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| Topic | Do you believe in the afterlife? |
| Vertania 07/03/18 12:32:01 AM #4 | It's entirely impossible imo. I couldn't believe in it even if I wanted to. |
| Topic | What was your first shiny Pokemon ever? |
| Vertania 07/02/18 12:58:07 PM #33 | CableZL posted... It was an Electrode in Blue, but I was kinda mindlessly going through the power plant looking for items that I skipped over. I didn't realize it was shiny until I issued the command to attack and kill it. Blue didn't have shinies... |
| Topic | What was your first shiny Pokemon ever? |
| Vertania 07/02/18 12:56:48 PM #32 | Charmander in FireRed. I soft reset for it probably thousands of times. I did get a wild shiny Psyduck later in the same game. He was my 2nd most wanted shiny at the time too, behind Charizard. |
| Topic | So, is the Switch a pirate machine yet? |
| Vertania 07/01/18 9:43:09 PM #13 | Ki_cat_ posted... There was a bit of a buzz about a CFW but it seems like it'll either brick you or get you banned. The brick rumor came from people trying to mess with the CFW. People just installing it as intended aren't getting bricked, but are most likely going to be banned. |
| Topic | Where'd you get your username from? |
| Vertania 07/01/18 8:13:27 PM #32 | Attempted to translate my favorite color (viridian) into German. Only thing that came up was Viridian City from Pokemon, which is called Vertania City in the German games. |
| Topic | How many people here on CE are actually in a relationship? |
| Vertania 07/01/18 1:15:31 PM #31 | Engaged and have a baby daughter. We started dating in 2007, broke up in 2012, then got back together in 2016. |
| Topic | ctrl+V Topic |
| Vertania 07/01/18 1:03:53 PM #52 | and were largely forgotten. |
| Topic | Let's talk about games. |
| Vertania 07/01/18 12:46:24 PM #49 | Lathissamus posted... Banjo-Kazooie It still blows my mind that the Stop 'n' Swop secrets stayed hidden for so long. I remember magazines, strategy guides, and even the internet teasing things like the Ice Key and Sharkfood Island, but nobody actually knew how to get them. Not even the GameShark had codes for them iirc. I didn't believe it when they were revealed years later, but sure enough, I was able to break out the old N64 and get them. Never really like Tooie as much. Went too overboard with the level size, backtracking, splitting up, etc. B-K on XBLA was mildly disappointing in a way too, even though it was technically better. Kids playing that for the first time will never know the struggle of dying while searching for the 100th note and having to do it all over again, or spending hours trying to get a collectible that you can't get. |
| Topic | Thousands of youth graduate the D.A.R.E. program swearing against drugs! |
| Vertania 07/01/18 12:30:45 PM #29 | Sayoria posted... All other drugs like meth and weed aren't essential to allowing someone to be who they are physically. I'm sure meth addicts would strongly disagree with that. |
| Topic | Thousands of youth graduate the D.A.R.E. program swearing against drugs! |
| Vertania 07/01/18 12:26:16 PM #27 | Sayoria posted... They need to do like they did with me. Show the kids what people who do Krokodil look like. You're showing your age. Krokodil was pretty much unheard of in the U.S. until like 5 years ago. And in my experience, D.A.R.E. only worked with elementary schools. |
| Topic | IMHO, The PS1 is a massively overrated console. |
| Vertania 07/01/18 12:16:52 PM #22 | Azardea posted... Still a hell of a lot more than the N64 had. :/ The difference is that a lot of the N64 games held up. Platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario 64 were generally more fondly remembered than Spyro and Crash. Partly because the latter IPs sold out to different developers and made a bunch of shit games in the next generation. It also had more fondly remembered multiplayer games, like Mario Party, Mario Kart, GoldenEye, largely due to native 4 player capabilities. |
| Topic | Thousands of youth graduate the D.A.R.E. program swearing against drugs! |
| Vertania 07/01/18 12:09:25 PM #19 | How is that still a thing? Have they changed it at all from the 90's, or is it the same "all drugs are equally bad" bullshit? |
| Topic | Where the **** do hamsters live outside of pet stores?! |
