Jake Posted December 8, 2016 Idle Thumbs 292: Sit In A Row And Look At The Wall This week we take your questions, line them up, and knock them down. Yes, it's mailbag week! After Nick takes a wager in Dark Souls that will change his life forever (and Chris digs a hole in the ground) we go deep into the Idle Thumbs Reader Mail inbox. Discussed: Dark Souls, Planet Coaster, The difference between game genres and genres in other mediums, The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, The Stanley Parable, Friends you only connect with inside video games, StarCraft II, ICQ, "Low fidelity" game development, "Millionaire caves," Wizard Jam, Gomix, Many unsolicited promotional offers, The septic tank that is the underbelly of the Internet, Video Games Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
******** Posted December 8, 2016 I said the internalization meter should be capped at 50% with the ring because wearing the ring only illustrates somehow still not internalizing that Dark Souls is hard! I mean that's like the number one thing about Dark Souls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SL128 Posted December 8, 2016 And also for everyone who wants to listen with the Idle Thumbs theme on loop: Listen on Twitch I don't recommend that, but I'm sure some would say the original direct-to-video release is better than the Driggs' Cut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted December 8, 2016 If you want a tidy, clean domain but still want to obfuscate it as much as possible - wizardj.am. I wish I had the $100 of disposable income to purchase that for this purpose. Portal 2 (and Portal) are also both excellent comedy in games, but they've made themselves in a framework where you're always silent and often have a fixed or limited viewing perspective so you can't wander too far while the jokes are busy happening. It's so hard to recommend to people who want a funny thing but aren't video game players though, because in between the jokes there end up being some very intense first person platforming puzzle mechanics. How much was that magewell hdmi to usb dongle? I went to the website, and then to the NA distributor, and then it wanted me to email them for a price. e: found it on amazon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted December 9, 2016 This is a rich episode if anybody is still maintaining the nick breckon soundboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eRonin Posted December 9, 2016 Hey Thumbs, Nick mentioned StarCraft 2 has a new co-op Archon feature, which is true! But what it also has is a separate 2-player co-op mode where you play a rehashed campaign scenario that has been tweaked for co-operative play. This is one of my favourite new things in the game, because it lets you use the over-powered campaign units and abilities in a multiplayer setting. This mode is actually free-to-play with 3 starter commanders, and more commanders are unlocked by either purchasing the Legacy of the Void stand-alone expansion, or individually for US$5. The Archon mode that Nick mentioned is unfortunately quite sparsely populated, and finding balanced opponents might be difficult, so streaming it might not be successful, but the co-op mode is really fun and you guys can fall back onto it if Archon doesn't pan out. Also since it's not player-vs-player, I think it's more suited to the chill stream environment like we're used to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted December 9, 2016 My Last Night: spydersvenom [6:04 PM] Was that your email on the newest idle thumbs about desert golf? docrandal [6:45 PM] Holy crap really? [6:46] I sent that to Chris and then saw that the news posting was about two months old and went 'idle thumbs email fail'. Well, Threat Eliminated. Thanks Chris! Sorry for not including a phonetic pronunciation guide for my last name! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KodeAndGame Posted December 9, 2016 Hey readers - what was that github-like snippet sharing tool Jake was talking about? I forgot the name of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted December 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, KodeAndGame said: Hey readers - what was that github-like snippet sharing tool Jake was talking about? I forgot the name of it. https://gomix.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KodeAndGame Posted December 9, 2016 1 minute ago, BigJKO said: https://gomix.com Awesome. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chummer Posted December 9, 2016 question about bad online advertisements: 1- Does anyone have a link to this millionaire hideout video? I've never run into this type of scam and while it's probably much less exciting than I'm imagining it to be, I'm still interested in seeing it. 2- What ad did Chris click? Did he want to be shocked by how a celebrity looks now, see what has experts hating on person, learn a weird trick, or find out how to get money from Obama? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted December 9, 2016 10 minutes ago, SgtWhistlebotom said: 2- What ad did Chris click? Did he want to be shocked by how a celebrity looks now, see what has experts hating on person, learn a weird trick, or find out how to get money from Obama? "This slyboots has one weird trick to make an underground coaster park. Tycoons hate him!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unimural Posted December 9, 2016 wizardjam.museum Now you just have to either start a museum or bribe ICANN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted December 9, 2016 How hard is it to register Jamaican domain names. Cause, we could have wizard.jm. Edit: Damn. That wouldn't work. It would have to be wiz.org.jm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graddy Posted December 10, 2016 Anyone else hear crackling in the audio? I used a couple different headphones so I'm a bit paranoid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted December 10, 2016 Yes, there was a couple of times where crackling was especially noticeable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SL128 Posted December 10, 2016 Yes, it was definitely in the audio upload. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubixsQube Posted December 11, 2016 On 12/9/2016 at 10:58 AM, Nappi said: How hard is it to register Jamaican domain names. Cause, we could have wizard.jm. Edit: Damn. That wouldn't work. It would have to be wiz.org.jm. They can still get wizardj.am though, for $100. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turgid Posted December 11, 2016 46 minutes ago, RubixsQube said: They can still get wizardj.am though, for $100. And wizardjam.game is only $499.99! Seriously though wizardjam.zone or wizardjam.link are reasonable. I'd totally buy the .zone if somebody wants to set up a page of links or a redirect for me (I have no idea how to do web things). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubixsQube Posted December 11, 2016 hover dot com, doing it's darndest to be helpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted December 11, 2016 wizardjam.space (sadly jam.space is not available) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beasteh Posted December 11, 2016 Clearly the preserve-making industry needs to lobby ICANN for a .jam TLD... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemariano Posted December 12, 2016 (Or wizardj, I guess. Either one is $99.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gormanate Posted December 12, 2016 I've been slowly plodding my way through Dark Souls for over a year now (albeit with large gaps in time I spend playing it), and hearing Nick blow through this thing in weeks makes me feel like a huge baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eot Posted December 12, 2016 His final play time was over 50 hours and that was with him being guided by chat through parts of it, so it still took a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites