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Q: Best easter eggs in Metal Gear Solid series?

A.DonahueI love and am a avid fan of the Metal Gear Solid series. I'm also a huge fan of Easter eggs in games in general, but hands down, MGS has some of the best. What is your favorite Easter eggs found in this series? And maybe ones that we completely missed!

 
hehe, no I figured as much, but guess she'll have to wait
 
Prime is same day shipping it a bunch of places
 
hurray, time to go hunting for questions with no answers oh no not another subjective question
 
@IvoFlipse: I'm supposed to be studying Dutch atm, haha
 
make them stooooop
 
4:00 PM
funny how chat can derail so fast :P
:O I wish they'd implement private messaging too :P
so easy to not disturb the global chat
 
That's not nearly as bad a question as what some hilarious easter eggs
this guy is a fan and he just wants more
he has a specific game in mind
 
Yeah, fair enough.
 
well I have to cook any way, so bbl!
 
and he wants to get the most out of it
 
I guess I'll let it go then.
Kind of ruins the argument Juan gave me vs. Hilarious Bugs though
 
4:02 PM
this is a way better question than "What are other games like Metal Gear Solid?"
which was?
 
Grace just commented on it
 
The idea that you should avoid asking questions solely aimed for your own amusement
 
oh
that's a good argument
well I wouldn't argue with grace
she's always right
 
it's kind of stupid seeing as how we're on a gaming site though
Yeah, I won't.
 
And even if you don't think she is, and feel strongly about it. She will turn you.
 
4:03 PM
We are on a Gaming Q&A site
 
That's true.
 
There are plenty of forums out there
 
I sometimes feel that CW is like putting matches in reach of a small child
2
 
4:06 PM
Oh, and you should totally buy a Kindle its a great product <- paid advertisement
 
Really? No one liked my suggestion for notyouraveragegamingquestionandanswersite.com ?
 
well
I wouldn't get the url wrong I guess
unless I put website instead of site
 
or forgot the and
or spelled answer wrong
 
hm. Seriously, though, I like the sound of quicksave.com
 
that's what bookmarks are for
 
4:09 PM
I think we should get both
No wait
I think that SO should buy a TLD
.questions
so it can being gaming.questions
programming.questions
my.questios
 
are there any TLDs that long?
 
my.questions
Well, you can register you own TLD for like 100,000$
 
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/4412/is-it-possible-to-have-two-fortress-games-going-on-in-one-world-in-dwarf-fortress/4414#4414

Anywhere care to give C.Ross his badge? :P
 
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A: Is it possible to have two fortress games going on in one world in Dwarf Fortress?

C. RossNo. You can start a new game in your current world once you quit the current one, or you can start a new world. Dwarf Fortress does not allow for two games to go on in the same world because of the unspecified ways they might interact.

FORMAT IT RIGHT!
 
What's wrong with it?
 
4:11 PM
?
 
The formatting. Why isn't it working?
 
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A: Is it possible to have two fortress games going on in one world in Dwarf Fortress?

C. RossNo. You can start a new game in your current world once you quit the current one, or you can start a new world. Dwarf Fortress does not allow for two games to go on in the same world because of the unspecified ways they might interact.

 
Isn't the requirement that the link is on it's own line?
 
I don't know
yes
it has to be the only thing in the message
 
Ah, that's why
 
4:16 PM
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Q: Worms: Reloaded weapons

AlbortSo new Worms is coming out (not in 3D (huzzah)). Anyone got a handle on the new weapons? According to Steam, new weapons include Super Bunker Buster, Ferrets, Poison Strike, Worship, Sentry Gun, Electromagnet, Buffalo of Lies... Any more that anyone knows of? Or details on these weapons?

Is that one too localized?
 
As soon as the game releases, the question will be moot.
(not that I'm not really really looking forward to it, but that's neither here nor there)
 
I guess. What makes questions like "Will new instruments/functionality in RB3 be compatible with older songs?" different?
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A: How will Rock Band 3's new instruments work on existing songs?

ManaCurrently: What we know: Most, if not all, of the legacy catalogue of RB(meaning all the DLC along with the past games) has been charted with the cymbals one uses with the pro drums. If you look at the animations of the drummer in-game, you'll notice that the drummer will play on the cymbals ...

