The Bridge

Koviko

14:00

@badp I must have missed it. I'll take OneNote of that.

Arperum

I've read all of these puns earlier today. Except for the Visio one.

badp

@Arperum You're welcome.

MBraedley

@badp But the pronunciation is too different.

Koviko

Can someone Lync me to the earlier ones?

StrixVaria

@badp That pose has such a powerful point.

MBraedley

14:03

@badp Make that a SharePoint instead. No need for one person to have all the glory.

Arperum

NO MORE PUNS! YOU'LL LURE THE @Wipqozn!

StrixVaria

@Arperum As you ping him.

Arperum

@StrixVaria All part of the plan.

WHere the plan is completely undefined.

badp

@MBraedley I'm afraid I don't have enough Sway to make this reality

MBraedley

Really?

Koviko

14:08

@MBraedley Notepad++ is giving you issues? wtfux

MBraedley

I can't download the latest version direct from the web, and now you're telling me I can't update the version I installed?

@Koviko Stupid IT corporate BS.

Wipqozn

@Arperum mmmm puns

Koviko

@MBraedley The #1 thing I hate about working in a big company. I feel your pain.

StrixVaria

@Koviko For me the step from a small business to a big company was pretty positive.

Although I have to imagine that my company values IT higher than most.

MBraedley

CNet has the download, that should work.

Rapitor

14:17

it's a rollercoaster

fredley

@Rapitor I feel sick

Lazers

0

Q: Why some champions cost more than the others in League of Legends?

In the game League of Legendse some champions cost more than the others in terms of both IP and RP. For example some cost only 450 IP and some cost 6300 IP. Why is this difference? Money explains the question because in the future if some champions are released they can be charged even higher. Bu...

league-of-legends

5pike

@Rapitor Well, how do you like it?

badp

@Rapitor Hey, they tried to do something new, what were you expecting

Rapitor

@5pike personally I think it's one of their best yet. There's some weapon balance issues of course, but overall its quite good

badp

14:20

HOW DARE THEY TRY SOMETHING NEW. THEY SHOULD TRY INNOVATION INSTEAD

5pike

@Rapitor That's nice. It seems that the score is just fanboys VS haters anyways.

Rapitor

i'd say around 7.5/10

Frank

@MBraedley That's still better than the silly 32-bit/64-bit solution they use now for dll registration.

Rapitor

I wonder how many haters are just haters because "its cool to hate cod"

5pike

@Rapitor Many

I'm also not the biggest fan of COD, but if they manage to make a decent and fun game, I'll consider buying it.

StrixVaria

14:25

I liked MW2.

I actually really liked the campaign in it a lot.

badp

Thanks for watching, eastern and central time zones. We'll be back with new episodes on @hbo in February! Don't forget us. Or do. Whatever.

Tweeted by LastWeekTonight on November 10, 2014 at 4:46 AM

StrixVaria

The multiplayer was really solid and addictive.

I haven't played anything else in the series, though.

badp

nooooooooooooooooooooo

Koviko

Ghosts is the only CoD game I've played aside from whichever one had you start on a boat and then end up in a bomb / nuclear blast on a playground.

Rapitor

@StrixVaria you'd probably like AW then. the campaign is really good, and since Mw2 is the last multiplayer you played, it's hugely different

but will still feel familiar

StrixVaria

14:27

My main issue with MW2 was just the fact that I was playing on a console. Aiming with a joystick is still the most frustrating gaming activity.

Rapitor

oddly enough the PC ports have always been bad from what I hear. kind of funny that one of the most successful all-time games is an FPS for consoles

5pike

@Rapitor You have it on PC, right? Do they still use the old host system in multiplayer, or have they finally switched to dedicated servers again?

Rapitor

@5pike no Xb1, dedicated servers. I don't care about control schemes... I can use anything comfortably

idk how PC does its networking

StrixVaria

The only current gen console I have is a Wii U anyway.

I don't see myself getting an xbone, and the only compelling reason to get a PS4 is that my wife wants the new Kingdom Hearts whenever that releases.

Which isn't enough to warrant an entire console.

5pike

@Rapitor I'll look into it, but if they still use this blasted host system, I have to think about it some more.

Koviko

14:31

I win Incremental Zoo, now, right? I can stop?

Arperum

@Koviko Are you still playing? You must be having negative funs.

Unionhawk

@Koviko By the power vested in me, I hearby release you from Incremental Zoo. You are free.

Frank

@Rapitor And vice versa.

fredley

@Koviko I hacked myself enough cash to buy orcas on the first day. I have been free ever since then!

