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Tyrphanax

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#974142
Topic
Rogue One * <em>Spoilers</em> * Thread
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Earl said:

I’m probably not the first to point this out but this pilot:

Kinda bears a resemblance to this X-Wing pilot who gets killed in ROTJ:

Their mustaches are clearly different though, it’s most likely just some coincidence and not the same character. Just some observation I made.

Cool observation.

I did like how excited that guy was to drop into the seat of an X-Wing in the trailer.

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#973757
Topic
RIP VHS
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I love that VHS feel. There’s just something there. I mean sure, in general I’ll want to watch a DVD or Blu-Ray or whatever for the quality and whatnot, but sometimes you just want to relive your childhood sitting on the floor inches away from your CRT TV (so close you can smell the ozone!), watching Star Wars off a VHS cassette from the 80s (don’t forget to rewind it after or you’ll have to wait when you want to watch it next time). It’s so good.

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#973462
Topic
Star Wars Battlefront EA
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canofhumdingers said:

No I don’t play online, and there’s others on this board that don’t either. I’m not interested in paying a subscription fee and I really don’t enjoy playing against a bunch of kids half my age who beat the snot out of me. I’m in my 30’s with a family of four and I don’t have the time (or the desire honestly) to spend to get even decent enough at these kind of games where online multiplayer even becomes fun. Much less good enough to actually be competitive. I just want to plug in for 20 or 30 minutes once in a while and have fun blasting away at stormtroopers, driving an at-st, or flying the millennium falcon.

I did try the free two day trial and it only confirmed my position. I could hold my own in the aerial dogfights (I usually ranked in the top 25%), but I’ve always been pretty decent at flying games. But in the ground combat I routinely got absolutely trounced. I rarely made it more than a few steps before I got killed. I NEVER got the vehicle or hero power ups (if I stayed alive long enough to even get to one, it was always either snatched up by someone else right before I got to it or I was sniped to death trying to activate it). It was not fun at all. Just frustrating. And then my account was bombarded with all these incomprehensible messages and invites and such that I wanted nothing to do with. Maybe I’m old fashioned but I’m just not interested in making friends with random people across the globe just because we both play a video game. Real life is busy and full enough.

But offline I can play well enough against the bots that I often get the vehicle or hero I want and get to have fun with it. And I even win a match here or there. I really enjoy the game and I’m happy that now I can play what I personally consider the two most fun game modes without having to pay a subscription or deal with all the headaches and frustrations of playing online. Video games are one of the things I do for my (admittedly rare) “me” time when I want to relax and escape for a bit. For me they are the polar opposite of being social, in a good way.

And I’m obviously not alone b/c the news item made it sound like this update was due to fan demand.

Ohhh I see the problem… you’re playing on a console! (WINKY FACE TO DENOTE I AM ENGAGING IN A FRIENDLY RIBBING)

But yeah, I totally get that. I’ve always loved playing competitively online, but there are days when I don’t do well and it’s insanely frustrating. And sometimes I just don’t feel like being competitive.

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#973451
Topic
In my defense
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Stinky-Dinkins said:

yhwx said:

So what would we do if Frink got banned?

I would stop posting altogether and just wait in the background until his glorious return, victory hat in hand. I would knit Frink this hat.

The being said: 1: Who the fuck is Hansig? 2: About everything his “Temp” account just said, who the fuck cares?

Many people are convinced that HansiG is Wario64.