OT: The Off-Topic Thread sponsored by Hank Scorpio

[Winger98]

Carry on my wayward posters, carry on past the noise and confusion, see beyond the illusion...

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[Hammettf2b]

Carry on my wayward posters, carry on past the noise and confusion, see beyond the illusion...

Top 5 Guitar Hero song imo

 

[Winger98]

Top 5 Guitar Hero song imo

I miss playing that game. So easy to just zone out to and "jam" away with it.

 

[Hammettf2b]

I miss playing that game. So easy to just zone out to and "jam" away with it.

Same but just like everything thats good, it got over saturated. shame really.

 

[Winger98]

Same but just like everything thats good, it got over saturated. shame really.

Skylanders for the win. They were big when my oldest was ~6 yrs old and they were great to play with him. Simple enough for kids to pick up and play, the writing was tight enough for me to enjoy the story elements and also just pick up and play and not be horrible. Then they came out with a new Skylanders game (along with fifty different figurines) every year...

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I know you wanted the Dallas Cowboys, but here is the Denver Broncos.

What’s funny is that after that episode, the Cowboys fell way the hell off and the Broncos became a team of badasses

 

[MBH]

I miss playing that game. So easy to just zone out to and "jam" away with it.

There was something really cool about getting insync with the music and video...
I mean, music itself is pretty sweet. but that video added something to the mix too.

 

[Bench]

For you guys missing Guitar Hero, there's new versions coming out that will actually teach you how to play guitar.

Rocksmith+ - Learn to Play the Guitar & Bass | Ubisoft (US)

Rocksmith+ is going to be Guitar Hero but you know, you won't have to have a little toy guitar. You can actually level up a real life skill and that seems rad as hell.

I used to play a bit (both real guitar poorly and Guitar Hero moderately) so this is on my radar for sure.

 

[Hammettf2b]

For you guys missing Guitar Hero, there's new versions coming out that will actually teach you how to play guitar.

Rocksmith+ - Learn to Play the Guitar & Bass | Ubisoft (US)

Rocksmith+ is going to be Guitar Hero but you know, you won't have to have a little toy guitar. You can actually level up a real life skill and that seems rad as hell.

I used to play a bit (both real guitar poorly and Guitar Hero moderately) so this is on my radar for sure.

I've played the original Rocksmith. It's a pretty neat learning tool.

 

[Bench]

I've played the original Rocksmith. It's a pretty neat learning tool.

Was that one good? I don't know much about it. I saw they were really hyping this new one as being a big step forward but I'm not sure the difference.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Was that one good? I don't know much about it. I saw they were really hyping this new one as being a big step forward but I'm not sure the difference.

I'd recommend it. It beat learning on my own that's for sure lol

 

[FabricDetails]

Hehe, Hank Scorpio...

 

[RabidBadger]

@tsweeney from the previous thread: yes, Wilson's is the chit and I stop there to add some cheese flab every time I venture north. The curds rate very highly in my book.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

@tsweeney from the previous thread: yes, Wilson's is the chit and I stop there to add some cheese flab every time I venture north. The curds rate very highly in my book.

Bullshit Pinconning Cheese House tried to weasel them out by getting the building closer to 75. Wilsons is so much better. If you stop at exit 181 to go there, go for the cheese shoppe with the mouse statue outside. Don't get fooled by those Cheese House losers.

 

[jkutswings]

@tsweeney from the previous thread: yes, Wilson's is the chit and I stop there to add some cheese flab every time I venture north. The curds rate very highly in my book.

Interesting. The hope is to do a UP vacation next month; I'll have to convince the family that exit 181 on I-75 is a good place to take 5.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

delete

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

This 4yo is living his best life. He'll be a MotoGP Champion one day.

 

[MBH]

A couple guys here are already playing with us. If you want in, join that Facebook group.
Log into Facebook
If you don't do Facebook, PM me.

 

[izlez]

After being frustrated by the sudden influx of posters of other fanbases trying to trade for Tyler Bertuzzi, only AFTER missing the whole year due to injury, I was inspired to make a meme:

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

If you remember this you should consider dentures.

 

[YpsiWings]

Quick tech question, my wife and I just PCS’d to Kansas and getting a new internet plan. Is 150 Mbps enough, or should I go up to 500 Mbps? Just the two of us in the house, and will both be gaming occasionally. She likes Minecraft on her computer and I am on the PS4 until I can find a 5 for a reasonable price. 90% sports games (NHL, The Show, 2k) but also loved GTA5 and RDR2, so obviously lag is a big problem. Is 150 plenty or should I go for the 500?

 

[TCNorthstars]

Quick tech question, my wife and I just PCS’d to Kansas and getting a new internet plan. Is 150 Mbps enough, or should I go up to 500 Mbps? Just the two of us in the house, and will both be gaming occasionally. She likes Minecraft on her computer and I am on the PS4 until I can find a 5 for a reasonable price. 90% sports games (NHL, The Show, 2k) but also loved GTA5 and RDR2, so obviously lag is a big problem. Is 150 plenty or should I go for the 500?

150 is more than enough for the 2 of you.

 

[Bench]

150 is more than enough for the 2 of you.

I'll second this, @YpsiWings . Your bandwidth is usually only useful for straight download speeds. Two people gaming or streaming won't clog 150. Netflix caps out at like 50 and gaming uses a fraction of that.

The most important thing with lag isn't bandwidth but ping. How fast you rapidly send tiny data back at forth. Whether you buy the 150 or 500, it won't change your ping or lag in a game. I've learned through experience that the stability of a connection is way more important than raw speed when it comes to my games. The speed is only useful when downloading the game.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

I'll second this, @YpsiWings . Your bandwidth is usually only useful for straight download speeds. Two people gaming or streaming won't clog 150. Netflix caps out at like 50 and gaming uses a fraction of that.

The most important thing with lag isn't bandwidth but ping. How fast you rapidly send tiny data back at forth. Whether you buy the 150 or 500, it won't change your ping or lag in a game. I've learned through experience that the stability of a connection is way more important than raw speed when it comes to my games. The speed is only useful when downloading the game.

I'm not a gamer, nor aspire to be one, but...is this good, avg. or sub-par ?

(SpeedOf.Me) test

Avg Download:
122.28 Mbps

Avg Upload:
6.17 Mbps

Avg Latency:
36.5 ms