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[Ivander]

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Ay, @Michael the Spikester! Bean-zilla is a thing now.​

I can just hear the theme radiating from the gif.

 

[Deleted member]

The duke has returned to Standard yeessss

 

[Metal Shop X]

Uhhh.

Hope I don't post this at a bad time for some folks.

But I got a new OC, and I thought it be neat to share it.

So yeah, hope you like it.

AndreaAC , Guh-Huzzah! , Dyllybirdy , Wademan94 , @ShinyLegendary , @JDCabrera , Knight Dude

You might recognize this fella, if not, I tell it afterward, but until then, happy halloween.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

So another mixed day. Tagging my crowd here @JDCabrera Lamperouge Wademan94 Hat N' Clogs and such for the first part, since you guys and co, are good friends of mine.

Spoiler: Hospital Related, Bit Long

Woke up, went to hospital (thankfully my dad also had another appointment as well so he wasn't as angry) and they did another run through of everything, this time being more thorough. Had to be given two tests on my heart more in-depth, basically attaching things to the area and monitoring it for a while.
Lungs, heart and all was checked and given the clear so I'm fine and they have fully ruled again nothing serious.
They do want another check at some point with this "leaking sensation" going on in my neck and upper chest, which by the way I call it a leaking sensation as its feels like warm water around you internally but uncomfortable.

Basically, most likely its inflammation in my left shoulder which is pressing on my nerves that's causing all of this (from breathing numbness to high heartrate) and not muscle atrophy. Brain issues is ruled out for now. Also not ruling out increasing sensitivity to my digestion that could cause it.

Unfortunately they said, I'm going to have to suffer with that leaking sensation for a while longer as it seems that the inflammation on my shoulder is what causing the nerves to mess around, they have another test that I will know of tomorrow being if the thyroid is causing too much issues. So for a while, I'm gonna have to be putting on something to help the muscles relax and something to help stress as painkillers don't work.

In short: I'm in the clear for anything serious and the doctors understand the fear of this all. Most likely it is just pretty bad nerve and muscle damage around the shoulder but I'm gonna have to deal with this leaking sensation for a while. Want to keep an eye on me though,

They told me to come back there if it persists by the weekend and get one more look.

So outside of that, the duo of games I was hoping I'd be getting my hands on today hasn't happened. Ghostrunner for Switch has been delayed (PS4 also has downgrading issues) and Cold Steel IV has had issues digital downloading.

On good news, have been rewatching That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and laughed a bit too hysterically when I played Mortal Kombat 11 in the hospital. Oh and the **** I've heard from a culchie (Irish Farmer) ranting on and on in the hospital about the rain. Really had to hide my laughter.

So again, feels like near the end but we'll see by the end of the week.

 

[AndreaAC]

@JDCabrera ; U ; Remember that I mentioned the whole Ubisoft Connect thingy? Well, apparently it didn't work the way I expected, I got rewards of games I don't even have, but what hurt me more than not getting Edward's and Arno's legacy outfits for Shay was discovering that all the rewards that included game artworks are gone. I am seriously asking why...I think I got a backup of those artworks in my old laptop, but discovering their disappearance, and that also included the Unity soundtrack and the digital AC The Fall comic...it hit me hard. And to make things worse, I spend Uplay points before to get some more artwork from the titles no one remembers (China, India and Russia), and well, there's gone so, I spend them for nothing.

 

[Deleted member]

@JDCabrera ; U ; Remember that I mentioned the whole Ubisoft Connect thingy? Well, apparently it didn't work the way I expected, I got rewards of games I don't even have, but what hurt me more than not getting Edward's and Arno's legacy outfits for Shay was discovering that all the rewards that included game artworks are gone. I am seriously asking why...I think I got a backup of those artworks in my old laptop, but discovering their disappearance, and that also included the Unity soundtrack and the digital AC The Fall comic...it hit me hard. And to make things worse, I spend Uplay points before to get some more artwork from the titles no one remembers (China, India and Russia), and well, there's gone so, I spend them for nothing.

Really sorry about all that.

Wish I could help, but idk how.

 

[Deleted member]

So I finally got a python script ready to go but now I need to figure out how to run my code at an admin level because of course the game I want to use it on is on that level and is thus unaffected by any programs that don't have those perms :|

Oh well, one step closer to actually doing something with what little coding knowledge I have lol

 

[AndreaAC]

Really sorry about all that.

