The Safe haven thread: Talk about anything

[Little Woodsman]

Got to play Betrayal at the House on Haunted Hill the other night. We beat the betrayer by a hair's breadth- which is as it should be- and it should have been pretty fun.
Except
The person who suggested -nay- *insisted* that it be the game we play spent the entire time bitching about how badly the game was going for him and how he *always* does terribly in that game.
Really ruined it for me.

 

[Risingblade]

I finally got the hang of panel washing, so i'm extremely happy right now.

 

[Stryc9]

I recently read Yahtzee's book Jam. I'm thinking of getting Mogworld. I haven't decided yet if I want to or not.

Also, I have been going through a really weird unicorn phase. I'm not sure if it's because I'm about to turn 31, or if it's because I recently suffered a concussion. I hope it's not permanent.

Get Mogworld, it's really great. Even better get the audiobook version. Yahtzee read it so you get to listen to his voice for several hours. It's really good. Really it is.

 

[NiPah]

Well, I've started a new religion. It seems to be going strong.

Also, been playing Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney. People should get on it. It's a lot of fun.

Does it have cat girls?
I'm tired of all these new religions without cat girls.

 

[xaszatm]

Well, I've started a new religion. It seems to be going strong.

Also, been playing Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney. People should get on it. It's a lot of fun.

Does it have cat girls?
I'm tired of all these new religions without cat girls.

Well, Fappy and Tizzy are gods so...yes?

 

[Caiphus]

I finished my new rig.

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/user/Ed130/saved/Cv7wrH

Oh, I also started playing Planetside 2, I doubt I'll continue playing as it's monetization system isn't terrific but I lucked out platoon-wise. The Platoon Leader was a real pro, knowing what to do, when to retreat, what bases to bypass.

Then he said 'fuck it we're doing a Gull run' (gull is short of Galaxy, a transport aircraft armed with turrets but by no means a dedicated ground attack unit). After a few strafing runs deep within enemy territory we all were blown up and scattered amongst a hill overlooking an enemy base when the plan 'The Hills Have Eyes' came into being. In short the next few hours were spent harassing the base, destroying the armoured columns sent up to dislodge us, shooting down aircraft out of a stream sent to attack some other outpost and basically fooling around.

You live in my neck of the woods. Are you having latency issues with Planetside 2? Seeing as you live in New Zealand.

I occasionally think about trying it out, but assume that twitch shooting isn't fun if you've got 200+ ping.

Grats on your new PC though. How long do you think it will last you before you upgrade stuff?

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I finished my new rig.

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/user/Ed130/saved/Cv7wrH

Oh, I also started playing Planetside 2, I doubt I'll continue playing as it's monetization system isn't terrific but I lucked out platoon-wise. The Platoon Leader was a real pro, knowing what to do, when to retreat, what bases to bypass.

Then he said 'fuck it we're doing a Gull run' (gull is short of Galaxy, a transport aircraft armed with turrets but by no means a dedicated ground attack unit). After a few strafing runs deep within enemy territory we all were blown up and scattered amongst a hill overlooking an enemy base when the plan 'The Hills Have Eyes' came into being. In short the next few hours were spent harassing the base, destroying the armoured columns sent up to dislodge us, shooting down aircraft out of a stream sent to attack some other outpost and basically fooling around.

You live in my neck of the woods. Are you having latency issues with Planetside 2? Seeing as you live in New Zealand.

I occasionally think about trying it out, but assume that twitch shooting isn't fun if you've got 200+ ping.

Grats on your new PC though. How long do you think it will last you before you upgrade stuff?

A good while yet, I'm actually running the RAM underclocked and most parts were chosen especially for overclocking and using SLI.

I didn't really feel I was lagging out but I don't really know what to look for as I don't play multiplayer. I did die a lot but that might have simply been lack of skill and crappy weapons.

And I just checked the ping for the AU werver, for me its 37.

 

[TKhanman]

Due to teacher strikes I've got extra time off from school, so I'm going to try out a card game called Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards with some friends.

