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101. Eagles said on March 27, 2012, 12:11:57 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by A'bom You mean like African Senegal and Budgerigar down in the living room? Yeah. My preference is toward smaller birds like the Budgerigar, though. They can't bite as hard.

Y U NO PET ME?!

102. A'bom said on March 27, 2012, 12:47:09 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Eagles Y U NO PET ME?!

Y U NO SMALLER BIRD?

103. Eagles said on March 27, 2012, 12:48:39 PM (-07:00)

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>.>
<.<
Fine.
*Eagles deforms into a Rufflet. Only this once, though. Okay?

104. A'bom said on March 27, 2012, 12:55:23 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Eagles >.> <.< Fine. *Eagles deforms into a Rufflet. Only this once, though. Okay?

*pets*

105. Eagles said on March 27, 2012, 01:00:52 PM (-07:00)

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:3 What did you think of my feathers?

106. A'bom said on March 27, 2012, 07:04:19 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Eagles :3 What did you think of my feathers?

Poofy, I guess.

107. Quadcentruo said on March 27, 2012, 07:12:18 PM (-07:00)

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What's the most amazing thing you've made in Minecraft?
Do you have any future projects in Minecraft?

108. A'bom said on March 27, 2012, 07:40:37 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo What's the most amazing thing you've made in Minecraft? Do you have any future projects in Minecraft?

I don't think anything I make is particularly amazing. Or interesting, even. I guess the only real thing worth mentioning is my all-purpose livestock containment chamber. It holds any livestock you want, and you can breed them all you want. In the case of chickens, you can turn the thing on and the water will flush out the eggs but leave the chickens. Upon killing things, the same mechanism will flush out their drops and experience.

My only real "project" is collecting. What am I collecting? Everything. I have stacks and stacks of just about everything you can think of. Iron in particular. I hoard that stuff like no one's business. If you put all my various games together, I'd estimate I have seven or eight double-chests of Iron Blocks. Not Ingots. Blocks.

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109. Reuniclus said on March 28, 2012, 06:47:13 AM (-07:00)

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What is your second most favorite type?

110. A'bom said on March 28, 2012, 09:51:05 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What is your second most favorite type?

I'm leaning toward the fighting type.

I've tried to learn moves like close combat and aura sphere, but without success. Being a quilava, my physical strength is extremely limited--the only way to put enough force behind my physical attacks to make them worth while is through rocket propulsion, so I end up with flare blitz instead of close combat. The closest I've come to aura sphere is focus blast.

111. Reuniclus said on March 29, 2012, 10:47:31 AM (-07:00)

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What is your weakness as a Quilava?

112. A'bom said on March 29, 2012, 05:05:57 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What is your weakness as a Quilava?

Who are you working for and why do they want to know what my weaknesses are?

I do have weaknesses--but if you want to figure out what they are, you need to learn them the hard way! >:3

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113. Quadcentruo said on March 29, 2012, 05:40:00 PM (-07:00)

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Would that weakness include having a bucket of water being dumped on you?

114. A'bom said on March 29, 2012, 08:26:10 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Would that weakness include having a bucket of water being dumped on you?

No. While I do have a type weakness to water, I make use of the Leidenfrost effect to protect myself from damage. Long story short, the vapor formed when touching a hot enough surface will push away the water.

I, being a volcano pokemon, have the nifty ability to harness the power of magma. By coating my slender body in magma and facing the water attack head-on, I reduce how much of my body's surface area is being hit. Once the water hits, the vapor barrier shoves the hot water around my body so I take minimal damage. Of course, magma can only stay hot for so long. Rapidly-cooling magma becomes basalt, which is a relatively hard type of igneous rock, so that also provides protection once the magma cools.

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115. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on March 30, 2012, 09:33:00 PM (-07:00)

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If I planted a bomb in this question, wouldn't you explode?

116. Quadcentruo said on March 31, 2012, 05:52:49 AM (-07:00)

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Do you plan on doing anything silly for April Fool's Day?

117. Reuniclus said on March 31, 2012, 06:00:54 AM (-07:00)

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Would you help a defenseless jelly pokemon by burning all the Escavalier that Quad uses?

118. A'bom said on March 31, 2012, 07:19:41 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER If I planted a bomb in this question, wouldn't you explode?

Only if I decide to detonate the explosive.

