The Bridge

Jin

5:00 PM

@badp i totally forgot about the envelope... i hated that thing. also, one less graphic for me to do..

Grace Note

@badp I have a knife that can just carve straight through bone like that. It's actually kinda frightening, its power.

badp

@GraceNote Now I can sleep soundly

Grace Note

@badp Well, yeah, I don't have a good enough throwing arm to hit you all the way in Italy. But if I did, I think I could hit you at around bed time if I threw it right now.

Ronan Forman

Many many mass effect videos!

Sterno

@TylerShads @Gigili Are you guys talking about some other chat room or what?

Grace Note

5:05 PM

...you are going to bed in about 6 hours, right?

badp

@GraceNote the wooden shutters will be closed by then. The knife would probably cut through them and the glass just fine but the path would then be deviated and just stab my monitor instead.

Jin

►

Grace Note

@badp Somehow that seems like hitting your computer would be an even more fatal blow to you.

badp

I meant my external monitor, really.

Plus: mobile, I need a computer replacement anyway, etc.

Grace Note

Hm. Would the arc be enough to hit anything after it cleaves straight through your monitor?

OrigamiRobot

5:11 PM

@GraceNote I heard you like(d) Gunbound

Grace Note

I was quite a shot back in the day. I think I made it to double silver?

@TylerShads You missed

OrigamiRobot

@GraceNote I don't even remember what this means...

TylerShads

@GraceNote What did I miss o.x

Grace Note

@TylerShads You migrated things to a room called the URL of the room you meant to migrate to, from the looks of it.

TylerShads

@GraceNote oh FUUUUUUU

It said paste the room link >.> so I did

badp

5:14 PM

@GraceNote There would be several casualties

Grace Note

@OrigamiRobot The first means I was the awesome because I knew the maths and I love the Lovebot. ♪ The second was the ranking system, with mine being in the "Good but not in the profressional level" bucket.

Yi Jiang

@GraceNote You mean you can actually do that?

Grace Note

@YiJiang Apparently

OrigamiRobot

@GraceNote I liked A.Sate (I think that's what it's called)

Grace Note

@OrigamiRobot That is what it were

OrigamiRobot

5:21 PM

@GraceNote I got pretty good at hitting weird angles (by my standards)

Grace Note

Ever get a double KO?

OrigamiRobot

Quite likely.

Grace Note

A.Sate's a bit tricky to get one with, if I think about it

My first one was a wicked backwards-off-a-cliff S1 hookshot with Ice.

Never had any quite as good. Don't think I ever got a real nice one with Lightning, either, which is sad.

OrigamiRobot

@GraceNote Mine were all accomplished by drilling down while 2 people were in the same hole (foolish on their part)

I was garbage at backwards wind shots and such.

Grace Note

@OrigamiRobot Bunge is easiest, but A.Sate's bunge power is weak, is why I said it would normally be tricky. Though a well placed SS could do the trick.

@OrigamiRobot Ultra high angle, too, for that Ice shot, but that was a consequence of sitting in a very precarious position to begin with

Lightning's shots are so light, so I got very accustomed to wind power

Ronan Forman

5:33 PM

0

A: A new name for Gaming Stack Exchange?

We can't have a name now, aren't you forgetting all our social media are named according to our current name, unless you can talk to Youtube, facebook, steam and twitch.tv about changing our names, (all the others can be changed) about changing our name on those media I think this will be a bad i...

user2334

@RonanForman Aren't all of those unofficial?

