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  1. Phelps McManus

    Home Improvement

    Usually the door glides on 2 wheels that are retractable (required to get the door out). Look for screws on either side of the, right at the bottom. Normally there are 2 of them, one to mount the hardware, the other to adjust the height. I believe fully clockwise = full extended wheels. Maybe...
  2. Phelps McManus

    What do you do?

    I am taking guesses at who you were talking to based on context clues. One down, 499 to go.
  3. Phelps McManus

    What do you do?

    What do you expect from a guy named Bruce Grewcock?
  4. Phelps McManus

    What do you do?

    I wish I had some downtime to work on pet projects or even implement improvements to processes I was too busy hitting deadlines to accomplish to worry about ("Next time!"). If I was ever done with that, I would read articles or something. Don't get me wrong. I am not an overachiever. I fuck...
  5. Phelps McManus

    Dragon Quest XI announced for PS4, 3DS, NX.

    Never even heard of NX. I had to google it. Are they really coming out with a new console in 2016? WTF, Nintendo? Will I be able to play the mobile version on the non-"New" 3DS XL I bought less than a year ago?
  6. Phelps McManus

    Greece - A New Hope

    I think your are misunderstanding the timing of the loans and the bailout. Pre-crisis, the Greek government spent money they didn't have to provide welfare benefits and, presumably, the other nice things you mentioned. They borrowed that money and they immediately spent it. Years ago. When...
  7. Phelps McManus

    Witcher 3

    So it was like a Game of Thrones episode?
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    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    My wife and I are really looking forward to this week's episode. We figured he would have to drink the bud lime and wear those ugly ass Adidas shoes. Edit: Quote because it is funny
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    The ethics of stealing video games

    I have a summer intern that works for me that makes more than you Pirate away, good sir. This is America. No man should be denied his rights to life, liberty, and $400 basketball shoes.
  10. Phelps McManus

    Verizon to buy AOL

    One of the most useful things I learned in college is that you shouldn't get attached to an email address that you might move away from. Gmail for life. My parents also used AOL until around 2005. I had to work really hard to teach them that the AOL browser is NOT the internet. My...
  11. Phelps McManus

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    We Do Not Sow
  12. Phelps McManus

    The Repopulation

    Maybe we are all too busy playing this amazing game to come here and post about it. Just kidding - never heard of this piece.
  13. Phelps McManus

    Elite: Dangerous (Kickstarted Sandbox Space Flight Sim)

    I have been looking for you, hooman!
  14. Phelps McManus

    Suikoden 1 and 2

    JRPG + 108 characters to "collect" + town/castle building Combat is similar to FF turn-based (or maybe chrono trigger would be more precise). I just really enjoyed these games, especially the second one.
  15. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    It worked for me yesterday. I have had it fail when I do too much in the same session. Now I just park something at 10k karma remaining to upgrade. The next day I kill the app to reset it, log in, upgrade and fill to 10k remaining again before doing my dailies. This method has not failed me, but...
  16. Phelps McManus

    Terra Battle - iOS / Android (Monster Farming Strategy)

    I still enjoy Brave Frontier but dropped Summoner's War and replaced it with this game a few days ago. The battle system is certainly more interesting, and the character development appears to have a lot of depth. You build a team of 6 characters. As you level a character's job, you unlock more...
  17. Phelps McManus

    Archeage

    Tuesday night, I launched queued up as soon as I was ready to play around 8PM. By 10:30PM I still had > 1hr so I gave up and went to bed. Last night, I was a bit smarter and queued up when I got home from work at 6PM. I didn't get in until 11 PM and got to play for 1 hour after queuing for...
  18. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    Evo unequips spheres
  19. Phelps McManus

