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tyrannus

don't do it you jerk

evilbob

Geth roll 1d(1d6)

Geth

/me rolls 1d6 -> 5 (sum:5)

Organichu

man, the primary apple trailers site really needs some sort of rollover text so you can get a one sentence preview or even a genre keyword, an attached director's name- something. having to click ambiguous posters is for the birds.

Deebaser

Vanguard wrote: »

I don't want to go into the city and return these clothes but

Gah

Rerturn clothes
Buy tequila

evilbob

Geth roll 1d(1d6)

edit: f dis cooldown

Mazzyx

Geth roll Gosling

Geth

/me rolls 1d6 -> 1 (sum:1)

Vanguard

Deebaser wrote: »

Vanguard wrote: »

I don't want to go into the city and return these clothes but

Gah

Rerturn clothes
Buy tequila

I bought all this nice dress clothing and pretty much got told to dress down by a bunch of people day 1. So I'm keeping some of it, but going back to grab some stuff more in line with the code.

I hate going to Manhattan on the weekend. Just let me hang out in my hood, city.

Nova_C

The 'memorable moments' thread in G&T brought up the climax for Super Metroid for me. That's the single most memorable moment of any game I've ever played.

And it's interesting when you think about it. The actual design of that battle is incredible. I'll spoiler tag it just in case.

You cannot lose. The battle is 100% scripted, but it never feels that way. If feels like a real boss battle the whole time, but the genius behind the design is that you're going through expected motions because there's no other way to play it, even though it doesn't feel that way. And it's incredibly dramatic and is, I think, the fucking gold standard that games should try to achieve when it comes to mind blowing ways to cap off a game.

There are so many great games I've played where the ending was just so 'meh' and I always think "I wish this was more like Super Metroid."

Tamin

Gosling: there's a max of 10 dice at a time. I tried 18 yesterday

Shivahn

This thing is gonna be handy. I'll be like "Should I eat Taco Bell or kill myself? Geth roll 1d2."

No more making decisions for myself! hooray!

Shivahn

Geth roll 1d2

Geth

/me rolls 1d2 -> 2 (sum:2)

Shivahn

Ha, just as expected.

I'm onto you you genocidal maniac.

TTODewback

Single greatest moment in WoW

japan

Shivahn wrote: »

Hmm.

Siobhan is an awesome spelling and I feel weird veering from an established name.

On the other hand "fuck tradition, I am of the new age" is kind of appealing for a couple of reasons.

In the Steampunk future everyone will spell their name like Shivahn.

I knew a Shivohn.

She was African. It was intended as a transliteration of Siobhan

Tamin

Nova_C wrote: »

The 'memorable moments' thread in G&T brought up the climax for Super Metroid for me. That's the single most memorable moment of any game I've ever played.

And it's interesting when you think about it. The actual design of that battle is incredible. I'll spoiler tag it just in case.

You cannot lose. The battle is 100% scripted, but it never feels that way. If feels like a real boss battle the whole time, but the genius behind the design is that you're going through expected motions because there's no other way to play it, even though it doesn't feel that way. And it's incredibly dramatic and is, I think, the fucking gold standard that games should try to achieve when it comes to mind blowing ways to cap off a game.

There are so many great games I've played where the ending was just so 'meh' and I always think "I wish this was more like Super Metroid."

ehh?

You can lose. I'm not completely sure about the after-the-hatchling thing, but you can definitely lose up to and including Mother Brain's Hyper Beam

I have gotten to the hyper beam attack with 0 energy tanks. Trust me, you die.

Am pretty sure that if you have <many> energy tanks, and have sub-300 health when the hyper beam hits you, it'll kill you. I've either never tested that permutation, or don't remember for sure.

Shivahn

japan wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Hmm.

Siobhan is an awesome spelling and I feel weird veering from an established name.

On the other hand "fuck tradition, I am of the new age" is kind of appealing for a couple of reasons.

In the Steampunk future everyone will spell their name like Shivahn.

I knew a Shivohn.