Ronan Forman

@MarkTrapp Yeah, what's your point?

user2334

@RonanForman If they're unofficial, they can be called whatever: the name change doesn't affect them. The unofficial properties can keep referring to the site however they want

Michael Mrozek

I question @MarkTrapp's lack of desire to acquire phat loot. I for one am in it entirely for the phat loot

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp Well, when the unofficial properties are essentially named "The unofficial (resource) for the (sitename) community", and they're wellspread in that regard, then changing the sitename does affect the name of the unofficial resource.

user2334

5:41 PM

@MichaelMrozek This is like Sparkle Motion all over again

Michael Mrozek

You show a lack of commitment across the board, apparently

Ronan Forman

The annoying thing is that we just perma named the facebook account.

user2334

@GraceNote Taglines like that are easily changed. The issue as I understand it are the short names. Facebook.com/gamingstackexchange or whatever isn't the end of the world

Ronan Forman

@MarkTrapp I mean the link to our facebook page is facebook.com/stackgaming

It cannot be changed.

user2334

@RonanForman Right, I don't think it's a problem: for one, the site has never been officially called Stack Gaming, so it's never been in sync anyway

Sterno

5:43 PM

badp

What we can do is make new ones :/

Sterno

That was quick

badp

@Sterno It's like do you even have somewhere to put that thing on?

Ullallulloo

@Sterno cat

Grace Note

Honestly, every time @badp mentions Joystiq, it reminds me how much I prefer that angle and why that was why I suggested Stage Six. Which still isn't open, by the by.

Ben Brocka

5:44 PM

@Sterno I haven't even given my delivery info

Ronan Forman

@badp I really don't want to upload all our youtube video again, that's my real issue.

badp

@RonanForman I know, it's not an option for YouTube

Ronan Forman

Also I think you can history post in facebook, so it won't even be noticeable.

badp

we can remain 'stackgaming' really, or slowly transition

Ben Brocka

@GraceNote btw, on the name thing, as I just said in UX, I think a vauge name or a proper noun (like Joystiq) is at least better than an ill fitting metaphorical name like game council

Sterno

5:44 PM

@badp Cleaning out the basement this weekend just to make an awesome baby play area. But now with TV!

badp

let's not get ahead of ourselves

Grace Note

@BenBrocka You should say that in an answer on the Meta post, then.

user2334

@RonanForman Assuming you're going to go the "rename everything" route, what would you try to name to? You can't use the official name. Stack Gaming seems fine to me as a constant name for the unofficial community

badp

@GraceNote I'm sure that if you had better yet realistic options, you'd be offering those to us instead

Ronan Forman

@MarkTrapp Very good point, I didn't think of that.

badp

5:46 PM

@MarkTrapp gamecouncillors

Ronan Forman

Would the URL change?

Grace Note

@badp Oh, we've done tons of options, but we're also only one set of minds in the end.

badp

oh look

Arda Xi

@Sterno Oh cool, a 2'' TV.

badp

Counselors' Corner
Nintendo's game counselors would answer game-related questions, providing hints and strategies. It was removed in 2003. Nintendo of America eventually closed its game counselor hotline in 2005, and all employees working as counselors at the time were moved to other departments.

Nintendo Power

Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now runs independently. As of issue #222 (December 2007), Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future. The first issue published was July/August 1988 spotlighting the NES game Super Mario Bros. 2. It remains one of the longest-running video game magazines in the United States and Canada, and is Nintendo's official magazine in North America. Overview and design From the beginning, Nintendo Power has focused heavil...

Ullallulloo

5:47 PM

@RonanForman No, just a redirect.

FAE

@Ronan meta.gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/4237/…

Stephen

@badp counsel != council

Grace Note

@Stephen This is probably hence suggesting an alternative.

badp

@Stephen what's a member of a council called?

Arda Xi

Counsel sounds a lot better.

Stephen

5:48 PM

@badp a councillor

Grace Note

@badp A Councillor

A Councillor is part of a council. A Counselor is someone who counsels.

badp

gamecouncillors then

Grace Note

I actually would suggest Counselors over Councillors in that instance, haha.

Ronan Forman

That may be worse, you'd have to spell it when talking to people.

Stephen

@GraceNote I mentioned counsel a couple hours ago, but ah well

Ronan Forman

5:49 PM

Or they'd remember it was game councillors, but was it councillor or counsellor?

