The Bridge

4:01 PM

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Q: How should I approach playing World Of Warcraft?

Since there are many questions which I think people like to ask, usually about starting up the game or what to do once in, I figured I'd make a sort of guide for everyone. WoW is intended to be a fantasy world where you can build a new fantasy life. Returning players have a lot of content to see...

Yuuki

@Lazers2.0 You should approach like a job.

Sterno

@Wipqozn Baba Yetu is better

RedRiderX

omg someone brought soylent to the office.

The food bars look like solidified vomit.

Yuuki

@RedRiderX Whereas my office has snickerdoodles and cupcakes.

Sterno

Well, it's been a week since I checked /r/The_Donald. Time for me to lose more faith in humanity.

GodEmperorDune

4:12 PM

@Sterno apparently hillary unveiled some nuclear state secrets and of course trump won the debate

Yuuki

@GodEmperorDune Is the state secret that we have nuclear weapons?

If so, that's pretty damning, I don't think anyone knew we had a nuclear program.

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki i was too scared to click the links, lest i discover that i am a fictional entity

Sterno

projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast

86.2%

StrixVaria

Trump apparently has a 0.1% more chance to win in the now-cast than in the polls-only forecast.

Yuuki

Tim Stone

4:21 PM

Good ol' Utah

Wipqozn

@Sterno Not goingg to argue with that. They're both fantastic, though

Sterno

@Wipqozn Just like your mom

Yuuki

> My FB this morning is exploding with people who were allegedly undecided before, but are now voting for Trump because they're afraid of what Putin will do if Hillary is elected. In other words, they'd rather have someone that's supposedly Putin's puppet running things than risk getting into the next World War. Their line of reasoning seems to be that Putin won't attack his own guy, so Trump is the safe candidate in that regard.

wat

Tim Stone

I guess Trump was right about those generals rolling in their graves

Just, for the wrong reasons

Yuuki

Putin attacks whomever he wants, he won't care if it's "his own guy".

Tim Stone

4:25 PM

Feel like they'd be pretty peeved that so many people are that cowardly

Frank

@Yuuki Wat is right

Electing a president based on what another world leader will do is bonkers.

Tim Stone

"OMG Russia is strength posturing, we better cave!"

Sterno

@Yuuki It must be hard to have so many terrified idiots as friends.

Frank

It's like saying we'll elect this random hobo because Kim Jong Un will attack us if we don't.

Yuuki

@TimStone Hey, it worked for the UK. #brexit #nazis #cc@fredley.

GodEmperorDune

4:26 PM

@Frank he has homes, he has THE BEST homes

MBraedley

@StrixVaria "We don't talk about the Now-cast"

RedRiderX

@Yuuki Well we have some candy here too but this soylent is far out.

It doesn't taste like anything

It has the texture of a soft candy bar, and smells faintly sweet, but just doesn't taste like anything

user15026

Anyone have a link to an article somewhere that can give me the important details of the Nintendo console reveal thing today? Because I was sleeping when the thing happened :P

MBraedley

@Ash arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/10/…

Also:

2 hours ago, by badp

First Look at Nintendo Switch

►

user15026

Hot damn, I might actually end up with that. Although the lack of physical discs might be a concern for people with rural internet.... (Mostly I am like "oh no will my dad ask me to download stuff for him")

Yuuki

4:35 PM

@Ash It uses physical cartridges.

There's a few seconds in the video where it shows someone inserting a DS/3DS-like cartridge.

Lazers 2.0

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Q: What does this symbol mean next to someones name?

Occasionally, I will see this symbol (circled in the picture below) next to someones name in the "who killed who and how" section that scrolls in the bottom left of the screen. What does it mean? It doesn't appear that often.

gears-of-war-4

user15026

@Yuuki Okay, that's reassuring :)

Yuuki

I like that Nintendo tries to trot out something new when it does a console.

Xbone and PS4 were just 360 and PS3 with better specs.

Frank

@Yuuki Which everyone tries to imitate.

Yuuki

Switch's controller scheme is very interesting.

Frank

4:39 PM

To be fair, the Wii was innovative, but the WiiU was kinda a throwback to previous generations.

Yuuki

@Frank It still had the second screen gamepad controller though.

Frank

@Yuuki Which very few games used to any degree of effectiveness.

Yuuki

The kickstand + mote/nunchuk mode (the one they showed on the airplane) also looks fancy.

Frank

Also, Atelier Rorona complete.

