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Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 22, 2009 7:42:59 pm PDT #1906 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

So, I can play Team Fortress 2 on Saturday, probably from 7:30 onwards, PST. Who's looking to join in? What time, and for that matter, what timezone are you?


Volans - May 23, 2009 4:56:18 am PDT #1907 of 26133
move out and draw fire

I will get back to you on that - day's schedule still foggy.

But, dang, Darth Nane is insane! [link]


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 23, 2009 8:05:43 am PDT #1908 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Raq, yeah that was Fierce Brute which acts as a damage multiplier. Nothing worse than when they do that with the ninja stars as the increase is a point or two. That was a tad more effective.

I think the last volley was 263 points of damage. That probably would have taken down a character of any level!

Bet you wish you could pull that off on demand. Pop her into a tournament and see how far she gets.


omnis_audis - May 23, 2009 9:11:51 am PDT #1909 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

But, dang, Darth Nane is insane! [link]
The flail is awesome. But coupled with Fierce Brute. Oh lordy. Just hope it doesn't waste that trick on a dog like Pete did. Oh, and one of my brutes has a dog AND a wolf. That wolf is AWESOME!


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 23, 2009 11:08:25 am PDT #1910 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Yeah, the wolf is amazing. I like it better than the bear.

The other problem Darth Nane may face is if she gets more weapons, she'll reach for the really effective ones only as often as the others. It can be frustrating, but that's all part of the game.


omnis_audis - May 23, 2009 3:03:56 pm PDT #1911 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Oh, forgot to mention. Team Fortress at 9:30 Central time is good for me.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 23, 2009 4:26:35 pm PDT #1912 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

I may be late, but I will I'll be on time.

However, due to all kinds of work shenanigans today, I'll be limiting myself to 2 hours probably.

Would you like to start an hour later? That probably be useful for me.


omnis_audis - May 23, 2009 5:12:01 pm PDT #1913 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

10:30 central is fine for me. Anyone else joining?


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 23, 2009 5:26:37 pm PDT #1914 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

It doesn't look that way.

We'll run through a few more things and then head into an actual game.

I also put out a call on LJ and I'm going to give a few more people the TF2 101 in June.


NoiseDesign - May 23, 2009 6:43:03 pm PDT #1915 of 26133
Our wings are not tired

I haven't had a chance to even pick up the game yet.