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AvengedBacklog said:
Do you and/or Jimbo know a good spot to get Purple level class mods? I need one for Gunzerker to finish off that trophy. Haven't seen many good recommendations yet.
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I had a level 30-32 one. I hopefully didn't lose it. I will look around for it tonight. Don't think I had a lower level one that I held onto.

 
Yea Tyler, R2D2 is one of the most iconic characters of Star Wars, and I've never heard anyone hate on him (it?). But then again, I do love the Ewoks! Yoda is my favorite though.
 
MildObstruction said:
Pinball Arcade Series 2 Week 1 Results:

chewy fuck ed everyone up as always

Using the power of the rng I added a multiplier to everybody's Firepower score between 2 and 15 called 'Luck'. Not surprisingly much like last time it didn't actually make that big of a difference.

As far as I'm concerned we should have two divisions, I'm just not sure where to draw that line since honestly none of us will be able to touch zimm and chewy (and cireone I reckon).

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Note: There may be some scores transposed as I was writing down the scores while there was abject chaos going on in my house. Feel free to let me know.
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I was really excited to see my name 3rd from the top. (Wow, I placed 3rd?).

Until I realized the scores went in ascending order.

 
jimbo8574 said:
I am in the same boat. I have all 3 (Well I loaned out the first two months ago but could get it back). I will probably wait for a price drop since there is no co op with them on PS4 right?
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There's no MP at all for the PS4 collection. They're throwing in UC 4 MP beta access but that's the only MP it gets. They said they didn't want to fracture the online community for the games. I'm a bit surprised it has an active enough online presence at this point for that to be a consideration.

 
kilik64 said:
I need to get to gamestop and get it I guess, screwed up by not having and will need to replay all the DLC again to 100 percent it, might just try and plat it on ps3 and be done, not sure wanna wade through DLC again. Well could do hammerlock again, we beat the story in like 1 hour the other day.
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It was 2-3 hours actually but yeah that is a quick playthrough. If you have the DLC on the PS3 you can always go back to if/when you get the itch.

 
The complicated part in our league is the scoring, but it's designed to make it so that 2, 3 and 4 player groups all have an average score of 2 and thus are comparable. 3 player groups are easy enough to explain. It's gets a bit messy with 4 player groups. Actually we don't normally have 2 player groups, so lets just ignore that.

In a 3 player group the base scoring is 3-2-0. but there's a bonus point that either goes to 1st place or 3rd place. If the 1st place player's score is more than the combined scores of 2nd and 3rd, then they get the point (for a crushing victory), otherwise it goes to 3rd. So it's either 4-2-0 or 3-2-1.

In a 4 player group the base score is 3-2-1-0 and there's two bonus points. One either goes to 1st or 3rd (if 1st beats combined 2nd and 3rd, they get it) and the other goes to either 2nd or 4th (if 2nd beats combined 3rd and 4th, they get it). So 4-3-1-0, 4-2-1-1, 3-3-2-0 or 3-2-2-1.

Nobody minds 3 player scoring, but a lot of people can't figure out the 4 player scoring. But we have software that makes sure it all ends up right. We try to have as many 3 player groups as possible, but that's mostly because you're playing together and 4 player groups take longer.

 
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jimbo8574 said:
What character are you playing at? I might have some decent level 32 stuff if I didn't sell it all off to make room for higher level gear.
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I have a level 28 Gunzerker right now, will probably be level 32ish once I wrap up the story. I get a ton of Green/Blue mods but nothing better sadly.
 
Thermopyle said:
There's no MP at all for the PS4 collection. They're throwing in UC 4 MP beta access but that's the only MP it gets. They said they didn't want to fracture the online community for the games. I'm a bit surprised it has an active enough online presence at this point for that to be a consideration.
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I would assume if they included online it would be a unique community. Meaning it would be only those who buy the PS4 remaster and separate from those playing on PS3. But since there is no online with the remastered edition it doesn't matter.

There is usually 5-15 games I can join with the Borderlands 2 remaster on PS4. I think once I looked at like 3am and there was no one on. I assume they are all playing on PS4 since they are different PSN networks.