Onto Totori.

user15026

I can't watch the video, but I am intrigued by this. Might be the first console I purchase for myself since the Gamecube (which was the first thing I bought with the money from my first job oh god I feel old)

SaintWacko

4:41 PM

@Yuuki Yeah, I commented on that somewhere else

> Microsoft and Sony have been scrambling so hard to stay relevant and "innovate", and Nintendo's just like "Oh, here's this new system that does everything"

user15026

@SaintWacko Nintendo seems to have this "I dunno, let's just try this thing" sort of mindset

user15026

I like it :)

Frank

@SaintWacko It hit them last gen, though; the specs of the WiiU weren't very good, and I guess that was more popular than the innovation they brought with it.

Didn't help that there was a ton of brand confusion going on, too.

They've really dropped the ball on the current gen for that.

MBraedley

@Ash I might pick this up as well. It really depends on the price, I think.

Yuuki

@Ash "Gamers like to have fun. I think this looks fun. Let's do it."

MBraedley

4:44 PM

I find it odd that they're targeting a March release.

arda

google.com/finance?q=TYO:7974 god damn

@MBraedley same

might be my first nintendo since the gba

Yuuki

Also, I think I said this before, but at least Switch makes goddamn sense as a name for what it seems like they're trying to do.

user15026

@Yuuki Exactly :)

user15026

@Yuuki Yeah, it is a much more logical name than they've done in the past :)

Frank

Just got a call back from the company I interviewed with last week.

Yuuki

4:54 PM

Being able to have two players without needing to purchase a second controller is also nice.

Frank

They want me to come in tomorrow.

Yuuki

@Frank As in "come in for another interview" or "you start tomorrow"?

Arperum

@Frank That's definitely positive.

Frank

And the guy I'm talking to is their accountant. So, I suspect it's a negotiating phase.

They want me, but we just gotta get down to brass tacks.

So, I'm super super excited about that.

Sterno

You don't want brass tacks, man. You want GOLD tacks.

Frank

5:01 PM

@Sterno And lots of them.

SaintWacko

Just keep them away from the golden parachutes

Lazers 2.0

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Q: What kind of discount comes with Civ 6 deluxe edition

I can read that buying deluxe edition of civ 6: access to four post-launch DLC packs* that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount. *Save vs buying DLC packs a la carte. Individual DLC may be sold separately. If you purchase the Digital Deluxe, do...

civilization-6

Ellesedil

@Lazers2.0 Someone commented that this question could be off-topic. Is it really? Because the question can be incredibly useful, and isn't looking for shopping advice.

Frank

@Ellesedil Can it be answered yet?

The game's not out, from what I understand.

Ellesedil

@Frank No idea. I don't know the answer.

But you can purchase it.

Frank

5:14 PM

Yeah, its off-topic.

Ellesedil

Really? Why?

Frank

Not because of shopping advice, but because of unreleased. He's asking about post launch DLC.

Ellesedil

And yet, you can buy them.

Frank

Stuff that's not out yet.

Great. And? Its not out.

Ellesedil

So... it's off-topic until tomorrow then?

I'm trying to understand the thinking here.

Frank

5:17 PM

Questions about Civ VI are off-topic until you can play it.

Questions about it's DLC are off-topic until they get released.

Ellesedil

Who is "you"?

Frank

Anybody of the general public.

Ellesedil

Does "you" mean "everyone"?

MBraedley

@Ellesedil Anyone

Frank

Yeah, you can buy the DLC, but we have no way of knowing how they're going to handle buying it seperately.

MBraedley

5:18 PM

Well, kinda

Frank

Until they release it.

The Deluxe addition is basically bundling a season pass with the game.

MBraedley

Off-topic until the game is generally available anywhere in the world.

Ellesedil

@Frank Why do you have to wait until they release it? They could announce it.

Frank

@Ellesedil We don't take that as a given.

Announcements aren't worth the paper they're printed on.

Ellesedil

Alright.

MBraedley

5:19 PM

Word of god is doesn't carry any weight.

Ellesedil

So, everything is vaporware until it's available then, more or less.

MBraedley

Yep

Frank

@Ellesedil Yep

MBraedley

As far as we're concerned

djsmiley2k

@RedRiderX didn't they all get recalled?

Ellesedil

5:20 PM

Well, that's too bad. I'd really like to know what the answer is.

arda

@Ellesedil want answer?

Frank

@Ellesedil So would we. It's an interesting question.

But right now, it's not something we allow.

