Tomorrow's a national holiday in this here fine country, ironically called "day of work" though everyone pretty much does the opposite of work, that is getting drunk of their asses.
In most places its "Worker's day", are you sure you are not just confused?
Really? Thought that was just a German holiday. And no, the literal translation would indeed be "day of work".
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
If I see one more random pub Vanguard with an assault rifle that isn't charging... Jesus, those kids need a pep talk on the art of the Vanguard.
Baldwin: Let me have your attention for a moment! So you're talking about what? You're talking about...(puts out his cigarette)...bitching about that wave you botched, some Phantom that one-shot you, some Guardian that blocked your melee, some turret that you never saw before it downed you. Let's talk about something important. (to Admiral Hackett) Are they all here?
Hackett: All but one.
Baldwin: Well, I'm going anyway. Let's talk about something important! (to xXMasterChef98Xx) Put that coffee down!! Coffee's for Chargers only. (xXMasterChef98Xx scoffs) Do you think I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you. I'm here from Earth. I'm here from Systems Alliance HQ. And I'm here on a mission of mercy. Your name's xXMasterChef98Xx?
xXMasterChef98Xx: Yeah.
Baldwin: You call yourself a Vanguard, you son of a bitch?
W33D42069: I don't have to listen to this shit.
Baldwin: You certainly don't pal. 'Cause the good news is -- you're fired. The bad news is you've got, all you got, just one chance to regain your jobs, starting tonight. Starting with tonight's match. Oh, have I got your attention now? Good. 'Cause we're adding a little something to this month's contest. As you all know, first prize is three Veteran Packs. Anyone want to see second prize? Second prize's a Recruit Pack. Third prize is you're fired. You get the picture? You're laughing now? You got targets. Systems Alliance HQ paid good money to put you on this planet. Go complete the objectives! You can't hack the computers you're given, you can't hack shit, you ARE shit, hit the bricks pal and beat it 'cause you are going out!!!
xXMasterChef98Xx: The Charge's damage is weak.
Baldwin: 'The damage is weak.' Fucking damage is weak? You're weak. I've been in the killing Cerberus mission for fifteen years.
W33D42069: What's your name?
Baldwin: FUCK YOU, that's my name!! You know why, Mister? 'Cause you rode in a frigate to get here tonight, I came in on a Dreadnought. That's my name!! (to xXMasterChef98Xx) And your name is "you're wanting." And you can't play in a man's game. You can't close them. (at a near whisper) And you go home and tell your wife your troubles. (to everyone again) Because only one thing counts in this life! Kill every traitorous scumbag Cerberus son of a bitch you come across! You hear me, you fucking faggots?
(Baldwin flips over a blackboard which has two sets of letters on it: ABC, and CNMR.)
Baldwin: A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Charging. Always Be Charging! Always Be Charging!! C-N-M-R. Charge, Nova, Melee, Repeat. Charge – have you fucking charged them yet? Nova – followup that goddamned Charge. You don't go in for the kill and use your Tempest; you fuck or walk. You Nova or you hit the bricks! Melee – give it the personal touch because your fists are better than bullets!! And Repeat. C-N-M-R; get out there!! You got the targets comin' in; you think they came in to get out of the rain? Cerberus doesn't walk on the map unless he wants to get murdered by you. Sitting out there waiting to stain your armor with their blood! Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it? (to W33D42069) What's the problem pal? You. W33D42069.
W33D42069: You're such a hero, you're so badass. Why you coming down here and waste your time on a bunch of bums?
(Baldwin sits and lays his Katana X on the table)
Baldwin: You see this shotgun? You see this shotgun?
W33D42069: Yeah.
Baldwin: I got 100,000 points without using it last match. How much you get? You see, pal, that's who I am. And you're nothing. Nice guy? I don't give a shit. Good father? Fuck you -- go home and play with your kids!! (to everyone) You wanna work here? Kill Cerberus agents!! (to V3RN3R) You think this is abuse? You think this is abuse, you cocksucker? You can't take this -- how can you take the abuse you get in a Gold match?! You don't like it -- leave. I can go out there tonight with the difficulty you got, make myself 15,000 points SOLO! Tonight! In two waves! Can you? Can you? Go and do likewise! C-N-M-R!! Get mad! You sons of bitches! Get mad!! You know what it takes to be a Vanguard?
Baldwin: It takes brass balls to be a Vanguard.
