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4:01 PM
@BenBrocka > Error establishing a database connection
I assume that's the joke?
 
@fbueckert It's funny because the always-online DRM of SimCity prevents you from playing a game that you should be able to play offline.
 
@StrixVaria And is hamstrung badly due to that same DRM.
Also, "Wee, small cities only!"
 
@BenBrocka 'Connecting to review' wtf
 
@fbueckert I got a connection, now it has a spinny thing and text saying "connecting to review"
 
@TrentHawkins Ok, that's not the punchline, then.
 
4:03 PM
@fbueckert I think that one is actually an error
 
Does SimCity even have any kind of online play?
 
I don't really care about the always-online DRM stuff because after the initial waves, connecting probably won't be an issue.
Small cities, though.
Joke game.
 
"small cities" ?
how small?
 
@BenBrocka Meta-meta-humor.
 
The fact that people were filling up city limits within a few hours on review copies is pretty pathetic
 
4:04 PM
Oh I see, it's some kind of joke
 
EA should add some meta-meta-humor to the online queue by showing witty messages like "Reticulating Splines".
 
Gouging Customers 43%....
Deleting Steam Library 56%...
 
@BenBrocka Scanning for pirated software/music 63%...
 
@StrixVaria Or better yet, "Ha! We have your money now! Screw you, consumer!"
 
@BenBrocka Deleting pirated software/music 72%...
 
4:08 PM
@djsmiley2k 300k seems to be the practical limit, according to first impressions by Ars
 
:/
so like.... Simcity 2000 was bigger?
 
@YiJiang'sEvilClone And something like 20km or something square?
@djsmiley2k Much much bigger
 
@djsmiley2k Classic SimCity was bigger.
 
@djsmiley2k The new one doesn't even come close to that size.
 
¬_¬
we have come so far.
 
4:09 PM
@StrixVaria DLC
 
It's like FarmvilleCity
 
funny fact? Dwarf fortress could possibly go larger
 
@fredley *microtransactions
 
@fredley If they turn bigger cities into paid DLC, there WILL be riots.
 
The only SimCity game that's smaller is SimCity Societies
 
4:09 PM
@djsmiley2k Minecraft certainly can
 
Looks like you've got a pretty big town here. Want to make it a City? Just slip us $5 and no one will ever know...
 
Which actually uses the same "simulate every Sim" model
 
@fbueckert RIOTS of people clamouring to buy the DLC.
 
Though on a much smaller scale
 
@fredley it appears you've uncovered EA's tactics
give people a little of what they want
lots of what they don't
then charge them lots for more of what they do
They'll be greatful you release it to them.
 
4:10 PM
@djsmiley2k EA is just copying Zynga
*spits*
 
Or Tesco.
And Tesco have been doing it for far far longer, just not with games.
 
@fredley Sounds like the perfect time to embed a virus that deletes their computer with a message that says, "You're too stupid to use a computer. I'm fixing the problem."
 
@fredley Basically. They've been adding microtransactions and social aspects to everything
 
Want to know where it all ends up? You find simcity code chopped up and hidden in in some other game.
 
@fbueckert For some reason, I read that in GLaDOS's voice
@BenBrocka *spit spit spit*
 
4:11 PM
@fredley A feature request!
 
no one is biting on my joke :(
 
@fbueckert I want GLaDOS to read everything in my life
 
@BenBrocka Still trying to connect to database.
 
@fbueckert Did you actually buy SimCity?
 
@StrixVaria No. The review.
Screw that noise. EA gets zero dollars from me if I have to use Origin.
 
4:17 PM
@fbueckert It's just a loading symbol anyway. I'm surprised it managed to get DDoS'd
 
@fredley Do you need a napkin?
 
@fbueckert Ding! Also the reason I won't be buying Crysis 3 unless it appears on Steam.
 
@OrigamiRobot Yes please
 
@tombull89 Add in their other plans of microtransactioning everything, and EA's generated all sorts of hate. They have a lot to do if they want my gaming dollars.
 
SimTown
 
4:19 PM
@fredley Also, I was able to enter fredley inc even though your doors were locked. I promise I totally didn't steal all your stuff.
 
@fredley <3 Ellen McLain
 
@OrigamiRobot It's not that hard, nor do I intend to make it so
 
@fbueckert And as they shat on Command and Conquer (I mean, that's a sequal to Generals? One of my faviourite CnC games and the last best one before the medicore CnC 3 Tiberium wars and it all went to hell with Red Alert 3)
 
@fredley Just letting you know.
 
