Log archive of EquestriaDaily for Sunday, 2020-05-10

00:00 <Schism> Tumbleweeds are also edible.

00:00 <Schism> Just, yanno, not in their brown, woody state.

00:07 <Schism> "Quick, bathe this table!" --things that only make sense in context #102937.

00:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Comics: Quarantine: Rainbow Dash / The Lost Sun #23 / New Friends #25 / Random Sketches 69 / Shadows of the Past #63 / Sisterly Love #32 / Storms Lullaby #96   [ http://tinyurl.com/y9utpnxc ]

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00:10 * RichardMist *waves to RyuImperator*

00:10 <RyuImperator> hi

00:11 <RichardMist> nice to meet you RyuImperator

00:11 <RichardMist> how are ya?

00:11 <RyuImperator> good and you?

00:12 <RichardMist> very well

00:13 <RyuImperator> well, I going now, was justing checking something, good night ^^

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00:13 <RichardMist> good night RyuImperator, sleep well

00:16 * PrincessRainbows giggles

00:18 * RichardMist *looks confused at PrincessRainbows*

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00:50 <Schism> Okay, Disenchantment starts off pretty strong.

01:03 <Schism> I like that demon.  He's very charismatic.

01:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Poll Results: Are You Still Excited for Pony Life? [ http://tinyurl.com/yc5cjzcz ]

01:17 * Lumindia_ boops Schism

01:17 <Lumindia_> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fqxo5AsGyk In which Diabolos gets stunlocked for about two minutes

01:17 * Ali boops Lumindia_

01:17 <Schism> My what a lot of Bleeds.

01:18 <Lumindia_> yeah, welcome to blue mage

01:18 <Lumindia_> leave your balance at the door

01:18 <Schism> Gotta love that Song of Torment.  o3o  And yup.

01:18 * Schism afflicts every foe with Dropsy.

01:20 * ADragonDreaming stares at the video uncomprehendingly

01:20 <Lumindia_> everyone in that video is playing as a job called "Blue Mage"

01:20 <Lumindia_> it lets you learn enemy skills

01:20 <Lumindia_> We decided to meme on one of the bosses by continuously stunning him

01:20 <Schism> Adra: That's a boss of a difficult raid in FFXIV.  Blue Mage has a lot of skills which could charitably be called "Broken AF".  For example, they learn the Malbol's "Bad Breath".

01:21 <Lumindia_> NORMALLY you get diminishing returns with stuns... but the skill we're using, Perpetual Ray, ignores the target's stun resistance

01:21 <Lumindia_> It won't stun if they're just flat out immune to stuns

01:21 <Lumindia_> but you don't get diminishing returns

01:21 <Lumindia_> and for some reason, Diabolos can be stunned in phase 1

01:21 <Schism> Problem is, you have to learn it from the Burden of the Father, another difficult (though not so hard) raid.

01:22 <Lumindia_> bah, A4 is ez

01:22 <Schism> Yeah yeah, BLU destroys everything.

01:22 <Lumindia_> not even that

01:22 <Schism> Synced it's not that easy. :<

01:22 <Lumindia_> ....

01:22 <Lumindia_> are you thinking of savage?

01:22 <Schism> Okay, it's been forever since I've done it.  Maybe I am.

01:22 <Lumindia_> you can get it from normal mode

01:22 <Schism> I remember the Manipulator being a lot harder than it probably is.  Heh.

01:22 <Lumindia_> it's STUPID EASY on normal mode

01:23 <Lumindia_> honestly the only thing you have to worry is the healers exploding from Judgement Nisi

01:23 <Lumindia_> which is actually hilarious

01:23 <Schism> WELL I GUESS I'M WRONG THEN but yeah, you're right, all that HW content is pretty simple now.  Except Sephirot.

01:24 <Schism> Well, Sephirot EX, of course.

01:24 <Lumindia_> don't remind me

01:24 <Lumindia_> I still have ptsd from dealing with PF trying to get that stupid bird

01:24 <Schism> I still have that ahead of me!  What an unbridled joy.

01:25 <Lumindia_> I mean, it's not too bad now that we4 have an additional ten levels on him

01:25 <Schism> True, that does manage to make him melt quite a bit faster, but then you have that damned colour mechanic.

01:25 <Lumindia_> the benchmark for a good unsynced party in stormblood was Pillar of Mercy

01:25 * Schism takes the tether and stands in front of Sephirot.

01:25 * Schism turns out to be the wrong colour.

01:26 <Lumindia_> I have no idea what the benchmark is for shadowbringers

01:27 <Schism> Well, without spoiling anything in particular, possibly the final dungeon before the last boss of the baseline expansion?  Lots of AoEs and tons of requirements to pay attention to what's going on.

01:27 <Lumindia_> baseline expansion?

01:27 <Lumindia_> ????

01:27 <Lumindia_> do you mean ARR or HW?

01:27 <Schism> 5.0.

01:28 <Lumindia_> oh

01:28 <Lumindia_> that's a fun dungeon

01:28 <Schism> It is fun, but the place is kinda heck.

01:28 <Lumindia_> It's a VERY pretty setpiece, though

01:28 <Lumindia_> especially the third segment

01:28 <Schism> Oh, one of the prettiest.

01:28 <Schism> With all the fire and stuff you can see.

01:29 <Lumindia_> One time I duo'd the first boss from 25% as a warrior after the healer died

01:29 <Schism> I absolutely adore that kind of setpiece.  Also, hee, nice.

01:29 <Lumindia_> I'm so glad the other DPS knew what they were doing

01:29 <Lumindia_> I had to use EVERYTHING I had to survive, and use nascent flash on coodlown

01:29 * Schism nodnods.

01:29 <Schism> Yeesh.  @_@

01:29 <Lumindia_> Another GCD or two from the boss and I would have died

01:29 <Lumindia_> and then the black mage would have had like, six seconds to kill the boss

01:29 <Schism> And WAR, for all that it's extremely punchy, doesn't do survivability as well as the rest.

01:30 <Lumindia_> It's fun to play, though

01:30 <Lumindia_> Nascent Flash + Chaotic Cyclone on massive pulls?

01:30 <Schism> Well, yeah, WAR is my maintank class.  o3o

01:30 <Lumindia_> Say hello to healing for 100k HP in a single GCD

01:31 <Lumindia_> I'm used to Warrior's kit, though. I know how to use it effectively

01:31 <Lumindia_> and when I say I had to use everything, I mean EVERYTHING

01:31 <Lumindia_> jI had to use Holmgang

01:31 <Schism> I still need to use the oGCDs more often.

01:31 <Schism> ...hwat

01:33 <Schism> Holmgang is, for anyone reading, the Warrior's final resort.  As in 'hey, let's rush the target and stay above 0 HP no matter what' last resort.

01:33 <Schism> Come to think, I wonder why the tank in our Burn run the other day didn't use their oGCDs as much as they probably should.

01:34 <Lumindia_> https://clips.twitch.tv/UnusualEndearingCobblerGrammarKing

01:34 * Ali just found 14 to be too boring

01:34 <Lumindia_> not actually my PoV, but you do get an MLG-style narration

01:34 <Schism> Cepheid and I did a synced Burn, because he prefers to do the story as it was originally meant to be (if, admittedly, at max iLvl).

01:35 <Lumindia_> earlygame is kind of dull, yes

01:35 <Lumindia_> But consider, Ali

01:35 <Lumindia_> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRm0qOYgmms

01:35 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about FF14 - 絶アレキサンダー - BGM only

01:35 <Lumindia_> The Epic of Alexander

01:35 * Ali mehs

01:35 <Lumindia_> Currently the single hardest piece of content in the game

01:36 <Schism> At this point, what I would honestly suggest, Ali, is that you stay away until a little bit later in the year.  I think the next major patch will be tightening up the 1-50 stuff a LOT.

01:36 <Ali> Just I don't find it fun to face roll two spells for 95% of the game

01:36 <Schism> Mm, Lumindia, Ali decided to main CNJ/WHM.

01:36 <Lumindia_> '-'

01:36 <Ali> I'm more worried about the lack of spells that do anything

01:36 <Lumindia_> that's probably their first mistake then

01:36 <Ali> It takes forever to kill anything

01:36 <Lumindia_> Healers are... not very engaging if you're looking for complexity

01:36 <Ali> And two spells for damage is pretty bland

01:36 <Lumindia_> well you're a healer

01:36 <Lumindia_> you're not meant to do damage

01:37 <Lumindia_> you're meant to stop people from falling down

01:37 <Ali> Yes but the grind to solo play shouldn't be face bashingly boring

01:38 <Ali> And really since its a brand new character, I pretty much have to play alone, which in an MMO is really a death trap to me

01:38 <Schism> Ali, if you reroll, or once you get access to Limsa Lominsa, you could do ACN|SMN/SCH.  That's the pet classes.  They're a lot more involved and level in unison, so you can still heal when you want to and dish out some damage when you get bored..

