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5:22 AM
weirdest game yet: Sona - 10/6/9... wait what?
 
Were you Sona?
Also, Heimerdinger = lots of fun.
 
 
4 hours later…
9:26 AM
Ya
Trying to stick to 3-4 champs. So far it's Sona (pretty much my main) and Morgana. Need to figure out a tank, probably Alistar and someone else maybe.
 
O.o How were you building her?
 
9:57 AM
Normal utility build? Nothing special.
I love bots. They make me feel like I know what I'm doing. Just went 18/3/18 on Morg in an AI game. LOL
 
I only play against bots. The community is too terrible for me to ever play PvP.
 
I ignore most of the the trolling. Or just point out the logical fallacies when they're really really bad.
 
Eh... I can't be bothered with it. I enjoy the bot games enough as it is. =P I also just bought a ton of new champs. >.>
 
 
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11:58 AM
@FallenAngelEyes So... I bought a bundle. <.<
 
@Tristan Haha, which one?
 
@FallenAngelEyes The aptly named Champion Bundle.
 
@Tristan Is that the one with the quint in it or no?
 
@FallenAngelEyes Um... What Tier quint was it? I can't look and see what it was now.
Oh. Nope. That was the Digital Collectors Pack. =(
 
I... can't remember...
Ah gotcha
 
12:03 PM
I was gonna buy that one, but I already own 8 of the champions from it. =(
 
ah gotcha
 
But I still have plenty of RP left over now. I even bought a skin for one of my champs! =3
 
@FallenAngelEyes Who would you say has higher spell damage: Brand, or Orianna?
 
@Tristan Brand's a better nuker
 
12:15 PM
Hm... On that note... Is there a champion considered to be the highest nuker?
 
I know @Zam's had a lot of fun on Orianna, but her kit seems more utility/support than outright damage.
@Tristan I think you have them already. Brand and Veigar are considered pretty high on the burst damage scale.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I don't have Brand yet, but if he's not much different from Veigar, I think I'll hold off on getting him.
Oh! I'm officially a backer of Double Fine Adventures. =3
 
@Tristan Woo~. I did that too, put in $30.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Same here. =P
Mostly for the HD download of the documentary.
 
Yeah, same
 
12:18 PM
Brand I believe is generally the strongest nuker. Partly because he can amplify the damage of his more powerful nuke, and because a well-timed ult is absurd
 
@GraceNote bouncebouncebouncebouncedead
 
His precursor in DotA was no less painful in that department, too
 
@GraceNote Speaking of DotA, did you hear Blizzard is suing Valve?
 
I didn't hear of that, and I'm honestly amazed it's taken them this long.
 
Yeah, they finally went through with it
Gonna be interesting to see how that turns out
Considering the size of both companies
 
12:20 PM
For what?
 
@GraceNote Yeah... Even though DotA started off as a mod (whose lead designer is employed at Valve) they're suing them. Claiming they stole the rights to the name.
Or some such.
 
Wasn't Blizzard still planning their own separate Blizzard DotA, anyway?
 
Blizzard has a DotA-like game in WoW
 
@GraceNote Yeah. And they were calling it Blizzard DotA.
 
And planned one for Diablo 3's PvP aspects.
I hadn't heard anything about a standalone but it doesn't surprise me.
 
12:23 PM
@Tristan That was what I had heard it was named, too
 
@StrixVaria They announced it at Blizzcon 2011.
 
These companies can come out with as many DotA clones as they want; it won't keep me from playing LoL.
I'm already invested in this game.
 
Also, @GraceNote and @StrixVaria in case you didn't see it earlier, I bought a bundle. I'm up to 31 champions owned! =3
 
I saw. And I'm not entirely surprised
 
@Tristan Want to play right now and test one of them out?
 
12:24 PM
lol
@StrixVaria Sure!
Anyone else?
 
@Tristan I'll join
 
I got some stuffs to inspect right now
 
@GraceNote You would make it 5.
No pressure though :)
 
Gyaaaaah.... fiiiiiine
 
Patch? O.o
 
12:26 PM
...I'm confused as to how I managed to enter 48 characters in the password line when hitting far fewer than 48 keys.
 
hahaha
 
 
1 hour later…
1:42 PM
So today I learned I am horrible at Lee Sin
 
2:05 PM
That's not hard to do
(Be horrible at Lee Sin, I mean)
 
@GraceNote I learned that last night!
 
