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June 24, 2012

The Gaming Thread....It's Back Edition
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

Afternoon 'Rons and 'Ettes! Zakn here! I apologize for the absence of the Gaming thread. I've been working a ton, so I neglected working on a post. Neglect no longer!

In our last Thread I brought up the Humble Indie Bundle V. They sold almost 600,000 bundles raising just over 5 million bucks. A portion of that went to a great Charity called Child's Play.

Point you ask? Yes. So i've been playing a grip of Super Meatboy. That's so last year you might say. Agreed. Where I'm going with this is Indie Game: The Movie. A bunch of professional nerds I follow on teh Twitters were raving about it, so I went and paid my 10 bucks (I think it's on Netflix streaming as well) for the DRM free edition. The Movie follows the people that made Super Meatboy, and Phil Fish who made Fez. Everyone has been losing their bowels about Fez, so I was interested. It was neat to see the ups and downs of these dudes as they went through the grinder making and marketing their games.

If you run a small Business, I recommend watching it. Small 2-3 Dude shops versus large companies of 700+ developers In between Playing Eve and Super Meatboy, I've been terrifying myself with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

The game is pretty cool because you can't actually fight anything. All you can do is run and hide. Very opposite to where everything else in gaming has been going. Plus there's a sequel coming out soon. Don't know if I'm going to get it. This damn thing is rough enough on my senses. Don't let me discourage you from it, it's an awesome play.

So Eve Stuff.

I made a public chat channel for us. It's AoSHQ It's a troll free zone. Don't care if you are blue or red, Hisec carebear noob or whatever. It's for Morons to chat about stuff in game. Save the troll stuff for Kugu or the Eve-O forums. Channel is for light banter and chat about all things Moron.

My bud on Twitter Koopy was asking me about Eve. Where we play etc. Eve is a one shard game. Everything that happens on Eve affects everyone else. Unlike other MMO's there aren't different Servers. Goons messing around with the faction warfare LP system jacked with everyone else that does FW. Man, did that story blow up lol.

Few more things and then it's your thread. Last thread I posted a vid from a fight between Test/PL vs Nuli down in Delve. (Map link lower left hand area). This "war" has sparked massive butt-hurt and bad posting. Why am I talking about this you ask? This is why.

It's a parody of the Call me Maybe vid dri posted in the sidebar earlier this week. My bro from the ONT, The Dude, hooked me up with a LoL version, which is probably cooler

Anyways. My Alliance is Deployed, which is one of my favorite things in game. We literally pick up sticks and head off to the buttcrack of space to go mess with someone. Leave a few alts to manage the infrastructure, but beyond that it's Starship Troopers. Even my Alt which does t2 production gets enlisted to do things. Oh you guys are Ratting there? Alt camps there and scares everyone off with probes. Love him or hate him, The Mittani had a great line about war in Eve when we kicked off the Branch war. Do everything you can do to ruin the lives of our enemies through the Eve Online Client.

And if you get comfortable with neuts in system...well you know what time it is... (linking the whole vid)

That's All I have this week friends. Hit me up on the Twitter if you roll like that.

Also. I got a great deal on a larger SSD than the one I'm currently using. I would prefer to not do a clean install or buy image software to migrate over to the new drive. If you have a good guide or advice, post it in the Breitbart section. I am using Win7 and have extra SATA blah blah blah. TIA

SilverGTP here with some news you can possibly use. This Tuesday is the release of the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC. This contains the alternate endings so be sure to download it. If you don't like the new endings, perhaps an FCC complaint will get new ones. It worked the first time, why not again?

A new Gears of War game is in the works, for release next year. You thought you won the war but there's always room for a prequel! Judgment is all about Baird and includes new multiplayer modes such as Overrun:

The Goonswarm struck again within EVE. This time hitting the economy for tons of ISK. More here.

Moronette Polliwogette has created a WoW Horde guild on Hellscream called Val U rite Pudding. If you play WoW then join up and raid everything!

Keep an eye on this website for news about a venture between Adult Swim and Valve. It's sure to be humorous, whatever it is.

Forza Horizon releases this fall and it looks to be a step backward in the franchise. Anyone who played Test Drive Unlimited 2 will instantly recognize this Forza, since it's the same game:

Fans of Star Trek might be excited to see the E3 announcement of a new game, simply called 'Star Trek'. The only decent game I've played is Star Trek Online and this new one looks a lot like Mass Effect. We'll just have to wait and see:

That's all the news I have this week. Summer is always a bit slow for gaming although it's a great time to buy used copies of games for cheap and to trade in old games towards pre-orders for this fall.

As always, find me on Twitter.

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 10:40 AM | Comments (133)
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1 I hate the way the term "gaming" is used. Playing video games doesn't really count in my book. You want to be a gamer? Get out paper and pencils and dice and play with people. Pushing buttons on a controller or waving your arms around at a device on top of your TV doesn't count.
Its not that they aren't fun but you aren't a GAMER if you play these things, in my book.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 24, 2012 10:50 AM (r4wIV)

2 What if you have to use spreadsheets?

Posted by: Zakn at June 24, 2012 10:51 AM (zyaZ1)

Appreciate the guild mention SilverGTP.

Due to the fact that guilds are case sensitive, I do have to add the the name is Val U Rite Pudding. Anachronda has signed the charter but we nee 3 more to get the guild actually running. Anyone who wants to sign the charter can Let me know in-thread or message me @Polliwogette on Twitter.

Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit at June 24, 2012 10:55 AM (Qe7jo)

4 Having played a while in the beta, I'm not sure I'll even be playing WoW when Pandaria comes out. The monks are insanely overpowered and the talent system is crap.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 24, 2012 10:56 AM (r4wIV)

5 The Star Trek game looks like ass.

Posted by: eman at June 24, 2012 10:58 AM (ejmiE)

6 Internet Sunglasses http://tinyurl.com/6wceufh

Posted by: o_O at June 24, 2012 10:59 AM (HOOye)

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 24, 2012 02:56 PM (r4wIV)

Honestly, I'm not sure why I like WoW more than DDO, although it doesn't make me motion sick like DDO so that's probably a factor.

Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit at June 24, 2012 11:02 AM (Qe7jo)

8 Speaking of Indie bundles... http://groupees.com/bemine3 I bought this. this is an INSANELY great bundle. since most of the games have steam keys you even have the option to trade/sell the ones you don't want. And many of them have direct download options so you don't have to mess with steam if you don't like it. The bundle has the first two OddWorld games, Avernum 4, 5 and 6. A good military FPS (Red Orchestra) and more more more. I bought it just to get the 3 Avernums. Such A Deal.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at June 24, 2012 11:04 AM (44/AS)

9 The best job for an Economist? Economist ValveÂ’s multi-player games, as well as Steam (ValveÂ’s successful trading platform), have allowed for the spontaneous emergence of complex virtual, yet quite real, economies. These economies are replete with rich trading patterns, fascinating Â‘institutionsÂ’ (which have also sprung up organically), socio-economic conventions, and, generally, a host of economic phenomena that partly reflect what we observe in the analogue world and partly constitute new and unexplored behavioural patterns. The task of a Valve economist is to make good use of the incredible wealth of data concerning these social economies, to pose fresh questions about their workings, and to generate methods for converting new knowledge about these economic vistas into tangible ideas that help improve our customersÂ’ experiences. Duties: Research, design, develop, and validate economic models to explain user behavior for all of ValveÂ’s products. Design experiments to validate experimental hypotheses for in-game economies. Provide insight into short- and long-term behavioral patterns of participants in virtual economies. Inform decision-making at Valve by providing quantitative and economic rationale for various lines of inquiry. Create new avenues of analysis based on existing economic metrics, as well as generating new domains of data to collect and investigate. Collaborate with our business development team to improve the performance of existing pricing strategies and incentives for our customers and partners. Requirements: Graduate degree in Economics or related field Advanced knowledge of statistics Four years experience with: Econometrics/data-mining or related field Relevant analysis techniques that inform the creation of economic models Recommended: Proficiency in one or more of the following programming languages: C++, SQL, PHP, or equivalent

Posted by: jobs at June 24, 2012 11:07 AM (HOOye)

10 Any morons play Rift? Looking for a new guild as mine has stopped progressing.

Posted by: BTM at June 24, 2012 11:12 AM (nD2pm)

11 Crossing the expression plane: ...OEmote, a free facial recognition feature thatÂ’s being added to Â“EverQuest IIÂ” that uses a web camera to read expressions made in the real world and turn them into virtual ones that instantly appear on avatar faces. Watch the interview below: http://tinyurl.com/88te5ak

Posted by: jobs at June 24, 2012 11:13 AM (HOOye)

12 I'm gonna make a plug for House of the Dead: Operation Overkill. With the PS3 Move sharshooter, it's a quite fun zombie killing game. Plus: Plenty of fbombs and deliberately cheesy dialog.

Posted by: Jimmuy at June 24, 2012 11:13 AM (kSaUf)

Posted by: jobs at June 24, 2012 03:07 PM (HOOye)

John would have loved that job, although he was an accountant not an economist. The auction houses were his favorite thing on *any* MMORPG that he played. He was also ABD in the logistics side of transportation planning which has at least some over-lap.

Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit at June 24, 2012 11:14 AM (Qe7jo)

14 We are burning up out here in Southern Colorado and what is the Fuck-Stain in Chief and Mrs FuckStain doing? Going to Europe to raise money for more Communisim...... I cannot wait to November when it is a 57 state landslide and the Obama disaster ends. I have never been this politically active ever and it is because of this Piece Garbage we have as POTUS...............

Posted by: Moe, Larry and Curley at June 24, 2012 11:19 AM (YVbwx)

15 >>We are burning up out here in Southern Colorado and what is the Fuck-Stain in Chief and Mrs FuckStain doing?

He's not really a god, he can't make it rain.

Posted by: Kinder, Gentler HeatherRadish™ at June 24, 2012 11:25 AM (/kI1Q)

16 Bleh, I wish I had the time and/or money to play all of these T_T Working PT at Staples while trying to start up an art career doesn't exactly lend itself to avid gaming. I'll just keep having to see what I can do about finding a job as a game tester. Then I'll get PAID to do this stuff

Posted by: Revvy at June 24, 2012 11:26 AM (ixgX2)

17 10 Any morons play Rift? Looking for a new guild as mine has stopped progressing. Posted by: BTM at June 24, 2012 03:12 PM (nD2pm) Quit about 8 months ago. :-(

Posted by: watching euro2012: go England! at June 24, 2012 11:34 AM (HOOye)

18 I would prefer to not do a clean install or buy image software to migrate over to the new drive. HD-Clone 4 Free Edition has worked well for me. http://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html

Posted by: toby928© at June 24, 2012 11:36 AM (QupBk)

19 Is Pong and Breakout included?

Posted by: LeBron Steinman at June 24, 2012 11:37 AM (jfWE9)

20 For anyone who plays Dota 2, DotaCinema runs a great top 10 best plays show every week: http://www.youtube.com/show?p=_xzbC3albNc For anyone interested in playing Dota 2 (you control 1 hero character on a team of 5 and try to destroy the opposing team's base), DotaCinema has a great library of introductory videos to help you get to know the game. Your only problem will be getting a beta key, as you need to fill out some kind of "survey" to be considered and the process is kind of buggy.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 24, 2012 11:43 AM (csi6Y)

21 15 He's not really a god, he can't make it rain.