Unionhawk

Now close the tab and enjoy your freedom.

fredley

14:37

But I'm sure the sense of achievement and fulfilment you feel now is greater.

Frank

@Koviko 33 billion visitors a ~~hour~~ second.

Tim Stone

@fredley But you will never be free of your guilt, you CHEATER

Frank

The population of the earth cycles through it four times a second.

Rapitor

@Frank a second*

fredley

@TimStone It's not cheating, it's playing by different rules

Tim Stone

14:37

@Frank A second, very impressive

Unionhawk

@TimStone He totally will. @fredley experiences no guilt

There is only mod abuse

Tim Stone

I have been caught in a technicality.

Arperum

@5pike IIRC TotalBiscuit has a WTF video about it, and it is some p2p host thing. Not entirely sure, as I wasn't paying special attention.

fredley

@Unionhawk You get guilt-supression training when you become a moderator

5pike

@Arperum God fucking damnit, not again...

Frank

14:38

@TimStone Indeed.

fredley

By the way, we still need more stars

I don't care what you star

Just star things

That aren't @LessPop_MoreFizz

StrixVaria

HamStar @StrixVaria

fredley

I wonder if that works

HamStar @StrixVaria

Nope :(

Arperum

@5pike He was generally positive though. But then again, I left that video to play in the background as some sort of radio thing.

MBraedley

Oh, thank-you office QA person for lightening the day. It's her birthday, and she just invited everyone into the office for cake.

fredley

14:40

HamStare @StrixVaria

@StrixVaria ಠ_ಠ

@MBraedley Inb4 everybody gets salmonella due to insufficient cake QA

Rapitor

apparently it's all dedicated

"Advanced Warfare employs game servers hosted at data centers globally on all platforms and listen servers as part of our proprietary matchmaking system."

5pike

@Arperum I'll watch it later. The p2p stuff of CoD was always very finicky (thanks consoles...)

@Rapitor But can I have my own server with admins and all that stuff?

Rapitor

@5pike yeah private servers are a thing if that's what you are asking?

5pike

@Rapitor Oh, that would be so great.

IIRK, with the p2p, you couldn't even kick a cheater. All you could do, was leave the session.

Koviko

@Frank It also has 3 million animals in it, at the moment, with space for a least twice as many.

It's an absurdly large and popular zoo.

Frank

14:44

@Koviko So, you've got a mega ark going.

badp

►

MBraedley

I need an extension for my research project because I spent all month trying to figure out whether learning Dvorak would help me type it faster.

This resonates with me, from a work perspective.

5pike

And some other stuff: when the "host" leaves, a new one had to be assigned, which often lead to the session being closed...

Koviko

@MBraedley Especially if you have colleagues with a similar issue. Then you both pick one to argue, and then switch halfway through and argue the other to each other.

fredley

@MBraedley "Optimizing this can't take long", 2 days later

Koviko

14:48

Either way, you're always worried that part of the way through implementing a strategy, you'll realize you can't actually do it that way and facepalm.

Lazers

0

Q: Can I just remodel my town without losing anything?

So my town on Animal Crossing: New Leaf is perfect, but I'm kinda getting tired of it. So I wanna know that if I reset my town, will everything be deleted? Or will it just be moved around?

animal-crossing-new-leaf

MBraedley

@fredley It's for some of the stuff we have to bid. "Give us an estimate for the time it'll take to estimate an upgrade to the system."

Arperum

@MBraedley Oh! I know that nonsense! I hate it. "How long until you can give us a detailed time estimation of this vaguely described project?"

Lazers

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Q: Does a new Xbox One require an internet connection for first time setup?

For the launch of the Halo Master Chief Collection, I have ordered a new Xbox One. I won't be home until late evening, and so I'd like to be able to start playing the single player campaign as soon as possible (At this point I don't care about saving progress, I just want to have a look). Wi...

xbox-one

Frank

@Lazers Pretty sure that's been asked.

Koviko

14:58

@Arperum "I can't really give an estimate." "Well, give one anyway."

Arperum

@Koviko Exactly.

Unionhawk

►

Arperum

"No, that is too much time, do it in X days less" fast forward to end of project "You didn't reach the deadline! "But I hit my time estimation, not the horrible miscreant you made from it."

@Unionhawk It's barely a screen up since it was posted.

Unionhawk

SHH

also, really?

goddammit

DAMN YOU @badp

Koviko

►

Unionhawk

15:05

goddammit I GET IT THAT I REPOSTED IT REALLY

REALLY

5pike

REALLY?

