The Bridge

Sconibulus

5:00 PM

Does an alchemist not work as a medic?

Jason Berkan

@Sconibulus Only with a Philosopher's Stone.

Grace Note

@Wipqozn No harm in making more than you have room for and swapping in and out.

@Sconibulus Alchemist is the elemental magic attacker class.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn Ronin (Ronan)

Powerlord

@JasonBerkan Or, if you're Scholastic Books, a Sorcerer's Stone.

At least I think Scholastic Books was the US publisher for the Harry Potter books...

Sconibulus

Bah! Draughts of Cure Light Wounds should be like day one.

Wipqozn

5:02 PM

@OrigamiRobot That was my original plan, but the old grizzled samurai just screamed Sternold.

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I'm torn on my medic. I think I prefer one of the female avatars, but I was planning to make my next character @gnomeslice.

Powerlord

Fun fact: Despite playing Spy in TF2, I generally don't care for rogues in other games.

Wipqozn

I assume gnomeslice would rather be a guy avatar.

Grace Note

@Sconibulus The medic is the actual chemist-y type.

Wipqozn

Oh, Gnomeslice is too long.

So either MikeyD or Michael.

Powerlord

So, anyway, since I'm too lazy to search, has the disastrous launch of Grand Theft Auto Online been mentioned yet?

Wipqozn

5:04 PM

hmmm, michael.

The doctor looks like a Michael.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn GBear

Wipqozn

Grace Note

Oh, same artwork still?

Wipqozn

Doesn't the one on the right just look like a Michael?

OrigamiRobot

It's true.

Wipqozn

5:07 PM

It was a debate between these two, but I went with the one on the right since I figured @MichaelDunfield wouldn't appreciate being mad into a female. I believe he's quite comfortable with his gender as it is.

@GraceNote It would seem so.

Now I need to decide on my party again.

I think, to start... I'll not have a medic.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn You can make me a female if you want.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Too late, you're a guy.

Although I thought you were a girl at first.

Grace Note

@Wipqozn Oh, you picked that one.

OrigamiRobot

Either way.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote Yes. I was going to name it after you since I wasn't sure what gender it was, but then I figured it out based on pattern recognition.

I ended up making you a HExer though.

@GraceNote Yeah, was planning to, but will probably stick with one party for a few levels. We shall see though.

Grace Note

5:11 PM

@Wipqozn Fitting, of a sort. If I must be a Hexer I sure hope you picked the right one. ♪

OrigamiRobot

I could never get into Etrian Odyssey

I wanted to, but just couldn't.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote Far left.

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn 1) What game is this? and 2) Why am I not named?

Grace Note

Mmhmm.

@SaintWacko Etrian Odyssey / He hasn't made everyone yet and there's a limit of 5 people in a party.

SaintWacko

@GraceNote Ooh, a 3d dungeon crawler

Sounds like fun

Wipqozn

5:14 PM

I was debating between the two female avatars, but went with the far left since she's just so adorable with that expression on her face.

Plus I like her hair.

Lazers

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Q: How do I loot life crystals?

I bumped into these life crystals, which used to be looted with a hammer, but now in 1.2, I cannot do that anymore. How do I loot the crystals?

terraria

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn Is the dungeon randomly generated?

WHAT

TERRARIA 1.2 IS OUT?!?!

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko I don't believe so.

Grace Note

@SaintWacko No.

SaintWacko

WHY AM I AT WORK INSTEAD OF AT HOME PLAYING IT?!?

@GraceNote Oh, that's too bad :(

Sterno

5:15 PM

@Wipqozn GnomBear

Powerlord

@SaintWacko Money

Grace Note

@SaintWacko I can see the appeal in random generation, especially for this style, but a lot of EO is movement puzzles, which needs fixed maps.

Wipqozn

IT's too late, @MichaelDunfield is already Michael.

SaintWacko

fdaskneklnklw I want to play it now

@GraceNote Ah, okay

Why on earth is Terraria Steam only?

whines

OrigamiRobot

@SaintWacko Xbox

Powerlord

5:17 PM

@SaintWacko It's a Steamworks game on PC

SaintWacko

@Powerlord Oh, I hadn't realized it used Steamworks

Wipqozn

Actually, for my first party I'm going to have a medic but swap out my alchemist. I don't think I'll use the alchemist that much against random mobs. Having the healer would be preferred.

SaintWacko

@OrigamiRobot Not PC; doesnt' count

Powerlord

@SaintWacko Well, I was guessing there.