 
T Bell for lunch, so excited.

gonna try one of them diablo grillers, prolly just the chipotle, I like spicy stuff but not REAL spicy stuff so hopefully that one is good.

 
tylerh1701 said:
I guess I just assumed nobody liked them because of how obviously lame they are. The reason I never liked that 360 is just because they're both such insignificant characters in my eyes.

I'll admit R2D2 is ok, but he's basically just a lump. Definitely not significant enough to have a console designed around him. They should have made it look like the Millennium Falcon or something.
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Lame as in 3PO is a whiny pretentious bitch, then yeah... but they're still pretty damn funny.

Like when Chewie puts his fucking head on backwards.... HA! CLASSIC!

 
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Crunchewy said:
The complicated part in our league is the scoring, but it's designed to make it so that 2, 3 and 4 player groups all have an average score of 2 and thus are comparable. 3 player groups are easy enough to explain. It's gets a bit messy with 4 player groups. Actually we don't normally have 2 player groups, so lets just ignore that.

In a 3 player group the base scoring is 3-2-0. but there's a bonus point that either goes to 1st place or 3rd place. If the 1st place player's score is more than the combined scores of 2nd and 3rd, then they get the point (for a crushing victory), otherwise it goes to 3rd. So it's either 4-2-0 or 3-2-1.

In a 4 player group the base score is 3-2-1-0 and there's two bonus points. One either goes to 1st or 3rd (if 1st beats combined 2nd and 3rd, they get it) and the other goes to either 2nd or 4th (if 2nd beats combined 3rd and 4th, they get it). So 4-3-1-0, 4-2-1-1, 3-3-2-0 or 3-2-2-1.

Nobody minds 3 player scoring, but a lot of people can't figure out the 4 player scoring. But we have software that makes sure it all ends up right. We try to have as many 3 player groups as possible, but that's mostly because you're playing together and 4 player groups take longer.
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I was just dicking around with trying to make the scoring a little complicated for fun. I didn't realize that pinball leagues made it infinitely more complex than I could ever dream up.

here, I put it back in the old handicap format

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nTejyPeYrRxuETMnvpy3eBLezZFP7k1cCLJ8SIRRDBQ/

I added that last place for a table gets a handicap of 3 out of sheer pity and I think the 'screw you chewy' on the spreadsheet is a nice touch.

 
AvengedBacklog said:
I have a level 28 Gunzerker right now, will probably be level 32ish once I wrap up the story. I get a ton of Green/Blue mods but nothing better sadly.
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I think you can get it from the golden chest in Sanctuary but it is so random. If I have what you need I will drop it for you in your game in Sanctuary.

I certainly have a level 50 one but hopefully still have the level 32 one too.

 
MildObstruction said:
I was just dicking around with trying to make the scoring a little complicated for fun. I didn't realize that pinball leagues made it infinitely more complex than I could ever dream up.

here, I put it back in the old handicap format

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nTejyPeYrRxuETMnvpy3eBLezZFP7k1cCLJ8SIRRDBQ/

I added that last place for a table gets a handicap of 3 out of sheer pity and I think the 'screw you chewy' on the spreadsheet is a nice touch.
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Why do I have a handicap of 1.2? Or do I? Your spreadsheet is confusing.

 
Crunchewy said:
Why do I have a handicap of 1.2? Or do I? Your spreadsheet is confusing.
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your mom is confusing!

I pulled the end handicaps from the last series because I am the scorekeeping god and I do whatever I want.

Edit - there's also an obvious reason why I just post the results here, I'm not in the business of making legible spreadsheets. much like pinball it is not my foremost talent in life.

 
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jkam said:
I'm awesome. :joystick:
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I couldn't remember what your first plat was. I checked and it made me laugh that your other plat was TWD and you couldn't even get 100% on it. Lazy bastard.

jimbo8574 said:
I would assume if they included online it would be a unique community. Meaning it would be only those who buy the PS4 remaster and separate from those playing on PS3. But since there is no online with the remastered edition it doesn't matter.
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Yes, it would be separate, which is why it would fracture and eventually kill the community. If there's 100 regular players and 50 of them move to PS4, suddenly PS3 and PS4 only have 50 regular players apiece and the individual communities are too small to sustain themselves and die off alone. I'm not sure how many people still play UC online and if this is a legitimate justification or if they didn't want to bother for other reasons (time spent away from UC4, resources, etc..)

