The Bridge

@ArdaXi I did. However, when I'm bored, I still look through the transcript to see if people are talking about me... and when I glanced at the first page, I see ArdaXi talking about a Humble bundle...

GnomeSlice

Lol this is so terrible.

@Powerlord Nobody talks about you very much, sorry.

Arda Xi

@Powerlord Heh, I did the same thing.

GnomeSlice

It's none of our business what you decide to do.

@ArdaXi You read the chat continuously while you were away though.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice Wizorb

Arda Xi

6:50 PM

Aren't we egocentric.

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Okay. Click it. What do you see?

Arda Xi

@GnomeSlice Not true. I just ran a search for 'Arda' every so often.

Powerlord

Likewise, I search for Powerlord every so often.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice A page with the big Wizorb guy and a claim button and screenshots.

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo ...The hell, mine goes to a claim page for a HAWKEN beta key...

Arda Xi

6:52 PM

@Powerlord Long story short, people kept pushing me, and I kinda forgot why I left in the first place.

WHO REMOVED MY PIN

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice ign.com/prime/promo/wizorb

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Lmfao, go back to your prime page and try clicking the 'until november 23rd' link.

@Ullallulloo Yeah I just tried clicking the name wizorb and it worked...

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice Oh, yeah, that's HAWKEN.

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Lol wtf

Powerlord

and even more rarely, I reply to someone weeks after their message.

OrigamiRobot

6:54 PM

@ArdaXi Someone is trying to usurp you!

Arda Xi

NOES

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Eh. It's a thankless job, anyways.

Arda Xi

Oh. Huh.

Ullallulloo

@Powerlord Do you also search for user2974?

Arda Xi

I can see how that's tempting.

Powerlord

6:56 PM

@Ullallulloo No

badp

@Ullallulloo FOOL, now we need a new codename!!

Ullallulloo

1 min ago, by Powerlord

@Ullallulloo No

badp

@Ullallulloo I said, now.

OrigamiRobot

@Ullallulloo But now he knows to!

badp

Just kidding, just kidding. We'll just keep stalking Powerlord in our community-wide-except-ubered-spies secret room that doesn't actually exist.

GnomeSlice

6:59 PM

Via everyone, this is the best bit of parenting ever: mod that swaps Link's gender in Wind Waker. http://bit.ly/Sx5c8x

Tweeted by christinelove on November 8, 2012 at 6:48 PM

badp

@ArdaXi I'm kinda disappointed because it's only one new game for me... I guess I'll bench on the week 2 bonus games being awesome as usual

Okay, two games.

Arda Xi

@badp I'm an ubered spy? :D

James

Did someone ban @GnomeSlice and replace him with a twitter feed like @Lazers???

GnomeSlice

@James Because I posted a tweet?

badp

@ArdaXi If you started existing I'd be able to tell. So far you're only a talking halo

GnomeSlice

7:01 PM

No. No they didn't...

James

@GnomeSlice kk, Just checking

GnomeSlice

@James I posted one tweet just now.

Arda Xi

@badp Halo?

badp

This room is not for the ontologically challenged

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi silhouette

Does anybody want a free Steam key for Wizorb? store.steampowered.com/app/207420

Arda Xi

7:02 PM

@GnomeSlice Those things are not even tangentially related.

GnomeSlice

@ArdaXi Pretty sure he was commenting on your gravatar.

badp

@GnomeSlice uh, I thought the silouhette was just the background image and the brightness around it the actual Arda

You just had to ruin the magic.

Whatever, I reject your shadow and replace it with my halo.

GnomeSlice

Whatever, free Steam key for Wizorb: LVN2Q-BXQXH-3WCEM

Please don't take it if you're not going to play it.

Hopefully the key still works, I tried to add it to my Steam inventory and it said I already owned it.

badp

@GnomeSlice ...

