May 17, 2008
daily UTC chat log for Anywherebb (Postline 6.1.30)
22:47, Smith> No, we've still got candy and ice cream.
23:18, Cryoburner> Ice cream floats for everyone!
23:21, Cryoburner> "14:34, Duskesko> mices?"
23:21, Cryoburner> Yes mices!
23:33, Raptorjedi> The world ended? Damn! I missed it. I could have gotten top views on Youtube by recording that.
23:39, Duskesko> Youtube is what caused the world to end.
23:48, Raptorjedi> All the more reason to put it up there. :P
00:29, Duskesko> j00 is evil
00:53, Raptorjedi> Maybe, maybe not. Ask me again if I ever take over the world. I'm sure I'll be able to tell you if I'm evil or not at that point.
02:12, Duskesko> I didn't ask. >_<
02:30, Raptorjedi> Shut up
02:32, Raptorjedi> I can take your statements and make them questions for use in a potential joke at any time I like :P
03:25, Chad> Mass Effect is gonna be a lot better on the PC... Yep..
03:28, Chad> And Pixel Junk Eden is trippy man.
03:30, Raptorjedi> 360 is better, hands down :P
03:31, Chad> I like it on the 360, but the mouse will make it a lot better to me.
03:32, Raptorjedi> Multiplayer GTA IV is awesome as hell.
03:32, Raptorjedi> Once you look past the losers on voice chat.
03:32, Raptorjedi> I played a game this morning where the only weapons were knives and rocket launchers.
03:32, Chad> hehe... Haven't had much problems with chatters.
03:33, Raptorjedi> Possibly the most fun I've had in 30 minutes in a long time.
03:33, Raptorjedi> I actually got in a knife fight with one guy, we were out of rocket launcher ammo, so we switched to knives and started fighting. I barely won.
03:34, Chad> Nice.
03:35, Raptorjedi> And I was exchanging rockets with another guy when I heard this low rumble. I turned around and someone was trying to run me over with a Semi. One rocket took him out :P
03:35, Tom> re: voice chat: BALLS OF STEEL!!! did I find that here?
03:36, Raptorjedi> In another game, some guy swam from Happiness Island to the helicopter tours area of Algonquin, flew back and started shooting people.
03:37, Raptorjedi> I love multiplayer so much. I could just sit there and play deathmatch all day long.
03:38, Chad> Better then fighting off cops.
03:41, Raptorjedi> Cops in multiplayer suck. I've played two games where someone turned them off, and it's hard enough dealing with 15 other people without them.
03:42, Raptorjedi meant: didn't turn them off
03:44, Chad> Yep.
03:46, Tom> I've never used voice chat in a game before, what's it like?
03:50, Raptorjedi> Depends on who you play with
03:50, Raptorjedi> It could be civil, or it could be filled with racist, rude, and disgusting comments.
03:51, Raptorjedi> I turned down the headset volume for one game because all some austrailian guy could do was bash americans the whole time.
03:56, Chad> Stupid Americans.
03:56, Chad> Mirrors Edge looks interesting....
03:59, Chad> Voice chat depends on the type of game your playing in too. FPS and other fast paced games usually bring out the idiots. The games where you don't need a lot of skill or brain power to play. Those bring out the kids too who think they are someone too.
04:01, Raptorjedi> Yeah, games that require a bit of thinking, planning and strategy have a somewhat more mature playerbase.
04:02, Raptorjedi> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization:_Revolution People playing that will probably be more mature than those playing Halo 3.
04:03, Raptorjedi is still unsure how a dumbed down version of Civilization will play, and just how Civilization will work on a console in general.
04:04, Chad> I've heard that it plays very well on the consoles.
04:06, Raptorjedi> The website (and wikipedia, and any articles about it) don't really explain too well about what's different compared to the other Civ games
04:06, Raptorjedi> Aside from the graphics and a dumbing down of the micromanagement.
04:07, Chad> Not sure... I've read a few things in some magazines but not much. Don't play Civ really anymore.
04:08, Raptorjedi> For a game thats due out in about 2 months, there isn't a lot out there about it.
04:09, Raptorjedi> Change of subject, I'm looking forward to the new Splatterhouse game.
04:09, Raptorjedi> Even more than the new Earthworm Jim game.
04:10, Chad> Yeah, looks cool. Haven't read much of the article I have though. Been gone this past week.
04:10, Raptorjedi> There's a nice article about it in EGM.
04:11, Raptorjedi> They are removing the whole health hud thing, and replacing it with actual body damage.
04:11, Raptorjedi> So if your arm is all stripped of it's skin and there is a gaping hole in your stomach, you should probably stop and heal :P
04:11, Chad> Less for them to hit! :P
04:13, Raptorjedi gasps.
04:13, Chad so wants a new KOTOR now.
