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5:00 PM
I use SugarSync to sync roms + save files between my phone and PCs, whichi s pretty sweet
 
... Ok, so NOT making perogies today... I was kinda counting on that for lunch... sigh.
 
except it chokes and dies trying to move over a single PSX disk
 
@TrentHawkins There's enough soup kicking around, if you really need something.
 
@fbueckert Yeah - but I should probably hit up Safeway for Salami and milk anyway... and -8! I'll walk.
 
@TrentHawkins Okie dokie.
 
5:05 PM
@agent86 Games that work without an analog stick are idea. Any of the final fantasies or Chrono Trigger are ideal (quick motion is a pain but not impossible, so I stick to RPGs on my phone). I have FFT loaded on mine
 
@BenBrocka yeah, tactics sounds solid. I could go for some FF6 or something, too.
 
I've been using my phone to catch up on old school RPGs for that reason. The speed-up function makes it actually more pleasant to play than it would be on my TV...so many play just fine at 4x speed it's just sad
@agent86 I played FF4-6 on my GBA emulator. The GBA versions have some minor bug fixes and 99% better translations
Though FF6 removed "son of a submariner" :c. Spoony bard is still intact
 
@BenBrocka Same here, I tried metroid and zelda on my phone, and it's really not much fun trying to react quickly on a touchscreen
 
But the majority of dialog just sounds less...bad. They never really got good translation teams until 7/8 (7 was okay, still had some English problems, 8 was pretty much perfect)
 
@BenBrocka FF4 you mean, here? FF6's translation didn't have nearly as many quotable translation artifacts
 
5:08 PM
@agent86 Don't forget, FF6 has Sabin's Blitz maneuvers.
 
@agent86 Son of a submariner was Kefka
 
@BenBrocka yeah, I was about to ask about GBA. lots of good GBA games out there.
@BenBrocka ah. was reacting to "spoony bard"
 
@agent86 Play Golden Sun, if you haven't.
 
@fbueckert these are a lot easier once you know the tricks...
 
Oh, yeah, I meant that's still in FF4
They left that but most of the terrible translations (and enemy names) were fixed
 
5:09 PM
ie, it doesn't require the full circle, just press the cardinal directions in order
god I hurt my thumbs so bad on bum rush for nothing :/
 
@fbueckert I left sabin out for that reason
or ignored blitz when he was in my party
Oh, and Mother 3 is on GBA and you should play it. There's a kick ass translation patch
 
played it, beat it, and so forth.
 
EB too? IMO you can skip the original Mother. Though the "easy" patch makes it much less of a grindfest
 
I really enjoyed the FFL games on the original gameboy (they were SaGa series in Japan) - there are DS remakes, that never got translated. there's some unofficial patches for SaGa 2 + 3, although 2 is pretty poor and 3 is unfinished
 
I had one of the FFL games and got stuck on the last area
 
5:12 PM
@BenBrocka I owned (I guess past tense? the only carts I have left are chrono trigger and FF6, I think) EB for the SNES, in the big box with the strategy guide and all.
@BenBrocka yeah, there was a point in FFL2 especially where you had to grind to make progress. it's a bit better in the DS remake.
 
@agent86 Yeah I was past the point where you could grind in FFL2
So I was, apparently, underleveled with no choice but to fight the final boss/area and it was pretty impossible
 
@Powerlord I know, I just couldn't find the mind blown gif I wanted to use to properly react to that, so I just posted my follow-up message.
 
@BenBrocka dunno, I didn't have much trouble grinding there. I think I ended up with my monster turned into a Hanoi or whatever after a while, which made everything brain-dead easy
 
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Q: Buying games from Steam in foreign store?

PriestVallonI have noticed recently that Steam has different stores for different countries. These stores generally have different prices for certain games. Is there anything wrong with me logging into the US store for example if I'm in Europe and paying less for a game? Does this violate the Terms of Servi...

one more re-open vote please.
 
@agent86 I didn't have a monster. And IIRC I was past the point where there were any stores or healing places so grinding was suicide
 
5:16 PM
...and this one
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Q: Can games purchased from a North American account be played on a Europe account?

user1138786I am from Europe and I bought something from Origin. What I've seen is that in the USA store the games are the same prices, but in dollars (which makes them cheaper, due o the exchange rate). If I make my purchase from the USA store (giving my account and credit card info to someone in the US) at...

 
@BenBrocka :(
 
Nexus 4 back on sale at German Google Play Store http://phon.es/fxv #android
sounds like they must be getting more N4s then
 
@BenBrocka yeah, I had read that.
wonder why germany?
 
