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10:00 PM
Is gaming down for everyone?
 
I think SE is offline, period.
getting similar errors from stackapps.
 
uh oh, down for maintenance, I borked it
@GraceNote What's the rule for copying some of the SE design elements?
 
@MarcoCeppi I'd answer but currently I just checked inside and we're in "End of the World" mode right now, so... um... not sure what to tell you.
Possibly panic.
 
Like if I were to venture off and make a small community site, say stackgaming.com to show community gaming servers, would using a similar header/background to gaming.se would that be bad?
Was asking on meta, but the site blew up
 
Have you checked our Legal section?
 
user15026
10:03 PM
M.SO works for me, but not much else/
 
user15026
I don't know if that helps any
 
Legal is down for maintenance it appears
 
@GraceNote "End of the World" mode doesn't sound good. What's going on?
 
@John I thought it was rather self-explanitory.
 
@GraceNote That the world was ending?
 
10:04 PM
Possibly. Panic?
 
You know SE people; we want technical details.
5 votes after I hit the cap. I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad.
 
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@John yay for hitting the cap?
 
Professor, you're a professor. How much should we panic?
 
@AshleyNunn That's the happy part. The sad part is that now I'm missing out on 50 points.
 
user15026
10:05 PM
I have never seen SE go down at any point while I have used it. This feels so strange! (Just when I wanted to ask a Super Mario 3D question, too.)
 
I'd say somewhere between entirely and not at all.
 
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@John But the caaaap! :P
 
@AshleyNunn It actually happens a fair bit for me...
 
I call entirely!
 
@AshleyNunn Only 47 more to go for a badge! :P
@MarcoCeppi I think @GraceNote meant this.
 
10:06 PM
Replays require quicktime?
 
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@John Haha, see, progress!
 
dumb
 
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YAY I can ask my question now :)
 
@AshleyNunn At this rate, it'll be about 2060 by the time I have that badge. :P
 
user15026
10:07 PM
@John But you will have teh badge!
 
@AshleyNunn True. I will have virtual badges to comfort me in my old age.
 
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@John They're not very snuggly, sure, but they are shiny, and shiny things are nice.
 
Hey, your legal was updated because of us :)
 
@MarcoCeppi What part?
 
4. Restrictions
 
10:08 PM
@RonanForman Woop woop woop woop woop.
 
@MarcoCeppi Cool!
 
@GraceNote Thank you :)
 
@GraceNote So I take it the world isn't ending now?
 
@John Possibly?
 
@Arda Woop?
 
10:10 PM
@GraceNote Well the site is back up. Should we still panic?
 
@John I see no harm in panicking!
 
@GraceNote Ok then. AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!one!!!
 
@GraceNote uh, so "Gaming Stack Exchange" is trademarked?
 
@John I've already called entirely.
 
Yeah :\ I need to start renaming things.
Is suddenly paranoid about owning stackgaming.com
 
10:12 PM
@RonanForman Oh. I didn't realize that's what you were calling.
 
"Do name your application with something unique. Including one of the terms, "Stack" or "Exchange" or "Overflow" in your product name is generally okay."
 
@MarcoCeppi Perhaps we could ask if it's ok?
 
@John It's hardly been a secret so far
 
> Do not register or use a domain name containing our name (or misspellings of our name).
 
if it wasn't okay, Marco would've already heard in the last few months
 
10:13 PM
@badp True, but how many devs do you think have seen it?
 
I suppose that's right
 
@Blem What large, friendly letters.
 
well, if not okay, at least tolerated
 
Is no longer afraid
 
@John Jeff is probably "devs" enough
 
10:13 PM
@John it's not the devs I'm worried about, it's the lawyers
 
I almost sent my fist through my laptop screen! =D
 
@badp Jeff knows about it? That's news to me.
@Tristan Yay?
 
I'll rename the TF2 server
 
I just want to check that this isn't a dupe
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Q: How much damage does fire do?

Ronan FormanHow much damage does burning do over it's lifetime? Does it differ depending on class or the pyro's weapon?

 
@MarcoCeppi Well, I would think that the lawyers would be sent by the devs.
 
10:14 PM
@John Nah, it sucked. I just felt the need to share.
 