Ellesedil

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Q: What kind of discount comes with Civ 6 deluxe edition

I can read that buying deluxe edition of civ 6: access to four post-launch DLC packs* that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount. *Save vs buying DLC packs a la carte. Individual DLC may be sold separately. If you purchase the Digital Deluxe, do...

civilization-6

arda

The deluxe edition = Game + 4 dlcs

@Ellesedil Its off topic so I'll not answer that

Ellesedil

@arda Yes. We were just talking about that.

djsmiley2k

5:21 PM

Answer anyways

Frank

@djsmiley2k No, don't.

Ellesedil

But the answer would still be useful, even if it's in chat.

arda

Can I drive your attention to "bundled discount"? It's not just "discount" as asker thought

Frank

We don't want to encourage people to ask questions they know are off-topic, in the hopes they get an answer before it gets closed.

arda

I have to agree with @Frank on this one.

Ellesedil

5:22 PM

Yeah, I agree too.

djsmiley2k

oh god not this again

they don't care about following the rules currently

Mad Scientist

@Frank You can already play it right now

djsmiley2k

so maybe some love will convince them

arda

Basically, it's a choice. I'm choosing to not answer it. You are free to post my answer there if you want, but I won't. I don't want to argue about it, and yeah, I'm an elitist, whatever.

Frank

@MadScientist Can you? Then questions about the game itself are fine.

djsmiley2k

5:23 PM

hehe

Mad Scientist

It's out in Korea and Australia and some other countries

Frank

@djsmiley2k And? So because they don't care, we shouldn't, either?

djsmiley2k

k

arda

Also uhm, wish me luck. AFK 30min.

Frank

I suppose if there's some sort of stub in-game that has the DLC info, we'd allow the question.

Based off of what's on Steam, though, there's nothing to go off of.

Ellesedil

5:33 PM

Man, Unity and Source Control do not get along all that well.

arda

"all that well" more like terrible

Ellesedil

How do game shops do it?

Hmm

I wonder if GameDev has a question for that

arda

game shops? do you mean game studios?

Ellesedil

Yes. Anyone that makes a game in Unity.

arda

@Ellesedil drop by chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/19

StrixVaria

5:39 PM

Disappointed that SWITCH relates to the console rather than the player. Imagine if SWITCH locked after every level and we had to pass it on?

Tweeted by PeterMolydeux on October 20, 2016 at 4:36 PM

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murgatroid99

@StrixVaria I love that account

RedRiderX

@djsmiley2k Lol yes I found that out after eating half of one

I didn't finish it.

djsmiley2k

lol

I'd like to try the original product tbh

RedRiderX

But I'd guess only people who were going hardcore with it experienced that.

djsmiley2k

eating to me is just meh, unless i'm eating smoething really nice (and so really bad)

well that's the thing

they claim they don't know of any such issue

RedRiderX

5:45 PM

@djsmiley2k Someone in our office is trying the shake version

They've been eating it regularly for like a month now and they haven't died so that's a good sign I guess.

djsmiley2k

oh the shakes make sense

I'm just wondering if the bars are produced by some kind of dehydration technique

RedRiderX

They also have a caffeine shake I think.

@djsmiley2k I read up and they do seem different

djsmiley2k

but something involving heat as well....something they wouldn't have used for the drinks etc.

RedRiderX

@djsmiley2k Oh what my coworker did say was that the shakes and bars a strong sucralose after taste so there were going to try another brand.

djsmiley2k

Do they have Huel over there?

RedRiderX

5:48 PM

@djsmiley2k Nah I think they just got a bunch of Soylent on a lark.

Lazers 2.0

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Q: How to make a rain of arrows in vanilla Minecraft using command blocks?

I'm trying to set up a series of command blocks that will make a rain of arrows around the player when a specific item is held. The idea is that as soon as the player holds a specific item, command blocks will spawn arrows 10 blocks above him. Then I want to randomly spread out the arrows over a...

minecraft minecraft-commands

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Q: Is Defense Damage Reduction?

Some enemy Monsters have Defense. If you don't do more damage than their Defense, each attack only deals the minimum amount of damage (1). If you deal enough damage to overcome their Defense, is Defense subtracted from the damage?

puzzle-and-dragons

-1

Q: (Minecraft xbox edition) is it possible to have a "Mending-Fortune 3-Unbreaking 3-efficiency 5" pickaxe?

I have asked this question before not long ago at all but I don't think everyone gets what i am trying to say. Basically what i am asking is why can't I combined all four of these enchantments on my diamond pickaxe "Mending-Fortune 3-Unbreaking 3-efficiency 5" I have everything I need, it's just...

minecraft-console

Yuuki

@RedRiderX You better watch out. It starts with Soylent on a whim and next thing you know, they'll buy t-shirts to only wear once and throw out and use kerosene to power all of their electronics.

RedRiderX

6:16 PM

@Yuuki Making Waves halves.