 
1 hour later…
3:19 PM
In case anyone was wondering, Teemo Cottontail does place Easter Eggs instead of mushrooms! =3
@FallenAngelEyes Watched the astronaut Teemo video... Now I need to buy it... x.x
 
@Tristan Haha, really? What are his mushrooms?
 
@FallenAngelEyes Satellite dishes!
And he does the moon bounce when he walks! =3
 
I feel like this needs to be stickied.
 
4:11 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Who are the room owners in here?
 
Bottom left - Strix, Fallen, Raven, NickT
 
@Tristan What @Grace said
 
@GraceNote Oh, thanks!
I tend to forget that's a page. lol
 
Heh
 
4:47 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Gonna say it in here so I don't spoil anything for Wipqozn, but... I honestly have no idea.
 
...Oh, haha.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Yeah... I'm not very far in it. But it seems more of an interactive story than a game (which is what the reviews I read about it said). Still... Gorgeously rendered!
 
Ah okay, cool. I'll put it on my wishlist
!
@Tristan!
 
@FallenAngelEyes Ker blam.
 
@Tristan Thank you so much! That popup just gave me a heart attack too.
 
4:55 PM
...?
 
@FallenAngelEyes x_x Don't die! I need you to play it and tell me your opinion. Also, you're welcome. =)
 
@GraceNote He gifted me Dear Esther.
 
Oh, oh, I get it
I derived that, eventually
 
@FallenAngelEyes I also purchased the Killing Floor bundle. =P I figured $5? Why not?
Even though I hate, hate, hate scary games.
 
@Tristan Haha, I saw that.
Oh, it's not too bad, especially with friends.
 
5:04 PM
@FallenAngelEyes As long as it's not like Amnesia, and more like Left 4 Dead, I'm okay with it.
 
It's more focused on the co-op experience than doing stuff like jump scares or anything.
 
I played the Amnesia demo for all about 5 minutes and then just did a big NOPE and closed my laptop.
 
@Tristan Yeah, more like the latter. Killing Floor actually existed as a... UT2k4 or 2k3 mod before L4D came out. You can see that L4D pulled some influence from it.
@Tristan Haha really? XD
I haven't finished Penumbra yet so I've not started on Amnesia
 
@FallenAngelEyes Yes really. One of my favorite LPers even did a Let's Play for Amnesia, and I refused to watch it.
 
@Tristan Not into scary movies either then, I take it?
 
5:06 PM
@FallenAngelEyes I love scary movies. But I don't find them to be as immersive as scary games.
I love ALL the movies.
 
@Tristan This is true. I don't really get that scared feeling from movies anymore or even books. I can still get it in games though, and I love it.
That survival horror tension.
 
I love scary anything but I seriously can't play Amnesia
 
@FallenAngelEyes I still have to look away from the screen or cover my eyes, or distract myself in some other way if I'm watching a scary movie... But I love them.
 
games ratchet up the adrenaline way too much for me
 
Man, I really need to start that game, apparently.
 
5:08 PM
@FallenAngelEyes I've played for all of 15m ever
 
@Tristan Aw, that's so cute. :3
 
I've also never been able to play any of the Fatal Frame games, Dead Space games, or Silent Hill games. >.>
 
I've got a webcam and a headset, and could do a "watch me poop myself/play Amnesia" LP that everybody loves to do
@Tristan I loved Dead Space 1, and got DS2 recently...I need to play them
 
Should probably move this convo to the Bridge >>
 
Oh! O.o No wonder I didn't see anyone else chiming in, or Wipqozn making fun of me.
 
5:59 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Did you accept Dear Esther? It's still showing up in my inventory. o.o
 
@Tristan I did. :o And installed it.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Weird. Silly Steam! =P
 
6:28 PM
@GraceNote Random question... Why is Astronaut Teemo considered Legendary, while Teemo Cottontail is not? They both have different movement animations, and their ultimates both look different from the default skin. Is it just the lasers instead of the darts, do you think?
 
It's because it was released as Legendary
Don't ask about the Annie skins
 
@GraceNote Well... Now I want to, but I don't know which skins you mean. >.>
 
Frostfire Annie was released as a normal skin at the 900 price. I think it's the Alice skin, which is the first one to have a unique Tibbers, was Legendary.
 
@GraceNote Yeah. Annie in Wonderland is considered Legendary.
 
