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I want these books so bad cc @AshleyNunn @FAE
 
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Q: Become a Vampires

Join VampiresThis was how me and my Boyfriend became VAMPIRES. I got a guy from the internet called Mr. Smith who was a VAMPIRE so i told him that me and my boyfriend would love to become VAMPIRES so he asked me of my Name ,Country, Age ,State , address and asked me to pay the sum of $750 to send me his blood...

 
@5pike Hilarious indeed.
 
IKR
 
It's almost like you two wouldn't want to become VAMPIRES.
 
1:12 PM
"Give me your full contact details, then pay me money and then I'll send you blood so you can become rich?"
 
Don't forget the part about getting the blood inside of you.
 
@Lazers This just makes me cringe.
 
And remaining as human as everyone else.
 
All I picture is a bunch of dumb teenagers thinking they're super edgy for dressing in black and pretending to be vampires.
 
@Wipqozn so edgy
 
1:14 PM
@Lazers Even registered and everything.
 
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Q: Time zone for house taxes due in ArcheAge?

think01When I look at a house or another building in ArcheAge I can see the building's informations, in particular the time when the land property will expire due to unpaid taxes. The question is: in what time zone is expressed that time?

 
Yeah, my Vita arrived. (at least shipment tracking says so)
 
oh my god I laughed way too hard at this lol
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@Jutschge the robot arm gets me every time
 
yeah it just looks so calm and then "Fuck you and your art!!!"
 
1:20 PM
@Jutschge I just noticed the little arms on the ketchup bottle.
 
@Jutschge More like "eat, EAT, EAT!!!!!"
 
Stop making me laugh, I'm at work!
 
that ^^^ :D
 
@Jutschge Can I get that second gif on its own? I really need it.
 
yeah my boss also gave me a weird look :P
 
1:25 PM
@Jutschge Ah, robots. Not quite our overlords yet.
 
Slap that face xD
 
And at our current rate, they never will be.
 
@Koviko hmm I wouldn't know the name, but it's part of a youtube series (trying to find it currently)
 
Btw, I found a weird easter egg in the movie Equilibrium.
Right before the end of the movie, right when Preston drops dead guards on the floor I can hear the quote "dead for the swarm" of an Infested Terran (starcraft). lol
 
@Jutschge Googled "robot arm feeding" and then filtered to Animated images.
I love that Google has the Animated filter.
 
1:27 PM
@Pvt.Grichmann How inserting blood will make you rich is the next big question.
 
Nevermind, I'm an idiot.
 
@Koviko It looks like that second part is sped up.
 
@Frank but it looks even better :D
 
@Frank Yeah, but I guess it's funnier that way.
 
@Koviko its not so much the arm going ballistic that gets me (although that is hilarious) its the panicked hands that do. "oh shit oh shit oh shit"
 
1:29 PM
@Rapitor "NO.. No, stop... Stop it, damnit! Gah!"
 
It would've been funnier if the arm managed to break right through the bust.
 
In other words Canadians see a $10 price jump on ll games on October 7th
 
@Wipqozn Here's hoping that doesn't happen.
I'm going to be...irked, if it does.
 
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Q: Why did my damaged gear lose its Rune bonus?

KovikoIn Guild Wars 2, gear can either become Damaged or Broken. According to the wiki: Damaged (Repairs) Damaged armor has no direct negative effect, but if all equipped pieces of equipment are damaged, items will begin to become broken. Broken equipment provides no defense or attribute bonuses,...

 
@Frank You know it will.
 
1:38 PM
@Wipqozn Okay, I'm gong to bet it's just going to be a rate conversion. You think all prices are just going to go up $10. The loser has to buy the winner a game. Deal?
Of their choosing. None of that silly horse crystal ranch game that I can't remember the name of.
 
@Frank Oh, well in that case no dice.
 
nevermind
 
I was already planning to buy you Secret of the Magic Crystal.
 
@Wipqozn You have a chance of me getting you a good game.
 
@GnomeSlice loved Secret of the Magic Crystal.
 
1:40 PM
I don't think the number in the price tag will change
 
@Frank I usually only make bets where I know I'm certain to win.
But I'm bsaing my $10 off the fact that's already what published do: Canada vs USA.
 
@Wipqozn Those are also big box stores that can't handle changing their prices on a regular basis.
Digital goods have the benefit of having completely up to date pricing.
But if don't think you'll win the bet, then alright. I guess you won't get a new game out of the deal.
 
How much is Shadow of Mordor on Steam in USD?
 
