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8:08 PM
@agent86 Wow, they were incredibly ambitious
Although if you can't pull it off, that just ends up being a downfall (sounds like it was for 3)
 
@agent86 They ran out of budget. Not a surprise for indie games of this sort.
 
And if you read that discussion thread within the first 5 posts people are already lying ABOUT THE BLOCK OF TEXT THEY JUST READ
I absolutely hate gaming communities
 
WAIT A MINUTE
I feel like @twobugs is defending the Trine devs here. Am I correct? :P
 
Yes
 
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8:15 PM
When the guy says "We have no plans for DLC, we would like to make another game"
 
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Q: My keyboard is typing by itself, could there be a ghost in it?

bwDracoThe keyboard on my laptop seems to be typing by itself: It sometimes types characters like 134, whether by itself or when I hit certain keys. Repeating characters may appear unexpectedly. The system volume may change by itself, or windows like the Print dialog or Web browser may appear. This ...

 
fixed
 
And within 5 posts someone says "shame ur business model all about dlc... wont be supporting dis..."
 
@twobugs But... Wasn't it you who said they hated Double Fine for doing basically the exact same thing the Trine devs did?
 
8:16 PM
Yes, I will defend the devs
 
@twobugs Oh, okay. You were defending the DLC thing, not the releasing an unfinished game thing.
 
No, they clearly bungled the game release
I won't defend that at all
 
always defend the devs on AAA games. blame project managers and other execs.
 
Ambition is good but they were very unrealistic
I'm not unsympathetic to Double Fine, and they've made some games I really like
 
devs usually don't get a chance to make a unique difference in the game: they play by the rules. if you think the netcode is bad, then yah, blame them, but if the story or the gameplay mechanics are bad, don't blame them
 
8:17 PM
I was just worried I was going to have to pretend to be angry at some perceived hypocrisy, and I really just don't have the time to do that right now.
 
But as an end-user, I think I have some justified frustration
@Fluttershy Ah, makes sense
 
I will agree that DF screwed up with Space Base, but I feel like they receive entirely too much shit for Broken Age.
To the point that it just feels undeserved.
 
I think they handled Broken Age poorly on several fronts, but basically everyone I know who actually bought it or donated to it was satisfied so whatever
Space Base was super frustrating. I paid for the damn game and they cancelled it before release!
 
Yeah, I think the part that irked me the most with Double Fine was that they could have finished Space Base DF-9 later once resources were freed up, but they were just like "Meh!"
 
I bought SB too, but am willing to forgive them on this one thing in light of the fact that every single other game of theirs I've played has been fantastic.
Like... I just look at it as me giving DF another $15 for products I feel I've underpaid for in the past. :P
 
8:23 PM
@twobugs yeah, space base wrecked them for me
 
once upon a time I'd have given them money for anything. they've eaten my goodwill, though.
too many games that just didn't work for me
 
@Fluttershy Meh, Stacking put me to sleep
But I quite enjoyed Psychonauts
Brutal Legend was just... not for me
 
@Fluttershy i disliked how their hacking game went from "oh this is fun, learning to program" to "LOL, now mod this bytecode"
but i loved stacking
 
@twobugs I loved Stacking. :( Costume Quest was great, too. Massive Chalice is fantastic.
Brutal Legend was probably the most meh title for me, overall, but I loved that game up until the RTS stuff kicked in.
 
Costume Quest was good, yeah
1 was great but I just couldn't keep going through the DLC. Never checked out 2
I think I have some robot game from them too I never played
 
8:25 PM
@twobugs Well you're in luck! Costume Quest 2 is exactly the same game.
 
I should try that out sometime
 
That's how I am too. I tried the DLC, but quit, and own 2 but haven't played.
 
Costume Quest was super cute but the gameplay was just very dry
 
trenched/iron brigade was okay
 
Psychonauts, though... I've beaten that five times now, and it's always fun for me.
 
