Congratulations To

NewsReporter: 19,000 exp.
Martin: 62,000 b/p
Decky: 13,000 saves

So, what do you guys think of this?:

At 2/5/13 05:43 PM, TomFulp wrote: The idea for bonus EXP for voting also sounds awesome.

I'm pretty excited about the idea (maybe it'll shave a year or so off the amount of time I have left before level 60.) :P

So, is the qualification still the top 2,000 in exp. for the monthly voting? I did get invited to vote for January, I'm just not sure if this is still the case...

At 2/6/13 07:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: Now that is wonderful.

That is the replica made by United Cutlery. (I believe) I've done a bit of shopping around for it, but it's been out of stock. I really don't need another sword, but I MUST have that one. :O~~*

First one (as you see on the picture) is far better, even my sister agrees.

So, that's the one she (your sister) didn't do, then? :P

I haven't had a relationship before. :P I can't argue to myself about how far I have to go to see her but at least I am somewhat nearby. Of course, nothing would beat being together all the time but if living arrangements are to be changed, that's a bit of a way off.

Wanting to be together all the time is to be expected, but it will tend to get a somewhat stale after a while. (Even if that may be hard to believe now.) Being apart for just long enough for you guys to really start missing each other isn't a bad thing at all, in the long run. :)

At 2/5/13 09:26 AM, Bahamut wrote: I knew they were joking anyway but I still thought "My sister isn't even married yet." Again, the one friend I know that got proposed by his girlfriend after six weeks of being together was more messed up.

6 weeks is too soon. Even a year would be kind of "too early".

I'd rather they don't.

I'm pretty sure they won't.

We all can't be here forever and it already took 22 years just to get to 500 episodes.

Exactly. So, I don't think they will put out another 500 episodes.

But when it gets too stormy, though...

Then you can just stay inside, haha.

Just hope the storm only happens when you're not needing to go anywhere.

But the same is true for any other extreme weather conditions. ;)

He'll need to breathe fire for something someday. I assure you, it's necessary for every dragon that can do it.

It's been a long time since I watched that show. Maybe he uses it once to start a bonfire.

Yay, here's the destructive side of Grisu.

A bonfire isn't what I would call "destructive"...

At 2/5/13 03:54 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/5/13 02:49 AM, Haggard wrote: A music video? You can bet that somebody will post something about Justin Bieber. And some "14 year old" will say something along "I'm sorry about how my generation has destroyed music".

There's also the classic music video where the kid says: "I'm 14 and I love *insert classic rock band here*! Ugh, I mean who gives a fuck, really?

Yeah. Youtube comments are full of shit. I think I should just try and block them... or install that plugin, that adds "but then, I'm a fraking moron" after each comment.

What do you expect? It's a kid's book turned into a movie. ;)

KIDS BOOK?! Why, I never! Middle-Earth is serious business, dammit!

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Coop tries to tell the difference between two conflicting versions of a file. Congratulations to:
Jolly: 13,000 Experience
ViceFullbuster: Level 58
IvanTuroc: Level 53
Martin: 53,000 Saves; 62,000 B/P
AbyssalDarkness: Level 13
Knuckstrike: 9,000 B/P
NewsReporter: 19,000 Experience
Decky: 13,000 Saves

Listening to:
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels, Live
AC/DC - Rocking All The Way

Thank you to:
Metal-Therapy

At 2/3/13 09:44 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 2/3/13 06:55 AM, Coop wrote:

At 2/2/13 08:36 PM, Bahamut wrote: Lack of activity from you lately would suggest things have been going on in the real world.

I spent an additional hour on the drive to work on Monday morning, then joined a colleague for a run at lunch. By the end of the shift (1730), I was knackered. I came home, ate, grabbed 5 minutes kip, then I was out again, for an evening of RP. That set the week up tremendously!

Busy in the real world, that's good for sure. My habits with posting on Wednesdays and Saturdays vary. Because I'll be out all day, I might be too lazy to even post at all then. Heh, no wonder my progress to 30k posts has been slower than a drone metal song.

I try to post daily, but it is becoming difficult. Having to post my lists on here at night is certainly a culture shock for me...

The Liverpool anthem? No...

I love that song, even though I dislike Liverpool FC. Being a Villa fan has nothing to do with me wanting to sing that song.

Eh, you know me with not being into football. Although, everyone in the family who watches football are LFC supporters.

So? It's a good song!

Good man! We may be occupied in the real world but we'll still find our time to deposit. :D

0700 was made for that!

I deposit whenever I wake up. Well, I can't really deposit that well on the phone due to how mobile unfriendly Newgrounds is right now.

Yeah, but it seems that all websites are horrible on phones.

At 2/3/13 10:01 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/2/13 04:46 PM, Coop wrote:

At 2/1/13 05:25 PM, Haggard wrote: Yeah, let's just wait until the kids are here, too. And then... when they pass you in B/P... *poker face*

I'm making it difficult for my progeny, at least ;)

Just let them have an account early enough, and they might catch up to you eventually. :P

Eventually. They will need to get up early in the morning to beat me to the Portal :P

At 2/3/13 10:35 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 2/3/13 06:55 AM, Coop wrote: I know, but with two of my best friends getting engaged earlier this year, I can't help but feel a bit jealous... and horny.

I know that feel... maybe not the horny part though.

Not horny because I want to fuck them, you understand. Just that it's the part I miss the most about a relationship.

At 2/3/13 03:17 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/3/13 06:55 AM, Coop wrote: That's like me saying I'll never find another somebody to love. I know that she's out there, I just need to meet more women.

You'll end up getting both. :) Lets just hope you find somebody to love before that 30K posts, though. :P

I hope so.

Natural science, you say? Leave That Thing Alone, I say! This is a Distant Early Warning that I look for your Tears, telling you that I shall hit you so hard with more puns, that you will barely know what Seven And Seven Is! My Circumstances may have changed, but I know a good pun when I hear one and with them as my Armour And Sword, I cannot fail!

