Amusing/Entertaining/Interesting things you stumbled upon on the Internet

Skye

Austere

I found this on my lunch break and thought you guys might enjoy the read too:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pcgamesn.com/first-game-with-microtransactions?amp

Kresslack

Some stylophone goodness. 

[Deleted User]

@Archaeon @Caelan

Caelan

Pyori said:

@Archaeon @Caelan

We have to eat, too!

Archaeon

The amount of beer being sold right now is obscene 

Cooper

Austere said:

I found this on my lunch break and thought you guys might enjoy the read too:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pcgamesn.com/first-game-with-microtransactions?amp

Missed this until now! That article is pretty hilarious. Shows Sarapis still has no idea why Achaea was/is successful.

Here's a snip on why he thinks Achaea has never been a pay to win game:

Some players have argued the games are pay-to-win because the virtual goods include items of power, not just cosmetic flair, which is rather more difficult to monetise in a text game. “I’ve been hearing that ever since I launched Achaea,” Mihaly says. In response, he describes a complex calculus in which people with disposable income, but little gaming time, trade with people in the opposite situation. For example, a player buys credits from the company, gold on the exchange, and a breastplate from a hardworking artisan, stimulating the local economy. On the surface, it’s a win-win-win, but it still doesn’t quite account for the hours put in by the smith or what happens during PVP. The possible objections are endless.

Caelan

I found it interesting where he admits in 1999 'any changes (breaking ground) weren't about breaking ground, but making money'.

The context could be taken 2 ways.  

Saonji

Need to start doing this with masks, too.

Saonji

I had to doubletake when I saw this. Had to kill him for a quest, alas

Caelan

Kresslack

                

Kresslack

The Atlatl:

Peak

I've killed a hog using one. They're surprisingly easy to get proficient with.

Trey

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

Peak

Trey said:

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

I'm Texan. That's a silly question. I don't have kids, though.

Saonji

Peak said:

Trey said:

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

I'm Texan. That's a silly question. I don't have kids, though.

He was meming on you.

Peak

Saonji said:

Peak said:

Trey said:

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

I'm Texan. That's a silly question. I don't have kids, though.

He was meming on you.

I'm aware of the meme. If you knew one of the things I get paid to do, you'd understand (it's kill hogs - they are that big of a problem).

Caelan

Peak said:

Saonji said:

Peak said:

Trey said:

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

I'm Texan. That's a silly question. I don't have kids, though.

He was meming on you.

I'm aware of the meme. If you knew one of the things I get paid to do, you'd understand (it's kill hogs - they are that big of a problem).

Please dear GODS if you have a helicopter....(well, that alone. But Id pay)..  and a chain gun.  Sweet vaby Jesus tell me you hunt them with a chain gun.

Trey

All memes aside, I miss my hog gun. And everything else I sold

Peak

Caelan said:

Peak said:

Saonji said:

Peak said:

Trey said:

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

I'm Texan. That's a silly question. I don't have kids, though.

He was meming on you.

I'm aware of the meme. If you knew one of the things I get paid to do, you'd understand (it's kill hogs - they are that big of a problem).

Please dear GODS if you have a helicopter....(well, that alone. But Id pay)..  and a chain gun.  Sweet vaby Jesus tell me you hunt them with a chain gun.

Working on it! I don't own either, but I have access to both. Chain gun is a much harder thing to sort out.

Set one of my friends up with a job as a guide and now she's booking me a heli-hunt soon. Such excite! 

Caelan

Peak said:

Caelan said:

Peak said:

Saonji said:

Peak said:

Trey said:

But could you kill 30-50 feral hogs that run into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small kids play?

I'm Texan. That's a silly question. I don't have kids, though.

He was meming on you.

I'm aware of the meme. If you knew one of the things I get paid to do, you'd understand (it's kill hogs - they are that big of a problem).

Please dear GODS if you have a helicopter....(well, that alone. But Id pay)..  and a chain gun.  Sweet vaby Jesus tell me you hunt them with a chain gun.

Working on it! I don't own either, but I have access to both. Chain gun is a much harder thing to sort out.

Set one of my friends up with a job as a guide and now she's booking me a heli-hunt soon. Such excite! 

I officially don't even like you right now!  That is awesome.  Chain gun is easy, push down on the butterfly and watch Hell erupt.

Trilliana

... did SrGrafo find Achaea??

Halos

Yeah..

Kresslack

.......

Caelan

https://youtu.be/RwSh1oG93gc

Pretty much how I respond to everyone.

Treyal

https://twitter.com/heaberald/status/1414628689057394690

Warning found on the front of the Achaea forums.