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6:00 PM
@fbueckert Yeah, which doesn't help, to be fair lol
 
Logorrhea is a terrible, terrible thing
I've been feeding him monosyllables and doing my own stuff for half a hour now, he still hasn't taken the message
 
@Shinrai To be fair, they should learn how the site works before assuming it's a forum and posting junk.
 
yesterday, by agent86
during the entire contest period last time, we got about 150k views from league of legends questions, versus about 1 million views overall (so around 15% of site traffic was LoL related)
 
@fbueckert Exactly! But I can't think of any good way to do that and still promote it as such.
 
yesterday, by agent86
contrast with diablo 3, where we got 4.8m views of 5m views from the tag
There
Downvoted the contest.. I feel better
 
6:05 PM
@James I'm hoping that after this contest, they've learned their lesson.
 
The discussion that happened .. yesterday? about it makes me think they wont
LoL holds many contests because that is how they keep interest in their game. Being able to help fund that is a very simple and easy way to advertise Arqade.
Have to remember that contest budgets are likely under Marketing campaigns for the company doing them :)
 
@James Well, I think SE offered the sponsorship before they realized the backlash the first contest got.
 
Well, it's certainly "simple and easy" in the sense of being low effort for SE staffers
and yeah, I'd suspect they're already on the hook for this
 
@Shinrai That is what I meant.
I look at all the resources for LoL and we are simply not the site for that level of resource..
 
@Fluttershy what's up?
 
6:08 PM
If we come up with a massive negative reaction to this contest, it should hopefully put paid to any other LoL contests here.
 
That game doesnt fit here.
@fbueckert I invite you to downvote the contest then :)
 
@James We expect something from users that is not known to be high on the priority list for LoL players: coherence.
 
@fbueckert I do not even care about the users honestly
You just are not going to see 15 guides on how to play Lulu in 8 different ways on our site
 
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Q: How many shots does the Hovertank in Hovertank 3D take before blowing up?

ChristianHow many shots can you take in Hovertank 3D before your tank blows up? Is it the same regardless of the enemy attack? For example, can any of the other enemy hovertanks hit you with a charged attack that instantly kills you, regardless of your shield level?

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Q: What PC First person shooter game is really bad? :)

SauliusI have written here was whether such a game, and offered me a "Amnesia: The Dark Descent". I asked that I would play that should, that is and I wrote much the same way: What the PC first person shooter game is really bad? I'm sorry, I did not at first use are the required word. Now I thought th...

 
@Lazers Kill this, please.
 
6:10 PM
Guides do not fit our QA model and who wants to have to go through 15 posts to get the information you would need for a single player?
 
@James The SE format doesn't lend itself well to a wiki-esque reference, no.
 
And then get shot down when you try and discuss the tactics for the character?
 
@James Technically, you could argue that about ANY multiplayer game.
 
@fbueckert You can argue it about PvP only games.
But Borderlands can have some good questions because teh point isnt to kill another player.
 
@IanPugsley You wanna buy some magic cards? =D
 
6:12 PM
Honestly, I don't know that there's much good LoL content that fits here that hasn't already been addressed, too.
We have tons of "How does mechanic X work" type of stuff already
 
@fbueckert "we try to stay away from questions that encourage discussion" - I know it's true but your wording made me giggle
 
@Shinrai Same. I expect this contest to produce little new content.. I just hope the SE people pay attention to that.
 
@James TF2 is PvP only; I think we have some good questions for that game.
@pixel I don't think I follow how my wording makes that funny.
 
@fbueckert The Secret World is multiplayer and we have some good questions for that as well ;) And Diablo.. and.. shall I continue? :)
 
@fbueckert this will likely change before the end of 2012
 
6:14 PM
Some good ones for Minecraft too..
 
@fbueckert I see arqade from the chat point of view, where all we do is discuss
 
@pixel Chat on here is great
 
@fbueckert plus many of the old questions are purely discussion based
 
But its not a referable resource like the Q and As are (well not as easily referable)
 
the demoman's probably the best
 
6:15 PM
@pixel Hence the "try" :P
 
@QAdp o.O
 
I honestly don't see the huge issue with discussing some of the questions that get asked either, in fairness
 
@QAdp Still not really played that game. Though I hear it is now called Team Hatress 2
 
@pixel Discussing the question is fine.
 
@James It's one of the best MP games ever made. Period.
 
6:16 PM
@tiddy Yeah Yeah
 
Quake 3 was better
 
But it's hard to provide a definitive answer to a question that invites discussion.
 