Wish I could help, but idk how.

xD Don't worry, it was weird, but well, after doing some diggin', I found that at least I got Rogue's, Unity's and Black Flag's artworks, and at least some others of Rogue's are scattered throughout the internet, plus I found the soundtracks elsewhere, I got the physical version of The Fall (at least the first part, that was given digitally), and I think that's it. XD I feel like asking them if there's a reason behind the removal, maybe I will or not. But I did asks about the outfits, if I cannot get them, oh well, at least I got both Arno and Edward in figures, because more than wanting make Shay look silly for funsies, I wanted to have them as reference to draw.

 

[Deleted member]

The new sea of thieves looking real good

 

[Hadokeyblade]

I am starving right now.

The only thing I've eaten today is a leftover piece of BBQ'd chicken.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

This is such a random thought but am I the only one who actually enjoys stuff like hospital and airplane food?

Like despite them being pretty ****ty for the most part, "knew" how to be able to enjoy them for their worth.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

I'm certainly willing to bet that some people will be spamming this quote in response to the Cyperpunk delay even though it's never always accurate.

Miyamoto originally said this in regards to Wind Waker getting Christmas-rushed.

Even though it's still my favorite game of all time, I can't help but wonder how things would've turned out if Great Fish Isle and the final dungeons of the game were completed before it got rushed.

 

[Knight Dude]

Uhhh.

Hope I don't post this at a bad time for some folks.

But I got a new OC, and I thought it be neat to share it.

So yeah, hope you like it.
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AndreaAC , Guh-Huzzah! , Dyllybirdy , Wademan94 , @ShinyLegendary , @JDCabrera , Knight Dude

You might recognize this fella, if not, I tell it afterward, but until then, happy halloween.

I remember this dude from before. He looks even cooler.

I also got a handful of Halloween drawings up my sleeves too. Here's one.

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There's more throughout the week too.

I'm gonna see if fixing up the item stuff in XML2 will stop it from Freezing on me soon.

 

[Deleted member]

This is such a random thought but am I the only one who actually enjoys stuff like hospital and airplane food?

Like despite them being pretty ****ty for the most part, "knew" how to be able to enjoy them for their worth.

I've honestly never had hospital/airplane food so Idk lol

 

[ZephyrZ]

Here's the second shiny I've found while shiny hunting Giratina.

Not my favorite shiny in the world but hey, I'll take it.

 

[Deleted member]

I feel so emotionally drained right now... sigh back to the wholesome cat videos I go...

 

[TheMightyP]

Come to think of it, isn't Lego Minecraft kinda redundant?

 

[Deleted member]

Come to think of it, isn't Lego Minecraft kinda redundant?

I dunno, legos and minecraft have enough separating them that I feel the comparison is only strong at face level.

Like.. on one hand you have mr.block over here with all of his cubes, and then you have legos... which vary heavily in size, shape, and even function(just look at all the specialized pieces that have come out in recent years like the Mindstorm stuff, Heros, and even those weird AR sets) and there's enough variation between the two I would say they're different.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Come to think of it, isn't Lego Minecraft kinda redundant?

It was bound to happen eventually.

 

[Deleted member]

It was bound to happen eventually.

Have they made a Fortnite set yet?

 

[LAA9000]

Finally tried Super Mario Bros. 35 today (I say 'finally' but I actually haven't renewed my NSO subscription since April) and it is the most fun I've had with my Switch in a while. Simply the premise of being 'Tetris 99 but a game I'm actually half-decent at' already makes it great. Of course, this means it shares some flaws with Tetris 99, but I'm willing to forgive them because of the sheer chaotic fun of getting half the server to target you then bombarding some poor other player with all the enemies sent your way. It even feels way easier to escape bad situations, unlike in Tetris 99, but that may be because I'm way better at this game than that game. Nintendo, if you're one of those guests that mysteriously lurks this thread, keep this game up after March 31st and I may finally buy Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

Also beat the Pikmin 3 Deluxe demo. It took a bit of getting used to, but I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, and I may consider getting the full game at a later point. I find it very sad that game publishers tend to avoid demos, since they have introduced me to games I never thought I'd enjoy and led me to buy their full versions (for example, the 2019 Splatoon 2 Special Demo is the only reason I ever tried the series, and I'm a big fan of it now). Most, however, don't seem to feel that way and will choose not to buy after trying a demo, thus decreasing overall game sales. Regardless, a try-before-you-buy system is always appreciated in my eyes. Now I'm waiting on the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo that Nintendo leaked in South Korea - it should release tomorrow.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Have they made a Fortnite set yet?

