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00:50 <ADragonDreaming> I have to name my owl.
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02:57 <Lumindia> so I started playing Halo 4
02:57 <Lumindia> It's... quite a thing
02:58 <ADragonDreaming> FPS franchises tend to become zombies fairly quickly, in my estimation...
02:58 <ADragonDreaming> is that the case here?
02:58 <Lumindia> hones4tly, can't say. only played the first two levels
03:00 <Lumindia> it's certainly a pretty looking entry
03:00 <Cepheid> Morning.
03:00 <ADragonDreaming> yo
03:01 <Cepheid> How goes it?
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03:01 <ADragonDreaming> It goes
03:02 <Ali> Thanks game for the 3rd Emolga with a minus attack nature in a row
03:04 <Lumindia> looking at reviews, Halo 4 seems to have generally positive ratings
03:04 <Lumindia> I'll withhold judgement until after I've beaten the campaign
03:17 <Cepheid> Much better. Food, coffee, peelz.
03:18 <Lumindia> grabbin' peelz?
03:19 <Cepheid> Yerp.
03:20 <Cepheid> So, what'd you name everything ADra? Also, get me 8 unique mushrooms please.
03:21 <ADragonDreaming> Cùcaraidh for doggo, Sidhe for catto, and Tyhelluan for birdo.
03:22 <ADragonDreaming> Skyla for hunter.
03:23 <Cepheid> Spitfire for the cat, Bell for the dog, Pinooki for the bird, Cepheid for the hunter.
03:26 <Cepheid> Hum, I should clean this room up a bit before I do any gaming.
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03:40 <Cepheid> There we go, much better.
03:54 <Schism> Sedelyan for hunter, Marietta for cat, Alvain for dog, George for birb.
03:55 * Schism returns from a quick store run, and immediately shotguns an energy drink. Two gulps, and this Monster is gone.
03:56 <Schism> It is perhaps not a good thing that I do these things.
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04:09 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
04:10 <Schism> Ahoy.
04:11 <Schism> "Why do you keep buying pickles?" "Because deviljho tails are delicious and nutritious."
04:11 <Cepheid> Hey Rifty.
04:11 <Schism> (Also because girlpills make one crave salt.)
04:13 <Cepheid> Hinoa is channeling the Handler big time.
04:13 <Cepheid> Talks about eating bunny dango all the time, to the point that if it's threatened in any way, she goes into a furious rage. o3o
04:14 <Schism> Also reminiscent of the lovely and talented Ms. Nashu Mhakaracca.
04:15 * Schism watches Hinoa put together a bomb shaped like dango.
04:19 <Schism> ... HOW?! https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-florida-highway-patrol-removing-boat-blocking-highway-traffic-20210326-6pfeftfpdjdyhj7dmhowmcwpsq-story.html
04:20 <Ali> Schism, first thing
04:20 <Ali> Florida
04:20 <Cepheid> Wasn't secured to the transport vehicle.
04:20 <ConfusionRift> ^
04:21 <ConfusionRift> That just looks like the boat fell off the trailer.
04:21 <Schism> I know, I know. There's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this. But all I can imagine is that because it's Florida, someone decided to jump it out of the ocean and onto an interstate highway.
04:26 <Cepheid> So, Motley Mix replaces the Handler's cooking thing that gets you various items in return for providing an item and some points/money. But rather than take a quest to do, it's instantaneous, and you can submit multiple items at a time. So well-cooked meat is easy as pie to make.
04:28 <ConfusionRift> Like the roasting pit?
04:29 <Schism> This is perfectly sensible. https://twitter.com/mydadisdracula/status/1375070127364976640
04:29 <ConfusionRift> hehehe.
04:30 <Cepheid> More or less, Rifty.
04:35 <ConfusionRift> But you do have the option for multiple item, so hopefully get more out of it.
04:36 <Cepheid> Oh, nice. There are lore records for all of the regions. You can collect up to 10 per region.
04:36 <Cepheid> Which is good because I want to know what the hell was fought in the Frost Islands to leave such a gigantic skeleton.
04:36 <Cepheid> The size alone suggests Raviente.
04:44 <Cepheid> Utsushi, meanwhile, is channeling the Excitable A-Lister. In fact, based on his manner of speaking..
04:44 <Cepheid> I'd argue he's encountered the Excitable A-Lister.
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04:47 <Schism> Right, burn Minnesota to the ground, there's nothing worth saving there.
04:47 <Schism> I shan't elaborate. But seriously.
04:50 <ConfusionRift> Ooookay.
04:53 <Schism> Well, just the legislature. I'm sure there are plenty of good things in Minnesota. Somewhere.
04:55 <Cepheid> *Beats up a bunch of herbivores* *Poses as if she just beat up something powerful.*
05:00 <PinkieShy> We allowed to talk about the gen 5 video
05:00 <PinkieShy> Just wondering :)
05:02 * ConfusionRift shrugs.
05:04 * ConfusionRift boops Ali.
05:04 * Ali squeaks
05:04 * Schism cracks _right_ up at the story 'The Parselmouth of Gryffindor', about a Hermione Granger who is intelligent, socially clever, speaks snaketongue, and absolutely bedevils everyone she meets.
