Posts made by Ganymede

@Miss-Demeanor said in TrekMUSH & Guardians of the Galaxy MUD:

They would be deported to the other side of the wall as soon as its finished, all privileges revoked.

And he would follow every @osucc with an @odrop.

@surreality said in TrekMUSH & Guardians of the Galaxy MUD:

I mean, I've run a business RL for years, and been paid to entertain people in the past, but I don't talk about my M* projects as being 'run by a long-time business owner and former professional entertainer'.

I wouldn't either, because that sounds a lot like Donald Trump to me.

@Coin said in General Video Game Thread:

You play Geralt's ways with women how you like, basically.

And this is why I went with Triss. Because Yennifer is a bit cunty.

@Coin said in General Video Game Thread:

In fact, I think of all the non-gameplay things the game has (i.e. story, graphics, etc.) the hilarious stuff that happens to Geralt during his sexual exploits may be my favorite.

The number of brothels on the game is both realistic and disturbing at the same time.

@Coin said in General Video Game Thread:

I do think I'll need to spend a few hours configuring and calibrating my Steam controller for it, though...

You might. I've never used one.

I went through the game as a Cat School witcher, so I built Geralt with an emphasis on dodging and quick strikes. The telepathic strike is especially useful when you're fast, but I preferred to cutty-cutty-chop-chop my opponents.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

Yyyeaaaaahhhhh, but I can't even make it through Witcher 1 for its janky controls—I can't mentally get through it—and its buggy nonsense—the reverend disappeared so I can't get past the starting village. As much as I absolutely adore a good story, I do have standards.

I played it on the PS4. I don't know what problems there were before, but they are gone now.

In fact, I've never played any of the other Witcher games. Ever. I just picked this game up and played the living shit out of it because holy hell is it good. Whereas you arguably need to play ME1 and ME2 to appreciate (or follow) ME3, such is not the case here.

Edited to add:

Also, the Witcher 3's soundtrack is mind-boggling terrific. I loved how they captured the feeling of Eastern Europe -- Poland, especially -- as a sort of homage to the source material's author.

I listen to this soundtrack at work. A lot. It scares people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6FotzVt9Ak

@WTFE said in RL Anger:

Please stop humanizing yourself in my eyes. (I like bourbon too…)

Beep, boop.

I often frequent a local joint called Century Bar. It has over 150 bottles of bourbon. And, as the name suggestions, if you try 100 of them, you'll get your name on a small plaque on the wall. Not in one sitting, but still.

I'm nursing a bottle of Knob Creek and a bottle of Woodford Reserve at home. I have Bullitt as well, but that's reserved for my Manhattans.

@SG said in RL Anger:

But have you tried it with Dr Pepper?

I thought the idea was to make it not taste like cough syrup?

@Caryatid said in Cary's Playlist:

I mentioned it ages ago that I was there, I thought. I've been there off and on since they opened it for alpha.

You know my love for you shall not wane.

I'll hunt you down there.

@Thenomain said in RL things I love:

I am honestly confused why this needs debated.

It's the internet.

And it's not a debate: it's a show of penis-lightsaber swashbuckling.

@Caryatid said in Cary's Playlist:

I love playing Dawn! First roster character ever and she's terrific. Thank you for letting me steer her. :3

... you didn't even tell me you were going to Arx.

@WTFE said in RL Anger:

We really need an alternative version of the it's ok that says "it's OK to like things, just don't be a dick about it". And then we need to force every motherfucking scotch drinker in the world to sit down and watch it for 17 hours straight in the (undoubtedly vain) hope that the message sinks in.

This reminded me of a comedian's bit where he excoriates people who demand open-mindedness.

"Have you ever had your dick crushed by a hammer?"
"God, no."
"You should try it."
"Fuck, no."
"Well, if you're not going to keep an open mind -- !"

I also dislike scotch. Ugh. I like bourbon, though.

