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7:00 PM
hmm...I just took a survey on an upcoming game that seems to have no information released about it yet...
I'm probably not supposed to talk about it though...
 
@FallenAngelEyes ask @spugsley about Diablo 3 and how everyone has the beta except her.
 
@Ullallulloo Looks like you failed that job
 
@OrigamiRobot ...I sense that that's a sore subject, so I think I'll leave that be :P
 
@GraceNote Well, looking back through my history it never actually said that.
 
56 mins ago, by Ian Pugsley
@FallenAngelEyes 360 (XBL is IPugsley, if anyone wants to add me)
 
7:02 PM
@IanPugsley I'm 'GnomeSlice64', go for it.
 
@IanPugsley I will try to remember to add you tonight.
I am StrixVariaXIX on XBL.
 
@StrixVaria May I add you?
 
@FallenAngelEyes Sure thing!
 
@GnomeSlice "gamertag is not valid"
 
My name wouldn't have been taken, except my close friend made the account before I had an xbox so that I could play with him at his place, and then he lost the associated contact information.
@IanPugsley Er...?
@IanPugsley Oh, can you only add people with gold accounts?
No... I don't know.
Try 'GnomeSlice 64' with a space.
 
7:04 PM
@GnomeSlice I'm on the XBL website looking, so who knows - might work on the console
 
@GnomeSlice Nay
 
Does anyone know what meta post explains game on! the best?
 
@GnomeSlice that was it
 
Found it!
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Q: Game On! restructured

Wipqozn Important Links: Schedule Server List Game On! Chat Room So, it's taken me awhile (due to school), but I've finally come up with the promised restructuring of Game on!.The new structure I've decided on is a combination of badp's idea and my own. New Structure The new system wi...

 
I'm really glad that at least one character I was good at in Soul Calibur 4 is mostly untouched in Soul Calibur 5. Leixia is almost exactly the same as Xianghua was, although the timings seem a bit different.
 
7:06 PM
They took out Xianghua?
 
Xianghua was the most annoying character in the game.
 
It makes it a lot easier to go online and see how I do rather than just jumping in and smashing buttons and hoping.
 
I have no idea why I was so good with her.
 
@GraceNote They took out a lot of characters, but for each one they removed, there's a new one that's a near-clone.
It's a weird choice.
But the gameplay isn't affected that much, so meh.
 
@GraceNote it's 17 years later or some such, they're functionally the same
 
7:06 PM
@StrixVaria ~timeline~
 
I was never very good at the Soul Calibur games. I basically don't know how to counter.
 
Ooh, it's one of those shifts.
 
they did bring back Weapon Master, which I love
 
Edge Master?
 
@RonanForman current MC project is a PvP arena with arrow firing dispensers in the walls. We will be able to change from "MC Spleef" to "MC Olympics"
 
7:07 PM
I miss Rock. It was fun to troll people with infinite chain throws.
Especially the ones who didn't know how to throw break :)
 
@StrixVaria ...yes
 
What about the silly guy in the suit?
 
I assume that, being a ghost, Cervantes might still be around?
 
@StrixVaria Astaroth is still pretty great at that
 
@OrigamiRobot You could have spleef with some arrows, to knock people about.
 
7:08 PM
Yes, Cervantes remains.
 
@GraceNote Cervantes is less undead than he was before, actually - his alt is a regular dood
 
@GnomeSlice That... actually applies to a couple
 
Astaroth and Cervantes were my two best characters.
 
Okay here's my 'rant'
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A: Stack Gaming professional online tournament - what d'ya think?

Ronan FormanWhy are you doing this? It seems like an expensive thing to do for publicity, and it probably wont draw people to the actual site, the competition yes, but most people probably wont end up joining the site afterwards. On top of this we already have a gaming event we do weekly here, we think it's...

 
@IanPugsley Astaroth is another go-to character for me at this point.
 
7:08 PM
@FallenAngelEyes The guy who did all of the suicide strikes.
 
@IanPugsley How do you less undead!?
 
@GraceNote have a non-rotting, human-looking body?
 
What about the whole dead part?!
 
I was really good with Cervantes for a while, but the last time I tried playing again I was horrid.
@GraceNote Magic.
 
@GnomeSlice Yoshi! Yoshimitsu, from Tekken and various things
 
7:09 PM
Is his daughter still around?
@IanPugsley Ah, him.
Weird guy.
 
@GraceNote it's not actually clear why he has a body
 
I'm afraid to try out Ivy again. She is completely different in each iteration of the game.
 