05:09 <Cepheid> Guess that's the new Wiggler. Antidobra.
05:09 <Schism> Useful little things, those.
05:10 <ConfusionRift> I suppose it's allowed. I don't think any have watched it, or will at some point.
05:11 <Schism> G5 might be pretty good. I'm reserving judgement.
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05:33 <Cepheid> Hum. Either that's a "cross the world" category, or there's a sixth area that Capcom had not yet revealed to the public.
05:33 <Cepheid> Also..
05:33 <Cepheid> You can now add entire sets to the wishlist with one button press.
05:35 <Cepheid> ... Oh, wow.
05:35 <Cepheid> The monster info pages now reveal the percentage of getting a carve by capture, target rewards, broken parts, dropped materials, or carves.
05:36 <Cepheid> ...
05:36 <Cepheid> Holy shit, did they hire the Kiranico guy to implement this? It even shows the percentage values for weaknesses and the like.
05:38 <Cepheid> Gonna be honest, that particular... change with the blights makes me worried about the future monsters, because I guarantee at least one monster is going to revolve around that mechanic.
05:38 <Cepheid> You can inflict blights upon the monsters, now.
05:39 * Schism eyebrows. "I... was inflicting blastblight upon enemies for quite some time."
05:39 <Cepheid> Besides that one.
05:39 <Cepheid> This is Fireblight, Iceblight, Waterblight, Thunderblight and Dragonblight.
05:40 <Schism> Hmmm.
05:40 * Schism imagines Deviljho trying to roll around the ground repeatedly to put out the fire.
05:40 <Cepheid> Fireblight inflicts damage over time. Also makes them susceptible to flinches.
05:41 <Cepheid> Waterblight, sounds like it's a replacement for wounding. It weakens the defenses of the monster, and it's more pronounced on harder-to-hit body parts.
05:41 <Cepheid> Thunderblight... Enables stunning via non-blunt weapons. Also makes it so that attacks on any body part can cause stunning, but it's obviously more pronounced on the head.
05:41 <Schism> Not bad.
05:42 <Cepheid> Iceblight, slows down the monsters. Can't be inflicted on exhausted monsters.
05:42 <Cepheid> Oh, and it's just the first four blights. Dragonblight, nope.
05:42 <Schism> They're already pretty slowed.
05:43 <Cepheid> When you're used to Master-/G- Rank, yeah, they feel sluggish.
05:43 <Schism> Oh, I meant exhausted monsters.
05:43 <Cepheid> Ah, right.
05:44 <Cepheid> There's also other camps, as well. Called sub-camps, they contain all the standard stuff a typical camp has, but only the primary camp has the blue supply box.
05:45 * Schism also applies wirebugs to various lilies.
05:46 <Cepheid> I am sad that the palamutes aren't able to talk.
05:48 <Schism> Arf arf, arf.
05:49 <Cepheid> I advise using the Motley Mix with raw meat, by the way. You get a lot of dango tickets, which increase dango skill chance to 100%.
05:50 * Schism shall have to try that. She'll undoubtedly get a lot of raw meat in her travels.
05:56 <Cepheid> Zamites.. Zamites, right. I know what those are, just need to remember where I saw 'em.
05:56 <Cepheid> Which means one of the coming monsters is likely Zamtrios.
06:00 <Cepheid> I can also see Plesioth as well, given the watery areas of the Frost Islands.
06:02 <Cepheid> I love that the VA for the voice I chose makes an audible "Nyam~" sound when eating.
06:07 <Cepheid> Right..
06:07 <Cepheid> So, wirebugs.
06:07 <Cepheid> When you use 'em, you can dodge mid-air to travel a bit further.
06:08 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, pressing A causes you to use a wirebug to "hang" for a moment. Restores stamina, so useful for climbing up areas.
06:10 <Cepheid> Go looking around the map intensively though, old messages are worth 1000 points, and there's 10 per map.
06:10 <Cepheid> You'll find them in hard-to-reach places.
06:11 <Schism> Hmmm. o3o
06:11 * Schism nodnods.
06:11 <Cepheid> Plus, I mean, lore.
06:11 <Cepheid> Who doesn't like lore?
06:11 <Schism> Buddy Plaza... *check* More palamutes and palicoes, eh?
06:11 <Schism> The Argosy again. o3o
06:11 <Cepheid> You can hire a bunch, and they are used in trading and the meowcenaries.
06:12 <Cepheid> A heads up, by the by. When on the dogs, you can have them jump by pressing ZR.
06:13 <Schism> Yup, I got the Palamute controls pretty quick.
06:14 <Schism> Ah good, so names of Palicoes and Palamutes can be changed.
06:15 <Cepheid> That tree looks strangely climbable. *Does so. Finds item* ... Huh.
06:15 <Schism> o3o
06:16 <Cepheid> I wonder how long before the devs implement showing the various filters on the zoomed out map.
06:17 <Cepheid> The switching back and forth is a bit funky.
06:17 <Schism> Mmm.
06:17 * Schism takes a quest or two. Standard 'hunt 10 monsters, get 10 mushrooms, etc'.
06:18 <Cepheid> Mmm. That last group of notes is actually about the rampage, so five areas, I guess.