 
Has there been a definitive answer from the devs? Also, the first is a list of features, the second is a single question.
 
I so want the stratocaster with the real strings
 
Not much, personally, I think that one's rather localized as well.
that sucker's $150 :(
 
4:19 PM
no, there hasn't (at least not on their own forums)
 
Also, I think the RB3 question could still be reworked into present tense and still be valid to future users.
So it's a bit more useful. The Worms one is just a list.
Because I'm sure when RB3 comes out, people will still want to know what kind of effect there will be on their old playlists.
 
stupid ethernets
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Q: Removed Chat Blips Should Be... Removed.

Chacha102When a message is deleted, it says 'Removed'. Unfortunately, this gets very annoying when I'm trying to edit multiple chat messages together into a single message that is more useful if it is starred, as there are 2-5 'removed' messages right under it. It would be nice to find a better solution...

 
What do you think of this tag wiki I just made?
 
you probably should direct people 'when' to put a tag on something
 
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Q: What are some games that are similar to the arcade classic Marble Madness?

spilthI'm a big fan of Marble Madness, particularly the graphical style, abstract world and music. What other games do you know of that have similar gameplay? (navigate a marble through mazes and obstacles) Some of the ones I can think of are: Mercury Meltdown / Mercury Meltdown Revolution Marble Bl...

 
4:24 PM
just explain what the tag represents
@Gaming WTF is Marble Madness
 
"Add the xbox-360 tag when you are asking about games exclusive to 360, or issues specific to the 360 version of a multiplatform game." - second paragraph
 
3 upvotes from 10k on Meta
woot woot
 
Dangit now I'm reading various RB links and it's making me want to play..
 
What's the tag for PSN?
 
What do you mean? It's just PSN I believe
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Q: Fat Princess - Any way to get rid of the DLC nag messages?

Corv1nusI own Fat Princess but, don't have the DLC and don't really want to buy it. This usually isn't a problem but, for some reason while on multi-player games I get a "Buy the DLC" popup every time I fight a DLC model or walk over their stuff. Is there any way to turn this off? It doesn't take up m...

Like so
 
4:30 PM
1 question has [playstation-network] - adding as synomyn
 
upvoted
 
wait
why is marble-madness divided into two tags?
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A: How will Rock Band 3's new instruments work on existing songs?

ManaCurrently: What we know: Most, if not all, of the legacy catalogue of RB(meaning all the DLC along with the past games) has been charted with the cymbals one uses with the pro drums. If you look at the animations of the drummer in-game, you'll notice that the drummer will play on the cymbals ...

ack
 
Also, feedback on this tag wiki? gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/…
 
wrong question
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Q: What are some games that are similar to the arcade classic Marble Madness?

spilthI'm a big fan of Marble Madness, particularly the graphical style, abstract world and music. What other games do you know of that have similar gameplay? (navigate a marble through mazes and obstacles) Some of the ones I can think of are: Mercury Meltdown / Mercury Meltdown Revolution Marble Bl...

 
probably because they didn't know to connect with a dash
fixed
 
4:34 PM
oh
I guess I did the same change as you.
 
lol apparently
Do we really need the "marbles" tag?
 
I don't think so
also game-rec should be put on
 
You doing it or shall I? So we don't double edit again :p
 
I guess I'll go ahead
hurray, done
 
Is there any Linux equivalent to that SE notifier?
 
4:41 PM
... did we ever reach a consensus about game-req?
 
Not in particular
 
@Macha: Linux support for Feed Notifier is under discussion
You can settle for the uglier RSS Notifier which supports Linux
 
Heading out for dinner, later all!
 
boom
10k on Meta
 
Peace.
 
4:43 PM
later
 
Anyway, I've wasted enough time. See you everyone.
 
:<
 
I had planned to do some work today :(
 
work is overrated
 
multi-tasking for the win
 
4:46 PM
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Q: Spoiler: "A Boy and His Blob" (Wii), why the I - III and IV - VI in the final bonus level?

JoshSpoiler Alert! In A Boy and His Blob for the Nintendo Wii, the final bonus stage of the game opens with three doors labeled 1 - 3 in roman numbers (I, II, and III). Each door goes to a sortof "mini-bonus level". COmpleting any of these "mini-bonus" levels leaves you to choose from three more d...

