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12:06 PM
@TimStone ‽
 
Oh yeah
 
Also, I'm too used to working in PuTTy, so I always forget to press ctrl+c to copy things outside of it. Almost pasted several lines of code into chat.
It was python mind you, so it would obviously brighten everyone's day since Python can bring nothing but joy into peoples lives.
 
Now we'll all have to continue our gloomy <appropriate time of day> because you didn't share it with us.
 
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Q: Graphics card doing much worse than expected?

David StockingerMany games like Skyrim or Saints Row 3 have performance detection included. Whenever I run it, the suggested graphics settings are "Ultra", "Maximum", etc., but when running the game on that settings, it lags like hell and is unplayable. Even medium graphics settings are often lagging. Also, pag...

 
huh, didn't SO just have an election a few months ago?
Oct 10 '11 at 0:57, by Wipqozn
I love the misery of others.
 
12:12 PM
@Wipqozn Looks like they're growing "too" fast: blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/06/…
 
@CruelCow 13k flags per day is a little too much for 12 people
 
@Mana: So after linking that misery of others comment it resulted in me reading through the chat log during on of the IPL tournaments... I really need to watch some Starcraft 2 now.
 
I am back, you supnormal doublewits!
 
@badp is "supnormal" short for supernormal?
 
in honor of arQAde we should all shorten our nicks and put QA in it. GrQAce, QAgnt, QAven, QAk, QAdp, ...
 
12:25 PM
@badp My name would be perfect! WipQAzn!
 
@kappei yeah, I suck at inverting prefixes I guess
 
@badp Can I just call myself QI then?
 
It would still be equally impossible to pronounce.
 
@yij Rather, Yi QAng
 
@badp ... no
 
12:27 PM
I'm sure you'll love that
 
I feel like Qang is slang for something, but I have a rough idea what it is slang for and I'm afraid to google it at work.
 
@Wipqozn It's not. At least not according to Google
 
what isn't slang for something (typically genitalia) in one language at one time?
 
@Kappei Absolutely agree. I put the too under quotation marks since it is - like the blog said - a nice problem to have. But still a problem, yeah.
 
@badp Very true.
 
12:29 PM
@badp It's not Chinese, if that's what you're wondering about
 
I think we are growing too fast as well. We should probably make me a mod.
No election or anything, just give me mod powers.
 
@badp easy for me, QAppei is almost the same :P
 
@Wipqozn so you can ruin everything and we stop growing? :P
 
honestly I'm not looking forward to 12k flags per day :P
 
@badp Take action now!
 
12:30 PM
@badp How many flags per day do we get now?
 
Given that @badp can still talk here, clearly not enough
 
I don't know actually, I guess 50-odd? It's also a function of how fast flag handling is, something we've been improving upon
@yij the flag handling page isn't mobile friendly :(
 
@badp Clearly not enough. You guys should take it slowly - you're making the Marshal badge too hard to earn by doing all the work yourself
 
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A: How can I ensure I have a better magicka regeneration rate during combat?

FanmanI thought there was a reason why the game let you create potions that let you restore magicka? I mean if you are playing mage style you think restore magicka potions would be a large part of your inventory.

I can't tell fi that's an answer or not.
I just agreed with a flag saying it wasn't, but now I think it might be.
 
this month we got 2.1k flags, you do the math
 
12:33 PM
I read it as shitty answer: "Just use magick potions" in a slightly insulting way
 
~70 a day
 
70 flags per day on average. Is that 70 flagged posts or actually 70 flags?
 
okay, 2.1k plus one
@yij I think the latter
 
@CruelCow Yeah, that's what I think now too.
He phrased it as a question, so it threw me off.
 
@Wipqozn Oh, I flagged that. Won't you agree that the rhetorical style of writing makes it very useless?
 
12:34 PM
I ...hope the latter
 
This month as in the last 30 day or as in June?
 
@YiJiang It might be a shitty answer, but it's still an answer.
 
right now there's 8 flags on 5 posts
 
We don't delete shitty answers, just down vote them. Although I know there was some discussion about deleting old, <0 netscore shitty answers.
 
@cruel good question, if the page works like anything else in SE then June?
 
12:35 PM
@Wipqozn They are automatically deleted
 
@YiJiang Really? I was unaware of this.
 
