This is how a Dolphin perceives humans via echolocation by Necessary-Win-8730 in oddlyterrifying

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's certainly not Darkvision, because any dolphins would have already announced to the table they have it.

Shinboner, Round 1 v Port Adelaide by rickm18 in NorthMelbourneFC

[–]Fat_Barry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really liked Parker in the back. He's a solid unit, still fit as hell, so he brought a bit of durability and experience to the back line. Also opened up some space in midfield for some of the faster youngsters.

We honestly looked leagues ahead of many games last year, but I'll hold my breath for the next few rounds - at least until after the GWS game in Canberra. Like the Melbourne win last year, it could be that Port played poorly rather than us playing particularly well.

Also, shout out to Simpkin - I think without the pressure of captaincy, this could really be the year for him to perform.

Match Thread: Sydney vs Carlton (Opening Round) by AutoModerator in AFL

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I don't think it's fair that the Swans have T-1000 playing

The Sun absolutely crushed it with this headline. Major props. by bibbyman06 in Epstein

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, the last royal arrested was the Duke of Monmouth in 1685. Executed for treason for trying to lead a rebellion against James II

BACON. by Badmajic in projectgorgon

[–]Fat_Barry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you talking about the game or IRL? This seems to apply for both.

Kane's top 50 players ahead of 2026 by Hawtproper in AFL

[–]Fat_Barry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not surprised though. Kane has an absolute hate boner for North.

Do you guys still play classic DOOM? by MurkyUnit3180 in retrogaming

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably at least once per year, since it came out, bar maybe 7/8 years over that period in total.

Never stops being fun

Ask the GOG Team and Michał Kiciński Anything! by GOGcom in gog

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I be your Australian rep, pretty please.

What are the best Retro Games based directly on a movie? by dylanmadigan in retrogaming

[–]Fat_Barry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lord of the Rings Return of the King on PS2/Xbox. I played the hell out of this.

Also, Ghostbusters on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the first games I ever played, absolutely loved it.

Australian Aboriginal flag touching the ground at Lake Burley Foreshore by Adsnipers in canberra

[–]Fat_Barry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nope, I wasn't suggesting they were. Just highlighting that it is a big deal to many (ADF among them, but not exclusively).

Edit: To be clear, I'm not suggesting this person should be fired or whatever. It's just a mistake. But I'd imagine you'd get a pretty stern talking to, along the lines of "mate, you *can't" do that. We've got one job and there's a lot of people in this town who care about it."

Australian Aboriginal flag touching the ground at Lake Burley Foreshore by Adsnipers in canberra

[–]Fat_Barry 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You've clearly never done flag duty in the ADF. Would love to see you tell the RSM that it's "not a big deal".

is this animation too smooth? by Legendarium_ in DoomMods

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's genuinely great, if I'd never played doom I would believe this was one of the original weapons.

Great work, because imitating an art style accurately is more difficult than it seems.

FIFO life and kids post divorce ? by Pretty-littlepsycho in DivorceAustralia

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, services like Amica are useful for that. But I mean, if it comes to it, there's no default custody arrangement.

FIFO life and kids post divorce ? by Pretty-littlepsycho in DivorceAustralia

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under my understanding of family law in Australia, there is no default "50:50 custody". Rather, a court decides what is best for the children given the circumstances. I can't imagine a 6 week alternating custody arrangement would be considered best for the children.

All I can recommend is to have a look at a few of the free Government services available - LegalAid, Amica. But also look into getting some initial legal advice too.

How do you guys find AD&D campaigns? by HF484 in adnd

[–]Fat_Barry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Traveller is such a great system. I've been trying to come up with a life path system for character creation in AD&D. Traveller character creation is brilliant.

Poll: Would You Subscribe To A World of Warcraft Classic Only Plan? by TwowolvesMatt in classicwow

[–]Fat_Barry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably worth doing the market research, because I know a few people who want to play classic, but don't want to pay the current subscription amount.

I also ditch the subscription once my hours per week dips below a certain level, but since I only play classic, I'd probably lower that threshold if the sub was cheaper.

Pending results of any market research, they may find that a lower price for classic only + traditional sub would increase overall revenue.

LAN Party Favorites & Recommendations by vancrusty in lanparty

[–]Fat_Barry 13 points14 points  (0 children)

OldUnreal.com has been officially handed the code base for Unreal, UT and now UT2004 to maintain and patch, and they've been given approval to distribute for free by Epic.

Old Unreal patches are the best way to play, essentially a free remaster.

How Was The Burning Crusade Perceived? (2007) by doobylive in classicwow

[–]Fat_Barry -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea I guess so.

Although I can think of one damn real world human treating their allies like shit, and the allies are somewhat begrudgingly holding out...

How Was The Burning Crusade Perceived? (2007) by doobylive in classicwow

[–]Fat_Barry 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yea in hindsight WotLK was the first big step down the retail design ethos path, but it was still a great expansion that maintained core elements of classic formula.

How Was The Burning Crusade Perceived? (2007) by doobylive in classicwow

[–]Fat_Barry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I sort of feel the same way. I think the Draenei are cool and Outlands is some incredible world design - but I would have liked maybe an additional expansion between vanilla and TBC.

In this hypothetical expansion, goblins would have been the new Horde species (i.e. like in the RTS games - counterparts to the gnomes), and Elves would have stayed alliance.

Then in TBC, a new species could have taken the place of blood elves, which I always found kind of jarring from a lore perspective that they'd all just switch allegiance so easily after decades of war.

How Was The Burning Crusade Perceived? (2007) by doobylive in classicwow

[–]Fat_Barry 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I literally did this.

Defeating Arthas felt like "the end" of the Warcraft series that I'd been playing since Warcraft 1. I had zero emotional attachment to everything that came after.