That uses up the key

GnomeSlice

@badp I don't know if that voids the code or what. I already owned the game, I thought I could use the code to add it to my inventory and gift it to someone later.

badp

7:08 PM

@GnomeSlice No, as a general rule steam codes go straight to your library

James

@AshleyNunn ^^ Soon :D

GnomeSlice

@badp It was already in my library though.

badp

@GnomeSlice Code's most likely gone now

It doesn't hurt to try...

GnomeSlice

@badp Well, that's stupid. It's there anyway if someone wants to try it.

@badp do you own Wizorb?

You could redeem it and gift it to me.

badp

I do

GnomeSlice

7:09 PM

Oh.

Nevermind then.

I should make a second steam account just for redeeming games I already have.

badp

NO. Games acquired via Steam codes skip the inventory and go directly to your library

GnomeSlice

@badp I already had it in my inventory.

@badp Oh... I thought you could add it to your... Okay.

badp

aka you can't trade games obtained via steam codes

GnomeSlice

Well, code's there if anyone wants to try it.

Someone star it.

Oh

Wipqozn

Elder Scrolls Online Trailer

3

badp

7:12 PM

@Wipqozn I'm sorry, what

fbueckert

@badp Everybody's making MMOs these days, because that's where the money is.

Powerlord

@fbueckert The real money is in selling cosmetic items, particularly if you can get the community to create them for you.

Speaking of which, today's the last day of the TF2 Halloween event.

fbueckert

@Powerlord Yeah, Valve's doing pretty good at that.

Powerlord

I still don't have the Duchess Tiara or Duchess Tutu.... which is a shame, as the Heavy has some hilarious lines if you equip them.

fbueckert

A starting MMO doesn't have the fanbase to do that, though.

JohnoBoy

7:14 PM

Any mods can look at this?

7

Q: What are garden ornaments?

In Snoopy's Street Fair, there is a quest where you have to obtain 4 garden ornaments. What counts as a garden ornament? I apparently have 1 (the quest is 25% complete), but I have a lot of scenery objects, so I am not sure which one it is. I know that it isn't lawnmowers or tricycles or the ...

snoopys-street-fair

seems like a temporary protection is needed

too much of the same answers...

FAE

Dear Bridge: I have 3 copies of Dota 2, and 1 of Machinarium 2 give away. Ping me if you want something.

4

JohnoBoy

@GnomeSlice Do you know if it's Mac compatible? Might give this a try

Wipqozn

@FAE I might take splice off your hands,

badp

@JohnoBoy What is Mac compatible? :)

Airmech might not be

JohnoBoy

@badp Wizorb, I replied to his earlier offer

Ullallulloo

7:22 PM

@JohnoBoy Yes

JohnoBoy

@Ullallulloo Thanks

fbueckert

I have now hammered regular .NET code into Sharepoint. I am awesome.

badp

Pre-Purchase Now - Far Cry 3: #PrePurchase http://bit.ly/YSieCZ

Tweeted by steam_games on November 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Pre-Purchase Now: Assassin's Creed III: #PrePurchase http://bit.ly/YSicLl

Tweeted by steam_games on November 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM

So many games, so little interest

James

@Wipqozn Yeah Ill be playing this as soon as I can :)

Wipqozn

Didn't AC3 come out a few weeks ago?

badp

7:24 PM

also... AC3 on Steam? as opposed to Origin?

Wipqozn

and I thought Far Cry 3 came out years ago.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Ubisoft

They treat PC customers as third rate thieves.

FAE

@Wipqozn on console

@fbueckert Well, they have removed most of the draconian DRM now. Only 1-time online activation needed now, iirc.

badp

uh, for some reason I thought Assassin's Creed was an EA title or something

fbueckert

@FAE They're getting better, yes.

badp

7:25 PM

> Pre-Purchase the Deluxe Edition and receive a coupon for 50% off any previous Assassin's Creed title on Steam! The coupon will be located in the "Steam" tab in your Inventory. Click here for more information about Steam coupons.

fbueckert

But their PC ports are almost universally shoddy, and delayed by weeks.

badp

Don't these discounts typically work backwards?

"You have something from us already? 5% off the game!"

