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10:00 PM
@RonanForman lol
 
@BenBrocka It was @Wipqozn's idea.
 
@RonanForman Yeah, I'm pretty clever.
 
@Raven still no luck?
 
@FallenAngelEyes Nope.
 
@Dave @LessPop Do you guys wanna keep playing until @Raven can get back in?
 
10:06 PM
It's like EA is giving me an excuse to validate my hate for origin.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I'm down
 
(Which is actually kind of nice of them)
 
Pft, there's plenty of reasons that validate your hate for Origin
 
Steam, you stupid thing.
Why must you ruin video games for me.
 
@LessPopMoreFizz Are you still around?
 
10:09 PM
Joining game
or well, it's hanging on Joining Game atm.
 
It's Origin-tastic.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I had this problem yesterday with friends :/
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz You make it sound like Steam isn't terrible for that too.
 
@GnomeSlice I've had generally good experiences with Steam matchmaking.
 
10:10 PM
If it hangs for a long time, what you can do is hit "Join Game" on the chat invite I sent you which will then send you back to choosing a character for MP. You can then back out of the screen via Exit.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Sorry, went to get a snack. Steam still hasn't opened my game, I see.
 
If it keeps failing for you @LessPop, @Dave and I can back out and you can try hosting.
Switching hosts seemed to be the only way my friends and I got it to work last time
 
I've been pretty impressed how fast matchmaking is on ME3 for PS3
 
@FallenAngelEyes Trying that...
 
I just opened a pack of fruit snacks and got 4 strawberries, 3 oranges, and a lime. There's 3 flavors I didn't even get. I demand fruit snack diversity!
 
10:12 PM
Communicating...
 
Stuck on communicating
 
@Dave let's exist lobby again
 
@DaveMcClelland Meanwhile, I just opened a Recruit pack and got a Quarian Engineer!
 
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Q: How do I open a dimensional gate?

Williham TotlandFrom various source I've come to understand that the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor from Showtime can act as a sort of rabbithole, like the time machine or mausoleum. Are any specific conditions required to bring this to pass, or is it just random chance? And, as a sub question, if it's rando...

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Q: Mass Effect 3 Ammo Types

KtashI continually find ammo packs on the ground and I will be low on one type of ammo, but when I go over to it, it tell me my ammo is full. How do I tell between the different types of ammo lying around so I know which ones I need and which ones I don't need to run over to try and pick up?

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Q: What squad mates will I miss from not importing from the previous games?

johnjonIf I did not import a character from Mass Effect or Mass Effect 2, what squad mates will I not have access to? That is, are the presence of certain squad mates dependent on pulling them forward from the two previous games? In other words, if I only have Mass Effect 3, is it impossible to get spe...

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Q: What can a genie do?

Williham TotlandIn previous games, the genie was a destructive force to be reckoned with, and asking the genie for the wrong thing could easily result in a total party kill, or your entire house burning down. What are the wishes offered by the Showtime incarnation of the genie, and what are their effects, and p...

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Q: How much ammo does picking up a single clip refill?

agent86When I pick up extra ammo off of fallen enemies or laying around the environment, it refills some amount of the ammo in all of my equipped weapons. How much ammo does each additional clip refill? Is it a percentage of the total ammo for each weapon? Does it vary depending on weapon type or mod...

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yummy.
 
10:13 PM
I hate that there's no written chat in the lobby
 
Stop spamming us, @Lazers
 
@FallenAngelEyes stupid consoles
 
@GnomeSlice Turrets!
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Pardon?
 
@GnomeSlice Quarian Engineers can drop turrets!
 
10:14 PM
@RavenDreamer At least the mouse works in the UI again for stuff like mousewheel scrolling and doubleclicking in this one! Unlike in ME2... when it had worked in ME1...
 
I just said 'yummy' because we were talking about fruit snacks.
 
@DaveMcClelland spam is all lazers knows
 
Somebody please to invite me to an ME3 game so it can stop hanging on connecting, kthx.
 
I think it's likely EA servers are having problems again
 
@RavenDreamer @FallenAngelEyes @LessPopMoreFizz Here's a couple screenshots of the crazy menus-on-menus I was seeing.
 
10:18 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz reinvited
 
Ahh, I'll let onebox do its magic
 
haha what
 
I seriously had no idea what to do
 
The important thing to note is that I'm on top. :)
We're all dead, though.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Invite me!
 
10:20 PM
@DaveMcClelland @LessPop's still having trouble getting in
 
Gah
Origin should just kill itself
 
Back to single player with me I guess.
 
I think maybe the servers are just too overloaded right now or something :/
 
@FallenAngelEyes We're too hot to handle.
 
