00:29 * Filly_Nightmares noms Ali
00:29 * Ali curls up with Filly_Nightmares and hugs on.
00:30 * Filly_Nightmares melts at Ali
00:30 * Filly_Nightmares nom nom nom noms Ali cheekies!
00:32 * Ali freezes Filly_Nightmares cause unicorn is cold
00:58 * Lumindia_ yawns
00:58 * Lumindia_ applies a warm blanket to the two
00:58 * Lumindia_ nestles between them and fluffs up
00:58 <Lumindia_> UwU
00:58 <Lumindia_> yer both soft and very cuddleable
01:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Say Something Nice About Angel Wings [ https://tinyurl.com/ygrtfeuh ]
01:10 <Finwe> Good evening, everypony.
01:11 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Filly_Nightmares and Schism; Messrs Lumindia_, Cepheid, PinkieShy and ADragonDreaming.
01:11 * Finwe doffs his hat.
01:11 * Ali squeaks at Finwe
01:12 <Cepheid> Finwe.
01:13 * Finwe tail-noms on Ali.
01:13 <Finwe> *omnomnom*
01:48 <Cepheid> You really shouldn't do that. You don't know where that tail's been.
01:48 <Cepheid> Plus ye know, COVID risks and all that.
02:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2467 [ https://tinyurl.com/ydm5hram ]
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02:47 <Cepheid> Guh. I need to get back down to 2 seroquel tablets an evening. Three is just leaving me too groggy, that not even a coffee and a shower wakes me up.
03:50 <AltairTheDragonHorse> kek
03:50 <AltairTheDragonHorse> I love the image they used for the entry about Angel Wings.
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04:24 <Cepheid> This kid, he's got spunk.
04:25 <Cepheid> Un-augmented gear, fighting Fatalis.
04:25 <Cepheid> Dies to fireballs in one hit.
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06:10 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
06:22 * AltairTheDragonHorse sleepily wingwaves
06:22 * ConfusionRift wavies back.
06:32 <Cepheid> Hey Rifty.
06:32 * Cepheid drags a Safi'jiiva horn into the room.
06:33 <ConfusionRift> I see you brought another trophy for the wall. Nice. :P
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06:34 <PinkieShy> So i noticed something..
06:35 <PinkieShy> Waffle house the other day they started using those biodegradable straws now..
06:35 <PinkieShy> I don't notice any different out then the straw when it bends might leak
06:42 <ConfusionRift> PinkieShy: For the most part, you can either see or feel a difference in the straws. They're either rougher, lighter, or (in the case of corn starch ones) you can see fibers. But yeah, they often break more easily.
06:43 <PinkieShy> ConfusionRift these were light and very thin.
06:43 <PinkieShy> Like you could see and feel the difference.
06:43 <PinkieShy> Maybe it could have been bamboo based? I dunno
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07:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Let the Day Glimmer! - Starlight Glimmer Day Begins [ https://tinyurl.com/yzkvkxrx ]
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07:40 * Cepheid brings back bits and pieces of Safi'jiiva.
07:40 <Cepheid> Been a long time since I broke everything on him too.
07:56 <Cepheid> Hooo gods.
07:57 <Cepheid> That took forever.
07:58 <Cepheid> Hum, some sort of live event going on at 7 AM for Rise.
07:58 <ConfusionRift> Huh.
08:09 <Cepheid> Right, time to get up and move a bit.
08:17 <Cepheid> So, whatcha up to this evening, ConfusionRift?
08:19 <ConfusionRift> Right now? Not much at all, just listening to some music and about to jump to some low level huntings to clear that list.
08:23 * ConfusionRift left the volume a tad too high. "Ooouuuch."
08:38 <ConfusionRift> I just remembered that I can't trap Nergigante.
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08:52 * ConfusionRift contemplates doing the pain quests.
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09:00 * Filly_Nightmares meow
09:00 * Filly_Nightmares nom nom nomfs ConfusionRift
09:08 <Finwe> Good forenoon, my perissodactyls of minute stature.
09:09 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz; Mlles Filly_Nightmares and Schism; Messrs Cepheid, Tirek and Lumindia_.
09:09 <Finwe> o7
09:10 <Cepheid> I literally need a break from gaming right now.
09:10 <RazorSharpFang> Fair enough
09:11 * Finwe devours Cepheid's gaming rig.
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09:11 <Cepheid> I've been playing games non-stop almost since 8 PM(About 9 hours ago).
09:14 <RazorSharpFang> Too long
09:15 <Cepheid> Indeed, and my lungs hurt a bit.
