general-chat

[short mantle]

Before and after. It took 12 big boxes to pack everything up in my room. All that's left is the big stuff. The TV, monitor, PC, and consoles are going in my car.

[vast ermine]

Louie movin

[halcyon stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/dampened-moist-moisten-damp-soggy-gif-17717791

[short mantle]

Yup, I'm moving from an apartment to a house on Thursday.

[halcyon stratus]

we don't need to know.
this server doesn't get involved in politics

[arctic hatch]

It's pretty biased though ngl

[halcyon stratus]

move on, ngl

[weary solar]

#rules 🏛️ 11. No political or religious topics. These complex subjects result in controversial and offensive posts. This includes using images of political or religious figures in your profile picture.

[arctic hatch]

Sure it ain't my server.

[tired hare]

I hate politics

[lunar panther]

are we having fun yet

[merry palm]

I am almost having fun

[lunar tartan]

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to play with like-minded people

[merry palm]

I am having self made lunchables

[keen current]

Got my first hackusation 🎉

[tired hare]

Does anyone actually buy those expensive gaming chairs?

[vast ermine]

Sunday was crazy

[halcyon stratus]

I'm going throuhg a list of mandala effects and I assure you I am not having fun

[limpid flicker]

Plenty of streamers have Secret Lab chairs.

[arctic hatch]

Lol

[short mantle]

Yes, my Razer chair cost me $600.

[halcyon stratus]

Apparently it is "Mayer" ????

[keen current]

[open flume]

we're not even trying at this point are we

[vast ermine]

But Monday morning I walked into a half empty Target

[halcyon stratus]

And this is claiming that the cornocopia never appeared behidn the fruit??????

[tired hare]

I don't see the point, why not just use a regular office chair

[foggy skiff]

John "Oscar" Mayer

[vast ermine]

Mandela effect

[keen current]

Let me check I’m wearing FOTL rn

[limpid flicker]

OK but if those logos never existed, how come there are pictures of them?!!

[halcyon stratus]

I have a Secret Labs chair becuase it looked nice

[vast ermine]

But I know fs it was Looney Toons and not Tunes

[lunar panther]

I bought a Secret Labs chair because it looked nice

[keen current]

There’s no cornucopia

[tired hare]

I doubt I can afford it lol

[lunar panther]

I now have a Herman Miller Embody because I value my legs and back

[merry palm]

So many of the 'gaming' chairs are uncomfortable

[lunar panther]

🤣

[foggy skiff]

there are pictures of Drax the Destroyer on Earth too

[halcyon stratus]

right, now there isn't.
but I'll shiv a fool who doesn't acknowledge that it once did!

[lunar tartan]

I have no chair because I am broke 😅

[open flume]

my neck... my b--

[lunar panther]

Penguin lol

[keen current]

Those are like expensive….

[tired hare]

Any comfortable chair works for me

[open flume]

2003 called

[short mantle]

Because I wanted a gaming chair, and I require a chair meant for big & tall people. I'm 6’6 and weigh 270 lbs.

[merry palm]

My chair is starting to fray 👀
I might be having to duct tape it

[limpid flicker]

Recently I tried buying some FotL shirts because I had this idea tha they were good quality, and they were just the worst. I assume they were fakes.

[keen current]

Yeah the real T-shirts are amazing for the price

there’s lots of fakes on Amazon

[lunar tartan]

Damn Deek Tacti is getting violent

[limpid flicker]

Yeah these were from Amazon and the material was absolute garbage.

[merry palm]

I considered getting one of the Shaq chairs. Bc big and comfy

[halcyon stratus]

i don't like this timeline and wish I hadn't slipped in to it

[tired hare]

I've been playing yakuza 0 for the first time

[keen current]

They’re not as good as like penguin T-shirts, those are amazing but double the price

[lunar tartan]

Maybe playing badminton with him wouldn’t be a good idea. He loses you’re gonna get shived 😂

[lunar panther]

They are expensive, but many argue the warranty makes up for it

[keen current]

100%

[lunar panther]

It's badminton night btw Tacti

[short mantle]

I have the Razer Iskur XL. The lumbar support is excellent and it's a comfy chair.

[open flume]

k youre making this too easy

[lunar panther]

but I'm skipping so you're lucky...

[lunar tartan]

I have so many things I want to reply with but none of them are server legal 😂

[halcyon stratus]

oh, dang, what unfortunate timing. I gotta go to bed. I still gotta brush my teeth, feed the hog, still got some homework to do, still got those bills to pay, wash the car.

[merry palm]

The hog?

Really?

You have all the animal options and that's what you pick??

[lunar tartan]

Paint the walls and watch it dry?

[merry palm]

Prep for Taco Tuesday

[thin nimbus]

It seems like Xbox updates Is a 3 step process? What are those 3 steps that it does?

[halcyon stratus]

both of you are old enough to know why i typed what i typed!

[merry palm]

I am young and hip

Fresh faced baby

[lunar tartan]

Tacti I am in my twenties I am a baby compared to some of y’all

[lunar panther]

Download, Install, Verify

I've seen it hundreds of times and I'm not even confident

[halcyon stratus]

well that's perfect becuase the movie came out 20 years ago, in 1989

[lunar tartan]

That’s not twenty years ago

[tired hare]

Does this server send you a notification when a game is on sale or on game pass?

[halcyon stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7CThwCA1oU

[lunar tartan]

2004 is

[lunar panther]

I think the 80s are what my mom was born in

[limpid flicker]

If you want sale notifications you can do that right from the store app.

[tired hare]

Thanks

[lunar tartan]

Add it to your wishlist

[lunar panther]

Wait I've seen this movie

[limpid flicker]

The server doesn't do those things, BTW. Sorry I only half-answered.

[merry palm]

That would be too many things to notify for

There are a lot of games

[vale timber]

anyone here preordering Star Wars game?

[merry palm]

Some server people will point out when there are gamepass game announcements

[vale timber]

Im Thinking about it

[tired hare]

Never pre-order a ubisoft game

[vale timber]

Yea I think to just wait to see reviews

[tired hare]

I never pre-order any game tbh

[merry palm]

I would preorder another fenyx game

Asap

[vale timber]

I’ll pre order gta but I’m a normie

I don’t know good games

[tired hare]

I'd pre-order a new banjo Kazooie game

[mellow roost]

There's tons of awesome games out there if you ever want to give them a chance.

[tired hare]

But that probably won't happen

[vale timber]

I don’t have patience or time tbh

[karmic charm]

How much could I get for a used Xbox one x?

[short mantle]

I preorder most of my games. I don't want to miss out on preorder bonuses.

[merry palm]

Not a ton

[mellow roost]

Magic 8 ball says $150. I could be wrong though.

[merry palm]

That feels high to me

It mostly bc there were so so many

[vale timber]

Tbf Xbox refund policy makes pre ordering easier to swallow

[merry palm]

Check your areas eBay listings and look at the completed ones

[lunar tartan]

That’s actually pretty accurate. Pawn shops buy them for $80 and sell for around $150

[tired hare]

Does gta 6 have a confirmed release date?

[merry palm]

Probably really depends on where you live

[mellow roost]

$130-$180 range on ebay for completed orders.

[tired hare]

Test

Donald

[short mantle]

We only offer $80 at GameStop. You'll probably have better luck selling it to a pawn shop or Facebook marketplace.

[lunar tartan]

That looks like an egg on top

[ripe grotto]

True

[merry palm]

Here is like 90-120. 150 if is a special one

[vale timber]

Pretty sure confirmed for later next year

[weary solar]

#rules 🏛️ 11. No political or religious topics. These complex subjects result in controversial and offensive posts. This includes using images of political or religious figures in your profile picture.

[mellow roost]

???

[lunar tartan]

There’s been no confined date though

[real canopy]

Why minecraft shaped like that on my xbox

[tired hare]

What?

[merry palm]

It's a trump meme

[short mantle]

At GameStop?

[merry palm]

Pls don't make me be mean ugh

[vale timber]

It just says Donald

[merry palm]

On eBay

[short mantle]

Ah

[merry palm]

In my area*

Ymmv

[arctic timber]

Yeah preordering Ubisoft games is a very bad idea

I don’t preorder Ubisoft games lol

[short mantle]

I was about to say, every store offers the same.

[tired hare]

Ronald Mcdonald must be running for governor lol

[ripe grotto]

What… my meme was gone man it was just McDonalds without the second arch man…

[merry palm]

Yeah I've been seeing that meme go around the political servers all day. So let's just.. not.

[ripe grotto]

Sorry didn’t really know

[tired hare]

Honestly don't even buy ubisoft games lol

[short mantle]

Or let people buy what they want

[mellow roost]

Be constructive.

[vale timber]

I’m really hoping this Star Wars game is good

[merry palm]

I'm not mad! Just stopping things before it gets out of hand 😅

This chat gets spicy lol

[weary solar]

#rules 😃 1. Be cool, kind, and civil. Treat all members with respect and express your thoughts in a constructive manner.

[mellow roost]

If y'all can't find anything constructive to say, don't say it.

[hearty plinth]

gonna play sw outlaws on the 27th

[mellow roost]

Doesn't mean you're forced to like things you don't like, but let's not just spout nonsense.

[hearty plinth]

gonna try playing the ff16 demo

[short mantle]

Same, I'm excited for Outlaws and Space Marine 2 next month.

[tired hare]

I might play sw outlaws if it has good reviews and it's on sale

[hearty plinth]

this is september for me ff16 then 2 days later gow ragnarok

[merry palm]

I feel like I am so lost on what's coming next.

[vale timber]

Won’t be on sale for awhile unless it flops

[tired hare]

I can't afford to buy $70 games a lot

[merry palm]

Where is Ophelia? She knows the things I like 😂

[vale timber]

Me neither but the game comes out right when I have a 4 day weekend

[tired hare]

this is why u support physical games, that go on sale 3 months later

[vale timber]

I have the black series s sorry

[tired hare]

There's a lot of good games on game pass

[merry palm]

Or just get cheaper games

[vale timber]

Yea you’re right I just used to be a huge Star Wars nerd as a kid

[short mantle]

Skull & Bones went on sale at work two weeks after it released. It flopped hard.

[arctic timber]

I only buy Ubisoft games if they’re about 20 bucks or 10

[tired hare]

skull and bones was $10 just recently

[halcyon stratus]

skull and bones actually released?

[quasi echo]

skull and bones is a let down

[tired hare]

Jedi fallen order and jed survivor are both on game pass if haven't played them yet

[short mantle]

A while ago

[quasi echo]

Just play sea of theives

[halcyon stratus]

jeez. the last beta i played made it seem liek a year away lmao

[open flume]

sucks bc that game was in development for 63 years

0 chance they made their money back on it

[short mantle]

It hasn't improved much since beta

[arctic timber]

Ac shadows I’ll wait a few years for that one

[vale timber]

my concerns for sw outlaw right now is why there is a “season pass” in a single player story game and they haven’t shown that many mechanics on the flying

[hearty plinth]

did skull and bones ship combat was any good?

[short mantle]

No

[quasi echo]

Not at all

[pliant aspen]

do you guys know what hitman world of assassination is? as I cant tell if its just a standalone game for the best hitman maps or if its all the hitman 1,2, and 3 stuff

[hearty plinth]

like how bad ac origins ship combat bad?

[tired hare]

Yeah that's kinda weird

[hearty plinth]

thats day 1 for me

[arctic timber]

Ac orgins had lazy ship combat

[tired hare]

Ac shadows doesn't look bad tbh

[vale timber]

Yikes I just peeped that it includes an “exclusive mission”

I hate it when they do that like cmon man if it’s just cosmetic that’s one thing

[short mantle]

I'm excited for Shadows. I've played every AC game. I don't get upset over silly things, like Yasuke being a playable character.

[tired hare]

I normally don't care about pre-order bonuses

[hearty plinth]

i probably start as naoe

[tired hare]

Especially if it's just cosmetic

[vale timber]

I don’t think that’s a pre order bonus that’s for purchasing the season pass

You have to buy the $100 version if you want 3 day early access and the season pass

[ripe grotto]

I love Pokémon memes

[tired hare]

I am praying for splinter cell remake to be the beginning of a lil ubi redemption.

[vale timber]

Seems pretty scummy if you ask me. But I’m still getting over the fact that AAA games are no longer $60 standard

[hearty plinth]

i got ubi plus for the next year so im good with playing my games day 1

[vale timber]

Will ubi plus include the new sw outlaws

[tired hare]

I almost never buy games over 40 dollars

[fallow moat]

I believe it should include it? Guess we’ll find out next week

[hearty plinth]

yeah and ac shadows when it drops

[vale timber]

Oh then I’ll just get ubi plus and try out the game lol

[open bison]

whats a game you love despite knowing its flaws

[short mantle]

Ubi+ is similar to Game Pass. They add their IPs on day one.

[open bison]

a game you'd describe as an acient artisitc masterpiece thats simply covered in the dirt of the past

[tired hare]

If a game is $100 it better be best game in the world lol

[arctic timber]

Yeah a 10/10

[tired hare]

hasn't and never will be the case

[ripe grotto]

I mean some games are 70 nowadays

[hearty plinth]

i dont mind ubisoft adding season pass with their games the ac games in enjoyed their expansions

[ripe grotto]

Plus tax making it 77

[open bison]

that is EXTREMELY subjective

[foggy skiff]

not enough, I need 25/10

[tired hare]

Is ubi+ included in game pass?

[arctic timber]

That’s because of the gb size of the game

[hearty plinth]

no

[short mantle]

No, its a separate subscription

[arctic timber]

The file size

[open bison]

a perfect game does not exist

[fallow moat]

UBI+ should be a par- oh…

[ripe grotto]

Minecraft…

[vale timber]

It’s $18 a month for ubi plus… rip

[hearty plinth]

its subjective to personal preference

[arctic timber]

Xbox should buy Ubisoft

[tired hare]

Red dead redemption 2

[short mantle]

Nah, Red Dead 2, Dead Space, and Mass Effect 2 are perfect, imo.

[arctic timber]

Witcher 3

[lunar panther]

Someone hasn't played Horse Racing 2016

[arctic timber]

Was a very great game

[hearty plinth]

cant for at least 15 years. deal with abk/ubisoft selling abk cloud rights to ubisoft

[open bison]

yk what... dead cells is a perfect game

its in my top 10

[lunar panther]

Also, Nintendogs????

[lunar panther]

like HELLO???

[tired hare]

Et the extraterrestrial

[open bison]

dead cells is a freaking banger

[tired hare]

ackshully subsistence is the perfect game not snake eater 😈

[foggy skiff]

never played it

[open bison]

its on gamepass :3

[tired hare]

Yakuza 0 is really good so far
I haven't finished it yet

[thin nimbus]

I don't drink soda or eat fast food but isn't this illegal ?
https://youtube.com/shorts/tlW3jU0kTnA?si=F5KLX3yrGHEvv4gW

[foggy skiff]

I don't have that

[open bison]

yk what a near perfect genre of game are immersive sims

imsims are as close to the perfect genre that you can get

[tired hare]

mario kart is the perfect genre

My kind of games are ones with a really good story and really good gameplay

[foggy skiff]

my favorite games are Western RPGs

[open bison]

tbf my favorite game isnt an imsim

my favorite game is silent hill 2

[tired hare]

There should be more cowboy zombie games

[fallow moat]

Remake coming in <2 months

[open bison]

well okay when i say silent hill 2 is my favorite

i mainly mean that in the sense it impacted me as a person the most

[foggy skiff]

Fallout, you can play as a sort of cowboy and the feral ghouls are like zombies

[short mantle]

Hopefully, Nintendo is working on a new Mario Kart. It's been too long and 8 is getting old. Maybe 9 will be a lunch title for the new Switch.

[tired hare]

That game was so good

[foggy skiff]

especially New Vegas, where you got that western backdrop

[open bison]

..what more could you want

[tired hare]

mk8 10 years old and that felt like a lifetime ago...pleaseee

[open bison]

mario kart 8 already gave you everything

[tired hare]

a new game

[tired hare]

More than just the one game

[open bison]

96 TRACKS

[tired hare]

with the number 9 at the end. on a new system

I wish rockstar made undead nightmare 2

[open bison]

and i thought smash fans were ungrateful

[fallow moat]

I wish for the return of the Starfield OST to Apple Music

[short mantle]

I'm looking forward to a new Pokemon game, too. I think Legends doesn't come out until next year.

[tired hare]

I cant wait for gow eday

Ohh a new pokiemon would be nice

[lunar panther]

I need 100 tracks

[wispy epoch]

Hopefully before the Switch successor is released

[tired hare]

And maybe bring the tcg too

ur right. just play 8 forever. release date - 2014

[short mantle]

Plus 8 is a port

[vale timber]

the older I get the less I enjoy the grindier games like pokemon

[tired hare]

I cant get into Pokémon

[vale timber]

and my threshold for what I consider a grind is very low nowadays

if I have to repeat a task twice that’s a grind for me

[tired hare]

I don't like turn-based rpgs

[short mantle]

I have around 400 hours in Pokemon Violet. It’s a fun and chill game.

[limpid flicker]

I remember first hearing the term "grind". Before then we said other things to describe the same concept. Seemed to creep in in about 02/03

[foggy skiff]

the first time I heard the term "grind", I got hired at Starbucks

[vale timber]

02/03? Bro I was born in 05 😂

[tired hare]

Is yakuza Kiwami the first game?

[limpid flicker]

It's a remake of the first game.

[foggy skiff]

thanks for reminding me to check how many hours I have in Fallout 4

[limpid flicker]

Yeah stuff happened before you were born. Kind of a lot of it. 😉

[short mantle]

0 is the first game if you're going in chronological order.

[tired hare]

Every other game is just called yakuza except Kiwami 1 and 2

[vale timber]

I think the only game I might have over 100 hours in is league of legends is that sad

[tired hare]

I haven't finished that one yet

[novel dome]

Hello, I wanted to ask you something.

[limpid flicker]

True! First has two answers!

