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8:00 PM
I doubt my PC would run Borderlands
 
dunno how much I'd play it thou
 
Over half the people on my friends list own the game. I am pretty sure most of them are because of me :D
Well make up your mind soonish, 50% off ends in... 45hours :)
Going to hop into a bit of minecraft
Trying to get some grass to grow into a desert :D
 
@James You should get 'Metal Drift' and play with me.
 
Racing game??
 
@RavenDreamer You around?
 
8:02 PM
ah, twisted metal game
 
eh, I got other games to play, it's fine
 
@James Not really.
 
@GnomeSlice Ill consider it man :)
 
Think 'handball' in hovertanks with lasers.
It's probably the most fun game I've downloaded from Steam so far.
@RavenDreamer Guess not, but what do you think of this style of drums instead of the one I had before? dl.dropbox.com/u/29281634/beat.wav
Just ignore the synths and bass thing.
I think these sound much better... but they're even more chippy than the last.
 
melee'd a turret
like a boss
 
8:09 PM
@BenBrocka Meleeing turrets always makes me feel so badass, even if I spend the rest of the mission one shot away from death as a result.
 
didn't think it would work, Charge does almost nothing to em
I really really don't like these cerberus assassin things
one hit kill...in multiplayer?!
 
@BenBrocka Speaking of things Shotguns are good at: They chew through shields really well.
 
@GnomeSlice Hm?
 
And Barriers.
 
@RavenDreamer Posted a few messages.
 
8:11 PM
do they hurt armor well though?
Shields I haven't had a problem with. But armor...
 
@GnomeSlice I do like those drums better.
@LessPop_MoreFizz esp. Geth Shotgun
@BenBrocka Wait till you meet Banshees!
 
@RavenDreamer Although, I am trying out Vanguard with an Assault Rifle and... I kinda like it.
@BenBrocka They're not great against armor without mods.
Things I wonder: How many of my profile views are not by me.
 
I thinks that's what this was
they have barirer?
 
@BenBrocka Yeah.
 
yeah I just punched one to death
not so bad if you get the drop on them as vanguard
I just don't like that they can kill you so you can't even get revived by squadmates...
 
8:21 PM
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Q: Where did they hide the weapon loadout screen?

AeoIn an early mission (no spoilers from me!), I had just found what I am guessing is your first sniper rifle. Convieniently, a nice little pop-up told me "press this to open the loadout menu!". So I did. Slapped on a sniper rifle and off I went. It took all of 30 seconds to realise I also have a sh...

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Q: Can you romance multiple people?

Juan ManuelIn Mass Effect 2, I remember there was a point in the game that you had to choose who to finally... close the deal with, and after you chose, the other romantic interests were not available (even though you could suggest a group effort). Is there something similar in Mass Effect 3, where you hav...

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Q: With our powers combined

KtashIn Mass Effect 2 there were bonuses for combining certain powers when attacking enemies. For example, using singularity and push would cause the enemy to go flying a long ways. And there was even an achievement for it. Do these effects still work in Mass Effect 3? And if so, what powers can be us...

 
Okay, if I wanted Mass Effect before, I don't now.
 
@LessPopMoreFizz how does the Amplified Concussive shot work? I have Garrus using armor-piercing ammo, and his concussive shot still does diddly squat against armor.
@ArdaXi Because questions?
 
If you release DLC day-one, that means, unequivocally, that you removed content you could have released on launch just to make more money.
 
Oh, wow, I am just missing dupe's all over the place today :/
 
@ArdaXi Not to make more money from us, to not have to give it to used game sellers, its a bad way of doing it, but it's not their fault.
 
8:28 PM
@RonanForman What? That argument makes no sense whatsoever.
Did we forget you can't exactly sell an Origin game back to Gamestop? Or are PC gamers totally non-existent now?
 
@ArdaXi That's a point, I didn't think of that, yeah, that only works for consoles.
 
