That is genuinely quite amusing. Lol
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That is genuinely quite amusing. Lol
AusGAF DnD...
Still aiming for a 7pm AEDT start tonight with prep from 5pm. It looks like the party is decided upon already simply by the fact that everyone else is busy:
BananaArnie as Milky Chocolatepants, the Tiefling Wizard;
Doncamatic as Alek Regdar, the Human Barbarian;
HolyCheck as Widget, the Deva Psion;
Kritz as Kritikos, the Dwarf Cleric; and
Rahk as Rahk al Ghul, the Drow Rogue
Chat will be by Mumble as usual, and Kritz is going to see if he can stream his play window as well so that Danoss and anybody else interested can watch.
Still aiming for a 7pm AEDT start tonight with prep from 5pm. It looks like the party is decided upon already simply by the fact that everyone else is busy:
BananaArnie as Milky Chocolatepants, the Tiefling Wizard;
Doncamatic as Alek Regdar, the Human Barbarian;
HolyCheck as Widget, the Deva Psion;
Kritz as Kritikos, the Dwarf Cleric; and
Rahk as Rahk al Ghul, the Drow Rogue
Chat will be by Mumble as usual, and Kritz is going to see if he can stream his play window as well so that Danoss and anybody else interested can watch.
I raise you:
Chips don't matter, when in japan you can get beer at kfc. (Token image I took in Japan of Col Sanders)
I am *nearly* 'finished' another game as well! Probably worthy of all the ones you listed combined, lol.
Becks > Corona, also, fuck my nose.
You kid is cute, so I also post child pic.
codswallop
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As I said last night, I finished Halo:CE Anniversay so I think I can form a reasonable opinion.
Here are the earlier posts on the game.
My opinion hasn't changed. The game switches from open shooter to corridor shooter to survival horror (without having to worry about the survival part) but never really feels as though it excels at any of it. I'd say the Warthog actually controls as though it's a piece of overcooked spaghetti.
Having the game not rely on cover is refreshing if only because the whack-a-mole format feels a bit old. There did feel to be some sections where there were infinite-spawns near the end which was frustrating as the game hadn't shown these earlier.
The most frustrating thing was that the game seemed to promise that this was the end -- really! -- over and over and over. I figured I was 3/4 of the way through so intended to bash the rest out yesterday, and instead ended up spending my whole afternoon finishing it up as I was actually half way through. Just finish the damn thing already!
Actually, the health pack and checkpoint system was pretty bad too. I don't have anything against either individually, but often the game would save seemingly random checkpoints when you're low on health, just before a major fight, and there are no health packs nearby. This leads to some extremely difficult sections that would otherwise not be very difficult.
Come to think of it, the worst thing was the repetitive environments. Everyone complaining about Dragon Age II's repeated environments seems to have forgotten how repetitive this damned game is. The whole second half of the game is retreading back through environments you've already seen. And they're not even the same textures, but the exact same maps, just you're running through them in reverse!
tl;dr: Fun, but I still don't get all the love. It's not a classic, it was the right (actually, only) game at the right time. Thanks again Choc for arranging it.
Here are the earlier posts on the game.
My opinion hasn't changed. The game switches from open shooter to corridor shooter to survival horror (without having to worry about the survival part) but never really feels as though it excels at any of it. I'd say the Warthog actually controls as though it's a piece of overcooked spaghetti.
Having the game not rely on cover is refreshing if only because the whack-a-mole format feels a bit old. There did feel to be some sections where there were infinite-spawns near the end which was frustrating as the game hadn't shown these earlier.
The most frustrating thing was that the game seemed to promise that this was the end -- really! -- over and over and over. I figured I was 3/4 of the way through so intended to bash the rest out yesterday, and instead ended up spending my whole afternoon finishing it up as I was actually half way through. Just finish the damn thing already!
Actually, the health pack and checkpoint system was pretty bad too. I don't have anything against either individually, but often the game would save seemingly random checkpoints when you're low on health, just before a major fight, and there are no health packs nearby. This leads to some extremely difficult sections that would otherwise not be very difficult.
Come to think of it, the worst thing was the repetitive environments. Everyone complaining about Dragon Age II's repeated environments seems to have forgotten how repetitive this damned game is. The whole second half of the game is retreading back through environments you've already seen. And they're not even the same textures, but the exact same maps, just you're running through them in reverse!
tl;dr: Fun, but I still don't get all the love. It's not a classic, it was the right (actually, only) game at the right time. Thanks again Choc for arranging it.
ClivePwned
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Chinatown is (to me) his best work.
mother! sister! mother! sister!
I have started to get into Skyrim. I'm not driven to play it for hours on end to beat it, just playing it to to let it unfold at its own pace. I have got until my trip in early March to get my fill of Skyrim (since ME3 will be out when I return) and that will more or less wrap up all of my 2011 games list unless I get SR3, Rayman Origins or Dead Island uber-cheap somewhere down the track.