[tired hare]

Yakuza 0 is so good so far

[limpid flicker]

And "Like a Dragon" and the ones since then.

[novel dome]

I wonder if Grand Theft Auto GTA V can be played with the keyboard?

[vale timber]

I was joking about the perspective on what’s old between myself and you.

[tired hare]

I don't think I'm gonna play like a dragon

[vale timber]

I don’t think so? My roommate usually plays Xbox with keyboard and mouse but when we play gta he uses the controller

[limpid flicker]

My reply was meant to be silly, hope it came over that way. 🙂

[vale timber]

all good 👍

[novel dome]

I'm sorry about that, my friend. 😔

[tired hare]

H iChat

[mellow roost]

Behold:

One of the greatest sandwiches in human history.

Not the bread I'd have gone for, but still. The Philly Cheesesteak is a solid S-tier sandwich.

[short mantle]

I love a good sandwich. You know what I've never tried? I forget the name of it, but it’s a sandwich that comes with a dip. The idea of a soggy sandwich makes me kinda cringe.

[sage ice]

French Dip

[tired hare]

au jus

[sage ice]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_dip

[short mantle]

😬

[mellow roost]

Me over here thinking of a regular Italian you can get in Chicago. They dip that too.

I'd almost bet that's what you're thinking of.

They make the sandwich then dunk it.

I need to go back to Chicago. The city needs me.

[short mantle]

The one Dopey posted is what I meant. I didn't know there was an Italian version.

[mellow roost]

Oh interesting. I've never actually heard of the other.

Means both of us got something to try at some point. 😆

[tired hare]

its so good. gotta eat it in 1 second before it gets sogged

[night rapids]

No thanks to both. I'm with Louie when it comes to no soggy bread, thanks

[short mantle]

I would love to visit Chicago one day. Mostly for the food. Although, the Chicago dog is an abomination.

[mellow roost]

Honestly, super understandable.

[mellow roost]

En guarde!

I had a Chicago dog without sport peppers a few weeks ago and I almost never want to risk having another incomplete one again.

[short mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/slap-capyjoke-jurassic-park-jurassic-dinosaur-gif-15670804

[mellow roost]

It tasted so sad.

It was just...like...95% sweet relish, and a smidgen of hot dog flavor.

Nothing at all to balance it out. I almost went for a refund but A, I ate the whole thing, and B, I didn't wanna cause a scene.

A shouldn't come as a surprise anyway. 😂

Oh no.

[foggy skiff]

and the "pizza"

fiteme

[short mantle]

Dammit

[mellow roost]

Oh wow. What an interesting corner of the filter you found.

[tired hare]

chicago hotdog, also known as the gas station dog with everything on it

[mellow roost]

I'll pardon it, hang on.

Done.

[short mantle]

I didn't realize it was a banned word. Thanks, Kylie.

[foggy skiff]

1. coney special
   1a) chicago dog

[mellow roost]

Yeap. I forgot too. I was so confused how talk of sandwiches and hot dogs could have turned into a minefield. 😆

[lunar tartan]

I love sauerkraut on my hotdogs

[short mantle]

I haven't tried deep dish, but I've always wanted to. Doesn't Detroit have its own version of a deep dish?

[foggy skiff]

detroit-style isn't deep dish, imo

[short mantle]

https://www.thrillist.com/recipe/nation/how-to-make-detroit-style-pizza-at-home-deep-dish-recipe

That's a deep dish

[mellow roost]

Also, I'm gunna say it.

The hottest take this server has ever seen.

(Didn't clip that song like I normally would because today is lazy day.)

I am going to commit food treason:

[lunar tartan]

That looks so good

[mellow roost]

Dairy Queen has the best hot dogs in the country.

https://tenor.com/view/teletubbies-dipsy-running-away-scared-run-away-gif-25928776

[quasi echo]

And that's how you lose mod role

[lunar tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/get-out-puhleaseee-gif-21775577

[quasi echo]

#FireKylieD

[mellow roost]

😆

[short mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/go-leave-me-alone-golden-girls-you-have-to-go-now-rose-gif-22287138

[mellow roost]

Honestly though. Like...Chicago dogs, chili dogs, all those are god-tier.

The flavor and the snap of a DQ dog though? Nah.

[short mantle]

In terms of fast food, Wienerschnitzel has the best hot dogs, imo. Sonic has the best coney’s.

[mellow roost]

It's kinda like how Casey's has the best pizza.

Is it high quality pizza? No. 😂

Try to find a better pizza experience though.

[dark sparrow]

Casey's Pizza mentioned?

[mellow roost]

Casey's is to pizza what Waffle House is to breakfast. If there was ever a reason to visit the Midwest and you weren't going to Chicago, go to Casey's and get their pizza.

[lunar tartan]

Remember when we walked to Casey’s in Illinois and we saw a pizza on the ground?

[short mantle]

I haven't heard of Casey’s

[dark sparrow]

Casey's Pizza is peak Midwestern culture

[mellow roost]

Midwest gas station.

And yes I just said a gas station has the best pizza. 😆

[limpid flicker]

A gas station. Serves pizza?

[mellow roost]

They got them as far south as Kansas. If you're ever going north...you might as well.

[dark sparrow]

Picking up Pizza at a gas station and it being on par or better than a lot of restaurants' pizzas

[mellow roost]

Yes, and you'd actually be very surprised by it.

[limpid flicker]

Are you buying a whole pizza there or do they just sell slices to eat on the go?

[mellow roost]

It's genuinely a whole "thing" in the Midwest.

[dark sparrow]

Both

[mellow roost]

Yeah you can buy slices or buy whole. I think a whole one is only $7.

[dark sparrow]

Yeah, it's very cheap for what you get

[coral folio]

Guys

[arctic timber]

Can I say oh my freaking gosh?

[mellow roost]

Think Chuck E. Cheese pizza. That cheap garbage they create en-masse.

Except...it tastes good.

[coral folio]

How do I get stick drift

[dark sparrow]

On Friday night my local Casey's often has an hour long wait to get pizza

[merry palm]

Blink once if you are being held hostage.

[mellow roost]

Stick drift usually happens when the controller wears down over time.

[short mantle]

A lot of our gas stations here either serve Mexican food or sandwiches. Which Wich is a sandwich chain here in a lot of gas stations.

[arctic timber]

Why do Xbox series controllers have so much stick drift issues

[dark sparrow]

And I live in the middle of nowhere South Dakota

[limpid flicker]

What, are you saying you want it?

[lunar tartan]

Yeah I dropped it my hands were too full but I really wanted to eat it before I got to the room. It was a breakfast pizza with eggs on it! It was yummy I almost cried when it fell

[mellow roost]

Happens to more than just Xbox controllers.

[gray latch]

can confirm, Casey's is good

[merry palm]

The king of stock drifty controllers is....the joycon

[mellow roost]

What is happening here? I don't remember this.

[molten briar]

Kylie is busy with the aluminum foil

[lunar tartan]

You don’t remember walking by the dropped pizza slice on the street?

[mellow roost]

Was it your pizza or someone else's?

[merry palm]

I imagine aluminum foil being kind of like cheese curds but metal

[lunar tartan]

It was mine lol

[mellow roost]

https://tenor.com/view/andy-davidson-andy-torchwood-confused-meme-meme-gif-20411968

[limpid flicker]

If you have tooth fillings, aluminium foil tastes like pain.

[mellow roost]

I forgot about this.

[lunar tartan]

Now I want pizza

[molten briar]

Nettle there might be violence soon lol

[mellow roost]

I used to chew aluminum on purpose because it made my fillings feel weird.

[gray latch]

I'm watching baseball, y'all are on your own

[merry palm]

I'ma test it sometime

[limpid flicker]

Yeah it's 'cause you make your teeth into a battery!

[mellow roost]

Now all my fillings/crowns are ceramic.

[lunar tartan]

lol

[mellow roost]

Or whatever they use.

[molten briar]

And nettle wondered where holes in aluminum were coming from...

[sage ice]

do you watch the little league world series?

[mellow roost]

It's...I don't know. It's very bizarre.

[gray latch]

generally no

I;m not opposed tho

[sage ice]

I wish it was as big of a deal as it is now when I played, I probably would have tried harder lol

[limpid flicker]

Two different kinds of metal (well, the right kinds anyway) plus an electrolyte equals a primitive voltaic pile.

[lunar tartan]

I can’t eat anymore anyways. I’m annoyingly nauseated right now

Sounds good but don’t want it 😂

[merry palm]

Honestly aluminum foil sounds good rn.

[molten briar]

Thanks hormones

[merry palm]

Like . Would taste nice

Ty pica for making things weird 😂

[mellow roost]

I feel like it would make more sense to everyone else if I actually had Pica, but I don't.

I just eat wild things because I'm...a wild person.

[limpid flicker]

For years I assumeed that was pronounced "peeka" like a Pikachu says.

But lately I've heard people calling it "Pie-ka".

