The Bridge

Lazers 2.0

16:02

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Q: Can I play a downloaded game on a different account?

My brother downloaded and bought Minecraft on our xbox one, on his xbox account. When I go into my account, it says I need to buy it. But we are using the same xbox so shouldn't it automatically let me onto it ? Please help !!

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Q: Summoning a mob on fire

I've recently discovered a fun thing if a spider was on fire: the size of the fire would be twice as big as a normal one. So then, with commands, I summoned invisible spider (thought their eyes are still visible) and then the effect was great. But there was a problem: I couldn't summon a spider O...

minecraft minecraft-commands

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Just lost a Hearthstone game because I disconnected 1 card before I could win

That's what I get for playing on my extremely bad work wifi I guess

ChromeSlice

16:14

@twobugs Maybe your sysadmin was watching and did it on purpose right before you won

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That would be really rude :(

Chippies

More rude than playing video games at work? :P

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I was on lunch break!

Chippies

I'm rendering a video and playing WoW at same time and fps keeps going below 60, as low as 45... It literally hurts my eyes :/

(it's not that it drops to 45 fps that hurts my eyes, it's that the frame times are inconsistent leading to 45 fps avg, while in reality some frames are taking much longer than others)

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Oh, I was gonna say

I thought I had sensitive eyes and 45 fps isn't enough to bother me :P

Chippies

16:18

45 fps if consistently locked is okay

I can't do 30 fps though even if locked

I mean, I can, but depending on genre, it will hurt my eyes

big open world games are worse for low fps

Lazers 2.0

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Q: How do I skip the Opening Intro Videos without clicking?

When you start Rocket League, there are 2 annoying videos that start every time you launch the game, you can skip them by clicking the mouse button, but I'd like to skip them all together. Is it Possible? Is it also possible to automatically enter the "Press any button to start" Screen as well?

rocket-league

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Q: Why do I still have a Yellow Attention Logo?

When you enter the main Rocket League Window. You will notice I have a Yellow Exclamation Mark under Garage Menu Link. But when you enter the Garage Menu, Nothing is there for me to highlight or check??? Am I going crazy? or is this a bug of some kind?

rocket-league

Chippies

the slow refresh rate is a lot more noticeable when you're turning the camera and can see far ahead in the distance

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For me it's more about monitor quality. Ghosting is super noticeable to me and it drives me nuts

Tearing also drives me crazy so I have to play games with vsync even though it's not the best (although hopefully new sync tech will overcome this)

Dragonrage

Good morning, bridge, and May the 4th be with you.

Chippies

Idk if I've ever really noticed ghosting much on any of my monitors

tearing is bad if it's noticeable, but most games don't have an issue with it

even without vsync

and if I can run at 100+ fps, vsync isn't really needed, because difference between frames isn't big enough to make tearing much of an issue

two bugs

16:22

I've had tons of tearing in games where I don't enable vsync

Chippies

my cat decided I've had enough of Bridge and lied over my arms... typing is difficult now...

I usually play games without vsync unless there's really bad tearing, which isn't often

although I have been using vsync more often these days, because it allows for more consistent fps

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It probably just bothers me more and as a result I have a lower threshold for "bad tearing"

Chippies

I think vsync is more important with a powerful PC than it is with a weak/mid range PC

I wish I had a 100+ Hz 21:9 34" IPS monitor

no, scratch the IPS part, I wish I had an AMOLED monitor :D

my phone has AMOLED screen and it's the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on

I think it's more likely that I will be able to afford a VR headset than a 'perfect' monitor

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AMOLED is a great technology

I think I'm not really that interested in 21:9, though. I checked some out in person and they're nice but not really my thing

Yuuki

GAH, WHY DO I KEEP LOOKING AT THE SLIME RANCHER STORE PAGE?!