8:26 PM
a lot of their games just lack a certain depth and polish
 
MAssive Chalice seems neat
 
@agent86 This was a fun one, but not to play solo.
 
yeah, co-op'ed with the usual suspect
 
EBongo?
 
yeppers
 
8:27 PM
Or the missus?
Ah, okay.
 
Psychonauts was the best.
 
I'm super excited for Psychonauts 2.
 
I liked Psychonauts! The rest, not so much.
 
Maybe I just have weird taste in games.
 
Couldn't finish it though, got stuck in that weird Napoleon chess level
 
8:28 PM
The best part about Psychonauts was that every level was mechanically unique, so I hope they don't just do more of the same.
 
yeah, there are bits of psychonauts that drag
it's got a lot of good ideas, but again, rough edges and a lack of polish
 
the platforming itself wasn't the best thing
lots of fighting that energy ball into going the way you wanted
 
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Q: Can I save my highlights?

ardaozkalI got a sick win a few minutes ago and can watch the highlights in the highlights section. Is there a way to save them somewhere?

gold incoming
 
this was my broken age worst puzzle roundup - agent86ix.kinja.com/…
 
reached 2.5k views in 2 days
 
8:31 PM
@badp The last level was almost entirely fudging the physics system.
 
broken age was a lot more fun than I thought it'd be, but the final stretch... yeah I just used a walkthrough
 
yeah, most of my "worst puzzles" on that list are from the second half
 
also in a lot of places the game wanted to make you feel like you were in a terrible rush
IMPENDING DOOM IN INFINITY SECONDS
I guess they didn't want to put actual time limits to the puzzles because, hey, it's an adventure game
time limits in an adventure game are heresy
"just please listen to this loop of very panic-inducing music for as long as you want while you figure out what those cuts and arrows in the triangles mean, take your time, no pressure, also everybody is going to die"
danganrompa has very generous time limits, and you'll still run into them (with very little consequence)
 
kickstarter.com/projects/blankmediagames/… Someone (me) should get this on TTS.
 
I admire double fine's creativity, but their gameplay is often less stellar... I think the reason why I remember psychonauts so vividly is the characters and the level design, and not so much the platforming
similarly, I like broken age's art and voice acting, but the puzzles are often meh
 
8:38 PM
I guess what I'm saying is that the two danganrompas are good games with a few rough edges and you should at least watch them at 1.5× speed.
 
0
Q: Are guide questions off topic?

O-OI'm really confused. Strix says that guide questions are off-topic and don't fit on the site. Yet we have plenty of questions with guides covering strategies from Mobas, FPSs, RTSs, single player games, RPGs, etc. Are these bad questions, based off of Strix's premise: Besides practicing, wh...

 
@badp is that the game that started the nounn't stuff?
 
@GodEmperorDune no, that would be Read Only Memories
 
read only memories was awesome
 
@SepiaLazers cc @strix
 
8:40 PM
@agent86 yup, except again for the final stretch. That boss fight thing was atrocious
the puzzles were spot on though.
 
@badp oh this was the April Lavigne
 
@badp oh yeah. I remember that part. frustrating as hell
the server room chase, yeah?
 
yeah
 
@Badp Can you help clarify this
 
@GodEmperorDune yep yep.
 
8:42 PM
@SepiaLazers cc @StrixVaria @Sterno
 
Is asker intent ever > question/answer quality
Does asking a question in good/bad faith matter at all for questions on this site?
Should we care?
 
@committingsudoku no, but the quality of your profile change answer is pretty bad
 
@GodEmperorDune ? How is the answer bad? Give some comments perhaps to tell me how to improve it?
I mean, that's the whole purpose of the comments section, and yet nobody has commented yet
 
@committingsudoku asker intent is pretty low priority in the grand scheme of things from this writer's point of view, at the end of the day we want to be a repository of readily-accessible information. We're more about the answers than the questions.
 
I assume they just read Strix bashing my intent and I've received nothing but downvotes
 
8:44 PM
However, it is still something that needs to be considered when reaching a decision.
 