He was bloody hard to use.
 
@GnomeSlice yes, Ivy's still around
 
@StrixVaria Not completely.
 
7:10 PM
@IanPugsley That just raises even more questions!
 
Has she ever been not-bouncy?
 
She was my best character in Soul Calibur 2, so it was difficult to adjust when they kept mixing her up.
 
@StrixVaria she's actually much easier to use, at first glance - stances were mostly removed
 
@GnomeSlice 1st game, maybe
 
@GnomeSlice The moves all look the same but the input to get them to come out was always just shuffled randomly.
 
7:10 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Okay, maybe. But has she ever been fully clothed?
 
@IanPugsley That's good to hear.
 
She usually has an alt that has some measure of clothing
 
@GnomeSlice Fully? Uh... The closest was, again, the first game. She's gotten less as time's gone on.
 
@OrigamiRobot Arrows are so demodè. Spawner eggs are all the rage
 
Awesome, people agree with me, I can stop panicking now.
 
7:11 PM
Is anyone looking for some graphic work done, that I can charge you $30 for?
 
Her alternate Victorian-style outfits did fairly cover a bit
 
@StrixVaria yeah, I got super nervous after checking her that they'd removed a lot of the stances - specifically Sig's, but he's mostly unchanged
 
Ooh, what about Voldo?
 
@GnomeSlice I made a custom costume for Ivy once where she was completely shrouded in ninja garb. Then she would take a few hits and the armor system would kick in and take all her clothes off again.
 
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Q: How to get the HD Texture pack?

DrakeI read somewhere that Skyrim just received a new patch that added the possibility to get an HD Texture Pack. I launched Steam but no patches incoming. I did the usual check of game cache but it seems all correct. I also searched for this pack in Steam Workshop but nothing, What am I missing?

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Q: How to change button for start next wave in MW3 survival mode?

iraSenthilAfter end of the wave I buy something and to exit the menu I have to hit "Back" button. Sometimes an extra press starts the next wave early. Is there some way to change this setting and if so what kind of change would you recommend? I am using Xbox.

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Q: How to master shooting while running?

iraSenthilI am starting off with MW3 and have been watching some videos from other players on Youtube. I feel like they do good job of killing enemies while moving from one location to another. I do good if I camp out in one location and shoot enemies. I feel this has some limitation, It takes time, so...

 
7:11 PM
"It's a creeper in a box! Actually, it's 576!"
 
@StrixVaria ...What?
 
@GnomeSlice Speaking of graphic work, hows that outro coming along?
 
@GnomeSlice You're really gunning for those flowers, aren't you?
 
@StrixVaria All my custom outfits sucked in stats :(
 
@GnomeSlice In Soul Calibur 4+, when you take damage, your armor can just "fall off".
 
7:12 PM
@RonanForman Nearly done, should get it to you tomorrow.
@StrixVaria Er... what was it rated?
 
@GnomeSlice Awesome!
 
@StrixVaria it was location at a time, though - high, mid, and low
 
@GnomeSlice They have underpants and stuff.
 
@StrixVaria Oh.
 
in this one it seems that it's all or nothing armor-wise
 
7:13 PM
@badp That was the original plan, but they don't work in dispensers
 
@IanPugsley I just had a match with someone who lost his armor about 15 seconds into the first round and paraded around in a loin cloth with an enormous spear for the remaining minute and a half.
 
I've been working on a custom char that looks like Invincible (from the comic of the same name) that uses Devil Jin's moveset
 
@OrigamiRobot Seriously? I thought the wiki said they did
Let me check quickly
 
@StrixVaria yup, sounds like Soul Calibur
 
@badp @Tristan and I tested, and it did not work.
 
7:14 PM
Fine.
 
@badp By all means look. I hope we were doing something wrong.
 
@GraceNote I'm too romantic for my own good.
@StrixVaria That sounds slightly erotic.
 
@GnomeSlice Do the flowers match?
 
Well it turns out I was right, I should post in meta more often.
 
@GraceNote Match what?
 
7:16 PM
The recipient, in either decor or glamour.
 
hello everyone :)
 
@spugsley Oh hai.
 
Hi @spugsley!
 
@RonanForman I agree, but I like the current atmosphere of Game On! You dont have to be pro much. I think a more "hardcore" competitive event could be useful/fun.
 
@GraceNote I was just going to get a bundle of 3-roses.
 
7:17 PM
@spugsley How many pings did you have?
 
