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00:41
I return to serve
Awesome. Fetch me a cup of tea.
sudo make me a sandwich.
I got a new phone
DroidX
its big, as in large
I have a milestone (EU Droid)
01:17
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Q: Where can one find a list of players ranked by Achievement Points for StarCraft 2

jblaskeIs there a site that you can go to that lists out users ranked by achievement? Perhaps a way to list them out like that on the StarCraft 2 website?

Why is this considered off-topic?
Some people don't like questions that are answerable with "you can't do that"
?
Ah.
still, valid question, but poorly worded.
:101184 @mana I'm quoting ivo here, check it out
01:43
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Q: Any good games like Severance: Blade of Darkness?

Aseem GautamI really enjoyed the FPS hack and slash, the keyboard combos and graphics were amazing at that time. Anyone can suggest a good game similar to that?

already voted
Want to close this question for subjectivity. Anybody around to pass in two more votes?
aww
just need one more.
closed
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Q: Are there any PC games like Jedi Power Battles?

The SasquatchThere was a game I used to play on the DreamCast called something like Jedi Power Battles. Is there a version of that I could play on the PC not using an emulator? If not are there any other PC games that are like it? (Two player co-op with leveling characters.)

02:00
2
Q: What are some multiplayer android games that are not *SLOW* turn based games ?

slimBy slow, I mean 1 day+ for other players to submit their move. I'm looking more for games that are real-time, i'm not sure if they would be networked by bluetooth or over a regular tcp/ip connection. Like a tennis or soccer game for example. They don't have to be sports. Even a turn based ga...

"finally, an answer that actually pertains to my question and not some advice how to use the site. I played this game. You're right, it is really fun. Thanks"
grrrrr
:103489 already voted...
:<
you're too fast for me tzenes
I voted on that when it first came out
I routinely go through game-rec and vote to close
Exactly. Too fast for me.
Well, vacation me anyways
oh
laters
02:06
yeah, I should do that
I'm just going through unanswered questions
there is no day where I don't use all my close votes
Thanks
02:35
A game is great when you can walk up to someone playing the same game and say "I just beat <Utima>, the Destroyer of Xeren!", and he responds with "That's cool. I just ate this kid's table."
wait... he ate a kids table???
what game is that???
Elona. It's a Japanese roguelike heavily inspired by ADOM.
Dwarf Fortress...................?
Oh neat.
To point, he ate the table of the kid who assigned him the quest for saving the Puppy from the Puppy Cave.
02:41
d'aaaaaaawwwwwwww
niiiice
What I need is DF on the droid
02:57
that is wrong on so many levels...
or is it right?
03:14
maaaaaaan, Uplink is such an amazing way to waste time.
It's a shame that once you figure out how to hack a bank and not get caught it becomes laughably easy.
still, countering revelation is difficult.
Really?
ever tried it?
Yeah. Succeeded first time, it only spread to two systems outside the initial three.
okay... then it was easy.
03:19
Admittedly I had hacked into a bank and had 2 million credits left over after upgrading everything
I've never completed a game without bank hacking
mainly because I love the thrill of transferring a million credits and not having any reprecussions
it all depends on which machines get infected... ISS are simple to hack.
True.
I had a lot of voice recordings saved though
How about having a 1 million credits at each bank thre is.
Nice.
voice recordings are golden.
03:33
Hi @Mana
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A: Is the name of the Uplink corporation administrator discoverable?

alexanderpasNo, as stated in the FAQ on the Introversion forums, the Uplink bank is not hackable. Q: How can I hack the Uplink bank? A: you don't. You need a voice sample from the admin - and, as you can see, there is no admin. I can only assume this has been done for storyline reasons, the same r...

sob
all that time spent
for something that was in the FAQ
hahaha
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw
03:34
there there
it happens
doesn't ease the pain
I had to google via an other thread, and Ctrl+F the faq to find it.
Well, thank you very much.
the FAQ is 10 folds long on my screen.
Lovely, takes care of another unanswered question on the site...!
03:38
#% of answered questions increased.
we're at 96% answered; what we need is more questiosn
True.
I should ask more.
up to the 97%
hmm... a Q&A "sprint" ...
Huh?
03:57
2
Q: NetHack Clients For OS X ?

