Caayn
Member
People post non "gaming and geek" stuff all the time. Sports equipment, shoes, watches, babies, houses, etc.
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NeoGAF JUNE 2016 Pick-Up Post! Show Us Your Gaming Goods + MORE! (REAL PICS ONLY)
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That's true. My bad.
Still good without the guns though. =P
Either way, more goodies please!
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Looks nice. If I had extra cash, I would buy a firearm.
None of those items were made with the intention to kill though. I wouldn't compare guns to babies. Not criticizing the pick-up but due to recent events and global conflicts, I can understand why many feel uncomfortable when seeing such pictures. In the end the mods decide whether that's ok or not - we're certainly allowed to discuss about pick ups in a respectful way, aren't we?
PflargBlarg
Member
Haven't posted in here in quite a while but this is good enough.
Picked up an Acer Predator XB271HU in preparation for whenever my GTX 1080 ships.
2560x1440, G-Sync and 165 Hz. My current card (gtx 680) can only push it to 120 hz but the difference is substantial compared to 60 hz. it has replaced my old cheap korean monitor from eBay. Man, those things were great at the time. 27 inch 1440p IPS screen for like 300 dollars.
If only this 1080 availability situation were not such a mess.
Picked up an Acer Predator XB271HU in preparation for whenever my GTX 1080 ships.
2560x1440, G-Sync and 165 Hz. My current card (gtx 680) can only push it to 120 hz but the difference is substantial compared to 60 hz. it has replaced my old cheap korean monitor from eBay. Man, those things were great at the time. 27 inch 1440p IPS screen for like 300 dollars.
If only this 1080 availability situation were not such a mess.
Realplumpbox85
Member
Yep. It's a fun hobby I like to do. Target shooting is nice and relaxing for me. Just all by myself. I always try to do better.
Thanks.
Mr_Kuschels
Member
There'll always be complainers. Enjoy your rifle.
It is a hobby I enjoy too. I like going to the outside range and trying the timed drills and activities. Though I like it better when its not so damn hot. Otherwise I got a huge indoor range.
ScientificPizza
Banned
wow wow wow. very cool!
thekiddfran
Member
As a european, this pickup seems so sureal to me.
Scary that ye guys can get access to this type of weaponry and use it for fun.
How much would something like that set you back?
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Seems overkill for hunting so going down to the firing range?
Haven't done anything like that yet, I just get paintball guns to play around with. You can nip a cheeky bastard on the ass in fun matches, haha.
NinjaCatfish
Member
Planned to grab TMS and go home but then saw half price amiibo and then met with friends to go retro shopping and so I got more than just TMS.
Oh, and I forgot to post this at the time as well. Brother went on a trip to Japan and I asked him to grab this for me.
Oh, and I forgot to post this at the time as well. Brother went on a trip to Japan and I asked him to grab this for me.
TheMoon
Member
Expensive day yesterday and man, where am I even gonna find the time to play them? With Star Ocean 5 coming out next week as well! First world problems I suppose.
USK ratings ruining boxarts since 1994.
2009 actually
eXistor
Member
2009 actually
My deepgoing 1-minute research on their website said they were established in 1994. I guess these logo's are the most recent but their older ones weren't exactly lookers. In any case: they're terrible and need a serious redesign.
I just think it's dumb that there are two (?) different ratings in Europe. Can't they just get together and decide on one? I mean, Dark Souls 3 even had the Russian one on the cover. They probably save money by printing a single version instead of three or more but it's just lazy, especially if it actually ruins the cover artwork in some cases.
TheMoon
Member
USK logos only started appearing on the FRONT of box arts in a post-Counter Strike world somewhere between PS2-GCN launch. Even then, they were tiny and even smaller than PEGI logos. Only after the big wave of school shootings in the early second half of the 00s did the government panic and force them to use the gigantic versions (which started appearing in 2008, I think and were "quickly" changed to the current, less horrific looking but still way too large versions we know today still).
Saving money and then calling it lazy is quite contradicting.
They can't "just" do that because Germany has government mandated regulations and is partially involved in the USK.
This whole thing is was more complex than you think. (and that sucks because fuck USK and its costs/process/logos).
eXistor
Member
I see, the more you know
Yeah I think it's because they're made in one central factory or something, they just slap all relevant logos on there. I agree though, why can't they just get together and decide on one unified logo? Preferrably one that's small and has some style like the PEGI logo, which I have no problems with. I seriously doubt they have any effect whatsoever anyway.
