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3:02 PM
Okay the next match has started.
 
damn. @FallenAngelEyes won
 
I did?
 
I'm left with one man :(
 
goes log in
Don't underestimate the possibility of me losing spectacularly
 
I expected 1 to attack my shotgun man
and then my 3 was supposed to flank him
instead you went for him
and was outright foolish on the other side
so you can just finish it now
 
3:13 PM
@FallenAngelEyes You fire a rocket at him, he dodges hitting your guy who shots randomly killing all your others.
 
@RonanForman No rockets. I'm clearly doomed
 
Grenades?
 
@badp Finished
 
Uploading to Youtube.
and Frozen Synapse crashed.
 
Do you have to upload them to youtube or do you just want to?
 
3:18 PM
@RonanForman We have to
It's in the rules
 
He changed that, seeing as you can play games from people's history list.
Also Steve Jobs drove an unmarked car because of a loop hope in Californian law.
 
@RonanForman Not quite the same thing :/
 
@badp I'll get started on the new game in a bit, I have to leave now to hit the pharmacy before it closes
bbiab
 
> It seems this feature is broken. If you wish to record your games with fraps or a similar program, that would be great. However don't this is 100% optional. Do not concern yourself with this if you don't want to bother.
 
@FallenAngelEyes later
Yeah, "Failed (unable to convert video file)" :(
 
3:22 PM
@badp Do you want a friendly?
 
@RonanForman Fine.
 
What mode?
 
Any light one.
 
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Q: Welcome to Q&A for [your text here]

David FullertonThe current welcome banner reads: Welcome to Q&A for passionate videogamers on all platforms -- check out the FAQ! This sounds a bit awkward and forced to me: is "passionate" really necessary (do we have a problem with unpassionate videogamers asking questions)? is "on all platforms...

^ appreciate any suggestions here
 
Surely it should be "Welcome to the Q&A..."
 
3:31 PM
> I think it sounds doofy with the Welcome to Q&A "Welcome to Gaming! A Q&A site for [...]"
 
@MarcoCeppi I'd definitely agree with this...if we had a real domain name. "Welcome to Gaming" sounds a bit odd
 
You guys are gaming
 
doh, I should just post that in the question
 
Welcome to ... oooh, shiney
 
rep: 9001 :D
 
3:36 PM
Hello...anyone on the Game Promotion team here? Sent two e-mails and haven't gotten a reply yet.
 
@Kotsu hmm, what do you mean by the Game Promotion team? And where did you send the emails?
 
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Q: Welcome to Q&A for [your text here]

David FullertonThe current welcome banner reads: Welcome to Q&A for passionate videogamers on all platforms -- check out the FAQ! This sounds a bit awkward and forced to me: is "passionate" really necessary (do we have a problem with unpassionate videogamers asking questions)? is "on all platforms...

 
@David I'm referring to the game promotion going on in the meta. I've sent them to "team+gaming@stackexchange.com".
 
@kotsu You probably want to talk to @GraceNote or @brettwhite.
 
@Kotsu I'll check into it
 
3:42 PM
Hiya, @DavidFullerton
 
On the offchance you haven't seen it, I wanted to send this link your way.
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Q: Last Chance -- Top domain name: pauseforhelp.com. Speak now or forever hold your peace.

Robert Cartaino Possible Duplicate: Write an Elevator Pitch / Tagline Note: We are closing this domain naming thread. It is asking the entirely wrong question. See this blog post for details: Domain Names: Wrong Question We're going to keep the name gaming.stackexchange.com. But we WILL be setting ...

 
@AnnaLear, have they been around recently? @DavidFullerton, thanks. I just have some pressing questions about the promotion.
 
Those were the prospective domain names last time we were discussing things.
 
yep, I've looked at it
 
3:43 PM
@Kotsu Grace is here pretty often and I pinged Brett for you, so when he sees the notification he should come in here.
 
