Topic: Zelda Triforce Heroes - Let's play dress-up!

[ejamer]

I just got the game and haven't tried playing yet - but there seems to be enough interest here for some matchmaking.

Starting this thread so that we can see who is interested and figure out when people are available.
(I'm often available after 7pm Eastern during weeknights, starting next week.)

[Khushrenada]

Yeah, I'd be up for it. I've been threatening to start playing this game and getting a forum group together to do it for over a year now so time to get it done. This and Federation Force which is also now getting some traction in the "You vs Khushrenada" thread.

Anyways, same as I mentioned in that thread, I'm going to be away over the long weekend so won't be able to do anything right away and if Pokepal148's MP:FF shows up on Tuesday than I'm probably playing it that night provided Mop it up is in. Earliest I can hook up with you would be Thursday evening if you want to set that as the launch date. Maybe I'll be switching back and forth between groups for MP and TH. Give the 3DS some long nights.

[Mop it up]

Sounds like Thursday might be what we want to shoot for.

Yeah, I'd be up for it. I've been threatening to start playing this game and getting a forum group together to do it for over a year now so time to get it done. This and Federation Force which is also now getting some traction in the "You vs Khushrenada" thread.

I just hope that you don't start playing single player and then get bored of the games and don't want to play multiplayer anymore.

[Khushrenada]

Who can say? But I'm not willing to take that option off the table at this time.

I'd probably be up for a bit more LM2 multiplayer if I knew there wouldn't be so many connection failures. I dislike playing for 2 hours yet not being able to make much progress because of that. It just feels like spinning wheels. But, playing with actual people would still be a bit more enjoyable than the single player focus I took. I just thought I could earn that last E. Gadd badge and then retire the game and move on to another in my backlog like LOZ:TF or MP:FF.

[Mop it up]

I understand. I think it just goes to show one of the differences between us. Myself, I don't care about achievement type stuff, I just like to play, so it doesn't matter to me if a play session gets cut short from an error and no reward is given. I get how that is frustrating to the people who enjoy going for that kind of stuff and I think it's one of the causes of the lower scores I've seen for the game. I'm not arguing it isn't a fair criticism, as it is, just not one I care about meself.

[Khushrenada]

I'm not always into achievements myself although I do like the sense of satisfaction from knowing I completely covered a game or what the developers wanted to challenge me with. It just seemed like an more reliable way to speed that process up without having to arrange a time to meet up and then still suffer losses of progress.

[ejamer]

Thursday evening sounds great!  Let's do it!

What time (and timezones) are people available at?
I'm good from about 7-10pm Eastern, and hoping that window might work for others.


(Also need to play Luigi's Mansion 2 at some point - haven't gotten around to it yet despite really enjoying the original game. One thing at a time though.)

[ejamer]

Anyone care to comment on timing?

Also, do we need to play solo before meeting online (because it's possibly I haven't had time to pop the cart in yet...)?

[Khushrenada]

Well, Mop it up is usually good to start playing by 8:00 PM EST but we should wait and hear from her for sure as to when she's available. I would be ready today to start at 7:00 EST or after so whenever Mop it up is ready will probably be when we start.

As for playing solo, it's probably a good idea to just pop it in and play through it a bit. When I played Metroid Prime: Federation Force on Tuesday, I held things up a bit by needing to get through the opening cutscenes and training before I could join the others. Even then, it took a bit for me to adjust and get into the game. Pokepal148 had just picked up the game on Tuesday but he played through the first three missions on his own before he joined up so he had a good understanding of how to play and was ready. I'm going to follow that example and play a bit of this today before we join up tonight.

Also, have you joined up on to NWR's Discord channel? When I've playing games with other NWR users, it's the place we've been going to (specifically the multiplayer chat channel) to type and communicate as we're playing. When the time comes to start playing this then I'll be heading there.

[Stratos]

I wouldn't be free until later. Will see how it goes once my certification class is done.

[Mop it up]

Yeah I should be good to go sometime between 7 and 8, not sure exactly when.

