Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Eel okay I can see the smiley faces on that PC but not the flags. But using Chrome on my phone I can see both.

But on that PC I can see the flags, just not the ones Anti used. I know how it sounds but it's true.

Computers are weird. Whatever.

Interesting, I can see the flags in Chrome on Android when I couldn't, using the same browser on my PC.....

@Heavyarms55 maybe you saw a person that always has a flag icon on their posts? With the appropriate username of flaglover or something like that.

In that case, this person doesn't use emojis, it's actually an image that apparently keeps track of the nationality of every person that sees it.

Yes it's weird. Yes it's creepy. No I'm not sure why they do it.

@Eel Okay on a different PC with Chrome now, my personal machine and I know everything is up to date, and your face emoji's are just fine, but the flags aren't showing up. Just like @BruceCM said, I can see them in Chrome on Android, but not Chrome on PC.

It's no big deal to me really. But I do find it very odd.

@bimmy-lee Forgot to mention yesterday how incidentally apt it was of you to mention Vikings, seeing as the new Assassin's Creed has been revealed to take place in the Age of the Vikings. It's called Valhalla, and it definitely looks good...

@Tyranexx VERY arguably indeed...

@Heavyarms55 Chrome may be a good browser for simpler or lighter PC's, but it isn't a very good and/or broadly compatible browser in general. Ever since I moved away from Internet Explorer, I've always used Firefox, and I still do to this day. I have tried Chrome, but I just don't like it, for many reasons, so I ultimately switched back to Firefox, and I can see all of the flag emoji's just fine, so that should tell you something.

By the way: perhaps you missed it a couple of pages back, but I gave you a link to my latest mini photo album. So, here's that link, so you can check it out, if you like:
https://postimg.cc/gallery/4h5ymst

@ThanosReXXX Assassin's Creed Valhalla cinematic was breath-taking.

I am a huge fan of the NEW formula of Assassin's Creed with Origins and Odyssey.

This one will be amazing and it is closer to Assassin's Creed 1 in terms of years than Origins and Odyssey.

@Zuljaras Yeah, it looked pretty damn good. And an interesting setting as well. Don't like the name all that much, though. The previous ones were more correctly chosen. Naming this "Valhalla" makes it sounds like you'll be playing this game in Viking heaven, while it actually takes places in the actual Viking world/era, so they should have called it Assassin's Creed Midgard or something.

I'm glad that the idiot that came up with this name wasn't responsible for naming Odyssey, otherwise it might have ended up being called Assassin's Creed Olympus...

@Anti-Matter No prob! Happy to help! Glad that you found a name you like.

@Heavyarms55 Most places don't deliver out where I live either, despite the fact that there are some nearby subdivisions that I know would definitely pay for it. There was a chain place called Marco's that used to, but they closed for weird reasons. Business for them was good, but IIRC there was a disagreement with rent in the building that they shared with a Family Video. The only place I know of is a Casey's gas station; their pizza isn't bad, but there are definitely better options.

Weight control is another reason I don't keep it around and only get it as a treat 2-3 times a month. Besides, they say the ingredients that go into some frozen pizza brands shouldn't really be entering anyone's digestive system. XD IMO it's better fresh anyway.

@ThanosReXXX Asgard sounds cooler IMO, but was likely avoided in English for obvious reasons.

@Tyranexx I don't think they'd have a problem with that: Marvel doesn't hold the copyright to something that they can't own in the first place, seeing as it's just a part of every day Nordic mythology...
(and "in English"? It's written the same and sounds the same in Scandinavian... )

And yes, it does sound cool, but that too, would kinda be missing the point I made: like Valhalla, it's also a reference to heaven, whereas none of the previous games did that, in their respective universes/worlds. Most of the games all referred to either something Earthly, or at least something to do with the plight of man on Earth, hence my suggestion for Midgard which, as we know is Nordic for Earth. But obviously, it was just one example, off the top of my head. There's SO much more to be found in Nordic mythology and lore, that they could have easily come up with something better than Valhalla.

But, at the end of the day, that's ultimately just my personal opinion and sentiment. I'm just not feeling it, that's all.

@HobbitGamer - Yep, you can image, probe, and test and find all kinds of strange things going on inside any given person, but it really comes down to whether or not the condition is having a negative affect on someone’s life, and that’s an individual’s decision. I wish her all the best.

