Houston Thread - No HOBOs and no WHOBOs. What do we do now??????????????????????????????????????????

[Sethlon]

play mvc2 it helps you at this game

For real. I wouldn't be half as good as I am if I hadn't've sat down with damien and played tons of mvc2 beforehand.

 

[Player-4]

hadn't've

The **** is this?

 

[RT]

If I recall, double contractions aren't grammatically correct, but they exist in informal context.

Gnes or Gea, ENLIGHTEN US.

 

[Gea]

They are not formal, no. In fact, many times their uses are extraneous. His sentence would work fine as, "I wouldn't be half as good as I am if I hadn't sat down with Damien and played tons of MvC2 beforehand." The imprecise nature of the sentence comes from the fact that English really doesn't use pluperfect verbs for construction in a formal manner.

To those who don't know what pluperfect is:

Pluperfect of action: where a series of pluperfect sentences carry a narration. This pluperfect is allied more closely to the usual preterite in English. It serves only to place a narration in the "more distant past", without determining its particular time or duration, as follows: "He had risen early that morning and had drunk coffee earlier than usual."

Though you guys keep assuming my major and his minor are things they are not. I'm not a linguistics, grammar, or literary major; I'm a writing major. There's a different skillset involved, and I honestly never had to take a class on grammar. I only took one on linguistics out of choice.

 

[Sync.]

ANNOYING BIRD, i AM THE GREAT LEON!

This is epic

 

[KRDsonic]

There's a rule against double contractions? Weird. I wouldn'tve been using them all this time if I knew that D:

 

[Smoom77]

 

[Gea]

There's not really a rule against it, so much as it isn't considered a formal way of speaking. Though in most formal writing no contractions are used. Double contractions are colloquialisms and are spoken, not written.

For reference on this sorta thing: http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/department/docs/punctuation/node20.html

 

[kailo34ce]

gea lemme fight u at mvc3333

 

[PantyRaider08]

I need to spend more time in the training room. : / I wish I had played MvC2, and I envy the people who had the game like a month or two before the release.. It's gonna be awhile until I get stuff down. Also should I invest in a pad instead of using the xbox dpad? I really like this game and plan on playing it for awhile.

 

[Zori]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNeNTMmltyc

this is real ****

 

[Player-4]

Nah son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVx80aVxsm0

This is real ****

 

[Zigsta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNeNTMmltyc

this is real ****

That was crazy!

 

[Gea]

I need to spend more time in the training room. : / I wish I had played MvC2, and I envy the people who had the game like a month or two before the release.. It's gonna be awhile until I get stuff down. Also should I invest in a pad instead of using the xbox dpad? I really like this game and plan on playing it for awhile.

If you have the cash, yeah. Though I'd consider an arcade stick over a pad if you are that interested and willing to learn.

 

[PantyRaider08]

I am very interested in the game and also whats the price difference between the stick and pad?

 

[Sethlon]

Stick is a little weird to get used to, but after you've played enough to get used to it execution in general gets more consistent. Pad is certainly playable, but if you're interested in playing competitively and can stand to learn (and pay for) a stick, its a good idea.

 

[Gea]

About 100 bucks, realistically. A stick is a huge investment to get a quality one (rough estimate is 140~) but it's like you're really playing at an arcade and you never have to worry about having to switch controllers on a different system if you have a dual modded one. It's expensive though so it's good to be sure you are ready for the investment/plunge before you do. Really good if you want solid execution. The games are made with sticks in mind and it shows when doing inputs like 360s or pressing multiple buttons at the same time.

I recently got into them and dual modded my own stick (as well as replaced the parts). If anyone needs advice on purchasing one or would like to commission me for some custom work (minus art) I'd be more than happy to. While I'm mentioning this I'll also throw out that I can do GC controller mods easily like removing springs or swapping out the control stick covers with other ones (wii ones for a taller stick, or C stick for a shorter one).

Anyways don't settle for a crappy arcade stick, but be sure you want one before plopping down the money.

 

[Popertop]

They are not formal, no. In fact, many times their uses are extraneous. His sentence would work fine as, "I wouldn't be half as good as I am if I hadn't sat down with Damien and played tons of MvC2 beforehand." The imprecise nature of the sentence comes from the fact that English really doesn't use pluperfect verbs for construction in a formal manner.

To those who don't know what pluperfect is:

Though you guys keep assuming my major and his minor are things they are not. I'm not a linguistics, grammar, or literary major; I'm a writing major. There's a different skillset involved, and I honestly never had to take a class on grammar. I only took one on linguistics out of choice.

damn, the only career choice to ever make less money than a musician.

 

[KRDsonic]

Alas, the life of a musician. Retiring with little money and damaged ears.

 

[Leaf.]

Again, good luck to all of Houston going to Pound tomorrow!
I better see Sync and PJ in GFs.

 

[since]

Spiderman Dante and Zero is a beast team in mvc3 lol

 

[RT]

Again, good luck to all of Houston going to Pound tomorrow!
I better see Sync and PJ in GFs.

Sync won't split.

 

[Gea]

damn, the only career choice to ever make less money than a musician.

 

[kailo34ce]

this thread is gay.

 

[Smoom77]

I really loled at this one for once.

 

[Xyro77]

I wish Smoom would quit lying to me and stop playing with my feelings

 

[Smoom77]

if you dang wanted to talk about our feelings, whahahahaha

 

[gunterrsmash01]

I'm selling my modded wii for 180$. Comes with 20 games and a bunch of accessories.

Next hobo or whobo would be a good place to meet

 

[CY]

I really loled at this one for once.

never post again.

who is the worst at MvC3 in Houston?

 

[Gea]

My guess is Allan, if you even count him.

 

[Xyro77]

I can't b the worst if I have not played it.

Im here to tell u Sethlon is prob better than all of u.

 

[kailo34ce]

$20 mm sethlon

padlon

 

[CY]

I can't b the worst if I have not played it.

Im here to tell u Sethlon is prob better than all of u.

P4 > Sethlon

kailo > Sethlon

 

[Xyro77]

Seriously, Sethlon was better at brawl, melee, guilty gear and I'm pretty sure he's better than u guys at mvc3 too.

 

[Xyro77]

Setlawn is the fraking man

 

[z00ted]

i am DEFINITELY the worst at mvc3

i rented it today and I HATED IT.

 

[Gea]

Run back to the familiar embrace of Brawl and never leave. The rest of us will enjoy the genre.

 

[Xyro77]

Run back to the familiar embrace of Brawl and never leave. The rest of us will enjoy the genre.

Zigity Zigity Zing!!!!!!!!!!

 

[z00ted]

i think i will.

 

[Sync.]

I am the best Peach ask Trela