The Official Jazz Off-Topic Thread

[Daddy 801]

I play BoomBeach in my phone. Usually when I'm pooping. Does that make a gamer?

[AingesBurner]

Any of you guys been Scotland, looking to honeymoon there and was wondering if its an expensive area and if the food was good, how good the golf was, etc.

[Inigo Montoya]

Any of you guys been Scotland, looking to honeymoon there and was wondering if its an expensive area and if the food was good, how good the golf was, etc.

You should look up the Loch Ness monster. Hang around with it, and everything will cost you only tree fiddy.

[KqWIN]

Finally started playing the Witcher 3 at Inigo's recommendation. It's good..story is alright. Little slow though.

You'll get more out of the story if you played the previous games, and\or read the books. Still, the quality of the writing and dialogue jumps at you right away, and the approach of making the side-quests as meaningful and as well-written as the main plot, makes this game stand out, among other things. It's a huge game though. Are you still in White Orchard?

Novigrad. I might enjoy it more if I had endless time, but I really just want to find Ciri already!

[Inigo Montoya]

Novigrad. I might enjoy it more if I had endless time, but I really just want to find Ciri already!

You should take your time and not rush it. Don't treat it like an Elder Scrolls game. You'll miss a lot of worthwhile stories and experiences if you rush through it.

[goober]

Any SLC restaurant recommendations? one of my graduation gifts is going to any restaurant i want, really want a good one (I prefer italian, seafood, and steakhouses

[AingesBurner]

Any SLC restaurant recommendations? one of my graduation gifts is going to any restaurant i want, really want a good one (I prefer italian, seafood, and steakhouses

Sea Salt is killer Italian brotha! Spencer's has killer steaks. Copper Onion is good eclectic food as well.

[Soul Patch]

HSL or provisions. I haven't tried Tupelo in Park City but the chef there is awesome. He opened up a couple of Jean Georges and could go anywhere but stayed in Utah.

[AingesBurner]

HSL or provisions. I haven't tried Tupelo in Park City but the chef there is awesome. He opened up a couple of Jean Georges and could go anywhere but stayed in Utah.

I wasn't a fan of Provision, I thought the food was bland.

[Soul Patch]

HSL or provisions. I haven't tried Tupelo in Park City but the chef there is awesome. He opened up a couple of Jean Georges and could go anywhere but stayed in Utah.

I wasn't a fan of Provision, I thought the food was bland.

I've heard it's gone down hill a bit. The chef has gotten married and the crew has changed but they were doing some great stuff when I was working there.

[AingesBurner]

HSL or provisions. I haven't tried Tupelo in Park City but the chef there is awesome. He opened up a couple of Jean Georges and could go anywhere but stayed in Utah.

I wasn't a fan of Provision, I thought the food was bland.

I've heard it's gone down hill a bit. The chef has gotten married and the crew has changed but they were doing some great stuff when I was working there.

I'm not picky either, I've been to some really great restaurants across the US and was excited to eat there after seeing the awards it had won and was just disappointed.

[UTJazzFan_Echo1]

Any SLC restaurant recommendations? one of my graduation gifts is going to any restaurant i want, really want a good one (I prefer italian, seafood, and steakhouses

You MUST go to Thyme and Seasons in North Salt Lake/Bountiful. It's more of a Thai type place, but the steaks and fish there are second to none. Chef Hai (the owner and chef) is the greatest too. Hilarious guy that will tell you all sorts of crazy stories.

[KqWIN]

Novigrad. I might enjoy it more if I had endless time, but I really just want to find Ciri already!

You should take your time and not rush it. Don't treat it like an Elder Scrolls game. You'll miss a lot of worthwhile stories and experiences if you rush through it.

I liked the Novigrad storyline...but the whole finding people to find more people thing is getting a little bit old. I'm just about ready to sail to Skelige, but I'm going to do a few sidequests first. The side quests are good. Better than the Main Quest for sure.

Question...When is the right time to start HOS and B&W? I heard that HOS is makes sense to do before the Main Quest ends...but I'm also only lvl 18 right now.

[Inigo Montoya]

Question...When is the right time to start HOS and B&W? I heard that HOS is makes sense to do before the Main Quest ends...but I'm also only lvl 18 right now.