She was African. It was intended as a transliteration of Siobhan

Yeah I picked this name and four years later learned it's a super black way to spell it apparently.

WHATEVER

It's not gonna be my first name anyway.

desc

BOOM CONFESSION

you can't hide from the polished jackboot of the LAPD

japan

I have cut down a considerable mass of extraneous hedge.

Take that, nature.

Now, beer.

Deebaser

Vanguard wrote: »

Deebaser wrote: »

Vanguard wrote: »

I don't want to go into the city and return these clothes but

Gah

Rerturn clothes
Buy tequila

I bought all this nice dress clothing and pretty much got told to dress down by a bunch of people day 1. So I'm keeping some of it, but going back to grab some stuff more in line with the code.

I hate going to Manhattan on the weekend. Just let me hang out in my hood, city.

I stand by my comment.
Exchange clothes for tequila.

How casual is your new jobby job?

Gosling

Tamin wrote: »

Gosling: there's a max of 10 dice at a time. I tried 18 yesterday

That answers my question. I was thinking somewhere in the 30's or 40's.

evilbob

japan wrote: »

I have cut down a considerable mass of extraneous hedge.

Take that, nature.

Now, beer.

manscaping chat

Deebaser

Invited my parents and in laws to lunch today
My parents probably think this is a "We're pregnant" announcement

Nova_C

Tamin wrote: »

Nova_C wrote: »

The 'memorable moments' thread in G&T brought up the climax for Super Metroid for me. That's the single most memorable moment of any game I've ever played.

And it's interesting when you think about it. The actual design of that battle is incredible. I'll spoiler tag it just in case.

You cannot lose. The battle is 100% scripted, but it never feels that way. If feels like a real boss battle the whole time, but the genius behind the design is that you're going through expected motions because there's no other way to play it, even though it doesn't feel that way. And it's incredibly dramatic and is, I think, the fucking gold standard that games should try to achieve when it comes to mind blowing ways to cap off a game.

There are so many great games I've played where the ending was just so 'meh' and I always think "I wish this was more like Super Metroid."

ehh?

You can lose. I'm not completely sure about the after-the-hatchling thing, but you can definitely lose up to and including Mother Brain's Hyper Beam

I have gotten to the hyper beam attack with 0 energy tanks. Trust me, you die.

Am pretty sure that if you have <many> energy tanks, and have sub-300 health when the hyper beam hits you, it'll kill you. I've either never tested that permutation, or don't remember for sure.

Oh.

I seem to remember the life drain of the the beam stopping at 1. Perhaps I was mistaken. It's still a largely scripted battle where you are pretty much going through the motions, but nothing you do actually matters. It's a story being told with you along for the ride.

Mazzyx

Ugh, I really want Stardrive even if it slows down later in the game. Watching lets play of this game and the ship design alone makes me drool.

You make choices on tech early that effect design for the rest of the game! And it doesn't seem to have the rock paper scissor shit most 4x games have.

spacekungfuman

Deebaser wrote: »

Invited my parents and in laws to lunch today
My parents probably think this is a "We're pregnant" announcement

Please tell them you have a big announcement: you saved a lot of money on your car insurance by switching to Geico.

Deebaser

We have a big announcement.
We're picking up the check!
margaritas for everyone...well the non drivers anyway...of which I am one.
BOTTOMS UP, BITCHES

japan

evilbob wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I have cut down a considerable mass of extraneous hedge.

Take that, nature.

Now, beer.

manscaping chat

Power tools and a machete saw.

spacekungfuman

Geth - destroy man

evilbob

japan wrote: »

evilbob wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I have cut down a considerable mass of extraneous hedge.

Take that, nature.

Now, beer.

manscaping chat

Power tools and a machete saw.

You are very, very brave.

Quid

japan wrote: »

evilbob wrote: »

japan wrote: »

I have cut down a considerable mass of extraneous hedge.

Take that, nature.

Now, beer.

manscaping chat

Power tools and a machete saw.

Man you're hard core with your pubes.

Quid

Also, fuck Colin Powell. Dude was a fucking pain in my ass today.