I checked your play time @tiddy and its down to like 2-3 hours again.. Did you flip the hour counter??? :)
 
TSW
Though I did start a new skyrim char
 
@fbueckert but it isn't impossible, and sometimes I feel questions get nuked far too quickly when the discussion that could have happened would have resulted in a definitive answer
 
6:17 PM
@tiddy Are you talking about The Secret World or TF2??? :D
 
@fbueckert yes there are many instances where an answer just won't happen, and I will agree with that
 
Secret World
 
THE SECRET WORLD is too secret for discussion
 
@tiddy Oh, LOL. Yeah I am very much enjoying that game.
 
first rule of TSW is don't talk about TSW, etc
 
6:18 PM
@pixel You can see the future now? There's no real way to tell if a discussion will result in a definitive answer.
 
@pixel Haha, we talk about it all the time :P
 
Im still in KingsMouth
or whatever
 
@tiddy Same, though I have finally gotten two QL-3 weapons
 
Gonna hit every mission and then move on
 
@fbueckert No I can't see the future, that would be silly, but some questions get closed that could have been answered, just because they would have resulted in a discussion before the answer occured
 
6:18 PM
(That I can actually use)
 
Im still @ QL-2 level
 
"This looks like it will be a discussion" VTC
 
once I get some talismans and the ability to use them I hope to do that polaris thingy
 
Just have a couple talismans
still using the spirit blade I think
 
@James @tiddy I am finally full QL10
 
6:19 PM
Yeah but you game the PVP dungeons right?
 
not in a way that would severely affect one character no
I do log in to an illuminati char, cap all bases, then log onto a templar and cap them back
 
Anyway Im still ql2 and have been solo'ing the intro island
 
@pixel I don't think happens as often as you think; if a question can result in a definitive answer, but invites discussion, it should get re-worded to remove the discussion bit.
 
I have 1 star
 
but that is mainly because there is a 30 minute cooldown on the capture base quest
@tiddy @James I will say this, the game is significantly more fun in a group
 
6:21 PM
All my TSW people are west coast
 
All my TSW people are American
 
So I use my blade to kill things
 
entire friends list is offline until 2am
 
@pixel Hehe Ill be on more reasonably over the weekend :)
 
So you can imagine it is difficult to sync quest runs
 
6:22 PM
:D
 
I have probably only put in 2 solid night of playing
 
@tiddy I have not played in 2 days
 
Holy hell... If any of you are thinking of playing Trine 2, I just wanna say... The environments in this game are some of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen in a game.
 
I think that means I can go do any quest in the game (All the timers should be gone :D)
 
kinda, its not very obvious what quest people are on
 
6:23 PM
@Fluttershy Beautiful game. Hated the gameplay though.. too clunky
 
I just want to run quests and finish the game
PVP can die in a fire for all I care
I don't know how to describe my level, but I can kill dragur lords without issue
 
@tiddy You're playing an MMO...and you want to finish the game...Those two don't mesh. :P
 
I've never played an mmo
 
@fbueckert its possible to finish this one
 
@tiddy Your gear level is your level :)
 
6:26 PM
Feasibly possible
 
I guess that would land in ql2
 
like I'm 70% through the story and 18% through capping my character
 
@pixel I'll believe that when I see it. One of the main points of MMOs is to keep the subscription going. Which means continually adding more content.
 
@fbueckert they're adding a truckload of content next month
@fbueckert doesn't mean I won't have 100% story done by then, which means it will be completed for a period of time
 
That's when my free 30 day sub ends
So I'll probably leave then
 
6:28 PM
@tiddy yea, I'm 100% certain it's not a coincidence they're dropping a whole load of content into the game around the subscription renewal time
 
@pixel Every MMO has this. Finishing the game is a moving target. Ergo, it cannot be permanently completed
 
I don't know if they save character data
 
@tiddy yes they do
there is even a question about it on here somewhere
 
Great. I'll just pay 15$ in 4-6 months and playthrough all the new content
 
might not be a question, think its a comment on one of the early questions
 
6:29 PM
It'll be like buy 2 games get the 3rd free. Only it's the same game and the company treats you like crap
 
@tiddy I am probably going to play for a couple of months and then stop, I've been recalled to WoW
 
For any whom are interested there will be a minecraft ultra hardcore match made up so far of mostly people not in here :) terrafirmacraft.com/f/topic/1061-ultra-hardcore
Let me know if you are interested and I will just add you to the list :)
 
TSW is safer than that crack you are referring to
Though I've never even played WoW
 
@tiddy whole load of friends are forming a new guild and require a disc priest
 
@James If you're QL3 you can probably handle Polaris. (I think we'll try to make a run this weekend)
 
