The Bridge

StrixVaria

12:08 AM

Hard wasn't that bad.

I landed a combo with Valentine 3 times in actual battle that I couldn't do in 15 minutes during practice.

I don't get it.

Yawus

@StrixVaria Well, now I feel intimidated.

StrixVaria

@Yawus I had played through normal 6-7 times before I even tried hard.

When they attacked I ate a lot of damage.

I just didn't give them much of a chance, I guess.

My style right now is unabated aggression, which would get me punished hard against someone who knows what's going on.

Yawus

@StrixVaria You're assuming that I would know what's going on.

Sir, I think you overestimate me.

StrixVaria

@Yawus :(

Lazers

0

Q: Formula for City-State tribute values?

I'd like to know what the mathematics are of the numbers seen in this screenshot. For example, how is "Overall Military Power" and "Military Near City-State" calculated? Are there upper limits?

Wipqozn

12:23 AM

All this talk of skullgirls is making me want to play it.

StrixVaria

@Wipqozn Get it.

Wipqozn

It's mostly @StrixVaria talking about Valentine though. She sounds fun to play.

StrixVaria

She is fun to play.

Fluttershy

Ms. Fortune!

James

Oh god Im sorry Bridge I did not mean to close you!

Wipqozn

12:27 AM

@James HOW DARE YOU CLOSE THE BRIDGE

2

YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE

NEVER LEAAAAAVE NEEEEVVVEEERR

Private Pansy

The Bridge is not a person. The Bridge is an inanimate object. You cannot hurt the feelings of the Bridge. You do not need to apologise to the Bridge.

Wipqozn

@PrivatePansy Yes it is, no it's not, yes you can, and yes you do.

Ben Brocka

The Bridge is offended by your statements and will punish you for them

Private Pansy

@Wipqozn NUH UH

Wipqozn

@PrivatePansy Clearly, you've spent too much time in the army. It's warped your view of the world.

Fluttershy

12:29 AM

@Wipqozn Psh.

... shit.

Wipqozn

You've just driven one too many trucks off a cliff @PrivatePansy.

StrixVaria

Filia and Peacock are the two hardest AIs for me to beat.

Wipqozn

Peacock is another character that interests me.

I like zoners.

Ben Brocka

I don't like zoners

Wipqozn

@BenBrocka They're so much fun.

The best part is how much you piss the other guy off.

It's great.

Yawus

12:37 AM

@StrixVaria I have problems with Parasoul. And, on occasion, Double.

StrixVaria

The only zoner I ever really got good with was Cable in MvC2.

He was an ass.

Fluttershy

I hate Peacock.

Which means she'd be perfect for @Wipqozn to play.

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy Sounds fantastic.

Fluttershy

=P

StrixVaria

Ridiculous wasn't so bad :P

I guess I have to play on Nightmare.

Fluttershy

12:47 AM

Note to self: Never play @StrixVaria in Skullgirls.

StrixVaria

@Fluttershy :(

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria I am awful at fighting games!

StrixVaria

I'm pretty sure at this point right now my options are either get wrecked by @BenBrocka or wreck whoever else I play.

Hopefully @IanPugsley is good!

Like I've kept saying, though, my game is very one-dimensional.

If you are good enough to figure out my pattern, you will beat me.

James

@Wipqozn I came right back! :(

Coronus

@James "I fell in lava, but I got right out!" The damage is done.

Ben Brocka

12:51 AM

> Last night Mike said that it's more or less done, but they found a couple crash bugs and are trying to make sure there's none left.

Yawus

@RedRiderX Good game.

Ben Brocka

sounds like lobbys may be coming very soon

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka Awesome.

RedRiderX

@Yawus Definitely.

StrixVaria

I can't wait for you to crush me.

Yawus

12:52 AM

Was hoping to catch you off guard with the tank+bomber combo, but no dice.

Soon as you took out those tanks, though, I knew it was over.

RedRiderX

@Yawus I did admittedly pee my pants a little.

Yawus

Honestly, as soon as you took New York, I figured it was done.

RedRiderX

GG

StrixVaria

@Yawus I just friended you (or some random person with the same name as you, I guess) on Steam.

Eventually we will play Skullgirls.

Fluttershy

So wait, we can't fight each other right now?