So, yes.
 
@GnomeSlice $10 a rose?
 
@OrigamiRobot only 4
 
@Ullallulloo You've never bought flowers before, have you.
 
@GnomeSlice Nope.
 
7:17 PM
@Ullallulloo It's actually $40 for the three.
 
@GnomeSlice ...You're walking into one hejudas of a miserable deal there.
 
@GnomeSlice don't get roses
 
I still have $12.
 
@OrigamiRobot I love to play competitive games casually. I don't like when people start getting too serious about it. I don't think I would want to participate in a "hardcore" gaming event.
 
@spugsley Thank you
 
7:18 PM
@GnomeSlice they are expensive for no reason. Plenty of other pretty flowers that are much more cost effective
 
@StrixVaria I would not either. I'm just saying if they really want to do a competition like this, I don't think Game On! is the place.
 
@GnomeSlice ...gleh
 
@GnomeSlice ughhh and don't buy through a florist. Grocery store floral departments are better
 
@GnomeSlice That seems expensive compared to other sites.
 
7:20 PM
I don't drive and the destination is across town... so included delivery is ideal.
 
@GnomeSlice listen to @spugsley. She is a lady.
 
@OrigamiRobot I'm not saying that they should try to turn game on! into a competition, but they serve the same purpose, so why have both in half baked form.
 
You could get a dozen roses for $30 at a good florist. 3 for $40 is a complete ripoff.
 
Hi.
 
7:21 PM
@GraceNote You've never bought flowers before, have you. (Sorry, I just wanted to beat GnomeSlice to it that time)
 
what's the room for the mods candidates talk?
 
@Mvy Gone.
 
@RonanForman I know you aren't saying that, but you aren't not saying that (in the answer).
 
@MichaelMrozek Haha, I already mentioned that I have.
 
why did I get a notif then?
 
thx
 
You probably had registered for it earlier or otherwise been present to get an alert about the event happening, and hadn't been online since.
 
hm
 
@GnomeSlice teleflora.com/flowers/carnation-bouquet/… just as pretty as roses, waaaay cheaper. And they last a hell of a lot longer.
 
weird
 
7:24 PM
@GnomeSlice omg better yet. Mixed flowers. Twenty freaking bucks. teleflora.com/mixed-flowers/bouquet/make-a-wish-167864p.asp
 
You know what lasts a pretty long time? Orchids.
 
My word @GnomeSlice. Are you courting some young lady?
 
@Wipqozn Not exactly.
 
@GnomeSlice Stalking?
 
@GraceNote Orchids are gorgeous
 
7:25 PM
@MichaelMrozek Speaking of which, sorry for the delayed digest everyone. Working on it now...
 
@GnomeSlice Think of how many games you could buy with that money if you don't spend it on flowers.
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@spugsley They are. ♪
 
@StrixVaria What money?
 
@StrixVaria Zero.
 
@GnomeSlice this is an awful lot to go through for "not exactly"
 
7:26 PM
@StrixVaria This. Also, find a lady who likes to game and invite her to do that on Valentines Day instead
 
How are you buying flowers without money?
 
@IanPugsley Tell me about it.
@StrixVaria I'm begging for money in a public chatroom.
Duh.
Asking for work in the same public room.
 
@StrixVaria This is why he's asking us to shill out $30 (or get him a job that will pay him $30)
 
@GraceNote This.
 
I already donated enough to the GnomeSlice fund.
 
7:27 PM
@GnomeSlice why don't you just animate her something with your video magic?
 
@GnomeSlice work here
 
@GnomeSlice are you getting ME3? You could delay getting that for flowers....
 
@IanPugsley Because.
@DavidB What's ME3?
 
mass effect 3
 
7:28 PM
@StrixVaria Nice! Buy her that instead @gnome
 
When I'm 80, I need one of these.
 
@StrixVaria Heh.
@spugsley Not really suited to the occasion.
 
@GnomeSlice wrong
 
I'd make a joke that you could rob a bank to get the money, but I'd be afraid you would actually do it (and fail).
 
@GnomeSlice for some reason, guys think every woman ever wants roses. Not true
 
7:29 PM
@spugsley Also, it's $30, not $20.
 
@Wipqozn I'm more afraid he'd succeed.
 
Just draw her a picture of some flowers in crayon or something.
 
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@Wipqozn Seconded.
 
@Wipqozn I would fine that strangely adorable
 
7:30 PM
@GnomeSlice I don't understand the problem. You don't need to spend exactly $30 on her.
 
