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VigilantePrime posted:It seems like at some point all of Blizzard's good writers jumped ship, but maybe that's just nostalgia speaking. Nah, they've always had bad writing. It was just usually hidden better. They've always had their raging hardon for heroes-turned-villains.
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Improbable Lobster posted:Nah, they've always had bad writing. It was just usually hidden better. They've always had their raging hardon for heroes-turned-villains. If you've ever wanted to know the entire storyline behind Warcraft, I'll do a quick summary now: Corruption.
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Apr 17, 2014 05:57
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Lowtax, were you really that clueless at Hearthstone or was it PDP-style acting? I was getting major Sips vibes watching the video after the fact. That game held your hand as tightly as it could and you still walked out into the street. e: Meanwhile Schmorky was kicking the game's rear end, as it requested, proudly displaying it to him. Cup Runneth Over fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Apr 17, 2014 |
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Apr 17, 2014 06:20
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Squeegy posted:Lowtax, were you really that clueless at Hearthstone or was it PDP-style acting? I was getting major Sips vibes watching the video after the fact. That game held your hand as tightly as it could and you still walked out into the street. Have you seen his Elderly Games videos? the dude's like 3 million loving years old. give him some slack.
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Apr 17, 2014 07:05
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tlarn posted:You should read the flavor-text for the cards, then. They actively suck the funny away from you. UGHHH... There's a Leeroy Jenkins card, and it was illustrated by one of those penny arcade nozzles. I couldn't possibly hate this game any more than I do now. SelenicMartian posted:Yes, Blizzard really went downhill after The Lost Vikings. Amen!
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Apr 17, 2014 08:11
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tlarn posted:You should read the flavor-text for the cards, then. They actively suck the funny away from you. Man, some of them are ALMOST decent, but they do the same crap that terrible webcomics do where they just blandly explain the joke alongside it, as if that's still or ever been a funny thing. Like Cairne: "Cairne was killed by Garrosh, so... don't put this guy in a Warrior deck. It's pretty insensitive." If they just cut off the first part it would at least be a little witty if you knew the reference.
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Apr 17, 2014 08:15
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Yardbomb posted:If they just cut off the first part it would at least be a little witty if you knew the reference. But do that too much and you run the risk of alienating people who don't. Huh. Just thought of something: a little button saying 'don't get the reference?' that when clicked toggles an explanatory version. BiggerJ fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Apr 17, 2014 |
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Apr 17, 2014 08:26
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Fortunately, the worst voice acting is in the tutorial and not in the main game (just watch Lowtax's video to hear just how awful it is). Unfortunately, that doesn't make the voice acting in the main game any better, and some of it is just atrocious. And the flavor text is really stupid the majority of the time, but it weirdly enough doesn't actually show on cards unless you go looking for it, so that's something. I don't know if "You can ignore the really stupid poo poo we put in!" is really a point in your favor, though.
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Apr 17, 2014 08:42
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tlarn posted:You should read the flavor-text for the cards, then. They actively suck the funny away from you.  Blizzard has officially given up on any decent writing.
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SteelWav posted:
I actually thought that one was cute  Danger-Pumpkin posted:UGHHH... There's a Leeroy Jenkins card, and it was illustrated by one of those penny arcade nozzles. I couldn't possibly hate this game any more than I do now. Do people still do this? Get mad at a game because some obscure internet guy was involved, i mean. On topic, after the Elm Street video I'm eagerly awaiting the next internet celeb appearance. What about PDP? Don't tell me you wouldn't watch that trainwreck
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Coonskin_Cap posted:What about PDP? Don't tell me you wouldn't watch that trainwreck Only if Lowtax basically spit in his face for like a solid hour.
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Apr 17, 2014 10:05
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Suspicious Cook posted:If you've ever wanted to know the entire storyline behind Warcraft, I'll do a quick summary now: For those of you looking to jump into Starcraft II, let me give you a similar quality recap of Starcraft I: Humans fight the space bugs but then space bugs corrupt a human lady and she lead space bugs to many victories.
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Apr 17, 2014 10:09
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DrProsek posted:For those of you looking to jump into Starcraft II, let me give you a similar quality recap of Starcraft I: One human was corrupt as hell and got a super powerful army. the bugs actually weren't evil all along they were being mind controlled by corrupt aliens and the good aliens eventually helped them or something.
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Apr 17, 2014 12:51
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Dizz posted:One human was corrupt as hell and got a super powerful army. the bugs actually weren't evil all along they were being mind controlled by corrupt aliens and the good aliens eventually helped them or something. The bugs were actually a hive mind that was being led by giant bug brains that were programmed to be bad, I mean corrupt, but they didn't want to be, so they corrupted that one lady so she could use her free will to make the bugs less corrupt. But she didn't until the second game when the good aliens uncorrupted her.
