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3:01 PM
@InvaderSkoodge Oh, I just noticed the license plate...
> IT IS
 
Hellooooo Arqade
 
@sjohnston Bon appetite!
 
@sjohnston Morning!
 
@GnomeSlice And that's why I didn't say anything.
 
@GnomeSlice HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS EATING?
is my webcam on?
 
3:06 PM
@sjohnston He probably just thought it was a fancy foreign way to say "hello".
 
@InvaderSkoodge Yeah, now your obviously-answerable question seems less dumb.
@InvaderSkoodge That's what I wanted you to think.
 
@fredley The socially inept.
 
Success
 
@Wipqozn But...why?
 
@InvaderSkoodge Little known fact - there are only actually 3 words in the french language. They consist entirely of vowels and mean all things.
 
3:06 PM
Hey looks @fredley changed his name back.
 
@fredley So you suffer as I have suffered.
 
@InvaderSkoodge ...What was it before?
 
@InvaderSkoodge I have indeed
 
@GnomeSlice Gray Stoat...
 
@InvaderSkoodge What, that was you, @fredley?
 
3:08 PM
So, this morning I decided that jobs are evil, and the inventor of jobs was a terrible person. I did a google search for "inventor jobs", and it turns out the guy who came up with them is named "Steve Jobs" (which makes sense, I guess). Also, everyone seems to agree that he was a jerk.
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I thought you were just a new guy.
@sjohnston I like you today.
Well, I like you every day.
 
@fredley How was I supposed to know that?
 
@GnomeSlice All I can ask from any of you is to like me for a day
 
@GnomeSlice It was widely known. Also, newbies don't amass tens of thousands of rep
which was often visible
when I made long posts
in chat
 
3:10 PM
@GnomeSlice You do know that @InvaderSkoodge is StrixVaria, right?
 
@Wipqozn And that @badp was @RavenDreamer
 
@Wipqozn Yes.
Hang on a sec
spam message
long message
iwannaseemyreps
@fredley Yeah, see, it says I have 9824 reps.
 
@GnomeSlice Well, that's good. Did you realize that @fbueckert is tzenes?
 
@Wipqozn I am?
 
@fredley That's network rep. I thought maybe you came from another network site or something.
 
3:12 PM
This is news to me.
 
Also I didn't notice.
 
@fbueckert DAMN IT TZENES PLAY ALONG WITH THE JOKE
 
@Wipqozn Oh. I am, yes.
 
@Wipqozn Why is this a joke now?
 
@GnomeSlice Newbies with thousands of rep don't get into heated arguments about what is and isn't mod impersonation
(I was forcibly reassigned from a Snote to a Stoat by @badp)
 
3:13 PM
@fredley I don't recall any particular instances of that, but as I said, I didn't really notice.
New name, new gravatar = new guy.
 
@GnomeSlice: Did you realize that @SexRobot was @GnomeSlice?
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@Wipqozn NO ONE DID
 
@Wipqozn Did you realize that @AshleyNunn was @Wipqozn?
 
@fredley Yup! I'm going to do my hair, and talk about boys!
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@Wipqozn As a sidenote, I was in EB this weekend, and I was extremely tempted to see if I could social engineer another yak out of them.
 
3:16 PM
@fbueckert East Brooklyn?
 
@fredley EB Games.
Canadian's version of Gamestop.
 
@fbueckert Your first problem is being at EB.
 
@fbueckert EA games?
 
@fbueckert I tried to do that when I went to my EB, but they only had one left. Otherwise it would have worked since I'm friends with the manager. My plan was to mail the second Yak to @AshleyNunn.
 
@OrigamiRobot What are you talking about, EB Games is great, aside from the fact that they don't really stock returned games for consoles older than one generation ago.
 
3:17 PM
1 min ago, by OrigamiRobot
@fbueckert Your first problem is being at EB.
 
1 min ago, by fbueckert
@fredley EB Games.
1 min ago, by fbueckert
Canadian's version of Gamestop.
 
@GnomeSlice Gamestop/EB is a horrible company.
 
Keep up, robot!
 
I KNOW WHAT EB GAMES IS
 
@OrigamiRobot Eh, the retail stores are alright.
 
