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General chat thread

Discussion in 'General' started by Nanimani, Dec 27, 2015.

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  1. OverReactionGuy

    OverReactionGuy The only Sane one left

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    Appeal anyway if they permanently banned you with a stupid joke in poor taste late at night while goaded by people.
     
  2. GhostHaxStomp

    GhostHaxStomp I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Control is free on the Epic Games Store until the 17th, been playing it for a couple days now and I’m really enjoying it. I like the detail of the setting, the FBC is both amazingly equipped and somewhat competent, while still struggling with some of the more esoteric weird stuff. Powers are fun and intuitive, power upgrade is easy to understand, and the mods are straightforward. Guns are kinda weak, though that’s probably because I haven't upgraded them.

    Also, I sent an appeal but haven't heard back. My fate is in the hands of god, now.
     
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  3. ShogunTrooper

    ShogunTrooper Launching Bees out of a Trebuchet

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    So, after a nostalgia-fever driven marathon of Nick from Planet Ripple's Lego Rewind Series, the mention of a theme called "Monkie Kid", and the tie-in Series of the same name, that are themed after a Science Fantasy "Sequel" to the mythos of the Journey to the West, piqued my interest.

    I looked it up on my trusted sites, and gave it a look. And, despite the 45-Minute Pilot being a rather obvious glorified Toy Commercial (Like, if you know what sets the theme has in its lineup, you can tell pretty easily when they are doing the "This is also a buyable toy!" bit.), the Voice Acting, Music, and Animation are really good, and it's impressive what they can do with character designs while still having them recognizably look like Minifigures. And there are tons of references to the source material all over the place, some more obvious than others.

    Also, the Monkey King/Sun Wukong, who acts as a mentor to the protag, is voiced by Sean Schemmel, better known as the english voice of Son Goku, which is just neat.

    After the Pilot, the following episodes are mostly around 11 Minutes long, and the "Toy Commercial" aspect takes a serious back seat. It becomes mostly a "Villain of the Week" or "Problem of the Week" deal, with the main antagonist Demon Bull King, or DBK for short, his wife Princess Iron Fan, and his son, Red Son (No relation to Communist Superman), taking center stage in the odd episode. Though the short length of the episodes really make the pacing suffer, and some ideas seem rushed or underdeveloped at times.


    The humor is pretty good though, since, despite the Series very likely being intended for an audience less than half as old as I am, it seems pretty self-aware at times, and is often driven by the characters, rather than just being fart-jokes or cheap slapstick, something all too rare nowadays. Also, there are two Demon Brothers with british accents that somehow make me think of Top Gear for some reason.

    Anyway, gotta shut up before this turns into a review.
     
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  4. Drak4806

    Drak4806 Well worn.

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    If identical twins had a child through magic/science would the kid be a clone of them?
     
  5. Eisen

    Eisen Avant Garde

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    If it's through magic is the science still working fine?
     
  6. Hyp3rB14d3

    Hyp3rB14d3 Violence!

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    No, just very inbred.
     
  7. heralding_bubble

    heralding_bubble Liar and Hypocrite

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    Phone fell and screen's a bit loose. I pushed it back in with a snap and it's in a bit better, but still loose in a corner.
     
  8. Hyp3rB14d3

    Hyp3rB14d3 Violence!

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    AMC stock is likely to jump up soon. A fair number of calls on the stock expire today.
     
  9. Amazon Climber

    Amazon Climber Wholesomely Depraved

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    Is there a thread for posting dumb story ideas you’re never going to write but won’t get out of your head?
     
  10. TheMidnightRook

    TheMidnightRook Well worn.

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    That's the vast majority of threads in the CW Index and NSFW CW Index subforums.
     
  11. Hyp3rB14d3

    Hyp3rB14d3 Violence!

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    There’s the interest check & idea thread. Lots of the ideas there never pan out.
     
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  12. heralding_bubble

    heralding_bubble Liar and Hypocrite

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    As above, or you can make a snippet thread, which I think has more of a chance for different people to see rather than just people who browse Index or Interest threads.
     
