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grimcreaper: Jan 7, 2012

kingcom posted:

Maybe thats why Kimsemus is locked up???

Kimsemus... why was he banned?

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:22

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 10:52

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Vote Eonwe in 2016

Is it ok if I don't and just say I did?

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:22

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Tippis posted:

Is it ok if I don't and just say I did?

This is why secret ballots are terrible and should be changed.

Also, bring back "First Past the Post"

TIA

Eonwe's slogan is Make SA great again, it's a little derivative...

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:25

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

This is why secret ballots are terrible and should be changed.

Also, bring back "First Past the Post"

TIA

Only if we replace them with lizards, like in the democracies of old.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:29

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Tippis posted:

Only if we replace them with lizards, like in the democracies of old.

Do dragons count as lizards?

If so I'm all for it.

Except Chameleons. gently caress those guys.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:33

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Unfunny Poster posted:

It's all Eonwe's fault anyway. He just wants to make the OP for all the gaming threads, clearly.

lol, by the way, can I post that snippet? Also, where did that come from

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:33

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Do dragons count as lizards?

If so I'm all for it.

Only the Komodo variant. The rest are just a bunch of uppity chickens with a jewel fetish, and are therefore ineligible.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:36

grimcreaper: Jan 7, 2012

Eonwe posted:

lol, by the way, can I post that snippet? Also, where did that come from

Some of us trawl the Starbound thread as well. We know what your up to.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:36

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

Mirificus posted:

PVP by consent only

I suspect there will be separate PvE and PvP servers because that is what I want

Explain to me how it will not work... everyone get what they want

I eagerly await the unmitigated levels of disappointment these fuckwits will endure.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:39

grimcreaper: Jan 7, 2012

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

I eagerly await the unmitigated levels of disappointment these fuckwits will endure.

Im pretty sure its already starting. They have prepared the "tool" but CiG forgot the "spit" and people are gonna be "bleeding profusely" soon.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:43

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

i made a new eve thread, enjoy

forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3761524

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:52

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

grimcreaper posted:

Some of us trawl the Starbound thread as well. We know what your up to.

lol

# ? Jan 25, 2016 04:52

Mekchu: Apr 10, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

I eagerly await the unmitigated levels of disappointment these fuckwits will endure.

That's already happening.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:04

A Neurotic Jew: Feb 17, 2012; by exmarx

https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/315152/space-combat-is-not-very-fun

$1000 - $2499 backer :kheldragar:

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:06

B_of_InfoRedux: Oct 6, 2015; WANT A MELTDOWN? KEEP READING FROM YOUR MOTHERS BASEMENTS WHILE YOU BEAT YOUR TINY DICK SECRETLY THINKING OF SANDI YOU HYPOCRITICAL PIECES OF HUMAN GARBAGE.

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

I eagerly await the unmitigated levels of disappointment these fuckwits will endure.

I love how it's completely okay at this stage that there's still not a clear consensus on this. You would think that would raise some serious concerns. Fuckwits indeed.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:07

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

Unfunny Poster posted:

That's already happening.

Oh this is nothing. This is like expecting a tsunami and getting excited when the tide comes in.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:07

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

B_of_InfoRedux posted:

I love how it's completely okay at this stage that there's still not a clear consensus on this. You would think that would raise some serious concerns. Fuckwits indeed.

If there's one thing the Star Citizen campaign was successful at, it was getting dumb nerds to believe the dumbest possible story with the worst excuses imaginable.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:09

Solarin: Nov 15, 2007

Darkpriest667 posted:

That is one of the most brilliant things I've seen in this thread. A+

I'm glad that psy101 class is paying off for both me and Sandi

Something I haven't seen mentioned in this thread: there is a great This American Life episode about a scam that you cannot help but see parallels to Star Citizen. I really recommend listening to it, it's Act 1 of this episode: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/571/the-heart-wants-what-it-wants

Here's some blurbs from the transcript - just replace 'woman' with 'spaceship' to apply this to SC:

quote:

Don told me he always wanted to be a writer, but his real talent was in being a hustler. He always had a scheme going.

In his early 30s, Don visited Mexico and wrote a traveler's guide where he explained how American men could live cheaply there, pick up women, and get by with rudimentary Spanish.

It was called Mexico, Bachelor's Paradise.

It didn't sell. And then he tried something most writers would never consider. He changed the name of the book's author to a woman's name. Sales skyrocketed, he said. Apparently, lonely American men didn't want tips from a guy. They wanted tips from a girl.

Don realized there was a market waiting to be exploited. He rented mailing lists from magazines that catered to single men and started writing letters to them, posing as different women. Men like Jesse were invited to join a club where, in exchange for a small fee, they could receive love letters.

