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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Now get off your high horse, you are coming across as a rabid fanboy.

Babbit55 posted...

lower quality materials like plastic

You're literally saying it's bad because of small amounts of plastic on the ends you'll barely touch when its specs are equal or better than the competition at a cheaper price.

I think you may need to work on that reading.

I have not once called it bad, in fact I have said multiple times it is GOOD for the price point. Just not the best quality available
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Did you actually read my post? Yes it is a good phone, but factually The iPhone X and Samsung phones have a higher spec

http://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?&sSearch1=&sSearch2=XZ1+premium&idPhone2=8593&idPhone1=8523

According to this Sony has better CPU, GPU, screen, camera and network.

What does Samsung have, a higher bit rate analog audio jack?

Don't make shit up to defend your choice.

Firstly I am a cheap sod when it comes to phones, my last phone was a Microsoft 520, I now have iPhone SE, purely because I know it will do me a good 4 years.

You however are projecting.

Like I said all along. The XZ Premium is a good phone, specially for the price. There are areas though that both the iPhone x 10 and s8+ and note 8 do better. However quality wise I would say because of the use of lower quality materials like plastic the XZ does come as the best quality out there, that is all.

Now get off your high horse, you are coming across as a rabid fanboy.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

The Z1 had a metal frame but they decided against it in future, plastic absorbs shock better. They also offered NFC when the competition weren't, had a camera that was only beaten by the now dead lumia thats whole gimmick was the camera. iPhones and many other companies use Sony image sensors. Sony was also first to offer 3.0 quick charging. The XZ premium has a full 4K display destroying the competition while the rest uses HD as above is almost completely redundant and just dick waving and Sony also offers 3D scanning and 960fps slow-motion ahead of the competition. All this and Sonys are futureproofed well and last forever.

Did you actually read my post? Yes it is a good phone, but factually The iPhone X and Samsung phones have a higher spec, have pretty much all the same tech for things like face rec and and mobile/quick charging and use OLED screens to give more screen estate also plastic doesn't really have a place on a "Premium" phone.

It is a good phone, and a really good price point. I just wouldn't call it the highest quality available is all.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sony, because I like quality stuff.

I loved Sony phones back in the 2000's, there smart phone offerings since parting ways with Ericsson have really dropped in quality.

Have you had any top-end Xperia phone? they're the highest quality available.

Cannot say I have, Though looking at reviews an spec, it is pretty much the same spec as the iPhone x, Note 8 and Galaxy s8+ though with a lower resolution and LCD screen instead of OLED, also for a "premium" smart phone using plastic? The others go for Aluminium and Glass that has a much nicer look and feel for a premium phone, plastic shouldn't be on a "premium" model.

Looks decent, don't get me wrong and spec for price is pretty good. Wouldn't call it the top quality though.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sony, because I like quality stuff.

I loved Sony phones back in the 2000's, there smart phone offerings since parting ways with Ericsson have really dropped in quality.
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Clench281 posted...

How have internet people not heard of the pixel

I had heard of it, just never looked into it, figured it was like the nexus.

Ogurisama posted...

But the difference being (correct me if i am wrong) the Nexus phones were also designed by their manufacturer, just financed by google.

Yeah that was pretty much the case. I had a nexus 7, lasted about 2 years before becoming unusably slow. That is my issue with Android, the updates really bog down kit.
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Ogurisama posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Clench281 posted...

Google

Have google made a phone yet? The Nexus ones are normally outsourced to Asus or LG.

They designed it full this time, but HTC manufactured it

Ah. Still made by HTC in the end.
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Clench281 posted...

Google

Have google made a phone yet? The Nexus ones are normally outsourced to Asus or LG.
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If someone looks great, but has no/abrasive personality then in 10 years they will not look as good and still be boring/abrasive.

If someone isn't the "prettiest" but has a great personally then in 10 years they will still likely have a great personality.

Looks are fleeting, date and stay with people who make you smile first, as looks ultimately do not matter.

(Please bare in mind both who is "Pretty" and who has a rubbish personality may differ from person to person.)
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I_Abibde posted...

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Does anyone actually like/use them as a mechanic?

No. I suspect those components originally existed to help balance the magic-using classes (i.e. reduce their overpoweredness at high levels), but, in my experience, all they do is slow down play and add one more element to track.

The basic spell comps are included in a bag that is deemed to restock. Just certain spells require a more advanced comp, like a 100g gem for Identify. They are the only ones you need to worry about.

green dragon posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Lesson here, if you won't want tickets, pay attention to the road.