@Wipqozn doesn't seem like an answer to me
the OP was asking for magicka regeneration tips
 
hm, I'm going to leave a comment.
 
It's not written like an answer but an edit can fix that.
 
this guy just answered "Use potions, duh"
 
12:36 PM
@YiJiang I don't believe they are (at least from experience, I haven't seen downvoted answers be auto-deleted)
downvoted, unanswered questions are auto-deleted, if I recall
 
"Use X, that's what it was made for" looks like a reasonable answer if the asker didn't exclude them
 
Are you suggestion the OP should use magicka potions for mana upkeep? If so, you should modify your question to make that more clear. Right now it's difficult to tell whether your offering this as a solution to the OPs problem or just requesting more information about their problem. — Wipqozn 5 secs ago
 
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A: Auto-deleting old, unanswered zero-score questions after a year?

Jeff AtwoodJust to formally document the exact policies we have in place to remove old abandoned / dead questions: If the question is more than 30 days old, and ... has -1 or lower score has no answers is not locked ... it will be automatically deleted. If the question is more than 365 days old, and ....

 
but only if you say "that's what it was made for" with a slight fake texan engie accent.
so that excludes agent. Sorry agent.
 
@agent86 Yeah, my memory failed me. It was the automatic deletion of questions, not answers
 
12:40 PM
@Wipqozn you know everything's better with an interrobang. besides, I'm pretty sure I was bribed, so you can't get that mad at me. you always knew I was corrupt.
you haven't been making your "mod protection" payments.
 
@agent86 Yes, yes I did. I mean, @badp is corrupt too, but at least he does it for the lulz and not money!
 
to be fair PEM doesn't count as bribery
 
FAE
@Wipqozn s/suggestion/suggesting/
 
@FAE Yeah I noticed that as well. I fixed it in the comment itself, just didn't bother fixing it here.
 
PEM... Cmon. PEM. geddit? Geddit? P - E -M.
 
12:43 PM
@badp No. I don't get it.
 
@badp No?
 
FAE
@Wipqozn Also s/your/you're/ :P
 
(that would be possibly expired mayo)
 
but you're a mod, so I should probably laugh at your jokes.
LOLOLOL! YOU'RE SO FUNNY @BADP!
@FAE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO‌​OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
 
Ha ha ha... ha... ha... ha... ha. *awkward silence*
@Wipqozn Hmmm, staring that didn't break the sidebar :(
 
12:44 PM
Are you suggesting the OP should use magicka potions for mana upkeep? If so, you should modify your question to make that more clear. Right now it's difficult to tell whether you're offering this as a solution to the OPs problem or just requesting more information about their problem. — Wipqozn 6 secs ago
 
I'll go back to making banhammer jokes.
 
There! Fixed.
@badp Oh, now I actually do get it.
 
Agent references are clearly too weak.
 
*shakes fist at word-wrap*
 
@YiJiang I like how markdown didn't work.
 
12:45 PM
@Wipqozn *that was deliberate*. I have the power!
 
@YiJiang Ah, *gotcha*
 
backslashes are cheating FACE THE FACTS
 
@YiJiang pfft, your escaping powers don't impress me!
 
@YiJiang The Marshal badge should be hard to earn
 
@badp No, you *face the facts*
 
12:46 PM
@fredley If you have time to chat you have time to destroy the front page.
 
@Wipqozn On it
 
Yeah, you face the facts.
I'll go check twitter for hilarious stuff.
 
I... oh. Very funny. *goes and stare at art instead*
 
'and'?
 
What? It's a valid sentence construct
 
12:51 PM
@Wipqozn done
 
Excellent. I just knocked off some of the tags too.
 
@Wipqozn Don't bother updating values for tags, it's not worth it. Several values change, sometimes significantly, whenever a tag is removed, as I always remove all the bad tags from a question.
@Wipqozn Ah cool, fair enough then
 
wouldn't that sentence sound better without that 'and'?
 
@fredley Yeah, that's why I originally didn't bother including the number counts, but someone else edited them in.
 
"I'll go ban Wipqozn, bbl"
 
12:52 PM
@Wipqozn I put them there to have an idea of magnitude.
 
@badp No, it won't be grammatically correct without the 'and'
 
@fredley ah, okay.
 