6:32 PM
@Shinrai if you're going to do instances wtb group :P
 
What is polaris
 
I am gearing to heal
 
@Shinrai Only my weapons :D My talismans are still like 0-2
@tiddy The first group instance you run into in the game (north edge of Kingsmouth)
 
@James I was in full QL2/3 talismans very quickly just doing story missions in Kingsmouth
 
6:33 PM
@Shinrai Yeah we have established you are a lucky bastard cause I was not :D
 
@pixel Well you're high enough to drag us all through in ANYTHING, lol (QL4/5 here and I can already tank normal Polaris just fine)
 
its been side missions dealing with things around the air port that got me my QL-3 weapons
 
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Q: What is the Font Used in Pokemon Conquest?

ruberglyWhat's the font used in Pokemon Conquest's dialogue? More specifically, since I assume it's some proprietary font compiled compiled in the game, where have I seen it before? It looked extremely familiar as soon as I saw it. Here's an example: My first thought was Final Fantasy Tactics Advance...

 
I duno I spent a large period of time dying in Ankh lastnight
 
I haven't even seen the airport yet
 
6:34 PM
@fbueckert Just answer: Comic Sans :D
 
Never crossed the bridge
 
@James I'd rather just burn it with fire. :P
 
Ill probably run polaris tonight. Have my first "gaming friday" in probably a month
 
@fbueckert I am pretty sure the fallout of that for an answer would do just that ;)
 
@tiddy Be aware that you'll probably want a group that's a bit outgeared for it if you don't gear up first, you might get eaten
 
6:36 PM
Death doesn't scare me
 
(literally)
 
I will fight with my lame passives and my starting sword
 
@James Almost guaranteed. :P But I try not to snark on new(ish) users; they don't know when I'm teasing them.
 
I will emerge victorious
 
@tiddy You do have a second weapon, right?
 
6:37 PM
first hit on google
 
I dunno a chaos focus
might as well be part of my costume
 
Blade/Chaos is very good at first (I'm still running it, lol)
You should 100% be using both weapons, though
 
@pixel The font requested isn't actually in that answer. :P
-1 for unhelpful!
 
if you're not using two finishers you're gimping your damage output by 33-50%
 
@fbueckert 5th down on the list
 
6:38 PM
I don't even know what a finisher is
I use chaos to weaken and then have some good passives. But mostly use blade
 
When I say 'finisher' I mean 'move that says it consumes resources'
 
Just finished all first tier blade skills
 
@tiddy I strongly recommend you read this: yokaiblog.wikidot.com/guides:tswfaq
 
@pixel Pixelation throws off my image recognition. ><
 
especially the very beginning
 
6:40 PM
I guess this is one of those potentially discussion based questions that get VTC far too quickly :P
 
I kinda feel i'm doing ok
I have maxed first tier blades, I am digging into the chaos skills
have some ql2 talismans
 
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Q: What is the Font Used in Pokemon Conquest?

ruberglyWhat's the font used in Pokemon Conquest's dialogue? More specifically, since I assume it's some proprietary font compiled compiled in the game, where have I seen it before? It looked extremely familiar as soon as I saw it. Here's an example: My first thought was Final Fantasy Tactics Advance...

 
@tiddy As long as you're fully utilizing both weapons (obviously as you gain skills, but) you're okay. I've just seen people neglecting one to the exclusion of the other, which is a bad idea
 
Why is that
I think I only have one active chaos skill atm
 
because you kill your damage output if you're not using finishers for both weapons
You should use Call of Eris if you're not. It's just free extra damage every 5th builder!
 
6:44 PM
@Shinrai I don't use finishers for both weapons, in fact I only use AR abilities, but I am totally geared towards leech healing
 
How do I self heal during combat?
 
(and a lot of it, that's a really good skill to be tier 1)
@pixel Right, healing's a bit different. Do you run solo like that though?
 
yes
 
Isn't it slow?
I know leech heals are really good but
 
I don't know, all I know is my HP doesn't go down
 
6:45 PM
@pixel :)
 
so if slow takes into account never dieing, I guess not
 
@Shinrai I guess I kill mine then cause I spend my time using my sword to build blood abilities.. My quick bar is just too small.
 
That said, what's your secondary weapon?
 
the illuminati swarm is about to destroy fusang again
my secondary weapon is a QL10 blood thing
 
I'm about to start BoI
 
6:46 PM
just never gets used
 
@James It doesn't matter what your builder is, you just want to full utilize your charges for both weapons.
 