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He could, if he hadn't forgotten to ask for the keys to HAARP.

Posted by: Darth Cheney at June 24, 2012 11:44 AM (c16IJ)

22 Really wish I had a gaming rig. My last build died in Novemer 2011 (MOBO and PSU)...I'm supposed to be relocating hopefully in July/August, so I've been holding off on a completely new gaming pc build. ATM I'm on laptop.

I've had my eye on building around the Intel I-5 2500K Sandy for it's OC capabilities, however, since it's release not long ago, I'm now looking at the I-5 3570K Ivy Bridge...any opinions/feedback????

Posted by: Absolut Krieg at June 24, 2012 11:48 AM (pijDW)

Good grief, I just read an entire post and I do not think I understood one word, till the end there, where it said something about Twitter, which I heard died the other day.

And what about Pong?

Posted by: Mister Money at June 24, 2012 11:52 AM (wN82N)

24 باراك أوباما هو التأتأة العنقودية يمارس الجنس مع من الفشل الذريع

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 24, 2012 11:54 AM (kqqGm)

25 Currently playing through Arkham City on PS3 and Zelda: Link to the Past on SNES.

Posted by: nickless at June 24, 2012 12:03 PM (MMC8r)

26 I jump on Wolfenstein: ET now and again. It's a fun game!

I'd like to play Guild Wars 2. Star Trek Online is too repetitive and not immersive enough for my tastes. LoTRO is fun, though I'm not much for endgame. I want to like sandbox games, badly. I've dabbled in Fallen Earth but I'm discouraged by the learning curve, wondering if the whole game feels so plodding. The occasional EVE trial puts me in a similar position. Repopulation is looking quite good. I'm definitely into crafting, making a home, exploring a world.

Posted by: Crispian at June 24, 2012 12:03 PM (uBMtY)

27 باراك أوباما هو التأتأة العنقودية يمارس الجنس مع من الفشل الذريع Never gets old.

Posted by: toby928© at June 24, 2012 12:13 PM (QupBk)

28 Don't know if there are people who like diablo clones, but I bought a pack of the new Torchlight2 game for some friends, and received 3 extra copies of Torchlight1. If anyone is interested if one, lemme know.

Also, if there are people who like big/long RTS games, I'd advise checking out Sins of a Solar Empire. Huge maps, and fun race/classes to play.

Similar space RTS is Star Ruler, where it's not as impressive graphically, but you can heavily customize yourself, down to how your ships are outfitted. So you could have slow moving warships larger than planets, small speedy fighters, or somewhere in between. You also get to chose between piloting the ships with people or AI which both have pros/cons.

Posted by: Johnnytightlips at June 24, 2012 12:14 PM (WvoOT)

29 The Monks will be nerfed pretty quickly. Now if they would just nerf the freakin' rogues I'd be happy. (I hate rogues.)

Posted by: jjmurphy at June 24, 2012 12:15 PM (gWO5X)

30 Posted by: Crispian at June 24, 2012 04:03 PM (uBMtY) I played a lot of the original Guild Wars (by myself, natch, since you can't even see most people outside of a town) and had a lot of fun despite its limitations. I got pretty excited about GW2 finally incorporating persistence. And it has player-influenced environments... Still not completely sold on playing it. A friend is trying to get me into Tera Online, and I had fun in the demo, but not sold on that either.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 24, 2012 12:16 PM (csi6Y)

31 29 Now if they would just nerf the freakin' rogues I'd be happy. (I hate rogues.)

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Bite me.

Posted by: Anachronda, whose toons are all rogues at June 24, 2012 12:18 PM (c16IJ)

32 Never been to WoW. Long time EQ2er though, an odd duck in that I never played the original. Active but neglected Rift and City of Heroes accounts.

EVE is an occasional temptation, if only because watching the latest havoc the Goons get up to is my personal equivalent to soap opera. It's like an interactive trainwreck! Never took the plunge, though.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at June 24, 2012 12:20 PM (x8wJs)

33 I predict "OBAMACARE" dies tommorrow......I Thank GOD from saving us from ourselves !!!!!!!

Posted by: Moe, Larry and Curley at June 24, 2012 12:30 PM (YVbwx)

34 I'm playing a new game of moving my aged Dad into a small mobile home. He's just about had it w/ my commentary on Fox News Weekend. (I don't *care* if you are funny or smart! Don't you ever just shut the hell up? You are exhausting!!" Sorry Dad. I can see how this would get annoying. But . honestly, I get all of my funny and smartz directly from you. I'm still gonna think it, even if I don't say it.) So, in the interests of family harmony, I've immurred myself in my bedroom and am listening to Irish songs on the TV. And the ceiling fan is pissing me off. I usually don't deal with this kind of thing but it looks like the main fixture is seated well. Why is the light fixture "hula-hooping" with the fan on low? How do I fix it?

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 12:40 PM (rH+V2)

point of order on mass effect 3 extended: it's added content to further explain the ending to all the slope-browed yokels who didn't understand 'artistic intent' of the original ending. (yah, i'm one of them)

i've never played a game with an ending that so sent me into a primal, seething rage. close second would be a tie: then ending of Halo 2 and the ending of KotoR: the Sith Lord.

the download for ME3:EC is going to be 1.9gb and on June 26th, i forsee DLS and cable connections being abused beyond all imagination.

all i gots to say is that if i don't end up on Rannoch building a house for my Quarian space waifu when i finish ME3, bioware will have jacked up the game... again.