So, this game of Challenge and Defiance continues on Into The Darkness. I fear The Stars Look Down upon us mortal men with Grand Designs of mighty puns and weep at our careless ambition. For when The Battle has ended, who will remain Between Sun and Moon to bear the Scars? It has become apparent to me that this is not my Freewill, yet I fear the Lessons will be learned too late In The End...

I'm at a Crossroads here - do I continue, or do I just let him win? Nah, I still have Hope and Vital Signs and I still want the Limelight! It may be a Sweet Miracle if I do win, but I will learn the Lessons that come from each and every one of these song titles.

Also, Into The Darkness is the name of my Werewolf Saga.

At 2/4/13 06:25 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: So, I finally got around to seeing The Hobbit last night and I must say that I was impressed. I loved the riddle game scene with Gollum and that part in Rivendell with all those original actors from LOTR was awesome! The only thing I can say is I thought it was a bit on the light side at times, as far as the comic relief went in some of the more serious scenes. (like with the Goblin King, for example.)

I think they tried not to make it as boring as Fellowship. Lesson learned.

Anyway, I can honestly say that I'm glad they broke this up into 3 movies now. :P (I can't wait to see Beorn -he should be pretty early on in the next movie...)

Yeah, but we shall see. Only 10 months to go now :D

By the way, what was up with the crusted bird shit on Radagast's face...? 0.o

Learned men do not bathe?

At 2/4/13 01:20 PM, Coop wrote: 84,000 Saves

Do I get another life at 100,000?

No, but you do get +3 inches and a frontal laser cannon added to your e-penis. Use it wisely.

Frontal laser cannon? What, do I lose the ability to jizz?

Look what came in the mail today:

Nice, but do you have to parachute in? That's fucking too much.

At 2/5/13 03:54 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Also, I've fallen in love with Orcrist. Just look at how beautiful she is...

I always preferred Glamdring.

At 2/6/13 11:32 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/5/13 05:43 PM, TomFulp wrote: The idea for bonus EXP for voting also sounds awesome.

Wait, what?!

Usually I wouldn't make two LUL posts in a single day but what the heck, I should be keeping myself busy throughout the day tomorrow.

Listening to:

Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending to Infinity

Thanks to:

Metal-Therapy

At 2/6/13 11:32 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/5/13 05:43 PM, TomFulp wrote: The idea for bonus EXP for voting also sounds awesome.

I'm pretty excited about the idea (maybe it'll shave a year or so off the amount of time I have left before level 60.) :P

So, is the qualification still the top 2,000 in exp. for the monthly voting? I did get invited to vote for January, I'm just not sure if this is still the case...

Out of all the ideas for bonus EXP, this is quite possibly the least horrible I've heard yet. Although this can't apply to everyone as it covers top 10,000 active users in EXP, it's still a large majority of us so everyone getting +50 EXP for doing this is pretty fair to me. However, this will completely ruin deposit rates altogether and getting an additional 50 EXP each month would put me well above 100% deposit rate within a few months time. Personally I'd like to hear feedback from EVERYONE who is an active depositer on this site. As many of us have adapted to a system for almost a decade, if not, more, this could be something the staff may implement so if you're not happy with the idea, best speaking against it now!

However, in my own opinion, this would be acceptable. It'll encourage to check out the best content from each month and give them some viewings, then make a judgment on what's the best content from each month. I for one don't mind the idea of gaining extra EXP from this and it's a lot better than the referral system, getting extra EXP via gaining certain amount of medals/medal points, giving bonus EXP to a random user each month to replace the $100 monthly draw for depositers and other bullshit that I've heard on this site in the past.

At 2/6/13 07:28 AM, Bahamut wrote: Now that is wonderful.

That is the replica made by United Cutlery. (I believe) I've done a bit of shopping around for it, but it's been out of stock. I really don't need another sword, but I MUST have that one. :O~~*

Those things tend to be really pricey and I'm already trying to get some plushies that are worth like 40.

First one (as you see on the picture) is far better, even my sister agrees.

So, that's the one she (your sister) didn't do, then? :P

Yeah, that's it.

I haven't had a relationship before. :P I can't argue to myself about how far I have to go to see her but at least I am somewhat nearby. Of course, nothing would beat being together all the time but if living arrangements are to be changed, that's a bit of a way off.

Wanting to be together all the time is to be expected, but it will tend to get a somewhat stale after a while. (Even if that may be hard to believe now.) Being apart for just long enough for you guys to really start missing each other isn't a bad thing at all, in the long run. :)

So marriage would be considered stale? :P Right now I'll admit that the days when I can see her are by far the most exciting but I feel somewhere down the road there needs to be a bigger commitment for your love partner.

At 2/6/13 12:43 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/5/13 09:26 AM, Bahamut wrote: I knew they were joking anyway but I still thought "My sister isn't even married yet." Again, the one friend I know that got proposed by his girlfriend after six weeks of being together was more messed up.

6 weeks is too soon. Even a year would be kind of "too early".

I agree. I certainly won't make it any sooner than three years. My sister got engaged three years after being with her love partner and it worked out reasonably well that way.

We all can't be here forever and it already took 22 years just to get to 500 episodes.

Exactly. So, I don't think they will put out another 500 episodes.

They probably could come up with 500 more episode ideas. However, I think we can both agree that stopping at 25 seasons would be a fair idea.

Just hope the storm only happens when you're not needing to go anywhere.

But the same is true for any other extreme weather conditions. ;)

Pretty much, yeah.

Yay, here's the destructive side of Grisu.

A bonfire isn't what I would call "destructive"...

Still plenty of fire, though.

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote:

At 2/3/13 09:44 AM, Bahamut wrote: Busy in the real world, that's good for sure. My habits with posting on Wednesdays and Saturdays vary. Because I'll be out all day, I might be too lazy to even post at all then. Heh, no wonder my progress to 30k posts has been slower than a drone metal song.

I try to post daily, but it is becoming difficult. Having to post my lists on here at night is certainly a culture shock for me...

Yeah, I miss your morning LUL posts.

Eh, you know me with not being into football. Although, everyone in the family who watches football are LFC supporters.

So? It's a good song!

I was never a fan of it.