 

[Caiphus]

A good while yet, I'm actually running the RAM underclocked and most parts were chosen especially for overclocking and using SLI.

I didn't really feel I was lagging out but I don't really know what to look for as I don't play multiplayer. I did die a lot but that might have simply been lack of skill and crappy weapons.

And I just checked the ping for the AU werver, for me its 37.

Wow, okay. This has exposed my deep ignorance of how Planetside 2 functions. I assumed that it followed the standard MMO format of lumping us in with the Yanks.

But a) You say you didn't play multiplayer? I'm probably being rude asking for what is presumably an obvious explanation. What does this mean though?
b) And ooooh Australian server.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

Wow, okay. This has exposed my deep ignorance of how Planetside 2 functions. I assumed that it followed the standard MMO format of lumping us in with the Yanks.

But a) You say you didn't play multiplayer? I'm probably being rude asking for what is presumably an obvious explanation. What does this mean though?
b) And ooooh Australian server.

As in I don't play multiplayer at all, that PS2 session was the first time in months I've went up against people instead of bots or AI from single player campaigns.

And yes, an Aussie server so expect lots of Australian accents.

 

[Caiphus]

As in I don't play multiplayer at all, that PS2 session was the first time in months I've went up against people instead of bots or AI from single player campaigns.

And yes, an Aussie server so expect lots of Australian accents.

Ooooh, I see. So presumably you have to be playing multiplayer for your actions to count for anything in the game world?

For a second I thought it may have had a Warframe-esque format (which I rather enjoyed) where you could play single-player or private multiplayer, while still maintaining a connection to the Internet, and contribute to guilds/alliances in the comfort of your own private bubble.

And there's nothing wrong with Aussies. Love them. They're so adorbs.

 

[Artaneius]

Been playing a lot of Total War games lately. Loving Medieval 2 and Shogun 2 so far.

 

[Spider RedNight]

After a hectic few weeks and almost committing suicide (and eventually literally talking myself from jumping off a bridge), I quit my incredibly stressful job with my incredibly abusive boss and I'm still taking a moment to breathe.

My mom still doesn't want me playing video games (which is a problem) but rules were made to be broken so I've LITERALLY been stealing time as my Argonian thief in Skyrim under her nose.

OTHER THAN THAT I've recently reignited my obsessive fascination with the RPGMaker game OFF and I've been drawing copious amounts of fan art

Spoiler: Just in case anyone cared to see it

[http://s535.photobucket.com/user/TwilitWolfAmaterasu/media/BurntII_zpsafae054e.png.html]

OH and my sister recently dragged me down with her to watch that Hannibal show which is actually better than I was expecting

 

[Kingjackl]

I had a rather pathetic nervous breakdown today brought on by the stress from my radio journalism course. I found what I thought was a really good story about the passing of an indigenous freehold bill in Parliament. I sent out a few emails last week and was told by various MPs media advisors that they could arrange a phone interview with me, which I could then record as audio grabs for my current affairs assignment.

It is now 2 hours after I was due to go in and record the show and I've only just been able to get in touch with a low-level spokesman after days of being tossed around between various mid-level connectors. I've got my interview, but now I've had to email my psychotic course conveyor and ask for an extension, which in this subject is the equivalent of going up to the teacher and asking to be excused because you've just shit your pants. Naturally I have a full day of other uni stuff tomorrow, so I can't record it then or even just go out to the Valley tonight and drown my sorrows.

The point of the story is, don't be a student, especially not a journalism student. It's just paying money, time and your sanity now, for the vague promise of employment in an oversaturated market.

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

I am sick and fucking tired of Quinn, Sarkesein and SJW topics so this will be a safe haven.

Post anyting you want to talk about. A game you have been playing, a movie you just watched, a book you are reading or just somthing random that poped into your head, there is just one rule you cannot post ANYTING about all the bullshit that has been happening in the last few weeks. If you want to talk about that there are 100 other threads open right now.

