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Australasia in the Playground V
Welcome, one and all, to the fifth Australasia in the Playground thread! The perfect place for all our friends in the Australasia region to congregate, meet nearby fellows and talk about the world around us continues to expand.
Previous threads, for your convenience:
Australasia in the Playground
Australasia in the Playground II
Australasia in the Playground III
Australasia in the Playground IV
Woo! Five threads! That's like.....four more than one thread! :smallbiggrin:
Um......carry on. :smalleek: *shuffles off the stage*
In the last episode of Australasia in the Playground:
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Originally Posted by
Lady Moreta
Other things that occurred to me while I was going for a walk this morning.
It was around this time last year that we started planning the first meetup. Do we want to make this an annual event? I'm happy to start a thread for it if people are interested :smallsmile:
Discuss. :)
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Interested, but the percentage of us living in Vic grows since I'm moving there in a few days now. IIRC, Serps lives in NSW anyway and would have to travel interstate wherever its held, Lady Moreta and Peregrine would be flying all the way from the other side of the country...and I won't be able to fly about so soon after just getting down there and stuff, hard on the bank balance. So, we may have to make it a Melbourne-based meetup this year? It'd be great if so, and I'm 95% sure I'll have to skip it if not, but if it can't be done I hope everybody tries their hardest to have a great time despite the enormous void in my absence :smalltongue:
That being said, if it's Melbourne based I can offer swordy entertainment. If it takes a little while to plan, I should definitely have three sharps and maybe more.
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Hurrah, 5 threads. Go us.
As for a meetup, I'd definately be interested, and a Melbourne one would certainly be easier for me to get to. When was the first one? Around April, I think.
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Originally Posted by
Level8Mudcrab
Hurrah, 5 threads. Go us.
As for a meetup, I'd definately be interested, and a Melbourne one would certainly be easier for me to get to. When was the first one? Around April, I think.
Yes it was and let's continue this conversation over here
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Hi guys,
Steam is having an autumn sale, which includes a major chunk of games, plus some extra special daily deals. There are two games I would like to bring your attention to, in case you missed them previously. These are the regular autumn sale prices and they may come up later on the super special prices later.
Killing Floor is currently 33% off.
Magicka, and all DLC, is currently 60% off.
There's not much further for Magicka to go, most Steam sales will not go past 75%, but it might still be worth waiting in hope for that extra discount. If Killing Floor comes up, it's bound to be a much better sale than the current 33%.
P.S. Today only, Portal 2 is 66% off!
P.P.S. If you purchased Magicka without the DLC, buying the DLC at sale price is not much more than the complete pack.
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Gosh, five threads? We rock.
Also, I've been offered the opportunity to go to Melbourn in the next fortnight, I think it would only be for a few days, but I was wondering if people thought it is worth my time (and money)? And if you do think it is worth it, what is there to see/do?
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Rising Phoenix
"404 Page not found." :smallfrown:
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Skeppio
"404 Page not found." :smallfrown:
hmmm
http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../0/59TDB2bTuAA
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Originally Posted by
Rising Phoenix
That one works.
Nice videos! :D
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Skeppio
That one works.
Nice videos! :D
Cheers,
The site and sounds were amazing!
:)
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My vacation is over, it's back to work I go.
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Highly stormy and rainy Wednesday, cold yesterday, fine and sunny today. Oh Melbourne weather, you so crazy. :smalltongue:
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Been the same here.
Also, I've been saying 'soon, soon' for ages, but...It's finally, really, soon. I'll be in Melbourne monday night. Nervewracking, but exciting!
Edit: Welp. I live in Melbourne now! :3
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I just had a most excellent night out with some friends, and I was wondering, what do you like to do with friends? Do you like to go to the pub? Stay at home watching films? Play games (electronic or tabletop)? Or do you mix it up? Or do different things with different groups of friends?
Just out of interest.
(Also, its really hard knowing what to type, I've gone through four possible posts before I settled on this one)
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Originally Posted by
Anuan
Edit: Welp. I live in Melbourne now! :3
Yay! ^_^
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Originally Posted by
_Zoot_
I just had a most excellent night out with some friends, and I was wondering, what do you like to do with friends? Do you like to go to the pub? Stay at home watching films? Play games (electronic or tabletop)? Or do you mix it up? Or do different things with different groups of friends?
When possible, I usually meet up with my friends, then we end up at one of their places and play video games. And drink booze. :smalltongue:
I need to get together with my friends again. Haven't seen most of them in ages. :smallfrown:
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Originally Posted by
_Zoot_
I just had a most excellent night out with some friends, and I was wondering, what do you like to do with friends? Do you like to go to the pub? Stay at home watching films? Play games (electronic or tabletop)? Or do you mix it up? Or do different things with different groups of friends?
