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Has someone been reading Phil Farmer? (reply)

scarab — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:46:13 +0000

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One thing they apparently fixed (reply)

Xenos — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:15:49 +0000

The 4th Horseman:

It'll Take a Crowbar (reply)

Up North 65 — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:03:32 +0000

And some out of the box applications of lard to pry my 360 Elite/H3/Frankenbox from me. Damn thing nearly knocked me out once in a rollover in Canada, kept me from going mad my first winter in the shed (Dead Space be damned), and most importantly led me to you random peoples of the internetz. So no matter what super-awesome-real-lyfe graphiks or mind boggling-youtubing-share-your-turd-sandwich internet connectivity super box of the future is I'll still be here swapping hard drives, pushing a button to turn it on, and cranking up the volume to drown out the helicopter trying to take off with my fan.

2905 :p (reply)

someotherguy — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:17:15 +0000

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Wow. That's a dramatic example. (reply)

bluerunner — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:31:35 +0000

Also, this Vischeck thing is neat. Looking at the following, I can sorta see how deuteranopia impacted your comic's color palette:

So, going for what looks like a different shade ends up being a different color. Amazing.

Wow. That's a dramatic example. (reply)

Claude Errera — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:24:47 +0000

Heh. Those also look the same to me. So I'm not sure what point it's proving. I do remember emailing Claude once to ask him what colour the Flood were...

And I told you - hot pink.

That's pretty damn cool (reply)

ZackDark — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:24:42 +0000

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Wow. That's a dramatic example. (reply)

Stuntmutt — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:21:13 +0000

Heh. Those also look the same to me. So I'm not sure what point it's proving. I do remember emailing Claude once to ask him what colour the Flood were...

And suddenly it all makes sense. ;) (reply)

dogcow — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:07:52 +0000

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Great Scott! (reply)

iconicbanana — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:00:38 +0000

Also, this Vischeck thing is neat. Looking at the following, I can sorta see how deuteranopia impacted your comic's color palette:

That's one hell of a catch.

Wow. That's a dramatic example. (reply)

CyberKN — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:58:23 +0000

Also, this Vischeck thing is neat. Looking at the following, I can sorta see how deuteranopia impacted your comic's color palette:

If you do... (reply)

Claude Errera — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:47:39 +0000

Whoa. I seriously might have to get some of those.

...please come back and give us feedback. :)

Wish Granted - sort of. (reply)

Stuntmutt — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:29:55 +0000

Whoa. I seriously might have to get some of those.
My daughter tried to 'teach' me colours by holding up her felt tips and telling me their names. To explain why that wouldn't work, I ran this photo through the Vischeck simulator. To me, these are identical. My daughter said, 'oh daddy, you see the world all grey and sludgy.' The difference I'm seeing in the corrected game colours, I have a nasty feeling she's right...

Ooooo, so close! (reply)

BeardFade — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:09:16 +0000

Little bit, my death came early in the match. We had the Bravo Spawn near the alpha control point. I sniped a few at B and then got ambushed by a few players coming from C. By doing so, they inadvertently flipped the spawns and I made them pay the price.

Ooooo, so close! (reply)

iconicbanana — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:06:25 +0000

You'd probably be more upset if you didn't already have one, huh?

Man, you really love that map.

I kindly disagree. I like the changes. (reply)

BeardFade — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:01:44 +0000

Along with that: Assault Rifles may have gotten back some of their viability. They're still easier to hip fire than other primaries; with less shotgun ammo to go around, mid-to-close range may be more AR friendly post-patch.

I agree. I went back to Auto Rifles a few weeks ago and felt pretty comfy with them last night not worrying so much about shotgunners

I kindly disagree. I like the changes. (reply)

BeardFade — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:00:33 +0000

Case in point

I kindly disagree. I like the changes. (reply)

iconicbanana — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:34:54 +0000

I played for about 2 hours last night and felt like the changes really suited my play style a lot. Here are a few reasons:

1) I love to snipe, everyone who plays with me knows it. The new ammo system makes my ability to be more accurate than my opponent all the more valuable, because I can get more kills per crate than they can. And since there are fewer crates, I can actually deny them opportunities to match me ammo wise.

2) While it was frustrating to run up to a crate to see it still had a minute on it, I also enjoy the challenge of changing tactics and adapting strategy. On those occasions I ran out of special ammo, I had to adapt, find ways to attack with my primary that were effective. Plus, with TTK on primaries being a bit slower than specials, it puts an emphasis on playing as a team, attacking enemies together. I like that.

3) I've been using HMG's for quite some time, so I already have the instinct to avoid the areas of the map with heavy rocket play. I found last night that I was still able to manage my heavy really well, multiple times still having some heavy ammo by the time the next heavy dropped. I also think that getting an extra 5 seconds really helps me get heavy more often because on certain maps, my preferred positioning isn't within 10 seconds of the drop.

I'm not saying the Crucible is perfect and get it that it's frustrating. I think a lot of good points were made, some bad ones as well, but at least for now, I enjoy the changes.

Along with that: Assault Rifles may have gotten back some of their viability. They're still easier to hip fire than other primaries; with less shotgun ammo to go around, mid-to-close range may be more AR friendly post-patch.

I kindly disagree. I like the changes. (reply)

BeardFade — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:29:39 +0000

I played for about 2 hours last night and felt like the changes really suited my play style a lot. Here are a few reasons:

1) I love to snipe, everyone who plays with me knows it. The new ammo system makes my ability to be more accurate than my opponent all the more valuable, because I can get more kills per crate than they can. And since there are fewer crates, I can actually deny them opportunities to match me ammo wise.

2) While it was frustrating to run up to a crate to see it still had a minute on it, I also enjoy the challenge of changing tactics and adapting strategy. On those occasions I ran out of special ammo, I had to adapt, find ways to attack with my primary that were effective. Plus, with TTK on primaries being a bit slower than specials, it puts an emphasis on playing as a team, attacking enemies together. I like that.

3) I've been using HMG's for quite some time, so I already have the instinct to avoid the areas of the map with heavy rocket play. I found last night that I was still able to manage my heavy really well, multiple times still having some heavy ammo by the time the next heavy dropped. I also think that getting an extra 5 seconds really helps me get heavy more often because on certain maps, my preferred positioning isn't within 10 seconds of the drop.

I'm not saying the Crucible is perfect and get it that it's frustrating. I think a lot of good points were made, some bad ones as well, but at least for now, I enjoy the changes.

Living colour (reply)

bluerunner — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:03:56 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9759B549098D7A3D

I wonder whatever became of James Carrey.