06:20 <Schism> Hum. Training quests... well, I do need to learn the controls.
06:21 <Schism> 120 zeny apiece. Oh well.
06:23 <Cepheid> Yeah it picks up a slight bit in 2*, and will continue to do so as we go up.
06:23 <Cepheid> ... I wonder if they'll add G-Rank at a later date. Seems like Ichinose's style.
06:25 <Cepheid> Actually what am I saying? It's pretty much guaranteed.
06:28 <Cepheid> I just hope the players are ready for it this time. Master Rank was close to G-rank, but not quite there.]
06:28 <Cepheid> G-rank HURTS.
06:29 * ConfusionRift nods.
06:30 <Schism> Of course you can pet the dog in MHRise.
06:30 * Schism completes the mounter mounting tutorial. "Well, this should be interesting."
06:30 <Cepheid> Great Izuchi has left the locale. *Half second later* Great Izuchi has appeared. Ah, the limits of having only one or two monsters for spawning.
06:31 * Schism headtilts.
06:31 <ConfusionRift> Wonders if they'll decide to pull an ol' middle finger, and put a horribly overpowered monster during beginner quests.
06:31 <Schism> I've seen that many a time in World.
06:31 <Schism> The despawn/respawn, that is.
06:32 <Cepheid> Schism: Yeah, but in this case, it's because I only have one monster for fighting in the Frost Islands right now.
06:32 <Cepheid> So it's guaranteed to be Great Izuchi, no matter what.
06:32 <Schism> Kulu-Ya-Ku. Of course it's Kulu-Ya-Ku.
06:32 * Schism looks at arena quests. "Well, I might as well give it a go. It's not like I have anything to lose."
06:33 <Schism> 10 potions, 10 rations. Eh, that's fine.
06:34 <Schism> Longsword. Well, I should certainly take the time to branch out.
06:36 <Cepheid> Seriously those have to be Raviente bones. Can't be Dalamadur, not large enough.
06:36 <Cepheid> Dalamadur's not large enough, that is.
06:41 <Cepheid> Alas, the notes won't say what it is.
06:41 <Cepheid> Just that it was a sea creature of some sort.
06:42 <Cepheid> And a massive one at that, given the gigantic dragonator harpoon sticking out of it.
06:43 <Cepheid> I swear that particular endemic life is a reference to the Souls series.
06:44 <Cepheid> It's literally a crystal lizard.
06:46 <Schism> That was interesting...
06:46 <Schism> Failed to kill Kulu-Ya-Ku, but I'm still getting used to the controls.
06:46 <Cepheid> Hmm?
06:47 <Schism> Used to mouse/keyboard. So.
06:47 <Cepheid> Same.
06:47 <Cepheid> I kinda wished Capcom and Nintendo implemented keyboard/mouse support.
06:47 <Cepheid> The Switch already supports keyboard input as is.
06:48 <Cepheid> So many places to still check out..
06:48 <Schism> At least they turned off gyroscope by default. Not that I mind it, but I tremble a bit, and it turns into a fun little shakycam experiment whenever a game implements it.
06:48 <Cepheid> Yerp.
06:49 <Schism> Also, I'm definitely going to go after Kulu-ya-ku again. I'm glad that in this installation, there's no fee for starting a quest.
06:49 <Schism> Stupid stone birb. I'll kunai him to the moon.
06:50 <Cepheid> Given you got unlimited kunai, go nuts.
06:50 <Cepheid> Truth told?
06:50 <Cepheid> I expect to see kunai-only hunt videos.
06:50 <Schism> Oh heavens. That'll be a thing.
07:01 <Cepheid> Right, I'll continue this search another time.
07:01 <Cepheid> Points earned... 7605.
07:03 <Schism> Whew. That was a bit of an enterprise.
07:04 <Schism> Kulu-Ya-Ku takedown complete.
07:04 <Cepheid> Let's go after... snow bunny.
07:04 <Cepheid> Ah, more poetry.
07:05 <Schism> Eventually I'll be able to take down this damned birb in record time, but for now, I'm happy with my completion.
07:15 <Schism> "Here, take five great wirebugs."
07:15 <Schism> This is insufficient.
07:15 <Cepheid> Snow bumby hunted.
07:15 <Cepheid> Also, seems switchaxe got a bit souped up.
07:15 <Cepheid> It's amped state now applies to both sword and axe modes.
07:23 <Schism> Gather 8 account items.. FINE.
07:24 <Cepheid> Need more parts for Arzy armor..
07:24 <Cepheid> Let's see..
07:24 <Cepheid> Shells are best from capture... Braces, I need to break the arms, I'm guessing.
07:25 <Schism> You are so far above me. :<
07:25 <Schism> But considering I'm working...
07:25 <Cepheid> I'm only in 2* village.
07:25 <Cepheid> It's like, three quests to that point.
07:25 <Schism> I know, but I'm also poking at X and Y.
07:26 <Schism> "The basics of capturing monsters." I should know this, but okay, training quest.
07:26 <Cepheid> You're doing all the training quests.
07:29 <Cepheid> Hum, wonder what drops warm pelts.
07:29 <Cepheid> In previous games, that was usually delegated to kelbi, but..
07:29 * ConfusionRift coughs, as that may have not changed.
