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12:23 AM
Hi guys, which version of my website looks more appealing to you? I'm targeting a young gamer audience. (12-16)
 
@ThomasMcDonald RAAAAAAAAARGH SERVER etc.
@Alec Do you want an honest answer?
 
@fredley minecraft?
 
@SaintWacko Yes
 
@fredley I was just starting that up :)
 
@Fredley Yes. Which one is more appealing. Not that they both look bad.
 
12:26 AM
@Alec 2. Sorry, I'm a website designer/developer and quite drunk. I'll say no more.
@SaintWacko With @ThomasMcDonald?
 
@fredley I don't know. Does he run the game.se server?
 
@SaintWacko Yarp
 
@Alec I like the coloration on the first one, but the logo on the second one
 
@Alec They both look shady as fuck tbqh.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Lol. Yes, it's a real website. Any site offering 'free' games would seem like a scam.
The thing I need is reputation.
 
12:30 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz This
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz course, that could just be TANSTAAFL talking
 
@SaintWacko No, they both seem shady as all hell. Tanstaafl or no.
 
Mostly going to be targeting people who don't have a credit cards who want a game. Like a twelve year old boy who wants Dishonored but his parents won't let him get it.
 
...They changed the controls for abilities in Megabyte punch.
Now it's dependant on which way you're moving, like Super Smash Brothers.
...Hm...
 
user2334
I'm sorry.
 
12:33 AM
Didn't like it as much at first.
Still feels awkward.
 
user2334
@Alec That's what Steam Gift Cards are for. Conning people into taking surveys in hopes of getting free stuff is just above counterfeit drugs and just below Kotaku in the internet hierarchy of evil
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@MarkTrapp Wait, Kotaku's evil!? Why did nobody tell me!?
 
@MarkTrapp Quite frankly I haven't heard of a steam gift card before. It's not conning really, just essentially giving them a different payment method.
Plus, money is money. I will snatch it if I can.
 
user2334
@Alec You keep telling yourself that, but the only reputation you'll be getting is one of a shyster
 
user2334
@fbueckert Kotaku is one of the Prime Evils: they were old when the world was young
 
12:40 AM
y u no love kotaku
its the land of episode 3 rumors
 
user2334
@Alec They made me fill out a survey :(
 
just use firebug
and delete the JS first from CPAlead/blam ads
so it cant detect that you're deleting the widget
then get rid of widgit
boom ur on the article page
 
user2334
But I wanted a free iPad!
 
1:37 AM
(Above link is likely of special interest to @MarkTrapp)
 
2:01 AM
I think this is an old duplicate, can anyone else review this?
 
user2334
2:43 AM
Got through first three zones in Pandaria, no shit collecting quest, think "yay they finally got over it" halfway through fourth zone, there it is.
 
@MarkTrapp Blizzard will never 'get over' poop quests.
 
user2334
one can dream
 
user2334
@LessPop_MoreFizz That's Hitlerific, literally better than 4 Hitlers
 
3:20 AM
0
Q: In co-op, does enemy item/loot drop depend on who gets the kill?

galacticninjaSomeone has speculated in this question of mine that the Vault Hunter's Relic's bonus effects (+5% chance of enemies dropping rare loot) are applied only if the player who has it equipped is the one to get the kill. Does enemy item or loot drop depend on which player (and the items he/she has eq...

 
3:53 AM
0
Q: Can I get a packing neighbor to stay in my Animal Crossing town?

ladenedgeI went on vacation last week and I've come home to Animal Crossing: City Folk to find that one of my neighbors is getting ready to move out of town. It's to the point where his house is filled with packed boxes. I sent him a couple letters yesterday, but it didn't seem to matter - he is still i...

 
 
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5:02 AM
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Q: Does weapon weight affect power recharge for squad mates?

aditya menonI like equipping squad mates with the heavier, more powerful weapons - and using a shotgun+pistol myself. Does this affect their power recharge speed? Should I use light weight weapons for squad mates also, because I depend on powers a lot.

 
5:35 AM
0
Q: Is it possible to switch factions in Planetside 2 after choosing one?

AcediaAs the title suggests, I was wondering if there was any information that confirms or denies the possibility of being able to switch factions after choosing one. For example, say I choose the Terran Republic, but then I decide that I no longer want to play for that faction. Can I switch?