I mean, I'm as guilty as charged when I do that sometimes, like the time when I accused @Dragonrage of doing so
 
So the answer you want is "yes we should care, it can ever have an impact on what we choose to do."
 
But I've since then deleted my comments and retracted donwvotes after coming to my senses
I mean, for a Q&A site, the last thing I would care about is how genuine it is
Somewhere, somebody on the internet is bound to find that information useful, even if the asker's intent is disingenuous
 
so in other words, if you are asking a question just to make a point about our meta... you are treading dangerous grounds, and that will affect the way people react to your post
 
@committingsudoku pls to stop trolling
 
8:47 PM
@fredley Like literally, this is what the circlejerk is in this chatroom
 
@committingsudoku it's like asking "how do i launch overwatch" and then answering it with a series of screenshots of going to the desktop and clicking the overwatch icon
 
"Oh Retro posted a question must be trolling hurr hurr"
 
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Q: Dark Souls 3 NPC'S summons.

ZarathustraxSo, I heard/read about 2 summons sign before Vordt Of the Boreal Valley. I killed alredy the boss, but, how do they appear? I´m very confused with how to summon or find Lion Knight Albert, and Master Sword that I read all you need to do is kill the dude with the Katana that is just left Firelink ...

 
that said, honestly it feels a little bit silly to me to use to send a question to -6 and an answer that was not a simple copy paste from the wiki in the negatives, too
I suppose this is also about the question I headtilted at a few hours/days ago
I don't know what triggered those posts however.
 
I literally went to the supposed Blizzard page that says how to do it and got a 404 message, I tried a cached copy and that didn't load, so I asked a friend and posted the question and answered right away on this site
Strix came out first thing and accused me of first and foremostly trolling
It's almost as if asker intent is such an important factor
 
8:49 PM
I kinda don't want to touch this since it's Blizzard and that other argument we had a few hours ago
but... link?
 
We have questions asked ALL THE DAMN TIME with the quality of "How do I launch Overwatch" and "supposedly" easy questions
And yet most often, the upvotes drown out the downvotes
In this case, we just have a moderator saying "I don't think you're posting this in good intent" and then everyone else dogpiling to drop downvotes
 
I must repeat myself however, Retro
I checked again and there is no factual evidence of targeted voting
 
@badp No, I don't believe so either
I'm just saying that they were most likely largely influenced by a moderator's comments
 
-12
Q: How do I change my Profile Icon?

O-OI know that you can equip a new Profile Icon if you have just unlocked it by unboxing a Loot Box, but I cannot figure out how to change your profile icon. I've tried clicking on the profile icon but it brings me to the friends list menu, and nothing in the options menu shows how to change the pro...

 
And since moderators carry more weight around here
That can make or break a question, since most people are apt to side with a moderator
I mean, I'm really hard pressed to think that the question God linked above is that shitty
compared to some other questions on this site
Imagine this question
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Q: How do I climb stairs?

Kevin van der VeldenSometimes I see things like stairs and such with an up arrow, seems to me like I should be able to climb these. However my soldiers don't like walking stairs (probably lazy or something) and instead move one tile when I try to order them up. How do I motivate them to climb the stairs?

 
8:53 PM
@GodEmperorDune I guess what I have to say is "OMG YOUR A QUITTER -1"
 
What if a moderator had said "you posted this in bad intent, troll, and this is a low effort question, THE ANSWER IS SO OBVIOUS, DOWNVOTE"
That question would not be that popular or receive lots of downvotes
 
so, what I'd say is
those downvotes are unlikely to cause a penalty towards your account, but I am not positive about that
I am unable to tell people not to downvote you
 
I understand that
I just find it so ridiculous that because of a false premise from a moderator's comments I was downvoted into oblivion
 
and your habit of changing avatars and usernames means that people are always on the lookout for the "real you"
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It's almost insulting
I mean, I don't always judge question intent
and if I do I'm quick to retract votes and do the right thing
and apoligize if necessary
I mean, I can't wait for the new era of commenting
 
