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AusGAF 5/5 - Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy, a rental at best
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codswallop
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Compared to the Developer Preview from last year, it's not significantly different, but there are definitely some tweaks to the Start Menu and switching between the Start Menu and Desktop. I think I'm less enthused about with the Consumer Preview now than I was when using the Developer Preview last year.
fappenmeister
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SydGAF Board Gamers, as only one of you has given me an actual preferred date for round 2, let's set it to that. Sunday, 11th of March. Same time, place, etc. as last time. Who's in?
If anybody who wasn't at the last one is interested in coming along, make sure you let us know so I can send you the details and stuff. And for those absolutely clueless, this is for a bunch of Sydney AusGAF posters to get together and play some board, card and other games played at a table. Great fun was had at the first of these and we expect many more.
If anybody who wasn't at the last one is interested in coming along, make sure you let us know so I can send you the details and stuff. And for those absolutely clueless, this is for a bunch of Sydney AusGAF posters to get together and play some board, card and other games played at a table. Great fun was had at the first of these and we expect many more.
fappenmeister
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Oh dear.
So GAME in the UK is not stocking EA products, including Mass Effect 3.
I wonder if that is going to be the same here with their Australian branch. If so, this is going to sting for those of us with the N7 edition preordered through them.
So GAME in the UK is not stocking EA products, including Mass Effect 3.
I wonder if that is going to be the same here with their Australian branch. If so, this is going to sting for those of us with the N7 edition preordered through them.
Pretty sure that's just GAME UK, although I could be wrong.
EDIT: Actually it looks like GAME Australia is owned by GAME UK and not a franchise style thingo
Credit difficulties. Pretty sure other pubs will follow soon.
The game is tailored specifically to each participant. Think of it as a great vacation, except you don't go to it, it comes to you. >_>
codswallop
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I don't think you're allowed to sell tickets on eBay for more than the face value, and tickets are often targets for removal of the auction.
That said, if you can get it sold before it's removed from eBay and everyone's happy, what are they going to do?
Yea. I figured eBay cracks down on them. I guess you could use another online auction site, That could prove to be difficult though.
Curse you eBay, I want to be rich!
Also, I love the calendar in the second picture on this property - http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-hampton+park-109373316
Hampton Park is actually kinda cheap, It isn't listed as a hole either. Strange.
GAMEs credit rating in the UK was downgraded 2 weeks ago. Publishers are now only dealing with GAME if they will pay for product on delivery as opposed to on 30 day terms.
This will occur more and more over time. The only reason this is news is ME3, not EA.
There are other game snot going to GAME as well
codswallop
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Intriguing. Where can I find more about this game snot?
shanshan310
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How much do you want those tickets?
They are going to be a lot more by the end of the auction.
I'm hoping that people will have to pull out and will chuck them up on Facebook.
shanshan310
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Is it an outdoor concert? Just hope its bucketing down with rain. Saw a few soundwave tickets sell that way.
Nah, Sydney is Entertainment Centre :<
FormallyMegadrive
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they said they want shit to be intimate or something.
when youre as big as radiohead you kinda cant do that unless you wanna play 100x more shows than one stadium.
say theres 1000 spots there, 400,000 in a stadium, youd have to play 400 shows to accomodate.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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A guy from work, 19 years old, killed himself last night because his girlfriend left him and the next day moved in with another man.
shanshan310
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A guy from work, 19 years old, killed himself last night because his girlfriend left him and the next day moved in with another man.
What a shitty thing to do, but someone like that is so not worth your life...How many does it hold?
http://www.sydentcent.com.au/Venue/Floor-Plan/
13,250 maximum capacity.
The Chugg Pre-sale thing along had 25,000 people on Facebook. Not all of them were getting tickets for Radiohead in Sydney, but still.
FallbackPants
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A guy from work, 19 years old, killed himself last night because his girlfriend left him and the next day moved in with another man.
Fuck. That sucks. On every level. Horrible thing to do and a horrible way to react. That is really sad
take about 2000 away because of the stage
What's everybody reading, AusGAF? I think we went over this earlier but those were recommendations, not current reads.
Currently checking out the Kindle version of Freakonomics because the sample intrigued me, and slowly working my way through The Bride Stripped Bare, which is a story that feels totally foreign to me.
Currently checking out the Kindle version of Freakonomics because the sample intrigued me, and slowly working my way through The Bride Stripped Bare, which is a story that feels totally foreign to me.
FallbackPants
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I'm (still, have been for months) about 2/3 of the way through American Gods. Which is awesome. And probably half way through Theories of International Relations and Zombies. Which is a hilarious and surprisingly interesting look at political theory.
Another heads up for SydGAF 3: Board Games 2: Insert Catchy Sub-title Here... Is March 11 going to get enough people or not?
I won't spam this multiple times on the same page in future, but with a few of the potential attendees apparently totally missing the earlier post while posting new posts, it seemed necessary just this once.
I won't spam this multiple times on the same page in future, but with a few of the potential attendees apparently totally missing the earlier post while posting new posts, it seemed necessary just this once.
ClivePwned
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I went through Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics last week. SF is not as much fun as the first. This week going through Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point and What the Dog saw.
I don't normally read this sort of thing but my wife has a huge collection of unread books like this and I figure one of us may as well read these. I'm glad I did.
Tipping Point and Freakonomics have some interesting similarities when they both try to explain the phenomenon of lower US crime stats in the 90's and come up with two completely different reasons.
I can't read fiction anymore, though. I did manage to read all of the Bond novels bar the last one but I prefer non-fiction to read and fiction to watch on DVD/ Bluray.
People who don't drive
codswallop
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That's a poor excuse, just ask DeathJr!
FallbackPants
Member
I'm semi looking forward to moving further away from my work just for the reason of being able to read on the commute. Until I get sick of it and start driving.
I'm currently reading Cordelia's Honor. Takes me a while to get through a book since I typically only read on the way home if I'm not tired. I think I'll try to improve on that.
You can keep up to date with what everyone is reading and recommendations in the Goodreads AusGAF group!
codswallop
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I've been playing Skyward Sword. There's heaps of reading in that.
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