Fuck people who outbid you at the very last second on eBay without giving you a chance to up your maximum bid. FUCK THEM ALL.
Auction sniping is the best way to get things as cheap as possible on eBay. Playing your hand early just presents the opportunity for an expensive bidding war and leaves you in a position to be sniped.
I kind of had to get good at auction sniping, because that's how my dad prefers to win things on eBay, and he gets pissed at me if I forget to bid for him on things that end while he's at work.
My PC speakers have, finally, thrown their hands up and said "yeah, no more", since one of the speaker sockets has died. Had to swap 'em for the family PC ones and gah, the difference is night and day. Have to get some new ones. *sigh*
Auction sniping is the best way to get things as cheap as possible on eBay. Playing your hand early just presents the opportunity for an expensive bidding war and leaves you in a position to be sniped.
As if anything ever won on ebay besides the highest bid. Yeah, getting your bid in early is a bad idea. But if your last minute bid supposedly is the maximum of what you'd pay for the article, I don't see the point in getting angry because someone else outbid you. Just laugh at the guy for wasting his money!
As if anything ever won on ebay besides the highest bid. Yeah, getting your bid in early is a bad idea. But if your last minute bid supposedly is the maximum of what you'd pay for the article, I don't see the point in getting angry because someone else outbid you. Just laugh at the guy for wasting his money!
I wasn't going to, then I searched eBay for any others up for sale, and found a couple cheaper 'Buy It Now' ones. So ha ha ha.
I just noticed the price on this guy went down to 400 Microsoft points.
$5 for the best game on the 360, and the best puzzle game this generation, is a steal and you are a bad person if you have the machine to play it and don't take advantage of this.
Edit: Oooh, I forgot it's not quite exclusive. It's just that this game's Windows port is, sadly, Windows 8 exclusive.
As good as that game is, I simply cannot agree.
Lost Odyssey is the best 360 exclusive.
Edit: Also just finished visiting my best friend.
He took me to see Rush's Clockwork Angels Tour Live at the O2 (seats just behind the front block at the bottom so we got to see and hear everything) and gave me his old 120gb iPod (he got himself a 160gb one)
Its absolutely chock full of cool music.
My god, I fucking love that guy!
(Such an amazing friend, I really need to pay him back big time one day since he does so much for me)
My PC speakers have, finally, thrown their hands up and said "yeah, no more", since one of the speaker sockets has died. Had to swap 'em for the family PC ones and gah, the difference is night and day. Have to get some new ones. *sigh*
Me too, actually. But my budgets are maxed out for May. Ugh, June not too far away.
I just noticed the price on this guy went down to 400 Microsoft points.
$5 for the best game on the 360, and the best puzzle game this generation, is a steal and you are a bad person if you have the machine to play it and don't take advantage of this.
I've never heard of it, but you've talked me into buying it.
I'm actually curious about this one. Every JRPG I've played on the 360 has been simply terrible, and I assumed the same of Lost Odyssey. What's special about this one that makes it different from the likes of Blue Dragon?
I've never heard of it, but you've talked me into buying it.
I hope you like it! The game doesn't take long to start having some really awesome perspective-bending puzzles, it has a story that made me feel sad, and all of the cuteness in the game's aesthetic feels entirely genuine rather than manufactured.
I'm actually curious about this one. Every JRPG I've played on the 360 has been simply terrible, and I assumed the same of Lost Odyssey. What's special about this one that makes it different from the likes of Blue Dragon?
It has a mature story to start.
I mean some of the things you find are absolutely heart-wrenching.
I don't want to spoil anything, but its one of the very few games that made me cry.
I plan on going back and completing it soon. Maybe play it from the start tomorrow now that I've remembered it.
(It is a proper long RPG though. about 40 for the main game, and about 70 hours including all the side stuff)
i am trying out these steam badges thing, and i have a big problem with them and that is that it is very much like what i don't like about facebook games, and that is that it requires pestering "friends" so you can do things, because you can't do it on your own, I'm not a social gamer and this kind of friend requirement is opposed to the way i naturally play games, they are not completely pointless and superficial they can actually save you money, but i know i will never get all the badges in any game just because of the way i am, so it's annoying
i have a big problem with them and that is that it is very much like what i don't like about facebook games, and that is that it requires pestering "friends" so you can do things, because you can't do it on your own
Cards themselves can be bought/sold in the market, so you can through a wholly automated process sell the trading cards that you don't want and then buy the cards you need to complete the set you want in the market.