SaintWacko

@Powerlord Oh

Sterno

5:19 PM

@OrigamiRobot The imperfection is yours.

Powerlord

A good way to find out is to remove it from the Steam directory and then try to start it.

OrigamiRobot

@Sterno Everything about it looks awesome when i read about it.

SaintWacko

@Powerlord It doesn't use Steamworks

Wipqozn

okay, now I'm going upstairs to finally start the game. For reals.

OrigamiRobot

I just don't like playing it.

SaintWacko

5:20 PM

The launcher has a thing that requires it to be started through steam

Sterno

Honestly, I probably wouldn't care for EO if it wasn't for the mapping.

SaintWacko

That's all

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot You can play it through me.

Lazers

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Q: Where's the Dragon egg in creative?

In Minecraft on creative mode why isn't there a spawn egg for dragons? There's a spawn egg for everything else and I'm trying to make a medieval walk-through game mode. So obviously you need dragons. I don't want to spawn the ender dragon. I just want to spawn dragons. If they can be different ...

minecraft

ken.ganong

@OrigamiRobot The PC version probably has a lot more items too according to this comment

OrigamiRobot

5:21 PM

@SaintWacko Just pointing out that you're technically wrong. :P

SaintWacko

@OrigamiRobot NOT PC DOESN'T EXIST!

:P

OrigamiRobot

I am not a PC. DO I exist?

Sconibulus

@Lazers ...wow Lazers, just wow

ken.ganong

@OrigamiRobot are origami robots Macs?

SaintWacko

@Sconibulus Seriously

@OrigamiRobot Who said that?

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A: Where's the Dragon egg in creative?

Minecraft doesn't have dragons, other than the Ender Dragon. That's why there isn't a spawn egg for them.

Michael Dunfield

5:24 PM

@Batophobia This is a parody account designed to make fun of the Xbox one. It's supposed to be read x-bone

Sterno

@OrigamiRobot Now you made me think of the Mac vs PC ads, where the Mac is supposed to come off as cool but comes off like an arrogant dick.

IT'S YOUR FAULT I'M THINKING OF JUSTIN LONG

Grace Note

@Sterno ...he was supposed to come off as cool?

Powerlord

@GraceNote Yes.

Sterno

OrigamiRobot

@Sterno I am disappointed that GIS "Justin Longcat" does not produce any desired results.

Grace Note

5:26 PM

Huh. That never came across. In fact I'll be stubborn enough to admit that that whole ad campaign series is largely why I dislike Apple products.

Powerlord

Just like John Hodgman is supposed to come off like a dork.

Wipqozn

Okay, I like drawing the walls.

Grace Note

@Wipqozn YEAH YOU BETTER

Wipqozn

I was turned off a bit i the demo, but that was because I started off drawing the walls at every single tile

instead of only drawing after walking a bit

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn There's a demo?

Grace Note

5:27 PM

You'll eventually pick up distance and draw rates so that you can cover whole rooms even before you walk the whole thing.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Yes.

@GraceNote Yeah, saw that in your fancy answer.

Powerlord

I'll say this: The Get a Mac commercials never made me want to buy a Mac... but they did get me to buy John Hodgman's books.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn Maybe I'll give it another shot then. I'm looking for reasons to stop regretting buying a 3DS.

Sterno

@GraceNote I always found it dangerous to do that. I'd forget to look at certain walls and make sure it didn't have a secret passage or encounter or whatever there

Grace Note

@Sterno The lack of tile painting tells me I haven't inspected the place properly.

Powerlord

5:29 PM

@OrigamiRobot Virtue's Last Reward (the sequel to 999) was still $25 in the eShop last I checked. This is a game Amazon still sells for $40 on cart.

Michael Dunfield

Wipqozn

@GraceNote That's a good point.

OrigamiRobot

@Powerlord You say that like I know what 999 is.

Powerlord

999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

, later reprinted as Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, is an adventure video game developed by Chunsoft and published in Japan by Spike on December 10, 2009, and in North America by Aksys Games on November 16, 2010. The game's design team was led by Kotaro Uchikoshi, who is also the writer of the acclaimed visual novel Ever 17: The Out of Infinity. A novel based on the game has also been released, with a slightly different plot. An iOS port of the game was published by Spike, released in Japan in May 2013 and with Western release expected later in 2013, which retains the...

Wipqozn

I'll probably turn off the floor painting after I do a couple floors, and get a better feel for the depth when drawing maps.

Grace Note

5:30 PM

But we all have our own map styles, that's what makes the game so wonderful.

'course, when mapmaking runs in the blood of your guild leader...

