The story of how I ended up dancing on a stripper pole. TLDR; drink.

My extended family reunion party, ending a family photo posing next to a "Don't Jump, call the Samaritans" sign next to the cliffs of Moher.

Put yer phone down and move to Wales.

That way there's no outside to bother you, and you can't "cheat" because there's no signal here anyway.

Quote from: Icy on June 07, 2016, 03:08:58 PM

Technically speaking, it's called a "personal message" on the site.

what

*checks*

well how about that

i'll chalk that up to cheat just Daring to be Different™

I always thought the P stood for personal. And just like other personalised things, they don't have to be necessarily private (Personalised birthday cards, or whatever else).

But eh, I don't care much about the No Public PM's rule to argue for or against. As it is, is fine.

Y'know, there's an episode tackling with this in Futurama.

We've reached the future, everybody.

Ok but seriously, that's complete bullshit.

Anywho, here's what I have to add to the table, as relatively impartial as possible.

PC
+Options for higher graphic quality and higher resolutions at higher scales (Native Ultra 4K vs. Up-scaled Medium 720p/1080p)
+Easy to access market. I can go online and buy Steam, Origin, or completely DRM-free games without needing a specific console brand, only the right hardware to play it
+High level or hardware/software/peripheral accessories customisation. Don't like my keyboard or mouse or need a specialised device, I can get a new one. Differing controllers are limited choice, pretty poor (e.g. Madcatz), and barely catered for the disabled.
+Modular. If I ran out of memory for saving games, I can replace it with a new, larger hard drive or buy another to go with it. If the stock cooling fan is inefficient or noisy, I can replace it. With consoles, replacing the stock fan with a new one involves a lot of hassle and voids any warranty if it breaks (I'm looking at you, Xbox360)
+Free Online access. I can play most games on PC online straight after I've bought them, with monthly payments usually reserved for "freemium" games or MMORPG's. If I want to play World of Tanks on PC with party chat, I install it and TeamSpeak, for free. To do the same on console costs £40/y.
+Instant access on new releases. Most PC games are digital copies, so limited numbers of a game on release isn't a concern unless it's some Limited Edition that has physical trinkets added to the pack. Large PC game providers (Steam/Origin) have enough servers for millions of customers to download at midnight release without much hassle, with some offering pre-download options to play ON midnight release and minimise server load and any waiting times, possibly seconds after it's been released to the world.
+Reverse compatibility. If I enjoyed playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution and wanted to enjoy the chronological sequel, Deus Ex, I would have to change from my PS3 to my PS2. On PC, I can click off DE:HR on Steam and run the original DE from the disc I've inserted.
+The cheaper option. If I have only £200, I can still afford to play games on a PC versus buying a console. The quality may not be as great and I may be restricted by the cheap hardware, but it's still cheaper and I still have a range of free games to choose from. I can even wait until some ridiculous Steam, GMG or other retailer has a blowout sale where games can be sold for pennies. In Valve games, virtual trading cards or in-game items can be collected freely and then sold or traded for real-life currency, and then used to buy a game. You could literally play to earn a new game.
+Console Commands. Well fuck, the game's bugged and now it doesn't do the thing it's supposed to. No worries! Press ¬, enter and few .commands or /commands and it's all fixed, or improved to suit you.
+/- Modding. Mods in games like Skyrim or Fallout can breathe new life into an old game, put a spin on the vanilla gameplay or just be downright hilarious. The downside is this can be abused in online games with lackluster security, e.g. GTA or CoD where godmodders run rampant. Some can run on consoles but is far more accessible on PC. InB4muhAutisticIntegrity.

Console
+No knowledge required. I don't have to worry about if my hardware can run a game, it's a console! It'll run anything that has a game for it. All games, updates, patches, DLC's and other software are vetted to make sure it runs, so you don't have to worry your pretty little head about it.
+Social. It's more friendly to play in groups with consoles, be it splitscreen or taking turns, compared to the more solitary PC setup.
+One interface. By this I mean if I want to play CoD and then switch to BF, and then later WoT I don't need to leave Steam and open up Origin, and then open the WoT Launcher instead. It's all under one interface, and online accounts are linked so I don't need separate logins to play between games, or add the same person as a friend 4 times.
+Target audience. Whether PC gamers like it or not, consoles are the target audience and are the benchmark for a majority of games' performance. Most control maps are well suited for consoles (E.g. Skyrim), and occasionally receive timed exclusives before PC or rival console players.
+/-Physical copies. The act of inserting a cartridge or disc instead of a digital copy can be preffered to some, and it has other advantages, such as requiring less memory used on the hard drive for game files and the ability for resale later on. However there are disadvantages, such as CD space remaining constant while game file sizes increase requiring more discs to play a single game (E.g. LA Noire or GTA V for consoles), and the ability for the disc to fail, requiring you to buy a brand new one or find a suitable second hand copy.

Both
+/-Exclusives. Consoles have their own brand-exclusives (Gears of War, Halo, Crackdown/Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, Last of Us), as well as cross-console exclusives (Destiny), while PC's have generally larger playercount games or requiring powerful machines to run (ArmA, EVE, LoL, KSP for the time being).

There's a few other minor details I've neglected to mention such as the size of the machines themselves (Consoles are pretty lightweight compared to the high powertowers of large desktop PC's), but it's getting late and I need bed.

And even if China won, we would be better than them, for not being discriminatory.

Irrelevant. China would be superior because it still exists.

And I'll repeat myself again here:

..Frontline infantry where you need the physical best of the best... that is only found in men, and only specific men at that (It's not like you or I could fucking do that). Tough shit, go argue with nature.

Coleoids

Be happy you're not an introvert like I am. Be happy you can afford to even travel.

Countering sadness by being sadder doesn't exactly alleviate his situation.

Think back on those times fondly, and think what can you do tomorrow, and how you can do it. I had this sorta blue feeling after going on holiday to reconnect with some old friends, and after I kinda just lazed about. I realised what made me happy was being with my friends, and so I organised more things to do with them and ta-da! Blues eradicated, because I got the same happiness then as I did before.

Is the possibility of going on another mission possible?

Only when it's for vanity.

I know a friend who has Trichotillomania and she draws them on because otherwise she wouldn't have any.

This is glorious.

-Wanted call out threads
-Gets called out on beliefs
-Doesn't like it

ArmA3, Fallout 4, or World of Tanks.

Take yer pick.

Huh. I just get ones that I think are real at the time.

E.g. I fell over and somehow the top "rail" of my braces broke off, so I pulled it out.

Or last night, I was in the pub I was drinking at until closing time and got thrown out (pints 'n' all), and I got into a bar brawl outside and had my head stomped...

Then I woke up with my real hangover.

I hope this doesn't go the way of discord.

"You guys are alright. Don't go on Discord tomorrow."

He walked off into the desert to die.

I mean c'mon, he fricken turned down a lifetime of water, plant growth, and massive-titty-milk for sand.