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  13. Amazon Climber

    Amazon Climber Wholesomely Depraved

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    I was thinking of something more general, but thanks!
    I’m surprised there isn’t one of these for creative writing rather than just quests.
    I’ve actually got one, but a snippet is more effort than I want to put into the weird random ideas I get sometimes.
     
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  14. Daytripper

    Daytripper Connoisseur.

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    How do you tolerate people with different opinions?
     
  15. Deathclaw 2015

    Deathclaw 2015 Master Xehanort

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    You try to understand their viewpoint, view the world from how they see it.
     
  16. TheMidnightRook

    TheMidnightRook Well worn.

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    A) You weigh how much you dislike their opinion against whatever things about them you do like and find you care more about the things you like than you do the things you dislike... or...
    B) You don't and try to avoid them
     
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  17. LurkingInTheDeceit

    LurkingInTheDeceit “Brave” explorer treading “New” land

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    What kinda opinions we talkin’ ‘bout ‘ere?

    Like, most opinions are pretty ‘armless, irregardless of how wrong they may be. If we’re talkin’ somethin’ ya see as a dangerous belief, then takin’ stock of what yer options are might be more useful than stewin’. If ya care enough, decide what yer willin’ ta do that’d convince them otherwise, do that. If ya don’t, either avoid them or accept yer differences.
     
  18. killgore444

    killgore444 Versed in the lewd.

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    Happy 4th Everyone!
    Enjoy this wonderful day!
    I suppose even those of you in England can celibate with us. If nothing else, we're not bitching to you.
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  19. Amazon Climber

    Amazon Climber Wholesomely Depraved

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    Happy tax fraud day!
     
  20. John_Oakman

    John_Oakman Come touch my hentai machine

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    Today my laptop was smashed in half by a falling bag (fully packed). It'll be 3 months before I can buy a new one or get the old one fixed.

    So yeah I ain't gonna be doing any story updates anytime soon.
     
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  21. C10AK

    C10AK Your first time is always over so quickly, isn't it?

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    I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but is there a way to download Mr. Zoat's WIth this Ring, the revised story-only thread? I've tried using Calibre with Fanficfare, but it only grabs the first chapter of each arc as it only grabs threademarks.
     
  22. TheMidnightRook

    TheMidnightRook Well worn.

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    Just grab from the main thread, it's got every chapter threadmarked.
     
  23. C10AK

    C10AK Your first time is always over so quickly, isn't it?

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    Thanks, this works. Is there a way to remove the renegade chapters?
     
  24. Guardian Box

    Guardian Box Theocratic Capitalist

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    Ignore talking about any hot-topic issues and just deal with it.
     
  25. kinglugia

    kinglugia A Randy Avian

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    Hopefully it will be sooner than later.
     
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  26. John_Oakman

    John_Oakman Come touch my hentai machine

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    Due to work related reasons the 3 months estimate is the sooner. Until next year is the later estimate.

    On a side note to put everyone at ease, I'm doing fine financially, actually a little better than usual. Just other reasons keeping me away from buying or fixing the laptop.
     
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  27. kinglugia

    kinglugia A Randy Avian

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    Oh yeah, forgot you're in the military, IIRC. Could use your bro's laptop or something tho for your writing-related shit.
     
  28. John_Oakman

    John_Oakman Come touch my hentai machine

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    I don't want to sound like a boot or super moto or trying to sound like I'm actually doing anything important (and there's OPSEC too but someone probably already ruined that), but that's not really practical (and also the reason for my steep drop off in posting since late april) due to current circumstances.
     
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  29. Hyp3rB14d3

    Hyp3rB14d3 Violence!

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    You mentally note that they are wrong about this one thing, then move on.
     
  30. Jeff Roy

    Jeff Roy I work too much

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    Anyone know what the rules are for posting a story that belongs to someone else, but you are unable to get in touch with them to ask permission to upload their story?

    Are you allowed to post the story as long as you credit them?

    Cause I found a really old completed HP fanfic that has basically been removed from the internet, and the author hasn't been seen since 2009.
     
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