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Do you plan on doing anything silly for April Fool's Day?

Nope. I get to celebrate my brother's birthday instead!

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Would you help a defenseless jelly pokemon by burning all the Escavalier that Quad uses?

They won't stand a chance

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119. Reuniclus said on April 11, 2012, 07:07:32 AM (-07:00)

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What was your most memorable moment in Minecraft?

120. 7dewott8 said on April 11, 2012, 09:00:04 AM (-07:00)

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Can you fly?

121. A'bom said on April 11, 2012, 09:46:26 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What was your most memorable moment in Minecraft?

Without a doubt, that would be when LD and I were on VR's Minecraft Server and exploring a cave. LD got killed by a mob (I think it was a skeleton), and I didn't have any torches and didn't feel safe by myself. So I boxed myself in with dirt and waited for her to get back. As I was waiting, I heard little footsteps, but didn't here any mob noises. We were too high for slimes to spawn (tiny slimes make foot noises instead of splat noises), so the only thing left for it to be was a creeper. I let LD know there was a creeper nearby, but when she got there, she didn't see a creeper. We started digging me out of my dirt box, but before we could break a single block, "That'ssssss a very nice rescue mission you have there..." And the creeper blew up.

LD had owies, but survived. I, on the other hand, was standing there unharmed. My entire dirt box was gone, but I hadn't taken a single heart of damage.

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Originally Posted by 7dewott8 Can you fly?

Yes. These spots work very well as jet packs.

122. Quadcentruo said on April 11, 2012, 01:34:07 PM (-07:00)

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Would you want a pet creeper if there was a way to domesticate a creeper?

123. A'bom said on April 11, 2012, 02:22:46 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Would you want a pet creeper if there was a way to domesticate a creeper?

Sssssssure. The problem, however, isn't domesticating one: it's keeping it safe from VMS, or Vanishing Mob Syndrome. This strange disease only seems to affect hostile mobs, endermen, and squid. There is no known cure.

124. Reuniclus said on April 12, 2012, 08:41:44 AM (-07:00)

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What happened when you saw your first Endermen?

125. A'bom said on April 12, 2012, 10:13:44 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What happened when you saw your first Endermen?

I can't remember what my first enderman encounter was, but this is my earliest memory:
He teleported inside my house, directly into my line of sight, and started attacking me. I was backed into a corner with two hearts left when all of a sudden, the enderman turned around and ignored me. I didn't know what was going on until it was too late. Barky, the wolf I tamed, fell over and died. Despite only having two hearts left, I was driven by anger to avenge my beloved Barky. Armed with just my stone sword, I sprinted up behind the enderman and stabbed him in the back, killing him. Barky had done just enough damage to let me get that final attack.

There's a happy ending, though. The benefit of one of your best friends being an operator is that he has the power to resurrect Barky. So, if you go on VR's Minecraft server and visit my house, Barky should still be sitting there guarding the place!

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126. Reuniclus said on April 12, 2012, 10:43:47 AM (-07:00)

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Is it possible to visit each other's worlds on Minecraft via multiplayer?

127. A'bom said on April 12, 2012, 10:58:02 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Is it possible to visit each other's worlds on Minecraft via multiplayer?

Not yet. It is possible to set up a server and use your world file as the server's world file, I think, but directly inviting people to play with you in your actual game is not possible. To be able to do so is apparently in the works, BUT it would work over a local area connection and not a wide area connection. You'd have to be physically near somebody to connect in that manner.

This information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but don't quote me on it.

128. 7dewott8 said on April 12, 2012, 11:37:23 AM (-07:00)

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Want some of my orange juice?

129. Reuniclus said on April 12, 2012, 11:40:07 AM (-07:00)

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Have you ever made a clever invention in Minecraft?

130. A'bom said on April 12, 2012, 12:15:17 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by 7dewott8 Want some of my orange juice?

No thanks. If I drink any sort of acidic beverage without having a meal to go with it, I get heart burn. You'd think I'd be immune to heart burn being a quilava and all, but that's not the case.

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Have you ever made a clever invention in Minecraft?

Unfortunately, no. I'm more of an explorer-builder. I find NPC villages, expand them until an Iron Golem will spawn, raid the surrounding caverns and mineshafts of every little resource, then move on to the next one. I typically have a central base of operations that I transport all my plunderings to upon exploring an area to my liking. I guess if you want to all my basic (and I mean EXTREMELY basic) railroad intersections clever, you could. I'm sure there are much better ways of doing them, though.