@Insomnia said in Pokemon Go:

The one where she put the hot coffee between her legs and drove off and got burned because McDonalds made the coffee hotter than other places (which was found to be within industry standards and in line with other places that served hot coffee), so now we have "Caution Contents Hot" on coffee cups now? People shouldn't need to be warned coffee is hot.

Jury awarded $160,000 in compensatory damages, and the $2.4 million punitive award was reduced to $640,000. It should be noted that the plaintiff spent 8 days in the hospital, and needed skin grafting and two years of treatment. There's a good chance that most of the compensatory damages went to pay medical bills and/or health insurance companies under a subrogation theory.

According to Wikipedia, the source of all factual things, the plaintiff apparently only sought $20,000 for actual and anticipated compensatory damages. McDonald's countered with $800. Then she put her claim in the hands of an attorney.

@Thenomain said in No Man's Sky Thread:

Should I save up for Deus Ex or buy Witcher 3?

The Witcher 3.

I liked Deus Ex: Human Revolution enough, but it doesn't even come close to how good the Witcher III is. Not even fucking close. So, I don't think Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is going to match.

Plus, Deus Ex is a Square Enix affiliate title, and I'm not too enthused with Square Enix these days.

As for Ciri's eyeshadow, just play the game. And watch this trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-DKyAVU34

Deus Ex is not even close.

@Arkandel said in RL things I love:

Farmer's Walks, Suitcase Carries and Pallof Presses are great.

Great exercises. I love Pallof Presses.

There's this one move -- I don't remember if it even has a name -- which is deceptively hard:

1. Start in a standing position, with legs slightly bent at the knees, feet just outside of shoulder width, and your hands and arms outstretched in front of your sternum.

2. Push your hands down about a foot, and then raise it back to starting. Do these as quickly as you can. You should feel it in your abs, if your legs are bent. And it will look like you're pushing down real hard on a button, like in the Family Feud.

3. Next, start to alternate sides. Twist 45 degrees to the right, and push the button down. Return to rest in the middle. Then, twist 45 degrees to the left, and push the button down. Return to rest. Now, go as fast as you can, back and forth. You'll feel the burn in your obliques and abs.

4. Go faster.

5. Faster.

6. Go for a minute. Feel the burn.

7. Now, pick up a 5 lb. weight in your hands. Do the side-to-side push-downs. Over and over. Fast. Faster.

You'll hurt the next day after doing a set of 5 x 1 minute, with 30 seconds rest in between each move.

@Coin said in Pokemon Go:

Niantec isn't really at fault and I don't see how anyone could possibly think they are.

It won't be. Cellphone companies have been sued before under a theory of negligence regarding drivers who were texting. Lower courts have tossed the cases out because: (1) it is not foreseeable to a cell phone company that a driver would text while driving; (2) there is no nexus between the allegedly-negligent act -- permitting a texting app/function -- and the accident, which is caused by a distracted driver; and (3) plenty of people use cellular phones reasonably and without harming anyone. If a plaintiff sued Niantec for damages after allegedly being injured by someone driving while playing Pokémon Go, I'm pretty sure that the suit would be tossed out for the same reasons.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

The Korra video game is the only one that I've played that is far better on a controller.

Any NHL game ever.

@HorrorHound said in No Man's Sky Thread:

...Why did you have to mention that movie AND The Last of Us in the same sentence!? Awwwwww, and now I am thinking of Krios. The feels.

Sorry. This will make it all better:

@somasatori said in No Man's Sky Thread:

See, when I was playing ME3, I got distracted by the multiplayer and basically just did that over and over again. I managed to get so much war score from it, though, and wound up sending through a bunch of Spectre agents due to leveling up to 20 with about 6 or 7 different characters. It was probably one of the only PUG multiplayers that I've enjoyed.

You're so fucking weird.

Look, if you haven't seen Grunt falling through the Citadel, you haven't lived. Go back and play ME3.

And if you want to see the only opening worse than Up, go play The Last of Us.

@Thenomain said in Fanbase entitlement:

... Tori, aka Killbot?

No: Alex, from Dark Water 2.0.