StrixVaria

12:56 AM

@Fluttershy I couldn't find a way to.

Fluttershy

=(

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy That's stupid.

StrixVaria

The full release will definitely have that feature, though.

I can kind of forgive them since it's a Beta.

Ben Brocka

MikeZ said Lobbies should be coming soon

Wipqozn

Oh, thought it was full.

Ben Brocka

12:58 AM

retail release is Aug 22

StrixVaria

I can't play Story Mode until full release either.

Is Story Mode worthwhile?

Ben Brocka

Oh, story mode is locked?

StrixVaria

Yeah, I can only play Arcade for single player.

Ben Brocka

The story is good for a fighter, and pretty quick. Nothing super-amazing though

spugsley

BA BAM

Ben Brocka

12:59 AM

ah. 99% of my play is on console

Wipqozn

@BenBrocka Do you know if they plan to allow cross console /PC play?

Ben Brocka

I think so, PC/PS3 only though

Sepia Lazers

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Q: When does the day reset?

When does the day reset? I'm asking purely out of curiosity because for me (living on the East Coast U.S.A) it seems that the day resets anytime from 8pm-10pm. When is the official day reset?

support

1

Q: Is giving just a picture a reasonable answer?

I was looking at a question concerning the redstone simulators in Minecraft when one of the answers was just a picture. I thought that it wasn't aceptable because it almost qualifies as a "Link only answer". Videos I can understand but pictures is a little skimpy. Should we flag the answers that ...

discussion

Ben Brocka

Because MS is a bunch of assholes RE 360 and cross play

Fluttershy

Wipqozn

1:02 AM

@BenBrocka That's all I care about.

I'd probably buy it on PS3 if I were to buy it, but only if I could still play with you gus,.

Because you guys are awesome.

Unionhawk

-5

A: How do I create multiple worlds?

penispenis penis penis penis penis penis

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn Granted, same-platform invites will probably still be easier. But I'm pretty sure it's planned

also note you can use PS3 controllers on PC. Reminds me I need to try my arcade stick on my PC

Wipqozn

Okay, well it's something to keep in mind./

@BenBrocka Yeah, I know.

I find motionjoy can be a bit buggy sometimes.

IT's fine 90% of the time, but that other 10% can be a tad annoying.

I also ned to get a new PS3 controller.

I spilled water on my last one :/

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn Depends how well the lobbies work I guess. We'll know more when they're implimented

Wipqozn

@BenBrocka Are you using a PS3 controller for skullgirls?

Ben Brocka

1:05 AM

Yeah

Wipqozn

@BenBrocka What's Parasoul like?

StrixVaria

Oh, that's why R2 works for you.

Ugh, I wish Skullgirls would recognize the triggers on the 360 controller.

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn She's zoning and has several charge attacks

@StrixVaria I'm pretty sure it should...it's SET UP for 360 controllers

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka It doesn't.

Yawus

@StrixVaria Really? It does for me.

StrixVaria

1:07 AM

@Yawus I can't set anything to the triggers in custom config.

Yawus

@Wipqozn And lots of pokes.

StrixVaria

I also can't reset to default config either.

Yawus

@StrixVaria Oh, they're default HP and HK for me.

StrixVaria

I've just decided to cope with the controls I have so I can at least play the game.

I'm afraid to go back to the config settings.

Yawus

So "Restore Defaults" isn't working for you?

StrixVaria

1:08 AM

Correct.

Ben Brocka

Huh, my arcade stick doesn't appear to work on PC with motionjoy after all. Guess I'll need a diff PCB

Wipqozn

I hate you guys sometimes. You make me spend money on games I never even considered buying befopre.

YOU GUYS ARE THE WORST (but also the best)

Ben Brocka

OH it's just recognized as a normal PC stick that's good

Neat. Controls aren't mapped right, but I can fix that

@Wipqozn Skullgirls deserves your monies

StrixVaria

Parasoul combos are ridiculous.

Ben Brocka

Are bat top sticks easier to handle than ball tops? I don't like this ball top

Fluttershy

1:15 AM

@Wipqozn You should pick up The Swapper while it's on sale. Great game. Short, but really, really good.

Wipqozn

I'll be honest, part of me just wants to buy Skullgirls so I can troll @Fluttershy with Peacock.