@Wipqozn He meant that the flowers were $30 because it was $29.99 on that link
 
It's not like she's going to be like "$20?!?! TWENTY?!?!? I TOLD YOU TO SPEND THIRTY DOLLARS!!!" throws the flowers back in your face
@GraceNote ah, I see
 
Even though the potential relationship with this woman is never going to go anywhere, I still want to get her at least one nice thing, considering the multiple gifts she gave me.
 
these? teleflora.com/mixed-flowers/bouquet/make-a-wish-167864p.asp The smallest option says 19.99. Freaking cheap as shit for online flowers w/ delivery
 
$30 flowers vs $10 chocolate, fight!
 
7:31 PM
@spugsley 29.99 for me.
 
@GnomeSlice ahhhh because of Canada
 
@GnomeSlice Flowers aren't the only nice thing. You could even get a cute stone bracelet for $14.99 if you shop in the right places.
 
@GnomeSlice I'd recommend something personal and lasting over flowers, if you're aiming at a gift with meaning/niceness behind it
 
@IanPugsley Like a crayon-drawing of flowers.
 
7:32 PM
That said, I tend to do a lot of that kind of shopping in the night markets, not in stores. So I have access to a very different inventory than most.
 
You guys really don't understand my situation.
 
@StrixVaria Exactly! Surely my idea is genius.
@GnomeSlice I'm not sure about everyone else, but I personally have no idea.
 
You've only really revealed that you want to give flowers to a girl because she has been very kind to you and given you gifts, so you want to repay the favor.
 
I know last year, when I thought we were going to be dating soon, her boyfriend (in jail) sent her a hand-made picture frame about the two of them, and she pretty much thought it was useless.
@GraceNote Not exactly.
 
@GraceNote If that's the case, then isn't roses the wrong gift?
 
7:34 PM
@GnomeSlice I'm really, then, missing the logic train where roses would be more appropriate unless you, say, flat out tell us that she wants roses. Which you've yet to do.
 
@GraceNote I have no idea.
 
@GnomeSlice uh, does she still have a BF?
 
If you have no idea that she wants roses, then why are you so hesitant to try an alternative option that can still show her how much you care?
 
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Q: Where can I find or buy recipes?

spugsleyI have acquired about a million reagents that can used to create potions. I went to use the alchemy table in Gorhart and it said I didn't have any recipes. I went back to the shop keeper, assuming that she would have some recipes since she sells potions. Alas, she doesn't have any. Where can I ...

 
@Wipqozn Yes. One which she neglected to tell me about over the entire course of me falling hopelessly in love with her. This is closure for me.
This was clearly not the place to discuss these things.
 
7:37 PM
@GnomeSlice Nobody is saying you can't buy roses. We are just trying to figure out why you think you need to buy roses.
 
I'm just trying to understand why you're deadset on needing to send roses, specifically.
 
I'M NOT.
I mentioned it once.
 
Because they are way over priced
 
'I was thinking of getting some roses'.
For fuck's sake.
I suck at women.
 
you just need to find the right one :) It'll work out
 
7:38 PM
Please calm down. We're not trying to gang up on your or anything, and if we're coming across that way, I'm sorry.
Our honest intent has really been to help with your scenario.
 
@GraceNote This.
 
I know. I wasn't cursing at you.
 
I think roses make a lot of sense as a closure gift.
 
Classic GnomeSlice.
 
That's not the issue - I'm not minding any anger being directed, @GnomeSlice. That's not why I'm asking you to calm down.
 
7:40 PM
you don't necessarily want something lasting in that case
 
Basically, this girl is insane.
 
@GnomeSlice Get her a gerbil, then.
 
She messed me up pretty bad.
 
Let him talk
 
sounds like it. Also sounds a little like she's using you :/ since her actual boyfriend is in jail
 
7:41 PM
@spugsley Yes, she was. Once he was out of jail, she pretty much lost interest in me.
Every now and then she texts me or something, but then quickly disappears. She can't focus on anyone, or anything.
 
Mmhmm
 
Where's @Mana when you need him.
He had to put up with my whining about it for months.
 
Given the time, I'd assume he's in class.
 
Considering the circumstances, I don't think you owe her anything.
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@RonanForman You're absolutely right. But regardless, I need to.
 
7:43 PM
@RonanForman he said it's closure for him - a last "thanks for everything," I assume
 
It's as much for me as for her.
 
For closure, aye?
 
