Comments on: TSM Episode 259: Outlander http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66990 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 07:09:18 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66990 Woo!

]]> By: Wolfe http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66983 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 03:44:51 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66983 Also Mel, I wanted to add that you’re probably my favorite panelist these days. A good mix of good natured humour and even-handed discussion.

]]> By: Wolfe http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66982 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 03:37:54 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66982 Ethan: It’s been a few years since I played XIII, but I recall not being thrilled with it at the time, and more or less confused by everything about the game. XIII-2 came along and I enjoyed it just fine, and XIII-3 just rocks with it. Probably because it applies it to a single character situation where I don’t feel as puzzled. And really, the story of XIII-3 is strangely fascinating to me since it’s so full of religious overtones and almost plays out like a Mega Man, ‘choose your boss and go for it’ approach.
I’m with you on Tales. Except I’m in it for the eye candy. Anime landscapes are nothing, if not beautiful.

]]> By: KisakiProject http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66947 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:41:07 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66947 Well the return of bup has been fun. I’ll look forward to him and Julian both being on.

]]> By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66946 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:31:49 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66946 @Wolfe – Despite my frustrations with the series, I’ve been a vocal supporter of the battle system from the beginning, so I’m actually excited to pick this up used in a few months. I can ignore story for excellent RPG mechanics. I’ve been doing it with the Tales series for years.

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66924 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:11:30 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66924 @KBD: The BBC keeps an updated list of fixtures: http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/fixtures (all times are GMT)

You can watch most games on Sky Sports 2 at websites like http://www.time4tv.com (don’t visit without an ad-blocker or a HOSTS file)

Often, the BBC will run audio coverage on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra, but this is sometimes blocked to non-UK regions.

]]> By: koboldekobold http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66922 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 04:23:42 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66922 @Lusi I will have to figure out a time to check it out, because in the abstract I have found in intriguing in the past.

]]> By: Wolfe http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66917 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:07:58 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66917 Just wanted to poke my head in and say that I agree with Lusipurr about Lightning Returns. I wasn’t expecting much, but even with the time limit (which really cuts into the enjoyability regardless of the mechanics surrounding it), it’s been a lot of fun so far.

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66915 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:46:27 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66915 Toast?

]]> By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66914 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:52:43 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66914 @Nate: POAST

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66910 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:51:53 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66910 Lazy bastard!

]]> By: DiceAdmiral http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66907 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:39:24 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66907 INFO BLAST POW!

On this week’s Panel
Bup
Mel
Imitanis
Gyme
Brock

I can’t even… I’m taking the week off.

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66903 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:36:29 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66903 @Bup: Shut up.

]]> By: Nate 'Bup' Liles http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66902 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:34:49 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66902 READERS post in the comments below if you did not read ANYTHING Lusipurr just posted about cricket!

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66901 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:26:39 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66901 Cricket is SURPRISINGLY easy to get in to. The premises of the game are incredibly straight-forward (in many ways more straight-forward than Baseball.) Here is the entire game of Cricket, more or less, distilled into simple propositions:

A cricket team is eleven men.
The fielding team occupies the field in a variety of positions with the intention of preventing scoring and catching batsmen out.
Two batsman from the batting team occupy the crease, in the middle (where they bat).

Two batsman occupy the crease, facing each other from opposite ends at the same time.
Each batsman bats until he gets out (which can happen in several ways).
When a batsman gets out, he is replaced by the next batsman on the list.
When a batsman gets out and there is no one left to replace him, the innings is over.
The batsman must protect his wicket from the ball.
The batsman must hit the ball (in any direction) with the intent of scoring runs.
A run is scored when the batsman cross in the middle of the crease and reach the opposite end.
If the ball rolls or bounces over the boundary rope, 4 runs are automatically scored.
If the ball goes clean over the boundary rope, 6 runs are automatically scored.

Bowlers bowl at the batsman.
Bowlers want to get the batsman out. They do this mostly in four ways:
- by hitting the wicket and dislodging the bails
- by the batsman hitting the ball and a fielding player catching it before it hits the ground
- by the ball hitting the batsman’s pads when it would have gone on to hit the wicket
- by a player hitting the stumps with the ball when the batsman is out of his crease
Bowlers bowl from alernating ends of the crease. They bowl six balls (called an ‘over’), and then the next bowler bowls.

In a game of test Cricket, each team gets two innings to bat.
The captain who wins the coin toss may choose whether to bat or field.
Both teams must complete their innings for the game to have a result.
The game is played over five days. Days lost to inclement weather are not made up.
Consequently, there are occasionally tactical reasons to play defensively, occupying the crease safely rather than making runs dangerously (it is often easier to block rather than to try and score).
A test day is played from roughly 0900 until dusk, with breaks at lunch (an hour) and tea (about half an hour).
Further very short occasional breaks (~5 minutes) are taken every hour for drinks.

Now you know MORE than enough to watch or listen to Cricket and understand what is going on!

]]> By: koboldekobold http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66899 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:29:54 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66899 @Lusi I definitely can recall some times in the past where things got a good bit more off the rails (often including BUP, as it turns out). On a side note, the Cricket talk makes me wonder how difficult it is to begin to get into it. One time a few years back, I read over the rules, but it seems like a surprisingly complicated game (though I grew up a baseball fan, so perhaps that reaction is to be expected).

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66898 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:57:08 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66898 @KDK: It was a BIT out-of-control at times (not to say ungovernable).

YOU WIN. Shoot me an e-mail and I’ll get your codes forwarded over to you. Enjoy!

]]> By: koboldekobold http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66895 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:24:47 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66895 This episode was extra chaotic. I did laugh a ton though, though I can only imagine how it was recording and editing it. I never noticed that the gaming moment was arranged by seniority before.

What the hell… I want a copy of Civilization 5 and The Gods and Kings DLC.

]]> By: Julian 'SiliconNooB' Taylor http://lusipurr.com/2014/02/17/tsm-episode-259-outlander/#comment-66890 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:20:18 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=11081#comment-66890 I’ll have to think of a song for next week!

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