@agent86 Also I had a robot, so without a place to buy items it was impossible to make him better I think. Man classes were weird in that game
 
US store is still the same as it ever was
@BenBrocka weird and so fun!
 
5:17 PM
I think I had a human, a mutant of each gender and a robot
 
I loved giving bits of garbage armor to my robot and watching his stats go up. like, what is he doing with 8 pairs of boots?
 
@agent86 yeah, but I was fairly young and had no idea what I was doing
@agent86 BOOT BOT WILL TERMINATE YOU
 
and they would take half the uses off any weapon, except a gun.
 
He's just a tank tread covered with boots
 
guns were like OK by them
everything else they manhandled
 
5:19 PM
You two should try Bahamut Lagoon.
 
They used the dull side of the swords
 
I think they just gripped it too hard. gotta watch out for that overzealous robot grip
@fbueckert nexus 4 in stock ships 1-2 weeks google play store
 
@fbueckert haven't seen that one
 
@BenBrocka Never made it over the pond.
There's a translation patch, though.
 
5:21 PM
@agent86 Canada.
Still out of stock.
 
I'm glad Japanese companies have been much much better about localizing games these days (as opposed to absolutely terrible translations or just not localizing it at all)
 
@fbueckert :(
 
@BenBrocka I found a re-translation patch for Breath of Fire. I suspect it may help.
 
clearly you need to stop living in canada, it sucks there.
it's cold, and there are no phones.
 
user15026
5:23 PM
@fbueckert The CA link says out of stock.
 
@agent86 oh, it's in the US store now too?
 
@AshleyNunn Double-checking to make sure I have correct link.
 
Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet.
We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible.
Please check back again soon.
 
@AshleyNunn Hello ashleynunn!
 
@BenBrocka yes, they're in stock in the US google play store
 
5:24 PM
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Q: update fifa 13 squad without online pass

user41643Im thinking of buying a used fifa 13, I dont usually play online so that is ok, I wanted to know if the squad still gets updated without the online pass? Has anyone has any experience with this at all, any suggestions much appreciated.

 
@Blem Where do you live!?
 
1-2 week lead time
 
@fbueckert it redirects you to your country's page I think, I get the US store, in stock
 
@fbueckert denmark
 
user15026
@Wipqozn Hello wipqozn!
 
5:25 PM
Also I want that damn wireless charger they were hyping up. At least if it's a half-reasonable price
 
There was a couple of things i did not like about Nexus 4 so i got a Padphone 2 instead
 
@BenBrocka silly that they don't include it.
"we have a cool charger! that we won't sell you!"
 
@agent86 No I totally get not including it, it would drive up the price. Price is a big factor for the N4
 
user15026
Does it normally use a microusb to charge?
 
But...you can't buy it at all yet
 
5:26 PM
@BenBrocka :(
@AshleyNunn yeah, I believe so. I think it's a law in Europe that phones support micro USB charging
 
user15026
@agent86 Nifty.
 
@AshleyNunn yeah
 
@agent86 no
 
@Blem no?
 
But it also supports wireless charging, they showed off a pretty dock, but it doesn't seem to exist yet
 
5:28 PM
It was suggestet, so to stop the law makes deciding on some stupid charger all the big companys went together and decided to support micro usb, but in the last second apple jumped from it
 
user15026
@Blem Of course they would.
 
I guess now I need a case and a micro SIM
 
so now most nearly every phone you can buy in EU uses micro usb for charging except iPhone
 
@AshleyNunn pesters you to cast re-open votes since you didn't seem to be in the room when he pestered everyone elsE
 
user15026
@Wipqozn On what?
 
5:32 PM
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Q: Buying games from Steam in foreign store?

PriestVallonI have noticed recently that Steam has different stores for different countries. These stores generally have different prices for certain games. Is there anything wrong with me logging into the US store for example if I'm in Europe and paying less for a game? Does this violate the Terms of Servi...

0
Q: Can games purchased from a North American account be played on a Europe account?

user1138786I am from Europe and I bought something from Origin. What I've seen is that in the USA store the games are the same prices, but in dollars (which makes them cheaper, due o the exchange rate). If I make my purchase from the USA store (giving my account and credit card info to someone in the US) at...

 
user15026
Done!
 
@BenBrocka, you said microSIM, correct? Just want to make sure I buy the right thing from t-mobile
also, any case-rec?
 
