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Post by Cknarf on Mar 13, 2021 17:43:46 GMT -6
The Oculus Quest 2 is a standalone VR headset that doesn’t require a PC to use. You just need wifi and (unfortunately) a Facebook account, since they own Oculus now. It works with deactivated accounts, and anonymous alternate accounts too, if you’d rather go that route.
People sometimes bash it, because it’s not as capable as some of the spendier headsets out there, but at $299 it’s hard to complain. Battery life is a bit short at 3 hours, but you can always leave it plugged in. It will also connect to a PC and function identical to a standard PC-based headset. Has better resolution than my old headset, too. It’s a really cool piece of tech.
In terms of VRchat(where my selfie up there came from) you’re limited to quest-only worlds when not plugged into a PC, but there’s plenty of decent places to visit. The social aspect is kinda neat, so is being able to talk with your hands. Nearly the entire game, both worlds and avatars, are user-created, hence my flower power quarian lol. It’s a trip, man.
That’s about the only game I really play, but occasionally I’ll hook it up to Elite, which is truly incredible in VR.
Edit: I may or may not have paid one of my Elite friends real money to draw me a Dax portrait, which is now my forum avatar. It may or may not be hanging in my home somewhere.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 14, 2021 9:50:02 GMT -6
Well, that's pretty crazy and amazing. It makes me think what sort of insane 'avatars' I could make up.
For writing today, I'll be around, but working on getting a social event on googlemeet so be back later.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 14, 2021 16:32:06 GMT -6
Am around, with a strong possibility of being lazy. Maybe I could duplicate for a RedBelle or Crow reply, which would add to Julia’s momentum and tilt the scale of my guilt.
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Post by redbelle on Mar 14, 2021 17:07:37 GMT -6
I've been on a cookathon for all the stuff that couldn't be frozen after the freezer was replaced... That led to an eatathon. It was supposed to be a sprint, but only now into the second cheesecake do I realise... it's a marathon. It's all about pace... and exercise.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 16, 2021 14:48:53 GMT -6
Some notes. First, hopefully you'll return from your cheesecake comatose, RedBelle.
Second, PMs are out, but you can see that now!
Third, Iyana II is not exactly the reciprocating kind, but you all probably figured that out too.
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Post by redbelle on Mar 16, 2021 17:03:20 GMT -6
The war is over. The cheesecake has been defeated... but the price...
... ... ... Ooooh, the price...
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 16, 2021 17:15:34 GMT -6
Is there a waddle in your step?
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Post by redbelle on Mar 16, 2021 17:24:01 GMT -6
No, just a stomach that bawls at all the sweets so much I have to down a pint of milk to settle it.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 16, 2021 17:44:25 GMT -6
Hah, yeah, that sounds like a well-planned descent into gluttony
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Post by redbelle on Mar 16, 2021 17:53:11 GMT -6
The good news is the new pull up bar is giving me gains. I can do exactly one chin up again! And that's after cheesecake so the takeaway is... cheesecake makes humans stronger... So what will it do for Asari if cheese puts Asari biotics into Overdrive?
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 16, 2021 18:11:44 GMT -6
This pretty sound logic to me
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Post by julia on Mar 17, 2021 17:11:50 GMT -6
Sounds logic to me, too. I'll wirte wen I get home tonight.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 18, 2021 14:49:02 GMT -6
Okay, I know Crow will respond when ready, and I leave it up to him for some Reaper's Bane action!
In the meantime, forwarding some Medusa and Iyana II stuff and, well, I'll probably write something more for entertainment. Plus stuff regarding Xanthe Remi, when ready.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 18, 2021 17:06:30 GMT -6
Wat, no takers? Posts not tempting enough?
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 19, 2021 14:03:35 GMT -6
heading home and will write more then.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 19, 2021 14:46:24 GMT -6
Hah, that wasn't a judgement call Jules, I thought it was funny
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Post by julia on Mar 19, 2021 14:51:48 GMT -6
Hey, but you know. Spur of the moment.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 20, 2021 14:45:50 GMT -6
As I lurk here, I'm sitting in a DnD Discord game which is mostly mediocre. Not to the fault of the players, but its a pre-made adventure. Apparently, these days, I'm just not all about the combat and rolling dice, and yet, that is what people seem to mostly expect these days...less 'role-playing' and more 'roll-playing' game
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Post by redbelle on Mar 20, 2021 14:57:37 GMT -6
Aye, the DnD group I'm in seems to have moved from playing a role, to rolling... That said, the Broken Shield game I'm in seems to understand how to pace a game in two hours to keep it fast paced and active. Rolls are less about succeeding or failing, and instead measure the degree of success... While the character builder is completely free form and gives you total freedom to build 'your character.'
So far, I've built an MSP cop who just has to touch an object to see the past of that object... A stoner engineer who runs a courier business. A Nail Kill Team Melee specialist who has a God on speed dial... And my favourite thus far... A Fast & Furious Cop who can make vehicles go twice as fast as their supposed to, and can ram things for half the usual damage.
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 20, 2021 15:39:21 GMT -6
Purgatory! I normally don't mind playing a tank, which is what I'm playing, but it's so dull when all there is to do is roll dice.
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Post by redbelle on Mar 20, 2021 15:48:40 GMT -6
Wheeeeel... I'm playing a fighter who has nothing to sink teeth into... So I made her a Gladiatrix and turned her into the centre of attention where she provokes people around her to action by speaking out of turn, refusing to give important people the respect they expect until they earn it, and ultimately doing nice things for people around her in a bid to make them occur in the narrative... BY FORCE!
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 20, 2021 16:12:14 GMT -6
That's not bad. I'd actually had a cursed axe for a while that made people want to get it away from me. That was fun, until they did, and now my character is a sad tank again.
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Post by redbelle on Mar 20, 2021 16:53:36 GMT -6
Maybe it's time to have a chat with the DM and tell him you want to start talking to another axe... And make him promise not to tell the party if it's enchanted until they complete a special ritual...
Meanwhile, in your tent at night...
"Your not my first axe, the others took my first away... No it's alright they are lawful good... well some of them... No we're not in dang... What? I don't think I could... not while their awake and watching me... They're always watching me now... Yessssss... We have to be careful around them. We don't want there to be any... accidents..."
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Post by KelRiever on Mar 20, 2021 16:59:02 GMT -6
Oh, I had good dialogue with the axe. I think I thoroughly ruined a potential relationship with an NPC, who was mad that I killed her barbarian chieftain. We let her go, and some apologetic words were being spoken by another party member. Something to the effect of "I hope we never see each other again," because you know we were enemies of a sort.
Then I said, "Unless you want a piece of this axe!"
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Post by Cknarf on Mar 21, 2021 1:00:42 GMT -6
Axe is dangerously close to ass
Good luck with that roll!
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