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Re: Save The Date: Expo Icrontic 2019 is coming!
Sorry I went to Endgame and got drunk instead of finishing the event schedule. 
Linc
Re: EXPO 2019: NEW "Leave the Fucking House" Activity.
@sharkydart said:
is "rock climbing," actual rock climbing or a climbing wall?
It's just one rock. Not a particularly big one... you could probably jump on top of it easily.
mertesn
Re: EXPO 2019: NEW "Leave the Fucking House" Activity.
@sharkydart said:
is "rock climbing," actual rock climbing or a climbing wall?
A wall. We have no rocks in michigan.
Re: Any watch nerds on Icrontic?
Just got my grail. It is the "Cosmos" watch I have been wanting in a new larger size. The previous models were all in a 38mm case while this new model is in a 42mm case. It is still powered by the same 3133 movement as the others as well as 2 of my other acquisitions. While there are and have been several variations on the theme, I have always liked the black face with all cyrillic. It is now my third 3133 movement watch. In the last pic left to right are my Buran "PLARB",Cosmos and Strela "Agent".



Mt_Goat
Re: Avengers Endgame SPOILERS discussion
Thanos acting like he's never picked up the sticks before. Cap comboing like crazy here.
https://i.imgur.com/9HDSupp.mp4
Edit: lol posting image link from mobile RIP in pepperonies
Re: Guppy's Grievous Gripefest
Darksiders
I wasn't really into it, but it wasn't bad. I don't have much to say about it. 7/10.
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
I tried Dark Souls a couple of times, but always lost interest real quick. Then I saw the SBFP playthrough, and realized how to actually play the game. I ended up having a good time with the game, but it wasn't all great. I put 70+ hours in, with a lot of grinding and really learning the controls. I made it to that pain-in-the-ass plant boss then my save data got corrupted after a power outage. Nothing I encountered in-game ever caused that level of grief. I randomly started a new game, probably a month later. I breezed through the early areas and just kept playing. Ornstein and Smough weren't as difficult as I was led to believe. Blighttown wasn't too bad either. It was a very frustrating game, but, for some reason, I wanted to keep going. After I finished the game, I immediately started over. Although that was mostly because of what gets unlocked. 9/10
Duke Nukem Forever
I didn't grow up with DN3D, so I don't have a strong attachment to the series. I think the first Duke game I played was Time to Kill on PS1. That said, it just felt like a very bland game. I didn't hate it, but there wasn't anything particularly good about it. Really, anything I could say about the game, you've probably heard way too many times already. I bought this on Steam probably because it was dirt-cheap at some point, and I figured "It's probably not that bad." I remember the day it came out, I didn't care about it, and instead was all stoked to play Alice: Madness Returns. I definitely made the right call that day. 4/10
Faerie Solitaire
I got this because it came with a TF2 pin. I had little to no interest in it, but I eventually gave it a shot. It's good for what it is, I guess. You draw a card, and play off of it. So if you draw a 4, and you have a 5 or a 3 out, you can clear that card from the board, and try to continue the combo. You can continue either way(1-2-3-4/1-A-1-2). It seems like a really simple game, but the additional challenges(15x combo, clear all cards - Perfect, finish in X:XX minutes) get progressively more difficult. You need to finish the challenges within five rounds to finish the area and progress the story. I got a little heated trying to get a few of the objctives, but most of the weren't too bad. I got some enjoyment out of it, even though it's not totally my thing. 7/10
Hell Yeah!
I loved this game. The gameplay was good, but I just really liked the style of it. It felt kind of short though. 8/10
I started playing Mass Effect, but I'm just really bored with it, and I'm almost dreading playing more of it. I also started playing Painkiller again. That game is sick.
Sorry for not writing full reviews, but that takes effort I can't be bothered to expend right now.
Guppy
Re: Avengers Endgame SPOILERS discussion
@AlexDeGruven said:
@primesuspect said:
Naw, it was the sound of Tony Stark banging on the first Iron Man suit in the cave, an audio homage to tie it all together.Really? That's kind of cool if that's the case.
That's what I've read from various sources, e.g. https://www.mpaa.org/2019/04/the-mysterious-sound-in-the-avengers-endgame-credits-revealed/
The clanging at the end of the Endgame reminds us of the fairly humble beginnings of the MCU. Tony went into that cave a morally vacuous jerk and came out of the cave as Iron Man. Then in Endgame, he became a savior. Watching Tony sacrifice himself to dust Thanos and save the planet—and do so after telling Thanos “I am Iron Man,” another call back to the first film, was somber catharsis on a grand scale. The hammering we hear at the end of Endgame is the sound of both a beginning and an end. It’s a fitting tribute to the man who brought the MCU to life, and whose death brings it into a new phase.
Tushon
Re: Avengers Endgame SPOILERS discussion
I think the snap is basically a representation of "any motion that signifies the culmination of intent". Like with a light switch. The potential for light is there all along, you just have to make the definite motion. All the intent in the world is pointless until you reach out and flick it. A deal isn't sealed until you shake hands, or sign the paper, or click the button, etc.
"The snap" could have been "a clap", "a slap", or even "that thing where you fold your hands and make your middle fingers fiddle in the air and it looks weird". The motion itself is irrelevant, but it's the significance of "this is what I want and I'm saying I want it now".
The snap became Thanos' thing. It's what he intended to do in the first timeline, so it's what he still intended to do when ripped into the 6-years in the future timeline.
Professor Hulk doing it was just because that's what they always talked about.
Tony doing it was kind of a royal middle finger to Thanos' intent.
At least, that's how I see it. This came up in discussion with my oldest after seeing the movie.
Re: Avengers Endgame SPOILERS discussion
Happy Hulk dabbed and fat, alcoholic Thor threatened a kid in Fortnite over PSN. Pretty sure this is the best movie I've ever seen.
UPSLynx

