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General Gaming Talk / I just got an elder scrolls online beta!
« on: November 20, 2013, 03:04:45 AM »
WOOOOOOOOOO
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General Gaming Talk / I just got an elder scrolls online beta!« on: November 20, 2013, 03:04:45 AM »
WOOOOOOOOOO
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General Gaming Talk / Dota 2 nominated for game of the year - IGN gamers choice awards« on: November 15, 2013, 08:46:59 AM »
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General Gaming Talk / THE THREE SPIRITS« on: November 14, 2013, 05:35:01 AM »
http://www.dota2.com/threespirits
TREASURE of EMBER ESSENCE End your burning curiosity! TREASURE of EARTH ESSENCE Claim what lies below! GHASTLY TREASURE of DIRETIDE Available November 14 - 28 User Interface Lanepicker added to hero selection screen You can now invite to trade from within Dota 2, including people you aren't friends with (privacy settings available) Games that are part of a best-of series are now grouped and spoiler-protected in the recent games panel Added set browser to Hero Picker Broadcasters can now specify a country and description per channel when setting up a lobby for specators Showcase View can be activated using the icon on the left side of your hero portrait. Colorblind option added Closed-captioning option added Added a "Pending Invitations" tooltip when in a party that lists outstanding party invitations Added Acknowledgements tab to the Library Fixed incorrect turn arrows when spectating Captains Mode drafts New convar dota_ability_legacy_mode_quick_cast causes all ability casts in Legacy keybinding mode to be Quick Casts You no longer need to equip pennants to have their view counts updated and count towards teams you watch live New Player Experience Bots now substitute for players that leave in Limited Hero mode Added last hit training missions Community Changed low-priority penalty metric from time-based to games played Added messaging popups and more indications of low-priority status in interface Added new survey questions about self and team cooperation Audio Game Voices and Sound Effects now have separate volume sliders Added a damage sound to Blademail reflect (only audible to attacking player) Added a sound on Diffusal Blade target units Corrected Clockwerk's spawn line Fixed FoW issues with some Invoker, Crystal Maiden, and Nature's Prophet abilities Visage ult sound no longer stacks with number of familiars Bloodrage target sound now retriggers even if target is still silenced Visuals New support for remnant based effects. Visual updates to Storm/Ember/Earth Spirit remnants can be applied to all wearable items and will properly mimic when Rubick steals them Modified Storm Spirit's effects to bring them visually in line with other Spirits Coaching Anyone in a matchmaking party can specify that they'd like to coach the party instead of play. In lobbies, players can choose to coach a team instead of play or spectate. Coaches cannot be used in Team Matchmaking, or Tournament lobbies. Increased maximum matchmaking party size to 6, to allow a coach to teach an entire team of students (but you can't Find Match if you have 6 players with no coach) Coaches are able to use in-player perspective views and broadcaster tools like line drawing to teach their students. They are able to ping on the ground, the minimap, and anywhere in the HUD itself. Coaches are considered to be on the same team as their students, so they cannot see anything in the game that their students can't see. Coaches and students have private voice and text communication channels. Coaches can hit their 'Hero Select' key to cycle through their students. Coaches see spectator-style item purchase popups for their students. In-perspective player view now shows the correct state of more HUD elements (Shop Quickbuy, KDA/Last Hits/Denies, Buyback). These improvements apply the the in-perspective view in live games and replays, as well as coaches. Economy Steam Community Market This update may greatly disrupt market prices. In order to prevent items being purchased at pre-update prices for arbitrage, we are removing all item listings and returning them to their owners. While this removal process is taking place, new items will not be able to be listed on the Steam Community Market. You can now list an item on the market from the armory (right click: sell on the market). Armory item tooltips now contain the current