NippysaurusWhat clients exist for OS X? I am using the official QT port (graphical).

Subjective?
04:10
I'd say so.
I can see where that questioncomes from, but the answer is clearly here: nethack.org/v343/ports/download-mac.html
04:25
gratz on your new phone @tzenes
do you like it?
so far
04:41
New phone? What did you get?
Droidx
Congrats. :)
is it fast?
I dunno, I haven't tried to do anything crazy with it
04:47
run the benchmark
install linpack
if it tops 4.5, it's faster than mine :P
k, one sec
7.656
what? that's way too slow I think
oh no, it is correct
the others just overclocked theirs
you can see it in the list within the app I think
yeah
great answer
Agreed.
05:12
hmmm I can't upvote you anymore I think @tzenes else they would erase all my votes for you
...really?
haha
Its ok, I spend 1/3 of every day rep capped
well I don't know how far off I am
but I do know I can't upvote every answer
but if I like it better than some of the random shout outs, well than I have to vote
I have 100 rep in the last 5 hours, 100 more and I'll hit my cap early today
Today? Early?
What timezone are you in?
05:15
he's in the US
UTC+8 or +9, I forget which
but the cap is based on UTC+0
ahh
Oh
Okay, that makes sense.
I usually hit it around UTC 1800
btw we already have more starcraft questions than zergoverflow
geez.
05:16
I participated in Zergoverflow
I liked the way they made it look
just like epic advice
but well, they never got the backing of SO
Yeah
The appearance was nice
so they had a hard time
shame it had to die
I do think, the way things are going now
the sites fare a lot better
05:18
I think it was more their content
Too focused?
since 'everyone' wants to make this happen
Even though SC2 is a big part of gaming, its only 10%
Epic advice, by comparison, has bad questions
Gaming seems to be cracking down a lot harder on subjective questions compared to other SE sites
though if epic advice would have been property of wow.com it would have been better probably
at least you would have some moderators that can write and know a bit about drawing audiences
05:21
@Mana I think we get more of them. I think all the SE get more than the traditional SO, but we have a fairly immature audience
*audience ;)
but yeah, that's true.
I guess.
we already have 5.3k pageviews a day
1600 questions
and I think it's increasing steadily
almost 1700
How far are we into beta now?
I would prefer if it increased faster
its still small by comparison to SO, SU and SF when they started
SU grew, because it was the dumping ground of SO
and a lot of SO guys wanted an off-topic place
05:27
SO was huge because it was Jeff and Joel's collab project
so it had a lot of hype behind it right from the start
Also
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Q: Games like Age of Mythology?

Jay BazuziMy 8-year-old loves to play Age of Mythology. I'd like to find a similar, more modern game for him. We've seen the Age of Empires series, but the violence is more graphic. I want something less violent. Ideally something on Steam, so I don't have to keep track of the CD and the keys.

Subjective...don't seem to be a lot of answers though
voted
If it was successful because of the hype then maybe that's what we need more of
votes^2
well I don't think we got advertised externally yet
Hm, okay. I guess I'll look around for places to advertise at.
there's a Meta question about sites to advertise it
(except my Facebook; I don't dare try there)
05:32
I've been to the SC2 Forums
a couple of times
the results should be obvious
I'd dare, but I don't have any friends :P
Well, the results are pretty good.
yeah, the influx of more SC questions hasn't gone unnoticed
anyone lacking friends and owning an iphone? gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/5705/how-do-i-hire-a-friend
:< Sorry Ivo. I can't afford one.
University tuition killed all my savings. All of it.
auch :(
you should went to a dutch or belgium one then :P
though if your not from the EU, I don't think it's as cheap as it was for me
05:35
:<...I shake my fist at Canada
2
Q: NetHack Clients For OS X ?

