The Bridge

1:01 PM

Well, I'm never turning anything in 1 minute before the final resubmit period is over again. I hope my professor doesn't call shenanigans on that...

Ben Brocka

The Dual Shock 4 will work on PC!!!!

See you in hell, motionjoy drivers

Martin Sojka

Keyboard & mouse should be enough for everybody.

(I'm actually using joysticks and graphic tablets a lot ... please don't ban me. ;))

Ronan Forman

@MartinSojka Too late!

Wipqozn

@Gnome's dad mad his own computer and OS? Holy shit.

I want to marry him now too.

Ronan Forman

Wheels are turning

Sterno

1:05 PM

@Wipqozn You're so late to this party.

Ronan Forman

@Sterno The party bus has already left. For Gnome's dad's place in fact.

Wipqozn

@Sterno I'm slow sometimes :(

In fact I've been really slow the past few days.

I blame @WorldEngineer.

OrigamiRobot

I blame @fredley

ToxicFrog

I blame the cats.

Ronan Forman

I blame the sunshine.

Sterno

1:09 PM

Private Pansy

The Wheel of Blame says it's @IanPugsley's fault

FEichinger

My bank account is seized, wheeeeeeee.

Sterno

@FEichinger Stop dealing crystal meth.

Ronan Forman

@Sterno Sure, that'd be the simple solution.

Wipqozn

Didn't you guys hear? @WorldEngineer is the back-up target of blame. When I can't be blamed, blame @WorldEngineer.

Ben Brocka

1:11 PM

@MartinSojka The most hilarious case of "pc master race" I've seen is when someone was insisting that if they allowed cross-platform play in a fighting game, PC players would have an unfair advantage because keyboard and mouse have been shown to be more effective

FEichinger

@Wipqozn But you can always be blamed unless @Wipqozn is the blamer.

Ronan Forman

@BenBrocka I would have thought they'd be less effective.

Ben Brocka

...completely and hilariously forgetting, as many do, that keyboard and mouse are best when you compare FPS/RTS games, definitely not fighting games, which are almost universally considered best on an arcade stick

Sterno

@Wipqozn I disagree with this. @Wipqozn can always be blamed. Even when @Wipqozn needs someone to blame.

Ronan Forman

But you can use a controller with a PC anyway.

Wipqozn

1:12 PM

@BenBrocka People are dumb.

@Sterno Yeah, it's my own fault for not blaming myself.

Unionhawk

Some games are simply unplayable with a keyboard and mouse

Ben Brocka

@RonanForman almost certainly, yeah. Keyboard controls, especially directions, are really bad for that

See also Super Meat Boy

OrigamiRobot

@FEichinger D:

Ronan Forman

@BenBrocka Yeah, but just plug in a controller.

fbueckert

Good morning, Bridge

Ronan Forman

1:13 PM

@fbueckert Afternoon.

Ben Brocka

Really the only thing magic about keyboard and mouse is lots of buttons and the mouse for aiming. Keyboard is actually pretty terrible, it just has lots of keys and you get used to it

Sconibulus

@BenBrocka you weren't supposed to play that on a keyboard?

Ben Brocka

@RonanForman yeah, but the only strength of PC in a fighting game is being able to use whatever controller you want. Seeing someone say it's because of keyboard controls was ridiculous

Sconibulus

That might explain why it was so hard

Unionhawk

@Sconibulus It says something to the effect of "A gamepad isn't required, but neither is bathing. Think about it." when it starts

FEichinger

1:15 PM

@OrigamiRobot Nothing criminal, just financial. And erroneous. But it's gonna take a while and a crapton of calls to get it solved, so ... yay.

Ronan Forman

@Unionhawk It's random, but that's one of them yes.

Ben Brocka

Playing pretty much any platforming game that isn't hilariously easy is a pain on keyboard

@Unionhawk It has a ton of insults to keyboard on startup actually

Sconibulus

I might have not been paying attention

Unionhawk

@Sconibulus Apparently not.

5pike

@BenBrocka I thought super meat boy was hard

Then I bought a controller

Ronan Forman

1:17 PM

@5pike It's still hard.

Unionhawk

@5pike And it was still hard?

@RonanForman DANGIT

5pike

@Unionhawk Not as hard with a controller

Keyboard is terrible for platformers

Ben Brocka

It's still hard, but it's hard because of game design not because of bad controls

Nick Bayley

I tried Trine 2 with my gamepad the other day. That wasn't a pleasant experience. It does use the mouse for "aiming" though.

