General Chat Thread

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

no I have not is that when just liquid cooling isnt enough?

Maybe, though if you're thinking about putting it in the fridge, don't. Your average gaming computer puts out more heat than your average fridge could keep up, so it wouldn't work except with extremely low-power devices.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8bhGw4vUFE

[1Bit 1,531]

Hello!

 

What did you think of it?

 

Pretty bad, I've been doing film studies long enough to see when a film is made for nothing but money :L really awful for what people seem to think is the best film ever.

 

how are you?

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

Pretty bad, I've been doing film studies long enough to see when a film is made for nothing but money :L really awful for what people seem to think is the best film ever.

 

how are you?

Really? I'd love to hear you tell us why it was so bad, in detail. I managed to enjoy it, but I'm easy to entertain...

 

I'm doing ok! 

Edited January 12, 2016 by Stormgiggle

[1Bit 1,531]

Really? I'd love to hear you tell us why it was so bad, in detail. I managed to enjoy it, but I'm easy to entertain...

 

I'm doing ok! 

 

two main things : recycling and plot convenience.

 

One of the defining features of the big 7 (the seven major film creators today for example Paramount or Disney) have reached a stage of creating 'safe movies' where plot and/or characters are carefully kept within generic confines in order for the companies to know the film will definitely do well. No-one wants to take risks when they could easily make a lot of money by keeping it all safe.

 

Episode 7 took this to the next level by LITERALLY copying episode 4 in both plot and character's roles, with very few unique sections to it. Droid and rebel have secret plans, before they can take them to the rebels, stormtroopers attack, rebel puts secret plans in droid and is then captured, droid comes across poor protagonist on a desert planet and when everything she knows is destroyed by the stormtroopers, they escape on the millenium falcon to get the plans out of there.

 

I wont go on any further, but you get the idea.

 

Plot convenience was also ridiculous in it, with may too many coincidences moving the plot forward. There are literally so many better directions the film could have taken to achieve the same result without all these impossible coincidences happening.

 

Also, canon breaking. The film purposely breaks pre-existing canon just to put in their own names for things which is pretty ridiculous as there was no reason to. But then again, Disney have already completely discarded anything related to the prequels so what do ya expect?

 

The film had some really strong moments, but these were entirely dimmed by the rest of it all.

 

P.S, Captain Phasma = most underused villain with the biggest potential to be badass. We got our new Boba Fett here people!

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

Exactly. But enough about me! What prompted you to become a PC gamer?

Mods.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

two main things : recycling and plot convenience.

 

One of the defining features of the big 7 (the seven major film creators today for example Paramount or Disney) have reached a stage of creating 'safe movies' where plot and/or characters are carefully kept within generic confines in order for the companies to know the film will definitely do well. No-one wants to take risks when they could easily make a lot of money by keeping it all safe.

 

Episode 7 took this to the next level by LITERALLY copying episode 4 in both plot and character's roles, with very few unique sections to it. Droid and rebel have secret plans, before they can take them to the rebels, stormtroopers attack, rebel puts secret plans in droid and is then captured, droid comes across poor protagonist on a desert planet and when everything she knows is destroyed by the stormtroopers, they escape on the millenium falcon to get the plans out of there.

 

I wont go on any further, but you get the idea.

 

Plot convenience was also ridiculous in it, with may too many coincidences moving the plot forward. There are literally so many better directions the film could have taken to achieve the same result without all these impossible coincidences happening.

 

Also, canon breaking. The film purposely breaks pre-existing canon just to put in their own names for things which is pretty ridiculous as there was no reason to. But then again, Disney have already completely discarded anything related to the prequels so what do ya expect?

 

The film had some really strong moments, but these were entirely dimmed by the rest of it all.

 

P.S, Captain Phasma = most underused villain with the biggest potential to be badass. We got our new Boba Fett here people!

I agree with you completely. They pretty much stole the plot of the first star wars movie. I really hope the next ones won't follow that worrying trend...

 

One instance of plot convince really bothered me: Why was Luke's light saber under that random cantina? 

 

I don't mind the cannon breaking so much, as long as it doesn't get out of control.

 

I liked Captain Phasma... Did she die when the Death Star 3 exploded?

Mods.

Very good point.

