Josh Petrie

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Dec
18
 comment Is it possible for a Jumping Puzzle / Dive to be Bugged in a subset of Servers?
No need to apologize :)
Dec
17
 comment Is it possible for a Jumping Puzzle / Dive to be Bugged in a subset of Servers?
I'm one of the lead programmers ;)
Dec
8
 comment Two guns not displayed, even though twin holster crafted
It seems to be very buggy, yeah :\
Nov
8
 comment How do you pass level 3 in VIM Adventures?
+1 for helping me discover this :D
Oct
24
 comment Do White Bolts NOT Count as Being Detected?
The first-level white bolts don't count for sure (I got the achievement recently and allowed a handful of characters to get them). The second-level white bolts might, as they seem to be accompanied by a sound. I always reloaded when I got them so I can't confirm beyond that.
Oct
20
 comment Is the Door To Nowhere important, or is it an easter egg?
Pretty sure it's just an easter egg, but I could see it used as the access point for some future DLC (fingers crossed) as well.
Oct
15
 comment Is any elevated surface a valid place to store unconscious victims in order not to get eaten by rats?
There are ini settings to control corpse vanish behavior to some extent.
Oct
15
 comment Can I bind a key to enable a certain power?
This post says you can, but doesn't say how -- maybe pressing the number key while the desired power is selected, before closing the radial menu (that's similar to how it works on the 360).
Oct
15
 comment What's the effect of blowing candles?
There is load screen help text that says that shadows do conceal you, but only at a distance. Anecdotal evidence during my various playthroughs appears to confirm this.
Oct
11
 comment How does the gold/gem exchange rate get determined?
You're correct that the system doesn't operate on an "offer" system (which would be closer to how the trading post works, for example). But we don't directly manipulate the stocks or the rates (my source for this being that I work at ArenaNet).
Oct
11
 comment How does the gold/gem exchange rate get determined?
@SaintWacko The exchange is global, so the initial seed stock and rate were set once, not per-server.
May
20
 comment Are there any benefits to blowing everything up?
I've discovered that while destroying the environment imparts no spirit gain as a monk, it will reset the countdown on Sweeping Wind and possibly other similar skills that refresh on strike.
Apr
30
 comment How do you show FPS and ping in GW2?
You should only need -perf, not -perfs.
Mar
17
 comment Can you “win” Dwarf Fortress?
"Unofficial" ways usually just include any goals the player sets for him or herself -- building some crazy structure, a fortress under the ocean, breaching the HFS and conquering the resulting... fun. Et cetera.
Feb
3
 comment How to kill Grelod the Kind secretly?
Trying not to spoiler too much, but, how do you get the Shrouded Gloves without finishing this quest? As far as I know, there are a limited, fixed number of them and they all require events that are set in motion by killing Grelod. Not that you need the gloves, as she's a wimp.
Jan
24
 comment Do Dual Flurry and Duel Savagery apply to single attacks?
I'm fairly certain, but I admit I haven't done any kind of controlled research -- I saved my game, took the perk and swung a few times, reloaded and did the same and compared the feel. It did not seem noticeably faster. I was using daggers, maybe it's already fast enough that the speed difference was minor?
Jan
22
 comment Magic damage vs Physical damage based on level
You can apply potion effects to physical damage as well, though (Fortify One-Handed, for example).
Nov
16
 comment What are the consequences of stealing?
I had this happen as well; one of the thugs had a note on him that suggested to me who figured out I stole from him.
Oct
4
 comment What is the object near the exit of the escape tunnel in Metroid II: The Return of Samus?
The glitches caused by missing or bad tile data are all pretty regular and reproducible.