In a moment of inspiration, Don decided to call the women who wrote the letters angels-- Angel Linda, Angel Kristina, Angel Pamala. He purchased stock photos of models and printed catalogs with photos and bios for each angel.

Angels came in different flavors. Some were compliant, helpless, and pure. Others were raunchy and sent nude photos of themselves. Most were young, and all were eager to please. Dream women for a certain kind of man, dreamed up, of course, by another man.

quote:

After a few letters to Jesse, Pamala let him know that the only thing she wanted was a little help. "Darling, I want you to know that I really love writing you every day. It has filled a great need in my life, and I know I'd be very sad if I had to stop writing you and being your friend. I hope you feel the same way about me and my letters to you. I think it's fair and reasonable for me to ask you to help with the expenses of paper, envelopes, postage, photos, and the other things I'll be sending you. If you could send me just $10 a week for my letters, I could continue writing every day as I have been."

Jesse was fine with that. He figures he sent in $4,000 or $5,000 between 1985 and '88. It wasn't a big deal to him.

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As Don went on, he realized his members were hooked and he could take the fantasy further-- much further. He invented an epic world for his angels with a magical backstory and a fantastic future.

Here's how it worked. The angels supposedly live together in a retreat hidden away from the world. Most were lost souls, escaping drugs and bad men. These were women who needed a steady hand and a strong shoulder. As he invented more angels, Don came up with interweaving backstories. Some angels were good, some bad. Angels helped one another, backstabbed each other.

All the men who signed up to join the Lonely Hearts Club understood they were joining an organization of goodhearted men who were devoted to taking care of the angels. The organization was known as The Call. Don promised members of The Call that they would one day move with the angels to a valley paradise into a giant building shaped like a naked woman lying down on the grass. This lady-shaped building would house meeting rooms and auditoriums. The paradise was to be called Chonda-Za.

In exchange for their contributions, the members would have their needs looked after at Chonda-Za, all their needs. At the center of the entire fantasy was a matriarch, a saintly woman named Mother Maria. Maria collected and managed the money from the members, and she organized and disciplined the angels. She was said to have mystical powers and could revirginize fallen women.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:10

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

B_of_InfoRedux posted:

I love how it's completely okay at this stage that there's still not a clear consensus on this. You would think that would raise some serious concerns. Fuckwits indeed.

You clearly don't understand game development. There's never been a game so open and transparent at this stage.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:10

Warcabbit: Apr 26, 2008; Wedge Regret

I'm very confused. I just played a space flight game with responsive controls, good targeting, and effective weapons. It was Star Citizen. There was no lag, there was no lurching. I hooked my Hornet up with that massive fixed gun on the turret, so all I had for easy shooting was the wing guns, cranked up Arena Commander, and I was blowing up Vanduul with just the wing guns - and I was doing it easily, when previously it took five minutes to take one down. I even did some high-deflection shots and got some one-hit kills in with the ballistic cannon.

All it took was a brand new computer - Skylake processor, 16 gigs ram, 4 gigs video card ram, SSDs, Win10, and so on.

It played like butter.

All it took was a computer made of parts that just didn't exist when this version of CryEngine came out.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:11

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Warcabbit posted:

I'm very confused. I just played a space flight game with responsive controls, good targeting, and effective weapons. It was Star Citizen. There was no lag, there was no lurching. I hooked my Hornet up with that massive fixed gun on the turret, so all I had for easy shooting was the wing guns, cranked up Arena Commander, and I was blowing up Vanduul with just the wing guns - and I was doing it easily, when previously it took five minutes to take one down. I even did some high-deflection shots and got some one-hit kills in with the ballistic cannon.

All it took was a brand new computer - Skylake processor, 16 gigs ram, 4 gigs video card ram, SSDs, Win10, and so on.

It played like butter.

All it took was a computer made of parts that just didn't exist when this version of CryEngine came out.

I would have believed you if you had 32gb of ram. 16 is child's play!

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:14

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK: Sep 11, 2001

Warcabbit posted:

I'm very confused. I just played a space flight game with responsive controls, good targeting, and effective weapons. It was Star Citizen. There was no lag, there was no lurching. I hooked my Hornet up with that massive fixed gun on the turret, so all I had for easy shooting was the wing guns, cranked up Arena Commander, and I was blowing up Vanduul with just the wing guns - and I was doing it easily, when previously it took five minutes to take one down. I even did some high-deflection shots and got some one-hit kills in with the ballistic cannon.

All it took was a brand new computer - Skylake processor, 16 gigs ram, 4 gigs video card ram, SSDs, Win10, and so on.

It played like butter.

All it took was a computer made of parts that just didn't exist when this version of CryEngine came out.

16 gigs of ram isnt enough for croberts vision

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:15

Turtle Sandbox: Dec 31, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Jobbo_Fett posted:

If there's one thing the Star Citizen campaign was successful at, it was getting dumb nerds to believe the dumbest possible story with the worst excuses imaginable.