Baldwin: Go and do likewise, gents. The targets are out there, you kill it, the points are yours. You don't--I have no sympathy for you. You wanna go out on those waves tonight and close, close, it's yours. If not you're going to be shining my shoes. Bunch of losers sitting around in a bar. (in a mocking weak voice) "Oh yeah, I used to be a Vanguard, it's a tough racket." (he pats a large stack of crates tied together with a big pretty ribbon) These are the new shotguns. These are the non-demo shotguns. And to you, they're gold. And you don't get them. Because to give them to you is just throwing them away. (he hands the stack to Hackett) They're for Chargers. I'd wish you good luck but you wouldn't know what to do with it if you got it. (to W33D42069 as he puts his Katana X back on his armor) And to answer your question, pal: why am I here? I came here because Systems Alliance HQ asked me to, they asked me for a favor. I said, the real favor, follow my advice and fire your fucking ass because a loser is a loser. (He stares at W33D42069 for a sec, and then picking up his briefcase, goes into inner office with Hackett)
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
oh god what's the worst that could happen?
BEES
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Oh. I am continually bewildered by everyone knowing every Firefly actor. At some point I will have to watch that and that Babylon 5 show to be culturally savvy.
Babylon 5 has NOT aged well
if JMS or someone still has access to the masters for that show they should dust it off and re-do all the CGI with modern innovations and re-release the DVDs
i'd fucking buy it
because the original show's CGI is BAD
REALLY BAD
The CGI kept me from starting B5 a few times. My friends kept raving about how good the show was but man getting that cgi right off the bat was not helping their cause.
By the end of the first episode I decided to try a few more, that was a few months ago and I'm almost done with the series.
So is the damage bonus mod (extended barrel) a flat increase in damage per hit?
Because if so, that could be really good on rapid-fire weapons.
extra damage is never a bad thing, but i think the extended barrel tends to benefit big, beefy weapons more than the rapid fire ones since it's a percentage; the Claymore X gains the equivalent of a Carnifex X shot on top of it's base damage with the barrel
armor piercing mods tend to be better on rapid fire weapons, since armor reduces all bullet damage by a flat amount (30 on silver, 50 on gold) which a lot of auto weapons straight up do not do
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
the new penny arcade comic is the best one in a whiiiiile
I don't know
I felt that 2010 and 2011 were pretty mediocre for Penny Arcade standards, but the comics in 2012 have been consistently fantastic.
If they keep this up it might end up being my favorite year of PA.
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
oh god what's the worst that could happen?
What's the worst that could happen?
You'll see soon enough.
I'm gonna have to go through some sick initiation ritual, aren't I
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
Tomorrow's a national holiday in this here fine country, ironically called "day of work" though everyone pretty much does the opposite of work, that is getting drunk of their asses.
In most places its "Worker's day", are you sure you are not just confused?
Really? Thought that was just a German holiday. And no, the literal translation would indeed be "day of work".
Pretty widespread I think.
Though here in Sweden we get drunk and light bonfires tonight (Valborg) and spend tomorrow with our hangovers.
The only Vanguard really viable on a gold is a Krogan. And then only if you're hosting.
filthy lies
Human Vanguard can be just as viable if you're running with a light weapon and low cooldowns. You might not use Nova as often as on Silver difficulty, but if you can keep charging constantly you'll definitely do well.
also, omigod I'm posting in the [chat] thread
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
oh god what's the worst that could happen?
I got two 3TB Hard Drives out of it. It's worth the risk.
If I see one more random pub Vanguard with an assault rifle that isn't charging... Jesus, those kids need a pep talk on the art of the Vanguard.
Baldwin: Let me have your attention for a moment! So you're talking about what? You're talking about...(puts out his cigarette)...bitching about that wave you botched, some Phantom that one-shot you, some Guardian that blocked your melee, some turret that you never saw before it downed you. Let's talk about something important. (to Admiral Hackett) Are they all here?
Hackett: All but one.
Baldwin: Well, I'm going anyway. Let's talk about something important! (to xXMasterChef98Xx) Put that coffee down!! Coffee's for Chargers only. (xXMasterChef98Xx scoffs) Do you think I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you. I'm here from Earth. I'm here from Systems Alliance HQ. And I'm here on a mission of mercy. Your name's xXMasterChef98Xx?
xXMasterChef98Xx: Yeah.
Baldwin: You call yourself a Vanguard, you son of a bitch?
W33D42069: I don't have to listen to this shit.
