’s even a confidence in the text of the latest blog. I fully expect there’ll be a future blog post months from now when DC’s life is going well (a job, girlfriend or maybe both) and he’ll point to the shopping trip boosting his confidence and being a catalyst in bringing some improvement to his life.
11. Liondrive, it will be nice telling your sister about the good people you met on your trip and the positive impact meeting ‘SCARY INTERNET PEOPLE’ has been for you and others. It was just this week I think when Strange hung out with you guys and she decided to buy Mr. Strange 2 games because she noticed he had been in a gaming slump. I’m sure the fun day she had with you and DC helped out.
12. Freeze going back to school is nice. Your job seems crappy on most days but it’s always nice to see you trying to improve your life. First with applying for the police and now you’re pursuing a subject you seem passionate about.
13. Redartifice has kept it up all this time with the puns and always tagging strange on page 6. Always funny to see. I imagine strange hurt her wrist shaking her fist all those times Red did it. Also it might have ended but it was nice watching the ebb and flow of your story with lady friend.
I know i’ve forgotten a lot of people and things but too many good things happen in this little community. It’s so nice to see.
Shut up! I’m not crying! :-p
Some not so good stuff too but it’s been nice seeing people offering their support as usual
1. Hopefully you’re feeling a bit better Tech knight. One of the things I remember about talking to you at PAX is that you always excitedly brought up and talked about your girlfriend. Hopefully the grieving process is going well.
2. Sorry to hear about your bike getting stolen Dan. You’ve still kept your humour though.
3. Welbot’s news today too. Sucks man. Still hoping you’ll catch a break one day.
So i’ve just recapped stuff all of you were a part of but how have I been?
50-50 actually.
It’s been nice seeing friends and being home. Catching up with people you haven’t seen is always a nicenostalgia trip. My mums friends are always so excited to see me and it’s a nice feeling having somebody go, ‘OMG Sam! You’re back’ as they give you hugs.
I didn’t expect this joblessness thing to affect my frame of mind as much as it has. I think all this free time just means I get in my own head a lot and one just turns to negative thoughts. I actually had to reprimand myself recently for getting too negative. I was listening to everything is awesome from the LEGO movie and I actually thought to myself, ‘Of course everything is awesome for you Emmett, you have a job!’ Such an odd thing to think about but I had to stop myself otherwise I wouldn’t have enjoyed the movie.
I’ll just keep applying though and once I get a job start saving for a round the country trip to Australia visiting you all. I’m not as fun as liondrive but I’ll sit quietly and nod during a meat :-p
I’ve been loving and really enjoying the World Cup with my co-commentators @sughly and @bdkiaf (with greenius and ontargett joining in at times) I’ve gone out to watch some matches with friends but I’ve watched most matches alone at home so having people to tweet with has been fun. It’s also nice seeing people who traditionally don’t watch or follow football enjoying it with me. My mum and sister have been staying up with me screaming and shouting during interesting matches. There has been a lot of twitter activity too.
I’ve always loved football but while I was in Australia it was always difficult trying to watch matches early in the morning so I just resorted to reading news the day after matches or watching highlights. I still kept up with everything but it’s different having friends around you can go watch matches with and having games at reasonable times.
I can’t wait for the English Premier League to start. People here go crazy for it. Barclays actually brought the EPL trophy here a few years ago and Arsenal even brought their FA Cup trophy to the country recently but I missed them.
Shameless gaming month?
I’ve been doing well gaming wise. I had a set a goal to try and play 52 games in 52 weeks this year and it’s going well. (must be all the free time) I’ve completed 25 games so far and we’re in the 28th week. Not too bad. It was never really about the numbers just a way to try and play more games and slowly move through my backlog. The whole of last year for example I only finished 13 games. I’ll definitely double my tally this year.
So since gaming is going so well I opted to do a shameless media month and focus on the TV shows and movies that are filling up my hard drive. So for the whole of July I won’t be downloading any TV shows or movies and I’ll just watch what’s on my hard drive. I’ve freed up 10gb of space since July 1st. For example, It was a good movie but I don’t know why I had a 5GB 1080p version of Snowpiercer and I ended up watching half of it on my laptop. I’m trying to prevent stuff like that in the future and hopefully I learn to not immediately download everything at once. It’s hard with cool looking shows like the leftovers and legend of Korra season 3 starting and not-as-cool-but-still-ok shows like Under the dome returning but they’ll wait and I’ll download them all and have a lot of stuff to watch in August*
*Won’t catching up on all of July’s shows lead to me having a full HDD again?
Ummm…..no comment.
Phew, a long post for late night TAY.
Sorry, I forgot about Spoiler tags. I’ll remember that next time.
Just want to say, not having a job, trying but not getting anywhere, is enough to mess with anyone. I’ve been there myself so I know
Thanks Scree.
No thanks needed. It’s just the truth
Don’t worry man, you’re a good guy (for a bumasha) so good things will come soon. You’re doing well with cleaning up your dirty hoarded collection and playing more games. I’ll keep (annoyingly) encouraging you 😀
PS. Watch Philly
You are literally the best person in the world. Don’t ever let anything get you down.
^_^
14. Powalen not having an interesting enough life to be mentioned.
Chin up about the job thing though, it’ll come! Don’t beat yourself up too much. Hope you’re well other than that though! And happy birthday again! (always a spare bed if you ever visit Sydney again, you know! It’s a cold, air-filled bed, but a bed nonetheless!)
Ha ha, I had typed up something about how a newly built PC would be a good birthday present but i removed it :-p
Thanks Pow, I’ll keep my chin up. I will definitely take you up on your offer, your house has fun fridge magnets to play with 🙂
<3
Happy birthday again, buddy. 🙂
Really, really glad you still frequent TAY after travelling back to Kenya. 🙂
Somebody has to upvote things while DC is away shopping 🙂
Thanks man.
MASHAAAAAAA
though you may be far away, you are always here in our
heartsupvotes.<3
You really are one of the best, if not the best person I know. *hugasaurus*
Hey Masha! I didn’t get around to wishing you a happy birthday, because I had a plan to come home and sing a silly song, but then my mother was home at the same time as me, so that got thrown out the window.
So you’ll just get a silly comment here.
I like the effort of trying to do it though. Thanks man.
The news of another Canberra meat at your place makes me miss you guys. The last one was fun.
Hey Masha, I tend to do that “I’m not going to comment because that conversation was hours ago” thing… but then sometimes I get a notification about something I said hours ago and it still makes me excited that someone cared enough to say something in response to me. So I’m beginning to rethink that I should just post.
SPAM
I know what you mean. I’ll try and comment more. Also it’s usually the afternoon in Australia when I wake up so I could just start new conversations for when TAY is slowing down in the evening.
Good idea Freya.
Ha ha, now you’ll have a notification in the morning 🙂Nope! I’m awake now!
Happy Birthday Mashaman. 🙂
You should totally reply to the 8hr old posts anyway, necroing is awesome and something all the cool kids are doing.
I like Mashaman. Thanks Mr. Smiley face :-p
Ha ha, I thought it was Vamping. Kids these days move too fast.
http://jezebel.com/the-hottest-trend-among-teens-is-vamping-aka-staying-u-1601079950
Masha masha man! I want to be – a Mashaman!
You are the kindest person i have ever known. Im not talking in hyperbole, you are literally kinder than my grandmother.
Chin up bro, im sure some employment will hit you soon enough.
HUGASAURUS
Miss you.
Ohhh, Happy Birthday buddy! Home you had a great day. 😀 We still have to play Sonic racing some day haha.
I have enjoyed it too mash! FINALS WOO WOO!
I had that exact same thing when I was in the cinema
Don’t worry about 7 hours being too late to post, I often post a day or 2 late.
Ha ha, at least I’m not alone?
Hopefully you have good luck as well with your job search.
Say, did anyone want Shantae: Risky’s Revenge on the DSi but got disappointed when it never come out here? Well I’ve got some good news for you, whoever you are. It’s coming to Steam next week.
Here’s the link. Might be messed up because I’m bad at posting.
Oh good, it worked.
…curse ye Steam 😛
My grandmother passed away this afternoon. Not unexpected. I feel kind of bad though because I’m not that shook up and I feel like I should be. She had Alzheimers and basically faded away, when I saw her in October last year she was there maybe 25% of the time, and I think maybe I said my goodbyes and everything back then.
Got to head to NZ in a couple of weeks for the funeral – have to wait to assemble the clan from various parts of the globe.
*hugs*
Sorry man. It’s nice you got a chance to say goodbye last year.
Aw man, these things are never pleasant, but at least you got your goodbyes in.
Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you’d already made your peace with what was coming though, so don’t feel bad for not feeling the hit as much as you thought you should. I feel like I should have something profound to say, but I don’t because death sucks. *hugs*
*Hugs*
I’m at a sort of worrying point with my Grandfather.
He’s been getting worse and worse for the last five years or so thanks to cancer, and I really just want it to be over. So while I’ll be sad when he’s gone, I’ll also be relieved.I know the feeling blagh, my grand dad had been getting progressively worse over the past 3 years and he reached a point where he just wanted it to end. Even though it really sucks that he’s gone now I think he was reaching a point where he was just tired of dealing with doctors and meds and constantly being at war with his own body.That’s the reason I think we need medically assisted suicide, there comes a point where quality of life degrades beyond the point where it becomes actively cruel to keep a person alive. I mean we’d put a dog down for compassionate reasons under similar circumstances but force humans to stay alive because we’re somehow special?I agree on the point, but hey the government likes to value the sanctity of life and we can’t even as a people agree on contraception how in the world are we ever going to tackle medically assisted suicide….Yet another reason to install me as benevolent dictator. I’ll give everyone options and when histrionic people inevitably complain about it, I’ll calmly and monosyllabically explain the meaning of the word “option”, give them lolly and a patronising pat on the head and send them on their way.
Yes while that does sound like a good sell I can’t but think back to Caesar who wanted nothing more than to be a benevolent dictator =P You can’t give one person all that power but I feel like our government has gone to the opposite extreme where too many idiots have little bits of power and nothing gets done +__+ There should be a ruling figure balanced out by a smaller council that represents the interests of the people vs the interest of the state. Yes I know this sounds like democracy, but clearly our weeding out process for imbeciles as political leaders needs work.
Oh the dictator plan is only a short term thing to get the country back on the right track, decade or 2 at the most. Get people used to good things so they’ll fight to keep them and then hand power over to politicians again but with a system that’s been fixed to minimise corruption and egomaniacal bullshit. Elimination of the political party as a concept means no pressure from party lines, no way to buy blocks of votes without a concerted effort at the individual level, no partisan bullshit of abandoning intelligent projects because they were proposed by the other team, no single media influence pushing a major story since they’d have to influence dozens or even hundreds of votes to have a sizeable effect.
Politics would cease to be a way to get rich or do favours for corporate oligarchs and go back to being about improving the state of the country and it’s people
Sorry to hear it, man. Good luck with the trip.
Really sorry to hear that man! My grandad passed away earlier this year and he was a huge part of my life so I know much it sucks =\
*hugs*
Sorry to hear that. Look after yourself. Just because you’re not shook up now, doesn’t mean it won’t catch you unaware in time. And you shouldn’t feel bad about it.
Sorry to hear that Neg, even when expected it is still hard when it become final
*hugs*
Damn that sucks. At least you’ve had a bit of time to prepare for it and can be the strong one for people who need it. That’s what I was doing when my sister died since I was able to accept the reality of it a lot faster than everyone else did (It’s kind of obvious that someone is going to die when they don’t eat for 6 weeks and vomit anything they try to)
NUMENERA: TALES OF THE NINTH WORLD
The party found and cured Dro, the poor sap and friend of Ederena that had contracted the insidious choir, the sentient viral entity that had been vexing the party. The party then moved to level 4 of the tower, where:
-Blaghs (@blaghman) managed to first fail drawing his weapon, then contract the Insidious Choir, then make an almighty leap, then inhale toxic fumes and start tripping out, then having a rather hostile hug out with Phetys
– Ranger (@mawt) managed to slip on what he swears was a slimy piece of ground, then recover and prove he’s a crack shot
– Phetys (@mythamphetamine) attempting to tackle all of their problems head on- before deciding to head back to the Aeon Priests’ enclave with Dro for the foreseeable future
– Russef (@popdart5) going toe to toe with green slimy guys, pushing one into a boiling vat
– Scrappa (@tech_knight) making Insidious Choir soup.
Tune in next time, for more TALES FROM THE NINTH WORLD! Thanks for playing!
I’ve always liked how Blagh’s character is named Blaghs.
He’s a simple man, of simple tastes, who enjoys flexing, hitting things, and jumping.
And rolls awfully nearly every time. Pity you can’t shame virtual dice.
Do you have a problem with my name?
My mother gave me that name.
Do you have a problem with my mother? Because I will (roll a 1 and fail to) crush you if you do!
Hi Kotaku, I just received 12 emails from Kotaku Australia wanting me to confirm my subscription…..is there a reason why I was sent 12 emails for it and what is the subscription for exactly?
Cheers
Probably some sort of error, everybody has been getting them. Just ignore!
Cool, thanks for the info 🙂
You’re part of the super secret squad now!
*sob*
I hope its not a harbinger of a paywall coming up anytime soon
Had the best day yesterday, until after dinner. Everything’s sucked since then. Well, not everything. My kids and husband are still awesome, I’m just sucking at everything I try. Had a complete meltdown earlier tonight and ended up just sobbing uncontrollably in bed. I hate it when stuff just all hits you at once.
Went out and bought slippers today though, so for the first time in ages my feet aren’t frozen. \o/
*Hugs*
Geez Strange, making me give out two hugs in one night. What’s wrong with you? Next I’ll steal the hugasaurus, and we know that that’s sign three of the end times.
(Seriously though, whenever life gets me down, I just recall what High School Musical taught me. We’re all in this together)
<3
You really are one of the best, if not the best person I know. *hugasaurus*
Look familiar :-p
Seriously though, I hope you feel better and I think it’s good to just break down and rise up renewed with warm feet :-p
Slippers are the best. Except they’re also the worst because they always get to the point of being irreversibly stinky, and fast. Socks are ok but get cold much easier.
*mumble grumble winter hate*
JFK said it best:
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organise and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”
Take heart. The best things in life are usually the best because they require a struggle to get them. Keep trying and always be ready to ask for help.
*hugs*
At least you were able to go to bed? And now your feet are warm!
Warm feet are best feet!
Well, at least in winter. In summer they’re demons from hell sent to punish you for something you’ve forgotten you did. 😛
Today’s a brand new day to be awesome in. You can’t change yesterday so do everything you can to make today a better one 🙂 If all else fails, I throw on City by Strapping Young Lad and give anyone who tries to make contact with me evil looks
You’re all such horrible influences! I just added an extra $100+ to my potential computer build for a grand total of $1,495 D:
No more purchases for the rest of the year. This and PAX? I’m done. You’ll all be getting hand-made gifts for Christmas this year.
Hand-made? I hope I get to be your Secret SanTAY recipient! I love macrame, fingerpaintings, and macaroni necklaces. 😛
Buy some $5 chocolate to reach your $1500 limit :-p
It will be nice reading your story as you deal with the building process.
Woo, at least we are getting gifts though \o/
I gave a hand made present last year for Secret Santa.
Went stupidly over budget, but importantly it didn’t look overbudget, so nobody called me on it.
I’ll hold you to that 😛
I wanna see you make every TAYbie something, otherwise that’d make you a liar 😉
It’s already well established that I am a man of low moral fibre.
After receiving the gift of penis hats last year, I don’t think I would want anything this year. They truly are the gift that keeps giving.
Giftalen! 😀
I would like hand knitted christmas themed socks please!
What you end up with? Link to list pl0x?
I’ll check it all again once I get home tonight and then post the link (figured I should sleep on it before plopping down that much money :P)
Basically upgraded the CPU/Motherboard and Power as a lot of you suggested and chose a different (same spec) Graphics card.
http://www.returnofkings.com/37273/a-guide-for-getting-laid-at-anime-conventions?ModPagespeed=noscript
If you need me I’ll have left the planet…
All the sentences. They’re so short. I feel exhausted. Out of breath. All that pausing. Too few steps at a time. It’s unbearable.
After reading that yesterday I was like “That’s got to be satire, right? There’s no way anyone thinks like that.”
So I typed in “is return of kings” and google finished it up with the word satire. Feeling relieved that it was probably the case, I followed through, just to make sure.
Oh.
Balls.
A disturbing amount of people think like that. I tend to assume all of humanity is on a spectrum and it worries me that the spectrum extends that far. 🙁
Ew, MRA website, icky.
First time I’ve ever actually looked at one.
they’re pretty awful.
Why did you go there?
I’ve been there before because I was like “MRAs can’t be that bad, surely” and someone said RoK was a good site. Yep. I needed a shower.
Curiosity. Someone was having a rant about it on Facebook and, like you, I didn’t think it could have been that bad. Laughable but not upsetting. Boy was I wrong. Who the fuck puts consent in air quotes?
“consent” isn’t real. It’s just a thing that women have been “sold”.
You know what’s really truly frightening? As convoluted and as messed as that thought process is that mentality actually gets short term results with women.
One of my mates I used to go clubbing with had quite the “alpha male” personality, needless to say seeing how he treated women and then watching how’d most of them would still flaunt all over him left me quite… jaded. I think it’s part of the reason I’ve given up on all forms clubbing and following my last break pretty close to giving up on meeting women non-platonic-ally for the next few years =___=
Heh, your second sentence. You’re brave. 😛
But, such is reality. Just like with stereotypes, it’s not all bullshit. There’s a certain amount of truth to everything, and that’s why it exists.
Meh I could use a break, over the past couple of years the more women my age that I meet (early 20’s) the more jaded I become about relationships in general. It seems that expecting to engage in a stimulating conversation about politics or philosophy is asking for a little too much in my age group =__=
Wha… really? Humans suck. I’m backing that Orbital Death Ray Kickstarter.
Oh, I forgot and I have to share the news. Dad bought me a slow cooker. I’ll have to pay him back, but I’m looking forward to trying it out.
You’ll be waiting a while.
#Page6ForLyfe
Edit: That’s my first ‘page-6-esque’ comment on TAY. 0_0
I was writing a bit more on that Diversity Question article. I have things to say, but I just don’t know if it’s worth posting them there. Maybe I should post them here instead…
Post here, there’s at least one person there I don’t care to see a response from.
Precisely why I was hesitant.
Well you already know that I’ll probably find it and upvote it, wherever it is. Because you are rad.
Thanks @freya and @redartifice I’ll just wrap it in spoiler tags so I don’t bother everyone else with a pile of words.
I find it really sad how angry some people seem to be about this, when it’s really not a hard thing to understand. Diversity doesn’t mean having a playable female lead in every single game, or including every minority group. It just means writing interesting characters that go beyond White Shooty Man.TV has been around a lot longer than games, and lately, there are more and more examples where TV is getting it right (and still a lot that are getting it wrong).
Game of Thrones is incredibly popular in part because of it’s diverse characters. Violence is not limited to male characters. Tenderness and compassion isn’t limted to female ones. Children can wield power over adults. The elderly are both wise and foolish. Sexuality is fluid. The characters that do tend to stick to a stereotype are less interesting as a result.
Doctor Who is often criticised for it’s lack of a female Doctor, but it has featured a number of characters who are LGBTI, and the doctor’s companions have been both male and female, young and old. Captain Jack Harkness could have been written as a clone of Captain America, but instead we got something much more interesting (thank you Russel T Davies and John Barrowman).
Battlestar Galactica initially raised eyebrows with a female Starbuck, but proved that you can successfully change “canon” and still be successful. An someone’s written a thesis on Joss Whedon’s female characters.
Would Alien have been as successful with Allen Ripley? Would Portal have been as memorable without GLADOS and Chell? What if Samus had been just another dude in a powersuit?
Part of what makes gaming awesome is that we get to step into someone else’s skin and explore their world for a few hours in a way that we don’t with movies and TV. The problem is that we keep seeing the same story over and over. We need more stories, and that means we need to have stories about men and women, young and old, gay and straight (or a bit of both, or neither), weak and strong.
There are plenty of reasons why there is a lack of diversity in gaming. But nothing that can’t be changed with a bit of creativity and a few risks. If TV can progress from The Brady Bunch to Game of Thrones, then there is hope for the gaming industry yet.
It starts with recognising and praising the games that make the effort, even if they aren’t blockbusters, and asking the hard questions of games like AC (really, is it THAT hard to have a female assassin? History is littered with them). Then by encouraging young gamers and game makers to make they characters they want to see, through creative mods, and supporting independent game makers so that they can take those chances. It can only make the whole industry richer and the gaming experience better for anyone who wants to play.
The final episode of The Wolf Among Us is now up for download on the XBox store, and Steam, not sure about PSN though. Have at it.
Hopefully get to play it tomorrow night, just finished episode 3, so I’ll have to get through two eps tomorrow.
