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Bob
1:54 AM
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Q: Does crouching improve your aim?

Mark RogersIn many games you can crouch to improve your aim, specifically the Battlefield and America's Army series, but there are tons of other FPS that feature crouching for aiming. In Far Cry 2, will crouching improve your accuracy? (Extra question: Will it reduce recoil?)

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Q: What happens if you save your buddies instead of the civilians?

Mark RogersAt about the midpoint in the game the player has to choose between saving a group of civilians at a church or saving one (or possibly more) buddies at the bar. At first I thought of saving the buddies because we had a personal relationship, but then I was unsure because it couldn't be moral t...

 
@badp Is that a game?
 
@ArdaXi Yup.
 
Bob
2:45 AM
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Q: How to play Minecraft on 20 minutes a day

CheezmeisterI want to get into Minecraft but I only have time to play in 20-minute spurts now and a again. Obviously I won't be building any of these :) What are some alternative fun things I can get up to on a limited time budget?

 
3:06 AM
@Mana I was under the impression you could cast close votes
stares
 
@badp I forgot to because I was so busy with my comment.
glances to the side
Besides, you got it anyways, right? So it's not like it matters. hands in pockets, scoffs
 
We have enough 3kers that mods shouldn't have to close questions alone...
 
shhhh. I can't hear you over the sound of my fake precocious teenager attitude.
But in my defense!
or rather
the defense of all the 3kers except me since they weren't around and I was
the question was only open for like 25 minutes
 
fair enough; I'm happy to help, just do your part :)
 
still not a huge amount of time either way
I know! I am sorry for forgetting about the close vote.
 
3:28 AM
Cheezmeister: attempt #2 to contribute to the site, failed.
:/
"Getting" Q&A can be hard.
 
someone please fix my question title ...
 
What was the first @badp?
 
motions at @Bob to hurry up
 
A comment-as-answer. Oak nuked it.
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Q: What site characteristics generate stronger favimon?

sjohnstonIn Favimon, what characteristics of a website correlate to favimon stats? E.g. Higher traffic affecting health or number of pages on the domain affecting attack. Some sites (like Google) that I expected to be heavy hitters are surprisingly weak, so I'm looking for a more scientific method of fi...

Not a dupe but I'm not sure I understand what your question is
 
Bob
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Q: What is the type map in Favimon?

C. RossFavimon obviously uses a type map where type A is strong against type b. I've noticed that google seems to be strong against microsoft. Is there a listing of these advantages somewhere?

 
3:30 AM
In pokemon, plant beats rock, rock beats something, water beats fire
I'm looking for that for Favimon
 
um, I don't think favimon has rock-paper-scissor stuff at all
 
yeah, it occasionally gives you extra damage based on type
hmmm ... I could be wrong
 
 
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Bob
5:00 AM
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Q: How do I change the video settings from outside Starcraft 2?

ManaIn switching from residence life to house life for a brief vacation, I've been forced to downgrade from my 1920x1080 resolution-supporting monitor to a 1024x800 monitor, although I brought my computer along with me. I forgot to change the settings on my games to a lower resolution before heading ...

 
Oh man. I can't count the number of times I've clicked on a question readying my close vote finger.
 
5:22 AM
And oh maaaaaan I just found out the answer to my own question. I'll wait for someone else to give the answer though so they can get the rep.
 
 
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Bob
7:09 AM
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Q: Is completing challenges in Modern Warfare 2 MP increasing your skills

Caspar KleijneIs completing challenges in Modern Warfare 2 MP increasing your skills or are these challenges just "for fun"? completing Marksman I challenges make you aim better. completing marathon challenge makes you run faster

 
Bob
7:42 AM
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Q: What's a good Protoss unit mix / strategy to bust a large Photon Cannon base defense?

ZeroBugBounceI was in a FFA with 2 other Protoss and a Terran... towards the end there were a ton of static Photon Cannons guarding bases. I was thinking Immortals with a few Sentries for Guardian Shield would be best... but I wonder if there are any other tips or unit ideas for cheaply breaking up a giant c...

