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@MadScientist Not braindead; it's just not new user friendly.
10 to 1 says this is because of gold farmers.
 
@fbueckert wouldn't surprise me, they're probably profiting mightily via the RMAH and creating spam accounts like crazy
 
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@MadScientist That's…. wow. A whole new level of stupid
 
I don't see how this is going to help much though, since they can just make some accounts today, some tomorrow, etc... it's just a matter of filling the pipeline before this becomes ineffective again
 
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@fbueckert Not consumers' problem.
 
9:03 PM
@agent86 They're almost guaranteed to be using stolen credit cards, so 72 hours is probably enough to confirm or deny if it's legit.
@MarkTrapp I concur. It's extremely consumer unfriendly.
 
@fbueckert ehhh, I'm not sure about that. all they need is a few minutes with the "live" content to do some spamming, I'm sure the accounts don't last long anyhow.
 
@agent86 Clarification: Gold farm bots.
Which are accounts they REALLY don't want banned.
 
@fbueckert yeah, but how would those accounts get banned? seems like if it was at all profitable, they wouldn't be catching them
 
I guess I'm saying regardless of what they're trying to stop this doesn't really make any sense
 
9:06 PM
@agent86 Starter editions can only play with other starter editions; hard to spam when the only people you can talk to is others like yourself.
 
@fbueckert yeah, I understand the starter edition restrictions. I just think it's not a move that's going to stop spam or gold farming, tbh
 
Gotta go home; discuss more when I get there!
 
@agent86 This is a company that can't filter out obvious gold spam in General chat or friend requests; y u look for sense?
 
@Alok Because the game, on the whole, is a remarkable achievement?
 
@Alok oh, actually I think I should get a job there. I can get paid to make nonsense decisions like nobody's business!
 
9:10 PM
@GnomeSlice The game is a lot of fun; and I actually like some of the new ideas like treasure goblin & random dungeons a lot. But if you followed the history of Blizzard's changes since launch, you should have a good idea of how clumsy they are
 
@agent86 Remember, Blizz-land is like Diablo - the incompetents with no skills get promoted to the top, while others with cool skills are just elites. You have too much common sense to rise above a random mob in there.
 
@Alok what? me? common sense? I should ban you for that, sir!
 
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@GnomeSlice Only in the sense that creating any AAA game is an achievement. It's no better (or worse) than other flagship games coming out this year. Diablo III is a lot of things, but innovative is not one of them.
 
I am using Blizzard blues as a yardstick, its a low hurdle ;)
 
9:13 PM
@MarkTrapp Precisely, so I really doubt that they're as 'braindead' as everyone seems to be making it sound like.
 
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@GnomeSlice AAA developers make braindead decisions all the time. Blizzard is no exception
 
In case anyone cares, I updated my website link on my profile.
 
What the... is that guy supposed to be charting a course or something? On a map of land?
 
@Fluttershy Jerk.
 
@GnomeSlice bahahahahaha I loled so hard!
He's really into that fake land charting
 
9:14 PM
Look at him go!
 
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I always assumed he was supposed to be turning a valve, but they forgot to add the valve
 
@MarkTrapp From the position of his hands it does look like that, doesn't it.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz =D
 
> CAPTAIN ON DECK, QUICK, DO SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
 
9:20 PM
Mario Marathon begins in 17 hours 39 minutes 36 seconds
 
Oh my god...
user image
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> I'M THE WIZ!
Best caption ever.
 
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@LessPop_MoreFizz Wow, on page A1 no less.
 
I am glad the various finance ministers of Europe are up on their geography.
 
Also, what, how can this be animated if it's a .jpg?
@LessPop_MoreFizz Ooh! I love these kinds of puzzles!
 
@GnomeSlice It's a gif
someone just renamed the file wrong and your browser is smart enough to spot it.
 
9:25 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz The url says otherwise.
 
bleh, I'm watching over the shoulders of the Valve ARG crew. They're annoyingly private
 
And if you download it, it downloads as a jpg.
 