01:38 <Ali> And that's when?

01:38 <Lumindia_> level 15

01:38 <Schism> Like... 15?

01:38 <Ali> I mean I want to see what the crafting system is like as well

01:38 <Lumindia_> crafting is pretty in depth

01:38 <Ali> But even that is probably dull for someone who can't access the AH or trade

01:38 <Schism> Not as in-depth as it used to be.  *puffycheeks*

01:39 <Lumindia_> still better than WoW's system

01:39 <Ali> Crafting in ANY MMO is not good

01:39 <Ali> It used to be important

01:39 <Ali> Now its only WHO WANTS THEIR RAID JUICE spec

01:39 <Schism> I rather enjoyed the crafting system in Ryzom, way back in the day, and the same goes for ATITD if it's still around, but ATITD was also a game based entirely around crafting...

01:39 <Lumindia_> You know how WoW has Gems you can socket into your gear for more stats?

01:39 <Schism> Heh.  Ali, furniture sells for mucho dinero.

01:39 <Lumindia_> XIV has a system like that called Materia

01:40 <Ali> But Lumindia_

01:40 * PinkieShy has blue smoke appear around him, He was turned into a glazed donut

01:40 <Ali> WoW nerfed JC into the ground by getting rid of sockets in gear

01:40 <Schism> what

01:40 <Lumindia_> ... wait when did they do this?

01:40 <Lumindia_> Look how they massacred my boy

01:40 <Ali> Since uhhh, Pandland?

01:40 <Ali> Pandaland*

01:40 <Lumindia_> really?

01:41 <Lumindia_> I played a bit during Warlords, I must have missed that

01:41 <Ali> I just know there was no socked gear in oh dear god I don't remember these expansions

01:41 <Schism> I don't remember that being a thing in Pandaria, but then I haven't played WoW seriously for over a decade.

01:41 <Ali> Warlords didn't have it

01:41 <Ali> And neither did Legion

01:41 <Lumindia_> anyway

01:41 <Ali> Heck Lumindia_ Legion ruined blacksmithing if you took swordsmothing

01:41 <Schism> Not that I played it seriously back then.  </casuallife>

01:41 <Ali> cause HEIRLOOM WEAPONS BABY

01:41 <Ali> Who needs a new weapon when it upgrades with you

01:41 <Lumindia_> Crafted Gear endgame lets you put more materia into it than the tomestone gear(equivalent to the justice/valor gear in WoW)

01:42 <Ali> Means little to a scrub that hayday was in BC Lumindia_

01:42 <Schism> FFXIV keeps a nice balance there.  Sure, you could get the relic weapons and spend hours upon hours of your life upgrading them, or you could buy almost-BIS from a vendor, or you could pentameld materia...

01:42 <Lumindia_> and it's available as soon as a new raid tier drops

01:43 <Schism> As an example of the current balance, the relic crafting/gathering tools are just a LITTLE worse than a pentamelded HQ crafted item.

01:43 <Ali> See I don't think I could raid ever again

01:43 <Ali> Just too much commitment and trusting people I know I can't

01:43 <Lumindia_> I don't know who said it, but someone made a comparison between WoW raid design and XIV raid design

01:43 <Lumindia_> WoW raid design is a few very complex mechanics one after the other

01:43 <Lumindia_> while XIV raid design is several simple mechanics that overlap with each other in different ways

01:44 <Schism> Well, the alliance raids are comparatively short, and consist of three or four bosses interspersed with a few enemies, and some... yeah.

01:44 <Schism> Though that guy with the jug will forever be on my permanent blacklist.

01:44 <Lumindia_> and oftentimes raids will introduce mechanics one at a time to show you how they work before combining them

01:45 <Schism> The best example of a combination of mechanics has to be the final boss of the Stormblood alliance raids.

01:45 <Schism> She uses EVERYTHING from the earlier fights.

01:45 <Lumindia_> ... I don't think that counts

01:45 <Lumindia_> she's using stuff from several patches ago

01:45 <Lumindia_> even if it's from the same raid series

01:45 <Lumindia_> I'm strictly speaking in the same encounter space

01:46 <Schism> I guess.  Then... hmm.  ARR doesn't have a lot of that, but I guess HW does?

01:46 <Schism> Haven't done the second NieR raid yet, I forget if it's even out yet.

01:46 <Ali> Look I just can't get into a game where I know I'm just trying to play catch up

01:47 <Ali> And then when I get there, everyone has gone off to do other things

01:47 <Schism> It's better to think of it less like catching up, and more like enjoying the story.  And we can definitely run the dungeons and such.

01:47 <Lumindia_> don't focus on the endgame so much

01:47 <Lumindia_> focus on the story that's in front of you

01:47 <Lumindia_> and I will heck at you repeatedly if you skip story

01:47 <Schism> There's a lot of really good story.  Though you get to see the twins at their very, very worst.

01:47 <Lumindia_> D:<

01:48 <Lumindia_> You're playing a final fantasy game, not a cheap pay-2-win kMMO

01:48 <Lumindia_> this isn't maplestory

01:48 * ADragonDreaming skips the story.

01:48 * Lumindia_ throws ADragonDreaming into a pit while hecking at them loudly

01:48 <ADragonDreaming> Only Final Fantasy game I ever finished was Pony Fantasy 6.

01:49 * Ali just doesn't know, the fear of an mmo just overshadows her.

01:49 <Schism> Adra: If you ever play FFXIV and skip the Hildibrand questline, I will hunt you down, strap you to a chair and force you to watch every single cutscene, A Clockwork Orange-style, while Battle on the Big Bridge plays in the background.

01:49 <Schism> And Lumindia will help me with that objective.

01:49 <RichardMist> Bye everyponies *waves*

01:49 *** Parts: RichardMist (User@tor.sasl.RichardMist) ()

01:50 <Lumindia_> Honestly, though, Hildibrand's style of storytelling isn't for everyone

01:50 <Cepheid> First time I've woken up *WITH* a sinus/cluster(?) headache in a loooooong time.  Blargh.

01:50 <Lumindia_> especially if you're looking for a serious story

01:50 <Schism> Yeah, that one is more comedy than anything.

01:50 <Schism> Though I liked Briardien's questline.

01:50 <ADragonDreaming> Eh. It's a subscription only MMO

01:50 <Schism> Hiya, Cephy, and ough.

01:50 <ADragonDreaming> ain't gon' happen.

01:50 <Schism> Pretty much, and that's fair.

01:51 <Lumindia_> I think I found an apt comparison for Hildibrand vs MSQ

01:51 <Lumindia_> if the MSQ is Sherlock Holmes, then Hildibrand is Lupin the 3rd

01:51 <Schism> I can get behind that comparison.  Though I would also add a bit of Trigun.

01:51 <Cepheid> https://m.soundcloud.com/mc4ndr3/lean-on-homer

01:52 <Lumindia_> XIV does a good job of teaching mechanics to the player

01:53 <Lumindia_> whether or not the player actually picks up on those mechanics is another story... though that's often down to player denseness

01:53 <Schism> Yeah, though the Smith does get tiresome when you're doing your third run.  Levemetes, though, are nice.

01:53 <Schism> Or whichever one it is that trains you to play in parties.

01:54 <Lumindia_> eeeeeI never bothered with the smith

01:54 <Cepheid> Guildhest.

01:54 <Lumindia_> I did like, two of the tutorials to see if there was anything different

01:54 <Lumindia_> realized it was basically MMO formula

01:54 <Lumindia_> then hecked off

01:54 <Lumindia_> kinda wish I HADN'T hecked off because I later learned it gave you some pretty decent gear

01:54 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.

01:54 <Schism> That 30% ring.  X3

01:54 <Lumindia_> I literally can't use that now

01:54 <Cepheid> Yep.  Including a ring of- yeah

01:54 <Lumindia_> ALL of my jobs are above that level

01:55 <Lumindia_> My lowest level job is a level 70 bard

01:55 <Schism> I'm 60+ ATB, though I haven't gotten every job over to ShB.

01:55 <Schism> I'm thinking either RDM or PLD is my next choice.

01:55 <Lumindia_> red mage is fun

01:55 <Lumindia_> source: red mage main

01:55 <Lumindia_> https://i.imgur.com/yyH0vFX.jpg

01:56 *** Quits: Bubbles (EvaSh@Pony-1t0s0g.cable.virginm.net) (Connection closed)

01:57 <Lumindia_> they're also dapper as hecc

01:57 <Schism> So, let's see.  Ashes of Malmorth and Forgotten Gods gotten while they're flipping on sale, and now that my computer's unlikely to shut down at the slightest provocation...