I deposit whenever I wake up. Well, I can't really deposit that well on the phone due to how mobile unfriendly Newgrounds is right now.

Yeah, but it seems that all websites are horrible on phones.

Except for the mainstream sites like Facebook and YouTube, unless the app for your brand of phone outright sucks (e.g. Facebook's latest update for Android). I suppose if I had a faster phone, using Newgrounds would be more manageable. I think I have better performance from my 3DS.

At 2/6/13 11:32 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/5/13 05:43 PM, TomFulp wrote: The idea for bonus EXP for voting also sounds awesome.

Wait, what?!

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1331811#bbspost24474104_
post_text

The idea was originally spoken from one user. I'm still on the fence about this but I've heard much worse suggestions for getting bonus EXP.

Listening To!

Black Sabbath: Into The Void, War Pigs, Hand of Doom

At 2/6/13 12:43 PM, Haggard wrote: Yeah. Youtube comments are full of shit. I think I should just try and block them... or install that plugin, that adds "but then, I'm a fraking moron" after each comment.

And what is this plugin called, exactly? I may have some interest in it, myself. :P

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Yeah, Middle-Earth kitty knows what I'm talking about. Damn, I laughed so hard when I saw that. Awesome. :'D

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote: Not horny because I want to fuck them, you understand. Just that it's the part I miss the most about a relationship.

yuuuup. You tell it like it is, I like that. :P

I'm at a Crossroads here - do I continue, or do I just let him win? Nah, I still have Hope and Vital Signs and I still want the Limelight! It may be a Sweet Miracle if I do win, but I will learn the Lessons that come from each and every one of these song titles.

That's right, Coop, put on your Bravest Face and Stick It Out! Because For What It's Worth, it is our Mission to use every last Rush song in the form of a pun! We must Hold On!

Also, Into The Darkness is the name of my Werewolf Saga.

Nice.

I think they tried not to make it as boring as Fellowship. Lesson learned.

Fellowship was boring, compared to the other two, but it did have its moments. (Boromir's last stand against the Orcs and of course Gandalf vs the Balrog both give me goosebumps.)

Yeah, but we shall see. Only 10 months to go now :D

My ass is firmly planted on the bandwagon now -can't wait! :P

Learned men do not bathe?

I think it's safe to say that Radagast does not bathe, but BIRD SHIT? That's just unappealing. :(

"Hey, how's the design for Radagast coming along?"

"Great! Look!"

"My god, is that a waterfall of bird shit cascading down the side of his face? Brilliant!!"

wtf

Also, what Saurman said about Radagast "eating too many mushrooms", or some shit, that was wonderful.

Frontal laser cannon? What, do I lose the ability to jizz?

No, you just jizz lasers that deal death to those you deem unfit to enter the Portal. There is no compromise here. (Yes, you get a blam-cannon for a save milestone. I didn't think that one though. Deal with it.) :P

Nice, but do you have to parachute in? That's fucking too much.

Ether jet packs or we ride in on winged washing machines -which is more believable? lmao

I always preferred Glamdring.

Glamdring is awesome, too; it's on my LOTR sword wishlist. It's just the big, broad curve of Orcrist's blade that I love so much. The thing is though, if I get Orcrist, it's going to set off a chain reaction where I'll have to also get Glamdring and Sting. That way I'll have the complete set of the swords that were found in the troll's cave. That's going total at least $500. Fuck.

Wait, what?!

Pretty much my response when I read his post. :P

At 2/6/13 07:37 PM, Bahamut wrote: Usually I wouldn't make two LUL posts in a single day but what the heck, I should be keeping myself busy throughout the day tomorrow.

Oh, hey there. :P

Out of all the ideas for bonus EXP, this is quite possibly the least horrible I've heard yet. Although this can't apply to everyone as it covers top 10,000 active users in EXP, it's still a large majority of us so everyone getting +50 EXP for doing this is pretty fair to me.

Ah, so it's the top 10,000 now. Thanks for clearing that up.

However, this will completely ruin deposit rates altogether and getting an additional 50 EXP each month would put me well above 100% deposit rate within a few months time.

Ah, but I'm giddy, thinking of what it would do for MY deposit rating! Though, if byteslinger programmed NG log to factor in an additional 50 exp per month for users with an exp. rank of 10,000 or lower you could theoretically keep
the deposit ratings intact, right? (Like, think of the bonus exp. as a single, monthly deposit that could be missed just like a normal one.)

Personally I'd like to hear feedback from EVERYONE who is an active depositer on this site. As many of us have adapted to a system for almost a decade, if not, more, this could be something the staff may implement so if you're not happy with the idea, best speaking against it now!

Honestly, I like it. Potentially having something new that's stat-oriented is quite exciting for someone as nerdy as myself! I hope it happens.

However, in my own opinion, this would be acceptable. It'll encourage to check out the best content from each month and give them some viewings, then make a judgment on what's the best content from each month.

Definitely. I just hope they do change the notification to a PM instead of that little message at the top of the page -it's kind of hard to notice...

Those things tend to be really pricey and I'm already trying to get some plushies that are worth like 40.

Yeah, they're not cheap, but I kind of have a thing for swords -especially swords from movies/games that I like. I've got my eye on the Witchking's sword next, so I can have a little "good versus evil" theme going on. :P At least that one is significantly cheaper than Anduril was.

So marriage would be considered stale? :P

Marriage does become stale for a lot of people, unfortunately. I'm just saying that the dynamic of a relationship changes once some time has passed. (And that doesn't always mean it gets stale, btw)

Right now I'll admit that the days when I can see her are by far the most exciting but I feel somewhere down the road there needs to be a bigger commitment for your love partner.

And that's all you should be concerned about right now. (That, and what you're getting her for Valentine's Day!) Take things slowly, have fun and experience life together over a long period of time. If you're still serious about each other after some time, then maybe you'll have bigger things to think about. I'm sure you'll know when the time is right to get more involved -just don't do anything too crazy too fast. ;)

My advice, anyway. :P

Thanks To

Coop

B/P Rank just went up to Colonel.

