The Bridge

badp

14:00

Yes.

Wipqozn

@badp Yes, that's why you closed it.

badp

Here.

Wipqozn

I remember this conversation.

GnomeSlice

Why did we even have two?

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice You made it when people were talking about ponies.

GnomeSlice

14:00

@Wipqozn I don't think I made it or it would have been auto-frozen a long long time ago.

Wipqozn

Unless I'm confusing this room with a different one.

Oh right, no you made some "This is for interesting chat" or soemthing

GnomeSlice

noio.nl/2013/10/kingdom

Sterno

When I was new, it was unclear to me that this was the main gaming chat room other than the fact that there were a lot of people in it.

Mainly because the room name had nothing to do with gaming and at the time, neither did the description.

Lazers

0

Q: In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which types of scenery are destructible?

Inspired by this question, I thought it would be helpful to have a list of the scenery types that can and cannot be destroyed by weapons fire, grenades, etc. I hope this is an appropriate Community Wiki type thing - apologies if not.

xcom-enemy-unknown

Unionhawk

We don't want someone showing up there like "Hello? General gaming chat? Where is everyone?"

kalina

14:02

rename The Bridge to Equestria, make it obvious this is a gaming chat room

GnomeSlice

@kalina What does that have to do with gaming?

Unionhawk

@kalina @fbueckert is room owner now. So that will never happen.

Sterno

16

Q: All hands, please report to The Bridge

Can you guess which of these is the official, general discussion chatroom for Gaming.stackexchange? This is the view new users have the first time they click the "Chat" button from the main site. There have been issues raised that new users have a hard time finding their way to The Bridge. ...

discussion status-completed chat

kalina

@GnomeSlice as much as it being called The Bridge

GnomeSlice

Yes, well. I don't really think that's a good name either.

Powerlord

14:04

Speaking of equestria... I heard the start of the new season is sometime next month.

Wipqozn

If we rename The Bridge I'll delete my account.

3

In fact I'll make a new account just so I can delete that one too!

Private Pansy

@Powerlord November 23rd

Same day as the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special

Powerlord

@Wipqozn We should totally rename it!!!

kalina

@Wipqozn it will resolve you being removed as room owner constantly

fbueckert

@Unionhawk If anyone renames the Bridge to something Pony related, I'll be abusing my newfound ownership powers to change it back.

Wipqozn

14:05

@kalina Kill two birds with one stone!

but then you guys would need someone else to blame.

That sure does seem like a lot of work...

kalina

@Wipqozn we can still blame you

Private Pansy

@Wipqozn Not really. We can use the Wheel of Blame

Wipqozn

@PrivatePansy but then you need to spin the wheel and everything

M'vy

@fbueckert I'd support that move :)

Powerlord

@fbueckert Even if, say, a mod does it?

fbueckert

14:07

@Powerlord Best part about our mods is that they know how to take a joke.

2

Powerlord

Speaking of spinning the wheel... TF2's Halloween thingy should start either in about a week or be really late this year.

Unionhawk

I think LessPop removed anyone and everyone who would change it the last time it was changed anyway.

M'vy

Meanwhile, Jebediah flew by the Mun :)

Wipqozn

@Powerlord Oh, that reminds me!

Lazers

0

Q: Okay, how about now?

The same question. Only now that there is a new, shiny version of the game on Steam, how many endings are on THAT version?

the-stanley-parable

Sterno

14:08

@Lazers Wow

GnomeSlice

@Lazers How do we tag that game, anyway?

Powerlord

@Lazers I'm still not convinced that the 10ish I found are all of them.

Private Pansy

@Lazers The least useful question title of the year award goes to...

Unionhawk

@Lazers headdesk

Powerlord

I still haven't figured out what I need to do in the room with all the colored and numbered buttons.

Sterno

14:09

That does indicate the need for a new tag, though.

GnomeSlice

@Sterno the-stanley-parable-2013 ?

FEichinger

@Sterno I believe there's a subtitle to it.

Sterno

@GnomeSlice Or -hd, since I think that's how it's marketed

GnomeSlice

store.steampowered.com/app/221910

I dunno, Steam doesn't say so

Powerlord

@FEichinger The entire game is named "The Stanley Parable" in my steam game library.

Private Pansy

14:10

> The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

FEichinger

> Wreden originally called the stand-alone version The Stanley Parable: HD Remix

GnomeSlice

Retagged for now. Maybe a meta post is in order.

Sterno

@GnomeSlice You're right. Guess I just read that in a review or wikipedia or something

GnomeSlice

-3

Q: How many endings are in the 2013 edition of The Stanley Parable?

