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@Frank we arent in the business of enforcing them, we just do not allow questions about breaking them here.
@Parzival but the advantage isn't a matter of external factors. It's no more cheating than buying a second copy of the game to start at low ranks again. That's griefing, sure, but there aren't any external advantages in play
at least i think thats our policy
@Dragonrage No, actually, we do enforce them.
@Frank isnt there like 4 different meta posts that are upvoted and accepted saying that we dont?
@Unionhawk even if it isn't cheating, (which it is) it's still not to be encouraged.
00:02
Are we talking about site policy or ethics in general?
@Parzival I'm sorry what
are you complaining that they are having too much fun or not enough fun? :)
@StrixVaria site policy
yes, it's not a very good practice
@badp ?
@Dragonrage We don't help people break the TOS.
We don't make judgment calls on what is or isn't "cheating" because it's subjective and sticky.
So we stick to what the specific game developer for that specific game deems appropriate.
00:04
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A: What's our procedure for asking about not-quite-legal games?

agent86When it comes to legality, we tend to err on the side of assuming good faith here, and only prohibit questions that are clearly on the wrong side of the law, the terms of service, or the EULA for the software in question. (Do note that we specifically prohibit things that ask "is X legal?" as we...

That's generally the one I use.
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A: Questions asking for cheats in a game with non-competitive online multiplayer

murgatroid99Our current cheat policy says A cheat in a multiplayer game, for the purposes of determining whether a question violates our cheating guideline, is a tool that uses out-of-game resources to give you an advantage that the other players in the game don't have. and Remember that questions ...

@Dragonrage That's about cheating.
Doesn't mention anything about enforcing EULAs or anything.
go right to the source
where the experts are
00:06
> we're not in the business of enforcing other peoples TOS or NDA's, but the existence of said TOS and NDA's provide nice bright red lines for what are otherwise often fuzzy and highly disputed concepts
Incidentally, I can't find anything in the eula about this anyway
So
@Unionhawk Intentionally losing in a single-player competitive game doesn't seem like something ban-worthy or cheating to me.
If your goal is to downgrade your own account status, that is.
If your goal is to boost your friend, then that's probably bannable.
It's griefing, afaic, but
It's not really griefing, because you're giving your opponent free league points or whatever the equivalent is.
I mean I guess
00:09
users of the starcraft forums say that this is a real problem, and that they hate it with a passion, "you should report them for cheating, and then explain in the report why you report them (easier for the guys that check reports).
As long as people who encounter those players do that, they will be banned eventually, sadly most people believe Blizzard doesn't care and thus they do not report these players, and thus they don't get banned. Nice vicious circle."
Streaming Rocket League at twitch.tv/mbraedley
I...am actually neutral in this debate.
I don't really care one way or the other.
Mostly because competitive multiplayer isn't really something I engage in.
@Frank If it gets closed, whatever. If it gets reopened, whatever. That's my stance too.
I do like competitive multiplayer, but in this situation 1) I can't imagine a circumstance where I would want to lose so many times in a row on purpose. and 2) If someone else quit early against me I would just take my points and move onto the next match.
And with that, off to dance class!
Apparently a lot of people do it to make it easier to get all of the achievements
00:19
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Q: Minecraft- Cant log into Technic launcher

AlyCakeFor some reason I can't log into technic launcher.. Ive done it before and it just isn't working, I can play minecraft and all that stuff but I can't change my skin or go into technic launcher. This is quite Annoying Can someone please help me! I need help because my account has a error or is bei...

