The Bridge

It's not as bad as it's made out to be. It's not terribly great, but it's not like there are dozens of shining examples of games that had such amazing endings to emulate.

MBraedley

@RavenDreamer he said (wrote) those words well. I, for one, would like a 6000+ ending that destroyed (and I mean obliterated) the Reapers without doing anything else

Raven Dreamer

@LessPop_MoreFizz I think a lot of fans wanted Dragon Age: Origins / Fallout 3 -style endings.

MBraedley

@RavenDreamer lol

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RavenDreamer Remember how much they howled at Fallout 3's ending though?

Sterno

It's really bugging me that the accepted answer on that soldier set-up question is "use incendiary ammo and heavy weapons"

heavy weapons isn't even soldier-specific!

Raven Dreamer

2:07 AM

@LessPop_MoreFizz I meant the modular montage style... though they did change the ending with Broken Steel.

Sterno

I shall go take out my rage on Cerberus via my newly specced Cryo ammo and Concussive shot

MBraedley

@Sterno Correct me if I'm wrong, but heavy weapons are basically one time use, right?

Raven Dreamer

@MBraedley Ayup.

@Sterno Link please?

Sterno

@RavenDreamer gaming.stackexchange.com/a/56497/3062

LessPop_MoreFizz

Re: Heavy Weapons:

►

agent86

2:09 AM

hmm, I have exactly 666 answers >:)

Sterno

@agent86 Never answer a question again.

Lazers

0

Q: What kind of XP bonus can i get in multiplayer?

So I saw that I'm getting a XP bonus on the mission select screen. I guess the XP bonus is from having Unknown selected, but are there other kinds of XP bonuses that I can get in multiplayer?

0

Q: Map making resources for SC2

Where can I find good resources for making maps in SC2? Are there any good tutorials out there on the map editing tools, as I always find the experience of making custom content What goes into the design of a good map?

starcraft-2 custom-maps map-editor

0

Q: In Yakuza Dead Souls, should I sell the figures to Kamiyama?

I've just run across Kamiyama and he's told me he'll pay 50k for Cutie Girl Figure and 150k for SR Love Shine Figure. Should I sell to him, or hold onto these for later?

yakuza-dead-souls

0

Q: How do I tell if crew members have more dialogue available?

In Mass Effect 3, how do I tell if crew members have more dialogue options available after I get back on the Normandy? It would be really nice if I didn't have to go around the ship and talk to everyone to see if there are more conversation options to go through.

mass-effect-3 mass-effect

Sterno

No, really. The rest of us need rep too.

agent86

@Sterno you'd like that, peanut thief.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@agent86 This means that my answers out-rep yours roughly 3:2.

Quality > Quantity!

Tim Stone

2:10 AM

Better yet, if he feels compelled to answer a question, he should just tell us what he was planning to write, and we'll post it for him. nods sagely

Sterno

They were just sitting there, out in the open. There was no sign of ownership!

LessPop_MoreFizz

Also, I only see 630 answers.

Liar.

Yi Jiang

@LessPop_MoreFizz Mods can see deleted posts I guess

agent86

maybe it's showing deleted ones on my profile

LessPop_MoreFizz

@agent86 It is.

Tim Stone

2:12 AM

@YiJiang Aye

LessPop_MoreFizz

10k can see deleted posts too, but they don't show up in our searches/profile views.

agent86

@LessPop_MoreFizz your answers have been sitting out longer.

and I also answer more obscure questions

so nyaaaaah

I don't think a snoopy street fair answer is ever going to be as popular as a skyrim one :)

Sterno

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

agent86

@Sterno wait what?

Sterno

@agent86 muahahahaha

user15026

2:15 AM

@agent86 Hey, that game IS AWESOME. It is popular, just with y'know....small kids....moms...and me :D

agent86

:|

user15026

Also, I totally appreciate those answers. :D

LessPop_MoreFizz

4

Raven Dreamer

Star fodder if e'er I've seen it. stars anyway

3

Ullallulloo

@RavenDreamer (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Blem

2:28 AM

@RavenDreamer got a follow up question for you (or someone else) gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/56564/…

Raven Dreamer

@Blem That's a dupe.

Blem

it is?

Raven Dreamer

14

Q: How do I do a grab in ME3?

I've seen medals awarded for successfully completing a grab in ME3 multiplayer. So what is a grab and how do I do one?

mass-effect-3

Ayup.

