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Metalsonic66
11/15/18 3:37:03 PM
#452:


I don't think it's worth buying a console for (no one game is).

But it's still a great game. The gameplay isn't really like Jet Set Radio other than grinding and wallriding, it's more like Ratchet and Clank meets Tony Hawk meets zombie apocalypse open-world game. The humor is way over-the-top and relies too much on fourth-wall stuff, but a lot of it is actually pretty hilarious.
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Zeus
11/15/18 4:07:09 PM
#453:


shadowsword87 posted...
It's going to be about Stan Lee, don't be silly.


So.... Stan By Geek?

Metalsonic66 posted...
I love the art in the new She-Ra. Ibwas never a fan of the original though so I have no nostalgia to be damaged.


I wasn't into the original much either -- probably not at the time it came out anyway -- but the art style just looked nicer whereas the animation and designs here just don't appeal to me (well, Catra is nice other than the heterochromia (which I usually like) and Razz is neat)
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I_Abibde
11/15/18 9:10:15 PM
#454:


Games by Enix apart from Dragon Quest and Star Ocean. Hmm. Still have my SNES cartridge of Brain Lord around here. ... Enix never did a good job of marketing their games, if you ask me. They had a big boost from Nintendo Power in spreading the word about the original Dragon Warrior, but they did next to nothing for the sequels.

I made the mistake of visiting the comic book-related sub-forum here at Game FAQs and reading a long topic about the new She-Ra. I am ... not going to watch it. I sense I am not the target audience, and the discussion (read: argument) suggests that it is going to be another Voltron: Legendary Defender in terms of how toxic the fandom is. ... Gives me a good excuse to go back and rewatch the '03 He-Man reboot, though. That one holds up, IMO.

Zeus posted...
So.... Stan By Geek?


I can get behind that.
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Metalsonic66
11/15/18 9:22:09 PM
#455:


I_Abibde posted...
I made the mistake of visiting the comic book-related sub-forum here at Game FAQs and reading a long topic about the new She-Ra. I am ... not going to watch it. I sense I am not the target audience, and the discussion (read: argument) suggests that it is going to be another Voltron: Legendary Defender in terms of how toxic the fandom is.

The only ones being toxic in that thread were the people who didn't like she show or its style. Not a great metric for judging the fandom itself.
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Zeus
11/16/18 12:35:11 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
Zeus posted...
And I was referring to the possibility that you might come into ownership of a XBone at some point in your life.

Yes, but I am pointing out that I have a greater chance of waking up one day and discovering I have sprouted wings than I do coming into ownership of an Xbone. At a certain point, there's no functional difference between a 0% chance and a 0.0000000000000000~1% chance.

I've actually operated on the assumption for years that if I somehow won or was given an Xbox One for free, I'd immediately sell it or give it to someone else instead of using it myself. This assumption hasn't actually changed at any point.

Nearly every game released this generation that I care about at all is available on the PS4. Halo 5 and the Master Chief Collection are the only games that would even potentially interest me in theory, but they absolutely ruined Halo 5 and the Master Chief Collection has been massively broken since release (something they're only starting to fix four years later), so I have zero interest in playing them.

When it comes to other exclusives, the main ones everybody always used to bring up were Scalebound (which was cancelled, but which I never gave a shit about in the first place), Crackdown 3 (which is endlessly delayed, and which I never gave a shit about in the first place), Quantum Break (which never interested me), Sunset Overdrive (which always seemed like overhyped pretentious garbage, like a shit version of Jet Set Radio), Titanfall 2 (which never interested me), Forza (I haven't been interested in sim-racing games since Gran Turismo 3), and Gears of War 4 (I've never liked the franchise, I see no reason to play the game most people agree is the worst one in it).

Oh, and the joke without a punchline that is Sea of Thieves.

I am very, very confident that I will never own an Xbox One. Just like I was very confident that I would never own a PS3 last generation, and I still don't own a PS3. I'm pretty good at predicting my own personal future preference trends (and have been for more than 25 years).