Good move on your part to get it with all the expansions.

Regarding Hearts of Stone, there is a recommended level stipulated in the quest journal, and I'd follow it, unless you're dominating everything, which I doubt. The reasons I can think of for doing it before ending the main quest is that you get very nice sword that you can use throughout you adventures, though I think there is a certain level requirement to use it too, so it's probably better to wait a bit. The second reason is that there is a romanceable character in that expansion (should be familiar to those who played the first game or read the books) so the calculus is that you may want to do HOS before getting romantically involved with one of the main characters of the base game. This shouldn't be a big consideration, because the expansions are self-contained and don't have any effect of your relationships in the base game.

As for Blood and Wine, I'd save it for after you finish the main quest and around level 30 (?) I think, or just around the recommended level in the quest journal. There should be no rush for either though, it sounds like you still have much to do, and HOS is around 10 hours minimum, and B&W is around 40 hours.

[Inigo Montoya]

Started reading Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker. About 35% through, and keep waiting for something to happen. Still well written though, as every Barker book is.

[goober]

The DirecTV retailer i work with sold Joel Bolomboy's father DirecTV, I got to talk to him on the phone (because he was wanting to cancel) was actually pretty cool, but his reason for wanting to cancel was quite an interesting one.

(Apparently when the technician was installing his DTV, Joel was there so they got pictures with him) Pretty funny.

The retailer i work for also sold DTV to Von Miller's parents for all you Broncos fans

[KqWIN]

The Witcher 3 is a great game, maybe the best RPG I've ever played. That said...there are some things that just piss me off. The auto failed quests with no warnings just cost me many hours. The game should give you a warning before making you auto skip a quest that affects the end of the game. So frustrating...You have to look ahead with some kind of guide or you will auto fail quests.

[Inigo Montoya]

The Witcher 3 is a great game, maybe the best RPG I've ever played. That said...there are some things that just piss me off. The auto failed quests with no warnings just cost me many hours. The game should give you a warning before making you auto skip a quest that affects the end of the game. So frustrating...You have to look ahead with some kind of guide or you will auto fail quests.

I didn't encounter that. Which quest was it that you skipped and auto failed, which also affected the ending? (was it the Radovid quest-line with Roche?)

Which ending did you get (use the spoiler button please, so we won't ruin it for others)?

[KqWIN]

The Witcher 3 is a great game, maybe the best RPG I've ever played. That said...there are some things that just piss me off. The auto failed quests with no warnings just cost me many hours. The game should give you a warning before making you auto skip a quest that affects the end of the game. So frustrating...You have to look ahead with some kind of guide or you will auto fail quests.

I didn't encounter that. Which quest was it that you skipped and auto failed, which also affected the ending? (was it the Radovid quest-line with Roche?)

Which ending did you get (use the spoiler button please, so we won't ruin it for others)?

Spoiler:

The quest that auto failed was Redania's most wanted. I purposely decided not to do a favor for King Radovid because I didn't like him. It automatically made me fail with no warning when I sailed to the Isle of Mists. Without that quest, I was unable to continue the questline and get the quest that involves a choice between Djikstra and Roche

Turns out it was a false alarm. I was able to get that quest, but only through some special dialogue choices in another mission. If I did not choose those dialogue options (which I wouldn't have chosen otherwise), I would have lost the political questline and King Radovid would end up winning the war. Thankfully I looked forward through a guide and saved myself some replay time by choosing the right dialogue.

A guide is almost necessary for this game if you don't want things to happen by accident. You spoil some of the story, but it's the only way to get all the dialogue you want. I don't think I'll have time to replay this massive story.

I'm at the point in the main story where I have defeated Imerith. I decided to start HOS because there are a couple of dialogue options that can only be had if you do it first. As far as my ending, it looks like I'm on track to get the Ciri - Witcher ending.

Other endings:

Baron - Lives
Romance - Yen (I would have picked Triss if not for the better dialogue)
War - Nilfguard/Roche
Keira - Lives
King - Cerys

[Daddy 801]

You guys like hockey? The game last night was good until the refs made a horrible call in the end.