[merry palm]

I have weird cravings for dirt fairly often

[lunar tartan]

Not hormones try kidney infection 😩

[merry palm]

Ive never told a doctor though

[mellow roost]

Ah, a coffee drinker. /j

[molten briar]

Yeah poke Kylie for the convo earlier lol

[light ridge]

Ay wassup

[lunar tartan]

lol she says she doesn’t know

[quasi echo]

☹️

[lunar tartan]

I am so happy I did finally make the choice to do HRT though

[mellow roost]

Me too.

[coral folio]

How to I get stuck dift on my own without wearing off

[mellow roost]

Why would you ever want stick drift?

[coral folio]

I’m use to it

[mellow roost]

Buy broken controllers then?

[coral folio]

Oh

[halcyon stratus]

This is so confusing lol

[mellow roost]

Consoles and games nowadays are designed (or at least it feels like it) to combat drift as much as possible.

Nobody wants it.

Except you, apparently. 😆

[coral folio]

I’m so use to stick drift lol

[merry palm]

What if you get drift that's in the wrong direction to what you are used to ?

[sage ice]

hold the controller upside down

[gaunt sun]

Just upgraded from cboz one s to series x and realized u have to buy certain games again anyway I can get a refund for them?

[coral folio]

How would that help

[sage ice]

all your games on the One S can play on the Series X except Kinect games

[sage ice]

Read what Tes asked

[lunar tartan]

RIP Kinect

[gaunt sun]

I thought I had to buy gta again because it wouldnt be comparable with series x

[sage ice]

it is

[slow mango]

What y'all thinking about bully

[coral folio]

Uh I’m use to all directions

[slow mango]

Will we have a remaster

[gaunt sun]

whats the difference between them

[sage ice]

There is a Series only version, that has better graphics. But you can play your one version on the series

[merry palm]

I want it to be bed time now

[coral folio]

Ima just mess with my Xbox controller and hit the joysticks

[molten briar]

Have some fruit snacks and crackers

[bleak minnow]

well this is odd.. xbox one x is outputting at 480p, and only 480p on my 4k tv... it's a Vizio, and moving it to my 1080p monitor lets me output at 1080p.. I can force the override for HDMI but that only goes up to 1440p.. any ideas?

[merry palm]

I did and now I'm sleepy and craving aluminum foil

[molten briar]

Tell your partner

[lunar tartan]

Makes me wish I would’ve just done it sooner

[halcyon stratus]

Wouldn’t it be easier to “get used to” a normal controller that isn’t randomly broken?

[coral folio]

Eh kinda kinda not

[merry palm]

She'll just tell me not to eat it. Which I might not

[coral folio]

Guys ima be honest I’m so joking like who wants stick dift bro

[gaunt sun]

Ifi buy series x and s version does my progress transfer from one to series version?

[mellow roost]

We figured.

[coral folio]

Who wants stick dift bro

[cloud cove]

good evening!

[coral folio]

Good evening

[cloud cove]

hru

[coral folio]

Good ty

[cloud cove]

good good does anyone else think the console wars is stupid i think ps and xbox can come into a very lucertive deal

[coral folio]

Yeah

[lean raven]

Does anyone here know if Fable (2) comes with the DLC?

[cloud cove]

?

[lucid folio]

When’s fable 2 gonna get a reboot

[coral folio]

Uh

[lucid folio]

Well fable 1 is gonna have a reboot

[lean raven]

I was thinking about buying it. But I'm really picky about achievements and just wanted to know if it came with the DLC

[cloud cove]

like get over your selves its not that deep

[gaunt sun]

Console wars is stupid just play on the console you have and have fun how you want

[lean raven]

I agree, but... I do think that consoles should have their own exclusive games

[gaunt sun]

Xbox has worse in my opinion exclusives than ps

[lean raven]

Totally. But still, it's fun to have different type of media per console

Or else, it would all be the same. And that's boring

[gaunt sun]

True

[lean raven]

You're real as heck, man

[gaunt sun]

is it just me or is it weird to bring like play stations and xboxes on trips?

[lean raven]

It is, no doubt

[gaunt sun]

I'm shocked that people don't own nintendo switches

[cloud cove]

i used too

[gaunt sun]

There horrible

[lean raven]

That's the only console that's acceptable to bring on trips. And Gameboys

[gaunt sun]

Honestly not worth there price at all they have too many issues

[gaunt sun]

That's what I'm saying!!

[merry palm]

I love my switch

[molten briar]

If exclusives didn't exist, people could play on whatever they have which would be a win for gamers by increasing accessibility

[gaunt sun]

Damn

[merry palm]

I even got a cute cover for it. It's so cute

[lean raven]

Yeah, but like... it's boring, don't you think? We have Steam for that already

[molten briar]

No

[gaunt sun]

True so I understand why some games are on xbox but not on ps and vice-versa

[molten briar]

Gaming should be for everyone. Not just some people because they may only be able to afford one ecosystem

[lean raven]

Hear me out, (I respect your opnion) don't you think that consoles should have their own personality?

[merry palm]

Meh

[molten briar]

A brand can have personality without exclusives

[gaunt sun]

This guy is too real

[cloud cove]

i agree

[lean raven]

That's true. I only play on one console and it doesn't bother me, but it could bother other people

[cloud cove]

i got a solution timed exclusives

[lean raven]

What about money? People pay for a game to only be able to play them once it's their turn?

[gaunt sun]

Very true

[lunar tartan]

Y’all they should make a under 13 version of Fortnite with eggs

[merry palm]

We already have timed exclusives. It's kinda annoying

[halcyon stratus]

The vast majority of games are not purchased on launch day

[merry palm]

Better than never getting something though

[lean raven]

What do you mean? I don't understand

[lunar tartan]

Throw eggs at people instead of using guns and call it eggnite

[halcyon stratus]

"people will have to wait to play!"
--> most people wait anyway

[merry palm]

People are ok with waiting for games

[lean raven]

How come?

[halcyon stratus]

because not everyone can afford to buy every game the day it releases?
people wait for sales
people have huge backlogs
people don't have infinite freetime
tons of reasons

[gaunt sun]

I would be willing to fight for epic games to make that

[merry palm]

The backlog . It's real 😂

[lunar tartan]

Lmao

[lean raven]

I totally understand you, but that wasn't what I was talking about in the first message you replied

[halcyon stratus]

it is directly related.

you are concerned tha t'timed exclusives' means people have to wait to play a new game.

I counter that the vast majority of people wait anyway and wouldn't care

[coral folio]

That’s me I always don’t have like 80$ for when it comes out

[lean raven]

Just so I understand, (I'm not attacking you) so you think people will pay for a game but only be able to play that game whenever it's their turn?

[halcyon stratus]

yes

[lean raven]

I disagree with you. But I respect your opinion

[halcyon stratus]

the majority of people play games far beyond the first month of a game's release

[coral folio]

I play like when it’s on sale lol

[molten briar]

Also, if timed exclusives really were a good idea/profitable, there would be more of them

[halcyon stratus]

waiting a month or 2 to start playing a game that they'll play for over a year is not a big deal for like 98% of people

[merry palm]

The presales show there are a lot of people willing to wait

Or they wait to buy when it's actually available

[lean raven]

That's not what I'm talking about. Let me give you a scenario real quick

[halcyon stratus]

lol yea i bought star wars over the weekend. I don't even know when it releases.... christmas? who knows

[cloud cove]

exclusivity is anti consumnerism

[halcyon stratus]

i know what a timed exclusive is 😦

[coral folio]

I always get video games on sale.

[halcyon stratus]

oh my god please don't say that you're thinking
"jan-mar: xbox only
april-june: playstation only, xbox disabled
july-sept: nintendo switch only, xbox and playstation players disabled"

[lean raven]

YES

[halcyon stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/steve-harvey-smh-no-wow-cant-believe-this-gif-11780937

[merry palm]

Yeah that's not a thing and people would be furious

[molten briar]

Good news it's this month!

[halcyon stratus]

there is no universe where that is what a "timed exclusive" is

[lean raven]

Exactly, that's what I was talking about. This guy came in here saying it should be a thing

[halcyon stratus]

well that's dumb! I don't have time to start a game this month!

[coral folio]

Chat yk how I said I wanted stick dift as a joke

[lean raven]

...

[halcyon stratus]

that is not what "timed exclusive" means my friend

timed exclusive= for 1-3 months after the very first time a game is released only one platform has it, and then after that all platforms have it toeghther for the rest of time

[coral folio]

I got stick dift on accident….

[lean raven]

Then I have completely misunderstood what he said. I'm sorry for the headache

[coral folio]

Oops

[lean raven]

I totally agree with you, TacticaT

[cloud cove]

yeeeeeaaa thats nots what i meant timed exlusive means yes they do have to wait but after a few months everyone gets to play

[lean raven]

I myself only buy games whenever they're on sale for way cheaper

[cloud cove]

all good man!

[merry palm]

I just only buy indies. Much cheaper usually lol

[lean raven]

Yeah, I made myself look like a goober

[lean raven]

I'm really into AAA games, unfortunately

Everything aside, does anyone know if Fable (2) comes with DLC?

[tired hare]

black myth just barely released and is going to pass elden ring in players, i am legit shook.

[merry palm]

Given that elden ring has been out a while...

