Twig

Yeah I don't give a hoot about what is indie, I just figured the point of these sorts of bundles was (on top of charity, of course!) to promote some of the lesser known [indie] video games. I like Indie Royale for that. (Indie Gala is similar but most of its games are usually kind of... mediocre, if not outright terrible.) Anyway, it is a fantastic bundle and I already own all of those games and most of those soundtracks. I'm sure this will be a great charity contributor! Yay.

I could believe that, yeah. Also that reminds me, a bunch of concept art was leaked. http://www.cyborgmat...heroes-preview/ There was a much better link (the original source!), but it appears to be down now, or I can't find it. It had stuff like old Queen of Pain concepts. Including a, shall we say, rotund version of the dominatrix. EDIT: Oops I just realized this isn't even the "Dota 2" thread. U:

I would say that I spent maybe 3-4 hours going specifically for that one, although I think I'm overestimating. I didn't really keep track. Aside from a few really early screw-ups - like if I died before killing the spider - where I would restart immediately, I'd say it took about five playthroughs to finally get it. It's not as hard as it seems, to be honest. Most of the deaths in Limbo the first time you play it come from ignorance of what's going to happen when you pull that lever, or whatever. Once you get over that, it's all down to mechanics, and the mechanics generally work with you rather than against you. The only time that's not true is the timing "puzzles". The first big hurdle I had to get over was the flashing neon HOTEL sign. Now I can make it through there without dying, but the first couple attempts, that section destroyed me. To me, that just further emphasizes my point. You're expressing yet another interpretation of what the game could actually be trying to say. I've seen so many different interpretations the past couple days, many that I hadn't even considered, that I wonder if the creators even had anything to begin with. I mean, that could be considered a point in the game's favor, that it's so open to interpretation. Unfortunately, like I said before, I just don't care for this kind of thing. U:

Every single one of Sven's sets looks absolutely ridiculous, hah. I like pretty much everything except for the green-spike Faceless Void. That shit is ugly. And weird. Also cowboy Ursa is a little too cartoonish, but I guess so is pirate Tidehunter and that'll be one of the first things I buy. I similarly worry that they'll focus too much on certain heroes, but I guess we'll just have to see what happens. None of my favorite heroes are thus far represented in the cosmetic item department. BUT. It's still really early.

Oh man I just finished Limbo, going for that No Point in Dying cheesemint, which requires beating the game in one sitting with at most deaths. It's one of those cheesemints that presents an actual challenge, instead of just "collect all the doohickies", although Limbo has enough of those, too. And even they aren't that bad. I got most of them pretty easy. The names are hints, and you basically have to go off the beaten path to get 'em. Then once you get 'em all there's a hidden secret level (that I had to look up on the internet, 'cause what). Anyway, what I'm trying to say, is what the fuck is Limbo about. Am I dead, or is the name just a trick. Am I trying to save myself or the girl. Why do these kids hate me for no reason. My problem with the game is that it is literally open to whatever interpretation I feel like applying to it. I mean, I guess that's fine. There's plenty of stuff like that in the world, but it's never been my bag. Get outta here! So, the Limbo Experience was shit. But the game was great! Otherwise, I never would've gone for the aforementioned no-dying-more-than-five-times cheesemint. Which, by the way, was a great challenge. The game is short enough that I didn't feel TOO frustrated when I failed the first few times, and in fact only felt more motivated, as I knew I could do it with enough practice. Kept making it further and further. Finally made it to the very last jump with no lives left... and failed. Next time, made it all the way, though I had died one too many times... but didn't! YES. Feels good. Oh, also, given all that praise for the mechanics, I should say that I was kind of surprised. I really didn't expect it to be so mechanically sound. I thought it was all artsy fartsy from the way people talked about it. But no! Pretty slick, that Limbo.

Uh oh. Valve is ruining Dota 2.

Man up. Play hardcore! Doesn't seem like it'll fix things for you, but I can say that I was utterly bored of D3 before I even beat act 2. Then I started playing hardcore and am enjoying myself a lot more. Also I beat normal with my HC wizard. I seem to be having a harder time than I did with my WD, but I think that's largely because I don't have as much gold to spend on the AH to gear up. Think I'll farm act 4 normal for a bit. U: Man Izual or whatever his name is... ugh rehgurheghu ugh. Diablo was much more difficult this time around. MAN.

Man. I mean I know that kind of stuff is possible, and have sort of dabbled in a BIT of it during my academic computer science career but it still kind of blows my mind, I guess. Thank god I have no plans to delve into the cryptography side of computer science. Also my little authenticator dongle is magic. How is it always perfectly synced with Blizzard's servers? What happens if its battery starts to die and the processing slows down and my thing is now out of sync? HUH?!

