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| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1330 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/29/20 8:02:41 PM #397 | |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1330 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/29/20 8:02:11 PM #395 | |
| Topic | The Show EP 1 - The Glorious Return of GotD! Breaking down the bracket w/ Leon |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/29/20 7:55:42 PM #409 | I misplayed Hollow Knight, but I was 50/50 on Bastion (in a match that wound up pretty 50/50) and clearly overrated Life is Strange (is that even an indie?). I feel like people expected some indies to be formidable from the very beginning, and we haven't seen any indications that we've horribly underrated them yet. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1330 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/29/20 6:56:30 PM #373 | Yeah, I think ME2 looks just fine. RE7 is incredibly under-seeded here - it would beat most of this bracket. Its series name and its generally healthy reception assure that. There's nothing in ME2's half of the division that prevent it from the division finals, and unless we get some powerhouse showings from RE2/Fire Emblem/Bloodborne, I still consider it the favorite there as well. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 5: rNaught Your GrandDaddy's Virus |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/28/20 4:49:13 AM #393 | The Las Vegas strip is shut down and I've been teaching remotely since Spring Break. I'm not sure how smaller businesses are operating/faring around here because the only place of business I've been inside the past ten days is the Walgreens right across the street. My car's been topped off for like two weeks. I keep seeing pictures and hearing stories about how Vegas is a ghost town, and that the community is doing social distancing relatively well, but I haven't taken a drive around the city to check for myself. Hell, maybe tomorrow! I'm bored enough. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 9:19:59 PM #497 | For what it's worth, Ng, Leon, and I talked about pretty much all of these possibilities on the 14 and a half hour long first episode of the podcast. I fully admit to crapping myself out the starting blocks here, but I won't have anyone say "we never saw it coming"! --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 9:08:08 PM #462 | This is hugely divergent, but the way the DooM and Animal Crossing fanbases came together gave me good vibes for like a month. Those seem like two of gaming's better communities. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:55:34 PM #433 | Meanwhile, DQ is out here flipping the defiant bird to Witcher 3, Skyrim, Dark Souls, the lot of em - like they dodged one helluva bullet. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:49:18 PM #416 | Bastion is my shameful purge for every following such a garbage-time series like TWD. I even bracket voted for it. I needed this purification. FUCK YOU CORAL --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:36:35 PM #389 | ninkendo posted... personally I've never met anyone who's played BastionIt wasn't bad, but I remember it being pretty bland. It's $10 for a few hours of old school gameplay, and then you never play it again, which I assume is a common theme among Indy games. Basically, I think both these games are basura, and DQ is going to make us lament its bracket placement even more next round. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:29:22 PM #368 | I don't think it's that mixed a bag, honestly - being on the board helps all of us with predictions, at least given a large enough sample size. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:26:28 PM #358 | ctesjbuvf posted... Was it even debated? Feels like everyone had TWD without thinking.I was back and forth until like yesterday. THIS BOTTOM-TIER ZOMBIE FRANCHISE - BARRY BURTON PISSES ON RICK GRIMES --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:23:50 PM #343 | Walking Dead's the underdog at this point. 0/3 on the first three debated matches =/ We have two more conceivably debatable matches tomorrow with Vs/Fallout and Horizon/Fortnite. Is anyone else growing less confident already?! --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:15:49 PM #324 | |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:10:40 PM #300 | ctesjbuvf posted... For people that are voting in all matches because they have to and would've otherwise skipped it, I'd imagine Ni no Kuni draws more votes than Sekiro. It's a weird thing to consider but it means something.I would argue the opposite. Sekiro is new, much more critically acclaimed, and has been somewhat popular on Twitch and those gaming marathons (AGDQ, SGDQ). Ni no Kuni, to my knowledge, has been invisible for over half a decade. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:08:23 PM #292 | davidponte posted... I can't tell if this is Bastion being worth anything or TWD just being awful. Leaning the latter.Bet the house on the latter! --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/27/20 8:06:49 PM #284 | Yep, if Monster Hunter and Sekiro wind up with similar percentages today, I'd feel alright about MH next round. Meanwhile, Walking Dead is sinking. I was going back and forth on Bastion, Life is Strange, and Berseria - and I may wind up 0/3. I'm not sure if we can establish a pattern either, not when all the games are this weak. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/26/20 9:34:04 PM #36 | Aaaaand I'm missing two on the first day. Initial thoughts - straight chalk was a good idea! Good thing I only went with a seeding upset like 5-6 times through all of R1. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1329 |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/26/20 9:32:13 PM #33 | |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/26/20 6:11:14 PM #469 | If there's one thing I know about Board 8ers, it's that we'll dip out when the market is steady again. I don't expect this to turn any of us into a long-term day trader, we're too cautious a bunch for that. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | * The GotD 2020 Guru Contest - Enter Your Bracket, Become B8's Best! * |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/26/20 12:12:12 PM #118 | |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/23/20 9:21:35 PM #277 | Yeah, for that you have to major in finance or take an elective course that focuses specifically on investments. I actually started teaching finance part-time at my local university, but my class covers managerial finance - budgeting, cost of capital, time value of money, ways to finance. We don't specifically talk about all the sexy "make me money now" topics people usually want to learn about. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Chris Benoit wanted to do what he did |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/23/20 2:14:42 AM #27 | I'm behind on this program. Just finished the episode on the Von Erich family, which was so depressing to watch. The Benoit episode is gonna be a nightmare. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 4: Oblivion |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/22/20 10:50:01 PM #368 | Speaking of... fucken EDC hasn't been cancelled or delayed yet. I assume the city of Las Vegas will force the event organizers to shut it down, but if it went on as planned, we're talking about 180k nearly naked people sweating and breathing all over each other. It would make that Florida beach during spring break look like social isolation done right. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Breath of Fire I/II - worth playing? |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/22/20 6:03:43 PM #40 | |
| Topic | Breath of Fire I/II - worth playing? |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/22/20 11:39:30 AM #36 | BoF1 report - my party is now at three (Bo recently joined) and I think my game is bugged. I reached the town of Romero and must speak to an old lady to progress, but I can't trigger her necessary dialogue. I looked up a video walkthrough and followed every single step, but still nothing. The game hasn't been very engaging anyway, so I might just drop it. Thanks for the input, everyone! --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 4: Oblivion |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/22/20 11:09:13 AM #298 | Crap dude, I hope she recovers quickly and fully. Both my siblings deal with sick patients every day and are carrying on with realistic expectations (ie: "good chance I get this"). --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/22/20 12:47:47 AM #223 | You said you put in five figures on airline stocks - assuming that means "only" 10k, I didn't even put in a tenth of that in Spirit Airlines, and I think at least a couple of the guys here are just learning about the market and probably speculating with no more than a few hundred bucks. You're putting a lot more skin in the game. Though, to anyone who IS just learning this, please let me reiterate that speculation is a dangerous game, and if you're gonna do it, you should treat it as a gambling hobby hardly different than sports betting (ie: betting with play money and not expecting to strike it rich). Diversification is the name of the game, which is why the employee-matched 401ks and big mutual funds are generally the best investments out there. Also, you really should be holding for at LEAST 12 months, as that likely gets you a more favorable tax treatment on the gain, and obviously, the longer you hold the more dividends you likely get paid. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 4: Oblivion |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/21/20 11:10:06 PM #267 | |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 4: Oblivion |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/21/20 11:06:40 PM #265 | For what it's worth, I have a relative who works in the State Department, and while most State Department people have or are transitioning to work-from-home, said relative hasn't heard anything about a nationwide lockdown. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Bloodborne vs fire emblem awakening |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/21/20 1:41:32 PM #11 | It absolutely has a chance! The Nintendo name doesn't guarantee victories every time. BotW will be burning everything down, so Nintendo fans won't feel compelled to rally behind Fire Emblem of all things. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Bloodborne vs fire emblem awakening |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/21/20 12:58:22 PM #9 | |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 4: Oblivion |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/20/20 9:19:37 PM #199 | LordoftheMorons posted... Jesus, that's fucking terrible FFDragon posted... Spoilers the world is terribleYeah, but not terribly surprising when we think about it. You bottle people up together longer than they're used to, and some will snap, even toward loved ones. It's the main reason why I'm still considering staying in my tiny, less supplied condo instead of going to my parents' huge house if we're ever actually placed on enforced lockdown. They might drive me nuts. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Have any of you heard someone express anti chinese or anti asian sentiment |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/20/20 8:01:52 PM #10 | Had a friend post "CHINESE VIRUS!" on Facebook today because he's an idiot. I think that's it. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Breath of Fire I/II - worth playing? |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/20/20 4:22:01 PM #35 | AxemRedRanger posted... As for an alternative you'd have easy access to without piracy, IIRC you had a SNES Classic? If so you might wanna go play Super Mario RPG instead. Maybe even Earthbound? It's got some issues but it's certainly a lot more unique. Some people will even tell you Secret of Mana is still good in 2020. I think they're crazy but hey!I do! And believe it or not, my main impediment to playing those assuredly better games is that I'm too damn lazy to unbox in Classic right now. With Switch, I'm playing in a second. Also, the save state + rewind features on Switch make even the most brutal retro game a relaxing experience. I really don't have the time or energy to lose 60 minutes of progress on a 30-year-old RPG, so I appreciate the fact that I can cheese it and just enjoy myself. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | DOOM Eternal Review Zone |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/20/20 8:45:12 AM #11 | I only just finished a single playthrough of 2016, but I never tired of the animations. They always felt good! --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | DOOM Eternal Review Zone |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/20/20 12:52:39 AM #6 | One thing I love about about the overall aesthetic is the color palette. For a Mature game focused on slaughtering demons in hell, the game is BRIGHT. Power-ups and effects just explode off the screen; I love it. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Breath of Fire I/II - worth playing? |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/19/20 11:13:13 PM #26 | Played a bit of the first, and yeah, seems pretty boilerplate. I might stick with it since there's nothing outright bad or broken so far, but it's absent of like... any charm. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | worst day of the work week |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/19/20 9:37:48 PM #7 | As a kid, Tuesday was my least favorite day of the week because at least Monday had wrestling. I haven't watched Monday wrestling in years, but that childhood sentiment has been indelibly imprinted. Fuck Tuesday. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Breath of Fire I/II - worth playing? |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/19/20 5:24:55 PM #1 | I'm working from home, exercising from home, teaching from home - got a lot of free time at home. Last weekend, I booted up my Switch for the first time in a while, accessed the NES collection, and beat Crystalis. I jumped over to the SNES and saw these as the two most prominent RPGs available. What do you guys think - are they worth the time sink? I'm pretty sure the only SNES RPGs I've beaten are FFVI and CT, so they'd be competing against the best (though I enjoyed Crystalis, so I can have a good time with simpler retro stuff). --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | One Punch Man fucking rules |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/19/20 5:19:08 PM #16 | Safer_777 posted... I always wanted to ask. How is the anime? What I mean is that this guy is so strong that he beats everyone with just 1 hit right? So what is the point? Unless I am missing something?It's a comedy, and the writer(s?) does an amazing job making an overpowered joke character like Saitama so damn relatable. The first season had me in stitches throughout and is one of the best seasons of anything I've ever watched. The moment that Saitama reveals how exactly he got his insane power might be my favorite scene in any TV show. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/18/20 5:13:27 PM #178 | Uglyface2 posted... Im considering taking money out of my emergency funds and investing. Good idea or not?Terrible idea if you're serious; please don't do this. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Where can I move that isn't a total police state? |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/18/20 3:32:13 PM #19 | Southern Utah. You're two hours away from Vegas, six hours from the beaches of SoCal, and your day-to-day will be about as isolated and roughneck as you want it to be. It's also beautiful and near some of the country's most stunning national parks. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/18/20 2:16:55 PM #167 | red sox 777 posted... The stocks are down so much it feels like the market thinks some of these chains are going bankrupt. Management has been so aggressive for decades at overleveraging, buying back shares, and borrowing money, they can't withstand closing for a month.Agreed. Even at $3, I wouldn't recommend anyone buy Station Casinos stock. I have significant doubt about their ability to stay in business. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/18/20 2:12:05 PM #163 | As a Vegas guy, I've been looking at casino stocks. Station Casinos (local chain) was trading at $26 a month ago. Right now it's at $3. So many of my friends are gonna lose their jobs. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Stock Topic |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/18/20 2:09:17 PM #161 | Nelson_Mandela posted... Just put a fuck ton of money into airline stocks. Lost 10% immediately! But obviously in for the long haul.Yeah I bought Spirit @ 11. Getting hammered right now but I'm HODLing for at least 12 months. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg |
| Topic | Coronavirus Topic 3: Trials and Tribulations |
| CaptainOfCrush 03/17/20 11:31:13 AM #405 | |
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