Patters

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  1. Comics Extravaganza - Pow Bang Smash!

    Started reading Akira and I'm half way through the second volume, why did I wait so long?
  2. DOTA 2

    Mid is (very rarely) the lane of the carry. It's the most gankable lane as the enemy can come from anywhere, meaning that it's not ideal to play a hard carry there. The Carry is usually placed in the safe lane as you can control the lane easier there with pulling, stacking and so-forth. As a mid player I would say that there are a few things to do. 1) Beat the other midlaner (If this is not possible then don't let them get out of control and don't lose your lane) 2) Keep rune control if applicable (Invoker, OD and a few others don't care as much about these so it's less important) 3) Influence the other lanes, if you are able to get the carry space or an early kill the whole game will be easier for you in total. Again this is not set in stone as there are definite exceptions such as dual mids and so forth as the meta game of Dota is so dynamic. I would not take a new player to mid first simply because it is the most dangerous lane to play in.
  3. GOTY.cx 2013

    I'm really bad at finishing games and have only finished: DMC The best action game I've played this year, it exudes so much style, the soundtrack is fantastic from both Combichrist and Noisia. It's not deep but boy is it fun Gone Home Do I need to explain this. Gunpoint I don't have much to add about this that hasn't been said, I enjoyed it Batman Arkham Origins The worst of the three games it's still pretty fun, after a very weak start Zelda A link between worlds The first Zelda game I've finished in a long time, it's pretty great My game of the year is Dota 2 I've gotten more into the competitive side, and formed a team who have played in two tournaments. Dota is the best competitive game that is currently available and the most interesting. Valve's approach to tournaments too is great, despite the lack of communication on their end the product is very solid.
  4. DOTA 2

    Indeed, play the tutorial map then give me a shout and I'll happily coach a few games, I'm curious how it works too.
  5. DOTA 2

    No?... not a trap
  6. DOTA 2

    Sure I can
  7. The Dancing Thumb (aka: music recommendations)

    Seeing these guys on Tuesday Been really enjoying Amorphis recently too:
  8. Sports

  9. Sports

    Not that I know of. If you look for Manchchester juggling society there are some on Youtube of my old society
  10. Sports

    I'm gonna throw that I'm super weird and do/watch various juggling disciplines. Particularly: Staff (I have a 1.6m 1 kilo contact fire staff I nearly killed myself with) Diabolo (2 V2 finesses, 1 tornado, 1 Vision, a few others over the year) Devil/flowerstick (2 Lunastix Wizards)
  11. DOTA 2

    Seriously so much is scary and cool about this!!!
  12. Non-video games

    Same here
  13. Life

    I've met (well gotten to know after having met a year or so ago) a really cute Norwegian girl who likes a lot of the same metal as me, though she really doesn't appreciate my love of pop punk , not a gamer though. The awkward part is that another girl has been emailing me for a week or so who I'm pretty sure likes me, but I'm not that interested. I guess working out more in the past year has made a decent impact on not only my strength and well being it's also helped with the ladies .
  14. Non-video games

    I've gotten back into Warhammer 40k this year and my housemate also plays. We've been building a table top for this (and X Wing Miniatures). We (Me) have decides to go with a black base of 3 2x4' pieces of MDF which have been primed with Plastikote black. I've bought 4kg of black sand used reptile tanks as the base. It looks pretty good on 1/3 that has been fully surfaced. For hills and so forth we are getting some high density foam and modelling it with the same surface. We played for the first time on it on Saturday (I won losing about 6 of my Grey Knight Purifiers). I might paint the parts with missing sand red as the surface looks quite volcanic. I'll get pics this evening for you guys. EDIT: I also added to my X Wing collection:
  15. Comics Extravaganza - Pow Bang Smash!

    Arrghh I need to stop buying TPB/Omnibusses. I have and not read: Y The last man (Collectors edition vol.2) Batman Inc new 52 volume 1 Rasl volumes 3 and 4 Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne Batman/Deathstroke Thor Ultimate Collection Walking Dead Issues 7-48 Send help
  16. Grand Thumb Auto retro PC edition

    In addition look up Cool Runnings, Battle Royale and Muppet's Treasure Island drinking games. You might die.
  17. Grand Thumb Auto retro PC edition

    Most of the rules All Films: A gear is changed Scantily clad lady A vehicle crashes through or into an obstacle An engine is seen Nos is used The leader changes Han eats crisps Down it if Dom wields a socket wrench specific films 2: Bad engine CG 3: Drifting
  18. Grand Thumb Auto retro PC edition

    Get a mic!!! I liked the bit with an international phone call.
  19. Pokémon X and Y

    Indeed, though the Torchic is levelling too fast Who is exclusive? I've come into the game completely blind as I wanted a fresh experience.
  20. Pokémon X and Y

    Played an hour so far caught ]Pikachu, Pidgie, Pansage, Pansear, and a few other new ones I love how it doesn't seem to be completely babying me.