Ticket was fair.

Couldn't agree more with ya.

Nice troll attempt though

Jen0125 posted...

I've been pulled over for speeding 4 times in rural areas as a younger driver and never gotten a ticket. I feel it's because I was honest and courteous to the police officer. I told them yes I knew I was speeding. How much I was speeding. Why I was speeding (I was in farm land just on my way to work, didn't think it was a big deal to be honest.) And they all told me it's dangerous to speed, let me off with a warning and told me to slow down

It's probably because you're a white female.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

hmm, 82 would be I82 I think and that's the big freeway

My bad, I meant highway 24 lol. Apparently I'm not good at reading road signs

Not actually a troll attempt, just get annoyed with people who blame everyone else for them not paying attention to the road,

green dragon posted...

First one ever in the ten years I've been driving. 120 bucks. I was driving 54 in a 35. It was kinda in a lame spot since I was driving on the high way which has a speed limit of 55, then it changes to 35 mph for a stretch of like a quarter mile. The cop tagged me then.


Oh well, time to pirate $120 bucks of stuff kidding!

Lesson here, if you won't want tickets, pay attention to the road.

Ticket was fair.

darkknight109 posted...

Another aspect worth noting about European armour at the time is that middle-ages metallurgy was kind of shit compared to what we know today. Their steel was of awful quality, so it tended to be weak and brittle - much easier to puncture with an arrow than the steel of today.

That and the real anti arrow protection rampped up around the 100 yr war. We Brits fucked up the French with our longbows.

ha21nagamas posted...

Nothing beats mobility. Even if you have a small army, if you can flank and trap them, you will have a significant chance of winning

Apart from less mobile heavy cavalry though clearly.....

Actually, initially the Europeans struggled against the Mongols as they were using light armour and cavalry, being the 1200s this was chain, armour not well suited to protecting against arrows.

However when they changed tact and utilised Heavy cavalry the Mongol invasion was pretty much halted. they did not get that far into Europe though remember, they got as far as Poland (Still respectable though!)

Give me Shiva or Mars. Both being God/Goddess of war.

Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)
Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff)

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Quick question:

You know how the usual defining trait of a berserker is "being really pissed off", and D&D basically treats "berserker" as the defining characteristic of the Barbarian class?

I was thinking the other day about keeping all the rules the same, but changing the flavor of the berserking. Like, instead of a character who is frothing-at-the-mouth burning with raw, screaming rage, having a more "cold", focused fury. Where the warrior isn't screaming and hacking and going full-bore crazypants, but has more of a dead calm, tunnel-vision, inhuman killing machine sort of feel (so if one was after you, they'd look less Tasmanian Devil and more Terminator).

I was trying to think of real-world cultural stuff to see if I could come up with a name to describe that sort of combat trance, but all I could think of was the various takes on rage/berserking (like the "warp spasm" of Celtic stories or the bear/wolf/boar-serkers of the Norse). I was wondering if anyone here might be able to think of something I missed.

I know they kind of thing you mean. Great thing with DnD, if that is the kind of chara your chara is, great. Not all Barbs need to be a frothing at the mouth screamer.

Lightning Bolt posted...

"Phalanx" sounds pretty nifty, and has a sense of settling into a focused battle form. Historically it's been an extremely cooperative thing, though, so hard to pull off alone.

Phalanx is a military manoeuvre rather than a warrior archetype, it also would more imply a more tactical approach to fighting, rather than the more reckless style a barb has.

thecolorgreen posted...

I have more questions. Can hd play with standard online? If not, which version had more players?


Also, doesnt widescreen support change the game completely since you can see more of the map on screen at once?

Not actually tried, though the HD "remaster" is both free and just a graphics pack for the older games, cannot see why they both don't work together. Battle.net looks the same for both too.

SkynyrdRocker posted...

Babbit55 posted...

They used to literally ignore my base as they walked past and attacked him. Fun times.

lmao

I know right! If it happened just once you could chalk it down to that game. We had easily 100+ games and it was ALWAYS the same, he swapped from Protoss to Terran because he could never build fast enough for the inevitable rush.

So many fun memories of SC.

I used to play with a mate all the time, and every game vs cpu without fail they would go for him from the bat, the would never go for no matter on race, host or anything. It got to the point he would go Terran and fly he base behind mine (I main Protoss). They used to literally ignore my base as they walked past and attacked him. Fun times.

shadowsword87 posted...