James

@FAE Their 'One time activation' meant per play session last time they said it man.

badp

@James That's an interesting meaning of "one time", but still only slightly worse than Steam

FAE

@James I know, I think their DRM stuff was bullshit as well, especially as they couldn't source their piracy numbers, but supposedly they're trying to improve.

James

7:27 PM

@FAE They have no where to go but up :)

FAE

@James Pretty much!

fbueckert

@FAE Not couldn't. Wouldn't.

Because doing so would have caused someone higher up to get fired.

Because that someone, almost guaranteed, pitched it to the shareholders as "DRM stops piracy!"

James

@badp I honestly do not mind DRM and steams bugs me the least as its not altering how my computer works to do it. What I do get annoyed by is when their side goes down and we are left hanging, which steam provides offline mode for.. ubisoft does not.

FAE

@James Except offline mode is dodgy, which sucks.

fbueckert

@James Razer does this now for their hardware periphials.

badp

7:29 PM

(perhaps showing it like that was more of an ad than a complaint)

FAE

Unless you put it in offline mode before you lose connection, over half the time it gets locked into just attempting to reconnect.

James

@fbueckert RAzer's hardware blows... they make nice mousepads though but I would love to see how they are going to DRM those :D

fbueckert

@James Require online registration and activation in order to fully use the hardware. Otherwise it's a two-bit basic mouse.

James

@FAE Really? Ive never had an issue with it :/

FAE

@fbueckert One of my boyfriends picked up a Naga recently and he hates its software. He said he wouldn't have purchased it had he known.

badp

7:30 PM

@fbueckert why attach that to hardware though?

James

@fbueckert See earlier their hardware sucks so why would you buy it anyways? :)

FAE

@James Yeah, it sucks.

fbueckert

They spin it as "Keeping your profile info in the cloud and on the go!"

badp

are people going to actually download mice now?

fbueckert

But really, it's just there to vacuum your personal info and computer stats.

James

7:30 PM

@FAE Snag him a corsair mouse, they are mmm mmm good :)

fbueckert

@James Logitech G9.

James

@fbueckert Stuff we give Steam freely :D

@fbueckert sadface

fbueckert

@James Steam isn't in your face.

badp

@James Steam to be honest asks nicely before it does

SaintWacko

@badp You wouldn't download a mouse, would you?

FAE

7:31 PM

@James I'm thinking of picking up a Logitech G600, personally.

fbueckert

This is basically Razer going, "Gimme your info to use the hardware you paid money for."

James

@FAE Ah well.. I have officially sworn off logitech since the longevity of their hardware is so minimal :(

badp

@SaintWacko You wouldn't steal its mouse ball, and then, go to the toilet on its mouse ball.

fbueckert

@FAE It doesn't help that the software is buggy as all hell.

SaintWacko

I'm pretty happy with my Razer Orochi, but there's no way in hell I'll get another one if they're requiring online activation

fbueckert

7:32 PM

@James Longevity? I've abused the crap out of my G9 and G15, and the things just keep on trucking.

SaintWacko

@James o.0 What?

FAE

@James Huh, what have you had issues with? Nearly all my peripherals are Logitech and I've been using them for years without issue. :o

James

I just replaced my G700.. Both of em actually

As had I @FAE.. but their new hardware does not last

SaintWacko

@James Sounds like you're the only one that has trouble with them :P

My joystick is a logitech, and it's over a decade old

OrigamiRobot

I just want a normal mouse that is big enough to support my whole hand. None of these super tiny ones. None of these extra buttons.

SaintWacko

7:33 PM

Wonderful joystick, still sold in stores it's so good

James

My G700s were double clicking like mad. My headset has just worn out, its flaking apart.. The keyboard though is nice but I went for a non-ghosting keyboard

Wipqozn

@James The G700 is the only logitech product I've ever had a problem with.

The charging cable stopped charging for some reason.

James

Do not get me wrong, the MX and such mouses were Awesome

There is a reason they cost SO much money to buy now

FAE

@James Hrm. :( I have a secondhand G15 keyboard that's pretty great, I have an MX Revolution mouse that I only just replaced after 6 years of use.