Whether the level halves or the change points halve I don't know.

Basically notability is a real heck of a grind.

Yuuki

I think I only need Notability 2 to get the next profession.

Still probably a hell of a grind though.

RedRiderX

@Yuuki Oh I can give you the first

I think?

Yuuki

I still haven't looked at the results of the private dinner.

And I think that generates some Making Waves.

GodEmperorDune

trump will totally accept the election results... if he wins

djsmiley2k

@GodEmperorDune lol, it's that obivous? ;)

Wipqozn

6:24 PM

@murgatroid99 oh I thoguht it was a real account until you said that

Silly Peter

RedRiderX

@Yuuki I think there is a card I can get which will let me give a point to you.

Only your first point though

Kevin van der Velden

@GodEmperorDune ARE YOU KIDDING ME

GodEmperorDune

@KevinvanderVelden sadly not

arda

@arda That's done, and I feel muuuuuuuch better.

Can't even put enough u's there.

murgatroid99

> And always, I will follow and abide by all of the rules and traditions of all of the many candidates who have come before me. Always.

That seems like maybe close enough to the right answer

Yuuki

6:33 PM

Well, the first new US nuclear plant in 20 years has gone live.

> Fun fact: this nuclear reactor produces less radiation than coal-fired plants.

> Another fun act: all nuclear power plants release less radiation than coal plants.

Well, I'm assuming they're not counting Chernobyl.

murgatroid99

@Yuuki Does it still count as a power plant after it melts down?

Yuuki

Hmm. I may have accidentally erased the last two weeks of my work.

The good news is that the work isn't really anything other than me messing with the libraries and learning how everything works.

Ellesedil

6:49 PM

@Yuuki Sounds pretty negligible. Let us know when you accidentally erase data in production.

Yuuki

@Ellesedil Will do!

djsmiley2k

i tried to nuke the live customer db

Ellesedil

I've updated the SQL definitions of a bunch of custom reports to the same SQL script before.

That was fun.

I got to have the, "So, you're not going to be fired" conversation.

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: How to use exclamation marks in Minecraft commands?

I know that you can use exclamation marks in Minecraft commands to check for an entity that does not have a specific tag. For example, you can use /kill @e[type=!Player] to kill all entities except for the player. I have, however, encountered two problems with using exclamation marks that I can't...

minecraft minecraft-commands

RedRiderX

@Yuuki Ah here it is: fallenlondon.wikia.com/wiki/Recommend_an_unknown_acquaintance

@Yuuki Do you have no notability?

Yuuki

7:04 PM

@RedRiderX I... think so? I also took a long hiatus so even if I did, it's probably decayed to nothing.

RedRiderX

Well I don't have the card atm but if you are willing to wait I could swing it for you.

Yuuki

> Introducing the Nintendo Lite Switch

pls

Mad Scientist

Barbarians in Civ 6 are seriously annoying, much more dangerous than the nearest AI Civ I met

Wipqozn

@Sterno My mom's pretty great, thanks

@MadScientist Did you use a VPN to unlock it early, or are you in one of the early unlock zones?

Sterno

@Wipqozn She's fantastic.

Mad Scientist

7:13 PM

@Wipqozn VPN

Wipqozn

Tempted to do that, but that's technically against the teams TOS

Mad Scientist

I doubt they'll ever ban someone for this, Steam itself doesn't really care about this, and in the end the publisher or developer probably also not that much. And I'm not circumventing the regional pricing, just the unlock date. But of course, you can't be 100% sure

Wipqozn

@MadScientist It's all against the TOS. but yeah I always worry "what if they suddenly change their minds?" type of stuff.

Mad Scientist

It would just be bad PR for Steam for no real benefit. I'm pretty sure that the absolute last thing they want to do is to remind people just how much we depend on Steam being reasonable and not just taking away our games for no good reason

Yuuki

But what if global warming hits the grape harvest hard and then we have no good raisins?

arda

7:21 PM

I'm usually on vpn, most steam did was changing my region automatically

Yuuki

cc @GodEmperorDune

arda

oh niiice

you can play doom 1 and 2 inside doom 3

Yuuki

Hmm, would the sequel to Splatoon be named Spla2n?

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX BY THE CHINESE

Yuuki

@Yuuki cc @GodEmperorDune @Wipqozn @badp

Lazers 2.0

7:27 PM

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Q: How do I get my old account back?