09:19 * ConfusionRift patpats Filly_Nightmares.
09:19 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
09:19 * Filly_Nightmares gybgr
09:19 * Filly_Nightmares hungry!
09:20 <ConfusionRift> That Paolumu fight was pure nonsense.
09:20 * Filly_Nightmares purrs and nomfs Finwe
09:21 <Cepheid> They usually are.
09:22 <Cepheid> ... Greeeaaaat, a new vulnerability in Intel CPUs.
09:22 <ConfusionRift> Velkhana didn't help.
09:23 <ConfusionRift> Oooof cooourse.
09:23 <Cepheid> Two undocumented instructions, which allow controlling of microarchitectural state, including modification of the microcode, in any CPU mode.
09:24 <ConfusionRift> Great.
09:24 <Cepheid> Well, not any CPU mode. The instructions are decoded in all modes, but only in "Red Unlocked" state do they do anything.
09:25 <Cepheid> But that means if code can get executed while the CPU is in that state in some manner, modified microcode can then be used to enable the execution in any mode, and ultimately, take complete control of the CPU.
09:26 <ConfusionRift> And basically do whatever you want with processing instructions.
09:26 <Cepheid> Moooore or less.
09:27 <Cepheid> At the moment, it'd require physical access to the system, but basically it allows circumventing security.
09:27 <Cepheid> Microcode updates are signed, and there's stuff that ensures only signed microcode updates are installed.
09:28 <ConfusionRift> There are still a lot of gullible users who would give away remote access to their system.
09:28 <Cepheid> However, this allows circumventing that.
09:28 <Cepheid> And unsigned microcode can be installed.
09:29 <Cepheid> That said, my understanding of microcode updates is that they are volatile. They need to be installed every time the system boots.
09:30 <Cepheid> But, I suppose one could write malicious microcode, then use a virus that wiggles itself into that installation process to install the malicious microcode instead of the actual correct microcode.
09:31 <Cepheid> Man, the thread is full of "Glad I have a mac" comments.
09:32 <Cepheid> Yeah... I'm sorry, but your mac probably has glaring bugs in it too.
09:32 <RazorSharpFang> Aren't macs still using intel CPUs?
09:33 <Cepheid> ARM now.
09:33 <Cepheid> Custom ARM setup designed by Apple.
09:33 <Cepheid> But some Macs are still using Intel, yes.
09:33 <RazorSharpFang> Hmm. Wouldn't that cause either performance or compatibility issues with older mac apps?
09:43 <Cepheid> Yes,
09:43 <Cepheid> Compatibility, definitely.
09:43 <Cepheid> You cannot run x86 or x86_64 software on any ARM chip.
09:44 <Cepheid> To get around this, Apple has developed it's own translation software.
09:44 <RazorSharpFang> There's emulation which kills performance.
09:44 <Cepheid> This of course has a performance impact.
09:45 <Cepheid> But yeah, the goal is for developers to transition to ARM, and abandon their x86/x86_64 codebases and have those be emulated.
09:46 <RazorSharpFang> Well, if they're in a C-like language, it should just be able to be compiled for the other set right?
09:48 <Cepheid> In theory, it should be that simple. In practice, it's never that simple.
09:50 <RazorSharpFang> The core driller's output is so tiny on tiny planets, makes me wonder why I even bothered...
09:50 <Cepheid> Because even a miniscule amount of different ores is better than 0.
09:51 <RazorSharpFang> I just wanted uranium from a uranium-planet.
09:52 <RazorSharpFang> Doesn't help that solar is -62%
09:52 * Dapper_Dappled chews on RazorSharpFang's uranium.
09:53 <RazorSharpFang> It's radioactive
09:54 <Cepheid> Hum.
09:54 <Cepheid> There was a retweet campaign for MH:Rise.
09:54 <Cepheid> Get 50000 retweets regarding one tweet, and every player will start with an extra 50 honey.
09:54 * Dapper_Dappled chews even more!
09:55 <Cepheid> It started on the 16th..
09:55 <Cepheid> Was met on the 18th.
09:56 * Dapper_Dappled wants this MH:Rise. They should just release it already.
09:57 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1373062406092386306 Capcom, why did you have to add Super Saiyan Monke to Rise?
09:57 * Cepheid pre-ordered Rise. Payment went through yesterday. Yes, yes, I shouldn't pre-order games, but it's Monster Hunter. Leave me be.
09:57 <RazorSharpFang> If it's a good publisher, and it's a good developer, then I see no wrong.
09:58 * Dapper_Dappled 's probably going to day one purchase it so he's not much better.