James

Their new hardware is cheap though

badp

7:34 PM

@OrigamiRobot Middle mouse button is at least kinda useful.

FAE

@James I was in love with my 1st gen MX Revolution.

fbueckert

@FAE Yeah, I'm definitely a fan.

James

Yeah my MX Rev lasted about 6 years too @FAE.. That is why I went back to their hardware

OrigamiRobot

@badp 3-buttons is what I consider normal

fbueckert

I don't think I can live without the centralized LED screen now.

James

7:34 PM

But a headset and two mice self destructing in less than a year is a deal breaker for me.

badp

@OrigamiRobot IT WAS NOT IN MY DAYS

FAE

@fbueckert I kind of wish I had the G19 because of full color, but I'm quite happy with the G15.

user15026

@fbueckert Apparently, according to a FAQ Mercedes Lackey did on FB, there is going to be another Collegium Chronicles book

FAE

@James Which headset? I recently bought a Logitech headset for my birthday.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn A five book series? That's new for her!

@FAE G19 has a color display? I think I just found my upgrade!

user15026

7:35 PM

@fbueckert Yeah, it's kinda neat.

FAE

The G35 surround sound.

@fbueckert Full color LED, same for the keyboard backlighting too I believe.

badp

Do games ever support these displays?

Wipqozn

user15026

@Wipqozn I told you, I am immune to your yakking

FAE

@badp Yeah, a bunch.

OrigamiRobot

7:36 PM

@badp The size part is the crucial point. In everything I use, my entire pinky is hanging off the side.

fbueckert

Serious Sam 3 did right out of the box.

James

badp

@OrigamiRobot My pinky does the same right now, so does my ring finger. And my thumb.

FAE

@James :( That is the same one I bought in June I think, G35, neh?

James

OrigamiRobot

7:37 PM

@badp Thumb is fine. Hands are shaped so that is comfortable. Everything else, no.

James

@FAE First is mine, second is my brothers.. I will say his mouse is not double clicking like mine were (its the same brand)... But yeah

JohnoBoy

I can only say good things about Logitech's customer support. Twice they replaced my Logitech Harmony One without any need to pay or supply them with receipt or proof of purchase, only needed the hardware S/N. Sent brand new remotes to my home via FedEx (and I live in Israel)

James

That is 2 headsets and 3 mice, 4 things of which wore to the point of unuseable in under a year.

user15026

This is where I admit I am just using teh headset that came with my Rosetta Stone stuff, a mouse that came with my desktop, and a mechanical keyboard that my roommate no longer wanted

SaintWacko

@James What are you doing to that poor book?

James

7:38 PM

Which is why I now caution people about Logitech.. they have broken out of their high quality cycle :(

FAE

@James Man, that sucks... EU warranty is 2 years though by law, so hopefully if I have problems I can get mine replaced.

James

@SaintWacko Keeping it open at a 90 degree angle :D

SaintWacko

@James :O

Use a bookmark!

user15026

@James The librarian wannabe in me is going to pretend she does not see what you are doing to that book

Powerlord

I should probably note that my headset, keyboard, and mouse cost over $100 each because I didn't skimp this time around.

SaintWacko

7:39 PM

@AshleyNunn I don't even want to be a librarian and that hurts

JohnoBoy

Not to mention it was out of warrenty by months

James

@AshleyNunn You break bindings by not exercising them properly :P

user15026

@James Neeeeeergh.

user15026

@SaintWacko I can hear the book crying through the image

James

There are reasons I have books in readable shape older than I am :P

SaintWacko

7:40 PM

@James twitch twitch

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn I don't use a headset and never will. I am using a 10+ year old keyboard and a Dynex mouse.

James

... Seriously you guys think books should be kept on shelves and thats it?!?

user15026

@OrigamiRobot I rarely use the headset, except for the Rosetta Stone stuff I got it for

SaintWacko

@AshleyNunn I always piss my sister off by closing books she leaves lying around facedown

user15026

@James No!

user15026

7:41 PM

@SaintWacko I would do the same thing, tbh

Powerlord

@OrigamiRobot I hope you don't play online games. :P

SaintWacko

@James They should be read!