Listening to:

Helloween - Straight Out of Hell

At 2/6/13 09:06 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/6/13 07:37 PM, Bahamut wrote: Out of all the ideas for bonus EXP, this is quite possibly the least horrible I've heard yet. Although this can't apply to everyone as it covers top 10,000 active users in EXP, it's still a large majority of us so everyone getting +50 EXP for doing this is pretty fair to me.

Ah, so it's the top 10,000 now. Thanks for clearing that up.

Yeah, this was expanded a few years back. Chances are someone who's only deposited for a few months can actually participate in this.

However, this will completely ruin deposit rates altogether and getting an additional 50 EXP each month would put me well above 100% deposit rate within a few months time.

Ah, but I'm giddy, thinking of what it would do for MY deposit rating! Though, if byteslinger programmed NG log to factor in an additional 50 exp per month for users with an exp. rank of 10,000 or lower you could theoretically keep
the deposit ratings intact, right? (Like, think of the bonus exp. as a single, monthly deposit that could be missed just like a normal one.)

I wouldn't be surprised if she finds a way around it.

Personally I'd like to hear feedback from EVERYONE who is an active depositer on this site. As many of us have adapted to a system for almost a decade, if not, more, this could be something the staff may implement so if you're not happy with the idea, best speaking against it now!

Honestly, I like it. Potentially having something new that's stat-oriented is quite exciting for someone as nerdy as myself! I hope it happens.

I'm still weary about it but the system is still consistent so it does work. I wouldn't dramatically boost up my progress to level 60; I'll only take two months less. Getting 50 bonus EXP won't shoot me up there in a year's time.

However, in my own opinion, this would be acceptable. It'll encourage to check out the best content from each month and give them some viewings, then make a judgment on what's the best content from each month.

Definitely. I just hope they do change the notification to a PM instead of that little message at the top of the page -it's kind of hard to notice...

Tom did state that they'll add a PM notification for when the monthly votes arrive. There's no better way to be notified of things than a number next to your inbox.

Right now I'll admit that the days when I can see her are by far the most exciting but I feel somewhere down the road there needs to be a bigger commitment for your love partner.

And that's all you should be concerned about right now. (That, and what you're getting her for Valentine's Day!) Take things slowly, have fun and experience life together over a long period of time. If you're still serious about each other after some time, then maybe you'll have bigger things to think about. I'm sure you'll know when the time is right to get more involved -just don't do anything too crazy too fast. ;)

Of course. Things should only be small right now but if we can plan things together to do different stuff, that's always welcome. I still have to worry about getting a full-time job so if I get somewhere with that, it will allow bigger commitments whenever I feel it's right.

Congratulations To

VJF: Colonel

At 2/6/13 09:06 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: We must Hold On!

Dammit, I got a little too creative with another one... That one's still in play, then.

At 2/7/13 07:49 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, this was expanded a few years back. Chances are someone who's only deposited for a few months can actually participate in this.

The top 10,000 is quite a lot on it's own -the top ACTIVE 10,000, now I bet that stretches pretty far back. At least the vast majority of dedicated users will be able to participate in the voting and exp. bonus. (If the latter happens.)

I wouldn't be surprised if she finds a way around it.

Hopefully. If not, you could still calculate your own deposit rating easily enough by keeping track of how many months the extra 50 exp. has been in effect for and subtract that amount from your total exp. then calculate the percent. (That's assuming you haven't missed any of the bonus exp...)

I wish I could come up with something better, but I'm terrible at math. :(

I'm still weary about it but the system is still consistent so it does work. I wouldn't dramatically boost up my progress to level 60; I'll only take two months less. Getting 50 bonus EXP won't shoot me up there in a year's time.

It would get me to level 60 about 9 months faster. Sounds ok to me.

Tom did state that they'll add a PM notification for when the monthly votes arrive. There's no better way to be notified of things than a number next to your inbox.

True. Seeing PMs and friend requests are always exciting and are never missed. :P

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote:

At 2/3/13 10:01 AM, Haggard wrote: Just let them have an account early enough, and they might catch up to you eventually. :P

Eventually. They will need to get up early in the morning to beat me to the Portal :P

Nothing that some sleeping pills in your meal couldn't fix...

At 2/6/13 07:37 PM, Bahamut wrote: Usually I wouldn't make two LUL posts in a single day but what the heck, I should be keeping myself busy throughout the day tomorrow.

Lolspammer.

At 2/6/13 12:43 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/5/13 09:26 AM, Bahamut wrote: I knew they were joking anyway but I still thought "My sister isn't even married yet." Again, the one friend I know that got proposed by his girlfriend after six weeks of being together was more messed up.

6 weeks is too soon. Even a year would be kind of "too early".

I agree. I certainly won't make it any sooner than three years. My sister got engaged three years after being with her love partner and it worked out reasonably well that way.

Yes, that is enough time to get to know each other. And still, there's a lot to discover about your "significant other".

We all can't be here forever and it already took 22 years just to get to 500 episodes.

Exactly. So, I don't think they will put out another 500 episodes.

They probably could come up with 500 more episode ideas. However, I think we can both agree that stopping at 25 seasons would be a fair idea.

Yes, that's enough.

Yay, here's the destructive side of Grisu.

A bonfire isn't what I would call "destructive"...

Still plenty of fire, though.

But a cosy fire.

At 2/6/13 09:06 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/6/13 12:43 PM, Haggard wrote: Yeah. Youtube comments are full of shit. I think I should just try and block them... or install that plugin, that adds "but then, I'm a fraking moron" after each comment.

And what is this plugin called, exactly? I may have some interest in it, myself. :P

There you go: http://www.dorktower.com/2010/09/24/5585/

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Yeah, Middle-Earth kitty knows what I'm talking about. Damn, I laughed so hard when I saw that. Awesome. :'D

Hooray for meme creators. :P

B/P Rank #60.

At 2/8/13 03:23 AM, Chrausner wrote: Promoted to Lieutenant.

You will probably always have more b/p than I do D:.