This makes sense

[tired hare]

i mean peak players, steam must've grown a bit in 2 years

[mellow roost]

The more I learn about the game the more disappointed I get. Unfortunately, if the player numbers are that high, then it doesn't seem like gen pop cares.

According to someone who played it, it's missing a lot of the important female characters present in the original story of Journey to the West. I can't confirm this as I don't have any story reference nor have I played it (never will anyway), but like...

Gen pop not caring is part of why gaming is the way it is, but oh well. Nothing I can do to change it.

[tired hare]

like double the players from elden ring's launch, already over a million day 1. insane

[foggy skiff]

gen pop? like inmates?

[mellow roost]

They might as well be considering how chained to yearly releases and any other flashy games they are.

[vital vapor]

Sounds like you don't enjoy the era of monetization, bog standard yearly releases and triple a

[halcyon stratus]

Do they not care or do they not know?

I didn't know that this game was even a sequel... I dont' like souls games so I won't be playing it, but if I di dlike that kind of game and I bought it would I even have a clue that somethign was missing?

wait it isn't even a sequal... it is "inspired by the classical chinese novel journey to the west".... so yea, no one knows that?

[vital vapor]

I don't think the average person researches most games they play before buying outside of maybe review scores

[mellow roost]

Probably both, but I'm leaning towards they don't care because nobody who just plays games to play games is ever going to care about the industry as a whole. Just like how someone who only passively looks at art is never going to care about the finer details.

The backlash Battlefront 2 got for the severe monetization is what I wish would happen to everything else appalling about the industry, but it won't.

[vital vapor]

Alot of backlash is selective anyway. Battlefront 2 got harped on because it was EA. Meanwhile Gacha exists and 2k is just as greedy but face no criticism

[mellow roost]

Yep, exactly.

[thorny current]

They need to have a remastered version of Yugioh Dawn of Destiny since that was my all time game on the OG Xbox

[vital vapor]

I liked playing yugioh before the power creep got too out of control

[thorny current]

the new one sucks completly

[mellow roost]

I have played games that I didn't even know existed from decades ago and they have more depth and character than a lot of what comes out today. Can't exactly be blinded by nostalgia if I never knew it existed until 5 minutes before playing it.

Part of why even though I don't like JRPGs and never finished the game myself, I recommend Golden Sun every chance I get. It was a definitely a standout.

Everyone who likes JRPGs should play Golden Sun.

[thorny current]

@vital vapor i reopened my Halo edition xbox to play it again yugioh again

[vital vapor]

Gaming back in the day to me was better. Yeah we had low quality 720p resolution or at best 1080p. Yet it felt like games back then was made for the art not the money

[tired hare]

people like good games and stuff, gameplay

[upper meteor]

Hi

[vital vapor]

There are some good online ways to play yugioh too

[upper meteor]

You should play halo on it, too

[foggy skiff]

or play an actual good game 😛

[upper meteor]

Yeah, like Halo MCC

[foggy skiff]

I said good game though

[upper meteor]

Why go for good when I'm mentioning absolute bangers

[thorny current]

@upper meteor i actually gotta resurface that game lol

[upper meteor]

😎

[vital vapor]

I would say making a good game isn't even enough these days. HIFi Rush is a good example of a good game, but because it didn't gain mass market appeal it almost got the studio shutdown

[mellow roost]

I don't know if I could say games weren't made for money back then, but I definitely get what you're saying.

There were definitely game companies out there (LJN and Tiger, for example) that made a bunch of quick crap for pure profit, but it never felt like that was the norm to me.

[thorny current]

like my gamertag has never changed since i had the OG xbox and will be this forever

[fallow moat]

Am I right the base res for the Xbox was 640x480? (307k pixels)

[vital vapor]

You're right. Even the most rushed slop of the 2000s that was made for cash is nothing compared to how predatory games like Genshin Impact and Madden, 2k and GTA are

[tired hare]

they were always made for money, they just didnt blatantly disrespect the consumer like now

[fallow moat]

So man Halo 2 was still looking good even with about 307k pixels or so

[mellow roost]

To be clear, I'm not saying the current AAA industry is quick crap. It's anything but. It's taking forever to make these games now because people can't quit having standards that are higher than technology has any chance of being, and instead of these studios being like, "no, what you're asking for is impossible, quit being entitled," they just...keep making games with ever increasing scope, budget, and time being developed.

[tough ingot]

Hello

[lunar tartan]

I don’t think tango got shutdown strictly due to hifi rush did it? Considering there’s talks of a second one that wouldn’t be happening if it didn’t have success

[tough ingot]

When gamescom

[fallow moat]

Tomorrow

[vital vapor]

There were other factors but none of their games grabbed alot of the general public on a level that it needed to

We may know games like evil within and stuff like that but the average person has no idea what that is

[mellow roost]

I mean there are people out there who believe those pre-rendered UE5 videos where people create a super realistic looking environment was actually what gaming is going to look like a few years ago.

It's like...no. Of course not.

[lunar tartan]

Hmm

That’s a pretty big deal

To put that into perspective when this new season of Fortnite dropped there was about 3 million playing

[vital vapor]

It isn't bad to us but to the suits it's another story.

[weary solar]

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[mellow roost]

Bodycam exists, but I want people to actually look at how barebones that game is.

You're not gunna have a game looking like real life with the depth of an RPG. That's probably not even gunna happen in the next three generations of hardware, let alone the next.

[vital vapor]

The truth is Kylie graphics especially on console to me has hit its peak. Plus the better the graphics get the harder it will be for games to run

[mellow roost]

And unfortunately, the people who play games just to play only want graphics to be better and better, the gameplay is irrelevant.

[thorny current]

i just teared up a little i just found my Marvel vs Capcom 2 and still in great condition

[lunar tartan]

Btw that’s with no promotion for the game either. People forget that Hi-Fi Rush was a shadow drop. Imagine how many more would have played if it had proper promotion beforehand

[vital vapor]

Sadly companies won't stop trying to squeeze an orange that's already been bled dry. The will do what square enix did with rebirth. Spend a bunch of money on fidelity and then have to find someway to boost profit after sales didn't justify it

[sage ice]

companies are open, to make money

[vital vapor]

Why not make games cheaper so you can make money and cut down on developer costs and time

[mellow roost]

If only.

[thorny current]

@mellow roost i see that you are a fellow Tenno

[sage ice]

making them chepaer doesnt cut down costs

[mellow roost]

I took it more as a development cost, but I guess I misunderstood.

I'd love for gaming to scale back so devs could have a simpler time and not have to deal with crunch.

[vital vapor]

So we have to wait 4 years between big releases? When last gen we got these same kinds of games in like half the time

[sage ice]

that is what happens when games get bigger

[mellow roost]

[sage ice]

everyone wants 4k 60/120

[vital vapor]

Thats it though. Bigger isn't always better

[tired hare]

they should make new cheaper games in unreal 2.5, for funsies

[arctic timber]

Games should take about 6 years of development at least but that’s just my oppion

[thorny current]

@mellow roost i'm actually a retired Dev for Warframe and btw what is your MR

[arctic timber]

But games can take longer then that if they need to be

[mellow roost]

I'm MR20. I stopped at 18 because at that point all content unlocks, but figured I'd get up to a nice round number.

[vital vapor]

I like games to look good too, but fidelity at the cost of actual fun and soul isn't worth it to me

[thorny current]

well just a heads up by next year they are making a higher difficulty for LR Players and players who finished steel path

i am LR 4

[mellow roost]

The industry would sink if every single game took 6 years to make. A console generation is 5-10 years on average.

[lunar tartan]

I’d rather a game take longer and get a better experience than a game come out in a year or two with a lot of bugs and not be as powerful as the consoles are that we have

[mellow roost]

Not to mention the budget it would take to keep development going for 6 years with no return would pretty much exclude all indie studios, unless it was just one person making it in their free time.

[vital vapor]

On console we already have games that can't even run at 60fps at native 1440p

They have to use upscaling because the developers are pushing fidelity over actual gameplay

[sage ice]

I just wish console gamers would stop complaining about the FPS and live with 30

[tired hare]

never

[mellow roost]

Same.

[vital vapor]

I would rather have more frames over fidelity

[sage ice]

that is the thing, IMO if you cared, you would play on PC where you can pick

[mellow roost]

I wish everyone quit caring about graphics and framerate and I wish game companies would quit only caring about the bottom line (again, people have obviously always made games for money, but nowadays it's completely different) and actually cared about breathing life into their games like they did from like...1980 to 2013.

There are absolutely games and studios out there nowadays that do this, I'm not saying literally everything has no soul, but frankly, the majority doesn't.

[tired hare]

Actually if they could make 30 smooth again, i dont mind it. but a game like robocop felt so badly paced and stuttery whatever at 30

[vital vapor]

We didn't use to have to pick. Back in the day your console supported 1080p and 60 fps. You got exactly that or close to it. Now your console supports up to 120 but you can never hit that because of fidelity

[mellow roost]

All the effort devs put into their games feels like it's unappreciated by the majority (which is another problem for a different day), and yet they keep trying to go bigger and bigger while Twitter just gets meaner and meaner.