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Q: How is the damage to items and the repair cost calculated?

Mad ScientistWhile reparing your items was just a nuisance before patch 1.0.3, at least as long as you didn't die excessively, it is a very significant gold drain now. I'm trying to understand which factors affect the cost of repair and the amount of damage I have to repair. How exactly is the repair cost c...

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz What. Mine says it's .jpg
Also:
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Q: Is 94% of male giraffe sexual behaviour homosexual?

Kit SundeI've been trying to track down the source of a claim that research has shown giraffe exhibiting a really high rate of male homosexual relations. Going through the blog spam leads me to a site without any references claiming to publish on science, stating: Do you know the percentage of homosex...

 
9:28 PM
@GnomeSlice That's my point. you can rename it to gif and it'll work just fine because it's really a gif
and your computer is smart enough to see through the bad filename
 
Any fans of cogs here? There's a similar-ish game called Plith you might like, if yes.
 
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Hm, this retina MacBook Pro really causes problems for screenshots.
 
@GnomeSlice Have you played CubeMen?
 
@Fluttershy No, but I've been wanting to. It's that tower defense one, right?
 
9:35 PM
@GnomeSlice Yeah. It's on sale on Steam. Was debating picking it up...
 
@MarkTrapp Did you get a Retina? If so, I hate you.
 
@Fluttershy I've heard it's quite good.
@Fluttershy However, I have played one called Terrorhedron that looks similar in some ways, and it's great.
 
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@LessPop_MoreFizz tortoiseshades.jpg. Runs Skyrim on Ultra High settings at 2880x1800 at 60fps
 
@MarkTrapp /drooooooool
 
I suck at Terrorhedron, but it's awesome.
 
9:37 PM
@GnomeSlice Eh... That one's $20. CubeMen is $2. <.<
 
@Fluttershy Is it!? I thought it was more!
 
@GnomeSlice Nope. $1.99, or a two-pack for $3.20
 
I have returned.
 
@Wipqozn You should get Quantum Conundrum.
 
@Fluttershy I shall consider it.
 
9:44 PM
Quick! Everyone run away before @Wipqozn sees us!
 
@Wipqozn If you're a fan of Portal, it's worth the money. =3 I love it so far!
 
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Q: What is the effect of low durability in Diablo-3

nathpillandI noticed that I have to repair my weapons every so often (as I am now above level 10), and I was wondering how the durability percentage affects the weapon, if at all. Is it something like: 100%- no effect 80%- 10% damage reduction 60%- 20% damage reduction etc. Or does the weapon just break w...

 
@Lazers Dupe...
 
@Fluttershy You're a dupe. Burn.
 
9:58 PM
@Wipqozn What's a dup? Clever girl...
 
@Fluttershy No idea what you're talking about.
 
@Wipqozn I love this revisionist history. Most of the tech press reaction to the iPad was bad jokes about it's name and calling it a giant iPod touch.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz do you meant to imply that was made by someone who has a very large bias against Apple? That's just crazy.
 
@Wipqozn Isn't it?
 
I'm actually rather confused by The Surface. Do you need to use the keyboard to use it? From what I seen it looks like it folds over the screen, not allowing you to use it without placing it on a surface. Which defeats the purpose fo the tablet in the first place.
 
10:02 PM
@Wipqozn Everything about Surface feels confusing and half done.
It feels like they realized that they needed to make the announcement before Google I/O, ready or not
 
@LessPopMoreFizz The enchantress skills Q. now has an accepted answer - any way of clearing up the meta discussion in there?
 
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Q: Can I edit the Amnesia and Psychonauts launchers to run Bumblebee?

Gareth ButcherHow do I customize the following game launchers to use bumblebee to run these games with my nvidia card? the terminal command is: optirun *game* The games are Amnesia the dark descent and Psychonauts, both installed through Ubuntu Sotware Centre. In the old days you simply right clicked on t...

 
yay, home now.
 