 
6:08 AM
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Q: What is the significance of this horned creature that appears sometimes in Bejeweled Blitz?

NReilinghSometimes when I'm playing Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook, I notice this deer/elk thing show up on the left side of the screen: It's not there when the game starts (at least I've never noticed it), and I can't figure out if it has any effect on gameplay or what triggers it showing up. Maybe it's ...

 
6:41 AM
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Q: Is there quick matchmaking in Shogun 2?

SalI was a big fan of the Rome series, and I just recently started back on the Total War series again, by picking up FoTS with Shogun 2. I'm not interested in the campaign or anything, I just want to fight in quick skirmish matches with online players. Does Shogun 2 not support that? (I don't want t...

 
7:14 AM
0
Q: Can I disable science sharing in my team?

OakI'm trying to play a cooperative game of Civilization V - that is, a multiplayer game with two humans (all the rest AIs) with both of us sharing the same team. However, I discovered that when we are on the same team we apparently completely share the science progression between us - giving us wha...

0
Q: How does game difficulty work in a multiplayer game?

OakI play a cooperative game with another human, with all the other players being AI. Apparently every human can choose difficulty separately - she chose prince difficulty and I chose Emperor difficulty. Looking at What changes are made when playing King through to Deity difficulty?, I see some asp...

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Q: Synonym request: [ftl] as synonym for [ft-faster-than-light]

dewordeCan an [ftl] tag be created to act as a synonym for FTL:Faster than light? It's the standard usage to refer to the game.

 
7:50 AM
0
Q: Super Metroid Grappling Beam Challenge

toN yldaSNow that I've found the Grappling Beam in Super Metroid, I'm going back through old areas to collect upgrades I couldn't get before. One place in Norfair that really caught my attention is only reachable by grappling those invincible flying things: Problem is, it's super challenging because y...

 
8:23 AM
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Q: How can I repair my O2 Generator in an oxygen deprived ship?

EnderIf my ship has 0% oxygen in it, how can I repair my o2 generator if my crew wont live long enough to do so? Note that I've already tried, and because of this I have 2 crew members stuck in my medbay holding even at 10% health each.

 
8:56 AM
0
Q: How to get the FTL patch for Linux?

AnnaI bought the game from the official website. How can I get the patch? I did get a "Steam key" I think, but I don't use Steam. I'm running Linux.

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Q: PSN Account Change

NickMy dad created a master PSN account because I'm under 18 and he signed up on my ps3 user account and I can't sign in with my sub-account on my user? It works on a new user be I don't want too lose all my saved data and trophies?

 
9:29 AM
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Q: Minecraft seond player

S ForresterUsed to be able to have two player split screen but now it doesn't recognise the second controller, when pressing start or A, any suggestions? Thanks

 
10:02 AM
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Q: Does it matter if I open one or two doors?

AnnaIf two rooms, or a room and space, are connected by two doors, does it make a difference whether I open one or both of the doors?

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Q: Red or blue wire? FTL

Joe HeartyHelp In the game FTL there is a part where it asks in a side event to choose red or blue wire? i currently have my game pause and need assistance please help. Witch one do i cut?

 
10:48 AM
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Q: Starting Android Game Development

Sarim421I am new in android app development, i have to develop a simple android game.Guide me where and how should i start. I have eclipse and android sdk in my Windows based PC and recently made small android application.

 
11:45 AM
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Q: Help with item stats!

VordeWhy does my damage gets reduced when I equip a 969.4 DPS weapon instead of a 698.0 DPS weapon? I'm a wizard. Weapon A - 698.0 DPS , 605-791 Damage , 1.00 Attacks per second, 93 strength , 371 intelligence. Weapon B - 969.4 DPS , 961-1192 Damage , 0.90 Attacks per second , Critical hit damage in...

 
12:02 PM
@Lazers This is a dupe of like 4 different questions but I can't find any of them because the search on the site is terrible and I am terrible.
 
 
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2:08 PM
Good morning, Bridge.
 
2:24 PM
when people ask me to teach them about the French Revolution I don’t know how to tell them I can’t, because I’m a monarchist
 
3:06 PM
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Q: How do I get Ride Together Die Together?