AvengedBacklog said:
Tyler is displaying Therm-quality opinions on Star Wars characters today.
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I don't recall what opinion I've ever expressed that's as dumb as thinking R2D2 is the lamest character in Star Wars. I may hate on MGS2 but I can make some valid points on having that opinion. Hating R2D2 over Jar Jar? Indefensible.

 
MildObstruction said:
your mom is confusing!

I pulled the end handicaps from the last series because I am the scorekeeping god and I do whatever I want.

Edit - there's also an obvious reason why I just post the results here, I'm not in the business of making legible spreadsheets. much like pinball it is not my foremost talent in life.
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The anakin and weird lizard thing comment was tongue in cheek. I later mentioned that if it wasn't for the terrible prequel trilogy, r2d2 and c3p0 would be the worst characters in the series save for the ewoks. Obviously there are dozens and dozens of awful characters in the prequels.

 
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gator - is there not a 100% collection trophy in lbp3?  or am I just overlooking it?  I know it's sort of moot since you have to finish _all_ adventure levels coop but I'd probably be willing to put a little effort in to acing the levels if I knew I didn't have to get every stupid bubble.

 
Geez, Pharm. If Timesplitters is "dog shit", then what is Halo? Cat shit?

Vigilante said:
Some here might like to know that Van Halen songs will be in Rock Band 4: http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/17/van-halen-finally-comes-to-rock-band

"Panama" will be included in the game at release while other songs of theirs will be added to the Music Store later.
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Love it. Now let's see some more Metallica and Dire Straits.

jkam said:
I don't want to wait until June 1st 2017 for this.

http://thevitalounge.net/2015/08/17/platformer-beyond-human-coming-to-the-ps-vita/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm2STvjbj6Y
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Looks great. And I love how 2D gaming is still alive and well to this day.

#bringoncuphead

 
Crunchewy said:
Why do I have a handicap of 1.2? Or do I? Your spreadsheet is confusing.
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You're handicap is 1.2 just for Firepower because you came in 2nd place to me on that table. Overall is 1.1 because you came in first on Centaur, but then 2nd to me on Firepower.

And you're way overcompensating Centaur score boosted everyone else's handicaps, so thanks for that friendo.

 
Thermopyle said:
I couldn't remember what your first plat was. I checked and it made me laugh that your other plat was TWD and you couldn't even get 100% on it. Lazy bastard.
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Wow, yeah I missed the rock paper scissors trophy in the DLC. Big deal. I'll re-play it if it makes you happy. MGS2 is probably my least favorite MGS too.

 
The c3po/r2d2 hating, MGS2 hating asshole just posted a review for The Castle Game.

http://invertedaccess.com/2015/08/17/the-castle-game-ps4-review/

It's not bad, but not great either. Pretty much exactly what you'd expect it to be. pretty standard fare in the tower defense genre, but it works well for what it is. i found it pretty simple (hell, I was able to platinum it) so those who are really good at the genre may not want to bother with it unless you want an easy plat. It's going to get dull pretty quick, definitely more recommended as a good entry point to the genre.

 
[quote name="Zimm108" post="12869994" timestamp="1439829112"]You're handicap is 1.2 just for Firepower because you came in 2nd place to me on that table. Overall is 1.1 because you came in first on Centaur, but then 2nd to me on Firepower.

And you're way overcompensating Centaur score boosted everyone else's handicaps, so thanks for that friendo.[/quote]

No, it looks like I had a starting handicap of 1.2.
 
MildObstruction said:
gator - is there not a 100% collection trophy in lbp3? or am I just overlooking it? I know it's sort of moot since you have to finish _all_ adventure levels coop but I'd probably be willing to put a little effort in to acing the levels if I knew I didn't have to get every stupid bubble.
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There is not one surprisingly. The absence of that and the 24 hour create nonsense made me very happy. Acing a few of the levels was pretty damn tough though.

