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    Exploded117 got a reaction from Mark Kaine in [Discussion] Agar.io going down the bad path?   
    I had posted this to Reddit as well, but I would like to see what this community has to say about the subject. I find this community to be better than Reddit's (consider that a compliment)
     
    If you've been living under a rock for the past few months, agar.io is a web based game where you play as a cell and you must eat other cells to grow and survive against other player cells. it can be played here: http://agar.io/   This game is an example of one of those small time, addicting games that has recently started it's few months of fame. A small game played by few only to be found by a youtuber and for everybody to jump onto this mainstream bandwagon only to be forgotten in the next few months when they find a new game to do the same thing to. I was also recently scooped up by this massive bandwagon when a friend recommended the game to me a few months ago. And I liked the game. I mean, it was a nice concept that had a lot of potential. The servers were a bit jittery and there were a few rough points that needed to be roughed out, but that was to be expected from any small time game that has just recently gotten popular. I was interested to see what the developer(s) would do with the new increased revenue. Would they make this into a full, reputable indie game that everyone would love and would be accepted by reviewers everywhere? I was hopeful for this game and wanted to see it succeed. However, today, my dreams were crushed.   Today, there was an update for the site introducing new features. Including; a mobile app, a new "party" feature, and the ability to log in with facebook. At first I thought, that this were some cool updates. Until I went to log in. I soon found out that the only way to log in as a non-guest was through facebook. And me, personally lot liking facebook, no longer have a facebook account. So, I guess I would be fine if I just enter my username and play as a guest. It's not like everyone else will have an advantage over me because they logged in through facebook, right? Wrong. If you log in through facebook you get to start in with a bigger starting mass. Also, (I may be wrong on this because i don't have a facebook account, so someone in the comments please correct me and i will edit this portion) I can assume that if you also "like" the agar.io page you will also get another advantage of some sort. There is also another feature that I haven't been able to test because I don't have a facebook account, the level system. Just another way to give certain advantages over other people in a strategy game. Now some people may argue that this is not a bad thing. Rewarding players for play time. Sure that is a decent feature I guess, in a game like call of duty maybe. Not a strategy-based game like this. Look at other strategy based games like CSGO for example. You could have clocked 99,000+ hours in that game and still have no advantage over the other players than your own sheer skill. This game is already mildly unbalanced as it is with players starting out in a map full of players who have been playing for 5 hours straight and are 5000 times the size of everyone else, and now you're just giving people more advantages over other players. This is not how strategy games work. The games should be put into matches where all players start out at the same point and all have the same opportunity to get to the top, not completely wrecked by a player 500 times the size of them immediately when they spawn. You could have this as a separate game mode with the current one still available for the people who still do prefer that. However, I can tell by the servers that the game is currently running on that this is impossible.   That is another thing that signals that this game is going down the wrong path. That the developer(s) are willing to work completely new systems into the game that theoretically break the game before they are willing to fix the quality of their crappy servers. It is almost that the developer(s) know that their games few months of fame is going to end soon and are trying to prolong it's time in the spotlight. Instead of making their game better, they are just throwing eye-grabbing features and mobile apps into everyone's faces in the hope that that will make them stay longer. And, sadly, it will work due to the way our current society is. Where is you throw all of these flashy features into peoples faces, people won't care about the quality. As long as the dev(s) can keep throwing out features that the youtubers can keep making a steady flow of content of and won't get old, boring, or repetitive. The people will come. All they care about is that mainstream bandwagon. If all of the popular people are playing it then they want to play it, regardless of how shitty quality it is. This is how things like Facebook and Instagram are born, and how games are torn apart.   Discuss in the comments your thoughts, or just completely bash me and call me an idiot. Regardless, I want to hear your opinion on the whole thing.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from total_noob in Yet another first time build   
    Overall, you've got a pretty solid build going here that will definitely never have a problem with 1080p gaming. As far as RAM, 8GB is fine for now, but I would suggest upgrading in the future. (And if you plan on upgrading to 16 later down the road, one 8GB stick would be better than two 4GB sticks) Another thing would be to maybe get a slightly better 1060. You could get a 6GB 1060 instead of a 3GB one for not much more, and the extra VRAM will definitely help out especially if you maybe get another monitor down the road.
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    Exploded117 reacted to Squirrel724 in [SOLVED] Xbox 360 Controller via Play and Charge Kit   
    The play and charge kit only carries power. It does not carry the data required to connect a controller to a PC.
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    Exploded117 reacted to Sk8erpep in [SOLVED] Xbox 360 Controller via Play and Charge Kit   
    You need a wireless adapter for it to work, you could however sell one of the controllers and buy a wired one as i have done
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from DecoTheGecko in Can I upgrade my M32BF?   
    Your computer should support any Polaris card. However, your power supply just won't be able to pull it off. I would recommend the EVGA 500B (Here). That should be able to support you PC with any Polaris card you throw in it.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from Husin in used hardware   
    Buying used is usually the best way to go when you are on a budget. Just make sure all of your parts are compatible. If you shop on something like craigslist where you go to the seller, make sure to ask to see the parts working or test them out before you buy them. If it's on ebay, make sure you try to buy from trusted sellers and always keep both the sellers and ebay's return policies in mine when making your decision.
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    Exploded117 reacted to TechJ in [SOLVED] USB Flash Drive Error: "Please insert disk into E:"   
    If you do not need any data try this.