Powerlord

At least not ones with voice chat.

OrigamiRobot

@Powerlord I do all the time.

James

So a book's proper state of being would be Opened then?

JohnoBoy

7:41 PM

@James I hate when my paperback books' spines get creases so I never open my papaerbacks more than 40 degrees

OrigamiRobot

I just use a normal mic and speakers

fbueckert

Whew. $150+ for a G19.

Powerlord

@OrigamiRobot Good, then you know how much slower text chat is than voice chat.

@OrigamiRobot Ew, normal mic.

SaintWacko

I use the keyboard and touchpad on my laptop, or a logitech DiNovo keyboard and a Razer Orochi mouse

James

@Frank amazon.com/Logitech-Revolution-Cordless-Laser-Mouse/dp/…

fbueckert

7:42 PM

Anyone remember Altec Lansing? They used to make awesome sound peripherals.

OrigamiRobot

@Powerlord Works just fine.

James

@fbueckert Love that mouse, but I cant justify $160 for it any more :(

fbueckert

@James No

Never cordless

SaintWacko

@fbueckert I have some amazing Altec Lansing speakers

user15026

@JohnoBoy A friend once dropped every book of one of my favourite 4-book series into the bathtub. I have never forgiven that.

Powerlord

7:42 PM

@OrigamiRobot Does it have noise cancellation at least?

James

@fbueckert Pansy :)

SaintWacko

And I use a pair of AKG K240 MKII headphones

fbueckert

@James Not pansy. Batteries wear out.

And need recharging.

OrigamiRobot

@Powerlord The mic? No. The drivers or something? Maybe

I have heard no complaints about feedback.

fbueckert

A mouse is supposed to work. Not require maintenance.

SaintWacko

7:43 PM

And some Skullcandy FMJ earbuds because I got them cheap

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert This

James

@fbueckert You clearly have not used anything wireless from Logitech. My wave keyboard has lasted 3 years with 2 AA batteries

badp

@Powerlord I can never bring myself to actually speak when I play. When I do my hand instinctively goes to the talk button and then I just start typing

user15026

I suspect the fact that I never play anything with voice chat is why I don't care about what headset I have

badp

The main advantage of typing is the backspace button

JohnoBoy

7:44 PM

@fbueckert You just gave me flashbacks of cleaning pre-optical mice's innards

badp

the second best advantage is the enter button

James

@badp Also I have to say the edit feature is popular with you today :)

fbueckert

@James My roommate has some.

Batteries die constantly.

James

@fbueckert If its a G700 then yes, that is a piece of shit.. the MX Revolution did not have that problem.

badp

@James Oh man, I'm so screwed wherever you can't edit your own messages compulsively

user15026

7:45 PM

@James I had to replace the batteries in my Wave a few times

JohnoBoy

@James I replace my MS laser mice's batteries every 6 months or so and the BlueTrack one's last a year

fbueckert

@SaintWacko I bought a 400W sound system way back when. The thing works a treat.

badp

I'm always like "*foo" "-bar" "+baz" "OMG WHY CAN'T I EDIT"

agent86

@FAE, if nobody's claimed that superbrothers game, I'll take it.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert More importantly, there is no reason for it to be wireless.

agent86

7:45 PM

I had a ping in here, I thought, but apparently not.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Exactly.

OrigamiRobot

@agent86 Now you do.

fbueckert

The G9 has a memory-less cord, so it doesn't even kink itself into strange shapes.

agent86

@OrigamiRobot the ping was coming from inside the bridge all along!!!!1!!

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert Except I am looking at getting a solar powered keyboard for work...

JohnoBoy

7:47 PM

@AshleyNunn Yikes. A friend of mine once gave me back a PS2 game case which had a cola shower apparently. I avoid giving out games in their original cases since, and never include manuals with them

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot That sounds fun.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert I can't find a wired version and I really like the keys. The lights are always on so It'll be fine.

user15026

Does anyone want the non-mobile copies of the stuff in the latest HumbleBundle? I'm not going to use them.

fbueckert

@JohnoBoy My friends so far have been considerate of my property when I lend it out.