Granted, Microsoft COULD release a console next gen that solves a lot of my issues with the Xbone and successfully courts third-party support reminiscent of the 360, and thus win me back again. But literally none of the evidence out there now suggests that they WILL. Or that they even want to.



And I didn't think I'd ever pick up a 360, yet here we are.

I_Abibde posted...
I made the mistake of visiting the comic book-related sub-forum here at Game FAQs and reading a long topic about the new She-Ra. I am ... not going to watch it. I sense I am not the target audience, and the discussion (read: argument) suggests that it is going to be another Voltron: Legendary Defender in terms of how toxic the fandom is. ... Gives me a good excuse to go back and rewatch the '03 He-Man reboot, though. That one holds up, IMO.


Reading up about and looking at a photo of the new show's creator can pretty much tell you all you need to know about the show and its agen--errr, direction >_>

I mean, it's not terrible but it's also nothing special. If not for MotU's sister brand, I probably wouldn't have bothered watching more than a few minutes. From the second I saw chubby Glimmer, I realized it was going to go heavy on the diversity angle. On the plus side, some of the VA work/characterizations are enjoyable, like Mermista's. (And Entrapta's Doc Ock way of moving with her hair is a nice touch.)
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The Wave Master
11/16/18 12:50:23 AM
#457:


This will amuse Zeus and P.O.

https://deadspin.com/report-former-wwe-wrestler-enzo-amore-booted-off-fligh-1830474897

I laughed and laughed and laughed. My wife, who is awesome, found this article for me.
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Zeus
11/16/18 12:59:17 AM
#458:


For vaping? No, they kicked him for being the realest guy on that plane! >_>

idk, given Enzo's rep, I expected something a lot more hilarious.
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I_Abibde
11/16/18 9:10:42 AM
#459:


All right, reached the end of D&D for the year, and I am plotting Season 2. (Can I call that? It feels like it should be a Season 2.) My biggest dilemma is finding ways to challenge the (... overpowered) rogue without seeming unfair. That is going to take a little research. I especially need to look up how other DMs have handled abuse of the Stealth skill.

Zeus posted...
And I didn't think I'd ever pick up a 360, yet here we are.


I never expected to get the original Box, but the fact that it had a hard drive -- and, by extension, had no need of a proprietary memory card -- sold me back in '02. The first Box still has the best selection of games to suit my tastes, IMO, though the 360 was a good follow-up ... until I got the Red Ring of Death. Replaced the 360, but that left a bad taste in my mouth. And the complete lack of games that I want to play -- mostly JRPGs; I am a creature of habit -- that I cannot play on my PS4 doomed the Bone for me from the start.

Reading up about and looking at a photo of the new show's creator can pretty much tell you all you need to know about the show and its agen--errr, direction


No, agenda is the correct term there. Media should be enjoyed, not weaponized, but that is the world today (... at least in the U.S.).
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shadowsword87
11/16/18 9:32:20 AM
#460:


I_Abibde posted...
All right, reached the end of D&D for the year, and I am plotting Season 2. (Can I call that? It feels like it should be a Season 2.) My biggest dilemma is finding ways to challenge the (... overpowered) rogue without seeming unfair. That is going to take a little research. I especially need to look up how other DMs have handled abuse of the Stealth skill.


Well, give things the True Sight keyword, ask then exactly what they're hiding behind, or just increasing the raw number of opponents (they only have so many attacks).

Giving things occasionally True Sight isn't that bad, maybe once or twice. It doesn't feel bullshitty until every combat has it.

That's assuming you mean in combat though. In non-combat I don't know what the problem is, so I can't give ideas.
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ParanoidObsessive
11/16/18 9:47:13 PM
#461:


Zeus posted...
And I didn't think I'd ever pick up a 360, yet here we are.

Yeah, but all that proves is that you don't know yourself as well as I know myself.

I can honestly say there's never been a single instance of me saying "I don't want that console" or "I'm not going to get that console" that eventually led to me owning said console. And that's a record that goes back 35 years.



The Wave Master posted...
This will amuse Zeus and P.O.

https://deadspin.com/report-former-wwe-wrestler-enzo-amore-booted-off-fligh-1830474897

I laughed and laughed and laughed. My wife, who is awesome, found this article for me.