Unsure what to say here. It seems like a question that invites speculation, so it's subjective, unless there is an actual reason I'm unaware of
 
what about it @Mana?
 
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Q: Spoiler: "A Boy and His Blob" (Wii), why the I - III and IV - VI in the final bonus level?

JoshSpoiler Alert! In A Boy and His Blob for the Nintendo Wii, the final bonus stage of the game opens with three doors labeled 1 - 3 in roman numbers (I, II, and III). Each door goes to a sortof "mini-bonus level". COmpleting any of these "mini-bonus" levels leaves you to choose from three more d...

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Q: Spoiler: In "A Boy and His Blob" for the Nintendo Wii, is there any reason to rescue the blobs in world 4?

JoshSpolier Alert In "A Boy and His Blob" for the Nintendo Wii, I have gotten to the fourth world, but have not yet beaten the game... so please don't tell me the ending :-) I have been trying to rescue all the blobs in the hanging cages that I can, but every time I die, the blobs are back in the ...

 
Well, it's just that it seems like a question about design choice, so we couldn't really answer unless we were the developers
 
Yeah, I see what you mean
the other one looks ok though
 
Yeah, the other one's fine
 
4:54 PM
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Q: Was there a code for "Hyper Sonic" in Sonic 2?

A.DonahueI remember inputting cheat codes in the music test for Super Sonic anytime in Sonic 2 , but I remember there was either a way or a cheat code to get "Hyper Sonic". Does anyone remember?

 
@Justin'jjnguy'Nelson The Question Feed room doesn't exist anymore
if you think it would be useful, I could create it again
 
5:11 PM
so, should I delete my game-rec question?
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Q: What are good Linux games that can be played over a terminal?

C. RossWhat are some good games for Linux that I can play over a terminal (ssh)? Bonus points for a .deb package.

 
I think it's fine
I mean, there aren't a lot of games you play right in the terminal, the largest I've seen a forum thread about it get is 2 pages
so it's pretty specific
 
I worry more about being hypocritical than the question being a problem
 
I requested mine for deletion, perhaps we should have everyone who agrees do that
it would seriously get rid of a lot of [closed] questions
 
Okay, fair enough.
 
back
 
5:20 PM
well if we are to lead by example, then I agree with @CRoss, we should delete our own [closed] questions (or have mods do it for us)
 
Well, that cleaned up todays reading
 
yeah, I just voted to close it
 
I found out that shift-a marks all items as read on Google Reader
 
too many answers to just delete it
 
the hard way..
 
5:20 PM
flag it for mod attention, they will clean it up
I deleted all my feeds that kept flooding me @Chacha102
I simply kept reading all day long, really a time sync
 
did we come to consensus on rec questions?
 
@IvoFlipse But I didn't want them to be marked as read!
I still had like 20 entries left
 
nope, I just saw @CRoss saying if he should delete it, which I agree with @tzenes, that way we lead by example
 
@tzenes I don't think so, I'm just on the close them all side, so I'm closing my own
 
ah, that's a bummer, though you can toggle that it doesn't show your unread and still sorted by newest
(you can't have it sorted for oldest, because that would mess things up)
 
5:24 PM
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Q: Can anyone identify this RTS Flash game?

Kevin YI remember playing a Flash game online that was had extremely similar mechanics to Space Station: Frontier for the iPhone. In fact, I think Space Station: Frontier was based off the game I am trying to remember. Does anybody know the name of it? In the game, you have to built power chains to sup...

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Q: Exotic creep pulls and jungling in Heroes of Newerth

DfowjIn Heroes of Newerth (a DotA clone), i know how to do normal creep pulls (legion bottom lane at :15 and :45 or hellbourne top lane at the same times), but i've seen people preform pulls from creep camps other than the obvious ones closest to the lanes. What are the times/prereqs to pull from the...

 
I suppose that works
 
And I have to find something else worth sharing for my noon links
 
hm, I'm trying to delete one of my very old game-rec questions, but it says that there are too many answers
 
people should easy up with #identify-this-game too
 
but there's only one answer
 
5:24 PM
just flag them @Mana
 
Oh, okay.
 
