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Q: Why doesn't the Templar Order care about the 2nd disaster?

Evil Washing MachineThe templars know that the 2nd disaster is coming - they surely must after accessing the ancestral memories of Desmond, Clay Kazmercik and Daniel Cross, and observing the interactions between the ancestors and the First Civilization. A comic even tells us that Daniel Cross read Minerva's prophecy...

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Q: Why do I have to re-install my Civilization V?

Admin VoterI had Civilization V on C:/Program Files/Steam/SteamApps and I copied and pasted it from my laptop on to a new PC I bought. However when I installed Steam, it didn't register that Civilization was installed. I tried verifying the integrity of the game cache but it was greyed out. I could just ...

@Frank Gundam Frank.
@Fluttershy Indeed
Frankdam?
Frundam?
Let's just stick with Gundam Frank
Gundrank!
user43095
00:20
6 more cents
user15026
@JeffreyLin If you think of it as "I am getting tiny amounts of money that I don't deserve/aren't owed for doing things I would do regardless of the payment", then complaining you "don't get enough" starts to look a little ridiculous.
user15026
Because really, they don't really need to give you anything, considering.
user43095
@AshleyNunn I realize that, but since they are offering this service, why take such a large chunk of money from each transaction?
user15026
@JeffreyLin Because they want to make a cut of it, and rightfully so, for hosting it and giving you the ability in the first place - it is a market transaction.
user15026
That's how commerce works. I'd be shocked if they didn't take a cut, because they are hosting all of this, creating the cards, maintaining the marketplace, etc
user15026
00:32
It's like saying "why do I have to pay so much to get someone to repair my car" - people forget how much stuff is going on behind the scenes. (There are other things at play there, but welcome to a capitalist economy.)
user43095
I thought the Devs of the game created the cards.
user43095
And I now own The Binding of Issac + $0.02.
user43095
I mean, if it's a car, you probably paid ~$30k for it, and each maintenance being <$300 dollars is okay because it's only 1%, people don't really care.
Nope, cards are 100% Valve's thing. If other people want them, that's their business, who cares.
user15026
@JeffreyLin YTou've obviously never owned a car :P
user43095
00:35
@AshleyNunn Far from it.
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Q: Help! I cant do anything

Nkio EKioI enter my passcode and no matter what it is always wrong, I am typing correctly and nothing. Plus when I make a new account it doesn't register. Please help!

user15026
Cars are rarely that cheap to fix if it isn't like regular maintenance
user15026
But by that logic, you buy the game for $10, you get 10 cents back, you've made 1% back. Not bad for something that is effectively free game money, and a lot better than say a store points card
user15026
I mean yes, the Steam cards are vulnerable to market fluctuations and demand and stuff, but like....its free money!
user43095
I guess you are right in that I shouldn't be complaining though, because I took games that were free/in a Humble Bundle and then idled the ones that had card drops to buy games that were on sale for 80% of the normal price.
user15026
00:41
@JeffreyLin Yeah, in that sense, you are getting EXTRA free money because you didnt even put money into the system to get the money out
user15026
It would be like going into walmart and being like "I am owed this banana" and running out with it.
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user43095
More like they gave away bananas and I took them and sold them and made enough to buy a carrot.
@AshleyNunn I...kinda want someone to do that now
user15026
@JeffreyLin Yeah, true
I mean, on the one hand there's the whole "theft" thing, but on the other comedy, and that trumps everything.
00:43
@AshleyNunn HEY EVERYONE FREE BANANA
user15026
@TimStone "THIS IS MY FREEDOM BANANA"
@TimStone Just bring your own banana
I feel like we may have just crossed a line smuggling in personal freedom bananas.
THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY AND I'LL BRING MY BANANA OPEN CARRY IF I HAVE TO
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Q: Do field upgrades apply to all squad members in Battlefield 4?