Yeah. There are more special effects on Frostfire Annie.
 
6:32 PM
@GraceNote Weird...
 
I don't think any of the champs I own have skins with different particle effects :(
 
@Tristan That should answer your question on why Astronaut is legendary but none of the other Teemo skins are
@FallenAngelEyes What's your skin collection?
 
lol
 
Though I think one of my Morgana skins has little rotating things around her actually, but the powers aren't different
 
Blade Mistress, I presume?
 
6:45 PM
Fortunately for me, I like Caitlyn's default skin the best.
 
@GraceNote Blade Mistress/Burnt Cookies Morgana, Aristocrat Vayne, Prestigious LeBlanc. I think that's it.
 
Oh wow, Infiltrator Irelia is already going on sale.
 
Oh, the free skins, so whatever the Alistar youtube one is and Riot Girl Tristana.
 
Not gonna grab it (I really like Aviator), but it's interesting that it came on sale so soon since it was a relatively recent release.
@OrigamiRobot I'm not at all surprised by this. At all.
And honestly I'm ashamed it took me so long to realize why you caved to buy Caitlyn.
 
@GraceNote Wait, what, I'm missing something here
 
6:52 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Origami (and spugsley, as well) are awesome people who do Steampunk.
Y'know, the cool way to wear a corset.
 
@FallenAngelEyes To be clear, I don't wear a corset.
 
@OrigamiRobot I suspected as much, and am not disappointed.
But you do have a wicked top hat, though, right?
 
@GraceNote Ah, Caitlyn doesn't read as Steampunky to me as say, Orianna
 
Well, if you're comparing someone who is a human to something that is run by clockwork, that's just not fair.
 
Of course.
 
6:55 PM
@OrigamiRobot Yes!
@FallenAngelEyes Look more at the quigglies on her rifle, and the doohingles on her hat.
 
I've added cool gloves and pince nez glasses since that picture
 
@GraceNote Yeah, I didn't notice her beltbuckle before either
 
@GraceNote These are the best steampunk terms ever
 
@OrigamiRobot Prince Nez glasses?
 
@GraceNote Wait, there are uncool ways to wear a corset?
@Tristan Pince nez. Nose pinching.
 
6:58 PM
Ooh. I don't know why I saw an R in pince...
 
@FallenAngelEyes It's more like one might say that the other common form is intended in a direction that isn't necessarily called "cool".
 
Oh and I also tie this golf flask to my arm. I replaced the tees with brass precision screwdrivers
 
At least, judging by the ridiculous reaction I once saw a teenage boy froth with.
 
@OrigamiRobot 403
 
7:00 PM
@GraceNote Ah, I enjoy gothic and fetishwear, m'self.
Though not enough to actually dress up and go places because that crap is expensive
@OrigamiRobot Ah, I can see how that'd work well
 
@OrigamiRobot Nice. I have a flask of my own, but no cool carrying case
I mostly own a flask just so that I own a drinking flask. I also own a canteen-type flask as well. I mostly put sarsaparilla in them.
 
@GraceNote I had the basic idea before I found out golf flasks were a thing. It was like they were made for me to add to my costume.
 
@GraceNote Is it Sunset Sarsaparilla?
 
@OrigamiRobot I didn't actually know that golf flasks were a thing until today
@FallenAngelEyes I'd argue that gothic tends to also be in the "cool" category, depending on the direction, though.
 
@OrigamiRobot I like how it comes with the divet repair tool...
 
7:02 PM
@Tristan Hey Song
 
spugsley's new costume is much better than that one up there.
 
Oh.
 
Oooh, nice
 
I wish I had costumes :[
 
7:04 PM
Is that a dangling pocketwatch I spy?
 
That it is.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I have a set of ACUs left... I can pretend to be a soldier for halloween. That's about it.
 
Superb.
 
@Tristan hahaha
 
This is her blog post about it.
 
7:05 PM
Anyway... I need to get some sleep sometime today, so I'm gonna head off.
 
I actually quite enjoy dressing up and stuff, but I don't really have anywhere to go for it and it's much more fun to do with friends, which I don't really... have...
@Tristan Sleep well!
 
@FallenAngelEyes Hopefully! If you play that game while I'm gone, let me know what you think! Annnnd I'm off.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I know what you mean
 
@GraceNote Obviously, the solution is to meet up and dress up together. sagenod
 
It'd be a lot easier if you hadn't crossed an ocean.
 
