Avali Nexus

(02-09-2016, 04:12 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]also a bonus, HE'S BAAAACK!

XCOM 2.
The Chronicles of Rommel continue - coming to you this February.

>start new game
>one of the Kelly bros is in my starting squad
>identifiable because he still has his powered armor helmet on
somebody is getting fired for this.

(02-09-2016, 04:57 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]>start new game
>one of the Kelly bros is in my starting squad
>identifiable because he still has his powered armor helmet on
somebody is getting fired for this.

kelly came back

(02-09-2016, 05:00 AM)Ehksidian Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 04:57 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]>start new game
>one of the Kelly bros is in my starting squad
>identifiable because he still has his powered armor helmet on
somebody is getting fired for this.

kelly came back

* You and the other soldiers ditch Kelly when he looks away!

(02-09-2016, 05:03 AM)Umbra Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 05:00 AM)Ehksidian Wrote: [ -> ]kelly came back

* You and the other soldiers ditch Kelly when he looks away!

why would you do that the kellys are cool

I feel like we're talking about different Kellys but seriously the Kelly bros were AMAZING in my last playthrough, Matthew was the grim bloody reaper with his pistol and dragon rounds, and John always had our heavy ordnance needs covered. I still have the mental image of Matthew holding his injured brother's hand to comfort him on the skyranger after an andromedon very nearly killed John outright. It was a memorable mission.

Oh.

This is what happens when suddenly misinformation.

(02-08-2016, 09:09 PM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]This isn't really a business environment though. It sounds like you're promoting it in the wrong environment entirely, though there is at least one person here who might be able to do something with it.

I know, most of the time i dont even know what am I suppose to do anyway, it's suppose to be a "marketing" effort/get into business on/with my final year project.

for the survey thing it's about collect data for the marketing thing(fell "half" asleep in class again)

I am engineer not some capitalist cooperate!

Every time I see a video about Guns of Icarus Online I become more interested in it.
Steampunk zepplein battles. Too much awesome in one sentence.
However, it's a MOBA (I think that's the right term to use here?) and I don't want to get yelled at by a bunch of elder players because I'm new and don't quite know what I'm doing. That and by nature I just plain don't like MOBAs because the gameplay is by nature too serious and overcompetetive and people have no idea how to just have fun.

horee shit that new skindeep page. PLOT TWIST!?

---

(02-09-2016, 06:53 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Every time I see a video about Guns of Icarus Online I become more interested in it.
Steampunk zepplein battles. Too much awesome in one sentence.
However, it's a MOBA (I think that's the right term to use here?) and I don't want to get yelled at by a bunch of elder players because I'm new and don't quite know what I'm doing. That and by nature I just plain don't like MOBAs because the gameplay is by nature too serious and overcompetetive and people have no idea how to just have fun.

GoI has bots, you can crew a ship all by yourself and other players will generally have no idea what is going on on your ship, or you could also play by yourself in case you don't want people joining onto your ship.
I used to play it with friends, was a good time for the most part, but the bare minimum skeleton crew always nagged at me.

>"Even thinking robots couldn't be people even if they can form opinions, think, and have emotion! They're not biological and they're just programs!"
Bro, our brains are literally physical programs.
>"They're made of metal and electricity. They aren't living, breathing organisms."
Hey Einstein, our cells are made of carbon and that doesn't make us a pencil, so why should being made of iron make you any less?
>"Yeah but they aren't sentient!"
If they can think, they're sentient. Doesn't matter what they use to think - if they learn, understand, and feel, they're alive.
>"Well they aren't sapient!"
Oh my god you people are idiots. They can form opinions, think for themself, and are aware of themself. That is sapience. They could be sapient.
>"But they can't reproduce!"
That has literally nothing to do with the topic at hand. If I remove your genetalia (which I am getting very tempted to do) you don't stop being alive, though you might want to.

People who honestly think like that piss me off.
When we end up making a thinking, feeling AI it'll be like the whole race issue all over again.

CONTEXT: Watched a video discussing Fallout 4 and specifically if Synths can be considered sentient, concious, and alive. I made the mistake of looking through the comments, which as is the standard with youtube, were mostly by mentally-degraded psychopaths and trolls...

