The Bridge

FEichinger

16:00

@BenBrocka What metric does it base that on, I wonder.

Ben Brocka

@FEichinger Likes, comments and allegedly subscriptions (which makes no sense since you only subscribe once)

I recognize the majority of the names on the most engaged list so it seems fairly accurate (I assume the others are people who like constantly but don't talk)

FEichinger

@BenBrocka starts spamming subscribe button

Ben Brocka

it also lets me add people to my G+ page's circles, if they have google plus (clearly a bit of ulterior motive but still potentially quite useful)

badp

@BenBrocka Now you can give people Official Sir Tap Tap Best Fans Forever Awards

Ben Brocka

Official "pls expand my subscriber base" awards

Actually no one on my list has more subscribers than I do (one is within 10%, a few are over 1k, most are much less)

fbueckert

16:06

Burn

FEichinger

Ben Brocka

There should be a userscript for a single button to downvote, flag as spam/offensive and leave a delete vote

user15026

@FEichinger Burritos are the best answer to anything.

Wipqozn

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Q: How do axes and swords differ?

The Landskencht in Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl is able to specialize in either in either Swords or Axes. I'm able to get some idea of the differences between the set-ups based on the classes skill tree, but I'm curious how Axes and Swords themselves differ, independent of the skill...

etrian-odyssey-untold

Lazers

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Q: How do axes and swords differ?

The Landskencht in Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl is able to specialize in either in either Swords or Axes. I'm able to get some idea of the differences between the set-ups based on the classes skill tree, but I'm curious how Axes and Swords themselves differ, independent of the skill...

etrian-odyssey-untold

Wipqozn

16:08

There. Take that!

ZEus damn it lazers.

user15026

.....nice timing, turtle.

Wipqozn

I have been shamed.

fredley

@AshleyNunn I can definitely think of situation where a burrito would not be welcome

Sterno

@Wipqozn Flagged as "Asked by @wipqozn"

Wipqozn

@Sterno Seems fair.

Sterno

16:09

But I think the real answer is that different weapon types have different speeds

Wipqozn

That would make a difference.

fbueckert

> The scholarly authorities on freezing to death seem to be, unsurprisingly, Canadians.

Yuuup.

Wipqozn

I'm assuming speed is just a number? Higher (or lower) numbers go first, and certain classes/skills/weapons/et cetera will modify your speed up or down?

Sterno

I never got heavy into the specifics in previous games, but I believe weapon, agility, and possibly even class affect your speed

user15026

@fbueckert This is unsurprising

Sterno

16:11

Or perhaps weapon has a multiplicative affect on agility. I'm unclear. And it might change from game to game.

It never mattered much. Pretty much some guys were consistently the fastest and others were consistently the slowest.

user15026

Oh lord - I love how many people are like "Government is shut down therefore x is legal" (where x is often weed)

Ben Brocka

law enforcement is always kept intact

which unfortunately includes the NSA

Ronan Forman

Also, law doesn't require enforcement to be law.

Wipqozn

@Sterno Man, if only I had some place I coudl ask for specific details.

Oh wait!

I totally do.

Yahoo! Answers.

user15026

@Wipqozn Get out. shoves toward airlock

3

Sterno

16:12

Sadly, I've found that when it comes to EO games, Arqade is a bit of a wasteland.

At least, until @GraceNote gets around to playing the new ones.

FEichinger

@RonanForman You and your logic, tsk.

fredley

@AshleyNunn We have an airlock?

Ronan Forman

@FEichinger What? I can make up a set of rules, I don't need to make sure people follow them to make them rules.

FEichinger

@RonanForman Yes, yes. But who cares about that? The government is shut down, so education is void.

Logic and reason does not matter.

Sterno

The most popular EO4 question from 7 months ago has 1757 views. Highest # of votes is 2. About half are unanswered or self-answered

fbueckert

16:14

@fredley We have a Bridge.

Logic states we have an airlock

And other assorted spaceship-type bits.

fredley

@fbueckert Oh we're that kind of bridge

That makes more sense

Ronan Forman

@fredley Did you not realise?

fredley

Batophobia

@fredley We are certainly not a covered bridge.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote I've got another one up now too gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/132858/…

Grace Note

16:16

@Sterno Outside of Nethack, most games I post in don't get many views.

Wipqozn

Feel free to answer that as well

user15026

@fredley We are a spaceship!

