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2:05 PM
Geez, @pixel. Don't you have anything else to do beyond destroying the front page?
 
I was only closing the tabs I already had open
but no, I arranged for work that took me 25 minutes this morning to go down on my timesheet as taking 5 hours
so I have a reasonably free day
 
@pixel I'd recommend finding something else to do, though.
 
talk about assistance not wanted!
some people! /sigh
 
@pixel You're the one who said that your yardstick for stopping editing is the community. :P
 
I have no idea what you're talking about ;)
 
2:08 PM
Believe it or not, there's more to life than Arqade. :P
 
Not during the hours of 9am and 4pm
 
@pixel Is that not work time?
You could always angle for a raise by going above and beyond.
 
I do go above and beyond
 
I really hope there is not a hard limit on number of ignored tags
 
@RilgonArcsinh I don't think so. I've never heard of one
 
2:09 PM
Not only did I make the decision to write long winded SQL scripts to automate large portions of my day to day job, meaning I do a task that previously took a day in minutes
 
@RilgonArcsinh How many are you up to now?
 
But I ALSO edit the f**k out of Arqade daily.
that is going above and beyond
 
@fbueckert 15
 
but fine, I'll watch youtube instead
 
@pixel Yes, but that's not something you can point to as helping your company make money. :P
 
2:10 PM
I don't care about making these penny grabbing nuts more money
 
@RilgonArcsinh Huh. I have a single ignored tag. What's there that you hate enough to ignore?
 
I do not have a single ignored tag
 
@pixel Even if you can get more money out of the deal?
 
yeah, companies over here are real interested in paying people based on skill
its done by age and amount of time present at company
 
@fbueckert ios, os-x (no aptitide, hate Macs and thus this is self-discipline against trolling), dragonvale, skyrim (no aptitude + they're spammy), swtor, guild-wars-2, mass-effect-series and its components (again, self-discipline against trolling since IMHO all above games are shit)
and a few others
 
2:13 PM
@RilgonArcsinh Whew. That's quite a few tags. And most of those I'd agree with.
My single tag is League of Legends.
 
Oh, diablo-3 goes in that latter group with TOR/GW2/ME
 
actually I should ignore LoL
since I effectively ignore them already
 
LoL is one of my favorited tags <_<
(along with Rift, civilization5, and civ5-gods-and-kings)
 
@RilgonArcsinh And diablo-3 is one I pay attention to. :P
 
and Diablo 3 is one I passively trip over occasionally
even though it's actually my most active tag
 
2:15 PM
I had dragon-quest-ix favorited at one point but I stopped playing it when my save vanished for some unknown reason
 
@RilgonArcsinh All my PS2 saves are locked up inside my PS3 HDD that died. ><
Stupid Sony encryption.
 
I've never been a big fan of consoles
 
@fbueckert IX is on the DS :P
 
@RilgonArcsinh Derp. :P Haven't played many of the DX games.
Or any at all, actually.
I own a couple here and there, but it's never been on my playlist.
 
I would play 8 if I had a PS2
though maybe it is PCSX2 compatible and I can find a copy cheap online
 
2:18 PM
I'm going to download Friends
 
@pixel If you're going to watch something long and pointless, watch Sliders.
 
I've been told it is the most successful TV show ever made and that I am required to have watched it
 
At least it's somewhat sci-fi-ish.
 
@pixel Just because something is successful does not mean it has intrinsic quality
Just look at Diablo 3!
 
@RilgonArcsinh There's some interesting digging into 1.04 that makes me somewhat hopeful they're introducing some new mechanics.
 
2:21 PM
Counterpoint: lead designer's opinion of the man who allowed his piece of crap to sell so many copies
 
@RilgonArcsinh The whole Jay Wilson debacle currently going on?
If not that, I'm not sure what you're referring to.
 
@fbueckert Yes.
I do find it particularly hilarious/schadenfreudic to see him shit on the person who built the brand loyalty D3's success rode on (and sequentially shat on).
 
@RilgonArcsinh Yeah, that's not a very good way to take criticism. I guess all the bashing on the bnet forums is getting to him.
 
wait, what is happening?
Drama at Blizzard HQ?
 