The Pillar of Community/Community Ambassador badge is based on utilizing community features, so of COURSE it is going to somewhat involve other people. All the same, you can go to trading communities and the like to perform one-off trades, and a surprisingly large amount of that badge's requirements don't require anyone else's involvement.
Cards themselves can be bought/sold in the market, so you can through a wholly automated process sell the trading cards that you don't want and then buy the cards you need to complete the set you want in the market.
The Pillar of Community/Community Ambassador badge is based on utilizing community features, so of COURSE it is going to somewhat involve other people. All the same, you can go to trading communities and the like to perform one-off trades, and a surprisingly large amount of that badge's requirements don't require anyone else's involvement.
so basically just like facebook games either micropayments or pester you friends, why can't i just unlock every badge by playing the game? i have never bought any TF2 guns but i can potentially get them all just by playing/crafting that is why i like the TF2 free2play model
I played a prank on my sister last night where I dressed up as Slender Man and stood outside her bedroom window. It was fucking hilarious how she waved her hands and screamed.
I’m going to do it again tonight. This time I’m hiding in her closet.
You don't really need to pester anyone. The most interaction I've done is "Hey trade heavy boxing gloves for heavy boxing gloves" which took maybe 30 seconds total.
And I have not payed a cent, started with $0.00 on my steam wallet, and I've completed the portal 2 and TF2 badge once with a bit left over in my steam wallet, so I technically profited a small amount from all that, so micropayments technically aren't an issue here either assuming you own 2 supported games.
i have never bought any TF2 guns but i can potentially get them all just by playing/crafting that is why i like the TF2 free2play model
Guns are something that effect gameplay, cards are not. The analogy for TF2 would be hats, which you get VERY few of via drops(I've gotten a grand total of one hat drop after nearly 300 hours of play) and you have to buy/trade the rest. Same applies here. Cards/badges are just random aesthetics, so it is fair gain for valve to not let you get all of them via drops.
You don't really need to pester anyone. The most interaction I've done is "Hey trade heavy boxing gloves for heavy boxing gloves" which took maybe 30 seconds total.
And I have not payed a cent, started with $0.00 on my steam wallet, and I've completed the portal 2 and TF2 badge once with a bit left over in my steam wallet, so I technically profited a small amount from all that, so micropayments technically aren't an issue here either assuming you own 2 supported games.
Guns are something that effect gameplay, cards are not. The analogy for TF2 would be hats, which you get VERY few of via drops(I've gotten a grand total of one hat drop after nearly 300 hours of play) and you have to buy/trade the rest. Same applies here. Cards/badges are just random aesthetics, so it is fair gain for valve to not let you get all of them via drops.
so did you sell your cards on the market? how did you get them all if you sold them?
i was talking about the cards as well (forgot to mention that)
so did you sell your cards on the market? how did you get them all if you sold them?
i was talking about the cards as well (forgot to mention that)
I sold Half Life/Don't Starve cards for Portal 2/TF2. Admittedly you need 2 games to complete one deck, but the vast majority of people that would try to go for steam trading cards probably own Portal 2/Half Life 2/TF2 and can complete at least one deck.
I sold Half Life/Don't Starve cards for Portal 2/TF2. Admittedly you need 2 games to complete one deck, but the vast majority of people that would try to go for steam trading cards probably own Portal 2/Half Life 2/TF2 and can complete at least one deck.
oh yeah i get what you mean now, but but still playing the game should be the way to unlock things for that game with the option of micropayments not just micropayments
I’m going to do it again tonight. This time I’m hiding in her closet.
Better, like, have a hospital room reserved for when she busts your nose, dude. Because I can tell you, if someone jumped out of my closet, my fist would be in their face faster than you can believe.
It's time for Animaniacs
And we're zany to the max
So just sit back and relax
You'll laugh 'til you collapse
We're Animaniacs!
Come join the Warner Brothers
And the Warner Sister, Dot
Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot.
They lock us in the tower whenever we get caught
But we break loose and then vamoose
And now you know the plot!