09:58 <Cepheid> By the by, Dappled.
09:58 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1372499843579473928 Me and ConfusionRift noticed this yesterday. Does this area look familiar to you?
09:58 * Dapper_Dappled points at Capcom's history with Resident Evil. That said, the last 3-4 release of that have been great.
10:00 <Dapper_Dappled> Practically speaking World was my first MH that I got to even high rank in, so the lava just makes me think of Zorah Magdaros.
10:00 <Cepheid> ...
10:00 <Cepheid> Okay, so it's not just us then.
10:00 <Cepheid> See, that's what we noticed yesterday.
10:00 <Cepheid> That area looks like the lower/mid section on the right-hand side of Zorah Magdaros.
10:01 <Cepheid> But other clips of the volcano region I've looked at suggest it's an actual volcanic region, and not a dead Zorah Magdaros.
10:01 <Cepheid> Though I suppose one could have died in the area.
10:01 * Dapper_Dappled points at the Guiding Lands. Dead Zorah Magdaros?
10:02 <Dapper_Dappled> Or is that just what happened because it died in that region do to magic life force build up and otherwise you might end up with that giant snake from the Rotten Vale.
10:02 <Cepheid> Heh. Yeah, that's actually what my thought pattern was. Dead Zorah Magdaros, just a reference to a previous game.
10:03 <Cepheid> Since Dalamadur's skeleton can be found in the Rotten Vale of World, while it was from a previous game.
10:03 <Cepheid> If anything, the explanation for it could be "That's one of the Zorah Magdaros' we repelled. Assuming it wasn't the same one we were repelling over and over."
10:04 <Dapper_Dappled> It's been a while since I did that part of the story, was that the First Zorah Magdaros that the Hunters had encountered? I know it's the first one that players ever fought, right?
10:04 <Cepheid> First one ever encountered.
10:05 <Cepheid> Prior to World, Zorah Magdaros never existed.
10:05 * Dapper_Dappled knows that the Wyvernians have ancient knowledge that retcons plot.
10:05 <Cepheid> Back in the Old World days, the monsters of note that allowed climbing onto them were...
10:06 <Cepheid> Jhen Mohran, it's subspecies introduced in 3U, and Dalamadur. Those are the top ones I am familiar with. Rifty would know if there were others prior to Tri.
10:06 * Dapper_Dappled hopes that they bring back Palico mode, have they said anything about that?
10:06 <Cepheid> Not as far as I know. Honestly that would be nice.
10:07 <Cepheid> But given the palicos are being treated as support characters this time around, it's unlikely.
10:07 <Dapper_Dappled> Lame.
10:07 * Dapper_Dappled would also play a Palamute. Cause good boi.
10:08 <Cepheid> Basically, Palicos seem to be going back to their support roles from 4U/XX.
10:08 <Cepheid> While the Palamutes are taking over the combat role.
10:08 <Cepheid> Which I'm fine with since their attacks are... interesting.
10:09 <Cepheid> Also, riding.
10:10 * Cepheid looks around Twitter and imgur and sees all the moth artwork. "... I swear, people would make sexy artwork of an inanimate carbon rod if they felt like it."
10:10 <Dapper_Dappled> Of course.
10:11 <Cepheid> I'm not complaining, it's just..
10:11 <Cepheid> Man, people are creative when they want to make cute or sexy artwork.
10:19 * Dapper_Dappled wants to share his idea for a future character for D&D/Pathfinder/etc. game if he can convince a DM to allow it.
10:20 * ConfusionRift returns with a Legiana in a net. "This guy..."
10:21 * Dapper_Dappled wishes to play an Undead. Specifically a member of a royal family that was animated instead of raised. He was going to be one of those one true heir things but died before being put on the throne and someone mixed up the scrolls to get him back to life, so now he's disqualified to actually rule on
10:21 * Dapper_Dappled account of being undead.
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10:21 * Cepheid pokes the Legiana.
10:21 * Cepheid loses an arm.
10:22 <ConfusionRift> Should've pointed out it was asleep, not dead. :P
10:22 <Dapper_Dappled> The answer is more barrel bombs.
10:23 <Cepheid> Or cannonballs.
10:23 <Cepheid> Lots of cannonballs.
10:23 * Cepheid loads up all the cannons in Castle Schrade.
10:24 * Cepheid fires them off. Watches them all miss because SOMEONE CAME DOWN EARLY.
10:25 <ConfusionRift> Cepheid: Last I remember, it was possible to "climb" Shen Gaoren and Lao-Shan Lung, but it's not required. It's if you're brave and want to risk adding bombs to do extra damage. You can take it down without, if you do enough damage.