Chippies

16:35

@twobugs once you get used to it, it's hard to go back, so perhaps it's best to stay away from it until you and the market are ready

I used my laptop last night and the 16:9 screen looks like 4:3 to me

StrixVaria

@Yuuki I don't know what that is except Not Overwatch so don't get it.

Chippies

I'm also reading about AMOLED monitors right now and it seems that they suffer from terrible burn-in issues, which is extra bad for PC monitors (taskbar always at same spot and long hours clocked being on)

hopefully that will get resolved eventually

Yuuki

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What kind of game is Slime Rancher? Presumably some sort of farm-ish game?

Yuuki

Kinda. Apparently you explore the world to find various kinds of slimes and breed them for rarer slimes.

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16:38

That sounds neat

Wipqozn

Well I dar e say it's time to buy a new headset

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How far along is it?

Dragonrage

@Yuuki why would you want more slimes? they look like they are slimy

Wipqozn

because overwatch, and because you people are the worst, but especially @Sterno.

Yuuki

@Dragonrage Because they are adorbz.

Wipqozn

16:39

The worst thing about buying headset is that whenever I search, the anser is "don't buy a gaming one, do this instead", but then that sounds like work, but I also don't want to be a fool!

Yuuki

fredley

That's all folks

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Yuuki

@twobugs I'm not quite sure.

They say they expect to leave Early Access later this year.

Wipqozn

> Texas Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race on Tuesday after losing to Mr Trump in the Indiana primary.

I didn't realize that

So Trump is the Republcian nominee then

Yuuki

Yeah, I bought my plane ticket to Canada yesterday.

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16:41

@Yuuki Hm, I'll probably wishlist it

@Wipqozn Technically not yet, but nobody can really oppose him

Chippies

@Wipqozn modmic.com/collections/…

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Best Kasich could hope for is a brokered convention (by denying Trump the delegates required to automatically grab the nomination)

Chippies

buy a mic, attach it to any headset/headphones and you're done

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But a brokered convention would just end with Trump as the nominee anyway

Wipqozn

@Chippies yeha, that's what the internet tells me to do

Chippies

16:43

@Wipqozn the good thing about it is that you can keep using your current headphones and you don't have to replace the mic when you upgrade/replace headphones

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Oh, Kasich quit too

Wipqozn

@Chippies I need headphones as well

Chippies

and you have much more options to choose from

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Yeah, Trump is the nominee

Wipqozn

I have a pair at work, but I keep thoe at work

I've just got soem crappy $10 phone headset thing

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16:43

I went with a Corsair VOID headset. Seems nice enough for $150

Wipqozn

it's really uncomfortable, nd only bought it since I needed it for an interview a while back

Chippies

@Wipqozn ah well, it will be more expensive in the short run to get the modmic + headphones

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IT has trouble with web based Discord, which sucks, but it fits my head quite well and the sound quality is good

App Discord is fine though

Chippies

unless you go for something ridiculous liek 150$ @twobugs headset

in which case modmic + decent pair of headphones is gonna be cheaper

StrixVaria

I got a HyperX Cloud II headset.

It was on sale and came with a free copy of Rainbow Six Siege (which I gave away) at the time.

Wipqozn

16:45

I suppose one issue is normally the folks commenting "gamign headsets shit" are audiophiles who buy the best headset you can buy

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Meh. I like having a nice headset and I don't have any good headphones

So I'd be buying headphones anyway

Chippies

I have a Steelseries Siberia V2, but I don't use the mic enough to really tell you how good it is

the headphone bit is fairly good tho

Wipqozn

I just wanta one so I can say you guys are holding me back when I'm sucking in overwatch

Chippies

wife has modmic, but no headset... the audio quality on modmic is great

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Plus whether or not it fits my head is a big factor so I wanted something I could try out in person

Chippies

16:46

@Wipqozn are you mainly gonna use the headset for gaming? or music/movies/etc as well?

if you're mainly using it for gaming, a gaming headset is plenty enough

Wipqozn

@Chippies gaming

StrixVaria

Hearing everyone's voices for the first time is weird.