[1Bit 1,531]

I agree with you completely. They pretty much stole the plot of the first star wars movie. I really hope the next ones won't follow that worrying trend...

 

One instance of plot convince really bothered me: Why was Luke's light saber under that random cantina? 

 

I don't mind the cannon breaking so much, as long as it doesn't get out of control.

 

I liked Captain Phasma... Did she die when the Death Star 3 exploded?

Very good point.

 

Well just saying, you can pretty much predict episode 8 already I honestly expect that "I am your father" line to make a return (concerning Rey)

 

What bothered me more is the fact its all like "How did you get that lightsaber?" you know that fell into Bespin's gaseous atmosphere, never to be seen again? "Oh, thats a story for another time." Well we have like, two hours...shed some light maybe?

 

Captain Phasma, Kylo Ren and General Hux all survived I believe. Here's to hoping we might actually see why Phasma was so hyped up in episode 8. Although I doubt I'll give Disney my money this time :L I mean, annual star wars film releases? How loud are they trying to scream 'cash cow'?!

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

Well just saying, you can pretty much predict episode 8 already I honestly expect that "I am your father" line to make a return (concerning Rey)

 

What bothered me more is the fact its all like "How did you get that lightsaber?" you know that fell into Bespin's gaseous atmosphere, never to be seen again? "Oh, thats a story for another time." Well we have like, two hours...shed some light maybe?

 

Captain Phasma, Kylo Ren and General Hux all survived I believe. Here's to hoping we might actually see why Phasma was so hyped up in episode 8. Although I doubt I'll give Disney my money this time :L I mean, annual star wars film releases? How loud are they trying to scream 'cash cow'?!

I hope not. I'm holding out hope it'll be a bit better and less predictable the second time.

 

Wait, his light saber fell into Bespin? That sucker's gone. There's no way they managed to get it back. I don't care what the movie said.

 

That's great!  I hate to see a good villein die. 

 

I'll probably pay for the next one too. But if this next one is disappointing I may pirate the third.

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

Very good point.

And 60 fps of course.

[Lil'Cinnamon 1,587]

Hey everyone, how are you guys doing? Got off work not long ago, now I am bored a bit.... Meh.

 

Also, a thing got finished the other day.

 

 

-boops Ganny- You here?

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

And 60 fps of course.

That seems like overkill. You really don't need that much.

 

Hey everyone, how are you guys doing? Got off work not long ago, now I am bored a bit.... Meh.

 

Also, a thing got finished the other day.

 

 

-boops Ganny- You here?

Woah. That's really well drawn, Cinny! 

[Lil'Cinnamon 1,587]

Woah. That's really well drawn, Cinny! 

 

Yup! I payed 40 dollars for it, it was made by @Ruhisu here on the forums. He has a commission thread and you can do it on DA too. If only I could draw that good. >.<

 

It did make Equestria daily, the image, but all his art does.. Soo... Which still is a good thing!

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

Yup! I payed 40 dollars for it, it was made by @Ruhisu here on the forums. He has a commission thread and you can do it on DA too. If only I could draw that good. >.<

 

It did make Equestria daily, the image, but all his art does.. Soo... Which still is a good thing!

$40? I don't have that kind of cash. Or at least, I don't have that kind of cash to spend on pictures.

 

But if any picture is worth $40, it's that one. You should consider printing it out and hanging it on your wall!

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

 

 

That seems like overkill. You really don't need that much.

It depends highly on the person.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

It depends highly on the person.

I mean, all you REALLY need is 1 FPS. 

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

Well, I was experimenting in my test world on something that I'm gonna call the Ingotiser. Induction smelters are a no-go because of how much sand they use.

 

 

What happened?

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

I mean, all you REALLY need is 1 FPS. 

Those are called slideshows, Stormgiggle.

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

-boops Ganny- You here?

 

I saw the thing and I wondered what kind of shape power sockets ponies would actually have.

 

 

Those are called slideshows, Stormgiggle.

 

No, that's called playing modded Minecraft on a laptop with an APU or whatever the heck Intel's equivalent is called.

[Sir Punicpunch 1,688]

 

 

No, that's called playing modded Minecraft on a laptop with an APU or whatever the heck Intel's equivalent is called.

Same thing.

 

 

I saw the thing and I wondered what kind of shape power sockets ponies would actually have.

They show in Equestria Girls 2.

