Duck4President

History

Member for

2 years 39 weeks

Blog

View recent blog entries

Karma

Current value

2

Recent Comments

Date	Title	Body
7 weeks 6 days ago	Hello: Tacopants? Like for	Hello: Tacopants? Like for real, this kid is Tacopants. Watching his highlight video is kind of hysterical; he is a foot taller than everyone else on the field.
9 weeks 13 hours ago	...except when he doesn't.	...except when he doesn't. (and when he is an impatient dick that provides the same information twice).
9 weeks 13 hours ago	...except when he doesn't.	...except when he doesn't.
13 weeks 3 days ago	You mean Calipari; the guy	You mean Calipari; the guy who is struggling to even make the tourney this year. We've got a good young team, but don't kid yoursel f into thinking we have anywhere near the talent of last years Kentucky team.
16 weeks 3 days ago	In their defense, they	In their defense, they absolutely reported it as rumor. But at the same time, if being posted on the internet is all it takes to be reported, CNN/Nova really need to check out Jose Canseco's gravitational theories; or timecube for that matter. Ground breaking science rumor!
20 weeks 4 days ago	You can actually play on the	You can actually play on the iPad, its not optimized for it, but that is what I play on.
20 weeks 4 days ago	You sir are the exact reason	You sir are the exact reason we needed to start an LLC: Protect ourselves from those pesky murderous neighbor lawsuits.
20 weeks 4 days ago	So, as the part of the team	So, as the part of the team responsible for the art, user interface design, interaction design etc. I honestly can't answer that question. When we made the decision to require an email there was a reason for it--I think it primarily had to do with migrating accoutns and lost passwords--but I'm not 100% certain. At the same time I can promise you that there is zero nefarious intent. We won't be slamming you with spam, nor selling your email, etc... we're zombies, not monsters.
20 weeks 4 days ago	That would require us to blow	That would require us to blow up a lot of the gameplay, but it is really a pretty intriguing idea.
20 weeks 4 days ago	In areas where there is no	In areas where there is no one playing the game will "spoof" stuff for you to shoot at. The idea is that once the map is populated, and there are enough people playing, that will stop.
20 weeks 4 days ago	So as mentioned this is a two	So as mentioned this is a two man operation with no advertising budget, funding, and a very moderate internet presence. This is also a US only release, at least for now. On day one we had something like 380, day two we had 400 more, and already on day three (today) we have cleared 1100 total players. We are relatively happy with this, but have no idea what reasonable numbers are as Apple doesn't release download statistics publically. We are worried about these numbers stalling, however, without any sort of bump from Apple. "Hot Apps", "new apps", etc. As it seems like these are the springboards to the top download list, which allows for an app to get a positive feedback loop going: more eyes on it, means more downloads, means climbing higher up the charts, means more eyes on it...etc.
20 weeks 4 days ago	Honestly, there is no	Honestly, there is no "better" race to be. I personally switch between the two pretty freely depending on what I want to do. If I want to clear out some of the riff-raff, I play the hunter. But if I want to try to establish control of the location I am at I will try to build up a bunch of zombies and then protect them with horde (this is a huge part of the game). Another tactic is to try and better protect a location by dropping and arming hunters, around a location you want to control. Basically giving yourself some back up against any zombies that might open the app in the area.
20 weeks 4 days ago	I again will stress how much	I again will stress how much more fun it is if you can get a few co-workers playing with you. I made the game and I very quickly tire of playing alone.
20 weeks 4 days ago	At first I liked that gif,	At first I liked that gif, but then I realized I have no idea if the Rock is even wearing pants. There is just no way to tell....eww gross.
20 weeks 4 days ago	By either going to their	By either going to their location and using "infect", or buying the skill called "command" which let you send a stack of 25 zombies a short distance in order to kill a hunter. We didn't want to make that too easy though. It's not as if a zombie can take out a gun and shoot a hunter halfway across town.
20 weeks 4 days ago	So as a Browns fan, myself, I	So as a Browns fan, myself, I can certainly sympathize. We actually debated whether it should be a zombie game or just a giant .gif of Weeden throwing interceptions. We decided that no one wanted to see that, so we went with the zombie game instead.