I guess the question is how armored you were looking to be then.

Medium at most and a shield, Duskblade covers that.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Hexblade is also an option.

There's also the Swordmage - it's a 4e class, but people have done 3.5e conversions for it online.

There is a Hexblade class already, though I thought it was a base class in 3.5?

@shadowsword87 posted...

There is the Spellsword in the Complete Warrior which lets you wear heavier armor faster than the Duskblade will do normally.

There is also the Eldritch Knight if you want get into a prestige class late, which is pretty boring and straightforward, but works.

Also Runesmith if you want to be a Dwarf.

You sure? Duskblade gets light armour from level 1 as it is a base class, If I didn't go there I would be looking at either a mix Mage of some type/Fighter, also as a prestige class It would take time to get there, Eldritch knight I didn't like the look of as it seemed more melee focused with little on the spell side.

Not had a look at Runesmith though, what is that one like

@shadowsword87 posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Sooo, since this has turned into a general DnD chat. What are peoples thoughts on a Duskblade/Abjurant Champion in 3.5?

Mechanically or flavorfully?

Well the flavor I am going for is an armoured warrior mage who strides into the thick of it mainly using spells for defence a kind of Arcane paladin if you will, Duskblade suits that nicely though the skills on paper for the Abj champ look like they work well too mechanically. What are some of the other some of the other prestige classes to look at?

Sooo, since this has turned into a general DnD chat. What are peoples thoughts on a Duskblade/Abjurant Champion in 3.5?

spooky96 posted...

Yeah I can definitely agree that I could be missing the point, there are tons of things which you realize only when you grow up, because even your title suggests 'I never thought I'd be one of those parents' because that's exactly how I feel right now, haha

When they had a video of Peppa pig and her family as zombies going around killing the other characters, that is the kind of crap they are talking about (This was an actual video removed from youtube, that was targeted at kids). I don't think any parent wants there young children watching that.

Though I got him these cute Zombie erasers, and he loves them. Now when my wife is on plants vs zombies, he roots for the zombies!

Our son loves watching info videos, seriously he keeps telling us things about trains that we never even knew about!

That or Ryanstoyreviews. He uses Netflix for things like Paw Patrol and Transformers

Also, do you guys use the Youtube kids app? Not come across anything untoward on that so far (Fingers crossed)

@SunWuKung420 posted...

Nah, your parents did a terrible job of teaching you to clean yourself properly.

Given how obsessed with cleanliness my Mum is I doubt that.

UTI's happen, especially in children with weakened immune systems due to medication.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Yeah, you make good points. I've heard people say "well without the added sensitivity you'll last longer" - complete reassurance. Plenty of cut dudes are premies and I'm uncut and can generally go for ages. There's no definitive answer for that because it depends on the guy. Even if it were mostly true (I have no idea on the stats), it would not be 100%. Objectively though, it wouldn't feel as good for the guy.

Actually, being cut reduces the sensitivity significantly enough for it to be done as part of treatment for PE.

Also there are totally legit medical reasons for someone to be cut. Some UTI's can only be fixed with it, I know this first hand as it is what i needed back with I was 8

I had AOL in those days, all my mates used to come round and we would mess about in chat rooms, till we got a phone call and the internet would drop

I cannot see a White supremacist, that cries on youtube for having a warrant for his arrest, lasting very long in prison.

If Frozen taught us anything, Someone proposing on the moment of meeting them means they are likely a murderous psychopath intent on becoming king.

Have fun!

Lightning Bolt posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Like I said, not disagreeing, just doesn't need to be a blanket is all

Ohh.
Well that is totally not what I got from "only bad roleplayers need their GM to roll for them".
Mkay!

Yeah, I get you, my language was perhaps on the strong side. I mean people who cannot roleplay something if they have ooc information are bad rollplayers by my statement.

Lightning Bolt posted...

It won't change the story, no, but it'll change the game. Often, especially when the challenge they're facing is information-based, giving the players tons of free information is just way less fun for them.

It's the difference between solving a puzzle and pretending you're solving a puzzle. The former is obviously more fun, right?

Not saying no blind rolls at all in a game, sure some things should be blind roll, I just mean all rolls of a type being blind, like Bluff and spot ect.

Like I said, not disagreeing, just doesn't need to be a blanket is all

Lightning Bolt posted...

It's the difference between solving a puzzle and pretending you're solving a puzzle. The former is obviously more fun, right?