@Tristan Then why the "=D"?
 
wait, grace is suggesting we panic?
panics
 
@John Because I'm trying to pretend it doesn't bother me. =\ lol
 
@RonanForman Oh ack. The title starts with "team fortress 2 tf2 pyro".
@Tristan What's the matter, anyway?
 
btw @John - the degroot keep map is a medieval mode map, that is no weapons can be used but melee weapons and some exceptions (such as the bows or the disguise kit)
@Powerlord is our local expert on the topic.
 
10:15 PM
@John I was 1 room away from It Lives in Binding of Isaac and the game crashed.
 
@Tristan :(
 
@badp I got the melee part...now I need to find the console, and actually start equipping the stuff I'm finding.
 
@John what's your steam id?
 
@Tristan Is "It Lives" important?
 
@GraceNote your so the professor youtube.com/watch?v=P_WI0VI7aIw
 
10:16 PM
@badp The name I log in with or the name it shows?
 
@John Yeah. It unlocks a new character. @badp I tried blowing off some steam in some Team Fortress 2, but I could only run it at maybe 2 fps. lol
 
@John if you have to ask you probably don't have one
 
@badp Ok. Why were you asking?
 
@Blem I got the quote wrong. :(
 
10:17 PM
@John Wanted to look at your backpack
mr 76561198047581965
 
@GnomeSlice What does DRM free mean?
 
@badp Ack is that my ID?
 
@John You don't have one so that's what I had to use
 
@Tristan DRM = Digital Rights Management
 
10:18 PM
DRM is basically limitations on how you can play.
 
@John Oh, thanks.
 
1. you should consider equipping the gloves of running urgently.
 
@badp Will do.
 
@Tristan It means you don't have to register it, or input a key, or anything like that.
 
2. You should delete your crates, you don't have the room for such stuff
 
10:19 PM
@badp Why?
 
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Q: How much damage does fire do?

Ronan FormanHow much damage does burning do over it's lifetime? Does it differ depending on class or the pyro's weapon?

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Q: How do I get into the blocked-off room in World 5-2?

Ashley NunnIn World 5-2, the level with the top-down perspective, there is a room with a sand floor, and a ? block in the middle of the room. There is also a gate/mesh door in that room. I cannot get past it as Boomerang Mario, or regular Mario. What do I have to do to get past that door?

 
You only have 50 slots
 
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Q: Modern Wafare 3 Spec Ops Split Screen Difficulties

HarpalI was playing spec ops split screen with my house mate, I played on Veteran and he played on regular. He was on level one and I was on 36. When we were about to start the mission a pop-up message would say his progress would not be saved because he hasnt reach the specific level to unlock this sp...

 
There are 200+ weapons in the game
 
Oh, looks like everyone stopped playing, lol
 
10:20 PM
Crates are basically worthless
 
@badp I can see how that could be problematic.
 
and you get at least one per week free
 
Anyone plan on playing before tomorrow? Otherwise I'll shut down the server
 
@MarcoCeppi Not before tomorrow, no.
 
@Marco I crashed. :(
 
10:20 PM
@badp Really? Why?
 
NO. NO NO NO. NO TF2 CLASS TAGS.
 
As for the other items, there's no mindless must equip thing.
@John It's part of the drop system.
 
I only have 2, and I've been playing longer than 2 weeks...
@badp Huh
 
@John Really? Weird.
I guess you get less crates because you have less space. They're worthless anyway
 
@Gnome why not?
 
10:21 PM
BECAUSE.
 
hmm, what hat shall I wear forevermore? any suggestions from the crowd?
 
(crates are worthless unless it's a very rare series #30 crate. You can tell them apart because of a different icon. Now those crates are probably worth opening.)
 
@badp I thought the drop system was relatively random. Is there a reference for this?
 
@badp Opening requiring keys which require real money?
 
Is it possible to upgrade the GPU in a laptop with integrated graphics?
 
10:23 PM
I think there's percentage chance of getting any particular item, but there's no guarantee that you'll get a crate each week.
 
@John yes, but you can also trade items for a key
except, well, you can't trade until you shell out money. :)
@agent86 Experience, mostly.
 
@Tristan highly unlikely. I think they make some things that go in the expresscard slot to turn your system into some sort of monster thing, but I don't believe it's generally done.
 
