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12:00 AM
@FAE I agree, he's great to listen to if you want to work on something or chill out.
@FAE Give Neon Velcro 2 a listen when you have some time.
 
FAE
@GnomeSlicE I put it on while I was messing about with my phone, and it's definitely good background music. It's not quite "active listening" music for me, if that makes any sense.
 
@FAE Completely. I'm cleaning my room right now. Vanish.
 
FAE
@GnomeSlicE Haha, yeah, this is definitely stuff I'd put on while cleaning
 
Specifically AM Love.
 
12:03 AM
Really like what he did with this one.
@LessPop_MoreFizz whatis
 
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Q: At what level will I acquire more plane models?

fbreretoI'm level 18 now and the biggest plane I have available to me in the market is the Aeroeagle. It has been that way for several levels now and I'm wondering when the next model will be available in the market? Is there something more I must do (e.g., unlock a certain number of achievements) to unl...

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Q: Synonym request: [port-forwarding] -> [networking]

ickleislandsCan we add port-forwarding as a synonym for networking please? Currently port-forwarding has four questions on it, all of which would be perfectly suited under networking.

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Q: Synonym discussion: [teamspeak], [ventrilo] -> [voice-chat]

ickleislandsAs part of the clean up do we want to be grouping up ventrilo and teamspeak and any similar tags under voice-chat ?

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Lol.
 
FAE
@LessPop_MoreFizz ahahaha
 
@FAE Oh, you might find Different a little more memorable.
 
FAE
12:09 AM
@GnomeSlicE Listening to Neon Velcro now, I'll queue that one up when it's done
 
@FAE Neon Velcro is over an hour long, it's a mixset.
I think different is featured in it anyway
 
FAE
@GnomeSlicE Oh heeeeey, I didn't even notice that
 
@FAE Hence the 'when you have some time'.
Blargh, I think Mr Rubber Finger is gone.
Ah nope, Different must be featured in This one.
 
@FAE Did you see Hawkings reaction to the Higgs?
"This discovery has cost me $100".
He had a bet apparently.
 
FAE
@LessPop_MoreFizz lmao, I hadn't, that's amazing
 
12:17 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Higgs was discovered? How did I miss that
 
@FAE One more:
MR Rubber Finger
 
@QAtash Yes. And they published their findings in Comic Sans.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Heehee.
 
The worst slides ever.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I'm Comic Sans Asshole
@LessPop_MoreFizz WTF.
That looks terrible.
> People love me. Why? Because I’m fun. I’m the life of the party. I bring levity to any situation. Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am. Need to spice up the directions to your graduation party? WHAM. There again. Need to convey your fun-loving, approachable nature on your business’ website? SMACK. Like daffodils in motherfucking spring.
 
12:22 AM
Hahaha, that's awesome
 
@QAtash Which thing?
 
Both
 
@QAtash There were three things, if you count the video I linked.
 
@GnomeSlicE I was referring to the discovery and the comic sans post :)
 
@QAtash Right, right.
 
user2334
12:31 AM
 
FAE
@GnomeSlicE I feel like this has been linked before, but I'm completely not complaining
 
HE WANTS TO TASTE THE CURB.
 
user2334
Personally, I think the Higgs announcement should've been done in Zapfino.
 
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Q: Steam workshop subscribe hekp?

JoeSo i got Civ the other day. How does steam workshop work exactly? How do I get mods for Civ V. What happens if it doesnt work. Thanks.

 
12:55 AM
@MarkTrapp What the... what is this.
 
@Lazers This is so vague...
@MarkTrapp I must be missing the joke at the end of that one.
@EbonDreamer Still no word on viking running?
 
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Q: Cause of mysterious PS3 connection drops and lag?

WillI'm having an interesting problem with my roommate's PS3. It was working relatively fine until I changed the router password. When I attempted to change the network configuration for the PS3 to use the new password, everything went to hell. First, I had an amazing time trying to get the PS3 to e...

