[Zarxrax]

What kind of hobbies do you have aside from anime, amvs, or video games?

I've been really into speedsolving the rubiks cube for the past few months. I'm averaging about 1 minute--hardly a stellar time, but I'm improving slowly.

I also really like studying Japanese, but I still have quite a ways to go with that. I think I'd also like to pick up korean, for no other reason except that the writing looks pretty badass.

[emrfish6]

I have started a small sword collection. Currently have 6 fully functional swords. I want to learn some form of swordsmanship as well though.

[Kuwabara]

i like to go off roading from time to time

[LunethAkumajo]

I love playing Guitar, I'm not good, because I learn by ear. I have a B.C.Rich Warlock and an OLP, I'm also saving to get me a Synyster Gates Signature, a Dean Razorback Cemetery Gates Tribute, and a Epiphone Apparition. I have a long way to go.... |3 My favorite band of all time is Pantera, but my favorite Guitarist is Kurikinton Fox (This Dude Is Bomb!!!)

----Kurikinton Fox----->
d(^ ^)b
\./
(=:?:=)===mm===>

[abyssion1337]

I suppose being insane counts as a hobby

[LunethAkumajo]

I suppose being insane counts as a hobby

I consider it a lifestyle myself, but I guess that depends on the person...

[Issitheus]

What kind of hobbies do you have aside from anime, amvs, or video games?

I've been really into speedsolving the rubiks cube for the past few months. I'm averaging about 1 minute--hardly a stellar time, but I'm improving slowly.

I also really like studying Japanese, but I still have quite a ways to go with that. I think I'd also like to pick up korean, for no other reason except that the writing looks pretty badass.
I'm pretty good at speedsolving, 2 years and counting...

[Ganthis]

I read alot. I am finishing up reading the Wheel of Time series and have started reading Walden Pond. When I can find enough people I like to play soccer. Sadly, though, I do not have the time to engage in my more demanding hobbies due to the time demands of my course work.

[Divine Dragoon]

I hunt, play paintball, I love to drive, and watch old comedy's like airplane and Kentucky fried movie

[hooper93]

hmm archery is good, go with my dad every sunday =]

[Doomimus]

Wandering about with no particular destination in mind
Photography
Collecting mp3's of virtually every genre
Character illustration and fanart
Working on an animated TV pilot (that's until I actually get paid for it ;D)
Pestering my cat

If I'm ever able to set aside some free time, I'd be up for learning Japanese, too. Maybe creative writing.

[Doomimus]

I love playing Guitar, I'm not good, because I learn by ear. I have a B.C.Rich Warlock and an OLP, I'm also saving to get me a Synyster Gates Signature, a Dean Razorback Cemetery Gates Tribute, and a Epiphone Apparition. I have a long way to go.... |3 My favorite band of all time is Pantera, but my favorite Guitarist is Kurikinton Fox (This Dude Is Bomb!!!)

Rock on! \m/ I wish I had the drive for that.

I've been in a Metallica phase lately myself (mainly the early stuff).

[LunethAkumajo]

Rock on! \m/ I wish I had the drive for that.

I've been in a Metallica phase lately myself (mainly the early stuff).

I like metallica alot, but still Panter is my favorite lol, if you get the chance look up Kurikinton Fox, he did a guitar cover of FFVII's Boss Battle and the Neon Genesis Evangalion. He also does his own stuff and some more FF music....

[abyssion1337]

I've also been known to rob from the rich and give to the poor
stand up to the man and give him what for

but only in my spare time

[LunethAkumajo]

I jump rooftops in my spare time.

[BopBopBop]

in my sparetime i study.
in my other sparetime i play WoW.
in my third sparetime im on 4chan and AMVhell.

[Charon]

Airsoft and guitar

[Issitheus]

Rock on! \m/ I wish I had the drive for that.

I've been in a Metallica phase lately myself (mainly the early stuff).

I'm working on One, Enter Sandman, and Fade to Black, those are some fun ones to play.

[LunethAkumajo]

One annoys me, not that it is hard to play, thats not why i dont like it, Its just another overrated song from them you know...

[Dan_H]

1 :)

[LunethAkumajo]

1 :)

Lol the song one by Metallica lol

[Issitheus]

Let's start an all-guitar Metallica cover band!

[Zarxrax]

I call air guitar.

[LunethAkumajo]

Solo Guitar! *Raises Hand High In The Air*

[Issitheus]

I'm acoustic :)

[Odessa]

Then i guess that leaves me to be the incredilby loose fan girl who throws her bra on stage.

(throws bra at issi)

Dammit, can you toss me my shirt back?

[Doomimus]

What? No vocals? Gotta have vocals. I call dibs on vocals.

[Doomimus]

I'm working on One, Enter Sandman, and Fade to Black, those are some fun ones to play.

Noice. :-) See if you could do Disposable Heroes. That one was effin' brutal.

[Issitheus]

Noice. :-) See if you could do Disposable Heroes. That one was effin' brutal.

Yeah, I don't think so. (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/metallica/disposable_heroes_tab.htm)

[Doomimus]

Yeah, I don't think so. (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/metallica/disposable_heroes_tab.htm)

Oh, all right. *pouty face* XD

[LunethAkumajo]

Lol a boy can dream can't she?

[Odessa]

wait, is the boy dreaming of being a she, having a she? or is he/she conjoined twins? bipolar? multi personality? tell me, man! woman! WHO ARE YOU?!

[Matt508]

I am a guitar player, as well as model builder....

[Issitheus]

Just remember, i was the first guitar player here.