01:58 <Schism> Yup, though sadly, Lumindia, we will never get the Red Thief's Hat for RDM.  *tear*

01:58 <Lumindia_> Finally someone that frickin' agrees with me

01:58 <Lumindia_> I am SO mad that red mages can't wear that hat

01:58 <Schism> It would be GLORIOUS!  Seriously, one exception, that's all we ask.

01:58 <Lumindia_> Please, square, for the love of god, make it happen

01:58 <Lumindia_> Based YoshiP, that's all I ask of you

01:59 <Schism> Koopz also agrees with us.

01:59 <Lumindia_> if you're wondering what outfit that is, that's the Vampire Vest from a halloween event a few years ago, combined with the Lucian Prince's pants from the XV event last year

01:59 <Lumindia_> and the boots are the Lominsan Officer's Boots

02:00 <Schism> Oh!  I was wondering, I didn't think I'd seen that particular half-cape before.

02:00 <Lumindia_> Works well for red mage, yeah?

02:01 <Schism> Definitely.  If memory serves, for my level 60 casters I'm using a variation on the Shire casting gear, which is still a good-looking set.

02:01 <Lumindia_> Praise be the4Ruby Red dye

02:01 <Lumindia_> oh okay

02:02 <Schism> Meanwhile, for my WHM I'm using some combination of the Shisui top, Spring Bottoms dyed black, and some High House Halfboots, which work together... alright, I guess.  I need to find a better caster look sometime without delving into buttwings.

02:02 <Cepheid> I use...  You know, I can't recall.  But it is basically picked to look like a schoolgirl outfit, but mostly plain in style.  All black.

02:02 <Schism> Ahem, better healer look.

02:02 <Lumindia_> Praise be the Ruby Red dye

02:03 <Schism> Yes, yes, you've collected lots of stuff for Ishgard.

02:03 <Lumindia_> honestly it's not even that

02:03 <Lumindia_> it's only 100 scrips for a pot of ruby red dye

02:03 <Lumindia_> and you get 500 for completing one of the fates(or was it 300)

02:03 <Schism> That is true, and it's 300.

02:03 <Lumindia_> and on my server at least, ruby red dye sells decently well

02:03 <Lumindia_> last I checked, it was something like 23k per pot

02:04 <Lumindia_> so there's some pretty good money to be made there

02:04 <Schism> Not a bad idea, to make a good chunk of change from those who are too lazy to do their own gathering.  I might have to make use of that.

02:04 <Lumindia_> I was so hjappy when I saw Ruby Red

02:04 <Schism> Except that I really want the mounts, so when next I play I might do that instead.

02:04 <Lumindia_> Friendship with Dalamud Red ended, now Ruby Red is my best friend

02:04 <Schism> Hey, Dalamud Red is perfectly servicable.  It's just not shiny.

02:05 <Lumindia_> my issue with dalamud red is that I used it for the shire casting top for my original rdm glam

02:05 <Cepheid> Selling gathered materials is usually a quick source of money, yes.

02:05 <Schism> Ah, got old, eh?

02:05 <Lumindia_> then when the RDM AF4 came out, it was a completely different shade of red

02:05 <Cepheid> Supply and demand.

02:05 <Schism> Cepheid: Not quite what we're getting at here.  There's a new variant of the Diadem out, which is ONLY for gatherers.

02:05 <Cepheid> Ah.

02:06 <Schism> By collecting various materials and turning them in, you can get scrip which can be turned in for a variety of services.  Also, a metric buttload of exp.

02:06 <Cepheid> Still.

02:06 <Schism> High-level crafters can also get things like a giraffe, an umbrella, and a loaf of bread.

02:06 <Lumindia_> like, if the RDM AF4 hat is a 255, then dalamud red was a 210

02:06 <Cepheid> People don't want to spend the time gathering their own materials.

02:07 <Lumindia_> https://i.imgur.com/nv0a7b1.png

02:07 <Schism> This, we know.  o3o  I may or may not have profited based on the fact that diremite webs are 800 a pop.

02:07 <Lumindia_> a crude example, but it gets my point across

02:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2156 [ http://tinyurl.com/yb2j5yz8 ]

02:07 <Schism> Yeah, that fits.

02:07 <Lumindia_> It was noticeable enough that it bothered the heck out of me

02:07 <Lumindia_> so for a while I used the Replica Allagan Tunic of Casting

02:08 <Lumindia_> it was slightly off as well, but there was so much gold trim on it it wasn't that noticeable

02:08 <Schism> In my line of work, we had a very, very 'bright' crimson piece of apparel which many people absolutely adored -- except for the folks who got a faded version, the poor souls.

02:08 <Cepheid> Mmm.  Yeah, left is r = 255 or close to it.  Left is around, mm...  200-210

02:08 <Lumindia_> you are actually SPOT ON Ceph

02:08 <Lumindia_> the right one is 213

02:08 <Lumindia_> good eye for color

02:09 <Schism> I need to familiarize myself with the Pantone catalogue.  We sell a lot of items for weddings and the like.

02:09 <Cepheid> Which is weird because my eyesight is wonky with colour and light.

02:09 <Schism> Having a point of reference would be a really helpful trick.

02:10 <Schism> Cepheid: Eh, it makes sense.  You have a point of reference, e.g. /yourself/, so you know what that bright red looks like /to you/.

02:10 <Cepheid> I have to close one eye when looking around outside during the day, because daylight, even that which is blocked by clouds, blinds the hell out of me.

02:10 <Schism> Of course, what I see as red, anyone else might see as green to me.  o3o

02:10 * Schism tips his transition glasses.

02:10 <Cepheid> Friggen burns to have both eyes opened.

02:11 <Schism> I've a mild case of photophobia as well.

02:11 <Cepheid> Yes, except there is a problem no one considers.

02:11 <Lumindia_> photophobia?

02:11 * Lumindia_ thonk

02:11 <Schism> Sure, aversion to light.

02:11 <Lumindia_> ah

02:11 <Cepheid> Modern frames are thin rectangles.  Cover horizontal FOV fine.

02:11 <Cepheid> Vertical?  Not so much.

02:11 <Schism> Aye, some always glares at you right around your lenses.

02:11 <Lumindia_> I think that's just 'photosensitivity'

02:12 <Cepheid> Lots of space for light to get around the lenses.

02:12 <Schism> You're right, Lumindia, but you're also incorrect.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophobia

02:12 <Cepheid> Which is why those transitions and sunglass attachments are useless.

02:12 <Schism> Could get a pair of prescription Ray-Bans.

02:12 <Cepheid> The light reflected from the ground, or coming from above still gets to my eyes and it burns.

02:13 <Schism> They'd look either really good or utterly hilarious on you.

02:13 <Lumindia_> ah, so 'fear of light' is something else entirely

02:13 <Cepheid> Yeah, I asked about frames like that.

02:13 <Lumindia_> what the frick, english language

02:13 <Cepheid> They said my prescription is too strong.

02:13 <Schism> Lumindia: Greek language!  :3

02:13 <Lumindia_> frick the greek language

02:13 <Schism> Cepheid: Whoof.

02:13 <Cepheid> The lenses made for me need to be small.

02:13 <Schism> Maybe a light-filtering visor?

02:14 <Cepheid> That is one idea I haven't tried yet.

02:14 <Schism> I know your forehead would probably complain if you wore it for extended periods, but a nice blue visor might just do the trick, at least until the sun dips below 50 degrees from the horizon, at which point NO glasses will help.

02:15 <ADragonDreaming> My solution is sunglasses that fit over my regular glasses.

02:16 <Cepheid> I just know that having both eyes open in sunlit areas outside stings like hell, and looking at any surface lit by the sun leaves a strong after-image.

02:16 <Schism> Hum.  I have confirmed that my new shoes have arrived, by the by.  Specifically, they've arrived about a half hour away from me on foot.  I think I'm okay with that.

02:16 <Schism> Yeah, especially white stone.

02:16 <Cepheid> Strangely, this does not happen if I look outside at a sunlit area through a window.

02:16 <Schism> Frackin' albedo.  Winter in particular, when everything GLARES...

02:17 <Schism> Well, windows might act as a prism, dispersing things at least a bit depending upon the angle.  I guess, anyway.

02:17 <Cepheid> Leaving me to conclude that there is something blocked by regular window glass that causes the symptoms.

02:17 <Cepheid> Probably UV.

02:18 <Cepheid> Light sources giving off UV have also been known to cause the problem, though not as badly.

02:18 <Schism> Quite possibly.  That is an enormous source of headaches.  Put me in a bright white room, and I'm fine.  Put me outside without glasses...