Depends on the friends... one group of friends is my gaming group and that's pretty much the only time I see them, we don't get together outside of gaming. One friend I will meet from time to time and go out for a wander around the mall...
To be honest though, in Perth I don't have many friends and I very rarely do anything with the ones I have. My close friends all live in NZ so about the best I can do is email from time to time... though I'm in Christchurch right now so I'm going to email a friend who lives nearby and let her know, see if she wants to catch up.
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Heya everyone! Killing Floor has launched a massive Christmas special that they like to call, A Very Twisted Christmas!
All of the zombie specimens have been replaced with highly twisted Christmas characters! Instead of gorefasts, there are giant gingerbread men running around screaming "I'm delicious!" and "Please don't eat me!", instead of husks, there are abominable snowmen, instead of the usual stalkers, now it's Mrs Claus under the cloak.
Plus, there's now several new weapons! Including a rifle with grenade launcher, a husk fireball launcher, new medic gun, new combat shotgun, a claymore, and a revolver.
There's a whole swagger of Christmas achievements (available only during the event), as well as several new achievements for the new weapons.
If you haven't played in a while, fire it up again!
EDIT: And Killing Floor is having a FREE WEEKEND! Try the game out for free this weekend!
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How much does Steam pay you, Rawhide? :smalltongue:
And when you say 'Claymore' do you mean a sword or a landmine?
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UPDATE!
Killing Floor's free weekend has gone live and, during that weekend, it will be 75% off! $5 USD for this awesome game!
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Originally Posted by
Anuan
How much does Steam pay you, Rawhide? :smalltongue:
And when you say 'Claymore' do you mean a sword or a landmine?
Nothing, I just like the game and would love to play with you all.
A sword.
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I had a great day playing Diplomacy with friends, what has every one else been up to today?
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I was up til six this morning telling creepy stories to the two very attractive women in my bed.
Just finished dinner, discovered that the pizza place across the road has some of the best pizza ever.
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Originally Posted by
Anuan
I was up til six this morning telling creepy stories to the two very attractive women in my bed.
Just finished dinner, discovered that the pizza place across the road has some of the best pizza ever.
Sounds pretty neat. :smallwink:
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Lady Moreta asked me a while back to post pictures of my recent field trip... it was like being on another planet:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=798df8698c
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=02bad45e3d
Still have a bunch to post...
Edit: Also this, visiting amazing places, is one of the reasons that I became a scientist... Speaking of science I really need to get on with that research proposal :smallbiggrin:
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Skeppio
Sounds pretty neat. :smallwink:
Yeah :smalltongue: 'cept it was just the ladyfriend and a mutual, asexual friend. Damn comfy night's sleep, though.
Awesome photos, Phoenix :3
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Originally Posted by
Anuan
I was up til six this morning telling creepy stories to the two very attractive women in my bed.
Just finished dinner, discovered that the pizza place across the road has some of the best pizza ever.
Y u no invite me to your sexy bed party too D:
I kid, I kid :P
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The photos don't work for me... but that could be because I don't have facebook...
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Lady Moreta
The photos don't work for me... but that could be because I don't have facebook...
Aw shucks... I am not a member of any of the other internet photo applications and I've only uploaded a few to my DeviantArt account:
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What are people's plans for Christmas?
I'm hoping to meet with friends on Christmas eve, and I've family up from Melbourne, but aside from that it will be the same as every year, big lunch with friends and family on Christmas Day, then sleep it off. :smallbiggrin:
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Killing Floor is currently at 50% off for $9.99 (base game only, but I don't recommend the DLC anyway, it's just models, no gameplay elements).
Magicka is currently 60% off, with the collection going for $9.99 (all the DLC - I do highly recommend the DLC for this game) or the base game for $3.99. All DLC is 60% off too.
These are the generic (i.e. not daily deal) sale prices and they may drop lower. I have seen both games get down to 75% off and they may still drop lower during the sale as a daily deal. Magicka's last daily deal sale was 60% off, the one before that was halloween at 66% off. All prices in USD, which is roughly equivalent to AUD anyway.
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Ah, I was looking for this thread yesterday. :smallsmile: been a while...
My Plans for this holiday season looks like to be surfing the net and growing some mold like always :smallsigh:.
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Happy Holidays everyone! :)
For Chrissy this year I bought myself an SLR Camera and some fancy lens to go with it! I cannot wait for it to arrive in the mail!
:D
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By the way, folks, I'm in Canberra 'til the 29th if anyone wants me to let them know when we're doing Questacon and the zoo.
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Originally Posted by
Serpentine
By the way, folks, I'm in Canberra 'til the 29th if anyone wants me to let them know when we're doing Questacon and the zoo.