8:56 PM
so what I'd suggest is to accept some of the feedback and avoid asking questions for a while
 
"This is a low effort question and I think it's a bad answer overall. Also your mother smells bad. -1"
 
if what you really want is to help people, get recognition and not put up with other people's BS, do what I did and start your own blog
people pay me and give me free games, and nobody tells me I'm just trolling
srsly
 
@badp yes
 
@Evilardaozkal pls
 
I mean, people don't really give two shits if people on Steam change their name all the time
There's that one user I forget who it was that gave me inspiration to change my naame
He's some super high rep user on StackOverflow
 
8:58 PM
I do
 
wally or something
 
@badp I got this idea from you, thanks fam
 
I don't remember the name
 
I get really annoyed if my Steam friends change names
 
But there's a high rep user where he always changed his name every month
And he always had difffernt names every month
 
8:58 PM
I suppose you're talking about Will/Won't/etc.
 
@3ventic I set friend notes to those that change a lot
 
I started doing that too
 
@badp Yeah, could be
 
but anyway, here is my honest advice
 
8:59 PM
But the guy had a constant habit of changing his name to something unique every single month
 
yeah i do it when i add people so i don't get confused later
 
I think Won't hasn't changed his name in a while
 
Yeah, I just set tags of their real name or the name I remember them by
 
take some time off asking questions. If you must ask a question, make it about something you don't have an answer to
 
9:00 PM
maybe we should meta.se some sort of "friend note" on SE
 
Regardless, I change my name all the time, who really gives two shits
It's like now we are also judging the user
 
dude dude you're going on a tangent
as you said it literally doesn't matter so stop thinking about it
 
But everytime someone comments it's starting to feel more and more like it
I keep trying to tell myself that if everything was perfect we would judge based on question and answer quality
 
right, so we shouldn't assume that you're doing some sort of preventative ban evasion
 
but everyone else's comments keep suggesting that asker intent, asker, is becoming so important
I have never been suspended from arqade for a month or more
 
9:02 PM
but still, help us help you and try and contribute a little more content on the site while worrying a little less about the meta
 
I don't even think I've been banned
 
mmmkay?
 
Sure, sure.
 
as for @agent86's true pro much game journalism dreams... I think he only does that so he can put HIS face in MY youtube feed
HE KNOWS I HATE IT AND HE KEEPS DOING IT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO THE BIGGER TROLL REALLY IS!!
 
I've had the most random posts starred today
and i haven't noticed the star till like 2 hours later
 
9:10 PM
Can I wash my cat by licking it? Hmm. Quora: Yahoo Answers for the modern world. https://t.co/SlaNsypWpR
 
@fredley welcome to a few years ago
 
@badp :(
 
user15026
@GodEmperorDune ...how. Why. Why is that -12
 
@AshleyNunn that's @retrosaur's point. there is a meta about it
 
@AshleyNunn this.
 
9:17 PM
 
> At first I thought it was Russia but then realised it was Alberta, Canada.
#tooSoon
 
@AshleyNunn I think it's a bad question but I didn't downvote it or even touch it
I typically only downvote if I think something is actively bad
 
> What is a Microphone?
- True
- False
 
@bwDraco Yes, that's what it says
 
9:23 PM
rotfl
 
the fault lies not in our stars, but in the people who are starring terrible things
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Q: Giving XP to my ADC

TrapHappyI'm a support main, pretty low in ELO, but I don't play with other ADCs besides my brother or another great friend of mine. Watching some of the LCS games, I noticed that the supports are way behind in XP than anyone else. How can I give my AD carry more XP in the laning phase and make sure the...

 
@Unionhawk @LessPop_MoreFizz So I bought some IPA today
Founder's Centennial IPA
This is probably a mistake
 
@twobugs that's a decent one. Have you never had an IPA before?
 
