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2:00 PM
@Yuuki Heh, to be fair, a person that knows an illiterate could give them the info about that.
 
NO ILLITERATES PAST THIS POINT
 
ALSO, THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE
 
PLEASE IGNORE THIS SIGN
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION REREAD
 
@Arperum yep, different ascensions each time. The max is lower now, you used to need 7 upgrades to see everything.
@Yuuki that is across the street from the farmer's market i go to. I lolled at it a few weeks ago.
@Wipqozn very true. @GnomeSlice your gifs are awesome
 
2:09 PM
@GodEmperorDune I think it's less useful now, no?
Part of what made the telescope so necessary was that the Tower monsters were randomized and you needed to know what combat items to farm to cut down on turns used.
Now, the Tower Monsters are fixed.
 
@Yuuki i think it saved a lot more turns in the old NS, yeah
still has some utility for speed ascenders, just not as much as it used to
 
What makes it useful now is for the Adventurer Contests, but those are easier to predict.
 
@Yuuki and the trap bypasses in the maze
though i don't know how you farm elemental resists anyway
 
@GodEmperorDune Semi-rares.
 
2:14 PM
Specific pulls.
 
i was thinking HC, but yeah
 
In HC, probably limited to semi-rares yeah.
 
my SC runs i am pretty much always out of ronin when i hit the tower
but then again, i care more about real time speed ascensions than number of turns spent
 
@GodEmperorDune I've had a few where I still have 20-40 left to go when I hit the maze.
Although that was before the most recent revamp.
 
now that i'm factoid hunting, i'm probably going to do my best to fail the test and maze so i can hit more monsters anyway
and my main is now mostly through level 28. i've been grinding the toxic teacups, but it's pretty slow to get over that last bit to ding 30
 
@Yuuki Heh, nice one.
 
@Yuuki That's awesome. Doesn't surprise me given it has you enter your name and birthday at the start
Kojima likes doing little things like that. Your name in MGS2 appears on the dog-tags, for example
 
At least they got away from the cycle of 'Metal Gear game' and a year later 'Metal Gear game with extra features'
 
@MadMAxJr They ran out of ways to concatenate the word "substance"
 
@MadMAxJr Well, they do have another year.
 
2:25 PM
It sounds like KoL has had a lot of improvements
 
They didn't do it with MGS4!
 
True.
 
Last time I played it I got bored really quickly
 
Metal Gear V: Phantom Limb Vengance. Limited edition comes with a REAL DOG.
 
@SaintWacko They've had quite a few revamps.
Incidentally, when was the last time you played it?
 
This is why I'm a bad overseer
 
@Rapitor The deal is amazing. The process of actually reaching there, much less so
According to reddit comments it takes 14 clicks and three emails
 
hit buttons and you'll get there eventually
 
Not sure if intentionally made that way or just really poorly designed UX
 
2:37 PM
@GodEmperorDune I thought inbreeding wasn't possible...
 
please Norton have mercy
 
why do you not have mercy Norton
 
@5pike IIRC only direct siblings/parents, uncles and what not works fine
 
@KevinvanderVelden I've done parent/child before on accident.
 
2:38 PM
this reminded me of the guy with pony avatar on linkedin
 
@5pike code doesn't Handle pre-existing relationships between legendary dwellers
 
@Chippies much, much less inappropriate
 
I C
 
@KevinvanderVelden definitely, but neither should be used for such sites
 
Norton. Norton. Please, Norton.
 
2:39 PM
@badp if you say it out loud 3 times, it might come and answer your prayers
@Rapitor that's sucky, every other golden joystick awards gave a game for free
 
I don't want it to answer. I want it to gtfo
 
@Chippies a buck is basically free.
i don't even care for bioshock infinite, i just wanted to make sure my unpopular opinions shakes up the votes a bit
 
@Chippies Or it scratches his eyes out.
 
@Rapitor a buck requires me to actually pay for something, that's a lot more effort than not paying for something
of course voting is good, but other years they motivated people more
although I understand this may have been done to avoid bots from claiming thousands of keys to resell
that being said - I have played hardly any of the games on the lists, so I'm voting what I think is probably the best...
 
 
2:45 PM
whenever MH4U appeared I voted that, same with Elite Dangerous.
 
NOTE: this is an edit to the actual comic
 
HAH, it's hilarious that Yoshi's Wooly World is on the list, yet it's not even out in NA yet
 
But it's essentially satirizing what's happening to Jessica Drew and a lot of modern female superheroes.
 