Blem

not the same, i asked for multiple he asked for single ;D

FAE

My brain hurts.

Raven Dreamer

2:30 AM

@FAE hugs

brainhugs

Weird. Origin warned me about unread messages from @FAE when I tried to close the chat window.

MBraedley

@Blem don't get cute with me, my brain isn't in a state to comprehend sarcasm right now

Blem

i better get to bed, have to get up in 5h, nn people and other beings

FAE

@RavenDreamer There are not enough brainhugs in the world to parse this ending.

Raven Dreamer

@FAE Yup. :(

MBraedley

@FAE I KNOW! Man that was screwed up

Lazers

2:37 AM

2

Q: What is the "special service" at the Blooming Rose?

There are rumors that the mistress of the Blooming Rose (in Hightown of Kirkwall) will provide a "special service" for regular customers. Is this a quest line? Am I missing out on story content or is it just flavor text from a loading screen? I haven't bothered to spend time in there unless th...

quests dragon-age-2

-1

Q: Can you "win" Dwarf Fortress?

Can you "win" a game of Dwarf Fortress? Is there like an ending or some victory condition? Or does the game just go on forever sort of like The Sims? Thank you.

pc dwarf-fortress

1

Q: How do I take out turrets effectively?

I just replayed the section of the female Krogan rescue where you have to get past two turrets and their entourage like a million times before finally clearing it. All it takes is a few seconds out of cover and I'm dead even from max shields/health. I used Overload to take out the turrets shiel...

mass-effect-3

MBraedley

So @FAE, what ending did you end up with?

FAE

@MBraedley chose the righthand path, don't wanna spoil people

MBraedley

@FAE I'll do that one eventually

John

@FAE Should've left out "hand".

OrigamiRobot

@John I can play some SOF if you want.

John

2:39 AM

@OrigamiRobot Now you show up.

OrigamiRobot

0

Q: When is Spelunky coming out?

The devs behind Spelunky on the PC have been working on a new improved version for a long time. Has there been any word on when the game is actually going to be released? I'm talking about the new version for XBox Live and the PS3 Marketplace, not the old free indie version. Note: I know their ...

spelunky

Raven Dreamer

@FAE Endings: Color-coded for your convenience!

OrigamiRobot

CLOSE

John

I've been free most of the past 4 hours.

OrigamiRobot

@John Apparently I went to the movies.

MBraedley

2:40 AM

@OrigamiRobot yep

John

@OrigamiRobot I see.

OrigamiRobot

In other news, 21 Jump Street is an amazing movie.

Ullallulloo

@OrigamiRobot What is SOF?

John

@OrigamiRobot Read my mind.

@Ullallulloo Sea of Flame. It's a Minecraft Adventure Map me and @OrigamiRobot are playing through.

Ullallulloo

@John Right.

user2334

2:43 AM

standard operating frocedure

John

@MarkTrapp 'fro required.

Raven Dreamer

@MarkTrapp How you properly maintain an Afro.

user2334

The bigger the 'fro, the more points you accrue.

Tim Stone

@FAE Yeah....Nothing like a "solution" to a solution in search of a problem, heh.

Raven Dreamer

Ha

This is pretty good:

LessPop_MoreFizz

2:49 AM

Business Travel is: Watching Storage Wars and drinking too much beer in a hotel room with difficult to calibrate climate control.

Raven Dreamer

lugoentertainment.com/me3ending/#!/Home

(Real life war assets)

LessPop_MoreFizz

Why is Storage Wars so addictive

Seriously.

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz Talk to @spugsley

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot Oh good, so it's not just me

Though I only ever watch it while traveling, never at home.

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz I enjoy it too

user15026

2:52 AM

@LessPop_MoreFizz I have no idea, but it is.

LessPop_MoreFizz

Also, never the Texas one. That shit is just stupid.

William

Go stupid shit! XD

Raven Dreamer

I blame Texas for a lot already.

Portali5t

Hi, all. I just saw something in stack overflow that said once you get 199 reputation you get automatically boosted another 100 rep. This didn't happen to me. Does anyone know why?

MBraedley

@Portali5t your other accounts get boosted. You're a trusted user on one site, so you should be a trusted user on others

Raven Dreamer

2:54 AM

If you have 200 or greater reputation on one site, you get 100 "bonus" rep when you link the two site accounts.

Have you linked your two accounts?

Portali5t

Ok, but not an extra 100 on the one that got to 200?

and no, I have not linked accounts

Raven Dreamer

Correct.