The version of the story I heard mentioned that the guy who said "How you doin'?" to him didn't actually know who he was.

Apparently, the guy took a picture of Enzo (who is no longer Enzo, but ehh) on his phone and sent it to a friend with a message like "Hey, this guy won't stop vaping and he's getting thrown off the plane", and his friend messaged him back "Hey, that's Enzo Amore, you should yell 'How you doin'?' at him." And then the guy said it while Enzo was walking off the plane, and Enzo kind of chuckled.

I give Enzo a ton of credit. He usually seems like a total dillhole, but laughing it off while getting thrown off a plane as opposed to pulling an asshole moment and shouting at the guy or looking pissed or otherwise being a jerk suggests a level of chill I'm not entirely sure I'd have in that scenario.

Then again, I'd never get thrown off a plane for refusing to stop vaping, but baby steps.









Oh, and cross-quoting this from another topic:

Entity13 posted...
You try being logical and ready for facts, for years or decades, and not be affected by people refusing to listen or agree. It can leave anyone cranky, cynical despite your zeal, or some combination of paranoid and obsessed.

You missed being the Senate, the Supreme Court, an Executioner, and a Professor. At least I think all those old gimmick accounts still work.

You also missed my secret girl account, but I'm taking the name of that one to my grave.


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Zeus
11/16/18 10:16:32 PM
#462:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
Yeah, but all that proves is that you don't know yourself as well as I know myself.


Or you think you know yourself better than you do.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
I can honestly say there's never been a single instance of me saying "I don't want that console" or "I'm not going to get that console" that eventually led to me owning said console. And that's a record that goes back 35 years.


So.... basically you're saying that you're overdue?

ParanoidObsessive posted...
I give Enzo a ton of credit. He usually seems like a total dillhole, but laughing it off while getting thrown off a plane as opposed to pulling an asshole moment and shouting at the guy or looking pissed or otherwise being a jerk suggests a level of chill I'm not entirely sure I'd have in that scenario.


He might have had a special blend of vape.
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WhiskeyDisk
11/16/18 10:33:54 PM
#463:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
You also missed my secret girl account, but I'm taking the name of that one to my grave.


PO was Redwingsbabe14, calling it now.
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Entity13
11/16/18 10:44:43 PM
#464:


WhiskeyDisk posted...
ParanoidObsessive posted...
You also missed my secret girl account, but I'm taking the name of that one to my grave.


PO was Redwingsbabe14, calling it now.


Funny, but no. I actually know Tess.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
You missed being the Senate, the Supreme Court, an Executioner, and a Professor. At least I think all those old gimmick accounts still work.

You also missed my secret girl account, but I'm taking the name of that one to my grave.


There's missing, and there's leaving out, dearie. I also suspected one of the allegedly female posters here was you, but I forgot which one, and my reasoning for it. That's just shrugging it off and moving on.
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ParanoidObsessive
11/16/18 11:55:06 PM
#465:


Entity13 posted...
I also suspected one of the allegedly female posters here was you, but I forgot which one, and my reasoning for it. That's just shrugging it off and moving on.

Nudo had one as well, but I always thought his was a bit too obvious as a guy pretending to be a girl.


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WhiskeyDisk
11/17/18 12:53:22 AM
#466:


Damn, I miss nudo's scouting reports.
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I_Abibde
11/17/18 11:19:47 AM
#467:


shadowsword87 posted...
Well, give things the True Sight keyword, ask then exactly what they're hiding behind, or just increasing the raw number of opponents (they only have so many attacks).


The research I have done supports these methods. I have to ask specific questions -- and provide specific details -- about the area, and I have the right to say that stealth is not possible in certain settings (... plus the right to say that there are no called shots in 5th Edition, since the same player keeps trying to blind enemies, disable breath weapons by attacking the throat, etc.).

Increasing the number of enemies is also important, but I need to do that for the rest of the party, too. A party of half a dozen Level 7 adventurers should not be able to take down a CR 14 adult black dragon in a single round, and the reason this happened is because of their gear. I underestimated how magic weapons can boost the strength of the party in this edition, and I am still adjusting the encounter balance to compensate for that (e.g. maximum HP for all enemies instead of average HP, varying enemy types to include archers and rogues, etc.).

