SaidaiSTG Thread Ver 1.11 (counterstop fixed, initials still not working)

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

I'll know more of whether I'll be able to participate in STGT or not on/after July 9.

Okay, it's before the 9th, but I can still say that I definitely am in for STGT.

Edit: I guess I shouldn't say definitely, but it's more likely. Worse that could happen is that I end up signing up for it and not actually being able to play due to something coming up.

[chirpy13]

New PC, yay!  Definitely in for STGT now.

[chirpy13]

STGT signups now open!.  We also need a new team banner for this year...

[Drake]

Alrighty, so Chirp and I are definitely in, but now that signups are up, we need to see who else is still interested.

Enigma seems to be on board, shadowbringer I'm not sure, and Sik needs to show up too.

[ぷしゅ]

I'm still in, I'll get on irc tomorrow 

[shadowbringer]

nice to see you guys on the road again

I'll participate too but I also need to tell my friends who may be interested in participating in stgt with me, to see if they will be able to participate. I may take a week for that, and like I mentioned before, somewhere, in the worst case scenario I'll have to form my own team if enough of said friends want to participate on the same team as myself. (personally I prefer to play for the motk teams than forming my own, because I can't ignore scoring )

Also I need to say that at least one such friend expressed interest in participating. He may have an account on motk already, his nick is fallensoul. I'll tell him to post here when possible

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

So I just got the second extend on Ikaruga(Easy) with default settings. I'm not sure what to think about this.

Also damn that stage 3 and 4. Also the stage 5 bosses seem harder than I remember them.

[Erppo]

We should have a V-V (two)week since I know some people are already playing it and it's quite awesome.

[Zil]

Well, second loop of DOJBL cleared, starting from 2-1.

[Esper]

I'm in but I'm probably going to suck/not be able to play a good 90% of the shmups.

But hey, if I have any of the games available, good for me!

I have no idea if I should start my own team or join another though  :ohdear:

[Zengeku]

I have no idea if I should start my own team or join another though  :ohdear:

If you want, you can join our team. (We'd actually really appreciate it since we really need some more members)

We are not a very serious team (which is arguably understandable considering what games were picked for STGT 2012) and our main purpose is to say 'fuck no' to playing bad games. We play one credit, a lot of credits or just procrastinate based on what we feel like at the time.

That means our team is likely a good choice for someone who doesn't really know what STGT is all about and would like a taste of what it's like without the obligation to play something that you really hate just because you signed onto a team without knowing what you signed up for. (Like me last year)

[Esper]

If you want, you can join our team. (We'd actually really appreciate it since we really need some more members)

We are not a very serious team (which is arguably understandable considering what games were picked for STGT 2012) and our main purpose is to say 'fuck no' to playing bad games. We play one credit, a lot of credits or just procrastinate based on what we feel like at the time.

That means our team is likely a good choice for someone who doesn't really know what STGT is all about and would like a taste of what it's like without the obligation to play something that you really hate just because you signed onto a team without knowing what you signed up for. (Like me last year)

Then what team is it? I'd like to join.

[Seppo Hovi]

Team One Credit, I think. Or maybe Zengeku is trying to speak you into Team Denmark.

In both cases, you should start using IRC to contact your team members. I have no idea what channels or servers do they use, but Zengeku is Zengeku on ppirc.

[Esper]

Team One Credit, I think. Or maybe Zengeku is trying to speak you into Team Denmark.

In both cases, you should start using IRC to contact your team members. I have no idea what channels or servers do they use, but Zengeku is Zengeku on ppirc.

Now to look for free IRC clients...

[Zengar Zombolt]

Pretty sure he's on team Denmark. Unless he's planning on MANGO SENTINAL MKII.

[Zengeku]

Right. I am not going on Team Denmark this year. I'd much rather play on team with some people I actually know rather than just countrymen. I am not sure if we are calling it Team Procrastination: We Play Next Week or Team One Credit. I guess I'll decide that with Bananamatic later on.

Also Esu, if you want, you could use Mirc. That gives you a free 30-day test period. I think you can find a free IRC service here on MoTK here: http://webchat.ppirc.net/?channels=shrinemaiden

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

I thought you said you weren't going to participate again. I approve of your participation.


Also approve of the team names. I'll need to sign up for this soon as well as get on the irc sometime. I do have mirc, but I almost never use it.

[Esper]

Just got into DaiOuJou and to be honest it's not bad.

[chirpy13]

Now to look for free IRC clients...

Since you're a Firefox user, I recommend the Chatzilla addon.

[Esper]

Since you're a Firefox user, I recommend the Chatzilla addon.

I'm starting to phase out of Firefox due to all of the issues.

[Shimatora]

If anyone's looking for another player, I'm more than willing to join their team.  :3

Edit: Found one!