Fun fact: Quantum Conundrum is almost worth the purchase for the sole purpose of hearing John de Lancie say "Derp."
 
10:18 PM
@Fluttershy I did not get to that yet, but I love hearing him talk
 
You are partially correct. They are a few key differences. 1. Preppers prepare for many different types of emergencies where survivalist are mainly concerned with SHTF (Sheet hitting the fan aka govt takeover) and TEOTWAWKI (The End of the World as We Know It aka Asteroid strike). 2nd Preppers tend to take a less aggressive stance whereas a survivalist will engage the enemy and track them down a prepper is more concerned about living and being a shadow (i.e. not attracting notice). Lastly a survivalist tends to be more off the grid and solitary than a prepper. — OrionDarkwood Jun 8 at 12:49
I love the acronyms
 
Valve is at it again! Get TF2 and play 'til you get 2 bananas. Craft them together and report back here (new URL)
 
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oh my:
 
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Q: New Feature: Community Review Tasks

Geoff DalgasWe are currently soliciting feedback for an improved version of /review to help with the very important task of maintaining site quality. There are three targeted tasks we have built thus far and will continue to roll out others after we gain confidence these three are working: Low Quality Pos...

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> If you don't have enough rep to delete, you can "Recommend Deletion". This doesn't do anything right now except move it to the front of the queue for people who can delete it.
 
10:32 PM
@MarkTrapp Eh, this is MSO only for now, why does it need a pin here
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Preppers? So, tinfoil conspriacy theorists trying to make sure they survive the end of th eworld.
 
@fbueckert no no no thats the point, preppers are worried about more than just the end of the world'
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz because I typically pin awesome new features so you know about them even if they haven't hit Gaming yet
 
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@LessPop_MoreFizz I know not why the gods do these things.
 
There just haven't been any as of late
 
10:33 PM
@QAdp ...Pinned?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Like what? Running out of toilet paper and being unable to manufacture your own?
 
@GnomeSlicE yes, pinned. Go take your Valve hate with somebody else :P
 
@fbueckert Well... maybe you should ask that on Preppers.se
 
@QAdp Who said anything about hate?
 
You in the past.
 
10:34 PM
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Prepper

Proposed Q&A site for preppers and those wishing to become ones

Currently in definition.

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I foresee myself trolling that if it ever makes it out of beta.
 
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Cartoons

Proposed Q&A site for those interested in the history, cultural impact, and development of cartoons.

Currently in definition.

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I love this.
 
@MarkTrapp What I love the most is the "Do Not Close" button
 
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@QAdp it's a placebo: just removes it from the queue
 
10:38 PM
@MarkTrapp They mention that's what happens "for now"
...oh Valve
> Diffed the [TF2] server binaries, was rewarded with this:
> .?AVCMsgTF_HelloPeopleLookingAtBinariesIWonderWhatThisDoes@@
 
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I win
 
Really, Blizzard? You make a monster drop a level 50 item in Inferno?
 
world's smallest violin
 
10:52 PM
ah i was going to go to bed early but tomorrow is friday
late night for me
brb turning all the lights off downstairs
@GnomeSlicE ty that is what was going through my head when I said it ;)
anybody got tips for a TF2 noob?
(other than point gun at enemy -> hold mouse 1)
 
@ickleislands Shoot eve-- oh.
@ickleislands Play heavy.
Or Soldier.
 
Hey can someone explain to me when i can use tags such as "weapons", as i posted a question about Dragon Age: Origns about weapons and runes, which someone then removed the tag of "magic" and "weapons" i could kinda understand the magic, but the weapons tag? If i cant use it for questions liket this, when can i use it? gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/68011/…
 
why soldier/heavy?
 
@GarethJones Never. has been deemed too ambiguous to be a useful tag.
@ickleislands Because those are the classes that most play as:
5 mins ago, by ickleislands
(other than point gun at enemy -> hold mouse 1)
 
I've never been one for conformity, which class is the most fun to play and has the highest skillcap?
 