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Apr 17, 2014 14:52
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Squeegy posted:The bugs were actually a hive mind that was being led by giant bug brains that were programmed to be bad, I mean corrupt, but they didn't want to be, so they corrupted that one lady so she could use her free will to make the bugs less corrupt. But she didn't until the second game when the good aliens uncorrupted her. And then it was revealed that the true enemy all along was MAN!? Its always man, Were terrible.
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Apr 17, 2014 15:16
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All you need to know about starcraft 1 is that it was the best strategy game ever.
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Improbable Lobster posted:Nah, they've always had bad writing. It was just usually hidden better. They've always had their raging hardon for heroes-turned-villains.
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Coonskin_Cap posted:...some obscure internet guy... lol at Mike Krahulik being an "obscure internet guy" in his million dollar mansion
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Shmorky posted:lol at Mike Krahulik being an "obscure internet guy" I would also like to overwork my staff and pay them in dog turds and passive aggressive insults so I can build my web comic empire on the cheap. Ah, a man can dream.
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spankmeister posted:I would also like to overwork my staff and pay them in dog turds and passive aggressive insults so I can build my web comic empire on the cheap. woah hey they get to work their dream job! If anything they should be paying him!!!!!!
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Apr 17, 2014 21:27
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Danger-Pumpkin posted:UGHHH... There's a Leeroy Jenkins card, and it was illustrated by one of those penny arcade nozzles. I couldn't possibly hate this game any more than I do now. Ironically enough the Leeroy Jenkins card has better voice acting than 99% of the game
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Unlocking all the classes and defeating all the expert mans is pretty fun if you are on the fence about Hearthstone. Game couldn't really hold my attention after that but trying a couple of entry decks and stuff is pretty nice.
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Apr 17, 2014 22:42
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VigilantePrime posted:It seems like at some point all of Blizzard's good writers jumped ship, but maybe that's just nostalgia speaking. If you were a self-respecting writer, would you have your name associated with a company that released a whole line of Pandastan: Furry Adventures in The Mysical Orient themed products? I didn't think so.
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steinrokkan posted:Also did you know Hearthstone was made in Unity Are you sure? I can see what's going on, and I don't recognize any of the models in this game from other games.
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Apr 18, 2014 00:47
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I just discovered there is an enormous 640 page thread about this Blizzard card game. 
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Honj Steak posted:I just discovered there is an enormous 640 page thread about this Blizzard card game. Hey, a card game means a lot of talk about strategy.
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Jesus christ stop talking about this lovely game
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I started playing Hearthstone after seeing Lowtax and TotalBiscuit playing it and it keeps me entertained enough. The similarities to Magic The Gathering might have something to do with it, but I'll probably keep playing for a while longer.
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steinrokkan posted:Also did you know Hearthstone was made in Unity A lot of games are made in Unity. It's a pretty versatile game creation tool.
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steinrokkan posted:Also did you know Hearthstone was made in Unity So is Kerbal Space Program. Just because it's made in Unity doesn't mean it's automatically bad. Though I'd love to see Lowtax fly a rocket. 
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no they will not posted:A lot of games are made in Unity. It's a pretty versatile game creation tool. Geemer posted:So is Kerbal Space Program. Just because it's made in Unity doesn't mean it's automatically bad. I know, but Blizzard was the last company I expected to see using it, them being one of the most prominent studios (definitely more influential than whoever made Kerbal SP) and all.
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steinrokkan posted:I know, but Blizzard was the last company I expected to see using it, them being one of the most prominent studios (definitely more influential than whoever made Kerbal SP) and all. Squad is the developers who made KSP. It's their first game and previously they had been a company focused on managing advertising and promotional events in Mexico. So yeah, not quite the game development background of Blizzard.
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Lowtax, could you please recompile The Gaming Graveyard into an updated chunk of videos? I like to watch the vids on random, because they are boring, and they help me sleep. Also please make a separate playlist or account for Flash Tub videos. Thank and bless.
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apathypuff posted:Lowtax, could you please recompile The Gaming Graveyard into an updated chunk of videos? I like to watch the vids on random, because they are boring, and they help me sleep. Also please make a separate playlist or account for Flash Tub videos. Thank and bless. Lowtax: Sleep Therapist.
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apathypuff posted:Lowtax, could you please recompile The Gaming Graveyard into an updated chunk of videos? I like to watch the vids on random, because they are boring, and they help me sleep. Also please make a separate playlist or account for Flash Tub videos. Thank and bless. My mom uses audio books to help her sleep so I see where you're coming from. I'm not sure this will work though. They guys occasionally break into screaming and swearing which isn't very soothing. And, well, if you go to sleep listening to Smorky who knows what sort of dreams you'll have. Some things man was not meant to know.
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I'll admit I actually used the pulse phobia video once to fall asleep. It wasn't even on purpose, I was listening to it while I was relaxing and I just kind of passed out halfway through it.
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How the hell can you guys fall asleep with the horror of slenderman fresh in your mind?
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tankadillo posted:How the hell can you guys fall asleep with the horror of slenderman fresh in your mind? How can you stay awake?!
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