Arperum

@Unionhawk But noone quoted @badp's post yet.

Chippies

HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW "LAST WEEK TONIGHT" YET?

Unionhawk

I HATE ALL OF YOU FOR REALS RIGHT NOW

ESPECIALLY YOU @Chippies, AND YOU @Koviko

ALL OF MY HATE

Chippies

@Unionhawk WHAT DID I DO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT

Unionhawk

15:11

SHUT UP YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID

Chippies

maybe

but you don't know that I know, so I'll keep saying that I don't know

Jason Berkan

Jon Oliver is pretty funny, right @Unionhawk?

Unionhawk

...

Newly Opened Proposals for Entertainment

1

RPM-based Linux

Proposed Q&A site for this site is for users and developers of rpm family Linux which includes Fedora, openSUSE and CentOS.

Currently in definition.

StrixVaria

Haven't watched yet, but all his stuff is good so I just want to make sure you're aware that a new video is out.

CC @uni

Unionhawk

15:12

HEY @UNI DID YOU SEE THIS?

This is literally what you guys are doing

I want you to realize this.

Jason Berkan

We realize how funny Last Week Tonight is

Unionhawk

Mar 18 at 1:38, by Ashley Nunn

@Frank Sorry, I am just incredibly tired of people going OMG SOMEONE ELSE POSTED THAT

NOW DIE

Frank

I would totally link you to that video, but I'm sorta busy doing work.

Koviko

@JasonBerkan I was like, "Hey this URL is different than the others." And I feel for it.

Lazers

0

Q: Mechanical Bio + Ghost (stim)

Is there is a technique to select all bio army (marine, marauder, medivac, and ghost) but with the stimpack available first? Because when I select that army, I got the ghost options first, and I have to tab to select the other army options.

starcraft-2

SaintWacko

15:27

Morning, Bridge

Rapitor

@SaintWacko \o

SaintWacko

@JasonBerkan It hasn't been long enough. I still recognize that string

Frank

@SaintWacko Morning

Koviko

Does anyone here still play GW2? The latest map released is basically WvW versus NPCs and everyone's really enjoying it. :)

StrixVaria

I don't remember why I stopped playing GW2.

I never even made it to level cap.

Jason Berkan

15:36

I stopped playing GW1 because it was ungodly repetitive.

StrixVaria

It may have been repetitive.

I couldn't find anyone to do the lower level instances with, because I didn't join at launch.

Most of the zones I ever went in were pretty abandoned.

SaintWacko

@Koviko Ooh, that sounds like a lot of fun

@gnafseascse @DwarfSlice Aww, the Ascendant update is just bugfixes

Kevin van der Velden

Home ownering is expensive

Damn I bought a lot of stuff =/

Frank

@KevinvanderVelden Indeed.

One of the very first things I did was buy curtains.

And that was not something I ever thought I'd have to do when I bought a house.

Koviko

@StrixVaria That's how I was with GW1. Also, I was on very slow dial-up at the time so I doubly couldn't keep up.

@StrixVaria They actually introduced something they call the "New Player Experience" in September.

Kevin van der Velden

15:41

@Frank yeah, curtains are really expensive as well

Koviko

They said that they felt GW2's biggest weakness was teaching people how to play it

So they changed the whole leveling experience.

Including story pacing.

Frank

Huh. My network tech talked to the provincial employment standards, and apparently, three hours minimum is the requirement for on-call, if there is no policy.

StrixVaria

@Koviko I wonder what that'll do to my level 60-something character.

Frank

Which means I'm sitting on five weeks of banked time.

StrixVaria

The way I was playing, I was 100%ing each map before moving to the next area.

Rapitor

15:44

Yeah! Science!

Kevin van der Velden

@Rapitor Yeah! Dutchies

Koviko

@StrixVaria It even affects max level characters.

The core of the system is this new objective-arrow they added. It's points you to where they want you to go next.

If you have an active story mode, it points you to it

MBraedley

Okay, new workstation is mostly configured (sufficient for normal use), so current computer, your time is now up. Well, right after I double check that I've moved everything that needs moving.

Koviko

Otherwise, it points you towards level-appropriate map completion objectives

And if you have completed all the maps, it points you towards events

If there are no events, it just stfus.

StrixVaria

I wasn't having difficulty finding level-appropriate content, so if that's all it changed then I don't get it.

The maps specifically told you what levels they were appropriate for.

Jason Berkan

15:48

Ah, quest arrows. The first time my kids played Disney Infinity, at one point they proudly proclaimed "I'm not even following the arrow!" Rebels.