While I think paid DLC is a completely flawed concept either way, if you do it so obviously just to make more money, you can't expect me to buy any games from you.
I can imagine in a year or two we can play two very different games based on which parts of the game we decide to buy.
 
@ArdaXi I have a picture I'm trying to find to show to you.
I don't agree with the way they handled it, but I don't think the demonizing towards bioware is appropriate
 
@RavenDreamer Why? In what way is this not a cash grab?
 
Because different teams work on different things.
It doesn't make sense to have one team sit idle when they could do other stuff... like DLC.
 
8:33 PM
@RavenDreamer Err...
 
I don't like that they're charging 10$ on day 0 DLC, but the alternative is to not have any DLC, not have it for free.
 
@RavenDreamer I like that alternative.
Put the team that was working on DLC on making the game more awesome on launch.
@RavenDreamer Did you know that Valve actually puts the L4D team to work on TF2 when they're idle and vice versa?
 
Valve is much smaller than bioware.
 
Still, that's not an argument.
 
@RavenDreamer couldn't have explained it better myself
 
8:35 PM
If you can work on DLC you can also work on the main campaign.
 
@RavenDreamer no, the alternative is to either not have any DLC or for DLC to come much later, potentially when no one cares to play the game anymore, murdering sales
 
@BenBrocka That's exactly what I said.
@ArdaXi This statement is ignorant.
 
There used to be plenty of games that survived perfectly well without DLC. There still are.
 
Game Certification takes a good deal of time.
 
@RavenDreamer Why?
@RavenDreamer As it will for DLC.
 
8:37 PM
@ArdaXi DLC goes through a different channel.
 
@RavenDreamer At any rate, that's a problem with game certification, not DLC itself.
 
not following that well, I'm gaming
killed an atlas with a Charge, funtimes
 
Games worked fine before paid DLC came along.
 
@ArdaXi Because you are not a developer, but you presume to know how best to develop.
You don't know enough to know you don't know.
 
@RavenDreamer I am a developer.
 
8:38 PM
@ArdaXi What studio?
 
I know the process.
Just because I'm not actually working on anything does not make me ignorant.
 
Have you ever worked in a major studio on a major project?
 
@RavenDreamer That's irrelevant.
 
No, it's entirely relevant.
 
I can still cite Valve as a working example, anyway.
@RavenDreamer No, it isn't.
 
8:39 PM
big production teams work way different
 
^^^
And again, Valve is small.
 
different teams doing different things
 
@RavenDreamer Question: How many video game critics are developers?
How many literary critics are authors?
How many film critics are producers?
You don't need to do something to criticise it.
 
You do if you want to be taken seriously.
You need to demonstrate knowledge somehow.
 
@RavenDreamer So you're saying every video game critic that is taken seriously is himself a developer?
 
8:40 PM
@RavenDreamer, Congrats for your free TV, you compulsive asker.
 
I think reality begs to differ.
 
@ArdaXi No, I'm saying that someone (you) who is not a big developer, who is criticising a big developer, (Bioware) for doing something they (you) would not do, shows ignorance.
You're making assertions about something you have little practical experience in.
By your own admission, you are not a major developer.
 
@RavenDreamer I don't know for AP ammo, but with Cryo it basically means that he'll freeze the target every single goddamned time.
Which makes it a fantastic primer for combos.
 
@RavenDreamer So you're saying that someone who reviews a game, not a developer, therefore criticising a developer for something they don't do, their review is invalid?
 
@ArdaXi No. That's what you're saying.
Game Reviewers should be reviewing the game, not the process that produced the game.
 
8:43 PM
@RavenDreamer You're saying that someone who is not a big developer, who is criticising a big developer, for doing something they would not do, shows ignorance.
A reviewer is someone who is not a big developer.
Something they would not do is develop a game.
Therefore, a reviewer criticising a game shows ignorance according to you.
 
Unless they happen to work at Bioware I suppose.
 