Batophobia

@GraceNote Goes to page, views all questions

Sterno

It's too bad, really, because EO games are exactly the sort of games where you've got a lot of questions and the mechanics aren't clearly spelled out, but the answers (and experts) do exist out there somewhere and are usually quite useful

Like having actual numbers on what any of the skills do

Grace Note

@Sterno They are, they would be great fruit.

StrixVaria

16:16

4

fredley

@AshleyNunn We are a bridge!

Batophobia

@fredley We are THE Bridge

Grace Note

@Wipqozn This one I wouldn't feel nearly comfortable answering. It's like, in the axe/sword one, I would've gone into detail on the two in terms of their skill tree directions but I don't know if Landsknechts have differed from now and then.

FEichinger

@fredley Yes, the Bridge of the spaceship.

Wipqozn

@StrixVaria hahahahahahahahahaha, that's fantastic

@GraceNote What about an unofficial chat answer of the basic idea?

fbueckert

16:17

@StrixVaria This is why you breed Ditto WITH Eevee.

Ronan Forman

I just need to clarify, does America really have a rule that states if you can't decide what things to buy, take 3 weeks off?

fbueckert

So you have LOTS of different types.

fredley

@FEichinger As in, to get from one part of the spaceship to another by means of some sort of gantry?

FEichinger

@fredley ಠ_ಠ

Grace Note

@Wipqozn Basically you have the SPD stat and past that you have whatever skills some classes (in this case typically the Survivalist) have that directly manipulate turn order.

user15026

16:18

@RonanForman I dont understand what you are asking

fredley

Aside: Google Live Analytics is ruining my life

MeatStare @FEichinger

@FEichinger ಠ_ಠ

Ronan Forman

@AshleyNunn Well the whole american government thing.

Because they couldn't decide on the budget.

FEichinger

@RonanForman It's more of a "Get your shit together or your country goes down the drain." rule.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote Is SPD a hidden stat, or is it also called AGI?

Grace Note

I meant AGI.

Batophobia

16:19

That kinda bridge

Lazers

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Q: What determines the turn-order in combat?

Based on my limited experience with the demo of EOIV and EOU I'm aware that the order that party members and enemies take actions in combat is determined by some hidden value. Turn-Order has been mentioned by some skills, and I recall reading something in EOIV that spells reduce turn-order since ...

etrian-odyssey-untold

Wipqozn

@GraceNote Okey dokey.

Sterno

@Wipqozn Here's supposedly how it worked in 3

Jin

GTA V Online is out today?

Sterno

but I think each game has had differences

Jin

16:21

BTW add me to your PSN so I can tell you intimate details about urmom. my ID is RamenSage88

Wipqozn

@Sterno The basic formula is probably similiar though.

Batophobia

@Sterno Games can't be different. They all have to be the same.

Grace Note

Oh, it's not that different weapon types have different speeds so much as different skills also have different action time kind of things.

At least, I don't recall weapons having a major speed impact of any real import compared to skills.

Jin

@GraceNote are you going to be in NYC this month?

Grace Note

Ironically, in EO2, I spammed Snipe often with my main Gunner because that has the fastest skill speed of all the Gunner skills.

@Jin Yes.

Sterno

16:22

Badly organized wikis are worse than no wikis at all

Jin

@GraceNote darn

i mean, YAY!

Grace Note

@Jin You will get some manner of comeuppance for this reaction.

Wipqozn

@Sterno I concur.

They're literally worse than Hitler.

Jin

@GraceNote staph using big words on me

fredley

@Batophobia That kinda bridge

Grace Note

16:24

@Sterno Huh, bikini armor increases speed calculation. Fancy that. But I put it on my ninja which makes the whole point moot, natch.

Jin

@GraceNote are you going to Flushing with me for some uber Chinese food?

Batophobia

@fredley I would say this kinda bridge, but we are not a wall

Sterno

@Wipqozn This will probably end up being insanely useful: www51.atwiki.jp/shinsekaiju_maze/pages/51.html

Grace Note

Feb 8 at 14:58, by Grace Note

Batophobia

Sterno

16:25

If you make google translate it, anyway

Grace Note

@Jin It depends, when is the scheduled of happening?

Jin

@GraceNote every chance I get to...

fredley

Bridge

Wipqozn

@Sterno Wouldn't it make more sense to kidnap a Japanese person and force them to translate it for me?

kalina

@fredley imf

Jin

16:26

anyone here from NYC? we should hang. i'll even let you touch my hair

FEichinger

@fredley Image not found is best Bridge.

Sterno

@Wipqozn Please do so.

Lazers

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Q: How do you exit the console?