Wipqozn

I've got a ncie pair of headphones at work for music

at home I just put stuff through my speakers

Chippies

the only problem with gaming headsets I see is that most cheap headsets have shit mics

Wipqozn

@Chippies That doesn't negetatively impact me though

Chippies

16:47

so you end up buying an expensive headset just for the mic, even though the headphone bit would be just fine on a cheaper model

Wipqozn

but shit mics is the main reason folks seem to shoot down gaming headset

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A lot of people ended up having deeper voices than I expected

Chippies

something with a usb connector would be the best, because 3.5mm connectors rely on the quality of your sound card

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Mainly @Sterno and @StrixVaria

SaintWacko

I highly recommend modmic

StrixVaria

16:48

@twobugs Definitely @Sterno. I can't comment on my own voice.

Chippies

if you have a shitty integrated sound card, your mic might pick up a lot of static if it's 3.5mm

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Only person who really fit my headcanon was @ChromeSlice

Chippies

usb avoids that problem

SaintWacko

I've never had any problems with my modmic on the integrated sound card

Although it did stop working recently :(

Chippies

@SaintWacko most modern integrated sound cards are pretty good, but ymmv

SaintWacko

16:49

After three years

Wipqozn

The only one who fit my headcannon was myself

StrixVaria

@Wipqozn We've played voice chat games before.

Wipqozn

@StrixVaria Yes. Monster Hunter.

SaintWacko

Well out of warranty, but Antlion is cool, so they sold me a recertified one at a good price

Chippies

@twobugs people on voice chats sound different than irl

Wipqozn

16:50

I've heard the voices of almost everyone we played wit5h before, actually

Chippies

so your headcannon might be right, just not for voice chat

Wipqozn

I think @SaintWacko was the only new one

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I doubt my headcanon is right in any sense :P

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn Did you not ever play Borderlands?

I badly broke @badp's headcanon a while back

That was fun

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko Not with you guys

I blade the original with RL friends, and tried 2 but got bored of it pretty quickly

StrixVaria

16:51

I didn't get very far in BL2.

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BL2 was not a game for me

Yuuki

@twobugs And you found out that we're long-lost twins.

Wipqozn

I wonder if @twobugs is allergic to beesd SFDJAKDJ

wait omg

OMGOGMOGMG

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I'm not allergic to bees

Sorry

Wipqozn

WHAT IF @TWOBUGS WAS THAT BEE WHO TRIED TO STING YOU THAT TIME WE PLAYED MONSTER HUNTER

IT ALL MAKES SENSE

PEOPLE THINK YOU SOUND ALIKE

SaintWacko

16:52

Sigh...

Wipqozn

HE HAS BUGS IN HIS NAME

StrixVaria

@Wipqozn is channeling his inner @badp

Wipqozn

OTHER STUFF

Dragonrage

do you guys think i have a deep voice?

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Even if I was a bee I wouldn't sting a fellow IG user!

SaintWacko

16:53

@twobugs IG?

Dragonrage

@StrixVaria @Wipqozn is just @badp's alter ego, so it makes sense

Wipqozn

Yes. @badp and I are the same person.

Yuuki

@SaintWacko Insect Glaive, Monster Hunter.

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IG is the Japanese name which I think is better than Insect Staff

StrixVaria

I used Switch Axe and Bow mostly when I played.

fredley

16:54

DEPLOY SUCCESS

Wipqozn

I'll probably just buy whatever not too expensive gaming headset I find at best buy

fredley

Now to never use Heroku ever again

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Switch Axe is cool, and Bow is fun

Chippies

wow, uploaded another video of Star Wars Republic Commando and got a copyright claim from Sony for a symphony played in the game

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Charge Axe is pretty neat as well

StrixVaria

16:55

I don't think Charge Axe existed in the one I played.

MH3U.

Yuuki

@twobugs Insect Glaive is the Westernized name.