@DavidFullerton Then my work here is done!~
 
there's also this one
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Q: Suggest a domain name for this site

Andrew Possible Duplicate: Write an Elevator Pitch / Tagline Note: We are closing this domain naming thread. It is asking the entirely wrong question. See this blog post for details: Domain Names: Wrong Question We're going to keep the name gaming.stackexchange.com. But we WILL be setting ...

 
@FallenAngelEyes Four concussions?! O.o
 
1
Q: How to get Riot points for southamerican players in LoL?

OrthariosWhich are the methods for paying in LoL, if I live in South America?

 
@AnnaLear Thanks.
 
3:46 PM
@DavidFullerton out of curiosity, is the thinking "pure, unique domain name" or "se. something" domain name?
 
unique domain name, but it'll have to be really, really good for me to convince people here
I think quicksave.com is decent from those lists, the rest are meh
 
ourperfectdrug.com
:D
 
@Kotsu Should be being handled now
 
Boo, item server is down.
 
Hi @GraceNote, thanks. Handled as in my e-mail is being answered, or...?
 
3:53 PM
@Kotsu Game should be being ordered 'n' such
 
ahhh, Jeff's comment here explains a lot about why he dislikes Gaming gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/28146/…
 
@RavenDreamer Yus
 
@FallenAngelEyes You poor thing!
 
@GraceNote, so should be safe to cancel my pre-order? Thanks!
 
Yes, should be safe
 
3:55 PM
Achievement unlocked: A good plan
yay my level is 2. Whatever.
 
@badp Did you notice we both lost a guy as they were to close to the edge?
Turn 5.
 
@RonanForman nope
or yes let me check
uh, what did I lose?
 
I defiantly got the terrain advantage there.
 
also I didn't think I was under the sniper's sight
Yeah, I preferred to keep a tight formation
 
@badp Your number 1?
 
3:57 PM
too bad that's not how the game mode is intended to play, I didn't expect the bags to be that tight
@RonanForman the one I lost stupidly at the end
 
@badp Number 3, and my number 2.
That sniper could see everything.
 
That's why I wanted to retreat mine :/
 
Were you like 0.o when all the boxes spawned next to the shotty?
I had just said he was useless too.
 
I definitely did expect them to be scattered around more than that
lol, @FallenAngelEyes, that's quite the mess
 
Haha yeah
 
4:05 PM
When are you done, I want to see what you're talking about.
 
@RonanForman Can't you just watch our first turn?
 
@badp No, if it was a dark mode, i could give hints to one of you.
 
no hints!
 
It isn't though
 
also oooouch
 
4:11 PM
@badp Matches aren't uploaded to the public server until the end.
 
Would you be bothered to recode it?
Does anyone else here have a livestream account?
 
@badp where'd you get that hud
 
@stevether it's broken BroselHUD.
I wish I could uninstall it
 
@badp You can. Delete the files.
 
...
 
4:14 PM
@ArdaXi No. Installing the HUD meant replacing them... oh, but then TF2 would redownload them.
 
@badp Exactly.
 
Yay for my amazing handwriting!
 
Actually, just rename your tf folder so you can restore your other configurations
Looks even better on blue
 
@badp I took what I new about player's experience levels, and tried to pair up the newbies with other newbies, and the veterans with other veterans.
@badp And no. At least I hope not.
 
@GnomeSlice So you were fair in your seeds and I see no reason to quit.
No one complained either about the seeds being unfair.
 
4:21 PM
@badp Well, @KevinY had only played 2 games before. I pretty much shredded him.
That doesn't look good.
 
The only person who doesn't lose is the final winner (and even then)
He'll meet people at his level in the loser's brackets :/
Thing is, you proposed them and no one complained
 
Hopefully.
@badp @Mana did.
Once he learned that I seeded it, rather than randomly picking people.
 
link?
Yeah, but did he complain about the actual seeding?
 
@badp No, but he said that I shouldn't be participating in it since I seeded it, and I agree.
At any rate, I really hope I don't win.
 
lol, gg
 
4:26 PM
@badp It was on facebook.
 