Grace Note

@Stephen It's been mentioned a few times in various contexts, but no one has actually proposed it on, say, the Meta thread.

user2334

@badp Ugh, that's awful. If the choice is between Stack Gaming and Game Councillors, I'll take Stack Gaming any day of the week

user2334

Stack Gaming already has a name, it doesn't need to change

Stephen

@GraceNote True, because decisions are made in chat aren't they then browbeat in meta?

Ronan Forman

@MarkTrapp But then they'd be infringing on the community's copyright!

Stephen

5:51 PM

@ronan Yeah, synonymistic words are really bad for names ... especially domains

Grace Note

@Stephen Assuming you aren't being snide, it's because chat moves fast - things get missed, and that's why something with intended sticking power (i.e. a serious suggestion for the name change that is intended for review) should be in the meta post.

Ronan Forman

@Stephen Homonistic.

user2334

@RonanForman wat

Grace Note

That way it has a place you can just find it.

Stephen

@ronan You're right, oops.

Lazers

5:52 PM

0

Q: The gun is gone from the ME3 prize list. Why?

The gun is gone from the ME3 Missions prize list. Why? It was listed under the highest rank last I checked, why was it removed?

1

Q: How can I get all of the messages in the Datapad?

In the Mass Effect 3 Datapad, messages appear as you progress through Mass Effect 3. Some seem to appear just from progressing through the main quest line, but others seem to depend on sidequests, and possibly other things. What do I have to do to get all of the messages?

mass-effect-3 mass-effect-3-datapad

Ronan Forman

@MarkTrapp Well the community is stackgaming, so if they change it to that then what?

user2334

@RonanForman There are two communities: the official one that Stack Exchange controls and the unofficial one that sprung up on all the Social Medias. The former doesn't have a name yet, but the latter does: "Stack Gaming". The name of the former does not have to (and I argue shouldn't) dictate the name of the latter. "Stack Gaming" is the established name of the unofficial community, damn the name change of the official site.

user2334

Embrace your identity!

Ben Brocka

I thought it was weird you named it stack gaming to begin with instead of Gaming.SE or something more directly following the name/domain of the site...

Ronan Forman

5 mins ago, by Mark Trapp

@badp Ugh, that's awful. If the choice is between Stack Gaming and Game Councillors, I'll take Stack Gaming any day of the week

Which community did you mean then?

Stephen

5:56 PM

@GraceNote I'm not being completely snide. The tone of the meta post is that this is more or less a done deal. The same way let's get rid of itg was originally put up. Maybe it's all about how it's coming across or the way I'm reading it, but when I get told "We've already spent far too many resources (mostly time) on the topic" it says the debate is over.

badp

►

Grace Note

Wee~

@Stephen This is not a done deal

@badp (the one who actually said that thing you quoted) is proposing this should be a done deal, but it isn't.

user2334

@RonanForman The unofficial one. badp offered gamecouncillors as a suggestion when I asked what you would name it to since you can't use "Game Council"

Ronan Forman

@MarkTrapp I see, nevermind then.

OrigamiRobot

@Stephen Speaking of ITG...

Stephen

5:58 PM

@OrigamiRobot See, now that's an issue I actually changed my mind on given some time and some of the discussion around it.

user2334

@GraceNote Is "people are here for the prizes and to prove they're better than other gamers" how SE really sees us internally? The position statement is depressing, honestly.

2

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp No, I don't think that's a common opinion or an intended opinion.

Sterno

Come for the Q&A, stay for the cool prizes

2

Or maybe that's the other way around

Ben Brocka

@MarkTrapp that's not really the opinion I see at all

Grace Note

That said, how a lot of the internals see us, some people don't think we should exist as a site because Gaming isn't a profession, at least now how we work it.

Sterno

6:01 PM

I've gotten 3 friends to check it out simply because of the prizes

Blem

@Sterno grats

Ben Brocka

When I show the gaming contests to most people they're like "wow, they have awesome contests!"

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka Right, I'm not saying I would delete most stuff immediately. But some questions warrant it.