@Frank Publishers will just try to gouge us for sa much s they can.
 
@3ventic $49.99
 
1:45 PM
Ok, thanks
 
Also, if anyone else is interested in Civ-type gameplay, with magic and mythical creatures and lore, Endless Legend scratches those itches very well.
 
I assume €49.99 over here. Because stupid €1 = $1 lies.
 
@Arperum Yeah, it is
 
So, is it time for me to do the whole "US prices are without tax while EU prices are with tax" bit?
 
@Powerlord To be fair, I don't think Steam charges tax.
 
1:49 PM
@Powerlord Are US prices on steam without tax?
 
@Arperum Yes.
 
Enhanced steam tells me, that it's 22.61€ at Nuuvem.
 
@Frank Uh, VAT is mandatory in the EU last I heard.
 
@Powerlord Do you pay an extra tax on them when buying stuff?
 
@Powerlord Yeah, I'm saying here in North America.
We don't get taxed on top of the dollar value we pay for the game.
 
1:50 PM
@Arperum We're supposed to, but due to law loopholes, not really.
 
@Powerlord SO you do get your games cheaper.
 
...law loopholes being that you only have to pay sales tax on them if they have a physical location in your state. Not sure how that works for Canada.
@Arperum Technically, I'm supposed to claim it on my state income taxes when I do them.
 
@Powerlord I stay as far away from tax crap as I can. I have no idea what Canadians are supposed to do.
 
@Powerlord Technically. ANd how's the practical part?
 
@Arperum I generally do claim larger purchases I make over the Internet.
Sales tax in the US is fun because, despite having no national tax, it can be charged by all lower levels of government... state/commonwealth, county/parish, and city.
 
1:58 PM
@Powerlord That wouldn't work at all in Belgium. We have a reputation of finding ways to avoid paying taxes. It's some kind of a National sport.
 
Well, likely because we don't have a national tax, all prices listed in stores everywhere are before tax.
That $0.99 lip balm? $1.05 out the door.
 
@Powerlord Heh. That would be $1.20 over here. 21% VAT and all that.
 
@Powerlord IIRC, sales taxes and property taxes are the only source of revenue that the Texas state government has, other than federal grants.
 
@Yuuki No property tax?
 
> sales taxes and property taxes
 
2:07 PM
Anyway, if you ever want to know why the US government has a multi-trillion dollar debt, it's because no national sales tax / VAT.
That and too much military spending
 
Makes for fun times considering the state legislature has to budget for two years as opposed to one.
And it's in the state constitution that the government can't go over budget. It's actually unconstitutional for the Texas state government to acquire any debt.
Any. At all. Period.
 
@Yuuki I wish this were true of every government.
Or at least, there was a hard limit of just how far in they can go, if circumstances warrant it.
 
@Frank It sounds nice, but combined with the other factors, it makes a recipe for disaster.
 
@Wipqozn Every minigame in that game is exactly the same thing.
 
entropy increases with every passing moment: the universe is a recipe for disaster
 
2:11 PM
Sales and property taxes are unstable income, our government has to guesstimate how much revenue we get from them, overestimate and we have to slash programs left and right. And the legislature only has 3 months to come up with a budget.
Did you know that the Texas legislature only meets for 120 days every two years?
 
@Yuuki If a government is unable to make ends meet with the income they're pulling in, then that's a recipe for long term disaster. You're saddling future generations with massive debt just for living there.
 
@Frank ... You're not getting my point.
 
@GnomeSlice You changed your gravatar.
People who change their gravatars are the worst.
 
@Yuuki I lolled when one of the campaign things for the State of Michigan's current governor was touting that the state wasn't in debt... we have a similar constitutional rule.
 
@Yuuki I get what you're saying; by being unable to carry a deficit, it makes future planning incredibly difficult and unstable.
 
2:14 PM
(There's a gubernatorial election this year in Michigan)
 
@Wipqozn There's a userscript for that.
 
That's why I added the second bit; adding a hard limit of how far they're able to go, and reducing spending in subsequent years to get back out of the whole.
Without actually having a point at which you have to stop spending, every government is just going to continue. It won't be their job to clean up the mess.
As evidenced by our own provincial government. "Debt? Who cares, we need these services!"
 
The way the Texas government is organized is kinda funny and a little bit of a work of genius.
For one, the attorney general and the lieutenant governor are elected on separate ballots and cannot be removed from office by the governor, which makes for some hilarious politics.
Since they can essentially do whatever they want and the governor can't fire them.
 