From the first person perspective. 'go stare at art instead' is an imperative, a command to somebody else. It won't make sense to write that way
 
@badp But... but... then you guys wouldn't get to hear all my hilarious jokes!
 
I literally find a new tag to burn every time I remove one, very frustrating
today:
 
FAE
12:54 PM
@YiJiang To be fair, you probably should've written "goes and stares" rather than "goes and stare"
 
but it sound alot better and that definatly makes it the super choice. Damn you and you're grammar
 
@FAE Eh, fuck conjugation
 
@fredley Yes. That's to be expected. That's why I didn't bother putting that many tags into the question when I first made it. I knew we would find plenty during the clean up itself.
 
@fredley I know, right? I had this same experience. can't browse the tag list without going OMG, we have a tag for that?
 
@badp twitch
 
12:55 PM
@badp I'm literally cringing right now, you know that?
 
I don't remember what it was I burned most recently, but I was just like, sigh
 
@agent86 If you do find them, add them to the wiki
 
@fredley indeed.
 
literally?
 
@agent86 It's a pretty horrible task
 
12:55 PM
@badp Yes. You're also literally Hitler.
 
@fae, good catch, that's what was wrong
 
the few I've found recently were just on one Q, so I just hand burned them with my portable tag-burning lazer
 
But no, I am cringing
 
@agent86 Excellent.
 
Also, Mark Hamill, you're such a good joker:
 
12:58 PM
@Wipqozn Now I'm really cringing
 
@Wipqozn "you were such a good joker" fix'd
 
burninating , found sigh
 
FAE
...........Hmmm. So I got a coupon from Raptr for 35% off of Logitech G-peripherals...
Perhaps this is what I should use birthday money for
 
@FAE what is it that you need?
 
@FAE no no no, you should... donate it to the agent86 fund for agent86 greatness. agent86s in your area may not be as great as they could be - only you (and anyone else with money) can help fix this growing problem.
 
FAE
1:01 PM
@IanPugsley A decent headset the most, probably, but I also am sort of tempted for the G19 for 35% off... This is the stuff I can use the coupons on.
 
@Kappei lol, true ;)
 
FAE
@agent86 Coupon valid for the EU only
 
@FAE not the coupon, silly :P
I'm pretty sure cash is the same everywhere
 
@FAE Oh, right. Was it your birthday yet?
Nope.
 
Nuke all the front page
 
1:02 PM
You're still 27.
 
also I have one of these coupons in my raptr as well
 
@Wipqozn well, unless they make a "Killing Joke" movie
 
@FAE my brother has the G35, it is really nice
 
FAE
@IanPugsley Ooooh really? My main concern is that I'm a glasses wearer and I usually rest my glasses above my headphones so they don't squish between my ears and pinch.\
 
man, raptr has 2 free XBLA games + 1 mo gold on their site, but only for silver members. wtf
I want a free "the maw"
 
1:04 PM
@FAE he wears glasses and I haven't heard any complaints, but that probably depends on the size of your ears/glasses/head/etc.
 
FAE
@agent86 And only US accounts. :( I'd wanted to get that for Jochem, but no go.
 
@FAE ah logitech, how I love you/
 
FAE
@IanPugsley Ah okay, well that's good to hear at least. I'm soooooort of tempted for a G19, but I already have a G15 and I'm not sure it's really worth the upgrade for €115. But... I could make my keyboard purple then...
I've been thinking about getting a mouse for gaming, but I was looking at the Razer Naga rather than the Logitech stuff.
 
@FAE it's also like 35% off retail on the logitech website, which I don't know if it's any different in the EU, but over here that's not always a great deal.
one company I worked for gave us like 40% off their products, but they charged us list price so typically I could drive over to best buy and get a better deal than my employee discount
 
FAE
@agent86 VAT is included in prices here, and there's not really a lot of places I even know of here that I could find the headset...
 
1:08 PM
@FAE I've not been super impressed with recent razer stuff. I liked their early mice, but the more recent gear I've had has been meh at best.
mostly it's been console accessories though, so maybe their bread and butter PC accessories are better?
@FAE ugh, that sucks :(
 
FAE
@agent86 I've got a couple guildmates who use the Naga and Jochem just bought one as well, so I'll have a chance to try-before-I-buy
 
@FAE I've been using the G700 for awhile, and have been very impressed with it. Although the cable recently stopped working, so I need to find my receipt for the warranty.
 