10:25 <Cepheid> Mmm. Yeah, I remember that you could jump off a bridge to land on it's shell for extra carves and bomb damage.
10:25 <ConfusionRift> And Yama Tsukami is a joke.
10:26 <ConfusionRift> Akantor and Ukanlos are just bigger Nergigantes.
10:27 <ConfusionRift> Well, more a mix of Nergigante and Nargakuga.
10:27 <ConfusionRift> *Nargacuga.
10:28 <Cepheid> I wonder if Akantor will re-appear in Rise.
10:28 <ConfusionRift> ...
10:28 <Cepheid> With an explicit volcano region, seems likely.
10:28 <ConfusionRift> Don't. I will toss this game out the window.
10:28 <Cepheid> I'd be there to help you slay it, ye know.
10:29 <Cepheid> I wouldn't let you take it on solo because it'd drive you insane.
10:29 <ConfusionRift> I will TOSS this GAME out the FRIGGIN' windooooow! :P
10:29 <Cepheid> I'll take SnS Wide-Range and Speed Eater.
10:30 * Dapper_Dappled Artillery 5 Gunlance, wyvern explosion only!
10:31 <Cepheid> I'd prefer switch-axe, myself. But I'm going to try and play some other weapons this time around.
10:31 <Cepheid> Debating Hunting Horn, what with it's changes making it easier to use.
10:31 <Cepheid> That said, I honestly don't get your problem with Akantor, ConfusionRift. My few experiences with him weren't that bad.
10:31 <ConfusionRift> ...heh?
10:32 <Cepheid> Granted, they weren't G-Rank.
10:32 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, in MHFU, that thing was the urgent to move to G-Rank.
10:33 <ConfusionRift> Ukanlos was if not in the middle, right at the end of G-Rank.
10:33 <Cepheid> I think he was in 4U as well.
10:33 <Cepheid> That is, Akantor being an key/urgent for G-Rank.
10:34 <ConfusionRift> Huh. Never got too far in 4U... or 3U for that matter.
10:34 <Cepheid> Admittedly I never got very far into G-Rank.
10:35 <Cepheid> Of all the MH games I've played, World is the only one I've "completed" in the sense that I killed the strongest monster at the very end of the game.
10:36 * ConfusionRift sighs. "Just needed one more tail..."
10:36 <Cepheid> And mostly because I play the healer.
10:36 <Cepheid> Because no one else seems capable of BLOODY HEALING THEMSELVES.
10:37 <Cepheid> With a monster that can kill most players in two hits, you'd think some players would heal themselves a bit more frequently.
10:38 <ConfusionRift> Technically, I beat MHP2. We did beat Akantor. Alas, moving to Freedom Unite, we were forced to beat it again. Round 2 sucked, but got done. Then, we got stuck on the third line in G-Rank. Mostly, because our team dissolved, and me and my cousin got real tired of the same nonsense.
10:40 <Cepheid> Mmm.
10:40 <Cepheid> That's one of the benefits of the whole SOS system. Don't have to worry about dissolving teams. Can just keep hunting and call in help, or join sessions with set goals and help others.
10:40 <Cepheid> It's what I've been doing with regards to Fatalis. Finding others who need a helping hand with taking him out.
10:42 <ConfusionRift> World is more balanced to me. I feel it's possible to get things done. The other games on the other hand, it's about the grind, which I don't like.
10:42 <Cepheid> Some folks though need a slap upside the face back to reality. Yeah, they're nice people, and they're persistent, but man...
10:42 <Cepheid> Your defense is in the low 900. You die from fireballs.
10:42 <Cepheid> In one hit.
10:42 <Cepheid> Don't you think maybe you should take a step back, and gear up a bit better?
10:42 * ConfusionRift stares at his 828 defense. "Hmmm."
10:43 <Cepheid> Yeah, augmentation will help once you get to that point.
10:43 <Cepheid> But even then..
10:43 <Cepheid> At 1,100 or so defense, with 50 fire resist, a lot of Fatalis' attacks do an incredible amount of damage.
10:44 <Cepheid> The step between even the highest-tier monster in the Guiding Lands or event quests, to Fatalis, is a significant one.
10:44 <Cepheid> Even Alatreon, excluding Escaton Judgement, hits for less.
10:44 <Cepheid> That said, between Alatreon and Fatalis, Fatalis is easier.
10:45 <Cepheid> You... just kinda need to learn the attacks, their signals, and get the hell out of dodge.
10:45 <Cepheid> If you hear a jet turbine, run.