---

(02-09-2016, 06:57 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 06:53 AM)Shaadaris Wrote: [ -> ]Every time I see a video about Guns of Icarus Online I become more interested in it.
Steampunk zepplein battles. Too much awesome in one sentence.
However, it's a MOBA (I think that's the right term to use here?) and I don't want to get yelled at by a bunch of elder players because I'm new and don't quite know what I'm doing. That and by nature I just plain don't like MOBAs because the gameplay is by nature too serious and overcompetetive and people have no idea how to just have fun.

GoI has bots, you can crew a ship all by yourself and other players will generally have no idea what is going on on your ship, or you could also play by yourself in case you don't want people joining onto your ship.
I used to play it with friends, was a good time for the most part, but the bare minimum skeleton crew always nagged at me.

Hm... Might try it out one day when I'm bored.

finally got 1.92M in armored warfare, which tier 5 MBT I should choose?
Leo 1A5, M60A3, Cheiftan Mk. V or T-72?
or I should just save up for the chinese tanks?

(02-09-2016, 07:42 AM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: [ -> ]finally got 1.92M in armored warfare, which tier 5 MBT I should choose?
Leo 1A5, M60A3, Cheiftan Mk. V or T-72?
or I should just save up for the chinese tanks?

Leo 1A5: not as fast as previous vehicles, still has hull armor that was thin at tier 3, good turret armor though.
M60A3: sluggish but very hardy with a dependable gun.
Chieftan: cannon fodder, hull and turret are very thin for an MBT, gun handling is excellent but hamstrung by sub-par (even for a tier 5 MBT) mobility and no HEAT ammo, stillbrew upgrade makes part of the frontal turret arc impenetrable.
T-72: largely comparable to the M60A3, not as well protected with worse gun handling and reload but exceptional damage.

(02-09-2016, 07:59 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 07:42 AM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: [ -> ]finally got 1.92M in armored warfare, which tier 5 MBT I should choose?
Leo 1A5, M60A3, Cheiftan Mk. V or T-72?
or I should just save up for the chinese tanks?

Leo 1A5: not as fast as previous vehicles, still has hull armor that was thin at tier 3, good turret armor though.
M60A3: sluggish but very hardy with a dependable gun.
Chieftan: cannon fodder, hull and turret are very thin for an MBT, gun handling is excellent but hamstrung by sub-par (even for a tier 5 MBT) mobility and no HEAT ammo, stillbrew upgrade makes part of the frontal turret arc impenetrable.
T-72: largely comparable to the M60A3, not as well protected with worse gun handling and reload but exceptional damage.

how bout the vehicles succeeding the tier 5 MBTs? one's worth grinding/rack up reputation for?

So, that RP thing. I decided to go ahead, provided we have enough interest and diverse characters. I've been slowly coming up with bits of story for about a year now, so it shouldn't be more than a month away. ish.

Features:

• Dynamic magic
  My personal take on magic (spoilered)
  
  Spoiler

  Magic revolves around a Mana/Energy system, and is somewhat akin to the magic in the Inheritance cycle (great books BTW, definitely worth a read). All spells can be cast from the start (theoretically) But if you try to summon a mountain first thing, you'll kill yourself. The general rule is that it takes the same amount of energy as if you were to use your body, rather than magic. For instance, lifting a feather is considerably easier than lifting an anvil, same with magic. But the best part is this: the less energy/focus (considering making them different things) you have, the more chance something will go wrong. For instance, a fire spell cast with low energy/focus might reflect back on you, a party member, a completely different enemy than the one you meant, or just some poor rat scurrying past your feet.
• Full world map
  A standardised map for reference at any time. I have ides for locations, but this is one of the least finished things. any help with places, names, and actually drawing a map would be greatly appreciated.
• LOTS OF LOOT
  Not quite borderlands level, but lots of cool stuff. Send me a PM if you have any cool ideas.
• Full story
  Yes, it is one of the "Kill evil [insert here]" type ones, but with some nice plot twists. It's also completely optional. If you guys want to go tavern crawling for a week or so, or just spend the entire game looting dungeons, fine by me.
• Mixed classes
  I don't mind what you do, if you want to be a rogue with a cloak of concealment, but that carries a giant battle axe that glows bright red, whatever. Battle mages and Orc rogues are equally okay.
  