@FAE ah, good call. always the best way :)
 
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Q: How to stop zombies from spawning in my torch-lit mines?

Andrew eckertMy mines are filled with torches, properly lit, but zombies keep spawning there. I left the ladder exposed and they ambushed me from behind killing my dude. How do I stop it from happening?

 
FAE
Ugh, I'm having a problem with chat today in that it's not staying at the bottom unless lazers posts or I post... when other people post, it doesn't scroll. Argh.
 
1:12 PM
@FAE I had the same problem.
 
FAE
@Wipqozn Ah, chat must just be being wonky then, thanks.
 
Also, if you try out the Naga let me know how it is. I was looking at it myself. I like Logitech, but I find that G700 doesn't have enough buttons for some games (specifically MMOs).
 
FAE
@IanPugsley From looking on the site, it's a USB headset?
 
@FAE yep
 
FAE
@Wipqozn Yeah, that's one of the reasons my friends use it as well. Jochem got it for GW2 and Torchlight 2.
Even though he's otherwise not that much of a gamer.
 
1:14 PM
@FAE Do you know if you can bind the buttons to other keys + macros?
 
FAE
@IanPugsley This... would be good. And also solve my front panel audio issues. And solve the problem where I have to switch my 5.1 surround speakers to stereo every time I plug my headphones in so I don't lose sound...
@Wipqozn I believe so, yes.
 
that's one thing I love about the Logitech mouses. You can bind them to macros for things like saving files, et cetera
or just general commands like muting your music and stuff.
 
FAE
@Wipqozn I've used a Logitech Mx Revolution for the past 5 years or so. I really do love it, but it is not an ideal gaming mouse.
I'll probably keep it just to use for regular internet usage, then use the Naga for gaming.
...I need more USB ports...
 
One of these days, I will learn not to read NY Post comments. Today is not that day.
 
@FAE yeah, that's my problem with the G700. It's an excellent mouse, but I find that the side buttons are the only ones that are good for gaming. Which is great,but there are only four of them. That's fine for a lot of games, but when I'm playing something like GW it just isn't enough.
 
1:16 PM
 
FAE
@LessPop_MoreFizz It baffles me what people say with their real names attached through FB-connected comments.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Article?
 
@FAE The best part is that he is a married orthodox jew.
 
FAE
@Wipqozn Yeah, I love my Mx Revolution for the weight and the free-spinning scroll wheel.
 
FAE
1:17 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz ...wooooooooow...
 
the rest of the comments are pretty amazing too. Some other dude tries to make it about Obama.
 
29.21 cm? No wonder no blood reaches the brain
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Is he... soliciting for sex?
 
@YiJiang That would appear to be the case.
I think my favorite part is that he's a 'Top Commenter' whatever that means.
 
FAE
@LessPop_MoreFizz These are the times I'm glad I use NoScript, so I actually have to allow something in order to see comments. Otherwise, they just don't exist. I've found I'm often happier this way.
 
1:19 PM
@FAE I use shutup.css normally
 
@FAE I just use the social network button blocker list for Adblock Plus. Kills all of the share buttons as well as the Facebook comments
 
FAE
I think I'm definitely going to go for the G35 surround sound headset. It'd solve so many of the problems I have with my audio in my current system.
 
Good morning, all
Oh, great. What's @Wipqozn yelling about now?
 
FAE
@fbueckert Me correcting his grammar
 
She's a terrible person is what she is.
 
1:22 PM
@Gnomeslice I just don't know. You'll be first on my list when I get more info.
 
Making me aware of my mistakes.
 
@Wipqozn This coming from the guy who won't leave me alone about 'alot'.
No sympathy for you!
 
FAE
@Raven Sup, snuggleshark
 
@fbueckert I have this habit of using wrong words in sentences, or just omitting them all together.
 
1:23 PM
@FAE My bank account is #@$*ing with me.
:(
 
FAE
@LessPop_MoreFizz Huh, neat. Thanks. :)
 
@RavenDreamer So... @FAE only snuggles with you if you pay her?
 
FAE
@RavenDreamer That is no good.
 
Oh, I should star that :(.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Hmmm, seems like the nuclear option to me
Hiding every #comments doesn't seem like a good idea all the time
 
1:27 PM
@YiJiang Most comments aren't worth reading.
 