07:29 <Finwe> Good morning, everypony!
07:30 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz; Messrs Cepheid, Dappled, Lumindia and PinkieShy; Mlles Ali, Filly_Nightmares and Schism.
07:30 <Finwe> o7
07:30 * Ali flops over the Finwe
07:31 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
07:32 <Schism> Standard capture, pretty normal.
07:32 <Schism> 2 herbs and 2 nulberries. Quite the quest reward, that.
07:32 <Schism> Ah, buddy experience. That's more reasonable.
07:32 * Finwe noms on Schism's quest reward.
07:43 * Schism minds not. Also, she takes a moment to rest. "Monster capture was pretty straightforward, though I jumped the gun and tried to do so too early."
07:45 <Schism> Shall hunt kelbi tomorrow. Todayish. Whatever, in a couple hours.
07:45 <Schism> Though I've signed up for 11-hour shifts.
07:46 <Schism> So probably not soon.
07:46 <Cepheid> When capturing, it's best to wait until the monster runs to another area, otherwise the trap may be wasted because if you try to set it up as it's weak, it'll likely ignore the trap and run off.
07:47 <ConfusionRift> Or just fly on the spot.
07:47 <Schism> I know, I know. And the icon on the minimap does provide an indication of when the monster's weakened.
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07:47 <Golden> So sore....so tired...
07:48 <Cepheid> As well as the icons in the upper-right corner.
07:48 * ConfusionRift patpats Golden.
07:48 <Schism> One thing I ran into is the fact that I am TOTALLY unused to controllers, so it took me a little long to go from shock trap to sleep bomb.
07:48 * Golden sighs. It hurts to lay down again.
07:49 * Schism hugs the Golden. "Little bit of pain here, too."
07:55 <Cepheid> I'm in pain too, I did push-ups again yesterday after a long period of time since last doing them. I hurt for it.
07:55 <Schism> We shall all be sisters in pain. Or brothers. Or whatever. For now, I fear sleep is a thing.
07:55 <Cepheid> Also, now that I have rise on hand, I'm pretty certain that Capcom is using some sort of prototype Switch unit, or the game was designed from the ground up to run on PC, and the reason for it's release next year is just typical exclusiveness deals.
07:55 <Schism> If I don't get at least two more hours of sleep, I'm going to stab a fork into my eye as punishment for signing up for two 11-hour shifts.
07:56 <Schism> Mmm, could go either way.
07:56 <Cepheid> The screenshots all show much higher quality anisotropic filtering than the game uses on the current model switch. Also, some of the shader effects in screenshots are of much higher quality than I'm seeing in the final release.
07:57 <Cepheid> Which tells me that they're either running a PC version for many of the screenshots, or a prototype of a stronger switch.
07:57 <Schism> Or they're running post filtering.
07:57 <Cepheid> That's possible.
07:59 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVOlOej Humans will anthropomorphize anything.
08:00 <Schism> Yerp.
08:00 * Schism shakes her head, and naps for two hours.
08:00 <Finwe> Cepheid: Even personifications.
08:11 <Cepheid> I want to go exercise, but given how my chest feels, I shouldn't.
08:15 <Cepheid> Okay, I was wondering about that.
08:15 <Cepheid> Great Wirebugs remain even after placed and leaving a quest.
08:16 <Cepheid> Also, the map can be filtered down to specific items, now.
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09:27 <Cepheid> Oh no.
09:27 <Cepheid> ConfusionRift! *Shakes him* They're back!
09:27 <Cepheid> Rhenoplos! They're BACK!
09:27 <Cepheid> .... Oh my gods.
09:27 <Cepheid> The Sandy Plains.
09:28 <Cepheid> Capcom, you didn't.
09:28 <Cepheid> Oh my gods they did.
09:28 <Cepheid> Now THIS, is a hit of nostalgia for me.
09:30 <Sunrise_Flare> now this is mosnter hunting
09:33 <Cepheid> The Sandy Plains of Rise are a recreation of the Sandy Plains from Tri.
09:36 <Sunrise_Flare> I only played 4
09:36 <ConfusionRift> There will always be Rhenoplos. :P
09:37 * ConfusionRift confused it for a second, but still.
09:37 <Cepheid> The layout's a bit different due to the no-loading-screens stuff, but the areas..
09:37 <Cepheid> I recognize them.
09:37 <Cepheid> This is the Sandy Plains from Tri/3U.
09:38 <ConfusionRift> Once they mentioned the Sandy Plains, Rhenoplos were soon to follow. Same as a certain fish thing that likes to swim in sand.
09:38 <Cepheid> Delex.
09:38 <ConfusionRift> Yarp.
09:39 * ConfusionRift sighs. "Still waiting on my copy."
09:39 <Cepheid> I'm debating playing GU instead, to let others catch up a bit. >.>
09:40 <ConfusionRift> Maybe Schism. Shouldn't wait for me. Gonna take a while to climb.
09:41 <Cepheid> Well there's also ADra.
09:46 <RazorSharpFang> Today I'm just super tired for some reason, can't focus on anything.
09:50 * Cepheid hands RazorSharpFang one of those optical illusions that twists and turns when you look at it. "Too bad. Focus on this."