Koviko

@StrixVaria That's the part of it that affects all characters, including max level. For leveling, they added in rewards for every level.

Rapitor

@JasonBerkan you got some trouble makers

Koviko

Skins, crafting materials, gear, etc.

They also give you some game tips framed as "unlocks" (but not actually unlocks) every few levels

And they simplified (read: oversimplified) the story

But it's easier to swallow, now.

My gf really enjoys the new system because she feels she's actually learning the game, now.

StrixVaria

Oh, that probably would be a good game to play with a SO.

Koviko

@StrixVaria Yeah, the level scaling by zone makes it so that I can always play with her no matter what level she is with zero extra effort on my part.

She doesn't like Jump Puzzles like me, though, so I have to try to keep her calm when leading her through them

I'd never seen her rage so hard at anything.

SaintWacko

15:57

@Koviko That's one of my favorite things in GW2

Koviko

@SaintWacko Mine too! It's really refreshing, IMO.

Frank

@JasonBerkan This is standard procedure for proper exploration in RPGs.

You NEVER follow the arrows.

SaintWacko

@Koviko I've just always loves stuff like that. I like exploring, and breaking games

One of the first computer games I played was a Harry Potter game, and I quickly found a part of the game where I could use a slope to jump over a bush blocking a gap in an invisible wall, and wander out to where the game ended

And it was just skybox

badp

Wherein The Bridge's OTP is revealed to be Jon Oliver and the Queen of Repost

1 hour ago, 29 minutes total – 45 messages, 13 users, 0 stars

Bookmarked 9 secs ago by badp

SaintWacko

OTP?

badp

16:03

One True Pair

@Unionhawk, you now owe the internet oracle relevant fanfic

Lazers

0

Q: Can I give away unused steam games as gifts?

I got a pack with a couple of games. I accepted the pack, but one of the games I don't want to play, and I never have. Does it work to give only that game back? If it helps; the game is Need for speed Shift 2

steam

0

Q: Titan - Weapons of Light perk

The Titan has a Weapons of Light perk that they can choose for their bubble shield. It gives a short damage boost to all player who pass through the shield. What is the value of the bonus? What is the value of the higher performance perk, which enhances Weapon of Light further? How long does th...

destiny

Frank

@Lazers Dupe

Wipqozn

Hey @Unionhawk, did you see the latest [Jon Oliver video?

I'm cool too.

Feeds

badp has removed Wipqozn from the list of this room's owners.

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Yuuki

howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com

2

SaintWacko

16:08

Who's Jon Oliver?

Koviko

@SaintWacko British Jon Stewart that used to work for Jon Stewart.

SaintWacko

Haha, what the hell?

gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection/…

They're charging one cent more for the download version than the physical version

Rapitor

@SaintWacko because gamestop

Kevin van der Velden

> Downloads to U.S. addresses only

... how?

Rapitor

if you are getting it digitally

why the hell are you going to a store

SaintWacko

16:14

Hm, that collection doesn't include ODST

I guess it is the Master Chief Collection

Rapitor

@SaintWacko it's only games in the Master Chief saga

Unionhawk

@badp best mod

Rapitor

no Reach, ODST, or Wars

Batophobia

"Pre-order low price guarantee" apparently means you only get charged the lower price

SaintWacko

I used to be way into Halo

I have the original Halo Xbox

And the Halo 3 Xbox 360

Rapitor

16:16

@SaintWacko you'd probably enjoy the master collection then

SaintWacko

And all the special edition controllers

I haven't played it in a couple years, though

Haven't touched a console in a couple years

StrixVaria

Rebuild the Universe got some QoL improvements and a better prestige system in a new update. CC @Batophobia

SaintWacko

There's my Reach statuette on top of my desk

And the two little Master Chief figurines that came with the controllers

Sterno

Free pizza is best pizza

even if it is shitty Papa Johns

Koviko

There's a saying: "Sex is like pizza. Even when it's bad, it's still pretty good."

Sterno

16:23

Not true.

So not true.

Unionhawk

I'm not sure I do or don't want to know. Actually, no, I'm sure I don't want to know.

Rapitor

@Sterno papa johns is probably the "best" of the chain pizza joints

at least in US

Unionhawk

No

Sterno

@Rapitor Also false!

Unionhawk

Papa Johns is the worst

But I'll take it if it's free

If and only if, really

Rapitor

16:32

Dominoes is Literal cardboard and Pizza Hut is only good for stuffed crust

Sterno

@Unionhawk This

Unionhawk

You are wrong about domino's being cardboard. It's a lot better than Papa Johns

badp

@SaintWacko that's an odd contrast

Koviko

I love Domino's pizza...