I managed to screw up horribly again
 
@badp ?
 
OH FUCK. 3 has the time to go behind me and shoot me. I thought he didn't.
Yeah, @GnomeSlice, you can move me to the losers' bracket, it's practically official.
 
@badp We'll see. Wrong chatroom though.
 
@GnomeSlice Trust me, it is. especially since I gave it away for FAE to read.
not that I could do much else
 
4:28 PM
@badp Has FAE played much before?
(can't remember if it's he or she)
x_x
 
@GnomeSlice No, she's playing her first matches with me
 
0
Q: Is there a way to change the Raynor loading screen in Starcraft 2?

cowgodI'm getting tired of seeing Jim Raynor's face every time I launch Starcraft 2. Is there a way to change the image? If so, is there a website that has preconfigured images we can use?

 
@badp Ah good, I was hoping that was a good matchup.
 
It is. I'm just terrible.
 
I suppose it would have made sense to ask people for their experience level, but it was a little late when I thought of it.
@badp which game are you on? And what's the current standing?
 
4:31 PM
Second game. She's leading 1-0, and I'm down to one man.
After my getting the first kill in turn 2, she got two in turn 3.
 
I hate when that happens.
@RonanForman Have your games against @ProSay been progressing? He hasn't been in the chatroom.
 
@GnomeSlice If you're suggesting I've just been making up these results... Well I have, but he doesn't seem to care.
No, he hasn't started the second game yet.
 
@RonanForman Oh, right, I forgot again. You had a draw.
My mistake.
@RonanForman You're supposed to initiate the challenge.
 
I have done, he hasn't returned.
 
...Odd.
@badp are you sure you want me to move you to the loser's bracket already?
 
4:40 PM
I dunno. There's a slim chance that I can run around like a headless kitchen for 10 more seconds
2
but it's pretty slim.
 
@badp If she has more units left than you, she'll still win.
@badp Headless kitchen?
 
I didn't know kitchens had heads.
2
 
They do sometimes. In the oven.
 
@RonanForman Well, they don't if they're headless, silly.
 
@badp How exactly does one run around like a headless kitchen?
 
4:42 PM
I wonder if running left and right aimlessly makes the bots mess up with their aim!!!!!!!!!!
@ArdaXi That's the point
Woo, 5 more seconds.
 
@badp It doesn't.
 
@GnomeSlice BUT IT SCREWS WITH THE LAG!!!!!!
 
@badp ?
What lag? It's turn-based.
 
Now it's official. Beam me down, Scotty.
@FallenAngelEyes Somehow I don't feel like it was good, but grats anyway :P
 
I commend @badp on his "run awaaaaaaaay!" skills
 
4:46 PM
@badp engage
 
Well I did better than I thought I would
 
Eh. I got cocky on round 2. "I've already given my orders. I'll let 'em finish them."
 
Oi.
 
@Mana Oi.
 
@badp Lol... really?
That's not a good strategy.
 
4:50 PM
@GnomeSlice It was in the middle of a firefight.
 
Like, literally the middle
The turn ended with bullets flying in the air
 
@GnomeSlice You're not a good strategy.
 
@ArdaXi I'm not a strategy at all.
 
and if I did nothing the outcome was 2 men killled and none lost for me
 
@GnomeSlice This much is obvious.
 
4:51 PM
she instead lost one and got two. Oh well.
 
@badp I take it @Fallen jiggered with your plan?
 
jiggered?
 
'messed with'
foiled
thwarted
 
Ow wow. I suck at this game.
 
So now I can remain FS-less for a while.
 
4:53 PM
Ok time to play more Arkham City
flees
 
I can't say I'm having much joy playing this game.
 
So, @ArdaXi and @FallenAngelEyes will be playing together, but I'm not sure if they can go ahead now or if they should wait until the first rounds are done.
 
@GnomeSlice Why would we?
 
@GnomeSlice why not have 'em go ahead?
 