[Divine Dragoon]

Just remember, i was the first guitar player here.

as far as you will let us know!! haha

[Divine Dragoon]

I've also been known to rob from the rich and give to the poor
stand up to the man and give him what for

but only in my spare time

bull ****! haha



Airsoft and guitar

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/CapnNismo/Motivational%20Posters/airsoft.jpg
You know it's true! (^_^)

[LunethAkumajo]

wait, is the boy dreaming of being a she, having a she? or is he/she conjoined twins? bipolar? multi personality? tell me, man! woman! WHO ARE YOU?!

Well as much as you want to ponder it, you should think of how it isn't. You get many more answers lol

[LunethAkumajo]

Just remember, i was the first guitar player here.

But I called it first.

[Issitheus]

But I called it first.
No, I told everyone last Christmas.

[LunethAkumajo]

No, I told everyone last Christmas.

****. (=_=)

[HalOfBorg]

I curl into a fat little ball and worry that all those things I worry about actually WILL happen.
And I know they will.

[Divine Dragoon]

I curl into a fat little ball and worry that all those things I worry about actually WILL happen.
And I know they will.

well that must suck.

I like to crank up the volume hehe but i need a new amp first I blue out my old one haha (sob) (^_^)

[abyssion1337]

Wait do you guys consider running pokemon stats a hobby(not playing or even min-max'ing but just running statistics)

and running causality, I sometimes do that too

[daikaisho vanguard]

What kind of statistics?

[abyssion1337]

something like this

Lucario's base stats
HP Att Def Spa spd spe
70 110 70 115 70 90


clearly Lucario would make a good physical or special attacker, so you'd want him with an Adamant or Modest nature to maximize one of those, you could go for a mixed sweeper but that would mean lowering defenses and he'd clearly excel at one of his attacks over the other(because of EV's which I'll get to in a minute)

Next you have EV's, any pokemon can have a max of 510 and any given stat can have a max 255, you get EV's from beating certain pokemon(for example if you beat a gengar in a fight you get 3 special attack EV's). since we're working with a sweeper here we'd put 252 in speed, 252 in whatever attack stat we were using and 4 in hp, 4 often goes to hp just to increase hp by 1 since you have 4 to put anywhere that's the single place it's not really just wasted.

Now we have hold item, for out physical sweeper we'd want to pick either choice band or life orb, life orb increases damage by 30% but the user takes 10% it's hp in damage every attack, the choice band increases attack by 50% but it's stuck using the first move it chooses until it switches out.

Now move set, you want a move set that gets lots of type coverage:
Close Combat
stone edge
extremespeed
crunch/ice punch

Close Combat is nice especially with the STAB(Same Type Attack Bonus(increases the attack of a move type that shares a type with the pokemon type by 50%)) the ice punch/crunch is really a preference thing, ice punch is good for some things while crunch is better against others(and has a higher attack power)

that's not all running statistics is involves, now if I wanted to overcome Lucario(hard since it's so versatile so you don't know what to expect here but for sanity lets just assume it's the same physical sweeper)

Arguably Gliscor is the best foil to Lucario, since it can outpace it(base speed 95) and OHKO it with earthquake

that's the very basic explanation of running stats, clearly it's much larger than this(especially since you can do lots with Lucario alone) but I'm sure this is a good basic idea

[bmxbika11]

shooting guns

[bmxbika11]

also driving my truck

[abyssion1337]

yay I confused everyone

[Lietuvis]

I like driving at speeds exceeding 100 km/h (60 mph) on firday evenings, trying to get as fast from one checkpoint to another, called urban car orientation events. Never had teh 1st place though... had one or two seconds but never 1st :/ Also i drink beer. fast. with friends.

[Filleraol]

I like taking pictures, and fishing is teh best

[Divine Dragoon]

something like this

Lucario's base stats
HP Att Def Spa spd spe
70 110 70 115 70 90


clearly Lucario would make a good physical or special attacker, so you'd want him with an Adamant or Modest nature to maximize one of those, you could go for a mixed sweeper but that would mean lowering defenses and he'd clearly excel at one of his attacks over the other(because of EV's which I'll get to in a minute)

Next you have EV's, any pokemon can have a max of 510 and any given stat can have a max 255, you get EV's from beating certain pokemon(for example if you beat a gengar in a fight you get 3 special attack EV's). since we're working with a sweeper here we'd put 252 in speed, 252 in whatever attack stat we were using and 4 in hp, 4 often goes to hp just to increase hp by 1 since you have 4 to put anywhere that's the single place it's not really just wasted.

Now we have hold item, for out physical sweeper we'd want to pick either choice band or life orb, life orb increases damage by 30% but the user takes 10% it's hp in damage every attack, the choice band increases attack by 50% but it's stuck using the first move it chooses until it switches out.

Now move set, you want a move set that gets lots of type coverage:
Close Combat
stone edge
extremespeed
crunch/ice punch

Close Combat is nice especially with the STAB(Same Type Attack Bonus(increases the attack of a move type that shares a type with the pokemon type by 50%)) the ice punch/crunch is really a preference thing, ice punch is good for some things while crunch is better against others(and has a higher attack power)

that's not all running statistics is involves, now if I wanted to overcome Lucario(hard since it's so versatile so you don't know what to expect here but for sanity lets just assume it's the same physical sweeper)

Arguably Gliscor is the best foil to Lucario, since it can outpace it(base speed 95) and OHKO it with earthquake

that's the very basic explanation of running stats, clearly it's much larger than this(especially since you can do lots with Lucario alone) but I'm sure this is a good basic idea

Dude.......Find something better to do with your time....really....Just...Never mind I'm just gonna lay down right now my head hurts trying to understand why someone needs to do that.......