Posted by: hack at June 24, 2012 12:41 PM (zAZNI)

36 "Bite me."

I would if I could ever find you dang rogues. You spring all my traps, avoid my flares, and disappear just as I get ready to kill you. That is if I ever can escape your saps and stuns.

Posted by: jjmurphy at June 24, 2012 12:41 PM (gWO5X)

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 24, 2012 04:16 PM (csi6Y)

I'm not completely sold either, though the lack of subscription, the high quality, and break from usual questing is appealing.

Posted by: Crispian at June 24, 2012 12:49 PM (uBMtY)

38 I predict "OBAMACARE" dies tommorrow......I Thank GOD from saving us from ourselves !!!!!!!

******

Whatever the SCOTUS ruling re Obamacare, thank you to, former FL AG Bill McCollum, for leading the fight for freedom from an overreaching POTUS

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 12:53 PM (piMMO)

39 Clonezilla is another good free imaging product.

Posted by: epobirs at June 24, 2012 12:53 PM (kcfmt)

40 Does GW2 charge a monthly fee?

Posted by: Jean at June 24, 2012 12:55 PM (elbGQ)

41 Don't know if this counts here, but for those of us who loved (and miss) the old Tex Murphy games (Pandora Directive, etc), the original team is working on a new installment. Will post info if anyone's interested.

Posted by: speedster1 at June 24, 2012 12:58 PM (yeM7r)

42 This game is kind of like Jenga, wherein you combine a 4 bd house, w/ a 2 bd apt. but w/ heavy furniture instead of blocks. I am failing at multi-player mode. It's easier when I just organize shit and leave for work.

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 12:59 PM (rH+V2)

43 The imaging software that you should check out is called Clonezilla. It is a bootable CD made with Free/GPL software. I'll be needing is soon, myself.

Posted by: Insert Clever Name Here at June 24, 2012 01:00 PM (SS8WM)

44
34 Why is the light fixture "hula-hooping" with the fan on low?
http://youtu.be/4N6sfStszVo

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at June 24, 2012 01:08 PM (Qxdfp)

45 Hey all! I mentioned in the inagural thread that I was getting into console repair.. Well, I got my equipment and am learning how to repair them all!

I can do GPU and Mobo repair too!

Also, I have a great PS3 60gig, which is HARDWARE compatible with PS1-2! ($200)

Email me, my user name below at hotmail.. (I don't mean to be spamming, just letting the 'rons and 'ettes know there is hope for dead gaming wares!)

As for games, I was playing SW:TOR, but I can't while I'm studying a new hobby.. They just offered free transfers for about 7 servers to 1 central one.. I think they should have done that a while ago, or launched with less servers,but they were trying to avoid the mistake SWGalaxies made, and I don't really blame them, being there for BOTH launches lol.

For my quick gaming fixes, I've been playing on Kongregate, and have found lots of great lil games there (and some stinkers too)

Well, Ok, back to lurker mode! See ya'll next time!

Posted by: JarvisWats at June 24, 2012 01:10 PM (8yPsP)

46 I'm with you, Hack. Got no expectation that ME3 will get anything right with this "clarification". Playing through Fallout 3 again. Surprisingly fun.

Posted by: Alice's Clone Army at June 24, 2012 01:15 PM (XPwkV)

47 I'm waiting for Mechwarrior Online. I've always loved the concept and previous computer versions, so hopefully the upcoming version will be great, too.

Posted by: Grimaldi at June 24, 2012 01:18 PM (Y+ylN)

48 Recently, last month, did a clonezilla onto a 512 SSD. No pain.

Posted by: And Irresolute at June 24, 2012 01:21 PM (RC3M9)

49 Just a reminder for the morons, we do a regular Friday night moron compatible game play session of our TF2 server at AoxBox.Net. It's normally one of the top idle/fu*k-off servers out there, but on Fridays from about 5-6pm (start time varies) to midnight or so we do regular gameplay. As the primary admin, I can tell you the server is definitely geared towards the right side of things and we do not suffer fools or annoying children. We like our ban hammer

Posted by: gogman at June 24, 2012 01:24 PM (MqMvQ)

50 wow, England out

Posted by: watching euro2012: go England! at June 24, 2012 01:25 PM (HOOye)

51 38 I predict "OBAMACARE" dies tommorrow. If it does... Flaming skull holding Pelosi's gavel!

Posted by: burn in hell at June 24, 2012 01:28 PM (HOOye)

Playing through Fallout 3 again. Surprisingly fun.
Posted by: Alice's Clone Army at June 24, 2012 05:15 PM (XPwkV)

I dont know why anyone plays that anymore when New Vegas was so much better, fixed everything that was annoying about FO3, particularly the preachyness.

Like, I'm supposed to take a communists advice and kill all the rich people so the poor people can live in their house? And it was made in the Bush years, so all the conservatives are portrayed as racists having blind trust in the government. Kind of ironic now.

Dude fuck that game.

Posted by: indigo child at June 24, 2012 01:33 PM (xXhWA)

53 Ha - just checked out Meat Boy. Disgusting yet fun game. Couldn't make it past the buzz saw level though.

Posted by: chemjeff at June 24, 2012 01:33 PM (VE1KN)

54 gogman, I'd love to try out TF2 for once, but there is no Steam for Linux

Posted by: chemjeff at June 24, 2012 01:34 PM (VE1KN)

there is no Steam for Linux

Posted by: chemjeff at June 24, 2012 05:34 PM (VE1KN)

Theres no Direct X for Mac or Linnux, so it doesn't matter.