131. Quadcentruo said on April 12, 2012, 12:26:46 PM (-07:00)

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Would you believe me if I said Reun likes Escavaliers?

132. A'bom said on April 12, 2012, 12:33:46 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Would you believe me if I said Reun likes Escavaliers?

I'd be more inclined to believe you if Reun himself backed up the statement. Right now, I'm going to politely sidestep the question (apparently by "politely", I mean throw a trollface at you)

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133. Quadcentruo said on April 12, 2012, 12:37:05 PM (-07:00)

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What's your favorite part about being an assistant admin?

134. Reuniclus said on April 13, 2012, 06:37:43 AM (-07:00)

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How rare are pink sheep? Before I took a break from Minecraft, I started a new world and there was one right in front of me.

135. 7dewott8 said on April 13, 2012, 08:39:52 AM (-07:00)

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You vs 12 tsunami's. Who would win?

136. A'bom said on April 13, 2012, 10:32:10 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo What's your favorite part about being an assistant admin?

Oh man oh man, asking the big questions now, are we?
Simply put, my favorite part of being one is learning how the site works and how various parts of it interact.

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus How rare are pink sheep? Before I took a break from Minecraft, I started a new world and there was one right in front of me.

You, good blob, have a level of luck comparable to that of my brother (who found a four-leaf clover growing from a crack in the middle of a parking lot). Pink sheep spawn in newly generated chunks only .164% of the time. That's about 1 pink sheep for every 1000 chunks generated. A crafted map is 64x64 chunks, I think, so for every map you craft, there will only be about four pink sheep on that map. BUT WAIT! Sheep can't spawn in water! So, that's even less of a chance of finding one! So, yeah. They're pretty rare.

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Originally Posted by 7dewott8 You vs 12 tsunami's. Who would win?

Short answer: It depends.
If they're all coming at me and I didn't have to worry about the safety of others, I'd just fly over 'em or go hide in a subterranean lava chamber. Now, if they're all coming at me and I have to worry about the safety of others, I'd probably be out of luck. The only real way I'd have to stop something like that is to make a mountain range off the coast of every continent on the planet, which is a Herculean task even for me. Even then, the raising of said mountain ranges would itself cause tsunamis.

137. Quadcentruo said on April 13, 2012, 12:08:04 PM (-07:00)

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Least favorite game from before the Gamecube/PS2/Xbox era?

138. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on April 13, 2012, 02:55:37 PM (-07:00)

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What happened to your siggy?

139. A'bom said on April 13, 2012, 03:26:20 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Least favorite game from before the Gamecube/PS2/Xbox era?

Oh gosh, Quad. You're actually trying to make me THINK with these responses X3
I can't really think of any games I didn't like back then (mostly because I can't remember a whole lot of games from that time period). I'm sure such a game existed, but I can't remember it.

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER What happened to your siggy?

I wanted to put that link to the youtube video in it, but my prior sig was too fancy and couldn't be modified because it was too long (don't ask how that happened). So, my super complex sig kinda went away 'cause I kinda thought no one looked at it. Oh well. The information in it was inaccurate anyway. I have a backup of it on my old computer, but I don't want to go to the trouble of starting that thing up because it takes, like, half an hour to get going.

140. Reuniclus said on April 16, 2012, 05:54:00 AM (-07:00)

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What is your least favorite bug?

141. Quadcentruo said on April 16, 2012, 11:48:30 AM (-07:00)

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What fire type are you most indifferent about?

142. A'bom said on April 16, 2012, 12:35:01 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What is your least favorite bug?

That depends on how you define "bug". If by "bug" you mean relatively small, multi-legged arthropods, then you'd be better off asking which ones I am not afraid to let touch me. Butterflies, Moths, and Ladybugs are the only ones you can be sure I won't be freaked out by. Then there are the bugs that I freak out when they touch me, but won't kill because I think they're cute.

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo What fire type are you most indifferent about?

Probably Moltres or Entei.

143. AuraKshatriya said on April 16, 2012, 12:53:29 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by A'bom It's hard to get more powerful when you're already the most powerful and versatile quilava on the internet. There's also the distinct lack of RP battlers that battle the way I do, but if there is someone out there who thinks they can deal with a volcano, bring it on >:3

Rhyperior's Pokedex entry for HG/SS states that it can withstand volcanic eruptions. Rhyperior happens to be one of my favourite Ground-(and Rock)types. Challenge accepted.