Welcome to the club. 8)
Heidi Klum is back on the market!
also NSW has banned non ethnaol fuels and people are whinging.
This is some of the cars that can't take ethanol as an example
Apollo (1/87-7/89), Nova (2/89-7/94), Barina (1985-1994), Drover (1985-1987), Scurry (1985-1986), Astra (1984-1989)
Time to get a new car, 20 years seriously..
also
except this lot
Impreza WRX STI (1999 to 2005)
That kinda sucks :|
also NSW has banned non ethnaol fuels and people are whinging.
This is some of the cars that can't take ethanol as an example
Apollo (1/87-7/89), Nova (2/89-7/94), Barina (1985-1994), Drover (1985-1987), Scurry (1985-1986), Astra (1984-1989)
Time to get a new car, 20 years seriously..
also
except this lot
Impreza WRX STI (1999 to 2005)
That kinda sucks :|
codswallop
Member
I never got the love, but figured that because I hadn't played all the way through that perhaps I was missing something.
Turns out I wasn't. That or my opinions had already been set in stone and it didn't do enough to change them.
Up to three finished games this year now. Counting Skyrim as finished as after 50 hours I'd decided I'd played it enough and plowed through the main quest. I don't really have any incentive to finish any of the side or main quests as this stage, though I may go back (read: I'll probably never boot it up again).
Planet_JASE
Member
I take it that you're offering to pay for the new cars, then?
Yah, I have no incentive to go back and play Halo in the slightest, nor did it inspire me to pick up any of the others.
As for Skyrim, I can understand why you don't want to continue, but I am such a sucker for games I can just wander around in completing what are largely irrelevant quests in for ages. It certainly is the game time that appeals most to me. I hate to think the number of hours I sunk into Morrowind over the years!
The government should provide a rebate i agree if they want to ban something, but its probably very, very expensive to maintain a 20 year old car. I don't think they should ban it given no other state is but they are doing it
My 11 year old car was bad enough to keep running with all the stuff that kept going wrong wtih it.
My friend says OKCupid is a bit of alright, but she's... well, female, so that probably skews things massively.
My car is a 1990 MR2 turbo. I don't want to put ethanol fuel in that. Fuck the goverment.
What the fuck? This post is mostly readable! What's going on here Choc, are you okay? Post if you are okay.
Even a prius?
I think it was......in scientific american? I read that 30% of the lifetime carbon footprint of a vehicle is actually getting the car to the customer (ie: manufacturing, distribution etc).
those cash for clunkers programs are actually a sneaky way to help subsidise the manufacturing industry.
those cash for clunkers programs are actually a sneaky way to help subsidise the manufacturing industry.
roosters93
Member
How about every motorbike and boat? That is a pain.
And just because the rest of our cars can take ethanol doesn't mean we should. That low an octane is not recommended for my car (1995) for example.
well unfortunately you're going to have to
or buy the premium fuels with 95/96 octane
Fred, NSW is learning the hard way why you should never vote someone in without policies i am sure you agree.
BOF has been one shithouse failure after another so far.
The fact we have police threatning to only respond to major emergencies due to a pay dispute is ridiculous. Capping NSW Police, ambos, firemen etc pay for 3 years to fix up financial fuckups in already the most expensive state, is ridiculous.
Cops can't afford to live in sydney. That is a major problem. If we don't have cops (because they can't live anywhere in sydney) we have problems.
Dickhead
or buy the premium fuels with 95/96 octane
Fred, NSW is learning the hard way why you should never vote someone in without policies i am sure you agree.
BOF has been one shithouse failure after another so far.
The fact we have police threatning to only respond to major emergencies due to a pay dispute is ridiculous. Capping NSW Police, ambos, firemen etc pay for 3 years to fix up financial fuckups in already the most expensive state, is ridiculous.
Cops can't afford to live in sydney. That is a major problem. If we don't have cops (because they can't live anywhere in sydney) we have problems.
Dickhead
No, that's partisan rubbish.
so you agree with freezing the emergency services pay for 3 years?
when you need a cop and they won't come because they are getting fucked up the arse, you might disagree
Two things he has done this year which affect people significantly are
-Removal of Stamp Duty Exemption (although that is not necessarily a bad hting, but a lot of people are pissed off)
-Freezing emergency services pay
None of which he took the election. He had zero policies.
That said i dont think Labor would be better. I think NSW is just in the most fucked up place its been in history. Yes, some of it can be attributed to labor absolutely but BOF hasn't set the world on fire so far.
It used to be when Labor was in power strikes would ensue, now in NSW and Victoria its the liberals causing them.
when you need a cop and they won't come because they are getting fucked up the arse, you might disagree
Two things he has done this year which affect people significantly are
-Removal of Stamp Duty Exemption (although that is not necessarily a bad hting, but a lot of people are pissed off)
-Freezing emergency services pay
None of which he took the election. He had zero policies.