Powerlord

@GraceNote What game are we talking about again?

Grace Note

@Powerlord Etrian Odyssey.

Sterno

@Wipqozn I like the auto floor painting, mainly because I don't want to have to keep switching tool between wall and floor. I tend to only paint floors for lava, water, etc.

Wipqozn

@Sterno I suspect I'll wind up doing the same. I'm not sure.

WE SHALL SEE

Also, just curious, how would I discover a secret passage if I found one?

Grace Note

EO is largely one of the series wherein I am most about the words and not about the numbers. The mapping nature and all that especially lends to this for me. It just really makes it a big thing.

Wipqozn

5:32 PM

Will there just be an "Press A" prompt when facing the wall?

Grace Note

@Wipqozn Typically yes.

SaintWacko

Okay, after work, going to the fair with my girlfriend and her kids, and then TERRARIA!!!!!

with my girlfriend

Sterno

@Wipqozn Often it will tell you you can't get through when you first find it. Eventually you get around to the other side, go through, and it unlocks both directions

SaintWacko

Argh I can't wait

Sterno

99% of secret doors are really "shortcuts to places I've already been"

Powerlord

5:33 PM

New Phoenix Wright before the end of this month! \o/

SaintWacko

@Powerlord Doesn't matter. New Terraria

Nothing else matters

Sterno

My friend played EO4 and got to the 3rd dungeon before realizing that he should actually check the OTHER SIDE of a secret door.

Michael Dunfield

So did the US get annexed by Canada or something today

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FEichinger

@MichaelDunfield That's one way to put it.

Wipqozn

@Sterno Okay.

Michael Dunfield

5:34 PM

In the event of government shutdown, we will not be posting or responding from this account. We sincerely hope to resume tweets soon.

Tweeted by AsteroidWatch on October 1, 2013 at 3:12 AM

SaintWacko

@MichaelDunfield A group of Republicans threw a temper tantrum about the Affordable Care Act

Michael Dunfield

the hell

@SaintWacko the what

SaintWacko

@MichaelDunfield Obamacare?

Wipqozn

@MichaelDunfield hahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahah, that's fantastic. Thank you, that was great.

Powerlord

@MichaelDunfield socialized medicine AKA Obamacare. You know, the kind of thing every civilized country in the world other than the U.S. has.

Michael Dunfield

5:35 PM

America is dumb.

SaintWacko

you know how when a toddler throws a tantrum and just kinda flops down on the floor and refuses to move? That's pretty much what they did

Michael Dunfield

@SaintWacko haaaaaaaaaahahaha

Powerlord

(or at least every first world country)

Wipqozn

You know, I honestly have no idea if Obamacare has any major shortcomings because the majority of people who are vocally opposed to it are completely insane.

Powerlord

@Wipqozn Fun fact: Even with the government shut down, the people who shut it down still get paid.

SaintWacko

5:36 PM

@Wipqozn Last night, Jimmy Kimmel did a Lie Witness News segment asking people whether they preferred Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act

It was hilarious

Powerlord

@SaintWacko I'll have to look this up after work.

SaintWacko

All these people were for Affordable Care, and against Obamacare

OrigamiRobot

@SaintWacko Oh, no, no, it hurts.

SaintWacko

Despite the fact that they're the same thing

Powerlord

Speaking of new stuff, the new season of Once Upon a Time started on Sunday.

SaintWacko

5:37 PM

Oh, and apparently Obamacare is socialist, but Affordable Care is not

@Powerlord TERRARIA

FEichinger

@SaintWacko Well, a lot of things Republicans don't want are "the same thing" they do want.

SaintWacko

@FEichinger Yeah

Powerlord

@SaintWacko Have I mentioned I dislike Terraria?

SaintWacko

@Powerlord Awww :(

That is sad

I am sorry you have such darkness in your life

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko Yeah, I saw a poll someone posted on reddit.

OrigamiRobot

5:38 PM

@SaintWacko Did they tell them this in the end?

SaintWacko

:P

Sterno

@FEichinger Oh please. Those "show how uninformed people are" things hit Democrats and Republicans equally.

SaintWacko

@OrigamiRobot Yes. One woman goes "You made me look stupid!"

My response was "No, you're doing a perfectly good job of that yourself."

FEichinger

@Sterno Definitely. But it's still mostly Republicans claiming whatever Obama does was oh-so-evil ... While planning the exact same shit themselves.

Wipqozn

@Sterno To be honest I don't find not knowing the name a big deal, because I didn't know the name. It's the fact people had an opinion on something they obviously knew nothing about, and were just opposed to Obamacare because Obama.