10:46 <Cepheid> If your camera suddenly zooms out, run.
10:46 <Cepheid> Maybe even block.
10:46 <Cepheid> If you can.
10:46 <Cepheid> If Fatalis looks at you? I'd say run, but chances are you're ****ed.
10:47 <Cepheid> Get pinned by him? Pray you have a healer on the team, or someone who knows how to flinch him.
10:50 * Filly_Nightmares shivers at Cepheid
10:50 <Cepheid> I wish I was exaggerating, to be honest. It's legitimately the hardest fight I've ever fought in an MH game. And I've fought some stuff I considered "Hard" in games prior to World.
10:50 <Cepheid> Someone on the dev team really had it out for the metagamers, I think.
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10:53 <ConfusionRift> Well, Fatalis was 1/4 as bad as it is now. It was slow and not very fast. It just hit hard, and the lightning strikes caught people off guard. They just made it as rampant as it was meant to be.
10:54 <Cepheid> Glad lightning isn't a thing in this case.
10:54 <ConfusionRift> Lucky.
10:54 <Cepheid> The three biggest attacks that always get people aaaarrrreee..
10:54 <Cepheid> The charging downwards blast. It typically OHKOs most players.
10:55 <Cepheid> The downwards flame breath. This is guaranteed to KO unless you're near the edge of it and roll out in time.
10:55 <Cepheid> It deals something like 20-25% of your health per tick, every half second or so.
10:55 <Cepheid> Last one is the wide-arc flame breath. It's similar to the downwards flame breath, only it shoots out in a wide arc across the arena.
10:56 <Cepheid> It's basically as deadly as the downward flame breath.
10:56 <Cepheid> There's obstacles that block it, but I wouldn't rely too heavily on them. Seen some clipping cases where the breath gets through them due to Fatalis' placement.
10:57 <Cepheid> No, your best bet is to either get out of the arc, or guard. The flame breaths don't require Guard Up.
10:57 <Cepheid> The charged blast/fireballs however, do need Guard Up.
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10:58 <Cepheid> The problem with the arc though is, if you're far away, and it's aimed at you, you're pretty much a gonner unless you can guard.
10:58 <Golden> I have Final Fantasy IX on switch. Got a copy of Final Fantasy Anthology for the original PlayStation.
10:58 <Cepheid> I call it wide-arc for a reason. It's approximately 90 to 100 degrees.
10:58 <Cepheid> Hum, let's see what this new stream of theirs is today.
10:59 <ConfusionRift> Oh yeah, should point out that both Fatalis were within the main quests in the past, in high rank.
10:59 <Golden> Fatalis instils fear in me for world....
10:59 <Cepheid> Mmm.
11:00 <Cepheid> Fatalis here is literally "There's nothing else to kill after this."
11:00 <ConfusionRift> In terms of difficulty, despite it being presented as a dark omen of cataclysm, it was weaker than Akantor.
11:00 <Cepheid> It's armor is something else.
11:01 <Golden> I am afraid what a Fatalis fight will be in rise...
11:01 <Cepheid> Beta+ armor has True Razor Sharpness/Spare Shot, +100 Stamina/Health at start of quest or after fainting with 4 peices.
11:01 <ConfusionRift> Considering the mobility, it's probably expected to take it down from the air.
11:01 <Cepheid> At 2 pieces, it unlocks ALL the secret skill caps.
11:02 <Golden> My lord if they bring in the other Fatalis forms, and give them the level of buffs the Fatalis in world got....
11:02 <Cepheid> Also, every piece of Beta+ has 3 level 4 slots.
11:02 <Cepheid> So basically, you'll never take it off once made.
11:03 * ConfusionRift watches a bit of the fight. "What is this mess?!"
11:03 <Golden> Fatalis.
11:03 <Cepheid> Fatalis is ridiculou.
11:03 <Cepheid> Ridiculous*
11:03 <Cepheid> It's still easier than Alatreon, though.
11:03 <Cepheid> Alatreon's problem is that it requires a certain amount of elemental damage to be dealt to it repeatedly.
11:04 <Golden> It's like you are fighting a monster who achieved Ultra Instinct.
11:05 <Cepheid> Fatalis meanwhile..
11:05 <Cepheid> Your core concerns are just dealing damage, and breaking the horns.
11:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2239 [ https://tinyurl.com/yhr2fcay ]
11:05 <Cepheid> And you only have to break the horns once. Twice is better, but once will save your bacon.
11:06 <Cepheid> And your poogie will thank you for that.
11:07 <Cepheid> But yeah, the difference in damage from the highest-tier monsters and Fatalis is nuts.