| Vertania 07/01/18 12:05:03 PM #7 | Syria |
| Topic | Well, the devils lettuce is legal in my state as of today |
| Vertania 07/01/18 11:59:39 AM #20 | All I want to know is, why the fuck is New York taking so long to legalize it? It's supposed to be a super liberal state... |
| Topic | IMHO, The PS1 is a massively overrated console. |
| Vertania 07/01/18 11:57:26 AM #17 | It had tons of non-RPGs that were fantastic games for their time. The only problem is that they didn't hold up against advances in their genres (platforming, shooters, sports, survival horror, fighting, racing, arcade/party, and even music). People act like RPGs are the only thing PS1 had, but that's only because they're pretty much the only games still playable by today's standards. Makes it easy to tell who was too young (or not even born yet) when the PS1 was at its peak. |
| Topic | Apparently there was a white nationalist rally/riot in Portland yesterday |
| Vertania 07/01/18 10:00:33 AM #5 | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Prayer In August 2017, in the wake of the Unite the Right rally, Joey Gibson, the founder of Patriot Prayer, denounced racism and denied that Patriot Prayer is connected to the alt-right. Gibson denounced white supremacists and neo-Nazis during an August 13 rally in Seattle the day after the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, and that Gibson also contends he has taken steps to exclude white supremacist groups. The SPLC have noted that the organizers of August 7, 2017 rally had "promised the critics who talked with them that racist elements had been denounced and uninvited from the rally," but that the Proud Boys, and members of Identity Evropa (IE) as well as local IE leader, Jake Van Ott, were seen at the event. Gibson says that people who are affiliated with IE have appeared at his events, but has made it clear they were unwelcome and has ejected them when possible. Gibson also says "It's a constant problem because we get these random people that are trying to provoke and they're trying to agitate". |
| Topic | Let's talk about games. |
| Vertania 06/30/18 10:46:46 PM #8 | Mister Mosquito PS2 game where you play as a mosquito and fly around a family's house sucking their blood. The family gradually loses their mind as the levels progress. There's also a stupidly fun secret 2-player minigame unlocked from the main menu, where two guys on bicycles have to bump each other off a tower. |
| Topic | "Durrrr Democrats are gonna lose in November cuz dey don't vote lel" |
| Vertania 06/30/18 8:18:13 PM #3 | Genocet_10-325 posted... I don't get why people still say this lmfao. It was certainly true in 2010 2014 and 2016, but "Durrrr it only happened consistently over the last 8 years, but this time will be different!" |
| Topic | I just started Dark Souls. Which character type is the easiest? |
| Vertania 06/30/18 5:00:23 PM #10 | CasualGuy posted... Pyro is the best starting class |
| Topic | You can get modded for saying that 'anyone who likes Anime is getting a bullet' |
| Vertania 06/30/18 3:01:56 AM #7 | Anisoptera posted... Getting a bullet doesn't necessarily mean a threat. Yeah, it kinda does. |
| Topic | Why did you join the military? |
| Vertania 06/30/18 2:45:35 AM #8 | I talked to a recruiter once, but got turned away because I have a prescription for Ritalin. |
| Topic | question about metal music |
| Vertania 06/30/18 2:41:17 AM #4 | It's pretty simple. "Gangsta" cultures glorify rap and don't value many other types of music. A young person who is growing up in that culture and is interested in music is going to gravitate towards rap because they will gain more attention and praise in that genre. If they pursue a genre like, say, metal, there's a good chance they'll be made to feel like more of an outcast. There's also the possibility that people growing up in the "gangsta" settings have less access to resources like instruments, music classes, practice spaces, and musicians with similar interests. |
| Topic | Yakuza 0 Topic |
| Vertania 06/30/18 2:29:44 AM #38 | OmegaPillow posted... How do you guys compare this, to say, sleeping dogs? I really wanna get this but contemplating and I dont mind subtitles at all Sleeping Dogs was trash imo. That was more of a GTA clone, while Yakuza is more like... idk, The Godfather movies mixed with Shenmue. |