I don't remember there being anything you need to play before jumping online. The levels are the same whether they are in single player or multiplayer, however the progression is tracked separately for them. This means that completing a world in multiplayer won't unlock the next world for single player and vice versa. In single player, you still have three Links, but the other two don't move and you swap control between them. Pretty clunky, I don't recommend it.

Personally, I think it's more fun to just jump in headfirst and start playing online with us. Who needs practice? Learn on the job! It's always a good way to gain experience or at least provide entertainment for anyone watching. It's a cooperative game anyway so you've not competing with anyone.

I wouldn't be free until later. Will see how it goes once my certification class is done.

That's fine because the game is limited to 3 players and we already have 3 lined up to start with. If one person wants to quit before the other 2 then maybe you can sub in for them.

[ejamer]

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I wouldn't be free until later. Will see how it goes once my certification class is done.

That's fine because the game is limited to 3 players and we already have 3 lined up to start with. If one person wants to quit before the other 2 then maybe you can sub in for them.

This sounds like the Canadian way of saying you are ready to give up on me already!   
(Which is probably fair, to be honest...)

@Stratos: Do join if you are up for it! I don't mind subbing out or taking turns or whatever.

[Khushrenada]

If you haven't played or started the game yet (Stratos or ejamer) then do so. I got into the game today and there is a bit of stuff you have to do before you can start playing either online or in single player. It's a pretty basic game it seems but I'm curious to see what it will be like as we dive deeper.

You are limited in the costume you can wear at first and need to collect materials to unlock the others which are gained by quests in the dungeons. That seems to be the main hook. Also, have we exchanged 3DS friend codes? I know I have with Stratos and Mop but not sure if we've ever done that.

[Khushrenada]

Since we aren't sure yet when Mop is ready to start and I'm not sure if ejamer has done the preliminary work to open the multiplayer mode yet, I am going to step out for a moment. Should be ready by 8:00 PM EST then. I'll be in Discord now. Depending how it goes for everyone, we may be able to start sooner but right now that is looking the best time to begin.

[Mop it up]

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I wouldn't be free until later. Will see how it goes once my certification class is done.

That's fine because the game is limited to 3 players and we already have 3 lined up to start with. If one person wants to quit before the other 2 then maybe you can sub in for them.

This sounds like the Canadian way of saying you are ready to give up on me already!   
(Which is probably fair, to be honest...)

Wait what? That wasn't what I was saying at all!

You are limited in the costume you can wear at first and need to collect materials to unlock the others which are gained by quests in the dungeons. That seems to be the main hook.

That and there are also three challenges per level that I'm sure you'll want to go for. The game can be surprisingly challenging at times.

[ejamer]

I just got kids to bed (after we played through the first stage of the first level together)... so am ready to go except for needing friend codes after getting a new 3DS.  Mine hasn't changed, but after my 3DS sat on a shelf for over a year I removed anyone who I didn't live locally - adding them back now.

Edit:  Err... only see Mop it up's code listed in the 3DS friend codes thread, so Stratos and Khushrenada will have to hit me up with their code directly?  Mine is 0001-3482-5503

[Khushrenada]

Yeah, I was curious how that worked. I played the first woodlands area but when I went back it didn't open up a new section of that area that I noticed unless I had to actually select and play it again. I figure I have to go through the first 4 areas of a dungeon in order to then open up these other paths or challenges or am I mistaken?

[Mop it up]

I feel so rejected!

4038-6104-5683

[Khushrenada]

What is your 3DS FC then ejamer?

Mine is 0559-6832-7473

[Khushrenada]

Also, how did Mop it up change her custom title?

[ejamer]

What is your 3DS FC then ejamer?

Mine is 0559-6832-7473

Added!  Does it still take up to 24 hours to resolve though?
Mine is 0001-3482-5503

[Mop it up]

Also, how did Mop it up change her custom title?

It's a secret to everybody.

[ejamer]

It's a secret to everybody.

Not anymore - NWR Khush is on mah list!
Do we start playing now?

[Khushrenada]

What is your 3DS FC then ejamer?