Portali5t

ok. Thank you

Raven Dreamer

It just means that instead of starting from 1, you start at 101.

;)

Portali5t

yup.

Raven Dreamer

2:55 AM

(On all new sites)

@Sterno was it you who wanted to kill Vega?

►

Sterno

Yes. Oh yes.

William

@Portali5t So create an account / sign in on a different stack exchange site.

Sterno

@RavenDreamer I hate him slightly less now.

MBraedley

@RavenDreamer lol

Sterno

Do you guys know if the 50% increase freeze chance for cryo ammo is current % + 50, or current percent * 1.5?

Raven Dreamer

2:56 AM

This game should be called "My Squadmates Witty Banter Effect"

MBraedley

what if you don't bring a tech specialist for that mission?

Raven Dreamer

@Sterno Everything else in ME is additive.

Sterno

Hrm, if only there were some sort of Q&A site I could ask this on

Raven Dreamer

@MBraedley That was not bringing a tech specialist for that mission.

Sterno

@RavenDreamer The ammo bonus damage from Combat Mastery is multiplicative

MBraedley

2:57 AM

@RavenDreamer Garrus is a tech specialist

Raven Dreamer

@Sterno Not familiar with that.

@MBraedley I don't understand. You only ever give up one squadmate, and you get to choose.

You can choose Vega, who's not a tech expert.

MBraedley

@RavenDreamer I meant if neither of your squad members have any tech ability. does the mission all but fail?

Raven Dreamer

@MBraedley James is the only one without tech ability, actually.

Garrus / Tali are obviously tech specialists

Tim Stone

@Portali5t You get a 100 reputation bonus once for each site in the network, including the one you first reached 200 on (even though this seems a bit counter intuitive)

MBraedley

Javik and Ashley

Raven Dreamer

2:59 AM

Ashley was a gunnery chief, so presumably she knows her stuff

user15026

@Portali5t Actually, according to this Meta post you will get a one-time bonus on whatever site you reached 200 on.

Raven Dreamer

Javik just has to touch someone with tech knowledge, and he can kirby their powers.

Portali5t

yeah, @TimStone thats what i was wondering, b/c it said that in the overflow post but i got no rep, so now i wonder..

Tim Stone

Yeah, you do have to have an account on more than one site, though :)

Portali5t

wierd... making new linked accounts on diff SE sites, but only have 1 rep.

MBraedley

3:02 AM

@Portali5t It may take time. as much as a day, in fact

Portali5t

OK, thanks that is reassuring :)

MBraedley

my body is telling me it's time for bed. later all

Portali5t

bai

Tim Stone

Hooray, bronze ME3 badge.

Portali5t

im having trouble with the sharing :(

FAE

3:03 AM

@TimStone Congrats!

Portali5t

yes yes i agree

(on the bronze badge)

Lazers

1

Q: Why is Dwarf Fortress a huge resource hog?

When I'm playing Dwarf Fortress my CPU usage is near 100%. This limits the usage of other applications when I alt-tab out of the game. Why does the game require so much processor usage? Is there a way to turn down some options to reduce the processor usage?

dwarf-fortress technical-issues

Tim Stone

Thanks! It taunted me yesterday because I ended up with a score of 99 when the scores were updated, heh.

Portali5t

It is too bad that they are longer giving away Valkyrie AR replicas for the ME3 challenge. They ran out before SE got any. :(

Tim Stone

Should get started on my NG+ playthrough so I can pick up some nice screenshots for my existing answers.

Sterno

3:06 AM

@FAE Welcome to the multiple-serial-upvote-reversal club

Tim Stone

@Portali5t Yeah, that was a shame, I was really hoping to get one.

FAE

@Sterno cripes, -80

Portali5t

same, if I ever got that far. LOL

Tim Stone

Not something I'd normally buy for myself, so would have been a very neat contest prize. :D

Portali5t

@FAE

what did sterno do?

Tim Stone

3:07 AM

@FAE Ouch.

Sterno

I had a -120, -110, -80, and -40

user15026

@Sterno The only consolation is that they got smaller as time went on?

Sterno

No. Actually, the -110 was yesterday, after I'd already solidly had Admiral.

Portali5t

ohhhh woah thats upvoting with issues...

Sterno

weirdness

William

3:09 AM

I think it's awesome that gaming.SE is putting this contest on.

Gets StackExchange a lot of popularity.