Side note: classes are the usual fare, and races include Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Dragonkin, and something else I forgot about at the time of writing.

Disclaimer: I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. GM, world creating, story, all new to me. Advice is deeply appreciated, and feel free to tell me if I do something horrendously wrong.

Edit: Races subject to change.

(02-09-2016, 08:28 AM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 07:59 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]Leo 1A5: not as fast as previous vehicles, still has hull armor that was thin at tier 3, good turret armor though.
M60A3: sluggish but very hardy with a dependable gun.
Chieftan: cannon fodder, hull and turret are very thin for an MBT, gun handling is excellent but hamstrung by sub-par (even for a tier 5 MBT) mobility and no HEAT ammo, stillbrew upgrade makes part of the frontal turret arc impenetrable.
T-72: largely comparable to the M60A3, not as well protected with worse gun handling and reload but exceptional damage.

how bout the vehicles succeeding the tier 5 MBTs? one's worth grinding/rack up reputation for?

Challenger is supposed to be bullshit tough, but I've never directly fought one so I dunno.
XM1 used to be bullshit tough but got nerfed, I have no idea where it stands now.
The fact that I have not yet seen a T-80 in the wild says all I need to know about it.
Leopard 2AV is bullshit tough, there is not a tier 5 that can pen any point of it's frontal arc, most lighter vehicles that can flank you can't pen your sides, or your rear with any amount of angling, and you can instantly turn to face them.

(02-09-2016, 08:30 AM)roguephoenix64 Wrote: [ -> ]So, that RP thing. I decided to go ahead, provided we have enough interest and diverse characters. I've been slowly coming up with bits of story for about a year now, so it shouldn't be more than a month away. ish.

Features:

• Dynamic magic
  My personal take on magic (spoilered)
  
  Spoiler

  Magic revolves around a Mana/Energy system, and is somewhat akin to the magic in the Inheritance cycle (great books BTW, definitely worth a read). All spells can be cast from the start (theoretically) But if you try to summon a mountain first thing, you'll kill yourself. The general rule is that it takes the same amount of energy as if you were to use your body, rather than magic. For instance, lifting a feather is considerably easier than lifting an anvil, same with magic. But the best part is this: the less energy/focus (considering making them different things) you have, the more chance something will go wrong. For instance, a fire spell cast with low energy/focus might reflect back on you, a party member, a completely different enemy than the one you meant, or just some poor rat scurrying past your feet.
• Full world map
  A standardised map for reference at any time. I have ides for locations, but this is one of the least finished things. any help with places, names, and actually drawing a map would be greatly appreciated.
• LOTS OF LOOT
  Not quite borderlands level, but lots of cool stuff. Send me a PM if you have any cool ideas.
• Full story
  Yes, it is one of the "Kill evil [insert here]" type ones, but with some nice plot twists. It's also completely optional. If you guys want to go tavern crawling for a week or so, or just spend the entire game looting dungeons, fine by me.
• Mixed classes
  I don't mind what you do, if you want to be a rogue with a cloak of concealment, but that carries a giant battle axe that glows bright red, whatever. Battle mages and Orc rogues are equally okay.
  

Side note: classes are the usual fare, and races include Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Dragonkin, and something else I forgot about at the time of writing.

Disclaimer: I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. GM, world creating, story, all new to me. Advice is deeply appreciated, and feel free to tell me if I do something horrendously wrong.

Edit: Races subject to change.

pass.

(02-09-2016, 08:40 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 08:28 AM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: [ -> ]how bout the vehicles succeeding the tier 5 MBTs? one's worth grinding/rack up reputation for?

Challenger is supposed to be bullshit tough, but I've never directly fought one so I dunno.
XM1 used to be bullshit tough but got nerfed, I have no idea where it stands now.
The fact that I have not yet seen a T-80 in the wild says all I need to know about it.
Leopard 2AV is bullshit tough, there is not a tier 5 that can pen any point of it's frontal arc, most lighter vehicles that can flank you can't pen your sides, or your rear with any amount of angling, and you can instantly turn to face them.

so continue on the Leopard line then?