@5pike His speech works fine in audio tapes, but I still haven't heard him talk in gameplay (but I'm only just into chapter 1)
 
once again I have a reason to mention how silly it is that EU got the game couple months early
 
2:46 PM
i didnt really see splatoon as a family game as to me that means everyone in the family playing at once... but it is a family friendly game i guess.. provided you dont look at miiverse
 
@Rapitor I already own Infinite, would they give me a gift copy?
 
beats me.
 
Prediction: Timelord64 is going to be the next @Frank
 
@Sterno Heh, well, Big Boss used to be fluent in a few languages. When you first try to interrogate a Russian soldier, you don't understand him (he was fluent in Russian). Ocelot calls you and mentions that the big shrapnel might damaged his speech center or something.
 
@Sterno Why?
 
2:49 PM
@Arperum Seems like every question I read lately, he's got comments on it telling them why it should be closed or how it could be improved.
 
@Yuuki if it's anything like before (and I don't see why not or how else they could do it), you'll get a key
 
I get your asking for an explanation, but there is no question here, just a request. — Timelord64 12 hours ago
@5pike Oh, haven't gotten that far yet I guess
 
@Sterno Sounds almost like Texenox (or blartmemes or whatever he is known as right now)
 
Not that I know who any of these characters are anyway
 
@Sterno Is it just me or is a request a question in itself?
 
2:51 PM
@Rapitor Okay, hold on, "jump to hyperspace in E:D" as a great gaming moment? Really?
 
@Arperum Indeed. And his next comment goes on to list some questions
 
@Unionhawk hey, the first time is pretty freaking awesome
 
the whole awards list is very console-oriented :/
 
@Sterno Y'know, @frank might be frequently trying to help people (I'm leaving out if he is or is not kinda blunt in his approach), but he's not stupid.
 
Oh, so @Sterno, last night LadyWacko got an email from Netflix telling her that they thought she'd like to watch some Alvin and the Chipmunks movie
 
2:52 PM
I don't even understand who Big Boss (aka Naked Snake? aka Venom Snake?) is versus Solid Snake (who I thought was the series protagonist) vs Liquid Snake (wtf I don't even)
 
I told her that's what she gets for using her Netflix profile to get movies for the kids :P
 
Big Boss is the original snake. Solid Snake is a clone made from Big Boss. Liquid Snake is the forked twin with all the recessive genes.
 
Allowing the kids on my Netflix profile was the worst mistake I've made recently.
 
@Unionhawk FRIENDSHIP DRIVE CHARGING
 
@Arperum I should clarify. I think @frank has nothing but the best intentions even when I often disagree with his interpretation of rules. I just meant that @Frank is (was, at least) a prolific commenter who often draws the ire of the people he is commenting towards. I predict Timelord64 will fill the slack that @Frank has been leaving!
 
2:53 PM
@MadMAxJr Basically, don't think too much about the recessive/dominant genes thing, because Kojima didn't.
 
@MadMAxJr Nope, Solid had the recessive genes.
 
@SaintWacko My daughter was laughing hilariously at the 10 minutes she saw of that movie.
 
@JasonBerkan because of your recommendations for them or their recommendations for you?
 
Clearly, it's a winner.
 
@Unionhawk You're just dead inside.
 
2:54 PM
@Sterno The difference is that @frank does indeed try to help, this guy is just being stupid.
 
@MadMAxJr So in this game we play Big Boss, instead of Solid Snake, and Solid Snake might not even exist yet?
I need a damn timeline
 
@badp This seems likely
 
Yeah, this is the old Big Boss
 
@KevinvanderVelden Their recommendations for me.
 
Cause Solid Snake still has both arms.
 
2:55 PM
@Unionhawk Welcome to the club.
 
@Arperum He's got other comments on questions that are moderately helpful
 
@JasonBerkan aah, fun times!
 
Besides, helpful is subjective.
 
@Sterno After MGS3, before MGS.
 
@Sterno Yes. Solid was not in MGS3 either
 
2:56 PM
But, really, "great gaming moment" implies, to me, a one-time great event, usually a turning point of the story or something. But whatever.
 
There you go:
1964: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
1970: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
1974: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
1975: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
1984: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
1995: Metal Gear
1999: Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
2005: Metal Gear Solid
2007/2009: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2014: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
 
Everything is subjective if you look at it for long enough.
 
@Sterno YOU'RE SUBJECTIVE
 
I feel like a question of "WTF I don't even" wouldn't go over well, even if everyone is wondering it.
 
