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Forum Games / Re: BRUTALITY (Hunter and Hunted)

« on: August 23, 2017, 11:03:16 AM »

hide in the darkness man

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Drama / Re: Habitual problem user "patton360/Grimlock" gets banned, comes back with new alt

« on: August 23, 2017, 10:00:01 AM »

reminder grimlock this is why no one cares you got investigateed

wait what??
when did this happen

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Off Topic / Re: Actor Insists ‘Emoji Movie’ Will Fight Annoying Orange

« on: August 22, 2017, 08:54:43 PM »

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Games / Re: Splatoon 2 - FLIGHT VS INVISIBILITY SPLATFEST

« on: August 22, 2017, 01:09:15 PM »

flight's better because you can go virtually anywhere on earth
and if you want to be malicious like you would with invisibility for something like theft, you can just snatch and run way easier

with invisibility things are gonna be obviously suspicious and inspected if something starts floating away, but with flight, even if you get caught, jettisoning away faster than anyone could run is a huge benefit

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Off Topic / Re: new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 01:05:50 PM »

Remove that T4 and the build is solid!

cool, thanks!
by the way, i noticed this offer on a computer that seems way too low to be right:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01J99IRLG/ref=sr_1_15_olp?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1503421529&sr=1-15&keywords=nvidia+computer&condition=used

that can't be right, no? in a case like that seems more 1000s than 500

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Off Topic / Re: new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 12:40:24 PM »

imo you should go with a Ryzen 3 1200 and a B350 motherboard

they'te both much cheaper and you can OC the R3 1200 on the stock cooler using that B350 motherboard

Also you don't need a 100 buck case, try to get one cheaper.

also if you're getting a drive get this, it accepts blurays along with dvd and cd https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QC648d/lg-uh12ns40-blu-ray-reader-dvdcd-writer-uh12ns40

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($12.09 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG - UH12NS40 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $629.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-22 12:41 EDT-0400

any better?

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Off Topic / Re: Youtube drama is getting ridiculous - The rant pt. II

« on: August 22, 2017, 11:56:33 AM »

it got ridiculous and out of hand when gradeaundera started targeting people

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Off Topic / Re: new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 11:54:17 AM »

im an official shadowplay shill
its much easier than having to open fraps or some stuff every time something funny happens in-game plus you can hit a certain key and itll save the last 5 minutes of gameplay

fraps also takes up a ridiculous amount of filesize
20min with shadowplay from what i've heard appears to be around 3GB
fraps makes it like 80GB
so unless you have an external you are basically forgeted when using something like fraps

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Off Topic / Re: new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 11:40:53 AM »

what are these shadowplay features that everybody wants?

recording seems to be much faster than using something like fraps or similar.
bandicam has it sorta baked into the program using 'NVENC', which is what i'm assuming it is. it lets me record and not have a heart attack with the FPS while doing it

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Off Topic / Re: new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 11:31:42 AM »

Honestly I'd recommend the above build but maybe with a GT 1030, it's cheaper and can run games pretty well, and maybe drop the power supply and memory a bit.

trying to avoid the GT series because i'd like some features like shadowplay and such
PSU and memory i can probably do, give me a sec

edit:
couldn't find any memory cheaper for 16GB, although i'm just looking at PCpartpicker. maybe there's some on amazon or whatever
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($168.19 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($12.09 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $753.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-22 11:36 EDT-0400

i'll start looking at prebuilts just in case i find anything that might be good.

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Off Topic / Re: new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 09:32:16 AM »

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($168.19 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($12.09 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($35.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $786.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-22 09:32 EDT-0400

was able to come up with this. my mom does a lot of work with IT and PC building so maybe she knows some better parts. i'm up for suggestions from here too since she won't be back in like 8 hours

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Off Topic / new computer plan for christmas?

« on: August 22, 2017, 09:15:26 AM »

yes. i know. it's very early to be considering this but i need to think about this because i'm concerned that my current PC is dying

the damn thing is like 5 years old, and it's starting to have a lot of sudden lag spikes. the CPU isn't the best either, and its age shows whenever i try running certain programs.

for reference, here's my current specs on this old thing:


anyways, enough about my old computer for now. people can reply about that if they really feel like it
i need a computer that's not exactly amazingly powerful, but not weak/not made for games, either.

the games i usually play are like
- team fortress 2
- terraria
- minecraft (sometimes, not too much anymore)
- enter the gungeon
- (rarely) garry's mod
- blockland
- 20XX

and probably some other games i'll buy over christmas sale or my birthday if i have any leftover money i guess

basically i play games that can be intensive at times, but most of the time not really. nothing like crysis or some stuff like that

in terms of applications, i sometimes do video editing with like sony vegas. i've also been thinking about getting back into after effects music visualizers but that's something i gotta consider first.

nothing too intensive there, though. i'll sometimes tinker with audacity or fl studio, maybe forget with modules using openMPT. having more RAM for the memory sponge known as chrome might be nice too
budget-wise, i'm not too sure. maybe around $500-$600, but i can ask my mom about that later.

i've been considering maybe prebuilts from places like iBUYPOWER or CyberPowerPC, but i've heard bad things about prebuilts, at least from places like that or something. idk.
so forums, do you think you could help me with my issue? maybe help me come up with something that might work out well? i'll try to make a build on PCPartPicker and post it here, maybe get some thoughts on it.

