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[Frumple]

So instead I was told that tomorrow I will have to put the boxes onto the shelf above where the slips were originally stored.

You seem to be saying that tomorrow is "Bring a Pulley and/or a Carryall Hand Truck* to Work Day."

And some rope. _{or maybe a small trebuchet}

Maybe smaller boxes if you're actually being sensible instead of awesome, I'unno.

*Why in the name of zeus does those things have some many goddamn names!? "hand truck, also known as a two wheeler, stack truck, trolley, trundler, box cart, trolley truck, sack barrow, sack truck, dolly, or bag barrow"

[BlackFlyme]

Also called a pump truck, pallet, platform, skid, cart, or buggy.

But all those things could also be completely unrelated objects.

[Greiger]

So apparently Phantasy Star Online 2, a game that had Americans waiting for about 3 years for an english version dropped the IP block on it's only english version a few days ago.   I found out about this and the game's population literally tripled overnight according to long time players ingame.  Many die hard Phantasy Star fans including myself simply did not question it and created accounts for the game and tried it out.

It turns out that the ip block being lifted was just a temporary measure to try and fix a connection bug or another and the IP block just got reinstated.  While I hadn't, thank Armok, many of my friends paid for 30 days premium status on the game.  There was no word on this, word from asiasoft, who is apparently running that version, not even any kind of notification ingame when it became clear that their population numbers just exploded, with only one possible cause, and tons of media coverage.

My major WTF is why the hell are they so allergic to money?  They doubled their income and injected new life into a dying game for three days and then just decide "Nope, their money is not good enough."  And shut very willing paying customers out.  Most of my friends got no replies to their support tickets, but admittedly it has only been a day.  One claimed that they got a response citing the ToS that mentions that Asiasoft can cancel service at any time and without warning.

The only real reason I can think of that they would do this is a literal bait and switch cash grab, let westerners in for just long enough to convince them to pay money then put up a wall.  That's like paying an entry fee at the door to a club and then being told that they never said that they would let you in.  There was even multiple media outlets saying the ipblock was down for good.  But even then I can't think of the logic in it, they'd make just as much keeping the ip block down, possibly more, and not risk a scandal.

[Yoink]

It looks... Exactly the same.

Also http://psychic-vr-lab.com/deepdream/pics/257716.html

Needs more demondogue. Will be redreaming this.

That's a good 'un.

[Spehss _]

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So apparently Phantasy Star Online 2, a game that had Americans waiting for about 3 years for an english version dropped the IP block on it's only english version a few days ago.   I found out about this and the game's population literally tripled overnight according to long time players ingame.  Many die hard Phantasy Star fans including myself simply did not question it and created accounts for the game and tried it out.

It turns out that the ip block being lifted was just a temporary measure to try and fix a connection bug or another and the IP block just got reinstated.  While I hadn't, thank Armok, many of my friends paid for 30 days premium status on the game.  There was no word on this, word from asiasoft, who is apparently running that version, not even any kind of notification ingame when it became clear that their population numbers just exploded, with only one possible cause, and tons of media coverage.

My major WTF is why the hell are they so allergic to money?  They doubled their income and injected new life into a dying game for three days and then just decide "Nope, their money is not good enough."  And shut very willing paying customers out.  Most of my friends got no replies to their support tickets, but admittedly it has only been a day.  One claimed that they got a response citing the ToS that mentions that Asiasoft can cancel service at any time and without warning.

The only real reason I can think of that they would do this is a literal bait and switch cash grab, let westerners in for just long enough to convince them to pay money then put up a wall.  That's like paying an entry fee at the door to a club and then being told that they never said that they would let you in.  There was even multiple media outlets saying the ipblock was down for good.  But even then I can't think of the logic in it, they'd make just as much keeping the ip block down, possibly more, and not risk a scandal.

Maybe they didn't have the hardware - like servers or something - to support a sudden influx in players like that and they decided to stick with the plan of debugging rather than release early.

[Greiger]

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So apparently Phantasy Star Online 2, a game that had Americans waiting for about 3 years for an english version dropped the IP block on it's only english version a few days ago.   I found out about this and the game's population literally tripled overnight according to long time players ingame.  Many die hard Phantasy Star fans including myself simply did not question it and created accounts for the game and tried it out.