Considering that Fortnite Monopoly exists, it wouldn't surprise me if they did.

 

[TheMightyP]

One thing I always wanted to do is build a life sized Lego house.

I would never have the patience to do that however.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Rewatching Reincarnated as a Slime has made realise again how mixed I've been on it. It uses the Isekai concept amazingly, Rimuru is probably my favourite character in anime design wise and has some really, really strong episodes.

However it feels weak in a way, and some of the episodes don't feel as entertaining. The strongest episodes are really amazing but the weakest are really just meh.

Speaking of which and with the Cold Steel IV issue not resolved, I'm gonna stick to my favourite slime for this week pfp wise.

 

[Deleted member]

One thing I always wanted to do is build a life sized Lego house.

can't wait for it to fall apart when you forget to reinforce the walls

 

[Shroob]

So, I know it's old hat but Imma rant about Crown Tundra, because, it's me

Spoiler: Honestly not 'that' ranty

Honestly? 'Conceptually', I like it. It seems to be a lot better than Isle of Armor which, frankly speaking, was a whole lot of nothing outside the Urshifuu stuff.

I like the returning Pokemon, I like the fact that you can catch fossils, and I like the groups they brought back for the static encounters(Birds, Regis. Swords of Justice).


But hoo man, I do not like Dynamax Adventures. Like, at all. I already didn't like the idea of the raid mechanic to begin with, and granted, they do fix it by taking out the shield mechanic, the fact that you're limited to 4 knockouts total is brutal, especially since the AI is usually braindead. Better than base game sure, but still hopelessly dumb.

Well, play online then you say, and sure, while I can... what incentive do I have to do so? Since you can only catch the Legendaries ONCE, there's no point going on an adventure/raid featuring them since all you get are just standard rewards, which, whatever.

Also, remember 'balance'? Yeah, neither did the devs. The Genies, the Tapus, the UBs, have fun online rofl.


I do like the new Regis though, even if Drago seems kinda ass compared to Elecki, granted, Drago is about as strong as the original trio, it's Elecki that's the exception in terms of viability.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

One thing I always wanted to do is build a life sized Lego house.

I would never have the patience to do that however.

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One of the guys from Top Gear did it. Pretty good documentary about building a Lego Sized House.

It would do well to live in until the Brickster shows up.

"I'M GONNA TEAR THIS HOUSE DOWN BRICK BY BRICK! LITERALLY!"

 

[Wademan94]

Come to think of it, isn't Lego Minecraft kinda redundant?

Imagine Tt Games creating a LEGO Minecraft game

 

[Deleted member]

One of my favorite things to do as a kid was make really simple, life-sized weapons outta lego. Stuff like swords, spears, etc. Taught me alot, like how to properly reinforce lego to ensure it doesn't fall apart.

Honestly if I ever had the time I might try to make more on-theme stuff using actual color-coded bricks, like say a Katana or a cutlass. Could make for a fun thing to do when I'm bored.

 

[TheMightyP]

So, I know it's old hat but Imma rant about Crown Tundra, because, it's me

Spoiler: Honestly not 'that' ranty

Honestly? 'Conceptually', I like it. It seems to be a lot better than Isle of Armor which, frankly speaking, was a whole lot of nothing outside the Urshifuu stuff.

I like the returning Pokemon, I like the fact that you can catch fossils, and I like the groups they brought back for the static encounters(Birds, Regis. Swords of Justice).


But hoo man, I do not like Dynamax Adventures. Like, at all. I already didn't like the idea of the raid mechanic to begin with, and granted, they do fix it by taking out the shield mechanic, the fact that you're limited to 4 knockouts total is brutal, especially since the AI is usually braindead. Better than base game sure, but still hopelessly dumb.

Well, play online then you say, and sure, while I can... what incentive do I have to do so? Since you can only catch the Legendaries ONCE, there's no point going on an adventure/raid featuring them since all you get are just standard rewards, which, whatever.


I do like the new Regis though, even if Drago seems kinda ass compared to Elecki, granted, Drago is about as strong as the original trio, it's Elecki that's the exception in terms of viability.

Dynamax Adventures is definitely for those who want a good challenge and is willing to try out new mons and strategies, or it's for Shiny Hunters because the shiny rates are ridiculous. For the average fan, however, it's nothing more than harmless boss battles, without the obnoxious shields that halt all momentum of the battle. It's a timewaster at its worst, a great addition at its best.