@Arperum vtc Arqade as Primarily Opinion Based
@Sterno Too Broad
clearly
 
2:56 PM
@Unionhawk urmom is too broad
 
WOW
 
@5pike Keep in mind that Portable Ops is only vaguely canon, and Poops 2 got basically written out
 
@Yuuki Long enough that I've forgotten what I should be doing :P
 
@twobugs I like that acronym (I know it's not an acronym but I don't know what the correct term is)
 
In an unrelated note: newborn babies are tiny.
 
2:57 PM
@twobugs Yeah, portable ops is iffy.
 
@Arperum Yes, yes they are
And yet, terrifyingly large
 
@KevinvanderVelden I went to visit my sister yesterday.
 
Newborn babies also have soft spots (aka, killswitches) on their heads. Bad design.
 
@Arperum But they grow fast.
 
@5pike BUT THEN WHO WAS COMPA?
 
2:58 PM
@Arperum I assumed as much
 
exits stage right
 
One of the funnier moments in Ground Zeroes is the PS extra mission. You can find all these logos of various games and Kaz will comment on them. For Poops 2 he says "I don't remember that one"
 
Just imagine doubling your height and tripling your weight in a year.
 
@badp wat?
 
points at @twobugs as he exits
 
2:59 PM
wat
 
wat
 
@Sterno Doubling their length too? That sounds a bit much.
 
wat
 
@Sterno those changed proportions (doubling your height while keeping proportions should cause your weight to increase by a factor of 8)
 
also
 
2:59 PM
YOU CAN'T EXIT STAGE RIGHT IF YOU DON'T ACTUALLY EXIT
CHECKMATE @BADP
 
None of these "great gaming moments" really resonated with me
 
@Unionhawk I EXITED TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERED THE RIGHT STAGE
IT IS STAGES ALL THE WAY RIGHT
 
And.. listing Dying Light? Uh, okay. I guess someone probably enjoyed that game.
 
and, also
 
Dammit. I should not have put this CD on. Now I want to see Twilight Force again (cc @KevinvanderVelden)
 
3:01 PM
 
@fredley pls
 
> Each voter will also receive a copy of BioShock Infinite for PC from digital distribution retailer Green Man Gaming.
 
@badp stop playing
 
I have no idea who almost any of these "gaming personality" people are
 
3:01 PM
just stop
you compulsive idiot
 
@fredley pls
@fredley pls
 
@fredley no u
OOO
 
The only gaming personality I follow is Markiplier. Because he seems like a genuinely good guy.
 
@Rapitor the email I just received does mention 1$, so nevermind the article
 
3:02 PM
@Rapitor So you get the game and 1 currency credit, for 1 currency credit
 
@fredley but the numbers are getting BIGGER!
 
@twobugs They really should've added "Beat L140 Rajang while naked".
 
Idiot rank is 'I'. I'm at 'L' rank.
 
@MadMAxJr He's not even an option
 
 
3:03 PM
The options are Day9, Pewdiepie, some minecraft people, and others
 
You can't argue with him it's hopeless
 
@twobugs just go with the Ico guy.
 
@Rapitor I wonder if I can use the playfire credits to pay for it, as I somehow have 2$
 
Also, lack of PC on "Gaming platform of the year" is terrible.
 
@Yuuki something pc isn't a dedicated gaming platform
 
3:04 PM
@Rapitor Neither is PS4 or Xbone.
 
@Unionhawk I'm going to squeeze every single "fredley, pls" out of this that I can get away with
 
yeah they are, they are game consoles first.
 
Or really any gaming platform these days.
 
@Yuuki Steam was there, no?
 
@Rapitor cough cough iOS and Android are on the list
 
3:05 PM
@Rapitor According to my wife, the PS3 is a Netflix machine first.
 
@Rapitor looks back at announcement footage Are they?
 
I mean, it's not PC per se, but...
it's the most popular gaming platform for PC
 
"Best playstation game" and they list two HD remasters...
 
@twobugs I see Sony is going the Nintendo route.
 
Man I don't want to vote for any of these games. I liked Bloodborne but if it wins then the dumb fanbase will be even more annoying
 
3:06 PM
I don't think Nintendo can afford to make HD remasters for the Wii U...
 
jesus, how many emails do I have to confirm to receive my 1$ game?
 
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xX_BuzluBadem_Xxi just wanted to ask you guys how can a make a fresh start on CS:GO ? or transform my items to a new steam account without buying games on it.

 
I'm waiting on 3rd one now
 
@badp They already did, and I'd love if they actually did some for like Metroid Prime or the Galaxy games
 
29 mins ago, by Private Pansy
According to reddit comments it takes 14 clicks and three emails
 
3:07 PM
Are you really really really sure you want to pay $1 for this game? You cannot change your answer in the next email.
 
