The Bitching Thread

[Dark Dragon]

My stance on this:

If not having the DLC does not in anyway hinder your game experience, who cares? I thought Deadspace 3 is easily the worst of the 3 games, but the DLC had nothing to do with it. Think of it as all of the extra feature on a car, no one is forcing you to buy them. DLC exist for people who must have certain things in games and are happy to pay for it, if you're not one of those people then just don't pay anything.

The only time this really bother me is with a system like Diablo 3. It was very obvious that the game is made with the Auction House as the main feature and many of the design choices reflect this. It was at the point where Blizzard release a patch to nerf the drop rate, because people were not already spending enough time farming for loot.

[Animeniax]

Well I've relented on the subject, it's not such a big deal after all, but for the $60 you pay you kind of hate to have to pay more for stuff in the game. It doesn't hinder the game experience exactly, but it does detract from it seeing all of those unattainable items in your eq and customization lists, but way out of farmable price range.

[UChessmaster]

DLC: DOWNLOADABLE content, just saying.

[Animeniax]

It's not such a simple matter to dismiss the issue by saying it's DLC. What's next, will they charge for patches and updates?

If not charge for them, then what if you don't have an internet connection, will they mail you the patches or do you get a partial refund because some feature in the game doesn't work right?

[Kraco]

Trying Type-Moon's latest VN's demo, Mahou Tsukai no Yoru, I quickly noticed a strange, stupid, whining noise from my computer every time the game needed to do something more graphically intensive (yeah, it actually boasts quite impressive graphics for a VN). I removed a side panel and tried to locate where the noise is coming from. However, it was very difficult, to say the least. Nekomimi might have made a difference, but unfortunately my head doesn't sport a pair. Eventually I gave up and removed the video card, switching the monitor cable to the mobo's DVI port. Funnily enough Intel HD Graphics 4000 could barely run the game and not all too smoothly (that's some VN!), but the noise wasn't there.

From this I dare to guess the noise is coming either from the video card or the PSU. I suppose the next, and highly annoying, test has to be to relocate the PSU as far from the case as the cables allow, so that I can put my head between the PSU and the video card. That ought to tell, even with inferior human ears, from which direction the noise comes.

Just for clarity: I don't hear any such noise when launching some "real" game. It seems to be related somehow to the VN's very sporadic nature of needing more muscles. Most of the time, after all, just displaying text on a static background requires little power. It's only when something animated happens that the computer whistles.

[Ryllharu]

I got home after another less than satisfactory day at work. You want to know the last thing I wanted to do? Deal with any effects of a rising water table in my basement.

Guess what I came home to find that I had to deal with:
The rising water table's impact on my basement. Something was blocking my sump pump.

Delightful.

Thankfully, the sump pump is the most efficient way of getting rid of most of the water in my basement. Not so great...is the fact the basement was never designed for it, and not all of the water naturally flows into it. The previous owners installed it...but didn't really put deep enough, and since it was an afterthought, they never put it in the right spot, or re-graded the floor down there (the latter I don't really expect someone to do).

[UChessmaster]

It's not such a simple matter to dismiss the issue by saying it's DLC. What's next, will they charge for patches and updates?

If not charge for them, then what if you don't have an internet connection, will they mail you the patches or do you get a partial refund because some feature in the game doesn't work right?

For the record, i was agreeing with you, *gets hit by lightning*.

[Buffalobiian]

From this I dare to guess the noise is coming either from the video card or the PSU. I suppose the next, and highly annoying, test has to be to relocate the PSU as far from the case as the cables allow, so that I can put my head between the PSU and the video card. That ought to tell, even with inferior human ears, from which direction the noise comes.

The first thing I would have done after being unable to identify the source of noise with my ears only, is to individually stop every spinning fan in the computer in turn. Assuming you've got the common cooling design for your video card, it's as easy as putting your finger on the middle spinning "axle" part. Don't hold them for say, more than 10 seconds, mind you .

That said, how is that game?

The rising water table's impact on my basement. Something was blocking my sump pump.

I've always wanted a basement.. but now, no thanks.

[Animeniax]

For the record, i was agreeing with you, *gets hit by lightning*.

Sorry couldn't tell, though now that I'm re-reading it, it sounds like you're saying "pirate that shit."

I got home after another less than satisfactory day at work. You want to know the last thing I wanted to do? Deal with any effects of a rising water table in my basement.

Guess what I came home to find that I had to deal with:
The rising water table's impact on my basement. Something was blocking my sump pump.

As a homeowner, I feel your pain... coming home from work to some problem or other is always a bitch when you just want to relax. But still better than living in an apartment. And since I don't like you...

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edit: sigh, crappy office network. Mods, please combine.

[enkoujin]

I got home after another less than satisfactory day at work. You want to know the last thing I wanted to do? Deal with any effects of a rising water table in my basement.

Guess what I came home to find that I had to deal with:
The rising water table's impact on my basement. Something was blocking my sump pump.

Delightful.