The same question. Only now that there is a new, shiny version of the game on Steam, how many endings are on THAT version?

the-stanley-parable-2013

Unionhawk

Oh fine, spoilsport. ;p — Zibbobz 9 secs ago

3ventic

14:12

The thing with -hd tags is... what do we do when some years later they make even higher definition game?

Unionhawk

ಠ_ಠ

GnomeSlice

@3ventic super-hd

kalina

@3ventic -4k

Sconibulus

@3ventic foo-hd2

Private Pansy

@3ventic the-stanley-parable-ultra-mega-hd-remix-2

Sconibulus

14:13

as opposed to foo2-hd

kalina

-hd-hd

Powerlord

@PrivatePansy That looks longer than 25 characters.

GnomeSlice

the-stanley-parable-super-ultra-hd-goty-extreme-edition-tm

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice Tag Too Long.

3ventic

Keep adding -hd for each remake.

GnomeSlice

14:14

@FEichinger SO

Private Pansy

@Powerlord tspumhr2

Powerlord

At least I think 25 is the max tag length

Lazers

0

Q: Is there a benefit to using the Comms DTS M1 over the Communotron 16

I'm playing Kerbal Space Program 0.22 and I've just unlocked the Comms DTS M1. It looks better than the Communotron 16 but is it better? Specifically is the throughput or electricity use better? Comms DTS M1 OR Communotron 16 I don't really understand the transmit data action. How does i...

kerbal-space-program

0

Q: What is the point of Lester's "Locate a car"?

As the title says, what's the point of Lester locating a car for you? It's the same vehicle, in the same place every time for me (an ATV at the race track). I've seen suggestions that it's so that you can get a vehicle that's not stolen, but if you have to go to a specific place to pick it up t...

gta-online

GnomeSlice

0

Q: How many endings are in the 2013 edition of The Stanley Parable?

There's already a question asking this for the original Stanley Parable game. But now that there is a new, shiny version of the game on Steam, how many endings does it have? And which endings are "new" to the new game?

version-differences the-stanley-parable the-stanley-parable-2013

kalina

i-know-a-tag-that-will-get-on-your-nerves-get-on-your-nerves-get-on-your-nerves-i-know-a-tag-that-will-get-on-your-nerves-and-its-super-long-like-this

3

FEichinger

14:14

@Powerlord I thought it was 30.

GnomeSlice

He re-added the stanley parable tag

3ventic

The patch is live! Birthday Day 3: offshore casino time!!. #payday2 http://www.overkillsoftware.com/birthday

Tweeted by locust9 on October 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM

GnomeSlice

agh no not version differences

It's a new game

Somebody make a meta about the tags on that question please

kalina

@3ventic what?

FEichinger

Could we all just ... you know not edit that question's tags until we have some idea what we're gonna do?

Unionhawk

14:15

Ooo...

kalina

@FEichinger that's not the way the system works

Private Pansy

@kalina I have no idea how this will look like on the star list since I've hidden away mine, but I'm starring it just because I think it'll look funny on other people's

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger The asker edited it

FEichinger

@kalina Oh, I will happily join the retag-war then.

3ventic

@kalina Payday 2 birthday patch

kalina

14:16

@3ventic containing... a casino you rob?

or a casino you play in?

WHAT DOES IT CONTAIN

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice You edited it in the middle of the discussion here, so there's that.

Private Pansy

@FEichinger No, what actually happens is a dozen people will try to create his own tag in an effort to get the Taxonomist badge, and the question will turn into CW

kalina

WHY AM I LEVEL ZERO

3ventic

PAYDAY birthday starts NOW! Visit the site right here: http://www.overkillsoftware.com/birthday/

Tweeted by OVERKILL_TM on October 18, 2013 at 2:13 PM

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice Too extreme man.

3ventic

14:16

It contains a bear mask that you get for starting the game this weekend

That's all

Unionhawk

@kalina You can gamble offshore money for items

for 5 days

kalina

my offshore account has $0 in it

Unionhawk

also +33% XP bonus this weekend

kalina

also, I'm level 0

ok, well I'll get to level 100 again this weekend then

Private Pansy

Also, my money is still on tspumhr2. Just saying.

Wipqozn

14:17

Let's just delete the question and then the user so we don't need to make a decision.

6

3ventic

33% XP bonus means one rats = level 40 for @kalina

Private Pansy

@Wipqozn It is decisive actions like this that is why we should vote for @Wipqozn in 2014

FEichinger

The dev said the remix is the definitive game, so what I think we should do is change the old one to something else (the-stanley-parable-mod or whatever).