| Topic | Yakuza 0 Topic |
| Vertania 06/30/18 2:27:47 AM #36 | ArtVandelay posted... he's chapter 3 lol >.< out of 16 I think I'm at the very end of chapter 2, I've just been stalling about moving on. The real reason is because I have two babies at home, so I almost never get the chance to play games anymore. Especially not ones that tend to have long, intense periods of dialogue. |
| Topic | Yakuza 0 Topic |
| Vertania 06/30/18 2:23:02 AM #33 | I've playing it very slowly over the last couple months. Been really taking my time as Kiryu and just beating tons of people up while exploring the city. Haven't even met Majima yet. The only other game I played was the first one on PS2 and that was well over 6 years ago, so I only remember the very major plot points. Once the Yakuza 2 remaster comes out, I plan on playing through it all. I already own 3 and I think I have 4 & 5 on PS+. |
| Topic | So, how does Tinder work? |
| Vertania 06/30/18 2:10:45 AM #2 | You swipe right a few times, then a bot will message you and try to get you to sign up for a streaming site. |
| Topic | Who is currently more for the gamer? Sony or Microsoft? |
| Vertania 06/29/18 8:09:26 PM #7 | RebelElite791 posted... Download is coming ( or already on) to Now tbf Good to know, but it's too little too late imo. MS already highlighted Game Pass at e3. Meanwhile, PSNow was literally unplayable for many users due to constant input lag and freezing. |
| Topic | Who is currently more for the gamer? Sony or Microsoft? |
| Vertania 06/29/18 8:04:45 PM #5 | The only thing Sony has is better exclusives. Xbox has actual backwards compatibility, as opposed to PSNow (lol) and making you rebuy games you owned digitally on PS3. There's also the Game Pass, which actually lets you download the games instead of trying to stream them. Almost forgot, Sony has the whole "no crossplay" thing, as well as limited modding for games like Skyrim. |
| Topic | CE trolled me into buying a Switch; I haven't used it in weeks |
| Vertania 06/29/18 2:42:55 PM #25 | Ki_cat_ posted... ^ The newer batch of Pokemon is still in the works. Try again in 2019, fall. Yeah, I would have held off buying a Switch for at least another year if I'd known though. On the plus side, at least I got one before they fixed the hardware exploit. |
| Topic | Hillary Clinton ranks #2 for most wanted Democratic Nominee. |
| Vertania 06/29/18 2:21:09 PM #10 | Most wanted... ...for jail |
| Topic | I hope Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory sends a wake up call to the DNC. |
| Vertania 06/29/18 2:19:13 PM #17 | If they didn't learn from Hillary losing to Trump, they'll never learn. |
| Topic | CE trolled me into buying a Switch; I haven't used it in weeks |
| Vertania 06/29/18 2:10:38 PM #22 | I bought my Switch for two reasons: Dark Souls Remastered and Pokemon. The former doesn't have a release date, despite hitting the Xbox/PS4 last month, and the latter... is fucking Pokemon Go. I've also waited months for Minecraft's Bedrock update, only to find out that it launched without Realms or servers. Then there's Titan Quest coming out next month, only 4 months later than Xbox/PS4's release. |
| Topic | CE trolled me into buying a Switch; I haven't used it in weeks |
| Vertania 06/29/18 2:02:39 PM #15 | Weeks? I've barely touched mine since January. |
| Topic | Unarmed, order obeying black guy tased in the back. RAGE inducing video |
| Vertania 06/29/18 1:49:26 PM #39 | Even if he was confused about being told to cross his legs, he still ignored the order to put his legs straight out at least 8 times before being tazed. Asherlee10 posted... I can't see any reason why they wanted him to put his legs straight out and then cross them. It seems unnecessary and confusing.It's so he can't jump up and run away as soon as they untrain the taser and go to cuff him. |
| Topic | Anyone pickup an NES Classic Edition? |
| Vertania 06/29/18 12:35:37 PM #3 | I don't want one. I already have an actual NES if I want an authetic experience and a computer if I want HD. |
| Topic | Why did they call it the Xbox 360? |
| Vertania 06/29/18 9:58:59 AM #11 | The area code for much of western WA is (360) and Microsoft's HQ is there. Wondered if that had something to do with it. |
| Topic | Unarmed, order obeying black guy tased in the back. RAGE inducing video |