Anyone have anything interesting that they've read today?
 
I want to know what phone that HTC Glacier is and if it's real
because I need to pick a new phone the coming months
 
well I could spam you with stupid uninteresting xkcd comics but if you've been on any reader I assume you''ve already seen them 500 times
 
I just bought a DriodX
 
5:26 PM
I'm curious for the Droid 2, since I can't stand my virtual keyboard on the HTC Hero
 
I still have a phone from Walmart
 
but that might just be underpowered hardware vs crappy apps
 
I played with the webbrowsers and the droidX had the best rendering
 
is there actually some sort of prepaid data plan I can get when I'm in the US?
 
Boost Mobile
$50/month prepaid, unlimited text, unlimited data, unlimited talk
 
5:28 PM
grr
 
bookmarked ;-) I'm going on a road trip, but want navigation, however renting it is $10/day, so I'd either use my Android phone with a data plan or buy an ipad :P
damn it's CDMA, that means I can't use my GSM phone :(
 
yeah, that's a problem in the US
too many networks :-/
 
:(
 
well and I guess it's not suitable for road trips anyway, with crappy coverage
I wouldn't have access to new maps and stuff :(
 
Where's the design chatroom so I can ask them to rate my blog design..
 
5:35 PM
it's clean, though the sidebar elements draw too much attention (high contrast)
and it's not entirely clear where your posts begin or end
 
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Q: Can diamond mods permanently delete answers?

Kevin YThis is a little embarrassing, but I accidentally answered a question instead of commenting on an answer. It's kind of weird looking at my answer every time I look at the question, so I'm wondering; can diamond mods view and permanently delete deleted questions? (Is this better suited for Meta SO?)

 
Make your titles bigger
 
why?
 
so you can tell what's a title and what's not
 
indeed
 
5:37 PM
its not clear
 
Would make a design room, but we are supposed to be on topic
 
and bigger is nicer than a horizontal bar
 
ok, they are now 5px bigger
hmm
 
shareditem
 
Well if people are talking about design, any thoughts on this gaming site (games page) design?
 
5:39 PM
it overrides h2
 
looks like every other web game ever made ever
 
all I want is the discussion about lists to end
 
boring as sin
haha
 
There we go
 
5:40 PM
good luck with that
 
now it is bigger
 
Yeah, can't come up with a way to make a gaming portal look interesting while still keeping it profitable.
 
I separated the posts some more as well
 
24px
18 is too small
 
leave out a lot of the interface, just make it optional, at least that differentiates you from other sites ;-)
much better @Chacha102
 
5:42 PM
I might drop it down to 22px
there
 
geez, SO gets lots of questions O_o
 
yeah, a feed of all SO is like drinking from the firehose
 
My main inspiration was daringfireball.net
 
@Chacha102 much better
 
5:43 PM
I <3 That valedictorian
 
I noticed how most of his headlines weren't much bigger than the actual text
 
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Q: Why have I not gotten any of the steam achievements for Borderlands?

Alexander MorlandI have multiple characters 30+, one of my char have most of the in game achievements, I have played online and have a gamespy account. I have a legal copy (obviously), yet in steam profile for the game I have 0 achievements. How come?

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Q: What does a "timing push" mean

MattI've heard this term used many-a-time in StarCraft 2 (and 1) replays on the web. At first, I always assumed it meant the player was sending out an attack force at a specific time in the game that's considered a good time to push out, or inside what is considered to be an optimal window of attack...

 
changed the background. I think it makes it easier on the eyes
a monkey saved a dog from an explosion
 
... ? @Chacha102
 
Oh but your images load.
 
5:53 PM
@CRoss ?
@Noctrine I just whisper into the ears of my images "You better load.", and they do.
 
The monkey thing ... just ... wth?
 
@Mana ?
aww man
 
@Mana feel better now?
 
Huh?
 
You @'d yourself, I thought you felt left out
 
5:55 PM
Oh, thanks :3
 
You mean chat isn't for randomly sending out articles from the news?
 
I was testing more than anything
 
@Chacha102 I'm not sure what this room is for ... but can we at least keep it to gaming articles, and good SCII videos?
 
sure
 
6:12 PM
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Q: How rare is the backpack SDU in playthrough 2?