Also, @shane, sorry, still haven’t had time to send your Wii U, I don’t think I’m gonna get time till Monday either, damn school holidays. On the plus side, some ink cartridges got delivered to work yesterday, the box they came in is a good size, and it’s got those Styrofoam Peanut things in it, so I’m taking it to pack it in. Should be perfect.
No worries, man. Thanks.
Telltale’s The Walking Dead Episode 1
Fuck Larry.Here are the choices I made.
So the Grim Fandango remaster is also coming to PC.
No need for buying it on PS4 then. PC would be platform of choice for a game like that for me personally.
DOOOUUUUUBBBBBBLLLEEEEEEEE FFFIIIIIIIINNNNEEEEEEEE!
Well said.
given it was a pc game in the first place, I’d be pretty pissed if it was ps4 exclusive! Yay for masterrace love!
YOU’RE MY HERO!!! I was contemplating getting a ps4 due to not wanting to miss out on Tim Schaefer goodnes! You just saved me the money and hassle \o/
I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy it on PC and PS4. XD
I kind of want to sprawl out on a couch and play this on a HDTV in the dark. 😀
Ooo hopefully it’s crossbuy so I can play it on Vita too 😀
On one hand I’m happy, on the other I’m disappointed because I’m still waiting for a reason to get a PS4 😛
I saw Dawn of the Planet of the Apes yesterday with Freeze and LionDrive. So, so good. Every bit as good as first movie with the addition of post apocalyptic urban decay. Also incredibly fun. There was a weird Jurassic Park vibe I couldn’t shake at times and I’m still trying to articulate why. Loved the cast of mostly non-A list actors too. (Gary Oldman was in it, but he wasn’t the guy carrying the movie.) Perfect sequel in the sense that it continued specific plotlines of first film while comfortably standing on its own. Not worth seeing in 3D, though.
Matt “Cloverfield, Let Me In, Felicity” Reeves directed. (I’m guessing the Felicity thing is why Keri Russell is the female lead too. She’s awesome in The Americans and awesome here too.)
If you’re a monkey enthusiast? SEE THIS MOVE! 😀
I’m a monkey enthusiast.
He calls himself a Monkey Enthusiast yet hasn’t seen Every Which Way But Loose or Any Which Way You Can yet.
Bet he hasn’t even seen Going Bannanas, Monkey Trouble or A*P*E.
You’ve at least seen Dunstan Checks In right?
I never said I was a monkey enthusiast. 😛
Dead to me.
I never said I wasn’t a monkey enthusiast either. 😀
You end up seeing it after work like you planned?
Now I’m confused.
Do you love monkeys, or do you not?
Colobus!
Ok, we can be friends again. Oh, and I should get to See it tonight.
I LOVE YOU DR. ZAIUS!
Verbal downvote.
That’s what he gets for not hailing to the chimp.
You, I like you.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/09/report-all-signs-point-to-beyond-two-souls-playstation-4-director-s-cut.aspx
Beyond: Two Souls on PS4, eh? I probably would’ve preferred Heavy Rain (or both) but I’LL TAKE IT. 😀
It’s like the PS4 is deliberately planning on releasing games I’ve bought but not yet played on PS3 (Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls) in an effort to get me to buy a PS4.
There’s not many games I’d rebuy on the PS4 but Beyond and The Last of Us are two I would. D:
Exactly! And since I don’t have many PS3 games in the first place buying a PS4 and playing my pile of shame in higher res pretty graphics would be … less shamey?
There’s no shame in it at all! 😀
Saved 100 bucks towards my PS4 so far \o/
Pretty rad, not sure I’ll buy it again though. I really want some new PS4 Quantic Dream.
You and me both, man. You and me both. (I would definitely love a Quantic Dream Collection though.)
I’d get it if it had a mode that let you play through the story chronologically.
I’d make a joke about David Cage not having time to make a new game but he hasn’t made a game in the first place 😛
“Transientmind, are you on top of that cut-over?”
“Yeah. Outlook reminder just popped up and I set an alarm on my–”
*OBNOXIOUS AND STARTLING KLAXON SOUND* *pull phone out of my pocket, turn off alarm*
“…Phone.”
“Wait. Did your alarm message say…?”
I pull the phone out again, unlock screen. It still says: ‘SHIT IS REAL NOW YO’”
“How else would you signify that something is important?”
“I… not that.”
Edit: Really though… don’t you guys code for yourselves like that?
Someone’s needs to collect all of your stories and publish them in the “Big Book of Transientmind”.
If not that, just have them all be tombstone quotes.
One of the guys in my office has the civil defense warning siren as his ringtone. It’s awful. 🙁
For a ringtone? Now that’s just obnoxious. At least I save the klaxon for when, y’know… shit is real. (…yo.) Like, Director General stuff or making sure I don’t oversleep for a wedding or whatever.
My phone rings so infrequently that I’ve forgotten what it sounds like. Whenever I do receive a call I’m usually at work where I keep my phone on silent.
You would be a very entertaining person to work with me thinks! =P
My middle brother has an every-other-Saturday alarm alert that says, “Ass! I have to WORK today! God dammit!” I thought messages to yourself on your alarms was just a… y’know. Normal thing!
With the amount of people here and on Twitter saying “rad”, I feel like we’re back in the 90s.
Or playing Shadowrun.
Which would be wiz.
Radical
cowabunga dude
They could all be saying radiation or radioactive instead. Which would still fit if people were playing Shadowrun.
WATCH OUT RADIOACTIVE MAN!
Wiz!
That kid with the backpack said “radical”! I say “radical”! That’s my thing that I say!
Tubular.
Bodacious.
Gnarly!
Fine, I’ll stop saying it… NOT.
Grody.
I know someone who legitimately uses that all the time. Usually followed by “to the max”.
She’s an oddball.
Knæhøj karse!…
…what? It’s a thing from the 90’s
ENDUT! HOCH HECH!
Bodacious.
Uuuurgh meetings, so many meetings… Three 1hour meetings back to back yesterday meant i got 0 work done… I’m all for being unproductive but that was just a complete and utter waste of time… And more of them today… Yaaay… Honestly watching the middle part of the Phantom Menace with all the meetings and politics would be more entertaining then this
I now have a mental image of Bill Lumbergh in Sith-lord robes, saying, “Yeah, I’m gonna need you to destroy the Jedi order, so if you could go ahead and kill some younglings, that’d be great. Mmkay?”
Pretty sure that needs to be an actual thing XD
“I don’t know if you got the memo, but we’re now forsaking the light side in favour of fuelling our rage and hatred.”
“I understand Master, I have forsaken the light side and I’m committed to the dark path, I just… I just forgot this one time. It won’t happen again.”
“Mmm, yeah, so just letting you know: forsaking the light, embracing the dark. Keep it in mind.”
http://img.picsgen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/haha-business.jpg
Morning All!!
I’m hoping some creative people are hanging around this morning. I’m getting some tshirts designed for a work conference and we’re getting names on the back but I’m absolutely brain dead and think my “I’m with Stupid” Idea probably isn’t too crash hot.
All suggestions happily taken!
Need a little more information to help
If you like puns and dad jokes I’m sure someone here would be able to come up with something for you.
Out of curiosity, and in case it helps, what industry is the work conference for?
It’s an IT conference internal only no customers so I was after something suitably daggy. Might just go with
What kind of conference is it? What kind of work do you do? Are the shirts for the conference attendees as a whole or are they to designate “teams” in some kind of team building competition? Are you just looking for witty phrases or some kind of graphic/logo incorporation? How likely are your colleagues to appreciate references to pop culture?
“Absolutely Brain Dead”
Oh, well in that case:
“You don’t have to be crazy to work here… but it’s still more popular than original thinking!”Nowait. Hm.
“It is not enough to be a success. It is also important that your peers be failures.”No, wrong messaging again…
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.”Although, maybe better not to lay your cards out like that.
I’m sure someone will come up with something.
He should just use lines from some of your stories =P
Boom! thats what I’m talking about Cheers!
Maybe google ‘corporate one-liners’ for some funnier ones that won’t offend as many people. 😉
And where would the fun in that be 😉
The number eight is equivalent to a capitalised letter D.
#maturity
This: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
ONLY ONE DAY LEFT TO GO!
*fidgets in uncontrollable excitement*
Metal. Questionable band name. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
Sif question the greatest band in the world.
I was never a massive Priest fan. The only thing I know really is that Ripper got a bum deal when he joined them. Give me thrash any day though 😛
I started listening to them a few years back and now they’re my number one favourite band. Love every album of theirs, even the Ripper ones. Been hard pressed to find anything else as good 😛
So if I don’t get a job within x amount of time the employment mob I am with are gonna force me to do a course in Aged Care, because it’s a high demand employment area. As someone who has been involved with Aged Care his entire life due to the fact it was my mum’s profession (Nurse in Aged Care) I know I couldn’t deal with it at all, but apparently that’s not a good enough reason. This government is great, forcing people into work where they’re not comfortable in order to say unemployment is not low. What fucking bullshit. And apparently volunteer work doesn’t mean shit any more or actively applying for jobs and getting interviews.
The thing that pisses me off most is though I am showing more initiative than some mates in the same position, yet they’re left to their own devices and don’t have to do shit, yet me the one who has had jobs in the past little while (and still currently employed with those companies just being a casual I get called last for any paid work) and continually searching & applying for jobs is told I am doing the wrong thing and i’ll have to do things I am not comfortable with. What the fuck?!
It gets to the point where it stresses me the fuck out and gets me down, and they just don’t give a shit that it’ll ruin me.
Also it’s not my fault that the employment market is stagnant here in most areas I have skills in. I can’t afford to move, I can’t afford to do anything basically to better my situation yet it’s all my fault according to the government. Awesome. May as well just cease living, that should cure the problem of being a burden on society like I made to feel.
Yeah, dude, don’t do that. Like really, don’t do that. Do you need someone to talk to?
Nah I wouldn’t, i’m just saying it feels that’s what the gov’t wants people like me to feel in situations like this. It’s just so draining it’s hard to get any sort of result when everything is just still.
Have you tried temping for admin roles while looking for more permanent work? I know it’s not a permanent solution but it’s how I found the role I’m in now! Also waitering? I did that for a few months after finishing my degree because the accounting market in Sydney is saturated to all hell +__+
Even working in fast food would take away a lot of the feeling useless.
I wish the fast food places would hire me 😛 But It seems cause i’m not of school age or under 21 in general or have manager type training they don’t wanna know about me lol.
Don’t go for fast food places! blech =p Try restaurants, check gumtree, call up hr companies and ask to speak to their temp admin rep and strike up a conversation and send your resume through! Also check on seek (goes without saying) but make sure you call up the companies advertising, even if they say don’t call =__= Mainly because when they can put a voice to your resume it makes them realize they’re dealing with a real person, not just another piece of paper and forces to really consider your application.
Oh yeah fair point. I know some managers don’t like that at all, and get upset when you go for that approach, which to me makes NO sense. You’re not only putting a voice (or a face) to the name but also they’re showing initiative and that’s what they should be looking for! Skills and stuff on paper is nice and all, but that person may not give a shit about the job and the person who shows up or calls up most likely does.
Last time I went around handing resumes out so many places that don’t really have an online presence here were so uninterested I felt insulted that they took my resume :/ Which is something I might do tomorrow or next week hit up a few of the local places with resumes! Cause why not.
The way I used to look at it was, you’re already unemployed what have you got to lose by trying? =\ At least I’d tell myself that everyday so that I’d muster up enough motivation to keep clicking apply and calling HR companies who were advertising >.< It did start bringing in results though!
Good luck man! Just remember to keep your chin up and step away from everything once in a while if you need to. Looking for work imo is a lot more mentally trying and stressful than anything you could go through while in a job!
One of my previous jobs had me elbow deep in cow intestines and stomachs for 10 hours a day, for two and a half years. It was a shit job (literally) but it helped me get over the depression of being unemployed for ages.
Sometimes you just need to take what’s available, then when you’re in a better place you can look into something you want to do.
Seriously?
How have we not talked about this???
DAMMIT RIZE
also do you want to be my airport lift buddy next month????
Because you love me and i give good hugs??
Suuuure!
And there’s two reasons I never talked about it much:
– For a few years I was embarrassed about it. In hindsight, this was stupid.
– Most people don’t want to hear about it
But it sounds like the perfect dinner conversation.
I mentioned on the weekend, I knew a fella who worked at Leonards who (good-naturedly) refused to eat chicken. Mostly on account of he knew how terrible conditions were for hygeine (and possibly something about even cooked, chicken smelled like death to him, or something; who knows with trauma, right?). Not… perfect dinner conversation, but pretty good!
My brother dislikes chicken because he worked for 3 years at our local Brodies. For a while just the smell of chicken would make him ill.
Which – while a tragic sacrifice – actually works out pretty well for everyone who’s related/friends and uses their connection to get discount chikin!
CHIKIN. GOOD.
You did? I do not recall this… Assuming you’re talking about Saturday night at Freezes.
Yup! I now realize that eventually I will have told all of my stories and will lose my mystique, so feel free to forget as many as you like. 🙂
Haha, fair enough. Most stories I hear from friends are interesting that I like hearing them time & time again, i’m weird like that. I am also one of the few people who seem to like chatting to customers who come in and have a million and one stories to tell, some are genuinely fascinating.
Eh, nothing wrong with working in an abattoir imo.. Then again saying that i’ve been to and worked in places worse than that. Nothing like the smell of 500 tonnes of bio solids. Also don’t let the name fool you that shit (literally) is 88% water..
That sounds more enticing than anything i’ve been offered honestly. But I know I can’t do Aged Care, from being exposed to it and it’s bullshit bureaucracy for my entire life. It’s just an area unless you’re committed to you need to stay away from, it takes a special sort of person to be able to work in that field and i’m not that person.
Saying that i’m still waiting to hear back from 5 or so places I applied for 2 or so days ago, so might get somewhere.
It also shits me off that EB want me, but can’t, cause head office refuses to give them the $$ so I can have hours. Despite both managers being there most of this week by themselves cause they don’t have the budget to have any other staff and they’re overrun. I know the store always does well, but they just won’t give them the money to have adequate staff on, we even had that problem over Christmas :/
Suggest to them to sponsor your move to another location. I’d also be double-checking what Centrelink requirements are. Cos employment agency can say one thing, but Centrelink procedure can be something else.
My mate suggested dumping them and going with the mob he is with since they’re more keen to help with your interests and where you’re comfortable from what he tells me, which sounds like a good idea.
I gotta see Centrelink in a few weeks apparently so i’m gonna mention this to them what the Salvo’s want me to do and how I don’t feel comfortable doing it etc..
The other thing is they tell me retail is “dead” here, I say that is bullshit since I apply on average for 7-10 retail jobs a week. I see less Aged Care jobs than I do retail/sales positions.
Not a bad suggestion. The other idea is to sign up with as many agencies as you can. The job-network centrelink-affiliated ones were always very shit in my experience.
(And when they say ‘dead’ it’s a pretty good bet they mean ‘for non-juniors’. Because yes, juniors are paid less, and are thus more attractive to employers.)
Yeah, it sounds like the way to go honestly. I was always under the impression I was locked to only one and couldn’t go to anyone else. Sometimes it’s just a bit much to try and wrap your head around lol.
Well being 23 i’m not seen as a junior any more (well I don’t think?) most places do want someone with at least a few months retail experience etc, which I actually have! About a years worth currently, which isn’t too bad, would prefer more but you get that.
Yeah. The age bracket for pay getting bumped up has increments with the full and final rise at something like 20 or 21, far as I recall.
You may have tried this, but have you rung round the agencies and seen what they have available? Usually the ads they put up are just to get interest in and get people onto their books and there’ll be hundreds of people hitting that apply button, but ringing up, or even better, going in in person and asking for an interview makes you stand out. I remember one agency contact said a guy walked round all the agencies in Brisbane (well, all the main ones), suited up and with a copy of his cv and asked for an interview there and then and he got a job with one of them on the day.
Be even more pro-active with it (and I know it’s hard to think how you can do even more when you’ve been out of work for a while, I really have been there) and eventually something will pop up. If you’re good at data entry/quick typer/can use the numberpad quickly without looking then ask to be tested. It may be mundane work, but doing data entry has opened up a fair few doors for me and it pays reasonably well. Plus in most data entry jobs I’ve had you can just switch off and stick headphones in and go into auto-pilot.
Basically, try everything you can to be positive with it as much as it sucks to get rejection emails. If you do rejection letters, ask if there’s anything about your application that they could suggest you change. Don’t just ask for feedback as they’ll probably just reel off the old ‘other people, better qualified, more experienced’ bullshit that might as well come off an automated system. Try to get some advice that you can actually use.
I’m pretty sure you’re just venting, but realistically your position isn’t as bad as you think it is. Heck at your age I busted my lumbar spine in a workplace incident and went through hell as employer, insurance company, and solicitor all went bust at the same time. I couldn’t even get centrelink payments as I had no access to any of the paperwork they wanted. My bills kept coming in so I had to get a job just to eat. I was eating packets of painkillers a day and working anywhere just to make ends meet. Your perspective changes when that government safety net doesn’t work, and you realise you actually need to work to avoid being homeless. Even in the simplest form of life you need to work to eat, even if you’re a hunter gatherer or harvesting crops.
That being said, I’m not having a go. if you’re having no luck finding a job inside a week or two I’d suggest changing your approach. A lot of this will echo the sentiments of others, but bears repeating. First of all get anything, your confidence levels change when you’ve got a job. If you’re not interviewing well review and change what you are doing. Hit up people you know who have jobs and ask them to review your interviews with you. If you’re not even getting to interviews, create a spreadsheet to track who you send them to and change the format, layout, and content, until results spike. If your comfortable with the idea and need someone external to review your resume, post it somewhere like dropbox and hide all the personal and contact details and I’m happy to review it.
Who lives around Gold Coast? I forgot I booked a trip there around Sept. Would be pretty neat to meat some people.
@freezespreston does, likewise I do. Then there’s the Brisbane lot they’re between half an hour to 90 mins from the Gold Coast. Assuming you mean somewhere like Surfers Paradise when you say the Gold Coast lol.
Nah, kinda just below Sea World. I think we’ll have car. I’ll put out more details closer to the date.
So Broadbeach/Main Beach by the sounds, so basically Surfers Paradise 😛
Ah. Yeah. My bad, I confused the locations. 😛
S’all good lol. It’s all in a similar little area lol.
Allergies you will be the death of me Q_Q
Also which ever jackass around here lit the what would seem bush fire near me, fuck you. Have not stopped sneezing all morning and the street is full of smoke ugh D=
Sounds like this kid is gonna knead some serious dough to get out of this situation he’s rolled himself into.
Ohhhhhhh
*double checks if it’s page 6 or not*
For anyone interested, JBHiFi is selling the Destiny Ghost Edition in a first come first serve fashion. If you missed out on an order through EB this is probably your best bet.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
I had to cancel my pre-order this morning, I just can’t justify getting PS+ solely for it, since I don’t use my PlayStation enough 🙁
I’m basically buying a PS4 to play it. =P
Still, probably not going to get the Ghost Edition, I will just go for a Limited one.
EDIT: If you buy the Normal + Season Pass it is more expensive then the Limited Edition copy which comes with bonus ingame loot and a couple of real life shinies.
SHINIES!
I xferred my pre order to WoW CE for Warlords, cause I was told bonus mounts and WHY NOT! I’ve never bought a Blizz CE before.
I regret not getting the launch collector’s edition with the Diablo minipet.
I was just looking at WoW CE’s on eBay and WotLK, Mists & Cata brand new are kinda cheap (less than what they went for at release), saying that BC & Vanilla though soo expensive, a little out of my price range 😛
Oh wow, can you imagine the levels of outrage if they started selling pre-Mists CE upgrades?
It would be truly epic.
Oh god yes. I just want the shinies… Saying that I do not put it past Blizzard to do something like that cause they love money 😛
The games you get every month from PS+ aren’t enough to justify it for you?
Kind of yeah lol.. I don’t play much on console/interested in much on console tbh lol. If I had the spare $$ laying about for PS+ i’d go for it for sure. Poor excuse but I just can’t see me getting much out of it even with free games that i’d probably never play and have it end up like my Steam list 😛
Fair enough. I think it’s great value but I have PS3, PS4 and PSV and I use the other features it offers too (cloud saves especially) so probably offers more for me. But I’m not having budgetary issues and I think if I was, I’d seriously consider dropping it too. 🙂
Pre-ordered!
Now I just need to remember to set aside $200 in early September so the payment actually goes through. I hate committing to autoamted payments!
George R R Martin on writing Game of Thrones:
“I found out long ago that when you look at the overall task, the cathedral you have to build, it looks so daunting that you just give up and sit down and play a video game.”
What is it about dark fantasy authors and getting addicted to video games? Happens to Berserk as well. Every time a new Idolmaster game releases the guy suddenly puts the manga on hiatus for months.
The only reason I get any work done is because I have to be in an office from 9 to 5. If I was a writer my video game habit would consume me. That or my laziness habit.
Also if GRRM likes video games so much he should go another one himself, and put another sneaky cameo in there where he swears the next “volume” of “Westeros history” will be out “soon”.