"So long, and thanks for all the shit", as it were.
=[
 
Mmkay.
 
Emotional Shit, that is.
 
7:46 PM
@Gnome I'll say to you what I just basically said to SE, throwing money at the problem won't work.
 
@RonanForman Of course it won't.
 
Can I make one tiny suggestion, then?
 
@GraceNote Please.
 
Whatever you plan on getting, if it is outside your current wallet, try to see what other vendors are available. Don't go dirt cheap (it'd ruin your intentions), but always ascertain a good deal nonetheless before you start aiming for just how much money you'll need to save up and earn.
 
@GraceNote I'm trying. I completely forgot about Valentine's day until like... today.
 
7:49 PM
You're doing better than my brother and just about every other guy I know that isn't my father. They don't remember until midway through the 14th.
 
I'm like that with my birthday.
 
how about striped carnations... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_caryophyllus striped (variegated) carnations symbolise regret that a love cannot be shared
 
@GraceNote Oh crap Valentine's Day is coming up :(
I need to buy something lol
 
@GraceNote Hey, some women don't think about it either.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Not the ones I went to school with, that's for sure.
 
7:52 PM
Ergh, I wish I drove.
$14 delivery charge.
This is stupid.
 
If this is more of a parting gift type thing, giving it on Valentine's Day may not be the best idea.
 
ugh. the wife and I don't do the valentines day thing. somehow, she still manages to love me.
 
You at least remember your anniversary, right? ♪
 
@agent86 Yeah, I don't do it either, though I'd stand to profit from it if I did, hahaha.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Maybe. I think for this particular girl, it would have the most meaning.
 
7:54 PM
@GnomeSlice Just make sure it's the meaning you intend, is what I mean.
 
If it's not intruding too much, @GnomeSlice, I would also encourage you to either talk to her or write her a note/letter about how your relationship (not romantic to her, romantic to you) affected you, so that she's at least aware of what she did that hurt you. If you guys have already talked about that, then that's good, but she'll never change if she isn't aware what she's doing hurts people.
 
@agent86 Personally, I don't understand any set gift giving event.
 
@FallenAngelEyes indeed. one year the guys at work asked me "what are you doing?" and I said "nothing." and the were all like "DUDE, YOURE GETTING A DIVORCE?!?"
 
@OrigamiRobot Agreed.
 
@IanPugsley We've tried.
 
7:55 PM
@OrigamiRobot yeah, we don't tend to exchange christmas or birthday gifts either.
 
"here's a gift I'm giving you out of social obligation!"
"aww, how sweet!"
 
@agent86 hopefully @spugsley agrees with me, but I think she and I would much rather have meaningful experiences than gifts to celebrate our relationship
 
@agent86 Haha
@OrigamiRobot Yeah, same
@agent86 omg I found some other couple who does (doesn't?) do this, woo~
 
@IanPugsley indeed :)
 
I just try to say it if I'm thinking something nice towards her. That and we kind of agree that we're allowed to splurge on ourselves occasionally
 
7:56 PM
To me, any gift given outside those events is far more meaningful.
 
In our family, we celebrate gift giving days, but not for actual gift giving. The gifts come in any time of the year, the day itself is just a nice day for us all.
 
@FallenAngelEyes highfive
 
@OrigamiRobot This
 
You mean something else happens on February 14th other than the Mass Effect 3 demo?
 
The standard conduct for a normal relationship does not apply to my situation at all.
 
7:56 PM
@agent86 highfive I'd brofist you but I don't meet the qualifications.
 
@GnomeSlice It's good that you've tried, but writing might help. It'd give you the opportunity to give yourself some additional closure and get things said that might be hard to say in person.
 
@FallenAngelEyes If clouds can brofist, so can you.
 
@TimStone mass effect 3 demo?!? clearly we need to rename this day "Mass Effect 3 Demo Day" instead, and all tell our SO's that they're our favorite person on the citadel.
 
@IanPugsley Nice save.
 
@GraceNote Wait, what. What clouds? I need to see this.
 
7:57 PM
@IanPugsley I've written to her as well.
 
@Wipqozn :P
 
Brilliant idea
 
I think she pretended not to receive it.
 
@FallenAngelEyes You need to find a vendor that doesn't overcharge for the Touhou games, then.
 
You guys think I do things without thinking, or don't look ahead to the future?
 
7:57 PM
@GraceNote I do, I do indeed. :(
 
She's like that to the max.
 
@GnomeSlice I think you think, you just... think weirdly.
 

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