The ACT was my former haunt... :(. Shame that I am not there. I'd love to meet you in person :)
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Killing Floor has come up on the daily deals for... you guessed it, 75% off ($4.99)!
If there's any of you who still don't have it, now is the time!
P.S. If any of you have been looking at the Metacritic score and thinking it was a bit lower than your usual, those reviews were made when the game was first released. Since initial release, the game has been undergoing constant improvement. The most recent update was this month with 7 new weapons and a new official map.
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I'm not the only person who still loves Questacon?
Sweet validation! :smallbiggrin:
Also can whoever is sending this awful weather to Melbourne please stop.
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Originally Posted by
V'icternus
I'm not the only person who still loves Questacon?
Sweet validation! :smallbiggrin:
Also can whoever is sending this awful weather to Melbourne please stop.
I went there on my holiday to Canberra last year. It was alright.
And apparantly we had a hugeass storm on Christmas Eve. It woke up everyone in my house.
Except me. I slept through it. I snore louder than thunder, apparantly =w=;
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I was forced to wake up early by thunder. My dog can't stand thunder, so naturally I have to wake up as well.
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Anybody else get a bunch of hail? My Indian housemates had never seen it before, one asked if it was snowing and when it got heavy I had to yell over the din to explain that they should move their cars or suffer a possible cracked windscreen.
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I'm still kicking around Sydney. No time off over Christmas, as my company doesn't believe in happiness. :smallamused:
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Ah, I see you work for Centrelink! :smalltongue:
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Magicka is now 75% off, today only! (11 hours left) It made the encore sale, you get one more day!
Now is the time to pick up the complete collection ($6.24 USD) or any DLC you're missing!
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Y'know, I'm finally gonna jump on that and get all the DLC.
Also, guys, if anybody's got nothing to do, my swords are sitting here lonely. If anybody wants to come around and split the cost of one or two of those big crates of waterbottles, I bet we could set up some cool trick-cuts :smalltongue:
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:smallsigh: I need to move to Melbourne... :smalltongue:
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Lady Moreta
:smallsigh: I need to move to Melbourne... :smalltongue:
Sure. Come back today and you can even enjoy our 40 degree day <_<
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No... you can keep that... although now that we're in January, our 40 degree days are going to hit. Oh joy. Oh rapture. :smallannoyed:
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Lady Moreta
No... you can keep that... although now that we're in January, our 40 degree days are going to hit. Oh joy. Oh rapture. :smallannoyed:
That's supposed to be this year, right?
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Moonshadow
That's supposed to be this year, right?
:smallbiggrin: touche :smallbiggrin:
Though I don't think the Mayans believe in the Christian rapture :smalltongue:
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Happy New Year Everyone!
I am eagerly awaiting my present to come in the mail... I bought meself a nice SLR camera and lens... You could say I spoiled myself :smallbiggrin:
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Hey.
Guess who crawled back out from his whole in the ground?
Well... how has everybody been? I think I've missed a lot. :3
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Hi again, Roc! Good to see you again! :smallsmile:
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Any Melbournites looking for roommates? Includes one Medieval Enthusiast, one Victorian Goth, one Steampunk/Absinth Fairy and two gorgeous kittycats.
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Another missing Aussie returns to the fold! Anyone in the Perth area?
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DarkLightDragon
Another missing Aussie returns to the fold! Anyone in the Perth area?
Lady Moreta, Peregrine, and Death. And I believe Rising Phoenix is currently in Perth as well.
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Ew, Perth! :smallyuk:
:smalltongue:
I kid, I kid. I'm sure there are plenty of wonderful and worthwhile people and places in Western Australia. HAHAHAHAHA
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Originally Posted by
DarkLightDragon
Another missing Aussie returns to the fold! Anyone in the Perth area?
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Originally Posted by
Rawhide
Lady Moreta, Peregrine, and Death. And I believe Rising Phoenix is currently in Perth as well.
What am I - chopped liver or something? :smallwink:
(I'm another Perthling, for what it's worth...)
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V'icternus
Ew, Perth! :smallyuk:
:smalltongue:
I kid, I kid. I'm sure there are plenty of wonderful and worthwhile people and places in Western Australia. HAHAHAHAHA
Hey - you only get to make fun of Perth and Western Australia if you've lived here. :smallannoyed: I'm sure that's a rule I read somewhere. Or entirely fabricated in my mind.
Anyway, I'll make sure that you're first against the wall when Western Australia secedes and then invades the rest of Australia. :smalltongue:
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Dexam
What am I - chopped liver or something? :smallwink:
(I'm another Perthling, for what it's worth...)
Hey, I can only report on the names of people I know to live there. You gotta tell us these things!
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First? Yeah!
Take that, secondary targets!
I'm number one!
I'm number one!
...Also, good luck getting through the rabbit proof fence.