The Game of Thrones RPG was actually pretty good once you get past the somewhat clunky combat. I was told Dragon Age was similar but after having now played a little Dragon Age, I think I actually prefer Game of Thrones.
So on Tuesday i told my boss i wouldn’t be going to field jobs any more for a lot of reasons which were basically boiled down to me having panic attacks about it and stressing so much that it is affecting my health. I’ve had conversations like this before but every time i’ve brought it up he said if i could be a field tech there wasn’t really any room for me at the company.
I finally had enough on Tuesday after 2 particularly terrible field jobs and said to him:
“i am unhappy with this role you’ve given me, it makes me incredibly stressed and anxious, i’m not doing field jobs any more, If that means there is no place here for me i accept that. But i’m not going to go home everyday and be frazzled and stressed and anxious any more.”
he took it okay but he said he had to think about the action we had to take and left it at that. 2 days later and nothing still. I have a feeling i am going to be let go next week. Im okay with it really, i have savings and stuff but i just couldnt handle being constantly panicy and stressed doing something that i hated. I actually feel calm and happy at work for the first time in 9 months.
Sounds like you’ve done a good thing, man. Taking control of your future and all that. Proud of you. 🙂
Thought you were writing a resignation letter?
YOU CAN’T FIRE ME, I QUIT!
nooooo, let them fire you
I was just gonna quit but i thought i would let him know why instead of just quitting. I was assuming as soon as i said i wouldnt do field work they would just fire me. Apparently not.
Is it in your job description?
I was originally hired as a electronic technician just for inside stuff but one of the other guys is going overseas for 6 months and i had been going with him alot to get stuff done quicker. Then 4 months ago they told me i was gonna replace him and have to go to stuff alone and i wouldn’t be doing electronics any more after he left.
But is it in your written duties?
Everything was done over the phone. I have no written record of the job description because i just called up and asked if they had a role for me in the Townsville office after working in another branch.
Dude, get your written job description, you can request it from HR.
Good for your records if nothing else
Sounds like it will only be a positive move for you dude. Can’t have you being in poor health because of work. Especially if you have skills that are wanted elsewhere, which from what i’ve read you have? All the best with it and hope your boss isn’t vindictive about this in any form.
He’s a Rocketman! (Rocketmaaaaaan)
I once heard him sing that drunkenly at Karaoke. It was just the best day.
Sounds like my first IT job. Fuck that place. Went and got another job at like 170% pay.
My missus got bad anxiety from her last job so much that she just wasn’t going in. After me not fully understanding and focusing on our financial situation and trying to get her to go in, I then realised her job is dragging her down, told her to quit, she has a new job in a much lower stress environment and is so much better for it.
Any job is not worth it if it causing you massive stress and anxiety imo
Same thing happened with me when my wife developed bad arthritis back in 2008. I earned less than her at the time and there was no way were were going to make it on one income. Fortunately her employer gave her unlimited sick leave at 75% of her normal income but after three months they started pushing her to resign if she wasn’t going to be returning to work, so she did.
She hasn’t been able to return to work but we made it through.
<3
The real reason you’re anxious is that you’re scared of moving away from me right?
Naww love you too man!
*Awkward, extended hugs*
At the wash-basin in the bathroom, always seeing the same guy at the same time. SO:
“We totally have the same pee schedule.”
“Yep.”
“I guess you could say… urine good company.”
*eyeroll and groan*
“Right? That joke was such a pisser.”
*’what’s wrong with you’ look*
Sorry @pupp3tmast3r, I think you have it the wrong way around.
Clearly the worst person to work with.
And that’s how he got fired!
I can’t comment on any active disputes before the Tribunal, but I will say that I’m confident that Industrial Relations are well aware that the rules of the bathroom are ‘no talking at the trough’, rather than the basins. And also that puns are awesome.
Come clean, you were the one making the jokes, right?
Was there ever any doubt? 🙂
I always have friendly greetings in the toilet. I don’t know if it should worry me or not.
Reminder: TAY Destiny group here:
http://www.bungie.net/en/Groups/Detail?groupId=100780
Sign up, yo’.
Replying to this so I remember later because I can’t log in to bungie.net at work.
Dang it all. I kinda wanted to go to the medieval festival this weekend but I need to do adult things like getting my car serviced and playing RPGs.
Oh shit, car service. Thanks for the reminder!
No problem.
you somehow reminded me I need to ring a plumber
“Adult things” seems to have triggered a few memories in people. Happy to help (albeit unknowingly).
I wanted to go to the medieval festival this weekend but I need to do adult things like get drunk on Friday night.
Got to say, I’m impressed at how many interstate TAYbies have made the trip to Brisbane that I’ve met…
Aleph, Beavwa, Princess Pipster, Tigerion, NovaCascade, Shane, LionDrive, Batguy, QuizB, BDKIAF, Freyr, Rocketman and all the rest I totally haven’t forgot about and will feel bad about later. D:
Rest assured, if I come to Brisbane again we’ll meat.
or you could come to Adelaide? Our mall has balls!
Ssssssh. You lost me at Adelaide. 😛
O_O
You’re the worst. I don’t want to meat now.
Although Hermes is there, maybe some of his effortless coolness will be contagious…
…
Meeting you of course would be cool as well. (BUT INTIMIDATING! D:)
Intimidating? little old me?
Also, @benny and @jocon and @wilbur and @neinhandle and @banderdash and @ash and @lucifer9783 (though the last two are a little remote)
Benny and I would watch Gattaca in silence. A comfortable silence.
And then go for a swim. 😀
I’ve got to warn you though, I never save any thing for the swim back.
The Adelaide zoo has several varieties of Monkey, including Colobus!
You were always better than me, anyway.
How remote is Ash? Less remote than me I’d assume.
Barossa
@redartifice yep, way less remote
Not right now it don’t. (Unless they fixed it)
Think they’re caught up in the current renos.
Temporary castration
Yet nobody except Aleph and stevo have come to see me.
You guys are real assholes 😛
It’s true!
But you’re like in Townsville, yeah? Some of my friends were there on the weekend, then they went to Magnetic Island.
YEPPERS i am in the Ville
Not for very much longer though
MELBOURNE BOUND 🙂
MELBOURNE WOO! I love Melbourne it’s pretty much my favourite Australian capital city, despite only visiting 3 capital cities 😛
I’ll do it eventually. Use ‘family’ as an excuse. Been too long since I was last in QLD, and I need me some Breakfast Creek steaks.
I won a meat tray from them once. Best raffle prize I ever got and it was absolutely delicious.
Hopefully you may have another to add to the list at the beginning of next year …
😉
No love for poor ol’ @virus__ who lives in New South Wales 🙁
You just haven’t given me a compelling enough reason to visit yet!
I’ll give you one free punch right in the face!
😀
Edit: Also, we all totally played an epic game of Mario Kart on Saturday night.
@bish slapped me in the face in kinokinuya one night.
we are besties 5 lyf
Nothing says love like violence!
NOW COME VISIT SOME OF US WITH YOUR NEW CLOTHES
If I wait it out, you’ll all visit me! 😀
This is the long game, Alex.
I was actually thinking about having a weekend away towards the end of the year…
Take a large luggage bag so I can come along as a stowaway.
Only if you buy me one, no wait, TWO slurpees.
*cries*
NOOOOOOOO! D:
Id be down for some kind of meat!
Intimidated as all get out also, but eh….
I was one of the first TAYbies you met! And I made the trip just for you!
The first! You got out of the car and everything and I said to myself… THAT MUST BE THE MIDGET DOCTOR! 😀
It’s been too long, Freya. 🙂
When we went to Movie World this weekend we even thought fondly how you were the best group leader we ever had. (We were in a circle discussing what ride to go on next.)
P.S. I’m sorry for leaving your name from my list at first. 🙁
Melbourne!
October!
Come!
Nah.
Why do you hate me? :'(
Really interesting article:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/220294/Can_joy_be_more_adult_than_violence.php
I tend to agree with it too. I’m getting sick of how one-tone so much of AAA gaming has gotten. So much stuff that’s all built around being violent or dark and gritty. I’m not sure I subscribe to Nintendo’s approach of all whimsy all the time either, but I could do with more blue skies and colors.
@negativezero @saturday @transientmind @anyonewholikesanimu
We should have a viewing party thing were we just watch a bunch of the new anime from the season and decide what we should keep watching. Cause at the moment i just look on crunchyroll occasionally and click whatever seems cool.
I posted thoughts about 5 of the new shows. Haven’t watched anything else yet due to lack of time (was going to last night but instead I watched The Lego Movie with my sister to remind myself that things can still be awesome)
EDIT: Also there’s stuff that’s not streamed. Or not streamed well. What do we do with those? The only option involves an activity associated with parrots and peg legs and swabbing the decks matey.
But I already watched them all!
I guess I could always tee up Teamspeak and host some sort of remote desktop viewing thing… though those are frequently choppy.
I SHALL THEENK ON THEES THEENG.
Google Hangout can kinda relay stuff by a screen capture but I don’t know how well it would work if you tried streaming an episode at the same time as a hangout. It might work but it might be too laggy.
So aside from Aldnoah Zero and maybe Argevollen and Akame ga Kill, what else caught your eye this season so far? Actually curious.
Alright… let’s do this.
2nd season of Hamatore reminds me I need to watch the first one. Same goes for SAO.
I know it’s trash, but I’m probably going to watch Rail Wars a few more eps to see if they can do anything with the story that might surprise me, even though I’m honestly not expecting it. Partly this is going to be to pick up on more culture stuff that pops up incidentally, taken for granted by native audiences but fascinating to me as a gaijin.
Possibly an ep5 fade-out of the view schedule due to boredom. (To be fair, I do that to things I’m even vaguely enjoying like Seikoku no Dragonar or Hitsugi no Chaika – which I still have to finish – and there’s a dramatic difference in quality between the three. Nothing is safe.)
I’m going to grudgingly give Tokyo Ghoul maybe one more ep chance to show me something even marginally interesting. That shows how low it ranks for me, in that I prefer to give things 3 if they’re at least doing anything decent in their production values. I’m super skeptical, but 1st eps are kinda hard sometimes. The calligraphy show (Barakamon) is getting the same reduced, skeptical chance.
Akame ga Kill may turn out to be pretty generic boring to me the way I found Blade & Soul to be, so I’m giving that maybe 3-4 eps. If it gets suitably popcorny the way I enjoyed that one with the Zevedra in its name about the grade-school girl who takes over the world. 4-ep binges every few months.
I’m going to have to admit to being curious about DRAMAtical Murder. (Despite the apparent lack of Drama OR murder.)
Seems to be going for fashionable-for-the-sake-of-fashionable with some very funky music playing behind some very funky fashions, in an all-male sensitive pretty-boy cast which makes me realize how women must feel about most harem animes. But I’m digging the aesthetic and the setting and the en media res story. Almost a [Project K] vibe, though less polished or deep. If I can get past the very obvious, “HAY GUISE MAKE UP YOUR OWN YAOI SHIPS, THEY’RE ALL VIABLE!” mugging from the creators and the fact that the meticulously-detailed fashions are so precious that none of the characters will ever change their clothes for the entire series, I may keep it up just to see where it takes the story and to break my comfort zone.
There’s a water-colour shojo’ish anime come out – Ao Haru Ride – that I’m probably going to follow for a bit, about a chick who clusmily botches a confession to her sweetheart who leaves for a while then comes back, only to find they’ve both changed dramatically, and were both in love, but think the changes to their personalities are now insurmountable. I’m curious about it because I’m getting a Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun vibe from it, and I really ended up digging the hell out of that show.
Locodols will probably be getting some light-hearted fluff popcorn viewing if it stays as amiably inoffensive as the first ep was. But while it’s probably going to end up in the same category for most people, I’m actually looking forward to seeing more of Gekkan Shoujo Noazki-kun. If you haven’t seen it: a stoic, impressive young high schooler/MAN gets confessed to by a nervous girl who stuffs it up and says she’s his biggest fan, which he mistakes to mean she’s discovered his nom de plume as one of Japan’s most sensitive and insightful female shojo-manga artists, so he gives her an autograph and lets her ink for him. I actually really enjoyed the first one despite its obviousness, so this’ll be a guilty pleasure.
I know Glasslip will probably end up being pretty decent, but I have a feeling it’s going to hit the same notes that annoyed me about Golden Time, so I might be saving that for the days where I’m feeling more emotional resilience.
I have yet to check previews of Bakumatsu Rock (seems unlikely), Momo Kyun Sword, Hanayamata, Love Stage!! or any of the various 2nd-seasons that I haven’t seen 1st seasons for. (Except possibly Hamatore. But woah does that PV for the 2nd season contain MAJOR SPOILERS for how the 1st season ends. Jebus!)
Hamatora was awesome until
literally the last 30 seconds of the first season. 🙁 Cliffhanger!. I’ll be definitely watching that. Haven’t started SAO II yet because I want to watch the OVA first. I think we’re on exactly the same page for the stuff we’ve both seen.I’ve got basically everything sitting there but my big ones for the season before it started were the returning ones plus Glasslip, Sailor Moon, Aldnoah and a couple that haven’t aired yet. Going to do a big catch-up tonight if I can since I don’t need to be up as early in the morning tomorrow.
Glasslip I’m really interested in because it’s PA Works, and they’re a really good studio that have a really natural feel to their stuff that I really like. Their stuff feels less anime and more like an animated drama. Also the director & main writer did two shows I really liked, Simoun and True Tears (the latter being one of the first PA Works shows).
Hanayamata is probably right in my wheelhouse so that’s getting a priority look. Momo Kyun Sword I’m fairly sure is the boobies show for the season so not giving that much priority
but will probably watch it because I’ve got nothing against a bit of life & hometown every now and then and sometimes those are fun showsAlso going to be watching season 2 of Free so that might be my hot men quotient filled already, not sure if there is room in my life for Bakumatsu Rock or DRAMAtical murder as well.
Can we do something like this. Most people should have Garrys Mod shouldn’t they?
The Animoos and I have encountered a bit of a rough patch due to lack of time, although the summer season seems interesting enough. Aldnoah.Zero and Kankyou No Terror are the only ‘new’ shows I’ve got on my radar; otherwise they’re all continuations such as SAO, Monogatari, & Kuroshitsuji.
Oddly enough, the show with which I hold strong opinions about is Sailor Moon Crystal. Magical Girls are serious business, yo.
… I don’t even know why I’m gonna watch SAO, I’ve read the light novels and GGO is only a slight improvement after the Fairy Dance arc.
oh man things are getting really interesting.
According to the ombusman, my job is covered by the Electrical/Electronic and communication contracting award. MA000025.
Sounds like I was employed under Business Equipment Award MA000021.
Not sure if that’s incorrect, or what the differences are, but they’re looking in to what the differences are. Hopefully not much, cos if I am actually covered by the former, I am 100% entitled to 2 weeks pay in lieu of notice, and 4 weeks redundancy pay! And then all the annual leave plus leave loading etc.
No matter which award I fall under though, I’ve confirmed that they have to give me 2 weeks pay in lieu of notice at least. Now just have to cross fingers and hope for the best!
So, a week before they review my contract is not the time to be sick, again.
Since coming back from Brisbane, I’ve used 6 days of sick leave – in three weeks – and am now burning through annual leave as sick leave because I’ve run out of sick leave.
And as of yesterday, I have gotten something else! Hint: it rhymes with Pine Clue.
Ah well, I’ll take my own back by playing Far Cry 3 a lot. Love it. Not normally one for FPS’s, but give me a silenced sniper rifle and the ability to knife anybody who comes close, and an open world and I’m in love.
But seriously, f*ck tigers. Bastards keep mauling me just as I begin an assault on a base.
Also, fuck leopards. And cassowary’s. And buffalo. And dogs. And komodo dragons. I will come back with a flamethrower and lay waste to this entire island, I swear to god.Oh, and fuck sharks.I also once died by turtle, so fuck them too.Holy crap, how’d you come down with Fine Dew? I presume you mean Swine Flu but I thought I’d keep the mystery name going.
Fine Dew is a lovely drink, but unfortunately it gave me Line Poo, which lead to a whole other load of problems.
(on a serious note, the doc says my flu vac that work gave me has kept me out of hospital so far. Five days of bed rest and quarantine. Wife is scared about toddler, but he seems fine as long as I don’t lick him.)
They didn’t just give you tamiflu?
Nope, I work for a uni with people who travel regularly to China, so they gave us a triple shot of stuff. I’d imagine it’s because, like most school institutions, so many people together = going through classrooms like wildfire.
Or, I could have been a guinea pig. All I know is I had to sign a four page waiver about it, and it said it covers normal, avian and swine to varying degrees.
Stung like buggery. Luckily I got a Chupa Chop!
Sucks about your sickness, but the FC3 stuff made me lol. Haven’t played it yet, looking forward now.
No wonder you got an animal flu if you keep fucking all those animals. 😛
Zing!
I’m the zingee and I’m clapping along to that one.
Turtle? How the hell…
FC3 pushes a lot of my buttons and I’m superduperhappy about it.
I wanted to see what it was doing, so I swam right up in it’s face.
It didn’t like that.
You must’ve been a cat in a past life! =P
Hey Gang, Dan here.
Coupla things.
Seeing as Shane W Smith’s sweet avatar didn’t jump out at me as I skim read the last 8 pages of post I think it’s about time for some SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION!
Dan And Karl’s Zeitgeist is now doing written “comedy”.
My first piece is RE: Public Breast Feeding that I wrote on the bus this morning because my 3DS wasn’t charged.
http://www.dankarlszeitgeist.com/?page_id=46
Also, tomorrow there are going to be beers with buds at The End in West End from 5:30 or so. If we meet then we’ll be guaranteed a table so we can sit and chat and enjoy mulled wine, craft beer and hipster company.
Special guests include Stu & Strange the day before birthday girl.
@beardymcmuttonchops @beeawwb @cufcfan616 @dc @freezespreston @gutsoup @jimu @lambomann007 @popdart5 @sernobulus @strange @sughly @transientmind @welbot @weresmurf @virus__@liondrive
Lastly, I miss all of y’all, man. Talking shit and what not.
Dan
I shall mosey on down to The End at some point tomorrow. 🙂
Compliments on the use of mosey.
I’m part American. It’s the law.
We miss you too honey!!! MWAH! :p
Depending on the outcome of my redundancy, I may be able to come and share good times. If I don’t get the full 4 weeks pay, I may have to sit it out though, otherwise I’m not gonna be able to pay rent!
I’ll be there. Both website and bar.
I’ll make a decision tomorrow. Got football tonight and our match is late in the evening so it depends how shattered I’ll be after work tomorrow. I might pop over anyway seeing as I’m only Milton so a short trek after work 🙂 How decisive is that?
I’ll be there!
Haha, blocking the yoghurt
I’d love to be there, but officially bowing out. Hoping everyone has a fantastic time and @strange gets some really good birthday buzz on because she deserves it.
Put me down as a hesitant maybe 😛
Nah, I’ll be there! Ain’t no way I’m missing @dc’s big shopping reveal 😀
And I want to get tipsy / drunk / wrecked 😉
Nope 😀
I just managed to clear the entire castle and final boss with a single character in Rogue Legacy!
You are a god
That’s pretty much what it felt like as I watched the credits roll!
Such a good feeling, and a damned good game.
Time for NG+, then? 😀
Yup! Fo sho!
Made it all the way to the second boss on NG+ and killed him with the same character! Death defy kicked in 3 times! That Knight will go down in history!
Hey, speaking of promoting stuff, a friend of mine and 11 other Aussie artists are putting together a comic anthology. I’m backing it on principle but if this looks cool to any of you then maybe you could sling them a few bucks.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1191132416/fly-the-colour-fantastica-a-comic-anthology
Is this a pyramid scheme?
Well it’s Kickstarter so anything is possible but I can at least vouch for the talent, legitimacy and general coolness of Vikki Ong.
@powalen
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/07/how-owning-a-pc-is-kind-of-like-owning-a-dog/
It’s nothing like this.
Aw man, my flat is No Pets Allowed.
The comments made me despair.
HAY GUYS I DON’T EVEN RUN AV I’M SO LEET
:\
This is basically the equivalent of “I never lock my front door and I’ve never been robbed”.
The Walking Dead S1 EP2
Oh god who do I give rations to? I gave some to Clementine, but I don’t know who to pick next! Panic panic panic#1 – Clem. #2 – Who cares?I gave Ben some to show we should accept him, Duck, Clem and symbolically gave Lily some to show I respect how tough it was to lead.Ben? wow, you are such a nice guy, I hated Ben so damned much, I totally shunned him and may have done many other horrible things to him throughout my gameLater game spoilers:
I got to the point where I was wishing Ben would die just so he wouldn’t keep fucking things up all the time. You bet your ass I saved him when he was about to fall though.You guys might want to mark these so Phlanispo doesn’t get spoiled for future episodes.
EDIT: Looks like you already did!
Just did. Hopefully not too late :/
I thought aboutiti but don’t think I spoil anything as such
Too late D:
NOOOOOOO!
Dude. Sorry.