> The voucher you have applied cannot be used in conjunction with GMG Credit.
boo, I have to actually pay 1$
 
That would be awesome because those games were originally 480p so an HD re-release would actually be a big upgrade
 
@twobugs and thus only slightly less expensive than making a brand new game
(if not more)
 
@twobugs upscale - done! MONEY PLS!
 
Not really. The art assets in the Galaxy games at least were already very high quality and in a very polished art style. They'd look fine with some upscaling and AA.
Metroid Prime would take more work, I think, given the more realistic art style they went with.
Man, this GOTY choice is tough
MH4U, Witcher 3, Destiny, Bloodborne...
Arkham Knight, too...
 
3:10 PM
@badp ffs
 
I went with MH4U. I think it deserves it most, but this was a good year for gaming.
 
@twobugs Especially with FO4 coming up.
 
@Yuuki end of year doesn't count for game of the year
FO4 will be game of the year next year
 
I'm not really that hyped for FO4. I've never been that into the Fallout games (new or old, really).
 
@Rapitor Yeah, but I'm speaking of 2015 in general being a good year.
 
3:13 PM
I'm sure it'll be great, but MGS5 is more my style
 
I like em, but I'm not super hyped for it. all of that hype is directed at halo 5
 
Halo 5 sounds amazing
 
@twobugs I like both, but I already pre-ordered FO4 and thus don't have time for MGSV right now.
 
@fredley I don't know what you were expecting.
 
Halo 5 would be the only reason I'd pick up an Xbone right now, but I've since started resisting killer apps (shut up, I know I got the 3DS/N3DS for Monster Hunter).
 
3:18 PM
Microsoft uses TIMED EXCLUSIVE. It's not very effective...
 
@Yuuki FO4 isn't gonna be out for a while, though. you can easily make good headway in MGSV until then
 
Monster Hunter will forever be a weak spot for me far stronger than any other game.
@Rapitor Between classes, work, and stuff, I won't have much time to invest in MGSV.
 
does that mean you are getting the MHXU 3DS as well?
 
(I would've said Vert but I've already gotten my wat combo x4 today)
 
Monster Hunter is amazing. I'm glad my friend got me into it
 
3:19 PM
@Rapitor This is entirely possible/probable.
 
@Yuuki Don't worry, I probably will to.
Or rather, do worry, because I make bad decisions.
 
Still tempted to buy a 3DXSL with monster hunter...
 
I convinced my friend to get MH4U, but he doesn't like it too much I think, he likes to just mash buttons and watch health bars go down, like devil may cry
 
... 3DSXL.. Whatever the acronym is
 
@Rapitor That sounds more like God of War than DMC.
 
3:22 PM
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on PSP was my favorite for a time, but always felt held back by having only one analog stick
 
both are still more button mashy than monster hunter, by far
 
@Rapitor Someone needs to tell his friend to play DB or IG.
 
I would not say DMC is button mashy, but it focuses more on fast paced combat.
Monster Hunter has a more moderate pace (but not any less challenging)
 
@Yuuki he did, died even more.
 
Sprint vs a marathon, imo
 
3:23 PM
(Yes, I main IG. Making fun of your own weapon is a time-honored MH tradition)
 
Monster hunter, I've always been a fan of bowguns and bows.
 
I like IG. I was trying out charge blade a bit, and it's fun. I can't really get the hang of it though.
 
@Rapitor Was one of the buttons he mashed the dodge button?
 
I think IG's playstyle suits me more
 
also i probably gave him a sour taste because we went straight into gathering hall
 
3:24 PM
I found gunlances to be the most absurdly awesome thing.
 
@twobugs Charge blade is an interesting mix of offense and defense.
 
what about tactical nukes?
 
@MadMAxJr i main gunlance, the hype cannon is reason enough to name it the best weapon
 
Gunlances are very awesome, but I feel like the playstyle has stagnated a bit. They haven't really gotten anything new in ages
 
You want to go balls out so you can charge up your blade, but after that is playing largely defensively because your guard points do a surprising amount of damage.
 
3:25 PM
I played them in 3U and prior
 
@badp I vote tactical nukes!
 
@Yuuki Yeah, I knew about the charging, but I didn't know about the guard stuff. I'll read up and try those out
 
I'll probably play gunlance again in X. or hammer
 
@KevinvanderVelden Tactical nukes are a go.
 
I love the idea of HH but I've never been able to really enjoy playing it
 
3:26 PM
I played a lot of HH in MHFU.
 