lowest trading price for an item of the same class as the one highlighted. (Class is a somewhat flexible concept at the moment, so unusual courier prices will be less accurate than a specific wearable piece of equipment.) Crafting Crafting recipes now have a chance of dropping as a bonus item. These drops do not take up your normal drops, but are in addition to them. Polymorph Recipes These recipes take a variable number of any input of the same rarity and output a random other item of the same rarity. Example: 2 of Any Rare => 1 Random Different Rare Augment Recipes These recipes take a combination of inputs of the same rarity and output a random other item of the next best rarity. Example: 1 of Any Common & 1 Wavecrester => 1 Random Uncommon Ancient Scroll Case A new type of Treasure Chest called the "Ancient Scroll Case" has been added. These cases drop multiple recipes when they are opened. The Ancient Scroll Case has a chance to drop an Exceptional Recipe. These make items that were previously only available as Genuine quality promotional items. The recipe creates a non-genuine version of the item. Gems & Sockets Items can now have up to 5 sockets. A socket can receive a gem. Each socket can only contain one gem. Some sockets require specific types of gems. When a gem is added to a socket that already contains a gem, the previous gem is destroyed. New Socketing Tools: Artificer's Chisel: Adds a socket to an item. Artificer's Hammer: Extracts the gems from an item. Gem Types: Kinetic Gems Adds a new animation to the hero using the item. Inscribed Gems Adds stat tracking ability to the item similar to the old strange system. The item they are added to changes to the "Inscribed" quality. Ethereal Gems Adds a particle effect to the item. All unusual effects can now be colorized. Prismatic Gems Colorizes the particle effect on the effect gem. Ascendant Gems The Ascendant Orb, Gem of Taegeuk, and Bloodstones are now Ascendant Gems. The item they are added to changes to the "Ascendant" quality. (in addition to tracking victories or gifts given as they did before). Autograph Runes Autographs are now Autograph Runes. Allows you to tag an item with a pro player's autograph. Since an item can have 5 sockets, you can now get a whole team to autograph an item. The item they are added to changes to the "Autographed" quality. Spectator Gems Items that previously tracked 'games viewed' now contain spectator gems. Spectator gems follow a specific league or team. Styles that previously required 'games viewed' now require a gem with the same number of games viewed (for the correct league / player / team / etc). Ethereal & Prismatic gems are used together on unusual items (couriers). More types of gems will be coming in the future. Unusual items do not change quality when gems are added. Non-unusual items will change in the order gems are added. Item Quality Keywords The item quality keyword "Vintage" has been changed to "Elder". The item quality keyword "Tournament" has been changed to "Heroic". The item quality keyword "Haunted" has been changed to "Cursed". The item quality keyword "Strange" has been changed to "Inscribed". Strange Items Strange modifiers on items have been converted into stat tracking Inscribed Gems. The stats on items are no longer wiped when an item is traded. Strange modifiers that haven't been applied have been turned into 'gem packs' that grant a living stat tracking gem and a Artificer's Chisel to create a socket on an item. Previously strange quality items are now have the inscribed quality. Unusual Paint & Colors Unusual paint items have been changed into Gem Packs that will grant a gem of the same color of the old paint item when used. All couriers that were painted in the past will now have color gems already installed of the appropriate color. All legacy courier colors (very old drop colors, bugged colors, etc) have been preserved as color gems. If you want, you can smash the courier to recover the legacy color gem and use it on some other courier or effect combination. All unusual paint items on the Steam Community Market have been delisted. You can relist the Color Gem Packs. All non-legacy colors (colors that drop normally from Treasure Chests) now have specific names (i.e.: "Verdant Green"). Legacy colors will have the name "Legacy (R G B)". (Most Legacy Colors are completely unique, but there are a few where more than one of that color exist.) New colors will appear on Treasure Chest unusuals from time to time moving forward. While we will avoid selecting legacy colors we cannot completely guarantee that new colors will not sometimes be similar. The 800 or so unique legacy colors in existence cover a large amount of color space. 19