@ArdaXi Not sure, just for organization. Yeah, go right ahead, that's fine.
 
4:54 PM
FAE can buy some time and play some more random games in the meantime anyway.
 
I think we might as well just play as quickly as possible. That way, it's okay if @FallenAngelEyes doesn't play for a day or so.
 
@ArdaXi You should initiate the challenge.
Since you're on the top.
 
I am.
There we go.
 
@badp your gravatar is hard to put bullet holes over top of without looking bad.
 
I'm probably spamming FAE now.
 
4:56 PM
@ArdaXi Uh, did you start all three at once?
 
@GnomeSlice How about you just grey out losers then.
 
@badp Nah.
 
@GnomeSlice Merely initiated them, I only played one.
 
I mean, the bullets are barely visible
 
@ArdaXi You should do them one at a time.
@badp Not if you view it full size.
 
4:57 PM
@GnomeSlice Who'd do that?
 
@badp Well, you can't see it if you view it fit to the browser.
It's designed to be viewed full size.
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, who wouldn't do that?
@GnomeSlice You're designing it in a way no one will use.
 
@badp What do you mean? You can barely see anything like that.
@badp ...That's how I use it...
I'll think of something. Maybe a red overlay.
 
Get a photoshop scatter brush, unscatter it and paint in red over it.
It looks like blood smear
 
@RonanForman 'unscatter it'?
I wasn't aware you could unscatter scattered brushes.
Anyway, a bloodstain was my first pick for a loser's overlay, actually.
 
5:04 PM
@GnomeSlice Go into the brush options and untick 'scatter'
 
Why not just pick a non scattered brush then?
 
Becuase the scattered brush presets have the best tip shapes.
 
@RonanForman Which brush set should I look in?
 
Artistic brushes
 
@RonanForman That must be a set you downloaded.
 
5:12 PM
I've never dowloaded any brushes
 
Which version of photoshop do you have then?
 
Although I'm sure I had a set called 'artistic brushes' too.
Oh.
I've got CS5.
@RonanForman @badp, how's this?
 
A bit too gory.
 
@badp Then I'm leaving the bullet holes, and you can view it fullsize.
Weird, I can't seem to play KaG from the college internet on my laptop.
It always says I haven't logged into my game account.
 
5:28 PM
@GnomeSlice Do you have some unresolved anger issues against @badp?
2
 
@Wipqozn Not any more.
Godammit, it must be something to do with the network and my permissions.
 
Pulled this together in 10 minutes in Powerpoint
just to prove
- if you have the luxury of images you don't have to go crazy with them to have something that can be understood
- you don't have to go 3000×4000 to have something that can be read
oh wait, stupid me, I didn't actually save my resizing with Paint.NET
 
@badp You should have done it then.
=[
 
Here. Reduced the original to 30%. 100k and still readable.
@GnomeSlice That's exactly the kind of reaction I wanted to avoid
mine looks like crap; yours is beautiful
mine is rushed together; yours is cured
 
@badp But yours is more useful.
 
5:33 PM
but you don't need to overdo it
just tinge that damn avatar red or something, and don't sweat it if people can't see every single pixel. :)
Also I didn't add all the explanatory blurb
 
I was actually thinking maybe just a red X over the loser's gravatar.
 
Yeah, a red cross would work just as well
also I forgot to add in labels for Arda and DMA
doubt they'd fit the allotted space.
but meh, it's just a throwaway mockup
 
I'm not very efficient at creating this sort of thing.
Even the one you just did would have taken me probably an hour.
Er, it still has the shots, whoops.
 
Nah, you could keep the bullets
if you want to maintain the current resolution
then they're some kind of visual treat for those who do decide to zoom in.
Easter egg if you want :P
 
They don't look that good.
 
5:43 PM
 
@RonanForman FS is no hack and slash game tho
 
That's got transparency by the way.
@badp And...
 
@RonanForman ...you have hacks and slashes there. One bullet to the head would be enough actually.
 
Yeah.
 