I would say puzzles shouldn't be reliant on dice rolling at all though

@Lightning Bolt posted...

Babbit55 posted...

In all honesty, only bad roleplayers need DM's to lie to them/ roll for them

If the only goal is to put on a show for like a podcast then sure. I can pretend I'm having fun so it looks realistic enough.
If you actually like mystery, intrigue, suspense, solving puzzles, or thinking at all, then sometimes it's nice to not have the solution given to you.

Bluff is something I very rarely have the players roll themselves any more, after Father Donnagin. One of my favorite NPCs was a Cleric of good/healing who had a knack for always catching the (evil) PCs with their pants down. He led the investigation of the PCs' first murder and managed to counterbluff them, making it seem like he believed the PCs' lies (or at least left enough doubt that they didn't kill him before he could investigate, and trust me they wanted to). If the player had seen his roll on Bluff, he would have known that the Cleric didn't believe him, and then goodbye suspense!

Hell, even your own story would have been more interesting if the party didn't know ahead of time via public rolls that you were fooling them.
That said, I don't let PCs roll Bluff against PCs anyways. Diplomancers tend to override the party's will when allowed to use CHA skills on allies (so... exactly what happened but all the time).

Not disagreing with you, just saying public rolling to really good roleplayers won't change things up too much, though it does depend.

I agree on the rolling things like Bluff PC vs PC though this was a unique case and I did roleplay the bluff in a believable way, but since she had seen the attack rolls she new ooc that I had initiated combat hence the GM decided to go with a contested bluff roll

ParanoidObsessive posted...

shadowsword87 posted...

No because there's not 20 minutes of bitching about rules.
In theory, yes that's how it can work, but it's entirely dependent on the group of people who run it

To continually reemphasize my usual accusation that a lot of your perceptions are colored by playing in shitty groups, I've never actually had a 20 minute argument or complaint about how the rules work in any game I've ever played.

If anything, I think I've played with precisely one rules lawyer-y type player out of every group I've ever been in.

Simple rule to remeber about rules in any RPG. The GM is right.

@ParanoidObsessive posted...

PMarth2002 posted...

The DM doesn't have to tell you the odds. You've got a character sheet and will generally add a number to the die based on how skilled your character is. After you roll the die, the DM will tell you if you succeeded or not.

In some games, and for some rolls (like "Insight", "Sense Motive", "Perception", etc), they won't even give you that much - they'll roll for you where you can't see the number, and then give you information accordingly.

There are some rolls which are WAY too easy to metagame just from the result ("I rolled a 1, I'm totally not going to trust anything the GM tells me!"), where it can actually be way more fun if the GM rolls for you so you have no idea whether you rolled low or high, and if you roll low, they can actively lie to you.

"Yes, while you were initially suspicious of Mr. Sinastrov McEvilface, in retrospect you get the feeling that he's actually quite trustworthy, and is probably telling you the truth about the Definitely Not a Trap Inn, and how you should go there to meet with his contact, Bob Absolutelynotgoingtotryandkillyouson."

Some GMs may do the same thing if a bad guy is using spells like Charm Person or something similar, where rather than having you roll your saving throw (and thus knowing for sure something bad likely just happened if you roll low), they'll just roll for you and then subtly encourage you to like/trust an NPC by how they play them, or just slip you a note so YOU know what happened but the other players don't.

In all honesty, only bad roleplayers need DM's to lie to them/ roll for them. I have been in many a game where people who acted out the outcomes perfectly. Recently in a roll20 game I got "Commanded" by a evil item to kill my friends, being a sneaky bluffing rogue who used bluff in combat, I walked over to the leader, asked him to look at an item I found then back stabed him (I missed, Doh!), he slapped me so I bluffed the party that really the Paladin had gone crazy and was attacking for no reason, the turned on the pala and fun times ensued!

Anyone cast magic missile at the darkness yet?

I am in a new 3.5 game, I am a Half or Cleric of Torm, bit different for me as I normally play rogue all the time

The most important words to a happy marriage I learnt from my Dad and has been key to the success of my own 10 year marriage.

"Yes Dear"

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40914748

"A few feet away, a young white man with a buzzed haircut and sunglasses leaned towards them over a facing barrier. "You'll be on the first f*****g boat home," he screamed at the black woman, before turning to the white woman. "And as for you, you're going straight to hell," he said. Then he gave a Nazi salute."

There was Nazi's there

Zareth posted...