Baldwin: You certainly don't pal. 'Cause the good news is -- you're fired. The bad news is you've got, all you got, just one chance to regain your jobs, starting tonight. Starting with tonight's match. Oh, have I got your attention now? Good. 'Cause we're adding a little something to this month's contest. As you all know, first prize is three Veteran Packs. Anyone want to see second prize? Second prize's a Recruit Pack. Third prize is you're fired. You get the picture? You're laughing now? You got targets. Systems Alliance HQ paid good money to put you on this planet. Go complete the objectives! You can't hack the computers you're given, you can't hack shit, you ARE shit, hit the bricks pal and beat it 'cause you are going out!!!
xXMasterChef98Xx: The Charge's damage is weak.
Baldwin: 'The damage is weak.' Fucking damage is weak? You're weak. I've been in the killing Cerberus mission for fifteen years.
W33D42069: What's your name?
Baldwin: FUCK YOU, that's my name!! You know why, Mister? 'Cause you rode in a frigate to get here tonight, I came in on a Dreadnought. That's my name!! (to xXMasterChef98Xx) And your name is "you're wanting." And you can't play in a man's game. You can't close them. (at a near whisper) And you go home and tell your wife your troubles. (to everyone again) Because only one thing counts in this life! Kill every traitorous scumbag Cerberus son of a bitch you come across! You hear me, you fucking faggots?
(Baldwin flips over a blackboard which has two sets of letters on it: ABC, and CNMR.)
Baldwin: A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Charging. Always Be Charging! Always Be Charging!! C-N-M-R. Charge, Nova, Melee, Repeat. Charge – have you fucking charged them yet? Nova – followup that goddamned Charge. You don't go in for the kill and use your Tempest; you fuck or walk. You Nova or you hit the bricks! Melee – give it the personal touch because your fists are better than bullets!! And Repeat. C-N-M-R; get out there!! You got the targets comin' in; you think they came in to get out of the rain? Cerberus doesn't walk on the map unless he wants to get murdered by you. Sitting out there waiting to stain your armor with their blood! Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it? (to W33D42069) What's the problem pal? You. W33D42069.
W33D42069: You're such a hero, you're so badass. Why you coming down here and waste your time on a bunch of bums?
(Baldwin sits and lays his Katana X on the table)
Baldwin: You see this shotgun? You see this shotgun?
W33D42069: Yeah.
Baldwin: I got 100,000 points without using it last match. How much you get? You see, pal, that's who I am. And you're nothing. Nice guy? I don't give a shit. Good father? Fuck you -- go home and play with your kids!! (to everyone) You wanna work here? Kill Cerberus agents!! (to V3RN3R) You think this is abuse? You think this is abuse, you cocksucker? You can't take this -- how can you take the abuse you get in a Gold match?! You don't like it -- leave. I can go out there tonight with the difficulty you got, make myself 15,000 points SOLO! Tonight! In two waves! Can you? Can you? Go and do likewise! C-N-M-R!! Get mad! You sons of bitches! Get mad!! You know what it takes to be a Vanguard?
Baldwin: It takes brass balls to be a Vanguard.
Baldwin: Go and do likewise, gents. The targets are out there, you kill it, the points are yours. You don't--I have no sympathy for you. You wanna go out on those waves tonight and close, close, it's yours. If not you're going to be shining my shoes. Bunch of losers sitting around in a bar. (in a mocking weak voice) "Oh yeah, I used to be a Vanguard, it's a tough racket." (he pats a large stack of crates tied together with a big pretty ribbon) These are the new shotguns. These are the non-demo shotguns. And to you, they're gold. And you don't get them. Because to give them to you is just throwing them away. (he hands the stack to Hackett) They're for Chargers. I'd wish you good luck but you wouldn't know what to do with it if you got it. (to W33D42069 as he puts his Katana X back on his armor) And to answer your question, pal: why am I here? I came here because Systems Alliance HQ asked me to, they asked me for a favor. I said, the real favor, follow my advice and fire your fucking ass because a loser is a loser. (He stares at W33D42069 for a sec, and then picking up his briefcase, goes into inner office with Hackett)
that was fucking fantastic
I've never played ME and thought this was great. 5/5 brass balls.
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I don't mind Babylon 5's CG at all. It just has some really stilted acting, writing, and mega-low-budget 90s TV production values.
I really liked it at the time and I'm really glad I was there to appreciate it when it was coming out but TV has advanced so much in the past ten years - not just with the shift to HD, but in terms of content and presentation and maturity - that B5 is really an artifact of a different age.
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It's a day off in France too. They like to splash on a bit of strike action too which is odd. How can you strike on a day off? Unless you're one of the few working I suppose.