@agent86 Yes, get the microsim
cutting down a full sim is a pain
 
you are getting a nexus 4?
@BenBrocka it is not that bad, i have done it for my dads phone and my own
 
@Blem yeah, 16gb nexus 4
came back into stock today, so I jumped :P
 
5:36 PM
@agent86 I looked at it, but I did not like the glass back and it did not have LTE
 
@Blem everything is better than the options I have now :)
I feel like I should ask a question about the 1989 simcity now, just because I can.
 
> Mistake uses Bolt of Flame. Mistake critically hits the fourth cauma but fails to deal any damage.
 
@badp Fire immune?
The caumas are fire skeletons, aren't they?
 
@AshleyNunn yay!
 
@Blem what's wrong with the glass back, scratches?
 
5:44 PM
@BenBrocka more chance that something goes wrong if you drop it by mistake
 
@BenBrocka do you use a case, and if so, what would you recommend?
 
@agent86 I use no case, don't like them
Though I've heard (and unintentionally confirmed) that the back scratches much more easily than the front. The front seems to be your standard impossible to scratch glass like iPad/iPhone. The back is something a bit cheaper
 
@BenBrocka hmm, I had thought they were made of the same stuff (ie, gorilla glass)
 
the front's gorilla glass, the back doesn't seem to be
 
I've got a holster style case for my current phone, although I might have to make pocket room, since I don't really care for any of the holsters on offer so far
 
5:48 PM
If you want protection I'd recommend the rubber bumpers they sell; I've heard they raise up the back enough that it won't scrape on the surface of things
in fact I'm tempted to get the bumper now
I had a hoslter for my old fat mp3 player. It fell off a few times and I stopped using the stupid thing, I don't like holsters
 
I've had just one fall from my holster case, but it's super poorly designed
I don't much care what the device/case looks like, I just want it to offer pretty good protection without impacting the usefulness of the device.
 
@BenBrocka tHAT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING
Oh ffs
I need to set up AutoHotKey to toggle caps lock depending on what program I'm in -.-
 
I just disable capslock
 
@BenBrocka I use capslock, though
 
I think I'm going to get the bumper. Odds are it'll land on the corner anyway, and bulky cases are nasty
 
5:55 PM
That's the problem, I was using it to write assembler, then I came back here and forgot to turn it off
 
@SaintWacko <_<
 
camelCase ftw. I don't do any assembly
 
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user15026
I really don't want to be in class today. I am sore all over and I just want to go home and hook up my TV and play KH
 
@badp GG
 
5:59 PM
@agent86 I bought the bumper, I can let you know what I think when I get it. Though it sounds like it ships in 1-2 weeks too
Also, darn google actually paying their sales taxes
 
@BenBrocka k
I'll probably go with something a bit heavier than the bumpers, thinking either a tray-style or maybe tray-style+holster... will have to see.
something where I could use it with or without the holster would be good for me
 
I've heard good things about it. I'm just picky about cases (or the lack thereof)
I replace my phones yearly anyway. Google will probably have something new and sexy late this year too, and with no contract I can finally get phones I want
 
Woo! It's now available for purchase!
 
@fbueckert go canada!
we're nexus 4'ing all over the globe today. HAPPY NEXUS 4 BUYING DAY, BRIDGE!
 
@agent86 Dammit! Same problem as before; I can't update my credit card; it keeps crapping out.
 
user15026
6:02 PM
I am drooling over the Nexus 4, but I am stuck with my Galaxy Nexus for eeeeeons
 
I figured they'd be getting it everywhere if Germany was getting it (not to insult, just seems like an odd place to get it before anyone else)
@AshleyNunn contract?
 
user15026
@BenBrocka Tab, but essentially yes
 
@BenBrocka yeah, I don't, and I'm cheap, so our attitudes towards cases are probably different :)
 
user15026
I don't hate my phone. I am just a sucker for new shiny things. Same way I really want a Kobo Glo.
 
Ok, using Chrome, it worked.
Stupid reliance on Javascript.
 
6:05 PM
Writers Chat, on now in The Overlook. Today, well, I've got a flash fiction exercise to share, and maybe others. Come join. Let's chat.
 
Man, off-spring fling is so kind. I went afk at the start of a level, resulting in me getting a really bad time on the level, but it sitll said I was impressive!
 
So now I have a new phone ordered!
Woo!
 
which one?
 
@badp 16GB Nexus 4.
 
user15026
@fbueckert I have such a wicked jealous.
 
6:08 PM
Heh, stuff doesn't even sell in Italy. Nice one :)
 
@AshleyNunn I've been happy with my X10 for several years now.
But sadly, it can no longer hold it's own, so it's time to upgrade.
 
user15026
@fbueckert Yeah, I really do like my phone. :) It works well, so I am in no rush to replace it. I just like the N4's look and feel
 
@AshleyNunn After taxes, it's costing me over $400.
So that'll be fun.
 