Ever have a Professor that's ruined your interest in a subject? How'd you get the passion back? (Assuming you did?)

144. A'bom said on April 16, 2012, 01:21:36 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by AuraKshatriya Rhyperior's Pokedex entry for HG/SS states that it can withstand volcanic eruptions. Rhyperior happens to be one of my favourite Ground-(and Rock)types. Challenge accepted. Ever have a Professor that's ruined your interest in a subject? How'd you get the passion back? (Assuming you did?)

Solarbeam. Challenge failed. u mad?

Short answer, no.
Long answer, though somewhat nihilistic, is that I don't have a passion. Jack of all trades, master of none. I'm good at a lot of things, but not good enough to really put any of them to any use because there are other people out there that can do any one of those things I can do much better than I can.

145. LugiaDialga said on April 16, 2012, 02:06:36 PM (-07:00)

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Quil Nye the Science Guy, here is a question for ya! x3 Do you happen to know what causes Migraines, under normal circumstances?

146. A'bom said on April 16, 2012, 02:28:15 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by LugiaDialga Quil Nye the Science Guy, here is a question for ya! x3 Do you happen to know what causes Migraines, under normal circumstances?

Migraines aren't really well understood as to what causes them, but it's thought to have something to do with the brain stem and serotonin levels. Some of the most common lifestyle causes of migraines are lack of sleep and/or sleep changes, aspartame (type of artificial sweetener), overuse of caffeine, and hormonal changes in women. For some people, barometric changes can cause them. Then, of course, there is the thing that will cause anything and everything to go wrong: too much stress.

HOWEVER, while migraines are headaches, not all headaches are migraines. Migraines are much worse than your run of the mill headache, and can be crippling. I'm not sure what EXACTLY differentiates them, but I think migraines can last for days and usually have some sort of precursor or warning sign, like visual phenomenon including flashes of light, blurred vision, and similar things.

147. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on April 16, 2012, 05:43:04 PM (-07:00)

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Soo you put the same link video as LD? xD

148. A'bom said on April 16, 2012, 06:08:10 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER Soo you put the same link video as LD? xD

Yeup!

149. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on April 16, 2012, 06:13:37 PM (-07:00)

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You on peelz?

150. A'bom said on April 16, 2012, 08:23:56 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER You on peelz?

I am indeed, but not the kind Louis likes. I assure you, though, that they are 100% legal and prescribed by a doctor. Remember kids, drug abuse is BAD. You should only use medication as directed by a doctor! I'm dead serious about that.

151. Reuniclus said on April 17, 2012, 09:17:02 AM (-07:00)

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Do you like to have fun with TNT?

152. A'bom said on April 17, 2012, 10:36:02 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Do you like to have fun with TNT?

No. Uh-uh. Forget it. Not happening. I hate TNT. It has its uses, but only on super-hostile maps and PVP. The damage it causes is hard to control, and it's not exactly cheap to make. It's dangerous. It can potentially destroy valuable resources. It damages the scenery. One of the best parts of minecraft is the scenery, and I preserve it whenever I can.

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153. Arceus is Epic said on April 17, 2012, 02:30:02 PM (-07:00)

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What is your dream job? Why is/was it so?

154. A'bom said on April 17, 2012, 05:03:52 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Arceus is Epic What is your dream job? Why is/was it so?

I guess it'd be pretty cool to be a minecraft LP'er on youtube. Yes, I know it doesn't pay enough to make a living. That's why it's called a dream job.

155. Reuniclus said on April 18, 2012, 06:57:54 AM (-07:00)

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In Minecraft, you are given options to build your house in: a lava pit, underwater, in a mountain, on top of a tree, in the Nether, or in the middle of a desert. Which place would you choose?

156. A'bom said on April 18, 2012, 10:14:42 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus In Minecraft, you are given options to build your house in: a lava pit, underwater, in a mountain, on top of a tree, in the Nether, or in the middle of a desert. Which place would you choose?

If only there were more underwater content, I'd choose underwater. Instead, I'd probably have to go with the desert because it's where NPC villages would spawn. However, the Nether does hold that extra excitement of having to build a fortress-like house to handle the ghast's fireballs.