We can play tomorrow then, I guess
 
10:21 PM
@Dave unless we get more people, this... doesn't go well with only 2 people. The MP doesn't scale for the amount of players, it seems. :/
 
nah, you really need 3-4 people
 
@FallenAngelEyes Yeah, I can imagine. If you can corral more people into playing, I'm still down
Until then, I'm going to go back to mindlessly talking to people around the ship
 
Anyone here own/want to play Metal Drift?
 
@Raven Any luck? I see you online.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I was just remarking the other day that I hadn't seen you on the bridge lately, so hai :D
 
10:22 PM
@FallenAngelEyes I am online. EA servers have just locked themselves in their room, stuck their fingers in their ear and are shouting "LALALA CAN"T HEAR YOU LALALA"
 
@FallenAngelEyes this was my experience as well, still trying to figure out if there's some way to solo it...
 
@agent86 Would you like to join us for some multiplayer?
And perhaps you, @BenBrocka?
 
@agent86 Hellos. :D Been focused on ME1&2 playthroughs, wanted/needed a break from chat here for a while, and am currently only somewhat here because I'm trying to avoid what ME3 spoilers I can.
 
@RavenDreamer If that doesn't work, you up for a game of Greed Corp?
 
I would, but I'm on PS3
 
10:23 PM
@DaveMcClelland He can't, he's on 360
 
@DaveMcClelland one, I'm on Xbox, and 2, my kids are awake, so my ability to ME3 is significantly limited.
 
@agent86 Word on the street is Salarian INfiltrator can solo things with geth, and... that's about it.
 
Oh, right. I always just assume all of us are members of the PC master race
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Quarian.
 
@FallenAngelEyes this makes sense to me. just wanted you to know I noticed your absence :P
 
10:24 PM
@agent86 If you're going to number those items, make them match.
 
Sabotage = Geth fight for you
 
I.e. '1, 2' or 'one, two'. Not 'one, 2'.
 
@RavenDreamer Right, it was Salarian that can solo something else.
my bad.
 
@agent86 Haha, thanks.
 
Cerberus matches take ~22 minutes
Geth matches with my Quarian Infiltrator? ~17.
It's pretty crazy.
 
10:25 PM
nice
 
That's with rank one.
 
"Unable to authorize the listed DLC" wtf Origin
I'm gonna assume the servers are just kinda FUBAR atm
 
Why are you guys using Origin, anyway?
 
@GnomeSlice Have to. :/
 
You should have just bought it via Gamersgate or something.
 
10:26 PM
@GnomeSlice Not an option
 
@FallenAngelEyes ...Yes it is.
 
@GnomeSlice Still need Origin on PC though.
 
Oh.
 
@GnomeSlice It uses Origin as its DRM platform the same way games with Steamworks use Steam.
I'm 99.99999% sure that if there was an Origin-free way to play ME3, those of us here would have taken it.
 
:3774640
 
10:29 PM
SCIENCE!
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Q: Is it faster to walk backwards or roll backwards?

Ben BrockaI like to BIotic Charge and back up repeatedly to finish off weak enemies without wasting bullets. Pressing Run while moving back does a quick roll but has a slow recovery. Visually, I can't really tell which is faster. Do I back up faster if I just walk or is rolling faster?

 
> Additional Info: Requires Origin account for game activation and online play
Grah.
 
I'm gonna hop into singleplayer, ping me if you guys are able to get in again!
 
ZOMG Metal Drift is on GG now.
 
@RavenDreamer Sabotage is awesome
if only I could shoot worth a damn with the slow-ass sniper rifle
 
........................or it won't let me load my singleplayer save because EA's servers are being dumb and not validating From Ashes for me. AAAAAAAGH!
 
10:31 PM
@RavenDreamer Are you the metroid on Steam?
 
Yes.
I am tempted into pirating games I already own.
 
@RavenDreamer I say yes.
 
@FallenAngelEyes But you could be a PIRATE
 
@RavenDreamer Also, accept my friend invite?
 
@FallenAngelEyes YOU THIEF
See, this is what happens when you people give EA money
3
 
10:32 PM
I only have one experience with EA customer service.
 
@BenBrocka Couldn't have said it better myself.
 
Really, Re-captcha? An umlaut?
 
ohai. What'd I miss?
 
I tried to contact them about restoring lost purchases for 'scrabble blast' for iPhone when I got my iPod touch replaced.
After a long and stupid registration process, I had to choose my phone and carrier and game. My carrier wasn't even offered as a choice with 'iPhone'.
I eventually figured it out myself.
 
@badp 4 of us tried to play ME 3 co-op.
 
10:34 PM
There, it's validating now. sigh
 
It was going well until EA gave us the collective finger.
 
I wonder if we're really going to choose one policy over the other based on a vote difference of 1 over 35
 
...but my game's still not loading...
 