@BruceCM - Yeah, I guess it would all depend on the scone. I’m sure that cream sits with you too if it’s the real, heavy/whole variety. I’m tempted to give it a try sometime.

@Tyranexx - Nice, the self cleaner worked. I’ve never had an oven with that function, but I’ve always been a bit dubious it would work. Good to know. Every appliance in our kitchen needs upgraded. The only music I want at my gravy Viking funeral is the agonizing screams of my enemies so that I can drift peacefully into Valhalla knowing they won’t be there.

@ThanosReXXX - That sounds incredible. Is it open world ship exploration and plundering then? Someone is definitely getting a blood eagle.

@Eel - That individual used to be around a while ago, and people used to mention it in the comments. So it’s some kind of program running through their account?

@Zuljaras You liked Odyssey?

....

Me too! I honestly have tried almost every Assassin's Creed game (I didn't try Origins though) and I always ended up abandoning them until I tried Odyssey, which I loved. It's easily one of my favourite games this generation but it gets so much hate that I don't have much opportunity to praise the game.
Also, nice pic, that version of Dracula (SOTN) is my favourite one!

@bimmy-lee: Seems to be just one of those visitor counter images you can get for websites.

But without the numbers.

@roy130390 Yes I did. The only Assassin's Creed games that I haven't tried are Unity, Rogue, Liberation and Syndicate.

@ThanosReXXX I see you like mythologies. Do you by any chance like RTS games and Age of Mythology by any chance?

@bimmy-lee It is supposed to mix all previous possibilities of the prior games, and add to them with Viking fighting styles, such as two-handed combat, berserker-mode and what not. And yes, they've also implemented open world ship exploration and plundering. Probably an evolution of the Black Flag engine. Looks pretty damn good, if you ask me. And the premise focuses mostly on historically correct plundering, so it will mainly be England.

Could be that they'll add more countries by means of DLC, though. Vikings have also traveled to America, after all...

Here's the world premiere reveal trailer for Xbox Series X:

@Zuljaras I do. I thought that much was already pretty clear when we discussed the Cyclops and the origins of my user name...

And yes, I do like these games, and I own plenty of them.

EDIT:
Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a great game, by the way, so you should definitely give that a go some time.

For those of you with animal crossing, my island's shop is currently buying turnips for 440 bells.

Here's the dodo code in case anyone wants to sell: 765K8

I'll have the gate open for a while.

Clotted cream, @bimmy-lee.... The picture wasn't very generous with that & the jam, while the scones might have been a normal size
You don't have anywhere doing cream teas over there? But definitely worth a try, at least!

@ThanosReXXX I have only watched clips of it. Victorian London looks pretty nice.

So what is your favourite faction in Age of Mythologies. In the latest expansion they added the Chinese Mythology. Pretty interesting and diverse.

@ThanosReXXX Correct, but I was referring to an alternate English meaning seen through...erm...more childish eyes.

I do see your point on the naming conventions. Unfortunately, sticking to mostly Nintendo platforms for AC means that the most recent series release I've played is Black Flag. I'd love to play Rogue on Switch and would be over the moon if they offered it and the former separately. I really liked Black Flag, but I played it on the Wii U and don't feel like double dipping right now.

@bimmy-lee With the exception of the fridge I'm wanting to replace and a stove hood/top with a fan (or whatever they're called) that's ancient but functional, most of my kitchen appliances were all obtained when I moved in five years ago...or a little while afterward. I have an electric stove; the previous occupants left a gas one, but it was so crappy that you could only cook with it by manually lighting the burners. I don't trust the things and opted for an electrical variant.

Duly noted on the enemies. Send me a list; I have contacts!

@Zuljaras Greek, obviously...
That for me is the absolute #1. But yeah, Chinese, and many other Asian myths and sagas are pretty interesting as well.

I do have to add that I like many more mythologies than that. Scandinavian is obviously also pretty cool, and even though the Romans pretty much stole most of their gods from the Greeks, the whole pantheon is still pretty interesting nonetheless. But Germanic and proto-English myths are also pretty cool. And then there's Egyptian, Middle-Eastern, and there's even some interesting myths to be found in the Netherlands, although most of it is closer to folk tales and illustrious/colorful explanations for things that we can now prove with science and common sense.

@Tyranexx More childish? I don't see your point with As...
Oh, wait....