Recent content by YingDerpington

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    Final Fantasy VIII's Gunblade Gets the Man at Arms Treatment

    one of the more modern terms for saber is actually a cut-and-thrust sword used in fencing thats sort of based off the cavalry saber (when I practiced fencing years ago I was told that the "fencing saber" was technically a rapier) so rapier could still refer to such a weapon, though that's unlikely.
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    Please turn in your geek card, sir/madam.

    Don't suppose you have room for a random stranger on the internet in your merry band of Uninitiated D&Der's? Seriously though, I know almost no one that's interested in table top gaming so it's almost impossible for me to do that stuff where I am, though I did discover roll20 thanks to you...
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    University Problems

    Might I ask which Australian University you were attending? I'm quite curious because I live in Australia as well and I haven't actually heard much of this sort of thing from other universities in the country. I just got accepted to do a Bachelor of Engineering course and from what i've been...
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    Your Most Annoying Case of "Forgot About His Powers."

    Dio Brando. Anyone here who has read Jojo's Bizarre Adventure parts 1 and 3 know exactly what the fuck i'm talking about. The writer himself was asked about why Dio didn't use certain powers of his in part 3 and he simply replied that he (the author) forgot about them.
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    Thinking about it, what is the stupidest fictional thing ever?

    The second one sounds a hell of a lot like Dirge of Cerberus, but I haven't played that since it came out, and very stupid video game sums it up almost entirely. The first is entirely unknown to me.
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    Your "I'm an idiot" moments in gaming.

    Wait... What? You can do that? I have had Fallout 3 for three years and I did not know this. I feel rather quite silly now. OT: The puzzle doors in Skyrim that require the dragon claws, it took me 10 minutes of trying to get through one before having the idea of comparing the pictures on the...
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    Poll: Features the Escapist desperately needs

    A bloody sign on the front page labeled "Number of days the Escapist has gone without mentioned Anita Sarkeesian" or alternatively "Number of days the Escapist has gone without someone complaining about Political Correctness"
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    Is it ok to kill spiders?

    Being an Australian I do the one thing we all universally do, kill the ones that pose a threat (motherfucking red-backs in your shoes are the worst thing ever). Luckily most of our seriously nasty ones are easily recognisable. Funnel Webs, Red Backs, Trap Door Spiders, Mouse Spiders...
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    "I'm out of my depth here..."

    If you're on the Oceanic Server we should play together! I could help out/feed alongside you guys! OT: Every time you head into a new area in Dragon's Dogma. There is no way of knowing what level or strength the enemy are going to be in each area (or how many will come out of nowhere even at...
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    Worst Comeback You've Ever Heard

    I think I can speak for many when I say one of the worst, most pointless, most annoying comebacks must be "no u" and any variations on this. "I know you are but what am I" "no you are" and all the variations unto infinity.
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    What type of drunk are you?

    I become a social person and my ego becomes bigger than Daystar's e-peen. It dwarfs everything else in the room. EVERYTHING. And I appear to have a perfect recollection (better than sober) when i'm drunk. No favourite alcohol.
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    Animated Avatars and You

    ... Fuck that thing is hypnotic... Did you make that thing or not? It's just like whatsisface with the Hue-Manatee gif.
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    "Ow! My pancreus!" What is the worst you've ever felt?

    Worst i've probably gotten was when my brother swung a shovel through my left heel and nearly severed my achilles tendon entirely. I was 9 at the time so I think you can imagine what the reaction was. Seems i've gotten it easy according to some of the others in this thread.
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    Scientists Create Extra-Long Life Beer

    Insult someone with something relating to them liking VB. about 90% of Australians will come down on you with the fury of all the gods at once if you try to imply they like VB. Oh you're so funny... Trying to trick the tourists into drinking the swill that is VB. Out of the several hundred...