It’s okay. I have a notoriously bad memory, so I’ve already forgot. At least I think I forgot.
No looking Phlanispo Late game and stuff about ending
I’m not very nice, when I realized they were giving me the option to kill Ben, my eyes lit up and I just let him go as I let out a maniacal chuckle, the dude at the end of the game would not shut up about what a bad person I was for doing it too, no regrets.NO LOOKY PHLANISPO PLZ
I killed Ben, I Regret NothingNo Phlanispos
proud of you :D, dude was gonna kill everyone if I didn’t interveneI kind of want Ben and Mr Parker to leave as soon as Mr Parker is healed. There are not enough rations for two more people.These are the kinds of moral quandaries I love about this series. 😀
Really?? You helped Ben?! That guy was a royal dead weight! It’s eat or be eaten dammit! =P I think I gave mine to Kenny and Clem!I gave the rations to the kids and Lily (because Kenny’s wife refuses) and let the other adults go hungry.I’ve spent about twenty minutes coming to a decison. I wanted to give food to Carley, but she has given her blessing to give it to someone else. I have to give something to Larry in order to prevent him from revealing my secret. I need to decide whether to continue to help Kenny. If he leaves, I’ll have wasted everything. But I could go with him. It’d be good to get away from Larry, but I like Carley and gave her a chocolate bar once so she has to love me. If I try to appease Kenny, I won’t be able to appease his entire family, as I only have two rations.I chose Larry, Duck, Clementine, and Mark. Mark seemed the hungriest. Or maybe he just complained the most.I’m at the St. John farm. It seems safe, but the bandits are a very important factor here.
TAYlist for the 10th of July 2014
TAYlist – the TAY Playlist, sponsored by Mum’s adorable new kitten, LunaChumbawamba – Tubthumping
Party Boys – He’s Gonna Step On You Again
Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
Green Day – Holiday
ACDC – For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much
Human Nature – Tellin’ Everybody
Incubus – Drive
Mika – Kick Ass
Juice Newton – Queen Of Hearts
Madison Avenue – Who The Hell Are You
Justice Crew – Friday To Sunday
Olivia Newton John – Physical (To be honest, I’m getting pretty sick of this song)
John Mellencamp – Rave On
One time at karaoke I sang Physical in my best metal voice.
Turns out me singing Physical as a metal song sounds like a Cookie Monster impression. Now that song and the Cookie Monster are irrevocably linked in a small circle of my friends.
I hope this brings you some small comfort.
I was going to complain that with that sponsor you need some Suzanne Vega but then realised the speeling is totally wrong
Tellatale’s The Walking Dead S1 EP2
So it seems Kenny is bitter that I tried to save Shawn instead of Duck. Hmm, last episode he was angry with himself for not saving Shawn, but I guess time has warped his perception to the point that he is angry at me.I guess it’s time to do a reconnaissance of the bandit camp. This is a terrible idea.Careful about mild spoilers, there’s still a few people around here you haven’t played the first season yet.
(Man, when did I turn into such a stickler for spoilers? :P)
Oops, sorry. I think I forgot to do an end spoiler at the end. Sorry everyone!
Oh, so Kenny comes from Florida. That explains a lot.EDIT: Goddammit, I KNOW I put a spoiler button here. I should start highlighting the text and pressing the button, rather than manually entering the code. Less room for error.
I’ve distracted Andy so that I can unlock the door. This is a terrible idea. I wish I could take it back. Can’t I do this after we get fed?Phew, Andy came back before I could unscrew the door. I’m backing out. I’m not doing this. Kenny wants me to mes with the generators. Screw that. I was loyal to Kenny at first, but I cannot stay loyal with him. He’s going to get everyone killed.Oh, I think you might want to open that door.Hmm… yes… ha… yes… yeah. I did not want to. IGNORANCE WAS BLISS.@virus__ @transientmind
I’ve done it… I renewed my WoW sub… Anyone want to level with me?! =P Keep me away from my 90’s otherwise I’ll get sucked into the meaningless cycle of raiding once again >.
Hah! Good luck, man. I won’t be joining you just yet, though. I’ve got some Wildstar, FF14 and Vindictus to keep up with, and I’m a bit mono-focused in my attentions to my little DK main. I have a neglected string of alts trailed along a variety of different levels who could probably pitch in with the odd dungeon or two at the appropriate moment, but that’s pushing it.
I have a level 90 for each time I’ve quit and come back in Mists… *sigh* WHY BLIZZARD WHY?! I think I’m going to level a pally healer this time around… did tank and rdps last time. I think I blame hearthstone… it’s made me nostalgic >.
Feel free to add me on bnet Marc#1325
Blizz just sent me a beta inv for heroes of the storm today so \o/
What server are you on?
Barthilas Horde
Just received an email from payroll saying “It appears your termination is based on a redundancy which means you are entitled to 2 weeks payment in lieu of notice plus 4 weeks redundancy.”
Score one for the good guys!!!
/edit …. Seriously.. Best Pageget EVAR!
Good to hear, man. 🙂
Phew! Glad to hear something is going your way at least!. *hugs*
haha yeah nice for a change! 🙂
I dunno when I’ll get the payout, but if all goes well, I may be able to come for meat tomorrow! Given how long it took them to get back to me though, I’d say there will be delays. Still, never know your luck in the big city!
6 years. From next year.
lol hope not!
Minecraft… Forever in my periphery… Purchased/Installed last night…
WHAT HAVE I DONE!?!!??!
That day/night cycle is meant to be 20 mins… I swear I didn’t go through 11 cycles in one sitting… *facepalm*
11? Ha! When you forget what the day in real life is then you know you are in trouble.
Seriously though, it is indeed pretty rad,
There’s a multi server y’know…
(@zetrox2k)
No no no…!
Well… Not just yet.
Still learning the ropes… I’ll do that by myself before I accidentally wreck someone else’s work!
some of us have gone through 11 real life day night cycles playing minecraft!
server address for our TAY-Server is: 43.245.160.22
just let me know what your Minecraft Player Name is so i can add you to the whitelist or you wont be able to connect!
Player name is sunsoar77. I’ll swing by once I kinda know what I’m doing!
Man everyone everywhere is talking up Divinity, I might have to get it at this rate.
Would anyone with a fair amount of time on their hands be interested in co-oping it?
WOULD YOU LIKE A COPY OF IT? I BOUGHT THE TWO PACK, AND THEN WAS LIKE “I DON’T WANT TO JUST THROW THIS AT THE FIRST PERSON THAT ASKS!” BUT FAILED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE!
Yes. Yes I would.
How would I go about throwing money in your general direction?
Don’t worry about it. You’ve gifted me things in steam sales before, so whatevs, trevs.
Sure but not $40 worth.
Let me know if anything on steam catches your eye.
*Looks for most expensive things on steam*
😛
It’s cool mang, I was just going to give it away anyway.
Oh for crying out loud! Just get him a pre-order of the Witcher 3 =P
I’ve decided on my PAX cosplay. The winner is…..
Moxxi!Nice choice
Are you going the red or purple version?
Definitely red.
Fancy! I was thinking if I can find the stuff
dante from DmC granted I can find a coat, and wigIt’s called Ebay, but be careful
This is from Hello cosplay
http://au.hellocosplay.com/devil-may-cry-new-dmc-cosplay-screenshots-demonstrate-dante-laying-down-the-law-costume-p-7394.html
Don’t expect it to be great quality, but it’d be passable.
http://www.cosplayhouse.com/Devil-May-Cry-5-Cosplay-Dante-Cosplay-Costume-Version-03.html
Another cosplay place. You know I would offer to make it for you if I wasn’t swamped
Yeah I know I wouldnt want to put any more on your shoulder but as you still got heaps of others you gotta make 🙂
I will check them out hopefully they are good because this is the first decent cosplay idea ive had haha
If not, ask @pixeltheferretviking if he’s missus would be up for it.
I give up.
@pixel_the_ferret_viking
Ive had a brain bulb thing, I have suits a quick and easy cosplay would be just requiring a mask from payday!
Sorry, do you have an image? I have no idea what it is, sorry.
She’s an NPC from Borderlands http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/4/40417/1302703-borderlands_moxxi.png
Question, are you going to create the cel shaded look using make up? It looks freaking amazing when done.
Yes and no. there will be a lot of makeup, but I don’t think I’ll go the whole cel-shaded look. I agree that it looks fantastic but I doubt that I’ll have the time or resources to do it for PAX given that I’ll be getting ready in a hotel room and everything will need to fit in my luggage. So it will be a more goth burlesque look.
And after I searched to find the picture I was looking for D=
http://sailorphoenixx.deviantart.com/art/Archer-Cosplay-447516271
I’m sure it’ll look amazing whatever you do.
Dr K in that photo is fantastic.
I can’t stop staring at his tie.
I’m going to have to step up my efforts!
Dammit I’m probably going to need to get started on something soon if I’m going to do anything.
TAY cosplay competition go!
We could be twins!
I’ve always wanted to do some kind of group cosplay…
Reading your post made me realise I’m not far off a fairly low effort cosplay – I’ve probably got the beard now to pull off fat, old Max Payne (3) if I shave my head and put on a bad Hawaiian shirt.
My idea was rapidly shut down as it would be getting too close to wedding and are wedding photo times. Damn.
Wedding photos are pretty important
The wedding is July…
That’s the first thing I would play as well! Only I’m waaaaaay too skinny.
Reading about the carbon tax schemozzle. It’s like the government is a circus show made up entirely of clowns but none of the clowns have rehearsed their actually or even met each other. And half the clowns forgot their suits.
i find it’s closer to arguing school children. They insist they are right and are going to shout at each other until one concedes defeat. =/
Oh and the speaker is the teacher
I’m starting to think politicians get their jobs for one of two reasons, one they threw enough money at someone who could start their career or no one else really wanted the job to start with…. it’s the only rational way to explain the general incompetence I’ve just begun to realize that exists within government.
Have you ever seen a session of parliament? A school debate is less childish! They literally spend half the time slagging each other off, name calling and heckling the person tying to talk.
Those that are not ignoring the whole thing or taking a subtle nap anyway.
(Edit: Mind you, this from a guy who also wrote: “Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”)
Well given I quite enjoyed my time with Black Flag I can attest to having that temptation =P
Well given I quite enjoyed my time with slitting throats…
Just did my tax and everything looked very exciting, plenty of tax payed etc.etc…. Aaaaaaaand $98 gets refunded… crap! 😛
ah well at least it’s better then last year where i owed $86
The other year I did my tax and was all “Cool, I’ll get about $300 back.”
Then remembered to add in the interest from my savings: “Oh, only about $120. Jerks.”
Come several months later I get a letter saying “No that actually read you owe US $120. Pay up.”
All because I try to save money. F*** you government.
I usually get $1000 to $2000 back. Last year I owed $900 for some reason.
Ouch.
erhm… Shit! Did you get an accountant to look it over or anything? Was it a mistake?
HECS from the engineering degree I started.
Yeah, 2 years ago I got 2 Grand, but last year I only got $800 and I earned exactly the same amount, no idea what happened there.
I have to do mine this week! Or at least get the information to my tax agent for them to start working on 😉
Plus side of being out of work is, I have plenty of time to do stuff like this!
I love you all <3
Oh dear, did somebody feed the lion some alcohol again?
Jeez people, haven’t you learned by now??
Surprisingly not, I’m just in a really good mood 🙂
Alcohol is tomorrow 😉
My Twitter feed is not ready.
I wonder if his drubken friend me and @dc made a story for will be back
Stan have you learned nothing from all your animal induced deaths?! Now you go about poking a lion?! =P
Obviously not enough to visit! D’:
Yeah, my monies on you as being the TAY serial killer, so don’t expect a visit any time soon 😛
That’s okay, I like a challenge.
That Powalen is a shifty fella. Keep your eye on ‘im.
Sorry @tech_knight, @jocon i won’t be able to join torchlight shenanigans tonight… I simply won’t be home in time due to a stoopid project I’m working on for work… I’ll do my best to catch up to where you guys end up and join next week
I wondered why you weren’t on yet.
Work \o/…
no wait got that wrong!
Work /o\
That’s okay, you still have tay
My only salvation 😛
At least you can access it right? =P
I shouldn’t even be on here u_u I’m bad.
I’ll let you know what our average level and current quest ends up as.
Here you go, Slim! @stickman
https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=324856&action=wish_lists
hawt baby!
Looks good.
Now get building!
Anyone else order the Curtain Call CE? @negativezero? @greenius?
Just did some Googlin’ and it seems like EB is offering the LE disc separately, is that what you’re referring to? I didn’t think we’d get the special editions so I made a pre-order with JB a few months ago for $49.
Usually I’m all over LE/CEs but the Curtain Call one doesn’t impress me. It’s just a soundtrack selection (which I never listen to) and some other things. I think it’s a Square Enix store exclusive as well so you may have to use a forwarder.
EB are getting some of the CE’s in. I’m just wondering if the case fits an XL.
Is EB getting the CE? I thought it was a Square Enix store exclusive. I can’t see it on the EB website, I totally want to get it.
The manager of the one near my work dropped in to let me know they were getting some and that she had already transferred the preorder over for me (they know me too well).
Awesome, so it’s pretty much in their system? I might try and preorder it tomorrow.
It was on the EB website earlier, I bet it’s sold out already.
Ah dammit, I hope not >__
Well I tried looking it up before replying and it only showed the standard
…so I guess it sold out 🙁
So sad, people keep taking away the things I want D:
I considered it but the case they’re selling with it is for 3DS and both of mine are XLs. I’ve got Persona Q’s LE ordered though (not with NISA Europe though, fuck them)
Yeah the prices are ridiculous! but there’s no other way I can get the PQ LE in PAL ;_;
Well, it’s the only way you can be sure.
However I’m not sure if it was a mistake or what, but I was able to order the US release from Amazon US without resorting to proxies or anything. I have both a PAL and a US 3DS though so that’s a viable thing for me. One of the few times having both is worth it.
I may be returning Ass:Pirates to EB. To exchange it for a PS4 version!
Mr. Strange just had a work bonus thing come through that he didn’t expect until the end of the year so he’s thinking he may use it to buy a PS4 next week. 😀
Oh wow, very cool. 😀
Add me add me add me add me add me!
Wait, that means we’re not already friends…
Why do you hate me Strange? :'(
😛
(but seriously, add me 😉 )
On PSN? If we’re not friends it’s because you didn’t add me. When you added yourself to TAYnames you obviously hated me too much to look me up and add me. 😛
Whoooooo!! Infamous! Wolfenstein! Pre-order all the GAEMZ!
Did you get the coupon for the PS4 upgrade in it (assuming you have the PS3 version that is)? Mine worked long beyond the stated expiry date so it might be worth a try.
Also, woo, PS4
We got the PS4 from EB who are currently offering it with Watch Dogs, AC:Black Flag and some sports game included. So I just got the game credited back to my account which took $40-odd dollars of the cost of the PS4. 🙂
Oh well that’s even better, woo PS4 indeed! How much nicer is that controller than the PS3 one?
I dunno…I’ve always loved the regular Dual Shock shape, it’s perfect for my old lady hands.
Star Wars RPG peoples: I got most of my books today. However unfortunately, book suppository couldn’t get hold of the Jewel of Yavin adventure (the heist one) or the sourcebook with all the Black Sun info until late August. /o\ So I ordered it from Amazon \o/ But that will still be a few more weeks to arrive.
However I will investigate doing an initial test session to see if the tools etc. can work in Roll20 in maybe a couple of weeks when this funeral business is behind me.
@redartifice @blaghman @quiz_b @tech_knight @sernobulus
Hey, no prob man, whenever you’re ready. Super keen to do star wars stuff
I think my brother still has the copy of the West End Games 2nd edition (not the Revised / Expanded one) that we used to play with. Good times.
Man that is a blast from the past. There’s something quaint about going back and reading old versions of RPGs. It’s like witnessing the early versions of a game where things are still unbalanced and all over the place and yet it is awesome because of that stuff.
I still have all my AD&D players handbooks and whatnot. Memory lane indeed! Not that I’ve sat down and read them in any recent time, but it’s nice to know they’re sitting there if I ever want to.
Remember TAYlocke? 😛
Good times…
Hambone.
I still constantly get new user registration emails for that damned thing 😛
So I know I should be hand sewing, but I got tired. =P I’m the worst around.
No scree, you are the best. Remember this.
Not really. Do you have any idea how tempted I am to do more cosplays?
Had an awesome day, had to drop some stuff off, and pick some more stuff up for work at another cinema 3 hours drive away. First, I missed the turnoff (must’ve been changing a CD or something) and went about 40k’s further than I was supposed to and had to backtrack which made me late. Then about half an hour into the return trip, I’ve got my hi-beams on and I see a shape in the distance on my side of the road, so I take my foot off the accelerator a little, 1 second later “SHIT, IT’S A FRIGGIN’ SHEEP!” Slam on the brakes and come to a stop about a metre in front of it, then said Sheep just looks at me for a second before it finally decides to mosey off the road.
Scared the absolute shite out of me. Stupid fuckin’ animal.
Glad you survived the encounter, man.
I still need my Wii U, after all.YES, SPOILER TAGS ARE BACK.And so am I.>:PYeah, it’s still in the boot.Oh yeah, Game Masters was pretty busy today. Which was great, because it meant I got to sneak in a whole load of snaps of the various Double Fine artworks before a staff member caught me and told me to stop.
Didn’t have enough time to notice that one of them was super blurry though ;_;
@crazyguy1990, @steve-o_the_deve-o, @pupp3tmast3r, @tech_knight, @pixel_the_ferret_viking
Torchlight 2 was a little light on numbers but nonetheless Techy and I plowed on and completed Act 1. Many deaths were had, lag suffered and shiny things obtained.
The average level is 23 and the start of Act 2 reached for those playing at home.
Perhaps Stevo, Pixel and Puppet, you guys should band together sometime. If Thurs is the only suitable day, perhaps Techy and I can sit out next week while you catch up – it would be better if we can all play again.
They can all catch up singleplayer with their characters, all they need to do is beat the Act 1 boss and be back at the enclave ready to move onto the next major area
We’re pretty close to finishing Act 1 anyways, once we clear that icy area it’s almost done! I’ll get to level 23 this weekend so that we may collect more shinies and kill more assorted creatures next Thursday! Sorry I missed out >.
Man I wanna play, but Thurs night is night riding every week so I don’t want to miss that too many times. :\
Organise another day with the other peeps who wanted to play.
There is enough interest, just no-one has stepped up to make it happen.
Just started The Wolf Among Us Episode 4
Who else suspects Snow to either be behind everything or at least in league with The Crooked Man.Edit:
Grow more and more suspicious of her evrytime I speak to her.Edit Edit:
Also, I can’t listen to Bluebeard talk without thinking of Lee.One thing that really frustrates me about games by Telltale (The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us) is that half the time they barely give you enough time to read all the responses let alone have time to pick one. Feel like I have to try and be a speed reader.
It’s meant to be an instinctual response to the situation, hence the short time!
I get that, but when you don’t even have enough time to even read all the responses then it’s not enough.
Have started watching Girls. Three episodes in, and kind of digging it.
cc @dc @masha2932 – I think you guys watch it…?
In other news, ACIV PIRATES OF THE CREEDBEAN
Have no choice but to progress with the story now. Ship fully loaded, legendary ships all sunk. Literally no longer any reason to be gathering materials or money now, which renders almost all the off-topic gameplay redundant. Oh well. I guess I’ll see it through – it’s the best AC game in ages. 😛HOLY SHIT, YOU SUNK ALL THE LEGENDARY SHIPS! All my time with that game, and I couldn’t even sink one of those things.Never got one on the first try, but once you get a feel for their tactics, you can adapt.
If they favour mortars, then keeping close and ramming the fuck out of them is a good strategy. The ones that try to flank you are actually quite vulnerable to ramming as well. The one that is heavily armoured needs to either be rammed or attacked from behind. And the one that tries to ram you is best kept well away from and slammed with mortars and heavy shots.Oh, and I was totally surprised in the 1 v 2 battle. I sunk one of them as quickly as possible, and then the other one just came hellfire straight at me, and no matter what I did, I couldn’t get away from it and it annihilated me. Much better tactic to get them both to near death before finishing one off.
The elite swivel gun makes a massive difference.
Yeah, I tried taking them down a few times and got fed up. Decided to wait until the Jackdaw was fully upgraded before I tried again.Oh, and thanks for the tips.
Oh yeah, gotta be totally upgraded. I stumbled across one earlier in the game, and got demolished in about eight seconds. 😛
Girls is awesome. You have 3 seasons of great TV ahead of you.
That’s pretty much how I played AC4 as well.
Conquer all possible side-quests and challenges, destroy the legendaries, obtain god-like invincibility… then be forced into the main tutorial missions that tells you how to get started with all that shit you already finished.
“Dammit! Why can I not capture that last fort! I know it’s there, I have all the others, it’s the only thing that stands between me and completion!”
“You need to unlock the story mission that tells you how to capture forts.”
“…”
HEY SHANE!
