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user2334
17:00
pass
As in, you can't be bothered, or you feel it's an invalid question?
would you allow me to ask, "I'm on 1-1 in super mario, how many more bosses do I have as I don't like when the game ends abruptly"
I'd allow you to ask "How many levels are there in Super Mario?"
Who cares why someone is asking it?
The why is irrelevant
@Sterno I started to write this, but was afraid.
@Sterno Mostly for context
17:04
Well in terms of question value for others it may not be high, but thats just my opinion
I dont have the rep to vote to reopen so you can just ignore my comments :)
whoa, humble bundle added webcomic collections, although... I mean, I guess that's cool for the bonus bits only in the books, but they're already online and free otherwise
Another Blackwell? I already have the trilogy and played 0 minutes of it
@badp It only takes about 3 hours to play all 3
@Sterno wat
17:13
They are short games
My times are a little longer, but I also played those while juggling a newborn and needing to let the computer idle for chunks of time
@BrianColvin I'm not sure a level listing question would be offtopic
Oh man, that was an amazing scavenge
@GnomeSlice What game is this?
@badp level listing no, but asking how much longer from point x in the game seems less useful
@Ullallulloo @Wipqozn Yeah, that.
@GnomeSlice Hey, I've played that.
@fbueckert It's great.
This is the game I died of cardiac arrest in a little while ago
I think it might have been because I was woken up by a bandit.
There might be a chance to die of shock.
Gah crap, I don't have the Electrician skill.
Shit, a raider.
Man, I have yet to actually find and build a gun.
So much for my bloody advanced hiding skills
Dammit. More games to buy.
And apparently, my knowledge of American geography is massively lacking.
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Q: Can I configure my soldiers perks for Multiplayer

Ilya MelamedAt the squad creation screen for the multiplayer, I get to chose only from a few pre-set configuration, and can't choose what promotions they will get from the entire list like in the Single Player. Is there another way to chose the perks, or maybe make some of my own "pre-set" configures for th...

17:35
Fuck
I think it's impossible to actually win a fight.
@fbueckert Wow, and she had a hard time convincing them it was a mistake?
Sheesh.
@GnomeSlice I used to work customer service.
user2334
@fbueckert Based on the headline, thought it was about a 15 quadrillion Euro banknote; now less interested.
17:38
That's not a reasonable bill by any stretch of the imagination.
@MarkTrapp Too late to edit it now.
user2334
@InvaderSkoodge I like that in Zimbabwe they slashed a number of zeros as countries are wont to do in periods of high inflation, but it didn't help at all
@Sterno And the question is attracting close votes again.
I have a million dollar bill that was my great uncle's.
I always found it funny and he left it to me when he died.
I think.
Maybe it's my mother's.
@fbueckert I'm not real clear on why people would think it's still not a real question
@MarkTrapp I like how the inflation rate in 2008 got up to 471,000,000,000%
17:40
But whatevs
@InvaderSkoodge I think my economic teacher in college was from there.
She described what it was like for prices to double every hour.
Even in the stupid "how long is this game?" form, we've traditionally allowed such questions
@fbueckert I think I ate some poison berries, is why I had the heart attack.
user2334
@Sterno because we're not GameFAQs, and real questions have answers, not lists of items.
@MarkTrapp A list of items can be an answer to a question asking about those items.
user2334
17:44
Like I just said, real questions have answers, not lists of items. If a "question" is asking for a list of items, it should be closed as not a real question
I disagree, I guess.
If you think the question would be better as "How do I progress the main plot from start to finish?", then I can maybe agree.
I mean, the question seemingly asks for a list, but really it's asking how you move the plot along. Not just "Give me a random list of mission names"
user2334
@Sterno Nope, I don't. "Your questions should be reasonably scoped. If you can imagine an entire book that answers your question, youā€™re asking too much." The book, in this case, is a strategy guide
@MarkTrapp It's very reasonably scoped.
Are you familiar with XCOM?
Which question are we talking about?
17:47
There's about 8 key things that have to happen. That's it.
user2334
Trying to make Arqade into something it totally sucks at, i.e., a GameFAQs clone, instead of playing to its strengths, i.e., specific answers to specific questions, is stilly, and I'll VTC every single time
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Q: What are all of the priority missions needed to complete the game?

enneractI just finished assaulting the alien base. I feel like I'm getting close to the end of the game, though, and I don't like it when the ending comes up abruptly with no warning. How many priority missions are left, so I'm prepared for the ending? For the sake of completeness, it would be nice t...