Ronan Forman

I just remembered, dungeon defenders if free this weekend, should we play that for Game On! instead of LoL and then put LoL where DD was going to be?

Ian Pugsley

@GraceNote that seems rather silly

StrixVaria

6:02 PM

@agent numbers HEY LOOK WHAT TIME IT IS

OrigamiRobot

@Stephen I changed my mind too. Just far earlier than the vote.

Ben Brocka

@Sterno did SE send you an address form to get your TV or what?

Grace Note

@IanPugsley Yes, yes it is.

Ben Brocka

@StrixVaria yeah, but the extra rep requirement is there so that only very experienced users get the ability to immediately delete

Grace Note

But it's based on their vision of what Stack Exchange, as a whole, does. So it's not entirely incorrect within that perspective, so I can't exactly fault them for it even if it doesn't mesh with, say, my or your vision of what Stack Exchange, as a whole, does.

Sterno

6:03 PM

@BenBrocka Seth emailed me yesterday just asking what I wanted. I said TV and sent my address, but he might have already had it. That's why I'm surprised it's here a day later

Ben Brocka

it's at least presumed those users are knowledgeable enough to know when a Q is totally salvageable

@Sterno ah, I still don't have an email yet but I just reach admiral last night

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp The name proposal wasn't intended to evoke a sense of superiority by means of instilling inferiority, but I can definitely see how you can read that, especially by the snippet you quoted.

Sterno

@BenBrocka Give it another 12-24 hours. I mean, that was my 4th time hitting Admiral :P

Actually, you'll probably have to wait until Monday. But long story short, they'll contact you.

user2334

@GraceNote What was it intended to evoke?

badp

huge loot.

Sterno

6:05 PM

competition

badp

evoke all the loot.

user2334

phat loot or just generic loot?

badp

@MarkTrapp pro loot.

Ben Brocka

huge, phat loot

morbidly phat loot

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp I think the best image is actually that of what @badp linked with Nintendo Power

StrixVaria

6:06 PM

@agent86 chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/3851372#3851372

badp

I am hevy wepons guy and this... is my loot.

StrixVaria

@agent86 PINGPINGPINGPINGPINGPINGPING

Grace Note

Basically, a group (in this case, council) of experts who are great at the subject. We're not lording our power, we're bestowing it on those who come see us. And as they stick around, they join our ranks and become experts themselves.

StrixVaria

Was I kicked from this room or did I accidentally click on something I didn't mean to?

user2334

@GraceNote PROTIP: Press X to jump! (or was that GamePro?)

StrixVaria

6:08 PM

Is there even such a thing as kicking someone from a chat room here?

Sterno

ProTip.com

Ben Brocka

@StrixVaria yes

badp

@GraceNote that's not far from truth anyway. We're open but 99% of the people just hit and run. That's how the internet is made anyway

Grace Note

22 mins ago, by badp

Counselors' Corner
Nintendo's game counselors would answer game-related questions, providing hints and strategies. It was removed in 2003. Nintendo of America eventually closed its game counselor hotline in 2005, and all employees working as counselors at the time were moved to other departments.

@badp Exactly - that's exactly why that was our intended conveyance.

TylerShads

@GraceNote oh god, I remember when Nintendo Power was good

Grace Note

6:09 PM

@StrixVaria It doesn't do much, but yes, there is a kick that mods can do

@TylerShads Nintendo Power taught me the Bomb Arrow in Link's Awakening. I only ever got one copy, but it was a great issue I had.

Ullallulloo

@Sterno ProMuchTip.com

TylerShads

@GraceNote I had a sub from when I was 11 to 17, got progressively worse, but it was pre-paid using savings so meh. I still have all the issues and I'm actually thinking of giving them away. I'ma keep the first issue however (I still don't know how I got that, the mag is 2years older than I am.)