    Archeage

    So my wife and I both sat down at the same time to play. I blast through the premade character appearance choices and get right into a 75 minute queue (#2850). By the time she finishes dithering on the appearance choices, I am down to 65 minutes (#2400). She hits create, selects her character...
  20. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    Can you support the Cost of adding a 6* to your team?
  21. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    I spent $18 for 25 gems (I think) whenever that Uda/Luther batch released. I rolled 4 straight Kajahs and saved the last 5 gems for the next event. Normally I never spend money on IAP (2 years and counting on clash of clans), but for this game I figured I would throw the devs a bone. I see...
  22. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    Make sure you are friends with a_skeleton_03 and use his Grahdens. He makes Miracle Totem a lot easier. I ran it with a mostly fire team (phoenix healer) and fire seals.
  23. Phelps McManus

    Summoner's War - Sky Arena

    Payback appears to be 100 days if you diligently clear it every 24 hours. So it depends on if you will still be playing then. I bought it, but in hindsight I think I would have rather saved for the 750 crystal pack of 11 mystic scrolls. You really want some kind of premium creature to keep...
  24. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    Am I doing something wrong? 3 pulls: Anima Kajah Breaker Kajah Guardian... Kajah edit: I waited a few minutes before I tried a 4th pull. Also Kajah so I am done. What a fucking waste.
  25. Phelps McManus

    Summoner's War - Sky Arena

    One caveat with the xp houses is that the monsters stop gaining xp once they level up. You have to then log in and tap them to level them up so that they start gaining xp again. It is kinda dumb as I was hoping to just forget about the fuckers until they hit max level. #firstworldproblems
  26. Phelps McManus

    Summoner's War - Sky Arena

    What is the benefit of viewing someone else's island?
  27. Phelps McManus

    Summoner's War - Sky Arena

    Can you clear a secret dungeon with Fire Inu? I was getting to stage 3 with a POS 3* team, which was still enough for the summoning piece. Once I got a blue Amazon with a decent AE (still 3* team), I was able to get to stage 5 which yielded fairly decent rewards. I just assumed the point was...
  28. Phelps McManus

    Summoner's War - Sky Arena

    I think we read the same article. My understanding is that if you are running something color intensive, then you run 1 tank of that color and the rest of your team (including healer) should be strong to that color. The AI apparently tends to target the weakest color on your team. In the...
  29. Phelps McManus

    Summoner's War - Sky Arena

    I joined as M4dmonk
  30. Phelps McManus

    Archeage

    As a random lurker I find the pics he is posting hilarious.
  31. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    Hold on to them until they have a special metal event. I just check the honor summons screen every once in awhile. If you see a bunch of metal dudes then unload your honor summons. It is fairly often; I only accumulate around 15-20 summons between events. It was active last night.
  32. Phelps McManus

    Brave Frontier

    Check the Imperial Capital -> Summoner's Hall
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    Brave Frontier

    I have only been playing a little more than a week very casually, so my team is like 3 4* (red dragon, ice mage dean, professor lardo) and 2 3* (vinepike lance and head thief leon) all between half and max level. I tried that green totem dungeon this morning for 30 energy (I have 34 total)...
  34. Phelps McManus

    Windows 8

    I suppress a cringe every time I see a coworker who has fucked up their associations such that a 3rd party app opens every time they click on a "compressed folder" (.zip). Am I missing some feature that makes it better, other than supporting other compression formats I rarely use? Chrome (or...
  35. Phelps McManus

    EQN:Landmark Beta Starts March 26th!

    Why would they even have an open beta? Alpha is now a paid closed beta. Beta is now a paid stress test. A free Open Beta would at best be a hype-building, client-distributing release with a built-in do-over for the "official" release. It wouldn't need to last more than a week. Meanwhile...
  36. Phelps McManus

    So, Hep C cured.

    You would.
  37. Phelps McManus

    EQN:Landmark Beta Starts March 26th!

    Odd. I signed up with two accounts just today. Key is remembering passwords I guess. Or do what I do and write them down.
  38. Phelps McManus

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    1) You are enjoying the FFXIV 2) It has an old school feel 3) Absolute shit has been released in the past few years 4) Two games are coming out in the spring: Wildstar and Elder Scrolls Online 5) You beta tested both of them 6) You do not plan to play them again 7) Therefore, you can see...