 
 
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Bob
9:27 AM
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Q: Starcraft 2: Creating arbitrary team sizes in Single Player versus AI games

vargonianI've searched all over but there seems to be no way to create a single player versus A.I. game (i.e. one that would allow cheat codes) with arbitrary team sizes, e.g. 1 versus 7 or 2 vs 6 on an 8-player map. In Starcraft 1, I enjoyed playing against many AIs with cheat codes enabled to give me a...

 
 
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Bob
11:33 AM
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Q: The stone 3:3 : The Waiting

edelwaterI have 3 closes on 3:3 the Waiting. I think i know what the puzzle is about but I can't seem to find it. I tried various combinations but hmmmmmmm..... ( http://www.scarecrowsfield.com --> The Immediate -> 3:3)

 
Bob
12:12 PM
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Q: Where to find a list of online games ordered by number of players per country?

Jader DiasI have found out that I can't play MW2 online sometimes because my country has few players. I would like to know which multiplayer online games are popular in my country. Is there any such list?

 
1:04 PM
If you do approve it also knock down the titles a few levels
 
Bob
1:33 PM
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Q: Can I download games-on-demand from foreign market places?

MatthiasI'm in Germany and connect to Xbox Live using a German IP, but I've always used a fake address so I can see the UK marketplace. (Disclaimer: This is because the German market place filters out any content that is rated 18+. I know this is not strictly legal, but for christ's sake, I'm an adult a...

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Q: "You have a bad feeling about this basement"

Lo'orisIn Thundermar when you enter a certain basement you get the warning message "You have a bad feeling about this basement...". Inside there is a spider, which is definitely not a threat to anyone who happens to be there. What's the point? Am I missing something? Is that some sort of tribute to som...

 
 
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Bob
3:00 PM
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Q: How to install Punkbuster?

Jader DiasPunkbuster seems it's not running on my machine. I downloaded the PBSetup, but it seems to be just an updater. BFBC2 complains about PnkbstrA.exe

 
Bob
3:30 PM
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Q: Are Cactus grinders still viable in mob traps (and how)?

CyclopsIs it possible to make a mob farm with a cactus grinder in the current Minecraft version (beta)? And if so, what would a basic general layout be? I have seen pre-beta versions, but one patch changed the behavior of cactus, so they don't work/grow as before. Yes, I realize lava grinders are all t...

 
3:58 PM
This comic is SO true
 
Bob
4:15 PM
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Q: Does dying and getting revived restore your kill streak?

Tim CooperSay I currently have a 5 kill streak. If I die, get revived by a medic, then proceed to get another kill, will I get a Combat Efficiency pin?

 
4:45 PM
Hello everyone
 
Heyo.
Hm, I'm close to the bronze Die2nite badge, if I still played Die2nite.
Just 6 more upvotes and 14 more questions.
 
Bob
5:30 PM
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Q: In Final Fantasy VII, what were the 1/35 Soldier items for?

JasarienIn Final Fantasy VII, you could collect items called 1/35 Soldier, but they never seemed to have any use. This has bugged me for years. Are these items used for anything at all in the game?

 
5:50 PM
@badp You stopped too?
 
Bob
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Q: Fallout 3 - Stuck in Tenpenny's Tower.

dag729I went to Tenpenny's tower and tried to use diplomacy to let the ghouls in: after several attempts I was stuck... so I decided to let them in the rough way. I opened the basement passage and went to take a look at the carnage. Before the ghouls slained everyone, I was trying to enter my room bu...

 
6:16 PM
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Q: Can I download games-on-demand from foreign market places?

MatthiasI'm in Germany and connect to Xbox Live using a German IP, but I've always used a fake address so I can see the UK marketplace. (Disclaimer: This is because the German market place filters out any content that is rated 18+. I know this is not strictly legal, but I'm an adult and I can decide mys...

I'm not sure we can answer this given the dubious legality
 
@ArdaXi Mostly cause of login trouble
I get stuck in that "identification in progress" interstitial page.
 
6:42 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Seeing as you're not allowed to have those games in Germany, that's asking for something illegal. I don't think we should answer it.
 