3:18 PM
@OrigamiRobot For used games, indeed.
For new games, there aren't many other places you can go.
 
@fbueckert Period.
 
But MicroPlay is where it's at if you're looking for old games.
 
@OrigamiRobot It varies from store to store. The stores around my place are fairly good, and the one nearest me is where I prefer to buy games.
 
@fbueckert You mean the new games that they open and let the employees play?
 
@OrigamiRobot Some of them do that, granted.
 
3:20 PM
The only problem with EB Games is that they give basically no discount on used games, or ever have sales of any kind.
I've seen used games cost more than the same games new at EB before...
 
@GnomeSlice That's...not good.
 
@GnomeSlice The price is based on rarity of the game, which results in moronic prices if they ever get a few new copies in.
 
@fbueckert Doesn't happen very often, I think it's just a mistake in their pricing.
 
@fbueckert To be fair, you're selling your product to a middleman. You're not going to get top dollar for it. Also, all the cool kids never sell their games.
 
@Wipqozn For current generation games, it shouldn't happen at all.
 
3:21 PM
They don't drop the price of games that have been out for a few years, either.
 
None of them are rare enough to have a used copy be worth more than a new copy.
 
At least, not significantly.
 
@Wipqozn You're selling your product to a middleman who tries to ensure they give you less than you actually get.
ie. They give you X amount of in-store credit, say $30.
Guaranteed, that $30 of in-store credit cost them perhaps $10/$15 from someone else.
 
3:23 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Of what kind?
@fredley wat
 
Money goes in, but you never see any of it back.
 
@fbueckert So they have a 100% mark-up? Sounds about right.
 
@Wipqozn At the very least.
 
Either way, the solution is simple: Don't trade in your used games.
 
@Wipqozn And that's my solution.
 
3:24 PM
The used game trade-in is meant for 12-year olds boys who don't have jobs.
 
My games are mine.
 
@fbueckert This is how I feel too.
 
I'll lend them out wholesale, but I never trade them in.
 
Whenever I talk to a friend about a game we used to play together and they're like 'oh I traded it' I'm like WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
 
I also regularly troll the local Kijiji looking for rare games.
That's why I own things like Magna Carta.
 
3:26 PM
@fbueckert I found a copy of Blast Corps. at a local Microplay once.
Snatched it up.
 
@GnomeSlice Don't think I've heard of that one.
 
@fbueckert Very rare Nintendo 64 game.
Well, 'rare' anyway.
 
@GnomeSlice Ah. I found Ogre Battle 64 on Kijiji.
That was awesome.
I don't even OWN an N64.
 
@GnomeSlice Did anyone else read "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?" in the voice of Susan Arendt (of The Escapist)?
 
There's a truck carrying nuclear warheads that has got the gas pedal stuck or something, and you have to take command of other vehicles (bulldozer, dump truck, flying robot suit) to smash buildings, cars, anything in its path before it hits them.
That's Blast Corps.
They all handle differently too, the dump truck has to drift into things to smash them, because it's only armored on the sides or something.
 
3:28 PM
I'm really into the rare RPGs for SNES, PSX, and PS2.
 
@fbueckert ...Did you buy it?
 
I found a boxed copy of Robotrek for...$30? It was a steal.
@GnomeSlice Of course I did.
Do you know how awesome the Ogre Battle games are?
 
@fbueckert You say that like it was obvious. But you just said you don't own an N64.
I have tons, I could probably mail you one.
 
@GnomeSlice If I really want to play it on a console, my roommate has one.
I also own it through Virtual Console.
 
3:30 PM
And have a ROM of it kicking around, too.
I'm not lacking in my ability to play it.
 
I had a really worn-out red N64 controller, and my dad and I just happened to stop at a garage sale somewhere a while ago and they had a pretty much unused one for $1
Pretty sweet.
Red and everything
@fredley For the record, this site is also amazing.
 
@GnomeSlice Disagree
 
@fredley What. How can you possibly disagree.
 
@Wipqozn Based on @Krazer's answer, I can add in chances of big/giant crops sale prices, and see if that balances out the cost of fertilizer.
 
You haven't even looked at it yet.
 
3:32 PM
I feel I'm missing something, though; not sure what.
 