It goes through some basic wear and tear, which is fine.

Dumping coke all over it, though...that's a bit much.

I'd expect them to replace it if that happened.

SaintWacko

@fbueckert I have these

user15026

7:49 PM

@fbueckert Most of my friends now are better with my things. But that friend was just like "I dried them with a blow drier..." (They're fat and crinkled now)

SaintWacko

@AshleyNunn wince

JohnoBoy

@fbueckert He kept saying he'll get me a new case. The game was in the console at the time so it was spared the damage

Invader Skoodge

I have never lent a book to someone and gotten it back.

user15026

@SaintWacko Yeah. I am trying to replace them, but I can't get the original mass market paperback covers, and that bothers me.

user15026

@InvaderSkoodge O.o

fbueckert

7:50 PM

@SaintWacko This is mine.

@AshleyNunn ...

Invader Skoodge

I've bought at least 4 copies of The Name of the Wind.

fbueckert

If I did that to somebody's book, I'd be going, "Sorry. Let me replace that for you."

user15026

@fbueckert yeah. I was like....*flail*

user15026

@fbueckert Yeah no, she was like "well you can always buy yourself new ones"

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn "Remind me again why I lend you books?"

user15026

7:51 PM

@fbueckert I never, ever lent her anything ever again.

Arda Xi

This is why I never lend out my books.

SaintWacko

@AshleyNunn Seiously? Wow

Invader Skoodge

I remember one time the cable guy broke one of my Final Fantasy 8 (for PC) discs years after the game came out. The cheapest replacement copy on EBay was over $100.

Arda Xi

I actually bought a second copy of a few books because I wanted to share them with people.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn When they don't realize that they just destroyed my book, yeah, they don't get another one.

@InvaderSkoodge I'd be yelling at the cable company for that.

Their employee, their responsibility.

Invader Skoodge

7:52 PM

@fbueckert We got like 6 months of free cable.

SaintWacko

@fbueckert Yeah, those are a bit nicer than mine :P

fbueckert

@InvaderSkoodge Worth the busted disk, I take it?

Invader Skoodge

@fbueckert Yeah.

fbueckert

@SaintWacko The subwoofer doubles as my hard liquor bar.

Invader Skoodge

I still do need to finish that game, though.

SaintWacko

7:53 PM

@fbueckert Haha, nice!

user15026

@fbueckert Yeah. And I can't replace these copies without getting the new covers that I hate

user15026

@fbueckert That is a beautiful thing.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn It forces me to keep the bass down, though. Or everything will rattle off and shatter.

user15026

@fbueckert And that would be so not good

badp

Y U NO ACCEPT SPLICE

fbueckert

7:54 PM

@AshleyNunn Well, it's not like I ever really crank it, anyways.

I don't even use the rear speakers at all.

user15026

@fbueckert Fair enough :) It's an efficient use of space, for sure

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn Indeed. The hard stuff rarely gets used, though; mostly it's just wine that gets drunk.

Invader Skoodge

@badp What game is this?

badp

@InvaderSkoodge Splice, in the HIB

user15026

@fbueckert Wine is lovely, now that I am learning what I like

fbueckert

7:58 PM

@AshleyNunn Indeed. I've found that a Chardonnay goes great after some exercise.

GnomeSlice

@JohnoBoy Did the key still work?

user15026

@fbueckert I don't have the money to explore wines as much as I like - right now, I am just in the "I like reds better than whites, and I don't like anything dry" sort of stage. Knowing names of things is next.

GnomeSlice

@FAE I'd like a copy of Superbrothers, if you still have it. =]

JohnoBoy

@GnomeSlice Havn't tried yet. Could you believe Steam needed an update when I booted it?

Invader Skoodge

Eufloria was so bad :(

GnomeSlice

7:59 PM

Or Splice.

user15026

@InvaderSkoodge :(

GnomeSlice