Wipqozn

@PrivatePansy Exactly!

FEichinger

And repurpose the-stanley-parable for the remix.

fbueckert

14:18

Is this game not a remake of an older game?

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger I don't think remix means what you think it means.

@fbueckert I think it's a new game.

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice This is literally what it used to be called: The Stanley Parable: HD Remix.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert Technically the original game was a half life 2 mod, but yes.

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger That's not what a remix is

Wipqozn

But it was half life 2 mod in the same sense killing floor was an unreal mod.

fbueckert

14:19

@Wipqozn So that's exactly what version-differences is for, then.

Powerlord

It takes some elements from the original game, but it changes them up quite a bit.

Unionhawk

I do hope that feature becomes an actual thing, though, for people like me who rarely host

Powerlord

I can only think of two scenes in the game that are really identical to the original.

GnomeSlice

Somebody should make a meta post.

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice Then make one.

GnomeSlice

14:20

@FEichinger I can't make meta posts.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice meta.gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/ask

There you go.

Just fill it in and click post your question.

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn You misunderstand me.

I can't make meta posts because I am terrible at meta posts.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice I know exactly what you mean.

GnomeSlice

I'll wait for somebody else to do it.

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice I'll be the one to say it, because I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who's thinking this right now: Story of your life, huh?

GnomeSlice

14:22

@FEichinger Pretty much.

Private Pansy

Powerlord

@FEichinger And here people tell me that I have no tact.

GnomeSlice

@PrivatePansy awesome

kalina

so much for Deus Ex The Fall being released for android

@GnomeSlice what meta post needs to be made?

Wipqozn

Maybe someone should make a meta post to decide who should make a meta post.

2

Private Pansy

14:26

@Wipqozn We could just spin the ~~bottle~~ wheel

Wipqozn

@PrivatePansy That could work.

FEichinger

@PrivatePansy Nah. That'd be too random.

Too uniformly random, that is.

We need something involving quantum mechanics and blowing people up with lazers.

Wipqozn

@FEichinger That's the best part. Someone not even involved in the discussion could be forced to make it!

Like @MadaraUchiha!

FEichinger

@kalina Huh?

Private Pansy

@FEichinger Please do not attempt to run Schrodinger's thought experiment on members of the Bridge. We're not cats. Well, not all of us.

Unionhawk

14:29

I feel so dirty browsing russian websites on how to play cracked versions of Payday.

GnomeSlice

@kalina How to tag this question

Ronan Forman

@Unionhawk Don't you own it?

FEichinger

@Unionhawk Shuuuuuuun

Private Pansy

Of course, on the Internet nobody knows you're a cat

Unionhawk

@RonanForman I do, it's @kalina's question I'm trying to solve

Ronan Forman

14:29

@Unionhawk Oh, okay.

FEichinger

@PrivatePansy I said blowing people up with lazers not poisoning them in an unobserved environment.

kalina

@GnomeSlice determine if it's a remake or an enhanced version

if its a remake, the non-2013 tag is fine

Unionhawk

Apparently pirates use 2 accounts because they don't want to get their "legit" account banned

kalina

if it's enhanced in any way, the 2013 tag will do by itself

enhanced as in more than just "more, shinier pixels"

enhanced content wise

Private Pansy

@FEichinger You could blow people up with lazers in an unobserved environment, thus accomplishing both goals

Madara Uchiha

14:32

@Wipqozn Hmm?

kalina

@Unionhawk I do not believe there is a solution

Unionhawk

@kalina Doesn't look like anymore. The only things I'm finding on anything working are rather old.

kalina

@Powerlord then we don't need a new tag, the content should be loyal to the original and as such there are no changes to the questions

Powerlord

I'm going to assume I'm the only person here who has actually played the new version.

Wipqozn

@MadaraUchiha Exactly! And this is why we should just use the wheel.

Powerlord

14:34

Yeah, forget I said that. It has new content (I probably should have read your other lines too)

Madara Uchiha

So... you want a suspension or something..?

kalina

@Powerlord I love it when people only read half of what I say

it happens with... pretty much 50% of everything I say

Wipqozn

@MadaraUchiha It would provide drama in the form of @kalina going on about mod abuse.

kalina

somebody wants drama?

Madara Uchiha

I can suspend kalina too, it's not a big problem, really.

Sterno

14:35

@fbueckert My opinion on the matter

kalina

suddenly all the mods hover over the ban button, like it's some kind of reflex action when I say the word drama

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn wheeldecide.com/…

Sterno

Also, my opinion aside, this is much like Spelunky vs Spelunky HD.

