The site will suffer

2005-10-16 03:42:23 am

PwNzRd!

If you believe the percentage a GAMING magazine gives you on female gamers, then you could also believe, say, that the reviews for video games are just as accurate.

Patricio

2005-10-16 05:05:04 am

MarioKart64.com biotch!

I knew this girl who became close to my friend on
Halo. She eventually joined the PMS clan and she is good enough that she gets free airfare to MLG events. This was the relationship where my friend would yell at the girl for always being on halo.

-Suzaku-

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-Suzaku-: 2005-10-16 05:17:58 am

2005-10-16 05:16:40 am

Eternal Understudy

My ex is a huge gamer (biggest gamer girl I've ever met). She actually won two provincial Smash Bros Melee Tourneys, but then she became one of those really annoying, whiny anime fangirls who thinks it's cool to randomly spout japanese at the stupidest fucking times.

EDIT: sorry if I sound bitter. Having a bad day.

slYnki

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slYnki: 2005-10-16 05:23:02 am

2005-10-16 05:21:39 am

XXY

My friend Calista spits out random Japanese all the time at school, and I want to drop a bowling ball on her head from a tree, so don't feel so bad. Although, this may make your day a lot better:

And I love how this thread turned into Radix's stress levels and high blood pressure, to a discussion about female gamers. Strangeness, look what you have done! Grin

DK64_MASTER

2005-10-16 06:13:20 am

I hope you get better arrangements soon radix :-[.

A persons health >> any website. AND you deserve a long break... Grin

Lag.Com

2005-10-16 09:17:53 am

sda loyalist

Well, there are large amounts of girl gamers, but not large percentages, I'd wager. Also, the amount of girl gamers who are interested in speedrunning (which is what was originally said) is teeny, I know. Smiley

pyurrhia

2005-10-16 09:56:06 am

like cranky kong, but not as nice

hope things work out for you, rad

re: female gamers, all i know is there's way less than there are guys, and they're not all as good (having said that, my g/f insists i point out she regularly beats me at cube wario ware)

alexpenev

2005-10-16 10:51:22 am

> If you believe the percentage a GAMING magazine gives you on female gamers?

Maybe they're inflating their figures to appeal to the readers (who are, presumably, mostly male)?

In any case, figures they come up with will be based on some small survey and assumed to apply to gaming in its entirety. But the ratio of males to females is game-dependent (e.g. girls like MMOs more than they like zombie/alien shoot-em-up's, etc), so it'd be nice to know who exactly they interviewed.

> Her name is Astra Piper

Maybe you get this all the time but.. do you fly? It bears an uncanny resemblance to a small aircraft. Wink

soteos

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soteos: 2005-10-16 11:43:51 pm

2005-10-16 10:29:43 pm

At my high school, Mario Kart 64 was the only game I knew of that girls were really good at and played a lot. Like catnip to girls. Weird.
Edit: my sis plays Yoshi's Island a bunch, but she's not any good :P.

DK64_MASTER

2005-10-17 12:03:11 am

My sister is my main competition in SSBM, and she's pretty good too.

FIERCELINKMASTER

2005-10-17 02:53:36 am

No the Quail is not riding the Q

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I hope you get better arrangements soon radix :-[.

A persons health >> any website. AND you deserve a long break... Grin

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Well I don't think that is healthy for Batman... Tongue

He can't take a break...
:wallbash:
Sorry...please continue... Shocked

Pweisger

2005-10-17 02:15:20 pm

PwNzRd!

Seriously, I mean, eventually Batman is gunna crack and genocide will ensue, his job is a bear, though I do enjoy the bitchin utility belt and whip ass bat cave.

Radix

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Radix: 2005-10-25 04:52:58 am

2005-10-25 04:51:18 am

I'm addicted to games

I got into a shouting match with a manager today. She claims she was here and heard the nosies and that it's "normal apartment living". That she'd put up with it and they're not going to do anything.

BTW, here's a sample video I've already shown a few people: http://radix.metroid2002.com/noise.avi

It looks like crap because I used a super low video bitrate, lower than the audio.

I've talked with 3 lawyers who all agree this violates my states "implied warranty of habitability" which guarantees any place of residence is "habitable". But what happens if I spent thousands going to court and the judge says "that's normal, I have that in my building".

So here's a survey, not that it would help me at all legally. Who here lives in an apartment/flat in a building with at least 4 floors? Who hears anything like the noise in the video above? Who would live with it? What the fuck should I do?

Apathy

2005-10-25 05:05:50 am

King n00b!

Dude, wtf is that? When you walked away, seemed like you turned the noise off.
If that noise is uncontrollable, then hell no that isn't livable.. That's almost enough to drive someone crazy. Even if the noise isn't that loud, it being constant would still make someone throw a fit trying to stop it.