So probably the reason I struggled so much when using the pad.

5pike

Also: "Gaming" keyboards area waste of money

Ben Brocka

1:19 PM

But they have more buttons and they glow!

Honestly the prices aren't that bad considering many are mechanical

I still got my Das keyboard over any gaming one though

Nick Bayley

My mechanical is very boring looking.

Unionhawk

@BenBrocka Everybody knows that gaming hardware is distinguished by how many blue LEDs it has

tombull89

Disagree. My BF3 gameplay got so much better with my mecanical Razer keyboard.

badp

@BenBrocka I think it's just that one

fbueckert

@5pike I dunno. I like my middle screen on my G15.

ToxicFrog

1:19 PM

KeyTronic E3600QL is still the best keyboard :P

Ben Brocka

@badp Nah, there's several

badp

also I made it to 6-4 with a keyboard in SMB so there :P

Brant

@5pike Logitech G15. drops mic, walks away

ToxicFrog

(narrowly beating the DEC RT-101 and IBM Model M)

Wipqozn

Yeah, I'm not a fan of most gaming keyboards. I already have more than enough keys on my regular keyboard, and the other keys are usually too far away from WASD to be worth using.

Ben Brocka

1:20 PM

@badp Yes, but struggling through painfully unplayable experiences seems to be your favorite thing

badp

@Brant cheapest wired Microsoft keyboard in store

Wipqozn

BEsides I'd much rather use the million billion buttons I have on my super handsome awesome and handsome and sexy and awesome and handsome mouse.

badp

if it doesn't have a F-lock button that's even better

fbueckert

@Brant Hah! Same keyboard!

Sconibulus

@Wipqozn I should get one of those smexy mice

Wipqozn

1:21 PM

badp

@Wipqozn cheapest wired optical/laser logitech mouse in store

Wipqozn

@Sconibulus gaming.logitech.com/en-ca/product/g600-mmo-gaming-mouse

badp

@Wipqozn wat

Wipqozn

So many buttons. I love it.

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn I'm not sure I'd ever hit the right button (in time) on that thing

badp

1:22 PM

@Wipqozn do you use it to make "hello this is dog" instant memes?

Wipqozn

I like buttons.

@badp No, but that's a good idea.

Holy crap why aren't I assigning macros to this thing for chat?

I could assign those videos I like to post.

or me calling @OrigamiRobot handsome.

Sconibulus

that... looks like more than I'd ever use

badp

have mouse with 30 buttons. bind them all to "ban Gnomeslice"

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Wipqozn

@badp Make me a mod, and I will!

Martin Sojka

@Wipqozn In most situations I use a gaming mouse, I have about 0.35 seconds to react to the situation. Unless I map all the sideways buttons to the same function (like an "OH SH... PANIC!" ability), that's just unpractical.

Sconibulus

1:23 PM

I was thinking like maybe 3 or 4

Wipqozn

@MartinSojka I've never really had problems pressing the right key.

Well amaybe at first.

but it's just like a keyboard. You just learn it.

Oh, and iut has a special "shift" key on the far right.

FEichinger

Logitech Performance MX. Beautiful.

Martin Sojka

Left mouse click, right mouse click, DPI switch, auto-left mouse click 10 times every 20ms, that's about all I need available quickly on a mouse.

Wipqozn

It makes it so that all the buttons do an alternate function.

So I really have double the number of buttons you see.

badp

fixed

Ben Brocka

1:25 PM

I find the 3 side buttons on my Logitech G500 are fine for most uses

badp

@BenBrocka what do you even use them for?

Wipqozn

@BenBrocka THis is the first mouse where I find I always have enough buttons for when I game.

Nick Bayley

I just need one for auto-run in WoW.

Young Guilo

Mods have all the power. I bet they even say "Let them eat cake".

Wipqozn

Other mouses I'd keep finding myself wanting more buttons.

fbueckert

1:26 PM

@YoungGuilo The cake is a lie!

badp

@YoungGuilo cake is expensive. You can have crackers though

Ben Brocka

@badp In BL2 I have them for voice chat, melee and action skill

Mad Scientist

Forward/backwards buttons on the mouse are nice, but I don't need any more than that

badp

@MadScientist ugh

Ben Brocka

I hate using any keyboard keys other than ctrl/shift/space/wasd

Powerlord

1:26 PM

Mods get to eat their cake and have it too.