11:08 <Cepheid> Goes from "Oh, I just took 20% of my health in damage" to "Oh gods I just took 70% of my health in damage."
11:08 <ConfusionRift> Let's see... areas of attack, check... central powerful attack, check... attack with unlimited range, check... the old disgusting charge attack, check... A FREAKING NOVA ATTACK, check... the stupid tail swipe, check... aaand a good ol' body slam.
11:09 <Cepheid> The body slam is less an attack and a side effect of attacking Fatalis.
11:09 <Cepheid> The core mechanic with Fatalis outside of busting the horns is knocking him down onto all fours, by attacking the midsection.
11:10 <ConfusionRift> And you can't do that for too long, because it has a counter that boosts him away from a swipe.
11:10 <ConfusionRift> *for a swipe
11:12 <Cepheid> Yeah, you have to keep doing it throughout the battle.
11:12 <Cepheid> It becomes less critical after a horn break.
11:12 <Cepheid> And you WANT to break that horn.
11:12 <Cepheid> It weakens the nova, and weakens flame attacks in the later part of the battle. Which, given they get a critical boost halfway through, can mean the difference between surviving a hit with 5% health, or death.
11:14 <Cepheid> Ah, the event today is just a stream of the crazy teacher lady they have for the MH:Rise Japanese commercials playing the game.
11:14 <Cepheid> As well as talking about the game, and doing a raffle for some silver amiibos.
11:17 <Cepheid> ConfusionRift: Anyhow, yeah. Fatalis is crazy. Still not as bull*YAY* as Alatreon. Alatreon requires you deal a certain amount of elemental damage, which is scaled based on number of hunters, by a certain point. Otherwise, you just straight up die.
11:18 <Cepheid> Making it worse is that he switches between ice, dragon and fire. For ice and fire, you have to use the opposing element. For dragon, you just use dragon element.
11:19 <Cepheid> And when he switches, the relevant elemental state he's in, he's immune to that element, and it does in the area of "sweet f-all" of effect with regards to the elemental damage requirement above.
11:19 <Cepheid> And you can't switch weapons, because farcasters are disabled.
11:21 * ConfusionRift chuckles. "They decide to bring the crimson one."
11:21 <Cepheid> The intended method to fighting it is to start with the element it's weak to at the start, which changes based on the quest undertaken, fight with that element, hope you do enough damage, all while also trying to break the horns.
11:22 <Cepheid> If you break the horns, it prevents it from switching the opposing element following it's nova.
11:23 * ConfusionRift hears the theme play towards the end. "yeeessss!"
11:24 <Cepheid> Yes, they pull out Proof of a Hero.
11:24 <Cepheid> For the record, the dragonator does in the area of 16,000 damage to it.
11:25 <ConfusionRift> Yep, so like before, you depend on it.
11:25 <Cepheid> It's... not critical, but yeah, it certainly helps.
11:28 <ConfusionRift> Wow, the commander's comment. Yeah, you are THE hunter indeed. :P
11:29 <ConfusionRift> Uuuuh, MR6?! Yeeeaaaaah, nooooo, not happening.
11:30 <Cepheid> You also need HR24, and on top of that, need to face off against Alatreon at least twice.
11:30 <Cepheid> Fortunately, you don't have to succeed the first time.
11:50 * ConfusionRift blargs.
12:04 * Filly_Nightmares mleps and nomfs ConfusionRift nosie
12:05 * ConfusionRift boops Filly_Nightmares. :P
12:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Starlight Glimmer Day Discussion: Character Development, Episode Ideas and More! [ https://tinyurl.com/ygfj54m3 ]
12:13 * ConfusionRift crashes asleep.
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14:24 <Finwe> Miss Angeline.
14:24 * Finwe doffs his hat.
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14:50 <Finwe> Lt Pony|75124.
14:50 <Finwe> o7
14:50 * Finwe noms on Pony|75124's tail.
14:52 * Pony|75124 tail-wiggles a greeting.
15:01 <Finwe> Good afternoon, and merry vernal equinox.
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16:01 * Schism makes KD with pico de gallo and diced ham. Offers some to pones.
16:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Marble Pie College (Cover B) for Upcoming My Little Pony #99 [ https://tinyurl.com/yj5rafgo ]
16:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Show Song Remix: Daniel Ingram - Winter Wrap Up (Algo at All Remix) [Electro] [ https://tinyurl.com/yfxl97dj ]
16:25 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Marble Pie College (Cover B) for Upcoming My Little Pony #99 [ https://tinyurl.com/yj5rafgo ]
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17:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Episode Rewatch - Season 6 Episode 9-10 - The Saddle Row Review / Applejack's "Day" Off [ https://tinyurl.com/yfu8ka3u ]
17:38 * Finwe hats on LadyBlackthorne.