@QAdley BoI?
 
binding of issac
 
@James Binding of Isaac
 
@Shinrai Yeah I just dont.. The blade givse me blood resources which I either use for my damaging blood spells or my shields/heals.
 
6:47 PM
No one can type Blindings of Isaac properly
 
I have no idea what you're talking about. Weapon charges?
 
I had to get rid of my finisher so I could keep 2 Single target bloods and 1 multi target blood along with my stun :(
 
Still have no idea what a finisher is
 
The blood chain aoe + blade whril was awesome though. Drop most groups in two abilities
@tiddy A high damage skill that uses up all your (or some as is the case with blood spells) weapon resources
 
@tiddy I really suggest you read that link. But basically there are two kinds of skills - ones that build weapon resources and ones that use them. Typically the latter have a bit more oomph.
 
6:49 PM
Ah. I don't think blades have any of those full resource hits in first tier right?
 
@James As far as using your blade resources, I don't have much use for mine either but I keep Brandish on the bar. You should use them for SOMETHING...
@tiddy every weapon has at least one in the first tier. In fact I think every weapon may have one that only costs 1 AP
 
Yeah I don't have brandish yet
tier 2
 
@tiddy Blade dance or what not, the AOE spin around hit everything.. Worked wonders for me for a long time
But self preservation via blood became more important.
 
I took the spin out of my bar
I use that AoE - i dunno...flourish? to take on more than 1
 
@pixel And belatedly, you might consider just throwing Angelic Aegis onto your bar to use those blood resources. It's supposed to be really good. (Haven't run blood yet so idk for sure)
 
6:51 PM
@Shinrai I don't generate blood resources
 
@pixel how is that possible? You use an AR generator, right?
 
I use heals for all of my attacks
 
@tiddy Yeah that is why I took it out too. My blood AOEs do more damage than that blade did.. Granted combined they were fairly dangerous
 
I only generate AR
 
@pixel My basic blade abilities generate resources for 'All Equipped Weapons' :D
 
6:52 PM
@pixel I was under the impression all generators generated a resource for both weapons, do AR leech heals not do that?
That would be different then!
 
So I can hack and slash then boil blood :)
 
no, AR leech only generates AR
 
I use my blade almost exclusively for damage
My chaos spin move weakens them
 
I would have to use a dps ability to generate blood
 
@tiddy What is your second weapon?
 
6:53 PM
So it says
 
Ahh Chaos.
 
Chaos Focus
 
Blood does nice damage and DoTs as well as nice heals.
 
Has a lot of good passive health generation since I plan in tanking
 
Blade does some nice damage as well as damage mitigation. I am enjoying this combo
 
6:53 PM
Yeah I am really not hitting any hurdles
 
Fun wise I want to try Pistols and Blood but they do not seem to be very synergistic
 
Only time I die is typically when I am just trying to f'in run somewhere and I aggro like 5 dragurs
 
@pixel That's weird. I just looked and apparently those are the only abilities like that. Crazy! Nevermind then.
 
I think Ill save Pistols and Blood or Elemental for a Templar
 
@tiddy Blade/Chaos is super easy. I'm still running it a ways in. (Need to start leveling Fist for Bloodsport though...)
 
6:55 PM
I think I'm getting by on my chaos passives
 
@Shinrai I have like No blade skills yet, I am second tiered in blood though :D
 
Cause that spin move does jack, and I don't think I have anything that works off weakened states
 
@tiddy Use Call of Eris, seriously, if nothing else. (Escalation is also broken good in groups, and even solo it's my primary skill)
 
What's that site where you can view your builds?
I'll show you
 
Stacking up to 30% damage taken increase on mobs is just sick (and Chaos is the only thing that can do it)
 
My SP and AP allocations were just plan old Odd.. I have more SP in my blades but I have more AP (a lot more) in blood
 
In my skill tree, my assault rifle (dps and heal), blood (heal) and all three talismans are up to 10/10
 
@tiddy I would drop Surging Blade (I always felt it was useless) and slot Call of Eris in there. Just use it when your Chaos resources are full. It's really nice damage.
 
That's not completely up to date
 
6:57 PM
yeah it only updates daily
 
ewww templar
 
But my build looked sort of like that for a while.
 
I did get my first star, Im rank 2 now
 
I would do Dancing Blade - Escalation x5 - Call of Eris - Dancing Blade - then start doing Delicate Strikes for the rest of my resource building. (If dealing with a horde just keep doing Escalation)
But trust me, just find a spot for Call of Eris and make sure to use it when you're at 5 charges, you'll be pleased with the results
 
Indeedd.
 