That seems mostly true, except for the people with authenticators. Keylogging wouldn't help against whatever magical algorithm Blizzard uses for generating the random keys.

I dunno what you guys are talking about this trailer is great I especially like the part where guns get hit by water.

Blizzard is the one hacking people so when they roll out Authenticator 2.0, they can make the big bucks.

Haha that's pretty great.

In important life news: I was just invited to a Steam group named: "SEX WITH ZOMBIES". EDIT: By a steam user named: "Sexy Girl =*". EDIT EDIT: This Steam user only owns one game: The Ship. He/she has played it for 0.2 hours. EDIT EDIT EDIT: The group is full of Russians. It is a Zombie Mod group? And that's all I got.

That chick is so weirdly, hypnotically animated when she plays violin. Also man I love violin and that's relevant to comedic youtube video threads.

Plan: help Twig dig his pit! U;

Does he just get weirder as he gets older? Man.

Those time lapse videos are always awesome. It's amazing how they all work together so perfectly. How do they draw up the plans for this shit? Nuts.

I can't sell anything on the AH anymore. And I even price my stuff significantly cheaper than similarly-statted items I see. ): Also I started a new HC wizard. I don't really like the wizard, but... maybe it'll be fun eventually. I liked WD right away, but also I will admit it wasn't really that fun until I got my tank pet at level 19.

I'm kind of cold at the moment.

Everyone should play hardcore. I've had very few lag issues, surprisingly, but when I do, I immediately get to a safe spot, TP back to town, and log out for a bit. It's easy enough to tell when I'm having issues, too. The rhythm of my autoattack becomes arrhythmic.

But epic fantasy metal at least embraces its own ridiculousness. If Diablo 3 had all been like Shen, everybody would love the story. Just let go and be full-on cheesy.

Agh what is wrong with you people. I run away screaming every time I see a spider, even though I know logically they're mostly harmless. The one time I left a spider alone on my ceiling, I went to drink my water a little later, noticed it tasted funny, looked in, and saw a goddamn dead spider at the bottom of my cup. Even when I let them be, even in death, they haunt me.

I guess I have to cry now.

Then you probably shouldn't get excited at the prospect of Goblins 4. I made that mistake, once. I learned. [media=] [/media]Anyway, The Cave looks and sounds great. I am excited.

Awwwww, I died. ) : Bye bye Twubby the Witch Doctor. Up until Areal Crater (or whatever it's called) in Act 3, I'd had very little trouble except for Belial, and even that was just a goof on my part, and not him actually being that hard. But then I made it to the Tower of the damned. FUckaon First: Horde, Fast Hulking Phasebeasts. OH GOD THEY'RE ALWAYS IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ME. Built in teleport! Ahhhhh! At least I can spirit walk away if things get too hairy, 'cause even with fast and teleport, I can get far enough away that they can't see me anymore. Phew. Second: Fast, Shielding Tongue Guys. Oh man, these guys are already naturally fast, and they hit hard, and they can pull themselves to me with their tongue and they're periodically invulnerable?! Thank god for that waypoint. WHAT. THEIR HEALTH RESETS?! But I did manage to get lucky with a long streak of no-shields on one of them. That made it easier to handle the damage from the remaining two. Phew. Third: FUCK IF I KNOW. One second there's nobody there, next second, I'm against champion Big Fat Dudes With Two Maces, running away, FUCK WRONG DIRECTION I HAVEN'T EXPLORED THIS AREA YET OH GOD MORE DEMONS. I'm completely fucking surrounded and can't move. DEAD.* C'est la vie. Honestly, I'd start another hardcore character right now if I wasn't going to be forced to slog through the hours long tutorial that is Normal difficulty. It is so dreadfully boring. I think that fact will keep me from ever doing it again, which is a real shame, because aside from that, I really enjoyed this run.. ) : *What really irritates me, though, is that spirit vessel (the "oh fuck saved-my-ass passive that witch doctors get) activated, but because Big Fat Guys were SO FUCKING HUGE I couldn't click on any ground to spirit walk through them to safety, and instead my character just fucking attacks like herp derpity derp. Context-sensitive left-click killed me. I'm not even exaggerating. I think I could've made it out otherwise. Is there a key I can hold down that will force my character to move instead of doing whatever he'd normally do? Please say no there isn't. I might cry if there is. EDIT: Wait why is just a colon a crying face? : Aw well, it's appropriate. : : :