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Oak
12:12 PM
Wee I'm back from the dead
So, has the Skyrim/MW3 got any coverage yet?
 
check the pinned list?
unless you're asking if anybody's talking about it
 
Oak
Yes
Talking about it, blogging, retweeting, whatever
 
I dunno, the link: google operator is as always unhelpful
Somebody apparently had posted it on the GameFAQs forum for MW3
but it must have been deleted
> The topic you selected is no longer available for viewing.
I imagine they have an external links policy
or just viewed it as spam, which it probably was
as for myself - I wanted to post it on Reddit, but only once the thing is actually underway
I doubt I'd get karma for linking to a countdown with a randomly flailing arrow.
 
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Q: Found hostages dead. Is it a bug?

Augustus ThooFirst mission : Milwaukee Junction In the first play-through, I completed the Typhoon objective first and found the hostages already dead when I arrived at the office where they were held. I figured that the gas bomb was activated when I was discovered by PF members. Also, I did not discover the...

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Q: Do the costumes affect weapon attack speed/range?

yx.It seems that some of the costumes (such as the ninja outfit) for the monk change the attack animation. Does this alter the attack speed and/or attack range of the monk at all?

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Q: Would I have to purchase two GoW 3 season passes?

PurplegothI play multiplayer and Co-op with my boyfriend on the same Xbox console. I was thinking of getting the season pass for the DLC but would I need to buy two, one pass for each of us? Are they just registered to your accounts or will the DLC be available on the console for us to both use?

 
Although the problem is coming up with a link title
> Grand MW3 vs Skyrim Raffle - post answers and ask questions for those games; every upvote you get for the winning game (= more views during competition) is an entry for a PS3 320GB UNCHARTED 3 BUNDLE, an XBOX 360 250GB HOLIDAY BUNDLE or a SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6950 DE. Plus prizes for top question and answer either games.
...is kind of too long.
I could make it a text post though.
It probably also needs to be promoted.
 
12:26 PM
@badp I do like the idea of doing it as a 'battle' - hadn't seen that before. It should play well to the loyalty aspects of gamers:-)
 
12:41 PM
@GraceNote Thanks, I really didn't expect that response :)
 
Oh, goody, you made it in time
Normally I wouldn't just reopen it, but it was a delayed opening to start with and a couple hours won't have a severe impact.
 
I see, thanks I really appreciate it.
 
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Q: Name of old shipping game

Ingó ValsRecently I was reading something about the port of Singapore and doing so I remembered a shipping game where you had to steer a ship through some hard ports/harbours with Singapore being a hard one. I'm not sure if that was the main point or if it was some business game. I think you steered it w...

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Q: How can i find my TF2 familiars and portal gun on ranked?

Rafael CelerierSo when i started playing i first chose a local game. I played around abit and went to the tavern to discover my portal gun and TF2 familiars. The next day i decided to go play ranked so a made a character and went to play around abit. After going to my own tavern the familiar or gun boxes were n...

 
@Powerlord is going to love this Minecraft mod.
 
Oak
Weee got a mac. Now... what do I do with it?
 
12:55 PM
@badp It's raining ... bacon?
 
@Oak Put Ubuntu on it! ;P
 
Oh, and the landscape looks rather nuked ...
 
@MartinSojka Yes. Yes it is.
 
Oak
Nooo but I want that mac experience
 
@Oak Maaan can you just imagine looking at a macfag looking delighted at your shiny new mac from behind, and watching the smile turn into an horrific frown as he peeks at your screen and realizes the truth?
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12:58 PM
@Oak Look at how shiny it is. Then put Ubuntu on it.
 
Oak
That made me laugh :)
But no, no! Away, you geeks! let me enjoy my hipster moment
 
hey, putting Ubuntu on a Mac ain't an easy task.
At least that's what I make of the Ubuntu on a Mac wiki.
 
@Oak He suggested Ubuntu, not Gentoo or NetBSD.
 
@MartinSojka Tsk. Try Minix.
 
@badp That would be a sane choice, however.
 
1:01 PM
Man, the Ubuntu wiki wrt Macs is horribly outdated and super scary
I'm actually disappointed
 
Oak
hold on a sec
where are my home and end keys?
 
