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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: August 09, 2017, 07:44:40 pm »
By having other, tastier vegetables?
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: August 09, 2017, 06:25:59 pm »One of the reasons children sterotypically hate vegetables is because somewhere along the line Americans got the idea that vegetables should be cooked until mushy. Not only does this result in an unpleasant texture, a great many vegetables (particularly that most delectable of foods, the brussels sprout) become extra bitter when cooked that much, and children taste bitterness much more strongly than adults do.That makes a lot of sense. I was never a fan of cooked vegetables when I was younger; even today I generally prefer my veggies raw and as unprepared as possible.
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: August 09, 2017, 05:40:10 pm »
I can't honestly say I'm a fan of asparagus. Maybe if I had it cooked juuuuuust right...
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: FEF: Liberation of Izzarra IC Thread
« on: August 09, 2017, 04:12:27 pm »
Sam runs to (9,9) to perform for Bert and Ernie!
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Other Games / Re: How did you last die?
« on: August 08, 2017, 08:57:44 pm »
Playing the second-to-last story mission. Throws a lot of new crap at you, all at once. Brand new enemy units, new enemy mechanics, and a new "cannon" that isn't actually a cannon at all.
My first attempt is pretty normal; build up a safe zone as best I can, get my ships built, try to sort out a path of advance, get more than a little overwhelmed by everything going on. Then the cannon activates. Instead of shooting a projectile or some sort of beam, it basically spawns a very long line of particulate across the entire map. This causes intense damage to everything in its path, and can even one-shot a ship if a particle manages to spawn on the ship's core. Cover, whether natural cover or benign particulate or other ships, is useless against it.
Forgot to mention, this thing shoots every 30 seconds or so.
My first run has my battered fleet unable to fight off the incredibly massive waves of incoming particles and deal with a cannon at the same time. A couple of abortive attempts are made to push out of my starting area, but before long I'm stuck in an endless loop of rebuilding and losing ships.
My second attempt is a rush. Sort of. I quickly queue up every warship I have with the intention of at least dealing with the nearest enemy outpost. I'm thinking that if I can at least reduce the incoming enemy waves, even just a little, that might be the tipping point I need to win. Unfortunately the initial waves are just too massive. I'm forced to sacrifice a couple of my weaker ships to defend the CO ship and lose a few of my turrets, but my fleet is fully built by the time the cannon first comes online. I order them to move to attack...
And watch in pure rage as a perfect shot from the cannon one-shots three ships, including one of my most heavily-armed warships and a vital Lathe vessel, and either damaging or disabling most of the others. Instantly quit.
My first attempt is pretty normal; build up a safe zone as best I can, get my ships built, try to sort out a path of advance, get more than a little overwhelmed by everything going on. Then the cannon activates. Instead of shooting a projectile or some sort of beam, it basically spawns a very long line of particulate across the entire map. This causes intense damage to everything in its path, and can even one-shot a ship if a particle manages to spawn on the ship's core. Cover, whether natural cover or benign particulate or other ships, is useless against it.
Forgot to mention, this thing shoots every 30 seconds or so.
My first run has my battered fleet unable to fight off the incredibly massive waves of incoming particles and deal with a cannon at the same time. A couple of abortive attempts are made to push out of my starting area, but before long I'm stuck in an endless loop of rebuilding and losing ships.
My second attempt is a rush. Sort of. I quickly queue up every warship I have with the intention of at least dealing with the nearest enemy outpost. I'm thinking that if I can at least reduce the incoming enemy waves, even just a little, that might be the tipping point I need to win. Unfortunately the initial waves are just too massive. I'm forced to sacrifice a couple of my weaker ships to defend the CO ship and lose a few of my turrets, but my fleet is fully built by the time the cannon first comes online. I order them to move to attack...
And watch in pure rage as a perfect shot from the cannon one-shots three ships, including one of my most heavily-armed warships and a vital Lathe vessel, and either damaging or disabling most of the others. Instantly quit.
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General Discussion / Re: [spbaget] The invisible spaghetti and the potatopoi (Happy thread)
« on: August 08, 2017, 08:15:51 pm »
...why change a perfectly good thing?
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General Discussion / Re: [spbaget] The invisible spaghetti and the potatopoi (Happy thread)
« on: August 08, 2017, 08:01:50 pm »
I think as far back as when DF was 2D, it would always mention creatures getting struck down. Or bleeding to death. Or drowning. Whatever.
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: August 07, 2017, 07:28:41 pm »
Quite a few people, actually. Mostly older folks, but there are also families that believe video games send you to Hell, and luddite groups like the Amish.
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: FEF: Final Hour IC thread. Chapter 9: The Decisive Day
« on: August 07, 2017, 04:41:49 pm »
"'Just pegasi', he says. Didn't you notice half the damn Ixionese army coming at us at the same time?"
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: August 07, 2017, 04:38:54 pm »
Humans are all three states of matter at once, and more! We've got solid bits, liquid bits, even some gassy bits here and there. Then there's all the squishy in-between stuff.
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: FEF: Liberation of Izzarra OoC Thread: Maniacal Laughter
« on: August 07, 2017, 03:43:26 pm »
Blergh. I guess HP's nice...?
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« on: August 07, 2017, 03:42:49 pm »
Even for a Monday, this day was garbage. I'd say "the week can only improve from here!", but experience tells me that's a faint hope at best and a jinx at worst.
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Play With Your Buddies / Re: SOLDIER PLAYS POKEMON STORM SILVER
« on: August 06, 2017, 08:30:11 pm »
Can Farfetch'd learn Fly in this hack, though? As much as I love LeekBirb, you might want something a bit more convenient for travel.
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: August 06, 2017, 03:07:24 pm »
I'd say "Come to California and avoid humidity!", but it's been an oddly humid heat wave this past week O_o
I don't like it either.
I don't like it either.
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Play With Your Buddies / Re: Let’s Play Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords – Chapter 1: Burnt Offerings
« on: August 06, 2017, 03:04:17 pm »
Karl uses that Acid Orb spell he has on the Ghost!