04:14, Raptorjedi> Castle Crashers is finally complete. All they have to do is the basic testing to make sure it's functioning, certified and ready to go.
04:15, Chad> Looks crazy.
04:16, Raptorjedi> It's been almost 3 years since they started it.
04:16, Raptorjedi> And their original projected release was last year.
04:17, Raptorjedi> Actually, it's probably closer to four or more. Apparently they first showed Castle Crashers at Comic-Con in 2005
04:18, Chad> Thats kinda a long development.
04:18, Raptorjedi> Well, no, wikipedia says 2006. People need to learn what last year means. I read an article (dated June 20th or so 2006) that they showed it last year.
04:18, Raptorjedi> Which means 2005 to you know, normal people
05:06, Tom> I disagree somewhat with Chad@3:59, that FPS games require less skill - it seems to me that anyone can level grind in an rpg, but fps games take real skill (reflexes and stuff)
05:07, Tom> at least, I'm no good at FPS games generally. There are probably more idiots just because more people play those games.
05:15, Cryoburner> He's likely referring to skill requiring deeper thought, rather than sharp reflexes.
05:21, Tom> What games with voice chat are there that require that?
05:22, Tom> I thought it was pretty much FPSes and, like, WoW.
05:44, Cryoburner whispers: Two lines down from that in the logs, RJ linked to a new Civilization game featuring voice chat.
05:50, Tom> looks good, but then I've never played any Civilization game much at all. But since Civ Rev is not out yet, I think my point still stands. But I won't argue it anymore...
05:53, Fth> http://www.teeworlds.com cool soldatlike
06:15, Cryoburner whispers: Is that Kirby?
10:08, Starchaser whispers: If it is kirby don't let duskie see
13:46, Duskesko> http://www.luxcorp.org/kirbydance.html
17:22, Chad> http://finetune.com/wii - Great streaming music player for the PS3/Wii, not sure about the 360.
17:49, Mcwgogs> The Scorpions are in town, the streets are blocked and i can't drive to the pizza place :[
18:09, Duskesko> I hated when they had big football games at my college. The cops were like, "You can't park in there! Football parking is that way." But I fuckin LIVE HERE!
18:10, Raptorjedi laughs at that statement Mcwgogs.
18:10, Raptorjedi> I'm assuming you mean a band, but I can't help but think of giant scorpions sitting in the road, holding up traffic.
18:12, Duskesko> I refuse to read the Spore thread anymore. It's just pointless babble about DRM.
18:17, Tom> Refuse if you want, but it's far from pointless.
18:29, Megagun> I think that the skill curve in FPSes is WAY higher than other games.
18:29, Megagun> Other games disregarding RTSes at least :P
18:30, Megagun> Depends on the game, ofcourse, but most people who are exceptionally good at FPSes have very strong and thought-out tactics.
18:32, Megagun> See for example Challenge Promode Arena.
18:32, Megagun> I don't think I've ever seen people with such awesome 'leading rocket' kills.
18:37, Raptorjedi> Most FPSes are point and shooty
18:37, Raptorjedi> And if they have a rocket launcher, it's aim in their general direction and shoot.
18:38, Megagun> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPfaQJuWGvU
18:38, Megagun> That tactic never works in pro tournament games, RJ. :P
18:38, Megagun> As you'd get totally whooped by people who know how to place a rocket so that you get pulled into the lava, or launched straight into their shots.
18:39, Raptorjedi> I don't doubt that you can become quite good at FPSes, but outside of pro playing, most people aren't that good at them.
18:39, Megagun> Hence why the skill curve is, in my opinion, higher than most (non-RTS) games.
18:40, Megagun> a LOT of people are utter crap at 'em, some are adequate. Few are good, and only a select few are really, extremely good at them.
18:40, Raptorjedi> Most average players pick a weapon they like and stick with it, never using anything different.
18:41, Raptorjedi> Sniper Rifles or Rockets mostly.
18:42, Megagun> And most people use rockets wrong; not trying to slam 'em into the ground for maximum effect.
18:43, Raptorjedi> Since I started playing GTA IV, I've seen some interesting strategies that go against the whole point and shoot of most FPSers. I was playing against a guy this morning who would drive up to players in a car, and then drive off.
18:43, Raptorjedi> I thought he was gonna run me over, and when he drove off I stood there all stupid and shooting at his car.
18:43, Raptorjedi> Turns out he pulled up, dropped a grenade out the window and drove off.
18:45, Megagun> In UT2004, easy kills are made by queueing up two rockets, jumping, queueing up the last one and hitting Primary Fire to make the queued rockets spiral, hitting them near the ground of your victim.
18:45, Megagun> Surprisingly, not many people manage to actually do or even realise this.
18:45, Raptorjedi> I like games that change up the way you play shooter games.