Posted by: indigo child at June 24, 2012 01:38 PM (xXhWA)

Posted by: Jean at June 24, 2012 04:55 PM (elbGQ)

No monthly fee for GW2 - a major selling point for me! You buy the game and then you play it.

Posted by: Crispian at June 24, 2012 01:43 PM (uBMtY)

57 #54

Valve has been making noises about a Steam port to Linux. This isn't expected to mean a flood of new Linux games, though. It is believed to be a step towards a Valve console that a lot of developers would be easily enticed in porting to. Many of them might become more likely to support desktop Linux versions of their games if supporting the console gets them much of the way there. The question would remain whether the numbers would be there, especially with Valve pushing the console.

Another example of consumers being interested in buying Linux devices but not Linux itself, as seen with Android phones, TiVo, and various other devices. The lesson being to not sell Linux but sell functionality and branding specific to that functionality.

Posted by: epobirs at June 24, 2012 01:47 PM (kcfmt)

58 27 باراك أوباما هو التأتأة العنقودية يمارس الجنس مع من الفشل الذريع

Never gets old.

************

I took the time to find a translation.

Steevy would approve.

Posted by: Jim Sonweed at June 24, 2012 01:48 PM (pJbuO)

59 Nah, that can't possibly be it. I muffled and then removed the chains wot controll the fan/light. Even on low, the bastard wants to shake the bulb to death.

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 01:50 PM (rH+V2)

Jim Sonweed - what does it say?

Posted by: Infidel at home at June 24, 2012 01:54 PM (YiODH)

61 I'd like to see you try!

And how about listening to some real music instead of that diddly-dee crap?

Posted by: deety's ceiling fan at June 24, 2012 01:57 PM (nrW1y)

62 So, you mean every level, Chemjeff?

Posted by: A- Hole at June 24, 2012 02:00 PM (3yoYS)

Number of months ago I was going through some boxes of old games. I came across Age of Empires, and for the hell of it started reading the instruction book that came with it.

Tell you what. Want a really quick, easy to read book of Ancient Empires? That's the one. Ton of info, and also mentions how there, for some reason, seems to have been at least 2 upheavals in different times in the old world that caused mass migration and destruction of Empires.

Good reading, actually.

Plus I always liked that game...

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 02:03 PM (v+ExF)

64 What's the word on DUST 514 Zakn?

Posted by: A- Hole at June 24, 2012 02:08 PM (3yoYS)

Posted by: deety's ceiling fan at June 24, 2012 05:57 PM (nrW1y)

Dunno what deety is listening to, but I love Celtic Rock.

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 02:09 PM (v+ExF)

66 Damn. Looks like I should change my 'nic to Thread Killer...

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 02:33 PM (v+ExF)

67 Yeah, I've had the Celtic Rock on background this afternoon. A really nice Bach -type instrumental followed by a 1930's ish American ditty. Which was straight up racist. I'm not kidding. That was some ugly shit. Even for back in the day. Well, I guess it's all old fashioned cutey-pie pop culture when it comes to those dirty, fucking, fighting,drunkard micks.

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 02:33 PM (rH+V2)

68 And I will never see a "Speedy Gonzales" cartoon broadcast on my TV ever again. Go figure.

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 02:35 PM (rH+V2)

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 06:33 PM (rH+V2)

(laughs)

Methinks you and I are listening to something different from each other...

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 02:37 PM (v+ExF)

70 Flatfoot 56 is a pretty good Celtic rock band. Posted by: USS Diversity

Check out We Were Promised Jetpacks.

http://tinyurl.com/c8zhv5

Posted by: Dang at June 24, 2012 03:15 PM (Ky1+e)

"Check out We Were Promised Jetpacks."

I did.

Not Celtic Rock.

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 03:22 PM (v+ExF)

72 NERDS!

Posted by: Ogre at June 24, 2012 03:32 PM (vrMj+)

73 Didn't say it was.

Posted by: Dang at June 24, 2012 03:34 PM (Ky1+e)

74 Celtic punk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gTDBzhQkQ

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 03:35 PM (3yCFy)

"Didn't say it was."

True dat...

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2012 03:42 PM (v+ExF)

76 Been a while since I've turned on my XBox. E3 was a huge disappointment this year for the 360. Delved into Europa Universalis 3 a bit. Fun game, just what I want from a nation/empire building game. Super complex and difficult as hell, but really rewarding. Love tabletop wargames. Picked up Killing Ground from eBay for "cheap". As soon as I finish my gaming table, I'll give it a go. Probably going to pick up the D-Day expansion for it to get the whole experience. Snagged a copy of Liberty Roads last night as well. That'll be a lot of fun, since it allows me to make the D-Day landings anywhere along the coast of France/Belgium/Netherlands.

Posted by: FPW at June 24, 2012 03:43 PM (BDNF5)

77 Are The Pogues and Flogging Molly Celtic rock or Celtic punk?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2012 03:55 PM (3inkD)

78 80 I think Molly is morepunkish than the Pogues. Real McKenzies is pretty punk and of course Dropkick Murphys. Posted by: USS Diversity at June 24, 2012 08:03 PM (cjTjM) Dropkick Murphy's song in the Departed was one of the high points.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 24, 2012 04:06 PM (csi6Y)

79 Oooooh Dropkick Murphys. Liberal fucks, but a fun show.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2012 04:07 PM (3inkD)

80 Oh and Bollocks. Bollocks were pretty punk.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 24, 2012 04:07 PM (3inkD)

My Daughter got married in Perido Beach, Fla. Monday. We left the following Saturday. From the radar it looks like we picked a good time to leave. We got in at 2am this morning.

Have I missed anything his week?