NippysaurusWhat clients exist for OS X? I am using the official QT port (graphical).

here it was 1500€ tuition and we still complain :P
Posted this earlier, but noticed my close vote's the only one. Is this question different somehow? Have I jumped the gun and shark?
nope, but I can't vote when I'm asleep
or having breakfast
oh, makes sense.
so I voted now
05:41
gah
1:30 AM is not the best time to make comments about these things
"By changing your question to remove the subjective portion ... you could remove the subjective portion ..."
I have joined the Department of Redundancy Department, it seems.
Anyways, I'm going to go to sleep. Peace.
sleep well :)
Thanks! :D
 
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07:34
I believe this is my longest answer yet:
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A: Mazes of Menace - a good map?

alexanderpasI agree it is pretty hard to read, and I think is better explained in text. You start on Dungeon Level 1. At certain points in the game you can branch off to another area. You start at Dungeon Level 1, which is the top level of the Dungeons of Doom Somewhere between Dungeon Level 2 - 4 you c...

08:30
Huh. Facebook/Twitter links.
they were just added in.
owh noesssss
here goes the decline
twitter, (barely) acceptable... but facebook!
I don't tweet and I don't use facebook for social reasons, so they're not really of use to me :P
When can we link our twitter account so all our questions get reposted to twitter automatically, with a link back to answer.
08:36
I don't game with my real life friends, so Facebook is just stupid
[status-not-a-feature-request]
and Twitter...?
what my 27 followers or so
half of them won't even see I tweet
the others won't care
@alexanderpas, Netherlands
403 tweets, 46 followers, following 75 users
I mostly retweet...
the only temptation I have for twitter is that it's kinda cool that some famous people I find interesting are on it, but eh
I just follow the RSS feeds of their tweets
or you could follow them, and just follow the RSS feed of people you follow.
08:48
Posted by Jeff Atwood on August 18th, 2010

It’s been exactly one year since we launched Super User.

Super User is, of course, our site for power users of traditional computer hardware and software. The types of users who have OSX, Linux, and Windows installed in triple-boot fashion — and have built their own computers to run it all on.

Super User has had its share of ewokschallenges to contend with, as it is the most broad site in the trilogy, by far. Depending on your interpretation of the topic, anything about computers could be allowed there! …

Super User is 1 year old and we're having a Super Contest to celebrate! http://goo.gl/Hfvu
twitter work better :D yay for magic links!
wut:
neato contest, wish I could join
> Contest open to every man, woman, and child on planet Earth, except those men, women, or children living in places where contests like this are somehow illegal.
why would you not be able to join?
Haha, yeah, that's not the problem so much as the fact that I don't know that much about hardware/software, so
08:54
just start answering loads of questions
meeh, you can Google a lot
or ask a stellar question
you have the best shot at being a rookie ;)
This is **EPIC**
> If you live in an area of the world where it is logistically impossible for us to get your prize to you — like, say, because your nearest computer hardware store is 3000 nautical miles away — we’ll do our best to work with you and make it happen.
and there's 4 weeks to win the prize
unless ofcource, Quebec is involved...
now, to celebrate, let us all sing together:
 
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10:39
I realise I'm very late, but a contest based on rep will only encourage rep-farming, no?
 
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Gnoupi
12:43
I was first :]
:P
My answer was better till you added the awesome picture :)
Gnoupi
:104992 useless to have several ones. May I hack into your answer to add the picture and the "common gaming term" at the end?
Either that or you add my information into yours and I delete mine, I don't really mind
Gnoupi
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A: In Team Fortress 2, what is "telefragging", and how is it done?

Arda XiA telefrag happens when a player stands on or near a teleporter while an enemy player uses the entrance. What happens then is that the player on the exit dies and the teleport goes through successfully. It stops spawn-camping very well. It is not possible to telefrag allies unless FF is on. Not...

Gnoupi
now I can upvote it ;)
12:57
very well :)
13:42
:105024 Ahhh, now I see what happened, please ignore that comment
Hmm, this is the most elaborative answer I've ever seen that doesn't even come close to answering the question :)
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A: In Team Fortress 2, what is "telefragging", and how is it done?