02:18 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.  Plus I look at monitors for hours on end.

02:18 <Cepheid> Or, as you say, sit in fully-lit rooms.

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02:19 <Schism> I do prefer to turn dark mode on whenever available, but that's a different matter entirely.

02:19 <Cepheid> But I exhibit no symptoms in those cases.

02:19 <Schism> I've shown everyone here my IRC colours.  :P

02:19 <Cepheid> Leaving me to conclude that it is an aspect of the light outside.

02:19 <Lumindia_> could one say that it's light rampant?

02:20 <Lumindia_> ' v'

02:20 <ADragonDreaming> Thoughts and/or opinions: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T1DZ7W7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1WH5OJEAJLV5Y&psc=1

02:20 <Schism> Maybe it's magenta light.  >.> <.<

02:20 <Cepheid> The only aspects though are brightness and UV.

02:20 <Schism> Hm, a fairly decent investment.  HDD's a little sparse by today's standards, but you can bump that up with a couple of externals.

02:21 <Cepheid> Specs are nice.  Can't comment on the brand or physical design of the laptop though.  That hinge worries me.

02:21 <Schism> I'd almost think it would demand you do so, in fact.

02:22 <Cepheid> I also can't comment on gaming laptops in general.

02:23 <Schism> Weight's not bad, and the keyboard at least isn't bad as laptop ones go.  (Gods, I typed on an Apple keyboard during work a couple weeks ago.  Never again.)  

02:23 <ADragonDreaming> Laptop is secondary, mind.

02:23 <ADragonDreaming> also, the price point to convert an existing laptop HDD, such as the one in this slowly dying machine, is $5.

02:23 <Schism> It's got all the requisites, so if you're looking for something to use as a secondary and you can spare the funds, I'd say go for it.

02:23 <Schism> Heh, true.

02:24 <ADragonDreaming> hm.

02:24 <Cepheid> Costs less than my laptop.  More powerful than my laptop.  Probably better than my old PC in fact.

02:24 <ADragonDreaming> then there's this: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-IPS-Type-R7-3750H-GeForce-TUF505DU-EB74/dp/B07QQB6DC1/ref=psdc_13896615011_t2_B07T1DZ7W7

02:25 <Schism> I like that one better, actually.

02:25 <ADragonDreaming> amd ryzen 7 processor.

02:25 <Schism> The combination of a regular HDD and an SDD for the data you really need to access is nice, though the processor is likely to run a lot hotter.

02:25 <Schism> SSD*

02:26 <Cepheid> Same.  ASUS is reliable and has good warranties and repair services.

02:26 <Schism> Plus, they provide patches more readily and reliably than HP.

02:26 <Cepheid> Even for older stuff.

02:27 <Schism> At that price, I'd be tempted to pick one up myself.  Maybe in a month.

02:27 <Cepheid> My laptop received a BIOS update last year despite the device going out of production two years prior.

02:27 <ADragonDreaming> the hinge looks more sturdy, too

02:27 <Cepheid> Schism, warning.  That is american pricing.

02:27 <ADragonDreaming> aye

02:27 <Cepheid> Canadian would put it closer to 2,000.

02:28 <Schism> Ah, so it -- wait, what.

02:28 <Cepheid> There is price gouging on the Canadian side of things.

02:28 <Schism> The exchange rate is nowhere NEAR that bad.  $1,500.

02:28 <Cepheid> Or rather price upmarking.

02:28 <Schism> And for the latter, it does ship up north.

02:29 <Schism> I know, even with our grocery store next to me which tries not to do it, they've had to mark up a lot of products.

02:30 <Cepheid> https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B07QQB6DC1/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

02:30 <Schism> what.

02:30 <Schism> Oh, I see, a different seller.

02:30 <Cepheid> Welcome to Canada.

02:30 <ADragonDreaming> 1468.66 CAD if you get the price on the page I found (including the shipping cost it's telling me)

02:31 <Schism> Cepheid: The original item ships up north.  I mean, the shipping cost for intracontinental isn't worth giving up those sales.

02:31 <Cepheid> https://www.newegg.ca/p/1TS-001A-00VF8?Description=Tuf505du&cm_re=Tuf505du-_-9SIAMW5B8F7013-_-Product

02:32 <Schism> Ah, foo.  Well, it's still not as bad as some of the markups in Canada Computers.

02:33 <Schism> Bleh, I've made myself sad.  Time to slay some enemies for iron.

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02:34 <Schism> New expansions mean new character.

02:34 <Cepheid> It's a known problem.  It was covered in the local news a few years back.  Pricing anywhere from 0% to upwards of 500% more expensive in Canada.

02:34 <Cepheid> Cars were the worst.

02:34 <Schism> I know this myself.  Damned Chuck 70s I bought were... .. okay, similar.  But cars and computer parts...

02:35 <Cepheid> Excuses range from shipping costs to taxation.

02:35 <Cepheid> Which I can believe for say, a 30-50% increase

02:36 <ADragonDreaming> after signing in to Amazon the estimated shipping to "canada" went from 47.74 to 190.10

02:36 <Schism> I know the excuses.  I fear, Bondye preserve me, that I've used a few of them myself when discussing international pricing.

02:36 <Cepheid> But not for a 100%+ increase.

02:36 <ADragonDreaming> shipping and import fees.

02:36 <Schism> ... Adra, thaaaaat's a bit much.

02:36 <ADragonDreaming> I suspect it's because I have a US address listed.

02:37 <ADragonDreaming> so there's fees associated that wouldn't be there for a Canada resident? not sure.

02:37 <Cepheid> Tariffs are a thing too.

02:37 * Schism escapes from being hanged. "Yup."

02:38 <Cepheid> I'd have to do research into it all.  So what build, schism?  Also, want elite diff unlocked from the get go?

02:38 <Schism> Nah, no thanks.  I'll get there on my own.  Also, no build yet, I'm not sure what path I want to take yet.

02:38 <Cepheid> Right.  Remember you can pick two classes.

02:39 <Cepheid> One at level 2, one at level 10.

02:39 <Cepheid> ConfusionRift didn't know about the second one somehow.

02:40 <Cepheid> Also be aware you are no longer limited to sticking with your choices forever.  Expansions added reset items for masteries, stat points, and devotion points.

02:42 <Cepheid> They also added a lot of changes since you last played.  Including a nice item filter change.

02:43 <Schism> No doubt!  Also, nice.

02:43 <Schism> Ooh.  Thorns aura from the get-go.

02:44 <Ali> Now what are you doing?  Grim Dawn Rando again?

02:45 <Cepheid> ...  What is going on with software developers?  HarfBuzz has a bug, but the developers are unwilling to fix it, telling people "Just deal with it.  You realize HarfBuzz is open source right?"

02:45 <Ali> People are so dang lazy nowadays

02:47 <Schism> Hello sword.

02:47 <Cepheid> "That's what we decided not to support anymore. You can try to get used to the "blurry" rendering. Or you can find something else to use, or whatever. You are using Free Software you realize, right?" Exact quote.

02:48 <Ali> And this game is free I hope

02:48 <Schism> That is... unnecessarily dismissive.

02:48 <Ali> Cause if people had to pay for that crap

02:48 <Cepheid> Yes.

02:48 <Ali> Let them rot

02:48 <Cepheid> HarfBuzz is not a game.

02:49 <Cepheid> It's a text/font rendering engine.

02:49 <Schism> Cepheid: I'm thinking dual-blade Nightshade with a lovely elemental bent.

02:50 <Cepheid> Not a bad idea.  I went Nightblade with Soldier myself.  Went for speed.  Ended with proc effects outta every orifice I have.

02:51 <Schism> Typically, the game seems to refuse to allow me a second blade.

02:51 <Cepheid> You need a dual-wielding skill.

02:51 <Schism> Have one.

02:51 <Cepheid> You can get one in the Nightblade tree.

02:52 <Schism> You mistake me.

02:52 <Schism> The game refuses to drop a second blade.

02:52 <Cepheid> Oh.  You mean it just won't give you a second blade.

02:52 <Schism> And my first one is a nice yellow, too.

02:52 <Cepheid> Complete the first quest from John.  Shops open after that.

02:52 <Cepheid> Buy your second blade.

02:52 <Schism> Yeah, yeah.

02:53 <Cepheid> Also, I'll keep an eye out for epics and such for you.  Anything in particular you want?

02:55 <Schism> I'd rather play the game through in full first, and then request any epics and whatnot.

02:56 <Cepheid> Fair enough.

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03:01 <Cepheid> By the way, little known secret with respect to devotion points.

03:01 <Schism> hm, Chilled Steel.