It turns out that the ip block being lifted was just a temporary measure to try and fix a connection bug or another and the IP block just got reinstated.  While I hadn't, thank Armok, many of my friends paid for 30 days premium status on the game.  There was no word on this, word from asiasoft, who is apparently running that version, not even any kind of notification ingame when it became clear that their population numbers just exploded, with only one possible cause, and tons of media coverage.

My major WTF is why the hell are they so allergic to money?  They doubled their income and injected new life into a dying game for three days and then just decide "Nope, their money is not good enough."  And shut very willing paying customers out.  Most of my friends got no replies to their support tickets, but admittedly it has only been a day.  One claimed that they got a response citing the ToS that mentions that Asiasoft can cancel service at any time and without warning.

The only real reason I can think of that they would do this is a literal bait and switch cash grab, let westerners in for just long enough to convince them to pay money then put up a wall.  That's like paying an entry fee at the door to a club and then being told that they never said that they would let you in.  There was even multiple media outlets saying the ipblock was down for good.  But even then I can't think of the logic in it, they'd make just as much keeping the ip block down, possibly more, and not risk a scandal.

Maybe they didn't have the hardware - like servers or something - to support a sudden influx in players like that and they decided to stick with the plan of debugging rather than release early.

I suppose that's a possibility.  But during my time of playing no server ever went above yellow population status.  Some of the lobbies were full, but only beginner help and chat.  there were at least 10 more lobbies with plenty of space.   I don't know about the backend, but from the player viewable side of things it looked like the population could double again with little issue.

[TheBiggerFish]

So instead I was told that tomorrow I will have to put the boxes onto the shelf above where the slips were originally stored.

You seem to be saying that tomorrow is "Bring a Pulley and/or a Carryall Hand Truck* to Work Day."

And some rope. _{or maybe a small trebuchet}

Maybe smaller boxes if you're actually being sensible instead of awesome, I'unno.

*Why in the name of zeus does those things have some many goddamn names!? "hand truck, also known as a two wheeler, stack truck, trolley, trundler, box cart, trolley truck, sack barrow, sack truck, dolly, or bag barrow"

All you people managed to forget "that wheely thing you stack boxes on that isn't one of those flat cart thingies"?  ;P

[majikero]

Kawachi is surprisingly maneuverable when it takes 5 DDs to torp you. Or maybe I'm just unlucky to run into 5 DDs trying to torp me.

WoWS funtimes.

Edit. I meant to post this on the game thread but it seemed appropriate so it's staying here. Thank god my sleepy brain posted it somewhere relevant.

[BlackFlyme]

So instead I was told that tomorrow I will have to put the boxes onto the shelf above where the slips were originally stored.

You seem to be saying that tomorrow is "Bring a Pulley and/or a Carryall Hand Truck* to Work Day."

And some rope. _{or maybe a small trebuchet}

Maybe smaller boxes if you're actually being sensible instead of awesome, I'unno.

*Why in the name of zeus does those things have some many goddamn names!? "hand truck, also known as a two wheeler, stack truck, trolley, trundler, box cart, trolley truck, sack barrow, sack truck, dolly, or bag barrow"

All you people managed to forget "that wheely thing you stack boxes on that isn't one of those flat cart thingies"?  ;P

I'm confused now. Are we talking about this:

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Or this:

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Or this:

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Or this:

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Or this?

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Doesn't matter. The boxes are going into the exact same room they are being packed in. The annoying part is that the shelf they go on is taller than my reach is. Still better than bringing them from one end of the factory to another, then up two stories of stairs.

[Spehss _]

Or this?

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I want one. I'll take 20.

[Frumple]

Or this:

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That. For the bringing of the boxes upstairs, though, not the boxes being put up top. That's what the pulley is for :V

[TheBiggerFish]

Or this?

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I want one. I'll take 20.

How much are these going for?

[Spehss _]

Or this?

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I want one. I'll take 20.

How much are these going for?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[BlackFlyme]

Once the new Star Wars comes out, there will probably be a few toys made like it.

Apparently it is actually real. Magnets or something, I don't know.

Though they will probably be stupidly expensive.

[Bauglir]

xkcd has showed us how to build one.