Mine is 0559-6832-7473

Added!  Does it still take up to 24 hours to resolve though?
Mine is 0001-3482-5503

Nope. I've added you and we are already linked. I can see you are online also.

[Khushrenada]

It's a secret to everybody.

Not anymore - NWR Khush is on mah list!
Do we start playing now?

Lucky you. That's like catching a legendary Pokemon. I was just stating to Mop my intention to run out and get something to eat. So hungry. So so hungry.

But if you want to get into it. I can put off sustenance for a little while longer. Also, Discord now for faster chatting.

[Mop it up]

Are you able to join us in Discord?

https://discordapp.com/channels/216416163809198081/422287658019061778

[ejamer]

Trying to join discord now.


Nope... Don't know how Discord works.  I tried though..

[Khushrenada]

Wish you would get the Discord working but anyways, do you want to take a moment to got to Madame's shop and see if we can get new items?

[ejamer]

sure - I need to bail in a few minutes to clean up the kitchen anyway

#domesticated

[Khushrenada]

How much longer have you got?

[ejamer]

I can drag you down for one last round.

[Khushrenada]

Were you planning on coming back or are you done for the night? I'm going to go out and get something to eat now anyways so there's a bit of time. Probably be ready to go again at 10 pm EST. Or if Stratos wants to get in on the action, now's his chance.


DO IT! TRIFORCE HEROES IS A BLAST!!!!

[ejamer]

Sadly, I'm out for the night... but would be willing to play again in the future.

Hey - did you know that the bear outfit I was picking doubles heart loss and gives you one fewer heart? Cool beans, huh? I probably should have read about the costume powers before playing with you guys online.

Good game though - I'm glad there were two strong players to drag my sorry carcass to the end. (Although you were pretty stingy about the post-boss piggybacks, IMO.)

[Khushrenada]

HAHAHA!! Mop it up was wondering why you kept selecting it in Discord for awhile. Maybe you can learn to figure that out for next time. 

[ejamer]

HAHAHA!! Mop it up was wondering why you kept selecting it ...

True answer: reminded me of a pair of awesome PJs I had as a kid.  That outfit never took my hearts away though - and now my son has his own "happy bear" jammies that he loves too.

Will look into discord for next time.

[Mop it up]

Living up to your title I see.

Nah just poking. It's been fun mate! I hope you had fun too. Sorry if I seemed a bit clumsy, I, uh, may have drank something that had a little touch of, uh, sweet sauce in it. If you know what I mean.

[ejamer]

You're too modest - both of you two were top notch, and I was jealous of all the awesome costumes showcased by Mop it up. One day I'll be able to wear more than just bear PJs... of course, I'll probably still wear them just to make my teammates ask each other: "What's that guy been smoking?!" as I fall off another cliff.

Vive l'Ourson!

[Mop it up]

Actually I thought you just liked challenge in your vidya games, hee hee. And I don't mind, play how ya wanna play.

[Khushrenada]

Anyone else wanting to get in some TriForce action tonight?

[ejamer]

Anyone else wanting to get in some TriForce action tonight?

Does this mean there was no sign of Stratos last night?
Too bad - it's a fun group game!  Kind of awkward to *require* 3 people, but still a lot of fun and worth playing.

[Stratos]

I figured I would be a 4th wheel so I played a game with my wife instead of jumping on and checking. We'll have to try again this weekend.

[Mop it up]

So, anything going on tonight?

Anyone else wanting to get in some TriForce action tonight?

Does this mean there was no sign of Stratos last night?

Nope. Monster Hunter wins again.

[ejamer]

So, anything going on tonight?

Not available tonight, but probably Saturday or pick a night next week for an hour or two?

[Khushrenada]

Where's Pokepal and his Federation Force interest?

Also, ejamer. Not sure if you took a look or not but you can probably get a couple new outfits now. I popped in Triforce Heroes today because there is the daily treasure shop to try my luck at choosing a chest with treasure. After I went to Madame Couture's and I grabbed a couple items. Just need some more rupees and I can get a couple more. Also, there was a bit more story doing that.