@ArdaXi 'cept we answered this question for Steam.
 
@badp Where?
 
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A: Left For Dead 2 - Unlock Australian Censorship

CortWhen using Steam, the games you own get the regional specialities of the person who bought them. That means, if someone outside Australia buys them for you as a gift, you should get their version, not the Australian one. Of course this doesn't really help you, as you already have the game on you...

 
Not illegal.
In Australia, you are allowed to have the uncensored game, you just can't sell it.
 
There's no sale in the process of gifting...
just permanent xfer of ownership?
dunno.
 
6:47 PM
@badp Well, you can't have it in a store
 
So I guess the answer is "yes, just travel to a different country and buy from there?"
no idea
 
@badp has a point though, if we let the L4D2 thing slide, it doesn't give us a lot of ground to stand on to justify closing this one...
 
"slide?" I don't see the legal issue there
the answer is "have somebody abroad purchase it for you"
not "lie to Steam and claim you don't live where you do"
 
7:10 PM
In Australia, it's the sale that is forbidden, because it would require a higher rating otherwise.
In Germany, the possession of the game is forbidden, because it is violent.
Ergo, solving the Australia thing isn't illegal. Solving the Germany thing, by virtue of any method other than moving out of Germany, is illegal.
 
7:36 PM
@Arda The question is about games on the "index", which are not illegal, but forbidden to be advertised and sold to people under 18.
 
@Fabian Yeah? I thought they were outlawed completely.
 
The only thing in games that is against the law that I remember happening is the presence of swastikas like in Wolfenstein 3D
 
I'm fairly sure that goes for more countries in Europe, like here as well.
 
It's still pretty restrictive, indexed games can only be sold "under the table", you cannot display it in stores and if you send it via mail it has to be an "Einschreiben", so only the correct person may take it
 
Wait, they actually have it in the law that if you send it via postage, you need to have it signed?
 
7:42 PM
You have to make sure that nobody else can get the packet, e.g. the younger brother
In practice, it's very difficult to find a place that would sell those games, so they're commercially dead in Germany
 
Bob
8:12 PM
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Q: What are powerful forms to polymorph into?

sjohnstonI've obtained and identified a ring of polymorph control for the first time, and I'm wondering how I can abuse this ability to the fullest. What forms are good for combat? I'm especially interested in forms that let me keep wearing my armor and weapons (or at least don't destroy them). What ...

 
9:10 PM
Magicka Demo has the most annoying end point I have ever seen!
 
Bob
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Q: Zombies "Five" map- guy steals gun, how to defend against this?

leecbakerIn the Zombies map "Five" (its in the Whitehouse, or somewhere) a guy spawns sometimes that will run up and pull the gun out of your hand. I think this happens around level 5 or 6. How do you defend against this guy? I haven't been able to kill him yet- is there a good way to avoid having your gu...

 
@CRoss I haven't reached it :D
got owned one too many times by those bomb things
 
@badp the end of the demo?
 
yeah
 
hmm, it took me about 88 minutes to reach the end, with all the deaths
 
9:14 PM
unlike the main game (I guess) death brings you to the very start of the tutorial.
At the third death I stopped playing.
 
there are checkpoints, but they seem awfully far apart
as for bomb throwing things, I find Cold + Lightning works well on that encounter
 
@CRoss The annoying thing is that you start at the beginning of the chapter if you leave the game
 
Ah, that does sound annoying
I also find that you lose the books you picked up
is there a list of all the element combinations around?
 
sweet
I definitely misunderstood the resistance auras
 
9:31 PM
@CRoss then I must have missed them all
 
Hrm, I love how wikis based on MediaWiki use both the 'wiki' part as the 'pedia' part from 'Wikipedia'
In a few years, if you ask someone what an 'encyclopedia' is, they'll say: "an old wikipedia"
 
9:51 PM
Magicka only has two combo elements?
 