[sage ice]

Um, my console does hit 120 4k lol I dont care, but it does

[vital vapor]

All games don't support or have a 120 mode. Alot of them are either locked at 60ps or 30

[shell sage]

Quote of the day

Background: We were loading up skeet throwers in a trailer after practice and I loaded most of them

Me: “You need the big boy to load all the throwers for you?”

Teacher: I’ma light you on fire

[tired hare]

ye and thats better than any console in history

[fast carbon]

Guys i just got banned from the PlayStation server

[sage ice]

ok, dont bring it up here

[vital vapor]

The tech has gotten better for sure. I just don't like how devs are pushing so hard for fidelity. Ray traced illumination. Real time lighting. Yet gameplay wise we are doing the same stuff we did back in the Xbox 360 era

[fast carbon]

Now i am team xbox

[shell sage]

no one?😔

[fast carbon]

I switched sides

[mellow roost]

We don't do platform wars here. There are no sides, only games.

[tame vortex]

https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1825715532873757157

DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) on X

Disney has decided to waive its right to arbitration & allow the matter to proceed in court for the recent wrongful death lawsuit where they attempted to use a widower’s Disney+ subscription to arbitrate.

“At Disney, we strive to put humanity above all other considerations.”

Twitter · Aug 20, 2024, 2:04 AM

[mellow roost]

Good.

[fast carbon]

I agree

[mellow roost]

Although that "humanity above all other considerations" is a laugh.

[tame vortex]

Rare Disney W

[vital vapor]

Disney pretending to be human

[lunar tartan]

Still hate Disney regardless they didn’t do this out of kindness they did this to save their brand

[mellow roost]

Either way, I'm glad this happened. This was the right move by Disney. Arbitration clauses are genuinely one of the worst aspects of the modern legal process.

[tired hare]

Yes gameplay number 1, i think more and more are realizing now. Every gen had its gimmicks

[lunar tartan]

It’s not even a W lol they just wanted to save face

[vital vapor]

You'd think that. All I hear about with Wukong is graphics. Yet when I see gameplay I think. Haven't I already done this in a from software game before

[night rapids]

is Wukong FromSoftware?

[tame vortex]

Walked into a Dominos and... they have their keyboards wrapped in plastic 😂

[vital vapor]

No it's not Ophelia

[night rapids]

guess I misunderstood your comment then

[lunar panther]

seems reasonable given... food lol

[night rapids]

all the flour in the air

[mellow roost]

That's what I'm saying too. Setting all the controversy aside, it looks like a fine game. That's it. It doesn't really seem like anything that really breaks the mold.

[vital vapor]

I mean it is moreso like an imitation or copy of games that we have already played before

[tame vortex]

Never really seen it, caught me off guard.

[night rapids]

I feel like there are very few original ideas anymore

[tired hare]

Yeah pretty much, aint broke dont fix it. But its pretty much a next gen engine souls game, and the 1st AAA game from china with tons and tons of international reviews

[night rapids]

every game is inspired/copied etc something else

[vital vapor]

It's not even expanding on anything to me like Palworld did with catching monsters by adding gunplay and base building

[mellow roost]

To be clear, I'm not dissing the game or saying it's bad or something like that. A, I haven't played it, and B, that would be kinda dishonest. I'm simply saying that it looks like it's probably a fine game, it just doesn't really do anything new to the point where I understand why this game is quickly outpacing more innovative titles in the genre.

Unless there's some hidden mechanics they didn't show off and that nobody has mentioned...

[vital vapor]

I'm not dissing it either but I think most would be pressed to explain why you should buy that game over Elden Ring and not involve fidelity

[mellow roost]

I heard someone say once that humans have only ever written 7 stories.

This quote would be more helpful if I could remember the rest, but it was just like...revenge, romance, underdog, super broad stuff like that.

While everything may be derivative of everything else at this point, people still find new ways to craft a story in a way you haven't heard before. That's part of the magic I feel is missing, not just from the gaming industry, but the movie industry too.

Although I do wonder if the 20 years of MCU kinda...colored my view of the movie industry. I love me some Marvel, but god damn dude.

[tired hare]

especially movies and shows, for me

[vital vapor]

No Kylie you will enjoy Incredibles 5, Toy Story 8 and Frozen 6 and love it

[mellow roost]

😆

[vital vapor]

Who doesn't want to see the stories of characters you met over 20 years ago who's arcs already ended

[tired hare]

they could retell them over and over if they were actually good, but disney aint good anymore

[vital vapor]

I stopped loving Disney when they completely switched from 2d to 3d for their movies

[mellow roost]

That's another thing. I think people have gotten so used to the same things coming out every year (broadly speaking, like another Marvel movie, another CoD game, another Final Fantasy game, another Mission: Impossible movie, et cetera) that to try new things has become...like...I don't know what the word is.

[vital vapor]

It's kind of sad how the united states has just given Japan the 2d market for animation completely

[tired hare]

disposable

[mellow roost]

Like people are so used to having the familiarity that anything that isn't familiar usually just totally bombs.

[night rapids]

we want different, but not that different lol

[vital vapor]

Writers are not good enough to create new ideas

[night rapids]

disagree

[mellow roost]

YouTube is another example. There's...actually quite a few video platforms that come out. I'd challenge anyone to actually name more than one, because they launch and then almost immediately sink.

[night rapids]

I think people come up with new things but they get vetoed

[mellow roost]

Or they launch and just don't grow.

Which is unfortunate, because there's definitely some I feel have the potential for growing, but...you know...YouTube.

Odysee, for example. I thought it was nice.

[foggy skiff]

dailymotion

[tired hare]

amazon and google own da world

[mellow roost]

Same with Twitter. Everyone knows Twitter. Nobody knows Hive, BlueSky, Mastodon, et cetera.

[foggy skiff]

I know Hive, he was a Marvel villain

[night rapids]

I have BlueSKy and Mastadon, I just wish more people did so I can leave Twitter. BUt sadly, I need Twitter for work

[vital vapor]

Something has to be new but really good to stand on its own. Inside Out has been the best new thing they have done

[lunar tartan]

To be fair BlueSky you can in with a referral thingy. The exact reason I’ve never made an account

[mellow roost]

One day I hope for a break in the status quo, but today is not that day.

Maybe Elon sinks Twitter tomorrow, who knows.

[vital vapor]

I don't think that's ever happening. With Twitter and social media influencing public opinion. Things are going to always be steered a certain way

[night rapids]

you don't need referals anymore for Bluesky

[lunar tartan]

Oh you don’t?

[mellow roost]

Oh, and Mixer.

Maybe slightly hyperbolic, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm more angry that it shut down than the team who worked on it. Mixer was my whole jam when it came to streaming.

[night rapids]

no, it was lifted awhile ago. They did it to manage their growth at first

[tired hare]

just gotta wait for the current real time dead internet theory to play out with people, i guess

[molten briar]

[night rapids]

I loved Mixer too, it was a big part of my work in gaming at MS

[lunar tartan]

It’s not really a matter of if Elon will sink twitter it’s a matter of when

[mellow roost]

But no, Twitch it is...[Sigh]

[vital vapor]

I like Twitter for gaming news but it's the worst place on the planet for actual video game discourse

[mellow roost]

Or really any type of discussion. No matter what it is, you get junk mail, but for your eyes.

[lunar tartan]

He’s literally suing adverting companies for not wanting to advertise on twitter

[mellow roost]

Twitter is good for art though. I follow a ton of artists.

I think of the almost 900 people I'm following on Twitter are like...98% artists.

I'm following all my pals from this server as well as some Xbox news, but outside of that...art.

[vital vapor]

I agree it's overall bad. Youtube is close too though. I have seen some big name video game reviewers deleting videos because a game they may like is being bashed on social media

[foggy skiff]

is not Kylie's pal

[night rapids]

I think if you curate your timeline and use the mute features you'll have a better experience. My timeline is pretty good and I follow a lot of gaming people

[mellow roost]

I'm pretty sure we follow each other, don't we? 🤔

[night rapids]

COffee probably didn't accept your follow request

[foggy skiff]

I don't follow anyone here on Twitter

[night rapids]

Coffee doesn't like people

[vital vapor]

I mostly only follow news stuff so I can know what's coming out

[mellow roost]

100%.

My list of blocked words is so damn huge that the Twitter algorithm has to try REALLY HARD to give me crap I don't want.

[foggy skiff]

nope, I do not

[tired hare]

all the good stuff is buried by parasocial-ness, on yt twitch. i dont even know what goes down on twitter except bots

[mellow roost]

Actually, my blocked word list is why I follow so much art.

[turbid flame]

Is anyone free to play Fortnite now ?

[lunar tartan]

I love how Elon said he’d get rid of the bot problem but it’s gotten worse since he bought it

[mellow roost]

I blocked all political words, all k-pop words, all Stranger Things words (because at the time it was bigger than anything and it was flooding my feed), and then suddenly I just got...art...art...art, and I'm like...oh this is nice. [Follow]

Then more art. And more. And it just kept happening to the point where I was following like dozens of people at once.

Now my feed is just some crap but like mostly art.