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@Yuuki Wat. I'm confused then

Yuuki

It's "Insect Taming Staff" in the Japanese version.

StrixVaria

I also tried out Dual Swords and the really big sword (greatsword?), which were fun too.

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Oh well. Charge Axe is the Japanese name I think, as opposed to Charge Blade over here

Dragonrage

16:56

@Wipqozn i have a ifrogz caliber vanguard 7.1 that cost like 30$ and is pretty good

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There's two big swords, Great Swords (slow and charged based) and Longsword (everyone hates you if you pick this)

They're both quite fun

Yuuki

There's also the Switch Axe's Sword mode.

Wipqozn

@StrixVaria Nope. IT was added in 4.

@StrixVaria yeah, greatsword

StrixVaria

In games like that I do tend to like the slower, harder hitting weapons.

Dragonrage

The only people I trust less than my teammates in ranked solo queue, are other drivers

SaintWacko

16:58

@Wipqozn Noooooo

Get a pair of headphones and a modmic

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Greatsword is so satisfying to land a full charge with

I like Longsword a lot even if it is cool to hate

The combo charge mechanic is really fun at red power

Also it has good reach and is quick enough to hit some tricky monster parts

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko That sounds like too much work

Yuuki

I kinda want to pick up Aerial Dual Blades.

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn It really isn't

It's quite easy to set up, and you'll get better overall quality

Plus, you can remove the mic when you're not using it

KutuluMike

> SaintWacko: get a pair

> Wipqozn: That sounds like too much work

fredley

17:09

Get terrified

Dragonrage

@uni i almost slept through my alarm this morning. I blame you and overwatch.

and @Wipqozn for good measure

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko I'd need to order it online and everything

GodEmperorDune

@fredley but is Alex Jones going to deliver the briefings?

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn Yep! You don't even have to leave the house!

Chippies

@Wipqozn isn't that actually less work than going out to a store and picking something out?

Wipqozn

17:11

@Chippies nah man

Not when you're 2 minutes from a store

Chippies

ordering online is the only reason I own anything

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@GodEmperorDune INFOWARS.COM! PRISONPLANET.COM!!!! ALEX JONES!!!!!!

GodEmperorDune

@Wipqozn i use this headset, no one has complained yet and its pretty cheap

amazon.com/Logitech-ClearChat-Comfort-Headset-Black/dp/…

Wipqozn

I need to fill out shipping information and EVERYTHING

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For things like headsets I don't like to buy them online because of how much of a hassle returns are

Wipqozn

17:13

@GodEmperorDune and I can buy it at my local store to get it tonight

fredley

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune delivers.

wait what

John

Alright so I'm writing an image to a disk, and I have absolutely zero progress indicators whatsoever.

Wipqozn

man I hate Canada sometimes

@GodEmperorDune This is the headset on Canadian Amazon: amazon.ca/Logitech-ClearChat-Comfort-Headset-Black/dp/…

Note how the regular sale price is over double the price on amazon.com

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It always worries me when something works right away and I can't break it

John

17:14

@Wipqozn But you save like 15 times as much!

GodEmperorDune

@Wipqozn maybe in person will be better?

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune No, it's even more expensive

Man, having all that free healthcare is great, but fuck how much expensive everything is in Canada

The declining dollar just makes it worse

GodEmperorDune

but why? i thought you guys got our good deals because of NAFTA or something

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Canadian dollar not so great

We're going back to the glory days of the late 90s early 2000s

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune It's because of @Unionhawk

GodEmperorDune

17:17

1 Canadian Dollar equals 0.78 US Dollar

Dragonrage

so i just finished rebuilding my project and updating my databases with the latest code and data, and then I go to start working, and someone just checked in a bunch of files, so I have to do it again :(

GodEmperorDune

in unrelated news @twobugs are you doing the scifi adcap event?

progress has been steady on mine

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Nah, I've really lost interest in that game

GodEmperorDune

k

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The superhero event was so dumb

I just can't care anymore

Lazers 2.0

17:19

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Q: Where are replays saved for Rocket League on PC

Where are replays saved for Rocket League on PC? Can you please provide the location? And is it possible to play these videos with a media player of some kind?

rocket-league

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Q: Stuck on minesweeper? How to solve?