@fbueckert The more the merrier. My guess is that fertilizer is only meant to be profitable once you get the seed maker.
 
@Wipqozn That's my assumption, too.
It's useful as a long-term goal.
And once you hit five stars, you'll be rolling in the dough.
 
I need to swoosh. Later gents.
 
@fredley Seriously, explain.
@fredley TELL ME
 
@GnomeSlice Easy, dude.
Not everyone has to agree with you.
 
3:41 PM
8 mins ago, by fredley
@GnomeSlice Disagree
 
@fbueckert I know that.
 
@GnomeSlice So calm down.
 
@fbueckert I'm calm, I just couldn't think of a way to keep asking him without sounding awkward other than doing that.
 
@GnomeSlice You couldn't think of another way to keep asking other than screaming at the top of your lungs?
Try joking.
 
@fbueckert Yeah, but it's only text.
I was joking!
 
3:43 PM
Like, "Still waiting..." :P
@GnomeSlice Remember, we can't see your face.
So text is your only medium available.
 
@fbueckert His gravatar is his face man.
Thus, he is always yelling.
 
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Q: Is there a way to resolve this bug and make my house appear?

victoriahI have Hearthfire and bought the plot in Morthal. After arriving and building the initial "small house", nothing appeared. There was just a blank empty plot. After porting to other towns and disabling my mods, I got the house to sort-of appear, but not really. Some of the walls are visible, and s...

 
But turn down your speakers...
 
4:05 PM
What the crap paypal.
 
@GnomeSlice How do you find these sites?
Wait, never mind. I don't want to know.
I'm afraid of what the answer might be.
 
@Wipqozn How goes your farming, tortoise?
 
@fbueckert Good.
I'm still in Spring.
Spring..21, I think?
 
@Wipqozn Almost to the point where you get the architect, then.
I hope you've been chucking stuff at the blacksmith.
 
@Wipqozn THAT one came from The Useless Web.
I don't remember where I found biobak, I think it was in highschool when I was researching flash websites.
 
4:11 PM
@fbueckert I give her a moondrop flower every day.
 
@Wipqozn I've been giving her building materials.
Once you get the architect, then it starts paying off; that's the trigger to start getting upgrade plans.
 
Damn it @GnomeSlice. Why did you need to send me that link? WHY?!?!?!!?ONEONEO1111ONEOEN11!!!ONEOEN!?!?!?!?!
 
Oh what the fuck fraps.... why did you show the framerate overlay in my recorded video...
FUCK FUCK FUCK
WHY
 
@Wipqozn I'd seen that one before seeing it there.
 
4:17 PM
@Wipqozn Why are you linking random websites?
 
Oct 31 at 18:48, by GnomeSlice
http://cat-bounce.com/
 
I feel like this site is giving a deeper insight into the mind of Gnomeslice.
@fbueckert Blame @GnomeSlice.
 
SHIT FUCK FRAPS, YOU FAG
 
7 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
@Wipqozn THAT one came from The Useless Web.
 
@Wipqozn I blame @GnomeSlice for starting to link random websites.
I blame YOU for continuing the practice.
 
4:18 PM
I wonder if I should record it over again...
It looks... like it isn't supposed to be doing that, the numbers keep turning black, and/or onionskinning over one another...
 
Maybe it's because it was a fullscreen application at a smaller resolution
@Wipqozn There aren't actually that many.
I found hectorsalamanca.com interesting though.
It's apparently an image, not flash or anything.
 
@Krazer You're really going to town on that answer. Well done.
 
Must be javascript I guess.
 
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Q: Can I make questions about lore in Arqade?

Rodrigo GuedesI made two questions a couple hours ago and was downvoted by some users (even if one of them received enough upvotes to return to 0). When I asked why some people said that lore questions (about games, of course) are not welcome here by some other users. Is it true? Please help me to become a bet...

 
4:21 PM
@GnomeSlice Yes. It swaps the up image with the down image when you click on it.
 
I submitted this website to The Useless Web, but I dunno if they check it.
 
@fbueckert Holy crap he is.
He best not improve it to the point he also deserves abounty.
I ONLY HAVE SO MUCH REP TO GO AROUND
 
@Wipqozn I can use that info to put together a full, be-all end-all answer on crop quality and shipping prices.
 
