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  1. ronne

    Retro Game of the Month December 2017: Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)

    Even the basic combos that don't require a specific order like blizzard (wat+zan) still require that the actions happen directly after one another. So if Han casts wat, then Chaz attacks, then Rune casts Zan, it won't work. If you're just farming have everyone but the two performing the combo on...
  2. ronne

    Retro Game of the Month December 2017: Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)

    I dunno about save state scumming, but the turbo mode in emulators is a life saver for these old RPGs. Any kind of overworld travel/grinding/finding that last chest in a dungeon you better bet your sweet ass I'm running that shit at triple speed.
  3. ronne

    MTG thread

    Yea it's just the pointless faffery version, but legacy kids love that shit for whatever reason. I'm in the same boat @a_skeleton_03; I've been pretty heavy in to standard the past 18 months or so and just have mountains of shit in the like $2-5 range that's just been impossible to offload. SCG...
  4. ronne

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    I'm surprised they haven't shit out a Battlegrounds clone yet. The core shooting systems in this always felt pretty good and it would likely play extremely well as a full pvp battle royal type game. They sorta tried a long time ago with that darkzone survival mode kinda? But even that was still...
  5. ronne

    MTG thread

    Online? Sure. But paper cards have too many logistical problems and associated fees unless you have access to an actual storefront.
  6. ronne

    MTG thread

    So you're suggesting I try and mail a single card to someplace overseas for a ~15$ higher sale price? You and I have very different values on our free time I guess.
  7. ronne

    MTG thread

    Did I though? There are multiple copies on TCGplayer right now for $135 or less shipped; the card is simply not worth the ~$150 pricetag people are trying to peg it at.
  8. ronne

    MTG thread

    The only two sales of it in the past month on ebay were for 120 and 80. Just because it's listed all over the place at 150 on MCM doesn't mean it's moving at that price, nor does have it any real relevance to someone form the US (me) looking to unload one. By your logic you should never sell or...
  9. ronne

    MTG thread

    Magic is not an investment vehicle.
  10. ronne

    Retro Game of the Month December 2017: Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)

    Having your mages dual wield shields is a real strategy later on once their TP pools get large enough that spamming spells isn't a big deal.
  11. ronne

    MTG thread

    Starcity offering 50% trade bonus currently, which maths out to being pretty good on some stuff if you looking to unload. Their buylist prices even counting the 50% on standard cards are a bit meh still, but certain things are decent. Higher end stuff has some great offers though with the 50%...
  12. ronne

    MTG thread

    Let's be real here, MTGO has been solely on life support for the past 3-4 years while they figured out how to handle Arena and start developing it.
  13. ronne

    MTG thread

    They pay they are advertising for that "internship" is insane. It's like a 90k/year salary.
  14. ronne

    Retro Game of the Month December 2017: Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)

    The spell names are taking a lot of getting used to for sure. I have to check a spell list constantly every time I want to go cast something that isn't a basic ice/water/fire nuke. There's some odd difficulty spikes here and there, mostly revolving around when it switches your party members...
  15. ronne

    Twitch.tv

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  16. ronne

    Retro Game of the Month December 2017: Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)

    There any way to see stats of equipment in stores before you buy? Kinda annoying just buying shit blind =\ Combo attacks + macro are perfect for grinding if you need levels. Just set up outside a town, set the first macro to triblaster or whatever to clear all the enemies and grind until TP is...
  17. ronne

    MTG thread

    They'd have to print some truly bonkers shit to replace the energy core as the objective best strategy. Unless the sets are just insane ala OG Zendikar or something you'll just see energy adjust slightly to pick up whatever the 1-3 new best cards are and go right back to business.
  18. ronne

    The Fighting Game Community Thread

    Infiltration ran a Meat stream late tonight. Some of this looks pretty fucking dirty, maybe she's actually real?
  19. ronne

    MTG thread

    Tribes still have a chance once we get the other half of their block, but I'm not optimistic. The merfolk lord is gonna be 4 mana or something awful, and there's no way in hell islandwalk comes back.
  20. ronne

    Justice League (2017)

    Looks better than Justice League:
  21. ronne

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Sure I know about Overstock and all that shit, but it seems like such a fucking volatile thing to try and exchange directly for goods. I'm sure they lock the price for a certain time window or whatever, but shit by the time you add items to a cart and finish checkout BTC could have gone up or...
  22. ronne