Has anyone here played 'Dark Spore'?
 
sighs more and restarts game
 
10:35 PM
@badp Either policy is better than the current state.
 
@GnomeSlice I briefly played the beta
 
@RavenDreamer half of recaptcha's text are from books, to crowdsource scanning in books. Sometimes they end up with non-latin/non-standard latin letters
 
ahaha I just went back to Origin to open up ME3 again and the last thing I did was search for LessPop and I was momentarily startled by this big muppet face staring at me
 
@FallenAngelEyes These reviews seem positive.
t
gg'
 
@GnomeSlice Hm, for £14.95 (I dunno what it's listing for you in $) I'd probably be tempted to pick it up. The reviews on immediate release were disappointing and I definitely would not have paid a full €50-€60 for it.
 
10:39 PM
I wonder if I should continue watching this let's play of Majora's Mask or a round of TF2
 
That seems a fairly reasonable price though. It was basically kind of action-RPG-ish, Diablo-style hack n' slash-y gameplay and you could use the Spore-type system to evolve your character.
 
so I'm watching this let's play of Majora's Mask and autojoining the TF2 server
<_<
 
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Q: Max earned cash

BelornTrying to figure out the worth from bonus that has a 5% discount on stores. Assuming one do all the main, side quests and current DLC's, how much is it possible to earn?

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Q: How can I reset powers in Multiplayer?

Ben BrockaIn multiplayer there's a Reset Powers option on the Powers screen for any character, but it's greyed out. What allows me to use that option? I know I can promote a character, but I don't want to start from level 1, just reset my powers and keep my level.

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Q: Can I increase my medi-gel capacity?

ResorathHow can I increase the amount of medi-gels I can carry? I seem to be wasting a lot of them by picking them up for just some minor experience.

 
yay I can get back into my singleplayer game again
 
@FallenAngelEyes These reviews seem positive.
gg
w
 
10:41 PM
@GnomeSlice Did you get DC'd from chat? I responded after that.
 
THERE WE GO.
Opening Greed Corp fucked my computer up for a few minutes.
 
Still fucked up
 
@Wipqozn :( the original was so much better.
 
10:45 PM
I should have some All-Dressed chips.
 
@Wipqozn ಠ_ಠ
 
@Wipqozn ಥ_ಥ
 
nah, then I'd need to go all the way upstairs.
 
@Wipqozn ಠ_ರೃ
I sometimes wish I still had a non-binding vote also.
 
I should upload a picture of myself eating all-dressed chips.
 
10:50 PM
Hm.. does anyone else have this? After playing Deus Ex HR, Mass Effect 3 seems so boring..
 
@Konerak I don't think anyone else here has even played ME3.
 
I'm walking around and seeing loads of people, but I can't talk to them. I can't even run into them, they won't speak. Hell, I can't even take out my gun or jump or crouch.
Yeah.. it seemed like the latest buzz around the site, with all the banners and whatnot.
 
@Konerak Banners? What banners?
 
The whole me3missions.com thingie
At the top of the gaming.se site.
 
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Are you sure you're not thinking of a different site?
 
10:52 PM
Between 'gaming' and 'ask question'.. eh.. this is the gaming.se chat?
 
@Konerak Yeah, it is.
 
Then stop trollin' me :P
 
trololololol
 
Your game is boring!
 
10:53 PM
Bee-youth-ee-ful!
 
There we go.
Stop making joke flags.
 
Dont flag that.
 
Maybe they weren't joking?
 
I was't ?
 
I don't want that on my screen so I'm going to spam until it goes away,
a
b
c
 
10:55 PM
@GnomeSlice You seriously better not have flagged that.
 
all you do is annoy every 10k+ / mod on the network, evident by the recent meta post.
 
@GnomeSlice Just post an image
@Wipqozn all sites
 
@OrigamiRobot Good idea.
 
@OrigamiRobot That's what I meant, but I can understand the confusion.
 
10:57 PM
@GnomeSlice Not a lady image.
 
@OrigamiRobot Oh
=[
 
I'm so proud of you :P
 
But it's such a nice image.
 
Hey, it's @Zamual05
Haven't seen you here in awhile.
 
10:59 PM
<3 Jenni Lee.
 
Hi @Zam
 
@Wipqozn AH! Where is he?! That guy owes me money!
 
@GnomeSlice Her face is meh.
 
Hiya! ^_^
 
@OrigamiRobot She looks like a real person, you mean.
i.e. the kind of person you or I could meet. Well, maybe just me.
har har har
 
11:01 PM
@GnomeSlice No? I just don't think her face is very pretty. She isn't ugly by any means.
 
I disagree with that, but in her defense, most people probably don't look at her for her face.
 