Portali5t

yeah, but the sharing is a bi-atch to complete.

user15026

@Sterno Oh boo :(

OrigamiRobot

Oh, two people I've never seen.

STATE YOUR BUSINESS

Portali5t

@Sterno oh well, I guess that's why u gotta do the comp. legitly

Tim Stone

@Portali5t I had some trouble with this, too...but eventually passing the links around to enough places got me enough shares for a prize.

William

3:11 AM

The whole point of the sharing is to get free advertising for gaming.SE.

Portali5t

if anyone wants to click some perma links i got plenty shared'

(to be shared)

agent86

my effective military strength: 3,999

AGENT SMASH

>:|

user15026

@Portali5t They won't count if they are shared within the se network.

agent86

looks like I've got one more multiplayer mission to run

Portali5t

i know... sad :(

Sterno

3:13 AM

@Portali5t I agree it should be reversed when not legit. And for the record, I'm not the one doing it. :P

Portali5t

@ste

@sterno what do you mean?

Sterno

I guess I'm not sure what you mean.

3 mins ago, by Portali5t

@Sterno oh well, I guess that's why u gotta do the comp. legitly

OrigamiRobot

@Portali5t You can edit your messages in chat if you click the little down arrow on the left.

Sterno

I wish ME3 would stop giving me fetch quests for systems I can't go to yet.

Portali5t

i mean the me3 thing, with the votespamming that occurs then gets subtracted.

OrigamiRobot

3:16 AM

@Sterno I wish games would stop giving fetch quests period

LessPop_MoreFizz

Storage Wars people are discussing what is the appropriate size box in which to store a dead body.

Y'know, so you don't get one that's too big and have to pay for a bigger locker.

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz Do they suspect one is in there?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot They are reminiscing about the time Darrell found one in the 80's

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz shudder

Sterno

@LessPopMoreFizz Does it have to be in one piece?

user15026

3:17 AM

@LessPop_MoreFizz oH ICK.

Wipqozn

but yeah

hello wonderful people

OrigamiRobot

GREETINGS CREATOR. I MISSED YOU

user15026

@Wipqozn hello wonderful you

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Yes, I missed me you too.

Well that was awesome.

user15026

@Wipqozn ?

Wipqozn

3:20 AM

I went out for dinner with my friends for my birthday (which is next week), and we got to witness the bomb squad respond to a suspicious package on the bus

dinner and a show? Yes please.

Tim Stone

> Dear Club Bing Member, As a reminder, the Club Bing program will be discontinued on May 31, 2012.

Club Bing Member? Err..

LessPop_MoreFizz

►

Tim Stone

@Wipqozn That sounds pretty epic.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@TimStone Club Bing? Or Clubbing?

Wipqozn

@TimStone It was.

user15026

3:21 AM

@Wipqozn Sounds like you had an entertaining evening.

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn Have you been gorging yourself on some Dubliners?

user15026

@OrigamiRobot Haha yeah I had time to kill in the library today, so I watched a ton of their videos on youtube. It was a good time. :D

Tim Stone

@LessPop_MoreFizz Well, it's already somehow been established that my dancing moves are better than Shepard's, so the latter would make more sense.

I also got 800 free Xbox Live points, apparently. Good stuff.

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn :D

user15026

@OrigamiRobot It makes me so happy. I dunno why.

StrixVaria

3:27 AM

@Tristan Well, you wrote NES even though it was for Atari :P

@AshleyNunn Whenever I try to load up the DrawSomething game with you, my phone crashes.

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn Because Irish accents are awesome!

StrixVaria

I'm probably going to have to delete the game and start a new match with you.

user15026

@StrixVaria sad why does it haaaaate me :(

user15026

@StrixVaria Let me know if you can make it work - but I don't want you to like lose all your progress and coins and such.

StrixVaria

@AshleyNunn It only happens with your game, too. I have like 12 other games going and that's the only one.

user15026

3:28 AM

@OrigamiRobot You have a very valid point.

user15026

@StrixVaria Weiiiird.

StrixVaria

You'll keep the coins earned so far, but the stats will be lost :(

user15026

@StrixVaria I'm sorry :( we dont -have- to play if that is a concern.

StrixVaria

@AshleyNunn I want to keep playing. If I have to delete our record and start over I guess I'll deal with that.

user15026

@StrixVaria Alright :)

Tristan

3:30 AM

@StrixVaria Really? I always remembered Pitfall as a NES title...