@badp Not all avatars have heads.
 
5:44 PM
The bullets don't look good as I have them now though.
Eh, that's fine.
It's not really a big deal.
 
Who's Wipqozn playing?
He doesn't seem to be playing anyone... yet he's in the key.
 
@RonanForman Either @Brant or @JosephKern.
 
Sneakily hidden in the middle... for shame.
 
@RonanForman I needed three people to skip the first round like that.
I picked three that only wanted to play 'dark' games.
 
@GnomeSlice Better.
 
5:52 PM
 
@RonanForman Check the stream now to see why I can't do this
I hope I've disconnected
 
0
Q: How can I play Dota 2 Beta?

F.S.I know DotA 2 is still in its beta phase, but I see more and more streams from DotA 2 players. And I would like to play too, rather than only watching! How can I get a DotA 2 Beta key?

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Q: What is the Goblin Mech's weakness?

StrixVariaWhen the Goblin Mech first enters on the throne room, he quite obviously spins around and shows that he has a coal furnace on his back. That makes me think this is a centerpiece in how to defeat him. I haven't had a problem brute-forcing my way through the level by just piling damage on him, but...

 
6:13 PM
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A: How can I play Dota 2 Beta?

FCTWIt would seem that this site is a good place to start: Dota 2 Beta (Ed. note: link removed, see comments) A couple of texts on the site: Please complete survey from our sponsors below to receive a beta key. Please complete a survey to receive your code. The survey prevents abuse and ...

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@badp Don't try streaming an online game. And do you have fibre optic? You probably need that to even manage offline games.
Or at least a connection faster than mine.
 
6:36 PM
So, I just found out that that Superman game that I loved as a kid was Superman 64...
 
@RonanForman My connection's very good here, but what's the point if I don't stream stuffl live?
Might as well use Youtube
 
Pitchfork!
@RonanForman stares
 
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Q: Random skill ups while running around in Rune Factory ToD

LatencyI was just wondering what the random skill ups you get while running around in Rune Factory ToD are for? or what they do?

 
-3
A: How to play Mid Lane as Akali agaist Morgana?

MeltI dont know how you are having problems as Akali against Morgana. Akali counters Morgana so hardlikes any other assassin will do that's not even worth playing such a lane as Morgana. Akali just facerolls Morgana. All Morgana can do is farming, if it comes to close combat you can burst her hp real...

how is this spam?
 
it's not spam, it's just a stupid answer
essentially it's a "you're wrong, you just suck"
 
6:48 PM
then it's an invalid flag
 
can you leave comments on flags?
 
Now we can if flags get dclined. And I did.
 
If you mean as flagging, you have the custom flag reason. If you mean a response comment to a flag, then moderators have to include a reason when declining a flag
 
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A: Has there been an uptick in spam votes against established questions?

Jeff AtwoodPlease do not cast spam / offensive votes against posts unless you honestly believe them to be spam or offensive. And by "spam" I mean it in the strict traditional internet definition not as shorthand for "I don't like this post." If we see a pattern of this sort of behavior from users, we will...

 
Valve on the report servers feature
> I think everybody here can understand that there is quite a difference between purposefully concealing major rule changes (i.e. hacking the tags that are designed to advertise those rule changes, purposefully making bots look as if they are real players, etc), and customizing your server to provide the experience your players want. Or locking players in place while certain players rush around to collect the gift drops, if those players didn't opt in to that experience.
 
7:04 PM
> Or locking players in place while certain players rush around to collect the gift drops, if those players didn't opt in to that experience.
What?
 
2
Q: How can I break plywood off of the ground?

UllallullooThere seems to be a lot of plywood walls off of the ground with Riddler Trophies behind them, and the Batclaw seems to have lost it's multi-line extension from Arkham Asylum. I've had limited success breaking them with the line launcher, but it doesn't always seem to work. Is there another way to...

 
7:30 PM
0
Q: How does the countdown to Protocol 10 advance?

FallenAngelEyesHugo Strange announced over the intercoms in Arkham City that there were 10 hours left until Protocol 10 would be initiated. I'm currently in the Steel Mill heading to Joker right now, and while I was in there, he said that there were only 9 hours left. I'm assuming that because this is an open...

 
7:43 PM
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0
Q: What are my options for Xbox Live with a poor Internet connection?

Zack HeiderI work on an oil and gas rig and I have a very poor Internet connection. We use satellite Internet provided by a company called DrillCom. When I connect my Xbox with Ethernet to the DrillCom box, it says on XBL that I have strict NAT. As far as I know, there's no way for me to open the NAT wit...

 
8:05 PM
@badp It's more for playing offline games live. i.e. Single player.
@Arda Stop being paranoid, I wasn't talking about you.
 
0
Q: Disable Minecraft Server Chunk Caching on Windows Server 2008

Kort PlecoI'm running a minecraft server on windows server 2008, and I'm going to run the world on a RAM disk. However, since a RAM disk is RAM heavy, I would like to minimize or disable block caching in RAM. The read/write speed to the disk will be virtually identical to a cache, and doesn't cause me doub...

 
Last time I checked, we don't provide answers which violate a games EULA, so I made some modifications to this question:
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Q: Is there a way to change the Raynor loading screen in Starcraft 2?

cowgodI'm getting tired of seeing Jim Raynor's face every time I launch Starcraft 2. Is there a way to change the image without violating the games EULA? If so, is there a website that has preconfigured images we can use?

Just wanted to draw peoples attention to it in case anyone has any issues with my changes.
 
8:36 PM
0
Q: Backup Minecraft SMP Server Seed

Kort PlecoWhat is the best way to backup the seed of a minecraft server? I'm getting ready to set up a "permanent" world after the full minecraft version is released, and I want to do everything possible to prevent both world block corruption and world seed corruption.

0
Q: What Rewards do you get for Challenges?

TuxIn Dungeon Defenders you get a reward item after completing a challenge level. Additionally, I have heard that Medium/Hard challenges give a different reward from Insane mode. I'm trying to find out what rewards come from each challenge, and on each difficulty.

 
Is the suggested edits tab under "Review" new? or does it only become visible once you reach 5k?
 
@Wipqozn I don't see it.
It's probably for 5k. You can probably approve suggested edits now.
 
@GnomeSlice You can do that once you hit 2k.
 
@RonanForman Read the message I replied to.
yesterday, by Ronan Forman
That gets stared, and none of these amazing pumpkins
> That gets stared, and none of these amazing pumpkins
 
@GnomeSlice wow, that's the most sense you've made in years.
 
8:48 PM
@ArdaXi I was polite enough to not say anything.
 
@ArdaXi I assume reading that caused you to experience physical pain?
 
Excruciating.
 
Well, if it isn't @Mana
 
Good job. :P
 
The man who thinks he is above the opinion of the community, and is allowed to choose his own gravatar. You're a monster.
 
8:52 PM
then echo stupid things else echo Mana you're awesome fi
 
@MarcoCeppi quiet you :P
 
@Wipqozn 5k
 
@GraceNote thank you
 
You can approve starting at 2k, but it takes up to 5k to get the privilege to access the queue.
 
@GraceNote Yeah, I knew you could start at 2k. I just didn't think the queue become viewable until 10k.
 
8:53 PM
Hurray for it being the weekend!
 
Used to be that way, then we changed it
 
@Mana I concur.
 
@GraceNote Thankfully. It was incredibly silly before.
 
Although I have a lot of homework, and may need to go to a funeral. So it might not be that great.
 
Aww.
 
8:54 PM
Which reminds me... @RonanForman I may not be able to join you for Minecraft this weekend. I am uncertain. How long does a game of BAttle for Wool go for?
Move your eyes up a millimetre to see why.
 
@Wip winces Why didn't you say when I asked?
Probably 1 1/2 hours.
But I haven't played it so I don't know.
 

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