The Bridge

Ronan Forman

20:00

Does anyone know if I can pause this LoL installer? I mean there's a pause button but can I actually shut down?

Grace Note

Ooh, you're installing? I don't know if you can pause it, by the way.

FallenAngelEyes

@NickT As in can you see through their fog of war and stuff? Nay.

@RonanForman While it's installing, watch some videos on how to play. The LoL vids on the official site are pretty good at explaining the basics.

Ronan Forman

@FallenAngelEyes Yeah. But I can't play it today with 2 hours to go anyway.

FallenAngelEyes

@GraceNote I'm so excited about this

Raven Dreamer

@RonanForman Yes, you can pause.

It'll just pick up where it left off, if I'm remembering correctl.

Ronan Forman

20:08

@RavenDreamer Yay!

IIRC there was something about different servers, which one should I join?

Raven Dreamer

@RonanForman If you're in NA, join NA.

Ronan Forman

I'm not.

Raven Dreamer

If you're in Europe, join NA if you want to play with SE folks.

Ronan Forman

Can I change?

Raven Dreamer

Ask @FallenAngelEyes about any potential latency issues.

Powerlord

20:09

I was gone for over an hour, and only 25% of MW3 copies set aside for Amazon's Gold Box sale have sold

John

So, what kind of OS compatibility does this game have? Windows-only seriously drops the chances of me installing it...

FallenAngelEyes

@RonanForman no

Ronan Forman

Hmmm.. That seems silly.

FallenAngelEyes

Accounts for EU and US are completely separate

agent86

@Powerlord I think much like madden, the value of a CoD game drops exponentially every month after release

FallenAngelEyes

20:10

it kinda sucks

Ronan Forman

Can I have different accounts though?

FallenAngelEyes

@RonanForman Yes

But

Powerlord

@agent86 Very likely

It doesn't help that its sale price is still $40

FallenAngelEyes

If you earn like, 6,000 IP on one account and/or buy champs, they won't be accessible on the other

Raven Dreamer

That's all I got.

Ronan Forman

20:10

1 min ago, by Ronan Forman

Hmmm.. That seems silly.

FallenAngelEyes

@RavenDreamer Small tree?

@RonanForman My ping isn't too bad, usually around 150ms or so.

I very rarely have latency issues, but I also have a pretty good ISP, so YMMV

Lazers

0

Q: Why does Onmund keep on blocking instead of fighting?

Everything was going great until we came across some bad guys and all he did was block. I changed his weapons, I told him to do stuff, I told him to leave and hired him back. Nothing worked. I don't want to kill him because I'm married to the guy and he's a great follower, but he just won't do!...

skyrim

Raven Dreamer

boompje.net

Ronan Forman

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@FallenAngelEyes Where do I find these videos? (The LoL help ones)

FallenAngelEyes

@RonanForman na.leagueoflegends.com/learn/new_user_guide

Raven Dreamer

20:15

I went and added my LoL referral link to my stack exchange profile.

We'll see if that does anything, ahaha.

FallenAngelEyes

@RavenDreamer I'd be happy with one, one successful referral. ;_;

Powerlord

@RavenDreamer That reminds me, I need to update my profile.

@GraceNote: Say, have you ever considered playing TF2?

Raven Dreamer

@Powerlord To add more info about how awesome you are at TF2? :P

@Powerlord He hates steam, remember?

Powerlord

@RavenDreamer Nope.

agent86

@Powerlord yeah, and on top of that they want you to drop $50 to get maps early. bastards.

John

20:17

@RavenDreamer So, no native support. Not good, but not a dealbreaker if it works well on Wine.

Grace Note

@Powerlord I've considered playing it, yes.

Powerlord

@agent86 Clearly everyone should pay $0 for TF2 instead.

Where the maps are free!