@fbueckert Oh, you're talking about phones. I thought you were talking about RAM. I was confused why everyone was getting excited over being able to buy 16GB...
 
user15026
@fbueckert Yeah, that's a little rich for me XD
 
6:10 PM
@Wipqozn Nope. Phone. New phone. Yay is me.
 
@fbueckert my phone was nearly 3x as expensive
 
@AshleyNunn hey, I ordered first, AND notified the bridge. Everyone should be jealous of ME
because I'm awesome.
 
@agent86 Sorry, dude. Marshal beats mod.
 
user15026
@agent86 I am so jealous of you and your awesome and your phone
 
user15026
I AM JUST JEALOUS OF EVERYONE OKAY
 
6:12 PM
I hate phones.
 
Although, thanks for the heads up.
 
user15026
@OrigamiRobot Do they interfere with your robot awesome?
 
@AshleyNunn No, they are just stupid.
 
NOOOO! I KILLED ONE OF MY BABIES!
 
user15026
@OrigamiRobot I suppose that is okay.
 
6:14 PM
Now to figure out what to do with my old phone.
 
user15026
Also, being in my 3rd year of uni and taknig a first year English course is weird. I have to take the course if I want to graduate, but we are going through how to write a scholarly essay in excruciating detail and it is just making me giggle
 
user15026
@fbueckert Go all Office Space on it?
 
user15026
Recycle it?
 
@AshleyNunn I'll probably recycle it by giving it to my little sister or something.
She's been talking about getting a phone.
 
user15026
@fbueckert that works!
 
6:16 PM
@AshleyNunn Are you also jealous of my scrapyard quality dumbphone? It gets a day's charge in 20 minutes.
 
user15026
@badp I did say I was jealous of everyone. XD
 
Save her some cash on just needing a new SIM card, and whatever her monthly plan is.
 
but it's a dumbphone! No one wants dumbphones.
 
user15026
@badp This is very true.
 
user15026
@fbueckert That's nice of you. I traded my last phone (iPhone 3gs) for gamestop credit.
 
user15026
6:18 PM
It worked out nice.
 
@AshleyNunn I'm surprised they're accepting phones.
Doesn't sound like it's a market they'd be interested in.
 
user15026
@fbueckert They accept anything Apple.
 
@AshleyNunn Probably in the hopes that they can resell it for double or triple the credit paid.
 
user15026
@fbueckert If they manage to resell my 3GS for 220-330, that would be impressive.
 
user15026
(I got $110 credit)
 
6:23 PM
@AshleyNunn For a minute there, I thought you sold your 3DS.
 
user15026
@Powerlord Nope! That would just be silly.
 
@fbueckert :(
anybody who knows more about phones than I do, can I use my shiny new android phone as a "tiny tablet" (ie, wifi and apps and so forth) before I get signed up with a mobile carrier?
 
@agent86 You don't currently have a cellphone?
 
@agent86 Yes, my old phone still works that way, also.
 
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6:31 PM
So all of my email and alerts still go to my old phone when it's charged and in wifi range.
 
@fbueckert I have The World's Crappiest Smartphone
 
@agent86 Does it have a SIM card?
 
Proposal: @OrigamiRobot should rename himself to @OrigamiRob
 
@fbueckert nope.
 
@agent86 Blurrg.
 
6:32 PM
@Wipqozn Nope
 
That is old.
 
@fbueckert the answer to "does it have X?" is "no" for all reasonable values of X
well, this is also a virgin mobile phone - none of theirs come with sim cards afaik
 
Proposal: @badp should rename himself OrigamiRobot.
 
If it's anything like MetroPCS, the card is physically part of the board, and not replaceable. There is a spot where mine would go and it's soldered on.
 
@agent86 Which is why I recommended my little sister stay away from them.
Any phone nowadays needs a SIM card.
 
6:35 PM
Why?
 
couldn't beat the price at the time I signed up. I paid $5/mo for a feature phone from them for years.
then I upgraded to this phone for $25/mo w/"unlimited" data
now I'm switching off to a $30/mo plan with this new $350 nexus 4
 
user15026
"There is a new word I came up with - global community"....no, classmate. You did not invent that phrase.
 
@BenBrocka Did you see the Borderlands 2 patch notes from today?
> Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage : Rat Thief enemies are no longer allowed in Pete’s Bar due to patron concerns regarding excessive theft.
 
@OrigamiRob is an awesome name.
 