The 1 indicates that ones of the two questioned flags is a mine and 3 also indicates the same. How to choose logically between any one of them? Thanks :)

minesweeper

GodEmperorDune

@Lazers2.0 wat

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It's basically just "Hey I got to a part in Minesweeper where I have to guess, what do?"

The answer is "welcome to minesweeper!"

MBraedley

@twobugs I thought they removed guessing in the latest version of Minesweeper.

John

@AshleyNunn would know which one it is.

MBraedley

Actually, even in the Windows 7 version.

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17:23

Huh? I'm pretty confident I've played the W7 version extensively and frequently it came down to a pure guess

MBraedley

I could be wrong.

StrixVaria

@twobugs Play a version of Minesweeper that guarantees no guesses required.

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I've only played Windows Minesweeper

StrixVaria

Although, if you know you're playing a version where no guesses are required, sometimes you can determine that certain spots have mines or not based on that rule rather than based on the numbers around it.

GodEmperorDune

@StrixVaria they have that?

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17:24

10 doesn't even come with it by default, you have to "buy" it for "free" off the Windows Store! (MICROTRANSACTIONS ENABLED)

StrixVaria

@GodEmperorDune Yes.

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This is mindblowing to me

StrixVaria

I have played quite a lot of Minesweeper. It's my go-to time-waste game.

GodEmperorDune

@StrixVaria you have a particular ios version to recommend?

StrixVaria

@GodEmperorDune I have never owned an ios device in my life.

Chippies

17:26

@twobugs it's mindblowing that the OS didn't include something many people would consider bloatware?

StrixVaria

I may have never even touched one, actually.

GodEmperorDune

@StrixVaria my bad, i thought we had discussed it before

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Buying a surface was such a big mistake. I missed my chance to buy Khadgar

@Chippies wat

No, the idea of guessless Minesweeper is mindblowing

But how is Minesweeper bloatware?

GodEmperorDune

@Chippies bloatware? how big is the minesweeper install?

Chippies

@twobugs oh I thought you were talking about minesweeper not included in the OS (I'm not entirely sure if that's true)

@GodEmperorDune does it matter? if it's something I will never use, do I need it installed?

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17:27

When I upgraded to 10 it removed Minesweeper

Chippies

people always remove bunch of apps that don't even take 1mb of space on a fresh install

GodEmperorDune

@Chippies its a matter of scale

Chippies

one less app to remove is better

@GodEmperorDune bigger files are worse, but I'd rather have one 10mb app to remove than 5 1 mb apps

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I don't think removing apps that I had used before upgrading is defensible

But okay

Especially when you force me to go to your dumb store and look at the microtransaction enabled version

SaintWacko

@twobugs What?

Chippies

17:29

@twobugs if it hadn't been part of the OS, it wouldn't have been removed in the first place

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@SaintWacko He was iOS only in Hearthstone early April

@Chippies It seems like you just really want to argue here. I don't really care

StrixVaria

@twobugs Wait, there are microtransactions in minesweeper?

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@StrixVaria According to the Windows Store, yes.

Chippies

@twobugs I'm not arguing, I'm explaining why it was removed. If it was installed with the OS, it got removed with the OS as well

if you had installed it yourself, I doubt they would have removed it

StrixVaria

What could you even buy in minesweeper?

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17:31

@StrixVaria I don't know but that was enough to turn me off

Regardless, they removed an app I actually used

GodEmperorDune

@StrixVaria color schemes? an oops button to continue after you blow yourself up?