Admin Resignation / Jorgen says hes done too.« on: November 12, 2013, 08:32:42 AM »Jorgen in a drunken stupor destroyed his computer a couple of weeks ago, luckily I caught him this morning on Facebook, explained to him the situation, and he resigned his CL as well. INJECT IS NOW THE ONLY CL, ALL HAIL THE BASED INJECT. 20
Way Off Topic Box / VOLVO GIFF CG« on: November 12, 2013, 06:45:28 AM »
VOLVO Y U NO GIFF CG
Y VOVLO Y 21
General Gaming Talk / ༼ 㤠◕‿◕ ༽㤠Got Diretide« on: November 09, 2013, 06:03:11 AM »22
Way Off Topic Box / Russian kid on a swing, doing a full swing over, multiple times.« on: November 08, 2013, 07:43:51 AM »23
General Gaming Talk / Dota 2 player calling volve for diretide.« on: November 02, 2013, 05:33:16 AM »24
Admin Resignation / Peace« on: October 15, 2013, 06:26:07 PM »
In-Game Name: Kwaurtz
Which server(s) are you resigning from?: the NS2 server thats never coming back Steam ID: Reason for resignation: I'm pretty much done with the forums. Nobody can hardly open a thread and have any sort of serious discussion without anyone starting a fight or insulting one another. The cancer is hardly in check at all, and Inject is gonna run this bitch into the ground just like Wholegrain. Temporary?:NOPE 25
In The News / US patent: 56576977« on: October 11, 2013, 07:38:03 AM »
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5676977.PN.&OS=PN/5676977&RS=PN/5676977
"The diamagnetic semiconducting molecular crystal tetrasilver tetroxide (Ag.sub.4 O.sub.4) is utilized for destroying the AIDS virus, destroying AIDS synergistic pathogens and immunity suppressing moieties (ISM) in humans. A single intravenous injection of the devices is all that is required for efficacy at levels of about 40 PPM of human blood. The device molecular crystal contains two mono and two trivalent silver ions capable of "firing" electrons capable of electrocuting the AIDS virus, pathogens and ISM. When administered into the bloodstream, the device electrons will be triggered by pathogens, a proliferating virus and ISM, and when fired will simultaneously trigger a redox chelation mechanism resulting in divalent silver moieties which chelate and bind active sites of the entities destroying them. The devices are completely non-toxic. However, they put stress on the liver causing hepatomegaly, but there is no loss of liver function. " utilized for destroying the AIDS virus 26
General Gaming Talk / Kwaurtz is doing the A-Z challenge, and you should too.« on: October 09, 2013, 06:30:28 AM »
Essentially the challenge is to play every hero sequentially down the alphabet. When you win your match with that hero, you can move to the next. If you lose as the hero, you have to replay them until you win as them. And for those of you who know I hate playing support and how I'm terrible at it, this is one way I'm trying to improve my game, by playing and trying to understand every hero and how to approach situations against them better. I'll check off on this list of the games played, and the dates completed for the hero's to track my status for people who wanna play with me and help me get down the list.
Abaddon - Done Kwaurtz 10/9 2:05pm est Lord of Avernus Alchemist - Done Kwaurtz 10/9 9:27pm est Razzil Darkbrew Ancient Apparition - Done Kwaurtz 10/10 5:53pm est - Done Towersheep (Damn random draft) Kaldr Anti-Mage - Done Kwaurtz 10/12 6:25am est Magina Axe - Done Kwaurtz 10/15 12:53pm est Mogul Khan Bane - Jorgen done 10/9 12:10pm est Atropos Batrider - Jorgen done 10/9 2:05pm est Jin'zakk Beastmaster- Done Jorgen 10/10 5:53pm est Karroch Bloodseeker- Done Jorgen 10/10 6:45pm est Strygwyr Bounty Hunter - Done Jorgen 11/10 18:42 1+gmt Gondar Brewmaster - Done Jorgen 10/12 6:26am est Mangix Bristleback - Done Jorgen 10/12 15:28 +1gmt Rigwarl Broodmother - Done Jorgen 10/12 16:47 +1gmt Black Arachnia Centaur Warrunner - Done Jorgen 10/12 18:02 +1gmt Bradwarden Chaos Knight - Done Jorgen 10/14 21:13 +1gmt Nessaj Chen - Done Jorgen 10/15 15:40 +1gmt Holy Knight Clinkz - Done Jorgen 10/15 12:53pm est Bone Fletcher Clockwerk Rattletrap Crystal Maiden Rylai Dark Seer Ish'kafel Dazzle Shadow Priest Death Prophet Krobelus Disruptor Stormcaller Doom Bringer Lucifer Dragon Knight Knight Davion Drow Ranger Traxex Earthshaker - Done Irishbandit 10/9 9:27pm