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Q: What uses does the Camera item have?

cloudymusicIn the XBLA port of Spelunky, there is a Camera item in some shops that costs $10,000, and the journal doesn't say anything much about it. It didn't seem to have any effect on the enemies I used it on, though it does stun damsels and I've heard it enrages shopkeepers. Does this item have any use...

 
Scary Luigi's Mansion?
Yes, thank you bandcamp for taking the time to implement such useful features.
 
None.
 
@EbonDreamer Bah, whatever, I'm giving up on the game ever releasing.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz the tweets are hilarious: theverge.com/2012/7/4/3136652/…
 
2:01 AM
@QAzer Did you ever finish with the coin?
Oh man, I so need to play Postal.
I'm dying of laughter.
> Oh shoot, I didn't have my pants up.
@QAzer Ping.
 
user15026
2:29 AM
Hoyl crap Theatrhythm is funner than I expected. I expected it to be fun, but sometimes music games frustrate me. This is just fun.
 
3:05 AM
@GnomeSlicE working on that and another logo concept now. Haven't had much time this week, cept for today
 
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Q: How do I fast-forward conversations in Tales of Monkey Island?

Anna LearI'm playing the Tales of Monkey Island. Chapter 1 specifically, but I imagine this applies to all five of them. Is there a way to skip past dialog or just make it go by faster? Space pauses the game. Esc brings up the menu. Mouse buttons don't seem to do anything. Is there a shortcut I'm missi...

 
@QAzer I thought you'd done it already, but no worries.
 
@GnomeSlicE the uv map is done, but I just wanted to pretty it up a bit more
 
@QAzer What do you mean?
All I wanted was a bump map.
That's it.
 
@GnomeSlicE your bump map colors were inverted and had no grays so it wasn't as notice able, so I'm tweaking it to get a good bevel
 
3:15 AM
@QAzer Inverted? I wanted it to go in, not out
 
@GnomeSlicE ah I though you wanted in beveled like on RL coins
 
@QAzer I dunno, I guess so, whatver.
Doesn't really matter.
 
@GnomeSlicE gimme a bit and I'll send you the link to the .max file to use as you please
Also: Happy birthday, America.
 
3:41 AM
You guys really need to play King Arthur's Gold with me. Everyone who plays it is dumb.
 
@GnomeSlicE So...you want to call us dumb? :P
 
currently, I meant
 
Jin
4:03 AM
Eve makes my brain hurt
 
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Q: Should we burn with fire "How much XP..." questions?

Fredy31Seems that every RPG that comes out, there's that question that pops out soon after. Total Amount of Experience from 1 to 50 What is the total amount of exp needed to go from level 1 to 70 (71) in Modern Warfare 2? How much experience is required for each level? Is there a list of experience ...

 
@Lazers Disagree; just because you don't find it useful doesn't mean nobody does
 
4:24 AM
 
@QAzer Sure, whatever.
Looks great.
The shadow on the text makes it look like you have a bad monitor, though.
 
@GnomeSlicE your approval is all that matters.
 
@QAzer Man, honestly, you're clearly way better at this than me.
 
@GnomeSlicE the light blue or the black?
 
Ask @RonanForman
@QAzer the light blue
 
Jin
4:26 AM
@QAzer I don't think you need the gradients on the blue and red buttons
 
@Jin Agree.
 
Jin
oh and the gradient on the joystick knob too.
 
Ok I was trying to give it a bit more dimension with the gradient
 
Jin
@QAzer yeah i see that. i think it looks fine without it. plus i feel gradients(blur) clashes with the clean vector style
you can always use single color shading
 
@Jin You do that?
 
Jin
4:33 AM
@GnomeSlicE nope. it's by the ultra talented Glenn Jones
 
@Jin Oh sick.
These are sweet.
 
Jin
i have a few of his shirts. they're hilarious
 
He records his drawings?
That's awesome.
 
Jin
yeah. you should watch his vids.
 
@Jin I'll give that a shot, thanks.
 
Jin
4:40 AM
@QAzer but overall it looks good!
 
@QAzer Coin?
 
@GnomeSlicE Soon™
 
Man, where does this guy get his ideas.
Experimental Music is such a cool design.
@Jin This guy is amazing.
 