(links are google webcache because incgamers is down)
 
2:26 PM
ah mr condor games talked about blizzard getting it wrong?
reads
@fbueckert in future when trying to direct me away from spamming the front page interesting news articles like this works!
 
@RilgonArcsinh The best part is Brevik isn't specifically saying it's bad. He's just saying they're doing it differently than he would have.
@pixel I expect you to stay up to date on your own trolling. :P I figured you'd've heard about this far before me.
 
@fbueckert Well yes, but the D3 dev team is a bunch of babies who are mad that their flawed pile of crap isn't getting the eternal adulation that D2 got.
 
I stopped caring about Diablo 3 months ago
 
(got, gets, choose your tense)
 
Once I stop caring, it actually means stop caring
like I haven't theorycrafted anything WoW related in 6-9 months
Blizzard are a dead company to me atm
 
2:28 PM
Hilariously, I quit a month into Cataclysm and still theorycraft for my friends/girlfriend
 
@RilgonArcsinh I've played ~300 hours on my Monk, and finally found a legendary.
Yeah, it's not nearly as good as D2 was, due to the massive overhype, but as it stands, it's not bad.
 
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Q: Will the Hall of Monuments affect Guild Wars 2 after launch?

DavidYellDoes anyone know if the Hall of Monuments in Guild Wars will affect Guild Wars 2 after release? For example if I have 34 points now, one short of the title at 35. Can I keep working on my points beyond the launch of Guild Wars 2 and still reap the rewards in Guild Wars 2?

 
@RilgonArcsinh I still have an active account that somebody else is paying for, it's the only way they can guarentee I'll turn up in MoP
 
@Lazers Thanks for pointing out another tag I should ignore.
 
that is a pretty awesome interview
 
2:31 PM
@pixel My girlfriend offers to pay my sub occasionally; my reaction to this is usually some form of "ahahahaha you think I would willingly play a post-Cataclysm Hunter again"
 
what did Jay Wilson say in response?
 
@pixel Look at the second link :P
 
@pixel That intro video for MoP looks so much like Kung Fu Panda, it's not even funny.
 
@RilgonArcsinh unfortunately, my friends pull the "but if not you - who else?" card
 
@RilgonArcsinh My response would be, "Yeah...no. I have a life now. I don't need WoW."
 
2:32 PM
@fbueckert I know, I've seen it, I'm not looking forward to it, it would be an issue if I had to pay for the expansion but I got it free so idc
 
@pixel "Fuck if I know, but not me, you should play a good game - read, Rift - instead"
 
@pixel Happily, I'd tell me friends, "Not my problem."
 
(Granted that's usually just to friends, my girlfriend plays Rift with me more often than she does WoW)
 
I'm trying to avoid getting hooked on another MMO
 
@RilgonArcsinh Tried Rift. Didn't like it.
 
2:33 PM
Speaking of ignoring tags, is there a way to use wildcards there? The whole fifa-whatever, madden-yearnumber, modern-snorefest-x list gets kinda unwieldy after a while.
 
@MartinSojka If there is, let me know
 
@MartinSojka yes, like fifa*
 
@murgatroid99 You're a saint. ♥
 
@murgatroid99 Hmm, seems to work fine. Why didn't I think about it before?!? Thanks. :)
 
puts * on ignore
 
2:35 PM
@pixel sounds like the most boring view of the site ever
 
OHNOWHODELETEDEVERYTHINGONARQADE?DONTBLAMEPIXELITWASNTME
 
/consolidates 6 tags down to 2
/finds this to be sufficiently radical
 
Every time pixel edits a question, @fbueckert sheds a tear
 
@pixel like that one commercial with the native american after the dude litters?
 
sure why not
I think this is outside of our scope
 
2:39 PM
@pixel I think it's more not-constructive than off-topic/out of scope
 
@pixel That sounds like not a real question.
 