Debt isn't actually a bad thing
Especially when interest rates are low, it's actually pretty valuable to rack up debt and invest it in infrastructure, which will provide a boon to the economy and increase future revenues
 
@Sconibulus Depending on the reason for racking up the debt. And putting a plan in place to pay it off as well.
But that would take responsibility and the long term view. Which politicians rarely have.
 
2:30 PM
I'm not sure why it necessarily has to be paid off
 
@Sconibulus See Greece
 
as long as the economy, and therefor revenues, are growing at a faster rate than the debt, the real burden of the debt is lessening
 
@Sconibulus Uhm... And the people you've lend money from? How are they going to keep going?
 
@Sconibulus The whole point of debt is that someone is spending beyond their means. It can be used for good purposes, but at the same time, you're still burdening yourself (or your residents, in the case of the government) with an obligation that must be met.
 
@Arperum By lending money from other people, obviously.
 
2:34 PM
@5pike Say hello to this stupid snowball of never ending debtcycle bullshit and badness.
 
@Arperum Exactly
 
@5pike Greece's main problem was that it joined the Euro, did not borrow in a currency it controlled, and was less productive than other Eurozone countries, which led to the inflation of the debt being higher than the revenue growth
@Frank You're not spending beyond your means, necessarily. You're spending beyond your current account.
 
@Sconibulus And burdening yourself or your citizens with an obligation that must be met.
Every loan I've ever had has had a payment schedule; there's regular payments that must be made, and there's an end date to that debt.
 
@Arperum I HAVE THE SHINIEST DEBT BICYCLE!!!
 
Governments, once they start going into debt, rarely actually make an effort to pay down the debt. All they do is continue paying the interest, and leave the actual principal of the debt to future governments.
That hinders the growth possible, due to having to service a debt made previously.
 
2:38 PM
Yes, the same is true for international debt. But if you don't like the end date for, let's say, your house. You can get another loan at a different rate with a different end date from another institution, or even the same institution, somewhere down the line.
They pay down the effective debt by having deficits smaller than revenue growth.
 
@Sconibulus Point out one government that has done that in the last few years.
I don't know of any at all.
 
> you can get another loan
Can you really?
What is if your debt is just to damn high?
 
@5pike For governments, it never is.
 
If you owe 80k on a house, and are making 50k a year, get a raise to 100k a year, upgrade to a house that you owe 120k on... you're in a better place
 
That's the issue.
@Sconibulus Yeah, but that's collateral.
 
2:41 PM
@Frank Well, other governments will jump in and save their asses.
 
If I don't pay, they take the house.
What happens if the government doesn't pay? "Welp, I guess we have no option but not to lend them more money"
 
@Frank The U.S. government has increased revenues and decreased deficits significantly in the past few years
Germany as well, as I recall
 
@Sconibulus You're going to tell me that increasing a multi-trillion dollar debt is decreasing deficits?
 
@Frank equating government finances with a persons finances is uuh... incorrect
 
deficit is delta-debt
 
2:43 PM
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Q: how can i stop creeper griefing without changing the gamerule

Hulkjr100I play on a server without mods and i want to use an automatic villager farm but we play with mobgriefing off so the farm won't work how can i allow mob griefing for the villagers but not creepers.

 
They're so different that any comparison beyond "There's money involved in both of them!" is pretty much doomed to fail
 
@Frank Governments prefer to treat it like credit cards.
 
@KevinvanderVelden The analogy still applies; they're borrowing money, and lenders have no recourse if it doesn't get paid back.
 
The US is going into debt slower, but they're still running into the red every single year, and have been for over a decade.
 
2:50 PM
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Q: How much card will one draw, if more than one arcance missle hits the acolyte of pain?

Philipp SanderArcance Missles: This spell casts 3 individual missiles at randomly selected hostile characters. Acolyte of Pain: Whenever this minion takes damage, draw a card. I have an Acolyte with 3 life Opposing player casts Arcane Missiles Multiple projectiles hit my Acolyte How many cards w...

 
@badp Yaaa*aaaaaaa***aaaaaaaa*****aaaaaaaaa!!!!!***
...Clearly there are still a few kinks to be worked out
 
Shadow of Mordor review. as with any review take with grain of salt, but this one does further my suspicion that the nemesis system is literally the only thing the game has to offer.
 
> There's one side effect that I'd like to mention: If you find a great quicksort implementation on Github that has a bug that causes a crash when sorting Windows versions, and the author doesn't want to fix it, you may be inclined to say

f**k this s**t
(i.e., "fork this sort"). With intraword emphasis, this would however look like this:
Hehe
 
@Rapitor That and the changing officers.
Or whatever you call that mechanic.
It looks like a fun experience. I'm thinking about buying it, but I heard it's a 30GB download.
 