@GnomeSlice I'm not sure that's in her defense
 
Such is the life of a Pornstar, I suppose.
She looks a little like that chick from the Spiderman films.
whastername... um...
errrrrrrrrrrgh what was the character's name.
 
Gwen Jane.
 
Mary Jane, that was it.
Thanks.
 
11:03 PM
@GnomeSlice You mean the girl from Jumanji?
 
@OrigamiRobot I don't remember, nor do I remember the actress's name.
 
Was that the same actress!?
 
THE MORE YOU KNOW
 
11:04 PM
Kirsten Dunst
 
Name sounds familiar.
Maybe she's a pornstar in her spare time.
Except now it's creepy because you had to bring child actors into it.
Also, what's not to like:
 
It occurs to me that whether or not ITG get banned, you will barely see them on the site anymore with the new rules. The vast majority are barely above this level of quality.
 
@Wipqozn The very act of maintaining the already broken criteria set forth will be a huge pain.
 
I don't even need to tell you what I would do with her.
But it would involve nailing, and a lot of shit.
 
@GnomeSlice You really don't
 
11:07 PM
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Q: Can't remember this game!

Jonathan ColemanBack when I used to go to my old daycare they had a computer and on that computer was a 2D platform shooter where a secret agent type guy would make his way through a base of sorts, shooting minions and things. I've been thinking about this game, and was wondering if anyone can help me with the t...

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Q: How do I defeat Kai Leng in Cerberus Headquarters?

FabianAt the end of my assault on the Cerberus Headquarters I unfortunately didn't meet the Illusive Man in person so that I could put a bullet in his brain. He left his assassin Kai Leng though to deal with me. I have to say, compared to him the Reapers are just pushovers, I'm having a hard time ev...

 
but he did anyways
 
That's my @GnomeSlice!
cue laugh track
 
..?
 
11:09 PM
Is there any way to make Steam force a game to open in a window?
 
@GnomeSlice Do you know any mechanical engineers?
 
@OrigamiRobot That had better not be the trololol song.
@OrigamiRobot ................................................
 
@GnomeSlice It isn't
 
@GnomeSlice It's not, but this is.
 
Chiptune cover.
It's so bouncy and happy
 
11:11 PM
@Wipqozn I knew that the last couple times I was here there wasn't a lot going on, but is it this bad?
 
@RedriderX Oh, no. I was mocking @OrigamiRobots joke.
 
I can post another pornstar if that would make it more interesting.
 
@Wipqozn You will rue the day!
 
@Wipqozn yes yes, everyone has seen that.
Have you seen the sheep-herding one?
 
11:14 PM
@GnomeSlice It's the tetris theme song, so I would hope so.
 
@Wipqozn I assumed it was the building sized tetris game.
 
Also, reminded me of this video
 
Anyone else here own Greed Corp?
 
@Ullallulloo note the here
 
11:23 PM
@GnomeSlice All those people are from G.SE
 
@Ullallulloo I can't see who is here in chat right now, Greed Corp is covering up the user list, and it's an always-on-top window.
 
@GnomeSlice Well, yeah, pretty obviously no one active at the moment.
 
Gotta say, I think I don't need luck, I have Ammo might go down as the best line in the trilogy.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I love Grunt
Though, the Shepard VI line of "I find the best strategy is to have more bullets than the other guy" comes pretty close
 
11:34 PM
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Q: How to break up a relationship?

Martin MelkaI just wanted to know how can I break up with someone? With Spec. Treynor in particular. I want to try another one, but it seems impossible when I have someone else. For example I got Liara to the cabin with the time-capsule, but where a guide says to say I "want to be more than friends", I don't...

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Q: What do the abilities on the hud next to Squadmates represent?

ResorathNext to each of my active crew mates is a ability icon: What do these represent? Is it necessary for me to manage which ability is listed here?

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz That is impossible to read.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz That's too small to read anything other than the big "DO"s and "DO NOT"s...
 
@Ullallulloo That's what she said.
 
@Ullallulloo fucking iphone...
Not sure why it copied the thumbnail
 
Fucking gamers.
 
11:40 PM
Did I improve this question, Bridge?
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Q: I'm tired of my girlfriend. How can I break up with her and get a new one?

Martin MelkaI just wanted to know how can I break up with someone? With Spec. Treynor in particular. I want to try another one, but it seems impossible when I have someone else. For example I got Liara to the cabin with the time-capsule, but where a guide says to say I "want to be more than friends", I don't...

Seriously? Seriously?
 
Lol. 'Trouser Snake'.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yes.
 
@OrigamiRobot
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz He's changed it again.
 
@GnomeSlice No, somebody else changed it.
But it didn't alter the intent of my revision, so w/e
 
11:48 PM
Ah.
 
Note to self: On next playthrough, try to hook up Traynor and EDI.
 

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