I really don't see how this is a GameFAQS question
user2334
2 mins ago, by Sterno
If you think the question would be better as "How do I progress the main plot from start to finish?", then I can maybe agree.
user2334
This is what strategy guides are for
@MarkTrapp In the context of this game, it really, really isn't
user2334
17:50
In the context of any game, a question asking "how do I progress the main plot from start to finish" is exactly what strategy guides are for.
Okay, so here's how this came up.
I'm at I think maybe step 5 or 6 of the 8-10 step process
I'm not sure what I need to do next.
user2334
Then ask about that step and what, specifically, you're having trouble with
That seems a pretty ridiculous way to go about it when the entire thing can be summed up in about 1 paragraph
as the current answer already does
But I don't think we're going to agree on this, so we can agree to disagree! Or disagree to disagree!
CASE BY CASE BASIS
For XCOM, this question is fine.
For most games, this question is not fine.
I agree with @Sterno. This question is fine, and is reasonable within the context of the game. The answer isn't a book, it's a short paragraph. The game, essentially, advances based on which parts of the tech tree you've researched. He's not asking how to do any of these things, just which technologies he has to research in order to advance the storyline. This list is very short, and so it's fine.
17:54
It's definitely a case by case basis, but this one is fine
@InvaderSkoodge I concur. I think in 99% of cases @MarkTrapp would be right. XCOM is just an exception to the average case.
user2334
You're all poopy heads, ergo I win
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@MarkTrapp That part I can agree with.
@MarkTrapp Well, fuck. Okay, fine. I'll vote to close, because there's just no counter to that argument.
Wow, what did I just miss?
user2334
17:55
Secondary argument: you know who else tried to replicate strategy guides in the SE Q&A format? Hitler.
Also, I'm so happy you can pull your soldiers from PSI training. I was half-way through training the second half of my squad when the Overseer showed up. I haven't done the mission yet, but I assume I want my A-Team for it.
@Wipqozn XCOM is always an exception to the average case.
@MarkTrapp So you're saying we're all literally Hitler?
user2334
@Wipqozn You said it, I'm just reporting true facts and letting the audience decide.
@MarkTrapp What is it with you and Hitler?
17:58
Think we need game experts cause to me that question doesn't seem good, but if xcom players say that it is acceptable then maybe it is? :P maybe downvotes should only be allowed by people with at least an answer in the tag, or certain rep level :)
You've got a thing for him.
@fbueckert @MarkTrapp and Hitler sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
I stayed out of the question up/down votes cause I don't know xcom but I can see how others may see that how @MarkTrapp is stating and would vote to close :)
@Wipqozn Pst If you ignore it it'll come back again
@SaintWacko Will it do any damage though?
user2334
18:00
@fbueckert Most recognizable face of evil, but old enough such that nearly anyone I interact with would not have been personally affected by him, so it's a nice non sequitur. I like using the "Pol Pot" more, but then people ask who Pol Pot was and nobody likes explaining the background to a joke
@Wipqozn Didn't for me
@MarkTrapp Who is Pol Pot?
@Wipqozn I was just going to ask that!
user2334
@Wipqozn I hate you.
@Wipqozn I was debating asking :D
18:02
@MarkTrapp Now you can hate us all.
@fbueckert I'm sure he already does.
user2334
The denizens of The Bridge have just jumped a few notches on the list
He called us poopy heads after all. You don't just throw those words around lightly.
Whenever @MarkTrapp mentions Hitler I start typing stuff in German and then realize that my jokes are lame and no one would understand them anyway.
@InvaderSkoodge I was unaware you knew any German.
user2334
18:03
Yeah, your German jokes are bad and you should feel bad
@MarkTrapp You should have kept the typo and claimed it was a pun.