StrixVaria

►

That combo.

Yawus

@StrixVaria Ridiculous-good or ridiculous-bad?

StrixVaria

@Yawus watch what I just posted.

It starts with Parasoul and goes into Filia.

Ben Brocka

Yeah the tears make things complicated

StrixVaria

1:16 AM

It lasts over 30 seconds.

Ben Brocka

Part of the focus of some beta patches are to shorten combos though to make the game more focused on resets

the infinite prevention system has been tightened up

DragonLord

on Darksiders II: No experience with God of War or Devil May Cry, but Game Informer can't be any more correct with this (source):

> Death’s close quarters approach is [...] exhilarating. His speed – and the fact he carries two scythes – make him a more acrobatic combatant than his brother. He darts between enemies with ease to unleash combos that are so violent and lightning quick that the action is often obscured by vast amounts of blood, magical effects, and blurred movement. In some combat scenarios, this becomes so severe (and awesome) that I lost track of Death completely. It’s a good problem to run into.

> Like Kratos and Dante, playing as [Death] gives you that amazing feeling of being an all-powerful ass-kicker.

I have never had a character who is as fun and exhilarating to play as Death. He's the fastest, most responsive game character I have ever experienced.

Ben Brocka

Yeah God of War had a lot of that feeling. Though Titan Mode took that all away in GoW 2

StrixVaria

MikeZ just said "These combos are not in the next version."

Which is probably for the best.

Ben Brocka

@StrixVaria Yeah, shortening the combos have been a focus

StrixVaria

1:26 AM

I like that.

Ben Brocka

but he refuses to do shit like damage scaling to 0 or hitstun decay

StrixVaria

That's because both of those things are stupid.

Ben Brocka

So it's all infinite prevention system

StrixVaria

I once in a while get a combo that the AI breaks out of due to that system.

Ben Brocka

Yeah, his system works well when it kicks in, but it was easy to get around it in earlier versions

StrixVaria

1:27 AM

I'm not sure how I feel about it, though.

Ben Brocka

for instance Ms Fortune's head used to be ignored by it, which lead to pretty easy infinites

StrixVaria

You're limited to only one OTG per combo.

DragonLord

Just as Kratos is a major selling point of the God of War franchise, Death is a major selling point of Darksiders II.

Ben Brocka

@StrixVaria Are you? Eh I usually only OTG with EKG Flatliner anyway

StrixVaria

I have found a way to bring you to the air twice in one combo, but as long as I start one air string with LP and the other with LK it still doesn't trigger the infinite system.

Yawus

1:28 AM

Yeah. Watching that video made me depressed.

StrixVaria

@Yawus That's silly. You've been playing for 1 day and these guys have been playing probably for 2 years.

Let's see how hard I get owned on Nightmare.

Ben Brocka

Single Pikmin won't drink ALL the nectar anymore! Best feature ever 10/10

@StrixVaria Don't think the game's quite that old

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka I think it came out in 2011.

I don't know when in 2011 though.

Nightmare is tough.

GnomeSlice

Duh

StrixVaria

Ugh AI double is dumb.

GnomeSlice

1:45 AM

@Yawus How did atWar go?

StrixVaria

Made it up to Marie on Nightmare; only one loss.

Now to do it with none.

The AI hit confirms on Nightmare are just stupid, though.

Double spams that shot from across the screen and follows up with a blockbuster the frame it hits, only if it hits.

Fighting against Marie is a complete waste of time, though.

user20683

@BenBrocka

user20683

flippingobvious.blogspot.com/2013/08/…

user20683

The Jamestown difficulty comparison as requested

Ben Brocka

Hrm, doesn't look very patterny at the high levels

user20683

1:50 AM

@BenBrocka It is more patterny with Bosses

user20683

but yeah, it's not a "Bullet Hell" in the classic sense unless you're up against one of the big enemies

Ben Brocka

Sweet

RedRiderX

Update on my voyage into anime:

Radical Edward is great.
Ghost in The Shell looks really slick.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica gets real strange, real fast. It also seems like it might have strains of things like W.I.T.C.H. and Sabrina the Teenage Witch(the comics).

TL:DR I'm still watching too much anime. :D

CC: Everyone who cares about this.

Private Pansy

Which Ghost in the Shell?