True Sight is a high-level ability that I need to be mindful about using. Will be handy in the current set of circumstances (because the rogue has picked a fight involving high-level NPCs), though.

That's assuming you mean in combat though.


Yes. Stealth has been a non-issue outside of combat, save for it being used to set up a surprise condition for combat to come.
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Entity13
11/17/18 10:35:09 PM
#468:


So today was the Live Letter to give us FFXIV players some info to look forward to for the coming path, 4.5. Wait, what's this?

- The lead producer/director of the dev team is surprised that people are far more excited for Hildibrand quests than the Four Lord trials?
- They tried putting "Eureka" and "enjoy" in the same sentence, and it was met with total silence from the live audience, and jeers from the twitch stream audience?
- They totally, utterly fucked up Blue Mage with a perfect show of how complacent and lazy SE has become as a company?

https://imgur.com/dJbg8sv
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The Wave Master
11/18/18 2:30:31 AM
#469:


David Arquette has lost whatever was left of his mind after the divorce from Courtney Cox. I guess being the former WCW Champion wasn't enough, and now he gets his kicks from smashing light bulbs in terrible Independence wrestling shows, and nearly killing himself in the process.

https://www.cagesideseats.com/2018/11/17/18099792/bloody-violent-nick-gage-vs-david-arquette-deathmatch-ends-with-bizarre-finish
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ParanoidObsessive
11/18/18 4:58:45 PM
#470:


Entity13 posted...
- They tried putting "Eureka" and "enjoy" in the same sentence, and it was met with total silence from the live audience, and jeers from the twitch stream audience?

I'm old, why does this mean anything?



The Wave Master posted...
David Arquette has lost whatever was left of his mind after the divorce from Courtney Cox. I guess being the former WCW Champion wasn't enough, and now he gets his kicks from smashing light bulbs in terrible Independence wrestling shows, and nearly killing himself in the process.

Nah, I give him credit. It's been mentioned multiple times that he was always an old-school wrestling fan from way back, and even he said the idea of him wrestling in WCW was bad and it was an absolutely terrible idea to win the belt, but he was overruled because Vince Russo is and has always been an idiot. And because of that, Arquette has basically been the butt of jokes about it ever since.

Basically, he's gotten sick of getting made fun of for 20 years about how an actor and non-wrestler won the title, so now he's decided he's actually going to be a bad-ass semi-legit wrassler and try to earn some respec. If anything, he's showing that he's got more respect for the business at this point than most of the people in it (in the WWE, at least).

Can't even give him shit for being in his late 40s while doing it, because the last PPV the WWE had two 53-year olds, a 51-year old, and a 49-year old in the main event - and a 48-year old non-wrestler won the tournament to prove who is "the best in the world".


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Entity13
11/18/18 5:01:57 PM
#471:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
Entity13 posted...
- They tried putting "Eureka" and "enjoy" in the same sentence, and it was met with total silence from the live audience, and jeers from the twitch stream audience?

I'm old, why does this mean anything?


It goes to show just how much Yoshida and his team missed their mark, compared to the audience.
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Zeus
11/18/18 9:17:00 PM
#472:


The Wave Master posted...
David Arquette has lost whatever was left of his mind after the divorce from Courtney Cox. I guess being the former WCW Champion wasn't enough, and now he gets his kicks from smashing light bulbs in terrible Independence wrestling shows, and nearly killing himself in the process.

https://www.cagesideseats.com/2018/11/17/18099792/bloody-violent-nick-gage-vs-david-arquette-deathmatch-ends-with-bizarre-finish


If you're working indies, it's not hard to nearly get killed >_> Those mud shows are often run poorly.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Can't even give him shit for being in his late 40s while doing it, because the last PPV the WWE had two 53-year olds, a 51-year old, and a 49-year old in the main event - and a 48-year old non-wrestler won the tournament to prove who is "the best in the world".