For myself I just finished the books in the Bartimaeus Sequence, and I loved them, although I could have done with less Nathaniel POV chapters. I know you are not meant to like him all that much but next to Bartimaeus, he was just kind of boring.

I also just got round to installing Borderlands 2 on my PC. I had it on the PS3, but steam had the GotY edition on sale, and now that I have the DLC, I cannot choose what character to go for. I have already played the Siren and Zero, so any suggestions for who I should pick next out of the other original 2, and the DLC 2 would be helpful.

The Psycho dude is awesome, I would suggest playing him, I have played around with a variety of builds with that character, and from what I have experienced, all of the psycho builds are nuts if you play them right.

However, that's only if you like getting up close and personal with your enemies, otherwise try out the mechromancer, she gets some decent skills that allow for mad damage dealing goodness at a range, and has a killbot helper that rocks faces like a champ.

And if you're looking for someone to play with, add me on steam, and if I'm not otherwise engaged I will gladly run around causing chaos and mayhem with you.

 

[Grach]

I recently read Yahtzee's book Jam. I'm thinking of getting Mogworld. I haven't decided yet if I want to or not.

I'm thinking on buying it, is it good? I've read some nice reviews and the idea of a black humour apocalypse story interests me.

On topic: My brother just changed my video card for a beefier one. I'm gonna try it tomorrow with Planetside 2 and Arkham City. Can't right now, gotta get to Uni early to print a theology paper we got assigned.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

As in I don't play multiplayer at all, that PS2 session was the first time in months I've went up against people instead of bots or AI from single player campaigns.

And yes, an Aussie server so expect lots of Australian accents.

Ooooh, I see. So presumably you have to be playing multiplayer for your actions to count for anything in the game world?

For a second I thought it may have had a Warframe-esque format (which I rather enjoyed) where you could play single-player or private multiplayer, while still maintaining a connection to the Internet, and contribute to guilds/alliances in the comfort of your own private bubble.

And there's nothing wrong with Aussies. Love them. They're so adorbs.

There is no private servers (or at least ones I can access as a F2P noob) so everything bar a simple tutorial is done on one of 4 massive maps.

 

[Caiphus]

There is no private servers (or at least ones I can access as a F2P noob) so everything bar a simple tutorial is done on one of 4 massive maps.

I see. Well, still, if there is an Aussie server then I might check it out after all. Thanks for the information

 

[LegendaryVKickr]

Well...I mean, I tried anal today. Yupp. Just throwing that out there. While high.

School starts for me tomorrow as well. So I need to get some sleep. Sigh...I have been trying to get around to finishing Watch_Dogs for two weeks now...I got it a month ago and have hardly touched it. This is the same person who plowed through the entire Mass Effect Trilogy in two weeks, mind you. With school starting, and Watch_Dogs being fairly mediocre IMO, I may end up shelving it.

 

[Saika Renegade]

I am fighting very hard to resist the urge to purchase more small plastic shapeshifting robots, due to the need to conserve funds in the face of what may be a tight Q4 at work. This is not helped in the slightest by the fact that some shameless tempter has been sharing pictures of a new Brainstorm mold [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Generations_30_voyager_Brainstrom.jpg], a character who has grown on me ever since the Transformers IDW run of comics played his hyperactive scientific curiosity to the hilt. He's basically a genius of vague moral standards with ADHD, and he's supposed to be one of the good guys. I dig that kind of character dichotomy with the fairly clean image the 80's Transformers used to have, and this new toy doesn't look too shabby either.

That aside, I am thoroughly enjoying some of the offerings at GOG. I finally decided to see what the deal was about Painkiller given how Yahtzee talks it up and bought it for a couple of dollars earlier this year. I've so far found it to be a bucket of unsophisticated laughs, especially once I figured out how the grappling hook function on the Painkiller blade works. Enemies stop being problems to overcome and start being the night's unwilling entertainment when I can casually yank them off their feet from across the room at Mach 2, like I'm playing Just Cause 2 and just chained them to a passing car.