TF2 started with 6 maps. The PC version now has around 50.

user30

ooh, df 2012 patch notes

user30

docs.google.com/document/…

agent86

@Powerlord free?!? what blasphemy is this? do you have frat boys and 12 year old screaming racial slurs at you?

and how much per year so that I can play my PC games "Online"

Powerlord

20:19

@agent86 No! :D

agent86

@Powerlord WHAT?!?

WHAT SORCERY IS THIS!?

Powerlord

Then again, I tend to play on servers that have pretty strict rules.

If I played on Valve servers, that might happen.

Juan Manuel

My first experience with the game was exactly like that

Ian Pugsley

@agent86 this is actually most common on paid services (i.e. XBL)

Juan Manuel

I played a 3 day pass, left in disgust, tried it again when it went free to play, and fell in love with it

although it's been a while since I played

Powerlord

20:21

Urgh, I don't have my root password for my game server box memorized and it's telling me I have 6 updates pending.

Ian Pugsley

interesting that the more accessible platforms have the more tolerable users

Juan Manuel

(also, the rule about always coming back to talk about tf2 is still in effect! Yay!)

agent86

I think you're all lying. There's no way there are games on the internet you can play for free without having people scream obscenities at you.

I pay good money every year to be screamed at and I would not have it any other way!

good day, sirs.

Powerlord

Trolololo

Speaking of which, koth_lolcano is a funny map.

Juan Manuel

@agent86 interesting business opportunity there

John

20:23

@agent86 You hiring?

FallenAngelEyes

7 Stupidest Things That Make People Proud This... is actually very well-written and makes some good points.

Powerlord

On koth_lolcano, parts of this song play whenever someone dies by running into a giant flaming LOL or the lava on the map rises (covering the control point area)

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John

@FallenAngelEyes Occasionally, one of their articles is.

but, I'm afraid @agent86 beat you to it.

1 hour ago, by agent86

oh man, I am so guilty of being proud of some of these things

@Powerlord That sounds like an awesome map.

FallenAngelEyes

@John Ah, missed backlog

Powerlord

koth_lolcano_b2. Look it up! :D

John

20:26

@FallenAngelEyes Everyone does.

Grace Note

@agent86 You miss out on a ton of single player internet games. ♪

John

Wine appears to support all of LOL 1.0.0.x except the store. Is that is the latest version? Is the store important?

Juan Manuel

@FallenAngelEyes REPOST!!!! oh, sorry, reddit is in another tab

Powerlord

@GraceNote But you've never actually decided yes (sorry, I just realized I never replied to this)

John

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I find this quite awesome. But how is he jumping so far?

Powerlord

20:30

@John I forget, have you played TF2 before?

John

@Powerlord On occasion.

I think it's my second most played Steam game ever.

Which isn't saying much.

Grace Note

@Powerlord Well, no, I've decided a "no" for now. I'm not divorced from the prospect in the future, though.

John

I play it for Game On. That's about it.

Powerlord

@John Well, he's playing Scout, which moves 20% or so faster than normal and has a double jump.

FallenAngelEyes

I wonder if Cassiopeiabot is going to replace Ryzebot for "champs that make me run away really fast"

John

20:31

@Powerlord ooOOOOooooh

Powerlord

Maybe it's only 10% faster... I forget.

The screwup in that video is him using the Force a' Nature gun, which has self-knockback.

(whoops)

Raven Dreamer

@ThomasMcDonald goshdarnit, you got my hopes up before I realized what you had found.

Powerlord

Actually, I'm not sure why anyone would use the Force-a-Nature gun these days once they have the achievement to kill someone by knocking them into a pit or something.

Ullallulloo

@RavenDreamer What's that?

Powerlord

(Valve nerfed the Force-a-Nature so the enemy only gets knocked back at close range)

Raven Dreamer

20:35

He found the googledoc with the collective Devlog entries from ToadyOne, creator of Dwarf Fortress.

agent86

@GraceNote if I play a single player game, I have to also be playing an mp3 of a kid swearing loudly and calling me various inappropriate words. It's a challenge, but sometimes I make the effort.