03:02 <Cepheid> Once you have assigned devotion points into higher tiers, you do not need to keep the points provided by the lower tiers to keep the higher tiers activated.

03:02 <Schism> Interesting, so a respec can be used to cheese.

03:03 <Cepheid> It was designed that way.

03:03 <Schism> Not surprising.

03:04 <Cepheid> Access to constellations only needs the devotion points required to make it accessible.  Once the constellation is completed, the points aren't necessary anymore.

03:04 <Cepheid> I think there are some rules I'm missing regarding it thoughj.  Let me see.

03:05 <PinkieShy> Church in the morning :D

03:05 <Cepheid> Yeah, says here.  Constellations are self-supporting.  They provide more affinity points than they require.

03:05 <PinkieShy> I'm so happy.. Its a great way to start the week since March.. :D

03:06 <Cepheid> Wait no, that's not right.  They don't provide the points they require.  They just self-sustain period,from the sounds of it.

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03:08 * Ali huggles the PinkieShy

03:08 <Schism> Boots!  Finally, boots!

03:08 <Cepheid> Okay, rather, the affinity points they provide apply to the requirements.

03:09 <Cepheid> So if a constellation required 5 primordial points, and provided 3 on completion...

03:09 <Cepheid> You'd only need 2 points elsewhere to keep it active.

03:10 <Cepheid> I'll do experiments later to confirm.  Got a few constellations I no longer need anyway.

03:12 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/LuminousOcean/status/1259091731276083200?s=19

03:14 <Schism> Oh.  This is... a passive buff.  Hah, no wonder I didn't see it.

03:15 <Cepheid> Yeah.  Circles are passives.  Squares are actives.

03:16 <Schism> Yay, devotion.

03:16 <Cepheid> I gather you got all of the expansions?

03:17 <Schism> Yeah, they were on sale and I needed my aRPG fix.

03:18 <Cepheid> Fair nuff.  I asked cause I have a request.  Poke me after you finish act 1 and progress a bit.

03:19 <Schism> Sure.  Might take a little while.

03:19 <Cepheid> That's fine.

03:20 <Schism> Wait.  I finished that quest.  Heh.

03:21 <Schism> Reanimator took a while, by the way, WITHOUT A SECOND ONE-HANDED MELEE WEAPON.  Fffs.

03:21 <Cepheid> It's just that at the end of Act 1, there is a choice, not a critical one, that you can make.  If you take the choice I didn't, I want you to tell me how it turns out as you progress through that choice

03:21 <Schism> That's fair.

03:22 <Cepheid> I'll explain why when you get to that point.

03:22 <Schism> Hm... yeah, might as well keep going for the passives now.

03:23 <Cepheid> Nightblade has a full line of dual-wield passives that proc like mad.

03:24 <Cepheid> All of them at max level trigger at 20% per hit.  Fast pair of weapons makes them go off regularly.

03:24 <Schism> As expected.  Now, if I'm doing Nightblade/Elementalist, I might want to start a line of constellations which works for both...

03:24 <Schism> Crossroads seems a good choice.

03:24 <Cepheid> Crossroads is a special case.

03:25 <Cepheid> It isn't a true constellation in the conventional sense.

03:25 <Schism> Yeah.

03:25 <Cepheid> It is, effectively, the point that gets you started in one affinity area.

03:26 <Cepheid> It is basically required that you spend at least one point in it to get started.

03:26 <Schism> Yeah, any set of constellations.

03:26 <Schism> I get that.

03:26 <Cepheid> If you want an easier way to look at the constellations...

03:27 <Cepheid> https://grimdawn.gamepedia.com/Constellation

03:27 <Cepheid> Alternatively there isaa keyword search function that searches the mouseover text in the game itself.

03:28 <Schism> Thank you.  The Falcon looks particularly nice right now.

03:28 <Schism> I'm not really building a character for endgame so much as just playing about.

03:28 <Cepheid> So if you want say, fire damage increase, you can just type in "fire" and it will highlight all the points that affect fire damage in some way.

03:28 <Cepheid> Yeah, same here.  Just saying.

03:29 <Cepheid> It's a good way to plan.

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03:31 <Cepheid> Also, abuse the totems while you can.  Not the skills, but objects in the world.  I imagine by the next patch they will be nerfed.  You'll see why when you find one and do it.

03:31 <Schism> Ah yes, Slith.

03:32 <Cepheid> Truth told, when I read the name "Slith" my mind goes back to the 90s.

03:33 <Cepheid> Exile series. o3o

03:35 <Schism> No, no.  Those were GIFTs.

03:35 <Schism> Giant, intelligent, friendly talking spiders.  o3o

03:35 <Schism> Who are all named Spider.

03:35 <Cepheid> For me the Slithzerikai stood out more for me for some reason.

03:36 <Cepheid> But yes the GIFTs were a thing of abject terror as well.

03:37 <Schism> Typical.  Really nice two handed axe, and a tunic I can't yet equip.

03:37 <Cepheid> Heh.

03:38 <Cepheid> Yeah.  I get a lot of two-handers and guns myself.  At least I can blame it on the RNG and not my character name. </PSO Salt>

03:40 <Schism> Ohooo.  Serrated Spike.

03:40 <Cepheid> Mind, that concept did kind of encourage co-operation.

03:40 <Cepheid> Since to get certain items you would have to work with players of the right colour.

03:41 <Cepheid> I don't believe it was retained for PSO2 though.

03:41 <Schism> Hmmm....

03:42 <Cepheid> Oh yeah.  Regarding the dropped material items...

03:42 <Schism> To use this Serrated Spike on my weapon NOW, or later.

03:42 <Cepheid> They scrapped the "collect multiples to make a complete item" mechanic.

03:42 <Cepheid> Use it now.  There is no reason to hoard them.

03:43 <Schism> Sensible enough.  To the junk it goes.

03:43 <Cepheid> They got a number of mechanics in place to make using them easier than gems in D2.

03:44 <Schism> okay

03:44 <Schism> Everything around me is exploding.

03:45 <Cepheid> You can transmute them with any blacksmith, and after a certain point you can pay to remove the item from equipment, losing the item, or pay to extract it, regaining the item and losing the equipment.

03:46 <Cepheid> You can even deconstruct equipment to get a random item.  Requires TNT.

03:46 <Cepheid> And yeah, everything exploding into chunks happens a lot early on.  Especially in normal.

03:48 <Cepheid> Truth told, while the game doesn't have any customization for the base PC outside of gender...

03:48 <Schism> On the one hand, Viloth went down like a chump.

03:48 <Cepheid> Practically everything else can be customized.

03:48 <Schism> On the OTHER hand, Viloth dropped PRECISELY TWO GUNS.

03:49 <Cepheid> Stats.  Equipment.  Appearances.  Equipment buffs.

03:49 <Cepheid> Heh.

03:49 <Cepheid> I habve like, four instances of one gun.

03:50 <Cepheid> I hold onto therm just because I keep finding them.  I've actually found over ten of them overall.

03:50 <Schism> I'm holding onto Francis' Gun.  Is it a part of a quest later?  I seem to recall it should be.

03:50 <Cepheid> Not as far as I know.

03:52 <Cepheid> The gun in question I keep finding is the Apothecary's Injectir.

03:52 <Cepheid> https://www.grimtools.com/db/items/2370

03:53 <Schism> Yay, first inventory bag.

03:53 <Cepheid> Huzzah!

03:55 <Cepheid> Methinks I ate something bad.

03:58 <Cepheid> Ow.  Yeah.

04:06 * Cepheid tries to get old character through Ultimate Act 1.

04:09 <Cepheid> ... I have -38% poison/acid resist.  No wonder I'm suffering.

04:10 <Cepheid> And -22% pierce resist.  Oops.

04:11 <Cepheid> Let's see what I can equip to fix that...

04:12 <Schism> Okay.  Ghavlin's Crossbow.  Now game, you are screwing with me.

04:15 * PinkieShy turns into a giant floofball near Schism

04:15 <PinkieShy> I'm floofy and i know it :D

04:17 <Schism> Nightblade/Occultist is tempting.

04:17 <Schism> I suspect that might pin me down on elemental damage, though.

04:18 <Schism> Nightblade/Necromancer is tempting, too.  That might not be a bad combo.

04:19 <Schism> The combination seems to be suitable.

04:21 <Cepheid> I need to sort my stash.

04:22 <Cepheid> Also need to clean it out of non-empowered gear, or gear below a certain threshhold level requirement.  Thinking level 70.

04:23 <Schism> Hm.  I have 6 scrap and 3,000 iron bits.

04:24 <Schism> That was a bad idea.

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04:26 <Cepheid> What?

04:27 * Cepheid decides to keep anything above level 50.

04:27 <Schism> Going out to face level 19 enemies at level 10.