Ben BrockaThe Ride Together Die Together challenge requires me to kill "Tumbaa" and "Pimon" within 10 seconds of eachother. There's extremely little info about this challenge on the internet (no videos, best I can tell) but they are apparently named bosses who do not always spawn, and if one spawns the oth...

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Q: How do I see a list of ALL official game avatars in Steam?

Ilya MelamedOn the site and in the steam client it lets me see all of the avatars up to the letter "C". It cuts off at "Castle Crashers". How do I see the rest of the game avatars? I want to go to the next page and see the D games, and the E games, etc.

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Q: What does 'Bad fame' mean on torchlight 2?

SLCI killed a particularly difficult purple monster, almost dying and chugging all of my potions. After I killed it, it said 'bad fame'. What does this mean?

 
3:23 PM
Attention Borderlands 2 players: the Vault Hunter rare loot % chance relic sounds to be pretty useless: forums.somethingawful.com/…
(I am so sorry to have to link you to a forum as evidence)
 
3:53 PM
@Lazers Does anyone actually understand this question?
Any PS3 owners might enlighten us on what might be happening here?
 
4:15 PM
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Q: How to get Tear Down This Tower achievement?

Hong OoiThis is the one where you let Siegebreaker destroy 6 towers near the demon gate in Act 3. But where exactly is this gate? I tried letting him destroy the towers in the arena where you fight him, but it didn't do anything. What am I missing?

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Q: What exact locations are covered by Arctic Explorer?

Ben BrockaI want the Arctic Explorer achievement but, best I can tell, I've explored every part of every map in Three Horns (divide/valley), The Fridge and Tundra Express. Are there some other "artctic" maps like Souther Shelf included in this? I'm puzzled as to how I am missing this one. All the maps app...

 
4:48 PM
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Q: Which challenges unlock Skins?

Ben BrockaA small number of challenges unlock Skins for your class type at a certain challenge level; usually level 3 or 5. Which challenge levels unlock which skins?

 
5:21 PM
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Q: Can't find this old game (point and click)

JulianI'm searching for an old point and click adventure game. As far as I can remember it starts at a big boat or submarine. There is some sort of alien/monster like beast onboard. I believe the whole story is based around those monters/aliens. I think it was a DOS game but I'm not really sure abou...

 
5:39 PM
Also should we upload now or wait until we finish the whole series?
 
@RonanForman When are you getting together to finish it off?
 
@James No idea, maybe in two weeks.
Next week is not an option I don't think.
 
6:04 PM
Any diamonds around?
 
@StrixVaria Need your input!
 
On what?
 
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A: Which challenges unlock Skins?

WarfaceMost customization rewards are for your current class, but you can pick up/activate other classes' customization items. Skin collection progress carries between characters. Activated skins show as "Already Unlocked." This wiki is a work in progress—modify the listings if a skin isn't class-speci...

Look at his linked "Source"... Do we allow that?
 
No idea. Just flag for moderator attention and let them handle it.
Holy crap the Zelda part of this video.
 
FAE
6:16 PM
@StrixVaria That was amazing.
 
The best marching band thingy I've ever seen.
 
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Q: Where can the broken stasis pod be found?

AnnaIn which sectors can I find the broken stasis pod?

 
6:32 PM
@RonanForman No idea then man, its going to be mucked up a bit no matter what we do
 
user15026
@StrixVaria I've seen this, and I love it.
 
user15026
Let's kill this, shall we?
 
6:51 PM
@Fluttershy downvoted, flagged, commented, voted to close the question as a duplicate
 
@murgatroid99 ALL THE THINGS
 
@OrigamiRobot Also, the question really should be closed. It's asking for a subset of what the other question asked for
 
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Q: Whats the difference between spinning skulls, stars, and birds when you get dizzy?

ayckosterIn Street Fighter you have either spinning skulls, stars or birds when you get dizzy. Is the animation random, does it rely on certain conditions which you get and are there any side effects? I have read the following explanations, but neither is "certain": It is totally random which animatio...

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Q: The ship to start with?

Joe HeartyBest Ship Which ship is the best to begin the game with, for the most productive and positive outcome?