DJ PirtuHere's a practical use for the otherwise rather uncommon event, specific to the TF2 setting. It uses the fact that a disguised spy can use enemy teleporters and perform telefrags on the opposing team when coming out of them. Doesn't work that well on experienced engineers, but can catch inexperie...

 
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15:07
hmm, it is frustrating to have to start my fortress all over again after about 5 goblins got in
What a brutal and complicated game.
Complicated I can handle, I just dislike the brutal part
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Q: Nethack for Windows Mobile

espaisHi all, I'm looking for a good version of Nethack to run on my Windows Mobile phone. I currently have Windows NetHack graphical version 3.4.3, and it kind of drives me a little nuts, moreso from a usability and playability standpoint. I don't know if this is because I'm trying to run it on a p...

It's the first question of its kind that I think shouldn't be closed!
it's game-rec though right
...The only problem is that I can't find any other Nethack clients for Windows Mobile that aren't the Windows Nethack graphical version 3.4.3
It is a game-rec. Well, a client-rec.
15:12
tagged
oh, right
I still think any kind of game-rec is unwanted
too general and it has way too many possibilities
too specific and nobody but the asker is interested in it
hm, that's true.
the problem is, most people understand the former but forget the latter
we want people's questions to be answered before they ask them
Yeah, I guess I did.
15:24
Hmm, that EA Sports Active question asked for someone to add the tags ea, ea-sports and ea-sports-active to the question
but since we don't have any other tags for publishers I decided to only add ea-sports-active
15:35
god damn you game-rec die out already!
15:47
:<
16:07
@antonytrupe do they have the resources they need? (like picks)
pretty sure, let me double check
I used the same embark profile I always use, but I can't find any picks
yeah, a miner is holding a pick
found it
how hard can it be to find an embark spot with magma and a river
16:29
back in 40d I used to spend hours trying to find a spot with magma and no aquiduct and flux stone
16:50
:105838 Definitely a pain. Forgetting to get flux stone is a real pain too.
17:20
too bad magma isn't an option in the site finder :(
17:36
you can use dfhacks to see if there is magma, then rehide everything
@tzenes ping
17:52
here
the Starcraft gurus are holding a meeting?!
dunno, I was pinged
@McKay ???
Yeah, I pinged about the 9/10 overlord question
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A: Is it better to spawn your first overlord at 9 or 10 supply?

tzenesSome smarter people than me decided to find an answer to this question. I'll quote the findings here I used the AI to test the various builds in a very consistent manner, to try to answer the question once and for all. The 9 overlord is the best economic build, period. Minerals at 2:1...

yeah
what about 9-O-T?
I guess money would be short
18:07
Overlord finishes too fast
you don't actually gain anything
because you need 75 to do the trick plus 50 to get you to 10, and by the time you get 125 the ovi is almost done
yeah
18:24
damn it, Tzenes beat me to the Megaman punch
I was only on Mega 4 :<
18:36
@mana its CW so feel free to edit
Naw, nothing to do with that. More just that I wound up spending time I didn't need to :P
18:59
Why is Pharoah listed twice in MM4? Do you have to fight him twice?
grace moved him
:106039 Beautiful answer.
Grace beautified it a bit, I think
(if you're talking about Megamen)
no, talking about 9OL, which no one editted
Oh
Yeah, it really is
19:18
0
Q: How is teaming in City of Heroes these days?

clweeksI played CoH when it first came out and off and on since then I've played for about thirty months -- but not in a long time. The last time I was playing, Architect was new and it seemed to have really killed the ability to pick up a team and play missions that weren't just AE XP farms. And I wa...

I feel this question is both subjective and a bit localized
Agreed, fire the close votes!
I mean, it really depends on what server you're playing on, time of day, whether you play red or blueside, whether you have an active SG or not...
voted
I voted too localized
and the problems he listed were also localized to a specific point in time and he's asking about a situation in the current time period, which will change
19:21
Anyone got a vote to finish off
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Q: What are some multiplayer android games that are not *SLOW* turn based games ?

slimBy slow, I mean 1 day+ for other players to submit their move. I'm looking more for games that are real-time, i'm not sure if they would be networked by bluetooth or over a regular tcp/ip connection. Like a tennis or soccer game for example. They don't have to be sports. Even a turn based ga...

next:
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Q: Some examples of iPhone / iPod Touch multiplayer strategy game?