04:30 <Cepheid> Yeeeah, tha-  Ah, you repaired the bridge.

04:30 <Schism> Right away, yeah.

04:31 <Cepheid> Man I have a hoarding issue.

04:31 <Cepheid> Finding stuff for level 15 characters.

04:36 <Schism> Well, there's the Wightmire rift.

04:37 <Schism> So, got these things.  https://grimdawn.gamepedia.com/Soul%27s_Touch

04:39 <Schism> They'd probably be quite useful right about now if I weren't stacking ALL THE PASSIVES.

04:40 <Cepheid> Much better.  Need to get more loot though.  I want to unlock that last shared stash tab.

04:41 <Cepheid> Simple approach would be to grind totems on an easy difficulty.

04:42 <Cepheid> By the way, grimtools.com is literally the best database of all things Grim Dawn.

04:42 <Cepheid> It's automatically generated from the game files.

04:45 <Cepheid> Huzzah, got all the shared stash slots.

04:49 <Cepheid> Now I just kinda need to fill it with awesome loot.

04:52 <Cepheid> Best way to do that is to abuse the crucible.

05:03 * Ali flops over Schism and Cepheid

05:03 <Schism> Oh sure, enemy.  Drop a RARE SHOTGUN, thanks.

05:10 <Schism> \I think I might finally drop three levels on skellingtons next ding.  They will make excellent fodder.

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05:18 <Schism> Well, now.  https://grimdawn.gamepedia.com/The_Final_March

05:22 <Cepheid> Hehm buce,

05:26 <Cepheid> Heh nice*

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05:29 <Cepheid> I need to code.

05:32 <Cepheid> But first, I need to finish this design.

05:33 <Cepheid> Which basically consists of combining two algorithms into one.

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05:35 <Cepheid> The problem with the design is that I have to take into account a certain... feature.

05:35 <Cepheid> The ability to change the direction in which gravity is applied.

05:36 <Schism> Okay.

05:36 <Schism> Note to self, do not discount the freakin' skellingtons.

05:38 <Cepheid> Yeah, pets aren't bad.

05:38 <Cepheid> Especially if you start applying pet bonuses.  They also scale with level.

05:42 <Schism> Oh what the unholy hell?

05:44 <Schism> Cepheid, at level 14... https://imgur.com/a/gYp3YFA

05:45 <Cepheid> Not bad.

05:47 <Schism> That's a lot of skill levels.

05:47 <Cepheid> https://www.grimtools.com/db/items/2775 A pair of these is nice, too.

05:47 <Cepheid> 50% armor piercing.

05:49 <Schism> So.  I think I might set these up as secondary weapons.

05:49 <Schism> Until I level and get Shadow Strike and Summon Blight Fiend.

05:50 <Schism> Oh dear gods, that Nidalla's Hidden Hand bonus.

05:52 <Cepheid> Geezus christ!

05:52 <Cepheid> I was sitting here, just doing my usual stuff.

05:53 <Cepheid> When all of a sudden, loud slamming noise.  Then another one shortly after.

05:53 <Cepheid> My first instinct was to grab the electric teakettle, and go downstairs to investigate.  Parents were woken up by it and investigated with me.

05:53 <Cepheid> Far as we can tell, nothing's moved or changed positions.

05:54 <Cepheid> Doors are all still locked.  Everything's still in place.  No damage anywhere.  Conclusion is that it was our neighbors.

05:54 <Schism> Fuuu...

05:54 <Cepheid> We live in a connected unit townhome.

05:55 <Cepheid> And lately, our neighbors have been making lots of noise, especially late at night.

05:55 <Cepheid> Worst of it's been people running around or stomping around.

05:55 <Cepheid> But this sounded like something heavy slammed against the wall.

05:55 <Cepheid> Or fell onto the floor.

05:55 * Schism repairs the bridge to Burrwitch, then COMPLETELY IGNORES IT and just goes the other way.

05:55 <Cepheid> Heh.

05:55 <Cepheid> That's usually only useful in later difficulties.

05:56 <Cepheid> Since the cavern isn't really that spectacular, aside from one part of it.

05:57 * Cepheid hmm hmms.

05:59 <Ali> I need a Midnight Carp to rub on my Nose- George

05:59 <Ali> Uhhh, no thanks, I don't want to do that help wanted.

06:00 * Ali trash panda's on Schism

06:00 <Cepheid> Gaaah.  I can't think now.

06:02 <Cepheid> Guess I'll game, then.

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06:11 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.

06:14 <Cepheid> Hoi.

06:14 <Schism> Hm, a Strange Key.  Surely this won't lead to a cultist hideout.

06:15 <ConfusionRift> Whaaaaat? Nooooo. It'll lead you to... good fortune, yes.

06:15 <Cepheid> Clearly.

06:17 <Schism> ConfusionRift: My Nightblade/Necromancer found these.  https://imgur.com/a/gYp3YFA

06:18 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, nice find.

06:18 <Schism> Kiiiinda having fun just pouncing enemies now.  o3o

06:19 <ConfusionRift> It's like when I found one of the other classes had a skill that let me equip a second pistol on the off-hand. :P

06:27 * Cepheid decides to do some tweaking analysis. Figure out which settings are inducing the hitching he sees, outside of the problem caused by his display being stupid.

06:27 <Schism> Hm, Dangerous Domain, it says.

06:27 <Schism> I'm sure it'll be fine.

06:29 <ConfusionRift> Some of those are fun, especially when there are area hazards, like poisonous flooring or ethereal flames everywhere.

06:29 <Schism> This one was just a fairly strong boss.  o3o

06:32 * PrincessRainbows boops ConfusionRift and curls up under him for sleepies

06:33 * ConfusionRift slowly nods.

06:33 * ConfusionRift patpats PrincessRainbows and lets them sleepies.

06:34 <Schism> Got a level 20 armour from it.  :S  At level 16.

06:34 <PrincessRainbows> I actually am tired and feel terrible so good night

06:34 * ConfusionRift sloooowly nooooooods.

06:34 <ConfusionRift> Laters, and have a good rest.

06:35 <ConfusionRift> Schism: That's gonna happen very often.

06:36 <Schism> Now is a good time to take a break, tho.  o3o  And sleep.

06:36 <ConfusionRift> You either get a lot of armor that's good, but too high a level, or you grind through a rather tough dungeon and get armor way below your level.

06:36 <ConfusionRift> Ah, okays.

06:36 <Schism> Also, yup. o3o  I have played aRPGs before!

06:37 <Schism> Tomorrow: shoes.  For now, have a good night!

06:37 <ConfusionRift> Have a good one.

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06:54 <ConfusionRift> be back in a sec.

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07:16 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, that is very interesting.

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07:19 <ConfusionRift> Seems the change of VPN servers was causing issues with Google, since they kept asking about odd activities. Changed back and all that has stopped.

07:23 <Cepheid> Heh.

07:31 * PrincessRainbows whimpers and hugs ConfusionRift before rubbing her tummy. So much pain...

07:34 * ConfusionRift lightly huggles PrincessRainbows, pats, and offers some ache medicine.

07:35 <PrincessRainbows> If only there was a legal way irl

07:37 * PrincessRainbows flops on ConfusionRift and whimpers herself to sleep again

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08:10 <Cepheid> ... You know, I haven't seen Spitfire since that crashing noise.

08:10 <Cepheid> Oh, there he is.

08:10 <Cepheid> On the couch.

08:24 * Cepheid stretches. "I feel so d- ... I'm groggy because I took a muscle relaxant earlier."

08:24 * Cepheid is an idiot

08:30 * Cepheid further reinforces this by checking out /r/Coronavirus. "... Nope. Bad idea, baaaaad idea."

08:36 <Ali> Yeah, don't look up crap about the virus

08:38 <Cepheid> It's a good idea to stay informed about what's going on with the lockdowns and such, but geezus christ.  Every single country on this planet is handling it poorly.

08:45 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/ProdeusGame/status/1259211590290866180?s=19 Hmm.  ConfusionRift.  Thoughts?

08:48 <ConfusionRift> 0_0

08:48 <ConfusionRift> This looks good! I'm guessing it's a mod? Or is its own thing? Oh wait, it is.

08:50 <ConfusionRift> It is its own thing, and it looks great!

08:52 <Cepheid> Yeah.

08:53 <Cepheid> Looks like it'd be fun to play.

08:53 * ConfusionRift nods.

08:53 <ConfusionRift> Liking that arching rifle. :P

08:55 <Cepheid> Apparently, one or both of the devs worked previously on DOOM.

08:56 <ConfusionRift> !link https://youtu.be/rDmyGG0YR98

08:56 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.