Ben Brocka

Protip: To defeat the ITG, shoot closevotes at it until it dies

user2334

@GraceNote Eh, I don't see that as being much better. Bestow has a specific connotation. We're not God's gift to Gaming, and we don't mentor people. You get rep and phat loot by being an expert yourself who's willing to share that knowledge with others.

user2334

I think about how I got involved in Gaming: I got help from a bunch of other questions, and then happened to find a FF13 question I knew the answer to. Nobody took me on as a padawan or whatever.

Grace Note

6:13 PM

@MarkTrapp I used "bestow" just as a synonym, you could say "share" to mean pretty much what I meant.

David Fullerton

I AM HERE, YOU MAY CRUCIFY ME DIRECTLY

3

StrixVaria

@DavidFullerton I like the idea.

Ben Brocka

I shall get the nails and hammer

StrixVaria

Not of crucifying you.

user2334

@DavidFullerton SHUN THE NONBELIEVER. SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN.

StrixVaria

6:14 PM

The other one.

badp

@DavidFullerton WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, COMING UP WITH IDEAS?

DO NOT BOTHER US AGAIN UNTIL YOU HAVE PURCHASED THE ONE TRUE DOMAIN NAME

(we'll complain about it anyway)

David Fullerton

I don't think we're going to do much more internal brainstorming. If there's a better name out there it's going to have to come from you guys.

user2334

@DavidFullerton But seriously, the name's eh, the position attached to the name isn't how I see Gaming. Would like to see less "we're ivory tower experts come see us experting" and more "the love you take is equal to the love you make"

badp

@DavidFullerton makes sense

David Fullerton

@MarkTrapp as I said in my comment on your answer, that section was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, not serious

badp

6:16 PM

@MarkTrapp but "the love you take is equal to the love you make" is not how SE and the internet works and you should know!

also didn't you use to be blue?

Grace Note

@badp Yes, he used to. He stopped.

David Fullerton

"Prove your knowledge. Help the noobs" -- how can that be serious? it sounded hilarious in my head...

badp

I see.

Arda Xi

@DavidFullerton I read it seriously.

Fabian

@MarkTrapp So less elitist, more like the 99% of gamers?

Arda Xi

6:17 PM

Of course, I have no sense of humour, but we shouldn't discriminate.

user2334

@DavidFullerton Like I read comments! But whew on that. I get jokes!

Ben Brocka

no posts today, 150 rep. Gotta love ME3

user2334

@Fabian Yeah. We don't need to perpetuate all the stereotypes about gamers.

Ben Brocka

Perpetuate ALL the stereotypes!

Ullallulloo

@MarkTrapp ur mom does :O

I am joking! D:

Arda Xi

6:18 PM

ಠ_ಠ

Lazers

0

Q: Does the available inventory in Sirta Supplies fluctuate?

I discovered a Sirta Supplies terminal at Huerta Medical Center. It's stocked full of various knicknacks like medi-gel capacity upgrades, flowers, candy, books, etc. Nothing too exciting. I'm looking for something more interesting when it comes to medical supplies. Does the Sirta Supplies termin...

mass-effect-3

0

Q: Using Mass Effect 3 coalesced utility tool how can I unlock armors?

I am currently playing mass effect 3 on pc.. I already have ended it with default character and I am looking to play it again while being an adept and go for alternate ending. =) Now I really dont want to wait again and find those armor pieces.. I learned how to use the ME 3 coalesced utility too...

mass-effect-3

0

Q: What is a high damage infiltrator setup?

I've been playing since near release, and I love infiltrator. I know how to play it well, but I always feel like I'm not dealing enough damage fast enough. The rifle you start with is really great, and I've nearly maxed it's damage. The problem with it is ammo and reload time. I understand it's n...

mass-effect-3

0

Q: What benefit does the Quarian Infiltrator get from force bonuses?

One of the rank 5 upgrades of the Quarian Defender power grants an increase to force damage and force bonuses. What's the point of the force bonus, when the Quarian Infiltrator doesn't have any force-based powers? I thought the force bonus worked on powers like concussive shot that applied a c...

mass-effect-3 multiplayer

0

Q: What tunes can you play from the sound system?