Naaah those keys are useless!
 
@badp Words cannot describe such beauty.
 
Try Fn-Up and Fn-Down though.
And if that looks reasonable, wait until you look for PrtScr.
 
Oak
1:05 PM
ah, it's cmd-up and down
 
Oh, heh, I imagine Fn-Up and Fn-Down do pgup and pgdn. Then again I dunno what kind of keyboard you're looking at.
 
Oak
Ha ha! Now chatting from the new comp
This is going to take a while to get used to
@badp nice, thanks
 
Can this get some more upvotes? It's sort of a time-sensitive ad, since the IGF awards aren't year round.
 
Oak
Hmm. mouse wheel is scrolling opposite to what I'm used to
 
If you're using a touchpad it makes physical sense. Otherwise it doesn't.
You should be able to change it though.
 
Oak
1:16 PM
Id's expect it to identify whether I'm using the wheel or not
 
Oak
well I have 3 months to be stuck with this computer, let's see if by the end I become a convert or not
 
I don't want no stinkin' broken badge!
 
@TimStone ...blargh
 
1:19 PM
@TimStone Bahahaha.
 
What's the current time in wherever-SE-is?
 
Well, it's 8:22 in NYC.
 
Is wherever-SE-is in NYC?
 
@ArdaXi Yes.
 
They have offices there
but they staff people from US, Australia and Europe, so.
 
1:23 PM
Well, CHAOS is in NYC then right.
 
Right.
 
Right.
Good.
I think.
 
Who are you looking for?
 
ARGH. VOXATRON.
Y U DO DIS TO ME.
 
Hullo!
 
1:29 PM
Oh look, that didn't take long at all. Surprise surprise.
ಠ_ಠ
 
Does it have working portals, too?
 
> I've started working on an adventure set in the Aperture Science labs, -so far I have a couple of battles orchestrated, some working portals, and some working laser turrets.
My guess is he just made a bunch of identical rooms and put doors in the portals.
 
Aw, too bad. More games can use crazy geometry like in Duke Nukem 3D or Prey!
 
Oh, man. Prey.
I killed myself at least five times in that maze.
 
Someone came up with a way to use item pickups to generate a new spawn location.
 
1:33 PM
Although, it's five times only counting the two or three playthroughs I've made.
 
That would enable you to do it with just one room.
One moar upvote!
 
Oak
Yay I got Steam... but almost none of my games :\
 
You have TF2. What else do you need.
 
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Q: Fifa 12 pro clubs horrible passes by keeper

Ingó ValsI've been playing Pro clubs with my friends and doing fine. One thing that really bothers me is the sometimes the keeper just passes short to a centerback even if there is a opponent standing right there, even between them. We lost a cup game like that, it whent to penalties because they got tha...

 
brrrrrr
it's not very warm right now.
 
1:54 PM
I FIXED IT.
 
@Mana I still have 26°C in my room
26.8°C actually
 
@badp :|
 
(and 11.7°C outside)
@Mana I don't honestly know how to regulate heating in my room, and I think that if I tried I'd probably turn it off completely. For good.
 
ZOMG IT'S WORKING.
 
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Q: Platform game from the early 90s/late 80s

Peter KarlubikI'm looking for a platform game from my childhood. There was a man (archaeologist/adventurer) roaming through different tombs and levels, some looked Egyptian and so on... He had this flashlight helmet and I remember spiders hanging from the ceiling, bouncing and swinging in different directions...

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Q: "extended persistence" in Back to Karkand

vartecIn Back to Karkand trailer one of announced features is extended persistence. What does that mean? See:

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Q: What are the controls of The Binding of Isaac?

Denilson SáWhat are all the keys used in The Binding of Isaac? I'm going to configure my joystick using one of the tools suggested at How to setup the joypad for Binding of Isaac? (Xpadder, JoyToKey, QJoyPad, etc.), and for this reason I wish to know beforehand what are all the keys used in this game, so I...

 
1:57 PM
I know it's not just me, I can see the window of another Italian (he has a flag outside) staying with the window-door open pretty much at all times
 
@ArdaXi I liked Cows better.
 