est Raigor Stonehoof Elder Titan Worldsmith Ember Spirit Xin Enchantress Aiushtha Enigma Darchrow Faceless Void Darkterror Goblin Techies Squee Spleen and Spoon Gyrocopter Aurel Vlaicu Huskar Sacred Warrior Invoker Carl Io Wisp Jakiro Twin Head Dragon Juggernaut Yurnero Keeper of the Light Ezalor Kunkka Admiral Legion Commander Tresdin Leshrac Tormented Soul Lich Ethreain Lifestealer N'aix Lina Slayer Lion Demon Witch Lone Druid Syllabear Luna Moon Rider Lycanthrope Banehallow Magnus Magnoceros Medusa Gorgon Meepo Geomancer Mirana Princess of the Moon Morphling Morphling Naga Siren Slithice Nature's Prophet Tequoia Necrolyte Rotund'jere Night Stalker Balanar Nyx Assassin Anub'arak Ogre Magi Aggron Stonebreak Omniknight Purist Thunderwrath Outworld Devourer Harbinger Phantom Assassin - Zenem 10/11 11:58 pm est Mortred Phantom Lancer Azwraith Puck Faerie Dragon Pudge Butcher Pugna Oblivion Queen of Pain Akasha Razor -- Done Krolin 10/10 5:53pm est Lightning Revenant Riki - Done Krolin 10/10 17:14 est Stealth Assassin Rubick - Done Krolin 10/11 12:48 est Grand Magus Sand King - Done Krolin 10/11 1:05pm est Crixalis Shadow Demon Eredar Shadow Fiend Nevermore Shadow Shaman Rhasta Silencer Nortrom Skeleton King Ostarion Skywrath Mage Dragonus Slardar Slithereen Guard Slark Nightcrawler Sniper Kardel Sharpeye Spectre Mercurial Spirit Breaker Barathrum Storm Spirit Raijin Thunderkeg Sven Rogue Knight Templar Assassin - Done Towersheep 10/9 9:27pm est Lanaya Tidehunter- Done Towersheep Leviathan Timbersaw- Done Towersheep Rizzrak Tinker- Done Towersheep Boush Tiny- Done Towersheep Stone Giant Treant Protector- Done Towersheep Rooftrellen Troll Warlord- Done Towersheep Ja'rakal Tusk Ymir Undying Dirge Ursa Ulfsaar Vengeful Spirit Shendelzare Venomancer Lesale Deathbringer Viper Netherdrake Visage Necro'lic Warlock Demnok Lannik Weaver Skitskurr Windrunner Lyralei Witch Doctor Zharvakko Zeus - Kwaurtz done 10/9 12:10 pm est Lord of Olympus 27
In The News / Dota 2: How Valve is making five-a-side wizard death a healthy eSport« on: October 09, 2013, 06:10:30 AM »
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-10/08/dota-2-the-international-3
An interesting article talking about Valve and how its completely turned comp dota into something that was barely noticed and into the talk of most of the players. 28
The Art Forum / First attempt at making an animated signature.« on: October 08, 2013, 08:08:58 AM »Opinions plox. Was my first attempt at doing an animated layer over a background. 29
In The News / Swiss to vote on 2,500 ($2,800) franc basic income for every adult« on: October 08, 2013, 05:08:31 AM »
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/04/us-swiss-pay-idUSBRE9930O620131004?utm_content=bufferd191d&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
(Reuters) - Switzerland will hold a vote on whether to introduce a basic income for all adults, in a further sign of growing public activism over pay inequality since the financial crisis. A grassroots committee is calling for all adults in Switzerland to receive an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs ($2,800) per month from the state, with the aim of providing a financial safety net for the population. Organizers submitted more than the 100,000 signatures needed to call a referendum on Friday and tipped a truckload of 8 million five-rappen coins outside the parliament building in Berne, one for each person living in Switzerland. Under Swiss law, citizens can organize popular initiatives that allow the channeling of public anger into direct political action. The country usually holds several referenda a year. In March, Swiss voters backed some of the world's strictest controls on executive pay, forcing public companies to give shareholders a binding vote on compensation. A separate proposal to limit monthly executive pay to no more than what the company's lowest-paid staff earn in a year, the so-called 1:12 initiative, faces a popular vote on November 24. The initiative's organizing committee said the basic income could partly be financed through money from social insurance systems in Switzerland. The timing of the vote has yet to be announced, pending official guidance from the government. (Reporting by Denis Balibouse, writing by Alice Baghdjian, editing by Gareth Jones) 30
The Art Forum / A tribute to my Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 team.« on: October 04, 2013, 05:32:25 AM »I made this in celebration of my team for Facebook. Opinions? |