PhillgenDo field upgrades apply to all squad members in Battlefield 4? By this I mean should each squad member select a different upgrade so that all squad members benefit so that if I upgrade to extra ammo does each member get the ammo boost?

user43095
00:45
@Lazers I'm going to guess and say yes.
Gutter status: clogged with heads
user43095
Do you need to play all the Elder Scrolls to get the storyline or can you start with Skyrim?
@JeffreyLin: they're set a few hundred years apart
so, no you don't really need to play the other TES games to get the story.
user43095
Okay thanks.
user43095
Also I realized that most Steam games on sale are also on sale on Amazon as Steam games and you can actually use Amazon giftcards for something useful.
user43095
00:48
But BoI wasn't one of them.
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@badp Perfect
user43095
Now I need about $10 worth of bananas for Rebirth.
user43095
That moment when you feel as if you can rule the world with free bananas.
user43095
@JourneymanGeek Are the other ones worth playing though?
00:52
my kitty has been curled up in my bed for the last like 15 hours
he's purring and sleeping and cuddled all cutely :33333333333
You're doing it wrong, Steam.
I'm bored guys, what should I do
@spugsley Sculpt a life-sized Dolan.
did anyone even bother with Sacred 3?
It got horrid reviews.
00:57
@spugsley What type of things are on the table?
Wooo! Leegooo PATRIOTS!
@Ktash read Misery, write another chapter for one of my fics, write on my novel even though my brain is like ughhhhh, play 7 days to die,
@spugsley Where is your brain and heart on this laid back Sunday? Games, books, or writing (seems like maybe not writing because "ughhhhh")
Mindless or not mindless activity?
@Ktash idk I wish Ian was home an it's cold :(
@spugsley Cuddle with kitty. Or I volunteer as tribute
But a cold day sounds like blanket and movie or book to me. Maybe hot cider/chocolate/both
01:03
@Ktash mmm yeah I'm thinking good idea. I'm enjoying Misery so far. I'm about 90 pages in. It's taken some getting used to King's writing style but he's obviously a talented motherfucker
Dirty bird.
@Sterno oh god
@Sterno I don't know where this was directed, but I have some thoughts...
I literally had to stop reading at the dirty water scene. It made me nauseous. So so so nauseous
@spugsley In! :)
@spugsley Though, maybe not now...
01:04
@Ktash hahaha
What kind of book are you getting me into here? I was just in it for the cuddling...
@Ktash hahaha it's a pretty fucked up book
@spugsley I don't know about this... I'm rethinking my decision here, and that's saying a lot
Maybe I'll just make myself a bagel sandwhich or some teriyaki here and call it good
@Ktash IN!
I made belgian waffles this morning, so I think it may be a cooking day
I've got some rice, pot stickers, veggies, ramen noodles and eggs, so it may be a fancy ramen meal instead. I don't have any meat for teriyaki meat stuffs
Or I've got blueberry bagels, cream cheese, and turkey and assorted things, which make for delicious sandwhiches
user15026
01:10
@Ktash That sounds like you could make a pretty decent ramen :)
I think I'll go with that instead of your crazy book. But you are welcome to join me
@AshleyNunn Yeah, it is tempting
You're welcome to join too, of course ;)
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@Ktash And it would be warm and nice! ( I am freezing, but too full to consider tea or something, so I might be biased)
@AshleyNunn As I recommended to @spugsley, the cold is a good excuse for blankets, cuddling and a book or movie. And I volunteer my services
I got trapped in WatchMojo top 10 lists again... :(
cc: @Sterno
@Fluttershy It's tough because they are wrong so often
01:14
ALL THE TIME
stupid apostrophe, I hate you so much
@Fluttershy Angry letters to their mothers don't make them fix it either. Just FYI
@Ktash Guess I can delete mine then. :(
Argen Spargen :P
My mouse has gone missing
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Q: How to use a magic spell?

Cees TimmermanHalloween 2013 and 2014 events feature magic spells, which can be cast if the player equipped a Spellbook. How does one actually cast a spell?