...now you're going to make me google that.
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The Wave Master
11/19/18 9:54:09 AM
#473:


That whole Shane thing was a last minute change because of so many people backing out of Sexist Fest 2018.

In fact, I didn't even watch Survivir Series last night. My wife asked me, and I pl went, "meh." And that settled that debate. I'm going to go look up the results last night, and be disappointed by what I read.

Also, whose turn is it to pick the top title?Granted it should be Stan Lee related, but it's not my turn.
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Zeus
11/19/18 12:13:38 PM
#474:


Can't remember if I mentioned it, but finished the She-Ra reboot over the weekend (or sooner). It wasn't anything special and the over-diversity was a little silly, but it was interesting enough to keep going although I expect had it been anything other than a reboot I probably wouldn't have bothered with it. I am looking forward to the possibility of a season 2 now. And if Funko produces any Mystery Minis based on the show, I'll likely pick up a few blind boxes.

The Wave Master posted...

Also, whose turn is it to pick the top title?Granted it should be Stan Lee related, but it's not my turn.


Did we do turns? I thought we usually voted. At any rate, I'll toss out my suggestion again:

Zeus posted...
shadowsword87 posted...
It's going to be about Stan Lee, don't be silly.


So.... Stan By Geek?


(And, in case anybody didn't get the reference....)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(film)
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Metalsonic66
11/19/18 12:38:04 PM
#475:


Stan Your Ground
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Zeus
11/19/18 3:52:40 PM
#476:


Metalsonic66 posted...
Stan Your Ground


Doesn't it have to have "Geek" in the title? So it'd have to be "Stan Your Geek"

Otherwise I'll also just toss out Geek-Men: The Last Stan
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Metalsonic66
11/19/18 4:13:39 PM
#477:


You're correct
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WhiskeyDisk
11/19/18 4:43:39 PM
#478:


I was thinking "Rest in Geek, Stan Lee"
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Korruptor
11/19/18 7:09:40 PM
#479:


Geekcelsior
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ParanoidObsessive
11/19/18 11:32:55 PM
#480:


Entity13 posted...
It goes to show just how much Yoshida and his team missed their mark, compared to the audience.

Yes, but I still literally understand nothing about why those terms should mean anything to anyone in the same sentence, or why some people are going to have a radically different response to them than others.

I'm assuming there's context there I'm entirely missing. Probably some millennial Twittery nonsense.



The Wave Master posted...
That whole Shane thing was a last minute change because of so many people backing out of Sexist Fest 2018.

Actually, the reverse is apparently true. People in the know have said that the entire point of the whole tournament from day one was solely so that Shane could win it in exactly the way he did.

Supposedly the WWE decided that the only viable solution to the weak SmackDown ratings was to get a heel McMahon authority figure into the show, so the entire tournament was supposed to piss people off to help turn him.

Also supposedly, they backed off the idea (maybe - they might still be doing a slow burn double turn between him and Miz based on the PPV Sunday) because the Daniel Bryan turn happened and they didn't want to turn them both at the same time.



The Wave Master posted...
In fact, I didn't even watch Survivir Series last night. My wife asked me, and I pl went, "meh." And that settled that debate. I'm going to go look up the results last night, and be disappointed by what I read.

I'm not going to say it was good, but it was certainly a lot of unexpected, and I found it enjoyable in a watching a car crash sort of way.

Then again, I was also at least somewhat inebriated, which I knew going in was probably going to be necessary to enjoy the show as a whole.


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Entity13
11/20/18 1:25:09 AM
#481:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
Entity13 posted...
It goes to show just how much Yoshida and his team missed their mark, compared to the audience.

Yes, but I still literally understand nothing about why those terms should mean anything to anyone in the same sentence, or why some people are going to have a radically different response to them than others.

I'm assuming there's context there I'm entirely missing. Probably some millennial Twittery nonsense.



The short of it is that Eureka is an abhorrent form of content in FFXIV that combines previously unpopular content with a watered down version of another FF title (XI) without its necessary features. The area designs are nice, but that's about it for 3/4 of the areas of Eureka. The combat is garbage until you finally reach the third area, the second being the worst, and even then the third is semi-decent because of instant death spells by the players or the massive damage boost for tank classes. The rng-based elements are tragic and shit, for developing the gear you can get from it.

