aw yeeeeeeeee So KH is confirmed, I assume there'll be FF... Wonder what else we'll see. Crossing fingers for TWEwY ; u;
I'll keep it in mind, but unfortunately I'm not in charge of network expenditures, so I'd have to convince my folks first. Actually I think we talked about it but I dunno if anything ever came of it. How do I check if it's on Wireless N? Verizon FiOS. The upstairs connections are the only ones that fluctuate. I know how to access it, but I gotta get the login info for the new router. I'll try some of that when I do though.
So, I've been having internet issues for several years now. If anyone can solve this ever-self-complicating puzzle then I will be forever in your debt. The key devices here are my laptop and my PS3, both with which I've had several problems. I live on the second floor of my folks' house. I'm about as far away as possible from the router, which is something I've learned to live with. There's no chance of me moving closer or hardwiring any game systems. For a long time, we used a very old Linksys router, which... had its days. It wasn't great but it functioned. Some years I'd have great PSN but my laptop couldn't stay connected, some years it was vice-versa. Early this year, both connections really started to dip, so we tried several things to fix it. We upgraded our bandwidth and signal strength, which did nothing. So we opted to replace it. Of course, a few days before the new router was slated to arrive, both connections suddenly jumped to max with no hiccups. I can't tell if the router was begging us to keep it or laughing at our confusion. So now we have this new router—I can check later but I think it's still Linksys—and it's actually worse than ever before. Sometimes my laptop connnection is full bars, but usually at least once a day it dips down below one bar, hiccups and disconnects frequently, usually for blocks of an hour at a time. And my PSN is just a mess: The first few weeks I couldn't even stay online, now I can maintain a connection for several hours but my download/upload speeds are pitiful so there's really no point. I'm currently struggling to download a game update, and actually playing any games is a tooth-pulling affair. Just to add further confusion: I recently took up a house-sitting gig for a family friend, during which time I used their wi-fi. At all times my computer ran smoothly (unless it got hot of course), but my PSN was... worse than ever but also ok? I could download games and updates just fine, but my connection speed was balls and I'd lag out of any game instantly. And occasionally I'd just fail to connect, or disconnect quickly. When I got done with that gig and came back home, it was worse than ever, and I'm not sure why. So here are all the possible causes we've gone over thus far: Too far from the router, too many walls between me and the router • This might be the case, especially since my laptop connection is much better downstairs. But there's a lot of evidence against it. For one, I can get max speed on both my devices from here, I've done it before. And my roommate across the hall is pretty much sitting on top of the router, with only a floor/ceiling between them, and has similar connectivity hiccups. Too many devices on the network • My mother, stepdad, roommate and I all have laptops, plus some of us use the network for our phones and I have my game systems. It could be that the network is strained, but with the recent upgrades and the fact that only my roommate and I have these problems, everyone else connects fine, I'm not so sure. Devices overheating • I doubt this is it, since I've been using a cooling pad with my laptop and it still has issues. PS3 has a tendency to run hot, but it's always done that. New ext. hard drive causing problems (Laptop) • I recently got a new 1TB hard drive, which came with some program for cloud storage or something? I really didn't see a need for it so I never installed it, but the hard drive may be trying to connect to the internet regardless. I first noticed this issue when it was brand-new, but after several months it seems to have died down. Wires in the way (PS3) • I do have a lot of things hooked up at any one time. I've tried moving the PS3 around to see if I can get a more stable connection, but results are meh. PSN netcode is garbage (PS3) • This was suggested by a friend, and maybe it's all there is to it. The PS3 on average has more problems with more networks that should run smoothly. I've tried everything with this damn console; I've manually assigned an IP address, subnet mask, set up a DMZ... Nothing works. In fact all my tinkering just seems to make it worse. I've google searched the problem dozens of times, run through every answer I can find, and there's just nothing left I can think to try. I know system specs are missing from this post, but I'm also relatively computer-illiterate so I never know what specs I'm looking for. Just ask and I should be able to provide.
Welp I just learned about devpro /bookmarks
Thanks for the back-handed approval, but I still say we take this outside. And this isn't the debate corner, there's no need to criticize someone for sharing their point of view.
just fyi your new text color is a little hard on the eyes. Might I recommend something less sharp, like #6935a0?
As if, I'll be there next week
That seemed a little unnecessary, not to mention off-topic. How 'bout you start a thread for it and I'll slugfest you over how valid it is.
Spoiler Whadya think? Does it look good, or do you want me to take another crack at it?
Jesus. Sure are aimin' high with this one aren't they. As well-received as the third one was, I'm skeptical that MORE BIGGER BETTER will turn out to be effective for them.
Ahh, yankees :'D
I can probably cite Fahrenheit 451 as a turning point for my views on authority and blind trust of elders/superiors. It's been in flux since then but now I've settled to a point where, to put it one way, I lean more 'chaotic' than 'lawful' by just a hair. I now fully understand that, no matter what you hear from someone or what power/authority they claim, in the end their words are really just a suggestion; your own personal truth may be quite different, and orders should only be followed if they are fair or you trust the source. 451 taught me a bit about complacency, apathy, and self-awareness that stuck with me even as I forgot the words that inspired it.
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OMG THAT'S WHAT IT WAS gj Sax you're sharp as fuck Me w/ every riddle tbh
RotK game is GODLIKE but I'm givin' it to Jedi for films
She needs about five to six people to man her
Do dis. Actually there are a couple of professors I oughtta email, come to think of it. But yeah definitely do dis.
You really like to rag on dominant strategy, don't you? :'D I've said it before and I'll say it again: Player preference has nothing to do with variety. Anyway, it is stuff you've done before; what isn't? It's the way they come together that makes them special, and it's pre-emptive to say it won't be special.
I'm interested in the different style of mobility—It looks like a free-roam beat-'em-up in the vein of Prototype, inFAMOUS, or Hulk Ultimate Destruction (First and best :I), but your maneuverability is at least somewhat limited to what the environment gives you. Looks like those super-jumps can only be done on cars? And the telephone pole grinding mechanics are something straight out of the old arcade skating games. I think it will cause you to focus more on finding just the right conditions for battle and adapting to your surroundings, as opposed to being able to vault off of anything or run sky-high on any vertical surface and thus vastly outmaneuver your opponents (Instead, you have just enough mobility to get a vantage on them, but you have to use it wisely). It's a unique combination of traditional mechanics, which is what appeals to me about it.