This cyriak is a very disturbed individual.
 
AGAIN.
 
@GnomeSlice Again?
 
2:11 PM
Why do people suddenly become interested in cyriak/things I'm interested in.
 
GAH! An appropriately horrifying way to start Monday: http://j.mp/uBPgm4 Hang in there; it gets weirder.
 
LONG AFTER I speak about them.
You had never heard of cyriak before?
Watch Beastenders.
 
Spidercows...?
 
@GnomeSlice I'll wait until someone else links it.
 
I love cyriak.
 
2:13 PM
I think I shall make them in DwarfFortress now. And they will be both milkable and spew cobwebs.
 
@GnomeSlice I missed all the references and what was left was the disturbing stuff.
 
@badp I don't think there are any references. It's just really, really weird.
 
Nah, the animation probably makes more sense once you know who's who.
I mean, I got the queen, but...
 
@badp You can keep her.
 
No, please, we have enough on our plate as it is.
 
2:25 PM
@badp I know they're useless on OSX! ;)
 
@Powerlord Because the experience is designed so that you don't need them, or because they're nerfed into pointlessness?
"does not move the caret" sounds like a pretty major nerf. Scroll down a few pages, then hit right arrow...
 
@badp It moves the caret. It just moves it to the start of the first page for Home or bottom of the last page for End.
 
@Powerlord oh.
 
Except... when do you ever need that?
 
When you don't want to hold page up?
 
2:35 PM
When I hit Home or End, I expect it to anchor to the current line, not the entire document.
 
Your brain is thinking wrong!
 
Aye, we have Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End if we want the start or end of the entire document
 
What do you mean "you expect." It's perfect. Deal with it.
Gladwell is apparently not a Jobs fan http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/11/14/111114fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all
@GraceNote Really? Didn't know about this one.
 
@GraceNote I prefer "1G" and "G", myself.
 
Wow, Google's CEO really claimed that Google's non-search services aren't separate services?
 
user30
2:40 PM
wasssap
 
I hate making things difficult for people. :( shakes fist at PayPal
 
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Q: What is the major difference in gameplay between God of War I, II & III?

DiagoI received my PS3 this weekend, and it came with a copy of God of War III. Before jumping headlong into the game and learning to play it, I was wondering what the major differences between the 3 games are, apart from the obvious story line, and if it is worth playing the first 2 before playing III?

 
OH. I almost forgot.
I found a SuperCrateBox clone on the ios appstore.
 
user30
we have a bf3 server?
 
user30
sound
 
2:54 PM
Super Crate Box clone?
 
user30
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Q: Does higher quality bacon cook flatter?

Nick TMy friend was remarking that the bacon I buy is low-quality because when it cooks it's all warped and not flat. I remarked that if he doesn't want bacon, he should keep talking. Other things being equal, namely the cooking method (if you use one of those fancy presses, could probably make anyth...

 
@badp, @Mana what do you think?
 
@GnomeSlice ?
 
Heyo!
Does anyone here ever use the Amazon gaming digital downloads?
 
@GnomeSlice I don't know about them, but I think that higher quality bacon does cook flatter.
 
3:01 PM
@badp About that game. Super Crate Box clone?
@Powerlord ?
@BrettWhite Uh...
 
user30
@BrettWhite Only available in US
 
It's very odd that the top-of-page link to tools/review now changes its name depending on which of those views you last looked at...
Although I guess it just complements the perplexing behavior of the chat/blog link
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It really is a shame.
I like a lot of what Muffin Knight did with the game.
It's just... they didn't modify much of the gameplay elements of Super Crate Box AT ALL, just copied them outright.
 
So, I need to do a case study for class. I shall do it on Stack Exchange.
This isn't really relevant to anything, but I felt like mentioning it.
 
@Wipqozn ... what's the topic for this study?
 
3:09 PM
@MartinSojka Social Media. It's a first year class, so it can be on anything really.
 
@BrettWhite Still no luck with Steam, huh? :(
 
Major no luck
 
Have you tried contacting Valve?
In my experience, they're a lot more user-friendly than Steam.
 