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There's no defense for that

Chippies

@StrixVaria remove ads is the only thing you can buy from what I've heard

Lazers 2.0

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Q: Is game time continues or freezes during a mission?

I was playing Long War. I was suggested a covert operative extraction mission which is going to expire in 48 hours. Just as I was going to send a squad to the mission a new UFO appeared (small, Fighter, flying high) ... Should I hunt the UFO now to go for the operative first? I know that huntin...

xcom-enemy-unknown xcom-enemy-within xcom-long-war

GodEmperorDune

@Lazers2.0 i'm not sure if this is too broad or opinion or unclear

Unionhawk

17:40

Plan of the day: 1) print paper, 2) turn in paper, 3) drive home with a portion of my stuff, 4) drive to MadTree, check to see if Galaxy is still available, 5) iunno

user15026

@John I'd know which?

Unionhawk

Good plan

StrixVaria

@Unionhawk 5) Overwatch

Unionhawk

Probably

badp

@StrixVaria no ads

StrixVaria

17:43

@badp I could download a far superior version of minesweeper for free that comes with no ads by default.

But ok.

badp

@StrixVaria but does it come with ADVENTURE MODE

@StrixVaria does it give you XBOX GAMERSCORE

StrixVaria

@badp I hope that this isn't an actual thing in an actual minesweeper game.

badp

@StrixVaria yes

I didn't make it up

I've posted screenshots here

StrixVaria

no

badp

yes

StrixVaria

17:51

but no

badp

A good point

…but consider this: yes

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I think @StrixVaria means that the superior versions do not include those features

StrixVaria

@badp :(

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Or perhaps it is a general rejection of a Minesweeper adventure

What's next? Minesweeper romance RPG by Bioware?

badp

Basically you WASD around a spelunky-kinda-looking minesweeper board

and then you break down the blocks based on the numbers by walking into them

and some blocks have treasure

and some blocks replenish your health bar

and when you clear a level you go deeper after the ad break

StrixVaria

17:53

Anyway, I have to say I don't see a tactics game being better than Disgaea 5.

badp

and there are weekly leaderboards, XP bars, daily play bonuses

StrixVaria

It is everything I ever wanted from this genre of games.

badp

and of course cheevos that feeds into Xbox live

StrixVaria

I wonder if I'm making a mistake by neglecting all the story characters and just using generic characters.

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Maybe I should check out Disgaea games again sometime

badp

17:54

@StrixVaria yes most likely

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@StrixVaria In 1 or 2 definitely, 3 was less so

But typically story characters are just better versions of generic classes

StrixVaria

Here it seems like the story characters just have alternate evilities from the generic classes.

I don't fully understand how stat growth works, though.

Some character just have way more attack than others and I'm not entirely sure why.

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So in older games there were a few components to stats

user15026

@badp My dad plays this version and really likes it.

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1) Character stats. You get em by leveling up

2) Equipment stats. You get them from equipment.

badp

17:57

@AshleyNunn it is fun

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However, 2 are influenced by Proficiencies

badp

but I can understand the urge to disbelieve it

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Proficiencies are determined by class and it's basically the % of equipment stats you get

It can go beyond 100

Generics, at lower class tiers, have worse proficiencies than story people

StrixVaria

Oh, so as my weapon mastery goes up, that increases the stats from that class of weapons by that %?

GodEmperorDune

@badp is there a name for this awesome version of minesweeper?

StrixVaria

17:59

There are so many numbers.

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@StrixVaria No, weapon mastery is different

StrixVaria

I think I'll just ask a question on Arqade.

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I think, at least

I doubt I can provide a good answer since I haven't played 4, 5, or D2

StrixVaria

I have a guy who has, say, a B rating in Axes. He's using an axe. His axe proficiency is level 11.

I have no idea what all of those actually do.

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B determines how fast he gains weapon skill levels

StrixVaria

17:59

@twobugs Ok, that makes sense.

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Weapon skills levels influence damage (maybe?) but definitely unlock the special attacks

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