Rapitor

I pretty much dislike all "chain" pizza... but if given the choice Papa John's is always top pick

SaintWacko

16:38

@badp Hm? What do you mean?

Unionhawk

Well, you pick wrong. The only redeeming quality of Papa Johns is that garlic stuff.

SaintWacko

@Koviko This. Domino's is the best. They don't put too much sauce on, and their crust is delicious

badp

@SaintWacko The furniture and the laptop, especially with the joystick in that drawer

Jason Berkan

Domino's crust must be different where y'all are. Here it is akin to frozen cardboard.

Rapitor

^

StrixVaria

16:40

Domino's pizza has the best crust.

Rapitor

can never tell the crust between the box it came in when it comes to dominos here

StrixVaria

Domino's crust is like breadsticks.

Rapitor

papa johns crust isn't that great either, but at least it always comes with glorious garlic butter

badp

@Rapitor wat

Rapitor

they also dont gimp out on sauce

@badp we are discussing chain pizza joints... not sure Italy has to deal with that

Lazers

16:43

0

Q: Does Zagara benefit from an enemy's Zagara's creep?

If both teams in a Heroes of the Storm match have a Zagara player, does each Zagara benefit from creep spread by her enemy counterpart? Put another way: is creep a neutral terrain modifier in this game (as it is in StarCraft), or does creep "belong" to a particular character/team?

heroes-of-the-storm

badp

The "wat" is for "glorious garlic butter", especially in the context of pizza

Rapitor

badp

okay, what's that to do with pizza?

Rapitor

makes the crust edible?

badp

wat

Rapitor

16:44

yes.

badp

wat.

StrixVaria

@Rapitor I've never opened one of these to taste it.

badp

You can't eat the crust of the pizza unless you spread this mystery cream on top?

like

wat

StrixVaria

If I ever find myself in possession of a Papa John's pizza again (which I won't do of my own accord), I will make sure to try that.

Rapitor

@badp When it comes to American Pizza places... yeah

Koviko

16:45

@StrixVaria That's a good comparison. I came for the $6 pizza, I stayed for the tasty seasoned crust.

badp

wat

Koviko

If the crust tastes bad, then to me, it's like having less pizza.

Jason Berkan

@StrixVaria I prefer my crust doughier.

Koviko

That's why I always get stuffed crust at Pizza Hut

badp

If I ever come to the US I'll make sure to ask @LessPop_MoreFizz first for a whitelist of pizza places.

Koviko

16:46

Otherwise, I'd just leave the crust and get less pizza.

StrixVaria

@JasonBerkan It...is? I mean compared to a normal pizza (not from one of these chain places), Domino's is definitely doughy.

Rapitor

@badp mom n pop pizza places are usually always good

badp

then again "usually" crust is inedible

Jason Berkan

@StrixVaria I would not consider a breadstick doughy.

Koviko

What is doughy for crust?

Jason Berkan

16:47

Breadsticks are crunchy and dry.

StrixVaria

@JasonBerkan I'm not sure what your definition of dough is, because a breadstick is dough with seasonings.

Koviko

Most pizza places seems to have really thin crust with like, air bubbles in it.

StrixVaria

good breadsticks are not dry.

Koviko

Air bubble crust feels like a rip-off to me.

Rapitor

"new york style" pizza is the reason I don't like chains. because they can never do it.

Jason Berkan

16:48

@StrixVaria Dominos crust (at least here) is completely dry.

Koviko

@Rapitor The pizza I had in New York was mostly just gigantic.

Taste-wise, I didn't see what was so special.

Went to 3 different places, too, just to be sure.

Rapitor

it's gotta do that

Koviko

One of the new York places didn't hold itself at the center because the crust was too thin.

Crust being the entire thing, not just the edge

I'm hungry now, though. thx.

badp

@Koviko I hate it when that happens.

Pizza is the finger food

Koviko

@badp Then you have to rush it into your mouth before it all falls apart and the cheese is too damn hot and it burns the roof of the mouth and blah

Your bite decides to take more of the cheese than it's supposed to and gah

Rapitor

16:51

@Koviko being gooey is both good and bad

Koviko

@Rapitor Yeah. One of the NY pizza places took "extra cheese" very literally. I will say, that pizza was spectacular.

It's like "John's Pizzeria" or something.

Lazers

0

Q: Whats the point of the Expert Practice AI

Is there any reason I should aspire to play against and defeat the Expert Practice AI? Does it give me more exp, or gold or some other form of compensation?