Oh wow. I am SO entering this muffin knight contest.
Since it's a mobile game, only 4 people have bothered to record themselves playing it.
And they're terrible.
Free iTunes gift cards and T-shirts? Yes please.
 
user30
Yes on Sunday ♪
 
3:16 PM
@ArdaXi We are very close to closing our Steam account and not using it anymore.
 
:(
 
Because we can't. We've spent weeks trying to get in touch with Steam, and talking to our credit card company; American Express says there's nothing wrong and Steam won't talk to us
Or respond to our support inquiries
 
Have you tried contacting Valve Software though?
I've never, ever seen any email unanswered.
 
If I enter this, will you guys vote for me? I'm far better than the 4 people who've already submitted videos.
And I want iTunes monies.
 
@ArdaXi We got a phone number for Valve and have been leaving voicemails. I will try contacting Valve
@ArdaXi They answered our initial email, but since then nothing.
And their initial email was unhelpful
 
user30
3:20 PM
great news everybody!
 
user30
I think I've fixed my import woes
 
So, for my case study on Stack Exchange, for major events I shall need to list the date of my joining the site. Clearly it is the most important thing to happen to the site.
@ThomasMcDonald yay!
 
So... that's a 'no'?
 
Is that what you were trying to fix yesterday?
 
user30
I'm trying to speed it up
 
user30
3:22 PM
Basically I've been writing a Q&A engine in my frees cause y'know, nothing better to do
 
@GnomeSlice I would only vote for you if I thought your video was the best.
To do otherwise would be dishonest.
 
Oh man.
I just had the best idea.
I should enter with a video of me playing Super Crate Box.
Oh boy. That would be amazing.
LOL.
The prizes for the runners up are promo codes for a copy of the game on ios.
...How are you going to record it if you don't already have it.
 
@GnomeSlice Christmas is coming. :)
 
@GnomeSlice YOU ARE A PIRATE!
(or, you gift 'em to friends.)
 
.. or to enemies, if it sucks.
 
3:26 PM
@MartinSojka @GnomeSlice likes it, so it probably does suck ;)
 
@badp Either way, they would have it already if they were submitting a video recording of themselves playing it.
 
@GnomeSlice Not legally.
 
@badp Value: 1$
 
@Wipqozn The idea is actually way more sinister. Be kind and send some meaningless gifts to your enemies, so they feel obligated to respond in kind ... and so, lull them into a false sense of security. Then hit them hard.
 
@MartinSojka I like that idea..
 
3:30 PM
@GnomeSlice Sure, admin me please :) And yes, I am an employee and self-declared overlord of the new gaming initiative
 
@DavidFullerton Zoom.
 
@GnomeSlice Flash.
 
@DavidFullerton Good, because it sounds like @BrettWhite needs your help dealing with Valve.
 
(Brett's also an employee)
 
@DavidFullerton Just in case you're not familiar with facebook page administration, make sure you're posting as Gaming SE rather than yourself.
Unless you want to be posting as yourself.
 
3:33 PM
@Powerlord ugh yeah, that's a big mess
@GnomeSlice gotcha, thanks
 
> There is a fine line between flattering imitation and shameless theft, and Muffin Knight is mostly the latter. It’s a lot of fun, but only because it steals its gameplay from Super Crate Box, which is a lot of fun. The developers at least had the decency to create their own artwork and music, but an angry mob ought to go knocking on Angry Mob Games’ door, as the developer clearly lacks the integrity or ingenuity to come up with their own game concepts.
HAH.
What a great... review.
Ahhh, now I need to troll their facebook page.
> Michael Dunfield: I don't have a very good camera, is it okay if I just record a video of me playing Super Crate Box?
 
@badp: Can you turn this into a comment?
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A: Where can I find a second copy of Great Soul Arrow?

sswYou have to have at least 15 int for BHL to teach you.

 
@Wipqozn Is it one? Juan's already looked at it and left it alone.
I do agree it probably warrants commentification
 
@badp It is. It is a response to the comment stream on my answer.
 
I see. Commentification BEGIN!
 
3:40 PM
THank you kindly
 
@Wipqozn Who is he replying to?
so I can add the "@foo" bit
 
@badp So when will it go back to normal? Will I still be able to earn "legit" rep today?
 