I accidently opened the console with "B". Afterwards I was unable to get out of the console again until I killed the task. How do I get out of the console without closing the game?

pc battlefield-4

FEichinger

Also, hello @kalina.

kalina

I was still so stoned when I woke up this morning that I passed out again

Grace Note

16:26

@Wipqozn You do know I can read that yes?

fredley

BRIDGE

@kalina inf*

kalina

asdfubhnioasudbfuoasbou

go away

Wipqozn

@GraceNote Yeah, but if I kidnapped you it would destroy the mystery of gracenote.

Jin

@kalina how big are your hands right now?

kalina

what

Grace Note

16:27

@Wipqozn Well, I'm not a Japanese person so I wasn't eligible for kidnapping to begin with. Nevermind the logistics of kidnapping artillery.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote True.

kalina

I'm suffering from a combination of greatly decreased coordination and a keyboard that keeps double triggering on some key presses

Wipqozn

But yeah, @GraceNote, feel free to translate that entire site by hand.

kalina

I don't need your hatred just yet

I still hate myself enough for now

Wipqozn

ooooh, so that's what it means when the bow skills are saying "make a stab attack"!

MAn, TIL things.

Lazers

16:32

0

Q: How can I earn Foxfire Candle Stubs quickly?

I need to impress a Bishop in my quest for my Heart's Desire, but I need waaaay more candle stubs than I have. What is a way I can gain them in large quantities?

fallen-london

Grace Note

Sword, Dagger, Axe, Staff, Bow, Whip, Katana <- Is this the full list of weapon types?

fredley

@kalina :(

Wipqozn

@GraceNote No, it's:

Jin

I can safely say that Hoegaarden is the best beer ever

Wipqozn

Spear, Gun, Dagger, Bow, Whip, Katana, Axe, Staff

Sterno

16:34

@Wipqozn Make sure you don't play with automap on. Otherwise, you're literally worse than Hitler.

Wipqozn

There doesn't seem to be just a regular swod.

Grace Note

Oh, swords and daggers are the same class. Also spears were added? Fancy that. Also guns? Do they have the EO2 classes in there too?

Wipqozn

The Dagger slot seems to be for swords.

@GraceNote There's a new class which can use spears, and also gunners. But you can't access either of them in Classic mode without first beating Story mode.

Jin

is FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn worth playing?

fbueckert

@Jin I hear it's much better than it originally was.

Whether that's good enough...I dunno.

Jin

16:37

I'd LOVE to play a Borderlands MMO

Ben Brocka

@Jin Destiny seems like they closest we'll get for now

Batophobia

@Jin Then do it

Jin

@BenBrocka does it have RPG elements?

I thought it's like Halo

Wipqozn

hm, Ronin or Dark Hunter... trying to get my first party set-up.

Ben Brocka

@Jin It sounds like it has random loot-y guns like BL

dunno about what other RPG elements it might have

The Division seems to have lots of RPG elements, unsure about the guns though

Sterno

16:39

I'll probably Story Mode it first.

Wipqozn

@Sterno If this wasn't my first EO game I might do story mode first, but classic mode is what really appeals to me.

I'll do Ronin for now.

@Sterno I'm planning to use auto-mapping for the floors I visit. Not sure if I'll use it to do walls for me.

I'm going to start with the walls off and just see how I like it.

Blem

@Jin I am getting lazy in my old age, so i would say no, during the beta I installed the game, did the first 10-15min of game play, then I quit because I got tired of reading, give me voice acting!

Sterno

Coloring in the floor tiles automatically is acceptable. Walls are not!

Those who automap the walls shall be shunned. Shhhhhhuuuuuuunnnnnnnn

Wipqozn

Well shit.

I just can't do that then.

In other news, I'm going to go play upstairs. More comfy.

TOODLES FOR NOW.

Grace Note

Wait, they auto-map walls now?

Wipqozn

16:52

@GraceNote It's a new feature.

Auto-mappings has On, Off, and full (which does walls)

So finally decided on the first party I'm going to go out with, which is:
- Ronin (Sterno)
- Protector (Ashley)
- Alchemist (Wipqozn)
- Survivalist (Origami)
- Bard (Frank)

Jason Berkan

> Alchemist (Wipqozn)? :(

Wipqozn

@JasonBerkan Man, first I don't name GNomeslice and now you! I'm a monster.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn One that owns the new game.

Which means you can name them however you want!

Wipqozn

Wait, I forgot a medic.

THis 5-person only restriction makes for some difficult decisions.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Just the way it's supposed to!

Wipqozn

16:59

True enough

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