I went into the castle to check about what's been completed and the list will show everything done as single and multiplayer together. You can then click at the bottom and see what has been done as single player or multiplayer themselves to separate them but they appear to overlap. Mop it up was saying what was done in multi wouldn't count in single but the game seems to take both into account.

Also, we've opened up the Den of Trials so that is something to also look forward to tackling. According to the most interesting character in the game, the clown Tripini, there is a rare outfit at the bottom of it. I wonder what that could be....?

[Khushrenada]

So, did you want to do more of this today, ejamer, like you were suggesting?

Also, what are your plans in regards to completing the game? Is you planning to play more with your family to complete it? Does you want to progress through the whole thing with us? Does you care if we do stuff without you and use someone else? Will you need our assistance for completing it?

[ejamer]

So, did you want to do more of this today, ejamer, like you were suggesting?

Also, what are your plans in regards to completing the game? Is you planning to play more with your family to complete it? Does you want to progress through the whole thing with us? Does you care if we do stuff without you and use someone else? Will you need our assistance for completing it?

I'm able/willing to play, but in no rush.

As for completing, this is one of those games that I bought just to play with friends - no real goal to compete or complete, just to have fun.  So people playing without me is totally ok, and if others actually want to complete the game I'd try to be more serious about stuff like not walking off cliffs accidentally.

If people post a day in advance of when they want to play, I can probably free up most evenings for an hour or two to play. The hard thing for me is knowing far enough in advance to actually show up.

[Mop it up]

Yeah I could go tonight.

I think to get ejamer into Discord, we need to find him an invite link to the NWR channel. I'm not sure how to get that though. Is there one on the site somewhere?

[Khushrenada]

Yeah I could go tonight.

I think to get ejamer into Discord, we need to find him an invite link to the NWR channel. I'm not sure how to get that though. Is there one on the site somewhere?

Of course, there's an invite lying around: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=52128.0

Well, I am serious about completing the game!     

So, because of that, I'd like to tackle the rest of the Woodlands challenges and then move on to a new dungeon from there. I'm ready to tackle this anytime tonight.

[ejamer]

Yeah I could go tonight.

I think to get ejamer into Discord, we need to find him an invite link to the NWR channel. I'm not sure how to get that though. Is there one on the site somewhere?

Of course, there's an invite lying around: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=52128.0

Well, I am serious about completing the game!     

So, because of that, I'd like to tackle the rest of the Woodlands challenges and then move on to a new dungeon from there. I'm ready to tackle this anytime tonight.

Apologies - I don't get online every day and didn't see this message until today.
Still interested this week, if we can pick a night in advance?

[Khushrenada]

Tonight? Tomorrow Night? Do either of those work?

[Mop it up]

If he isn't available then I could probably get my friend to play with us. Just need to make sure we start early enough.

[ejamer]

Tonight? Tomorrow Night? Do either of those work?

Let's do Tuesday night!  What time - was it around 7 or 8pm eastern?

[Khushrenada]

I can do either. I'll let Mop it up determine what time she can start.

[ejamer]

I'm getting kids ready for bed soon, will be online in about 75 minutes to see if we have a trio available tonight.
(And if not, I'm available most other evenings - just need advance notice since I don't do well with short notice.)

[Khushrenada]

Alright. Well, Mop it up hasn't been on here since yesterday so hopefully she shows up soon and lets us know what her availability is.

Maybe this is Stratos chance to get in on the action!

[Mop it up]

Less dew dis.

[Khushrenada]

Hahaha! Stratos gets left out again!

So, in about 55 minutes from now? 7:15 PM EST? That the time we meeting?

[Khushrenada]

Did ejamer figure out Discord yet?

[Mop it up]

Yeah I"m good to go after my dinner.

[ejamer]

Did ejamer figure out Discord yet?

So I was able to do audio on discord for the NWR channel, but the channel you sent last time didn't show anything happening.  I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[Khushrenada]

O-ho! So, you can open the Discord app and see the NWR Channel? Can you see the General channel under the list of text channels that people are regularly posting in? Can you post in that introducing yourself?