@badp That strikes me as a little rude.
Plus, you're not Mr. T.
 
@FallenAngelEyes The votes will be removed later today I think. Probably UTC midnight. Your reputation will be rewarded as normal, but you might need to do a recalc.
 
@badp EvilAmarant7x
 
3:42 PM
Recalc is automatic
 
The more you know.
 
@GraceNote Really? Since when?
 
Also, @Wipqozn, ssw can't reply to you in a comment
 
@Powerlord Whenever the vote fraud script kicks in
 
I'm mostly wondering if I should like, refrain from asking or answering until it recalcs at UTC midnight so I don't lose legit rep. :o
 
3:43 PM
@FallenAngelEyes No. Ask and answer as normal.
 
You won't lose any reputation from anyone else. Only the source of those rapid votes.
 
@badp oh, right
 
Okay, thank you. :)
 
@FallenAngelEyes I'm not sure how to react to the fact that you recognized that comic strip right away.
 
@GnomeSlice Why?
 
3:45 PM
@FallenAngelEyes I always thought you were the innocent one.
 
What gave you that idea?
 
@GnomeSlice Why... why would you think that.
 
@GraceNote I'm not entirely sure, but the lesbian succubi certainly took it away.
 
@GnomeSlice That's not a label I'm often tagged with.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Is ?
 
3:47 PM
@GnomeSlice I am a singular person, not plural, so that wouldn't apply.
 
Good point.
 
@FallenAngelEyes You're... not?
 
Although that was a very clever way of avoiding the question...
x_x My... my thoughts...
 
@FallenAngelEyes succubus is singular, succubi would be plural.
 
@ArdaXi If you're talking about multiplicity in regards to having more than one personality, no, I'm not plural.
 
3:49 PM
@Powerlord Yes. And She is just one person.
 
@Powerlord Hence why I said that label wouldn't apply
 
@ArdaXi Ah, OK
I suppose I should check the edit history, yes.
So, TF2 Halloween is over. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
:( Now I can't hear the Soldier making Terminator references.
 
@Powerlord Hm, completely missed it.
 
Argh. I have an hour until class, and I have no idea what to do with it.
 
3:52 PM
@GnomeSlice What to do with what?
 
@Wipqozn The... the hour...
 
"Come with me if you want to live. With me. In my apartment. I need a roommate."
I heard that the other day after killing an enemy Sniper as a Soldier. :D
 
@GnomeSlice Your sentence structure didn't make that clear. You could have been referring to either the hour, or the class.
 
I have an hour until my class and I don't know what to do until then.
 
Sorry @ArdaXi, I know nitpicking is your job.
@GnomeSlice Read a book?
 
3:54 PM
@GnomeSlice Until you have to leave for class, or until you have to be there?
 
@Powerlord It's like a 10 second walk down the hall.
 
@GnomeSlice What are you studying?
 
@Wipqozn And what do we call such an error?
 
Well, you can always Read Girl Genius, but it'll take a lot longer than an hour to read all 11 volumes, considering each volume is > 100 pages long.
 
@Wipqozn Interactive multimedia. This class I have is content management.
Let me rephrase this.
Which game should I play for the next 50 minutes?
 
3:56 PM
@GnomeSlice Solitaire. ;)
 
Against everything I've been telling you guys, ever, I have a shitload of games on my laptop.
Just... not Steam.
 
@ArdaXi dangling... uh, something or other.
 
Modifier.
 
@ArdaXi THank you. I will add that to the things I have learned today.
 
It's not a participle, so it's just a generic modifier.
A dangling modifier, a specific case of which is the dangling participle, is an error in sentence structure whereby a grammatical modifier is associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example, a writer may have meant to modify the subject, but word order makes the modifier seem to modify an object instead. Such ambiguities can lead to unintentional humour or difficulty in understanding a sentence. A typical example of a dangling modifier is illustrated in the sentence Turning the corner, a handsome school building appeared. The modifying cla...
 
3:58 PM
But I don't have Steam. So it's okay.
 
@GnomeSlice Ares
 
@Wipqozn A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda or whatever.
There's a shitload of install files in that one marked 'uninstalled' too.
 

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