Posted by: Ohio Dan at June 24, 2012 04:29 PM (JKNDp)

And once again I run innocently into a dead thread or an intense, who gives a shit deposit.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at June 24, 2012 04:33 PM (JKNDp)

83 U U D D L R L R (start)

Posted by: Stark Dickflüssig at June 24, 2012 04:36 PM (0XbWx)

84 Don't you mean B, A, Start?

Posted by: Codec717 at June 24, 2012 04:37 PM (bMlVI)

Posted by: Ohio Dan at June 24, 2012 08:33 PM (JKNDp)

Glad you missed the weather. As to what else you missed....I guess you could say Fast and Furious has finally broken, although the networks still seem to be trying to pretend it's not *really* that big a deal. No news from SCOTUS on ObamaCare or The deal in AZ, so I think that's pretty much it. Oh, Aaron Walker got himself some *good* legal help and is taking the fight to BK which is most likely a good thing.

Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit at June 24, 2012 04:37 PM (Qe7jo)

86 Hi, Polli!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 04:39 PM (3yCFy)

87 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 04:40 PM (Xb3hu)

88 President Obama waited for the temperature to cool just a bit before heading to the golf course on Sunday. Obama is golfing at the Fort Belvoir course, according to a White House pool report. The president is golfing with White House chef Sam Kass, staffer Mike Brush and White House trip director Marvin Nicholson, a frequent golf partner of ObamaÂ’s. The temperature at the course is a steamy 89 degrees but a slight breeze makes it feel a little cooler, according to the Weather Channel. Washington is in the midst of a heat wave, with temperatures hitting 100 degrees on Thursday. This will be the presidentÂ’s 101st round of golf since entering office according to a count kept by CBS NewsÂ’s Mark Knoller. He was last on the course on FatherÂ’s Day.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 04:43 PM (Xb3hu)

89 fnord

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 24, 2012 04:43 PM (otPjg)

90 In an op-ed published Saturday in Newsweek, President Barack Obama marked the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX Â— which bars gender discrimination in education Â— and noted that more women in the United States are now graduating from college than men, which he characterized as Â“a great accomplishmentÂ” for the nation. Â“In fact, more women as a whole now graduate from college than men,Â” Obama wrote. Â“This is a great accomplishment Â— not just for one sport or one college or even just for women but for America. And this is what Title IX is all about.Â” According to the Census Bureau, 685,000 men and 916,000 women graduated from college in 2009 (the latest year for which statistics have been published). That means 25 percent fewer men received college degrees than women. . . . In his Newsweek op-ed, President Obama said Title IX helped America ensure what he called Â“equal education.Â” Â“Well, 40 years ago, committed women from around the country, driven by everyone who said they couldnÂ’t do something, worked with Congress to ban gender discrimination in our public schools,Â” Obama said. Â“Title IX was the result of their efforts, and this week, we celebrated its 40th anniversary Â— 40 years of ensuring equal education, in and out of the classroom, regardless of gender.Â”

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 04:45 PM (Xb3hu)

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 08:39 PM (3yCFy)

Hola. I have a question about your new name and don't want to ask on Twitter because I don't want the stupid @RedScare bot. You said you liked it because that was the bird who told Nixon that Hiss (what a name) was a traitor. Was that a codename for someone? I started to read Chamber's book but didn't finish so I don't know as much about the whole thing as I should.

Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit at June 24, 2012 04:51 PM (Qe7jo)

92 President Obama later called Morsi to offer his congratulations. He also called General Ahmed Shafiq, who was defeated by Morsi, and urged him to play a role in EgyptÂ’s transition by supporting the democratic process.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 04:53 PM (Xb3hu)

93 The Gaza Strip erupted in into celebration on Sunday after news that the Muslim BrotherhoodÂ’s candidate won the presidency in neighboring Egypt, with one person killed by celebratory gunfire. Tens of thousands of joyous Palestinians took to the streets across the territory after Egypt announced that Mohammed Morsy won last weekendÂ’s runoff election, the first time an Islamist won that nationÂ’s highest office. Gunmen fired automatic weapons into the air, while mosque loudspeakers rang with prayer. Some revelers handed out candy on street corners. Others waved Egyptian flags and blasted the countryÂ’s national anthem from car speakers. A Gaza health official said that one person was killed and six others wounded by celebratory gunfire. Gaza is ruled by Hamas, a local offshoot of EgyptÂ’s Muslim Brotherhood.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 04:55 PM (Xb3hu)

94 I find it annoying that just about every story the MFM does about Fast and Furious calls it a "botched" operation.

The reporters that write these and use this adjective should be emailed and twitterbombed with comments that insist they correct their stories, or never use "botched" in writing about it further.

Nothing went wrong. Nothing got botched. What is being examined has nothing to do with the program's execution, and everything to do with its command and control.

It is exactly the same as Watergate. It was not the burglary, but about the coverup of its initiation and direction.

It's the coverup, stupid.

And that is the message these MFM "reporter" twerps need to hear. IT"S THE COVERUP, STUPID!

You want a fucking Pulitzer? Forget trying to change diapers for your baby boy preezy. He's toast. See if you can outdo Woodward and Bernstein.

Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at June 24, 2012 04:56 PM (PH+2B)

95 87 Don't you mean B, A, Start? Posted by: Codec717 at June 24, 2012 08:37 PM (bMlVI) Ah! Okay, it's been a few minutes since.