Alexander MorlandI am stuck with 42 slots and gotten several useless granade mods instead. I tried the trick of crashing the game a couple times on this last effort to turn in a repair kit, but still only granade mods. Is 42 the effective cap? I also have all 3 DLC, but i think i got a granade in knox as well..

 
6:36 PM
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Q: How well does XBox live work with mobile broadband connections?

JohnFxMy primary ISP is HughesNet which has horrible ping times that are not conducive at all with online gaming and usually won't even connect. I'm thinking of getting a mobile broadband card (Verizon) for online gaming with the XBOX-360, mostly because I have no other options besides dial-up. Doe...

 
there: that should give us some discussion :P
 
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Q: Voting on the future of list of X questions

Ivo FlipseAs of now we have several questions discussing what to do with list of X and games-rec questions: Here's a summary of all that has been said before (and was upvoted): Should we allow poll questions - Result: no, we shouldn't Best/favourite/subjective list type questions - Result: no potential ...

 
6:55 PM
@Mana
never mind, sorry
 
Good phrasing
 
what @CRoss
 
Your question sums up the issue very well
 
hope we can abuse it to delete all reference to those questions :P
 
we should make it clearer what "those strict guidelines" are
 
7:07 PM
it's CW so feel free to edit it
though for me it simple
none of them pass
unless they REALLY REALLY meet some specific set of guidelines
 
7:18 PM
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Q: How do I earn SC2's "Hurry up, it's raid night" achievement?

Raven DreamerThe "Hurry up, it's raid night" achievement in Starcraft 2 involves "beating Wings of Liberty, on normal, in 8 hours or less." Is there a recommended mission path to take? Which mission should I take for the branching paths? Does it count time spent on the Hyperion in between missions, or is it ...

 
7:36 PM
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Q: Are there people who map hack in Starcraft 2?

joeAre there people who map hack in Starcraft 2 on Battle.net? Do I have to worry about this?

 
7:48 PM
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Q: Can I still create an account for Xbox Live for the Classic Xbox?

LexMaybe this is a dumb question, but anyhow... Can I still create an account for Xbox Live with my classic Xbox? And if so, how do I do it? I remember you used to go to a store and buy an Xbox Live Starters Kit, I can't imagine those are still available. I recently re-purchased an old Xbox and I wo...

 
8:24 PM
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Q: Populous DS: strategies for beating Challenge Stage 24?

weijiStage 24 is the one where the enemy CPU has a single high-powered Harvest warrior, and you start out with a handful of people. There's only a precious minute or so before the warrior reaches your first person. Any tips on how to beat this stage?

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Q: Syndicate Wars (PC): getting past EuroCorp space station

weijiOn the EuroCorp side, how do you get through the space station? It seems impossible to beat because there seems to be a bomb planted somewhere that blows up the level, every time.

 
9:09 PM
Lost €5 credit because I forgot to put the keylock on my phone :( Stupid Internet button...
 
fail
Also, do you not have enough mb on your plan?
 
What plan?
Prepay :P
I spend like €10 per 2 months - the cheapest bill pay options are €20 a month, totally not worth it.
 
I prefer month to month for internet
how much data is that?
 
Like 10mb, knowing O2
 
ah
that's why
I regularly use 2 GB
 
9:11 PM
0mb data :P
It's 99c per day, max 50mb a day.
2GB data on the €40 plan.
 
thats about what I pay for unlimited
I pay $30 a month for unlimited
 
@Macha I have no idea whether we should have yes/no answers or people should just vote
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Q: Voting on the future of list of X questions

Ivo FlipseAs of now we have several questions discussing what to do with list of X and games-rec questions: Here's a summary of all that has been said before (and was upvoted): Should we allow poll questions - Result: no, we shouldn't Best/favourite/subjective list type questions - Result: no potential ...

 
they vote by pressing the up or down arrow
 
€40 = $50
 
that's how meta works
 
9:14 PM
So it's almost twice what you pay :P
 
ew
poor USD
 
strange I pay 10€ op top of my phone bill for unlimited mobile internet (on my Android phone that is)
 
The networks here rip you off. Which is why I barely use my prepay phone :P
Jeff would kill me for saying this, but email is handier :P
 
hehe
 
You want bad networks go live in canada
 
9:16 PM
it's absurd we still need SMS and can't just email everyone with our phones
if it's just text based I mean
 
Because it'd be cheaper.
How big is a SMS anyway?
Assuming ridiculous overhead on the protocol, it's still 2kb max
That 99c for 50mb would allow me to send: (50 * 1024) / 2 = 25600 times as much data.
 