Thankfully, the sump pump is the most efficient way of getting rid of most of the water in my basement. Not so great...is the fact the basement was never designed for it, and not all of the water naturally flows into it. The previous owners installed it...but didn't really put deep enough, and since it was an afterthought, they never put it in the right spot, or re-graded the floor down there (the latter I don't really expect someone to do).

Shit, bro, what did the experts (plumbers, utility technicians, structural inspectors, insurance company, etc.) say?

If it's everything's still damp, I'd turn up the heating and put in place fans and dehumidifiers to get rid of that moisture in addition with that pump... mold will probably be a huge problem in the near future. G'luck dude.

[Animeniax]

Shit, bro, what did the experts (plumbers, utility technicians, structural inspectors, insurance company, etc.) say?

If it's everything's still damp, I'd turn up the heating and put in place fans and dehumidifiers to get rid of that moisture in addition with that pump... mold will probably be a huge problem in the near future. G'luck dude.

I imagine most basements in the VA area are wet basements (though I could be way off, including that Ryll lives in VA). So they are meant to get wet and most people leave them unfinished/unfurnished for that reason.

[Kraco]

The first thing I would have done after being unable to identify the source of noise with my ears only, is to individually stop every spinning fan in the computer in turn. Assuming you've got the common cooling design for your video card, it's as easy as putting your finger on the middle spinning "axle" part. Don't hold them for say, more than 10 seconds, mind you .

Hmm... Maybe I will do that, after all. It's just that the noise is very much unlike any noise I've heard from deteriorating fans. But you never know, I suppose.

That said, how is that game?

It feels quite a bit more mystery oriented than FSN or Tsukihime. I haven't got around to trying Kagetsu Tohya, so I can't compare to that one. This feels kind of like some of the more metaphysical portions of Kara no Kyoukai, I suppose.

I think I heard somebody say this actually has no choices to make, which means it wouldn't be a game, just a visual novel. And true enough, I haven't still seen a single choice. I don't know how long the demo is, though, and considering the story so far, it has still felt like an intro, so probably I wouldn't have yet seen choices even if it had those.

[Ryllharu]

Shit, bro, what did the experts (plumbers, utility technicians, structural inspectors, insurance company, etc.) say?

If it's everything's still damp, I'd turn up the heating and put in place fans and dehumidifiers to get rid of that moisture in addition with that pump... mold will probably be a huge problem in the near future. G'luck dude.

It's more of the fact that there is a rather large hole in my floor. That's where the sump pump goes. Unfortunately, it is also a double-edged sword, since the water table very easily rises through that same hole.

It's not really a plumbing issue. It's not very common either, but we had a lot of rain recently.

I run a de-humidifier year-round. I turned it back on this morning. It's a damp basement in general, due to the high water table.

This isn't the first time the basement has flooded (bad plumber's installation the first time, fixed that myself too), just the first time I've seen it rise up through the sump hole. Mold actually isn't much of an issue. There is very little that can actually develop mold down there. A few inches of drywall, and a few boards. I'll just spray it with a bleach solution and keep an eye on it.

[Archangel]

Carried the gym bag all day only to realize, once i was actually at the gym, today is a national holiday.

I'm fucking retarded.

[Animeniax]

What does it mean that it's a national holiday? Are gyms closed as well as government offices?

[UChessmaster]

My friend is driving me crazy, ironically. He has tons of mental issues that were not evident at all back when we met, now they all kinda exploded and somehow I`m paying for all the crazy shit he does. I honestly want out of all this but I also feel bad because I know it`s not his fault. sdjfbsiFNKVFLD

[Animeniax]

Abandoning your friends makes you a bad friend. It can't all be good times. But you also have to set boundaries and let him know what you won't be responsible for.

[Abdula]

sdjfbsiFNKVFLD

Need more details and what the hell does that mean.

@Ani: It doesn't make you a bad friend to get clear of the line of fire when someone is clearly being irrational.

[Archangel]

Keyboard faceroll of anger.

[UChessmaster]

Need more details and what the hell does that mean.

@Ani: It doesn't make you a bad friend to get clear of the line of fire when someone is clearly being irrational.

The random letters or my post?

Example given; He was supossed to help some girls make a thesis for college, he borrowed their laptop then had a fight with then, then according to him he got mugged and totally dissapeared on the girls. The girls SOMEHOW found my phone number and address so they call me expecting to have a magic number to my friend and get into my room uninvited expecting that i take them where he lives and to solve whatever problem they have. In essence i`m responsible for whatever issue they have out of nowhere.

He also has been stealing money from me for a while, I noticed this but since he`s extremely poor I never complained about it, I figured that if he was stealing from me it`s because he truly needed it, I even left money laying around every now and then in case he needed it. But now he`s stealing THINGS from my room, this makes me paranoid because I have absolutely no control. When it was money it was easy because I could just put it all in my pocket if I was low on cash, but now that he`s stealing random objects I`m paranoid because I don`t know what he`s taking or if he`s taking things before.

And that`s just a few examples, I could go on.