Jin
@GnomeSlicE that's why I think he's the best illustrator out there. not only for his illustration styles, but also his ideas. they're just so.. wild.
 
@Jin They all make sense too, but you'd never, ever think of them.
Well, I would never ever think of them.
Really cool, thanks.
 
Jin
4:53 AM
his drawings are so simple too, very elegant.
 
He can't seem to grasp 'a lot' vs 'alot' though.
 
5:09 AM
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Q: Item Level and their average armor/dps in Diablo 3

ExtrakunIs there any handy reference as to what is the range of DPS and armor for items of a particular level? A lot of time I would get, say a crossbow that does 300 DPS for item level 55, but I have no idea how good that is whe

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz <3 Papyrus.
Actually, papyrus is a piece of shit.
I wonder what font he used for his rant though... I like it.
 
user2334
5:29 AM
The wisdom of the Na'vi is only captured in Papyrus
 
user2334
@GnomeSlicE Fairly certain it's Gotham
 
user2334
Nope, not Gotham. The lowercase G is wrong
 
user2334
Looks like a Gotham bastardization called Omnes
 
user2334
No, can't be that: it's not rounded
 
user2334
Oh wait, it is. Hard to tell at low resolution. Okay, Omnes final answer
 
user2334
@Jin The lowercase i is wrong: circular dot. So is the g: closed tail
 
Jin
you're right
i dunno then
 
user2334
The reference to Hoefler & Frere-Jones is what lead me to say Gotham, and it's awfully similar, except for the lowercase g and a couple of other things
 
Jin
@MarkTrapp Waxy doesn't know types well. he just knows mentioning HFJ will get designers even more worked up :)
 
user2334
haha
 
Jin
5:51 AM
@waxpancake I know what you mean, but it’s not like they’re getting criticized for using Arial. It’s Comic Fucking Sans.
.@waxpancake We actually found a Higgs Boson last year, but we're too busy finishing our webfonts project to make a slide about it.
haha
 
I can confirm that comic sans is inexplicably popular among scientists
 
user2334
Yeah: I used to work with a Biologist when I was in college who insisted all presentation slides were done in Comic Sans because it was the "most readable"
 
Jin
 
6:09 AM
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Q: In Radnet challenges, to whom are my scores compared?

AubergineUnlike the original Prototype, I find the challenges in Prototype 2 to be less frustrating and more challenging. This probably has to do with the goals for achieving a platinum ranking not being as outrageous as in the original game. Something else that definitely helps is the fact that your sco...

 
 
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7:40 AM
@GnomeSlicE i.imgur.com/RrXBr.png (version two)
 
8:16 AM
@QAzer Lots of unused space
 
user2334
Lots of unused space?
 
9:13 AM
@RonanForman Yes, I think so. Contract arriving today
@Jin I own one of these. It's great fun. I've had someone fall to their knees sobbing before.
 
Eve just has to start with a lower luck stat
 
Does she? What does luck affect?
 
Drops I believe
like, this was the second time the very first thing she gets in a run is Speed down
ESC ESC ENTER
I hear WotL actually has a challenge where you start with minimum luck
The main point of Cain, actually, is his higher luck stat
so if you want to see how luck changes the game just play him a bunch
 
9:42 AM
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Q: How can I search for +mindmg-maxdmg attribute in the AH?

BoraExample: +4-8 damage ring I can't see a way to search for the +4-8 damage part. The "extra minimum damage" filter won't show this attribute. Is there a way to find such items?

 
user2334
 
user2334
Aww, who down-voted without flagging it as spam?
 
user2334
Or perhaps someone down-voted and flagged it as spam despite spam flags counting as downvotes
 
user2334
9:57 AM
And it's gone. Crisis averted
 
I have to confess that i was that person. Didn't know what flagging even does. :)
 
@PatrickStalder No, I was that person!
 