I think I meant out of scope like 'doesn't belong here'
 
choose all the VtC options!
 
which further expands into "I don't care which option you choose, just choose one"
 
@pixel Or into, "Cast a close vote yourself before asking others to do so." :P
 
2:44 PM
@fbueckert let he who is without closed questions cast the first vote
(I am able to make this joke as I have no questions period)
 
@fbueckert if I started working that way, I'd never point out any question as eligible for closure and you know that
I have no closed questions either
even with questions of my own
 
I have one! It was a dupe that I didn't find, even with attempting a search.
 
well why don't you rain on my messianic parade some more, jeez
 
lies
 
user15026
@fbueckert I have a few, I think.
 
2:46 PM
you are all just that bad at this game
 
@AshleyNunn Yeah, dupes aren't a big deal, as long you made the attempt to search for it beforehand.
 
I am going to post a guide on how to not get your questions closed at
 
user15026
@fbueckert I did. But I tend to suck big at searching :P
 
I have no closed questions
 
well this joke has backfired !
 
2:47 PM
Many of our new users don't care at all that their question is a dupe; the attitude is just, "I don't care if it's been asked. Just answer my question!"
 
that word 'new', I'm not sure its required
Sentence reads the same and is just as accurate without it
43 minutes until hometime
 
@pixel No, established users usually make the attempt to look before posting.
 
@fbueckert but not always
 
@pixel There are some that don't, and when they don't, downvotes ahoy!
 
AHOY!
 
2:52 PM
Oh, boy. AH improvements in 1.04 allow you to sort by time left.
Bring on the bid sniping!
 
google says Friends is one of the greatest shows of all time
 
@pixel Google is a popularity contest.
 
gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=180649 - I would punt a baby into a black hole for Theatrhythm: Seiken Densetsu
 
@fbueckert WHAT? Search engine rankings are influenced by popularity?
 
(yes I know the article is a month and a half old, I don't care, point stands)
 
2:54 PM
@RilgonArcsinh Oh, man. I should really finish the third game.
 
@fbueckert do it
 
@pixel Well, duh.
 
do it several times actually
Lise/Kevin/Duran all day err day
 
@RilgonArcsinh I have it emulated on my Wii, due to it never being released in English.
Too bad I can't find my stupid classic controller.
I wonder how long it'll take damage control to start up with the Jay Wilson debacle.
 
2
Q: Is it possible to get a mount/speeder before lvl 25?

JonnyI am currently lvl 16 in my first play through of Star Wars the Old Republic. In visiting the trainer, I see that when I reach lvl 25, I can buy the speeder skill and then purchase a speeder. On the last few planets I have visited, however, I have seen multiple people in the lvl 10-20 range with ...

 
3:09 PM
eugh
just random use of the word 'so' constantly
'So, bla bla bla circumstantial information regarding my question'
'So, my question is...'
'So, how do I...?'
'So, I want to...'
 
@pixel It's proper grammar. I do that quite a bit, myself.
 
It's not required, it's used as filler
 
@pixel It joins the question to the previous statements.
 
What about when it is used as the first word in the question? What's that joining it to? The 32pt title text?
 
So, I was chatting in the Bridge, and decided it was prudent to go to bed...
 
3:15 PM
So so so so but but but but so so so so but but so but so so so so but so so so.
 
@pixel "So here's what's happening..." If anything, it's used to help the writer organize their thought.
By emulating how they would say the same thing.
 
Starting every sentence with so annoys me
 
@pixel I suspect there's much in the world that annoys you because it doesn't conform to your view of the world.
 
So, I'm just going to keep saying so until it annoys you that I keep saying so or I become immune to it.
 
@pixel Doing it specifically to annoy me doesn't work so well.
 
3:19 PM
So?
 
If anything, I'll just ignore you.
 
wow, you would actually put me on ignore?
and I thought we worked so well together
 
@pixel It would take a lot for me to do so.
I haven't even ignored @GnomeSlice, but he's gotten close to getting flagged.
 
no, it's fine @fbueckert, you broke my heart, you may be able to just move on but I can't, I will have to get over you first.
 
@pixel Blah blah blah. Melodrama happening, etc., etc.
 
3:21 PM
You just don't understand!
 
