Chocobo posted:

Derk Smart paused a moment, then burst out, “Octopode, Chris Roberts bears all the troubles of the games industry on its shoulders and he is tired.”
“Madness. Midsummer madness,” muttered Octopode.
“Then let me show you something. Let me put him to the test. May I have permission to use the computer here in your office?”
“Why?”
“To ask him a question no one has ever asked Roberts before.”
“Will you do him harm?” asked Octopode in quick alarm.
“No. But it will tell us what we want to know.”
The fanboy hesitated a trifle. Then he said, “Go ahead.”
Smart used the keyboard on Octopode's desk. His fingers punched in the concierge support ticket with deft strokes: ‘Chris Roberts, what do you yourself want more than anything else?’
The moment between question and answer lengthened unbearably, but neither Smart nor Octopode breathed.
A week later there was a beep and a reply was recieved. It was a form letter:
“We would like to alert you to the fact that we are currently experiencing an unusually high load of tickets causing severe delays in getting replies out to you.”
Three weeks later there was another beep as a second reply was recieved. On it, in precise letters, was the answer:

CrazyTolradi posted:

They are celebrating the anniversary of their failure. Backing SC is clearly like a marriage; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness (or broken wrists) and in health, until death do us part (fideles quoad decedemus/faithful until we pass away).

Chocobo posted:

Derk Smart paused a moment, then burst out, “Octopode, Chris Roberts bears all the troubles of the games industry on its shoulders and he is tired.”
“Madness. Midsummer madness,” muttered Octopode.
“Then let me show you something. Let me put him to the test. May I have permission to use the computer here in your office?”
“Why?”
“To ask him a question no one has ever asked Roberts before.”
“Will you do him harm?” asked Octopode in quick alarm.
“No. But it will tell us what we want to know.”
The fanboy hesitated a trifle. Then he said, “Go ahead.”
Smart used the keyboard on Octopode's desk. His fingers punched in the concierge support ticket with deft strokes: ‘Chris Roberts, what do you yourself want more than anything else?’
The moment between question and answer lengthened unbearably, but neither Smart nor Octopode breathed.
A week later there was a beep and a reply was recieved. It was a form letter:
“We would like to alert you to the fact that we are currently experiencing an unusually high load of tickets causing severe delays in getting replies out to you.”
Three weeks later there was another beep as a second reply was recieved. On it, in precise letters, was the answer:

peter gabriel posted:

The fact that they are having an anniversary sale a year after the game was supposed to be released is pretty to me

Loiosh posted:

Technically, 3 of those are not aliens (#1 is a modified human, #4 is a cyborg/golem and Ian Cormic, #5 is an AI robot)

I don't know where #2 came from. #3 is my favorite, a Prador, which are hate-filled intelligent crab-like aliens who think humans taste yummy.

That series also has the best AI main character in the later books. Penny Royal <3

G0RF posted:

Not that they won't get a big injection during the Anniversary Sale, but it's clear their baseline revenue (sans sperg fracking events) is cratering.

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

It is actually transcribed in that link. Google translate is here.

E: Haha isn't this Beer?

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

Yeah I did mention that awhile ago. Basically it was a post about how starships should be considered FPS levels and treated as such for purposes of flow and balance. Naturally the spergs freaked out at their immersion possibly being affected by game considerations.

Loiosh posted:

Black holes don't look like that

Loiosh posted:

Black holes don't look like that

trucutru posted:

Should we have a little game trying to guess what is going to be included in the anniversary sale? There is obviously going to be a new ship or two but how about their type and price?

My guess: Some sort of huge bomber ship. $1200 for the base model.

Decrepus posted:

Lol let me know when you see one with your eyeballs

G0RF posted:

Loiosh posted:

Paradox detected!

Amarcarts posted:

My sources inside CIG tell me there will be two new ships:
-Penis class heavy destroyer
-Vagina class carrier

peter gabriel posted:

How come you knew it was a picture of a black hole if it looks nothing like one eh Poirot?

peter gabriel posted:

How come you knew it was a picture of a black hole if it looks nothing like one eh Poirot?

G0RF posted:

Thank you, Peter. I worked very hard for 45 seconds on the picture.

Loiosh posted:

My official answer is: Maths

I am secretly Kip Thorne. I am totally not Kip Thorne

G0RF posted:

The Reverse the Verse which discusses NaziGate is viewable (for the time being) here.

Ben addresses it in the first minute, helpfully noting, "Sandi is not a nazi."

Then Sandi arrives and discusses her feelings about it after the 12 minute mark.

Omi-Polari posted:

A planet-sized ball of vagina hair.

no_recall posted:

I wonder if Cryengine can manage to render this.