elmuerte Posted January 11, 2013 On 1/11/2013 at 12:25 AM, Henroid said: Another Nick Breckon URL could be itsprettygood.com. So is fucknick.xxx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted January 11, 2013 These are all excellent URLs to register at www.hover.com/wizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brendon Chung Posted January 11, 2013 Jake's point on open-world game structure reminded me of why I like Crackdown so much. Crackdown is pretty unique in how much it embraces its open-worldliness - the entire world is open at the start, all the objectives (kill drug Lords) are active at the start, and the game basically just says "hey you, go." And it does this without any turret sequences or scripted chases, because the game is so laser-focused on the freedom of its open world - I love that. It does seem open-world games increasingly lean toward the scripted spectacle approach nowadays. I'd love to see more games embrace the open-world structure as much as Crackdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted January 11, 2013 On 1/11/2013 at 3:52 AM, tegan said: A friend of mine gifted me a DOTA 2 invite for my birthday on Steam. It was like getting an ugly Christmas sweater, except it takes you six months to learn how to wear the sweater, and the sweater is also racist. I left that thing unopened for a week before I worked up the nerve to tell him I'd rather not take it. Yeah I had been in the DOTA 2 beta, and was excited to be in it, and the game's just so different from League of Legends (and in my mind, not for the better but man let's not do that here because I think I'm the only one on this forum that plays the OTHER LOMA) that they might as well not be in the same genre. Valve gave me SIX giftable copies of DOTA 2, and the first thing that popped into my head was "why would I want to inflict DOTA 2 on people I like? Do they expect them to thank me for it?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laxan Posted January 11, 2013 fucknick.com - 'a Congrats Nick resource & online community' is way more disappointing than what you imagine. I was expecting the dateline this week to be "OR A CEO", but maybe you guys are saving the worst for the brekoncast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baladec Posted January 11, 2013 Out of curiosity, when is everyone gathering to play the Ship or Bloody Good Time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted January 11, 2013 I'd be down for The Ship. I loved playing the original mod back in the day but never played the retail release, but then I got it for free because everyone had a copy so why not. I was sad to see Bloody Good Time fail so epically. They tried Kickstarting a sequel but that feel flat too. Poor folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Video Games Posted January 12, 2013 On 1/11/2013 at 9:37 AM, Brendon Chung said: Jake's point on open-world game structure reminded me of why I like Crackdown so much. Crackdown is pretty unique in how much it embraces its open-worldliness - the entire world is open at the start, all the objectives (kill drug Lords) are active at the start, and the game basically just says "hey you, go." And it does this without any turret sequences or scripted chases, because the game is so laser-focused on the freedom of its open world - I love that. It does seem open-world games increasingly lean toward the scripted spectacle approach nowadays. I'd love to see more games embrace the open-world structure as much as Crackdown. I think that's why Red Faction: Guerilla was so fun. It's been a while but I think even the missions were all basically "go here, find a cool way to destroy everything and maybe go on some crazy chases around mars while you're at it (and keep destroying stuff on the way)." Knew exactly what it was good at and let you have at it. On the subject of mods, the only one in recent memory I remember being glad I got was one for New Vegas that removed the hacking/lockpicking minigames. Your skill is high enough? Open. That shit gets soooo tedious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Zen Master Posted January 12, 2013 I just want to say thanks this podcast came at a great time, I needed the fun listening to get through chores Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ataridc Posted January 12, 2013 I have no idea why I loved Crackdown so much but it was basically the only open city game I played through to completion. I think the fact that it just dropped all pretense of being serious in any way helped. Reviews actually knocked it for the story, but I personally thought the story being so sparse was a plus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coaxmetal Posted January 12, 2013 What was the location mapping app that Chris mentioned? I want to try that. Mine is almost exclusively going to be Mission and SoMa though. Occasionally Castro. Thats not as exciting as it seems though because its just where I live and where I work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coaxmetal Posted January 13, 2013 awesome, thanks. Just got it set up. Dissapointed that the iOS app hasn't been updated for tallphones yet, but I guess i'll live. Maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coaxmetal Posted January 13, 2013 I moved to SF about 2 months ago for a software job (medical startup, offices are in SoMa), which is great, but im still kind of giddy and in awe of the city. I lived in Tucson, AZ, for all of my life prior to this and living in a real city, and especially in the mission, is amazing to me. So I'm maybe more excited than I should be about talking about where I live and stuff. Still exploring the mission, hardly even touched Castro (though when I have gone there I love it) and other parts of the city. It just feels like this is where I should have been all along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkirkner Posted January 13, 2013 On 1/10/2013 at 4:57 PM, Sean said: I figured I was now obligated to move my two domains to Hover and it was really goddamn easy (three minutes of time?) and I saved ten dollars a year. I had the exact same experience, which makes me feel like a total idiot for sticking with godaddy for as long as I did. I'd been meaning to ditch them since they started airing their skeevy Super Bowl ads years ago, but figured it would be a hassle so I kept putting it off. Turns out it wasn't a hassle at all. At least my laziness netted you guys some referral cash, and lets me geek out about having TUCOWS as my registrar. Oh, and saves me money. Dumb and lazy wins for once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted January 13, 2013 The Ship devs actually wanted to make a direct sequel for it, called Full Steam Ahead. But the Kickstarter for it failed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted January 13, 2013 The Ship 2: The Plane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted January 13, 2013 On 1/13/2013 at 6:55 PM, BigJKO said: The Ship devs actually wanted to make a direct sequel for it, called Full Steam Ahead. But the Kickstarter for it failed. Whaaaat? I hadn't heard of this! Would've definitely pledged if I had known about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted January 14, 2013 I linked it back on page 3 but I guess that was a little too late. Sorry. If it's any consolation, since it failed, your backing wouldn't have meant anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted January 14, 2013 (there's a video of him with Jake Rodking you should check out) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted January 14, 2013 How did you get my photo of Nick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xyqxyq Posted January 15, 2013 Does anybody have the link to the specific Dishonored video they were talking about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted January 15, 2013 On 10/22/2012 at 1:09 AM, Doorselfin said: Patience, ghosting and no-kills... I played this game incorrectly. I think is how you're supposed to roll as a Dishonored Lord: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pabosher Posted January 15, 2013 On 1/14/2013 at 3:02 AM, tegan said: (there's a video of him with Jake Rodking you should check out) Haha oh shit. That looks like something toblix would post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berzee Posted January 24, 2013 I would not be averse to a "The Ship" key gifted to my person, if anyone has one and wants to PM me about it! (I'll probably wait to see what wondrous fruitcake-plan is dreamed up though, and that will solve all possible problems) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