6:59 PM
I'm way into tier 2 chaos and still using it as my Chaos consumer solo
 
Blade Resources regenerate over time for what its worth
 
yeah, melee weapon resources regen between fights (so you can open with a consumer)
magic weapon resources don't. (ranged weapon resources build on the target, not yourself)
 
Yeah found that neat
But that is why I have to keep that Crappy small shield in my bar
so I can open with a blood consumer after I shield myself 5 times
 
@James And I'd still find room for a blade consumer, or at least work up to it.
 
@Shinrai I honestly do not use the stun very often.. I just feel naked with out that in there :D
 
7:01 PM
For reference, here's what I'm running and I'm steamrolling with it: chronicle.thesecretworld.com/character/Shinrai
 
Ah ok
 
(with a penetration build)
Yeah, I've never needed a stun, but chaos is such good AoE that I've never had much trouble
 
Hmm I think I looked at Brandish and thought it was lame.. hehe
 
Brandish is worthless without its passive
but it does just as much damage as Dancing Blade and is nice damage mitigation
(and I like the Focus extra hits because of all my Penetrate bonuses, increased proc chance)
maybe not the best consumer for pure DPS though
 
ahh
Well, Lunch time I think
so afk a bit
 
7:05 PM
Ditto, actually, om nom nom
 
"Given that game identification is off-topic, I would think that font identification is even less so." - More so, surely?
 
Anyone made an Arqade wallpaper yet?
I was gonna maybe make one, but I wondered if someone hasn't already.
 
7:25 PM
@RedRiderX I think @Gnome was doing something for the twitter.
 
@RonanForman A desktop wallpaper?
 
@RedRiderX No, a background for twitter, I thought you wanted something for the wobsite.
 
@RonanForman Oh, well I could use that too.
 
I wouldn't worry even if someone else was doing something.
 
@RonanForman Well I hoped I wouldn't have too, because I'm feeling slightly lazy at the moment.
 
7:29 PM
Well don't then.
 
@RonanForman Guess I probably won't then...
... Aaah I'm sick of being lazy now, I'll go make something.
 
woo
nearly got my second QL10 purple
 
YAY QUALITY RULES
 
Isn't there an election coming up soon?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz what about them
 
7:47 PM
crashes through puns.
 
Such a good lunch.
 
@RonanForman I plan on recording tomorrow
 
@Shinrai Aww. You guys are talking about Brandish, and it's not the SNES game.
 
@Fredy31 Recording what tomorrow?
 
The tower tournament
Isn't it tomorrow?
 
7:48 PM
Oh yeah, do we have a team?
 
@Fredy31 So it is.
I thought it was sunday, my mistake.
 
@RedRiderX Thats a good point
 
We have 5 I believe.
I think I said it was sunday to @James maybe he can play now.
 
@QAdley Awww...
 
7:52 PM
@QAdley You okay for the tower tournament tomorrow?
 
@RonanForman Yup
6pm B 'S' T right?
 
Good, I think I said sunday by mistake.
@QAdley 6 GMT. 7 BST.
 
@RonanForman Now I'm confused
So basically at 7 tomorrow then?
 
@RonanForman So we should fill out the entry form and list each others Minecraft name for the team?
 
user2334
secretly hopes the "Tower Tournament" is a single-elimination no-holds-barred cage match amongst minarets, spires, steeples, and turrets
 
7:54 PM
@RedRiderX I would, but I don't think you need to as it's first come, first serve.
@Fredy31 It's in 22 hours right?
 
@RonanForman So we just all join the server at the same time?
 
@QAdley I think so, I have no idea.
 
@MarkTrapp It's not fun unless someone loses body parts!
 
> Due to the exceptionally large number of applications we received, and the fact that we forgot to ask for email addresses, we've decided to run the tournament on a first-come first-serve basis.
> A few minutes after the event starts, we'll open the server to anyone interested, I'll release the server IP publicly, and the first people to log in will be entered into the tournament. We're very sorry for any confusion this may have caused. We definitely didn't want to do it this way, but given the way things have unfolded, we've decided this is the best way to proceed.
That's the information I have.
 
@RonanForman That's unprofessional.
 
user2334
7:56 PM
@fbueckert The tickets are for a full seat but you'll only need the edge! Sunday Sunday Sunday
 
@MarkTrapp Saturday.
 
@MarkTrapp Sells half-seat tickets
 
@fbueckert "We definitely didn't want to do it this way"
 
@RonanForman There's almost always a better way than, "First come first serve"
 
@RonanForman This is going to be carnage, and not the good type :-(
 
7:57 PM
I know.
 
user2334
@RonanForman Not in New Zealand! You anti-Zealite you
 

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