@pixel Nope, sure don't.
Anyways, it's hometime for so. So shoo!
 
Prematurely trying to get rid of me...
Fine, I will leave and won't come back!
 
popcorn
 
zzz
 
@Sterno Women. Always with the twisting of the words.
 
3:27 PM
GUYS! I'M BACK
 
wb
 
@spugsley Woo! Welcome back!
Wait...you were gone?
I didn't even notice!
 
@fbueckert :(
 
@spugsley I kid!
 
Congrats on set pants!
were they anything special?
 
3:28 PM
@spugsley They actually rolled pretty high, comparatively.
One of the random properties was reduced level requirements, so I should be able to get something respectable for them.
 
@fbueckert nice!
 
@spugsley Still haven't found another one since, though. I'm hoping my luck of NOT finding any holds out until 1.04 drops.
And then the Fire Walkers drop instantly.
 
@fbueckert I am probably not going to play until 1.04 comes out. Seems pointless
 
@spugsley Punch any babies lately?
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0
Q: How do I collect Redstone?

JackieI have found redstone and have used a stone, iron and diamond pickaxe to break but can't collect anything. So my question is how can I collect anything from this redstone?

0
Q: Does the security fence do anything?

FluttershyI recently rescued a survivor from a portable toilet in No Zombies Allowed. Normally, this nets me some supplies, cash, and coins. This one, however, awarded me by building a security fence all along my town. My first thought is that this does nothing but give my town a nicer look. Does this fe...

0
Q: When to max W over Q on Ezreal?

dbemerlinMost Ezreal guides i've read recommend maxing Q first but recently i see a lot of progamers and high ELO players max his W first after getting the token point in Q and E. However, i still see other high end players max Q first, too. After checking up on the exact values of the skills i see W hav...

0
Q: Does it make a difference who I assign to which Department Head slot?

IsziIn the Department Heads section of the Duty Officers interface, you can choose which Bridge Officer fills which Department Head role. Each career path has two Departments which an associated Bridge Officer may be Head over, and a Bridge Officer may be Head of one, both, or neither. Additionally...

 
3:32 PM
@Sterno Yes, I've beaten Act 2 but Act 3 is horrible for me
@Sterno there were not many babies in the Adirondack Mountains
unfortunately
 
You must be in withdrawal.
 
@pixel To add to the Jay Wilson drama: us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6352085624#3
 
oh god no, the Jay Wilson drama has hit this chat?
 
@spugsley I'm still trying to make progress in Act 3. Downed Ghom over the weekend.
@Mana Slightly. Just the linkage, really.
 
Seriously. Why do people think they should have any say in how the company is run?
 
Also, a note to all of our Arqade candaians - on Saturday, I hiked Whiteface mountain and I could totally see Canada and I waved to you!!!!
 
@spugsley I noticed and stuck up my middle finger.
2
eh?
 
@Mana :(
 
GO STAR SQUAD GO.
 
My iPhone just crashed on me on the walk home
-.-
 
3:50 PM
@pixel I remember when I had to turn my phone in circles to make a call
 
Clearly you were holding it wrong.
 
@Sterno Rotary.
 
@pixel Are your phones often flying around unsupervised while you're walking them out?
 
^
 
no I was walking along and unlocked it to change song and it immediately hung, stopped playing and became completely unresponsive, so I restarted it and got sad itunes man
 
3:52 PM
WOOOSH
 
and now I have plugged it into my PC and it says it needs to restore
and no, it wasn't over my head, I understood you and chose to ignore your point
 
I dream of a world where there are no wooshes.
 
and there is my punishment for wearing heels this weekend
F M L
 
that word deserves a special place in word hell.
 
3:54 PM
both woosh and heel deserves a place in hell
 
user15026
@spugsley Oh, is that what I saw? :P
 
@pixel High heels? I'm not sure who the hell invented those torturous instruments, but I believe he was a rather sadistic male.
 
unsurprised
 
@RonanForman MY FAMILY, RONAN. NOT MYSELF.
 
3:56 PM
@Mana What?
 
and yesterday I had sore marks on my feet but today after wearing trainers all day they're actually exposed flesh
 
I feed my family with those stars.
 