YOU SHOULD WATCH ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.
OR THE KILLING.
OR THE KILLING AND ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.
So restless. Can’t sleep. Not sure if freaking out, or too hype!
It’s OK for it to be both!
Human beings are mercurial creatures of conflicting but equally valid priorities. 🙂
I’m probably throwing away my Razer Megalodon this weekend. I’ve gone back to using my old Microsoft Lifechat LX-3000 ($30 many, many years ago) instead of the $130+ Razer thing. The only area I prefer the Razer is comfort, but jeez it’s tempting to just rip off the ear padding and swap them over.
Packing up the apartment to move to a different suburb is pretty lame. Precious hours of my life that SHOULD be spent gaming!
On the plus side, it’s a good opportunity to cast off a lot of unnecessary baggage, so we’ll see how that pans out. Who wants to put money on it all just getting crated up and stuffed into tea chests in the garage instead of actually dealt with?
…Hm. I was going to say something about the odds not being a great return, but fuck that, I am unstoppable (IN MY MIND). This will be a Great Success. Power of positive thinking!
Upvote for non hoarding!
My condolences, I hate moving
The only moving tip I have is to wrap all your stuff up in clothes. That way once you’ve moved in you have to force yourself to unpack if you want to have anything to wear.
Lame but prevents boxes being left unpacked in the new place.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Charzarding
Oh so it does have a term…
Intriguing. Sparked my curiosity to find similar terms…
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pikachuing
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blastoising
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=venasauring
Again, I can’t view UD at work and I don’t actually know these terms at all so here’s my best guesses based on what I think I remember Charizarding is:
Blastoising: probably involves pee
Venusauring: something something vine whip, leech seed
Pikachu: car battery, jumper cables, nipples, in that order
Spot on with Pikachu…
Blastoising: When you jack off two guys over your shoulder, aiming their jizz at your partner. Yelling “You do not have enough badges to train me!”
Venusauring: When you tie your ball sack up in vines and slap your partner with them whilst shouting ‘you don’t have enough badges to train me’.
EDIT: Apologies, @transientmind
Man, kids these days.
Edit: my half-remembered definition of Charizarding removed.
Sorry @transientmind, my web filter at work only blocks certain sites not keywords so it didn’t occur to me that plaintext posts in and of themselves could be problematic!
And you thought you were being original.
Also, see, I was going to say, “Mother of freakin’ god, I should not go anywhere near UrbanDictionary when I am at work, it’s a lucky dip of internet violations.”
But thanks, @kermitron – now I’m not sure this doesn’t include TAY! 😛
I thought UD being utterly NSFW was a given?
I do remember a time when it wasn’t just a sex act dictionary…
YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BADGES TO TRAIN ME!
This has been my most social week in ages. So much so that I haven’t played Divinity since Saturday. Transistor since last week. Limbo since last week. Haven’t touched latest Wolf Among Us. D:
Herst wormit.
Finally caught up on The Wolf Among Us last night, ready for the final episode tonight.
You’re welcome 😀
And you had yesterday to play games! 😛
http://www.aph.gov.au/live
Final fate of the NBN being discussed and decided upon.
Ugh, make up your mind guys. Seriously, our infrastructure is becoming so outdated, not just in terms of internet. In Victoria, the Western suburbs have terrible public transport despite being one of the fastest growing areas in Victoria. Our hospitals are incredibly overwhelmed and same with the schools. Unemployment is down but people are struggling immensely.
The poverty gap is widening and we risk ending up like China and India where 1/3 of the population is really rich and 2/3’s are living in poverty. The government doesn’t care about that though. We have to get out of “debt”, even though we are doing better then any other countries.
Sorry about the mini-rant.
Hate to break it to you @scree, but it’s already worse than that here in Australia right now.
Look here: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/6554.0Main%20Features22011%E2%80%9312?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=6554.0&issue=2011%9612&num=&view= especially graph S2.
60% of the wealth of Australia is held by 20% of households.
In perspective, the lowest 60% of households (reminder: 50% is AVERAGE) own just 18% of the wealth.
Ugh, why am I not surprised?
The fate of it was decided when Abbott & Turnbull got voted in. Bringing in all his Telstra buddies, criticising the experience of the previous board before appointing people who’ve never laid telecommunications infrastructure or even worked in this country before and then keeping quiet when his own reports prove that the figures they were spouting out during the election campaign were complete horseshit and purely scare tactics.
According to Turnbull I’m already on the NBN. HFC is pure brilliance *sarcastic thumbs up and smile*. The only question is how much money is Turnbull going to be giving to his mates for rolling out something that was obsolete 5 years ago.
I’m not sorry for my mini-rant 😛
This. NBN died the instant they decided HFC was part of the NBN. It meant what we get is continuation of the status quo under a new name.
looking over the comments on Whirlpool about this though it seems like NBNco are just avoiding any questions wherever possible, as expected. Conroy will probably complain about it but it won’t get mentioned anywhere in the media
Freakin dammit. The JB at Galeries opened at 8:30, so that gave me enough time to swing by and grab Redeemer of Souls and still be able to make it to work on time.
Only I got there and after a while searching, the guy eventually comes out with the CD, and it’s just the standard one. So I ask about the deluxe, and he looks it up and says that it looks like no stores have it. So either it’s been delayed or management didn’t order it in for any stores and it’s only online. DOODLESACKS.
Still made it to work on time, kept an eye out for other music stores on the way but nothing 🙁
JB World Square or JB Broadway are much closer to your work though! You’re crazy!
CRAZY LIKE A FOX
They don’t open til 9 though!Says online they’re awaiting stock for the deluxe edition. Where as the regular version they say is in stock. So i’d bet on something like the supplier fucking up.
Googling has revealed that Utopia Records isn’t too far away, and it’s lunch break time now! They sound like a better place to go to anyway 😛
Good idea, support the independent record store 😀
Oh yeah also apparently my sister’s moving up to Brisbane today. Only found out about it as I was going to bed last night and Mum asks why I’m not saying goodbye to my sister. How about “because nobody tells me anything”…
Girl Gooky will be our new group leader!
She must have spotted your photos on twitter! 😛
Wow. That’s a pretty huge deal. Don’t you guys like… live together or something?
Yeah, they’ve been out at the shops and things have been piling up all week. I figured it was happening soonish, but had no specifics.
Apparently just because I’m in the room when it’s being discussed means I should be aware of it. Even though at the time I’m actually on the computer with headphones on completely immersed in the game I’m playing and taking no notice of anything going on around me at all.
#WorstBrother
Maybe make it up to her by coming to Brisbane and hanging with internet strangers!
I’m just not very good at being a person in general 😛
Mother text me this morning asking if I froze, and that down south has snow finally etc. Friend is going skiing today too from Melb.
So anyway, she said she looked at prices. $100/day lift ticket, nearly that much (more?) for ski hire, then throw in car hire (for non-Melbournians) to get there, and flights (Brisbane and above folk)….
Orrrrrrrrr you could just go to Japan. Where the people are friendly, the food is excellent, and you actually get snow. For the same/less price. Of course, people near the skifields have it a lot cheaper.
I saw the news last night where they had a segment on the snow actually being decent this year. They interviewed this one guy who said, and I quote, “This is better than Canada. And I’m Canadian.”
Apparently this has been the best snow season in years for coverage and depth so it might be worthwhile to check it out. I agree that Australian tourism in general is horrendously expensive and Japanese snowfields are absolutely awesome.
Ah, must have been a very lucky snowfall then, since the first week opened and there was none at all. 😮
NZ skifields are pretty rad also.
As are the skifields in my cold, cold heart.
The DC skifields, where every run is a double black.
I like my men like I like my ski resorts. Double black, cold and distant.
Yes, they are. I haven’t been in a long time but skiing in NZ is awesome.
Trouble is it’s pretty expensive to actually get there. Looking at flights to southern NZ right now and blergh.
Yeah, but they’ve been pretty poor for the last 4-5 years. Every time we check (and the time we went again) the snow has been sparse. 🙁
Also mother doesn’t like it cos there’s hardly any on-snow, and the roads going up make her shit bricks.
I know only two people who went to Japan to go skiing. Both had major accidents, one of them is now a paraplegic and the other broke his shoulder.
Based on these anecdotes it suggest a 100% chance of serious injury if you go there.
Haha. I can’t argue with that logic. 😛
@dc saw your post last page- I too should get back into Transistor. Played about the first hour or so, it’s very cool, then got distracted by #gumprun
I also should probably get back into it. I have also only played at most an hour.
I just got a claim where an old lady literally dropped something on her own foot and now wants damages for the incident from the shop she was in at the time.
I thought this shit only ever happened in chain emails from 1995.
…and suddenly I got nostalgic for chain e-mails. What ever happened to those?
I don’t know, but unless you respond to this comment you’ll be faced with bad luck, hair loss, impotence, your cat will overthrow a third world country and hit you up with their national debt, aliens will invade your refrigerator, and your toaster will have an affair with your mother.
So if I respond it will undo all the stuff there that’s already happened, right?
*checks head*
…:(
Yes but now B-ob has to respond or those things will happen to him!
No, @mrtaco has to tag 5 of his friends to do the same thing.
Replaced by Facebook shares.
So if this had happened on the sidewalk she’d be able to sue the government for damages?
The local council, sure. And by “able” I mean she can physically file a claim. Whether she succeeds depends on how good her lawyers are.
More than likely. Sorry to be a stickler, but in Australia we call it a footpath
Well in TAY I can call it whatever the damn hell I please! From now on I shall refer to all sidewalks as rainbows! Do you see what you’ve started now monkey?! DO YOU?!?!?! =P
But we don’t have any sidewalks so now I don’t know what a rainbow is
Ah well it’s too bad you don’t have rainbows in Australia! In other countries we find them by the side of the road for pedestrians to walk on! Personally I think having rainbows leads to fewer accidents because this way people and cars don’t have to share roads! =P
Unless it’s Mario Kart :p
Gawd.. if people didn’t waste time making stupid claims like that, the people that really need help would likely have better luck. Some people are just so stupid :\
They really should allocate court costs to the person bring those things.
The bloody no win no charge lawyers can foot the bill if a case is deemed ……foolish isn’t the right work, bah stoopid english no no work when I want
Frivolous? Vexatious?
Frivolous!
That was the word. I had it at the start of the sentence but by the time I got to the end my brain had decided I didn’t need that anymore
We now have people sharing memes/buzzfeed on facebook to fill that void.
I went to dinner with the lady friend last night, i dont know if i’ve mentioned this before but she is quite short(like half my height). Anyway back to the story. I went up and ordered while she went to the bathroom and one of the guys behind the counter said to the second guy
“holy crap look at that chick she is the perfect height for Hj’s”
To his credit the guy who was serving told him he was being an ass. Anyway she came out of the bathroom and stood next to me and we walked back to the table together.
The look on the guys face who had said the comment was priceless.
In completely related news people are fuckwits.
I don’t understand.
Your foot isn’t in your mouth. It’s someone else’s foot in their own mouth. This isn’t an “Oh Rocketman” story, and I don’t know how to parse it.
Oh rocketstranger
I had no idea there was an optimal height for Hungry Jacks.
There is for the playground equipment apparently, something I admit the police were very patient in explaining to m…y friend.
Just got another demo code for Tomodachi Life if anybody still wants one.
@spaghett’s last song played game!
Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
Fun fact: Gaye had to fight for this to be released as a single, because in the 70s no-one knew what “the ecology” was
Shake It Out (Acoustic) – Florence and the Machine (Still. :P)
The Call Of The Mountains – Eluveitie
Second preview song from their upcoming album. So hyped now!
On Sight – Kanye West
Weezer- Say it aint so
Fear Factory – Zero Signal
Uhhhh… well.
*Cough*
Omigod You God – Legally Blonde (The Musical)
Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me – “Weird” Al Yankovic
Weird Al day! I was just listening to Since you’ve been gone by him!
Love that song, I think This one’s better though.
You know he’s got a new album coming out next week? Gonna pre-order it today.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/comedy/mandatory-fun/581850/
haha another of my favourites! I’m also quite partial to If that isn’t love from his last album. Such a fantastic song, both lyrically and musically!
Only 4 days til his new album!!!! get HYPE!
I’m on a crooner kick this morning.
Nat King Cole – (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Have you listened to Johnny Hartman? Coltrane/Hartman is one of my favourite collaborations
Yep, he’s also on this playlist. 🙂
their version of Lush Life is fan friggin tastic.
Currently hitting up some Mel Tormé. It’s like my office has suddenly gotten very foggy with velvet.
The Toxic Waltz – Exodus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Ramming Speed – Turbo-Laser
Whatever the last troll DJ song during the TDF coverage was
Are any Taybies, predominantly SATaybies goin to Avcon in couple of weeks?
I am not, but look out for a Chun Li and a FFXIII-3? Lightning running around
So you are going as Lightening and are so far into character that red no longer exists
*Head canon accepted*
I’m a method cosplayer. I’ve been practicing bending spoons for Pax.
Plus, I’ve got the legs for it.
Does anyone feel like engaging in a few hours of questing in WoW this weekend? Planning on rolling either a priest or druid heal spec Barthilas Horde for those of you who still play =P For some reason I find questing from a new toon oddly… relaxing =D Feels like tending to a zen garden ^__^
Want to apologize again for Magic last weekend, looks like I won’t be able to play it till I build a new PC (in about 6-8 months). I’ve got it on 360 as well, I don’t s’pose you have it too.
All good! I’ve been completely absorbed by Hearthstone anyways =P I feel like there’s potential there for a whole new gaming addiction =P Dammit Blizzard WHY?! I think by the time you’ve got your PC ready it’ll be time for us to jump ship to Magic 2015!
On the 360 sadly I sold mine a few years ago shortly after I got my PS3 =\ So no luck there 🙁
Dammit! Oh well, Magic 2015 sounds like a go though. I’ll have to get into it on 360, so by that time I’ll hopefully know what I’m doing.
When are you expecting to have your PC ready?
Hopefully I’ll have the money in 6-8 months, then I’ll have to assemble it all.
We might be ready to jump into Magic 2016 by then! =P Just get an iPad and get on Hearthstone!
Play cardboard magic! It’s prerelease weekend, great time to go to your FLGS!
@redartifice I am easily intimidated by groups of strangers =P
@pupp3tmast3r But the F in FLGS stands for friendly!
Also, a prerelease weekend is not that competitive, as everyone is new to the cards.
@redartifice It’s still intimidating!! Someone needs to introduce me to a FLGS =P
Dearest TAY,
I would very much like to see the Bohemian Rhapsody karaoke thing from PAX 2013.
If someone could provide a link, that would be awesome!
Thanks,
Dan.
Pax exclusive I’m afraid, you’ll just have to come to PAX
I wasn’t there, I made this rule up just then, but you still should come to PAXI’ve already seen the video. Just would like to relive the magic. XD
NO PAX. EXCEPT FOR PAX NORTH. WHICH IS A THING.
You know what. My friend keeps joking that I’m gonna have this job until I go and find something big to spend a whole bunch of money on, as seems to happen with previous bouts of employment. It so happens that this one is due to end right before PAX (unknown at this point whether there’ll be any continuation beyond that). Maybe that thing should be a DC PAX appearance!
In fact I have a friend who is trying to sell an extra pass that he no longer needs… 😛
Hahaha! Naaaaaaah! You should network while you’re there man. Keep this job. 🙂
Also, no Melbourne for D.C…. EVER.
If you want to come to PAX North, though? Tickets are $1000!
But, Adelaide, right?
You mean Radelaide?
No.
Cmooooooooon, come to Paaaaaaaaaax, there’ll be Taybiiiiiiiiies.
I don’t even know what networking is 😛
Also you laugh now, but the more I think about it the more I like the idea…
I wouldn’t participate. But thanks for the thought. 🙂
So much hat 🙁
Hmm…
Ok so thinking about it now it feels like it might have been a bit of a jerk move up there, what with implications of assumptions of money being the issue or whatever… and now I feel bad about probably being dumb. Like I said up the page, I’m not good at being a person 😛
I just think you’re a cool guy and want to be able to meet you along with the rest of everyone else. I’m a bit of a mass-meetup addict, I’ve loved doing it with various other groups of net folk over the years, and get a little over-enthusiastic about them. So sorry if I’ve been ultra pushy with this or anything, overstepping and such. I tend to just go and do/say things without really thinking about them first.
@mrtaco:
Relax, man. Not a jerk move in the slightest. Probably the the opposite of a jerk move. 😀
Money is the issue. So it was an accurate assumption too. I just don’t like people doing nice things for me. Haha. 😛
The thought was mind blowingly generous but I’m too much of a jerk to accept. Thanks though.
WELL IN THAT CASE…
Honestly, if given the choice between buying some expensive toy that’s just going to get played with for a little while then get put aside and do nothing versus doing something that someone else (and hey, other people too!) can get something out of, I know which I’d rather do.Haha, I appreciate the thought but honestly would not accept. It would be way too much. Buy yourself something nice and seriously, man… just enjoy the job thing. It’s a good thing. 🙂
Your presence? 😛
Lucky. At times my job is almost 50% networking.
haha reply fail
ooooowwwww my heart muscle, it hurts us! :'(
Why no Melbourne? It’s an amazing city. You’d like it. Always hoodie weather.
Hey I have some of those videos on my phone. Come visit me and I’ll show you
My missus got sick (too cold and wet) after being dragged around for 2 days for about 10ish hours a day. TAY karaoke day was even herbirthday…
im a crappy husband… /o\ ill make up for it next week by taking her to Kryal Castle for her suprise bday!
Is this the real life?
YESSSSS. You’re one of the good ones! Thank you!
SO.DAMN.FUN! also slightly inebriated but had such a good time 😛
Karaoke and inebriation goes hand in hand, would have been wrong if there wasn’t inebriation. XD
There would have been a lot less Pixel participation that’s for sure 😛
I don’t drink. Still, I vaguely remember demanding that @blaghman sing Desperado with me or something. So there’s that.
Did you come to your senses?
Well, last time I sang it at karaoke was with a middle aged woman, so singing it with you is bound to be a vast improvement.
Getting my xbone today \o/ any idea who has the best deals going around? EB seems to have a good deal for $498 (no kinect) with lego marvel, nba 2k14, and Forza, of which i only want forza; and thats only because of the missus 🙂
i think i may actually want the NSA Spy Device as well so I can snap all dem side apps!
If anyone knows of any deals let me know!
598 at EB gets you Xbone, Kinect, chat headset, 1 year gold subscription, Forza 5, Titanfall, Dead Rising 3 & Assassin’s Cree Pirates.
https://ebgames.com.au/xbox-one-800119-Xbox-One-with-Kinect–4-Games-Bundle-Xbox-One
Edit: Titanfall & Forza are download codes, but Dead Rising 3 & Ass Creed are physical games so you can trade those in if you so wish.
ooohh… i saw that but wasnt aware it came with the chat headset or 1 year gold.i wonder if there is any chance of me swapping titanfall and ass creed for something else…
Sadly can’t swap since M$ give us rebates on giving the games away with the console so it has to be those games. But any physical copies you can trade back in. Download codes are no deal sadly 🙁
do you work at EB virus?
Used to, saying that I am still employed with them but my store has no hours for me due to the regional manager being a dick and not giving them the budget to give all the staff hours. There’s only like 9 of us for a 2 register store 😀
that sucks man.
is there any point to trading in my ps3 games towards the xbo? any idea (very rough idea) what id get for the following bunch?
Disney sing it (boxed with mics), U Draw (complete boxed), Heavy Rain, La Noire, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, COD: MW2, Bioshock, marvel vs capcom 3
i prob wont bother unless i get at least around 40 for them all.
Not really sure since a lot of them they sell for <$15 pre owned. But it wouldn’t hurt to take them with you and ask.
Are you in Sydney? I still haven’t gotten around to Ass Pirates so I’d consider parting with some cash for your unwanted copy as an alternative to you trading it to EB for peanuts so they can sell it at full price to someone else.
sure sounds like a plan kerms. email me! tayname @ hotmail,com
Will do!
im in melb though, but i can express it to you on monday..,.
Fair enough. I don’t get paid til Tuesday anyway, so I’m not in a hurry or anything.
no prob frond, just pay me whenever u get paid!
The Kinect isn’t half bad. Gestures are still pretty rubbish, but the voice commands are cool. I find myself using them a fair bit. Xbox, Record That is a common one. Also handy when navigating for non-game purposes and can’t be bothered getting out a controller.
Don’t know of any other deals but that one and the one @virus__ mentioned seem pretty good. Add me when you make your Gamertag. You’ll find my info on taynames.
already got a gamertag on my 360! Zetrox2k
will make sure to add you!
Oh ok, didn’t see it in taynames. Hope your internet’s good, I think Forza’s a big download.
thats weird, it was definitely there, same as my psn id. fixed!
Cool, I might as well add you right now then, seeing as I’m sitting right in front of my Xbone.
\o/
if you see me signing on, its from my xbone!
Just added you. Added you too @pixel_the_ferret_viking.