I was checking out my cabin aboard the Normandy when I discovered a wicked sound system just waiting to be cranked to 11. I flipped on the power switch and a mediocre techno jam streamed out, eliciting a ho-hum reaction from my ears. Leaning in for a closer look, I soon realized that the track, ...

mass-effect-3

Arda Xi

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for reputation, I can tell you I don't have any. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you stop flagging non-offensive posts now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

user2334

@badp I took my blue and threw it on the ground. I'm not part of your system: I'm an adult!

Ben Brocka

@MarkTrapp Happy birthday to the GROUND

Juan Manuel

I love that song

I love that group

Ben Brocka

6:24 PM

@Lazers some people are reaaaally looking for new questions to ask

@DavidFullerton Now it sounds even weirder

Stephen

@DavidFullerton Ugh ... are you being funny again?

David Fullerton

/sigh

adios

StrixVaria

:3851776 Just do it. Read @badp's answer to your question.

David Fullerton

I wish you all the best of luck

StrixVaria

No one is going to approve.

But it's still the right thing to do.

badp

6:27 PM

4 mins ago, by David Fullerton

Well anyway, feel free to mull over and propose your own names. I do think that it's extremely important that (1) it NOT just be a name, you have to be able to tell a story around it, and (2) it CAN'T just be something clever from gaming ("another castle", "quick save", "infinite lives", etc) it has to say something about what we do because there are a BAJILLION gaming sites out there and we need to carve out a space in that universe if we're going to succeed.

FAE

@David Just want to note thank you for taking the time to do this, inform us, and be willing to be the messenger who's potentially going to get shot. We do appreciate what you're doing.

badp

2 mins ago, by David Fullerton

Game Council is not the perfect name, but it tells a story and we can build a lot of fun stuff around it. Seals of merit, councillor robes (think elaborately decorated bathrobes), physical badges, etc, etc. It would give us something to talk about at conferences and tournaments and make us stand out.

Call it mod abuse but I feel the above is worthy of keeping. David has the delete button if he really feels strongly about it.

Grace Note

...you can onebox deleted messages? That seems terrifyingly wrong.

badp

@GraceNote alt-14

Ben Brocka

@GraceNote I was surprised about that too...

Fabian

6:30 PM

@badp Something about the image of us all standing around at a gaming conference in bathrobes is wrong.

badp

@Fabian with tobacco and monocles, in the bridge, with half-filled glasses of wine, discussing idly of the maximum systems of the universe

Juan Manuel

So... ITG questions are now off-topic

Fabian

Though the badges stuff I can imagine working pretty well for a gaming site

Ben Brocka

@badp With Gnomeslice in the background, waving a picture of a half-naked lady

user2334

@JuanManuel 5 minutes until all my delete votes are used up for the day then

Grace Note

6:32 PM

@BenBrocka ...ui

Juan Manuel

@MarkTrapp we have time...

Ian Pugsley

@BenBrocka don't forget a boom box playing dubstep

Fabian

@MarkTrapp Why don't we have SE just delete them all if that's what we want to do. Should be an easy query?

Stephen

@Fabian How are we going to restore them all when we argue about it again in 6 months? kidding

user2334

@Fabian If my experience on Programmers is anything to go by, SE is very conservative with deleting things automatically, mostly for good reason. Although ITG seems to be incredibly clear-cut unlike most cleanup projects: there's no chance to save any of them.

Ben Brocka

6:35 PM

@GraceNote I didn't say it was perfect, it's just what it would be like, to extend the metaphor

Grace Note

@BenBrocka I said "ui" because of the reality of the situation.

Ben Brocka

@MarkTrapp yeah, if we want the questions gone and the tag gone (and we NEED the tag gone) that's by far the easiest way to go about it

badp

@JuanManuel blech I say

John

ITG is dead!

