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    Retro Gaming Thread

    There are programs that act as front-ends for emulators, so all you see is system > pick system > scroll through games > pick game > click on game > loads emulator, loads, game, play game. Nothing complicated to use. Can be time consuming to set up if you're running 12 emulators and you need to...
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    Hearthstone

    And....? We aren't discussing the gold value of the pack. In terms ofactual goldthat you receive you get more gold at 8 wins then 9. So if all you care about is infinite arena, you should retire at 8 wins every time. That was the point of the TL thread, since it was discussing the best way to...
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    Retro Gaming Thread

    Emulators. They even sell USB converted classic controllers if you want that original feel (or you can do it yourself, wiring diagrams and youtube tutorials abound).
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    Hearthstone

    I've always gotten 2, but it may just be an average. The Liquid thread I linked earlier worked out that you average more gold at 8 wins at least, because of the (I guess potential) extra card pack.
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    Hearthstone

    You get 2 card packs for 9 wins. You get more gold for 8 wins, instead of the card pack. So for cards 9 wins is better. For infinite free arena, 8 wins is better.
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    Hearthstone

    It kind of depends. If you run Mage/Shaman/Rogue/Warlock a lot, Thalnos will probably end up in all of your decks. I got it in a pack but I use it in a lot of decks. Rag and Ysera are the two most powerful legendaries by a decent margin, they are "finishers" once you've baited out all their...
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    online prescription glasses

    I "bought" a pair from Coastal.com. I say that with quotes because somehow a friend of mine got an offer where they were giving you free glasses, I only paid some minimal cost for the lenses. Fit perfect, great quality. I actually get a lot of comments on them because I picked green as a color...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    When he wasn't fucking around, he had an 80% win rate in arena. Now that he is fucking around (in fairness if I'd played enough to arena to bank 4k+ gold I would to) it is like 70%. Which makes his win rate in arena the highest in the world by a large margin. Add to that, most of the decks that...
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    Hearthstone

    I think each pack is like a 5% chance of a legendary. I'm not sure what the odds on gold cards are. So the odds of that pack are astronomically small.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Covered weeks ago in the thread. PS4 has multiple SKUs on Amazon, none of which individually are better selling than the Xbone, but which collectively outsold it on Amazon. I think the overall gap was like 4-5x as many PS4s sold across all SKUs, on Amazon at least. I don't expect the gap to be...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Most streamers are kind of boring or weird. Ek0p is probably the best Hearthstone player in the world atm, but watching his stream is boring as shit. I can't do it. Being articulate and being good at something are not the same skill set. But if they are all equally boring and inarticulate...
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    Best credit card for travel

    What Credit Card Should I Get ? FAQ
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Why Testosterone Affects Body Hair Growth So with that, you just need one additional piece of information: Fat people have lower testosterone. Why isn't entirely clear, one theory is that it causes widespread inflammation. But losing fat will cause your testosterone levels to go up, and hair...
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    Hearthstone

    It'd be probably be TL's format. So 3 decks of 3 different classes. If you lose with a deck you have to switch. Bo3 till up to quarter finals, Bo5 after.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    11.5 cups, though he said "a few hundred." Which I think of as like 500-800 usually, somewhere in that range, which is 1.5-2.6 cups of ketchup. However ketchup is relatively low calorie, at 19 per tbsp, for the amount you're likely to eat. Lots of BBQ sauces are 20-35 per tbsp (though they are...
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    Hearthstone

    Would anyone be interested in a Rerolled Hearthstone tournament? Just for fun, no prize or anything (unless Tuco wants to offer a custom title).
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    Hearthstone

    Continuing to tweak my Warrior deck. Adding Sylvanis+charge gave me a great way of resetting the board, which has been a problem in some games. Ditched Inner Rage to make room.
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    Hearthstone

    Yeah, I really don't enjoy how unbalanced decks in arena can get, they need a better format. Clearly there is some skill involved or people like ek0p wouldn't have a 70-80% win rate in arena (his win rate is high enough that he has like 4,000+ gold banked last I checked), but sometimes the RNG...
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    Hearthstone

    You need 7 wins per run to never have to invest outside gold (or money). If you just want to arena it is better to stop at 8 wins every time (9 wins gets you less gold, but more cards). However arena is basically always better than buying card packs directly if you're putting in real money...
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    Hearthstone