Exinex

2005-10-25 05:09:53 am

O_0

That is incredibly loud. There's no way you should be forced to live with that. If you're sitting a few feet away from the camera and the microphone picks up more noise than your voice, then yes, that is definitely something that should allow you to break your contract with the apartment owner. I can't imagine even trying to watch TV, talk to someone, read, sleep.. well anything with that kind of noise. I'd definitely go through with the court case, but make sure the results would justify the cost, which I'm sure they would. What % of the time would you say that noise takes place?

Arrow

2005-10-25 05:10:11 am

Now a hit show on the CW

I definitely wouldn't be able to put up with something like that everyday... I give you credit for keeping your sanity as long as you have. I'm a very light sleeper, pretty much any noise other than my fan will wake me up, so I would have done something about that if it were my apartment by the second day. Anyway, I agree that even though your case stands a good chance in court, it's a risk that may not be worth taking. Wouldn't it be easier to just move to another room/apartment?

Radix

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Radix: 2005-10-25 05:15:01 am

2005-10-25 05:14:47 am

I'm addicted to games

No, it's not constant, why does everyone thing that? If it were I'd have HEARD IT when I viewed the apartment.

It is completely out of my control... I guess I should've sat there the whole time to make that obvious.

slYnki

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slYnki: 2005-10-25 05:20:10 am

2005-10-25 05:19:23 am

XXY

Jesus fuck, is that constant? EDIT: Apparently not Tongue

I wouldn't stand for that shit anyway, Radix. Can you pin point what is making that noise? If you could, it might be fixable. If not, then I don't know what you'd do. Short of listening to music constantly on headphones and investing in a good pair of ear muffs, I don't see any other alternatives. The court case.... eh, I don't really know about that one. If I were to go that far, I would have to be EXTREMELY SURE as to what I'm doing. And I know this is a stupid question, but if you do take this to court, what would happen if you won? New appartment? The problem would be fixed? I don't know @_@;

Another suggestion. If you want to give your evidence a little "oomph," hide a boombox outside that lady's window and play loud music through it constantly. If she finally scopes it out, leave a note on it saying, "ya like that?"

StrangenessDSS

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StrangenessDSS: 2005-10-25 06:07:27 am

2005-10-25 06:06:46 am

Sleeping Terror

If they know you're considering legal action, and they're not fixing it, then I say go ahead. Worst that can happen is you lose, and that's not very likely. And even that is better than doing nothing.

Radix

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Radix: 2005-10-25 06:12:52 am

2005-10-25 06:10:58 am

I'm addicted to games

You missed the part where I said it would cost thousands, unless I defend myself instead of paying a lawyer. Surely would diminish my chances. And like I said, what if the judge thinks a noise like this doesn't violate "habitable"?

Does nobody here live in an apartment building?

I meant to point out to the manager that she must hear noises like this in her office all the time. They're in the basement of a 10 story apartment building. Same situation... even more floors. I'm sure they wouldn't put up with it in their office. But I forgot to mention it.

StrangenessDSS

2005-10-25 06:15:41 am

Sleeping Terror

Then do something else. But don't do nothing.

Zurreco

2005-10-25 06:32:32 am

Just call me the cynicism machine

Is there a better business bureau-ish thing for housing in your city? I live in San Diego and I know that there are a bunch of organizations that can work together to rid the whole city of unjust land lords and whatnot. Most large cities in CA offer something of the sort, and (I think you live in or near Berkeley) your area shouldn't be a stranger to housing feuds.

Radix

2005-10-25 06:35:49 am

I'm addicted to games

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I think you live in or near Berkeley

You're way off...

I called the health department btw and they said there's "no regulations on noise".

Gorash

2005-10-25 07:03:12 am

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Does nobody here live in an apartment building?

Of course I do. All full of students. System of a down at 2am (well, that was once). But with your place in the competition for most inconvenient living you'd have to take vietnam and mars also into it to keep competition. It sounds like the interior of a tank.

Personally I don't have trouble to sleep in most environment, I live at a major road and I like to sleep with open window, but that noise would drive me nuts in no time.

How long will you have to endure this if the landlord keeps denying? The minimum term in the lease agreement?

Radix

2005-10-25 07:09:42 am

I'm addicted to games

The lease goes until july 31... a year of course.

I could pay $1818 to terminate it on december 31, I have until november 16 to do this. Actually due to the wording of the amount of "rent" and the amount of this "lease termination fee" it could be $150 more than that. If they re-rent the apartment for jan/feb or part of it they have to pay back the appropriate amount in rent to me.