A reviewer criticising the way a game was developed shows ignorance, according to me.
 
@RavenDreamer I would be more inclined to be fond of that picture if it didn't misspell 'gouging'.
 
@RavenDreamer "for doing something they would not do"
The end result is merely the result of the way the game was developed.
If a reviewer says "they shouldn't have done that" that would be a direct critique of the process.
Plenty of reviews are about the merit/value of DLC.
 
8:45 PM
@ArdaXi Before paid DLC, there were these things called expansion packs. They came out once, a year or two after the game, and they cost ~50 bucks.
 
yeeey people, I'm not alone anymore
 
Nowadays, We have DLC. They come out 3-5 times after the release of the game, and generally cost ~10 bucks a piece.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz That depends a lot on the game.
 
@ArdaXi But people aren't complaining about the value of DLC. They're saying that they should have included the DLC in the main game. That's a complaint about the process, not the content.
 
I... don't really see how it's all that different. The main argument is that the old 'expansion packs' were often larger, more coherent single pieces, but I think the FO:NV DLC proves that it's possible to build a coherent 'campaign' via DLC.
 
8:46 PM
@RavenDreamer How so?
They're complaining about the fact the content of the game lacks the content of the DLC.
@LessPop_MoreFizz True, but in the end you're paying more for less. (Especially since that $50 figure is way off.)
 
@ArdaXi That's jaded. Ideally, they should be reviewing in a vacuum. But they aren't, so we get inane statements like, "They should have added the DLC as part of the game!"
 
@RonanForman @John I can play now if you're still up for it.
 
Look, there are multiple ways to publish a game. I'm not saying Bioware is wrong, I'm just saying that there's a genuine reason to dislike it. My experience in the matter is irrelevant to the value of my opinion.
 
I'm playing borderlands
 
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Q: Is it possible to activate a squad-bonus enchanced ammo type without overridding squad members settings?

DMA57361If, for example, I get Shepard activate Cryo Ammo (which has the +50% effectiveness for squad mates) then it replaces any ammo setting they my squad mates have active. If I then switch on one of their powers (which has the same squad bonus) then it overrides Shepard's ammo setting. The two ammo t...

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Q: Would Ahri's Charm slow down Master Yi while he is using his ultimate?

JayWhat happens if Ahri used Charm on a Master Yi while he is using Highlander? Charm (Active): Ahri will blow a kiss that travels in a line in front of her. It will deal magic damage and charm the first enemy it encounters, forcing them to walk harmlessly towards her, while being slowed by 5...

 
8:48 PM
@RavenDreamer Why? Context matters.
 
@ArdaXi Yes.
 
You can only ascertain the value of something if you include everything around it as well.
 
@ArdaXi I take offense to anyone who then extrapolates from this, "Bioware should have, or could have done X".
 
@RavenDreamer Bioware definitely could have done X. Whether they should have is not up to me.
 
@ArdaXi That is not something that can be empirically stated. That is an assumption the asker would like to assume.
You do not know whether something was feasible, because you are not Bioware.
 
8:50 PM
@RavenDreamer I'm not saying it would have been feasible.
It would however have been possible for them to draw up a plan to not have any DLC at all.
 
@RonanForman I can play that too :P
 
It would of course have cost them sales, unfortunately.
So no, it would not have been feasible. But possible? Definitely.
 
Has anyone here played MS Flight yet?
 
@OrigamiRobot What's your username? You need a new account
 
@LessPopMoreFizz do I want 25% chance of Charge not using cooldown or 50% more Barrier healed when charging?
 
8:51 PM
@BenBrocka bonus power, IMO
 
@BenBrocka Do you use Nova?
 
meaning barrier?
yeah I use nova, not as much as charge tho
usually melee not nova
 
@BenBrocka If you use Nova, go for the barrier. If you want the ability to chain charge, go for the CD.
 