Posted by: Stark Dickflüssig at June 24, 2012 05:00 PM (0XbWx)

96 The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned against Â“prejudgingÂ” the Muslim Brotherhood as Mohammed Morsi became EgyptÂ’s first Islamist president today. Â“During my recent visits to Cairo, IÂ’ve had two candid discussions with the new president. HeÂ’s acknowledged that the central issue to EgyptÂ’s future is economic. His words suggest he understands the gravity of the challenges facing Egypt,Â” Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said today. Â“In our discussions, Mr. Morsi committed to protecting fundamental freedoms, including womenÂ’s rights, minority rights, the right to free expression and assembly, and he said he understood the importance of EgyptÂ’s post-revolutionary relationships with America and Israel,Â” he added. Â“Ultimately, just as it is anywhere in the world, actions will matter more than words.Â” Kerry said Egypt faces many challenges, but remains a Â“bellwether for the long term meaning of the Arab Spring.Â” Â“Obviously American concerns about the Muslim BrotherhoodÂ’s past statements and positions are widely shared and well understood. But it would be a mistake for us to pull back from our engagement with a free and democratic Egypt,Â” the senator said. Â“This is a time to test intentions not to prejudge them. All parties must come together to build a better future for the Egyptian people and I will continue to monitor EgyptÂ’s political transition with great interest.Â”

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 05:03 PM (Xb3hu)

97 Im not a gamer but my son is....his birthday is coming up this Summer - what do you 'rons & 'ettes suggest. My son mentioned an XBox 3 - is this ok or is there something better?

Posted by: Cheri at June 24, 2012 05:04 PM (0s4YQ)

98 Oh, and he is going to be 17

Posted by: Cheri at June 24, 2012 05:05 PM (0s4YQ)

99 Okay,enough threadjacking from me.I just think it's a huge story that the POTUS supports an islamist Egypt.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 05:09 PM (Xb3hu)

100

I think it is to Steevy but hardly surprising. Some more of that smart diplomacy.

Posted by: Cheri at June 24, 2012 05:10 PM (0s4YQ)

101 94 Ha,the Redscare bot.I blocked it.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 05:10 PM (Xb3hu)

102 102 Okay,enough threadjacking from me.I just think it's a huge story that the POTUS supports an islamist Egypt. --------- Would be, if it were a surprise

Posted by: Anachronda at June 24, 2012 05:11 PM (dramD)

103 Cheri, I would say whichever one he wants. Playstation 3s and Xbox 360s are the latest. They are due for replacement next year, tho nothing official as far as I've seen..

Xbox has Halo and a couple other popular games exclusive, just like PS3 has Lil Big Planet etc.

So, get an Xbox, with HDMI, and as large a hard drive as you can afford. Then get a gamefly account, so he can check out games before you buy them (like $10-20 a month)

Posted by: JarvisWats at June 24, 2012 05:11 PM (8yPsP)

104 awesome JarvisWats.....thanks!

Posted by: Cheri at June 24, 2012 05:12 PM (0s4YQ)

105 I should subscribe to the RSS feed so I can get in on these threads when they're actually fresh. ANYhoo. First: Fallout 3. Fallout 3's world is so different from ours that to try to map modern politics onto it is...kind of silly. On the other hand, the game's reverence for Saint Lincoln the Emancipator gave me the warm fuzzies. Fallout 3 could very easily be seen as a game where you rediscover America, and your choices directly affect the kind of America you rediscover. Plus, good LORD is New Vegas buggy! I ran into a complete plot-stopping bug and I never encountered anything like that in the original Fallout 3. Second: The complete Deus Ex collection, including the Augmented Edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is FIFTEEN FRICKIN' DOLLARS ON STEAM THIS WEEKEND OMGWTFBBQ. I cannot stress enough how much you (yes, YOU, THAT you sitting right there) should play the original DX and DX:HR (just ignore Invisible War). If you want to try out the original Deus Ex, it is currently two dollars and fifty cents. For less than a cup of coffee you can buy one of the greatest games ever madeohgodmymindjustbroke. Third: I'm going to plug the games of Daniel Remar. This guy pumps games out like candy, then gives them away for free. In particular, check out Iji, a big, fun platformer with a surprisingly deep plot, Hero Core, a Metroidvania where you pilot a hero in a jetpack, and Hyper Princess Pitch, an over-the-top 2D shooter about a spoiled princess out to punish Santa for never bringing her presents. http://remar.se/daniel/games.php In fact, I'm going to direct-link to the Hyper Princess Pitch trailer 'cause it's frickin' awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRJYFbJDkqs And finally, Generation Gaming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuqsxnHlhTc

Posted by: Viridian at June 24, 2012 05:14 PM (X7+Wq)

106 Uhm. Anyone else worried about that 25% less male college graduates.? I would be if I didn't know for a fact that most colleges are macrame gender/race/ethnicity "studies for social justice in the sciences" turtles all the way down.

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 05:19 PM (rH+V2)

107 Prayers going out to all the Colorado morons. Getting tweet updates from Chaffetz (on the scene) and Malkin. The winds are causing it to shift and now there's 100 homes in the path.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 05:20 PM (piMMO)

108 I ran into a complete plot-stopping bug and I never encountered anything like that in the original Fallout 3. Oh, I did. The Gamebryo engine is a fucking disaster, it's horrific that some of the best-written games of the last decade have been made in it (including Skyrim, which was unplayable for me for about 4 months). should play the original DX and DX:HR (just ignore Invisible War). Posted by: Viridian at June 24, 2012 09:14 PM (X7+Wq) You see, I found DX1 a little annoying (and pretentious). It wasn't *bad*, I just didn't enjoy it that much. I *enjoyed* Invisible War much more, though I don't think it was objectively *better* (except graphically). I also liked Thief DS *enormously* more than its predecessors. Which makes me immensely trepidacious about Thief 4, since the 1&2 fanboys have been screaming at the top of their lungs their hate for Thief 3 since it was announced.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 24, 2012 05:23 PM (bxiXv)

109 In our last Thread I brought up the Humble Indie Bundle V. They sold almost 600,000 bundles raising just over 5 million bucks. A portion of that went to a great Charity called Child's Play.