 

[Shroob]

Dynamax Adventures is definitely for those who want a good challenge and is willing to try out new mons and strategies, or it's for Shiny Hunters because the shiny rates are ridiculous. For the average fan, however, it's nothing more than harmless boss battles, without the obnoxious shields that halt all momentum of the battle. It's a timewaster at its worst, a great addition at its best.

Kinda hard disagree. Seems tedious as hell if you're targeting a specific legendary that you need, and since you're not allowed to bring your own team in, it means you can't IV/Nature farm. Yes yes, I know, 'Use Mints/Bottlecaps'! I hear you say, but I refuse. If I want a perfect 'mon, I want a 'PERFECT' Mon, and the fact that you get punished for resetting is a huge turn off. There's also the fact that, again, 1 Mon per save file, meaning if my friends want to run a raid.... I have 0 reason to do so because what I'm getting out of it is just junk.

And on top of that, it takes SwSd's somewhat 'decently' balanced metagame and skull****s it.

 

[Deleted member]

The Crown Tundra looks pretty nice tbh. I'm a casual person so if I ever did actually play it(and no I don't think I will because I still think Sword and Shield are pretty bad base games) I would probably avoid all the raids and shinies and all that stuff. Never really been into that kinda stuff(back in my ORAS days I even went outta my way to avoid shinies if possible because I hated how if I caught a shiny first the pokedex entry will always be the shiny variant, even if you catch a regular version)


If nothing else, The Crown Tundra goes to show how much better the games can actually be if GF is given even just a little bit more time + more people.

 

[Lamperouge]

Crunchyroll doesn't have the first season of Darker than Black and that just makes me sad.

Kinda wanted to give it another shot after dropping it years ago. Maybe Netflix or some other site still has it up, IDK.

 

[TheMightyP]

Kinda hard disagree. Seems tedious as hell if you're targeting a specific legendary that you need, and since you're not allowed to bring your own team in, it means you can't IV/Nature farm. Yes yes, I know, 'Use Mints/Bottlecaps'! I hear you say, but I refuse. If I want a perfect 'mon, I want a 'PERFECT' Mon, and the fact that you get punished for resetting is a huge turn off. There's also the fact that, again, 1 Mon per save file, meaning if my friends want to run a raid.... I have 0 reason to do so because what I'm getting out of it is just junk.

And on top of that, it takes SwSd's somewhat 'decently' balanced metagame and skull****s it.

Ah, yeah, the RNG can be a bit annoying. I'm not sure what you mean by resetting, but you don't have to keep the legendary, and if you don't, you can catch it again later. Unless, you know, you already caught all the mons. The rental bag is a mixed bag among the community. I like it because it adds challenge by making you step out, but I can see why others don't.

Personally, I enjoy it, and I HATED the regular raids

 

[Z25]

Finally caught this beauty today:

 

[Deleted member]

"you are already DEAD!!"
https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/jj4zf5

 

[Rangez]

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I mean, not exactly.​

 

[Shroob]

Ah, yeah, the RNG can be a bit annoying. I'm not sure what you mean by resetting, but you don't have to keep the legendary, and if you don't, you can catch it again later. Unless, you know, you already caught all the mons. The rental bag is a mixed bag among the community. I like it because it adds challenge by making you step out, but I can see why others don't.

Personally, I enjoy it, and I HATED the regular raids

I mean, having to run over and over and over for a specific nature is tedious as hell, especially since you're going to have to go through 4 random battles every time, with 3 AI party members. If I want a Timid Lele or Jolly Kartana, the amount of runs I'll have to run is not something I enjoy thinking of.

 

[TheMightyP]

I mean, having to run over and over and over for a specific nature is tedious as hell, especially since you're going to have to go through 4 random battles every time, with 3 AI party members. If I want a Timid Lele or Jolly Kartana, the amount of runs I'll have to run is not something I enjoy thinking of.

Yeah, I can see how that gets annoying lol.

 

[Deleted member]

I mean, having to run over and over and over for a specific nature is tedious as hell, especially since you're going to have to go through 4 random battles every time, with 3 AI party members. If I want a Timid Lele or Jolly Kartana, the amount of runs I'll have to run is not something I enjoy thinking of.

Knowing me I would probably just try and code a bot to automate the process lol
Not that that's even feasible considering the amount of variables involved in a single raid battle, let alone 4 back to back fights