@RPiAwesomeness If this is your pet, might want to find that before the cat does
01:24
@Ktash Nah, just my clicky mouse :(
Then mice are unnecessary and superfluous. Keyboard master race
@Ktash But for gaming you kinda need it :P
^ My mom went to school with his sister
Like Karl Wallenda, Nik will walk between two buildings without a harness or safety net.
@RPiAwesomeness Nah. Pros just macro :P
@Ktash Have you tried macroing an FPS?
@RPiAwesomeness Psh, all the time. I'm pro like that
01:26
@Ktash Dang brah.
user15026
@RPiAwesomeness This is, incidentally, how he died. I mean yes, Karl made MANY crossings and didn't die, but man, so many people in that family just....I don't know, I just am missing that whole desire for that much risk
@AshleyNunn true
user15026
I mean all of me is hoping Nik makes it, because like...I don't want anyone to die, but aaaaaa unecessary risk
There are some things in this world worth dying for. That is never going to be one of them under any circumstance
user15026
I am not sure I agree with that first sentence, but that's just me
01:31
That just says no harness or safety net
I notice it says nothing about jetpacks
@AshleyNunn I'm talking the most extreme of circumstances. Like saving lives and such. Everyday things, not so much
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@Ktash Fair enough. I am not sure I totally agree, but that's not really a discussion I want to have
or squirrel suits
Have kids. Then you'll think of something.
@AshleyNunn Heh, alright :)
In other news, deadlines and deadliness are only 1 letter apart. Conspiracy? I think so
@DwarfSlice I'd be so into this if it wasn't turned based
there needs to be more post apocalypse themed stuff
@DwarfSlice honestly, that blurb sounds like word salad
@spugsley Krater
@DwarfSlice yes I do want to play that. I'm playing Seven Days to Die right now :D
@spugsley My roomate fucking loves that game
although right now he's hooked on trove
01:51
@DwarfSlice it's REALLY fun
Stage one complete, nik wallenda walked ~84 ft on a 15 degree inclined wire.
Stage two: Walk fifteen feet one another wire, blindfolded
O.O
user15026
@RPiAwesomeness I suspect that will be a very slow walk, one foot at a time on the wire, making sure each foot is placed before continuing, moreso than traditional wire walking
@badp I mean, it provides portions of a pretty good HBO show for free, I'm not surprised.
user15026
Because like the shoes are designed to feel the wire and stuff and grip and whatever
user15026
01:57
(I have a fascination with circus arts, ignore me)
I kind of wonder if they'll be sending them a golden play button
Guys, I'm addicted to Destiny, I think. :( Halp.
Also, the Evolve alpha has added another day! (cc: @Wipqozn)
O.O
He did it
@AshleyNunn lol, no. It's fine :D
@AshleyNunn They're elk-skin, hand-made by his Grandma
user15026
@RPiAwesomeness Yep.
My mom went to school with his sister and they're somewhat of a family friend from a long time ago
Not to brag or anything :)
And no, I'm not jokin
user15026
02:08
I have no reason to doubt the veracity of your statement :)
I know somebody who's mom went to school with his sister..... :P @RPiAwesomeness ;)
@Caleb facepalm. Hey caleb :)
02:32
@Unionhawk It provides good portions of a pretty good HBO shows too.
@Yuuki Yes.
And non-monetized videos too, which is always kind of nice.
@Fluttershy I should jump on that.
In my case, it would be "Houston! Jump on it!"
03:17
Please raise your hand if you had problems with proofs in high-school geometry.
raises hand
@Caleb Would you mind explaining some things to my sister? Because I'm not sure if I can relate.
@Yuuki Middle School even.
We did basic geometric proofs in 7th grade.
@Yuuki Umm....like what I had trouble with? A lot of times for me it was just frustrating when I KNEW something was true, but I had to find out and write down why. Having to explain common sense. :P
@Caleb Kinda-sorta?
I'm not sure.
03:26
I just always preferred writing it out normally and solving it, rather than explaining why I did each step.
@Caleb That sounds somewhat different from Geometry proofs, from what I remember
I'm talking about having a list of statements that are true (theorems) that you have to use to solve a problem. Like you write down the step, and give the reason/proof for that step.....TMK that's geometric proofs... :P
What I mean is, I generally remember being required to prove some general statement (like "the 3 angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees") starting from the Euclidean geometric axioms, and that's not really the sort of thing you can "solve" like an equation
Yeah, you're proving geometric theorems, rather than solving equations.
Yep. I was saying I prefer things I can solve for, rather than having to deal with proofs. I just didn't like trying to find the reason why (ex. why the angles of a triangle add up to 180)
When it's something that you know as fact.
03:34
@Caleb It's from the parallel postulate
Basically, you pick one line, and draw a parallel line on the opposite point. Then there's some theorem that says that a line that intersects 2 points has the same angles at each intersection. So you correspond each of the 3 angles at that point with one on the triangle, and they add up to 180 because obvious
Yeah I know now :) Just always disliked having to write out proofs. Not necessarily something I had issues learning, I just didn't like doing it
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@Yuuki raises hand Seriously, I am learning things that aren't basic arthimetic with an app designed for 12 year olds that uses MONSTERS to teach you things
@Caleb I got that. I just wasn't sure from the talk of "solving" if we were all on the same page
Sorry about that :)
03:38
And then I wanted to show off that I could still prove that theorem even though it's been nearly a decade since I took the class
Bravo ;)
I actually found geometry relatively easy, because there weren't that many axioms and theories you could start from, so there weren't actually that many ways a proof could go.
My sister seems to be having problems with figuring out which theorems to use and simply remembering their names.
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@Yuuki This I get, but I am no help because I still don't get them
@murgatroid99 I didn't find it that hard either, so that's why I don't think I'm teaching her very well.
03:40