[chirpy13]

Inspiration for the banner has struck me!!  A gif of this loop with the team name written within the blue areas and shrunk down to 200x50.  I want to know if other people like it though :V.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

How to not suck at Radiant Silvergun?

My current bests:

Arcade: 3,995,760 Stage 4A
Story: 4,369,830 Stage 2D
Story(Ikaruga chaining): 4,940,550 Stage 2E

It's tough to dodge some of the stuff, even when you're just shooting things.

Edit: And why is my avatar thing randomly changing?


Also, not enough Marisa, Patchy, or Nitori. I'm not really a fan of an animated banner either. But if most people want that it's fine too.

[Azinth]

What a loathsome state this thread has been in.

STGT '12 is underway guys!!!! How are you doing with this week's pick (good ol' S99), what are your thoughts on the coming weeks' games, etc.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

My best run so far ended with a double KO on the 1-5 boss.

I didn't play yesterday. I've only trained stages 1-1 to 1-3 so far. And even then I've still been screwing up on 1-3. I haven't savestate trained stages 4 or later yet though.

[Shimatora]

What a loathsome state this thread has been in.

STGT '12 is underway guys!!!! How are you doing with this week's pick (good ol' S99), what are your thoughts on the coming weeks' games, etc.

I can NDNB 1-1 to 1-5 relatively consistently, and the 1-6 boss and the 1-8 boss's final form are the only ones to give me any proper trouble. Concentrating on 1-6 to 1-8 tomorrow in order to find a route for the bosses that I'm comfortable with using. 1-ALL is looking very possible!

Not sure what I'm looking forward to for the next few weeks. R-Type Leo seems like it'd be enjoyable for the Hori week, as for cave I'm kind of torn between the three choices. V-V sounds fun for Toaplan, and obviously Mystic Square for the doujin week - seeing as it's the only one of the three I've properly played!

[Esper]

I'm sucking horribly at S99 and Banana would like to say that he hates it, him saying and I quote

[17:47] <Zengeku> tell me how well you are doing in Strikers esu-chan
[18:16] <Esupanitix> Haven't played it today :V
[18:16] <Esupanitix> I kinda have a massive headache and my lack of a Barq's high isn't helping me
[18:17] <Bananamatic> fuck strikers

And I agree with him. Fuck Strikers 1999, I'm going to play Ketsui all week.

[Zengeku]

Yeah well, the game's not bad at all but I suck at it and dying to the same easy looking things is starting to grate on my patience with it. Especially since stages 1,2 and 3 doesn't challenge. In fact, hardly anything in the stages themselves does before like Stage 6. The bosses keep killing me stupidly though so I haven't progressed beyond Stage 5.

Still Esu, you should at least submit your best credit if you haven't done so already. My best so far is 550k. I don't know what you have but just submit whatever you got. Doesn't matter if people see you sucking at Strikers. You are better at Touhou and as it's been proven before; Touhou is harder so it doesn't really matter how you perform in Psikyou games.  :V

Also. Haven't played Strikers since early yesterday since a horribly stupid incompetence on the governments side that caused me to not get into University before next year... so basically I've been looking for work so I at least can make some money. I figure that is a bit more important than Strikers.  :V

[Esper]

Yeah well, the game's not bad at all but I suck at it and dying to the same easy looking things is starting to grate on my patience with it. Especially since stages 1,2 and 3 doesn't challenge. In fact, hardly anything in the stages themselves does before like Stage 6. The bosses keep killing me stupidly though so I haven't progressed beyond Stage 5.

Still Esu, you should at least submit your best credit if you haven't done so already. My best so far is 550k. I don't know what you have but just submit whatever you got. Doesn't matter if people see you sucking at Strikers. You are better at Touhou and as it's been proven before; Touhou is harder so it doesn't really matter how you perform in Psikyou games.  :V

Also. Haven't played Strikers since early yesterday since a horribly stupid incompetence on the governments side that caused me to not get into University before next year... so basically I've been looking for work so I at least can make some money. I figure that is a bit more important than Strikers.  :V

1. Yes.

2. I'll try again for a bit and see what I can do (Though it'll be hard to keep me away from Ys for more than 30 minutes, God help me when school comes along).

3. Ouch. Sorry to hear that.

[chirpy13]

Did some state practice day 1, and ran a couple credits for my 799k, haven't beaten that yet.  Stage portions were all really easy to get consistent at save for a couple parts of 1-8, but them bosses... I'm absolute shit when it comes to memo.  Even if I know what to do, I have this stupid tendency to forget.  I can sight-dodge most of it, but there comes a point where it just becomes too difficult to do that and turns into resource management.  The power loss from dying on things I'm usually consistent with really throws me off too.  So far an ideal run for me would look something like NMNB 1-1 to 1-3, a bomb or two each for 1-4 to 1-7, and just nuke the fuck out of 1-8 with my Mecha-36.

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