[kindred basin]

No blasphemous is better

[vital vapor]

I need to curate my timeline better.

[tired hare]

twitter was bad years and years before but im glad more ppl realize it now and can direct it at elon

[mellow roost]

Oh and just to save everyone's eyes, I follow all kinds of artists. If you happen to check my following list, do so at home.

[lunar tartan]

Yeah 18+ for sure

[bleak robin]

[lunar tartan]

I’ve been sitting next to Kylie when shes opened up her twitter and I am just like WTF am I seeing 😂

[bleak robin]

Posting on main? Rookie mistake

[vital vapor]

People hate on Fortnite but I actually think it was innovative for its time

[mellow roost]

I just like what people make, doesn't matter what it is.

This person is one of my favorites on Twitter:
https://x.com/murtha_paul/status/1823920032767725579?t=jXBQ6trSRQs5m8iaaYuW4w&s=19

Paul Murtha (@murtha_paul) on X

Wednesdays spraypaint by me Titled lobsters toad lickety split lyrics #almonessonart #diggitteedesigns #spraypainter #spraypaintart #newjerseyartist #artist #abstractart #art #artistcommunity #abstractartist #wednesday #wednesdaymotivation

Twitter · Aug 15, 2024, 3:09 AM

[bleak robin]

[mellow roost]

Their style is just...so nice.

That's all they do, is spray designs on canvas. Almost every one is a new adventure for the eyes.

[lunar tartan]

People think it’s cool to hate on Fortnite but really they are just missing out on their own fun

Fortnite now has fall guy stuff and your skins turn into beans

[vital vapor]

I think Fortnite is a game that clearly wants to make money but does it fairly. Cheap battlepass. Bunch of items. You earn enough to get the next one free.

Most games aren't like that

[lunar tartan]

And now battlepasses aren’t exclusive anymore too

[vital vapor]

Exactly. I get that companies need to make money. Though it's how you do it that is important

[mellow roost]

Last one, but here's another:
https://x.com/murtha_paul/status/1816680721026597115?t=c-x_a1B8Il2HxuFOIwOlOQ&s=19

Paul Murtha (@murtha_paul) on X

Thursdays spraypaint by me Titled pigeon eyes over goldfish slippers
#almonessonart #diggitteedesigns #spraypainter #spraypaintart #newjerseyartist #contemporaryart #artist #abstractart #abstract #abstractpainting #abstractartist #modernart #artistcommunity #njartist #thursday

Twitter · Jul 26, 2024, 3:43 AM

[vital vapor]

Atleast the art community isn't as toxic as gaming can be

[mellow roost]

They do stencil designs too, but I feel like they're probably NSFW.

Not blatantly or super raunchy or anything like that, but enough to not post here.

[vital vapor]

We have to abide by rules

[inland musk]

I need fps display

On my console…

[vital vapor]

I think you see fps by going into tv settings

[mellow roost]

What for?

[vital vapor]

Some games have an in-game fps tracker too

[mellow roost]

True, but I'm more thinking it's not like you can change performance settings on console in any meaningful way. Sure there's quality/perf modes, but that's usually a choice between around 30 and up to 60.

[vital vapor]

At this point fps doesn't even matter on console if you play triple a. It's either 60 or 30

Kylie actually sort of changed my opinion. I can't harp on frames and fps when one of my favorite games I played like 10 years ago at 720p 60fps

[mellow roost]

Did you ever play GoldenEye?

[tired hare]

Rapelay video game

[foggy skiff]

I played SilverNose

[vital vapor]

I was more of a Mario person back then

[tired hare]

Very nice game I wish they release on Xbox

[mellow roost]

GoldenEye ran at like...what...15 FPS at best on the N64? Unless you were staring at the floor/sky, that is.

And yet it's one of the most beloved games ever made.

[molten briar]

https://tenor.com/view/goldeneye-007-james-bond-n64-gif-27532309

[mellow roost]

Understandable, Mario 64 is one of my favorite games ever.

[vital vapor]

Things were so different back then. Horrible textures. Screen tearing. Pop in. Yet some of the best games ever released after that Nintendo 64 era to up to ps3

And Xbox 360

[tired hare]

it helps to be breaking ground for console fps, xbox version is the only way now lol

[vital vapor]

We are in a good place now but that time from the 90s to like 2014 were special

[tired hare]

late 360 era into ps4/xbox one was bleak imo, its slowly recovering

[vital vapor]

One of my favorite games life is strange is coming out soon and I played it on ps3 in below 1080p in like 2014

It's not a triple a game but it reminds of back in the old days

[mellow roost]

Exactly. The magic of it all is what's important.

[vital vapor]

It also gave me a different perspective to as a guy. Being able to play as a potentially gay female character for the first time

[mellow roost]

Gaining perspective is great, and also helps shine a light onto any parts of your subconscious that may have been neglected.

I was raised with some pretty unfortunate values, and it took watching Star Trek: Voyager to get me to understand that women don't have to be any type of way in media for them to be good characters, which opened the doors to so many more experiences.

[lime phoenix]

Heyyy

[mellow roost]

@pallid cargo Asking for things is against the #rules.

[pallid cargo]

How???

[weary solar]

#rules 💵 13. Do not attempt to buy, sell, or trade items or codes in this server or via DM with server members. Do not ask for handouts, free codes, or other freebies either. If a user has a spare code they wish to give away for free, they may do so.

[mellow roost]

Because that's what the admins wrote.

[pallid cargo]

Ok does anyone know where to get a hard drive

[fiery python]

eBay, second hand electronics stores

[pallid cargo]

Thank you bro

[mellow roost]

Could try Amazon, ebay, or what Rhinne said.

[pallid cargo]

Does Microsoft fw jail breaking

[fiery python]

I've not seen 360 drives on Amazon for a long time

[weary solar]

#rules 🚨 12. Certain topics are not appropriate for discussion, such as: game sharing outside of your household, self-repair and disassembly of hardware, piracy, emulation, violating Xbox policies or Terms of Service, explicit material, not-safe-for-work topics, discussion of leaks, and questionable or illegal activities. Other topics are subject to moderator discretion.

NOTE: Even though Xbox is offering controller repair kits for sale now, self-repair discussion in this server beyond linking to said kits is still not allowed. Self-repair requires a moderate level of skill and knowledge to do and any errors in doing self-repair can result in damage that is not covered under any warranty. If you have questions that are not answered by the guides linked off the controller parts pages in the store, you likely do not posses the skills or knowledge for performing the self-repair and should seek out a repair shop to perform your repair.

[vital vapor]

Things were different back then. Having characters that weren't straight or by the books was really uncommon. I have to credit games like Mass Effect, The Sims and Life is Strange for opening things up back in that early 2010s era

[fiery python]

I suggest you take a look at the #rules before you break any more, Scott. You're two for two right now.

[tired hare]

buy ur used stuff on ebay not amazon, lol always cheaper and you can see actual pics

[pallid cargo]

Man like these rules dumb asl

[fiery python]

This is the official Xbox server. The rules make perfect sense.

We're not a charity and they're not going to allow discussion of piracy and other similar things.

See the #rules posted above @lime phoenix

[pallid cargo]

I am NOT pirating

[lime phoenix]

U right man

[fiery python]

@pallid cargo I said 'and other similar things'. Stop discussing it.

[lime phoenix]

I Lowkey forgot how to read

[fiery python]

Jeffrey, let's not spread that kind of console war nonsense here, please.

[thin nimbus]

I wasn't trying to do that

[fiery python]

No, but by posting it, it spreads it.

[bleak robin]

Huh. Turns out that when something isn't working, and update fixes it. Who would have thought

[vital vapor]

Sometimes updates fix it

[lime phoenix]

Flip!

[molten briar]

Discord should take notes

[tired hare]

Hey btw had a question. Is there game roles?

[thin nimbus]

Alright

[vital vapor]

Console wars is pretty funny when most people just play Fortnite, Warzone, and Fifa anyway

[tired hare]

they taking notes, banknotes

[vital vapor]

Can't blame anyone playing Fortnite though. Them adding zero build won me over

[upper meteor]

They won me over when they added master chief

And yet I still couldn't buy the skin lol 😭

[lunar tartan]

Same

[vital vapor]

I wonder if he will come back in the shop

[lime phoenix]

Yall fw Playstation?

[upper meteor]

I don't think he'll come back

[lunar tartan]

Maybe if a new halo game came out

[vital vapor]

I don't know. I heard Epic Games and microsoft could get closer when they release their app store

There is potential for collaboration

[upper meteor]

:343pls:

I wonder if they'll add hot oj to Fortnite if they collab with halo again

Just imagine the possibilities

Hot oj could act like the nitrous oxide thingy from the mad max season

Or it could be more like a grenade, or a back bling

Or a gun that shoots really hot and corrosive oj

[lunar tartan]

If master chief comes back to Fortnite I gonna have to buy the griddy emote. Making master chief griddy would be funny

[vital vapor]

I like the current event they are doing now atleast

[upper meteor]

I regret refunding the Gangnam style emote

[lunar tartan]

That would be funny too

[tired hare]

Yo

Who has a Xbox I have a question

[kind heron]

Most folk here have Xboxes. Maybe just ask the question

[tired hare]

I need to tell someone to text one of my friends that’s not answering and he’s playing Xbox rn I need someone to text him to check discord

[short mantle]

Yeah, I call bs. They're only doing it because of the negative publicity.

https://vxtwitter.com/discussingfilm/status/1825715532873757157

[kind heron]

I wouldn’t expect anybody to help with that.