Kevin YI'm always looking for good multiplayer strategy games to buy for my iPod Touch. Anybody have a relatively unknown game that they find fun?

hmm, is the site appearing strange for anyone else? For me there are no images or anything
just raw text
I cleared my cache but nothing happened
... no, but SO has done that to me before
hmm, okay
19:23
it's when either the CSS or the JS doesn't load properly
Ahh
try a Ctrl-R or F5
or ctrl-f5, if you dare!
left a comment on the City of Heroes question
only if you aren't afraid of losing your cookies ;-)
19:36
subjective? The OP seems to want to make it a scientific study about other players, but the original question is subjective?
woot, rpg!
later y'all
Well, somehow, several outages seems to have solved that site display issue for me :D
Also, that SC2 question is interesting.
It seems to have an objective answer, since the question is basically Does one hotkey set give me a speed advantage over another?
2
Q: Does Subversion, by Introversion Software, have a release date?

WhimsySubversion was announced several months ago. Has a release date (or release quarter) been determined?

Already have my vote put in
Is it okay to c/p text from a Youtube vid description?
Or should I avoid c/p at all costs, and simply say refer to the description of the vid for a detailed breakdown of how this amount of points in Castle of Dr. Brain can be achieved?
19:55
c/p is fine, as long as you precede it with >
oh
although, of course, your own answers are preferable
Yeah. It's just that in this case the vid's description broke down everything in a much more sophisticated and easily understood way than I could have ever done.
hey, is @Ivo around?
or @Gnoupi ?
nope
20:18
just us plebes
I had an SU question
but I asked it over in the Super User room
that would be the obvious thing to do ...
20:37
I might be missing something, but is it necessary to know who has the most achievements to advance in the game?
is it necessary to know which order to beat bosses in megaman?
none of it is necessary
In his case, his question isn't about gaming, its about people who play games, its meta-meta-gaming
so off-topic
it's not a question about the game itself
nor about anything needed in the game
So, isn't meta-gaming a game? Definitionally?
Isn't poker a game? Definitionally?
Different types of games, maaaaaaan
okay, point taken.
But gaming a video game affects how he plays the video game.
It's like watching pros play video games. It's not video gaming, it's watching gaming, but it is still of interest to video gamers?
20:44
hmm, I guess.
My main concern though is: are questions related to Steam problems related to the site, then? Strictly Steam problems, I mean.
Steam is software, not a game, so wouldn't any Steam problems be better off on Super User then?
better? Maybe
Ah, I see.
But partially because of audience, and expert availability, not because of scope.
Right.
Oak
21:01
I'd say all steam issues definitely belong with us.
Okay, cool.
Oak
Same with any platform which is mainly about gaming... say, scummvm or something
Oak
It's not a game in itself, but...
Right. Makes sense.
21:12
What did you want to know @tzenes
if this question was SU appropriate
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Q: How do I return just the Http header from tshark?

tzenesI'm using tshark to sniff my packets and I'm only concerned with the http header (preferably in the form its sent, but I'll take what I can get). I tried using: tshark tcp port 80 or tcp port 443 -V -R "http" Which gave me the header, but also content (which I don't want as its a large amount...

Of thats just à Linux application, i see no problem (hate chat from my iPad...) so it should be fine. Dont know THE tool though
Oak
I support that poor guy!
Oak
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Q: How is this Off Topic?

jblaskeMy question posted here: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/5762 was closed as "Off Topic" and I fail to see how a question about a game, and the scoring system within is off topic to a gaming website. Some form of explanation would be wonderful too, not just a random closure.

:106723 It's command-line Wireshark I think
which I still think of as Ethereal
:106634 Actual Steam related problems would probably be better off with Steam support
21:25
Okay.
I'm well underway to get Copy Editor!
21:55
:106726 yeah, its the equivalent of tethereal and I happen to be using it on windows
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