Ben Brocka

FLCLLLLLLLLL

GnomeSlice

1:58 AM

this is getting tricky

also

►

CC @BenBrocka

RedRiderX

@PrivatePansy Stand Alone Complex

@PrivatePansy Wait, how many are there?

Private Pansy

Wikipedia will probably have a list. I just watched the first movie

RedRiderX

Whoa there is like another two movies?

Fluttershy

@RedRiderX Ghost in the Shell came before SAC which came before Ghost in the Shell 2, I believe.

RedRiderX

@Fluttershy Oh, so I guess I should try to watch the movie first then?

Fluttershy

2:03 AM

@RedRiderX Potentially.

As far as I know, they're separate stories with the same characters. SAC is more of an origin story, I think? Maybe? I haven't seen much of it.

GnomeSlice

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93118870

please support this

OrigamiRobot

Furi? Kuri?

RedRiderX

@BenBrocka I have been warned that on this path lies madness.

Or at least that my mind is not yet prepared.

Ben Brocka

Those...eyebrows

spugsley

I DONT KNOW WHOSE FAULT IT IS BUT SOMEONE WILL PAY

because someone said frosty 2 days ago. And it's been on my brain and I HAD TO GO GET ONE

Fluttershy

2:08 AM

@spugsley IT WASN'T ME THIS TIME

I did eat one two days ago, but I did not mention it in here!

StrixVaria

I had a Blizzard from Dairy Queen the other day.

I highly recommend everyone else should have one.

GnomeSlice

indiegamestand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=976

Ben Brocka

I want dairy queen

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlice Voted "no".

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria What kind?

GnomeSlice

2:09 AM

@StrixVaria Have you never had one before or something

@StrixVaria you lie

StrixVaria

@Fluttershy Chocolate Extreme. I wasn't aware there were other kinds.

GnomeSlice

►

Also this looks amazing.

Ullallulloo

3D torchic

StrixVaria

@Ullallulloo 3D all the Pokemon.

GnomeSlice

Yawus

2:10 AM

@GnomeSlice I lost.

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria Ah. I usually get mint oreo, or cheesecake... Their new s'mores one is pretty good though.

Ullallulloo

@StrixVaria Yeah, but not all have pictures available yet.

spugsley

@Fluttershy WELL SHAME ON YOU ANYWAY

GnomeSlice

@Yawus Ah, well...

Fluttershy

@spugsley =(

Ben Brocka

2:10 AM

@Ullallulloo Shake dat, Torchic

Fluttershy

Twerkin' Torchic

Yawus

@StrixVaria That sounds vaguely sexual.

StrixVaria

@Fluttershy I don't like vanilla ice cream.

Ben Brocka

Tortwerk

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria What if it's vanilla ice cream with mint flavor mixed in? :3

StrixVaria

2:11 AM

@Fluttershy It's still a vanilla base.

GnomeSlice

@StrixVaria Vanilla Ice Cream is the best kind.

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlice You are objectively wrong.

GnomeSlice

Vanilla is one of the best flavours ever created.

@StrixVaria No I'm not.

Ullallulloo

Also:

StrixVaria

> By association with vanilla as the "plain" flavour of ice cream: the standard, plain, default, unmodified, basic.

Fluttershy

2:11 AM

I love chocolate ice cream, but I can't imagine chocolate soft-serve in a blizzard.

spugsley

@StrixVaria OMG DAIRY QUEEN CHOCOLATE EXTREME YES ALWAYS THAT IS THE BEST

2

StrixVaria

Vanilla literally means "boring".

OrigamiRobot

Vanilla is best

With cookie dough in it

StrixVaria

I would rather not have ice cream than have vanilla ice cream.

Fluttershy

Ben Brocka

2:12 AM

@Ullallulloo I want to ride a Magikarp through the streets of viridian city

spugsley

same

Fluttershy

I don't like cake, but I can handle cupcakes, and that... looks fucking amazing.

spugsley

vanilla is the worst when alone

Ben Brocka

See, @spugsley gets it.

Fluttershy

(cc: @LessPop_MoreFizz)

OrigamiRobot

2:14 AM

You are all wrong except @GnomeSlice

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot I like vanilla too. =(

StrixVaria

You guys probably don't even like dark chocolate.

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria It is best chocolate.