| Vertania 06/29/18 8:54:52 AM #13 | "order obeying" |
| Topic | Do you have a hobby that involves some kind of learning / self-improvement? |
| Vertania 06/29/18 8:41:09 AM #34 | Guitar, bass, drums, songwriting and recording. |
| Topic | Lost recordings of real incidents |
| Vertania 06/29/18 1:57:37 AM #19 | The Beatles - Cavern Club tapes (partially found recordings of British rock band; early 1960s) :( Scott Stapp/Kid Rock sex tape (lost pornographic recording; 1999) L.M.F.A.O. Just... what? |
| Topic | It's amusing to see all these so called libertarians for closed borders |
| Vertania 06/28/18 2:57:53 PM #24 | Questionmarktarius posted... You can't really know that someone is violent until he's been violent. Right, but they do also mention "credible plans for violence." Once (or if) the legal channels become more accesible, we can be more effective at blocking violent individuals from entering the US. But until then, we still have massive amounts coming in unchecked. And even if the legal channels are improved, that doesn't mean the violent ones will suddenly stop trying to get in illegally. |
| Topic | It's amusing to see all these so called libertarians for closed borders |
| Vertania 06/28/18 2:47:35 PM #21 | https://www.lp.org/issues/immigration/ Libertarians believe that if someone is peaceful, they should be welcome to immigrate to the United States. Doesn't really sound like the party takes a stance on illegal immigrants. They want to make legal immigration channels more accessible (which is fine), but they apparently don't offer a solution for the immigrants who are and have been illegally crossing/staying. They also don't seem to be offering a plan on how to filter out the "violent" immigrants right now. Sure, if they go through legal channels, we could probably catch them, but that's not happening. |
| Topic | About to play Assassins Creed: Origins. Any first time tips? |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:47:32 AM #17 | Also, expect to hear literally every enemy NPC say "hey, what?" whenever they spot you. Like, it's even more frequent than Mass Effect's "ENEMIES EVERYWHERE!" |
| Topic | Everyone who *hates* illegal immigrants should take a citizenship exam |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:44:31 AM #40 | YOUHAVENOHOPE posted... I don't understand your point The point is, some posters on CE act like the only reason people could be against illegal immigration is because they "hate brown people." You may not be one of those posters, but they're definitely around here. |
| Topic | About to play Assassins Creed: Origins. Any first time tips? |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:39:56 AM #15 | Bows are kind of overpowered. Get a good hunter or predator bow and you can wipe out enemies from a distance very efficiently. Also, there's a kopesh sword you can get from an early sidequest that is very good. It deals bleed damage, so you can just hit an enemy once and it will drain their health. |
| Topic | It's amusing to see all these so called libertarians for closed borders |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:35:15 AM #13 | Hold on. You mean to tell me that people who want to keep taxes and government services to a minimum don't want more illegal immigrants to drain our taxes and require government services? |
| Topic | Was Tomb Raider a LESBIAN? |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:30:33 AM #2 | Yes, the game was lesbian. |
| Topic | ITT we summarize video games in the worst possible way |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:29:19 AM #140 | A broke lawyer solicits help from underage girls to defend alleged murderers. |
| Topic | Apparently, Trump is the worst president in history |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:25:54 AM #33 | But the My Pillow guy said Trump is the most amazing president this country has ever seen in history. I can't just not believe him. |
| Topic | Everyone who *hates* illegal immigrants should take a citizenship exam |
| Vertania 06/28/18 11:23:37 AM #35 | YOUHAVENOHOPE posted... what does that have to do with this topic other than being tangentially related through the subject of illegal immigrants Because very, very few people would be subject to this hypothetical test. |
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