Raven Dreamer

@Powerlord Because when the stars align, and you hit with every single pellet of both shots, you deal more burst damage!!!1!!1

Grace Note

@agent86 Clearly I should send you "Ode to Counter Strike".

Powerlord

Oh, remember that thing I linked to earlier about how the US was minting a bunch of $1 coins despite no one wanting them? Apparently last month they finally stopped.

Lazers

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Q: Platformer game with fat guy

It´s a platformer game with this fat guy wearing his underwear and a white old shirt, he goes through various levels, i remember that there is one that he is in his basement or attic, and there is one that he is in an office, and one that he is in an office and one that he is out in the city at n...

identify-this-game platformer

Powerlord

20:36

@RavenDreamer Use the Soda Popper then.

Raven Dreamer

@Powerlord Ah, then there's your answer

They got the FoN from achievements, but don't have the Soda Popper from random drops / buying.

Powerlord

Although, to be honest, I haven't checked how many pellets the Soda Popper gets.

Dave McClelland

Are badge notifications on meta in a different font than gaming?

Powerlord

If it has 11, there's no point in using the FaN

The fact that running from your spawn to the front line completely charges the Soda Popper doesn't make it overpowered!

Dave McClelland

@RavenDreamer @agent86 Paging gaming's Jon Skeet equivalents: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/3115731#3115731

John

20:39

@DaveMcClelland The main site uses 'PFTempestaSevenRegular', Sans Serif. Testing Meta now...

Raven Dreamer

@DaveMcClelland I don't get badges on meta enough to know.

Dave McClelland

@RavenDreamer Terrible mod

Grace Note

They should be different

Dave McClelland

@John The font on meta doesn't seem bolded or as large a point or something

Grace Note

Well, not the font choice, but the coloration

Dave McClelland

20:40

@GraceNote Coloration, sure, but it seems like a different size

Grace Note

Take a snapshot, wait until you get a new main-site badge, then compare them side-by-side.

FallenAngelEyes

@badp Google + will be allowing pseudonyms Of potential interest to you, though with weird caveats like "Pseudonyms aren’t legitimate profile names to Google unless you can prove you’ve established an identity using said pseudonyms." (No idea what "proof" requires)

Dave McClelland

John

@DaveMcClelland The font appears to be the same.

Grace Note

This has the added benefit of, if they are different sizes, you have physical evidence to start a Meta bug report.

Dave McClelland

20:41

There, @RavenDreamer - compare that to all your parent notifications

John

@GraceNote Better. StackExchange.notify.show("foo","1");

Grace Note

@John Try that one someone who actually does that stuff.

John

@FallenAngelEyes Also, you were beat to it. :P This time by Ullallulloo.

Dave McClelland

I'm in a different browser on a different computer than normal, so it's quite possible that's causing the difference

John

@GraceNote Hey, it's instant satisfaction rather than having to wait for a new badge. Besides, you can make notifications that say anything you want. :D

Dave McClelland

20:43

I think the obvious solution is for everyone to go vote on my parent questions/answers until I get a badge

Grace Note

@DaveMcClelland It actually doesn't look like the right font at all, honestly.

FallenAngelEyes

@John Oh well

Ullallulloo

@GraceNote ^this, it's the pixely one on the main site.

Dave McClelland

@GraceNote Exactly - it looks quite different than I'm used to seeing. I didn't know if it was a meta issue or a computer issue

Ian Pugsley

@DaveMcClelland I'm getting 12px 'PFTempestaSevenRegular',sans-serif - your screenshot does not look like that font

Grace Note

20:43

@DaveMcClelland I think it's a computer issue. I clearly recall pixel badge notifications on our Meta.

John

@DaveMcClelland Yes, that font is definitely not the normal font.