It's really not great content, disliked by most people, and the dev team are like "Hey, the next and final area is coming for Eureka for you to enjoy!" blegh.
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Raganork
11/20/18 1:19:54 PM
#482:


The amount of suffering people will endure to continue role-playing as cat girls is beyond my understanding.
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Entity13
11/20/18 1:31:04 PM
#483:


Raganork posted...
The amount of suffering people will endure to continue role-playing as cat girls is beyond my understanding.


Also demon girls, and soon bunny girls (come 5.0). Some things are just nice and worthwhile. Even I'm seeing less worth behind FFXIV these days, however.
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Zeus
11/20/18 1:38:41 PM
#484:


Was thinking of caving and getting a Switch this Black Friday, but the deals look meh. Honestly, I'm more tempted by the ps4 deal (system + new Spidey for $200)... but given that I have a massive ps3 queue right now, that would probably be stupid.

I was going to buy a ps4 eventually. Right now the only things on it that kinda appeal are the two Uncharted games, the new Spidey, and... I know there are a few more but they aren't coming to mind. Granted, I also already picked up a few ps4 games, possibly including Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (not 100% sure) which means I'd also need the VR headset at some point.

idk, not sure what Black Friday sales really appeal to me. I do want to get the $20 Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon deal at Best Buy, though. Also tempted to pick up a copy of Pokemon Sun while it's $20 new at Gamestop so I won't have to reset my game if I want to replay the campaign.

Otherwise apparently the prevailing speculation is that the ps4 only has another 2-3 years of life left so... meh.

Korruptor posted...
Geekcelsior


Didn't we already do that? I'd almost suggest True Geeklievers but.... that's a bit cumbersome
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Raganork
11/20/18 1:52:47 PM
#485:


Entity13 posted...
Raganork posted...
The amount of suffering people will endure to continue role-playing as cat girls is beyond my understanding.


Also demon girls, and soon bunny girls (come 5.0). Some things are just nice and worthwhile. Even I'm seeing less worth behind FFXIV these days, however.

I enjoy my role-playing with a healthy helping of competent game design, something that Square Enix is incapable of producing. My time is better spent writing a story about my bunny girl's travels throughout middle earth than have her wait for queues, attempt group coordination amongst people with hemorrhaging brain cells, and loiter about whilst she waits for monsters to suddenly appear.
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The Wave Master
11/20/18 7:37:03 PM
#486:


Even with the insane sales of Red Dead Redemption 2, Call of Duty Black Ops 4 was still the best selling game of October, and has a sales lead for the year, even before Black Friday.

I would have thought franchise fatigue would have settled in for Calk of Duty, but it's just a damn Juggernaut, and doesn't have any signs of slowing down.

https://m.ign.com/articles/2018/11/21/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-was-october-2018s-best-selling-game?abthid=5bf4a66a9a05a9517d0009d2
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Metalsonic66
11/20/18 7:43:54 PM
#487:


I think hype IS dying down for Call of Duty, but the people who continue to buy it every year will keep it going strong for a long time (it's basically Madden at this point)
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I_Abibde
11/20/18 8:45:59 PM
#488:


*looks up from the Drive Thru RPG version of the Hollow World set*

The only reason I am leaving my home at all on Black Friday is because I have to work. :-P Not going to buy anything. Did too many years in retail to feel anything but jaded about the entire holiday season.

As for Call of Duty, it benefits from a nigh-infinite supply of casual dudebro gamers in the U.S. It is indeed Madden, but with guns.
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shadowsword87
11/20/18 8:47:40 PM
#489:


Oh yeah, Drive Thru RPG and RPG Now have merged, so that's nice I guess.
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Zeus
11/20/18 9:11:36 PM
#490:


Still torn on that ps4 deal. I half suspect I'll never see a chance to get it cheaper, although I guess next Black Friday could do something similar.

(Also really kicking myself for not buying that one New 3DS deal last Black Friday.)