I'm still goin' with the NPC deserts, though.

157. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on April 18, 2012, 03:42:48 PM (-07:00)

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U WANT PEELZ?

158. Reuniclus said on April 19, 2012, 05:51:05 AM (-07:00)

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What is your favorite riddle?

159. Twiggy said on April 19, 2012, 05:55:48 AM (-07:00)

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What would you do if you didn't have a Quilava avatar? What would be the replacement?

160. A'bom said on April 19, 2012, 10:42:12 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER U WANT PEELZ?

I HAZ DEM I TUK DEM DIS MOARNEEN

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What is your favorite riddle?

What does one do when he does not know what riddle to use?    

Use ALL the riddles!

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Originally Posted by Twiggy What would you do if you didn't have a Quilava avatar? What would be the replacement?

It'd be a different quilava drawing, most likely done by me but colored by someone else. An avatar is supposed to represent you, so it would have to be a quilava. Probably one of my more recent ones, like the newest one of a quilava with a ponytail.

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161. Reuniclus said on April 19, 2012, 11:00:50 AM (-07:00)

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Do you have any pet chickens?

162. A'bom said on April 19, 2012, 05:50:44 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Do you have any pet chickens?

No, but I do have a pen full of arrow fodder.

163. Reuniclus said on April 20, 2012, 06:45:41 AM (-07:00)

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Have you ever taken full advantage of a mob spawner?

164. A'bom said on April 20, 2012, 11:42:24 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Have you ever taken full advantage of a mob spawner?

Where's the fun in that? I don't destroy the spawners, but I don't exploit them. Being a quilava, that makes me a predator, so the thrill of the hunt is an intangible benefit that outweighs the preservation of energy.

165. Quadcentruo said on April 20, 2012, 11:43:52 AM (-07:00)

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What's your favorite hostile mob to fight at night? Or in the Nether?

166. A'bom said on April 20, 2012, 04:53:13 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo What's your favorite hostile mob to fight at night? Or in the Nether?

Endermen, simply because they make cool noises and drop pretty pearls when you kill them.

167. Twiggy said on April 21, 2012, 10:38:24 AM (-07:00)

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What do you think of my username?

168. Quadcentruo said on April 21, 2012, 12:15:35 PM (-07:00)

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Chicken, pigs, or cows. Which is your preferred source of food that isn't wheat?

169. A'bom said on April 21, 2012, 04:45:50 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Twiggy What do you think of my username?

It's an adjective used to describe something with twig-like qualities.

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Chicken, pigs, or cows. Which is your preferred source of food that isn't wheat?

Chickens. You can spawn them in the nether with eggs, breed them with wheat to get more chickens, throw eggs to get more chickens, and they give you feathers for arrows.

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170. 7dewott8 said on April 21, 2012, 09:35:11 PM (-07:00)

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Can you use PK Powers?

171. A'bom said on April 22, 2012, 07:42:02 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by 7dewott8 Can you use PK Powers?

This answer's gonna require breaking the fourth wall a bit. By PK, I assume you simply mean psychic powers in general. In that case, yes. As to why I have such abilities, they're based off of the delta-species quilava card from the trading card game. When I first decided to use that idea for myself, I never stopped to consider that in the TCG, there is no distinction between the psychic type and the ghost type! So, the question becomes "Is it psychic power or poltergeist activity?" The jury is out on that one, so until I find an answer, I'm just gonna assume it's psychic power.

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172. Twiggy said on April 22, 2012, 08:50:59 AM (-07:00)

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What happens if I remove your glasses?

173. Quadcentruo said on April 22, 2012, 08:55:20 AM (-07:00)

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What are your thoughts on Earth Day?

174. A'bom said on April 22, 2012, 11:47:37 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Twiggy What happens if I remove your glasses?

Heat vision happens. Not really. I'm effectively blind if you remove them. I can still see, but it's like trying to see through a sheet of waxed paper.

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo What are your thoughts on Earth Day?

It's a bottom-tier holiday. Top-tier are things like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, or Independence Day. Middle-tier are ones like Halloween, New Year's Day and Valentine's Day. Another bottom-tier one would be something like Groundhog Day.*

So, yeah, Earth Day isn't something that really grabs my attention.