I have 8,000 saves now. But my saves/blams ratio dropped down to 7:1 because of my recent gain of about 15:1

Level 43

God I hate this level icon

Level 52!
67,000 Saves

At 2/4/13 06:25 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: So, I finally got around to seeing The Hobbit last night and I must say that I was impressed. I loved the riddle game scene with Gollum and that part in Rivendell with all those original actors from LOTR was awesome! The only thing I can say is I thought it was a bit on the light side at times, as far as the comic relief went in some of the more serious scenes. (like with the Goblin King, for example.)

Personally, I kind of enjoyed the somewhat lighter undertone. It suits the book a lot better too.

The riddle scene with Gollum was excellently executed in my opinion. I was a bit worried they were going to cut that scene a lot, show like two riddles and move on, but they gave it a proper amount of time.

Anyway, I can honestly say that I'm glad they broke this up into 3 movies now. :P (I can't wait to see Beorn -he should be pretty early on in the next movie...)

As much as I enjoyed it, I still don't think three films was really necessary. Two, maybe, but three feels a bit like milking considering the book is only what.. 300 pages thick?

By the way, what was up with the crusted bird shit on Radagast's face...? 0.o

Maybe it was meant to be some kind of fungus or something? I have no idea.

Listening to:

W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

At 2/7/13 01:12 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/7/13 07:49 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, this was expanded a few years back. Chances are someone who's only deposited for a few months can actually participate in this.

The top 10,000 is quite a lot on it's own -the top ACTIVE 10,000, now I bet that stretches pretty far back. At least the vast majority of dedicated users will be able to participate in the voting and exp. bonus. (If the latter happens.)

Indeed. Auz's idea for not putting any barriers for active depositers sounds fair but on the other hand, I can sense alt abuse with them. Heh, I could even vote in the monthly voting for each of my alts and they all get their bonus EXP but with this case it really should only be one user per vote. Having alts is one thing, having them to participate in monthly voting is not cool. I'll say right now that I will definitely not make any of my alts get extra EXP from this.

I wouldn't be surprised if she finds a way around it.

Hopefully. If not, you could still calculate your own deposit rating easily enough by keeping track of how many months the extra 50 exp. has been in effect for and subtract that amount from your total exp. then calculate the percent. (That's assuming you haven't missed any of the bonus exp...)

It can be difficult if one doesn't log in NG stats for 6 days and gets +60 EXP as a result making the system think they got the extra EXP from the monthly voting. I suppose you can track the deposit rate on your own but that's all going to be manual.

I'm still weary about it but the system is still consistent so it does work. I wouldn't dramatically boost up my progress to level 60; I'll only take two months less. Getting 50 bonus EXP won't shoot me up there in a year's time.

It would get me to level 60 about 9 months faster. Sounds ok to me.

When you look at it that way, it doesn't sound that bad. Maybe they can compensate the challenge of the level system by adding ten more. It'll set the bar higher for the top users again but at the same time making progress a bit faster.

Tom did state that they'll add a PM notification for when the monthly votes arrive. There's no better way to be notified of things than a number next to your inbox.

True. Seeing PMs and friend requests are always exciting and are never missed. :P

Except I dread certain users PM'ing me.

At 2/7/13 01:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/6/13 07:37 PM, Bahamut wrote: I agree. I certainly won't make it any sooner than three years. My sister got engaged three years after being with her love partner and it worked out reasonably well that way.

Yes, that is enough time to get to know each other. And still, there's a lot to discover about your "significant other".

Indeed. There's still so much more to find out and my mum keeps asking me if I found out anything else about her. My mum can do with getting off my back once in a while.

They probably could come up with 500 more episode ideas. However, I think we can both agree that stopping at 25 seasons would be a fair idea.

Yes, that's enough.

I always like round numbers and 25 works fine. Stopping at 400 episodes with the movie would have been another reasonable place to retire but they had to go further.

Still plenty of fire, though.

But a cosy fire.

Just watch out. It may be a bonfire but Grisu shall find a way to make the fire bigger. ;D

At 2/8/13 05:57 AM, Auz wrote: Level 52!

Remember when we were level up buddies? That's no longer the case when I'm 55 days away from my next level up.

Congratulations To

gamejunkie: ranked #60 in b/p
Chrausner: Lieutenant
Knuckstrike: 8,000 saves
X8X: level 43
Auz: level 52, 67,000 saves

At 2/8/13 05:57 AM, Auz wrote: Personally, I kind of enjoyed the somewhat lighter undertone. It suits the book a lot better too.

Knowing the story already, I did anticipate a higher level of comic relief in this movie, when compared to LOTR. It's not entirely a bad thing, as The Hobbit is a better fit for that kind of thing, as you said. I just think there was a scene or two that NEEDED to be serious that were just made silly by being a little too lighthearted.

The riddle scene with Gollum was excellently executed in my opinion. I was a bit worried they were going to cut that scene a lot, show like two riddles and move on, but they gave it a proper amount of time.

Yeah, I was worried about that, too. I think they knew it was the part of this first movie that many people would be anticipating the most. They did it justice.

As much as I enjoyed it, I still don't think three films was really necessary. Two, maybe, but three feels a bit like milking considering the book is only what.. 300 pages thick?

I thought the same thing before I watched it, but now that I've seen it, I have faith the next two will be just as good. At least they'll be less apt to leave out huge parts of the story, like they did with LOTR.

Maybe it was meant to be some kind of fungus or something? I have no idea.

White fungus that was positioned directly below the bird's nest on his head? bird shit, I say! :P

At 2/8/13 07:39 AM, Bahamut wrote: Indeed. Auz's idea for not putting any barriers for active depositers sounds fair but on the other hand, I can sense alt abuse with them. Heh, I could even vote in the monthly voting for each of my alts and they all get their bonus EXP but with this case it really should only be one user per vote. Having alts is one thing, having them to participate in monthly voting is not cool. I'll say right now that I will definitely not make any of my alts get extra EXP from this.

I hadn't considered alts... Couldn't they make it so each IP address can only vote once, like with the Flash Portal? (That would really suck if two people in the same house had NG accounts, though.

