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by XSI
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:00 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2020 politics containment thread: covid edition
Replies: 77
Views: 15467

Re: 2020 politics containment thread: covid edition

Dutch virus news-
We're bored of it and removing some restrictions soon(tm)
by XSI
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:59 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: final fantasy xiv general
Replies: 306
Views: 131820

Re: final fantasy xiv general

ThanatosRa wrote:I never did fight the clown.

Also Jesus what's with me two-three years ago. I thought I was autistic now.
Go back and fight the clown
He's fun
by XSI
Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

Nobody cares to make or find a new one
by XSI
Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: final fantasy xiv general
Replies: 306
Views: 131820

Re: final fantasy xiv general

Also check your challenge log every monday before the weekly reset
Meld 5 materias on something while you're a crafter, craft 20 things, 20 hq things, etc. Free weekly exp
by XSI
Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: bannerlord thread
Replies: 14
Views: 4923

Re: bannerlord thread

Very much unfinished
But then the first M&B was too. They'll probably get around to adding the rest and balance and all that stuff
by XSI
Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:56 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: bannerlord thread
Replies: 14
Views: 4923

Re: bannerlord thread

I'm awaiting the day this thing has its save issues and ram issues fixed And when mods come out to fix the 'everyone is ugly as fuck' problem It amuses me that you need to always directional block now, no more auto-block mode from warband. Saw a youtuber get their ass kicked by the tutorial guy, was...
by XSI
Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Deep Rock Galactic: Sci-Fi Dorf L4D
Replies: 64
Views: 17011

Re: Deep Rock Galactic: Sci-Fi Dorf L4D

The garand is great but only for specific circumstances, and the rest of the team often has those covered already So then you have a gun that does what everyone else is already doing, but everyone else seems to do it faster because they don't need to use the focus stuff. The range is nice in a few p...
by XSI
Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pen and Paper RPG's
Replies: 45
Views: 9594

Re: Pen and Paper RPG's

There are also technically rules for overpenetration, if you're literally using Granny wearing the jacket as a human shield
Most guns worth defending from will overpenetrate Granny and mess you up
by XSI
Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:18 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pen and Paper RPG's
Replies: 45
Views: 9594

Re: Pen and Paper RPG's

That's why you ask the GM about it and see what you can work out I never had any issue dealing with high-damage resisting characters in my games I did a few times have issues balancing challenges for both the 40+ pistol dice gunslinger and the 'I just got a gun and this is my first time' runner type...
by XSI
Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pen and Paper RPG's
Replies: 45
Views: 9594

Re: Pen and Paper RPG's

Body did matter a little for some things like knockdown checks after taking damage (Which get easier with good armour anyway, and don't happen if your armour just reduces it enough) and it showed up in disease resistance rolls and drug addiction tests Generally not really worth it when you're optimi...
by XSI
Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pen and Paper RPG's
Replies: 45
Views: 9594

Re: Pen and Paper RPG's

In 4e I managed to make a troll out of chargen that requires anti-tank weaponry to damage at all, shrugs off small arms fire and has more armour than the tanks in the war splatbook But he was slow, huge, and incredibly obvious, so there was nothing stopping the police, first responders, etc from jus...
by XSI
Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:26 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pen and Paper RPG's
Replies: 45
Views: 9594

Re: Pen and Paper RPG's

If you play with fun people, yes
If you play with shitty people, they'll be shitty
by XSI
Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Pen and Paper RPG's
Replies: 45
Views: 9594

Re: Pen and Paper RPG's

I will always have some good memories of Shadowrun
4th edition mostly but with some others in there occasionally
by XSI
Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:15 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

At least that is good effort
This shit is contageous for 7-14 days before symptoms show though, so until at least a week passed without further infections I'm going to say shit's still fucked
by XSI
Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:36 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

All politicians are scum until proven otherwise, so it is to be expected that they all have things like blackface, or Bloomberg saying transexuals are just 'men in dresses', or that black people deserve to be the target of stop and search policies In other news https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02...
by XSI
Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: What are you nerds playing?
Replies: 3331
Views: 864929

Re: What are you faggots playing?