7:07 PM
I know! Stupid Atlantic. It gets in the way all the time.
 
Oh, wow, didn't even notice the earrings.
 
Too bad I don't have any readily available pictures of my awesome Steampunk Nerf guns.
 
Heh
 
@spugsley promised to post the pics of my costume, then promptly did not. :P
 
@OrigamiRobot to be fair I don't think you've mentioned it since then
also it is not unweird to casually open this room and see pictures of my wife
 
7:19 PM
@IanPugsley I had more been wondering what your wife would think about this happening
 
@GraceNote I have to assume she's okay with it (I'm fairly sure she's posted pictures in The Bridge before) and she links to her blog in her profile, which has all of said pictures
I've got my Twitter and Facebook in my profile as well; we're both pretty open with our online identities
 
@IanPugsley I've seen the earlier image in the past (back when you and she and Origami were first telling me about their interest in Steampunk), so I figure she's comfortable with the pictures existing, more I was wondering more about the spontaneity.
 
@IanPugsley So what's your fandom?
 
@FallenAngelEyes I'm not partial to anything really
if I were to be in costume it would likely be cosplay, but I'm not really well-shaped for cosplay (or well-budgeted)
 
@IanPugsley Every time I've said something, she says "I'll do it later I'm busy."
Which is understandable
 
7:24 PM
@IanPugsley Well I think your lady proves you can do costumes on a budget
 
@FallenAngelEyes Steampunk costumes (meh to steampunk) for regular-sized people :)
 
You should do cosplay
I don't know what you should cosplay, but you should. At some point.
 
@GraceNote the only things I'd want to cosplay are novel/comic characters
 
That's perfectly fine. I don't even necessarily want to see you cosplay - I just think it's something that's fine to doing.
 
I've never cosplayed. :(
 
7:27 PM
You should do cosplay.
I don't know what you should cosplay, but you should. At some point.
 
@Grace is stuck in a loop!
 
my biggest problem is sleeve length, to be honest
even if I was a more ideal weight, my arms are 2-3" longer than they're supposed to be
 
@IanPugsley Is that why you have a primate gravatar? :D
 
@IanPugsley While they aren't quite that much longer, my brother knows the pain of long arms.
 
Jochem can't buy clothes in the US because we apparently don't make stuff in Dutch people sizes
 
7:34 PM
He too big or too small?
 
big
Tall, in particular
He also has sleeve issues
 
Fizz, Rumble, Nidalee, Twisted Fate, and Karthus are on RP sale now.
 
Anything with long enough arms in the US tends also to be really wide, which he isn't
 
@FallenAngelEyes haha no, it was originally the monkey from Box Full of Evil (Hellboy story arc)
@FallenAngelEyes it is the worst
 
@IanPugsley His dad has this prob too. Basically, his mom just custom sews all his and his dad's shirts.
 
7:35 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Long legs but not nearly as long torso?
 
@GraceNote I should say, 2-3" too long in the armspan - it's only 1" or 1.5" per arm
 
@IanPugsley Ahha
 
@GraceNote Yeah, and not as wide as would fit stuff sold in like US Big&Tall stores
 
My brother has a similar issue. Long legs, narrow waist.
 
Jochem's like.. 6'5" ish
 
7:38 PM
I really need to find a good tailor around here, I'm sure they could fix all my issues
 
I'm only 5'2 and 3/4". I round up for my driver's license. >_>
 
@FallenAngelEyes spugsley is 5'0" :P
 
@IanPugsley Yeah, my sister's about that height too.
I am stockier than she is though.
 
@IanPugsley Knowing a tailor helps so much, not just in general but also for costume design. Hint hint.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Just to be clear, she is wearing boots that make her look taller in those pictures. I'm not that short.
 
7:40 PM
@OrigamiRobot Hahaha.
 
@GraceNote I'm more concerned with things like "make sure shirts/jackets fit me" for when I occasionally have to dress business casual at work, or for weddings and such
 
@IanPugsley Well, there is the general aid, too, I did totally mention that.
 
@GraceNote Also, you might be less sympathetic to his costume budget concerns if you knew how many things he buys on Steam.
 
@OrigamiRobot My assumption is that everyone on Gaming that isn't me is broke at all times due to Steam.
(Though, I also know the card you made was explicitly titled "Ian Pugsley's Weakness")
 
@GraceNote and thanks to Riot in my case
 
7:46 PM
Haha
 
@GraceNote He was offended by that card.
 