@Yuuki on the other hand, the whole thing with remembering the names was dumb, and I've forgotten all of them
Because I can't relate.
@Yuuki I can sort of relate, from more advanced classes where I had the same problem
One suggestion is to try to work backwards. See if you can take one step back from what you're trying to prove and try to get something easier to prove
Or, just try applying axioms and theorems (especially ones that say you can construct something) and see if that seems to make any progress
Yeah, that's what I tried most recently: look at your givens and think about all the theorems that apply.
And see which one gets you where you want to go.
I looked up whether death threats were considered protected free speech. Not sure where I fall on that. I know where Steam falls though.
SCOTUS says "threats may not be punished if a reasonable person would understand them as obvious hyperbole".
But doesn't the very act of threatening someone put them in an unreasonable state of mind? Can a threatened person discern hyperbole?
Re: Mike Maulbeck
@Yuuki Unfortunately, it's been a while, and my most recent memory of doing math was staring blankly at a set theory exam for 3 hours while I carved into one pencil with another pencil
user15026
03:46
@Yuuki Yeah, see, I'd forget what was which
Don't think you're immune. We're all just a whim away from singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Yes, a whim away...a whim away...a whim away.
ಠ_ಠ
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@DwarfSlice damn it
AH-WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
eeeeEEEEeeeeEEE Pumbaa bomba-way!
No?
@DwarfSlice Is some government trying to punish him?
I'm disappointed in you, @AshleyNunn.
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03:50
I AM SINGING IT IN MY HEAD IS THAT NOT ENOUGH
@OrigamiRobot I don't think so, but there has been a predictable uproar of valve fanboys trying to defend Gabe Newell.
@DwarfSlice This means threats may not be punished by the government.
@Yuuki In the jungle, the quiet jungle, the lion sleeps toniiiiight!
@DwarfSlice Should he not be defended?
@DwarfSlice It's hard to tell what the context of this stuff is
03:50
woo people on the internet don't understand quite what "free speech" means what else is new
No, he should, but I mean it's still an interesting little observation
@Unionhawk lol
user15026
See, this is why I hate twitter, because the context becomes so removed
Right to free speech means your speech is protected from possible government infringement. Free speech does not mean you are protected from not-government entities.
user15026
and people just yell random crap 140 characters at a time
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@Yuuki THIS THIS THIS
03:51
To be fair, @DwarfSlice provided context.
You just needed context for the context if you didn't already know what he was referring to :P
And free speech is vehemently not universal.
user15026
@TimStone Aye, but in a twitter stream, where I don't have a @DwarfSlice of awesome to give me that, I would be like "the heck?"
@TimStone Context that is meaningless without context doesn't count
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@Yuuki Also this thing
People seem to think that the 1st Amendment applies outside the US for some reason.
03:52
I wonder who pinned that onion article about snack countries
@DwarfSlice LessPop
Yeah, the context was Mike Maulbeck, the clown who posted a death threat to gabe newell and had his game removed from steam shortly after.
@Yuuki A lot of people think their rule system applies to everyone
@AshleyNunn Eh, he's a game dev, seems reasonable. He might have tweeted the context before that tweet, didn't check.
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@murgatroid99 Because people are dumb
03:53
Clown, moron, really you can use whatever word you want there.
Clown is pretty apt.
@murgatroid99 It's everyone's fault for not being present in chat 100% of the time to know everything that had been said at some prior date.
I accept no blame.
Free speech means the government cannot imprison or kill you for denouncing the government (this is why people can complain about Obama). Free speech does not protect you from getting punched in the face for calling someone a "dumbass" to their face.
If the Bridge isn't your Hotel California, you found the door key are doing it wrong
03:54
@Yuuki Technically, assault laws protect you from that
@Yuuki Laws against assault protect you fromt hat
Okay. Turning sky blue into silver chrome turned out pretty damn awesome.
@TimStone Good then that means I'm doing it right
@OrigamiRobot Yes.
Oh, @murgatroid99, we're so alike
03:54
That's not free speech though.
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@Frank intrigued
@OrigamiRobot I'm just faster
With more characters, even
@Yuuki I like to think of it more that you are free to say what you want, and you also have to accept responsibility for saying those things
03:57
@murgatroid99 How about: you are free to say "Rebecca Black is the greatest musical talent in the world", that does not mean you are protected from the world agreeing that you objectively have the worst taste in music ever.
free speech on the internet also doesn't mean any website has to agree to publish any shit you say
right?
Pretty much, yes
@Yuuki Interesting fact: that song is better backwards
@murgatroid99 Anything that makes those lyrics unintelligible would make that song better.
@Yuuki Another fun fact: my friend can sing much of the backwards version
03:59
People obsessing over the quality of that song are far worse than the song itself.
@murgatroid99 ... Your friend has too much time on his/her hands.
@DwarfSlice It could be argued that they're exercising their own right to free speech by not publishing your shit.
@Yuuki It's so entertaining that it's entirely worth it. One time we recorded him singing it and then played it backwards, and it sounded like someone with a bad speech impediment singing it forwards
Especially since Citizens United means corporations are people.
@Yuuki I think it's not quite the same right
The right to not do something just because someone else wants you to is in some ways more fundamental
Because that stereotype doesn't do enough to prove itself. <_<
04:03
@Fluttershy Elysium?
@Fluttershy No, PepsiCo is spending a lot of money to prove it for us
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Q: I was caught cheating on an exam, how can I minimize the damage?