Tamin

Nova_C wrote: »

Tamin wrote: »

Nova_C wrote: »

The 'memorable moments' thread in G&T brought up the climax for Super Metroid for me. That's the single most memorable moment of any game I've ever played.

And it's interesting when you think about it. The actual design of that battle is incredible. I'll spoiler tag it just in case.

You cannot lose. The battle is 100% scripted, but it never feels that way. If feels like a real boss battle the whole time, but the genius behind the design is that you're going through expected motions because there's no other way to play it, even though it doesn't feel that way. And it's incredibly dramatic and is, I think, the fucking gold standard that games should try to achieve when it comes to mind blowing ways to cap off a game.

There are so many great games I've played where the ending was just so 'meh' and I always think "I wish this was more like Super Metroid."

ehh?

You can lose. I'm not completely sure about the after-the-hatchling thing, but you can definitely lose up to and including Mother Brain's Hyper Beam

I have gotten to the hyper beam attack with 0 energy tanks. Trust me, you die.

Am pretty sure that if you have <many> energy tanks, and have sub-300 health when the hyper beam hits you, it'll kill you. I've either never tested that permutation, or don't remember for sure.

Oh.

I seem to remember the life drain of the the beam stopping at 1. Perhaps I was mistaken. It's still a largely scripted battle where you are pretty much going through the motions, but nothing you do actually matters. It's a story being told with you along for the ride.

You're absolutely right in many respects.

It is a scripted sequence (and an excellent one). It's just that, the developers (for whatever reason) didn't really conceive of someone reaching that moment with fewer than X (dependent on N) energy tanks. So they set the hyper beam to do N damage (where I think N is 300, but I do not remember). If you have N+1, you're fine.

For the vast majority of players, it'll never come up. I am in the super-minority that is crazy enough to try.

Otherwise, you're right on target and I agree with you.

evilbob

Quid wrote: »

Also, fuck Colin Powell. Dude was a fucking pain in my ass today.

more like colon powell m i rite?

Couscous

The Enlightenment is now apparently a bad thing.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/02/fox-news-guest-scientific-enlightenment-and-reason-led-to-the-holocaust/

Fox News host Steve Doocy asked Penny Nance, CEO of the Christian activist group Concerned Women for America, if she could make any sense out of why Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx would proclaim May 2 as both a “Day of Prayer” and a “Day of Reason.”

...

“You know, the Age of Enlightenment and Reason gave way to moral relativism. And moral relativism is what led us all the way down the dark path to the Holocaust… Dark periods of history is what we arrive at when we leave God out of the equation.”

Tamin

Super Metroid is possibly my favorite game of all time. It's certainly very close to the top.

spacekungfuman

Couscous wrote: »

The Enlightenment is now apparently a bad thing.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/02/fox-news-guest-scientific-enlightenment-and-reason-led-to-the-holocaust/

Fox News host Steve Doocy asked Penny Nance, CEO of the Christian activist group Concerned Women for America, if she could make any sense out of why Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx would proclaim May 2 as both a “Day of Prayer” and a “Day of Reason.”

...

“You know, the Age of Enlightenment and Reason gave way to moral relativism. And moral relativism is what led us all the way down the dark path to the Holocaust… Dark periods of history is what we arrive at when we leave God out of the equation.”

Kagera can still cheer the Enlightenment at least, since he's anti-killing Hitler.

evilbob

Couscous wrote: »

The Enlightenment is now apparently a bad thing.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/02/fox-news-guest-scientific-enlightenment-and-reason-led-to-the-holocaust/

Fox News host Steve Doocy asked Penny Nance, CEO of the Christian activist group Concerned Women for America, if she could make any sense out of why Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx would proclaim May 2 as both a “Day of Prayer” and a “Day of Reason.”

...

“You know, the Age of Enlightenment and Reason gave way to moral relativism. And moral relativism is what led us all the way down the dark path to the Holocaust… Dark periods of history is what we arrive at when we leave God out of the equation.”

I'm not saying religious conservatives are actively trying to keep people stupid, but