Well we both did it then. highfive
 
user2334
@PatrickStalder If you flag as spam or offensive, it counts as a downvote, and if 5 other regular users do the same, it gets auto-deleted without having to wait for a moderator to do it. The poster gets a 100 rep penalty as well
 
user2334
The penalty being mostly meaningless for a one-off unregistered spam account
 
9:59 AM
@MarkTrapp Ok, thanks for the info.
Im new to the chat. Are there now 3 or 23 people in this room?
 
There are, uh, let me count...
23 people, or there about
Not everybody's actually in front of their computer right now though
 
Oh so the greyed out just shows "activity".
 
user2334
Yeah, SE chat is more asynchronous than most. You can ping people who are here but aren't physically here or have the chat room open as long as they've been around in the last day or so
 
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Q: Do one-rep unregistered users contribute positively to Arqade?

Mark TrappIt seems like it's a sure bet that if you see: n min Soandso 1 next to a question and Soandso is an unregistered user, the post Soandso made is either: spam gibberish a reply to an existing user a "me too!" or follow-up question Because of this, I'm interested in finding out how often o...

 
10:21 AM
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Q: Linux detects joypad key pressed even if there is no key pressed

El UnluckoI'm having a very weird problem on my Arch Linux machine. Well, I've been having it for a couple of years, but since I don't use joypads very often I just ignored it the first time around. It's a very weird problem so read carefully. I while ago I tried to use my Xbox 360 pad to play some old PS...

 
10:44 AM
oh god
This is going to be a painfully long Womb 2
 
@QAzer If it's okay with everyone else we have our new logo, that's great.
 
10:55 AM
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
Fuck you Eve
also thank you meat boy for not showing up
So I guess I'll be getting End 5 as Isaac now? or rather keep him for later. Hm.
 
11:12 AM
@QAdp If I can make a suggestion, use Cain until you unlock Satan and have to do his achievement with every char. I don't know if it's me, but cain makes life easier
 
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Q: Does Deux Ex: Human Revolution run better under Windows than Mac OS X?

deusex_fanI've got a macbook air 13" with an HD 4000 graphics card. Deus Ex runs just ok on it. Is the performance on Windows better for this game? If so, is it enough to matter?

 
It's a sound suggestion (although I kinda like Judas a little better when he does work)
 
@QAdp a single heart container can be a pain in the ass
luckily for you you still don't have the DLC
there's a whole lot of new enemies that can deal a full heart container of damage, even at the first levels
 
fun
spiders and such eh?
I do plan on getting the DLC now, it's just a matter of when
 
@QAdp the worst are Mullibooms
they're Mulligoon that chase you and explode on touch
1 full heart of damage
it's hilarious doing the new levels with Judas or Samson, I've had games that lasted 30 seconds
 
11:18 AM
it's kind of the same pre-DLC too
I used Judas to try for Basement Boy
I suicided myself over and over
blech. Buy the Ladder, get Trascendence one level later
 
@QAdp it can be worse
get Lord of the Pits, find Trascendence right afterwards
 
Idon't think I've unlocked Lord of the Pits yet
 
it's a random item from devil's room
 
one coin short of the relic T_T
 
11:30 AM
@LessPopMoreFizz I ignored the 'what if it doesn't work' part as it's very broad in scope considering the person asking the question hasn't even experienced an issue (according to his question)
 
@ickleislands Yeah, which is the appropriate reaction. The asker is bad at writing questions. The appropriate reaction is not to threaten closure unless he edits it, it's clear what he wants.
 
Hm, Rosary or Revelations.
Rosary and then Bible
 
@LessPopMoreFizz yeah, well it's perfectly possible that the askers' next post will be along the lines of 'well I tried that but <X>'
in which case the rest of the question becomes valid
 
I might be inclined to simply add a "If this doesn't work, come back and [Ask Another Question](link to ask button) detailing exactly what isn't working and in what way."
 
the questions are proliferating!
 
11:34 AM
@ickleislands Not the problem of this particular inquiry. If he's that dumb deal with it later. Don't threaten closure right off the bat over something like that.
 
