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12:06 PM
@ickleislands ugh
simply tell them how'd you use them
 
12:17 PM
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I hate the enrage timers. As a "casual" player I find them not very fun. Sometimes I take a while to kill a boss! sue me!
esp. when we're talking about single player. why the hell does anyone care how long I take to kill something?
 
Heh, I got annoyed by the enrage timer on shielding Dune Threshers the other day...they intentionally spend 75% of the time being invincible (either shielded or underground), what else am I supposed to do except wait them out?
 
@TimStone Enrage timers are fundamentally flawed against enemies like this.
Wasps with Nightmarish are the same way.
 
I think that pack was Illusionist too, so I kept hitting the wrong ones ._.
 
I fought a group of wasps for a while the other day, not once running away but spending most of the time just trying to get in range of them. Enrage. Stupid.
 
12:22 PM
It's odd for something to be released on a Monday
 
Ugh, that sounds annoying...and I thought I already hated wasps enough.
 
The prospect of elite wasps is what keeps me from running Act 2 very often.
 
Act 2 is full of all sorts of enemies that I hate. Wasps, Lacuni Huntresses, all those damn invisible snake things.
 
@QAdp unfortunately she's too self centered, so if she thinks she's right she doesn't even listen to anybody else
@agent86 I agree with this, enrage timers are just a lazy way of restricting a fight
 
@ickleislands yeah, it feels to me like they're saying "the only valid strategy is DPS and lots of it. BTW, RMAH can sell you some better DPS gear!!!"
 
12:35 PM
@agent86 exactly, it's all funnelling to the RMAH
 
yeah, thus far inferno's feeling more like a F2P MMO than a hack-n-slash action RPG
 
12:57 PM
That's a very interesting way of putting it
I agree with you completely
 
well, they're changing it up in 1.0.3 for what it's worth, so we'll see how things go.
 
@agent86 It takes a while to work your way up, but it's doable without the RMAH.
I actually kind of like the slow pace of progression.
I'm not wrecking the hardest content in the game already.
If I were, I'd be bored much sooner.
 
@StrixVaria yeah, it just feels like the difficulty curve bends sharply at the start of inferno, for no reason other than screw you, that's why.
I was pretty much giving diablo a colonoscopy with my dagger on hell, and then the first elite mob on inferno dominated me
 
The jump from Hell A4 to Inferno A1 was really jarring for me too, at first.
 
have to practically double your DPS in that transition
 
1:05 PM
My initial reaction was, "This is impossible. No one can ever even hope to survive this!"
Inferno is like a reminder that, hey, defensive stats actually do matter.
 
yeah, all this discussion is making my mild irritation out to be more than it is :)
just seems kind of silly
 
I'm looking forward to the changes in 1.0.3. The idea's right, I think, but the tuning should help.
 
i didn't really notice the change from hell act 4 to inferno act 1
for me is was act 2 inferno that was just a brick wall
wasn't even a way to get over it in gear that was suitable for solo'ing the butcher
 
1:29 PM
gah
I got fistula as a cave boss
I had spectral tears
and there were a bunch of rocks
so I think I'm fine and dandy
except Fistula aims for you, the goddamn bastard
 
Morning, all
 
and I had the random item scroll thingy thing too :|
 
So, funny story: I updated Windows, and rebooted my computer yesterday.
Now my video card refuses to work. At all.
 
@fbueckert what did you update it to?
 
@QAdp I dunno. Regular windows updates.
 
1:32 PM
oh I thought you meant you'd jumped ship to either 7 or 8
 
@QAdp I've been using 7 for a year and a half.
 
and I've been using 8 for half a year now, I'm sure you knew :P
 
@QAdp Indeed I did. Why are you telling me things I already know? :P
 
because you keep tabs and I don't!
 
Anyways, through some basic testing, it really does look like my video card's given up the ghost. Even though it'll boot when it's in there. I just get nothing on the monitors.
 
1:35 PM
well at least the video card's the computer part gamers have the least remorse in replacing :P
 
Happily, it's an eVGA card, and it has a lifetime warranty. So I should be able to send it in and get a new one.
 
sounds like a free upgrade knowing eVGA
 
Most likely.
But, I needed a new video card anyways; this one's been my workhorse for several years.
And, my computer is effectively useless without a decent card. So, hey, away I go today to get a new one!
 
grpahics card is the weakest part of my home pc
 
2:31 PM
@ickleislands everything's the weakest part of my home PC :P
 
I tried this last time to get a decent laptop to replace my rig, but it's still kind of a piece of crap
 
my pc is pretty decent apart from the graphics card :)
I chose the wrong time to quit smoking
stressful day at work
 
well, I managed to pick up a good deal on a 8800 gt last time I upgraded, but the rest of the rig is like a first generation dual core AMD chip + 4gb of DDR2
 
@agent86 My laptop is a nice compact bundle of weakness
 
2:38 PM
core i7 overclocked to 4ghz, 16gb of ram, ssd for C:, raid 0 array for D:, maudio audiophile for sound, and then a HD6750 for graphics
graphics is a major let down in comparison
 
@agent86 That's the one that just went boom for me.
8800 GTS KO. Four years of service, then up and die.
 