Sterno

5:39 PM

@FEichinger Well, yes, naturally Republicans would be the anti-Obama ones

Wipqozn

(which goes both ways of course)

FEichinger

@Sterno Which is all I'm saying with that, really.

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn That's the whole point of Lie Witness News. To expose people having strong opinions about something that doesn't even exist

In this case the difference between Affordable Care and Obamacare

Sterno

@Wipqozn Yeah. Stick a camera in front of someone and they don't want to look like a dumbass, so they pretend they know things they don't. Which makes them look like a dumbass

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn Yes, he was super racist. Just be glad you're not reading Medusa's Coil.

FEichinger

5:40 PM

You have two parties that want to do the exact same thing ... But can't just fucking do it because of names and faces involved. That's bullshit, plain and simple.

SaintWacko

@FEichinger American politics is broken

It's no longer about the issues, it's become Us vs Them

Which is a horrible twisted mockery of democracy

Wipqozn

@Sterno Speaking of not knowing things, is there anyway to draw walls with a different colour?

Powerlord

@SaintWacko Which is one of the major problems when only two parties have enough political clout to influence anything.

FEichinger

@SaintWacko Arguably, democracy that lasts longer than a couple of ~~centuries~~ decades, actually, tends to devolve into that, but it's worsened by the lack of diversity.

Sterno

@Wipqozn Floors, definitely. Walls... I don't think so. Not that I recall.

Grace Note

5:41 PM

@Sterno If they added new wall colors I'd be so happy.

Sterno

Outdoors in EO4 there was, but I don't think it was available in the dungeon

Wipqozn

@Sterno Okay, dang.

SaintWacko

@FEichinger To be fair, ANY political system tends to get screwed up when humans are involved

Wipqozn

I'd love to be able to draw walls a different colour if there was something on the wall, like a door.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn He never made a ton of money to begin with. He was terribly malnourished.

Sterno

5:43 PM

@Wipqozn There's a door icon

And doors always take up one space of width

Grace Note

@Sterno Yeah, but with different wall colors, you could do both an icon and a color wall.

Wipqozn

@Sterno Oh, there is. Fancy.

Grace Note

Nevermind colors for like locked doors.

Sterno

@GraceNote I agree, it would be nice! I'm just saying, he's got at least one option

Grace Note

@Sterno Could even not draw a wall for doors.

Sterno

5:44 PM

EO4 (and thus I assume EO:MG) had two different door icons. I used one for locked and one for unlocked

Wipqozn

Well I'm just going to mark this violet crystal thing with a question mark

Sterno

I do my doors like that one in A3 is

Wipqozn

ACtually, do obhjects you can't walk into always take up a square?

like if I found a chest, would it be in it's own square?

Grace Note

@Wipqozn Yes.

Sterno

At least 1 square.

Wipqozn

5:45 PM

@GraceNote So this violet crystal thing is really in the square next to the square I'm standing in?

Sterno

Opposite walls never touch, either. Meaning, there's always a buffer space between one side of a wall in one room and the wall in another room

@Wipqozn Yes

Wipqozn

In that case I'll put a ? on the square itself, and an arrow below so I know which way to access it from.

Oh, I think I just had an event without there being a prompt.

I'll need to keep that in mind.

Got some fruit,. which @OrigamiRobot ate and was healed.

Drawing maps is so much fun.

OrigamiRobot

How did I get hurt?

Grace Note

@Wipqozn Yes.

Mad Scientist

Anyone know what is up with the new ores in Terraria 1.2? On my first new world I got only tungsten, tin and lead. On the second created world I get the old ores, bronze silver and gold.

Grace Note

5:49 PM

@Wipqozn Heh, hehehe, hehehehehehehe....

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot A butterfly beat you up.

SaintWacko

@MadScientist Argh, spoilers!

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn :O

SaintWacko

Burn!!

Powerlord

@Wipqozn Try it with a 3D map sometime. :|

Grace Note

5:50 PM

@OrigamiRobot This is a regular occurrence, don't be surprised.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote So this fruit eating event, will this fruit eventually grow back? That is, would there be a reason for me mark this location as "there's fruit here"

Grace Note

Deer and butterflies will ruin you more than bears.

@Wipqozn Depends.

Some do, some don't.

Wipqozn

Especially since my party lacks any defensive equipment.

Okay, so I should mark it.

Just in case.

Grace Note

You should mark whether it was one-time or re-visitable.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote Butterflies are jerk.