I think I'll get the barrier one
would help when I melee too
 
Wow... Now that the Steam Workshop is open, it seems like the only thing left on Skyrim Nexus are the adult mods and a handful of "I'm boycotting Steam because of hurf durf whateverthefuck" holdouts.
 
9:09 PM
wait, I'm fighting phantoms, are banshees worse?
 
Yes
@BenBrocka you on PC?
 
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Q: Aria: Blue Suns mission

Gabriel SchreiberIn the Mission to support Aria's leadership over the merc groups: how to solve the Blue Suns mission without Killing General Oraka? He askes me to get him some weapons in return for leaving the Blue Suns alone. Where to I get them?

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Q: Do unused squad mates still gain levels?

ResorathI'm curious if I need to actively use the same squad mates for every mission to level them up, or if squad mates that don't come on missions level along side me even when unused?

 
@RavenDreamer ps3
 
Ah, can't invite you to coop then
 
I swear I killed something with a B in it's name once though
yeah, I think I'm the only PS3 ME3 player here
my PC wouldn't play it worth a damn though
Banshee is a Cerberus unit right?
 
9:20 PM
No
Reaper
 
oh, I was fighting cerberus for a while so I wouldn't have seem em
Are veteren packs THAT much better than recruit packs?
I'm still trying to get all the precious guns
 
Spectre packs have exclusive stuff, that's all I know
 
Does anyone know if Everquest has already gone free-to-play? They said "early March", but I can't tell if has happened or not.
I think today is the last day of "Early March"
mid-March starts tomorrow. That will be the 1st of Midmarch
 
beware the ides of March
 
Integrated Development Environment of March!
 
9:24 PM
woah, VEteran packs are DEFINITELY better. more equips and you get 3 of each one-use item
mwahaha, I got the Quarian Infiltrator, time to eff up some Geth
 
9:35 PM
@JayBazuzi Everquest 2 went F2P awhile ago I believe.
Not sure about the original.
 
Yes.
 
please tell me ME3 has semiauto sniper rifles
 
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Q: Does being paragon or renegade in the previous games affect Mass Effect 3?

johnjonIf my character's morality was heavily paragon or regenade in the previous two games, what will that affect in how Mass Effect 3 plays out? That is, does the morality of ME or ME2 change the story or gameplay in any noticeable way, or does Mass Effect 3 ignore that aspect of my imported character?

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Q: What rank is "Primarch"?

ResorathThe Turian Victus was given the title of "Primarch" after the previous Primarch died. Apparently this required some complicated decision making from the a Turian council. What rank is Primarch exactly? What power does it hold and how is it decided? Is it analogous to any current political or mi...

 
I hate Origin.
3
 
@RavenDreamer Insta-starred
 
9:47 PM
"Could not connect to EA Servers, but here, continue talking to your friends over Origin!"
 
@BenBrocka Several.
 
cant stand this loading every bullet crap
 
@BenBrocka Viper and Incisor, off the top of my head
@DaveMcClelland, @FallenAngelEyes, @LessPopMoreFizz Sorry folks. EA thinks I'm too good for y'all, and won't let me connect.
 
@RavenDreamer When in doubt, restart
 
Yea, restarting origin now
 
9:51 PM
we do get more than one of each weapon type in multiplayer, right?
 
@BenBrocka All non DLC single player weapons are in multiplayer
You can carry 2 weapons in multiplayer
 
sweet
I mean I only have the defaults so far. And most of tohse suck
 
@DaveMcClelland No dice. Sorry, y'all.
 
@RavenDreamer Try restarting your computer. That sometimes fixes viruses (like Origin)
 
9:53 PM
:(
 
@RavenDreamer Maybe they just have a no sharks rule
If I wasn't lazy I would have made one of those using your gravatar.
but I'm too busy drinking my delicious mango, orange and peach smoothie.
 
I found the answer: 16 March. eqplayers.station.sony.com/…
 

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