StrixVaria

I just wanted to give you warning before I went ahead and did it so you weren't like "WTF is with this guy?"

@Tristan I never had an Atari and I was too young when we had an NES to remember anything other than Mario, Zelda, and Final Fantasy.

It might have been for both...

user15026

@StrixVaria Hahaha I know it is because secretly you don't like me and dont want me to have nice things.

Sterno

Ha, that's awesome!
Conrad Verner: `I'm sorry if I ever accused you of pointing a gun at me when you didn't actually do that. I was really stressed out.`

user15026

@Tristan The original release was for Atari. I actually own it.

Tristan

@AshleyNunn Did it port to NES? Also, do you own Custer's Revenge?

user15026

3:32 AM

@Tristan There was an NES version, called "Super Pitfall". And no, I don't. XD

Tristan

Ha! So there was an NES Pitfall. In your face @StrixVaria! =P lol

user15026

@Tristan Also, there were actually 2 pitfall games on the Atari, but I only own the first one.

user15026

The second one is what the NES game is loosely based on.

Lazers

0

Q: How do I "activate Alliance network" to play multiplayer in the demo?

When I try to play multiplayer in the ME3 demo, I get this: Error You do not yet have access to the online features of the Mass Effect 3 demo. Please try again later. Back on the main screen there is this scrolling text: Activate Alliance Network to Access Online Features How do...

mass-effect-3

1

Q: How do you guarantee a trip to the last world with two whistles?

There's a whistle in World 1 and a whistle in World 2. When you use one whistle, it takes you to that little warp island with three connected sections of pipes that warp you to different worlds. The top row has worlds 2-4; the middle row has worlds 5-7; the bottom row has world 8 - the last world...

super-mario-bros-3

0

Q: How do I get the following item in the coalesced .bin?

How do I get the following in ME 3?: God mode, all weapons, infinite ammo for all weapons, no reload, infinite credits, unlimited credits, unlimited minerals

mass-effect-3

0

Q: Will I still be able to call Roman to have a taxi pick me up after I finish the game with the 'Revenge' ending?

Will I still be able to call Roman to have a taxi pick me up if I choose the 'Revenge' ending? ! In the 'Deal' ending, Roman will die. While in the 'Revenge' ending, Roman will not die. ! More info here: http://gta.wikia.com/Endings_in_GTA_IV

endings story gta-4

user15026

Wow....I know some really random crap.

Wipqozn

3:34 AM

I'm so happy that ITG was banned.

6

user15026

@Wipqozn I did a happy dance.

Tristan

@AshleyNunn Oh... Today I learned. Today I also bought some color packs for Draw Something.

Typing on a touchscreen keyboard is hard when you have the hiccups...

user15026

@Tristan Awesome. :)

user15026

Also, @Tristan, if it takes a reeeealllly long time for me to "draw" our next round, I am sorry - I was playing but then I had to stop and chase my cat away from sitting on my 3DS. SO there might be a long gap. XD

StrixVaria

@AshleyNunn It is smart enough to cut out gaps!

Tristan

3:37 AM

@StrixVaria Aww... It would've been funny.

user15026

@StrixVaria Oh, thank goodness.

Wipqozn

Also, just posting this again in celebration of ITG being dead:

►

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Sterno The best is his war asset if you meet like 6 obscure conditions in ME1

Tim Stone

@Wipqozn Somehow I missed that earlier, hooray!

Sterno

@LessPopMoreFizz I did! I just looked it up and am amazed I happened to have all the qualifications

Verner's also got some awesome dialog about thermal clips

LessPop_MoreFizz

3:40 AM

@Sterno The best dialog about thermal clips is from Blasto.

Does this one feel fortunate?

Tristan

@LessPop_MoreFizz Verner's 5 point asset?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Tristan The points aren't the best, it's the flavor text of it.

He is a leading dark matter researcher.

Um... okay.

Sterno

Then you have to have the matriarch's writings. And have helped some dude on Feros.

Tristan

I never read it... I just found the fact that he even did a dissertation hilarious.

Sterno

That would have been an awesome one to have be worth a lot.

Wipqozn

3:43 AM

0

Q: What is the old Rayman game(s) called for the DS?

The new Rayman game for the consoles reminded me how much I used to love that game. I don't like the new one though, and I can't find anywhere what the old DS ones are called. By "old ones" I mean the ones that came out back before the DS light was out. I also don't remember if there was more tha...