I_Abibde posted...
As for Call of Duty, it benefits from a nigh-infinite supply of casual dudebro gamers in the U.S. It is indeed Madden, but with guns.


A rather unfortunate choice of words, given that we recently had Madden with guns >_>

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/26/us/jacksonville-madden-shooting/index.html
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Zeus
11/20/18 9:29:03 PM
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Oh, plus I started watching Be Cool, Scooby Doo which has been surprisingly hilarious. I had zero expectations for it between the art style, some clips I had seen, and the fact that it had replaced Mystery Inc (my favorite Scooby version). However, if the rest of the show is as good as the first episode (which has a rocky first few minutes but was golden afterward -- "I'm not scared of heights, I'm scared of widths"), odds are it'll be my second favorite version.
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I_Abibde
11/21/18 5:53:26 PM
#492:


Zeus posted...
A rather unfortunate choice of words, given that we recently had Madden with guns


Yeah, that was my whoops. Didn't know about that, sorry.
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The Wave Master
11/21/18 9:50:33 PM
#493:


Who else is cooking Thanksgiving dinner? Or is it just me? I so just ran out of eggs.
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Zeus
11/21/18 10:46:06 PM
#494:


Got up to episode 5 of Be Cool, Scooby Doo. Episode 2 was also hilarious (mostly for the subplot about Scooby trying to find a new best friend), but the last few ones haven't been as great. I like the nods to classic Scooby monsters, though. And the music chase segments -- which I hadn't really liked in the previous incarnations -- have been amusing.

At any rate, still dragging my feet on that ps4 decision. Was also deciding whether to get a cheap-ish 40-in or so smart tv, mostly for gaming. I've generally just been using a monitor... and I think I'd told the story several times now, but it's basically supporting my primary laptop (the one I keep at home). Also -- and I'm kinda kicking myself for it --- but I saw a 40-in 1080p tv of some sort for $25 at my local Goodwill during my weekly binge and rather stupidly didn't bother spending the time to check it out because I was in a bit of a rush. I guess I could have gone with that as a gaming tv although... idk, right now I'm just not at the point where I want a really big gaming tv. And while I like the idea of having a smart tv for streaming content, in reality I mostly just use my laptops for that kind of stuff anyway so it doesn't add much value.

I do need to decide whether to pull the trigger on that ps4 deal. And I still really want a Switch at this point, but if it's not getting a deep enough discount I might as well wait for a later model.

The Wave Master posted...
Who else is cooking Thanksgiving dinner? Or is it just me? I so just ran out of eggs.


I leave that to the older generation.
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Entity13
11/21/18 11:21:41 PM
#495:


My place is too small to cook or host dinner for 18 or more people, so no. The cooking's all being done by me brother-in-law's little sister and her hubby.
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shadowsword87
11/21/18 11:32:52 PM
#496:


My parents are cooking, which is standard for me.

I should probably bring a dish, but it's a bit late to start it up now.
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Metalsonic66
11/22/18 12:42:50 AM
#497:


I'm bringing my famous Sweet Potato casserole
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ParanoidObsessive
11/22/18 11:37:48 AM
#498:


I have my niece and nephew over, but I've kind of reached a point in my life where I don't really do major Thanksgiving cooking as much as I just buy a rotisserie chicken and then cook up a couple of side-dishes real quick.

I also just make Stove Top stuffing, but I adapted an old family stuffing recipe and spice the living hell out of it.



Zeus posted...
Didn't we already do that? I'd almost suggest True Geeklievers but.... that's a bit cumbersome

Stan "The Geek" Lee
Stan's Geek Soapbox
Make Mine Geek
Who Wants to Be a Supergeek?
Stan Lee's World of Geeks


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I_Abibde
11/22/18 11:48:19 AM
#499:


I still favor Stan By Geek, myself.

For today, I made the banana pudding (featuring banana slices and vanilla wafers), and the missus is supplying green beans (with bacon) and mashed (from scratch) potatoes. Pot luck is the way to go, if you ask me.

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WhiskeyDisk
11/22/18 11:53:38 AM
#500:


Happy Thanksgiving, geeks!
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