naughtyjojoI got caught cheating in a two-hour engineering exam consisting of 100 multiple choice questions which was done online through the moodle e-learning software. I feel like my life is almost over. Having not studied well and having no time to study, I decided to cheat. I know there are no excuses ...

shakes head
@DwarfSlice I can see where you could get that impression... But no. :P
@TimStone Oh man, I read that when it was on the hot list last week. The answers were good
@Fluttershy You should boycott Mountain Dew
04:05
@Fluttershy Woah, woah.
What is this nonsense?
Mountain Dew or Doritos? Why not both? /cc @BenBrocka
They're creating the parodies for us. It's pretty glorious.
@TimStone If you buy one, you're probably going to buy the other anyway
I follow TheXbone and Xbox on Twitter and sometimes I have to double-check to see which one posted something.
// You're going to come back to this program and be confused Dammit past @Uni >_>
For a second, I was confused why they used + and or. Curse you, logical shorthand...
At least you had the foresight to warn yourself :P
uh... wat?
@OrigamiRobot Um...
@OrigamiRobot ...
@Unionhawk inb4 relevant xkcd
04:08
So apparently visual studio runs at 7 frames per second. Thanks fraps >_>
I have no idea where it got 7
@Unionhawk Boycott Visual Studio. Demand 60 FPS IDEs.
Hey now, his code is so epic he wants it to have that cinematic feel. 30 FPS tops.
@TimStone 7 is still less than 30 though.
I probably need whatever the system reqs of AC Unity are to get that
too lazy to make that joke properly
Someone make me do laundry
04:12
@OrigamiRobot Hey, go do laundry so you aren't all stinky at work.
Someone else make me mail this thing
@OrigamiRobot You probably need clothes tomorrow. If you go naked, then I expect pictures
@OrigamiRobot Is it a credit card offer filled with leaves?
Not this time.
@OrigamiRobot I need to do this too.
04:13
@OrigamiRobot Is it an important mail?
Along with 500 other things.
It is a magic card
So of course I'm considering playing Beyond Earth.
@OrigamiRobot Send it so you don't get bad reputations!
All the bad reps.
@murgatroid99 did you see the PAX stuffs?
04:14
@OrigamiRobot no
Interesting. That comment about "colorless basic lands" is very intriguing
And it's apparently not Barry's Land
wait, do they mean lands that generate colorless mana or the fact that lands are colorless?
04:17
I see that, but that doesn't mean that that's what the forum thing was about
Basic lands have been the same forever, and I don't see why anyone would ever run that one
No fetches hit it, it generates mana less useful than any other basic
And it would be easier to do colorless EDH
I personally don't care, but I am interested to see how they did it without it being Barry's Land
Considering that Domain was printed on a total of 30 cards, that doesn't seem like the kind of thing that would be worth it to print
For anyone interested, I met the creator of HK-47 yesterday.
04:21
@LessPop_MoreFizz what was that animal crossing lookalike you recommended for ios recently, and how much is it?
@Frank You met Darth Revan?
@Yuuki Yes. I met a Sith.
A surprisingly friendly one.
@Frank And lived to tell the tale. Congratulations.
This search is full of @spugsley approved images
05:06
arg this program is more annoying than I had ever imagined it would be
05:23
Will shaking a fist at it help?
probably
shakes fist
05:35
@Ktash :o
@spugsley It's true. Lots of the capt and lots in various states
06:02
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Q: What are the Shrines used for?