08:56 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Prodeus : Pre-Alpha 12 mins of Gameplay

08:57 <ConfusionRift> I'm really liking the pseudo-3D style they went for.

08:59 <Cepheid> Yerp.

09:00 <ConfusionRift> I really hope they keep that full 3d rendered map. That, must have been a pain to make.

09:01 <Cepheid> Honestly, not as difficult as you'd think.

09:02 <ConfusionRift> Well, okay. You can probably use small map representations with their corresponding textures.

09:02 <ConfusionRift> Like a copy of the same map, just less detailed in a way.

09:06 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.

09:09 <ConfusionRift> Guessing they will eventually give the face in the middle of the GUI some animations. But so far, liking what I see.

09:11 <ConfusionRift> Huh. Do kinda like that detail that when he ran out of pistol ammo, he still had it, but it's empty with the slide open.

09:11 <Cepheid> Yep.  I'll be keeping an eye on it.

09:13 <ConfusionRift> It's very close to the end of the video.

09:15 <Cepheid> I meant the game overall.

09:15 <ConfusionRift> Oh... okaday.

09:17 <ConfusionRift> Okay, so... it seems ammo is separated into classes. Unlike others that separate ammo types for individual guns, it seems to work by class. He was using a minigun, which was using the same ammo pool as the pistol. So... yeah, very Doom like... got a bit dense in not realizing sooner.

09:19 * Cepheid starts slamming his head into a table in an attempt to knock himself out.

09:23 * PrincessRainbows flailyhooves at Ali. Tonight has been surprisingly painful :(

09:25 * Ali huggles the PrincessRainbows tightly

09:26 * Ali tucks PrincessRainbows into bed next to her as the unicorn is going to sleepies now.

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09:28 * Cepheid drinks another coffee. Also gets a bin of strawberries and shares with PrincessRainbows and ConfusionRift.

09:28 * ConfusionRift noms some. "Thankies!

09:29 <Cepheid> I know what that crashing noise was that I heard earlier.

09:30 <ConfusionRift> 0_0;

09:30 <Cepheid> It didn't occur to me immediately, but sitting here looking at Tizzy, it reminded me that as I went to look around, Tizzy was in my bathroom.  My mother says the sounds came from the direction of my bedroom.  I heard them coming from the direction of my mother's bedroom.

09:30 <Cepheid> Tizzy doesn't exactly have the best muscular strength anymore due to age and her condition.

09:31 <Cepheid> She probably tried to jump onto my bathroom countertop, failed to get up, crashed onto the floor, and tried a second time, failed, and crashed onto the floor.

09:31 <Cepheid> She's been going crazy about tap water as of late.

09:34 <Cepheid> And given we couldn't find anything else that made the noise, the only other alternative is that it was something our neighbors were doing.

09:34 <Cepheid> But my mother insists the sound came from the direction of my room, so that's not possible.

09:43 * Cepheid reads more Ess See Pee.

09:44 <Cepheid> Knowing my luck, I'd be assigned to research the one that normally causes excruciating pain and then death, all because inexplicably, it doesn't kill me.

09:47 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/LuminousOcean/status/1259419803917451264?s=19 rifty?

09:50 <ConfusionRift> Kinda being asking myself the same question. :P It's like back when I was watching the show, and laughed every time Rarity would go on one of her scream panics.

09:51 <ConfusionRift> Or in The Sims, when one remove the exits or removes ladders and the such.

09:51 <Cepheid> Heh.

09:52 <ConfusionRift> Or in GTA, by leaving a long line of gasoline, lighting it, and just sit in the back to watch hundreds of cars and people just fly in the air.

09:53 * ConfusionRift scratches his head.

09:53 <Cepheid> The above I did in a game called Stronghold.  I'd set up a bunch of bakeries in a row, the line them with pitch, and when people arrived, set fire to the pitch and enjoy the screaming and people running around on fire.

09:54 <ConfusionRift> Oh yeah, and in Rollercoaster Tycoon, by launching a ride into outer space.

09:54 <Cepheid> Heh.

09:54 <ConfusionRift> I... I worry for myself. :P

09:55 <ConfusionRift> But yours is much more creative.

10:05 * PrincessRainbows looks up at ConfusionRift with teary eyes and makes grabby hooves

10:06 * ConfusionRift grabbies and pets PrincessRainbows.

10:08 * PrincessRainbows makes scared little filly noises but tries to return to sleep regardless

10:17 <Cepheid> ...  Something is up with my eyesight today.

10:18 <Cepheid> Oh.  No.  It is just because I have this tablet a foot away from my face.  Eyes are taking their sweet time focusing on distant objects.

10:20 <Cepheid> http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-4098 This is a hell of a SCP.  How far do you get before you notice what's up, rifty?

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10:21 <Cepheid> My cat is snoring.

10:23 <ConfusionRift> Let's seeeeee.

10:23 <Cepheid> Oh my gods it has a translation to Japanese.

10:24 <ConfusionRift> Picture before description, or by the description?

10:26 <Lumindia_> It muh burf

10:26 <Cepheid> By the description.

10:27 <Cepheid> And happy birthday Lumindia_.  I got you diddly squat.

10:30 <Lumindia_> You shouldn't have. ♥

10:30 * Lumindia_ pets Ceph

10:31 <ConfusionRift> "-studying cognitohazards & paramemetics." I think there's the forewarning. After that... am I an idiot, or this is just hard to read and underst- oh... real funny. :P

10:32 <Cepheid> Every word starts with an S, C, or P, repeating in that order.

10:32 * ConfusionRift nods.

10:34 <ConfusionRift> OOOOH! THAT went over my head. Guh.

10:34 <Lumindia_> Why are they up to series six?

10:34 <Lumindia_> I remember when we were barely into series 2

10:35 <ConfusionRift> It's like Pokemon at this point. :P

10:35 <ConfusionRift> Oh you... I just noticed the logo.

10:36 <Cepheid> It got popular, yeah.

10:36 <ConfusionRift> But yeah, this was basically a joke entry. Still, not bad. :P

10:39 <ConfusionRift> There's also the pixelart project.

10:42 <Cepheid> ...  It wasn't the cat.  I heard the noise again.  Went upstairs.  Tizzy was in the stairwell.  Spitfire was sniffing around the bathroom cautiously.

10:43 <ConfusionRift> Still a good one. http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-j

10:43 <ConfusionRift> It's funny, because the pixel art collab didn't bother to render a picture either. :P

10:45 <Lumindia_> [s]ee[h]s a[n] ga[h]r i[n]!

11:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1927 [ http://tinyurl.com/yb2hod8l ]

11:37 <Cepheid> I am stuck in a state of limbo of sorts.  Not enough energy to function or work.  Too alert to simply sleep.  And while I could take meds to help with that, it's too early.  I'd wake up too soon and be worse off.

12:01 <Cepheid> Thinking that muscle relaxant my mother gave me is interacting in a dangerous way with one of my meds.

12:05 <Cepheid> Oh god damnit.

12:05 <Cepheid> It interacts with two of them.

12:05 <ConfusionRift> 0_0;

12:05 <Cepheid> Apparently the worst of the two is my cymbalta.

12:05 <Cepheid> And...

12:05 <Cepheid> It's not good.

12:06 <Cepheid> Induces serotonin syndrome.

12:06 <Cepheid> Which covers a wide array of fun little problems.  None of them TOO serious, but..

12:06 <Cepheid> It'll impact me.

12:07 <ConfusionRift> Serotonin syndrome... you will be knocking out for a while. It may explain the odd grogginess.

12:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: The Top 10 Pony Videos of April 2020 [ http://tinyurl.com/y8ksl2zv ]

12:11 <ConfusionRift> Blarg... have to crash. Also... happy b-day Lumindia_! Sorry for the lateness...

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12:14 <Cepheid> "During an authorised field test, the branches acted as a slingshot and hurled the pine cone at speeds exceeding ██ km/h, hitting Researcher ██████, who was stationed ███ m away, causing fatal head trauma. Investigation confirmed the researcher was not aiming towards ██████."

12:16 <Cepheid> I like the image of a researcher just getting struck in the head with a pine cone out of nowhere.

12:16 <Lumindia_> haha

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13:41 <RichardMist> hoiii everyponies!! *waves*

13:47 <Cepheid> Hoi.

14:12 <Cepheid> Guh.  Side effects are subsiding.

14:18 <Schism> Cepheid: That SCP.  To quote Eskobar, "

14:18 <Schism> I hate this article, and the upvote I gave it.

14:18 <Schism> "

14:19 <Schism> ...stupid pastes.

14:22 <Cepheid> Heh.

14:27 <Cepheid> The noise last night was Tizzy.  We figured it out.  We have a scale that, if tipped, makes an ungodly loud noise when it crashes back down.  Someone left a new, empty laundry basket sitting on it.  Cats got curious.