I've just been playing Mordhau Both in ranked and in frontline/invasion my performance varies from 'free kill' to 'collects salt and insults from enemy team', and I don't have a clue why or what makes the difference. Sometimes within the same day it's both. Fuck if I know what changes. I've played r...
by XSI
Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:27 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k20 /pol/ - Round Two Electric Boogaloo
Replies: 8
Views: 4015

Re: 2k20 /pol/ - Round Two Electric Boogaloo

Apparently the guy was in Iraq for peace talks with Saudis on neutral ground. By Trump's request, according to the Iraqi prime minister And then he got droned Is this another case of the fabled '4d chess' where he fucks up or has no control of his government and then pretends everything is fine? Sti...
by XSI
Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k20 /pol/ - Round Two Electric Boogaloo
Replies: 8
Views: 4015

Re: 2k20 /pol/ - Round Two Electric Boogaloo

So nothing really changes for most people, except they wouldn't have to bother with traffic anymore so it's an improvement
by XSI
Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:54 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

I'd bet money on it that it won't go to the NHS. It's going to go to some politician's personal pet project or goes missing somewhere along the way
by XSI
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

As far as my knowledge goes, that's what all parties wanted anyway
Just with slightly different reasons and methods
by XSI
Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

If my memory of UK elections is correct, it doesn't matter who wins. Everyone who lives there loses anyway
by XSI
Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:36 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Reviews!
Replies: 98
Views: 34932

Re: Reviews!

Bumping a year old thread, because I got a review done. Been over a year, I suppose Mordhau- So many little issues, and yet it's still good https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198002567771/recommended/629760 https://tocopinion.blogspot.com/2019/12/mordhau-review.html Mordhau is essentially simi...
by XSI
Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:42 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

So Hong Kong had their election
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25/ho ... s-victory/

Surprising absolutely nobody outside of China, they voted against China
by XSI
Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

>Implying they ever will
by XSI
Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:48 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

Oh yeah, I heard about that
There's too little fire for the ecosystem to rely on it as it has adapted to doing, but too much fire for the people to be comfortable
by XSI
Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:51 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17027

Re: Crusader Kings III

I just wanted to complain about the DLC crap
Just give me good games
by XSI
Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:08 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17027

Re: Crusader Kings III

Neat So CK3 will be in a playable state sometime 2021. I'll keep it in mind for then You should do a Muslim Britain AAR when it comes out, funny to think it actually became reality in the meantime. this is the subset of the ck2 playerbase that gets upset about the removal of deus vult Nice bait I d...
by XSI
Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:56 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17027

Re: Crusader Kings III

I really hope it's fake news
Having to dumb down Crusader Kings of all games for console controls and hardware would suck. Especially this late in the console cycle, that's at least 10 years old hardware by the time it would release
by XSI
Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

The Mexico thing already ended They released the guy's son and the cartels only executed a few people instead of everyone For completeness- It started because one of the cartel leaders' sons was arrested. Apparently this was his only surviving son. He called in a bunch of other cartels to help get h...
by XSI
Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:05 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17027

Re: Crusader Kings III

It won't be, apparently they revealed it will just be a console port It runs on Xbox Maybe I was trolled, but at this point I have so little faith in Paradox that it doesn't seem too far out there I might do an AAR for 2 again, now that we know the whole DLC thing is done so I won't have to worry ab...
by XSI
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17027

Re: Crusader Kings III

Neat
So CK3 will be in a playable state sometime 2021. I'll keep it in mind for then
by XSI
Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

Mexican civil war, anyone?
Less of a classical civil war and more cartel vs government, but I suppose technically the cartel members are mexican citizens so it counts
by XSI
Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:34 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

