http://www.theartofrandom.com Because more random shit is exactly what the internet needs Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:53:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Day9, Nony, InControl, CauthonLuck, and J.P. McDaniel have a radio discussion to recap the MLG Raleign tournament and talk about balance. One guy got 4th with 'cheesing' every game except one, so lots of discussion about that. Day9 agrees with me that it's important that people do their ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1679 Great news! The FFXIV open beta sucks just as bad as the FFXIV Beta Phase 3 did! *gasp* Never would have seen that coming. There is TECHNICALLY more content though, since the other starting areas are open. Too bad they're just copy + paste of ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1677 OMG LEVEL SYNC! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Basically like EQ2 mentoring without the overpoweredness. Now can play with other peeps with different playtimes! http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1675 Like really really really bad. http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1673 If you enjoy a good music concert here and there (but not in person cause there's like...people...duh) I highly recommend checking out the Pink -- Funhouse (Live in Australia) concert, as well as the Steve Vai -- Where the Wild Things Are (Live in Minneapolis) concert. Both most excellent. http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1671 Whelp, I think I'm largely done playing SC2, especially competitively. I rather enjoy it, and it's really nice to have to think and play really hard in my games. That said, it's also bloody exhausting. The constant adrenaline dump makes ya feel like bleh after a few ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1669 So I got a new debit card in the mail, as my current will no longer work past August 30th. I figure "Oh cool, they're ahead of the game" cause my card expires in January, right. Well...my new card...expires in January. WTF are they issuing me a ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1667 Weeee, my game has been played for round 1 of the CEVO Sapphire Minerals tournament. ZvZ vs a very similarly ranked opponent (he has 10 more points on ladder than I do). I lost the match 1-2. Clearly my roach lead play needs some work, because the ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1664 Weeee, so I'm now out of the tournament officially. I must say that the tournament was handled very poorly by GosuGamers.net (not so gosu) this time around. The Map Pool wasn't announced until super later and there was a lot of confusion over that. Several people were ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1658 Weeee! In both of the nVidia GosuCup US Qualifier tournaments. First tournament is played tomorrow! Second next Saturday. 256 seat single elimination tournaments. Top two from each qualifier (2 US qualifiers, 2 EU qualifiers). In the final tournament (top 8), €900 for first, €450 ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1654 5-6 this morning. The usual "Fuck I made too many drones" and random fuck ups. Least I can defend a 2/4 gate now. Thank god. http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1652 The losing streak continues. Woo! Hope I can break out of it soon. http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1649 Woot, I've been assigned a group for the tournament. I'm in group A! Thankfully doesn't have QXC or HuK in it, but it's not without competition. People in my group: Gold Protoss Platinum Zerg Platinum Terran Low Diamond Random Gold Terran Bronze Random Bronze Zerg Diamond Terran High Rank Diamond Terran (#104 region, #283 world) Platinum Protoss High Rank Diamond ... http://www.theartofrandom.com/?p=1647