Wipqozn

@YoungGuilo Stack EXchange employees actually have a little more power.

FEichinger

@badp I use side buttons a lot in gaming. Depending on the game, it's Push-To-Talk or some alternate alternate click fun.

@MadScientist They're nice when they do what you want. When they don't and randomly fire, they're awful.

Mad Scientist

@FEichinger never had a problem with them on my g3

Young Guilo

Moderators should be rechosen every year. They haven't. I think they get a little stubborn. I"M LOOKING AT YOU BADP! :)

Martin Sojka

Nah, we're just choosing the devil we know.

FEichinger

1:28 PM

@MadScientist The VX Nano had them horribly placed. Used that as my portable mouse for a while until I bought my second Performance MX.

fbueckert

@YoungGuilo Ehh. Doing that just means it turns into a popularity contest.

FEichinger

@YoungGuilo No. Nonono. No. Noo. No. Nono. Hell no. No.

5pike

@tombull89 That's because it's mechanical. Mechanical != gamer

Lazers

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fbueckert

Look at most elections; they're not about doing an awesome job. They're about making people like you.

Young Guilo

1:29 PM

Won't the popular people who make a difference be mods though?

fbueckert

@YoungGuilo Who says popular people do a good job?

Wipqozn

@YoungGuilo Stack EXchange only holds new election when it needs new mods.

Young Guilo

I think they need new mods

badp

@YoungGuilo why are you talking with me?

FEichinger

@YoungGuilo We have by far enough mods. And none of the existing ones would be removed.

Young Guilo

1:30 PM

That guy fbueckert..... oh man he needs to be tossed.

Wipqozn

One of the reasons they don't reelect is just that as site grows they need more and more mods. Stack OVerflow has around 20 I think. or maybe it's 10. Point is it's a lot. NEeding to elect 10 mods every year is just going to be a huge pain.

fbueckert

If they're popular, chances are good that there's a subsection of people who want things to work a certain way, and will vote for those mods who will do what they want.

FEichinger

@YoungGuilo And he isn't even a mod ...

Young Guilo

....

fbueckert

Aww, man.

That didn't need to be flagged, guys!

Wipqozn

1:30 PM

@YoungGuilo @fbueckert isn't actually a mod. HE's just grumpy.

Young Guilo

Then he should be a mod

Wipqozn

@fbueckert Don't worry, I used my magical flag powers to decline the flag.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn And blunt.

Mostly grumpy, though.

badp

@YoungGuilo why would you like to see me tossed, then? Is it something I said?

Young Guilo

Anyone who displays incredible knowledge and perseverance on this site should be a mod.

Private Pansy

1:31 PM

This is effing ridiculous. WordPress' import tools are complete junk

Young Guilo

@badp No. You're cool.

FEichinger

@PrivatePansy WordPress is complete junk.

Michael Dunfield

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Wipqozn

@badp I'm pretty sure the guy's just joking around.

5pike

Damn, thanks to a client I missed the whole conversation

Wipqozn

1:32 PM

@MichaelDunfield This is great.

Martin Sojka

@YoungGuilo Yeah. Now you're just trolling. :D

Wipqozn

I'm sharing this with all my cat friends.

badp

@Wipqozn I just wanted to doublecheck, you don't have the full story ;)

fbueckert

@YoungGuilo Well, you get privileges as you accrue rep.

Wipqozn

I tihnk most of my cat friends are Bridge people though...

fbueckert

1:32 PM

Some of those privileges give you tools to act as mini-mods on the site.

Wipqozn

@badp Yeah I do. You're a power hungry mod who tears out the hearts of users and feasts on them.

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn So share it with The Bridge! Wait...

fbueckert

@Wipqozn He gives meaning to Mod Abuse!

badp

@Wipqozn oh you!

5pike

@Wipqozn To be fair, every mod does that

Wipqozn

1:33 PM

@5pike Only the good ones!

5pike

@Wipqozn rigth. The bad ones only get to sacrifice goats

Martin Sojka

@Wipqozn The bad ones prefer the brains of other users.

badp

@MartinSojka What other users

Michael Dunfield

This should be @badp's theme song youtube.com/watch?v=NNiie_zmSr8

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk Maybe I'll just share it with them on Steam, and then make it look like @Gno

Michael Dunfield

1:34 PM

Specifically because

> I am the maker of rules, Dealing with fools, I can cheat you blind

Wipqozn

Zeus damn it Gnome, change your name back. I'm never going to get used to this.