Ian Pugsley

yeah, seems like it's a local issue @DaveMcClelland - what browser are you using?

Dave McClelland

For the sake of debugging, I have to earn a badge on gaming now

@IanPugsley Firefox 8.0

Ian Pugsley

@DaveMcClelland just call StackExchange.notify.show("foo","1"); like @John said

from Firebug's console tab

Dave McClelland

@IanPugsley I'm not sure my corporate image will allow me to install firebug

Powerlord

20:46

@DaveMcClelland Not 9?

John

See a difference?

Dave McClelland

@Powerlord 8.0 is the last corporate-approved version

@John Yeah, that's the font I'm used to seeing

Arda Xi

@John Difference with truth, yeah.

John

@DaveMcClelland And that's still the normal font.

Dave McClelland

Can someone (temporarily) add an upvote to this question? gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/40038/…

John

20:47

@ArdaXi ಠ_ಠ

Dave McClelland

Thanks for pushing that to 10, whoever it was. Now I just need to wait for badges to update. However long that takes

Upvotes for science!

John

Dave McClelland

Whenever I hear the phrase "hold a candle to <X>," I always think of the song "Coin Operated Boy" by the Dresden Dolls

Also, I don't know anyone who isn't my grandma that still uses that phrase regularly

John

@DaveMcClelland Eh, I needed something.

Arda Xi

@John Want to try? I've always wondered about your flammability.

John

20:51

I can fake virtually any screenshot I want. :D

Arda Xi

Your point?

Powerlord

@ArdaXi Bacon

Arda Xi

Hm... I'm mean today. Why am I so mean today?

Grace Note

@DaveMcClelland Whenever I hear the phrase, I just think of The Adventure of Link.

Dave McClelland

John

20:52

@ArdaXi You're Arda?

Dave McClelland

Science experiment over - this computer is kooky

Whoever tossed me that upvote can take it back if they wish. I wanted knowledge, not rep

Powerlord

@StateOfMI Seriously? I can see the image Dave linked to 2 images ago, but not the last images Arda and Dave linked?

I swear they use a random number generator every time someone posts an imgur image to decide if that image is blocked or not.

OrigamiRobot

@DaveMcClelland Isn't rep supposed to rep-resent knowledge

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Dave McClelland

@OrigamiRobot Ha! Puns are the best </sarcasm>

Thank god markdown didn't kill that

OrigamiRobot

...how did that manage to happen...

Dave McClelland

20:57

@OrigamiRobot How did what manage to happen?

Lazers

0

Q: Is it still possible to get Diner Dash on the PS3?

The IGN page for Diner Dash says it was released for PS3 in November of 2009, but I can't find any information about it in the PlayStation Store or on the PlayStation website (US & UK). Is this game no longer available for some reason? Is there still anywhere to buy a code for it or anything?...

ps3 psn

Ian Pugsley

John

@Powerlord Arda's wasn't important. He was merely demonstrating that he's the absolute worst person to talk to while in a hospital waiting room.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot I lol'd. I love puns.

OrigamiRobot

@DaveMcClelland are you psychic or am I missing something?

or both?

Dave McClelland

20:58

@Wipqozn You would love puns

@OrigamiRobot I wouldn't rule out either possibility

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot All three.

GnomeSlice

0

Q: Platformer game with fat guy

It's a platformer game with this fat guy wearing his underwear and an old, white shirt. He goes through various levels. I remember one in particular that takes place in his basement or attic, and there is also one that takes place in an office, and one where he is out in the city at night fight...

identify-this-game platformer

Powerlord

> CRTC Says Rogers Violating Federal Net Neutrality Rules

GnomeSlice

Reopen votes, anyone?

Powerlord

Psst, FCC, the CRTC is doing a better job than you are.

OrigamiRobot

20:59

@DaveMcClelland on my screen, you replied to something i said before i said it

Ullallulloo

@OrigamiRobot Not on mine.

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