Madara Uchiha

@kalina (I'm only joking :P)

Unionhawk

Wait, no, @Sterno is in the room. We can't have any drama now.

Wipqozn

14:36

@MadaraUchiha That reminds me, hurry up and do something. Stop playing around with your friend the hokage

Unionhawk

That's the rule.

Madara Uchiha

@Wipqozn All in due time.

fbueckert

16 mins ago, by fbueckert

@Wipqozn So that's exactly what version-differences is for, then.

Powerlord

In fact, the only two decisions that are the same as the original is the first (which is a simple "left door or right door" and the next decision if you took the right door (where it tries to get you to go back to the left path)

kalina

@MadaraUchiha I know, I had a brief moment where I was going to start lecturing about non-gaming mods coming in here and waving their diamonds around but figured you were joking

Sterno

14:36

@fbueckert Version differences is when you're asking what the differences are. It's not for asking a general question about the remake.

kalina

@Sterno this

fbueckert

@Sterno And this question is asking, "Are there different endings compared to the original?"

Powerlord

@kalina If they start waving their diamonds around, I'll take out my spade and club them with all my heart.

kalina

@Powerlord -.-

Sterno

@fbueckert Is it? I thought it was asking how many endings there are.

kalina

14:38

@Sterno the title of the question does make me want to agree with @fbueckert

which I resent you for greatly

Sterno

I guess it does both.

fbueckert

@Sterno Take a look at the original revision.

Powerlord

Yes, the inclusion of heart there was forced... just like Captain Planet.

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn More names wheeldecide.com/…

Sterno

Okay, so if they are completely separate questions, after he gets his answer about the differences, can I ask a question about what the endings are?

Actually, I don't care about this enough to argue. Nevermind.

:)

fbueckert

14:39

Which, admittedly, was a crappy question. But when you link specifically to a different question, and go, "Are there differences?", that's literally what the tag is for.

Sterno

If you're saying it should be tagged with version-differences in addition to the-stanley-parable-2013 then I'm on board.

OrigamiRobot

Noooooooooooooooo

Sterno

I originally thought you were saying all questions about the new game should be tagged with the-stanley-parable version-differences

OrigamiRobot

version differences is such a bad tag

kalina

@OrigamiRobot you didn't accept my friend request on steam, you are now my enemy

Sterno

14:41

I agree. It's a dumb tag. And not really needed.

fbueckert

@Sterno I'm not touching anything to do with the game tag.

I'm just saying version-differences needs to be there.

Sterno

If we insist on using it, though, I agree it makes sense here.

OrigamiRobot

@kalina huh?

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot I'm not sure I understand how it's a bad tag.

kalina

@OrigamiRobot you can read it as many times as you want, it's persistent

Wipqozn

14:42

@OrigamiRobot Your face is a bad tag.

Buuuurrrnnnn

Sterno

I'm not sure why the tag is important to have on the site though. Do we have version-differences experts? Is there a case where I want to see all version-differences questions about all games?

OrigamiRobot

@Sterno This is why it's a bad tag.

kalina

just tag it untagged and be done with it

2

OrigamiRobot

@kalina Why do you have a new account?

kalina

then a mod will come along and delete it, problem solved

@OrigamiRobot it's too much effort to explain

Wipqozn

14:43

@Sterno To be fair The Bridge are experts at picking things apart, which is what you do when comparing different versions.

Lazers

-2

Q: 13w42a not working to me

I tried to use the new Minecraft snapshot. It just said: An update to your launcher is available and is required to play 13w42a. Please restart your launcher. So I tried closing it and reopening it, but the result was the same. What can I do? (I have cracked MC)

minecraft

fbueckert

@Lazers New drama!

Unionhawk

@Lazers Close votes ho!

fbueckert

murder

Sterno

There are two version-differences followers. Strange people!

Unionhawk

14:45

@fbueckert No, not drama, just murder.

fbueckert

@Unionhawk That counts as short-term drama, until it gets resolved.

Sterno

Flagged that comment. Whee.

Unionhawk

Aaaand, it's gone.

Or at least, closed

fbueckert

@Sterno As did I.

Sterno

I wish people wouldn't upvote comments calling other people assholes.

Jason Berkan

14:46

@Sterno As did I. Who the hell is upvoting it?

kalina

@Sterno I want to call you an asshole, but I believe there is a 50% chance of it being starred to death, and a 50% chance of me getting a 30 minute ban

Wipqozn

@Sterno I agree.