[Khushrenada]

Don't worry about the audio/voice channels. We aren't using those.

[ejamer]

O-ho! So, you can open the Discord app and see the NWR Channel? Can you see the General channel under the list of text channels that people are regularly posting in? Can you post in that introducing yourself?

I'll go do that, then jump online afterwards.

[Khushrenada]

So, Mop it up suggested meeting up this Monday evening for another play session. Will that work for you ejamer?

[ejamer]

So, Mop it up suggested meeting up this Monday evening for another play session. Will that work for you ejamer?

Sounds like a plan!

[Khushrenada]

What time we doing this?

[ejamer]

Ugh... I'm really sorry, but don't think I can make it.  Still at work, and probably won't be done for another hour or two.   

[Mop it up]

To be fair, I said Monday or later. But I'm good for today. And probably another day this week if ejamer wants to reschedule.

Khushrenada, my friend is available to play if you'd still like to play tonight.

[Stratos]

I may have some free time later tonight as well, so I'll hit y'all up once I wrap up my project and some other to-dos.

[Khushrenada]

Stratos - Have you played any of this game before?

Mop it up - If you want to meet up in about an hour with (glances to make sure no is around) your friend (glances to double check no else heard that) then sure we can play for a bit and leave ejamer behind. So long, buddy! Looks like that whole "work" thing isn't paying off after all!

[Phil]

Hello! I am entering this topic to say I have interest in playing Tri Force Heroes with you fine folks.

[Khushrenada]

Phil!

Yeah, is this something you want to do tonight?

[Phil]

Probably on the weekend, as I have a part-time gig during the week. But, feel free to adventure together in the meantime!

[Mop it up]

So Phil, would you like to try playing sometime this weekend?

[Khushrenada]

If myself, Mop it up, her friend, ejamer, Phil and Stratos were to play it this weekend, we could have two teams of three and swap around the partnerships. It could be a Triforce Extravaganza!

[Stratos]

I'll play some later tonight.

[Khushrenada]

I'll play some later tonight.

Sure you will. But in truth, no one else showed up and posted this weekend so this potential party fizzled and I wanted to watch the Red Sox win the World Series tonight anyways.

[ejamer]

Sorry for going MIA, everyone!   
My evenings went from super free, to super busy last week and I didn't get nearly as much time to play games as I had expected (and when I did play, it was usually short notice so couldn't plan ahead to be online).

After Halloween, should be back to normal though.  How far into the game have you gotten?  Making good progress, I hope?

[Khushrenada]

Haven't progressed that much of late since no one else has really been around for awhile. First two dungeons are complete with all challenges done. Dungeons 3 and 4 I have completed by going through the 4 no challenge levels but still need to play the 12 challenges remaining. This has opened up Dungeon 5 but have not played anything in that yet. That's where my progress is at.

[Stratos]

Yeah, my bad, I was chilling in Minecraft and got visited by Mop it up & Friend, lost track of time and burned through all my game time.

Hopefully next weekend will have better luck.

[ejamer]

So this coming weekend, after halloween?  sounds like a plan!

[Khushrenada]

Just pick the time and place already. I'll be there.

[ejamer]

Let's get online Sunday night! 
Would around 7 or 8pm Eastern work?

[Khushrenada]

Sure. Could probably meet even earlier since it is a Sunday.

[pokepal148]

There, I went and picked up Triforce Heroes on a My Nintendo discount. You happy?

[ejamer]

There, I went and picked up Triforce Heroes on a My Nintendo discount. You happy?

Eh...   

I hope you really enjoy the game. My opinion is a bit mixed, but the gameplay is solid if you have the right situation to play with a few friends (or fellow forum-goers). Download play is pretty good too if you have a couple of friends with 3DS systems.

[Khushrenada]

There, I went and picked up Triforce Heroes on a My Nintendo discount. You happy?

Not really for me to decide on that. But I will be happy if you do show up to play it since I want to complete the game and waiting around for others to be free has been the biggest challenge to that so far.