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Yea Monero is definitely picking up steam. It's pretty widely accepted on most black markets now, but it's nowhere near the prevalence of BTC yet. I haven't personally used it yet but I might once my current stash of BTC is exhausted for my next shipmets. Though given the current trend that...
  23. ronne

    Poll December's Retro Game of the Month

    Name me a good Genesis emulator I guess? I never had a Genesis back in the day and I think have played exactly 0 games on it, so this should be interesting.
  24. ronne

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    So here's my question about crypto, but this is mostly specific to Bitcoin: How far can this go without the currency itself holding any tangible value? Currently the only thing BTC is good for is buying drugs, is that enough to prop this market up? Cause I don't think it is. The current numbers...
  25. ronne

    Marvel Universe stuff

    Nothing explains Leifield.
  26. ronne

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Yea it's definitely not traditional indian or thai, but I find it keeps better as leftovers and I tend to cook like 3-4 days of shit at a time cause I can't be arsed to make full dinners more than once or twice a week. Also I just prefer yellow for potatoes which I tend to dump in it a lot. I...
  27. ronne

    Twitch.tv

    Has Boogie's heart exploded yet?
  28. ronne

    Rimworld

    Playing without mods entirely is just retarded. Some of them objectively improve the base game and offer core functionality that should exist already but just doesn't for whatever reason. Quality builder/hand me that brick/trading spots/select tool/animals and wildlife tab etc etc are just all...
  29. ronne

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I've been doing a thai-ish style yellow curry with powder. I'm not nearly fancy enough to make my own red paste, and I can't find it for sale anywhere near me so far. The base of it is basically onion/zucchini/bell pepper/potatoes with chicken all cooked in coconut/sesame oil with your usual...
  30. ronne

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Anyone any good at making curry? Mine is passable currently, but it's too damn rich. Do you just need to cut the coconut milk with water, or is there something I should get besides coconut milk?
  31. ronne

    MTG thread

    This is correct. Chicks play Elves or whatever to placate their boyfriend. I can count on one hand the number of actual, vested girl magic players I've met in my like 23 years or whatever playing the game. And yea I don't doubt that there is a decline currently and I'd agree that it's almost...
  32. ronne

    MTG thread

    I'd take everything Rudy/Alpha says with a fucking entire mine of salt. The dude is so heavily leveraged in to MTG financially that you have to assume literally every word out of his mouth is somehow about trying to protect his "investment".
  33. ronne

    MTG thread

    I'm pretty legitimately concerned they are going to blunder ahead the same way comic books have. Make massive changes to your product to try and placate a non-existent female customer base, alienate your existing male-dominated player base, then whine on Twitter about how inclusive you are and...
  34. ronne

    JRPGs

    Yea I thought the dialogue was surprisingly well done for sticking to their gimmick so rigidly. It's the first thing people complain about when they talk about the game for some reason though.
  35. ronne

    JRPGs

    Oh before I forget, play Child of Light if you haven't already. Easily the best game I played in 2014, and the soundtrack rivals the best of the FF soundtracks. Everyone speaking in rhymes rubs some people the wrong way, and it feels a bit silly at times, but the game is just great.
  36. ronne

    JRPGs

    Oh shit I haven't thought about that game in forever. I don't think I ever actually beat it back in the day cause my potato computer could barely run it and I had like 5+ minute loading times.
  37. ronne

    Fortnite - Epic Games - Team Survival/Strategy/Crafting/Combat

    They don't actually really have much recourse at this point. The kid challenged their DMCA claim on his video, which means they now have to back it up in court or risk losing any future DMCA claims they might need to make.
  38. ronne

    JRPGs

    Give Battlechasers: Nightwar a try if you're looking for something a bit different. It's basically a wester-made JRPG so it's missing the weeby bits, but the core RPG systems are very similar.
  39. ronne

    Retro Gaming Thread

    Why no 7th Saga or Tales of Phantasia on the poll? I demand representation for my pet RPGs of the 90s!
  40. ronne

    MTG thread

    Standard is has been an interesting ride for the last couple years. It's in a pretty good place currently, but they really managed to screw the pooch for a solid 24-36 or so months. The combination of their previously planned faster rotation cycle making 99% of standard cards worthless after 18...