*my views on the importance of holidays may not reflect the views of others

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175. Reuniclus said on April 22, 2012, 12:12:30 PM (-07:00)

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Got any tricks for finding diamond?

176. A'bom said on April 22, 2012, 12:29:44 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Got any tricks for finding diamond?

Go to layer 11 or 12, and then branch mine. The main branch should be maybe 3x3, but the little branches should be 2x1, just tall enough for you to fit through. Leave two spaces between each little branch. Layer 12 is the optimal layer to find diamonds. Have a fortune pickaxe on you for when you find diamonds. Use stone pickaxes (with optional efficiency I). Have an iron pickaxe for anything that isn't diamond. Repair the stone tools as you dig, make more as needed. You'll be needing to make diamond blocks to store them before you know it. That's the most boring, but fastest way to find diamonds.

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177. Quadcentruo said on April 22, 2012, 05:14:13 PM (-07:00)

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How many diamonds have you found within a day/hour/however long you feel like playing of doing that method you told Reun?

178. Reuniclus said on April 23, 2012, 07:24:46 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by A'bom Go to layer 11 or 12, and then branch mine. The main branch should be maybe 3x3, but the little branches should be 2x1, just tall enough for you to fit through. Leave two spaces between each little branch. Layer 12 is the optimal layer to find diamonds. Have a fortune pickaxe on you for when you find diamonds. Use stone pickaxes (with optional efficiency I). Have an iron pickaxe for anything that isn't diamond. Repair the stone tools as you dig, make more as needed. You'll be needing to make diamond blocks to store them before you know it. That's the most boring, but fastest way to find diamonds.

I got 11 diamonds from this trick, thanks Quil!
What do you do with gold?

179. A'bom said on April 23, 2012, 10:58:54 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo How many diamonds have you found within a day/hour/however long you feel like playing of doing that method you told Reun?

It depends on luck. I typically found two or three clusters of them per game session, of course, I tend to play for a very long time.

As for how long I feel like playing, as long as I am able, typically. I'm driven to keep going by the "Oh, I'll just mine one more block", which turns into "Oh, until I hit a lava patch", which turns into "Until I find a lava patch I can't get through in a reasonable amount of time using a water bucket and diamond pick", which turns into "I can't get this far on foot because my hunger bar is drained half way."

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus I got 11 diamonds from this trick, thanks Quil! What do you do with gold?

The same thing I do with everything else: HOARD ALL THE THINGS

It's like having a record of what I've found so far. I like being able to say, "Hey, look of this double chest of gold bars, and check out this single chest of gold blocks next to it!" Same thing with all the other ores, including coal.

A practical use of gold, though, is to use it for enchanting helmets. Even a level 1 enchantment has a 16% chance of getting aqua affinity and 12.5% chance of respiration (3% of respiration II). Something with that kind of enchantment isn't going to be used in battle, so may as well put it on a gold helmet! You'll have to enchant seven or eight (on average) gold helmets to get one with one or the other, but apparently gold is relatively worthless (tell me again why we value that stuff so much IRL).

180. Reuniclus said on April 24, 2012, 09:07:27 AM (-07:00)

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What can you find in the Nether that is useful?

181. A'bom said on April 24, 2012, 11:26:02 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What can you find in the Nether that is useful?

Right now, not much. It's terribly underdeveloped in my opinion and needs some serious TLC. The closest thing to useful would be blaze rods and glowstone. Glowstone can be crafted into a lamp using redstone dust, then wired up with redstone to create a mob spawner room that can have the inside lights turned on and off without the use of pistons. If you like hand-killing your mobs like I do, this is preferred to a mob grinder since it gives you combat training in a controlled environment. If you die, you can rig up a water system to push your items to a collection bin.

Blaze rods are the only way to brew potions, which are far more useful than you could ever imagine. Heat resistance potions make you immune to any form of hot. You can literally swim in lava for three minutes. Add some glowstone dust to it, and you can swim for eight minutes. Then there's the fantastic potion of speed. Used in tandem with sprint-jumping, you can run all the way across an entire map in no time at all--it's almost as fast as a mine cart on powered rails. Continuous powered rails.

Just imagine if there was a potion of stamina that prevented your hunger bar from draining!

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182. Reuniclus said on April 30, 2012, 07:44:55 AM (-07:00)

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Do you think its possible to build a house entirely out of glowstone or glowstone lamps? (Also, which would look better?)