Apparently I got an invite to the Heroes of the Storm (Blizzards MOBA) Alpha despite never signing up for it nor expressing any interest in it. I decided to give it a try because Blizzard went to all the trouble of sending me that email (it had pictures and words). I’ve played about 5 games so far and I have got to say I think I am done with the game.
One problem I am having is that there is nothing to do in it. With no last hitting, no gold, no items, no denying there is almost nothing to do. I’ve never been so bored when playing a MOBA. Sure there are neutral camps you can fight to join you but all the randoms I played with were pants on head reta…respectful.
Another problem is abilities just seem to have no impact too, there is no “Ommph” to when I jump in the air and smash them with a mace & axe. For an example, instead of having let’s say a normal boxing match, you have a boxing match except it is played in a padded room, soft clouds as boxing mitts and at the end of the game EVERYONE gets a ribbon.
Everyone with a bnet acc got an inv I am pretty sure.
Probably explains why I got an invite
I didn’t get one! 🙁
I know they’re trying to make a friendlier team based MOBA but after jumping back into Dota 2 recently I’ve got say I’ve come to enjoy the concept of last hitting, however nowadays I only play with a team full of friends so it gets rid of all the dick heads out there who want to swear at you for playing badly =P Also @virus__ How was your experience with the game last night??
I went to bed instead haha. Ended up doing Naxx for luls then did TK cause my mate still wants the ashes mount, he’s been playing for 8 years and has never got it. By then I was kinda tired so I bailed and they played some apparently haha.
I understand that, but they have just gone crazy. There is no punishment for dying in the game, nor is there any reward for playing well. It’s like playing musical chairs with 5 people and having 7 seats.
<3 <3 <3 EVERYONES A WINNER <3 <3 <3
Let’s be honest, if you are picking up an extremely competitive game like a MOBA you gotta expect to … you know … compete with other people.
I thought if you get killed the other team gets more exp and gold from the kill?
I think its just refreshing not having a super competitive MOBA option out there, but knowing Blizz they release all their games with longevity and competitive play in mind so they’ll probably tweak the risk and reward system if it’s too friendly right now.
Gold does basically nothing, and EXP does very very little. Like, extremely little.
Also, keep in mind that all my views come from someone that has played alot of LoL and Dota. My views are more then likely skewed. It may be interesting for someone whom has never watched / played a MOBA before but for anyone thinking switching to it from Dota / LoL? No chance.
To be fair it is still in Alpha 😛
One this I did enjoy with the game is that when you reach a certain level (1,7,something,something,20) you get talents which either slightly boost one of your abilities or boosts your auto attacks.
So quick gymming update! Remember a few weeks ago I said I was replacing women with gym? Well it turns out that it is a completely feasible replacement! I have since lost 5 kilos, managing 18 sets in under 30 minutes for 5 times a week and swimming everyday! If this keeps up it’ll be time to go on a shopping spree for new clothes soon ^__^
I woke up today morning and looked at the mirror and couldn’t believe how much progress I’d made! Yay for self discipline and determination =P I think I’ve also stuck with it long enough where its become a habit and it’s actually harder for me to force myself to take a rest day =]
Yeah, but losing weight using women is much more fun.
And by that I mean sex.Giggity.
Jesus, what is wrong with me this week, I obviously need to get laidYes but it’s hard to maintain that for 6 days a week =P
“hard” heh heh heh
Says you.
I dunno, there have been a few months where I was not allowed to not be giggitying, and after a few weeks it really starts to have an impact on your health and everything else in your life. 😛
The terrible thing about it is who on the planet would have the willpower to say no in the face of such intensity, and do something healthier, like eat or sleep or socialize or not skip work for several days?
Edit: That experiment with the rats wired up to buttons that either dispensed food pellets or simulated orgasms? THEY STARVED.
Thank god we have slightly different brain chemistry’s to rats? =P Jokes aside though my life has been relatively drama free during this break from women and its nice just doing things for myself! For now my focus remains on gym, work and gaemz!
Though it does seem like @redartifice is in need of a night out =P
Congrats on sticking with it buddy 🙂 put yourself first, there will always be women around after the gym 😉
MQFT Time!
M, D, R, Sh, W, Sc?
Sh, for that’s my initials.
I’m going to agree with that one, because it’s the closest to the sound at the start of my (fake real life) name.
Yes.
mu.
Can you change the last one to Sm, so I can believe it’s all a Shane W. Smith conspiracy?
His real name is Schmidt.
Anglicised it for mass appeal.
Is this for a gift
Give them the D
D
Evilmonkey wants the “D” 😉
Call me stupid, but I don’t geddit.
Ruined my whole joke 🙁
Maybe it’s a young person thing, but when you say “so-and-so wants the D”, it means that they want the…
dick. aka, sexOk, yeah, that’s a young person thing. Or maybe I’m just too old, and can’t keep up with all the lingo.
NOW GIT OFF MAH LAWN!!!
Oh, and no I don’t.
Edit: Also, sorry for ruining your joke.
A pirate says R……
Unbelievably stressed right now. 😐
I know that feeling
Also due to your next post I choose to believe you are stressed about which of your friends to give Destiny keys to
Nah, the issue is that my Dad is in Thailand and being uncooperative and I have to somehow transfer him money in a way he can get quickly enough that he can buy a ticket back to Melbourne so that we can travel to New Zealand by Saturday next week. And this is after we had my uncle specially push back the funeral, they wanted to do it next Tuesday, so we have to confirm my Dad will be able to make it by 4pm today. 😐
Additionally it’s a public holiday today and Monday in Thailand, and apparently they have a thing there where to leave the country the person who purchases the plane ticket has to be traveling on the flight (which seems weird to me but I’m assured that’s how it works). And I can’t book the flights & accommodation for the rest of us until I know for sure my Dad will be back, and when.
Also getting to Dunedin is a pain in the ass as there’s no direct flights from Melbourne this time of year (only over Christmas) so it involves either late night to Christchurch then redeye flight down. or flight during the day. Or fly to CCH and then drive (it’s about 5 hours drive).
The stupidly stressful part of it right now is my Dad’s stupidly hard to actually get in contact with as he’s only got a flaky mobile and he’s also being pretty non-communicative.
It’s hard enough organising flights for yourself, without all that other drama going on
Good luck
The drive between Dunedin and Christchurch is somehow more boring than the Canberra – Sydney trip.
Hope all is well or that it will be soon. 🙂
Destiny beta peeps: You can now select what region and console you want your download keys issued for on the site.
Also apparently you will get three keys. So can invite friends.
EDIT: Also I still have a beta key unclaimed.
EDIT EDIT: By which I mean a key to get beta access from bungie and thus another 3 download keys.
Beta keys for EVERYONE!
Also, for Australian PSN users, sign up for a EUROPEAN KEY.
Because that’s what Bungie said.
Unless you’re using an American PSN, in which case go for the Americas one.
Yeah it’s just the region of the account you want to redeem the key on, which probably doesn’t even need to be the region of the account you play with as long as the account that *does* own the game has their primary console set to be the same box.
I redeemed mine as US. Because I moved myself over to using my US atomiclemon account as primary because of Vita.
I still need to buy a PS4. =P
Play it on PS3? 😛
Is the game cross-compatible over the same console. I.E. can someone on a PS3 play with someone on a PS4?
I don’t know.. I would hope so, but highly doubt it.
Also also, my primary console for Destiny is now PS4. Because Ghost edition. Also because mass appeal (I wanna be one of the cool kids…).
Does this mean poor Hindenlagen’s going to be all by himself?
Perhaps. Trying to convince him to get a PS4. So far semi-successfully.
COMMIT @hindenlagen, COMMIT!
I’m maybe interested. It’s out in Sept anyway so I may be better off waiting for launch. Who knows…
They give you a beta key with pre orders right? If yes I shouldn’t require a key, if no, pick me pick me.
They gave you a key to register for a beta key at pre order 😛
I don’t know if my preorder with JB has netted me a beta key or not (I didn’t see one in the receipt they emailed me), but if not I have other means.
Edit: and I just got an email with my beta code.
“Codes are not available for this platform and region at this time. Please come back on July 17th to make this selection again and acquire your Destiny Beta code.”
Kinda worrying. If I don’t get into the beta as promised ima going to be real annoyed as I have arranged peeps to come over and play it that weekend.
While I really enjoyed Halo Reach, seeing the stats compared to Halo 3 on my Bungie profile says it all.
Halo Reach games played: 782
Halo 3 games played: 2524
Yup.
Halo 3 was mad fun.
And then:
“Halo 4 games played: Like 7”
I doubt I can find a link to it, but I saw stats for the numbers of people playing Halo 4 on Live, and it was just kind of sad, particularly since I remember the months where MW and Halo 3 sat at the top of the charts by a huge margin.
Poor 343 Industries, I doubt that that feels good.
Yeah, I’ve seen the Halo 4 stat charts, and they’re abysmal.
To be fair, Halo 3 had crazy numbers. A year after it came out you could still find a minimum of 50,000 people in social slayer alone at any time of the day, nearing 200,000 at US peak.
Halo 3: 4204
Halo Reach: 1812
Slightly better ratio but still…
Sorry i haven’t really had much to talk about on TAY. I’m hoping to get these cosplays finished by the end of August, because I would like to make Gorzy and I 2 extra alternate costumes each.
Don’t over extend yourself, scree. 🙂
I know, but I feel like I’m going to miss an opportunity.
Nothing like going through photo’s of a music festival I wanted to go to, but couldn’t attend 🙁
Why won’t Johnnie produce any more whisky?
Cause he’s a walker. These Walking Dead dad joke memes are so bad, yet so good.Dear TAY,
I just registered my MK8 with Club Nintendo, and they are asking me to choose which free game I want.
The choices are:
* NintendoLand (already own)
* New Super Mario Bros U
* Game and Wario
* Pikmin 3
* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
* Sonic Lost World
* Mario and Sonic and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
* Wii Party U
* The Wonderful 101
* Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
I’m tossing up between:
Zelda Wind Waker
Pros:
* Zelda game! Sure thing.
* Only a 2GB download
Cons:
* Didn’t like forced stealth in GC edition. Might get frustrated again.
* Not actually a new game.
The Wonderful 101
Pros:
* Has received a lot of love from TAY/Potaku
* Something a bit different from Mario/Zelda
Cons:
* 13 GB download
* Risky – might not enjoy. Alienate friends with my picky tastes.
Pikmin 3
Pros:
* Has received a lot of love from TAY/Potaku
* Looks cute
* Only a 4 GB download
* Something a bit different from Mario/Zelda
Cons:
* Third game in series, haven’t played previous games
* Risky – might not enjoy. Alienate friends with my picky tastes.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Pros:
* Big foes, big weapons. SotC meets Dark Souls?
* Something a bit different from Mario/Zelda
Cons:
* Doesn’t seem to have a story, from what little I know.
* Not actually a new game.
* Might have missed the MP train for this game. Is playing in SP as good?
* 8 GB download
* Risky – might not enjoy. Alienate friends with my picky tastes.
NO LONGER SEEKING INPUT
Edit: got Pikmin.
To avoid alienating friends lets just go with Zelda =P
PIKMIN. Not a hugely story intensive series so doesn’t matter if you haven’t played others, really benefits from Wiimotes though. Can’t go past Wind Waker if you’re a fan!
For what it’s worth Pikmin 3 is my favourite Wii U game. 🙂
I also appreciated Zelda though. (And that’s coming from a non-fan.)
The Wind Waker was great, right until the final 2 dungeons.
Third favourite “3D” Zelda. Right ahead of OoT. *Watches all the fanboys cry*
Wait. That puts OoT at fourth?! on your list?!
HEATHEN.
You’re not the person I thought you were, Blaghs.
*turns dramatically away*
Goodbye.
Right?
OoT is my least favourite 3D Zelda game. Since I played them in order: TP, OoT, SS, WW, it just helped highlight how primitive its design was compared to the later games. It’s still one of the best games I’ve ever played, but less best than the others. ;P
Hey, it’s been about a year since I last tried to play Pikmin. Maybe I should give it another go to motivate me to do this year’s tax return.
If that’s not an endorsement, I don’t know what is! 😛
I vote Pikmin 3. It’s a pretty cool guy.
I chose Pikmin 3, but I haven’t actually played it yet.
When you say Wonderful 101 has received praise from Potaku, you pretty much exclusively mean Shiggy. 😛
It’s true, but he was SOOOOOOOOO enthusiastic.
Any of the above.
Wind Waker is gorgeous in HD, and is an amazing game.
Pikmin was fun, but I got bored of it after a while.
Haven’t played Wonderful 101, but it’s a Platinum Games one, so it should be amazing.
Monster Hunter is Monster Hunter. Taker of hundreds (literally) of hours of my time. Love it to bits.
GOOKY’S QUEST FOR METAL: PART II
Threw my lunch in the microwave, then got out of here as soon as it beeped, eating as I trekked my way up to Utopia Records. Had a poke around in there, eventually caught the attention of a staff member and asked about the deluxe edition.
Apparently there was indeed a delay from the distributor. But he had good news – it was on its way, and should be in some time this afternoon, and they’ll be the only store in… I forget if it was Sydney, NSW or the whole country, to have it. They sent a courier over to Blacktown to get it, but there’s no telling when it will arrive. He also asked if I’d seen the vinyl verson, and you know what… it is rather pretty >_>
So now after work finishes I have to dart over to the computer store to hopefully return/swap this joystick (one of the buttons is stuck), then whiz over to the record shop and grab the album before they close.
Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion!
Vinyl metal. *headscratch*
Teckmology.
Utopia is still around? It used to be under the George Street cinemas but it disappeared when we all started buying our music from iTunes and goth clothing from Hot Topic.
I think it’s kind of behind the cinemas? Maybe. The address is on Kent St, but the entrance is on Bathurst. It’s still underground though.
Huh. Interesting.
@pupp3tmast3r seriously guy, if you want to play magic at a store, just go in and play, if it’s a good store they’ll be welcoming.
Heh. I was hanging out with my brother and his boyfriend and they reckoned one of their friends was trying that recently and got scared off because they guys at the store were too welcoming.
See! They’re scary! =P
I reckon they were probably just really enthusiastic nerds, which is way better than the alternatives. 🙂 Nerds rule!
They’re probably just as scared of you, as you are of them.
Wait the FLGS is full of snakes?
Afternoon, TAY.
I’m sore ,hungry, and :(.
Hi sore, hungry and :(, I’m D.C.!
*shoots self*
Hope you feel better, man.*wipes tear*
You’re not doing an impression of one of the beggars from the first assassin’s creed are you?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/07/watching-this-video-makes-you-hallucinate-without-any-drugs/
TRIPPY! Also there’s a hidden message in there =P which is even more trippy!
so i have received a key to download the tomodachi life welcome edition… anyone want it?
I’ve got one too. So, I’m happy to contribute a second code if there’s more than one interested party!
maybe nintendo has rickrolled us into thinking we’re special!
We ARE special.
*pat on shoulder*
There there.
I sleep in a drawer.
eeeekkkk there is close to 700 indie RPG maker games submitted for that contest so far. So hard, there are probably some very well done enjoyable games in there but there is no way to really know
Isn’t that a general problem with indie games as a whole?
Sturgeon’s law.
What do the laws of primitive fish have to do with it?
everything
Cod’s law
You will get yelled at by angry 12 year olds?
Clearly it mean you should never order sea food on a Monday
Or you will be too sick to play Indie games. Or that you should order it on a Monday you you need to stay home from work and you can play games. Law is confusing
Failure to comply can mean jail time.
aahhhhhh I’ll order a fresh water fish and is I wasn’t meant to order I’ll get off on the technicality that it was river food not seafood. Otherwise I’ll argue that colloquially all fish is refereed to as seafood.
What about Holy Mackerel?
Yes. Although somewhere within that pile of 700 games is going to be one that would click with me. Either a story I want to here, a character I connect with or maybe even just some gameplay that doesn’t involve killing anything that moves
The problem is knowing what is worth watching. I don’t know I’m just feeling a bit negative right now. It’s the same issue with youtube, how do you know what is worth watching and so much of the popular or recommended stuff has no interest to me at all.
I really dig the potential in RPG maker for something that’s non-combat or even non-traditional combat. I have an idle fantasy of using RPG-maker to create a rich, multi-layered farming-simulator fantasy RPG. Like a static-area pre-FF6-era RPG mixed with a bit of a less-interactive harvest moon.
Gameplay would involve turb-based combat against pests and weeds, and the use of farming-related skills against the skill tests of the field; tilling, sowing, tending, harvesting. There’d be a charisma-based over-arching game of selling your harvest at market and improving your social skills to get better pricing. Along with choosing how to allocate your field space, different classes such as dairy, livestock, or crops, you’d tackle the challenges of diversifying to meet tougher challenges (such as pestilence, droughts, extended bitter winters and government intervention). Maybe even sacrificing the tending of the farm for periods of journeying to other places to research new techniques or buy new types of seeds/livestock, handling the hiring of guards or choosing to travel cheap and less safe…
Thinking about integrating social mini-games of finding a suitor or damsel to court to help you raise a family, which introduces the elder game; balancing your child-raising events against your farming, influencing their stats until they progress in usefulness from pet to party member to superior party member as their stats raise faster than yours. Maybe the taking on of apprentices or an increasing supply of war orphans to help manage your legacy.
All of this set against the backdrop of a sheltered community out of the way of warring kingdoms, with your goods in great demand and influencing the course of events based on how you price and who you sell to.
Final boss would be the day the war actually reaches your door-step and you take your vast collection of farming related skills and use them to face off against trained soldiers who will without fail butcher you and your family if you stand your ground and don’t hide, and may well butcher your family anyway, razing your farm and losing you everything. A final choice where you can decide to pursue for vengeance and train in a traditional RPG style (and probably lose anyway), or start from scratch again – the ‘true’ ending – rebuilding after your losses.
Just have to figure out how to make each step of play compelling. Initial farming and learning the ropes, establishing your infrastructure, then the trading/researching/competition meta game, the socializing dating sim, the raising apprenctices/children phase of personnel management stage of game, and the epilogue as its own ‘choose your own ending’ stage, deciding how much to let the results of the other phases influence your options. Die with a sword in hand, abandon pride to survive and protect, overcome loss or cling to the past…
MAN does that feel daunting, though.
*starts fidgeting with design docs*
It’s funny, the two commercial games I can think of made in RPG Maker are both non-combat focussed. To the Moon is a “lite” adventure game, though it has one “battle” (played for laughs), and Corpse Party, which I’ve never played but I’m pretty sure isn’t a straight RPG (I think NegZero has played it).
*phone ringing at boss’s desk*
Boss yells from across the floor: “Can someone check that number?”
Other person: “It’s a Sydney number.”
“Pick it up.”
*phone stops ringing* Other person: “It was an 04 something number.”
Boss: “Ah that’s Deloitte. Bugger it, I’ll do it on Monday. I’m going home.”
Just casually dismiss a call from one of the Big 4, no biggie.
Meh the Big 4 are overrated =P Moreso on a Friday afternoon!
Hooray course finished \o/ no more staying up to 2am typing up assessments to meet deadlines \o/
Also if I actually pass..I get my certificate to be a real estate representative woo \o/
*Fidgets uncontrollably* Isithometimeyetisithometimeyetisithometimeyetisithometimeyet…
You’ve been in this role for how long?
@mrtaco is obviously a fast learner.
Fitting into corporate culture nicely.
I’m not sure my overly casual dress sense quite gels with that 😛
Today was casual Friday and no one told me.
THE END
Hahaha I had exactly the same thing happen at my last job. Well, not the last one. But the one before that.
I just continued to dress as I normally did. It’s not like it was uncomfortable or anything, much easier to just continue with habit than have to think instead 😛
When I started at my current workplace I asked if we had casual fridays and I was told “yes, but you still have to wear trousers and a collared shirt” so I said fuck it and just wore my normal work attire. After about a year they started permitting jeans so I rocked up in jeans and a t-shirt and was told the collared shirt rule was still in effect (for most people this means polos, for me it means a t-shirt with a collared shirt over it, usually unbuttoned.
Today, because I’m a rebel, I wore a t-shirt under one of my more lightweight hoodies and just kept the hoodie on all day.
So I played a bit more Bravely Default last night. Level 99, all classes unlocked and maxed out. Game is now trivialized.
Re-challenged about 1/3 of the bosses so far as well. Going to beat the rest of them (stealing their shit where possible) and then aim to get the two endings.
I think I got just past the lava place before I moved on from that game. Will go back eventually, but it starts to become very much a slog at times.
Was a somewhat interesting plot. Very enjoyable game, but very long, too.
It had some poorly paced bits, yeah.