@Wipqozn I'm ok at it. I know the grammar but my vocabulary is terrible.
Oh, oh! I just thought of the perfect come back to @MarkTrapp calling us poopy heads.
@MarkTrapp Well the Jerk store called, and they're running out of you!
user2334
"Yeah well the jerk store called, and they said they're running...
user2334
DAMNIT
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user2334
@Wipqozn What's the difference? You're their all-time best seller!
user2334
Got you good
@MarkTrapp I had sex with your wife!
user2334
dang
18:15
pssst, guys, we need a third person to step in and finish the scene
@Wipqozn I'm missing the reference here.
user2334
WoW was down for 8 hours; only noticeable change is there's now a flower next to where I logged out
@fbueckert You're dead to me.
I can understand why @MarkTrapp called you a poopy head.
user2334
fbueckert is not master of his domain amirite @Wipqozn
@MarkTrapp No he is not.
18:17
@fbueckert Wups, I am apparently missing it too
I think that reminds me of yet another horror story from my last job.
@fbueckert Did you try to poison your boss?
@Wipqozn Nope. Workplace did that for me.
user2334
Did your boss eat candy bars with a fork and knife?
@MarkTrapp His boss probably gave him a stupid nickname. Like KoKo.
18:18
Fine, then. No story for the immature kids.
I had a boss die once
I didn't like him much anyways, he had no idea what he was doing
user2334
well that's motive, care to describe the means?
@fbueckert By all means, share your story. They are always amusing.
@MarkTrapp Yes, somehow I magically caused him to have a heart attack overnight
user2334
Book 'im boys
18:20
I have not been able to unlock these powers again
@MarkTrapp There you go
@Wipqozn I've told the story about how the CEO expected the technical team of three to complete move the company in three days, yes?
@fbueckert Yes sir.
@Wipqozn Ok, so during this move process, we had to keep on top of our other duties, too.
So keep the call center ticking over, fix computers, and in general act like chickens without heads.
About a month into the move, we're notified that we got another client.
And we need to set up a campaign for them. All the info we got was, "New client. Campaign starts in a week."
I agree with @MarkTrapp for the purpose of conflict
So, yeah, ok. No details, an unreasonable deadline.
18:24
And you're still trying to move everything
Campaign gets set up, to the best of our ability and limited information.
@SaintWacko Indeed.
I show up on the call center floor to make sure the campaign works, and solve any hiccups that happen from our duct taped job.
For the most part, I'd call it a success. It was a little rocky, due to the fact that details got added just prior to launch.
I'd guestimate about a 75% success. Not bad, overall, with all our other duties.
Campaign launched on a Friday.
Over the weekend, the client calls us screaming that we got it wrong, and we're missing crucial information.
So the on-call programmer pulls a full day on Saturday changing the ENTIRE campaign.
Never mind that they didn't give us ANY of these details beforehand.
Just, "We need this by next Friday."
So, alright. Campaign changed. I come in on Monday and deal with the fallout.
Boss pulls us into a meeting and wants to know why the campaign had such a rocky launch.
And he refused to accept the fact that we had zero info or time to do it right.
He was of the opinion that if we were professionals, it didn't matter how little time we had. We should've gotten it right, no matter what.
When I pointed out that, A) We got it running in record time, B) There were fairly minor hiccups at launch, and they got ironed out instantly, and C) The client changed the campaign overnight, all he said was, "I don't care. We're not paying you to make mistakes."
@fbueckert Damn it Jim, I'm a programmer, not a wizard!
@Wipqozn I've gotten pretty good at producing jury rigged miracles, actually.
In that business, that was most of my job.
But, back to the story.
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Q: What determines whether an UFO lands or gets intercepted?