It can be difficult if one doesn't log in NG stats for 6 days and gets +60 EXP as a result making the system think they got the extra EXP from the monthly voting. I suppose you can track the deposit rate on your own but that's all going to be manual.

Honestly, I'm weary of looking at my deposit rating anyway. :P

When you look at it that way, it doesn't sound that bad. Maybe they can compensate the challenge of the level system by adding ten more. It'll set the bar higher for the top users again but at the same time making progress a bit faster.

Adding 10 more levels at the highest tier would outweigh the 50 extra exp a month, I think. At this rate I'll be on my fucking deathbed by the time I reach the final level. LOL

Except I dread certain users PM'ing me.

Am I one of those users? :P

Level 51!

The angry face never was more fitting than now. Even the Staff has an angry face mounted on top of it! >:(

I originally submitted the Idea of EXP reward to Tom, with the current system for levels it works because its a once a month reward and there will be pre-requisites for it to apply so it shouldn't effect the level system to much.

At 2/8/13 05:57 AM, Auz wrote: The riddle scene with Gollum was excellently executed in my opinion. I was a bit worried they were going to cut that scene a lot, show like two riddles and move on, but they gave it a proper amount of time.

They had to. It's one of the key scenes in the book. Without the ring, the whole story wouldn't work out. So there's really no reason at all to cut down the riddle scene.
But yes, it was very well executed. I liked how Bilbo really was fiddling around in his pocket before asking: "What do I have in my pocket?", just like it was described in the book. And how he slowly realizes that he is invisible while wearing the ring.

Anyway, I can honestly say that I'm glad they broke this up into 3 movies now. :P (I can't wait to see Beorn -he should be pretty early on in the next movie...)

As much as I enjoyed it, I still don't think three films was really necessary. Two, maybe, but three feels a bit like milking considering the book is only what.. 300 pages thick?

That's my main criticism as well. LortR had to be done in three movies. It's three books, after all. It just wouldn't work in one or tow movies. But "The Hobbit"? I don't know...

By the way, what was up with the crusted bird shit on Radagast's face...? 0.o

Maybe it was meant to be some kind of fungus or something? I have no idea.

No, it was guano. Because... well, there are birds living on his head.

At 2/8/13 07:39 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 2/7/13 01:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/6/13 07:37 PM, Bahamut wrote: I agree. I certainly won't make it any sooner than three years. My sister got engaged three years after being with her love partner and it worked out reasonably well that way.

Yes, that is enough time to get to know each other. And still, there's a lot to discover about your "significant other".

Indeed. There's still so much more to find out and my mum keeps asking me if I found out anything else about her. My mum can do with getting off my back once in a while.

Ha, I'm just glad I moved out (or... had to move out ^^) rather quickly after meeting my wife.

They probably could come up with 500 more episode ideas. However, I think we can both agree that stopping at 25 seasons would be a fair idea.

Yes, that's enough.

I always like round numbers and 25 works fine. Stopping at 400 episodes with the movie would have been another reasonable place to retire but they had to go further.

Even M*A*S*H ended after 11 seasons.

Still plenty of fire, though.

But a cosy fire.

Just watch out. It may be a bonfire but Grisu shall find a way to make the fire bigger. ;D

He's more keen to keep it small or putting it out, though. See pic.

Coop reads about the life and times of Mark Prior, before congratulating:
VJF: Colonel
gamejunkie: Top 60 B/Per
Chrausner: Lieutenant
Knuckstrike: 8,000 Saves
X8X: Level 43
Auz: Level 52; 67,000 Saves
Haggard: Level 51

Thank you to:
Odyssic

At 2/6/13 07:37 PM, Bahamut wrote: Out of all the ideas for bonus EXP, this is quite possibly the least horrible I've heard yet. Although this can't apply to everyone as it covers top 10,000 active users in EXP, it's still a large majority of us so everyone getting +50 EXP for doing this is pretty fair to me. However, this will completely ruin deposit rates altogether and getting an additional 50 EXP each month would put me well above 100% deposit rate within a few months time. Personally I'd like to hear feedback from EVERYONE who is an active depositer on this site.

I don't like the idea, as although I'm an active depositer, I don't vote on the best of the month, as I don't have time to go in depth and pick out the top 10. Sure, a couple of minutes will tell me Blam or a Save score, but to watch each of the whole pieces would take a day.

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote:

At 2/3/13 09:44 AM, Bahamut wrote: Busy in the real world, that's good for sure. My habits with posting on Wednesdays and Saturdays vary. Because I'll be out all day, I might be too lazy to even post at all then. Heh, no wonder my progress to 30k posts has been slower than a drone metal song.

I try to post daily, but it is becoming difficult. Having to post my lists on here at night is certainly a culture shock for me...

Yeah, I miss your morning LUL posts.

Sorry, I'm in bed, reading at that stage. It helps me to wake up. Perhaps if I move somewhere closer to work, I may start again...

At 2/6/13 09:06 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote: Not horny because I want to fuck them, you understand. Just that it's the part I miss the most about a relationship.

yuuuup. You tell it like it is, I like that. :P

I'm telling the truth, dammit!

I'm at a Crossroads here - do I continue, or do I just let him win? Nah, I still have Hope and Vital Signs and I still want the Limelight! It may be a Sweet Miracle if I do win, but I will learn the Lessons that come from each and every one of these song titles.

That's right, Coop, put on your Bravest Face and Stick It Out! Because For What It's Worth, it is our Mission to use every last Rush song in the form of a pun! We must Hold On!

I think I'm approaching Red Sector "A" on this one, losing touch here. You can have the Limelight, if you come up with a pun for O Baterista, deal?

I think they tried not to make it as boring as Fellowship. Lesson learned.

Fellowship was boring, compared to the other two, but it did have its moments. (Boromir's last stand against the Orcs and of course Gandalf vs the Balrog both give me goosebumps.)

Yeah, but those films got better as they went on through the series. This works for Star Wars, until Episode VII is released :P

Frontal laser cannon? What, do I lose the ability to jizz?