FAIL @MBraedley
nn
Quelaag is dead! :D And I'm at soft-cap for dex!
E_NOERROR
Well, shit, if @StrixVaria is playing Enter the Gungeon, then I have to play Enter the Gungeon
@Sterno Do it...
00:37
BABY'S FIRST GUN ACQUIRED
I told you guys that game was good
How is gun formed
I really should eat dinner
What do I eat?
I had Pizza for lunch!
@twobugs food
@twobugs having pizza for lunch and for dinner is allowed
00:41
^
cake, then
@GnomeSlice pancake
@GnomeSlice You tell us lots of games are good!
In the 2nd room of my first real gungeon I accidentally set myself on fire and took 2.5 heart-bullets of damage.
@StrixVaria that sounds, painful
user15026
@twobugs Pasta!
00:45
@Dragonrage You only have 3 heart-bullets.
@StrixVaria just like in real life
@StrixVaria why are they heart-bulllets, and how do they differ from hearts or bullets?
wait is URF on PBE?
@AshleyNunn Well I independently decided to make Macaroni and Cheese so you win!
are they bringing back urf?
user15026
@twobugs Yesssss
pasta and pizza both sound good, but have too much carbs for my diet
user15026
I'm eating pizza pcokets
@StrixVaria interesting.
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Q: help with Minecraft on new windows laptop

jasoni just got a new windows laptop for my son and using minecraft we get this message... Completely ignored arguments: [--nativeLauncherVersion, 301] [20:38:33] [Client thread/INFO]: Setting user: killerrob44 [20:38:34] [Client thread/INFO]: LWJGL Version: 2.9.4 [20:38:35] [Client thread/INFO]: Relo...