    CMD > Diskpart > list disk > select disk (Your number) > clean > select disk (same again) > create partition primary

    Windows should then ask you to format it

    Hopefully this helps
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    Exploded117 reacted to DarkEnergy in [SOLVED] USB Flash Drive Error: "Please insert disk into E:"   
    My Toshiba flash drive behaved like this. It was dead even after I tried low level formatting and 5 different software programs. 
    Look into Disk Management and see if you can format it there. If not, try formatting it on something running a Linux distro, I've found that tends to work if Windows can't get it running. Something like Ubuntu would tell you if it has bad sectors on it or not. 
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from weez in Modmic vs Blue Yeti   
    The blue yeti will give you miles better sound quality. As far as keeping out the noise of your mechanical keyboard, neither will do a good job. Any microphone that you have ~3-4 feet away form your mechanical keyboard will still pick it up.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from njmyers3 in Modmic vs Blue Yeti   
    The blue yeti will give you miles better sound quality. As far as keeping out the noise of your mechanical keyboard, neither will do a good job. Any microphone that you have ~3-4 feet away form your mechanical keyboard will still pick it up.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from TheRandomness in what case does linus use all the time   
    Any case is moddable....
     
    You just gotta have dedication.
     
    But I believe you're talking about the Cooler Master Mastercase 5

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    Exploded117 got a reaction from kachel94 in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Kinda like my sweet new mixtape that I just dropped.
     
    Except Christmas.
     
    And LMG.
     
    Wait a minute.
     
    I am now currently in photoshop making this happen. Someone send me gangsta photos of the LMG crew.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from DKL in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Sequel coming out this december fam.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from jond1122 in Powerpoint   
    Don't use 5-hour long transitions that just waste time and make you look like an idiot who just figured out how to use windows movie maker.
     
    I've had that person in my class.....
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from neckoblack in Is it possible to upgrade internal memory on a Phone?   
    downloadmoreram.com duh
     
    But in all seriousness, no.... Unless you work in a factory in china and replace the bin with 8GB storage chips with 64GB ones..... Yay everyone gets free memory! Actually, no don't do that...... just don't. You can't...
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    Exploded117 reacted to MLG Doge in Food question   
    I used to be a shitposter like you but then i took a warning to the knee
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from brubru1998 in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Sequel coming out this december fam.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from EvanClarkPDX in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Sequel coming out this december fam.
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    Exploded117 reacted to Makarov_9mm in LMG Christmas Album?   
    I randomly thought about the hilarity of hearing the LMG crew singing their own rendition of a tech-themed Christmas/holiday album? Anyone else kinda actually want that? Just me? Probably just me.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from Lolucoca in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Sequel coming out this december fam.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from Guest in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Sequel coming out this december fam.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from elfensky in LMG Christmas Album?   
    Sequel coming out this december fam.
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    Exploded117 got a reaction from Swndlr in My way of getting better at CSGO   
    or you could get gud, and you would be happy because you are r3king n00bs.
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    Exploded117 reacted to BlazingGunnerFTW in Experiences with non-techies   
    Sometimes I like to cause excitement when I get bored by yelling ANDROIDMASTERRACE. Everyone starts getting emotional as Apple is the supreme being. also, my math teacher once started bringing up ios 8.3 and how weird it is.... I got to listen to 12 minutes of people talking about fucked up emojis.
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    Exploded117 reacted to niofalpha in Razer Blackwidow Chroma Tips   
    Razer key switches.
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