@agent86 Ha, the venerable 8800
If I can find a cheap one I'll stick it into the machine I have right now.
 
i have a 5800ultra somewhere collecting dust
the one that had the vacuum cleaner strapped to it instead of a fan
last nvidia card i owned
 
Which came with a 8600 that recently died
 
Im sitting on 2
8800gt
 
2:46 PM
Send me one? :P
 
my friend is making fun of me
by getting a particular annoying vocal stuck in my head again after I'd managed to liberate myself from it's grasp
 
Also want to give a big FU to my computer. This weekend decided to randomly shut off. Not reboot. Power down during a couple skyrim sessions. I install windows updates and disable a HDMI Audio Driver and then played a solid, uninterrupted session last night for a long time. So now my new power supply purchase is on hold because I don't know if my current one is dying or if my PC is just being a "c" word
 
I need a new PSU
mine is causing interference which is being picked up by my audio outputs
 
@tiddy I just updated Windows myself, and after rebooting, now my video card doesn't work anymore.
 
Only important updates?
windows throws in random vid card driver updates sometimes
 
2:50 PM
I did the single optional update that was available. I don't recall it being anything related to video drivers.
 
@tiddy Those are usually updates from graphics card manufacturers for new games I think
 
Ah
 
...I bought Worms Crazy Golf from Steam, but I don't think that would bork it.
 
Whenever I need to download the driver manually I have to go through half a dozen menus for language, OS, card series, card number, etc. Then out pops a download that's compatible with every single card Nvidia has made in the last 5 years
 
I take it you reinstalled your drivers, did the whole dog and pony troubleshooting show?
 
2:55 PM
@tiddy Can't; I get no video. Not even on BIOS post.
 
But it DOES post?
 
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Q: How to use reapers if not to destroy buildings?

jdmIn HotS, Blizzard will be removing the D-8 charges from reapers (the special attack that makes them effective against buildings). Currently, I like to build a pack of reapers (6-8) and use them to plow through an enemies base when he doesn't have troops there or is distracted. Now, I'm wondering ...

 
@tiddy It boots, runs through everything, I hear the boot sounds and all.
 
Before this update reboot, when was the last time you rebooted?
 
Uh...probably about a week ago or so? I don't remember exactly, but it wasn't that long ago.
 
2:57 PM
@Lazers People are theorycrafting for games which won't be out in months?
 
Ah. I've known pieces to essentially become "dead men walking"
Where they basically break but maintain full functionality until reboot
 
@tiddy That seems to be what happened to mine.
 
@agent86 I like the difficulty ramp in Inferno. I'd have been pretty disappointed if I could just roll from Hell to Inferno and blast right through it the same way I did through all the previous difficulties.
 
Where they commit hardware seppuku.
 
I dumped a generic PCI video card in for troubleshooting, and I can get it to display stuff, so I know the motherboard is working fine.
 
3:00 PM
Ha, this is pretty cool: GoG lets its users vote for which game goes on sale every 24h: gog.com/en/page/2012_summer_promo. Winner gets 60% off, the other one gets 40% off. The first round is Myst vs. The 7th Guest
 
You have another mobo to drop the dead card in?
 
@tiddy Yeah; that's next on the list, for when I get home.
The thing's given me four years of faithful service, though. I bought it on June 3rd, 2008. That's not too shabby at all.
 
Well I'm not upset if I need to buy a new power supply. I've had my Corsair 620 since 2007 and it has been serving up ultra settings gaming for the entire time without so much as a hiccup
 
It's under lifetime warranty, though, so I'll phone up eVGA tech support, and run through the required rigamorale to get it RMA'd.
And as soon as I finish up that call, it's off to the local computer store for a brand new video card.
@tiddy Coursair makes fantastic power supplies. I've got a 750W in my current one that doesn't complain in the slightest.
 
3:16 PM
Yeah I am pretty loyal
I've never had an issue
 
@tiddy I'm almost at two years for this one; if it hits that without any problems at all, I'll be buying another Coursair PSU once this one dies.
 
@fbueckert Yeah like I mentioned, mine was purchased a loooong time ago
Yeah just checked my newegg order history: 2/10/2008
Not too long, but that's a good run considering my gaming use
 
Slightly longer than my video card lasted.
Which, when you think about it, is positively ancient in tech terms.
 
My video card came!
 
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seriousdevThere is a screenshot on the Facebook page where you can see the player is at level 11 and has a Tetra-M. Yet I am at level 12 and the biggest planes I have are Birchcraft. Or maybe is it just because they are the developers?

 
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3:29 PM
@Fluttershy Great, now I have that entire scene running through my head
 
@StrixVaria from the d3 contest? or just a random video card you ordered?
 