JonasWhile early UFOs kept triggering interceptors, I've recently had a string of UFOs simply landing despite much better satellite coverage. Is it random whether I get to try intercepting an UFO, or do I need to improve technology (e.g. get better interceptors) so that I get a chance of shooting the...

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Q: Where can I get posters, action figures of games?

ArnasI was wondering where could I get posters or action figures of games, like League of Legends, Diablo, Starcraft? I've found some action figures of Starcraft II on ebay, but their cost is like 20-30 pounds... Are they really worth so much? Maybe I could get them somewhere else for a cheaper price?...

When I told him that we pulled off a miracle, and he should be praising us, not complaining, he got quite red in the face.
And I just kept going, listing off all the reasons he was lucky to have us.
user15026
18:34
@Lazers I don't like this question. It's a shopping-rec of sorts, yeah?
And at the end, I asked for a raise for all of us. He just got up and left.
@Lazers The tags on this question are killing me.
Complaining about that campaign stopped.
Didn't get a raise, but I made my point quite clearly.
@fbueckert You sir, are awesome.
@Wipqozn I had made no bones earlier in the year that the only reason I was still there was because I had a mortgage to pay.
And that if they fired me, I didn't care.
So I had nothing to lose.
Strangely, they never did get around to firing me.
I'm somewhat surprised at that.
user2334
18:39
@OrigamiRobot Good, good. You'll survive the Butlerian Jihad
@Wipqozn You're welcome.
user2334
@AshleyNunn Yeah, I agree
And there's yet another story from my last job.
user15026
@MarkTrapp It got closed before I could even cast a vote XD
@InvaderSkoodge Okay.
18:40
In my OS, IRQ 0 is for @MarkTrapp
@AshleyNunn ninja'd!
user15026
@SaintWacko Huzzah :D
@AshleyNunn Oh, I also just commented on the meetup, how early were you thinking for the Toronto one?
user15026
@SaintWacko I honestly have no idea. XD I know that anything before January is a no-go, but beyond that, I hadn't really looked at things yet. March/April would work well for me, but I am relatively flexible - it is easy for me to take a bus to Toronto.
@yx. I made a fairly substantial edit to your answer here, fyi. If you don't like it, feel free to roll it back and I'll just post my own answer. :)
18:43
@AshleyNunn I'm pretty far from any of the meetups, but for about a week in July, I'll be 6 hours from Toronto
user15026
@SaintWacko That's nifty.
@AshleyNunn Yeah, I wasn't sure how long you wanted to wait for the meetup, though
user15026
@SaintWacko I have no idea XD I just like the idea of meeting people :P
user15026
@fbueckert Oy.
18:46
@AshleyNunn Yeah, that would be a lot of fun. That's why I'm hoping I'll be able to make it to one
user15026
@SaintWacko Well, if the meetup doesn't work out, but you can get to TO in July or whatever anyhow, I can totally be convinced to pop that way for a pint or whatever.
@AshleyNunn Hey, there's an idea!
why are those rooms so murderous
they aren't that hard
@AshleyNunn Are you guys talking about the meetup?
18:47
but they're so murderous
@badp I don't understand
I died about 40 times there
user15026
@GnomeSlice We are plotting. I made a meta answer, so you can pop info there if you have it :D
@SaintWacko If you haven't played the game you probably won't, and that's half-intentional
Wait. Is that like a metroid clone?
18:48
@AshleyNunn Oh, I'm relatively sure I'm not going to be able to go.
user15026
@GnomeSlice :( :( :(
@SaintWacko Yeah, a "Metroidvania."
I don't even drive, remember?
@badp Well, shit! Where can I buy this?
@badp I like that style.
user15026
18:48
@GnomeSlice Bus? That's what I am probably going to do.
@SaintWacko uh, you're quick to sell :P
@AshleyNunn I'm probably planning on road-tripping it.
Bunny Must Die is on Desura, Gamersgate and Steam Greenlight.
@badp I miss the old 2D Metroid games
user15026
@SaintWacko grins Getting to Toronto is pretty easy for me. It's a couple hours on a bus. It's really up to you to want to drive for 6 hours XD
18:49
@AshleyNunn I don't have anywhere to stay lol.
(not actually sold through Steam, yet)
user15026
@fbueckert Awesome. It's a two hourish bus trip for me, which isn't bad at all.
@GnomeSlice And this is where future planning comes in.
@SaintWacko Just a sec, lemme get you a link
@AshleyNunn It's probably a 20 hour drive. :P
user15026
18:50
@GnomeSlice That's relatively solveable.
user15026
@fbueckert That's pretty hardcore lol
@AshleyNunn Yeah, it might be different for just a pint, but for the meetup I was planning on finding somewhere to stay a night or two
@fbueckert Not to mention the fact that my parents definitely wouldn't allow it.
@AshleyNunn I doubt I'd do it all in one day.
Because, well. Obvious reasons.
18:50
@GnomeSlice Dude, you're, what? 20?
@SaintWacko @Ben Brocka's kind of doing a let's play about it, 1 2 3
@fbueckert Yeeeah
user15026
@SaintWacko Fair. I am sure we can figure out some sort of awesome. I am good at that XD
I haven't actually seen 3 because I'm still failing through 2
@AshleyNunn I believe it :D
user15026
18:51