Edit: Dammit I think I edited myself into moderation 😛
GOOKY’S QUEST FOR METAL: PART III – PART II: THE REPOSTENING
Right as I was getting ready to finish up and leave, a friend called me up asking where I was and trying to organise something for tonight. That put me back a bit, so I left in a hurry and trudged on over to the computer shop. Damn lifts are slow. Managed to me in and out of there by half past 5, which still gave me half an hour to head over to the record store. Got there and saw the album on the shelf, took it up to the counter, and… uh. Do I want the vinyl? Or the deluxe CD? Or? You know what, fuck it. Gimme both. Then I asked the guy to indulge my silliness, and commemorate the moment, which he was kind enough to do. I sent that picture up to my metalhead friend in Brisbane, he’ll be proud 😛
Next it was a sprint to the train to try and get home in time to go hang out with my friend. My train was right there due to leave in a minute or two, sweet! Made it all the way down to the bottommost platform of the station, but there were too many jerks on the escalator who don’t know to keep left unless overtaking, and I just missed the train. Doors closed as I hit the bottom. Fuck. Back up the stairs to the top to see where the next train to Central was, but they all seemed to be going to Wynyard. Eventually I spot one a few minutes away on platform 5. Opposite where I just was. God dammit. Back down I go and the train’s there, I hop on… but wait a minute. This is going to Martin Place? What? I hope out again and sure enough, it’s the wrong god damn train. Baaack up the stairs again to try and find where this train was, turns out it was Platform 4 and I can’t even see where any stairs are to get to it. 1&2, 5&6, 3… where’s 4???
Somehow after another run up and down some stairs I ended up at a platform with a Penrith train on its way to Central so just jumped on that. Got there and was more or less on schedule with my worst case scenario for times, so had lost any ground gained by my speedy walking earlier. Sigh.
After I got on the train and sat down though, I just kind of crashed. Called up and cancelled on my friend, I wouldn’t be able to stay awake long over there.
On the plus side though, my parents are out for dinner…
Quest Complete.
Just bought Under The Dome, True Detective and The Basement Collection for a total of $57. Pretty happy with that.
Looking forward to watching True Detective, didn’t know Woody Harrelson was in it.
Edit: Also pre-ordered the super expensive, super awesome Dragon Age: inquistition Inquisitor’s Edition.
God dammit book depository 🙁
So they emailed me yesterday about the two Star Wars RPG books they hadn’t shipped yet, not shipping until August 20th. Emailed them back, asked to cancel and ordered those two from Amazon (shipped earlier today).
They had also sent me a 20% off coupon for my next order so I’m like “awesome, I’ll order some other stuff” and grabbed a couple of novels and the newly released Age of Rebellion core rulebook to add to the Star Wars collection (thinking if I play it with my local group the Rebels vs Imperials thing will be a better fit than the Scum & Villainy of Edge of the Empire) .
I get back from dinner and there’s email there confirming cancellation and refund of my order from them, plus paypal refunds. Cool. Except I look again and the idiots have cancelled the new order I placed instead of the remaining items from the old order 🙁
So now I’m not sure I want to re-order that stuff in the first place since it was kind of an impulse buy anyway due to wanting to use the 20% off, but I’ve claimed that coupon now and had the order cancelled so it’s gone forever unless they give me another one 🙁
Surely they would refund the voucher if you sent them an email. It was a stuff up on their end after all.
Yeah, I hinted at it but we’ll see if they do the right thing without asking before I go asking. 🙂
Also that minecraft GIF down the bottom of the page looks like a flaccid cock & balls.
@mawt and I got accepted as Gym Leaders for the PAX Pokemon League! We’ll be strutting around, taking names. Well… Mawt will be. I’ll just be that early gym that nobody even trains for and steamrolls anyway.
Very exciting though! Now I’ve really got to make sure my costume is ready in time…
Woohoo!
You have to download this onto your phone and play it whenever someone challenges you to a battle.
Better than that – he has to incorporate a sound system into his costume that plays it out loud for all to hear!
Ok so one thing really annoys me about D:OS – character portraits.
There is only a bunch of pre-set generic ones so I either make characters that I don’t like the look of or have portraits that look nothing like them.
Kinda lame.
This has always been an issue for these sorts of games for me. Even classics like Baldur’s Gate had issues.
The only one where I found it had a great set of portraits that actually worked for the characters I made was Icewind Dale.
GOOKY’S QUEST FOR METAL: EPILOGUE
So I went to go and listen to Redeemer of Souls and… suddenly realised I had no idea what to do. I mean I spent some time figuring out how to hook up the turntable to the stereo, then opened up the album and went to play it. Then I was like “…what now?” Usually I’m in the car driving somewhere when I listen to stuff, I’ve never really just sat down and listened to something before.
So that’s exactly what I did. I found the spot in front of the speakers that sounded best and pointed them inwards, then plonked myself down – which just so happened to sound even better than when standing up. Eventually I took to lying on the floor, just staring at the ceiling while listening to the sound and feel it all rumble through the floorboards.
It was pretty good. About the same as most of my other first listenings to the later albums, they all really grew on me over time. Metalizer and Battle Cry stand out as favourites.
One thing I noticed though – I mean I’m no audiophile or anything, probably even the opposite. But I think I see this whole “loudness war” thing. I went through the album on vinyl and that was all great, but when that was done I had to go get the second disc from the CD. And with that I noticed on the little equaliser graph thing on the stereo, while all the levels were mostly centred around the middle line and showed some nice curves above that as the music played, as soon as the CD started everything was maxing out most of the bars most of the time. And overall it made it sound kind of “flat”? I dunno, could just be psychosomatic. But yeah, much preferred listening to the vinyl despite the clicks and pops here and there.
Also, perfect timing. The last song finished just before the parents got home \o/
I would’ve just listened to the CD and kept the vinyl fully sealed as a collector’s item.
The thought did cross my mind… but not much point shelling out for it if I’m not even going to use it at least once.
Plus it also seemed kind of necessary to complete the ritual 😛
@redartifice @blaghman @quiz_b @tech_knight @sernobulus Been doing a bit of tooling around in Roll20 and it looks like it’ll work fine for Edge of the Empire. Someone put together a dice rolling script and someone else has built a simple character sheet on top of that, though right now it doesn’t seem to implement skills with a clickable button. I upgraded my account to grab the stuff so I can potentially script up something more.
Currently investigating whether I can get us some kind of opening text crawl going on, and maybe some BGM, but it all seems pretty workable so far. So that’s good.
Since I don’t expect you guys to get the rulebooks yourselves, we’ll probably have to do some character creation sessions at some point. I’m thinking this probably won’t get started until August.
In terms of characters, aside from Techie suggesting he wants to be a droid, I’m curious if you guys have any basic concepts or character types you want to play. Species-wise there’s a bunch in the core rulebook but I’ll work with what you want to do if you have a good idea that’s not in there. We can get into classes and stuff once you’ve got an idea what you want to do. Do you want to be a combat-oriented character like a mercenary or a bounty hunter? Do you want to be a starship pilot? Are you the face of the party, focused on social interaction? Perhaps you’re the tech, the one with lots of knowledge and practical skills? Or do you want to be the rougish, sneaky type, or maybe just a general support character?
The other thing to have a think about is that EotE has a big focus on every character having an Obligation. Effectively these are ‘debts’, either tangible or intangible, that you owe for some reason. Some of the suggestions in the rulebook include having an Addiction (either mental like gambling or kleptomania, or physical like a drug problem), Betrayal (either you were betrayed by someone and want revenge or answers, or you were the betrayer and people are after you), Blackmail (against you), a Bounty on your head, a Criminal record, a Debt that you must pay, a Duty you need to tend to (military service, or you follow some strict set of rules eg a thieves code, or maybe you have a contract to fulfill), Family issues, you owe someone a big Favor, you’ve taken an Oath that you must live by, you have an Obsession with something or someone, or you feel some Responsibility or accountability toward a person or a group or a thing.
The obligation is a core part of the character and ties into a bunch of stuff. Taking a bigger obligation at creation will give you bonus experience to use on skills etc. but bigger obligations require more management, and every session there’s a chance your obligations will be called in if you’re not servicing them. Additionally it should give you some nice handles to think about what your character’s personality is like, what their background is, where they came from and so on. You’re allowed to take two obligations with their magnitude split equally between the two, but you’ll really need to run this by me.
Species-wise the options presented in the core book are Human, Droid, Gand, Bothan, Twi’lek, Trandoshan, Rodian, Wookie. I’ve also got the necessary supplements for you to pick an Aqualish, Klatooinian, Weequay, Toydarian, Chiss or Duros. It’s probably better to stick to these species. EDIT: Age of Rebellion also adds Ithorian, Gran, Mon Calamari and Sullustan and I’m cool with you guys using any of them as well.
If you have an idea you want to talk about but not on TAY, then email me. atomicstrawberry at the gmales.
No Jawas? ='(
I’m pretty sure Jawas aren’t spacefaring species. Do you really want to play a Jawa or is that just a joke?
I had a story idea for a Jawa, if it’s too difficult to integrate though then don’t worry about it.
EDIT: Let’s just say that he didn’t really choose to leave Tatooine.
Well I might be able to make something work but you’ll need to explain it pretty well and I think it would be hard to play. They don’t speak basic, they stink and they’re considered disgusting by most other species – they’re not a fully-developed species, they’re on the same level as the Tusken Raiders.
Hmmm, Might be too much work. I will keep it as my backup.
Just letting people on here know my phone is out of commission for a while. Best place to contact me is steam, facebook or twitter
Fun night with TAY peeps! @dc @dkzeitgeist @freezespreston @strange also Ms Zeitgeist! (does she have a tay tag?)
Got to meet @beeawwb for first time, and luckily @liondrive before he heads home! Great to finally put faces to the names! 🙂
Sorry I disappeared for a while. I was starving. Ended up getting a kebab which was about 100x bigger than I expected it to be, and got stuck eating it outside in the cold! All said and done though, was great to share some laughs with all you wonderful people! 🙂
The Wolf Among Us Final Episode
Put Georgie out of his misery, then it was off to deal with Bloody Mary, that fight pissed me off, until wolfie hoofed and poofed (that was cool). Then on to The Crooked Man, strangled that bastard without a second thought. Now back at The Witching Well Snow’s raking me over the friggin’ coals, Fuck you Snow, I’m the sheriff around here. and yeah, shut the fuck up Bluebeard.Didn’t really understand the ending, maybe I’m just a bit slow, but after some searching apparently the consensus is that Nerissa was actually a glamoured Faith.I’m guessing Season 2 will be coming up right after Tales From The Borderlands.Ah, I’m sorry I’m not a better person Brisbane TAYbies. Thanks for hanging though. You guys are the best.
You’re a retard sometimes, you know that. Stop being so down on yourself. We all love you.
Fuck you DC, your the fucking nicest person I’ve ever met in my life. And.yes.I’m.drunk, nut fuck off, don’t you judge me! I’d hands down date you given the chance, you’re that nice.
So.don’t you been shown, you’re thy é nicest guy ever 🙂
Drunk Liondrive is best Liondrive.
Downvote for being a doofus. 😛
I’m gonna upvote because I think you’re rad, but it’s a downvote in spirit, because you’re at least the seventh best Brisbane TAYbie. 😛
I spilled beer ALL OVER @dkzeitgeist. 🙁
at least it wasn’t your baby juice! 😉
I vaguely remember a sippy cup. 😛
So crude, man. 😛
hahaha that was the first thing I expected you to say 😉 lols
It wasn’t what I wanted to say, but I couldn’t think of the right way to say it, so I just went with that 😉
Last night I assumed it was reference to drinking a cocktail like a sippy cup but then this morning it took on all new meaning. Is that what you were meaning to reference? 😛
hahah yeah it was! I was surprised you made the connection since it was a little vague!
It’s only beer, I’m sure he’ll forgive you. Hey, it could’ve been worse, you could’ve spewed all over him.
Or tackled him to the ground.
U love you all 🙂 <3
Love you @quizbeeereeeee 😉
Stan’s pretty lovable.
Well, YOUR FACE IS PRETTY LOVABLE.
And you, too.
…that came off as creepy as hell.
I do love everyone.
Except Blaghman, that guy’s almost as bad as Aleph.
What a jerk.
That guy sucks donkey chode 😉
d’aaawww.
Hang on.
What did I do to deserve this?
Don’t ask sober me to explain drunk me, haha!
I think it was cause you thought I’d been drinking the other day…
…maybe?
http://shanewsmith.com
Now with extra levels of incompletedness.
Looks awesome, my friend. Congrats for being back online.
Lookin’ good man.
Lookin’ flash.
Which is a good thing. Not to be confused with lookin’ Flash, that would be bad.
I don’t know the name of this I plane, be our served own good pad ;!
Horatio!
That’s our Liondrive.
*canned laughter*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, @strange!
Strangey it’s your birthday
Happy birthday Strangey!
It’s a @strange day today! \o/
Ooh, I need to buy that movie again. I only have it on VHS!
lol! meanwhile all the young taybies are like… what’s a VHS? :p
Shut up, I know what a VHS is 🙁
Ok all the young ones that aren’t in South Australia then 😛
Dance, dance dance dance dance!
Nobody dances with me :'(
THINGS DC SAW #32:
Liondrive lifting up his shirt and pole dancing with street sign.
Oh, yes, I remember that…
I don’t know why the shirt came off, haha! :S
That’s a new one for me :S
I also remember picking you up and spinning you around to try and cheer you up, and hugging your leg to try and stop you from leaving, haha! :3
And putting coins down @strange’s cleavage :3
And I think I was crawling at one stage, cause my hands and knees hurt…
Night freezy 🙂
If your bed starts,a rockin’, just go with it 😉
Dammit I’ve got the last level of Strike Suit Zero just sitting here waiting to be completed, and I was also all set to jump in on Elite tonight too. But I have no joystick so there’s no point trying either 🙁
On the other hand that gives me some breathing space to get back to Champion Road…
Are you trying to finish Champion Road for the first time, or are you just speed running it?
A friend and I tried that first Crown level and gave up :D. I still never bothered to finish 3D Land’s last level either 😛
Monster 😛
I did kind of accidentally finish it once. Am trying to speed-run it though, because I’ve made some good progress on that. Just gotta get through to the last section again and NOT screw it up like I did that first time…
Huh. One Nintendo account got a Tomadachi thingo, but the other didn’t.
Ugh, I have a stress headache, and a bad headcold. 🙁
Yet here I am, TAYing at 4am…
Best night followed by the best morning.
I PASSED ALL MY EXAMS! 😀
awesome news! congrats sire!
Way to go, my friend. Good hanging last night. 🙂
Great hanging last night 🙂
For those of you who don’t twitter, DC TWERKED! 😀
I don’t even know what twerking is, so that can’t be true. *folds arms stubbornly*
D:
It’s where you shake your booty, DC 😉
I had a really great night anyway 🙂
All the Brisbane TAYbies are awesome people 🙂
Hey guys, in light of my phone being out of commission, I need a new unlocked phone.
I’m looking at the under $200 range. Can you guys please help me?
Also, I am not Liondrive =P
That sounds like something the real @liondrive would say. O=
This isn’t helping D=
There are no “sorry”s in the entire comment. Definitely fishy, “scree” (if that’s your real name)
Dammit guys. I just want some help to replace my phone.
=(
Mrs has said good things baout the HTC’s, if you can find one below 200.
I would not go an iphone again for the life of me, ever.
iPhone for <$200…? 😛
2nd hand?
Sorry I’m a bit shirty. I’m in a bit of pain.
I will explain more in a separate post
I feel a bit pants, myself
Interested in windows phone? I think there’s Nokia WP8 phones for ~150 somewhere?
I’m open to everything but apple.
Kogan has a couple of unlocked phones for $199 or less. Might not be the greatest, but if it gets you through…
http://www.kogan.com/au/buy/motorola-moto-g-dual-sim-xt1033-16gb-black/
have a look through their list
http://www.kogan.com/au/shop/phones/
From that website i’ve heard the Nokia Lumia 630 is actually quite a decent phone for the price…
Only issue people seem to have with it is that it’s a Windows phone… having run with a Windows phone for nearly 2 years now i can honestly say that’s never been an issue for me 😛
Just don’t ask @freezespreston about windows phones. =P
Eh, each to their own i guess… I’m not a heavy app user, so i don’t have the usual issues that people complain about, such as a sparse market place…
Windows Phone 8 is also my first foray into the windows phone, having owned an Android and an iPhone before that, so i wasn’t exposed to Windows 7.5 which i’ve been told was more shit than a bristol 6 all over your kitchen walls (thanks @blaghman!)
I’ve had the Lumia 920 since it came out, and have been loving it… i’m nearly at the end of my contract and are actually struggling to think about what i want to replace it with… suspect it’ll just be the newer Lumia because i’ve been so happy with it ;P
Shun the false Pureview!
*shuns*
7.5 was okay, more of a Bristol 4. Original 7 was the shitty one.
I quite liked 8, only migrated away because the lack of apps was irritating and the fact that IE doesn’t reflow text to fit the window was shitting me completely.
They’re great. They convert into pretty decent TV’s for the bedroom. 😛
I was looking at hte lumia’s. They seem to be $176
decent… tv’s? 😛
sounds like there’s a story there i missed!
Got a refund and bought a TV instead if I recall!
I’ve got a htc mozart that I use as a music player in my car. I’d use it as my phone if my sim fit in it, cos my galaxy s1 is sooooooo sloooow. Even though the processor in the htc is slower, it’s actually quicker to use by a long way. Just a damn shame 90% of the apps available don’t work on 7 these days :\
Windows phones are pretty awesome.
Running with a Lumia 920 atm.
Long and lots of swearing
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Gurl neerfgrq uvz naq jr tb gb gur zntvfgengrf ba Zbaqnl. Gur guvat gung uheg gur zbfg jnf jura ur gbyq zr gb qb gur jbeyq n snibhe naq whfg xvyy zlfrys.
V unir orra srryvat thvygl nobhg gur uhooho naq jnf rira pbafvqrevat abg gryyvat nalbar V qvqa’g unir gb. V qvqa’g jnag gb or frra nf nggragvba frrxvat, ohg V’z jbeevrq V znl ynfu bhg ng crbcyr, naq V qba’g jnag gurz gb guvax vg’f gurve snhyg.
V unir n srj oehvfrf, naq cbffvoyl n pbaphffvba (frrvat n qbpgbe yngre) naq zragnyyl V’z qbja, ohg V’z bgurejvfr bxnl.
Fb cebhq lbh thlf jrag gb gur cbyvpr, gubhtu. Gung jnf nofbyhgryl gur orfg guvat gb qb. Lbhe oebgure fbhaqf ntterffvir naq hafgnoyr, n qnatrebhf pbzovangvba. Ur zvtug or oybbq ohg lbh bjr uvz abguvat vs ur gerngf lbh yvxr guvf. V’z fbeel lbh unq gb tb guebhtu guvf, fperr. Ubcrshyyl guvf vf gur svefg fgrc sbe znxvat guvatf orggre.Thanks DC. I told him the minute it went from verbal to physical, I was going to the police. Unlike Mum, I stuck to my guns
Ybgf bs crbcyr fhssre va fvyrapr naq chg hc jvgu orvat gerngrq greevoyl orpnhfr gurl’er eryngrq gb fbzrbar naq gura abguvat punatrf. Guvf jnl lbh thlf jvyy ubcrshyyl unir n orggre dhnyvgl bs yvsr naq jub xabjf? Znlor ur’yy ghea uvf yvsr nebhaq. Rvgure jnl. Ubcr lbh srry orggre naq V’z fbeel nobhg gur cubar gbb. 🙁Fucking proud of you for that, damned hard thing to do in the face of such threats.
Speaking of which, if you ever need someone extremely large and intimidating on your side, Melbourne is only 6 hours drive away from here…
As I was reading through the story all I could think was “oh Jesus aliasalpha’s gonna be barreling out his door when he reads this” 😛
I don’t want to worry people, I’m okay, really
Hehe well I’ve spent years building up this absurd level of muscle mass, it seems a shame to let it go to waste and I’ve never been a fan of bullies
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Ybbx nsgre lbhefrys, naq fgnl fgebat.
Also, *hugs*
That’s a pretty fucked up situation.Mad respect for sticking to your guns and going to the cops – that’s what they are there for after all.
Do not feel guilty about it or about telling people – you are not at fault in the slightest and have nothing to feel guilty for.
I have an old iphone 3S that you can have – it is locked to Vodafone though I think.
It looks like vodafone have a way to unlock them on their support site, even if @scree doesn’t want an iPhone (though it might be a good short term solution while looking for a better phone) it might be worth trying
Holy shit :/
Not much to add that hasn’t already been said by the others. Glad you’re ok, and that that dirtbag’s finally been carted off.
Holy shit scree.You did the right thing 100%. What a nightmare, glad you’re OK.
I want to thank you all for the nice words. I don’t know why I was so hesitant to tell you all.
Update.
I went to the hospital, but I wasn’t considered a high risk case so I was waiting for ages. In the end I decided to go home so I could sleep.
not much left to say, but to affirm your actions! good on you! I saw your post on fb last night and I was just shocked. Too much to even say anything really. Hope everything gets better from here on in.
Also hospitals suck. Unless you’re bleeding profusely, or having a heart attack, they barely want to know about you. At least, not for several hours :\ You’d be better off calling those after hours home doctors (some of them bulk bill).