09:50 * RazorSharpFang is incapable
09:55 <Cepheid> I guess, then, that means the Flooded Forest is the same one from Tri/3U, only without the deep water.
09:56 <Dappled> No swimming?
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09:56 <Cepheid> Nope.
09:56 <Dappled> WHat about Malfestio?
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09:57 <Cepheid> Alas, no.
09:57 <Cepheid> Still early in the lifespan of the game though, there's more monsters coming in April and beyond.
09:57 * Dappled POUTS.
09:58 <Cepheid> Yep. This is the Tri flooded forest.
10:02 <Cepheid> With one big obvious addition that wasn't there before in the form of ruins.
10:05 <Cepheid> Wouldn't surprise me at this point if the volcano was a remake of an old area.
10:06 * ConfusionRift wonders of it's THE volcano.
10:07 <ConfusionRift> The original volcano didn't have that many climbing areas, so they might have expanded it.
10:07 <Cepheid> Well, I'd need to clear 3* village in order to get to the volcano, probably.
10:09 <ConfusionRift> If the follow the old formula, yep.
10:11 <Cepheid> Anyhoo, that's enough hunting for now. Need to let others catch up.
10:23 * Cepheid runs around with a miniature version of ConfusionRift, stabbing folks with it.
10:24 <ConfusionRift> :P
10:24 <ConfusionRift> Still got the hunting urge?
10:24 <Cepheid> My biggest gripe with Dishonored 2 is the aiming of the shadow walk.
10:26 * ConfusionRift shrugs.
10:26 <Cepheid> I'll always have the hunting urge, Rifty.
10:26 <Cepheid> Anyhoo, shadow walk in the first game worked intuitively, it was reliable, easy to use, etc.
10:26 <Cepheid> Here...
10:26 <Cepheid> It's finicky as hell.
10:31 <Cepheid> There's also oddities with stealth and knocking NPCs out.
10:31 <Cepheid> Like, this one guard is sitting up against a short wall, and I can get right up behind him.
10:31 <Cepheid> But I can't grapple him.
10:32 <ConfusionRift> I don't think the game is that intuitive.
10:33 <ConfusionRift> Though, older games have had such mechanics.
10:34 <Cepheid> I mean intuitive as in "it's easy to use."
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10:36 * ConfusionRift watches some game commentary, and they start talking how in DOA5 it's absurdly expensive to purchase all the costumes and such.
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10:36 <Cepheid> Of course that door is blocked.
10:36 <Cepheid> That leaves only one way into that room.
10:38 <ConfusionRift> $1300... wowzer. Someone doesn't know of DCS World or Train Simulator.
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10:42 <Cepheid> I cannot believe that trick worked twice. It can't work a third time, can it?
10:42 <ConfusionRift> $2500 to get all the planes and scenarios in DCS. And Train Simulator... well... apparently, despite the game being released in 2009, they're still making DLCs for the game.
10:42 <Cepheid> You are kidding me with this, game.
10:48 <Cepheid> Who locks windows?
10:50 * ConfusionRift points at his locked window. "Some people will look for any way in." Hears a thud coming from the window, and what sounds like someone running and cursing. "The hell was that?"
10:51 * Cepheid curses, swears and runs away.
10:52 * ConfusionRift takes out his sawed-off. "Huh, better not be them youngins looking for TROUBLE."
10:55 <Cepheid> New power. Now I can link 3 people together, and if I knock one out, they all go out.
10:55 <Cepheid> Of course, if one of them gets beheaded, they all get beheaded as well.
10:55 <Dappled> Hey, I've got an important question about Rise. Have you all been doing Multiplayer?
10:56 <Cepheid> I have not.
10:56 <Cepheid> Only village.
10:56 <Dappled> Is it still doing that thing that World did where you have to start the quest and view cutscenes before you can actually do a hunt in multiplayer or can everyone who has the quest available do it at the same time?
10:57 * Dappled nodnods.
10:58 <Cepheid> The cutscenes for monsters are shown at the start of the quest, now. Same for area reveals.
10:58 <Cepheid> Otherwise, there aren't any cutscenes specific to the areas now.
10:58 * Finwe hats on Lumindia.
10:59 <ConfusionRift> If they decided to handle things like before, which does look like it, there will be no cutscenes on guild quests.
10:59 * Dappled was so tired of him and his roommate having to both individually start quests, get through cutscenes and then having to bail to actually do coop.
11:01 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2246 [ https://tinyurl.com/ykxqmj9k ]
11:02 <Cepheid> ... Oh my gods, game.
11:02 <Cepheid> You couldn't have told me there were other pages of stuff in the store?
11:02 * Dappled chews on the UI.
11:05 * Dappled will join you all eventually but Roommate has dibs on playing with first this afternoon after I play D&D.
11:06 * ConfusionRift doesn't have the game yet.
11:10 <Lumindia> https://i.imgur.com/4DPtoz8.jpeg orb
11:11 <ConfusionRift> That a biggo orb.
11:11 <Dappled> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSuYQ0mYUE
11:11 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
11:11 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about The Orb (feat. Ashens)
11:11 <Cepheid> I need to play the Halo series. I have the collection on PC.
11:11 * Dappled also has the collection on PC.