@Wipqozn ಠ_ಠ
WTF, I didn't change anything...
 
6:41 PM
@agent86 I'm probably going to keep my current plan, just see if I can get data added to it.
 
oh, I get it
 
It's about time my smartphone is no longer limited.
 
@Coronus I'd be willing to bet this is the case.
 
user15026
@fbueckert What carrier are you with?
 
@AshleyNunn Fido.
 
user15026
6:43 PM
@fbueckert Ah. I know nothing about their policies.
 
@fbueckert my usage is probably 85% data, I could probably live without voice and text if they'd sell just that.
 
@AshleyNunn When I first got my phone, they wouldn't sell me a data plan because it wasn't one of their approved phones.
But that was ~2.5 years ago.
 
user15026
@fbueckert Seriously?
 
@AshleyNunn Welcome to, "Holy shit, he unlocked his phone! What do we do?"
 
user15026
@fbueckert Wow. WIND lets you unlock after 6 months of being with them. I haven't done it yet, because I am not sure of the benefits, etc.
 
6:46 PM
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Q: I have downloaded wine tricks and downloaded WoW through that but it refuses to update

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@AshleyNunn I bought my phone outright, after I got back from Japan.
I had let my phone lapse, since my contract had expired earlier, and Rogers had outright refused to unlock my first phone.
So, I bought a phone from somebody, paid for an unlock code, and bought a sim card from Fido.
Problem solved.
 
@agent86 That's so creepy.
 
@fbueckert yes. yes it is.
 
user15026
@fbueckert Yeah, I couldn't afford to do that. I paid part of my phone, the rest is on a TAB, but I get the unlock code for free.
 
user15026
6:49 PM
@agent86 AUGH AUGH AUGH NO
 
@AshleyNunn I KNOW I KNOW WHERE IS THE BLEACH
 
@AshleyNunn When I get pissed at a company, I hold a grudge a mile wide.
 
SOMEONE PLEASE THE BLEACH
 
Which is strange, as I can't hold grudges against people worth a damn.
 
user15026
@fbueckert I don't blame you.
 
6:50 PM
@AshleyNunn I do.
 
user15026
@agent86 MAKE ME UNSEE IT
 
@AshleyNunn I CANT I CANT DO THAT THE DAMAGE IS PERMANENT
 
user15026
@Wipqozn That's why you are terrible
 
I think I managed six months against a person before I went, "Y'know what? This isn't healthy. I'm gonna stop."
 
user15026
@agent86 NO I CANT TAKE THIS
 
6:51 PM
@AshleyNunn Thanks.
 
@agent86 Well, this was a present first thing to see on the internet today.
 
@Ullallulloo welcome to the club. the eyeball scarred, permanently damaged brain club.
 
user15026
@agent86 We have t-shirts. And therapy.
 
@AshleyNunn and cupcakes.
 
user15026
@agent86 yes. A lot of cupcakes.
 
6:53 PM
@agent86 That's pretty gosh darn nifty.
 
any tf2 expert traders online?
 
@Wipqozn NO IT ISN'T.
 
@Ullallulloo It really isn't.
 
@jmfsg I don't do it a ton, but I know about it pretty well.
 
@Ullallulloo ok, my question:
 
6:55 PM
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Q: How do I determine what my TF2 items are worth?

Django ReinhardtAs someone who doesn't play Team Fortress 2, I occasionally get people asking me to trade, but I have no idea what's a "fair" price for these items. I don't really get this whole trading thing (I've seen people ask for "63 buds", I have zero idea what that means), but I don't to get ripped off. ...

 
I want a Strange Grenade Launcher, and one guy is offering one in exchange for my dashin hashashin
is it fair? (I have absolutely no idea)
 
...oh, wow.
 
@agent86 oh, cool... but this is 1:1 trade though
 
I just found out my old boss, from my horror workplace, passed away last night.
 
@jmfsg Doesn't sound fair.
 
6:56 PM
@jmfsg I'd suggest figuring out what the refined value of each is, and seeing if they're roughly equivalent
 
oh, and it's a genuine dashin
i don't know if it makes a difference
@agent86 right you are, let's see
 
@jmfsg Yes, it means it's more rare, and thus worth more.
 
@jmfsg The hat's worth 4.5-5 keys, or about $6, and the SGL's worth 4 keys, or $5.
 
@jmfsg the genuine dashin is worth about $7, and the strange grenade launcher about $5 if this site is to be believed
so I'd probably ask for 2 keys with the trade, but I'd probably settle for one.
 
6:59 PM
YMMV
 
well, not a huge difference then
 

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