An SMS message can hold up to 160 characters, making the largest text messages 140 bytes.
 
Wouldn't it be 160 bytes? Or more, if they use multibyte encodings.
 
SMS is multibyte
UTF-16
 
So, 160 x 4 (you're writing japanese or something) = 640 bytes
ACtually, thinking of UTF-8 there..
Oh, UTF-16's last code point is still 4 bytes, according to wiki.
 
9:21 PM
Short Message Service (SMS) is the text communication service component of phone, web or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices. SMS text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers. The term SMS is used as a synonym for all types of short text messaging, as well as the user activity itself, in many parts of the world. SMS as used on modern handsets was originated from r...
However, it was necessary to limit the length of the messages to 128 bytes (later improved to 140 bytes, or 160 7-bit characters), so that the messages could fit into the existing signaling formats.
 
Ah, kk
Maths redone, that's enough data for 374,491.429 texts.
For the price of 7.
 
hehe
well let's just say it's ridiculous
but I guess it's just a way of paying for the service
if they solve that skewness, something else will get overpriced instead
 
Can someone please tell Tobias and Matt why they're wrong here? It's just me atm.
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Q: What game do you always find yourself going back to play again and again?

MattWhat game do you always find yourself going back to play again and again? Any platform, any generation. Keep it to one game per answer so others can upvote to agree.

 
I'll do it
give me 1 sec
actually, make a meta question about this
no reason we should do this in comments
 
crap
site down
I just formulated a response to my question, where I say we should disallow them completely, done with the discussion
 
9:33 PM
Back
@IvoFlipse Just Ctrl-R to resubmit?
 
it said the site is offline
 
Works for me
 
its back now
it was offline for a sec
 
Anyway, I'm off for the night.
 
later
 
9:37 PM
bye
 
10:04 PM
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Q: Does Sion's shield absorb both physical and magic damage?

PyrolisticalReading the skill it seems like it should absorb both types of damage.

 
We just had a fun time over here
S3 went down
 
S3?
 
Cloud Computing, a lot of websites run on it
 
Amazon
Amazon S3
 
ah right, forgot about you working @Amazon
 
10:09 PM
:D
 
I should actually some things at Amazon when I'm in America
saves me the trouble of importing and hopefully some taxes :P
 
its actually really easy to use
 
they should just start a Dutch version too :P
I don't want to go to the German one
 
10:29 PM
 
just so you know there is a Dutch version of the kindle
 
yeah I ordered it through the international thingy
 
good call
 
though it's rather ironic to read english books on an english device with a dutch UI :P
do they notify you guys of new smartphone releases as well? ^^
 
sometimes
not usually though
 
10:42 PM
I want to know when the new Android models are released, so I know when I can extend my contract
 
I've heard a lot of rumors about Droid 2 but I doubt it'll be out before Q4
 
well it should launch in August afaik
but I'm in doubt if I want the keyboard or not
 
I got a DroidX
 
and after I rooted my HTC Hero, I'm 100% I'm rooting my next phone asap
 
why?
 
10:45 PM
because T-Mobile screwed us over with the 2.1 update, took them way too long and they didn't communicate about it
and I like having apps2sd without Android 2.2
though I'm going to try a modded version of Froyo, to see if the JIT compiler helps on such an 'old model'
 
Does anyone besides Nexus One have Froyo?
 
apparently there's currently a wave of updates yes
 
I know Droid just got it this week
Desire and Evo
so 4 phones
 
well I'm not getting the Desire, since it's already out 4 months or so
so I'm waiting for the next wave of models
it's too bad that probably this Q4 we'll get a new generation of CPUs :(
 
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Q: In which MMOs is the purchase of in-game items with real money allowed?

ChiCubedFor example, Blizzard explicitly disallows the buying and selling of gold or other in-game items within World of Warcraft. Which MMO games allow these transactions?

 

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