Although, you probably won't like how I want to play the game (and how we've been playing it) which is slowly completing each dungeon and all its challenges and then moving on to the next to do the same. But that's basically all there is to the game. You can easily face the bosses of all the dungeons and then beat the game but there's nothing else to really explore or do except the dungeons and their challenges in order to craft costumes and then test their powers out in those dungeons.

[Mop it up]

Hey Khushrenada, I'm gonna have some dinner and then I'll be free, will you be ready to play then?

[Khushrenada]

The answer was....... yes.

[Khushrenada]

So, ejamer, you still wanting to meet up tonight for some Triforce Action?

[Mop it up]

I'll be good to go after dinner if you're not filled up by then.

[Khushrenada]

I've seen no response about this so far so you are actually first in line at this point.

[pokepal148]

is there room for a third?

[Khushrenada]

With ejamer a no-show at the moment, there is indeed room unless Mop it up was planning on bringing in Terra for more action.

[ejamer]

Hey everyone - sorry for bailing today. We had a pretty major windstorm locally (ie: New Brunswick, Canada) last night that caused significant local damage including city-wide power outage, lots of fallen trees, etc.  Between losing part of our roof and having a really busy day dealing with a couple of other issue, I literally haven't had time to sit down until just now.


We should have the roof fixed tomorrow, but I'll be very much playing free time by ear over the next week. Totally inconsistent, I know.

(Edit to clarify: we're fine and the storm didn't harm us in any meaningful way, just inconvenienced and kept busy with clean-up. At least it's unseasonably warm so we didn't get snow/ice.)

[pokepal148]

This game is honestly a bit of a hassle to play through unless it's with friends. Randos are idiots and the singleplayer mode is just a chore. Triforce Heroes just conspires to be a pain in the ass in a loot of ways, so many stupid design decisions in this game.

I've pretty much given up on playing the game outside of with friends. It's a fun time when it gets going but the game basically requires the planets to align for that to happen and if something goes wrong (ie someone disconnects) the game just throws you out. It's ridiculous and extremely frustrating.

[Khushrenada]

Hey everyone - sorry for bailing today. We had a pretty major windstorm locally (ie: New Brunswick, Canada) last night that caused significant local damage including city-wide power outage, lots of fallen trees, etc.  Between losing part of our roof and having a really busy day dealing with a couple of other issue, I literally haven't had time to sit down until just now.


We should have the roof fixed tomorrow, but I'll be very much playing free time by ear over the next week. Totally inconsistent, I know.

(Edit to clarify: we're fine and the storm didn't harm us in any meaningful way, just inconvenienced and kept busy with clean-up. At least it's unseasonably warm so we didn't get snow/ice.)

Oh wow. I hadn't heard anything about that. That's rough. A couple years ago, I was in Langley, BC and one day in August the wind suddenly picked up and raged for a couple hours. Problem is that in August, there hasn't been much rain during the summer months so everything is rather dry from the high heat. So there were large branches everywhere on the roads, trees knocked over into property and power lines and large sections were without power for a couple days and some longer depending on the area. At least it sounds like it wasn't too bad for you which is good. Winter seems to have started where I am with snow falling this past weekend.

Not going to lie but you might be starting to get left behind a bit. On Saturday, I completed the challenges of Dungeon 3 and despite pokepal148's "help" have completed Dungeon 4's challenges on Sunday evening. That said, with how the game is broken up, we could still get together to play some of the later dungeons when you are ready to join and I think pokepal will still need someone to help him get through all of dungeon 3 also. Just let us know when you are available and I'm sure we can arrange to bring you along for some adventure.

[Stratos]

Something came up this weekend (I know, that happens most weekends with me...and I'll confess a part of it was Diablo, but also IRL stuff) and I completely forgot about this game.

[pokepal148]

So he milked the Monster Hunter scapegoat dry and had to go to Diablo 3.

[pokepal148]

Anyone up to play tonight?

[Khushrenada]

So he milked the Monster Hunter scapegoat dry and had to go to Diablo 3.

Guess he's saving the Minecraft scapegoat for later. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Anyone up to play tonight?