@GnomeSlice Man, you're 20. You should just be like OMG I AM HAVING AN ADVENTURE NOW OKAY
@GnomeSlice Indepdendence. It seems scary, but is very liberating.
@SaintWacko Bunny Must Die? You will not regret getting BMD
@BenBrocka It looks like fun. I'll pick it up on Desura
@badp protip: don't waste your bunny dolls like I do, keep 'em for the final boss
18:52
@fbueckert Yeah I know.
@fbueckert I'm pretty fucked up, in case you hadn't noticed.
@BenBrocka I don't even have the relevant power yet
@GnomeSlice Bah, blocked here. No worries, I'm pulling it up on Desura, which, for some reason, isn't blocked
@badp Really? Should have gotten it shortly after the cat I think...
I might consider BMD if it had a different art style, I'm not really a fan of the anime thing.
user15026
@SaintWacko Strange, but awesome :P
18:53
@BenBrocka I probably just missed it.
@GnomeSlice Responsibility has a way of settling people down.
That's how far you have to get without dying a single time if you want to do it without reloading
@AshleyNunn Both things I like :)
@fbueckert I have responsibilities as it is, but I feel the same way. I feel like if I lived on my own for a bit I'd either straighten out or fail miserably.
@GnomeSlice Aside from the cut scenes (which are minor) the style's more accurately SNES retro rather than anime
18:53
That's kind of the last of my concerns or aims
user15026
@BenBrocka Nifty.
The gameplay graphics as about as anime as metroid
user15026
wishes she had gaming money right now
@AshleyNunn It's only $10
user15026
@BenBrocka I have like -50 gaming budget dollars right now :P
18:54
@AshleyNunn If you're strapped, check out Iji, it's a free similar type of game.
Well make it -60
@AshleyNunn It was on an Indie Royale too.
And quite good fun.
user15026
@GnomeSlice That does look pretty fun.
@GnomeSlice Feed yourself? Clothe yourself? Answer to only yourself to keep on living?
user2334
18:55
@BenBrocka 'MERICA
@fbueckert What's your question?
Are those all rhetorical or something
Speaking about games, what happened to that 4D platformer thing?
@GnomeSlice Chores are a step in the right direction. I don't count those as responsibilities.
I wish youtube wouldn't butcher the quality on those BMD files. It's 480p
user15026
@GnomeSlice Its a scary thing for sure, but honestly, sink/swim life situations do a lot to prove to a person how much they can accomplish.
18:55
@badp Ooh, I forgot about that!
I mean do you rely on your parents to support you?
What was it called?
@fbueckert I can't even do my chores godammit.
@fbueckert Yeah.
Had some weird name
user2334
18:56
best part of independence: no chores!
@GnomeSlice Work on that. Seriously.
@SaintWacko Describe it.
user15026
@MarkTrapp grins until you run out of socks.
I'm not trying to belittle you. It's one of the things you HAVE to learn.
@fbueckert Look I appreciate that you're trying to help, but these are my problems.
18:57
I have a couple uncles that never learned that. They're bums now.
@GnomeSlice @badp got it
user2334
@AshleyNunn I may or may not buy socks in bulk to deal with that problem >.>
@fbueckert I'm aware of that, which is why I try not to think about my future so much.
@AshleyNunn you can at least try the demo, it's up at bunnymustdie.com
Oh by the way
Are there any fans of Blaster Master here?
18:57
@GnomeSlice You're not helping yourself at all by not thinking about it. But, alright, I'll stop.
@fbueckert I know this also.
user15026
@MarkTrapp Hahaha, I have so many socks. Laundry gets done when the socks run out, and dishes get done when I have no more plates. :P
user15026
@BenBrocka Awesome!
@AshleyNunn Yeah, that sounds about right!
@AshleyNunn That's how I used to do dishes; my roommates and I used to rotate who did them.
user15026
18:58
@fbueckert My roommate and I try to do that. It works most of the time, kinda sorta.
Also @badp if you're still struggling with the controls I'm planning on doing a tutorial vid explaining all the quirks once I get all the powers again
They tended to get done once every couple of weeks, which was really bad, as we'd be out of basically everything by that point.
@BenBrocka It's more like, I somehow always end up on spikes in that area.
Once one of them moved out, I set it to always get done on the same day every week, by both of us.
@badp say have you played Orthorobot?
user15026
18:59
@fbueckert See, we have like 6 forks, so when the forks are gone, either you get creative, or you do dishes.
I don't know why, I just do
Or Crush
@AshleyNunn I own crazy old ceramic. It's heavy and large.
|genre = Puzzle/platformer |modes = Single-player |ratings = |platforms = PlayStation PortableNintendo 3DS |media = UMD }} Crush is a platformer-puzzle video game developed by Kuju Entertainment's Zoƫ Mode studio and published by Sega in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable. Its protagonist is Danny, a teenager suffering from insomnia, who uses an experimental device to explore his mind and discover the cause of his sleeplessness. Each level of the game, representing events from Danny's life and inspired by artists such as Tim Burton and M.C. Escher, requires the player to con...
No and no, Gnome
18:59
My dinner plates are too big to fit into the microwave.

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