@QAppei BURN THEM ALL WITH HOLY HELLFIRE
Or retag them I guess
 
@QAdley maybe it's best, I tend to become a little messy with the holy hellfire
 
@QAppei I have retagginated them all
 
@QAdley thanks
 
11:50 AM
btw when dealing with i'd go with ignoring any instance tagged to and just detag the rest then merge
lots of skyrim questions
 
12:06 PM
Heh, SpaceChem is quite hard. I think I'll enjoy this game
 
FAE
Why, why do you guys not fix typos and spelling and grammar errors when you retag? ;_; This is the perfect opportunity for general cleanup! :(
 
@FAE They use scripts.
 
12:29 PM
 
So everyone, what do you think of this logo?
user image
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@QAzer made it but no one commented on it.
 
@RonanForman I like.
Can I suggest adding the heart in somewhere?
 
@QAdley Really? I think the simplicity is what makes it good.
 
Something subtle, like the 'hole' in the A
I wouldn't suggest adding it as it is, I like the simplicity
but just 'quoting' it somewhere
 
Today's Listening:
@RonanForman I really like it, and I disagree with @QAdley about adding a heart.
@FAE Are they still not doing that?
 
12:41 PM
@Wipqozn Design wise, it's perfect as it is. The heart thing is just me getting sentimental
Only worth including if it can be done well.
 
@QAdley I wouldn't include it in the logo though, maybe in the intro etc.
 
@RonanForman Ok. I'm not that fussed really.
 
There. I added a big giant notification at the top of the meta thread.
Anyways, time to swoosh.
tortoise swoosh
 
@QAdley lol at the fact that even Wired got SO and SE's name wrong
 
12:53 PM
@YiJiang CamelCase?
 
Yeah. It's suppose to be two words
 
@YiJiang Indeed
 
1:05 PM
Isaac win get
Man, that first Mom victory was such a wall
It's impressive (and disappointing) how much easier did the game get after that
also I would've gone for Sheol with this Isaac
oh well
 
Good morning, all
 
@QAdp Easier? The Womb is rough - you take twice as much damage.
 
@IanPugsley Typically by then I'm buffed up enough + I have either compass or treasure map
Also, Mom's Heart is much easier than Mom
 
1:21 PM
@IanPugsley And after you kill Mom enough times, you unlock Hard mode. Permanently.
 
@fbueckert I'm about to.
 
@QAdp I get what you mean by the first Mom kill being a wall; once you manage that, it's all downhill from there.
 
@IanPugsley In the Depths you have treasure rooms, shops, secret rooms, etc. In the womb all you really care about is the boss. This means that while each room is more dangerous you'll be going through less of those rooms.
 
@IanPugsley and the chest is crazy. Every room has two bosses or 3 mini bosses (but every chest has an item)
 
(I don't have the DLC)
 
1:24 PM
@QAdp there are secret rooms and arcades in sheol and the womb
 
Same with the Womb really
but if you miss them... meh! Who cares. You're most likely not missing on items.
 
@QAdp arcades are really useful for getting pickups
 
(Okay, getting health up from blood donation machines in Arcade can be very nice. You're likely to already have done that though.)
 
@QAdp If you happen to have the compass, sure - otherwise, you'll be wandering
 
@QAdp I have gotten lots of soul hearts from arcades too
 
1:26 PM
@IanPugsley It's relatively common in shops
Either that or the treasure map. Then you'll avoid the obviously non-interesting dead ends
 
@QAdp you're apparently having a lot luckier runs than I do
 
@QAdp but you can often use the money for better things
 
Dunno about that
I find that when I do skip items in the shop the next shop's likely to be Greed anyway
 
@QAdp you still didn't get "everythings terrible", right?
 
@QAppei I've just got End 5 with Isaac.
 
1:31 PM
@murgatroid99 the compass is quite useful
 
@QAdp That looks interesting to study, but I would bet on confirmation bias
@QAppei I usually explore the entire level anyway to get drops and such
 
It's probably confirmation bias but you gotta calculate the risk in
 
@murgatroid99 me too, up to depths 2
then it's a run straight to the boss
 
@QAdp anyway, if you have orbiting things, greed can be helpful to get more coins to use in arcades
 
womb, utero, sheol and the cathedral are deathtraps
 
1:32 PM
...why do orbiting things matter?
 