@fbueckert Also integrating online features into every game, which I believe is now a requirement
 
4:20 PM
I just hope Ellen McLain still works with Valve. Now that her voice has been in a feature film, I just get this bad feeling that she'll try to do that instead of games. :/
 
@BenBrocka I don't mind online features, so long as they're optional.
 
@Powerlord What film/character?
 
If it's, "OMG! Must be online to do this!", then screw that.
 
@BenBrocka brilliant.
 
@StrixVaria Pacific Rim, the voice of the computer
 
4:21 PM
Never even heard of that film.
 
@StrixVaria It's not out yet
 
@Powerlord Wasn't that just in the trailer, though?
Not going to be in the actual film?
 
@OrigamiRobot NP. You joining us then?
 
@fbueckert Why would it just be in the trailer?
 
4:22 PM
@BenBrocka He kind of got a little in the cup at the end.
 
@StrixVaria Rockem Sockem Robots: The Movie
 
Speaking of the trailer
 
@Powerlord I dunno; I read that on the youtube trailer.
 
@OrigamiRobot That's Real Steel.
This is more Robots vs. Godzilla.
 
4:22 PM
@fredley I went to the mining area, found a mineshaft, gathered a buncha stuff, died, ragequit.
 
I've heard that they're making her voice sound less like GLaDOS in the final movie, but that her voice will still be there.
> While GLaDOS actor Ellen McLain will supply an AI voice in Pacific Rim, she will sound different from the trailer. For that, Del Toro said he specifically wanted GLaDOS' voice running down a power-up checklist before the mechas go out to confront the monsters. He even sought (and received) Valve's permission.
 
@OrigamiRobot Aaaaw. Build quantum armour and never die
Go swimming in lava just for fun
teleport to the moon
 
(This was from an interview with the Toronto Sun)
 
yay for quantum armour
 
@Powerlord Nice!
Now I want to see the movie even more.
 
4:26 PM
Also, why do I keep listening to the Monkey Watch music from Rhythm Heaven Fever? :O
 
@fredley I can't until I get the materials which I need to not die to acquire.
 
@OrigamiRobot You already made your way into my base. If you took 100 stacks of UU, I literally wouldn't notice.
 
@fredley I want to gather my own stuff, not use other people's.
 
@OrigamiRobot Fair enough. Once you get going it really is awesome
@OrigamiRobot Do use the community stuff though (chest, machine room, farms)
 
4:29 PM
@fredley Yea, I'm fine with group projects and such. I just dont want handouts. Gathering is half the fun.
 
@OrigamiRobot Yeah, agree. My advice for a good start: Build a jetpack asap, build some kind of quarry too.
 
I think I've said this before, but it's actually possible to squeeze 300k people into SC4's smallest map size
It's not comfortable, but the experiment worked
 
@fredley I don't even know what that stuff is.
 
@OrigamiRobot Once you have quarries going it solved your basic resource problems, even if you can't auto-process everything to begin with
 
I mean, I know what it is, just not how to do it.
 
4:31 PM
@OrigamiRobot The NEI plugin (the thing in your inventory) will tell you recipes. Search for what you want in the bottom search bar, then hover over it and press R.
 
Actually, I need to try that again. I can't remember if it was 100k or 300k. Hrump.
 
@OrigamiRobot Also press U for uses of an item. Works for most items in most places.
 
@fredley Yea, but that doesn't tell me how to build mechanisms.
 
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Q: Do I need to play online over xbox live to save Skill points in RE6?

FendiDo I have to choose XBOX LIVE for the Network Selection option to save skill points ? Or can I just play offline and still get Skill points ?

 
@OrigamiRobot True. But I heard about a site where you could ask questions once.
Damned if I can remember what it was.
You could kind of post questions and other people would come and answer them.
What was it now?
Tip of my tongue...
 
4:34 PM
Yahoo Answers
 
@OrigamiRobot That's it!
Ask all your gaming-related questions on Yahoo! Answers.
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@fredley What, GameFAQs Answers not good enough?
 
@Powerlord gamersexchange.com
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@Powerlord Yahoo Answers has better trolls.
 