@5pike That's not that big a deal, CC @Unionhawk
 
2:59 PM
Will the change be applied retro*actively*?
 
@5pike eh download sizes don't bother me. Forza Horizon 2 was like 36gb. Remote downloading and pre-loading are very neat things.
 
@Rapitor I'm not on an unlimited line, so I have to be careful about bigger downloads.
 
@fredley Yeah...
Few issues
 
@5pike That whole thing is the Nemesis System
 
@5pike oh yeah, i forgot those exist..
 
3:01 PM
@5pike Your home internet is limited?
 
@Rapitor The Nemesis System is really fun.
 
@5pike It is, 33.9 GB + (free) HD DLC if you're inclined to get that
 
@OrigamiRobot you got the game?
 
On the flip side, @OrigamiRobot bought it, so I bought it too
That means the cool kids are playing it
 
3:02 PM
@OrigamiRobot What system did you get it for? PC?
 
@SaintWacko So is mine. 100GB limit/Mo.
 
@StrixVaria Of course!
 
I know the nemesis system is probably really good, but what about the other aspects of the game? different weapons?
 
@OrigamiRobot Playing with keyboard/mouse?
 
No, gamepad.
 
3:02 PM
I have a gamepad I could use if it's better with that.
I wishlisted it on Steam for now. Don't really have a lot of time to play games recently :|
I may hold off and get it on PS4 once I pick up a PS4 for myself at Christmas.
 
Why pay more?
 
It costs more for PS4?
 
$10 more
 
wat
 
wut?
console is 70$?
 
3:04 PM
PC is $50
 
oh
 
@StrixVaria rhymes
 
> Results are in. He is literally allergic to his own body. Oh my dog.
x_x
Friend just posted that on facebook about their dog.
 
well that's odd. a way to combat piracy?
 
Ugh I just bought a game. I guess if I get this then it'll be a new PC game and a new Wii U game to play depending on which room I'm in.
 
3:06 PM
Did @GnomeSlice pull an @Wipqozn?
 
I'll probably just wait for mordor to go on sale, too many games this season I know I want to get.
 
@Rapitor It was already 25% off before release on GMG
 
You guys should get the humble bundle so you can play this with me.
 
The combat is very Assassin's Creed-y
 
work time
 
3:09 PM
in a purely single player game the only thing that justifies purchase for me is longevity and customization.
 
Oooh, Space_Chem
I keep meaning to get that one too
 
@Rapitor replayability?
or is that factored into longevity?
 
@Batophobia pretty much, far cry and assassins creed are pretty good about it because you can still screw around and do sidequests after "beating" it. there is no true end point
 
In any game, if I can get an hour of gameplay for every $1 I spent, I say it's worth it (as far as longevity is concerned)
 
@OrigamiRobot that's a pretty good system. I usually go with if it can hold my attention for a 2 weeks to a month.
much longer if its single player.
 
3:12 PM
@Rapitor <insert plug for Monster Hunter and Dark Souls>
 
forza 5 for example (not exactly single player) pretty much kept me occupied until Horizion 2. with breaks of course for bleh like titanfall and destiny.
@Yuuki Dark Souls is alright, but I didnt have much reason to playthrough it again. Love Monster hunter though.
 
I never even finished Dark Souls the first time.
I ran out of stuff to upgrade and got bored
"Oh, all that's left is to beat the actual bosses? Pass"
 
@Rapitor Eh, Dark Souls II has been much better about content.
Three DLC packs out already!
With more items!
 
I don't even get why the whole "dark souls is so hard" is a thing. is dodging that hard to grasp?
 
It's not hard, it's punishing.
 
3:16 PM
@Rapitor It's more how punishing it is to button-mashing.
Which has been engrained the mind of most gamers since birth.
 
Button mashing is exactly what DS is
 
@Yuuki <Replace plug with Dungeon Defenders>
 
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@OrigamiRobot and invade people
with no pants
 
Hollow Waistcloth too stronk
@Rapitor INVADING IS JUST A "GET BEHIND THE OTHER GUY" CONTEST
ALSO CAPS TIME!
 
3:22 PM
oh great
 
@OrigamiRobot By buttonmashing, I mean the attack-attack-attack kind of button mashing that got me through pretty much every action game (and fighting game) before Dark Souls.
 
Yay overnight downloads! \o/
 
@Unionhawk did it stop halfway?
 
