soundscream
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Isnt it the preferred term in Thailand?
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Giant Bomb 18: Everything is always a surprise on some level
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Isnt it the preferred term in Thailand?
stump sock
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it's "kathoey" but as far as I know, "ladyboy" is not considered a slur when referring to kathoey.
While being blissfully unaware that the only reason we live such comfortable lives in the modern world is because of humanity's natural desire to improve and better ourselves in every way.
Death Metalist
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Playstation experience countdown.
ThreePiMatt
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Vinny is so goddamn far away from getting to the Mun and back. The problem is, getting into orbit of the Mun should be relatively trivial, but he had to put together this massive Frankenrocket to get there. He won't have enough fuel to land and take off, so his solution will be to add more fuel, which will add weight and end up making it harder on him.
While sandbox mode gives you the benefit of autopilot and maneuver nodes it also gives you access to all the parts and unlimited money so you don't learn how to make efficient rockets. Asparagus staging is a interesting, but higher level concept that is needlessly complicated for a Mun trip.
While sandbox mode gives you the benefit of autopilot and maneuver nodes it also gives you access to all the parts and unlimited money so you don't learn how to make efficient rockets. Asparagus staging is a interesting, but higher level concept that is needlessly complicated for a Mun trip.
Playstation experience countdown.
Are we getting commentary? i know we aren't getting it for the game awards
Death Metalist
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I hope so, I know that some of them are going especially since it's in walking distance from their building.
Edit: There you have it.
I played kerbal for like 20 hours and never got even close to the mun. :/
No, when someone asked on his Tumblr if they were going to talk over it Jeff said "No, I’m looking to attend the show in person." I'm assuming he probably won't be the only one from the office attending.
I mean, it was one episode!
I am glad he is far away. It would be a bummer if he got it on first shot.
maybe we should just get one where they watch an archive.
Ah, weird. I know it's right next door, but I can't imagine why he would care to go. Must be to just see some friends.
ThreePiMatt
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It's not really one episode. They've done a bunch of Kerbal content in the past and his ticket design has always been real slapdash. Less is more in KSP.
stump sock
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he very nearly landed on Mun with some fuel in reserve and the only reason he didn't land was because human error/landing is hard. but man, getting there with the ship he built seems almost more like luck than skill. he brute-forced his way into orbit. I think with some practice he could land and take off again with minimal adjustments.
but then there's the matter of Kerbin re-entry. the ship he's built doesn't stand a chance. he's going to need to retrograde burn pretty hard (which he won't have fuel for) and he's going to rip his parachute 100% of the time. safest/easiest bet would be to put a heat shield on the capsule, some better parachutes, and jettison everything else before hitting atmosphere.
I guess im just tired of the sea of "you are playing it wrongs"
I don't care if he never successfully lands. It's fun content.
Johnny V talked about some GB afterparty for that thing at one point, so I would imagine that's part of it.
stump sock
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I mean his parachute didn't even survive an in-atmosphere deployment, nevermind re-entry speeds
but I guess he could just cheat and eject/jetpack his way to safety again
for the record, I'm totally fine with him playing it "wrong," and it's almost guaranteed to be more fun that way
I just like pointing out where the flaws in his design lie
TheMrPliskin
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Could his Kerbal survive re-entry without a ship?
Hearing people talk about Kerbel IS the coolest thing.
Hearing people moan that Vinny isn't a lliteral rocket scientist isn't.
There are hundreds of youtubers of successful mun landings/reentries. I guess I am saying I don't need this to be that.
I don't want VInny to make the best rocket. I want him to pull it off with his ramshackle piece of crap. Underdog Vinny is the best Vinny.
Like, yes. Vinny could go copy a ship he know will work. But where is the fun in that?
stump sock
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yeah I'm definitely not trying to say "pfft what an idiot." or even trying to help him. the most entertaining things to do with KSP are
- fail
- succeed where you had every reason to fail
understanding why things fail and figuring out how to overcome them is basically the entire point of KSP though (and honestly how the actual space program happened) so it's fun to talk about.
not until he's already in atmosphere. after that, some careful jetpack use could probably get you the rest of the way. hooray terminal velocity.
but, that's pretty much the one thing I'm going to call bullshit on. either land the vessel or it's a failure in my book. abusing the game's lax handling of Kerbal (people) physics defeats the purpose.
e: unless he decides he has to send a rescue mission, in which case I'll allow it
Yeah, sorry,
Wasn't trying to infer that you were saying that.
I think talking about what is wrong with his ship is super interesting.
I guess I just don't know why people are surprised that he is so far off.
I wonder why Dan and Jason "both wanted out of GameInformer"
Also Jeff and Alex are live
http://mixlr.com/jeff-gerstmann/
Also Jeff and Alex are live
http://mixlr.com/jeff-gerstmann/
Death Metalist
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Saw Jeff playing it for a while on Xbox One so it'll get mentioned.
where's that quote from
Think Jason mentioned that the job at GI was pretty limited as they barely seem to do any video coverage.
stump sock
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Dan's been honest about it before. He wanted to do dumb Dan stuff like the rollercoaster video and could never get it to happen. at GB he gets license to do a lot of the silly stuff he wants to do, for an audience who actually appreciates it. mostly.
Not sure about Jason but I'd have to imagine his current job is more fun at the bare minimum.
Dan has said before that GI did not like him doing dumb things such as videos with his dad. Don't know about Jason.
Going by what they've mentioned, sounds like they enjoyed their time there, but it was a print-first publication with a minor focus on video, so a lot of what they wanted to do was met with "No."
I'd imagine - 'Lets check today's video editing to-do list... oh, editing out the swearing on another Replay video. Great'
TheMrPliskin
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Glad to hear that he won't be able to cheese it too much. Though I suspect that Vinny won't be satisfied with cheating.not until he's already in atmosphere. after that, some careful jetpack use could probably get you the rest of the way. hooray terminal velocity.
but, that's pretty much the one thing I'm going to call bullshit on. either land the vessel or it's a failure in my book. abusing the game's lax handling of Kerbal (people) physics defeats the purpose.
e: unless he decides he has to send a rescue mission, in which case I'll allow it
Death Metalist
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Jeff thinks R6 is bad, confirmed. Also, Jeff on the Beastcast confirmed.
ThreePiMatt
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Career mode does a good job of easing you into things by slowly doling out parts and giving you contracts to aim for. You certainly don't need to do any math or worry about thrust-to-weight ratios, or delta-v or stuff like that. It certainly doesn't require that level of precision unless you want to be super efficient. Just mostly worry about keeping things simple and keeping them relatively symmetrical.
I think it's fun until he stops making progress, and he really hasn't made much progress since the Quick Look, or even the early access videos they did. It's obvious he looked at a guide or wiki since he knows about asparagus staging and to tilt 45° during launch (which he can't actually do since his rockets are too unwieldy).
I've probably put in twice as many hours into the game as Vinny has, and even I struggle to consistently make round trips to the Mun (in reality, Minimus is actually a lot easier because of how little gravity there is you could land with RCS thruster power).
Twin Tails
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I love alejefflrs
stump sock
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it's pretty funny how quickly it escalates from "go really fast" to "ferry 3 people to Mun" though
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