Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Larirawiel]

Why are Gamecube games so expensive? I just bought one that is worth $600. I'm amazed he took $250 for it.

Propably because they are very rare.


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[Renalt]

Propably because they are very rare.


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I know rarity is a huge factor when it comes to games ( sold an NES game called Color a Dinosaur for $120 and it's just rare even though it sucks ) but Gamecube games are hardly rare. I get a Wind Waker or a Melee or whatever in one of the stores at least once a week and yet those are like $70+. There are millions of copies of those.

I blame the Ebay sellers who selling it for like double that and people just....pay it.

[Cilia]

Just get a Wii or Wii U, they're probably cheaper and have a much wider library.

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Oh, the games? Out of print, get lost and destroyed over time. Nintendo isn't particularly fond of rereleasing its titles, and the fact all of its systems are gimmicky these days makes it difficult to do so. So you gotta pay top dollar for a copy that's still functional or go without.

Still got a copy of Luigi's Mansion I play once every October (until Sir Weston refuses to cooperate and I get fed up) and the Ocarina of Time bonus disc that came with Wind Waker. Unfortunately my copy of that's no good anymore.

[Vyrerus]

Just get a Wii or Wii U, they're probably cheaper and have a much wider library.

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Oh, the games? Out of print, get lost and destroyed over time. Nintendo isn't particularly fond of rereleasing its titles, and the fact all of its systems are gimmicky these days makes it difficult to do so. So you gotta pay top dollar for a copy that's still functional or go without.

Still got a copy of Luigi's Mansion I play once every October (until Sir Weston refuses to cooperate and I get fed up) and the Ocarina of Time bonus disc that came with Wind Waker. Unfortunately my copy of that's no good anymore.

I should replay that sometime. I think the last playthrough I did of it was sometime during a Stormblood patch lull.

I don't think I ever managed to get the most expensive mansion. Like 3rd or 2nd best or something.

Currently I've been hammering Path of Radiance playthroughs out like no tomorrow. Even though I normally play into Radiant Dawn with the transfers from the playthrough I finished, something possessed me, and now I'm doing a Sword Units only run. Following that with a Fixed Growths run, as I never opted for Fixed Growths before.

Inbetween losing my crap in Minecraft while playing with my GF. At first it was at her request, but now I'm like some sorta filthy gambler. I go and mine up enough Diamond to make a lot of tools and armor, and then I proceed to go into the Nether or to other dangerous places that she refuses to go to, and inevitably something knocks me off a cliff or into lava. Sometimes I forget to not stand right on top of the block I'm digging on, and wouldn't ya know it, there's lava right beneath it. Whoooops

My brother's visiting with his wife this weekend, and he's bringing his board games. Either Eldritch Horror, Betrayal, or Cards Against Humanity, I think.

[Cilia]

I should replay that sometime. I think the last playthrough I did of it was sometime during a Stormblood patch lull.

I don't think I ever managed to get the most expensive mansion. Like 3rd or 2nd best or something.

It's pretty easy to get max ranking, just get 90+ off the Portrait Ghosts' meter in one go for their Big Pearl, look around for treasure ghosts (Blue Ghosts / Gold Mice), water plants, etc. Really just takes a few runs and taking the time to explore, and a smidge of practice catching the ghosts.

Currently I've been hammering Path of Radiance playthroughs out like no tomorrow. Even though I normally play into Radiant Dawn with the transfers from the playthrough I finished, something possessed me, and now I'm doing a Sword Units only run. Following that with a Fixed Growths run, as I never opted for Fixed Growths before.

I generally enjoy Fire Emblem but I'm not very good at it, and being a perfectionist who doesn't want his units to die end up resetting a lot. So runs of those take too long for me to bother replaying them.

[RyuDragnier]

Made it, thanks to the nice person who rezzed me up there after 5 hours of failing to succeed at the final jump.

[Vyrerus]

It's pretty easy to get max ranking, just get 90+ off the Portrait Ghosts' meter in one go for their Big Pearl, look around for treasure ghosts (Blue Ghosts / Gold Mice), water plants, etc. Really just takes a few runs and taking the time to explore, and a smidge of practice catching the ghosts.