We're Animaniacs!
Dot is cute and Yakko yaks.
Wakko packs away the snacks
While Bill Clinton plays the sax.
We're Animaniacs!
Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe.
Goodfeathers flock together; Slappy whacks 'em with her purse.
Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse.
The writers flipped; we have no script
Why bother to rehearse?
We're Animaniacs!
We have pay-or-play contracts.
We're zany to the max
There's baloney in our slacks.
We're Animanie,
Totally insaney
Here's the show's namey
Animaniacs!
Those are the facts.
I went out to get some bread, and I definitely had it then, but by the time I got back it had just GONE. Retracing my steps turned up nothing, so I was well and truly fucked. I had nothing on me but my wallet, so I couldn't call anyone to come and let me in, and I was completely freaking out.
It's the one time I'm thankful I forgot to lack the back door, 'cause otherwise I would have been SO screwed.
So now I have to go and get another key cut - AGAIN. GAH.
my keys and wallet are always attached to me with chains because else i will lose them by putting them down somewhere, but i have been doing that so long now i think i would lose them if i didn't chain them to myself because i would automatically assume they are attached to me
Ah, damn. I've been extra paranoid about that the last couple of weeks. When I'm out and about with The Dude I often don't bother taking keys ('cause really, why should BOTH of us have to shoulder that burden?). Unfortunately that means I'm not in the HABIT of taking keys all the time, which is problematic when he's away, because it would definitely be locksmith time if I ever actually forgot them.
I trained since childhood never to leave the house without keys. When I pull the door shut from the outside, my key is always already in place to lock the door securely. Losing the key while being out would be quite my nightmare. It's rather impossible because I've a mini leatherman as an actual keychain (don't do it, it ruins your trousers). When I'm out running however, I have JUST the key with me, zipped up in a tiny compartment of my running pants just above my firm as mutton buttocks. And THAT doesn't feel too right. It's rather secure in there, but I STILL panic and, errr, feel it up once in while, which probably looks a bit awkward.
Because I can tell you, if someone jumped out of my closet, my fist would be in their face faster than you can believe.
If somebody jumped out of my closet, I would congratulate them for surving inside this dusty infectious filth I keep there.
Well ... unless they were the dusty infectious filth from my closet, in which case I would scream like a sissy and run for my life.
If somebody jumped out of my closet, I would congratulate them for surving inside this dusty infectious filth I keep there.
Well ... unless they were the dusty infectious filth from my closet, in which case I would scream like a sissy and run for my life.
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Auction sniping is the best way to get things as cheap as possible on eBay. Playing your hand early just presents the opportunity for an expensive bidding war and leaves you in a position to be sniped.
I kind of had to get good at auction sniping, because that's how my dad prefers to win things on eBay, and he gets pissed at me if I forget to bid for him on things that end while he's at work.
Unless you're lactose intolerant. Then it can mean severe torturous pain.
As if anything ever won on ebay besides the highest bid. Yeah, getting your bid in early is a bad idea. But if your last minute bid supposedly is the maximum of what you'd pay for the article, I don't see the point in getting angry because someone else outbid you. Just laugh at the guy for wasting his money!
As good as that game is, I simply cannot agree.
Lost Odyssey is the best 360 exclusive.
Edit: Also just finished visiting my best friend.
He took me to see Rush's Clockwork Angels Tour Live at the O2 (seats just behind the front block at the bottom so we got to see and hear everything) and gave me his old 120gb iPod (he got himself a 160gb one)
Its absolutely chock full of cool music.
My god, I fucking love that guy!
(Such an amazing friend, I really need to pay him back big time one day since he does so much for me)
Me too, actually. But my budgets are maxed out for May. Ugh, June not too far away.
I'm sorry, Chrome, but it's time to go.
Today is the day Rather Dashing switched to using Firefox.
What was on the tab?
When I closed the process, my memory usage did this:
I'm actually curious about this one. Every JRPG I've played on the 360 has been simply terrible, and I assumed the same of Lost Odyssey. What's special about this one that makes it different from the likes of Blue Dragon?
I hope you like it! The game doesn't take long to start having some really awesome perspective-bending puzzles, it has a story that made me feel sad, and all of the cuteness in the game's aesthetic feels entirely genuine rather than manufactured.