OrigamiRobot

Yea but that's not as funny

Dark chocolate is best chocolate

StrixVaria

White chocolate is a crime against food.

Fluttershy

2:15 AM

@StrixVaria Accurate.

Seriously though. Look at that cupcake.

user20683

@StrixVaria most white chocolate isn't really food.

StrixVaria

@WorldEngineer You are only agreeing with me by saying that.

user20683

real white chocolate is still too damned sweet but it's foodish

user20683

@StrixVaria Do I have to disagree?

StrixVaria

> "real" "white chocolate"

user20683

2:17 AM

@StrixVaria meaning non-mocklate white chocolate

Yawus

@StrixVaria Fairly certain white chocolate exists. It is therefore real.

spugsley

OH btw

I booked a wedding today :3 making ze monies

Yawus

@WorldEngineer I think what Strix is getting at is that white chocolate only contains the cocoa butter and the solids are filtered out. Therefore, not "true" chocolate.

Fluttershy

@spugsley But you're already married!

Private Pansy

@Fluttershy Ain't nothing wrong with getting a second one

user20683

2:20 AM

@Yawus right but the horrible stuff hasn't even got that, it's basically corn syrup and hydrogenated oils

Fluttershy

@PrivatePansy A second wedding? Or a second spouse? =P

Private Pansy

Why not both?

spugsley

@Fluttershy :(

StrixVaria

@spugsley does @IanPugsley know about this?

Fluttershy

@spugsley Don't you frowny face at me, Mrs. "I make money by shooting people."

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user20683

2:21 AM

@spugsley today's photo = OMG

user20683

you're fucking terrifying

spugsley

:o

overexposed windows remind me of xrays. I like it

user20683

reminds me of the Galadriel scene from LOTR

spugsley

:D

user20683

@spugsley you do amazing work. Don't ever stop

spugsley

2:23 AM

thanks, I needed that. It's been a rough week for some reason. Anxiety wise

Yawus

Clue into how bad I am at this game: the tutorials are kicking my ass.

fbueckert

I found some ranch chips that taste awesome.

Ben Brocka

@Yawus Which tutorials? A couple are really hard

you can skiip and play them out of order

Yawus

I'm doing the Off-The-Ground air combo one right now.

I'm finished most of the ones before that.

StrixVaria

The Royal Academy of Farting by Benjamin Franklin

> It is universally well known, That in digesting our common Food, there is created or produced in the Bowels of human Creatures, a great Quantity of Wind. That the permitting this Air to escape and mix with the Atmosphere, is usually offensive to the Company, from the fetid Smell that accompanies it.

@Yawus Some of them were pretty tough.

Yawus

2:27 AM

I've gotten as far as the 5th hit in one of the combos, but I just can't nail that last one.

Yaaaaaaay~, finally got it.

Sepia Lazers

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Q: What does a game tag wiki excerpt need to explain?

I have some extra time today, so I've been adding tag wikis for tags that simply don't have any. All of them have been approved overall, but one received a reject vote: word-hero excerpt. The rejection message is "This edit does not follow any of our tag wiki guidelines and is unlikely to help ...

discussion tag-wiki

Yawus

Oh Jesus, Stagger + Off-The-Ground combo? I hate these tutorials...

Powerlord

I just noticed that Hub has episodes of Friendship is Magic on their website.

Hmm, only the first two episodes though

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Fluttershy WANT.

Fluttershy

@LessPop_MoreFizz It's in St. Louis!

Yawus

2:34 AM

Welp, that's enough Skullgirls for today.

Private Pansy

@Powerlord I think subscribers to their cable channels can see all episodes?

user15026

@Fluttershy Can I shove this is my face

Fluttershy

@AshleyNunn Sure! If you ever find yourself in St. Louis. =P

user15026

@Fluttershy Hm, thats a long way to go....anything else worth doing there?

Fluttershy

Cake: Chocolate or Vanilla
Filling: Peanut Butter Mousse & Ganache
Topping: Chocolate & Peanut Butter Buttercream & Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cup Crumbles

fbueckert

2:45 AM

New goal: Go visit @Fluttershy.

Fluttershy

@AshleyNunn crowncandykitchen.net/5-malt-challenge

user20683

@AshleyNunn Planetarium. One of my grade school friends works there