Memor-XOn occasion I come across shrines where Aurora would say What a curious Shrine, perhaps one day it was a sign. I have gotten the Moon however she still says the same thing. Are the shrines used for anything? If so when?

06:30
new phone is being shipped. I will have a OnePlus in a couple days. cc @fredley
07:15
Morning
@5pike Morning! I'm afk for a bit now, have to leave for work.
07:59
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Proposed Q&A site for questions about subjects that do not have their own site.

Closed before being launched.

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Proposed Q&A site for navisworks users and people who know or want to learn more about Navisworks software

Currently in definition.

08:13
and arrived at work.
@Arperum welcome back
@Arperum A onePlus, huh? My brother is interested in buying a new phone. I need to suggest this to him.
@5pike There was a preorder thing last monday, where anyone could preorder, so as an exception to the invite only thing. It had an estimated delivery date of 4-5 weeks when I preordered, the day after it was 2-3 weeks. And later that week my order was completed, and now it's shipped already.
Well, I just hope he buys a decent phone.
08:44
Morning chat
@KevinvanderVelden Morning.
Morning @Kevin
09:02
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Q: Should I save gems right now?

CiacciuI'm a new Brave Frontier player, with a Global account. Right now I have about 10 rare units, no healers and no whites, and enough gem for 2 Rare summons. Sinche there has recently been a "Super Rare units guaranteed" should I save until another one appears, or should I just summon asap?

09:17
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Q: Does Vanilla (non-Bukkit) servers have a limit on mobs spawning? If so, how do I remove it?

aytimothy I have a modded server (with the FTB Crash Landing modpack), running Vanilla Server software (the one where you download from minecraft.net and then add all your mods in etc. However, something seems to be wrong with it. I'm not getting as many mobs as I usually would when playing Single Playe...

09:45
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Q: How can I know what an enemy team's strongest color is?

pleinolijfThe 'Surgical Strike' skill of Wolverine (X-Force), destroys all tiles of the enemy team's strongest color, doing damage per tile. I know from experience that it is not the color with the highest AP count, so what is the deciding factor ? The level of the character currently in front ? The most...

09:57
@Arperum Hooray!

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