All this while they paid a premium for the privilege.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:15

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Speaking of huge PC requirements, can you imagine what a private server would need?

"Ah, I finally got my very own private server up and running. I've got my hd and ram tower, upgraded my router and modem... and it only cost me 6 grand!"

"The BestBuy guy laughed at me when I said I needed 500gb of ram to run my own server, BUT WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, STEVE?!"

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:18

Mekchu: Apr 10, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

Oh this is nothing. This is like expecting a tsunami and getting excited when the tide comes in.

True.

I'm still shocked and somewhat appalled that someone tried to paint Totalbiscuit's criticisms as being because the dude has cancer and is just worried he won't play the game before he dies.

Call me crazy, but that is some hosed up logic.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:20

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

Unfunny Poster posted:

Call me crazy, but that is some hosed up logic.

Have you seen Dowlphin's blog?

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:21

Mekchu: Apr 10, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Mirificus posted:

Have you seen Dowlphin's blog?

I skipped past it. Give me the highlights.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:22

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Unfunny Poster posted:

Call me crazy, but that is some hosed up logic.

We're talking about people who paid huge sums of money for jpgs.

poo poo, at least the dude dropping a couple grand on... anything that actually exists can enjoy whatever he bought. With SC all you get to do is admire the pixels until they maybe get created without also loving you over at the same time.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:22

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

Unfunny Poster posted:

I skipped past it. Give me the highlights.

This one is long but worth reading.

Mirificus posted:

Dowlphin is weird

I started here. The rabbit hole goes very deep.

Mirificus posted:

https://dowlphinblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/life-this-is-madness/

The ponies are animated. At that point, I dared not venture any further into the abyss.

Mirificus posted:

The about page on that blog links to their other blogs and "Main website".

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:32

Warcabbit: Apr 26, 2008; Wedge Regret

Jobbo_Fett posted:

I would have believed you if you had 32gb of ram. 16 is child's play!

The next 16 is going in in the next paycheck. It's a development box as much as anything, and I'm tossing around 5+ gigabyte map files. Whee.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:41

Mekchu: Apr 10, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Mirificus posted:

This one is long but worth reading.

I started here. The rabbit hole goes very deep.

The ponies are animated. At that point, I dared not venture any further into the abyss.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:49

Darkpriest667: Feb 2, 2015; I'm sorry I impugned
your cocksmanship.

Solarin posted:

I'm glad that psy101 class is paying off for both me and Sandi

Something I haven't seen mentioned in this thread: there is a great This American Life episode about a scam that you cannot help but see parallels to Star Citizen. I really recommend listening to it, it's Act 1 of this episode: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/571/the-heart-wants-what-it-wants

Here's some blurbs from the transcript - just replace 'woman' with 'spaceship' to apply this to SC:

I learned it in Child Psych, Sociology, and Psychology. All were required for my degree.

That scam about Chonda-Za is fantastic. I wish I had thought of it.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 05:56

Ursine Catastrophe: Nov 9, 2009; It's a lovely morning in the void and you are a horrible lady-in-waiting.

don't ask how i know; Dinosaur Gum

somone posted this awhile back and I can't be arsed to find the original post:

but i feel like calling attention to the comments in the reddit thread:

and perhaps the oddest one:

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:11

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

I'm going to Vegas in a couple weeks

Suggest things for me to do

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:11

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK: Sep 11, 2001

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

somone posted this awhile back and I can't be arsed to find the original post:

but i feel like calling attention to the comments in the reddit thread:

and perhaps the oddest one:

these people might be literal retards

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:13

1000 Sweaty Rikers: Oct 13, 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf31MzNgnNk

I think that this should be added to the SC vid playlist. One of my faves.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:13

CashEnsign: Feb 7, 2015

Eonwe posted:

I'm going to Vegas in a couple weeks

Suggest things for me to do

Go to the Hofbrau House, drink real beer and take part in the stein holding competition. I was just there for New Years.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:14

A Neurotic Jew: Feb 17, 2012; by exmarx

I would get drunk while watching other people piss money away.

it will be just like this thread tbh.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:15

skaboomizzy: Nov 12, 2003; There is nothing I want to be. There is nothing I want to do.
I don't even have an image of what I want to be. I have nothing. All that exists is zero.

Eonwe posted:

I'm going to Vegas in a couple weeks

Suggest things for me to do

Gamble
Drink
Eat

Do all of these to excess.

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:16

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 10:52

alf_pogs: Feb 15, 2012

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

somone posted this awhile back and I can't be arsed to find the original post:

but i feel like calling attention to the comments in the reddit thread:

and perhaps the oddest one:

the comic is okay but these reactions are a whole other level of amazing

# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:16

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