@OrigamiRobot I'm not offended at all by the card - poignant and funny, no issue
I'm offended by the discussions we've had that imply I will not play the things that I buy
 
@IanPugsley Oh, only 179 games, you're still good man
 
@FallenAngelEyes I know, right? :P
 
@IanPugsley I have 348, so...
 
7:51 PM
@IanPugsley Which I noted in the card. Therefore, offended by the card. Also, the fact that you said "that's too personal"
 
Is anyone playing?
 
@RonanForman afking to eat dinner now, so nay
 
@RonanForman Currently discussing fashion. Input?
 
@OrigamiRobot It's all a bit pointless really.
 
@RonanForman by "fashion" he meant "steampunk costumes" (he's not great at words)
 
7:54 PM
@IanPugsley My statement still stands,
 
@RonanForman I oughtta have ChrisF disown you
 
@IanPugsley You were talking about tailors.
 
Unless there's a lot of steam. In which case it's a necessity.
 
@OrigamiRobot tangentially related to fashion, core discussion still revolving around costumes
 
@IanPugsley I just wanted to be inclusive.
 
8:44 PM
@GraceNote Oddly enough, I don't give a crap about fashion at all IRL, but fashion in videogames? I've spent more hours than I care to admit in character creation and costume designers.
 
I personally like fashion more in the sense of costume than in the sense of my own personal daily wear.
 
In games, clipping is the bane of my existence.
 
This is why I tend to prefer 2D games, haha
I don't have to worry about clipping in those ♪
 
Haha true.
Also @IanPugsley, spugsley looks a lot like someone I went to HS with.
 
@FallenAngelEyes her family is from NY...
 
8:48 PM
Well I know it's not her because said friend is on FB, is married to someone else I went to HS with, and has a baby, and spugsley apparently prefers to punch babies rather than spawn them.
 
@FallenAngelEyes to my knowledge her baby-punching desires have never been satiated by real-life baby punching (yet)
 
@IanPugsley Are you actually on Steam? I'll link you a pic of said friend.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I am (I keep it up all the time; I'm at work, but I can check it from here)
 
I want to see this spugsley look-alike
 
9:33 PM
@OrigamiRobot I messaged you on steam btw
 
@FallenAngelEyes Wow the hair is uncannily similar.
 
@OrigamiRobot It was like hair and eyes that I noticed the most
 
10:03 PM
Gonna grab a first win~
 
@GraceNote I'll join you!
 
Anyone else?
I believe @Ian and @Origami are currently at work...
 
@Strix is too I think. @Rapida?
 
@GraceNote We are :(
 
@FallenAngelEyes He's logged in but I haven't gotten a response.
 
10:08 PM
Hrm.
 
@OrigamiRobot I was, too, but then I just got home from work a couple minutes ago
 
Oh god Int Kog'Maw, noooooooooooo
I didn't realize til now that Ahri and Janna are kind of in the same physical pose in their default portraits
 
10:29 PM
this is the opposite problem that I usually have!
I haven't been able to play with people before because they're further west in the US than me
now I'm the one behind...weird
 
10:46 PM
That wasn't too bad, neh?
 
I think I did okay
Had a total fail TP. :( Went up to help Warwick but he was killed as I was TPing in and then I got eaten
 
Ahha
 
85 xp to level...
 
11:00 PM
@Grace, are you up for another?
 
Not at the moment...
 
11:43 PM
weeeelll that was embarassing, lost that Int game and ended up 12xp off of leveling, argh
I was on Gangplank, then we had Ashe Volibear, Alsitar and Lee Sin against Ryze, Xin Zhao, Graves, Lux and Amumu
Ashe DC'd at level 14 and it was just downhill from there, we didn't have enough range and uuuugh
 
@FallenAngelEyes back now
 
Hey, I was about to do a quick Dominion game for my last 12xp to level, wanna join?
 
sure
 
@FallenAngelEyes I'll join if you haven't started yet.
 
we haven't yet
 
11:48 PM
@StrixVaria Haven't yet :)
 
Mumble?
 
I'm on mumble
 
I can't atm, on skype with one of my b/f's
 
I'll just listen to music as we play then.
Not like we need super coordination for bots :)
Int bots, though.
 
Didn't want to talk to you anyway =P
 
11:51 PM
I am on Mumble though! :D
 

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