Not sure if this mob bulk bill or not, but might be worth a try calling to find out. http://www.homedoctor.com.au/
They won’t see me because it’s the result of abuse. I tried calling them. I ended up napping instead
ugh.. what a shitter! I dunno how they’re allowed to say no to you though really.. some fucking duty of care. What does it matter whether you injured yourself, or if someone did it? They’re doctors! They should see you regardless. I’m sure they could write up a report for police about your injuries or something if they really wanted to. I’d be tempted to look in to whether it’s actually legal for them to turn you down. Seems very discriminatory to me :\
They said it was a legal matter.
You did the right thing.
And that’s not always easy.
*hugs*
Hey Melbourne people, does anyone feel like going out sometime?
I’ve been watching a lot of MasterChef and since I’m slowly getting into cooking, I kinda want to go out and try out some new foods. Maybe a movie or something too? I dunno :P. Just thinking out loud at this point.
It’s been a while since a Melbourne Meat, so i’m definitely keen on this!
What you talkin’ bout? @tigerion @negativezero @beavwa @jordi & myself had a meat June 3rd 😛
…Was that June?
Uhhh, what month is it now? I’m really not keeping up with things at the moment.
Was man.. A whole almost 6 weeks ago :S
@greenius could have joined us in the exotic dish known Dum Pling
I was preppin’ for surgery and work 😛
wasn’t that like only a few weeks ago, not 2 months..?
If we don’t come for PAX, I think we’re gonna be in Melbourne for a day or two mid December.
We can definitely hang out then but I was thinking something soonish. You’re about an hour or so out from the city, aren’t you?
Nah, try 3 to 3 and a half hours.
Oh jeez 😛
Yup, hence why I’ve never been to a Melbourne meat.
In other news, the missus has finally agreed to move back to Adelaide, but we want to wait till the house is finished first, so it probably won’t be till the end of next year. So all you Adelaide TAYbies, I’ll be down for meats all the time, and maybe some Magic at a FLGS @redartifice.
I think there’s only been 2 SATAY meats 😛
Wooo!
Wooo!
Yeah, SATAY meats have been limited
SATAY! I May be able to make it, I’ll have my P plates soon and I can drive myself!
You should be cooking for everyone! =P
Maybe with some sort of timer and limited amount of ingredients?
Don’t forget the obnoxious judges! Might need to hire non-TAYbies to judge.
EDIT: Do they have judges in Masterchef? I’m not sure, every cooking show is the same to me! =P
I can do it.
This paella should be called paelcrappa because it’s so crap.
#nailedit
You get my vote.
The best description of paella I’ve ever heard is one from the comedian Rob Beckett which described it as “special fried rice that got way out of hand“
They do. They’re actually really good judges
I can cook cake.
That’s like it.
Not true. You can also cook the plainest omelet in history!
Mum does that, not me =P
You gonna be all fancy and use truffles and stuff? cos I could be tempted to join in!! 😉
I’m not cooking anything :P. Just want to go to more restaurants and eat food!
aww dang! well if it’s your shout, you could still twist my arm 😉
It’s probably not!
That read so much to me like an attempt to ask all of Melbourne out on a date.
Who says it wasn’t <3
I thought I was done with NISA limited editions after the PAL Store Fiasco.
But then they announced a limited edition release for Ar noSurge. US-only. Can’t ship stuff to Australia from their store any more. Fuckers.
I showed them though, their store had no problems shipping it to a proxy shipper in the US. Will get it forwarded on to me.
EDIT: Oh and they converted *all* the reward points I had accumulated over 7 years of purchases from their US store, and gave me a voucher for 25 pounds off on the UK store.
That’ll roughly cover the shipping cost for one LE, and bring the cost to about $110 for a game /o\
This is a cunning business plan they’ve got going.
Open a European store just in time to not provide Europeans with products, and overcharge them for anything else. Genius marketing move. It’s bold, audacious, and I believe a strong contender for plan of the year.
They’re charging retail price really. The problem is that retail price for UK releases is eye-watering due to stupid pricing and 20% VAT.
And then they’re charging fucking ludicrous amounts for shipping. 20 quid to Australia which is like $50, for standard royal mail. For what it’s worth, I had an entire PS4 couriered from the US from Amazon last year for about that.
IF they took the 20% VAT out and had reasonable shipping costs the games would still be about $110-120 to AU, but I’d probably consider it for some stuff. Most stuff I wouldn’t because I want US copies as all my systems are US account primarily.
This is truly amazing. I am amazed how people are really this thick. Lets just hope they don’t figure out how to reproduce.
Unfortunately reproduction is incredibly simple, it’d be a distinct evolutionary advantage if it was a puzzle
True 🙁
Suits are expensive.
But on the upside I was able to get one on special that looks fab.
Few things in life are as ego-boosting as a good-looking suit that fits you well. Good for you. 🙂
Yeah, though I kind of wanted to lose a bit more of the weight before buying one, my hand was forced a bit.
Still, good timing by my Grandmother in one way: EOFY sales everywhere. Suit would have been out of my price range normally, sticker price was $700.
All that’s needed now is a Thompson hidden in a violin case…
I’ll need to get a hat for that look as well.
It would help, I agree.
After all that highly-determined speedy walking yesterday, I think I’ve got calves of steel.
Wait no, the other one. Lead.
I was going to start wii Fit again due to the fact that my cold is passing but now i’m injured.
#cantWin
Your muscles probably did enough work, it probably counts as exercise (though there’s probably no entry for it on fitocracy if you’re using that)
Not sure if you’re talking to me or gooky
Well I was talking to you but I can see how it’d apply to him as well. I think you’ve earned a rest scree.
No, I was sick, I don’t wanna rest I need to keep working!
…I do need a rest. D=
Hehe why do I get the feeling that in 200 years the people then living in your house will be thinking it’s haunted, convinced on quiet nights they can hear the sounds of needlework and the faint whispers of “why can’t I find the right bloody fabric??”
I used the treadmill today for the first time in months. Surprisingly, I don’t feel that terrible 😀
Today you’re fine. Tomorrow you hurt.
I hope you’re wrong 😀
Usually when it’s like that I’d feel sore immediately but I’m doing okay! Maybe I didn’t exercise hard enough 😛
My City2Surf run number arrived in the mail this week. eep!
*googles to check the distance on that thing again*
Yep, you’re insane.
Most definitnely. But there’s nothing like a looming challenge to keep you motivated to get out of bed and go do some exercise.
I thought the getting out of bed part was the challenge 😛
Mrs. Freeze is awesome and purchased me a N64 console with Goldeneye, Shadows Of The Empire and Banjo Kazooie today. I married a keeper.
Question most likely for @mrtaco: Replacing the sticks on the controller. Looks like you can get new ones but how hard are they to replace?
I can’t speak to the N64 but PS3/360 controller sticks are simple plastic caps that slide over a small component on the circuit board, replacing them is as simple as unscrewing the controller, pulling the stick off, putting a new one on and then screwing it all back together.
Mrs Freeze ftw! Banjo Kazooie is so great!
Gametraders sell the sticks and apparently they are quite easy to replace. Look on youtube.
Oh, really? I don’t think I’ve noticed them before.
I had a net friend in Melbourne who popped up organising a group buy a while back, there was someone selling some huge amount, maybe a hundred or so of the new type. Had a whole bunch of us jump in on it (I had to grab myself a full set :P), not sure how many were left over from it, might could check if she still has any actually…
My local one always gets them in. Because a lot are broken when people trade them in, they repair them to sell.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+Nintendo+64+Controller+Joystick+Replacement/10482
This will help
Oh sweet. That looks incredibly easy. Now to track one down.
Thanks.
No problem. Try Ebay for sticks if you don’t have a local place that repairs this stuff.
Now all you need is Conker’s Bad Fur Day! 😀
Preferably a copy that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. And the blood of your firstborn :/
Banjo was $40. Most Mario games seem to be 60+. Everything related to the 64 is friggen expensive and yet people complain about new games being expensive.
If you value friendships, don’t get Super Smash Bros.
Mario Party 😛
Like Scree’s thing shows, it’s probably one of the easiest repair jobs you can do with a console. Especially since it doesn’t even require any security screw bits.
The only thing left to decide on is the control stick module itself. You can get straight replacements for it which are the same as the old ones, and will eventually wear like they do. But there’s some other ones that came out a couple of years back which are more like a GCN control stick (note the lack of a deep pit that the stick part sinks into ). The feel on those is obviously different to the originals, and I think the values they output to the controller are a little different too. Testing out two of them side-by-side on Perfect Dark by pointing both controllers straight to the side seemed to have the two screens spinning at a slightly different rate. But I don’t know if it makes that much difference overall. Actually right now I’m wondering whether it had an effect on Smash Bros, and doing a smash attack. But I can’t remember if I’m thinking of playing it on the VC version or the 64 using the new controllers. Whichever one it was, it was possible to push the stick too fast for a smash attack to be detected. Otherwise though, they’re a great replacement and should last a bit better than the regular ones. Prices last time I looked around seemed to generally be around the $10 mark per unit, I know there was a particular Nintendo repair website that was selling them then but I can’t recall what it was.
Still got my N64. Just need to fix the sticks on the controllers, though (stupid Smash Bros smash attacks…)
But yeah, tried playing 4-player Goldeneye last year and it was hilarious how bad we’d all become. We used to be pretty boss, but twin-stick FPS has changed me, man. So, so hard haha.
Final Fantasy V through IX are all $7.55 each on the PSN at the moment! 😀
*also Final Fantasy I and II!
Vivi <3
Tifa, Rinoa <3
Happy birthday @strange!
Fuck hackers. Fuck websites. Fuck everything. 🙁
Already?
Less than six hours after I launched. Same problems as last time. So I’ve re-cleaned it, re-tightened security, tweaked a few more things, basically spent another entire days on it, but I’m not expecting it to hold.
What exactly was it last time? I don’t think I caught it. Just vandalism type stuff? Something that’s specifically targeted at you?
Still, it’s just like… why?
Can we help in anyway?
I think you need to move hosting all together by the sounds…
Are you hosting it yourself or on a professional hosting service? Security should be the host responsibility unless there’s a major vulnerability in your site code. Any idea exactly where the weak point is?
It’s not in the site itself. Or at least not entirely there. I found a vulnerability in the backend the other day. As for whose responsibility that is… I have no idea.
Well if the host owns the database its them, you only own the data within it. It’s like a bank that’s been robbed saying that you didn’t look after the money in their vault well enough and it’s your fault because its your money.
I can’t remember if I said it last night or not, so, happy birthday @strange 🙂
Sorry for being so drunk, haha! 😀
My throat is sore, my ears feel clogged, and my body temp is way up.
Should I go to sleep, or lay awake?
Go to sleep man.
If you don’t get better, call in a doctor
@negativezero re EotE: char concept is a former speeder bike racer who was meant to take a dive, didn’t, now is targeted by the law and criminal organisations. Probably going to make them a human woman (never played an Rpg off gender) with an artificial foot (speeder bike accident). Skills in driving, piloting type areas
Other option was a Bothan safe cracker with tribal obligations and some skill in demolition
Go for a triple amputee ewok with a digital voice box who was a veteran of the Battle of Endor. Special skills include Thousand Yard Stare and Flashback.
I’ve already promised I wouldn’t play Lieutenant Kettch
Ewoks are tricky because the Edge of the Empire setting is basically around Episode V, so after the destruction of the first Death Star but not necessarily when the second one had commenced construction. Endor was the back end of forever so the forest moon likely hadn’t been fully explored at this point, and thus the Ewoks are unlikely to have left their home world very often, though their species was known to live there. Once Imperial operations started there a lot of them were shipped off-world as slaves or for scientific experimentation but I’m thinking that that wouldn’t have started to happen a lot yet, if at all.
Oh and before anyone accuses me of being Wokist or Anti-wok or something, I like them probably more than the next guy. I’m not proud of it but as a kid I watched Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor multiple times, watched the Ewoks TV series multiple times through and may or may not have built elaborate treehouse-like structures from toilet rolls and cardboard boxes and made scraps of fabric into cloaks for various teddies (and paradoxically one rabbit) I mainly stole from my sister.
Racist.
They’re the ones that call their kids woklings.
This sounds pretty workable.
Did you have a specific planet of origin for your character or not important / known?
For piloting / driving focus there’s three options:
– Explorer class with the Fringer specialization is built around being an adequate pilot who is really good at navigation and Astrogation, really good at navigating the outer rim and the fringe worlds in Unknown space, finding new hyperspace routes etc.
– Smuggler class with the Pilot specialization is focused on starship piloting and vehicles to a lesser extent. Smugglers are your rouguey scoundrel types so you get a bit of that in the mix as well, but your core focus is on flying spaceships.
– One of the extra sourcebooks has a Driver specialization for the Explorer, who is basically specialized toward getting vehicles around a planet easily and quickly. I think this is the best fit for what you’ve described.
What sort of obligation are you thinking? It sounds like criminal ties to me but maybe it’s a debt to a criminal group rather than necessarily being a wanted criminal yourself?
Latter spec for sure, but I think some skills in piloting starships. Criminal ties- I think it’s more that she’s targeted by the gang, who’ve probably pinned something illegal on her which has made the Law interested
Ok, just decided to succumb to curiosity and map out exactly where I walked yesterday. 6km apparently, and google reckons it’s 1:18 to walk it all… and as best as I can figure it, I did all of it in a total of maybe 50-60 minutes 😛
Yay! Pixel’s dogs are coming over today to play with Sid. Hopefully they’ll actually play instead of staring at each other weirdly.
They were having a staring contest!
DROOLING CONTEST \o/
Only when My mum is eating. =P
Anyone have the ASICS Kayanos?
I don’t but I’ve been wearing ASICS stuff since I was about ten (I use Nimbus mainly now because I have an orthotic to get in there and the stuff like Kayano with the built-up arch support makes it too high). Why do you ask?
I’m thinking of buying some proper running shoes and since I’ve used ASICS as general runners for years now, I’ve had my eye on the Kayanos.
I dunno if they’re the best for me but I don’t think I have any specific requirements. They’re pretty pricey locally so I don’t want to do a “get advice/try in person and then buy online” as it’ll be wasting their time. I’ll probably have a looksee next week to see if Rebel’s price beat policy works on this okayish deal.
You could go into an Athelete’s Foot or similar and try a few pairs on.
I can’t believe I actually fixed my own car! Took it out this morning to get some milk, and it started first go! Not even a single sputter!!! SO STOKED!
There’s a large pimple on the back of my neck.
Also, I’m considering selling my PS3 Slim.
Will that really help the pimple issue?
That’s not a pimple. It’s your head!
Hold on to it. You’ll only regret it later
The pimple? Hurr hurrrrr
Hurrrrrrrrrrrr
Sack!
boy!
Gurl
Tap?
Went to install an SSD today, didn’t have a 2.5″ to 3.5″ bracket so I improvised.
http://instagram.com/p/qX_3gbvjw2/?modal=true
Do you not just have mounting holes on the bottom of your case or along the side of your drive cage? Most cases I’ve used have somewhere you can whack a 2.5.
Nice stable looking job though, I’d have used blutak
Nah, my case pre dates SSD’s heh. The revised version has them though…
PHWAOR! Sony Flash Sale:
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/flash-sale/cid=STORE-MSF77008-9_FLASHSALE2014?smcid=ps:show-now:games:ps-playstation-store
Woah. There’s definitely a couple of games there I’d be picking up if I still had a PS3!
Toejam and Earl for 99cents! That game was fantastic, I played the hell out of it on the Megadrive with my brother. I actually still have an original Megadrive copy … I should play it.
ooh syphon filter… tempted to get that and see how fugly it is on a modern tv. Then get pissed off by being trained the entire game to go for headshots and then the final boss is a guy with an exposed head who you can only kill with gas grenades BECAUSE NARRATIVE IRONY AND FUCK YOU, THATS WHY!
Requires a us account I think 😐
Always good to keep a US account 🙂
My PSVita has a use again!
As an alarm clock.
SHAKESPEAREAN REDEMPTION!
Oh, man. Is that gag still a thing?
Or are you doing it ironically?
*slips on hipster slippers*
I relish opportunities to say something dumb with gusto.
Oh, then we do have at least one thing in common then
You don’t use it for games?
VYTAR HAZ NO GAEMS HURR HURR HURR!!!
I’ve run out of games to play. Also the whole memory card thing.
Are you interested in:
– Gravity Rush
– Uncharted: Golden Abyss
– Soul Sacrifice
Because these are all games I now own thru PS+ and my physical copies are redundant as a result. Also maybe Blazblue which I picked up when it launched on the cheap, never played and can’t recall if I have a PS+ copy or not. Also also Disgaea 3 but @greenius put his hand up for it a while back and I haven’t had a chance to pass it over.
I also have copies of Muramasa and the JP release of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f which have been replaced with digital copies but I’d probably want to sell those or hang onto them rather than give them away like the above 3.
HANDS OFF MY DISGAEA 3, SCREE! >:|
Disgaea 4 Vita soon :D. Although I’m a bit behind and haven’t played any of them since 3 originally came out on PS3 (I think there was only one other main one after 4?).
The last two I’m interested in. I completely gravity rush and loved it. If I had a bigger memory card for my vita, I would probably play more games.
Bravely Default finished \o/
ENDING SPOILERS:
So which of your friend Mii’s worlds got destroyed? 😛None of them? I got help from 4 worlds but that was kind of the point, they didn’t get worlds destroyed.You didn’t see any worlds explode during the boss battle? Blaghman’s world got wrecked in my game 😀Nope, I beat that boss pretty quickly though.
I forgot you were something like 30 levels higher than I was 😛
63 hours on the clock. Level 99, maxed all jobs, spent a while getting gear and stuff. Couldn’t beat the secret boss in the bonus dungeon, just because he takes fucking forever since he has a guard companion and re-summons them immediately after you kill it. Got him to 200k/300k in about 15 minutes and just let him kill me, wasn’t worth the stress. Beat all the side bosses as well.
Overall it’s a great game. It drags a bit in a few spots and I felt like Chapter 8 was unnecessary. I do like the overall concept of what they did in the back half of the game, just was a bit long. I also felt like the bosses started throwing out some unfair stuff toward the end as well, like an attack that sucks away 1 BP from the whole party. Also parts felt straight up buggy, like if I’ve got a fire immunity or fire absorption effect up, and then I get hit with a weak-to-fire effect and then hit by a fire attack that would do a whole ton of damage to me, and it shouldn’t have. Also what conditions were prevented or removed by what spells is never properly explained (some stuff requires esuna, some needs a dispel, some is not removable). So there’s definitely some areas which needed polish a bit.
I also felt like the characters were a bit bland. Edea and Ringabell got better but the other two not so much, and didn’t like the feeling that they were all going through terrible emotional stuff in the moment but were completely over it 5 minutes later.
It’s definitely a better game overall than anything mainline FF has shat out in the last decade. Almost feels like it’s come over from an alternative dimension where FF7-13 never happened. Lots of nice modern additions to the mechanics though. I like being able to control the encounter rate a lot, and auto-battle and speeding the battle up is great too. The friends list stuff ended up tying into things nicely but as a mechanic I thought it was shit – it allowed you access to abilities too early if you had friends that had played the game through, and it spoiled what you’d be unlocking.
I’m not convinced by the job system. I like it in theory, but there wasn’t enough that actually changed between jobs. The number of skill slots you get is way too limited compared to the number of jobs which means you end up min-maxing. IMO you should have gained the benefit of *all* the abilities of that job, or at least multiple bonuses and then had 5 slots to get other job’s abilities, which would make job selection more interesting. Instead the only difference between a level 1 and level 14 job is just the stats you have. Feels underdone.
The little teaser video for Bravely Second after getting the True End was cool, if a bit awkward.
So the next game will be Tiz and Magnolia and maybe two new characters? Because I’d be pretty cool with that. I’d also be cool if it was just her and a new cast though because Tiz is such a blank slate that he’s uninteresting🙁
What have you got against VII – IX?
Monster.
Nothing, just that Bravely Default ignores them and throws back to FF1-5.
Now to pick the next game on The List:
Final Fantasy Type-0 (PSP)
Tales of Vesperia (360)
Valkyria Chronicles 3 (PSP)
Ar Tonelico 3 (PS3)
Danganronpa (Vita)
Atelier Arland Series (Vita)
Valiant Hearts (PC)
Ys VI (PC)
Drakengard 3 (PS3)
Infamous Second Son (PS4)
Demon Gaze (Vita)
The Wolf Among Us (PC)
Gravity Rush (Vita)
Monster Monpiece (Vita)
Link Between Worlds (3DS)
I’m leaning Vita because I’ll be able to play it while traveling. Perhaps it’s time to get back to Danganronpa, especially since the next installment isn’t too far away. I’ve got a bunch of other stuff on my system too so if I finish it I can move on to several others.
The Wolf Among Us, it’s now finished and man that was a damn fine game.
Link Between Worlds because it’s awesome! And fits the portable thing too.
Oops just accidentally found an ebay with a bunch of boxed game boy games. Bye bye money.
Oh yeah and didn’t even read it properly too – one of them was just the empty box 😛