Elemental all-purpose thread

Mazuo · 2010-09-09T13:35:00.000Z

SD has said something to the effect that you’re dropped to the bottom of the pile each time you send another email, so I’d just wait Dale.

Going on 2 days since I sent my last reply about how store credit wasn’t a refund and wasn’t acceptable.

Abilio_Carvalho · 2010-09-09T13:42:59.000Z

YourConscience:

Take chess, go, or any other such games: They have superb AIs available, yet the whole game (even if ingenious) is kind of bland after playing it a few times.

Your opinion about anything in the world ever is now invalid.

DaleKent · 2010-09-09T13:49:50.000Z

Mazuo:

SD has said something to the effect that you’re dropped to the bottom of the pile each time you send another email, so I’d just wait Dale.

Going on 2 days since I sent my last reply about how store credit wasn’t a refund and wasn’t acceptable.

Thanks for the info.

frank_austin · 2010-09-09T13:51:02.000Z

Mazuo:

SD has said something to the effect that you’re dropped to the bottom of the pile each time you send another email, so I’d just wait Dale.

Going on 2 days since I sent my last reply about how store credit wasn’t a refund and wasn’t acceptable.

I never got a response when I said something similar. Don’t expect one.

In the end I had to take the store credit and give games away because I couldn’t find anything on Impulse I wanted and didn’t already own.

arakyd · 2010-09-09T14:06:15.000Z

Tim James:

I seem to enjoy deconstructions of the minds of small business owners.

So do a lot of people, apparently. Brad should start a reality TV show. You’ve got media friends, right Brad? Capitalize on the drama, put a face on small business. It’s totally be the American thing to do.

Adam_Altmann · 2010-09-09T14:31:39.000Z

frank austin:

I never got a response when I said something similar. Don’t expect one.

In the end I had to take the store credit and give games away because I couldn’t find anything on Impulse I wanted and didn’t already own.

Huh. I emailed about a refund and it was deposited into my account the next day. Must be my sterling personality.

Sparky · 2010-09-09T14:35:24.000Z

Yay, finally an addition to the Qt3 Precious Moments Figurine cabinet!

Mark_Asher · 2010-09-09T14:41:18.000Z

Lizard_King:

That’s great. I’m glad I was finally able to provide you with the vocabulary you needed to bring your dream comment to life. Consider the first one a freebie.

Why are you being insulting? Are you trying to pick a fight?

Stepsongrapes · 2010-09-09T14:48:34.000Z

Mark Asher:

Why are you being insulting? Are you trying to pick a fight?

Wow. The vitrol in this thread is like the power of Chaos in WH:40K. It taints even those who attempt to fight it.

Having touched this blighted thread, we all must be ritually purged.

“There is no such things as innocence, only degrees of guilt.”

Matt_Bowyer · 2010-09-09T14:50:03.000Z

Sparky:

Yay, finally an addition to the Qt3 Precious Moments Figurine cabinet!

I’d like to go on record as saying if there were a way to purchase these, I would buy them for everyone I know.

Sparky2003 · 2010-09-09T14:52:58.000Z

Once the CEO is building a fucking castle I don’t think they get to identify as “the little guy” any more. If you want to support indie devs buy another copy of Minecraft or chuck some cash at the Dwarf Fortress guy.

Tyjenks · 2010-09-09T14:55:02.000Z

Sparky:

Yay, finally an addition to the Qt3 Precious Moments Figurine cabinet!

Brilliant addition. Sparky…always lurking around the corner to immortalize someone’s Qt3 contribution. Tieman will most likely be terribly confused as to the origins of this ancient meme.

YourConscience · 2010-09-09T15:02:32.000Z

Abilio Carvalho:

Your opinion about anything in the world ever is now invalid.

I knew someone would jump at it. Chess is holy and what I said is clearly blasphemy. Yet, how many hours of chess do you play daily? And how many other games?

AndrewMyers · 2010-09-09T15:04:20.000Z

<3 Sparky

lordkosc · 2010-09-09T15:08:23.000Z

Sparky:

Yay, finally an addition to the Qt3 Precious Moments Figurine cabinet!

EPIC!

KevinC · 2010-09-09T15:11:29.000Z

Yea, I want to buy one. Badly.

lordkosc · 2010-09-09T15:15:26.000Z

its better than any dinosaur picture in this thread!

Mark_Asher · 2010-09-09T15:19:22.000Z

KevinC:

Yea, I want to buy one. Badly.

Yeah, if you’re a programmer that would be a fun Precious Moments to own.

Gordon_Cameron · 2010-09-09T15:22:53.000Z

YourConscience:

I knew someone would jump at it. Chess is holy and what I said is clearly blasphemy. Yet, how many hours of chess do you play daily? And how many other games?

Chess has a fairly steep learning curve, but it’s something one can study for life if one chooses to make the effort – like Go or music or mathematics. These things are not necessarily aiming at the same audience, nor present the same time-investment-to-reward ratio, as your average video game. There’s a certain amount of apples-to-oranges in the comparison.

Jason_Lutes · 2010-09-09T15:27:21.000Z

rezaf:

Well, a LITTLE cheating is always ok.
For example, most games that require a human player to scout in some way allow the AI to glimpse into the shadow-of-war without sending something there as a human would have to.
I always hated that in the HoMM games.

The AI doesn’t do that in HoMM III, fyi. It needs to scout just like human players.