@John I spent like $2 on a spy watch to upgrade my account.
 
@badp So I have to pay any way you slice it. I don't like that.
 
@agent86 k Thanks.
 
10:24 PM
@badp I don't think you're correct. I've played many, many, many weeks, and found few crates.
 
@John eh. You haven't paid so far now have you?
 
@GnomeSlice The cheapest thing is a $.50 Crit-a-cola
 
@GnomeSlice But then I'll break my perfect record of never having ever spent anything on Steam! :P
 
@John you can buy something cheap
 
@badp No.
 
10:24 PM
@John Join the club.
 
So you don't have to pay.
it's not like it was before when Powerlord had to open his wallet to let me even play the game.
 
@badp True...I don't have to open crates...
 
@John Oh, if you haven't boughten anything on steam, you have to add a minimum of $5 to you steam account before buying a cheap tf2 item.
 
@John and if you don't plan to, delete them.
 
@badp Powerlord bought you the game? That was nice of him.
 
10:25 PM
I should get rid of my own crates.
@John Yes indeed.
I got him Spacechem and the HIB it came in, but I'm not sure he liked those games as much as I liked TF2.
oh well :/
btw if you don't want to buy an item from the store, you can still upgrade to premium by buying the Orange Box.
 
@badp cheats at Greed Corp.
 
At least that's what I recall. Not sure if it's still true.
 
@badp Hmm...
 
Checks Steam trading thread to see if anyone has the Orange Box
 
10:27 PM
I'd doublecheck though
 
@badp @Raven gave me his extra copy, and it worked.
 
@Ullallulloo extra copy of the Orange Box the item?
or just the extra copy of TF2 from an Orange Box?
 
@badp of TF2, I don't know where from
 
Just a copy of TF2 that I bought on one of the $2.50 sales.
Actually, it was probably from the Valve Complete pack, now that I think of it.
 
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Q: Does buying the Orange Box grant you premium status in TF2?

badpIf you are a free to play user of TF2 and you purchase the Orange Box, do you get premium status and the Proof of Purchase in TF2?

 
10:30 PM
@badp It would.
 
What does premium status give you that the free-to-play doesn't?
 
@Dave has the Orange Box up for trade. Unfortunately, I don't think I have anything he would want.
 
@John If you buy the Orange Box quickly, you could get rep too!
 
@Tristan hats
 
@Tristan And the ability to trade.
 
10:31 PM
@Tristan A backpack 6 times as big, trading, and hats
 
@RavenDreamer Oh man... I love hats... Do they do anything for you in-game?
 
@Ullallulloo True...
 
@Tristan Nope
 
@Tristan No.
 
Unless they're part of a set
 
10:32 PM
Next play we play a medieval map, we should all wear our Spiral Sallets.
 
So, you can still play on a server with the free-to-play version, but you can't get hats which do nothing, or trade?
 
Well, there's one minor exception - the hotrod. If you see an engineer with the hotrod down and no building in hand, it's a disguised spy with a sapper equipped.
Guess what's my engie hat? :D
 
@Tristan Correct.
 
@Tristan Pretty much, and you can't hold as much
50 items instead of 300.
 
Huh... Guess I'll stick with the free version til I have a full grasp on the game.
 
10:33 PM
Although the Familiar Fez sounds cool.
 
@badp Why is that?
 
less decloack sound
 
@John That's a small graphical nicety of the hat, and a side effect thereof
Up until a few weeks ago, spies couldn't disguise unusuals.
 
@badp Oh it only puts the hotrod down while the engie is building?
 
@John yes
That is, if Powerlord had an unusual hat and you disguised at him, your hat wouldn't copy the unusual
 
10:35 PM
@badp Gotcha.
 
if I know powerlord has an unusual and you're powerlord without an unusual...
 
@badp Huh! Interesting...
 
@Powerlord that said, it's been patched
 
It ok if I add this q to here?
 
10:37 PM
So, when you guys play Minecraft for Game On, what do you normally do? Just... build things?
 
@Tristan We do special maps.
 
@John The game name is in the title.
So it does help SEO.
Just looks dumb
 
@Ullallulloo Oh. Ok then.
 
@badp You're wrong, Valve fixed that in the Halloween 2011 update.
 
@John Oh, like the capture the wool stuff on the youtube page?
 