(02-09-2016, 08:43 AM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 08:40 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]Challenger is supposed to be bullshit tough, but I've never directly fought one so I dunno.
XM1 used to be bullshit tough but got nerfed, I have no idea where it stands now.
The fact that I have not yet seen a T-80 in the wild says all I need to know about it.
Leopard 2AV is bullshit tough, there is not a tier 5 that can pen any point of it's frontal arc, most lighter vehicles that can flank you can't pen your sides, or your rear with any amount of angling, and you can instantly turn to face them.

so continue on the Leopard line then?

I think the 2AV might be the last worthwhile tank in the line though, and I have no idea how it stacks up against other tier 6s, never mind tier 7s.
So I'd say Abrams or Leopard, your call.

(02-09-2016, 08:40 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 08:28 AM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: [ -> ]how bout the vehicles succeeding the tier 5 MBTs? one's worth grinding/rack up reputation for?

Challenger is supposed to be bullshit tough, but I've never directly fought one so I dunno.
XM1 used to be bullshit tough but got nerfed, I have no idea where it stands now.
The fact that I have not yet seen a T-80 in the wild says all I need to know about it.
Leopard 2AV is bullshit tough, there is not a tier 5 that can pen any point of it's frontal arc, most lighter vehicles that can flank you can't pen your sides, or your rear with any amount of angling, and you can instantly turn to face them.

(02-09-2016, 08:30 AM)roguephoenix64 Wrote: [ -> ]So, that RP thing. I decided to go ahead, provided we have enough interest and diverse characters. I've been slowly coming up with bits of story for about a year now, so it shouldn't be more than a month away. ish.

Features:

• Dynamic magic
  My personal take on magic (spoilered)
  
  Spoiler

  Magic revolves around a Mana/Energy system, and is somewhat akin to the magic in the Inheritance cycle (great books BTW, definitely worth a read). All spells can be cast from the start (theoretically) But if you try to summon a mountain first thing, you'll kill yourself. The general rule is that it takes the same amount of energy as if you were to use your body, rather than magic. For instance, lifting a feather is considerably easier than lifting an anvil, same with magic. But the best part is this: the less energy/focus (considering making them different things) you have, the more chance something will go wrong. For instance, a fire spell cast with low energy/focus might reflect back on you, a party member, a completely different enemy than the one you meant, or just some poor rat scurrying past your feet.
• Full world map
  A standardised map for reference at any time. I have ides for locations, but this is one of the least finished things. any help with places, names, and actually drawing a map would be greatly appreciated.
• LOTS OF LOOT
  Not quite borderlands level, but lots of cool stuff. Send me a PM if you have any cool ideas.
• Full story
  Yes, it is one of the "Kill evil [insert here]" type ones, but with some nice plot twists. It's also completely optional. If you guys want to go tavern crawling for a week or so, or just spend the entire game looting dungeons, fine by me.
• Mixed classes
  I don't mind what you do, if you want to be a rogue with a cloak of concealment, but that carries a giant battle axe that glows bright red, whatever. Battle mages and Orc rogues are equally okay.
  

Side note: classes are the usual fare, and races include Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Dragonkin, and something else I forgot about at the time of writing.

Disclaimer: I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. GM, world creating, story, all new to me. Advice is deeply appreciated, and feel free to tell me if I do something horrendously wrong.

Edit: Races subject to change.

pass.

(execute)_subroutine_sad.exe
But seriously though, is there a particular reason? Just so I can fix it if anyone else is interested.

(02-09-2016, 08:52 AM)roguephoenix64 Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-09-2016, 08:40 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]Challenger is supposed to be bullshit tough, but I've never directly fought one so I dunno.
XM1 used to be bullshit tough but got nerfed, I have no idea where it stands now.
The fact that I have not yet seen a T-80 in the wild says all I need to know about it.
Leopard 2AV is bullshit tough, there is not a tier 5 that can pen any point of it's frontal arc, most lighter vehicles that can flank you can't pen your sides, or your rear with any amount of angling, and you can instantly turn to face them.


pass.

(execute)_subroutine_sad.exe

Sorry mate. I don't feel up for rolling or playing another generic fantasy character.