Private Pansy

Well, the rest of the comment is useful. It really just need an edit to remove the last word

GnomeSlice

@kalina I'll do it.

fbueckert

@kalina And a 25% of both!

Sterno

14:47

@kalina that first one, 100%. The second one... yeah, 50% sounds about right

kalina

@GnomeSlice flagged for being gnomeslice

GnomeSlice

@kalina Nooo it will get approved

Sterno

Poor @GnomeSlice. if that gets flagged he's doomed

OrigamiRobot

@kalina If you call yourself an asshole, you'll definitely get banned.

GnomeSlice

I tried eating some of my cat's food and now my stomach is upset.

24

blurgh

Unionhawk

14:48

@PrivatePansy Yeah, I upvoted it, then I saw that part of it and regretted my decision.

Sterno

@GnomeSlice I can't believe I wasted stars on anything else.

Ben Brocka

Reviews for Sonic Lost World aren't looking great so far...

Private Pansy

@Sterno Pure gold

3ventic

Wait, what? There's a star limit?

Private Pansy

(it sounds like something you'd do in nethack, not real life)

GnomeSlice

14:49

Hey my cat gets like the most expensive shit out there, she won't eat anything else.

It looked delicious.

kalina

@3ventic yes

Private Pansy

@3ventic Thirty daily per room, I believe

Ben Brocka

My cat's breath smells like cat food

3ventic

@PrivatePansy That's plenty, you guys aren't funny enough for my 30 stars

fbueckert

And he's edited it to remove the name calling. Good.

GnomeSlice

14:49

@BenBrocka Uh oh.

kalina

@GnomeSlice just remember, if your cat is given the choice between starving and eating your eyes, you will wake up blind

Ben Brocka

@GnomeSlice vg247.com/2013/10/18/… not abysmal, but scores ranging from 5-8 (roughly equal mix of both) and most reviews sound fairly unimpressed

Wipqozn

Oh lord, that was great. I finally stopped laughing.

What a wonderful way to start my afternoon, thanks @GnomeSlice.

SaintWacko

Wow. Already Famous Question for this

GnomeSlice

@BenBrocka Yikes

SaintWacko

14:53

@BenBrocka Yeah, I've heard it's pretty bad

Wipqozn

wait, a new sonic game is bad? Colour me shocked.

Ben Brocka

But this was supposed to be the good one!

Wipqozn

@BenBrocka Nah, that's the next one!

Powerlord

@BenBrocka Generations was already here and past.

Whether or not that was an intentional pun I'll let you decide.

FEichinger

@Sterno I'm one of those.

Ben Brocka

14:56

This one was getting probably as much or more hype than generations though...wonder how bad this will hurt them since they've gone nintendo exclusive

GnomeSlice

ARE YOU KIDDING ME

Wipqozn

Hey, look there's the flag.

GnomeSlice

DON'T

Wipqozn

I marked it as invalid.

Lazers

1

Q: How to remove personal data from PS3?

I've decided to get rid of my PS3 by donating it to a younger brother. This means that I want to totally purge all data on it such as user accounts, save games, credit card details and the like before I give it to them. (I love my little brothers but they aren't getting my credit card number or o...

ps3 psn

GnomeSlice

14:56

GOD DAMMIT

Powerlord

Here's hoping that the new Phoenix Wright isn't bad. Only a few more days until it arrives

I think the flag system just blew up.

Journeyman Geek

so.. did @GnomeSlice get flagged or did he get stars?

Wipqozn

@JourneymanGeek Both.

Powerlord

It was telling me there were 7 flags

Journeyman Geek

*banned

I saw 2

Private Pansy

14:58

@Powerlord Seven flags and counter-flags in total, I believe

Powerlord

@PrivatePansy Pretty sure it's supposed to show the number of flagged posts, not the number of flags.

Bob

@JourneymanGeek He was on 4 flags and 4 stars when I first checked.

Wipqozn

@Powerlord No, the counter shows the number of flags.

Private Pansy

@Powerlord No, definitely not. There wasn't anywhere near 7 messages being flagged

Powerlord

@PrivatePansy Supposed to show and is showing are two different things.

pauska

14:59

When are you going to learn not to abuse the flag system.. Are you even aware that the flags are stackexchange-wide for 10k+ rep?

kalina

nope that was 6 flags against GnomeSlice

Journeyman Geek

lol

kalina

@pauska you're joking right?

pauska

@kalina no

kalina

don't come in here telling us how the flag system works

Powerlord

14:59

@pauska We're well aware of that and we're usually the ones complaining to other rooms about it.

Private Pansy

@pauska Who are you talking to?

kalina

we're well aware of the way it works

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