7

badp

but oh well

OrigamiRobot

6:36 PM

@John ding dong

Ben Brocka

technically we could just close them, but in this case I'm not sure

Juan Manuel

@MarkTrapp Also, it's fun to delete them... muehehe

OrigamiRobot

@MarkTrapp Make your time.

John

@OrigamiRobot Er...I don't get it.

user2334

I hope the decision has ripple effects to other sites on the network. IT(S|M|B) is a pox upon SE's house

Ben Brocka

6:37 PM

@JuanManuel Deleting more than one post manually is not fun. Deleting several hundred...better you than me!

OrigamiRobot

@John You would if I knew how to do the little music note.

FAE

@John Wizard of Oz

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp Eh?

John

@MarkTrapp (S|M|B) = (Song|Movie|Book)?

Grace Note

Oh, identification

agent86

6:38 PM

whew, that took longer than I thought. seems Juan has started the party

user2334

@John @GraceNote ye

Grace Note

We're probably not going to hit SciFi, if that's what you mean.

John

@OrigamiRobot I think you mean a grace note.

Juan Manuel

@BenBrocka as I said... we have time, no need to destroy them all now

John

@FAE I never saw that.

Ben Brocka

6:38 PM

@MarkTrapp sounds like Lit and Sci Fi explicitly allow them though

Ronan Forman

Anyone free for Mass Effect?

Juan Manuel

@agent86 I took a long lunch

agent86

@JuanManuel same :D

I tried leaving early, but nooooo

FAE

@John It's a fun little musical.

user2334

@GraceNote @BenBrocka yes, but a person can hope it empowers people to question the identify-this-* status quo and effect change.

John

6:39 PM

@FAE I read the book, but never saw anything to do with music in it.

Ben Brocka

I think Sci Fi seems to actually LIKE them though

it's a different situation

FAE

@John The movie version that's most well known has a lot of songs that have woven their way into popular culture.

John

@FAE Oh, I see.

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp I doubt it, honestly. We've had a lot more scuffles on it than the rest - I think English is the only one we'd realistically affect, and even then I'm not getting my hopes up.

user2334

@BenBrocka Not everyone on SciFi. There is a resistance. We will dissent.

Ben Brocka

6:40 PM

@MarkTrapp but resistance is futile.

badp

@BenBrocka and Ask Ubuntu likes recommendations!

Ronan Forman

@BenBrocka They of all people should know that.

badp

I know! It's crazy!

John

@badp They're cracking down on some of them, though.

The game recs are the ones I've seem them decide they don't like anymore.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria QUICK! Say something quotable!

badp

6:42 PM

@John What? "on some"? That's stupid! You can't just dislike some of them. It's either all or none!

Grace Note

@MarkTrapp That is never going to die.

(The jokes about it, I mean)

Ronan Forman

I just realised I'm free tonight for once, @OrigamiRobot @John want to LP?

John

@badp I'm not going to say they hate all of them because I haven't seen them do that. I like to be sure of things.

badp

And it can't be all! So it'll always be none! Because needing extra care equals being toxic!

OrigamiRobot

@RonanForman Sure! I just got home.

badp

6:43 PM

@John I'll just close this window before I say more stupid stuff that people are going to misread

John

@RonanForman Is in 2 hours too late? I have some things I need to do in a hour or so that I can't do now.

user2334

@GraceNote Nope! But poor timing. Not a recommendation style question.

Ronan Forman

@John Can you not play before you do that thing?

John

@badp I'll happily edit your messages into shape if you give me the power to do so.

badp

@John I can't do that but I can ban you, would that help?

Ronan Forman

6:44 PM

In other news I have eight episodes of mass effect to release.

John

@RonanForman I'm waiting on a battery to charge, so I have no idea how long I could play. 1 hour would be an optimistic maximum.

badp

@RonanForman You should be glad ME isn't an online game, so you can upload while you play.

John

@badp No, because I can still read this room anonymously.

agent86

The community has spoken. Requests for game identification are now part of the prohibited list.

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badp

hooray.