11:11 <Dappled> ODST. For life.
11:14 <Cepheid> Saving it for a day when I need to go on a Doomguy-like murder spree.
11:14 <Lumindia> eh, ODST is alright
11:14 * Dappled would totally play a Grunt if it would let him.
11:14 * Lumindia boops Dappled
11:14 <ConfusionRift> Alright, LET'S GOOOO!!! (runs into the streets, and makes it to a building) | "Well done, champ. You finished the game!" | Riiiight... wait what? (is back in the start menu)
11:14 * Dappled has a thing about being squishy.
11:14 * Dappled falls over.
11:15 * Lumindia applies bellyrubs and other forms of affection! OwO
11:15 <Dappled> I just liked not being a spartan for a bit.
11:15 * Dappled wriggles.
11:16 * Dappled also go bed horse. Must awaken to bully his dm about Airship costs and construction.
11:17 <Cepheid> ... Okay, I am reloading after that, because I was NOT expecting that to happen when I rewired that watchtower.
11:17 * Lumindia drapes blanket over bedhorse
11:31 <Cepheid> Aaaahahaha, now I can link 4 people.
11:37 * Schism wakes up.
11:41 *** Quits: RazorSharpFang (FourthChoic@Pony-oreak4.tpgi.com.au) (Connection closed)
11:45 * Lumindia drapes bacon over wakehorse
11:47 * Schism shakes her head. "Am for once not hungry." She takes her medicine and prepares for work.
11:48 * Finwe noms on Schism's work.
11:48 <Lumindia> ... wow, the promethians are jerks
11:48 <Lumindia> :<
11:49 <Lumindia> stick one with a plasma grenade, it teleports right in front of my face, knocks my shields off, then kills me with my own grenade
11:49 <Lumindia> >:(
11:49 <Schism> Frog blast the vent core! *boom*
11:54 <Schism> Best Halo game was I Love Bees, I will accept no arguments.
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12:09 * Cepheid sweats profusely.
12:20 *** NitroTheFurryWerewolf is now known as NitroTheFurry
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13:35 <Cepheid> Can't go to the clinic to get an x-ray because they won't accept people with respiratory illnesses.
13:38 <ConfusionRift> Of course. Trying to get an x-ray to figure out the respiratory problem, can't take an x-ray because of the respiratory problem.
13:49 <Cepheid> The hospital allows it, but they are currently walk-ins Monday to Friday only.
14:09 * Schism eyes the jar of pickles she JUST bought.
14:09 <Schism> I seem to recall that when I last left off, there were more than 5 of these.
14:11 <Cepheid> Schism, you're eating a pickle RIGHT NOW.
14:11 <Schism> Cepheid: ugh. Are you going to be alright?
14:11 <Cepheid> Fine. Just really bad lung stuff.
14:11 <Schism> Yes, but only as part of a ham sandwich.
14:12 <Schism> Mmhn. :< Hope it clears up soon...
14:12 <Cepheid> Goal today is to stay up as late as I possibly can.
14:19 <ConfusionRift> Crashing tiiiime!
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15:20 <Finwe> Lt Pony|87233.
15:20 <Finwe> o7
15:20 <Pony|87233> o7
15:22 * Finwe noms on Pony|87233's tail.
15:24 * Pony|87233 tailwiggle.
15:31 <Finwe> !plot
15:31 <DerpyBot> *wigglewiggle*
15:31 <Finwe> *wigglewiggle*
15:50 <Schism> *wigglewiggle*
15:50 <Schism> Lunch, 11:49 to 12:49...
15:57 <Cepheid> Lunch was at 5 AM for me.
15:57 <Cepheid> Now for me it is nearly bedtime! o3o
16:07 * Cepheid waves about in bed, hyped up on tranqs.
16:11 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Analysis: The Secret Alicorn Princess [ https://tinyurl.com/yjcd4phq ]
16:15 <Cepheid> https://v.redd.it/4ateb4ag8kp61
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16:49 *** ChanServ sets mode: +qo Ali Ali
17:01 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Episode Rewatch - Season 6 Episode 11-12 - Flutter Brutter / Spice Up Your Life [ https://tinyurl.com/yejmklvl ]
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18:01 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Fanfiction: Rise and Shine [ https://tinyurl.com/yjffxcym ]
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18:31 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 12 New Screenshots From Pony Life Arrive! [ https://tinyurl.com/ygflalan ]
18:32 <Schism> That's it, I'm done, I give up. Whatever our billing system does on a moment-to-moment basis, I'm done trying to figure it out.
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18:34 * Ali licks Schism nosie
18:34 <Finwe> Mlles Ali and Schism.
18:34 * Finwe doffs his hat.
18:35 <Finwe> Miss Angeline.
18:35 * Finwe redoffs his hat.
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18:35 * Ali doffs over Finwe
18:36 * Finwe diffs under Ali.
18:37 <Ali> Welcome to weekend, now you get storms
18:37 * Ali whimpers
18:51 <Finwe> You're lucky, full moon tonight.
18:51 * Finwe hugs the stormy Ali.
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18:51 * Ali nuu's, even worse
18:51 <Finwe> It's completely still here, moon shining in the clear sky.