@agent86 From the contest.
 
@StrixVaria sweet. here's hoping my prize comes soonish.
 
I didn't get my t-shirt yet.
@fbueckert I had a dream where you were like a 50-year-old man. I am assuming that this is correct until proven otherwise.
 
hmm, indeed. I'm not sure how prizes worked this time, it seemed like for the D3-themed prizes they may have prepurchased them, and then are shipping them with the shirts when they arrive, but I don't know.
 
3:40 PM
@StrixVaria I still have several decades to go before I hit that.
I'm assuming picture proof is necessary? :P
 
You were balding and crotchety.
We were playing D3 at a LAN and I felt awkward because I didn't realize it was going to be for old people.
 
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@fbueckert You know the laws of the internet - pics or it didn't happen joking
 
@StrixVaria If Dad is any indication, balding will not be an issue.
@StrixVaria You, sir, have very strange dreams. You know we can't play D3 on a LAN!
 
I have been spoiled by competent friends (both from here and IRL friends) in D3, though.
I tried some public inferno games yesterday.
I don't know why some people even bother.
We had a Demon Hunter who I don't think got a single attack off between deaths.
 
@StrixVaria That's...bad. How much you wanna bet his friends carried him through the other difficulties?
 
3:45 PM
@fbueckert He had 10k health and a 600dps bow and was in Act 2.
 
@StrixVaria Yup. Friends carried him up to that point, then booted him because he was useless.
 
I had a friend who was carried through the game and then thought he was really awesome.
He came into our Act 2 game and learned a lesson.
Now he's actually building up real gear.
At least he learned from his mistake though.
 
This is pretty much why I don't want to play in Inferno with others yet. I'm still a noob.
 
I refuse to even contemplate Inferno public games. The incompetence was bad enough just starting Act IV Hell. Start game, kill what's-his-face, leave
 
I'd probably just be dragging people down
 
3:48 PM
@agent86 I'll play with you. My Witch Doctor is barely geared for Inferno.
We can struggle together!
 
Oak
You guys are all so l33t. My top char (DH) is still in hell, and I'm starting to think about starting to join public games in the hopes of getting some tank to help me :(
 
@agent86 There's a difference between someone trying and learning from mistakes, and someone who dies all the time, and is just "WTF!? I shouldn't be dying at all!"
@Oak Did someone say tank?
If I can solo Belial in Inferno, Hell difficulty should basically be facerolling.
 
@StrixVaria hah, perhaps at some point. Most of my evenings these days are spent trying to help @EBongo get through hell. There's a decent amount of his barbarian flying past me screaming like a little girl.
 
@fbueckert I hate wasps so much I can't play Act 2 alone.
The idea of elite wasp groups makes me stop before I start.
 
Oak
@fbueckert yea but I'm guessing you play in the Americas region :)
 
3:51 PM
@StrixVaria I soloed all of Act 2. And I can wholeheartedly agree with the fricken' wasps sentiment.
@Oak I do, I'm afraid.
 
I should play more Act 2.
 
@StrixVaria I've killed so many elite wasps. The molten ones are the worst
 
I'm geared for it, I just have a complex about wasps.
Molten and Shielding are the two affixes I fear the most on my Monk.
 
@StrixVaria Join my Belial runs; Path to the Oasis waypoint, get full Valor stacks, go kill Kulle. Then go kill Belial.
I'm blatantly copying @Sterno 's run.
 
@fbueckert I will do this with you.
 
3:53 PM
Best of all, no bees!
 
Can you skip all of Kulle's stupid-ass dungeons?
And go straight to the boss fight?
 
@StrixVaria Yup; just choose the quest where you have to kill Kulle.
 
Nice.
I've mostly been doing Maghda runs with some RL friends, and sometimes we don't even have full stacks because of the stupid wasps.
If there are runs that have no wasps, I'm in.
 
I almost have Belial on farm; the instant I have enough health/resistance to ensure that meteors aren't a one-hit, I'm sitting golden.
 
I have ~850 resist all with Mantra of Healing+Time of Need.
I'm short on Vit though (only ~29k health).
 
3:56 PM
However, my video card decided yesterday that death was preferable to servitude, so I need to go get another one once I get home from work.
 
If there's a Barb in the party my resists jump to 1200+.
 
So I may not be available until 6/7 CDT.
 
Which means I can tank molten.
Which is so nice.
@fbueckert No rush.
 
@StrixVaria If I can convince Molten units not to run around me, I have no issues with them. It usually involves finding a choke point and hammering them into paste.
Unless they have the running away AI. Then they're just stupid.
 
I hate when I get molten enemies into a nice choke point and then realize that they're knockback/nightmarish too and completely ruin my day.
 
Oak
3:58 PM
Man, I should really start playing in the Americas region, if only to play you you Gaming guys :(
 
I hate everything about enemies that run away.
 

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