It has a mature story to start.
I mean some of the things you find are absolutely heart-wrenching.
I don't want to spoil anything, but its one of the very few games that made me cry.
I plan on going back and completing it soon. Maybe play it from the start tomorrow now that I've remembered it.
(It is a proper long RPG though. about 40 for the main game, and about 70 hours including all the side stuff)
The Pillar of Community/Community Ambassador badge is based on utilizing community features, so of COURSE it is going to somewhat involve other people. All the same, you can go to trading communities and the like to perform one-off trades, and a surprisingly large amount of that badge's requirements don't require anyone else's involvement.
so basically just like facebook games either micropayments or pester you friends, why can't i just unlock every badge by playing the game? i have never bought any TF2 guns but i can potentially get them all just by playing/crafting that is why i like the TF2 free2play model
I’m going to do it again tonight. This time I’m hiding in her closet.
And I have not payed a cent, started with $0.00 on my steam wallet, and I've completed the portal 2 and TF2 badge once with a bit left over in my steam wallet, so I technically profited a small amount from all that, so micropayments technically aren't an issue here either assuming you own 2 supported games.
Guns are something that effect gameplay, cards are not. The analogy for TF2 would be hats, which you get VERY few of via drops(I've gotten a grand total of one hat drop after nearly 300 hours of play) and you have to buy/trade the rest. Same applies here. Cards/badges are just random aesthetics, so it is fair gain for valve to not let you get all of them via drops.
so did you sell your cards on the market? how did you get them all if you sold them?
i was talking about the cards as well (forgot to mention that)
I sold Half Life/Don't Starve cards for Portal 2/TF2. Admittedly you need 2 games to complete one deck, but the vast majority of people that would try to go for steam trading cards probably own Portal 2/Half Life 2/TF2 and can complete at least one deck.
oh yeah i get what you mean now, but but still playing the game should be the way to unlock things for that game with the option of micropayments not just micropayments
Better, like, have a hospital room reserved for when she busts your nose, dude. Because I can tell you, if someone jumped out of my closet, my fist would be in their face faster than you can believe.
Then again, I'm not a fan of closets.
And we're zany to the max
So just sit back and relax
You'll laugh 'til you collapse
We're Animaniacs!
Come join the Warner Brothers
And the Warner Sister, Dot
Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot.
They lock us in the tower whenever we get caught
But we break loose and then vamoose
And now you know the plot!
We're Animaniacs!
Dot is cute and Yakko yaks.
Wakko packs away the snacks
While Bill Clinton plays the sax.
We're Animaniacs!
Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe.
Goodfeathers flock together; Slappy whacks 'em with her purse.
Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse.
The writers flipped; we have no script
Why bother to rehearse?
We're Animaniacs!
We have pay-or-play contracts.
We're zany to the max
There's baloney in our slacks.
We're Animanie,
Totally insaney
Here's the show's namey
Animaniacs!
Those are the facts.
I LOST MY FUCKING HOUSE KEY.
I went out to get some bread, and I definitely had it then, but by the time I got back it had just GONE. Retracing my steps turned up nothing, so I was well and truly fucked. I had nothing on me but my wallet, so I couldn't call anyone to come and let me in, and I was completely freaking out.
It's the one time I'm thankful I forgot to lack the back door, 'cause otherwise I would have been SO screwed.
So now I have to go and get another key cut - AGAIN. GAH.
Fuck this week. Fuck it with a rusty chainsaw.
Ah, damn. I've been extra paranoid about that the last couple of weeks. When I'm out and about with The Dude I often don't bother taking keys ('cause really, why should BOTH of us have to shoulder that burden?). Unfortunately that means I'm not in the HABIT of taking keys all the time, which is problematic when he's away, because it would definitely be locksmith time if I ever actually forgot them.
Rent and watch "Ben X", please. After that, we'll talk about both the "fake death" and the "cool protagonist" part again.
If somebody jumped out of my closet, I would congratulate them for surving inside this dusty infectious filth I keep there.
Well ... unless they were the dusty infectious filth from my closet, in which case I would scream like a sissy and run for my life.
So you finally found out what Coolsome is.
Plz I haven't been in the closet since I was 13.