@Yuuki YES, THAT IS WHAT I DID IN DARK SOULS
 
Cause that's what I think of when talking about overnight downloads
 
3:27 PM
THERE WAS NO POINT THAT I THOUGH "I WONDER WHAT KIND OF ATTACK I SHOULD USE"
 
No, it finished
I CAN PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT AWW YISS
 
SHADOW?
 
Tomorrow is Thursday.....
After that is Smash Bros
 
well spotted
 
YEP
SHADOW
 
3:36 PM
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Q: Is there any reward for protecting a follower until the end of the game?

DarkDustFor example, Jaime is following me. But he's a bit weak and sometimes screws up my tactic since he always runs head-first towards the enemy. I wonder if there is any benefit/reward in trying to keep him and possibly other followers (characters that follow your group that you cannot control)? Do t...

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Q: Most efficient way of aquiring gold

BatophobiaI've found the following 2 strategies for making money: Idle on the highest level where you can defeat an enemy nearly instantaneously Idle on the highest boss you have access to For my game so far, this usually boils down to a choice between [boss level] or [boss level - 1]. Is it faster to...

 
@OrigamiRobot There's also dodging and parrying
 
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Q: Will upgrading my car disqualify it for championships?

RapitorIn other Forza games, especially motorsport, Upgrading your car to a different class will disqualify it from certain championships. It seems in Horizon 2 that cars themselves are part of the championship (R35 GTR belongs in supercar championship). Will it stay as a supercar as I upgrade? Will op...

 
28 mins ago, by Origami Robot
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@OrigamiRobot Also, if you smash attack too much, you can leave yourself open to a killing strike. And some attacks can't be blocked
 
I'M JUST RELAYING MY EXPERIENCES
I JUST DONT EQUATE "KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE TO BUTTON MASH" TO "NOT BUTTON MASHING"
 
3:48 PM
YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE WRONG
 
@OrigamiRobot Of course it seems like "just button mashing" if you dismiss all tactics as "things between button mashing"
And especially in DS2, you get added difficulty, like 2+ enemies at once or trying to keep an NPC summon alive throughout a boss fight
 
I DON'T CALL IT TACTICS WHEN "ALL THINGS BETWEEN BUTTON MASHING" IS ONE THING: DODGING.
 
@OrigamiRobot Well, every game is just pressing buttons, so it's all button mashing
 
AS FOR DS2, I HAVE NOT PLAYED IT SO I CAN'T MAKE ANY JUDGEMENTS ON IT
 
 
3:53 PM
@murgatroid99 NOW YOU'RE JUST BEING OBTUSE
 
you want hard just play ghosts and goblins. f*ck that game.
 
@OrigamiRobot I'm making a point. The tactics are just dodging if you ignore the part about when and how to dodge, just like every game is just button mashing if you ignore the part about which button you should press when
 
@murgatroid99 I'M SAYING THERE IS ONLY ONE BUTTON THAT MATTERS WHEN YOU PRESS IT, THE REST IS JUST BUTTON MASHING
ONE SINGLE BUTTON WHERE TIMING MATTERS ISN'T ENOUGH FOR ME TO CALL IT TACTICS WHEN THE REST DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU'RE NOT BEING DEFENSIVE, YOU'RE BUTTON MASHING
OR AT LEAST I WAS
 
@OrigamiRobot but it does. As I said before, attacking at the wrong time can leave you open. Shielding at the wrong time can leave you open. Dodging at the wrong time or in the wrong direction can leave you open.
 
BACKSTABBING WAS THE CLOSEST THING TO TACTICS I SAW IN THE GAME AND THAT WAS ALL THE SAME "GET BEHIND THEM"
 
3:58 PM
@OrigamiRobot So... every game ever?
 
@Yuuki SOME GAMES HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ATTACKS FOR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
 
@OrigamiRobot But you're mashing that one specific attack.
 
@Yuuki Original Mario Bros, no defense means only button mashing
 
@OrigamiRobot you mean like Dark Souls regular attack, strong attack, jump attack, rolling attack, etc?
 
@murgatroid99 WE MUST HAVE BEEN PLAYING DIFFERENT GAMES. i NEVER GOT IN TROUBLE FROM BLOCKING OR DODGING AT THE WRONG TIME
 
3:59 PM
Yay, fire giants may be weak to water instead of fire, but you're still spamming your water attack, are you not?
 
@murgatroid99 IT HAD THE DIFFERENT ATTACKS PART, BUT I NEVER SAW THE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS PART
 
By your logic, that's still buttonmashing.
 

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