At least it's not [id^="comments"], that would also disable all of SE's comments
 
FAE
@IanPugsley Thanks for the note on the G35, I think I'm definitely leaning towards that. :)
 
Is that a mouse?
 
@RavenDreamer headset
 
1:29 PM
Wireless. The cable you see there is for charging
 
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Q: How to defeat Rakanoth as a Demon Hunter?

OakI play a Demon Hunter with high DPS but average defense. I usually rely on Caltrops, Vault and the Templar to evade enemies, but I can usually take a few strikes if need be. However, Rakanoth, the melee boss towards the beginning of act 4 (in the Library of Fate, just off the Gardens of Hope 1st...

This question seems to be gathering a lot of bad answers.
 
@CruelCow "Wireless" solutions often requires many more wires indeed
 
IT's actually a reall nice looking headset.
Perhaps it's time I upgraded some of my PC gear.
 
@fbueckert It's not necessarily bad, but it looks like the answers could be a lot better if they were edited into a single comprehensive answer isn't of been one liner fragments like it is now
 
Actually, that reminds me. I need to buy a new computer screen. I currently only have two.
 
1:34 PM
@YiJiang That fixes the answers that are currently there. It won't stop new users from chiming in and adding their own poorly formatted answers.
@Wipqozn I know the feeling. I'm thinking of adding two more, on top of my current ones.
 
@fbueckert Protect the question, force them to edit the CW'd answer
And delete any unsubstantial new answers
 
@YiJiang I don't believe we have a policy for deleting sub-par answers.
and by "I don't believe" I mean we don't.
 
@Wipqozn What would you suggest, then?
 
@Wipqozn We don't, but I'm suggesting a solution to the 20 crappy only-answer-a-little-bit one liner answer problem
It doesn't happen very often, but when it does it makes my head hurt that the system can't handle it more gracefully
 
@fbueckert Protecting the question seems like it could be a good idea. Just flag it for attention by a mod, and suggest it's protected to prevent more crappy answers by 1-rep users.
 
1:38 PM
@Wipqozn Don't need a mod to protect things!
 
FAE
@Wipqozn @LessPop just got it
 
@YiJiang I'm not saying I don't want them deleted either, but we lack a policy for deleting them, so we can't just delete them.
 
@Wipqozn The thing is, none of the answers are delete worthy under current guidelines, so if you protect it there is a possibility you'll hurt the question
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Thank you.
 
That's why you should force people to edit existing answers instead
 
1:38 PM
@YiJiang I don't see how protecting the answer hurts the question. Could you expand on that?
Woot! Go @LessPopMoreFizz! You're the best puppet around.
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@Wipqozn The new answers actually do answer the question. The problem is that most of them are scattered suggestions like "hey, you could try this instead" or "the accepted answer didn't cover this"
 
-2
Q: Will there be more mobs in Minecraft Pocket Edition?

Andrew eckertI played Minecraft Pocket Edition survival mode for the first time and noticed the only mobs that were there was animals and zombies will Mojang put the other mobs in Minecraft Pocket Edition? It's just not Minecraft without creepers.

This sounds like speculation.
 
@YiJiang Actually, it's more like most of them repeat existing answers.
 
Scratch that. It is speculation.
 
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Q: Is there an App for the Diablo 3 Auction house?

DaveI know Blizzard made an app for World of Warcrafts auction house, but have they done this for Diablo 3 as well? I checked my Iphone to no such luck, but since I don't have a Droid or Ipad, I wasn't sure if it was released for one of those platforms. If the app does exist is it free, have a 1 ti...

-2
Q: Will there be more mobs in Minecraft Pocket Edition?

Andrew eckertI played Minecraft Pocket Edition survival mode for the first time and noticed the only mobs that were there was animals and zombies will Mojang put the other mobs in Minecraft Pocket Edition? It's just not Minecraft without creepers.

 
1:42 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz I'll take your word for that, I suppose
 
@YiJiang > will Mojang put the other mobs in Minecraft Pocket Edition?
If that doesn't count as speculation, I don't understand the word.
Heh. Alrighty.
 
Whoa, @agent86, watch out! It's a Bear!
tortoise swoosh
 
This new Fiona Apple single is... well, it is something.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Good or bad?
 