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18:58 * Ali hides under Finwe
18:59 * Finwe is reasonably good shelter against storms.
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19:11 <Finwe> Mr PinkieShy.
19:11 * Finwe doffs his hat.
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19:47 <ADragonDreaming> mama don't take my kodachrome away
19:48 <Ali> The what now?
19:49 <Finwe> There's at least a film called Kodachrome.
19:50 <Finwe> And also a 2017 film called Kodacrome.
19:50 <Finwe> The first one being film for camera. o3o
19:52 <Ali> You know, for Secret Power only have a 30% chance of terrain effect, which is sleep in grass, it sure is doing it 100% of the time...
20:01 <Sunrise_Flare> welcome to the number one reason people stop playing competetive pokemon
20:01 <Sunrise_Flare> hax bullshit
20:01 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3647 [ https://tinyurl.com/yg4blo35 ]
20:02 <Finwe> I can't stop playing Pokémon.
20:05 <ADragonDreaming> It's a line from a song, too.
20:06 <Finwe> Then it probably refers to the film rather htan
20:06 <Finwe> *than the film.
20:09 * Ali licks Sunrise_Flare, this is wild audinos
20:09 <Sunrise_Flare> shiny chaining?
20:10 <Ali> No, using Audino as as XP farm
20:13 <ADragonDreaming> https://genius.com/Paul-simon-kodachrome-lyrics
20:13 <ADragonDreaming> yeah, it refers to the camera film.
20:13 <ADragonDreaming> Written back when it was in regular use.
20:34 <Schism> Yup, that's it, I'm calling down the freaking hurricane on the T1s.
20:34 <ADragonDreaming> Lack of documentation? Work avoidance?
20:34 <Ali> Screwing up everything~
20:35 <Schism> Yes, and yes. We do not promise a refund or a reshipment of the product to a customer without due diligence. Or, allow me to rephrase. We SHOULD not.
20:35 <Schism> This impacts on the client, and it impacts upon US quite, quite heavily.
20:35 * Lumindia passes pizza out to everyone
20:36 * Ali noms on the Lumindia instead
20:36 * Lumindia tastes like pepperoni
20:36 * Schism puts pineapple on the pizza. o3o
20:36 * Lumindia hecks at Schisj
20:36 * Schism cackles and bounds off.
20:36 <Lumindia> D:<
20:36 <Ali> She's gone mad
20:36 <Lumindia> She must be stopped!
20:37 <Schism> Pineapple and anchovies!
20:37 <Ali> The first not so bad
20:37 <Ali> The latter, that can shove off
20:37 <Lumindia> I'm neutral on anchovies
20:37 <Schism> Fruit and fish is a fine combination, though.
20:37 <Schism> I mean, mahi-mahi with mango? Nom.
20:37 <ADragonDreaming> pineapple, pepperoni, green pepper, mushrooms.
20:38 <Schism> Mm, garbage pie.
20:38 <Schism> I'll have a slice of that, Adra.
20:38 * ADragonDreaming frisbees like its Back to Future 3.
20:38 * Schism is just on her second lunch break, so is making tea. This one is short, and then she has two hours of cases which were PUT INTO THE QUEUE BY T1 AGENTS who DIDN'T ask anyone before they threw them into there and promised customers the SUN, MOON AND STARS...
20:40 <Schism> Following this week, when I see cases like this which weren't consulted and which don't have proper documentation, I'm going to make a list. I am going to bring down that list like the hammer of freaking THOR.
20:41 <ADragonDreaming> My workplace has a number that the client can call to get quick answers to questions like "how many contacts do we have on the 'oh god everything is broken' issue?"
20:41 <ADragonDreaming> For reasons I cannot fathom, one of the agents referred a caller to that number.
20:41 <Ali> Cause people are stupid and lazy
20:42 <ADragonDreaming> In this particular case, I'm given to believe they somehow got it into their head that that was correct process
20:42 <ADragonDreaming> despite it never being stated anywhere.
20:42 <Schism> I am of a mind to start believing that many of our agents are taking the 'work at home' angle as 'we can be drunk and/or high whenever we want'.
20:42 <ADragonDreaming> Now nobody gets to know what number it is except for leadership roles.
20:43 <ADragonDreaming> Which, frankly, is fine.
20:43 <Schism> Indeed. We do not share internal numbers.
20:43 <ADragonDreaming> Since we're 100% remote now, there's no need to know that number.
20:43 <ADragonDreaming> While we were in the office it was a way to call the desk if you did something like forget your badge inside.
20:44 <Schism> Yeah, I mean, I have the same sort of help lines. Even for when WFH winds up falling through due to illness or technical difficulties. I'm certainly not going to give that number to the customers.
20:44 <ADragonDreaming> Right.
20:45 <ADragonDreaming> of course that call comes to me, so the person in question got straight answers and was willing to lose the number. He didn't remember the name of the agent, but the team lead found it, based on timing.
20:46 <ADragonDreaming> These days, though, I'm not doing any of what I used to.
20:46 <ADragonDreaming> I've shifted essentially entirely over to reporting and analysis.
20:46 <Schism> Straight answers and an authoritative voice are pretty much the cornerstones of de-escalation.