@Mana I only have your word for that.
 
oh well, have a star anyways.
 
@RonanForman did you just draw that?
 
3:57 PM
@pixel Yeah.
 
have 10 million stars
apparently if I click it more than once it de-stars, just take one of those stars to mean 10 million
 
@Mana I see no reference to you having a family in the wiki.
 
@RonanForman make believe family used as bartering for stars
 
Awwww, open Home Automation Bus 1.0 is out. Time to tell my coffee machine to start up when the GPS/route planer in my smart phone says I'm 10 minutes away from home.
 
We need to get some more MvM going on this evening.
@MartinSojka I have an easier way: my roommate makes coffee right before I get home.
 
4:04 PM
mental note to self: using zigzag papers to improvise a larger paper is a lot more finicky than most other paper brands
 
@fbueckert What if (s)he's on a funeral, asleep or having sex? You could miss your coffee! Did you consider wiring up his/her brain so it doesn't happen?
 
@fbueckert If you can get a full team I'll record, I could do with the footage.
 
@RonanForman Hey! What about me?
 
Oh, and what's MvM?
 
I would play TF2 with you but I don't want to
 
4:05 PM
@StrixVaria @fbueckert 1.0.4 Auction House Changes
 
@OrigamiRobot You run on spite don't you, I don't know how to draw that.
 
@pixel ...Must...not...snark...
@OrigamiRobot Saw that.
Bring on the bid sniping!
 
@fbueckert the real reason is I'm not good at TF2 and therefore I will only join random publics
 
Jul 22 at 19:42, by OrigamiRobot
Don't you people know I use chat stars as fuel? You just shortened my life by 5 years!
 
@pixel MvM is co-op vs. AI.
And provides tons of targets.
 
4:07 PM
ON MY WAY
 
Jul 22 at 19:46, by OrigamiRobot
Yesssss. Feed me your delicious stars and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
 
Now watching Friends season 1
 
...front page of Arqade just broke for me.
 
@pixel A little late don't you think?
 
@pixel What did you do?
 
4:09 PM
@fbueckert looks fine to me
 
@OrigamiRobot yes but no, I didn't watch it first time around, I was too busy eating mushy food and learning how to say dada
 
is the stylesheet not loading?
 
Oh, now it's back.
I got all the stylesheets, but I got no questions at all; it's like I had ignored the whole of Arqade!
 
@fbueckert All of the SE pages had a broken front for some 10 minutes.
 
@fbueckert what? I did nothing
 
4:10 PM
@pixel Wow I feel old.
 
@OrigamiRobot that was the intended effect, yes
 
I mean, I was only 7 when it started, but still.
 
@MartinSojka Quiet you! I wanted a scapegoat!
 
Well I was told I'm missing an important part of TV history if I don't watch it
 
@pixel I don't know if I would go that far. I enjoyed it, but I never would've watched it if my mom hadn't watched it.
Also, I couldn't appreciate most of the humor at the time.
 
4:16 PM
@pixel I hope that same person also said "... but first, watch all of MASH", else whoever it was, they had no idea.
 
the person who said that wasn't born in 1970
 
@MartinSojka MASH is the best show in the history of ever.
I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
 
I can't imagine ever recommending Friends to someone
I mean, if you're stuck watching daytime or late night TV without internet access, and nothing better is one, sure, watch some reruns or something
But to tell someone "Man, you gotta go watch all of Friends!" just seems weird.
 
Sidenote: Does anyone else think this site here looks an awful lot like an SE site?
 
You get stats too!
100 Paragon Levels!
 
4:26 PM
@fbueckert quite a bit yes
 
So basically the game goes to level 160 now?
 
> The first Paragon level should take about as long as it took most players to get from level 59 to 60
@Sterno As far as I'm concerned
So now MF on items is just filler until you get to Paragon 100. Not sure how to feel about that.
 
@Sterno Friends is something I watched when I lived at a dorm and was making dinner. It was kinda funny for all and you could come in in the middle of it and still get a couple of laughs, but it is not something I would sit down and watch
@MartinSojka my roommate has seen MASH between 4 and 6 times
 
@Blem Smart man. Or woman.
 