@fbueckert Good. Very good.
 
1:49 PM
Will the ship at the top be shooting LAZERS too? — TylerShads 18 hours ago
We need this! Petition Jin to have the Arqadian fighter shoot lazers!
 
Marshall Badge so close....
ahahahaha
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Heh. I'm only a quarter of the way to the silver badge.
 
ahahahahahahah
 
FAE
@LessPop_MoreFizz ...classy!
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz That is... wow
 
FAE
1:57 PM
@LessPop I am watching shiba cam and and one of the puppies was smacking his lips and you can hear it!
 
> Woman detained for shoplifting from Walmart cooks meth in holding room
For those who don't want to click the link
 
Sounds like a real go-getter, must hire sorta person
 
@YiJiang You have to wonder about the sort of thought process going on with that.
 
@fbueckert It was probably something like, "Wow this shoplifting thing has really slowed down my meth intake...how can I fix that?" Cue macgyver meth making.
 
@Rapida It's not really macguyvering in any way...
"shake and bake" meth cooking is extremely common, and kind of terrifying.
 
2:08 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz why terrifying? meth is known to have one of the most stable, non volatile, non toxic, non explosive production process! :P
 
@LessPopMoreFizz Clearly, I need to do more meth research before commenting on it, I retract my statement =P
 
@Rapida Assigned research: watch Breaking Bad.
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500 rep to go until I can start reading deleted stuff, and stop hating you all when you link it
 
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Q: Are there differences in the frequency certain champion/rare affixes occur?

BeofettLast night I noticed that almost every champion/rare pack I came across had Mortar as one of their prefixes. I believe, out of the dozen or two I fought, only 3-4 packs did not have Mortar. It seemed like more than half had Plagued. Yet only two had illusionist. Only one had Horde. Only one ...

 
@Sterno I have an extension that allows me to already.
 
2:12 PM
@Rapida do as @fbueckert says, NAO!
 
@RonanForman If it's a userscript, I tried it too, and it doesn't work very well.
 
@Sterno The important part is that it works.
 
@Sterno lol! This deleted\ answer is so funny!
 
FAE
@RonanForman How does that work, anyway?
 
@FAE No clue.
 
2:14 PM
A loophole in the API if my memory serves me right
 
@RonanForman I'd argue with your definition of "works"
 
@FAE most of these userscripts bypass rep requirements through the use of the public api, which will tell you more information that you're really supposed to know
 
@Sterno Same here. It rarely worked for me.
 
for example, you're not supposed to be able to know upvote/downvote counts on questions until a certain rep threshold, but it's all available in the API
 
FAE
2:18 PM
@agent86 Ah, gotcha
 
What d'y'all thing?
 
Not bad
Do you have a reference image?
 
@agent86 I think I'll just wait until I hit the required rep. Heck, I'm not even at 2K yet!
 
@YiJiang It's not supposed to be a specific machine.
Hence the impractical two joysticks.
 
I never played one of those things before, hmmm
 
2:31 PM
Yay for noob app without session hijacking security
 
@tiddy What sort of mischief are you up to now?
 
Internal development
Decided to tcpdump
 
> Magicka Collection $3.00 @ GamersGate (and you thought it couldn't limbo any lower)
Hehehe
 
Gave myself more work because now I know about internal apps without proper security and will have to set up meetings with departments
 
I think Magicka has been on sale more often than not over the past month or so
 
2:36 PM
@YiJiang The game is worth playing, for the geek humor alone.
 
Yeah, but is it good to play alone? I heard the co-op elements are pretty important
 
@YiJiang It's much more fun playing with other people, but you can make it solo.
 
FAE
....Hm. Nexon acquires 14.7% minority interest in NCSoft‌​. Not sure how to feel about this.
@YiJiang I enjoy it way more with friends than solo. And some of the stuff seems scaled way better for multiple people than solo.
 
@FAE Nexon operates pretty much the worst kind of free-to-play games there is
 
@FAE I will be extremely saddened if Nexon has any input into City of Heroes.
 
FAE
2:38 PM
@YiJiang Yeah, I know. :/ I'm a little worried here. I play a lot of NCSoft stuff.
@fbueckert I stopped playing after their recent switch to F2P. The way they handle their cash shop is awful.
 