20:47 <ADragonDreaming> I personally never understand why "I'm not hanging up until <x>" holds so much power over people. That never phased me.
20:47 <Schism> I might not like the fact that I have the pitch and timbre of a foghorn, but it comes in handy in this line of work. Also, nice.
20:47 <Schism> I reiterate, the sun, the moon and the stars...
20:48 <ADragonDreaming> "Again, sir, the ticket has been escalated, and we will contact you once a response is available. Is there anything *else* I can do for you today?"
20:48 <ADragonDreaming> I will 100% give the closing line, and hang up on them, but I've never had to.
20:48 <Ali> YES I WANT THE SUN, MOON, AND THE STARS AS COMPENSATION FOR THIS MESS
20:48 <Schism> At which point the customer will say, "I want to speak to your manager," and it is then officially Not Your Problem Anymore.
20:48 <ADragonDreaming> No no. I'm the manager.
20:49 <Schism> Adra.
20:49 <Schism> Has that ever made a difference?
20:49 <ADragonDreaming> Yes.
20:49 <ADragonDreaming> Because it means it's a final authority.
20:49 <Schism> You must have more understanding customers than I do, because we have had customers asking for escalation after escalation after escalation, going through twelve different supervisors.
20:50 <ADragonDreaming> Ah, but you see, there is no other supervisor.
20:50 <Schism> All over a $35 piece of product.
20:50 <ADragonDreaming> That's the key.
20:50 <Schism> Aha. That does make the difference, yes.
20:50 <ADragonDreaming> They get exactly one shift, ever.
20:50 <ADragonDreaming> I have had people ask for mine, and I just tell them no.
20:51 <Schism> We're beholden to a client, so we have to jump through sixty hoops.
20:51 <Ali> flaming* there I fixed it for you Schism
20:51 <Schism> Yes, thank you.
20:52 <Ali> In customer service, no matter what you do, it is always wrong and never enough..
20:52 <Schism> "I ordered next-day shipping on a package I placed an order for at 9 PM last night. Why is it not here already?"
20:52 <Ali> No, a better one
20:53 <Ali> I ordered something at 11:59PM with next day shipping, its 12:01AM and why is it not here yet!?!
20:53 <Schism> Oh, I picked a tame example.
20:53 <Lumindia> haha
20:53 <Ali> And I went full nutjob
20:53 <Lumindia> I mean... that question is technically valid...
20:53 <Lumindia> Technically valid...
20:53 <Ali> Valid, but stupid
20:54 <ADragonDreaming> We're also beholden to a client, but that client's hoops mostly amount to "there is no ETA"
20:54 <Schism> Really, those customers I can deal with. Those customers I can de-escalate and talk down. In fact, I'm glad to provide an explanation thereto.
20:54 <Schism> The worst. The absolutely worst cases? Are the ones where it is absolutely the client's fault.
20:55 <Ali> But the client makes no mistakes EVER
20:56 <Schism> I can go around and around with a customer who wants us to somehow bend the laws of time and space, and come out on top. I get that. But yes, we are required to always put the client in a positive light.
21:00 <Schism> Ha, well. Time for two hours of quietly seething at people who refuse to follow the standard operating procedure. Normally I'd be done by now, but I volunteered to tackle the case queue, so be back in a few.
21:01 <Ali> And it was said later that the mare went insane from stupidiy of workers
21:23 <Lumindia> so I may or may not have done a silly with Omega's theme from XIV
21:24 <ADragonDreaming> oh aye?
21:25 <Lumindia> first, an image
21:25 <Lumindia> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/404586712023695370/825477581591281754/unknown.png a bad photoshop
21:28 <Lumindia> thoughts on that?
21:28 <Lumindia> so far
21:29 <ADragonDreaming> das blue screen.
21:29 <Lumindia> yep, Omega bluescreened
21:29 <Lumindia> which will make more sense... https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/404586712023695370/825474455609540658/eScape_but_Omega_is_stuck_in_an_infinite_loop.mp3
21:30 <ADragonDreaming> so it's just that same riff looped over and over for 7 minutes?
21:34 <Lumindia> yep
21:34 <Lumindia> he's stuck in an infinite loop. :D
21:34 <Lumindia> something broke during start-up
21:58 <Lumindia> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_xy-GJMHQ and it's now a video
22:01 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Comic: Rally Point 4 / Flying Apple / Indecent Blushes 3-4 / Movie Slate: Mystery Men / Wine 39-40 [ https://tinyurl.com/yzpf3jt7 ]
23:02 <Schism> 9.9
23:03 <Schism> While taking the extra two hours of overtime is nice and all, and I'm glad that it was nothing more than clearing the case queue (and doing a pretty decent job thereat), I don't think I'm going to be regularly requesting 11 hour shifts.
23:03 * Lumindia does a boop on Schism
23:04 <Lumindia> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_xy-GJMHQ
23:04 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about (FFXIV) eScape but Omega is stuck in an infinite loop
23:04 <Lumindia> *tosses a malfunctioning Omega at Schism*
23:05 * Schism blurg. Is too tired.
23:08 * Lumindia lays on Schism and snug
23:21 <ADragonDreaming> D&D armor enchant: provide bonus AC equal to -1*(cha mod)
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