We should just get China to refuse to trade with NK unless they get rid of their nukes.

That is pretty much what is currently happening.

HelIWithoutSin posted...

Babbit55 posted...

HelIWithoutSin posted...

OneTimeBen posted...

I had no idea people play games after waking up for work. That would for sure make you late. :)

Yeah dude. Busy bodies like NMB are just so consumed by responsibilities that they have to squeeze in their gaming time wherever they can. Why, every morning he has to fend off wild dog attacks on his Froot Loop crop that he doesn't even have time to shave or throw away the sea of empty plastic bottles on his bathroom counter.

Or you know, some people like myself are ready and have a good 30/40 mins to kill before setting off for work so will sit and play a game or 2.

I get up early as I have a child (no lie ins with a 4yr old!) and my wife takes him to his carer for the day, so by the time I am ready for work I will sit and chill with some games before setting off.

Well, what other reason could there be for him to post a picture of himself in his bathroom with the hair and beard of a homeless person looking into a grime covered mirror with garbage covering everything?

I have no idea, though you seem to have a bit of an unnerving obsession with him, specially as my post was more than some people just have some free time in the morning.

HelIWithoutSin posted...

OneTimeBen posted...

I had no idea people play games after waking up for work. That would for sure make you late. :)

Yeah dude. Busy bodies like NMB are just so consumed by responsibilities that they have to squeeze in their gaming time wherever they can. Why, every morning he has to fend off wild dog attacks on his Froot Loop crop that he doesn't even have time to shave or throw away the sea of empty plastic bottles on his bathroom counter.

Or you know, some people like myself are ready and have a good 30/40 mins to kill before setting off for work so will sit and play a game or 2.

I get up early as I have a child (no lie ins with a 4yr old!) and my wife takes him to his carer for the day, so by the time I am ready for work I will sit and chill with some games before setting off.

Far-Queue posted...

You're upset that you spent $40 on a free game?

You should be upset with yourself, not the game or it's developers. Show some restraint next time.

In fairness (at least on the xbox store) it was not very clear at all that it was going to be free. I am sure quite a number bought and paid for it without knowing.

(I have not paid for it thankfully, a friend gave me a code)

yourDaddie posted...

Because Japan and South Korea could be in danger of missiles or even a atomic bomb nuke if N korea has them.

Japan and South Korea are our aliens and japan also makes Anime and is the country that creates the best games, it takes the whole west to make more good games than japan but no contry alone can match them.

Also China doesn't want to protect North Korea anymore. The only reason to not invade north Korea is because we cannot defeat China in Asia, but since China is tired of them now it is our chancew

The big problem with North Korea is Russia and China. Both are allies with NK and share a border, both do not want a US ally next door.

Now with China thankfully they are quite close with the US and I think they like the financial benefits of world wide trade than the trade they do with NK.

Russia however I am not so sure, and who knows what Putin will do if the US did invade NK.

The North Korea problem is not one so easily solved.

Our cat just looks at me when I sneeze and does the equivalent of a condescending eye roll

My issue with Fortnite is the fact you are literally paying, for a Closed Beta of a free to play game.....

This is not good business practice AT ALL. Come test our game for us, but you have to give us money to test our game for us! Oh by the way, when we release it, it will be free!

Makes Activision look good to be honest.

(Before anyone says but it is early access not a closed beta, when you load it up in big writing in a big yellow box in the corner is says CLOSED BETA)

Would the fur not act as insulation and cause heat issues?

Teh_Kelbidrome posted...

Babbit55 posted...

Teh_Kelbidrome posted...

So I'm in the military, and a good friend of mine and I are at a new unit. It's pretty lax in comparison to training, and he's been taking advantage of our new supervisors' trust by skipping work nearly every other day. Last week he told me he was scared to answer his door for fear of being charged with going AWOL after missing a mandatory briefing in which there just happened to be no accountability (role call). I realized at this point I could prank him good if i wanted.

I'm not sadistic person, so i havent gotten him yet. Thing is, they recently told us they're gonna start cracking down on all of us if one person skips and they find out, so I need to get him now, before they do, in which case we'll all suffer.

He's a good sport, so he won't overreact at anything extreme.

How can I teach him a lesson?

So get friends who are MP's. Have them turn up for being AWOL and treat him as if he has been found and charged.

Damn that's good. We're new though, and I don't know any yet :/

Ah, that makes it a bit harder. Though any you recon may be up for it?