ETA: My kid loves LBP so I had a coop partner. We could not get that trophy at launch though. The game was so buggy with how the spawns worked when someone died (even in local coop) that we could not beat the last level together. After some of the fixes it worked well enough that we could finally beat that level.

 
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Awesome things R2D2 has done in just the OT:
Carried vital intel to take to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Tricked Luke into taking off the restraining bolt so he could take the message to Kenobi.
Hacked in to the Death Star to find intel, open doors, and stop the quartet from being smashed by a trash compactor.
Served as ship support on the Death Star trench run and was wounded in battle.
Put up with Luke taking a droid to a humid, swamp planet; being eaten; and dropping him in his Jedi training.
Helped them escape Cloud City.
During the escape sussed out vital intel that the hyper drive had been deactivated on the Millennium Falcon and then took initiative to repair it, saving them from recapture.
Went undercover at Jabba's palace to get intel and smuggle in weapons for Luke.
Repeatedly shocked Ewoks.
Wounded in battle again, attempting to open the generator door on the moon of Endor because Han was using him as cover.
Droid cursing.

 
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iv got like a level 32 gunzerker too, im only on ps3 tho. my 4 y/o just got axton to level 18 last night, finally got rockets on his sentry gun. too cool

also nothing beats waking up to a bj and then getting ridden til completion. i feel so used. in a good way ;)

 
[quote name="Zimm108" post="12870049" timestamp="1439830805"]1.2 is under the earned handicap column for Firepower. Explanation for why it's 1.2 is below all the scores.

I don't know how you're getting confused by the super easy to read and user friendly spreadsheet.[/quote]

He changed it, because it was showing my FP score multiplied by 1.2. Even now there's a "Previous Hdcp" column and it says 1.2 for me.
 
For you Funko fans, Cartwheel has 20% off figures through Saturday.  I know tyler and Sage at least like to pick them up.

#ShamelessPlug

 
Thermopyle said:
What would you consider the worst game ever?
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I mean there are obviously a billion games that are just garbage or clones that have no integrity at all.

But as for games that are real games, I bought a game called Mario is Missing from Toys R Us for like $50 and it was boring and awful (I didn't realize it was an educational game). It was super short too I beat it that same day. The people at Toys R Us were really nice though, they let me return it and I got a Super Soaker with it. But I'll always remember that as one of the absolute worst games I've ever played.

For a more recent example, I'd really have to think. I do my best to avoid games I don't think I'll like. Farming Simulator was really bad and Dustforce's controls are really not enjoyable at all, those are two that come to the top of my head.

 
tylerh1701 said:
I mean there are obviously a billion games that are just garbage or clones that have no integrity at all.

But as for games that are real games, I bought a game called Mario is Missing from Toys R Us for like $50 and it was boring and awful (I didn't realize it was an educational game). It was super short too I beat it that same day. The people at Toys R Us were really nice though, they let me return it and I got a Super Soaker with it. But I'll always remember that as one of the absolute worst games I've ever played.

For a more recent example, I'd really have to think. I do my best to avoid games I don't think I'll like. Farming Simulator was really bad and Dustforce's controls are really not enjoyable at all, those are two that come to the top of my head.
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Wow yeah, I thought I was going to love Dustforce and it played like hot garbage, and just wasn't fun.

 
tylerh1701 said:
For a more recent example, I'd really have to think. I do my best to avoid games I don't think I'll like. Farming Simulator was really bad and Dustforce's controls are really not enjoyable at all, those are two that come to the top of my head.
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jkam said:
Wow yeah, I thought I was going to love Dustforce and it played like hot garbage, and just wasn't fun.
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I have a bad feeling Dustforce will be part of a Plus lineup soon.

 
[quote name="tylerh1701" post="12870068" timestamp="1439831294"]Jay was telling me it controlled oddly. Are there different options? Like a thrust option and a more traditional option?[/quote]

Yes. That's classic controls. R1 is thrust. D-pad or left stick for rotate left/right. Buttons for pewpew.
 
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