Can anyone tell me if there's a way to get my old account back please? I clicked on "link account" and now for some reason it's made me start right at the beginning which is a shame cuz I really enjoyed playing this game. I've already logged in before but tended to click link account when it woul...

pewdiepie-tuber-simulator

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki 2spla4me

Arperum

7:57 PM

SOMEONE STOP ME FROM BUYING CIV VI RIGHT NOW. I'M HAVING INTERNAL DEBATES ABOUT BUYING OR NOT.

Yuuki

@Arperum You should wait until they release for the NX Switch. That way, you can play on the go.

Frank

@Arperum Don't get it!

It'll come down in price in a couple of months!

Kevin van der Velden

@Arperum don't get it!

Wait until there's an expansion

SaintWacko

@Arperum Buy it!

@KevinvanderVelden Why?

Kevin van der Velden

Because civ expansions are generally really good

GodEmperorDune

7:59 PM

@Arperum it's too late, gandhi's nukes are already flying

Dragonrage

i got a season pass that is valid at 4 ski resorts near where I live for like 300$

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage nice, cc @uni

WHERE ARE YOUR SKIS NOW, @UNI?

Unionhawk

At home

GodEmperorDune

i suppose that makes sense

Dragonrage

mine are 3 feet away from me.

i should get them waxed before the season starts

MBraedley

8:09 PM

I guess us Canucks can't complain about the Netflix catalog here anymore

Wipqozn

@MBraedley yeah I've seen talk about this before

We don't get as wide of a selection as the USA but we do seem to get a better selection

Dragonrage

what is the difference between civ 6 and civ 6 digital deluxe

badp

MBraedley

@Dragonrage Future DLC I think

Kevin van der Velden

in Game Development, 5 hours ago, by Kevin van der Velden

@ton.yeung it's not my fault!

badp

8:15 PM

@KevinvanderVelden you know what you've done

GodEmperorDune

@badp you know what you've donen't

Yuuki

@Dragonrage One is digital deluxe and one isn't. Bet you can't guess.

badp

@GodEmperorDune I know what not I did.

arda

3 hours ago, by arda

The deluxe edition = Game + 4 dlcs

4 (unreleased) dlcs

GodEmperorDune

@badp No! I do NOT stand under you in this matter

RedRiderX

8:24 PM

@Yuuki Autodesk?

badp

@GodEmperorDune but does not you?

arda

Night folks

Arperum

GAAAAAH. THE DO I BUY CIV VI NOW DILLEMA IS STILL GOING

Sterno

Answer: yes

Wipqozn

@Arperum no reason not to imo

worst case is that we all find out you hate rainbows

Arperum

8:37 PM

@Wipqozn I don't have time this weekend to play. I might try waiting a bit to see if I can buy cheaper. And get closer to finishing some stuff in other games.

@Wipqozn I don't hate rainbows, they are awesome.

Wipqozn

@Arperum You literally just said you hate rainbows in the message above this one

Arperum

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Kevin van der Velden

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBI

GodEmperorDune

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCJ

Unionhawk

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDTHISJOKEISDUMB

GodEmperorDune

8:44 PM

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEdammit@uni

Newly Opened Proposals for Entertainment

1

Theories & Theroms

Proposed Q&A site for talk, questions and answers about proven theories & Theroms

Currently in definition.

11

SAFE Network

Proposed Q&A site for developers who want to build on the SAFE Network. Farmers are also welcome to ask about hardware for effective setups.

Currently in definition.

GodEmperorDune

@NewlyOpenedProposalsforEntertainment EVOLUTION IS JUST A THEORY

Kevin van der Velden

@NewlyOpenedProposalsforEntertainment those are 2 completely different things

Tim Stone

Here we go: the Alfred E. Smith dinner seating chart https://t.co/qbbhGZBoBm

Tweeted by JonLemire on October 20, 2016 at 8:18 PM

(Cardinal) Dolan will be the last line of defense

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone why isn't bill coming? WHAT IS HILLARY HIDING?

@TimStone cc @spugsley

Yuuki

8:53 PM

@GodEmperorDune Bill is secretly Cardinal Dolan.

Arperum

SCREAMING CONTINUES UNTIL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE

Yuuki

"Cardinal Dolan" - "lard ada" + "t" spells "Clinton"

THIS SEATING CHART IS RIGGED

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki I WILL ONLY ACCEPT THIS SEATING CHART IF I WIN

Lazers 2.0

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Q: Why are some of my songs not loaded correctly in Audiosurf?

I've tried playing some tracks from the album Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown. Some of the tracks loaded in perfectly fine, whereas others just didn't seem to load properly at all. In the case of Downward Spiral, for example, the track is a constant upward track with no traffic at all until...

audiosurf

GodEmperorDune

hey @texenox is still alive

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