I generally enjoy Fire Emblem but I'm not very good at it, and being a perfectionist who doesn't want his units to die end up resetting a lot. So runs of those take too long for me to bother replaying them.

90 in one go on the portrait ghosts huh? That sounds like it could be rough for a few of them. That one in the ice room, the weight training, and the ballroom dancers come to mind. I can't remember names.

And yeah, that describes me playing Fire Emblem. Well, it used to. I've been playing them so much that I am good at them. I still reset occasionally, but nowadays if it's a unit that I don't really actually intend to use or care about... I pretty much don't reset. Unless they're needed for someone else's recruitment or a good item. Getting into the Youtube community surrounding them helped. The uhh, Ironman runs they call them. You forcibly do not reset no matter who dies, and see if you can complete the game. If your Lord dies, then you start over from the very beginning.

I've never done a true one, because there are some units I just like to much, but my last playthrough of Path of Radiance didn't actually have anyone major die ever, so it kind of counts even though I wasn't really sticking to the self-imposed rules.

[Cilia]

I ended up tooling around Master Duel and then quickly realized that after I spend all of my new player gems/easy gems on making a meta deck I don't care to play I will fall behind once they introduce a new set that will introduce a new tier one/zero deck I will fall behind quickly unless I spend some money for gems for pulls/desynths. Sorry Konami, SE already has number, I don't need another company jingling their keys in my face hoping I dig out my debit card, lol.
That said, I am enjoying Legacy of the Duelist: LE. Deskbots are a pretty fun deck to play with and it releases those sweet endorphins when I get a 4, 3, and 9 out. Wipe their board with Deskbot Jet and power up 9 to a stupid attack level, and go full unga bunga I got bigger stick mode by swinging with a 125000 monster, lol.

I took a shine to Borreload because of how it's able to precisely and systematically dismantle the opponent's field, and Red Dragon Archfiend (Red Supernova Dragon) for being a giant nigh-unkillable nightmare.

... but yeah, it's not fun at high levels of play and building a new top tier deck every time new cards are released is too expensive, and meta stuff isn't as fun to me. Lol.

90 in one go on the portrait ghosts huh? That sounds like it could be rough for a few of them. That one in the ice room, the weight training, and the ballroom dancers come to mind. I can't remember names.

Some of them are. The ghosts all have low, medium, or high pull strength; the only ones with high strength I know of are Mr. Luggs (Dining Room), Biff Atlas (Exercise Room), and [Mister] Sir Weston [M*****f*****] (Cold Storage). Those take a few tries, but the only one I give up on is Sir Weston (taking too long to get to, a high pull rate, slippery floor, and obstacles serve to make him an exercise in frustration). The Floating Whirlindas (Ballroom) aren't too hard, just try and pull them off the rotating dance floors so you don't have to keep reorienting your direction.

Other than that check around and try stuff out. A number of Blue Ghosts are around; hit furniture before you turn the lights back on to try and find them, keeping your flashlight on so if one shows up you're ready to stun and grab it since they don't respawn. They drop loads of treasure and usually a gem or two. Use the Game Boy Horror to look around for cheese; if you scan it a Golden Mouse will show up, grab it for a load of treasure like with the Blue Ghosts (one's under the chair in the Fortuneteller's Room). Catch all the Boos; the 50th one drops an immensely valuable Golden Diamond (you have to get 40 anyway). And mess around with the elemental abilities, like watering the plants and throwing flames into the oven. If you water the seed in the Boneyard during each chapter it's available, it'll bloom into a giant flower that produces another Golden Diamond (and a load more treasure besides).

[RobynDaBank]

Me: Oh I'll stay up all night to watch the PoE league reveal!

Also me at the eleventh hour: I'm freaking tired, sorry BF, I'll lie in bed and you tell me the updates I should worry about.

Also me during the actual live event from start to finish: deep asleep...

[RyuDragnier]

The JP for the summer event is still a pain in the ass to do. They add NPCs to shortcut you up to the spot the event story wants to, but they don't include another one for the higher parts of the tower? Frustrating as all hell.