10:59 PM
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Q: What to do with a second plan: staff of herding?

Ilya MelamedI was farming for the plans for the Nightmare staff of herding and got the normal staff of herding plans. Since I already got the normal staff I have no need for the plans. I can't sell it and I can't AH it. Is there anything to do with it, or should I just drop it to not take up place?

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Q: How do I change my player name in Minecraft multiplayer in offline mode in Windows

JacobHow do I change my name in Minecraft multiplayer offline mode in windows?

 
ok I will take it serious and stop all of my downloads
forgot how much latency affected FPS
 
@ickleislands Big guns, easy to aim. Soldier has a rocket launcher.
 
that goes against the definition of 'skillcap'
can you rocket jump?
 
I like spy
 
@ickleislands Yes. Yes, you can.
 
11:04 PM
@ickleislands Yes. Soldier can.
 
ok so heavy is far too easy
nothing like
 
hrm
 
@LessPopMoreFizz oh ok then thanks..... would that be worth putting as the tag's wiki / Excerpt?
 
what's wrong with this regexp
(0x[0-9A-Fa-f]{2} ){8}
oh the last space needs to be optional, okay
 
@GarethJones No, because there are no questions currently tagged . It'll go away soon enough.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Added 2 sample questions to cartoons, though tbh google + wikipedia is usually enough for my questions there :)
 
@LessPopMoreFizz ok fair enough, thanks for the help
 
@Alok Why bother? It's a dupe proposal and is due for deletion anyway
@JohnCusackNews is the best gimmick twitter out there today.
(It is News headlines with proper nouns replaced with John Cusack)
 
Just out of boredom? Though I'm not sure if movies.se includes all cartoons in its ambit
 
This is sick.
 
11:23 PM
Huh. Apparently Monk moves that cause interrupt knock back Lunatics.
 
@Fluttershy If you decide to get Cubemen, let me know how it is, been wanting to play it for ages.
 
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Q: League of Legends NA Server suddenly offline?

Dan Yanwhat is happening? this entire week the server has been completely unstable, and now their site is down too (na.leagueoflegends.com) anyone have any idea what's happening?

 
Wallpaper of the day.
 
Nice.
 
11:39 PM
So where do you find stuff?
(in TF2)
 
You just play
You accrue items with time.
 
@GnomeSlicE This looks like it would be an awesome game.
 
We need to find out who owns arquade.com and purchase/steal it from them, because I keep typing it.
 
11:44 PM
@GnomeSlicE You have a copy when you log into Steam.
 
While this is probably mostly a good thing, I can't help but secretly wait for the first time it backfires in spectacular fashion.
 
@GnomeSlicE Is that.... Chrono Cross?
 
Because it will be amazing.
 
@Fluttershy :O You didn't have to do that...
But thank you. =]
@Fluttershy Don't think so, didn't notice anything about that.
 
@GnomeSlicE The 2-pack was so cheap... And I still owed you for Plants vs. Zombies.
@GnomeSlicE The right image looks like Kidd in Chrono Cross.
 
11:46 PM
@Fluttershy I'd completely forgotten about that :P
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz What. Where's that. Is that an ad in public transportation somewhere?
 
@GnomeSlicE Australia I believe.
 
That's hilarious.
 
@QAvenDreamer Queensland would be Australia
 
11:48 PM
@QAvenDreamer Nice.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Ayup. Already self-corrected. Misremembered Queensland as Quebesc. (Saw it yesterday)
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz The .au kinda gave it away, too.
 
@QAvenDreamer Quebec you mean?
 
Yeah.
 
11:59 PM
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Q: ground levels and how to tell the difference/ zombies droppin feathers?

saltypicklesCan someone tell me which level(ground) is which? For example, bedrock lets say is level eighteen cobblestone is let say level three. Also if the zombies I kill drop feathers EVERY SINGLE LAST FRIBBIN TIME what does that mean and how would i fix the problem or should i just try and ignore it?

 

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