@fbueckert Yes. Fight to the death over the bounty.
 
@Wipqozn He's edited it to the point where his answer is cwiki'd.
 
Does a bounty on his answer award it to him, then?
 
Weird, I keep timing out with the chat server
 
Fuck you Fraps, arrrhrrhrhhghgggh
@CruelCow Hey, me too! But I always do that.
 
@CruelCow I love that video.
@fbueckert A mod could reverse it if they were so inclined.
 
@Wipqozn True.
I don't know what happens when a bounty is awarded to a cwiki'd answer, though.
Hence why I'm curious.
 
4:26 PM
Which I imagine they were if asked. Community Wiki isn't meant to be used when a user just keeps improving their answer.
In fact, I'm going to flag it for moderator attention.
 
@Wipqozn Good.
He should get the upvotes from continually improving the answer.
 
I am so close to falling asleep
 
Fucking fraps
Fuck I hate that, I'm gonna have to record that shit again.
 
what is wrong with FRAPS?
 
So, I've decided what I'll do is I'll award a 250 bounty and a 125 bounty. I'll award them best on what I think to be the best answer.
 
4:35 PM
@pixel It recorded the frame rate counter on top of my video...
 
@GnomeSlice erm, it doesn't do that, are you sure FRAPS wasn't still running when you watched the video back?
 
I'll miss those imaginary internet points.
 
@Wipqozn And the cwiki got reverted. Awesome.
 
@pixel Yes, it's on a different computer. It definitely recorded it that way.
 
He's given me permission to yank his info, so I'll be incorporating that into my answer.
 
4:36 PM
I have never seen that before, in fact the FAQ specifically says it doesn't do that
 
@fbueckert Probably thanks to everyone favourite Ninja.
 
It looks a little messed up too, like the numbers keep switching from red to black, and duplicating themselves every now and then for a bit
 
All I need now is all crop shipping prices at 1 star.
 
oh weird, what were you capturing?
not sure if you have a later version or not, but the only option for capturing the FPS counter is for screenshots
at least as of 3.4.7
 
4:40 PM
must do something weird with rendering
 
@pixel Yeah, I think it might.
 
5:04 PM
I think we should have weekly Arqade Plink sessions.
 
That's kinda cool
 
@CruelCow Are you the green one?
 
I kept changing the color. And was the one with the default name
 
@CruelCow There's tons with the default name
 
Anybody else watching desertbus?
 
5:20 PM
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Q: Do regular Wiimotes work on the Wii-U?

Biff MaGriffI went all in when the Wii came out and got 4 Wii-motes right away. I do not want to buy new Wii-motes to play party games if I get the Wii-U. I mean it seems silly if everyone just needs the D-pad to make Mario run. The only thing I've heard is that Wii-motion plus Wii-motes will be compatible ...

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Q: Lord Harkon Disappears

m.n.wiserAfter arriving at the castle, Lord Harkon gives you the option to become a vampire lord, but when I accept the offer Lord Harkon disappears. The cut scene continues though and I have the power to transform. However, I can't leave the castle without speaking to Lord Harkon. How can I find him or m...

 
Fuck yeah, jamming out with a guy named 'Taco Boobs'.
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5:33 PM
Aw, he left.
 
5:44 PM
@GnomeSlice That was me.
 
@OrigamiRobot Oh okay
I don't think it was you.
 
Also, that's a lie.
 
@OrigamiRobot Have you ever even seen Plink, anyway?
 
I clicked on the link.
 
@OrigamiRobot Did you play anything?
 
5:47 PM
I don't have Chrome
 
Oh right it's chrome only
 
@Ullallulloo Do you use Chrome?
 
@GnomeSlice I use Firefox, but I have it installed.
 
@Ullallulloo Play Plink with me!
 
5:50 PM
@GnomeSlice I've been trying, but the music cuts out after a few seconds.
 
@Ullallulloo Have you been hitting space?
Also, give yourself a real name so I can tell who you are
 
@GnomeSlice I don't think so.
Hitting it more doesn't help.
 
@Ullallulloo You were there for a second and you vanished
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, I got it working now.
 
@Ullallulloo are you the default named guy?
 