14:42 <Schism> Aha.  o3o;

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15:02 <Cepheid> "Happy old lady's day!" ".... **** you.  Ah well, mothers day is just another day for them to make money off of." "Mother's day is just another way for mothers to guilt trip their children and reminding them they brought them into this world and they can take them out." "As long as you understand that." "Ask yourself though, was it worth it?" "Keep talking and I might have to think about it."

15:02 <Cepheid> Mr and my mother.  Paraphrased a bit.

15:02 <Cepheid> Me*

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15:23 <Lumindia_> hah

16:01 * Cepheid reads the list of things Dr. Bright is not allowed to do at the Foundation. Wait, he still exists in canon?

16:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Stuck On The Moon Music: DAϟH x fanta§y - 1​,​000 Year Old Equine Remains [Ambient Gabber/Terrorcore] [ http://tinyurl.com/y7d6jvvl ]

16:10 <Cepheid> "Given the results of requesting a cup of "Dear God No", Dr. Bright is no longer allowed to use SCP-294 directly or outside of approved testing."

16:10 <AppleDash> What about a cup of Joe?

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16:16 <Cepheid> Lets not.

16:17 <AppleDash> :D

16:17 <Cepheid> I don't want to hurt any Joes nearby.

16:24 <RichardMist> happe Mother Day everyone!! Wish happiness and happy life!!

16:25 <Cepheid> "Dr. Bright is no longer allowed to stand in a corner and twiddle his thumbs."

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16:31 <Cepheid> "That being said, if certain staffers do not start WASHING THEIR GODAMN HANDS after using the bathroom, Dr. Bright has full permission to be himself at them. I'm looking at you Magnus."

16:32 <RichardMist> oh no, it's bat

16:32 <RichardMist> bad*

16:51 <RichardMist> hey RyuImperator *waves*

17:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: My Little Pony "Friendship is Forever" #4 - Deep Tissue - Stream / Discussion [ http://tinyurl.com/y9me6thv ]

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19:55 <Schism> Shoes get.

19:56 <Finwe> Good evening, everypony.

19:56 <Finwe> Mr Schism.

19:56 * Finwe doffs his hat.

19:58 <Schism> rAdm. Finwe.

19:58 * Schism doffs his Pringles.

19:58 * Finwe noms on brie and baguette.

19:59 * Finwe offers some to Schism as well.

20:00 * Schism happily accepts, and offers Finwe a bit of garlic bread with a mixture of cheddar and gruyere.

20:02 * Schism then goes out to buy a few smallish things.

20:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: New Dungeons and Dragons "Cutie Marks & Dragons" Set Revealed  [ http://tinyurl.com/yajybtxq ]

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20:17 <Finwe> Lt Pony|68258.

20:17 <Finwe> o7

20:17 * Pony|68258 wavewae.

20:18 <Finwe> Miss PrincessRainbows.

20:18 * Pony|68258 sneaks a second v in where it belongs.

20:18 * Finwe doffs hos hat.

20:18 <Finwe> His, even.

20:21 * PrincessRainbows barks more at Finwe and chews his hat

20:22 <RichardMist> hello Mr. Finwe and others *waves*

20:52 * Schism returns from taking these new things for a try. "Comfortable shoes. Bit stiff right now, but they'll get broken in. Nice arch support, too."

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21:02 <Ali> Ok, I've got a /bit/ of a problem

21:02 <Ali> Today my monitor decides its the best time to crap out

21:08 <Ali> Colgate, is there any tech ponies around that knows how to deal with monitor issues?

21:15 <Starlight_Glimmer> What kind of issues?

21:15 <Starlight_Glimmer> If your monitor is actually broken usually that's not worth fixing.

21:16 <Starlight_Glimmer> The faults I see most often are vertical lines and dead backlight.

21:17 <Ali> Starlight_Glimmer: the screen flickers to life for about 1/10th of a second before going back off

21:17 <Ali> And it will repeat this process over and over

21:17 <Starlight_Glimmer> So I assum you don't actually see anything?

21:17 <Ali> You can

21:18 <Ali> But its very very brief

21:18 <Starlight_Glimmer> As far as actual electronic components are concerned I guess AppleDash might be a better call than me

21:19 <Ali> They have to be around first Starlight_Glimmer :P

21:19 <Starlight_Glimmer> They have been around either today or yesterday.

21:20 <Starlight_Glimmer> What I'd do is make sure it doesn't work with other devices so you're absolutely sure it's the monitor. If the monitor doesn't work and you don't happen to have spare components like capacitors and a soldering iron around you're probably better off search for a used replacement

21:21 <AppleDash> aaaa

21:21 <Ali> I don't have any repair equipment around

21:21 <Starlight_Glimmer> searching*

21:21 <Ali> And there's nothing else to test it on, its the only PC type computer around here.

21:21 <Starlight_Glimmer> Good evening AppleDash. Your expertise is required.

21:21 <Ali> If it can even help

21:22 <Ali> The monitor is shot, there's no quick way of getting a new one

21:22 * Starlight_Glimmer is more of a web dev and sysadmin pony.

21:23 <Starlight_Glimmer> Identifying bulging capacitors is relatively easy, but you'd need to solder in a new one if that's the problem.

21:24 <Starlight_Glimmer> The labor cost makes it not worth it going to a repair shop.

21:24 <Starlight_Glimmer> If it is a faulty capacitor these things are cheap.

21:27 <Starlight_Glimmer> Other than that I can only recommend the usual troubleshooting steps. Different device, different cable, different port etc.

21:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> If it's actually broken I'd recommend carigslist or what ever happens to be your local trendy thingy.

21:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> You might also be able to find old monitors free of charge at recycling centers.

21:29 <Starlight_Glimmer> Some places also have non-profit computer shops.

21:30 <Starlight_Glimmer> I'd give you my Dell monitor, but shipping is a lot more than the thing is worth.

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21:33 <PinkieShy> Cable box died on us today >_>

21:34 <PinkieShy> Can't even watch Digital cable we pay for because of this until Tuesday when we got the chance to go by their office by appointment

21:34 <Ali> Starlight_Glimmer can't test it on anything, its the only PC in the house, I told you that once

21:34 * Ali flops over PinkieShy, her PC monitor crapped out and now she can't do anything

21:35 <Starlight_Glimmer> hdmi, vga or dvi?

21:35 <Starlight_Glimmer> HDMI you can test easily with like a dvd player

21:36 <Starlight_Glimmer> DVI in some instances is compatible with HDMI. That's only a matter of the right cable

21:36 <Starlight_Glimmer> VGA well I'd recommend asking someone with like an old ThinkPad to see if they can help you out

21:44 * RichardMist *waves to Ali and Starlight_Glimmer*

21:45 <RichardMist> hoiii!

21:46 * PrincessRainbows flops on Ali and whimpers

21:56 * PinkieShy hugs PrincessRainbows and Ali

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21:58 * PrincessRainbows tears up and hugs PinkieShy so much

22:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Ignite Tracks! Starlight, Berry Punch, Griffonstone Themes! [ http://tinyurl.com/y7gam94s ]

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22:27 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3338 [ http://tinyurl.com/yca3uc2r ]

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22:37 * Ali boops Starlight_Glimmer

22:37 * Starlight_Glimmer drags Ali under their blankets.

22:38 <Ali> Having to use the TV to be my monitor for the time being

22:38 <Ali> It feels wierd and strange, but this is better than nothing.

22:39 <Starlight_Glimmer> :-/

22:39 <Ali> Well its better than using that craptop I was on earlier

22:40 <Starlight_Glimmer> Friend of mine keeps telling me how happy he is with his 40" as a monitor.

22:40 <Ali> Yeah I'm now on a 52" instead of a 24"

22:40 <Ali> Do not like, want to go back to the other resolution

22:40 <Starlight_Glimmer> I personally don't get it. Anyhoof I need to go to bed now. See you later!

22:41 <Ali> Oks, night night

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22:47 <PinkieShy> I feel lost without the clock from the digital cable box...

22:47 <PinkieShy> Maybe this is a better time than ever to upgrade my google home mini to the Nest hub..

22:47 * Ali huggles on PinkieShy

22:47 * PinkieShy licks Ali

22:48 <PinkieShy> It's a weird feeling ya know.. We have had a clock there since 2003 (Since having digital cable) and now.. Its gone lol

22:48 * Ali nods

22:53 <RichardMist> haha : https://roundtrip.itch.io/long-stoplight

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23:47 * Schism offers PinkieShy a big bowl of cream of wheat, with a bit of strawberry jam and loads of butter and cream.

23:48 <Schism> (Or grits.  Grits are also of the nom.)