Wait, all heroes/champions on HotS are free this weekend?
Interesting. I've been meaning to try out Abathur.
Or Murky.
00:50
@Yuuki but if urf is coming back
@Dragonrage I think I might be able to jump on for some League tonight.
@Yuuki our schedules are super incompatible :(
Yeah, that's unfortunate.
like saturday is like the only day im home
And I'm at work on Saturdays!
00:52
tuesdays and fridays i dont get home till ~10pm
mondays wednesdays and thursdays i get home around 8:30
GATLING GULL DOWN
well, i get home at 7, not 8:30, but i have to do stuff
@Sterno True, but maybe there's just a lot of good games :P
@Sterno Woo!
Alright... Sen's Fortress, or Great Scythe farm...
Great Scythe farm?
00:55
@GnomeSlice Trying to get to it.
Since souls aren't an issue anymore, I can basically just go for it.
Oh. Well, sens is actually a lot easier than it seems at first
the snakemen are laughably easy to backstab
and most of it isn't really fighting enemies anyway
Level 2 was significantly harder
Apr 4 at 0:57, by Fluttershy
@GnomeSlice But that's cheating! :o
Sens isn't hard because of the enemies. It's hard because of the falls to your death
@GnomeSlice I never said I wouldn't do it! Just pointed out that it's cheating. :P
00:57
Woo, I defeated my first boss!
@Fluttershy It's hard to go back once you know how to do it
I was doing really well until I took 1 hit, and then I took like 4 in a row because I was on tilt.
@GnomeSlice I know. I've done it before. I'm just trying to get back to where I was.
I find myself using the free heal thing all the time even if I have very slight damage
I did get Gargoyles and Quelaag on my first try though. So that was nice.
00:58
Nice
I did sens in one life with my cleric just the other day
surprised myself
I mean I didn't fight whatsisname with the rapier
Oh cool an Iron Maiden who shoots out bouncy homing bullets.
I think I should swap space and right click.
Well, I guess I can't rebind anything because it's showing me controller buttons even though I don't have a controller plugged in and the controller it says it's using is keyboard/mouse.
Cool.
I saw Batman v Superman today
There were a lot of good parts surrounded by nonsensical plot
But easily the coolest part was right in the beginning, seeing the battle from the previous movie from a ground bystander's perspective
01:14
@Sterno Yeah, the action was relatively well done, but the story kinda sucked
Really liked Batman beating people up. Best Batman fisticuffs on film.
Those iron maiden things are nuts.
@Sterno But Batman killed a shit-tonne of people. He's not supposed to do that.
@Sterno "previous movie"?
I was cool with that.
@StrixVaria Man of Steel
01:17
@StrixVaria man of steel, presumably
Batman should kill more people. Or at least care less if they die
@Sterno I didn't even know this was a thing.
@Sterno He's been pretty anti-kill for about 70ish years
@Sterno But Batman's deal is that he doesn't kill, at least in the movie cannon
@twobugs Tell that to Rocksteady, and Batman: Arkham Knight! :P
01:18
That reference is lost on me as I haven't beaten Arkham Knight
@MBraedley That's like every fucking hero. it's boring
@Sterno True, but "I'm not going to kill you, I just don't have to save you."
@Sterno Not really. It's several mainstream heroes, yes.
The 57th time the Joker breaks out and murders another 300 people, you have to think Batman is a moron for not just killing him
But you have people like The Punisher who just really likes to kill
01:20
Anyway, didn't bother me. He didn't seem to be actively trying to kill people, but if it was the only way to stop them from doing bad shit, that's what he did.
Kind of like cops do
Right, but there's a very clear distinction between a police officer and some dude wearing a cape.
You're not going to convince me that I should feel bad that Batman killed a few people
@twobugs His batmobile shoots rockets. The game says they're unconscious... but no. They're dead.
I'm not saying you should feel bad. I'm saying that it's not as simple as you're making it sound
If you look at major characters like Batman or Superman, the whole "do not kill" ethos has been tied into who they are pretty closely
It's pretty clear these movies don't have a ton of respect for the source material.
01:22
For Batman, it's what separates him from the bad guys. He's an obsessive, paranoid, control freak
@Sterno Oh BUUUURRRNNN
But the fact that he's able to resist that and not entirely given is what makes him better than what he is fighting
He wins. That's what makes him better than what he's fighting
For Superman, it parallels his job as a journalist. He'll intervene, but ultimately he doesn't want to be the one running the show. He wants to help everyone be better.
@Sterno :|
@Fluttershy No, they're just sleeping.
01:30
@twobugs. @twobugs. We need to talk, @twobugs.
What are you hiding from me, @twobugs.
You are hiding something.
Twitch told me that.
You wouldn't be holding a secret, @twobugs.
@twobugs, I think there is something
Twitch gave me that long hard stare, @twobugs, like something's really up.
like I should really take it up with you, @twobugs, here, in the chat room,
@twobugs, I don't know what your secret is, but let it be known
So how badly did I fuck up the end of that game?
My secret is that I'm really, really lazy.
if it's your inadequate mousing, @twobugs, we kinda noticed, and that's okay, you always use a controller anyway, it's a figure of speech really
Also, I was really hoping during the movie there'd be a moment where Batman looks at a picture of Superman, then Clark Kent, and then, as the world's greatest detective, says "Huh. Yeah. Totally the same guy"
@Sterno I only just started reading but this is pretty silly
01:35
It's kind of like in Green Arrow where he's all "I don't kill people anymore", but really that only pertains to the big badguys. The random scrubs are still getting filled with arrows. Hell, one of his teammates uses guns.
those pincusions aren't dead, just lying in the hospital
wink wink
If you're going to try and apply real world physics to comic books you're going to have a lot more problems than a few dead thugs
The only example I saw of Batman even arguably killing someone in that article was Ra's, and his whole thing is that he doesn't die
The movie didn't linger on any corpses. Sure, they got shot and exploded, but maybe they survived. Why are you applying real world physics to it?
Of course, he has some facts wrong
But I'm on board with a hero that's like "I'm not going to try to kill you, but if you make it the only way to do this, fine."
That's very different than The Punisher
IMO the bigger issue is how Superman was handled.
You need to realize that these are characters who have been around for 70 years. There have been an insane number of stories only counting their main books. If you look hard enough you can find a story for almost any character where they kill. What I think is more important is the consistency of the characterization
[I have not seen BvS] From how it is being described it sounds like kind of a decent idea in BvS since you're showing both of these characters at their worst and this is how they're both able to have some characterization
If not worst, at least they're still inexperienced and not fully developed.
the whole point that people seem to be missing about Batman in BvS is that he's gone off the deep end.
he's not acting like Batman
Alfred calls him out on it more than once
01:48
Oh, I thought you saw BvS
it was a big part of the underlying story, how whatever happened to him has turned him jaded and cruel
I was going to see it with friends but they never got back to me so meh
wait for the dvd
Yeah, this is an older, jaded Batman, and even then he's not actively trying to murder people
I'll be curious what you think when you actually see what happens in the movie
Other than him trying to kill Supes. That's just dumb.
between SF/F and M&TV I think we had that question about a dozen times.
01:50
I was always cautiously optimistic. A lot of the complaints I've seen about the movie seem to be really dumb things like WOW WHY DOES WONDER WOMAN DRIVE A CAR WHEN SHE IS TRYING TO CONCEAL HER IDENTITY??????
I doubt it'll be great but I will probably not hate it
I'm resigned to wait for the Blu Ray at this point
My complaints are around character motivation and certain actions they take that seem there only to drive the plot, not because they make sense
I try to avoid reading about movies because people have stupid opinions that make me angry
@twobugs there are plenty of legitimate things to complain about with the movie, but it's not terrible.
Honestly for me it's about on par with Man of Steel
well, the first part kinda is terrible
01:51
SFF had me raging with all the "Episode 7 sucks! The prequels were great!"
Some pretty cool stuff, some really stupid stuff
DVK was a big proponent of that, and good riddance
the actual plot and characters aren't bad, it's just terribly put together.
I also remember seeing DVK argue on other network sites that racism isn't real because ugly people are discriminated against. It was cool.
it bounces all over the place trying to tell like 9 different stories at once, and none of them really get enough time to develop until the movie starts wrapping up
01:53
@KutuluMike Ah, classic Snyder
DVK is extremely opinionated and vocal and beyond that I have no comment.
That's fine, I will make plenty of comments about how he should be destroyed
he did write me a nice love letter in his profile, though, so that was cool.
I guess I have to fill out my twitch profile now so @badp can sleep soundly
yeah, don't wake up the badp
01:56
Ugh, the edit queue has a bunch of edits which are just really minor grammar changes
I... don't really want to reject them but I absolutely hate these edits and it's one user who keeps making them
I don't think making a new tag specifically for the purpose of retagging a bunch of Minecraft questions makes sense
Be careful what you wish for @badp
user15026
@twobugs I'm rejecting a lot of those edits
I'm still awake yknow
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Q: Why Should I play as Deprived?