@RavenDreamer Any reason for this retag? If anything, I'd think we should be moving away from the generic tag, not towards it, whenever possible.
(I'm open to the argument that the From Ashes tag should be nuked entirely (which you didn't do), but even if so, I don't know that adding the DLC tag is needed, even in that case. I'd think that DLC specific tags should really only be needed if 1) the DLC has lots and lots of questions, or 2) the DLC being installed fundamentally changes the answer to a number of questions in ways beyond simply expanding the subject area (i.e. changes actual game mechanics across the board such that...
old answers are no longer valid if the DLC is installed.)
 
4:40 PM
Being a sentient stellar body is surprisingly fun
Although I'm still not entirely sure what's the point of Solar 2
 
@YiJiang'sEvilClone hmmm i might keep playing on the train then
so many nice little games I wanna get down with
but.... finding the time + battery life to play isn't easy.
 
Every time I refresh this Torment kickstarter it has another 10k on it.
half a million in like 2 hours already.
Guess the bubble hasn't burst quite yet.
 
Is Beat Hazard a dual-stick shooter or what?
All I've heard is "shoot stuff! music!"
 
4:55 PM
@StrixVaria It is
 
@StrixVaria Yes, dual stick procedural shooter based on whatever track you select
 
The Android version lets you play in single-stick mode where the aiming is automatic.
 
That sounds like it's going to be really fun for about 3-4 songs and then get old really fast.
 
@StrixVaria There's a few game modes, a few different difficulty levels and the game is generally challenging.
Basically the game is as fresh as your music collection.
 
The two games I was most excited for were Solar 2 and Super Hexagon, so any enjoyment I get out of the other games is pretty much just a bonus.
 
4:57 PM
Game modes are the standard one-song-one-run in "basic" Beat Hazard, the same but feeding from internet radios, survival (playing a string of songs in sequence and seeing how long you can survive) and boss rush (the same but the game spawns bosses all the time - incidentally, the best mode to grind money on)
 
Oh that's neat if it can do internet radio stuff in real time.
Audiosurf had to analyze and generate the entire track before you could play.
 
What is the point of the tag?
 
@StrixVaria Yes, it can. One of the christmas achievements in a Steam event two years ago or so was to survive for 20 minutes to a xmas internet radio thing.
by the way, meta consensus says that should be pwned (re: @LessPop_MoreFizz)
 
@badp Indeed.
Which is why I found that edit by Raven to be extra-odd.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Perhaps there was a point where was a good idea and he didn't get the memo. It happens to me from time to time.
 
5:01 PM
@badp Yeah, but that specific edit is extra-strange.
Like, look at it.
There are a few limited cases where is a good idea though.
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Q: Why can't I download DLC in the background anymore?

agent86I've been having this unusual issue lately with my Xbox and certain bits of DLC. Typically when I start to download something, I can press B or the Guide button to send the download to the background, and then I can check on the status of the download and the queued downloads by using the "Act...

Is a decent example
 
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
That's like 3% of the tag I guess?
 
@badp Yeah, pretty much.
@badp I'm just saying that outright tag deletion is probably a poor choice here. It's only ~100 questions.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yeah, we need to replace the tag with the specific dlc where appropriate
Top tip: mods don't have a "nuke this tag" button
 
@badp Eh, or just no extra tag.
@badp I thought you could delete tags. My bad.
 
@badp This sounds surprisingly familiar
Like, something we should've done / were doing a while ago
 
5:04 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz I'm afraid it's an employee only feature
 
@badp I don't know that every DLC needs it's own tag. Most don't.
@badp Meh, either way. It's not an appropriate solution anyway.
 
How about Omega from Mass Effect?
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Q: Can the Mass Effect 3 Omega DLC side quests be completed after the expansion is concluded?

ahsteeleI hate having "active" missions in my journal which I can't complete. Thankfully many of the side missions in Mass Effect 3 can be completed for a few credits from the specter room on the citadel. Not sure if that's the case for the Omega DLC side missions. I didn't complete the Mass Effect 3 Om...

 
@badp My inclination is to have fewer, rather than more tags. As I said above: If the DLC is substantial enough to have lots of questions (say, Jeff's old 10% of the parent tag metric?), or if the installation of the DLC materially affects the answer in a way other than simply expanding the subject area (i.e. if the DLC changes the way a core mechanic works in the base game), it probably needs a tag. Otherwise, it probably doesn't.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz we did obtain that tags persist regardless of question count, however
 
5:07 PM
@badp I understand that. That doesn't mean that we should just go adding single-use-subtags willy nilly.
 