No, you just jizz lasers that deal death to those you deem unfit to enter the Portal. There is no compromise here. (Yes, you get a blam-cannon for a save milestone. I didn't think that one though. Deal with it.) :P

I'm not sure that any Mrs Coop would like having a blam cannon inserted in her, lest she give birth to a P-Bot...

Nice, but do you have to parachute in? That's fucking too much.

Ether jet packs or we ride in on winged washing machines -which is more believable? lmao

Drink plenty of Red Bull.

I always preferred Glamdring.

Glamdring is awesome, too; it's on my LOTR sword wishlist. It's just the big, broad curve of Orcrist's blade that I love so much. The thing is though, if I get Orcrist, it's going to set off a chain reaction where I'll have to also get Glamdring and Sting. That way I'll have the complete set of the swords that were found in the troll's cave. That's going total at least $500. Fuck.

Better get saving, then ;)

At 2/7/13 01:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote:

At 2/3/13 10:01 AM, Haggard wrote: Just let them have an account early enough, and they might catch up to you eventually. :P

Eventually. They will need to get up early in the morning to beat me to the Portal :P

Nothing that some sleeping pills in your meal couldn't fix...

Only if the horse in my Findus Beef Lasagne was given Ketamine!

At 2/9/13 09:36 AM, Coop wrote: Only if the horse in my Findus Beef Lasagne was given Ketamine!

WWWWAAAAAAAYYYYY hahaha I was worried by the news of horse meat in the Lidl lasagnes but then I thought to myself that I haven't really had a bad tasting one. Maybe the french are on to something with this horse meat.

Congratulations To

Haggard: level 51 -All hail Haggard, mighty king of the Angry faic!

Just got done shoveling a 4-foot tall wall of snow from the end of my driveway. My back aches, I've got blisters on my palms and my nose wont stop running. Is it spring yet?

At 2/8/13 01:19 PM, Haggard wrote: No, it was guano. Because... well, there are birds living on his head.

Indeed there are, but you might think he'd want to wipe it away every so often with some leaves or something. It's just wrong.

He's more keen to keep it small or putting it out, though. See pic.

It looks like he's enjoying spraying that hose a little too much. :P

At 2/9/13 09:36 AM, Coop wrote: I'm telling the truth, dammit!

I wasn't being sarcastic; I was agreeing with you.

I think I'm approaching Red Sector "A" on this one, losing touch here. You can have the Limelight, if you come up with a pun for O Baterista, deal?

I've spent most of my time playing guitar in recent years, but I started with the drums. You Bet Your Life I'd play the "roll" of O Baterista for Peart at the Rush concert this May! Though I somehow don't think I'd make it Home Again, once the crowd found out they've been cheated!

Cut To The Chase, Coop! Is this really your Grand Finale? I really can't wait until Bastille Day to find out if I've won or not...

Yeah, but those films got better as they went on through the series. This works for Star Wars, until Episode VII is released :P

Never got into Star Wars; I'm more of a medieval fantasy kind of guy.

I'm not sure that any Mrs Coop would like having a blam cannon inserted in her, lest she give birth to a P-Bot...

This is strictly your e-penis I speak of, which exists only in the digital world. Your real penis is not affected in any way -Mrs Coop need not fret. :P

Drink plenty of Red Bull.

I've actually been cutting back on the stuff. I used to go through a 16 oz can every day. Never got wings. :(

Better get saving, then ;)

I have the money to buy them now, I just have much better things to spend it on. Like bills and groceries. :(

Thanks To

Odyssic

At 2/9/13 09:36 AM, Coop wrote:

At 2/7/13 01:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote: Eventually. They will need to get up early in the morning to beat me to the Portal :P

Nothing that some sleeping pills in your meal couldn't fix...

Only if the horse in my Findus Beef Lasagne was given Ketamine!

That can be arranged.

At 2/9/13 02:04 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/8/13 01:19 PM, Haggard wrote: No, it was guano. Because... well, there are birds living on his head.

Indeed there are, but you might think he'd want to wipe it away every so often with some leaves or something. It's just wrong.

Maybe he doesn't care... or he doesn't even notice it anymore.

He's more keen to keep it small or putting it out, though. See pic.

It looks like he's enjoying spraying that hose a little too much. :P

Well, that's because he wants to become a firefighter. Here's an episode: Grisu.

Sorry, it's in german, so I guess you won't understand much. I can't find any other languages, not even french... But be sure to listen to the theme music at the end of the video!
Oh, btw: That little kid that speaks the voice of Grisu is still in the business. He's a very well known dubbing actor. :)

so a ton of videos have been autoplaying recently despite me having it turned off, which is irritating

Full 11 votes as voting power. BOOM.

At 2/8/13 07:39 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 2/8/13 05:57 AM, Auz wrote: Level 52!

Remember when we were level up buddies? That's no longer the case when I'm 55 days away from my next level up.

Yeah that was quite a while ago, wasn't it? Odd that there's already a 55 days difference.

Anyway, I seem to be level up buddies with Haggard now.

At 2/8/13 12:27 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/8/13 05:57 AM, Auz wrote: Personally, I kind of enjoyed the somewhat lighter undertone. It suits the book a lot better too.

Knowing the story already, I did anticipate a higher level of comic relief in this movie, when compared to LOTR. It's not entirely a bad thing, as The Hobbit is a better fit for that kind of thing, as you said. I just think there was a scene or two that NEEDED to be serious that were just made silly by being a little too lighthearted.

That is true perhaps. I agree that the scene in the Goblin caves was so silly that it started to look a bit cartoony. Like how they dashed through the caves and not a single arrow hit them. Heck, they didn't even have a scratch when they walked out.

The riddle scene with Gollum was excellently executed in my opinion. I was a bit worried they were going to cut that scene a lot, show like two riddles and move on, but they gave it a proper amount of time.

Yeah, I was worried about that, too. I think they knew it was the part of this first movie that many people would be anticipating the most. They did it justice.

Indeed. I think most fans would not have liked it if they neglected this part of the book.

As much as I enjoyed it, I still don't think three films was really necessary. Two, maybe, but three feels a bit like milking considering the book is only what.. 300 pages thick?