17:40 * LadyBlackthorne looks up from her sitting pillow. "Hmm?"
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18:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 20 of the Best Fanfics to Read for Starlight Glimmer Day! [ https://tinyurl.com/ygae93p7 ]
18:14 <Finwe> Starlight Glimmer Day?
18:14 <Finwe> o3o?
18:18 <LadyBlackthorne> 'A terrible day, if I do say so myself."
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18:28 * Starlight_Glimmer banishes LadyBlackthorne
18:34 <Finwe> :D
18:34 <Finwe> !twilight time
18:34 <DerpyBot> It's not Twilight time right now, silly!
18:34 <Finwe> !starlight day
18:35 <Finwe> Starlight day! Starlight day!
18:35 * Finwe bounces around in front of Starlight_Glimmer.
18:35 * Finwe then happily noms on Starlight_Glimmer's tail.
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18:39 *** ChanServ sets mode: +qo Ali Ali
18:39 * Ali bounces around in front of Finwe
18:39 <Ali> Doffing time! Doffing time!
18:40 * Ali doffs over Finwe
18:40 <Starlight_Glimmer> Good evening Ali and Finwe.
18:40 * Ali flops over Starlight_Glimmer
18:41 <Finwe> Miss Ali, Mr Starlight_Glimmer.
18:41 * Finwe doffs his hat.
18:41 <Finwe> :3
18:43 <LadyBlackthorne> :p
18:43 <LadyBlackthorne> I just never warmed up to her.
18:43 * LadyBlackthorne is also not a fan of Trixie, Chrysalis/changelings, and Cozy Glow.
18:44 <Finwe> It is indeed a well-know fact that Rainbow Dash is the best pony.
18:44 * LadyBlackthorne has a particular attatchment to Fluttershy, with Twilight as a second.
18:45 <Finwe> Yes, Twilight is second best.
18:46 <Finwe> If we don't count Princess Luna, of course.
18:46 * Ali puffycheeks, Twi is best dorkpono
18:46 * LadyBlackthorne tends to waver back and fourth between Celestia and Luna.
18:46 * Finwe ruffles Ali.
18:47 <LadyBlackthorne> As for CMC, Scootalo is my favorite.
18:47 <Ali> She is best chicken *flees*
18:47 <Finwe> Your favourite chicken?
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19:05 <Finwe> "You see here a paperback book named Raising Steam (for sale, 20 zorkmids)."
19:05 <Finwe> I see.
19:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3640 [ https://tinyurl.com/ye4vlwxe ]
19:06 * Finwe reads the book, gains experience and reaches level 3.
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19:37 * Starlight_Glimmer is amused how everyone here is wrong about who's best pony.
19:37 <Starlight_Glimmer> Also Sweetie Belle clearly is best CMC.
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19:49 * Finwe baps Starlight_Glimmer.
19:49 <Finwe> Clearly your opinion on the matter is wrong.
19:50 * Starlight_Glimmer is never wrong
19:50 * Starlight_Glimmer is clearly flawless and perfect
19:50 * Starlight_Glimmer sits on Finwe
19:55 * Finwe has Starlight_Glimmer's hindquarters placed upon his person.
19:55 * Filly_Nightmares uses Finwe as a bed
19:56 * Finwe is a sofa-bed now.
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21:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Starlight Glimmer - 2021 Edition (Part 1) [ https://tinyurl.com/yjho9oh6 ]
21:08 <Dapper_Dappled> Needs more Sunset Shimmer.
21:10 <Schism> "I failed to place the order twice, and there are four charges on my account." "Do any of those charges have a + or - sign on them?" "...two do...?"
21:11 * Dapper_Dappled chews on order forms.
21:13 <Cepheid> People can't math.
21:13 <Schism> People can't bank account, more like.
21:17 <Starlight_Glimmer> Why would that even show up on your bank statement?
21:17 <Starlight_Glimmer> If the order doesn't go through, there's no charge
21:18 <Cepheid> Something happened after the initial transaction, and before delivery?
21:18 <Starlight_Glimmer> I've had orders fail twice in which case there was a charge and that charge wasn't automatically refunded. Those were bugs though.
21:19 <Starlight_Glimmer> Yeah but failed to place.
21:19 <Starlight_Glimmer> I mean at least here you order first and pay after that or payment finishes the order
21:19 * Finwe noms on Starlight_Glimmer.