Holy shit this paragon stuff sounds awesome.
 
4:36 PM
@OrigamiRobot it is a guy, he appreciate your comment
 
@Blem Does he have the Martinis & Medicine Collection?
@StrixVaria Overall I am extremely satisfied with 1.0.4
 
I was trying not to get excited about 1.0.4 until people played it and I heard their responses.
 
Between the AH upgrade and Paragon, it is addressing my main concerns quite nicely
 
I coincidentally happen to have the whole first week of September off work, though.
And I now know what I'm doing with it.
 
Yo dawg, I heard you like leveling, so I put some levels in your levels so you could level up while you level up?
 
4:38 PM
> Every Paragon level will reward you with:
>
> Core stats such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality in amounts similar to what you’d gain from a normal level
Wow.
Inferno just became a whole lot easier.
 
@OrigamiRobot think he just has them on the computer, but he has a shit load of dvds so might be in there some where.
 
@fbueckert That's because SE did it right.
Have you see Zynga's "The Ville"?
 
@fbueckert I am so excited holy crap.
I'm also going to be maining my WD instead of monk.
 
They tried to make it not look too much like The Sims, and it looks like crap for it.
 
Maybe we'll work better as a team with more variety.
 
4:39 PM
@StrixVaria Good!
I may have to level a Wizard, too; I want at least one ranged character.
 
Unfortunately, I don't think my Monk will change at all, but that's ok, I like it how it is.
 
> To support the new system, Nephalem Valor (NV) will now also provide a 15% experience bonus per stack, applicable toward Paragon levels.
 
Barbarian FTW
 
@fbueckert Totally missed this.
 
15% Gold Find, 15% Magic Find, and 15% XP Bonus.
 
4:41 PM
some of this is quite funny, if mindless
 
And MF is being capped at 300%.
 
I haven't looked at my WD in forever.
I wonder how viable the gear is.
I didn't ever touch my WD again after I rolled monk, so this gear is old and was from before I knew what I was doing.
 
dose 1.0.4 have a release date?
 
@Blem Targeting next week.
 
4:47 PM
trying to battle GW2 with it...
 
I don't know. I kind of feel like I should just keep waiting on D3, as every patch makes it easier and gives better loot
 
Now I'll have to struggle between playing Borderlands 2 and Diablo 3? I will happily fight that battle.
 
In 3 years time, I can just play for 10 minutes and win!
 
@Sterno In three years' time, you can press the Win button.
 
4:50 PM
@fbueckert It'll probably be a micro-payment option.
 
@fbueckert I can do that now, but it minimizes the game.
 
@OrigamiRobot The crit cooldown build? Yeah. That's no fun.
 
@fbueckert I meant the Windows key :P
 
I managed to down Ghom over the weekend! It was tougher than expected, but still possible.
@OrigamiRobot Derp. Misread minimizes as, "Makes the game mindless and easy."
 
I kinda wish Paragon gave only Vitality as far as attributes go.
 
4:53 PM
@OrigamiRobot Even that would still make it fairly simple; the solution would just be to level to the point where you get enough life to survive.
As it is, once you gain enough Paragon levels, Inferno becomes easy mode.
 
Oh well, it's not like I couldn't faceroll everything in D2, and I played that for countless hours.
 
@OrigamiRobot And that's sort of what they're doing with this new system; put in the time, and you can faceroll everything.
At least they're trying to learn about what made D2 so fun.
 
@fbueckert Work > Reward > Repeat until reset
 
@OrigamiRobot Rather than the current Work --> No reward --> Quit in disgust.
 
@fbueckert Work > Net Gold Loss > Give Up
 
4:58 PM
@OrigamiRobot Same thing.
 
Yea but it's worse than no reward
 
I like really hard or really easy
It's the middle ground that is boring
because then it feels "grindy" rather than "hard"
 
@Sterno Well, they just introduced the mother of all grinds.
But at least provided a non-gold/non-cash method of actually progressing.
 

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