I thought the same thing before I watched it, but now that I've seen it, I have faith the next two will be just as good. At least they'll be less apt to leave out huge parts of the story, like they did with LOTR.

Well the additions they made to the original story were pretty good scenes at least. Like all the extra stuff with Radagast and the scene at Rivendell with Saruman. I'm curious about how they're going to work out the side plot with the Necromancer.

Maybe it was meant to be some kind of fungus or something? I have no idea.

White fungus that was positioned directly below the bird's nest on his head? bird shit, I say! :P

Now that I take a good look at it again, it does look more like bird shit :p

At 2/8/13 12:44 PM, Haggard wrote: Level 51!

The angry face never was more fitting than now. Even the Staff has an angry face mounted on top of it! >:(

I didn't know we were going to level up on the same day. Awesome!

At 2/8/13 01:19 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/8/13 05:57 AM, Auz wrote: The riddle scene with Gollum was excellently executed in my opinion. I was a bit worried they were going to cut that scene a lot, show like two riddles and move on, but they gave it a proper amount of time.

They had to. It's one of the key scenes in the book. Without the ring, the whole story wouldn't work out. So there's really no reason at all to cut down the riddle scene.

Also, I think they were trying to make some clear connections with the Lord of the Rings films, just for the crowd that never read the book.

But yes, it was very well executed. I liked how Bilbo really was fiddling around in his pocket before asking: "What do I have in my pocket?", just like it was described in the book. And how he slowly realizes that he is invisible while wearing the ring.

I always imagined that part to be a bit silly. Like, how would Gollum even consider that to be a proper riddle? However, they made it fairly believable in the film.

As much as I enjoyed it, I still don't think three films was really necessary. Two, maybe, but three feels a bit like milking considering the book is only what.. 300 pages thick?

That's my main criticism as well. LortR had to be done in three movies. It's three books, after all. It just wouldn't work in one or tow movies. But "The Hobbit"? I don't know...

They even cut a lot of parts of the LotR just to keep it all within 3 hour portions.

But oh well. It seems to be hip nowadays to split books in as many films as they think they can get away with.

Maybe it was meant to be some kind of fungus or something? I have no idea.

No, it was guano. Because... well, there are birds living on his head.

Yeah, Metal-Therapy's link convinced me :p

Level 46.

Tweet!

40,000 b/p!

This next 10K very well may be my last, as I am tempted to retire at 50,000...

Maybe.

For the record:

10,000 b/p: May 6th, 2008
20,000 b/p: September 29th, 2008
30,000 b/p: June 15th, 2009
40,000 b/p: February 9th, 2013

I'm now level 29.

Coop wonders how long Paul Gascoigne has left. Congratulations to:
AnalPenguinFarming: 11.00 Total Voting Power
S-k-y: Level 46
Metal-Therapy: 40,000 B/P
DiMono: Level 29

Listening to:
B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - Star Wars Theme
Alice Cooper - The Saga Of Jesse Jane

At 2/9/13 10:31 AM, Decky wrote:

At 2/9/13 09:36 AM, Coop wrote: Only if the horse in my Findus Beef Lasagne was given Ketamine!

WWWWAAAAAAAYYYYY hahaha I was worried by the news of horse meat in the Lidl lasagnes but then I thought to myself that I haven't really had a bad tasting one. Maybe the french are on to something with this horse meat.

They regulate it, so it's more likely to be fit for human consumption than some horse that was killed over here...

At 2/9/13 02:04 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 2/9/13 09:36 AM, Coop wrote: I'm telling the truth, dammit!

I wasn't being sarcastic; I was agreeing with you.

Oh. Sorry, the [:P] made it look like sarcasm...

I think I'm approaching Red Sector "A" on this one, losing touch here. You can have the Limelight, if you come up with a pun for O Baterista, deal?

I've spent most of my time playing guitar in recent years, but I started with the drums. You Bet Your Life I'd play the "roll" of O Baterista for Peart at the Rush concert this May! Though I somehow don't think I'd make it Home Again, once the crowd found out they've been cheated!

Miming playing the drums is a difficult skill. You'd need a Passage to Bangkok to get away from that sort of crowd ;)

Cut To The Chase, Coop! Is this really your Grand Finale? I really can't wait until Bastille Day to find out if I've won or not...

By the Shapes Of Things, I thought it was, but Circumstances have changed. I'm a Working Man and I will continue to work at this!

Yeah, but those films got better as they went on through the series. This works for Star Wars, until Episode VII is released :P

Never got into Star Wars; I'm more of a medieval fantasy kind of guy.

Fair enough. Almost a waste of a song, considering that John WIlliams' finest composition just came on iTunes ;)

I'm not sure that any Mrs Coop would like having a blam cannon inserted in her, lest she give birth to a P-Bot...

This is strictly your e-penis I speak of, which exists only in the digital world. Your real penis is not affected in any way -Mrs Coop need not fret. :P

Thank god, or any divine being who coincidentally happens to exist. When you've got a unit like mine, you will not accept trade ins!

Drink plenty of Red Bull.

I've actually been cutting back on the stuff. I used to go through a 16 oz can every day. Never got wings. :(

I only drank it with Tequilla. never liked the stuff.

Better get saving, then ;)

I have the money to buy them now, I just have much better things to spend it on. Like bills and groceries. :(

Ah, yes. I dream of the day when I get those sorts of things :P

At 2/9/13 03:32 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/9/13 09:36 AM, Coop wrote:

At 2/7/13 01:38 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/6/13 03:36 PM, Coop wrote: Eventually. They will need to get up early in the morning to beat me to the Portal :P

Nothing that some sleeping pills in your meal couldn't fix...

Only if the horse in my Findus Beef Lasagne was given Ketamine!

That can be arranged.

Only in the world of Dr. House

At 2/9/13 08:42 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: 10,000 b/p: May 6th, 2008
20,000 b/p: September 29th, 2008

Are you sure? 4.5 months to get 10,000 B/P? More like May 6th 2007...

37,000 Saves.