John

6:45 PM

@agent86 Hey! Pin my message about it!

Ronan Forman

@badp Heh, funny. T_T

John

9 mins ago, by John

ITG is dead!

I totally beat you to it.

Grace Note

Relation status falling~

Lazers

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Q: Are there headshot damage items for all armor slots?

I'm going for a max damage Infiltrator and I'm wondering if I'm missing some armor? My current armor setup looks like this: But Chest and Legs add +10% Damage and i would like to know if there is a +5% Damage and 10% Headshot Damage chest and leg armor?

mass-effect-3

0

Q: Do people not like my red, glowing scars?

I'm swimming in the deep end of the Renegade pool, and I've got the red, glowing scars to prove it. I can understand that people may dislike or fear me due to my chaotic decisions, but physical discrimination crosses the line! Does my unsavory appearance affect the dispositions or conversations ...

mass-effect-3

agent86

@John it wasn't official till just a second ago.

it's now part of the FAQ :O

John

6:46 PM

@agent86 I'm not seeing it...

Prolly caching.

I'll check again later.

agent86

@John I gave you one of my elite shiny stars though :)

it's worth two regular stars

John

@agent86 Thanks :)

Grace Note

Hold on a sec, I gotta go hit up balpha and make sure to devalue agent's stars...

agent86

@GraceNote doh! starflation :(

@GraceNote :(

6:51 PM

@John I don't see it either

John

@FAE Good to know. @agent86 you didn't miss hitting the blue "publish" button or something, did you?

agent86

@FAE it's the second bullet.

and I've refreshed the page and I can see it from here, so....

status-norepro

Ronan Forman

> Catalogues (listing games that fit specific criteria or are like an existing game)

agent86

it might just be that it blends in so well with the other prohibited question types that you can't tell.

Juan Manuel

6:53 PM

I see it

Ronan Forman

Doesn't really say ITG to me.

FAE

@agent86 That's Catalogues (listing games that fit specific criteria or are like an existing game) still for me, which is the game-rec one

agent86

must be caching issues

Ronan Forman

What does it say then?

StrixVaria

JUSTICE PREVAILS

agent86

6:53 PM

history of the FAQ page: gaming.stackexchange.com/posts/7147/revisions

FAE

@agent86 Huh, weird.

StrixVaria

Stupid meeting at work prevented me from being here in real time as it got officially banned.

agent86

@FAE it's probably a static enough page that the cache timeout is pretty long. you might have to ctrl-refresh it.

@agent86 I did

6:55 PM

@FAE weeeeird

maybe they have it cached on their CDN or what have you

FAE

@agent86 indeeds

John

@agent86 That's really cool. I still don't see that bullet point on the actual page, though.

@FAE If you're using Chrome, you can't force refresh it.

(terrible, I know)

FAE

@John nay, don't use chrome

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria need flavor text

John

@FAE Just checking.

StrixVaria

6:56 PM

I JUST VOTED TO CLOSE MY FIRST ITG AS OFF TOPIC YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

agent86

@John I have done all I can, :P

John

@agent86 Do it harder!

agent86

@John slams PUBLISH button with the force of a thousand banhammers

Ronan Forman

Can we not do a system wide delete on all ITGs from the servers?

StrixVaria

:D-<
:D|-<
:D/-<

Ronan Forman

6:58 PM

I think you mean:

Grace Note

@StrixVaria Okay, do I need to invent a device to punch you through the internet?

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Ronan Forman

:D\-<
:D|-<
:D/-<
:D|-<

StrixVaria

@GraceNote So glad somebody got it.

TylerShads

@RonanForman QUICK POST PONIES, IT"LL COUNTERACT THESE BLASPHEMOUS OBJECTS

Grace Note

@StrixVaria Thank you, thank you ♪

badp

6:59 PM

@GraceNote I'm just ignoring him, that helps a lot.

OrigamiRobot

@GraceNote It has to be "in the face."

Ronan Forman

@TylerShads It's the only pony I can stand!

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