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Q: EVE Online - Working with the Market

cornjulioxI placed a couple of buy orders for a Tormentor at 264,000 ISK, but when I check my transaction log, I see that I've purchased one at 529,000 ISK. I'm still going to make a profit by selling them, but what I want to know is how the game decided that I'd be willing to purchase at 529k ISK? I've re...

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Q: What is this red cross next to my weapon?

AntoI'm not even sure about when it appeared there. It doesn't seem to do anything when I click it. Any idea ?

 
7:06 PM
@Fluttershy Isn't that a red flag about either questions being a dupe anyway?
 
7:21 PM
@badp That's what I thought too.
 
user20683
Ummm wow...no pun intended.
 
@WorldEngineer This is hilarious. =P
 
@James It depends on how much you want to get rid of your footage.
 
@RonanForman [shrug] I can cut and upload and then just let them sit there :)
 
7:33 PM
@James That is a point
 
user2334
@WorldEngineer good thing I chose today to be my WoW sabbath
 
user2334
nah who I'm I kidding I want to be part of the fun LOGS IN
 
user2334
There were screenshots a while back but now there's a torrent
 
Is there a penalty to death other than this multiple-minute-long "release" period?
I quit WoW before I could die once.
 
user2334
@badp durability loss on items, like in Diablo 3
 
@MarkTrapp should durability hit zero you lose the item?
 
user2334
well, under most conditions. There are certain conditions where you don't receive durability loss due to death, but who knows what this falls under
 
user2334
7:58 PM
@badp Nope, it just turns red and confers no bonuses and whatnot. You repair it and it's good as new
 
oh, okay, so he's mostly only siphoning out some money out of the system as far as long term effects go
 
user2334
a similar situation has happened before, but it was Blizzard's own doing due to lack of foresight
 
user2334
The Corrupted Blood incident is a video game glitch and virtual plague that occurred on September 13, 2005 in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. The epidemic began with the introduction of the new dungeon Zul'Gurub and its end boss Hakkar who, when confronted and attacked, would cast on players a hit point draining and highly-contagious debuff spell called "Corrupted Blood." The spell, intended to last only seconds and function only within the new area of Zul'Gurub, soon spread across the virtual world when players discovered that the use of teleportation spells could take the affliction o...
 
@MarkTrapp what a shitty screenshot.
 
user2334
@badp blame Wikipedia's Fair Use rules. If you take a screenshot, it has to be as useless as possible
 
user2334
8:00 PM
and as small as possible
 
8:42 PM
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Q: Frequent disconnects over LAN?

OakI'm experiencing frequent disconnects while playing Civilization V in multiplayer over my home wired LAN. I do not experience something like that in other multiplayer games. Is it a known problem? Is there any known solution?

 
@MarkTrapp There was also a recent incident where a certain DK ability was able to be used on friendlies by mistake iirc.
 
9:15 PM
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Q: IC2 brewing recipes?

Lizard657Whenever I try to brew things in Industrial craft 2, I always get "Black Stuff". What are some brewing recipes that make things other than Black Stuff?

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Q: Krenko revenge campaign - Magic 2013

DarkShivaI am currently trying to beat Krenko in the revenge campaign in Magic 2013 for the iPad and it is turning out to be quite problematic... Does anyone have any tips on how to beat him? I have all the decks unlocked plus expansion decks.

 
9:51 PM
0
Q: How do I stop smelling like a wet dog?

kotekzotWhenever I meet a guard, they nonchalantly tell me I smell of wet dog. That was par for the course when I was a lycanthrope, but I got better. According to UESP, guards may refer to you as a werewolf even if you have been cured of lycanthropy. How can I make the game realize that I'm no longer a ...

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Q: What's the best way to gear up for heroics in Mists of Pandaria?

James JiaoI have just reached 90 and my gearscore is way short of the one required for heroics. I am just wondering whether there is another way to improve my gearscore without having to grind reputation points with the various MoP factions? Even if I eventually manage to get the reputation required to bu...

 
10:16 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Nate Silver was on my local NPR this morning.
And by morning, I mean afternoon.
But whatevers.
 
your local national public radio?
Salutations
 
Hello
@badp The way NPR works, is that they get local stations affiliated with NPR. Which means local stuff 80% of the time, and then, on the hour, they switch over to the Washington DC NPR.
 