@twobugs what's the ABV?
 
9:33 PM
I've had a few IPAs but never actually finished one
 
Founders is good stuff
@GodEmperorDune 72
 
[science intensifies]
 
I have a whole variety pack for today
 
I will finish eating and then commence stardew
 
@Unionhawk seven point two or seventy two?
 
9:35 PM
@twobugs I find it a bit salty
 
SCIENCE SUCCESS
 
@twobugs yay, streaming
 
But I am currently drinking Stella, so my beer opinions are invalid
 
@GodEmperorDune 72000000000
 
9:36 PM
@badp I'm in ur youtube, pwning ur headcannon
 
@twobugs a centennial hop IPA is a solid beginner choice. Not overly bitter, nice bright citrus notes.
 
@badp ...wat
 
@twobugs what? 9000?!
 
@fredley ?
 
It's hard to see (which is the point) but almost all the characters are hidden
 
9:37 PM
it looks like there's only three enemies, because everyone else is hiding behind trees and rocks
 
(at the initial camera angle)
 
the 15 second limit on gfycat is annoying
 
@agent86 oh hi! You're alive!
 
user15026
@GodEmperorDune I missed that there was a meta.
 
user15026
(I am drowning at work)
 
9:38 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz still kicking, it would seem
 
user15026
(not literally drowning but I might as well be)
 
unless I uploaded my consciousness to the matrix and am now part of the internet permanently.
 
@agent86 +1 everything you upload online stays there forever
 
@Evilardaozkal I embedded myself into some pornography. no doubt there are already countless copies of me floating about.
win-win
 
omega ice? oh come on
 
9:41 PM
@agent86 git outta mah philactery
oh
faplactery would have been better
damn
 
@GodEmperorDune phallic hindsight is always 20/20
 
too late now
 
@twobugs yay
 
9:42 PM
Fun shitshow with air conditioner guy today.
 
@agent86 SELECT * FROM stuff FIND agent86
searching...
 
Make appointment to get quote.
 
1 result(s) found
 
Inform agent I will not be home, but someone will be.
 
@twobugs the ad for your stream is g2a :/
 
9:43 PM
@TrentHawkins lets them in, and they won't do quote without homeowner.
Proceed with tearing strip off company for uncommunicated requirements.
Can't beat previous quote anyways, so cancel attempt to get quote.
 
@ChromeSlice Looks neat
 
@fredley I've talked about it before
 
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Q: Top Tags Are Different Between Mobile App and Site

DragonrageI was looking at my profile on the iOS mobile app for Arqade, and I noticed that my top tag showed a score of 110. However, I went and checked my profile on the site using my desktop, and it shows that my top tag is only 89. My only conclusion is that the Mobile app is bugged and includes my up...

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Q: On-topic question closed because it is "off-topic"

spund3Recently, I asked something about emulators at Arqade ( post ). Also, in the comments I asked why I got downvoted, and then, someone said because people think I'm asking something that's off-topic when it isn't. Another user commented why my post is on-topic refeering into another post (see comme...

 
Also it's pretty cool
Not really my kind of thing though
 
@ChromeSlice played it on early access a last month. was boring for me, so refunded. get it if you like puzzle games.
it had quite a bit of bugs though. had loads of crashes, and hell, I didn't even play it for 2 hours.
so many bugs that @twobugs should praise this game
 
9:47 PM
 
the concept was VERY neat but wasn't done well + wasn't polished well
wasn't done well = repetitive, hard learning curve but frustratingly simple after that
wasn't polished well = simple visuals, afaik no story.
 
bad visuals?
=[
 
@GodEmperorDune Vtc as not a real question
 
@Unionhawk 72% alcohol best alcohol
 
Oh shit
 
9:52 PM
Superhot also had simple visuals, it also was repetitive but it was polished very well. This could have better visuals, considering it has been in dev for 2 years now.
 
bought(-ish, added to buy list and went with free download, will buy once I put money in my prepaid)!
 