It's probably $5-700 for the gun itself then whatever else he wants to throw on top of it. I'm not sure if there's a fee for the background check or any of that, but suffice it to say something like this is pretty pricey.
I'm not a gun person so I don't know the ins-and-outs of it all, but I know the ammo, magazines, sights, etc aren't cheap and the gun itself is basically an entry-level gaming PC.
HHHNNNNNGGGGGHHHH. Want.
I've got a OG vita but it's starting to get pretty dinged up. Want this one or the lime green but just can't justify the expense right now.
Just bought a house. Will post pics soon.
TheMoon
Member
I see, the more you know
See here for example.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/WaveRace-Blu...019992?hash=item41ad478618:g:4uwAAOSwMNxXZWym
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Videospiel-W...682148?hash=item41a5a13e64:g:9GUAAOSw8d9U1QHY
Had to dig on eBay.
Wave Race Blue Storm, GCN launch game. German copy. No USK logo on the front, just this old ass ELSPA thing (also appeared on the UK copies) which was a predecessor to PEGI (http://retrocdn.net/Entertainment_and_Leisure_Software_Publishers_Association). At that point, I think only 18-rated games had to have the USK logo on the front cover. See Resident Evil remake. Also interesting to see the size difference here, showing that the logo already had grown a bit by 2004.
I made a little comparison through the ages. Notice how Conker's Bad Fur Day had the logo ON THE BACK OF THE BOX (the glory days). My old boxed PC games had the logo on the side/spine sometimes even.
Bonus fun fact: Note how even the USK 16 logo used to be yellow. Only the "all ages" and "18" rating had different colors.
Around Christmas time I overheard a conversation in a big electronic chain's game section between a Mom and an employee. She was planning to buy a 3DS for her kid and was looking into some games. At one point she asked what those big numbers on the boxes mean, if they indicate how hard those games are ...
I died a little inside.
eXistor
Member
I manage a gamestore and in fact most people think this. At least a few times a week do I have to make clear that it's not a difficulty rating.
Thanks for the detailed post above btw, I never really put much attention to the ratings until they became such an eyesore.
TheMoon
Member
This is really really depressing. The fact alone and even more so when it's the reasons we who know better have to suffer these huge logos on our game boxes because of those people.
Strafebogey
Member
Light saber ?
Star Wars themed vape rig I assumed.
CaptainSmirnov
Member
Where can you get one of those?
Realplumpbox85
Member
It was $700. But that's the low end. They can go upwards of tens of thousands.
Strafebogey
Member
Someone familiar may have wielded it. Took me a while to find all the little greeblies and parts that goes with that jacket.
Strafebogey
Member
Just some torchlight I found while cleaning at some industrial floating city.
Strafebogey
Member
Months-long commission. If you're okay with waiting for up to 3 months for its construction, I can point you to the right direction. And then, there's the question of price......
BluenoseGames
Member
Got this Day One since I absolutely adored the first Mirror's Edge and this was my most anticipated game for this year after Uncharted 4 but unfortunetly I was extremely disappointed by it.
Fantastic album, I've found my new favourite band thanks to Glastonbury.
Love, love, love this game but stuck at this one ass annoying bit
fighting the alien pilots, the final ones to escape the ship
j0hnny_385
Member
Look at these two pieces of SCHIIT!
Look at these two pieces of SCHIIT!
You're doing it wrong, it's called schiit stack for a reason
j0hnny_385
Member
Prefer to keep it this way because of better airflow and heat dispersion.You're doing it wrong, it's called schiit stack for a reason
MilkLizard
Member
Look at these two pieces of SCHIIT!
So good. I'm rocking a similar setup on my turntable and I love it.
Excellent choice.
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
Nice gun man, I have a Rock River AR-15 with a holosight + Flip scope. Best rifles on the market for Varmint/pest hunting and target shooting. Enjoy!
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Fuck the haters, nice pickup
Strafebogey
Member
Razer out, Logitech in.
Nice! I love my G900 Chaos Spectrum, literally no difference between wired and wireless.
http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2418-logitech-g900-chaos-spectrum-review-and-in-depth-analysis