Morning Discussion
by Chris Faylor, Oct 21, 2008 5:10am PDTAnother chilly day here in Indiana. At least the weather's being consistent.
So today is the day that LucasArts and BioWare will blow the lid off their Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic MMO. We'll be there this afternoon, and we'll have the details up as soon as we're able--let's just hope there's not a lengthy embargo.
We should also get more details on E3 2009 today, following yesterday's rush of conflicting details. While the specifics aren't clear, it's pretty obvious that E3 is going to be a much bigger and flashier affair than it has been lately, which makes me sad :(
Girl Fight bringing fighting girls to XBLA and PSN
Skyrim Workshop touts 2M downloads, 2,500 mods
Xenonauts dev promises 'proper remake' of XCOM
Binary Domain demo available this week
Shack PSA: Angry Birds on Facebook today
-- Warhammer isnt WoW, the sooner you realize that, the better
-- Warhammer has the potential to be a phenominal PVP/RVR based MMO
-- Warhammer Promotes alt creation and is friendly to all classes of players
-- It needs some tweeks and incentives to do open RvR but im sure they are furiously working on it
-- Classes (at least superficially) arent carbon copies of the other faction
-- Much easier to have a hate for the other faction due to the competitive nature of the game
-- Scenerios ARENT grinds, and you have to compete to get anyplace
-- Lastly, WoW is Old/Rigid and will never be as competitive as WAR.
Now for random ideas...
What if:
-- The highest Renowed ranked player was the keep lord and the people trying to take the keep had to kill the real Player?
-- They removed some NPC defenses based on live player defenses?
TL;DR Quit quitting fuckers
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so i survived the jump off the 876 foot new river gorge bridge in west virginia on saturday
this was my first base jump ever..and it was quite an experiance
the whole day i was scheduled to jump at about 10am..but i didnt jump till like 1:30 because i was still going over it in my head...i watched about 500 jumps end flawlessly before i got the nerve to gear up..so im walking up to the platform from the end of the bridge with miles daisher..a red bull air force sponsored base jumper with the most base jumps in the world (this was his 2323'rd) who is a close friend of mine and i tell him im scared for my life..this guy is like a walking ball of energy..hes the kind of person that you want to bottle what he has and sell it..( http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Foutside.away.com%2Foutside%2Ffeatures%2F200602%2Fmiles-daisher-1.html&ei=v_X9SNLCCKKYedWzzIMD&usg=AFQjCNGtbjWE5-anNwb1DJWRUeZwqrgN5g&sig2=heK_y_dh_LMrOznvqBRBuA ) ...hes like "dudemanbro dont worry about it youll be fine..when we get up there there will be a long line to wait on and contemplate the jump"
so i get up there and theres no line whatsoever...alot of base jumpers know of me from the song i recorded for my friends new base gear company ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPNeVy1QIoc )...so miles starts to announce on the mic to the 200,000 people in attendance that its my first base jump..and as soon as i get up on the platform the guy up there says "the bridge is yours" im like "come again"..he says "GO!"..so before miles can even say "agent lead" on the mic..im gone...no hesitation..just straight up ran off the fucking platform at full speed...the bridge is 8 seconds to impact...i took 5 seconds before opening..landed 3 feet from the shore in the drink..got up and did it again!
wow fucking awesome..the visuals of the bridge as your speeding passed it was fucking amazing..the openings on a base rig are obviously MUCH faster then a regular parachute when you still have about 3000 feet to go..it opens instantly and it kinda hurts but the adrenaline kills all that pain before you can even feel it..
after the day of jumping there was a huge slightly in-fucking-sane party that totally decimated the holiday inn that we were all staying at...and then we drove home the next morning..
here are some pics that i found of my exit off the bridge and my landing in the water
exit - http://www.leisuresportsphoto.com/mp_client/pictures.asp?action=viewphotos&size=fullsize&pagenum=83&id=3450506&eventid=49456
landing - http://www.leisuresportsphoto.com/mp_client/pictures.asp?action=viewphotos&size=fullsize&pagenum=84&id=3449681&eventid=49449
all around an awesome experience and i will be back next year if im still alive...
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http://deadspin.com/5066601/afternoon-blogdome-living-the-dream
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It was today right?
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lol faylor.
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Are the reports of the shoddy controls true or exaggerated?
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What's the cheapest way to connect my 360 to a wireless network? There's the official MS adapter, but it seems a bit pricey at $100.
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That's right: it's back! For another few weeks, anyways. Short notice but I'm sure you'll get over it.
When: Thursday at 8 CST (That's 6 PST, 7 MST, and 9 EST)
Where: ut2k4.shackbattles.com, password is the same as the TF2 servers.
Why: Because Quake sucks.
The server is pretty vanilla at the moment, but I'll have it set up so we can vote whatever we want. If this thing actually lasts more than two weeks I'll look into getting more stuff on it. Please thank Rydogg for setting up the server again.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Spectral-Tiger-Loot-Card-World-of-Warcraft-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ260301166165QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260301166165&_trkparms=72:1205|39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/man_beaten_in_home_invasion_is.html#preview
Disregard the story really. I just wanted to show you what guidos look like when they grow up and have kids. I can't stand these people. I'm like the only person who isn't Italian and its so italian here everyone thinks I'm italian too, but meanwhile I'm irish. I have nothing against Italians (my wife is Italian), but some of them are just so obnoxious it drives me insane.
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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/gallery/0,23816,5035163-952-55,00.html
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IMO -- http://media.putfile.com/Turok-BFG
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I really dig the intro on coheed and cambria's welcome home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnSR1bKeosM
so badass, I still can't get past the vocals but the guitar sounds so badass.
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http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/codwaw/
just redeemed mine, it was quick too so maybe its not getting hammered yet?
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I'm glad Peter lost his powers. Should be a neat ride watching him deal without his powers, and the journey to getting them back
Its also cool seeing the Heroes group come together. Lets hope they can recruit Parkman and whoever else
The whole Claire storyline seems to be off on its own tangent. It was nice seeing that idiot get conked upside the head. But it was an unnecessary mess that clair created so there was no need for her to act all stuck up..
I think the most compelling part of the story is now the development of Sylar. He's going to have to take down arthur petrelli. Or something. I didn't catch the previews. I'll look around and find it in a bit.
Also Mohinder, wtf are you doing? :( And LOL Adam Monroe I guess 400 years of not aging caught up to him. I see why everyone is afraid of Arthur Petrelli. He's a fucking power thief hello Rogue!
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Any recommendations or replacing the neck strap with a wrist/hand strap? I've seen a couple used on some nikons, looking for something to stick on my Canon XTi.
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