10:39 PM
@Tristan Exactly. That's all from "Game On!"s.
 
@Tristan Yeah, like that, at least, it's what we've done so far.
 
@Tristan Race or capture, yes
 
Cool. Thanks!
 
I suggested a map in the GO question, but no one has given any feedback.
 
Microsoft relaxes file size limits for Xbox indies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/developmag/ifbh/~3/J-m8L-9aryo/Microsoft-relaxes-file-size-limits-for-Xbox-indies
 
10:40 PM
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A: Game On! restructured

JohnI would like to suggest the Sea of Flame adventure map for Minecraft. It's made by the same person who has made all our previous maps so far. It's made for singleplayer, so we would all be on one team. When you find resources, you usually find a lot of them, (Cue Wipqozn; alot of resources) s...

 
@GnomeSlice Outstanding. Hopefully we'll see a nice influx of good indie titles.
 
@Tristan There are already some great ones, if you know what you're looking for.
 
@GnomeSlice I have a few. The Impossible Game is probably my favorite one so far.
 
@Tristan Is that... the sidescrolling jumping thing?
 
Yeah, with the little orange square.
 
10:42 PM
I bought that on recommendation from a friend. You can do a whole lot better.
'Commander: world 1' is a fresh take on tower defence, 'zombie estate' is an AWESOME arena shooter to play with friends, 'Quadsmash' is probably my favourite from the indie games channel, but it is a bit pricey (240 points).
 
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Q: Does buying the Orange Box grant you premium status in TF2?

badpIf you are a free to play user of TF2 and you purchase the Orange Box, do you get premium status and the Proof of Purchase in TF2?

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Q: Is it possible to turn off turn timers in multiplayer?

Cosmic FlameI'm playing Magic the Gathering 2012 with my girlfriend and I'm finding that the turn timers go by too quickly. I can see why the timers are needed for competitive play online again random opponents, but it feels like there ought to be a way to turn them off if both players agree. Competitive p...

 
@GnomeSlice I tried some of the minecraft style games, but they just weren't the same. But, I do love tower defense games.
 
btw
qube is currently cheaper on Desura than it is on Steam, even with the launch discount
 
@Tristan Commander is pretty hard, but it's really interesting, since you get the power to modify the enemy path by placing beacons on planets moving around the screen.
 
(€10.99 vs €11.89 + 15%)
 
10:44 PM
pokes Valve Why haven't you fixed the Spy disguise issues since the Christmas update? Seriously, it must just be toggling a setting somewhere.
 
@Powerlord ?
 
@badp $12.74 USD, but I don't know the conversion rates.
 
@badp None of the Christmas update items show up on a Spy's disguise.
 
@GnomeSlice €9.34
 
I think 1 euro = 1.55 american?
 
10:45 PM
This includes the Festive weapons.
 
It's still too high for me anyway.
@Tristan Wish it was like that.
Some games can cost more than twice in EUR than they do in USD.
 
US$ 1 = 0.78597815 Euros
 
@badp Oh... I've always heard the euro was the strongest currency. =(
 
@Tristan It is
at least technically
wait no
 
1 Euro = 1.2723 US$
 
10:47 PM
1 GBP is worth more than 1 EUR
so if you go by that logic, GBPs would be the stronger one
yet... this stuff gets done in the US, and it's them who dictate the exchange rates basically
And even then, it can easily be not a matter of exchange rates at all
Take Total War: SHOGUN 2
In the US, $29.99. In Europe, €39.99
 
@badp Oh wow... That's ridiculous.
 
69.6% more exensive. And there's worse cases out there.
Can't remember them all.
Portal 2: $29.99 or €29.99 (NL) - 27% more.
Even Valve isn't very awesome in this department.
 
@badp Unrelated question... Why can I see how much rep you have under your name, but not other people?
 
@Tristan I speak too much ;)
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@Tristan He posts lots
the more lines
the bigger teh avvie
until you can see the rep
 
10:52 PM
@Ullallulloo Oh! Now I can see yours, so... I understand. lol
 
The more someone says, the more it matters whether they have any idea what they're talking about.
 
@ArdaXi which is why we require reputation before people can post snarky one-liners in small print below other people's posts? :P
 
@badp Exactly.
 

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