5:52 PM
@GnomeSlice No. I'm named 'Ullallulloo'.
I'm with three default guys.
 
Morning All
 
@Ullallulloo Oh =[
Not in my room
lemme reload
fack
 
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Q: How can I make a treehouse that spiders cant get into?

SuperSpyAs A first-night house in mine craft, I always make a tree house, but spiders keep messing with me. How can I prevent this?

0
Q: What is the number of different magic properties that a hellfire ring can have?

Tim FreeseI am trying to figure out the odds of getting a specific hellfire ring. I know that it gets 4 random magic properties. I was wondering how many magic properties there are that can be on the hellfire ring. I found this article but was wondering if there is a smaller more concise list. http://w...

 
you try
@Ullallulloo YOU WERE THERE
 
@GnomeSlice It broke that time. D:
 
5:54 PM
@Ullallulloo broke??
Actualy I think it used to do that for me
 
@GnomeSlice The name window doesn't go down, but if I pick 'OK' twice, the music stops, and another me appears, with the first one just doing nothing then.
 
@Ullallulloo hard refresh maybe?
I SEE YOU
 
@GnomeSlice ME TOO
 
@Ullallulloo I have to go though...
=[
Cool anyway!
 
@GnomeSlice k
 
5:58 PM
I think the bridge should play this together weekly.
Aaand someone just copied my name.
 
@Ullallulloo That's a step in the right direction, at least.
 
UPS people are really, really fast.
 
the fuck where is my navigation
 
6:11 PM
@GraceNote That's what she said! HAHAHAHAHA
 
@Ullallulloo Did you get Out There Somewhere when it was on the GreenLightBundle a while ago?
 
@GnomeSlice I think.
 
Oh wow, Helena the third was only free for that one day I guess...
Good timing on my part.
@Ullallulloo You should play it. Seriously.
And ask on the site about how to get the thingy.
But not before I re-record my video answer.
Because stupid fraps fucked up.
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A: How can I create two Youtube channels/pages under one Youtube account?

AlexYou can't have more channels under a single YouTube account currently. You have to create different accounts for each channel.

I don't think this is correct any more.
 
@GnomeSlice Plinko sessions? I'm in!
 
@bwarner No, it's not Pachinko.
 
6:19 PM
Have I told anyone how much I hate Sharepoint lately?
Because I do.
 
@bwarner you have the brackets backwards, [plinko](url)
Well, you only have one.
 
@GnomeSlice Thanks, I'm obviously not an expert at links in chat.
So, any Minecraft experts that can suggest a good way for my 7 year old to learn how to play? We're getting it for his birthday, but I've never played so I can't really teach him unless I first learn it myself.
 
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A: How can I create two Youtube channels/pages under one Youtube account?

GnomeSliceThe current answers are out of date. Youtube now has a 'content manager' feature that allows you to manage multiple Youtube channels from a single Google account. Rather than try to explain it, here's a link to the Youtube help page about it: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=e...

@bwarner Don't do any potions or redstone.
 
6:40 PM
@bwarner I suggest setting up a LAN.
 
@RonanForman You mean so we can play together? Wouldn't that require two licenses?
 
@bwarner Yeah actually.
There are quite a few adventure maps that also teach game mechanics.
 
@RonanForman That's certainly a possibility. Ideally he can do some learning on his own as well though.
 
0
Q: Can I completely prevent destroying blocks in adventure mode?

ONOZI am trying to make a vanilla worldguard using command blocks in Minecraft 1.4. In 1.3, players couldn't do anything while in adventure mode. Is there any way to put players in 1.3-style adventure mode?

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Q: Zerg scouting vs Terran Wall off?

MattI was wondering if anyone can help me with my Zerg scouting especially against a Terran Wall-off? So I drone with my 12th drone and I almost ALWAYS get blocked with a Rax with 2 supply depots as they're being built. Even if I get lucky and kill the SCV building it. It doesn't help. Almost all t...

 
@bwarner Arqade has a good answer for basic Minecraft survival, but I'd also suggest viewing PaulSoaresJr's series of tutorials, he was the original Minecraft Tut maker and his updated videos are very nice.
 
6:58 PM
woo hotel
woo...
bigger room than last time, not as well equipped
 

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