All of these mysteries left unsolved!
Homogeneous distribution of your varieties of amuse-gueule
It's a day off in France too. They like to splash on a bit of strike action too which is odd. How can you strike on a day off? Unless you're one of the few working I suppose.
I would like for Labour Day to have something more to it than it does, but in NZ it is in October and usually a holiday weekend. Don't they sometimes riot in the UK?
It's a day off in France too. They like to splash on a bit of strike action too which is odd. How can you strike on a day off? Unless you're one of the few working I suppose.
All of these mysteries left unsolved!
Ah, the French and their strikes. So stereotypical. A French tractor blocking a freeway/public square is like right bellow berets and baguettes in level of frenchness
If your blood runs a bit more red than mine then there is usually some marches and speeches and waving of red flags going on over here in socialistan on may 1st.
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In BC a dude bought his girlfriend a tandem ride in a hang glider as an anniversary present. He was on the ground taping it. Within 30 seconds of launching, she fell off the glider to her death.
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Really? Thought that was just a German holiday. And no, the literal translation would indeed be "day of work".
The smell of febreeze is how we identify when to do the hemispherectomies.
So is the damage bonus mod (extended barrel) a flat increase in damage per hit?
Because if so, that could be really good on rapid-fire weapons.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Hello person I've never spoken to before!
aaron fell inbetween the bed and the wall on his back like a turtle
i looked over at him and smiled and said
oh
you're trapped
now i can
SPRAY YOU WITH FEBREEZE!!!!
good times, good times
that was fucking fantastic
Thank you for that spreadsheet elendil.
hey hey
I've always been kinda reluctant to post in here (and in some parts of SE++) because it seemed to me like everyone here knew other and it's always tough to find your place in a social situation like that, be on the internets or the "RL", as the kids call it.
But I figured, eh, why not? What's the worst that could happen?
Did you just refer to yourself as a neurosurgeon, Winky?
BEES
The CGI kept me from starting B5 a few times. My friends kept raving about how good the show was but man getting that cgi right off the bat was not helping their cause.
By the end of the first episode I decided to try a few more, that was a few months ago and I'm almost done with the series.
Steam/PSN/XBL/Minecraft / LoL / - Benevicious | WoW - Duckwood - Rajhek
armor piercing mods tend to be better on rapid fire weapons, since armor reduces all bullet damage by a flat amount (30 on silver, 50 on gold) which a lot of auto weapons straight up do not do
but that's just armor
lata suckas
What's the worst that could happen?
You'll see soon enough.
http://www.celebjihad.com/gifs/oprah2.gif
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I don't know
I felt that 2010 and 2011 were pretty mediocre for Penny Arcade standards, but the comics in 2012 have been consistently fantastic.
If they keep this up it might end up being my favorite year of PA.
You could replace all the CGI and the show would still be unwatchable.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I'm gonna have to go through some sick initiation ritual, aren't I
GET. OUT.
your [chat]ing shoes cause d&d [chat] is the postest with the mostest
well except pants
pants are strictly not allowed
The worst that could happen (NSFW/L):
they should make plumbing that goes into the shaft with transparent tubing so you can see your poop fall into the abyss
it's better to put one dude down fast so you're not being shot by him or his buddies, or have him dive behind cover
i dunno
they keep buffing autos, but i still see little reason to use them and i feel like the issue is probably more fundamental than weapon stats
Because people where I live where the median wage is $28,000 can afford to drop $400 on a purse and $100 on a tank top.
dude credit cards are like free money bro
Pretty widespread I think.
Though here in Sweden we get drunk and light bonfires tonight (Valborg) and spend tomorrow with our hangovers.
Think I will stay in this year.
I got two 3TB Hard Drives out of it. It's worth the risk.
I've never played ME and thought this was great. 5/5 brass balls.
I really liked it at the time and I'm really glad I was there to appreciate it when it was coming out but TV has advanced so much in the past ten years - not just with the shift to HD, but in terms of content and presentation and maturity - that B5 is really an artifact of a different age.
All of these mysteries left unsolved!
I did see all of 1 person in there.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Getting some uncanny valley vibes right here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2S6ZQn9lvk
Ah, the French and their strikes. So stereotypical. A French tractor blocking a freeway/public square is like right bellow berets and baguettes in level of frenchness
If your blood runs a bit more red than mine then there is usually some marches and speeches and waving of red flags going on over here in socialistan on may 1st.
Jesus.