@twobugs too much to remember
 
Oh god, that was an annoying time.
 
@Rapitor Eh, it's not that bad in recent games with the note changes. But it's still not as fun as it should be.
The weapon designs are amazing, though.
 
I bought the one they had on Wii, then promptly lost it in a move two weeks later..
 
3:27 PM
@badp Now I just see the thunderbirds dropping nukes
 
@Yuuki and then you start crafting multiple horns and now you have a giant mess of sticky notes and you cant find the one you need for your horn on hand
you need a filing cabinet
 
@Rapitor Not really. There are around four, maybe five, viable song lists.
 
I only really used one or two horns, so that made it pretty easy to remember
 
And there's really only two that I use a lot.
 
I used a Stygian Zin horn for goldbeard farming. That was pretty fun.
Give everyone Attack Boost L
 
3:29 PM
The fifth is very situational, depends on whether the monster spams blight.
@twobugs Attack Boost L and Negate Stamina are the best songs.
 
There was a great appeal in chasing a dinosaur with the intention of turning it into a hat.
 
negate stamina will make gunners (bow users namely) love you
 
@KevinvanderVelden The new game has stealth tactical nuke thunderbirds
 
Negate Blight is very situational, but can result in large DPS boost against something like a Teostra.
@Rapitor Negate Stamina will make everyone love you.
 
Had to blink, read that as 'Testarosa'. You're hunting Ferraris?
 
3:31 PM
also true, but bows need stamina a lot more i think
@MadMAxJr pretty much
 
I don't remember, did negate blight work via slime?
Because Dios was a pain in the ass to fight as GL
 
@MadMAxJr blighted ferraris even
 
Teostra: fire lion dragon manticore thing that spews out volcano dust every now and then that clings to you and then explodes.
 
@Yuuki and will explode himself
 
All I recall is that Tigrex is a jerk.
 
3:32 PM
Frenzy Tigrex makes me miss normal Tigrex
 
@MadMAxJr tigrex is a pain train with no brakes
 
It's like they gave a T-Rex wings and tiger stripes
 
Have you tried tactical nukes?
 
Negate Wind Pressure will make everyone love when you're up against a Rath as well.
I swear they buffed the hell out of Wind Pressure in MH4U.
 
Los was so annoying with his flight, I'm glad they made that less common
 
3:34 PM
RATHALOS WORLD TOUR, NEVER FORGET.
 
Now just fix Khezu (or better yet, remove him)
 
Khezu is just clunky because he's still in his old mechanics.
 
I've only been on one elder dragon hunt... It's the giant red one that travels through a valley pass, until you fight it at a siege wall with cannons. you had to jump on its back and SHOVE BOMBS under the spinal plates.
 
He hasn't had a revamp like the Raths.
@MadMAxJr Ah, Lao Shan.
Might I make you aware that the Lao Shan you fought was a juvenile?
 
I had to question the game lore. If things like Lao Shan exist, how is humanity is even alive?
 
3:36 PM
Elder dragons are alright. I don't mind Jhen, and Caedeus was alright.
@MadMAxJr They don't really care about us too much
 
@MadMAxJr Because (1) they're very rare and (2) the biggest ones largely don't give a f--k about anything and ignore humanity.
 
We're like ants to them
 
@twobugs Literally. Adult Lao Shans are as big as mountains.
 
You mess with enough ants and they'll mess you up (eventually)
 
And that's not a metaphor or hyperbole.
I seriously want to see a hunting area that takes place on the back of an Adult Lao Shan.
 
3:38 PM
I mean, the physics of monster hunter pretty clearly don't work, but who cares.
 
Who needs the square-cube law!
 
Agnaktor swims through lava and rock and has lava armor. Whatever.
 
See, the monster hunter universe is a place where a Sharknado might actually be a thing.
Here's your bow, made from a crab the size of texas. Go fight the tornado.
 
@MadMAxJr Well, given Zamtrios, probably a Sharknami or Sharkalanche.
 
Zamtrios is awesome. I like his design.
And I'm glad Zin came back, he's another great monster.
 
3:41 PM
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Mike RMy kids and I love playing New Super Mario Bros on the Wii in multiplayer mode. However, they tend to panic and using the A button to "bubble" when it's not necessary. Normally this isn't a problem. However, if one of them is the only player currently alive and uses a bubble, we instantly lose t...

 
today yesterday
 
Yesterday's News Today, with Yuuki
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This show sure churns through its hosts fast
 
I wonder if I already linked this?
 
I don't recall
I think @badp is referring to the thing in the starlist =p
 
9 mins ago, by Yuuki
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