Evening Reading
by Brian Leahy, Aug 03, 2010 5:00pm PDTStarCraft II post incoming!
I've been running into a bunch of opponents in Platinum or Diamond that have managed to cheese their way there, usually with a sneaky build that catches most players off guard the first time they see it. Looking through these player's match history reveals they do a single all-in build for all games.
Last night, a Platinum player hit me with a Marine rush. It put me in a bad position, but I eventually pushed him back and went on the counterattack. When I got to his base, he had 9 total SCVs (this is 12 minutes into the game) and 5 Barracks. Hopefully, the ladders will normalize soon!
Gaming News o'the Day
- Part 2 of my StarCraft II multiplayer guide.
- Crysis 2 delayed until 2011.
- Plants vs. Zombies hits XBLA on September 8.
- It begins... Fable III delayed on PC.
Links from Morning Discussion
New game releases of May 20-26
Killzone: Mercenary shoots onto Vita on September 10
Trion Worlds hit with more layoffs, Defiance team impacted
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault defending Vita next week
Game & Wario was originally going to be pre-installed on Wii U
The Last of Us digital download lets you start playing sooner
Weekend PC download deals: Borderlands 2 for $11
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection coming to PS3 in July for $50
Madden NFL 25's $99 'Anniversary Edition' includes Sunday Ticket
Final Fantasy 8 getting PC re-release (in Japan)



I actually don't play it, but I've watched a few matches, it's fascinating. But, are all the matches ~10min? It always seems to end way before the majority of the tech tree is explored. Isn't it kinda boring to always play just the opening of the game? It seems there's always a delicate balance and as soon as somebody makes a mistake it's basically over. I think something like a ~30min game would be more interesting to play and watch.
Goddamnit, we want the (C++) Static Code Analysis feature here at work that's only in the Premium and Ultimate versions, but apparently you can't buy Premium without MSDN and it's almost exactly 7 times more expensive than VS2010 Pro :(
Does Microsoft really expect somewhat small shops with about 5 developers to get MSDN subscriptions? The licence cost for five VS2010 Premium w/MSDN is about on par with what we paid for our 2-machine SQL cluster + 2-machine web farm and 8-disk SAN + 3-year support from Dell...
It really sucks that they don't have a version inbetween Pro and Premium. We're not ever going to use Team System.
Jesus Christ.
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unlike many, i didn't hate season 2. i thought it was interesting. but 4 has so many characters and subplots, and each one is interesting. every scene is compelling so far. only three episodes in.
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Kanye's Twitters matched with New Yorker Comics
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But before it was amputated Mr Douthett joked with a nurse and asked her if he could keep the rest of the toe as a treat for Kiko.
hahahah
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Should I be putting a home inspection as a condition in my offer to buy a home? My girlfriend says they are useless and unneeded but my lawyer and others say it's pretty much standard and important.
What do I do then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOD5Rp1F5Rs
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/iphone-4-unlock-is-now-available/
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Was quietly chilling in my mountain fortress waiting for night to pass, as the sun began to rise I decided to go out. Now the exit I have built for my base involves walking off the side of the cliff and falling directly into a small waterfall, it's not a long drop but enough to hurt a lot if I miss.
Now I swear this fucking skeleton was waiting for me all night; patiently brooding as his imagination played his cunningly devised plan in his long-decayed brain, for as I leisurely plummeted from my expertly placed door - which I have done many hundreds of times before - he SNIPES ME WITH AN ARROW FROM A MILLION MILES AWAY and sends me flying towards fatal-fall-damage-ville.
After fleeing the fiend on half a heart of health, my terror was replaced by awe. The sheer nerve and skill of this ghastly Vasily Zaytsev was impressive!
I shall now return to Minecraft and exact my vengeance upon that bastard!
But first I ask for your stories of awesomeness and splendor from your adventures in open-world games.
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To connect to the Shacknews East Survival MP server, use the following IP/Port string when prompted at the multiplayer screen:
74.83.233.187:25566
Happy Hunting everyone!
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Head Rush and I have been working for the past 40 minutes trying to get voice chat going so we can play SC2. after tweaking didn't help and the tester showing all was working properly but clearly it wasn't, he finally got TS to use the shack server and it boots him saying server outdated. we'd be in a game 39 minutes ago on 360
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http://on.cnn.com/dAa0uk
Fingers and boners crossed.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFE4lGvRt8E
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayh9_DFCCyE
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Muffin baker, are you around?
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>:(
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