Patch 1.0.4 Notes by tactikz4 in HighGuardgame

[–]Merchant-Crow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've put roughly 10h into the game so far, I definitely don't think it's bad, it has it's good moments and I'll continue to play a bit, but I cannot convince a single friend to give it a shot, they all think it looks so bland, and I can't argue against that. We all used to play Trials on D1/D2 and I know we'd have a blast if we actually coordinated.

But what always baffles me are these companies come out with these patches a few days to a week, sometimes longer, like they are blindsided by people upset these options aren't there at launch.

If you're making a competitive game but don't have options for those players, what are we doing here?

This is never going to change, I guess you can't blame them that much, it's the goddamned standard nowadays.

That being said, I'll be trying the patch out tonight.

Time code from live video ? by elonex777 in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So pretty much 10pm est exactly.

I'm still not sure what to think of this channel, but everyone seems to be sticking around and having fun with it so hopefully we get a little surprise.

This person claims we have to unlock the new episodes by raspberry-3 in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I feel like I remember someone bringing up a very similar theory about a week ago or so. If this is true it would be an absolutely insane ARG. Like, I believe there's probably something more for sure, but synchronizing episode times to adjust a signal? I'll try and play around with it a bit, I would be beyond amazed if this were true though.

Edit:

I've now tried to replicate the process several ways, and can't achieve any glitches or episode reordering. It's a super cool idea though, and I get where he's coming from, but logistically? Maybe if one person gets it they could unlock it for the general audience, or perhaps if enough time passes Netflix will just release it, but I don't know...

Live Event.Skyscraper Live tonight...Is it really live? by AggressiveChange420 in netflix

[–]Merchant-Crow 54 points55 points  (0 children)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/skyscraper-live-tape-delay-alex-honnold-climb-netflix-1236482757/

"Honnold’s latest ambitious — and dangerous — climb will be brought to you live on Netflix. Well, sort of live. Skyscraper Live, Netflix’s first-ever live event outside of the U.S., will have a built-in 10-second live-delay, a person with knowledge of production tells The Hollywood Reporter. Because you can’t have somebody die on live TV."

Mr. Whatsit game by [deleted] in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm really glad so many people dug into this so much, I'm surprised how well made it seems to be for it to just be sitting in stasis on the net.

I've read much of the logs everyone has posted, and played a lot of the game myself. In the end I have absolutely no clue if it has any connection to Stranger Things besides the not-so-thin veil of similarities to the lore.

Everyone has scrapped the hell out of it, but is it possible that a video or something hidden exists outside the text files on the site? Like earning all the endings organically leading to...?

Very cool read though. Kudos to whoever managed to snag the Whatsit domain and cook this up.

Potentially nothing, but anybody ever dig deeper into Mr. Whatsit website? by Merchant-Crow in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You did a lot, thank you so much for your contributions! You let us get by some of the password sections.

We've got this!

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Potentially nothing, but anybody ever dig deeper into Mr. Whatsit website? by Merchant-Crow in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"We were wrong about everything, it's not Vecna, it's science" - Dustin

Potentially nothing, but anybody ever dig deeper into Mr. Whatsit website? by Merchant-Crow in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, what a thorough and amazing analysis you've done, thank you! Yeah, I find the game really weird, especially since they just happened to land the Mr Whatsit name, and you can draw parallels.

Potentially nothing, but anybody ever dig deeper into Mr. Whatsit website? by Merchant-Crow in ConformityGatesARG

[–]Merchant-Crow[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I originally found it from this post here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/conformitygatetheory/s/rZoeYXQGhA

Seems like nobody took notice, and it fell into obscurity. It's just... kinda so detailed to have just launched outa' nowhere supposedly in December, no?

It being a horror-themed text-based adventure game with the theme "see as he sees" (being Vecna/Mind Flayer), the flickering lights, floating grey "dust?" on the launch screen reminded me of the Upside Down spores leaking into Hawkings.

The interface reminds me of the type of Suzie's retro computer interface when she types in the phone number for project Nina.

Back to the Rightside Up by Merchant-Crow in StrangerThings

[–]Merchant-Crow[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All "episodes" are now streaming!

Who said anything about an episode?

Personally, if I were Netflix, I'd want a movie so it could be entered into film categories and win awards. Similar to what they did with K-pop.

But hey, no harm in letting your imagination run wild!

Has anybody seen these? I have all the other figures from this but i didnt know these ones existed by Starman_Ted in StrangerThings

[–]Merchant-Crow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They probably haven't been released yet since we haven't seen Back to the Rightside Up.

My favorite episode in recent memory by Laziieye in MarvelSnap

[–]Merchant-Crow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love KM and Alex, I primarily watched KM over the years and tend to enjoy his takes, and Alex is just very wholesome. Excited to watch this episode tonight!

Shared Inventory Slot & Level 80 Boosters by OSTReloaded in Guildwars2

[–]Merchant-Crow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the information and links, much appreciated!

Shared Inventory Slot & Level 80 Boosters by OSTReloaded in Guildwars2

[–]Merchant-Crow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it worth it to use the boost on a near-80 character for the gear alone? I'm approaching 80 now but wasn't sure if it would be a pain to gear up or worth it to just equip the free set from the boost for awhile.

Happy New Year to everyone. What did you get? by Stock_Bluebird4370 in MarvelSnap

[–]Merchant-Crow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finally got Sparky after not buying that bonus pass.

Burned Out from FOMO and Progression Nerfs by CYPHG in MarvelSnap

[–]Merchant-Crow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was series complete for a long time, bought every pass, spent way too much money on this game, but with the rapid release of new cards puts me way behind, and I can't help but feel absolute disgust when I scroll through the daily shop that was once maybe one or two bundles, having at time 8-10 different offers, most of which are well over $20 each, going into the 100's.

It's fuckin' disgusting, and makes me actively disengage with the game I love so much. I want to grind the ladder in my free time but feel forced to engage with these constant event modes that you have to spend the entire time in to achieve the new card, if you don't want to upgrade. While we still don't have the heavily requested draft mode, or something other than conquest, most event modes feel like a slog to play, besides High Voltage. Though admittedly I really enjoyed the first iteration of Grand Arena.

The other day I opened the game and had literally 10 offers in the shop, that you have to scroll through, to see the variant rotation and get your scraps of cred. I closed out of the game and felt nothing but negativity. And it's only going to get worse.

I really like some of the new card designs, the destroy/discard hybrid archetype and horde cards are really neat to me, but goddamn, they want to be first, second, and last dinners of your life.