Michael Dunfield

is that badp or what

Wipqozn

THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME

Martin Sojka

@MichaelDunfield I thought we already have a theme song?

Young Guilo

This is a chat room?

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Sconibulus

1:34 PM

@MartinSojka Bad bad man!

that's for tomorrow!

Unionhawk

@YoungGuilo Apparently it is. Welcome

fbueckert

@YoungGuilo Yup. Silliness occurs on a random and frequent basis.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert Something something chaos theory something something math is fun

Unionhawk

@MartinSojka I middle clicked on that, and was like "...this is Friday, isn't it..." I was not disappointed

Young Guilo

@fbueckert No this is Patrick!

Unionhawk

1:35 PM

..................................

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Interjected with serious moments and sometimes classy bits.

Young Guilo

Spongebob guys.....Spongebob.

Michael Dunfield

►

fbueckert

@YoungGuilo Ew. Spongebob.

Wipqozn

Honestly, at this rate, I'm going to need to teach ~~@Gno~~ @MikeyD how to change his name before the time limit is up.

@MikeyD. I like that.

Michael Dunfield

1:36 PM

@fbueckert Spongebob is the best, what are you talking about.

FEichinger

@Wipqozn Same here, actually.

@MichaelDunfield Why am I not surprised?

Martin Sojka

@Sconibulus Guess which day it is in New Zealand ...

OrigamiRobot

Dammit @GnomeSlice why are you picking the most unrecognizable gravatars?

Michael Dunfield

@OrigamiRobot Because Hammerfight is awesome.

Young Guilo

It's not my account..... "What's in this box!!!!!!" My accounts.

Wipqozn

1:37 PM

Hammerface.

Oh, Hammerfight.

Young Guilo

Hammertime

Wipqozn

Same thing.

Mana

@MichaelDunfield I have to strain my eyes to make out something even remotely resembling Hammerfight in that image

Sconibulus

@MartinSojka It's not a new day until you either wake up, or the sun comes up, whichever happens first.

Powerlord

@Wipqozn You realize you can only change names once every 30 days, right?

OrigamiRobot

1:38 PM

@MichaelDunfield All I see is a black box with some white bits.

Michael Dunfield

@Mana look at the larger preview

Wipqozn

@Mana You need better eyes.

Michael Dunfield

spam

how's that

Young Guilo

spam is good. I like it with eggs

Michael Dunfield

►

Also for anyone who hasn't played Hammerfight yet, it's currently in the IndieGala Flashpoint Bundle

Although if I remember properly the Steam version is a version out of date and has never been updated.

FEichinger

1:39 PM

@MichaelDunfield You do realize you could just link your gaming.SE account and it would be an even larger one?

@MichaelDunfield Also ... wtf?

Michael Dunfield

@FEichinger Er... yeah.

Michael Dunfield, Ottawa, Canada

10.3k 9 44 120

minecraft die2nite soul-calibur-5 steam bioshock xbox-360 bleed

Wipqozn

@MichaelDunfield Bigger. Always bigger.

Unionhawk

@MichaelDunfield slowclap

FEichinger

I love how it took my wtf for it to accrue more stars.

Unionhawk

@FEichinger Aw, he pulled a kalina on us

FEichinger

1:40 PM

@Unionhawk I know, right?!

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk That was always so annoying.

OrigamiRobot

Deleting starred messages is so lame.

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Michael Dunfield

@OrigamiRobot So is editing them.

OrigamiRobot

If you wanna be cool, change them to something interesting.

Michael Dunfield

badp

1:41 PM

@YoungGuilo Wow, that's a large box! :P

Michael Dunfield

Fine, you guys pick.

Powerlord

! ... Huh... just a box.

Wipqozn

@MichaelDunfield The one that's you.

That you've used for, like, forever.

Michael Dunfield

@Wipqozn The bottom right? Okay.

Wipqozn

LIKE, FOREVER.

badp

1:42 PM

@MichaelDunfield pumpkin!

Wipqozn

@MichaelDunfield No, don't be a goose. The one you've used befor.

Michael Dunfield

I used that one before.

Wipqozn

WAIT, NO! I KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD USE

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn Yes, the top left

OrigamiRobot

@MichaelDunfield Schmoopy

Wipqozn

1:42 PM

JUST A SECOND

JUST A SECOND, HOLD ON, JEEZ

Michael Dunfield

Michael Dunfield, Ottawa, Canada

10.3k 9 44 120

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@OrigamiRobot Schmoopy is the best.

badp

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

Ben Brocka

Can't hold on gotta go fast

badp

NOOOOOOOOOOOOo

Michael Dunfield

Why won't it let me post the link again

badp

1:43 PM

bans gnomeslice

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Michael Dunfield

weigubh

UGH

FEichinger

Oh for god's sake. Stop.

badp

it's cached

OrigamiRobot

fbueckert

@badp Error: No user named gnomeslice

OrigamiRobot

1:44 PM

@MichaelDunfield Use this

Michael Dunfield

@OrigamiRobot No.

I'm not using that avatar any more.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Not what I asked for, but this works.

badp

@fbueckert I have installed an alias in my brain. It works like a charm! You should try.

OrigamiRobot

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Use this

Arperum

@OrigamiRobot No, that is just creepy.

Michael Dunfield

1:45 PM

...I don't even want to know what that is.

OrigamiRobot

@MichaelDunfield Roboqozn

badp

@OrigamiRobot no! That's Wipq.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot That's the one!

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Ah hah.

I remember that.

Wipqozn

You're the best, @OrigamiRobot.

fbueckert

1:46 PM

@Wipqozn was rubbing in the fact he had a yak, and @AshleyNunn didn't.

Wipqozn

@MichaelDunfield Don't your recognize my handsome smile?

OrigamiRobot

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Wipqozn

@fbueckert I'm such a scamp.

badp

@OrigamiRobot So he's only handsome when laying on his side?

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Of course, now she has a yak, too, so all is good!

OrigamiRobot

1:47 PM

@badp Laying on his side is how he activates his handsome. It does not specify a duration.

badp

@OrigamiRobot If I had to guess it ends instantly

OrigamiRobot

@badp Nope.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert I was actually planning on sending her my Yak, but then someone else did. I think it was @James.

badp

and then it consumes the card by setting it on fire

FEichinger

@badp What does @kalina have to do with that now?

badp

1:48 PM

and then the card dust gets reduced into paste

Powerlord

Bacon?

Unionhawk

@FEichinger Good, you ping her; I'm scared

badp

and it becomes toothpaste for poor children in Burundi

FEichinger

@Unionhawk Of course I ping her. I do not fear the almighty fiery ... and destructive and pretty damn dangerous @kalina.

OrigamiRobot

FEichinger

1:49 PM

@OrigamiRobot No fire. NO FIRE. NOOOO FIIIIIIRE.

Ben Brocka

Looks like Shantae is going to make it, 1/4th of the way there already

RedRiderX

kalina

@FEichinger rar

...or something

FEichinger

@kalina ♥

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Yeah.

We're pretty cool sometimes.

Michael Dunfield

1:50 PM

►

If adventure time were more like this I would watch it.

Martin Sojka

@badp "611.2a A continuous effect generated by the resolution of a spell or ability lasts as long as stated by the spell or ability creating it (such as "until end of turn"). If no duration is stated, it lasts until the end of the game."

badp

@MartinSojka yes, but Handsome ends the game instantly.

Wipqozn

@MichaelDunfield IF it was... a song?

OrigamiRobot

@MartinSojka dem comp rules

badp

See rule 59218.49-bridge~c7-badp, Mod Abuse extension

Wipqozn

1:51 PM

@badp That's why I always win.

Michael Dunfield

@Wipqozn No. If it was more like that song.

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn I watch songs all the time bro

Wipqozn

7 colourless mana is pretty cheap for an instant win.

Oh, good news everyone who this message concerns!

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn You'd need to survive a turn.

badp

When Handsome is activated, everybody loses, the handsome card gets shipped to Burundi and the game is restarted

Wipqozn

1:52 PM

Which I'll now post in a different chat.

Powerlord

@Wipqozn Why?

OrigamiRobot

@badp There are cards that restart the game.

Wipqozn

@Powerlord Because then the people who care will see it.

Martin Sojka

@OrigamiRobot Have fun with the full package (I don't take any responsibility for temporal or permanent insanity acquired in the course of the reading of the previously linked document)

badp

@OrigamiRobot Yes. Roboqozn is one of them.

OrigamiRobot

1:54 PM