[tired hare]

Could you it’s kinda important I have been waiting for a long time for him to get on

[night rapids]

maybe they don't want to be bothered. I know I wouldn't answer a chat from a random person either

[tired hare]

He’s not random he’s my friend he js doesnt answer his phone

And he’s playing rs6 rn so

[night rapids]

if one of us messages him it would be from a random person

[molten briar]

No, and don't ask further. We don't know if what you're saying is true for one and don't want random person in server to get banned for harassment

[tired hare]

He’s not even in this server

It’s not harassment all you have to do is dm him “check discord from fz07”

[molten briar]

Stop means stop

[sleek nova]

W moderation fr

[lunar tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-kitty-eepy-cat-eepy-kitten-eepy-gif-8186911474993351997

[quasi echo]

yeah, they knew what was right and only caved when it could put a dent in their company.

[tame vortex]

God I love Medicare rebates.
Appointment $269.40 AUD
On Spot Rebate $259.40 AUD

[mild sleet]

Is Xbox trying to laugh at Me?

[sterile sequoia]

Morning

[mild sleet]

So many trash games on sale only good Ones are on sale if you have gamepass

[sterile sequoia]

16.25 hour car trip back home. :/

[sterile sequoia]

Xbox doesn’t know what games you like or not they will put games on sale for each likings, sometimes there arent games for you in it

Pain

[tame vortex]

Black Myth Wukong surpassing a million on Steam is crazy.

In active players.

[hushed wharf]

Is it on Xbox? I wanna beat it

[short mantle]

No

[magic axle]

it will be

[hushed wharf]

When

[magic axle]

at later date

something to do with deal they have with sony they can't say

[short mantle]

No, it was delayed because of quality standards. It has nothing to do with Sony.

[magic axle]

i was just going by what first things show up when i did a search if that is case

[bleak minnow]

well this is odd.. xbox one x is outputting at 480p, and only 480p on my 4k tv... it's a Vizio, and moving it to my 1080p monitor lets me output at 1080p.. I can force the override for HDMI but that only goes up to 1440p.. any ideas?

[short mantle]

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-addresses-black-myth-wukongs-delay-on-xbox-series-xs

[magic axle]

what hdmi cable are you using

[bleak minnow]

I've tried several, from basic Amazon ones to the HDMI cable provided with my PlayStation 5. All produce the same result

[fallow moat]

So my low-res Halo 2 campaign run was completed, with the low-res, apparently some areas were much darker than with high-res.

[bleak robin]

It only took me like 3 solid hours, but I finally got a minecraft server running

[fallow moat]

Nice!

[bleak robin]

Did I need to spend that long on it? No. Was it fun? Of course

But good heavens I have a headache

My eyes are tired and I've been up too long today, but now I'm hungry so you know what that means?

It's Quesadilla Time™️

[fallow moat]

Sounds sooo gooood

[vocal gorge]

Hi Xbox friends

[hushed wharf]

Hi

[lilac sandal]

Anybody here have hall efect analogs on the controller

[trail harness]

end of that article is a big yikes

[tired hare]

Damn chat dead tbh

[hushed wharf]

I'm sorry old boy

[young fog]

Early morning in Europe, night in the US.

[lilac sandal]

If yes, can you tell me is the feeling diffrent when playing with normal and hall efects ?

[paper anchor]

Hello

[dusky flume]

Hi , Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel Can it be used for Xbox one?

[fiery python]

360 controllers generally don't work on XB1

[dusky flume]

And could it be used on a PC?

[fiery python]

Dunno, some can. Check the model online and find the manual.

[ripe grotto]

Hello

[shadow star]

Yeah it does what are you talking about

[fiery python]

What I said wasn't incorrect. 360 controllers don't generally work on XB1.

I didn't say none of them do. There are some very rare random third-party exceptions.

But with the recent change to blocking unapproved controllers, there's no guarantee they would still work.

[shadow star]

I did it with my old 360 controller

It works just trust me

[fiery python]

That wheel will not work with an XB1

[lilac sandal]

Does anyone have Hall efect analogs on their xbox series controller ?

[fiery python]

Nor will most other 360 controllers.

I've only ever seen one controller which was supported on multiple platforms that was some random janky third-party thing with a bunch of adaptors that would likely not work any more with the recent changes.

No @hardy flax

[hardy flax]

oh shoot my bad

[fiery python]

There's no point reposting it several times. It's not going to work.

[hardy flax]

ur right

[charred dagger]

If you are tired and operating heavy machinery clap your hands 👏

[ripe grotto]

I wonder if there’s any cool games on sale on Xbox

[charred dagger]

What cod are they on now

[hearty plinth]

Bo6 drops in october

[wide vault]

[brittle grove]

I also dont see corrosion on the motherboard

[fiery python]

We can't help you here

We don't allow any discussion of self repair. Because you've taken it apart we can't do anything to help you.

[brittle grove]

Well no one helps in support either :< it takes forever for anyone to respond there

[fiery python]

Take it to a repair shop.

[brittle grove]

I cant i come from a poor family i dont have that money..

But thanks anyway

[fiery python]

Sorry to hear that, but we can't do anything to help you here now you've taken it apart.

[brittle grove]

Ive always taken it apart to clean it, the issue started before i took it apart

[fiery python]

Stop discussing it now, please.

[weary solar]

#rules 🚨 12. Certain topics are not appropriate for discussion, such as: game sharing outside of your household, self-repair and disassembly of hardware, piracy, emulation, violating Xbox policies or Terms of Service, explicit material, not-safe-for-work topics, discussion of leaks, and questionable or illegal activities. Other topics are subject to moderator discretion.

NOTE: Even though Xbox is offering controller repair kits for sale now, self-repair discussion in this server beyond linking to said kits is still not allowed. Self-repair requires a moderate level of skill and knowledge to do and any errors in doing self-repair can result in damage that is not covered under any warranty. If you have questions that are not answered by the guides linked off the controller parts pages in the store, you likely do not posses the skills or knowledge for performing the self-repair and should seek out a repair shop to perform your repair.

[brittle grove]

Mkay.

[cerulean basin]

Last day before vacation for 2 weeks 😍

[fiery python]

Nice. Got any specific plans?

[cerulean basin]

Paris for one week, then Le Pouliguen (beach in the West coast of France) for a few days, then Nantes for a wedding.

Only been to Paris once when I was 16, so it'll be quite a different experience

[fiery python]

Sounds fun

I'm off for most of next week, just not the Friday.

[cerulean basin]

Going on a trip or doing staycation?
(I think I already asked you once, you mentioned you didn't need staycations)

[fiery python]

New WoW expansion. I keep getting told I have to take time off work, so figured may as well take some time to play that.

[cerulean basin]

Wowcation it is then

[fiery python]

Little vacation to Azeroth

[ripe grotto]

Rhinne are we allowed to talk about fangames?

[fiery python]

I'd say that's a bit too much of a grey area and best avoided.

[ripe grotto]

Okay 👍 glad I asked

[runic light]

You what!?

You can’t just….

WHAT!?

[fiery python]

Don't discuss dismantling hardware please.

[runic light]

😨😱

[weary solar]

#rules 🚨 12. Certain topics are not appropriate for discussion, such as: game sharing outside of your household, self-repair and disassembly of hardware, piracy, emulation, violating Xbox policies or Terms of Service, explicit material, not-safe-for-work topics, discussion of leaks, and questionable or illegal activities. Other topics are subject to moderator discretion.

NOTE: Even though Xbox is offering controller repair kits for sale now, self-repair discussion in this server beyond linking to said kits is still not allowed. Self-repair requires a moderate level of skill and knowledge to do and any errors in doing self-repair can result in damage that is not covered under any warranty. If you have questions that are not answered by the guides linked off the controller parts pages in the store, you likely do not posses the skills or knowledge for performing the self-repair and should seek out a repair shop to perform your repair.

[runic light]

Astaaaarion

[desert sonnet]

Goooood Mooooorning Xbox

Happy Gamescom day

[ripe grotto]

Hello Trippy

[weary solar]

We don't allow discussion of leaks on this server because the data included in a "leak" 1) May not be accurate 2) May be old / out of date 3) May be incomplete and not the full story. Companies should get to tell their story their way, whether it's Xbox, Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Rockstar, or any other company.

[desert sonnet]

Ello

[fiery python]

Hey Trippy

[trail harness]

I read this in the Good Morning Vietnam voice

[fiery python]

Totally forgot Gamescom was today.

[cerulean basin]

Yeah, looking forward to it, though I'll miss most of the announcements

[fiery python]

I might just wait for it to be done and then watch the trailers that interest me.

I find Geoff Keighley pretty annoying too.