Stellaris all the way.
 
@Frank He's not talking about the game but you can't see this anyway
 
@GodEmperorDune beer only goes to like, 27
 
@Unionhawk i'm not as well drank as you and @LessPop_MoreFizz, i don't know these things
 
Like, 72 exists (151 is a thing) but almost definitely not as a beer
 
0
Q: NCR Ranger Safehouse-I can't get in

THEMcKI've heard that in the NCR Ranger Safehouse in FO:NV (near Black Mountain), there is some nice gear to be found. I have a positive reputation with the NCR, and I also have the NCR Safehouse Key from Col. James Hsu. But, the door to the Safehouse still says "Requires Key". I did my research and ...

 
user15026
@fredley That's about right yes
 
@ChromeSlice pretty neat (warning: chromeslice wasn't joking when he said nsfw)
 
Why would I have been joking?
 
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Q: Does turret destroyed upon death?

GalabycaIs Torbjörn's turret destroyed upon death? Or it stay until it destroyed by an ennemy? The only thing mentioned about his turret on the wiki (gamepedia) is this :  Torbjörn constructs an enemy-tracking autocannon. He can use his hammer to upgrade it, increasing its health and adding a secon...

 
good question and idk the answer. I just wanted to restate the fact that it is nsfw.
 
10:26 PM
@SepiaLazers do i need to post this on meta.se?
cc @anyone
 
user15026
@Dragonrage Does it affect other sites?
 
let me check
yes
 
0
Q: How to upgrade Torbjorn's turret?

GalabycaHow to upgrade Torbjorn's turret ? According to the turret's wikia page, Turrets require 100 Scrap to level up. But there is no explanation of how to do it. I tried to place an other turret with Shift, but it replacing the actual turret by an other level 1 turret.

 
10:43 PM
spam? Kinda sorta circles around directly answering the question, then provides a link to some other site for no reason (his username is also the site's name)?
 
Confirmed as spam.
 
I'd just remove the link.
 
user15026
Theoretically yeah we could remove the link and be like hey yo attribute your stuff
 
user15026
If the rest of it is good, then that makes the most sense
 
It's a common way to sneak spam into the system. Post a seemingly high-quality answer, put a spam link in it.
@Yuuki please don't edit spam. flag it instead, so it gets removed — Vogel612 31 secs ago
 
user15026
10:47 PM
We know.
 
in Root Access, Apr 28 at 0:47, by bwDraco
Confirmed as spam on the final link (promoting uninstaller applications). The author of this post is clearly trying to cloak it in seemingly high-quality content in what is one of the sneakiest spam posts I've ever seen. See also superuser.com/questions/954398/preventing-anti-virus-conflicts/…bwDraco 4 mins ago
 
user15026
There, it's killed now, because it's spam and plagiarism.
 
I've seen things like this before on Super User. This is spam.
 
1 min ago, by Ashley Nunn
We know.
 
lol
 
10:49 PM
Namely because you just felt it necessary that I be notified twice. And maybe a third time.
 
user15026
Left a comment on it.
 
user15026
It's done now, we can stop linking to random comments and things and pinging poor @Yuuki.
 
Oy vey. Spammers are working really hard to make their posts seem legit.
 
user15026
shrugs It's not new.
 
10:51 PM
Oh, it was plagiarized too? Yeah, glad I brought it up then. Link and plagiarism asside it wasn't a great answer, I probably would have considered downvoting and not giving it a second thought.
 
Hmm... actually lemme double-check on that...
 
@bwDraco cc @Yuuki
runs
 
Yeah, it's wrong.
It's 3 minutes, not 25.
Letting her re-buy within 25 minutes would also be ridiculously stupid balance-wise.
 
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Q: Invalid Operation At This Point Terraria 1.3.0.8

xX3nderDudeXxI want to play Terraria with my friends but I cannot host the world, it works fine in single-player, but my friends cannot join.

 

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