ParzivalEvery other class in Dark Souls has benefits, spells or weapons etc. And they have specific stats that help them with those benefits. Deprived has none of those, evenly balanced stats, and no starting armor or perks. Is there any advantage to playing as Deprived?

@badp FINE JEEZ
02:29
Ugh
That tag
It has a wiki even
Why
@GnomeSlice Apparently, you can get Pharis's Bow without breaking the Forest Hunter Covenant.
Gonna try it now.
03:04
Yep. Aggroed one of the trees and moved so that Pharis stood between me and the tree.
Tree killed her.
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Q: I got a f*ing error in gta 5...social club sucks

Javed AkhtarI got gta 5 after a long wait of 6 months tomorrow. I happily installed social club and ran the 3dm launcher and everything was working fine till I got an error after some character faces flashing with a loading icon at right bottom corner saying initializing social club - social club failed to ...

03:22
Okay, Darkroot mostly complete. Options:
> Go to Blighttown, get Firekeeper Soul, cheese completion of the Chaos Servant Covenant (because I haven't been summoned since I started playing, so no Humanity gain there). Also, buy stuff from Shiva while I'm there.
> Sen's Fortress.
> Undead Asylum (yes, I still haven't done it)
> The Depths (which I mostly skipped because lolmasterkey)
03:42
@badp Missed it but I killed Jabba the Hutt
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Q: Hyper Light Drifter: How do I get past these barriers?

Josh FongheiserSo, I've been trying to get through this game, and I've completed various sections but no full areas yet, mainly because of this issue: I keep coming across these barriers, but I seem to have no way to get past them. I'm not sure if the game explained how to get past it in a previous section, or...