@QAdp they stop projectiles
 
Yeah, okay, but you can still get hit by those
 
@QAppei I explored all of the chest when I finally got there yesterday
 
@murgatroid99 You're a raving madman
 
@QAdp but if you have enough then you will probably make a profit from Greed
@QAdp I think I had like 45 soul hearts
 
1:33 PM
wtf
 
I still have to finish the cathedral with Judas, ??? and samson to unlock the Polaroid
@QAdp it can happen
 
@QAppei I think you only have to beat it with 6 of them. I still haven't beaten it with ??? and I only beat it with Cain after I had the polaroid
 
revelations or the nail + relic + habit
 
or is that 5?
 
I haven't found the nail yet
 
1:34 PM
maybe 6, but I'm aiming for the Platinum God
 
despite its being like end3
 
@murgatroid99 I still have Cathedral with ???, everyone else is done (Sheol and Cathedral)
@QAppei Samsons sucks ugghhh
 
@QAdp you have to look in devil's room
 
@IanPugsley but I love when I have him and I get duke of the flies
 
@IanPugsley yeah
 
1:35 PM
@QAppei Yeah, sure. It hasn't been up for grabs yet.
 
@murgatroid99 it means never for me...
 
@QAppei It's awesome because the boss is pretty much spitting out damage powerups. And even better if you have Scatole
 
last ten runs with samson, it's been always famine or monstro as the first boss
 
@QAppei but famine also spits out flies
 
@murgatroid99 yeah, but I suck at avoiding projectiles
I prefer to soak the damage
that's why I'm still struggling with those three characters, they're the worst at absorbing damage
 
1:42 PM
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Q: How to get package rewards? (e.G. Screaming Demon ring, cat, dog, ...)

fooI bought a pre-order pack / registered the key before a set date, and am supposed to get some stuff for it. But I cannot seem to find it in my inventory! Where do I get my rewards?

 
The Samson unlocking condition is also rather bad
I mean, it's no achievement to find no spacebar items that are no better than your starting ones
You get two in a run and boom, Samson.
Nowhere as interesting as "two deals with the devil in one playthrough"
Could've been "convert two white hearts into one container heart" or something like that
 
@QAdp that would actually be kind of hard, since they disappear after each floor
 
So I was just in EL&U, and they had a little pop-down notification of new content
 
(or two white hearts into two separate container hearts)
 
We can haz instead of Lazers?
 
1:46 PM
All sites should have that feature
Oh, not that
 
@YiJiang Is this something that's being rolled out and hasn't reached us yet?
 
@QAdley no. When I did that people hated it to death
and they were right
 
@QAdley It's an option for RSS feeds
You could have it pop up on top instead of appearing as actual messages
 
@QAdp Oh ok. Can Lazers be reconfigured to insert [title](link) for new questions?
To avoid oneboxing
 
No, it can't
 
1:48 PM
Why'd you do that anyway?
 
Unless you feed the RSS through something like Y! Pipes
 
Lazers' only troublesome when site contests have just started
 
What are those lazers anyways that point right into my eye? oO
 
Don't think too much of them. They are there for your own good.
 
Ok... if the mothership thinks its good then you must be right.
 
1:54 PM
The depressing situation of having the penny bag and not having enough money
 
@QAdp What's depressing is having a dollar but zero keys and bombs, and not being able to access the shop to spend your money, not finding an arcade, and losing shops to Greed/Curse of the Labyrinth
 
@IanPugsley and then you open the secret room and there's greed in it. Again
 
the decision (or bug?) that cut one shop on Curse of the Labyrinth double-levels in WotL is one of my only major complaints about the expansion
@QAdp yup - or even better, Super Greed
 
@IanPugsley at least his attacks are easier to avoid
 
Huh, Torchlight and the Chronicals of Riddick will be on GoG sometime in the future: gog.com/en/gamecard/torchlight and gog.com/en/gamecard/…
 

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