??? I gotta get out more. No, wait, that's the problem. I do get out. That's why I don't know what the hell above means. Never mind.

Posted by: Alaskan Warthog at June 24, 2012 05:23 PM (g150w)

110 113-
...wish I could get the Italics fairy to get off her ass and work.

Posted by: Alaskan Warthog at June 24, 2012 05:25 PM (g150w)

111 Oh, and yes *my school* was better. They made me do math. Every fucking year. Even when we supposed to be dicking around and singing, there was the math. (I *still* suck at basic arithmetic but I'm glad they made me figure out div, grad and curve on my own Sr. Year.)

Posted by: Deety is a GenXer at June 24, 2012 05:27 PM (rH+V2)

112 ...wish I could get the Italics fairy to get off her ass and work. Posted by: Alaskan Warthog at June 24, 2012 09:25 PM (g150w) bbcode [ i ] [ /i ] without the spaces. like this b for bold

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 24, 2012 05:29 PM (bxiXv)

113 Yes to all NDH wrote. Scary times for all involved. Prayers for those fighting the fires as well.

Posted by: macintx at June 24, 2012 05:30 PM (ucs8Y)

114 Prayers for those fighting the fires as well.

****

Absolutely!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 05:32 PM (piMMO)

115 From over at Drudge.... Condi steals the show at Romney retreat.

Strong America first message.... We can't sit back and watch things happen....If we don't take a leadership role someone else will...

She received a standing ovation.

http://yhoo.it/PSQCbi

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 05:35 PM (piMMO)

116 Give me NFL Commissioner, or give me VP - Condi Rice

Posted by: Craig Poe at June 24, 2012 05:43 PM (BVkEs)

117 OT: MISSING WOMAN ALERT!

If anyone is in N. Dallas West Plano, be on the lookout for a 47 yr old Blonde woman in Grey pants. She suffers from migraines and went missing from her backyard Fri afternoon. She didn't take anything with her. Possibly seen in Frankford/Preston area!

There is a facebook page if anyone wants to help.

Posted by: JarvisWats at June 24, 2012 05:43 PM (8yPsP)

118 my wife is asleep, I have a bottle of wine open and a netflix fueled magnum pi marathon on, I would really like an overnight thread please? I have run of of internet to look at

Posted by: seaniep at June 24, 2012 05:44 PM (+gR1F)

119 Every kid deserves a VirtualBoy.

Posted by: nickless at June 24, 2012 05:44 PM (MMC8r)

120 Thanks for the update Polli. News without the input of bloggers and commenters is indeed a thin stew. I went out with my wife to get some Skyline Chili and just got back in.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at June 24, 2012 05:45 PM (JKNDp)

121 No OT for you!

Posted by: OT Nazi at June 24, 2012 05:45 PM (BVkEs)

122 my wife is asleep, I have a bottle of wine open and a netflix fueled magnum pi marathon on, I would really like an overnight thread please? I have run of of internet to look at

****

Netflix not only has Magnum P.I. and Miami Vice, but Rockford Files and Quincy as well.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 05:48 PM (piMMO)

123 Attention Morons If you happen to have Fearnet,The Wicker Man is on at 10 Eastern.The old,good one,not the unintentionally hilarious one.

Posted by: steevy at June 24, 2012 05:49 PM (Xb3hu)

124 Trey Gowdy, Sandy Adams, and Loretta Sanchez on Geraldo at 1000.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 05:50 PM (piMMO)

125 In Living Col9or alums now on Fox 25th anniversary special.

When is that new ILC going to air?!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 24, 2012 05:53 PM (piMMO)

126 Howdy folks. What's happenin'?

Posted by: Y-not tries to get ONT going by commenting here at June 24, 2012 05:53 PM (5H6zj)

127 Checkfake.

Posted by: Chesster the Contester at June 24, 2012 05:58 PM (BVkEs)

128

Newsroom just starting. 60 seconds in and it sucks.

Posted by: Mister Money at June 24, 2012 06:02 PM (wN82N)

129 #94: Actually, it was literally the bird. When Chambers came forward and said he was an ex-Soviet spy who'd worked closely with Hiss, Hiss denied ever having met Chambers. Nixon knew one of the two men had to be lying, so he asked Chambers to tell him something about Hiss that not just anyone would know, something you couldn't just read in the social register.

Chamber told Nixon that Hiss was an avid birdwatcher, and would talk your ear off about the time he saw a prothonotary warbler if you gave him a chance.

Next time Nixon met Hiss, he said, "Hey, I hear you like birdwatching," and Hiss responded (paraphrased), "Oh, dude! This one time? I totally saw a prothonotary warbler! Let me tell you all about it..."

Nixon now knew who was telling the truth.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 06:03 PM (3yCFy)

130 123 Every kid deserves a VirtualBoy.

Posted by: nickless at June 24, 2012 09:44 PM (MMC8r)

Is that so they understand the meaning of pain?

Posted by: buzzion at June 24, 2012 06:04 PM (GULKT)

131 @130 It worked ONT up.

Posted by: Y-not, mysterious mistress of magic at June 24, 2012 06:10 PM (5H6zj)

132

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at June 24, 2012 10:03 PM (3yCFy)

Lol, I wonder if Hiss ever figured out what got him. Thanks for the explanation.

Posted by: Polliwogette, Teahada hobbit at June 24, 2012 07:54 PM (Qe7jo)

133 My pleasure, Polli!