@badp NPR is a network of independent affiliates who each run their own programming. Some run almost exclusively the nationally syndicated stuff, (though, in some cases, not nationally syndicated stuff from NPR, but rather, from other public radio syndicators such as Public Radio International, or the Public Radio Exchange). Others just play classical music all day except for hourly bulletins from NPR. Others do local talk programming most of the day...
But run nationally syndicated morning/evening newscasts (Morning Edition/All Things Considered). There's a gamut.
 
At any rate. Nate Silver sounds really young.
 
@RavenDreamer He is pretty young.
Also, his book is amazing if you haven't picked it up yet
 
10:25 PM
That's what he was plugging'
 
@RavenDreamer He's 34.
like, he's 5 years older than me.
 
user2334
10:42 PM
dang you're 29? look at grandpa over here
 
@MarkTrapp 28 for another month.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz that sounds like a pretty American approach to the topic.
 
user2334
@LessPop_MoreFizz 5 months older than me, grandpa
 
@badp We don't have state run media like you guys do in Italy. We believe in free speech.
 
user2334
Yes we do
 
10:43 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Most of Europe has state run media, try again
 
user2334
Voice of America (VOA) is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio and TV and the Internet outside of the U.S. in 43 languages. VOA produces about 1,500 hours of news and feature programming each week for an estimated global audience of 123 million people, "to promote freedom and democracy and to enhance understanding through multimedia communication...
 
also I didn't write that in critique
 
user2334
The trick is that VoA is for spreading propaganda to foreign countries
 
@badp Well yes, but you're in Italy.
@MarkTrapp Well yes, but it isn't broadcast within the US.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yeah, Italy has state run media where the people in charge (now thankfully only used to) also run private TV.
 
10:46 PM
@badp Yeah, I was actually going for the berlusconi joke there in part. You got me.
 
The UK has state-owned media companies with none of our clusterfuck. Not a single second of advertisements there.
@LessPop_MoreFizz D-, try harder! :P
 
@badp Yeah, here in the states, NPR and PBS are private non-profit foundations that recieve a token amount of government funding via grants.
Most of their funding comes from private contributions.
Some NPR/PBS affiliates are owned by state/local governments. Others are private nonprofits. Others are owned by universities or other educational institutions.
 
I'm not saying it's wrong
or bad or corrupt or anything
 
@badp Nor am I saying it's right. I'm just explaining how it works.
 
I just wanted to make sure you weren't justifying it
 
10:50 PM
@badp Well, just the BBC. I think the competing private media channels have to run advertising.
 
also, nite
 
@badp Just trying to explain the way in which our 'public' broadcasting is dramatically different from the bbc et al.
 
@YiJiang: I feel like your edit subtly changes the meaning - it now reads more like "What is the best ship for a beginner?" rather than "What is the beginning state with the best final outcomes?" — Joe Wreschnig 16 mins ago
Can anyone review the edit here? gaming.stackexchange.com/posts/87038/revisions
I thought the question was quite vague on which of the two questions it's actually trying to ask
 
user2334
Nevermind, I see it. Yeah, it does change the meaning, but the question sucks anyway
 
@MarkTrapp This is the important part. bad question is bad.
 
10:57 PM
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Q: How to burn off infamy faster in EUIII

canadiancreedPlaying as the Byzantium Empire, and while I've gotten back Asia Minor, my infamy is through the roof and seems to be moving down at a snails pace. Any way that I can get it moving down faster so that I'm not killing off the next half century bringing it down?

 
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Q: playonlinux is unable to find 32bits / 64bits OpenGL library

footyWhen I open a fresh instalation of play on linux, it gives 2 dialog box as mentioned in title: playonlinux is unable to find 32bits OpenGL library playonlinux is unable to find 64bits OpenGL library I am using ubuntu 12(and new to it) and would like to know how to solve this problem

 
11:13 PM
So I am now getting phishing spam claiming to be a speeding ticket.
Wat.
 
11:48 PM
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz went looking for comic sans. was not disappointed.
 
user2334
Arial is the light side, Helvetica is the dark side? Either that's made by a Microsoft employee or someone who likes Justin Bieber non-ironically
 

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