    Just made Masters. Seems like aggro decks are really the way to go atm, but some of them are very vulnerable to bad draw. The Warrior deck I am running is pretty explosive with the right draws (like turn 4-6 victories are not uncommon with the right draws), on the flipside I just had a game...
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    Hearthstone

    Interesting math on infinite arena: Endless free arena drafting? - some stats Also further down if you only care about arena, it is better to lose/retire at 8 wins than 9. You net more gold. Starting Stone #3: Your First Crafts Also a good link for people who are asking about...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Wow, was not expecting one million units just in NA in the first 24 hours.
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    Hearthstone

    Defender of Argus, Azure Drakes, Argent Commanders, Twilight Drakes, Knife Jugglers basically can find a use in any deck. I've been experimenting with a weird "I hate minions" Mage deck. Runs a Doomsayer (2/0/7: at start of turn, destroy all minons), and a Wild Pyromancer (2/3/2: Every time...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Costco bundles. Game+extra controller+one year of PS+ for $515. Since both a game and a controller together are $110, you get PS+ for $5.
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    Hearthstone

    I really like a couple of the card reward mechanics. Getting all the pirates gives you a parrot card, all the Murlocs gives you a legendary Murloc. Curious to find out if there are others.
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    Hearthstone

    So I think I really did tank my MMR early on, starting to rank up every few wins now.
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    Hearthstone

    No clue. I always calculate it out.
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    Hearthstone

    A lot of people don't actually do the math, they just eyeball it. Reverse happens to me a lot, people think they have enough to kill me and just go for it... end up 2-3 short and then they die.
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    Hearthstone

    Decided I'm always going to keep gold cards. Working on my decks for tomorrow. I guess you have to keep the same hero the whole time each set, but you can switch as many cards as you want between games (which is weird). So Basically I should make three different decks per hero I want to...
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    Hearthstone

    TheGentleman#1373 if anyone wants to play-test decks or what not. Also the next Managrind, which is now associated with MLG, starts tomorrow. http://gamebattles.majorleaguegaming...nagrind-open-4 Plan on playing, already more than 128 people signed up though so not sure how that works...
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    Hearthstone

    Opened my latest packs and ended up with a Gruul and a golden Gruul. Debating disenchanting the golden and crafting a Rag... but the golden cards are pretty.
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    Arrow

    Apparently the middle part is unintelligible, literally he doesn't say anything rational, but it was something close to "If you do this, you will be my people, and your children will be orphaned." Or so the one girl I know who speaks Russian tells me (natively, born there).
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Getting shirts tailored is surprisingly inexpensive. I actually know how to sew, but for what usually ends up being $5 a shirt I'd rather have someone else do it.
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    Storing large DVD collection

    Just the idea of buying a license for unlimited private use would be a huge step forward. Digital remasters would be the equivalent of patches, get them free. "Extras" could be DLC. The parallels are pretty easy to draw and I'm sure it'd be just as successful as Steam if you could talk the major...
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    Storing large DVD collection

    The article is discussing indie films without a studio, but studios get basically the same deal. So 70% of anything from a major studio you buy on iTunes goes to the studio, who at best pays out some small fraction of that in royalties. Digital distribution is great for indie films though and if...
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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    HYDRA got mentioned in the episode where they found the tech in the rock and Coulson ran into the chick he used to bang. Episode 2. So yeah, HYDRA is in the world.
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    Hearthstone

    Not even sure you can still rank up. I went 25-1 just now and still at 3-star Platinum. I may have screwed my MMR when I was playing with terrible decks though.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    The failure rate of complex pieces of technology is something like 5% over the lifetime of the tech (average). But it dwindles to zero near the tail end and is higher at the beginning. Having a handful of bricked consoles is something that accompanies a lot of console launches (and certainly all...
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    Storing large DVD collection

    The history of studios giving royalties to actors/directors/writers (i.e., the creative people who actually make the shows and movies) is pretty screwy. Back when VHS was first introduced people wanted royalties on each sale and the studios were like "Nah, this is a questionable technology that...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    PS4 NA Sales by March 31st 2014: 3 million Xbox NA Sales by March 31st 2014: 1.1 million PS4 NA Sales by March 31st 2015: 8.2 million Xbox NA Sales by March 31st 2015: 5.3 million