@CRoss Yes
 
10:09 PM
@Fabian this is the greatest thing I've ever seen, I'm tempted to ask a question just to have you copy that data into it
 
@tzenes That would be quite a lot of work
And I don't think we have to try to be a wiki
 
@fabian well it would be along the lines of: what are the most powerful spell combindations in magicka
because there is no way that google search term brings me to that page
 
Steam beam and blizzard ball
Didn't we have a question like that already?
 
actually, fuck it, I"m asking that
 
Yeah we did
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Q: Most powerful beam spell variant?

RedWas wondering what the most powerful beam spell combo is in Magicka. I know of a few strong beam combos but it's hard to tell which is the most powerful in terms of raw damage. My personal favourite is Arcane+Steam+Steam+Lightning+Lightning. It seems to be pretty effective. Has anyone done some...

then
 
10:13 PM
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Q: What is the most powerful non-beam spell in Magicka?

StrixVariaEverywhere I look for powerful spell combinations says to use the Steam Beam (QFQFAAS), but however powerful that is on those big powerful enemies, it's fairly ineffective on big groups of lesser enemies. What is a more spammable spell that I could use to deal with these kinds of battles? I've ...

 
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Q: What is the most powerful non-beam spell in Magicka?

StrixVariaEverywhere I look for powerful spell combinations says to use the Steam Beam (QFQFAAS), but however powerful that is on those big powerful enemies, it's fairly ineffective on big groups of lesser enemies. What is a more spammable spell that I could use to deal with these kinds of battles? I've ...

 
hmm, to buy magicka or not
wish I knew someone at Steam, find out when things are going on sale
 
its only $10
 
@CRoss: It's only $10 but it's still also really buggy with connecting to others
 
It's only $10, but I'm cheap
 
10:16 PM
They've been patching pretty regularly since release though
 
Bob
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Q: Exploring systems in Mass Effect 2

jwaddellIs there any point in exploring systems that do not have a mission associated with them, besides resource gathering? For example are there any hidden side quests or random encounters to be found?

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Q: Most powerful spells in Magicka

tzenesI want to know what the most powerful spells (providing actual metrics) are for each of the following magic types: Force/Beam Effect (Right-click) Beams Projectile Bombs Projectile Barrages Area Of Effect (Hold shift while right clicking) Novas Imbue Weapon (Hold shift while left clicking) ...

 
y'all twisted my arm, I'm buying it
 
> "The person who when he/she starts playing and a bunch of other people join their team, you might even think of giving the product to them for free. The person who is hated and everyone else leaves, you might want to make that person watch a bunch of ads to help compensate for the negative externalities the create.”
Is this even English?
 
10:33 PM
@tzenes You're asking for a whole thesis on the Magicka spells
 
Bob
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Q: What's the highest character level in Torchlight?

RoflcoptrI was googling quite a lot for this question, but I couldn't find an answer. But what is the highest reachable character level in Torchlight?

 
@badp no, American
 
Bob
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Q: Is Virtual Pool 3 still the best snooker game? ("best" as in most realistic game physics)

JohannesHIt's getting harder and harder to get support for virtual pool 3. VP3 is probably still one of the very best snooker/pool games on the market, if not the only "real" one on the market. However, as I said it really isn't on the market anymore and I was wondering if any other snooker game comes clo...

 
11:00 PM
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Q: Should URL shortners be banned?

EarlzThere was a proposal over at Security.SE that URL shorteners be banned. I think this proposal should go for all of the SE sites. Except for in comments(and usually it's not needed there because there is a lot of room in them even), the use of URL shortening is completely pointless and only adds a...

 
Bob
11:12 PM
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Q: Unusual character settings in Diablo 2?

RoflcoptrSince I'm playing Diablo 2 for many years, I'm looking for interesting way to play the characters. For example I have a lvl 90 barb which has only strength and nothing else increased in the stats. I'm looking for similar ideas, to play a character in a unusual way.

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Q: Do harbours work?

Andrew J. BrehmI have several cities connected to the capital with roads and all count as connected to the trade network (little atomic symbol). I also have a harbour in one of the connected cities as well as a harbour in an over-seas colony. But that colony doesn't count as connected to the trade network. Ever...

 
Bob
11:48 PM
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Q: Rich Iron Ore locations

antony.trupeWhere is rich iron ore mined from?

 

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