@FAE And that's why I spend almost no time there. I like it enough that I'm a VIP member, though.
 
FAE
@fbueckert I was subscribed for 4.5 years before I stopped, and I never dropped my sub once during that time. But after they rolled out the store, it really felt like there was less value in being VIP. :/
 
@FAE I'm not a fan of how you have to "buy" specific features to unlock them permanently. I do like the things they add for VIP members, though. Signature story arcs are quite nice.
 
FAE
@fbueckert I have 4,500+ hours in that game, 31 characters, 10 of which are 50's. I was also a huge badge whore and was in the top 100 for Virtue for that for quite a while.
 
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Q: Should vague ITG questions have an edit window?

EnderIt seems to me that the vast majority of ITG questions are asked by brand new users, I daresay people are making accounts specifically to ask these questions. I think personally that this is an excellent way to bring new people to the site. The problem is with their inexperience with how we do ...

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Too localized, et cetera
 
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@fbueckert SSA's were pretty good, but I feel like the price points for the new powersets that you had to buy whether you were VIP or not were a bit too high, and that the cosmetic costs (that German Shepherd...) were definitely too high.
 
@FAE I basically spend my VIP stipend on powersets that sound fun. I don't play it enough to really try out everything.
 
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@fbueckert What server are you on?
 
@FAE I have all of 2 50's, and ~12 characters, total. You have me beat, hands down.
@FAE Triumph.
Had some characters on Freedom, but moved them over during a free server transfer.
 
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@fbueckert I have a villain there! That's it though, haha. She is not 50 though. I don't play her much because most of my play is on Virtue.
 
@fbueckert @FAE I like the current system they use with Vindictus. The shop only sells cosmetic things.
 
2:45 PM
@FAE Triumph is all I play on, really. When I play; I'm paying for VIP, but I play so little.
 
They used to sell tokens which controlled how many dungeons you could play in the course of a week, but they finally decided to scrap that system about a year ago.
 
This new issue finally unlocked another Incarnate slot, though, so I may have to poke around with that a bit more.
 
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@fbueckert I sort of want to go back sometimes, but the way they handle stuff makes me not want to give them any money anymore, and that makes me sad, because I was very very happy to do so before. I'd purchased every single super booster pack and everything. :(
 
@FAE You're saying being a VIP provides less value. How so?
Heh. Someone approved my pre-closed edit. Yay, 2 rep!
 
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@fbueckert It provides less value than what it did before in their old subscription system. Now, the monthly stipend that you get doesn't even cover purchasing a new powerset. Mainly, it's for the VIPs/subscribers that have been subscribing for many years that it has the least value for, which, honestly, is a bit backwards, considering the amount of money that the oldest vets have spent over the years.
 
2:52 PM
@FAE It doesn't seem like there's enough in the shop to justify spending my points on, so the only thing I really get is powersets. I dislike purchasing consumables.
 
Woot! Nice closing on that question @agent86! Go team! highfive
 
@Wipqozn booooooyaaaaahhhhh
 
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@fbueckert It costs around half (circa $550 or so in comparison to $1,000+) to buy your way to tier 9, which is where the 6-7 year vets started out at. Also, the cost inflation of the Super Booster stuff really doesn't sit well with me.
@fbueckert Likewise, and I really don't like the new packs where you only have a chance to get the AT-specific IOs and costume parts. :/ If there were an ingame method to get those, even if it were with Incarnate stuff, I'd be more okay with it. Also, the store IOs are categorically better than the IOs in game because they have a larger range at which they can be used, which I think is vastly unfair.
 
@FAE Wait, you're complaining that it costs less for a new person to reach the same level of rewards as a seven year vet, and then you turn around and complain that the booster packs in general now cost more than they did before.
@FAE If you don't like this, you'll really not like Star Trek Online. If you want to see pay-to-win, there's a shining example.
@FAE There are IOs that are better than what can be crafted?
 
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For example, you get a LotG Defense from the store and it's usable from a range of 25-50. This means that you can use it when exemplaring down to level 22 and you also get the bonus of the storebought IO scaling in level. You can't get that same functionality from IOs ingame at all.
@fbueckert Yes, because it is unfair to those who came late to the game. They're being unfair to both vets and new players.
@fbueckert Immensely.
 

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