04:07
@Yuuki There's a fire keeper soul in Blight Town?
@Fluttershy Yeah, it's in the tunnel with the poison dart shooters and the dogs, apparently.
@Yuuki I must've missed it. :(
Sounds like it's closer to the Depths entrance then.
It's a side path on the elevator.
@Fluttershy Actually, it's close to the Blighttown Swamp elevator.
@Yuuki Oh! I know where you're talking about.
I remember that one now.
Guess I need to head back to Blight Town.
Anyway... Just do the Undead Asylum already, @Yuuki.
Okay, that's next on the list then. I guess while I'm clearing up old spots, I'll head to the Depths later and recruit Domnhall.
04:14
Could always avoid the depths. That what I'm gonna do.
@Fluttershy Domnhall is good for getting some pretty armor sets though.
Domhnall, actually.
@Yuuki I've got the Wanderer's set. It's pretty much all I'll need.
@Fluttershy I like messing with my Fashion Souls.
So more options is always good for me.
Understandable.
Alright, @Yuuki. I decided for you. Now you decide for me. Do I got to Another Londo? Or do I kill Nito?
@Fluttershy Was about to post the Suicide Hotline.
Going to Anor Londo does get you the Lordvessel, IIRC. And bonfire warping is hella useful.
And getting the Lordvessel unlocks a portion of the Tomb of Giants.
So Anor Londo first, I'd recommend.
So you don't have backtrack through the Catacombs/Tomb of Giants.
04:44
Wow, I'm actually going to be following two animes this season. JoJo Part 4 and Hero Academy both had great starts
There's one that I'm interested in, ReLIFE.
I've really enjoyed the manga/webtoon.
So I'd like to see how the anime is.
Basically, think of your typical high-school romantic comedy except the main character has at least some understanding of human psychology instead of being a completely oblivious thickhead.
Huh, I think I've seen that on bato.to
Anyway, I only really follow stuff I've already read the manga for
Yeah, it's fairly popular.
I really think Hero Academy is going to be the Next Big Thing
We'll see if it catches on in Amerika (I've bought all the releases so far)
@twobugs I'm a bit iffy on this. Sometimes, I'll avoid the anime if I've read the manga because going over the same plot just feels boring a lot of the time.
04:56
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Himanshu AroraI used to get decent FPS while playing games like Counter-Strike : Global Offensive and Sleeping Dogs. Suddenly, the FPS dropped to less than 20 in all my games. Re-installing the drivers did not worked, so I did a full hard drive format and re-installed my Windows and I am still getting low FP...

@Yuuki I guess my main concern with Anor Londo is getting distracted by the Painted World...
I'm going to leave the Painted World for the very last.
05:13
@Yuuki I hear you, it's just a lot of the original anime stories don't interest me
I used to only watch anime but I've evolved into a manga snob
Ahaha the opening and ending for JoJo part 4 are perfect
So, I ordered a cheeseburger, only ketchup, because I'm a monster like that... And they didn't put any cheese on it.
Maybe they thought you ordered a cheeseburger with literally only ketchup and no cheese because you didn't know regular burgers exist
@twobugs Right? I mean... if I wanted a hamburger, I wouldn't have ordered a cheese burger.
user15026
@Fluttershy but it is a cheeseburger! The word cheese is right there!
06:42
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I just woke up and now I feel like eating a cheeseburger, thanks a lot @Fluttershy
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09:22
I'm back
Thank you all for the continuous stream of Archer pings
09:37
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10:14
@fredley pls
You're welcome
Also Nepal is awesome, you should consider going there
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It's like India, but gentler and friendlier
I didn't realize that was a thing that was possible
The few Indian people I've talked with looked super gentle and friendly
In the scale of gentle and friendly where do they fall in the retrosaur-canadiandream spectrum
11:23
@badp Oh yes, but India itself can be a bit of an onslaught
Nepal has less beggars, less hawkers, shopkeepers are less pushy - even in the most touristy areas. It's a lot more chilled.
oic
12:12
@fredley yaaaay
Now we can stop worrying you decided you hated us and quit the site, or died
I'm not sure what would be worse
@Wipqozn The outcome is the same
@fredley But at least in one of them I know you still loved us
@fredley what a selfish answer
I see the kind gentle Nepal didn't break your cold diamond heart
@badp Nup
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Jet lag worst lag
@fredley what about network lag
not as bad
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Welp
With all the vr pushing going on with Steam I though I'd look at the Vive's pricetag
It's $1200 before tax
:/
I guess I won't be in the first wave
13:26
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