 

I'm not gonna be bothered, but it's the scene where Twilight builds the portal.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

Well, I was experimenting in my test world on something that I'm gonna call the Ingotiser. Induction smelters are a no-go because of how much sand they use.

 

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What happened?

Uhhh...  Well, my specialty is magic mods, not all that fancy technological stuff you have. All of that looks incredibly confusing to me.

Those are called slideshows, Stormgiggle.

 Yep. In all seriousness though, as long as I have 20-30 FPS I'm happy.  I know others like their FPS to the max, though, and there's nothing wrong with that at all. 

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

Uhhh...  Well, my specialty is magic mods, not all that fancy technological stuff you have. All of that looks incredibly confusing to me.

 

 Yep. In all seriousness though, as long as I have 20-30 FPS I'm happy.  I know others like their FPS to the max, though, and there's nothing wrong with that at all.

 

In short, one set of machines grinds up ores into metal dusts, but the other set of machines takes sand and cooks the dust into ingots. The problem is that it takes up a lot of sand, I don't know how to process the byproduct, and it takes a lot of sand. The pipes just takes the stuff from one set of machines and sends it to the other. There's a simpler method that takes up less space but the byproduct is cooked cobblestone.

 

WHAT?! I find anything less than 60FPS to be unacceptable!!

 

You know what? Enough gamer gawk and onto more pressing matters. Who wants to be the victim?

 

Edited January 12, 2016 by Ganaram Inukshuk

[simba86 1,541]

well, looks like two of my neighbors are going to prison, cops and the county hazmat just spent 5 hours in hazmat suits cleaning up the meth lab they apparently was running out of there trailor, hopefully that will stop all the break ins that have been going on and all the prowlers we have heard about, not gonna get much sleep because one got away and could be hiding close to us.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

In short, one set of machines grinds up ores into metal dusts, but the other set of machines takes sand and cooks the dust into ingots. The problem is that it takes up a lot of sand, I don't know how to process the byproduct, and it takes a lot of sand. The pipes just takes the stuff from one set of machines and sends it to the other. There's a simpler method that takes up less space but the byproduct is cooked cobblestone.

 

WHAT?! I find anything less than 60FPS to be unacceptable!!

 

You know what? Enough gamer gawk and onto more pressing matters. Who wants to be the victim?

 

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Sand is easy to get, though. There are whole deserts filled with the stuff! Besides, I know there are ways to terraform some more land into desert... 

 

What is the byproduct? If it's worthless you can always throw it into lava. I know it's wasteful, but it's better then simply letting the stuff fill up your storage cells.

 

Cooked cobblestone sounds like garbage, unless you plan to build a castle or something. 

 

Really? 60? What's your reasoning behind that?

 

I definitely don't want to be a victim of any sort.

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

Sand is easy to get, though. There are whole deserts filled with the stuff! Besides, I know there are ways to terraform some more land into desert... 

 

What is the byproduct? If it's worthless you can always throw it into lava. I know it's wasteful, but it's better then simply letting the stuff fill up your storage cells.

 

Cooked cobblestone sounds like garbage, unless you plan to build a castle or something. 

 

Really? 60? What's your reasoning behind that?

 

I definitely don't want to be a victim of any sort.

 

My Minecraft base is already in a desert but I don't wanna dig that up for reasons.

 

The byproduct is slag, but I have other ways of getting it. The main reason for getting the stuff is for clay, but I remembered that there's a more effective way of getting it.

 

Like I need any more cobblestone; 20 minutes of swinging a silk touch hammer around and I have more than I know what to do with.

 

60FPS... It looks fluid. I actually set the FPS slider to 80FPS, even though my monitor refresh rate is only 60-ish.

 

The victim is a bystander. The story is this: Gem and at least two other ponies are gonna watch her build a computer from scratch, except she leaves to go to the bathroom and so the bystanders are left to stare at the motherboard and video cards. The other thing is that in each panel of the strip, the video card will change shape and brand. It's starting off as an aCtivia (NVidia) card with a blower-style fan (reminiscent of the Titan X's) and from there, I don't know yet.

[~~~~~~~~~~ 1,174]

Nah, that's normal. A lot of people are dedicated PC gamers.

 

PC Master Race

 

Yep.

 

 

The film had some really strong moments