I think personally that we don't quite tag enough on this site.
It's not wrong, it's just kind of a waste of our ability to have 5 tags on the same question
 
@badp I just really really really hate all of the multi-hyphenate tag names we end up with.
 
Game names give us those anyway
I can see an argument where there's no need to default to prefix DLC with the game name
 
@badp No reason to make it worse.
 
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Q: What controllers are supported through Big Picture Mode?

Rob Avery IVFor Big Picture Mode, they always advertise on the game's Steam page that it supports full-controller or partial-controller. With that, they will show it with a picture of the Logitech F710. I know that they do support the Xbox 360 controller for Windows. Are these the only controllers that Stea...

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Q: How can I tell if a move is special or physical?

EnderSpecial moves use Spc Atk, and Spc Def in their damage calculations. Normal moves use Atk, and Def in their damage calculations. How do I know which move is which?

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Q: How can I sell an item on behalf of my corporation?

kalinaIn EVE online there is a role called 'Trader' - which allows you to buy and sell items on behalf of your corporation. I have this role on my character, but whenever I try and sell an item from a corporate hangar at one of our offices, I only have the option to sell the item on behalf of myself. ...

 
5:09 PM
@badp You'll end up with a lot of confusing and inappropriate autocompletes I suspect.
 
@Lazers There's an unbound list question.
 
@fbueckert Is it answerable with a criteria? i.e. "any controller that supports superprotocol XYZ is supported by default. Others may work with third party drivers, YMMV."
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I dunno; I don't know enough about how Big Picture handles controllers.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I prefer Ultraprotocol.
 
The way it's worded, we'll get answers that go, "Controller X works!"
 
5:16 PM
@fbueckert That's okay. Those are bad answers and should be downvoted.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz How is that a bad answer? It answers the question.
What controllers work with Big Picture? Controller X does.
It's not an awesome answer by any means, but it answers the question.
That doesn't sound like a problem with the answer. That sounds like a problem with the question.
Should probably be worded, "How can I determine if my controller works with Big Picture?"
And if we get an answer that says, "Noob, try it and find out", that's a bad answer.
 
@fbueckert I've said this before, but if your only problem with a question is one of semantics because you feel that as phrased it generates bad answers, but if you just rearrange the words, it will somehow magically get good answers, you're worrying too much about this shit.
There is a difference between a question that needs improvement because it is fundamentally flawed, and a question that is asked using different words than you would prefer.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz It changes the intent enough to make it acceptable.
 
(Hint: The way it's asked is probably better for SEO too.)
 
Seriously, dude? You're gonna go pedantic on me? Fine. I'm done with this.
 
5:24 PM
@fbueckert You do realize that you're the one that's being the pedant here.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I liek you
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you point out the obvious and then nobody falls out with you
I wish my life was that easy
 
@kalina If only that were as true as you say.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz hey from my perception everybody else always gets away with things I don't
otherwise I wouldn't be able to justify switching to overly defensive every time somebody questions me on anything
 
@badp Plz to make and synonyms, kthx
I don't feel like posting on meta.
 
It may sound random. But I'm so anxious. I can hardly wait for Daft Punk's album
<3
 
5:37 PM
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Fat Acceptance

Proposed Q&A site for people who are fat; the people who love them; learning about self-acceptance; techniques for enjoying life while fat;

Currently in definition.

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz But can they accept when this is closed?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz ...
 
@Powerlord New avatar!
 
@BoltClock Yes, and I may keep adjusting it until I get one I like. Granted, they'll all be similar to this.
And since I saved the camera position, I can adjust the facial features and have the same pose. :D
 
Fancy Fedora with Circling Peace Sign
... right?
I want a Détective Noir with Circling TF Logo, but I'm going to need the keys
 
5:42 PM
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Q: Are there any factors that change the spawning of mobs?

zekeWhat I mean by the title is if you take pig's home while their dead does that stop them from spawning? Or does having them die from a mob or you killing them change their spawn time? If you could also post the normal respawn time that would be nice too.

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Q: Is there any benefit to damaging enemy Sensors?

Paul KuliniewiczDamaging an enemy ship's systems in a battle reduces their capabilities, the same as them doing damage to your ship's systems does. However, unlike everything else on a ship, the only function Sensors have in battle is providing you with more information about the two ships. Does damaging an en...