21:20 <Starlight_Glimmer> In case of credit card or direct debit the transaction usually cancels in a way the charge disappears as well.
21:20 * Cepheid shrugs.
21:21 <Starlight_Glimmer> In one case where the company told me they couldn't deliver weeks after payment of course I got a refund on my credit card that was an additional transaction. That's quite rare though.
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22:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Starlight Glimmer - 2021 Edition (Part 2) [ https://tinyurl.com/yhrntaes ]
22:51 <Lumindia_> @Starlight_Glimmer: it happens
22:51 <Lumindia_> I went to gift someone a sub on twitch. The charge went through, but someone else gifted at the exact same time, and theirs collided with me
22:51 <Lumindia_> so twitch recognized that theirs was the successful one and issued me a refund
22:53 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/xJlEUgB.jpg This armor set is ridiculous. I mean look at this. This also includes Clutch Claw Boost and Guard Up, on a separate skill list page.
23:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Starlight Glimmer - 2021 Edition (Part 3) [ https://tinyurl.com/yf44lx8x ]
23:06 <Cepheid> Ah, nice. Two great spiritvein gems from that Nergi.
23:22 * Schism contemplates making a few pancakes for herself while the laundry's in. "Urgh..."
23:22 * Lumindia_ nibbles on Schism's ear
23:22 <Schism> Or I might just finish off the leftover macaroni. o3o
23:23 <Lumindia_> macaroni
23:23 <Lumindia_> do it
23:24 <Schism> Or not: it has been eaten.
23:24 * Schism might make MOAR, but not right now.
23:25 <Schism> Isn't it always the way? You make up a batch of whatever, someone else eats the rest after you tell them they're free to, and then all of a sudden you want exactly that.
23:25 <Cepheid> There is a reason I never offer.
23:27 <Cepheid> Okay, right, I'm ready to fight Fatalis with this set. All I need is a single Evil Eye.
23:27 <Cepheid> Two if I want his weapon.
23:29 <Schism> It's okay. I'll just make pancakes in the leftover bacon fat with jam.
23:32 <Starlight_Glimmer> Hey I love bacon as much as the next guy, but pan cakes are supposed to be sweet. Everything else is heresy!
23:32 <Schism> Ahem.
23:32 <Schism> Maple bacon pancakes.
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23:40 <Starlight_Glimmer> What have the United States done to you Canada. I still had hope :P
23:45 <Schism> How is maple syrup, bacon and pancakes in any way NOT Canadian?
23:49 <Starlight_Glimmer> Gotta blame someone!
23:49 <Schism> For what? Pancakes, syrup and bacon are still healthier than... the Full English.
23:50 <Cepheid> Mmmm. Final Evil Eye.
23:50 <Cepheid> Now I just need a Stygian Zinogre Skymerald.
23:50 <Lumindia_> "I think I might have ADHD because I can't remember where I parked my Ford." That's not how ADHD works "But I keep losing my Focus."
23:51 * Schism bites the Lumin.
23:52 <Starlight_Glimmer> Bacon and healthy probably shouldn't be used together in one sentence :P
23:52 <Schism> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_breakfast
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23:53 <Schism> Bacon, sausage, fried eggs, black pudding, baked beans, fried tomatoes, mushrooms, toast, and pitch-black tea.
23:53 <Schism> For all the UK folks like to harp on Americans' eating habits, the fry-up certainly ain't much better.
23:54 <Schism> (The tea can be given a miss, save that it's often served with way too much sugar, and a splash of milk.)
23:54 <Starlight_Glimmer> Brits also fry candy bars. Not saying that isn't great, but you know ... they're not exactly known for their wholesome cuisine
23:55 <Schism> Ah, yes, the deep-fried Mars bar, a classic of Brit cuisine.
23:56 <Starlight_Glimmer> I guess they fry that creamy cake thingy in the U.S., so they upped the Brits there I believe
23:56 <Schism> That would be the Twinkie. But I believe that takes second place to a deep-fried turkey leg.
23:57 <Schism> In honesty, I jest. Most folks don't have a full breakfast _every_ day, let alone something like this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_breakfast#/media/File:Full_Ulster_fry.jpg
23:57 <Schism> Nor do most Americans, or Canadians, do the whole bacon-sausage-overload-of-carbs thing.
23:58 <Schism> (I draw your attention to that lonely slice of tomato sitting on the right.)
23:58 <Starlight_Glimmer> Oh I'm onboard with the turkey leg ;)
23:59 <Starlight_Glimmer> Honestly if I ever set foot in the U.S. again that probably won't be good for my health
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