183. A'bom said on April 30, 2012, 11:45:03 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus Do you think its possible to build a house entirely out of glowstone or glowstone lamps? (Also, which would look better?)

Possible? Yes. Practical? No. Glowstone is a very ugly block in almost all cases. It does make for decent "lit pathways", but not so good for walls. Not to mention how fragile it is and that it is a non-renewable resource. Glowstone lamps would be better for a wall since they drop their own block instead of 2-4 dust, but still would be fragile. Personally, I like the lamps much more than the glowstone because they actually look like they have some sort of shade on them or something. Lamps, however, would present the problem of only being lit when powered.

184. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on April 30, 2012, 06:55:45 PM (-07:00)

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Favorite other staff member?

185. A'bom said on April 30, 2012, 07:07:31 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER Favorite other staff member?

Trying to be sneaky, huh? I think you already know the answer to this one >:3

186. Quadcentruo said on May 1, 2012, 05:29:07 AM (-07:00)

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Least favorite member, banned or otherwise? (I think I know the answer to this one...)

187. Reuniclus said on May 1, 2012, 09:46:22 AM (-07:00)

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What are your favorite emoticons?

188. A'bom said on May 1, 2012, 09:48:41 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Least favorite member, banned or otherwise? (I think I know the answer to this one...)

I'm sorry; I repressed my memories of that one. 404 error.

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus What are your favorite emoticons?

189. Eagles said on May 2, 2012, 09:47:50 PM (-07:00)

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What's your favorite childhood memory?

190. A'bom said on May 3, 2012, 11:01:42 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Eagles What's your favorite childhood memory?

Give me a second to de-archive those files. Uhm... That'd probably be playing "Fly down". I only would have been about two or three at that time. My sister would be in her little baby swing while I stood next to her with my little toy airplanes which, for some reason, were flying down into quicksand and trying to get back out. In retrospect, that probably was influenced by watching my grandma play Super Mario Bros 3. Her favorite power up was the leaf, so she usually had the flying ability, and had a frequent habit of falling in quicksand.

191. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on May 3, 2012, 06:02:56 PM (-07:00)

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Why do you think Ik the answer?..

192. A'bom said on May 3, 2012, 06:19:22 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER Why do you think Ik the answer?..

Because I'm dodging the question

193. PHANTOMxTRAINER said on May 3, 2012, 06:58:57 PM (-07:00)

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What do you do when your dying of extreme boring?

194. A'bom said on May 3, 2012, 07:04:21 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by PHANTOMxTRAINER What do you do when your dying of extreme boring?

Probably messing around on minecraft, either designing buildings for the villagers or making a fruitless attempt to be clever and come up with something really useful and easy to make that no one has thought of yet.

195. Quadcentruo said on May 3, 2012, 07:08:18 PM (-07:00)

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Besides diamonds, what is your favorite thing to find in MC?

196. A'bom said on May 3, 2012, 07:22:03 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Quadcentruo Besides diamonds, what is your favorite thing to find in MC?

I assume you mean single item-wise. Probably either Lapis Lazuli or Iron. Lapis makes pretty blocks, and it's fun watching all the little shards fall out of the ore when you mine it--especially with a fortune pickaxe! Iron is fun though because it's more abundant and you can literally fill chests with solid blocks of the stuff. I like doing that.

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197. Reuniclus said on May 10, 2012, 05:58:39 AM (-07:00)

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How many blocks of Iron have you found, about?

198. A'bom said on May 10, 2012, 10:35:28 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Reuniclus How many blocks of Iron have you found, about?

Well, let's see... each stack makes about seven blocks, and each chest holds 27 stacks. A double chest holds 54, so 54 x 7 is about 428. That's just from my single-player game, and only counting the iron in my main base.

199. 7dewott8 said on May 10, 2012, 12:59:38 PM (-07:00)

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What's the funniest vid you've ever seen

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200. A'bom said on May 11, 2012, 10:15:55 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by 7dewott8 What's the funniest vid you've ever seen

I tend to get a kick out of the "Bobblehead Tom" segments of America's Funniest Home Videos. One montage in particular. It was a Halloween montage, if I recall correctly, and everyone was being scared half to death at the host's face. The face that was edited in over the actual face was a smiling one, so it looked kinda like everyone was screaming bloody murder at a large smiling head.

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