 
I'm not sure if I want an unusual Attendant first though since I don't play Spy as much anymore
 
No!
I almost had a binary system, and then the game quite obeying me and I smashed into another system :(
 
@BoltClock Right, but also Le Party Phantom with Green Confetti.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Sorry. I am taking this a little too seriously.
 
@fbueckert It's not too serious until someone deleted his account (please don't)
 
5:46 PM
@fbueckert No worries. Friendly disagreements are not something to get worked up over. :)
@fbueckert (Besides, if I really wanted to be pedantic, I could have pointed out that it's specifically a list of three items which are explicitly supported, because that's the word the question used. Not which controllers work, which is a much broader list.)
 
This stupid SimCity review still won't connect.
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@fbueckert I think that is the joke.
 
@fbueckert I'd glad that you've realised the errors of your ways. Realising you have a problem is the first stage to recovery
 
@kalina I'm still going to close things I think are bad.
That hasn't changed.
 
@fbueckert good, somebody has to
I know the number of close votes I cast isn't that high.
 
5:51 PM
Okay, Time for me to go wait in line at the DMV for 4 hours. Later.
 
I wish Spite was a valid close reason.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz ...damn. That went right over my head. I've been trying for several hours.
 
@fbueckert maybe as the first stage towards recovery you could upvote all of my questions
 
downvotes all of @kalina's questions
 
@fbueckert YOU MEANIE
cry
 
5:52 PM
I don't think there's any point in posting to r/mylittlepony. I posted the bookmarks. It got 250+ upvotes and peaked at the number 2 position, yet only gained 5 comments, none of which are actually useful, and the source image was downloaded an incredible 11 times
 
@kalina Marshal's aren't paid to be nice.
 
@fbueckert It's just a gif.
 
@fbueckert I am a marshal and I don't need to get paid to be nice
Soon I will be a steward, too
 
@kalina Don't worry, he can only downvote the ones he hasn't already downvoted. That's what like 3 questions?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz That's TERRIBLE. (and funny)
 
5:53 PM
@Coronus And I totally fell for it.
 
@OrigamiRobot I do not believe that @fbueckert downvotes all of my questions
 
@kalina Right, he has 3 or 4 left.
 
I mean, karma is nice and all, but in the end what would really make me happy is a. feedback so I can improve or b. people taking this stuff and actually doing something useful with it instead of just looking at the image and say, "oh that's a neat idea"
 
@OrigamiRobot I really doubt he has downvoted 180+ questions of mine
 
There's no cross-reference available for downvotes by user.
And I ain't trolling through 180+ to find if I have.
 
5:54 PM
@fbueckert no but I think more highly of you than assuming you're the person who has been stalking all of my questions
plus I think if you ignore meta, I haven't been downvoted >100 times yet
 
@kalina I think I downvoted your Zelda question. That's the only downvote I can remember.
 
that's because you have an issue with zelda
I don't blame you
 
@kalina I wonder what percentage of your questions are spite downvoted
 
@kalina Someone has issues with Zelda?
 
Besides, I only have 285 downvotes left, after question/answer removals.
 
5:56 PM
Not that I have time to discuss that in depth, as I have things to do.
 
@OrigamiRobot of all of the downvotes I've received, I'd say about 50% of my downvotes are out of spite
I don't normally get individual downvotes, it's always days full of downvotes
 
Heck, I have more closures than I do downvotes.
 
I have only ever received one downvote on this site. I still cry about it when I go to bed.
 
saying that, somebody doesn't care if Sims like the view...
@YiJiang'sEvilClone two now
 
what an horrible horrible horrible horrible horrible horrible horrible horrible game
this is why I hate PvP
when it goes well it goes... well
 
5:57 PM
I hope you're talking about Tomb Raider
 
when it goes bad it goes horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly horribly bad
 
@badp Typo much?
 
I have witnessed more stupid button mashing quicktime events in the last hour
 
@Powerlord player vs player
 
837 downvotes
 
5:58 PM
I'm sleepy. I wish some Bacon and bed...
 
@badp You have PvP?
 
@Powerlord TF2 in particular
 
@kalina Noooooooooooooo
 
I think he means "hate"
 
@badp Oh, I thought you were trying to say you hate PvP.
Anyway, time for me to go.
 
5:59 PM
@OrigamiRobot would you like sour cream with your excessive downvoting?
 

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