20 weeks 4 days ago	THe hunter can use his ranged	THe hunter can use his ranged weapons to pick off zombies at a distance (slot 2 & 3), but the zombie is a little more limited. In order to kill a hunter you either need to use "infect" on a zombie at your current location, or use the more advanced skill "command" to kill a distant hunter. Although zombies can create other zombies at distant locations with rat and retch. In a lot of way the game sets up to have zombies build the world, by dropping lots of zombies. And hunters keep the zombie growth in check, by destroying what other zombies have created.
20 weeks 4 days ago	You are correct, there is	You are correct, there is only a liimited amount of stuff that you can do from a single location. In that way the game sets up better to be played in short sessions, rather than long extended play sessions. I know I show up at a restaurant, drop a few zombies and put the phone away again until I go to my next location.
20 weeks 4 days ago	It plays cyclically: when you	It plays cyclically: when you die as a hunter you become a zombie. When you die as a zombie you become a hunter. There are also 2 skills (spoiled meat and cure) which basically allow you to kill yourself in order to play the other side.
20 weeks 4 days ago	If it does even moderately	If it does even moderately well, an Android version is on tap. Cool thing there is both platforms will be playing together on the same map.
20 weeks 4 days ago	At least you can make them	At least you can make them wear funny hats!? Funny hats make everything better, right?
20 weeks 4 days ago	I thought that was the point	I thought that was the point of off-season OT. I'm not sure what kind of sports related content you expected when you clicked on "OT: Zombie Block Party!" Again, if Mods feel this is inappropriate content/too much self promotion, please delete.This game has just consumed much of my free time over the last few years, and people seemed responsive in the favorite apps thread a few days ago, so I thought I would post an update.
21 weeks 14 hours ago	Brace yourself: horrible	Brace yourself: horrible harbaugh harbowl puns happening
21 weeks 4 days ago	Blame Rich Rod. Or at least	Blame Rich Rod. Or at least that's what I hear. Blockhams reference, so don't kill me for bringing it up. It's a joke. I love Rich Rod. Er, that's not entirely true, but I don't hate the man.
21 weeks 4 days ago	How have I not managed to see	How have I not managed to see this before. It's perfect. Cronenberg + Kelly = Asplode?
21 weeks 5 days ago	Im with Busey	Anyone remember "I'm with Busey" on comedy central? A short lived gem, and I mean that in the truest sense of the word. I'm not even going to try and embed, but here is a clip from the show of Gary Busey as a relationship counselor/woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tN_4JsNnkc
21 weeks 5 days ago	Zombie Block Party	Alright so don't kill me for posting an iPhone app, nor for my bit of self promotion: The app that has been opened the most times on my phone in the last year has clearly been Zombie Block Party. The reason, is b/c it has been a project a friend and I have been working on over the course of the last two years. ZBP is a GPS based multiplayer strategy game that is played on a google map. Every real-world address is a location that zombie and hunter players can fight for control of. It releases in like two weeks for iPhone, which we could not be more excited about. No Android version yet b/c I am trying to finish a PhD and my partner has a full-time job. I'm sure I will update the board when it actually releases, but for now if it sounds interesting give us a "like" on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ZombieBlockParty
21 weeks 6 days ago	I'm touched. I really am. But	I'm touched. I really am. But I can tell when someone is blowing smoke up my ass. Particularly when you have 120 times the MGoPoints that I do. But I'll play... MGrowOld is most certainly one of my favorite posters. You're wife has landed you conversations with both Mattison and Hoke. Doesn't get any better than that.
21 weeks 6 days ago	This topic actually made me	This topic actually made me realize how much I hate myself. The fact that no one has listed me as their favorite poster yet, has really caused me to question whether I have any value at all. MGoBlog, I need MGoHelp, I am in great need of reassurance and MGoSelfEsteem. I deeply regret opening this page.
22 weeks 4 days ago	Thank you good sir. I know	Thank you good sir. I know the board would suggest I just google it, but with my safe search off I didn't feel like rolling the dice.

more