That said i dont think Labor would be better. I think NSW is just in the most fucked up place its been in history. Yes, some of it can be attributed to labor absolutely but BOF hasn't set the world on fire so far.
It used to be when Labor was in power strikes would ensue, now in NSW and Victoria its the liberals causing them.
Did I say that? Are "party lines" so entrenched in your brain that disagreeing with you about one thing means that I disagree with you about everything? Can't you see how contradictory it is saying he has "no policies" and then going on to criticise his policies?
Yeah, it is indeed.
no policies @ the election
codswallop
Member
I'm sorry but this just made me laugh out loud.
BanShunsaku
Member
Everyone that lived in NSW got pamphlets like the one here: http://contractwithnsw.com.au/
Guess what's in there? "No policies" is partisan bullshit Choc, you're better than that.
Doncamatic
Member
Whenever I see this gif I laugh uncontrollably for at least a good 10 seconds; the face reminds me of my dog way too much. I'm also glad that it also serves as a hyperbole destroyer.
Ninja Edit: Refuse to break the image tags because I love it so.
reptilescorpio
Member
LOL. Might be a better idea to focus on how you perform away from home rather than continuing to put all the emphasis on winning at home. Considering his form this series, as well as the sledging by the beaten Indian players in the field, it is becoming less and less likely they will aim for a win. All good though since they don't need to play a test away for home for another 2 years!
How about the British accent on sexy women over there, that CANNOT get tiring.
Beer with KFC chips is fantastic. They go very well together. BUT THE CHIPS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THIS RICH TAPESTRY OF TASTE BUD DELIGHT.
Also I spent like 23 hours on SR3 and at least 20 hours on Arkham City. Probably around 15-20 on AssCreeBro too, even though 90% of it was fucking meaningless GTA style stuff that didn't even give me cheevos or an advantage! Lots of long games came out last year, DE3 was a sizeable game too. With prices getting low and content rising this generation is turning out alright after all the worry about $120 games with 5 hour campaigns.
Also the Corona was free! Becks might even get a purchase this week if they are the $30 slab at GetWines.
Damn your glamour shots!
Very interested to see if I feel the same way. I remember the opening level on Halo being pretty mindblowing for consoles at the time.
I would expect the difference is she gets paid $5 a week to be on there and a guy has to pay $5 a day to do his search.
LOTR arrived today! I will PM the code through now or when I get home from work if the GF can't find it. SUPER fast postage by GAME!
i didn't get one ;_;
wonder if its because we have no junk mail on our letterbox
see what i did there
nah, but to be fairl. Labor had to go i agree. I just think some of the things he didn't tell us about and has now done is bad./
edit: so they want to hire more frontline police but not pay them more
interesting.
edit2: im not sure how police not attending things is hyperbole when they have said many many times if the policy isn't reversed thats exactly what they will do
reptilescorpio
Member
That would be the best place to start then as everyone is on a level playing field. Aside from the large contingent of people just looking for a quick hookup.
oipic
Member
T20 places (and captaincy, dare I say it) are fleeting, just like the significance of the whole T20 concept. Dave Warner aside, I'm struggling to see what T20 has contributed to Australian cricket, and I'm hoping it's a fad that passes quickly.
(yes, I'm a grumpy old-timer - test cricket FTW!)
Congrats to Bailey, though.
No hangover.
I must be a god.
This is so embarrassing.
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/jewish-outcry-on-sbs-series-20120116-1q3a8.html
I must be a god.
This is so embarrassing.
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/jewish-outcry-on-sbs-series-20120116-1q3a8.html
Drowning in free monies yo!
reptilescorpio
Member
Seems like a very important point not to forget.Dude who made it said:
Edible birds nests? What does it taste like.
Given that it's basically bird vomit, it doesn't taste too bad. There are better things to eat though. Pretty sure it's eaten because it's prestigious and it's prestigious because it's expensive and it's expensive because it's thought to have some bullshit Chinese medicinal effect. It's less offensive than shark fin soup I guess.
I think you stop getting monies from relatives when you get married or something. Once you're married, then you become the giver, at which point I will be one of those "I grew up here so I'm not really that asian meaning I can be crap and give 5 bucks and feel ok about it" people. lol
Yeah, bird's nest stuff is the saliva that birds use to make their nests. Mad expensive because people scale cliffs to get the stuff. Has absolutely no taste itself, but is apparently good for the skin. Tastes good in dessert broths though. I actually prefer the shark fin soup myself!
reptilescorpio
Member
Marry a kiwi and you can trick them with NZ money!
Also shark fin soup is pretty messed up, not a big greenie but not a fan.
As soon as I read the wiki page I could tell it would be one of those weird delicacies that countries come up with. I would be interested in trying it one day though as I love trying different kinds of soups.
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