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Creativity / Re: Lego Stuff

« on: August 21, 2017, 04:18:34 PM »

it's happening all over the forums, cause the pics are from early 2009 so photobucket is deleting really old images to have more storage i assume

correction: holding ransom
http://www.thCIAinsider.com/photobucket-charging-users-p500-2017-8
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/photobucket_ransom_results_in_1.html
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/4/15919224/photobucket-broken-images-amazon-ebay-etsy-paid-update

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Games / Re: stuff you hate in video games

« on: August 20, 2017, 12:39:05 AM »

alright i'm gonna be real loving specific here because i had to just deal with what i believe is the most bullstuff level i've played in any game ever


not a hero has this level. it's about halfway through the game and is one of the worst loving things i've ever played.

to settle you in for how bullstuff this is, let me say some important things about this game:
- being too close to enemies results in you getting punched
- certain characters use more 'shots' because of how their weapon works
- sliding and tackling is possible to do, along with executions.
- entering a room or floor with enemies will cause them to instantly turn to you and walk/run towards you

you got that? alright.

not a hero has every level include 3 challenges in order to get 'global megalord' for the level, which is the only way to get the best ending in the game.
these are this level's challenges:


they seem fine. not too hard from the looks of it, and seems fine.
well hold the PHONE forgeto because i need to tell you some things about the level design in this level

first, this is the character you play as.


you can pick a wide range of characters but this is the only one you can play as on this level without having a loving heart attack
his slide tackles are fast, his movement his fast, and his shotgun instantly kills anyone he shoots, also dealing knockback.
no one else has this and it is ESSENTIAL to completing this level.

now then.

enemies will instantly punch you upon being close to them. naturally, you'd fire away at them until they die.
however this is not the case, and i will go onto this later.
if you use too much of your shots, you'll fail the second challenge, and thus be unable to get global megalord.
keep this fact in mind as i go on.

okay, so let's get to one prime strategy of this level: slide tackling.
you can slide tackle into enemies and knock them down, causing them to be immobile and unable to shoot at you.
this is fine, except sometimes slide tackling is complete bullstuff when it comes to its hit detection.



look at these two gentlemen. you can slide into the first, then slide into the second. simple enough.
however, then you have these forgetos standing right next to eachother on the second floor:



hit detection for close enemies is a mystery. if they aren't close enough, you'll hit the first guy and then the second guy punches you, causing to fail the 'don't get punched!' challenge. or, it'll hit both. i don't know how it loving works but it most of the time doesn't, which is horrid because it means you have to waste ammo shooting them instead of just slide tackling them, making this a lot better to deal with

and then you have this loving richardhead:


if you slide at him, he jumps over you. and if you slide wrong, he can basically punch you instantly and end the don't get punched challenge immediately. wow. fair.

but that's the least of your worries.

a couple miles later, you run into this starfish:


running into him causes him to push you back. which seems fine, however, there is another guy nearby on the same floor:


entering this floor will cause both sides to pick up attention, and if you misfire and walk into him, and he pushes you, expect your ass to be pushed again, directly into the right guy, which causes you to get punched, and you fail the challenge and likely die in the progress. it's utter bullstuff if you don't time it right and i have no idea why it's like this.

by the way, this guy guards whatever item you need to pick up for the third challenge.

the third challenge is the easiest challenge in the loving level.

later, you encounter this room:


and here comes a MAJOR issue with this game -- randomly spawning enemies in certain rooms.
when you enter this room, 2 enemies, from BOTH SIDES, left and right, try to kill you. two on the top floor that go down the stairs, two behind you on the floor you're currently on.

if you stand too close to the stairs, you get punched. if you don't slide tackle properly, you get punched. if you don't shoot your gun right or use the right item quickly enough, you get loving punched. it is utterly loving ridiculous to get past this if you don't know what you're doing.

and now, onto my 2nd least favorite part of this level



this loving stairwell.
it seems harmless enough -- just go down the stairs and fight whatever's down there. not as simple as it looks.



at the very bottom, there is this guy and another enemy. they roam this area at complete random.
if they face the stairs and are nearby or are directly in front of the stairs, you are forgeted. you cannot go up stairs while you are walking down them, and you will never predict where they are. if they are too loving close and you exit those stairs, you get punched, and have to restart the level.

it is completely random. sometimes they aren't, sometimes they are. and if they are, you have to restart the entire level again because your loving challenge got broken.
it's just like the first room of the level -- enemy spawn locations change for no loving reason and cause you to have to suddenly change your way of movement because one guy moved right next to the other guy for no loving reason, then a couple restarts later he's back at the same area.

it's not procedurally generated. these are the exact same locations in the level.

and then we have this segment.


not only do 2 guys exit the van after a couple seconds, while you are constantly under fire from the van, this beast takes up to 40 something loving shots.

do you remember this challenge?


yeah. so if you shot too many loving guys in the last level and have around 40, expect to restart the level. because this loving thing drains away all the loving shots you have. which is UTTER bullstuff, including the punching challenge.

with restricted ammo, basically requiring you to only kill prime targets or targets you can't slide into, horrible punch detection, bullstuff spawning, a requirement of using an unlockable character, reliance on a mechanic that has mysterious hit detection, and a forgetton of other things i find wrong with the level itself that i have not even gone into detail with, this is an utter piece of stuff.

keep this in mind -- this is the ONLY level that is like this. i've beaten the game on PS4 -- and it has NEVER had a level that was this bullstuff with challenges and design.

and if you search this level, there are even a couple results on people ranting about how bad it is.


it took me over 50+ retries and like 20-30 minutes of playing this level to beat it.

i really can't describe this any more without having you actually play it.

forget this level.

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Off Topic / Re: should i change my avatar

« on: August 19, 2017, 03:05:14 PM »

alright first the artifacting and poor cropping of merp's image makes me want to die so i fixed it


second the kevin's fine, i'd use that one