They've been that way for ages It's only becoming more obvious now that they're trying to expand even more The world isnt going to go away from China either, because China offers them money and money matters more than morality for most, and as a second bit those in control of the west prefer to fuck...
by XSI
Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:51 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: HONKING INTENSIFIES (untitled goose game)
Replies: 21
Views: 7318

Re: HONKING INTENSIFIES (untitled goose game)

That is technically correct Epic gives devs a much larger share of the profits to the devs, and promises a minimum amount of sales(If the game sells less, Epic buys the copies) in addition to straight up paying in cash But this comes with no support anywhere and none of the features Steam developed ...
by XSI
Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: ITS OCTOBER, TIME FOR CHRISTMAS AVATARS
Replies: 6
Views: 5321

Re: ITS OCTOBER, TIME FOR CHRISTMAS AVATARS

>Christmas avatars before halloween avatars
by XSI
Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

Yeah, it really comes off that way. They've got nothing unless they make shit worse

I bring you Dutch news!
https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/196376 ... el-op.html
Dutch police arrested a bird
by XSI
Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

Cant be arsed to click
What does it say?
by XSI
Mon Sep 23, 2019 5:47 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: HONKING INTENSIFIES (untitled goose game)
Replies: 21
Views: 7318

Re: HONKING INTENSIFIES (untitled goose game)

I was going to post here but everything has already been said
Waste of potential, maybe something else will come by. Maybe not. No loss either way
by XSI
Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Watercooler; Hydration thread
Replies: 11
Views: 7485

Re: Watercooler; Hydration thread

You don't need to drink more water or eat regularly, or be reminded of it (*unless you have some sort of issues that make you go without food or drink for days) That's just bullshit. Listen to your body instead. Thirsty? Drink something. Hungry? Eat something. Depending on where you live, 'more wate...
by XSI
Thu Sep 12, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

As it says, it's a worst case assumption None of those things will happen unless government actively tries to fuck up things for petty reasons We all know they would never do that, right? Not that much of that sounds like it would be a problem, just the food and medicine stuff. So that's a priority....
by XSI
Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:36 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

FPTP is not a reasonable way to vote
It practically guarrantees the votes will go in such a way that the majority of people will be displeased and encourages the politicians to attack the others rather than give reasons why they should be given a vote
by XSI
Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:18 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

It's not democracy if your vote is ignored Holding another vote, and then another, and another and so on until the people vote what the politicians want is the opposite of what should be done there. By all means have another vote. Have it after it's done and the UK has been out of the EU for a while...
by XSI
Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:09 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

You say that as if that hasn't been happening anyway
by XSI
Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:14 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

That is nothing new however
Have they been not fucked at any point in the last few decades?
by XSI
Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Ancestors: The Gorilla Gang Odyssey
Replies: 2
Views: 1710

Re: Ancestors: The Gorilla Gang Odyssey

>Epic
So it's dead on arrival
Shame
by XSI
Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:03 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Someone Make a nu-Dragonsgate Wurm Server and Add Donation Page for Upkeep
Replies: 9
Views: 2516

Re: Someone Make a nu-Dragonsgate Wurm Server and Add Donation Page for Upkeep

Wurm was nice but fuck java
Isn't there something newer these days?
by XSI
Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:09 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Cheese Pizza 2077
Replies: 24
Views: 6879

Re: Cheese Pizza 2077

People who pre-order anything have a case of being awful at any sort of planning or pattern recognition
Don't blame them, some people just can't do basic skills such as those
by XSI
Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:07 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

It was a suicide. While on suicide watch. Right after his cell mate was moved out. And the guards were told not to show up because of 'cell maintenance'
At this point you look crazy if you think it was actually a suicide
by XSI
Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition
Replies: 633
Views: 223389

Re: 2k19 /pol/ - European Spring edition

Accident at a military base
Some nuclear material was damaged in an explosion, but the explosion itself was not nuclear
In the end nothing to be worried about, unless you happen to live in the area