Yes. After the intensive play sessions this weekend, I'm really into this game and want more. I'm in. Just need a third.....

[Mop it up]

I could probably use a nap but whatevs, let's play.

Stratos's addictions sure do jump around a lot. Will he ever land on a Tri Force Heroes addiction? Probably... when we want him to play Federation Farce...

[Khushrenada]

Nah. Everyone on the forums will have played Fed Force and Tri Heroes by the time he's ready and then no one will want to play. It will be him and his wife looking for a third as is the Stratos Way.

[ejamer]

Couldn't yesterday, but can get on for an hour or two just about any other night this week.  Pick a night!

[Khushrenada]

Well, what the heck. I'm willing to play this four nights in a row. If you want to meet tonight, I'm up for tying to get through Dungeon 5 and it's challenges. If you haven't unlocked D5 on your map, we can go and play through the boss of D3 (which I think is the only one you did not beat when playing with Mop and I yet) and unlock it first.

Otherwise, I can't tomorrow and Thursday has been a recurring Federation Force night so I have to expect that to stay the same. So Friday would be the next night available for me.

[pokepal148]

Let's go and prove Mop it Up wrong!

[ejamer]

Let's go and prove Mop it Up wrong!

I'm around from now until end of night (11pm Atlantic comes early though) if anyone wants to play.
Will post a note in the chat too.

[Stratos]

Anyone free tonight?

[Mop it up]

I should be good for this evening and tonight.

[Stratos]

Alright, let me dust off my game and I'll be on.

[Mop it up]

Be sure to jump into Discord too!

[Stratos]

3DS is due for an update and it is refusing to do so because it was so low on battery. Can't play online until it lets me update :-(

[Mop it up]

Aw, bummer. We've still got a slot for you if it's ready soon. Are you able to get onto Discord?

[Phil]

That would probably be easier for me to be PMed the Discord link if NWR has one, as I don't get to check the forums as often as I would like.

[Khushrenada]

Sure Phil. I've had to direct people to it before.

Of course, there's an invite lying around: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=52128.0

[Khushrenada]

Anyone up for the Den of Trials in Triforce Heroes?

Admittedly, I'm nervous about doing it and having my connection fail well into it. On that subject, here's what my wireless router currently is: the Netgear AC750 Dual Band WiFi Router. Just wondering how that compares to others particularly Mop it up since she never seems to have any failure happening. If I'm going to get another router then I want to know what I'm looking for in that regard so as not to get something else and have that also fail.

[Mop it up]

If that's what you have then are you sure it's configured properly? Do you have it set to 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz? Are you sure your service itself doesn't have outages?

Have you done a speed test to find out what is your ping? If not, you can just search for "speed test" or "ping test" to find a test site.

Mine Internet is fiber optics which is more stable in general. The ISP provided the router which I think is Zyxel brand.

[Khushrenada]

According to a site I just used, I have a 15ms ping, 80 Mbps download speed and an 8 Mbps upload speed. I'm afraid that means nothing to me.

[Mop it up]

Those speeds are fine (except the upload's slow, but that shouldn't cause drops). I'm thinking it's related to one of my other questions.

[Khushrenada]

Well, I've been stymied logging into my router to check the configurations because I don't know what that answers are to my security questions or if I set up a username / password for it. So, I'm loving how I seem to have outsmarted myself right now.

[Mop it up]

I did a quick search and it seems other people have had this issue with both Netgear routers and also this model in particular. I would suggest performing a similar search and reading up on what other people tried to do to fix it, and maybe one of those solutions will work for you. A few I saw:

-Try changing the channel on which your network is broadcast.

-Check to make sure you have the latest / correct firmware installed, and if not, install it.

-If you haven't yet had it a year, they offer a one-year warranty. You could try getting a replacement and see if the new one works better.

[Khushrenada]

Alright. I'm in. There's not a password I can think of that I can't later figure out to hack myself.

There is a firmware update according to my router login so I'm installing that now and will check on the speed.

[Mop it up]

Hooray! That could be something. Certainly won't hurt updating it.

When you do a search for wireless networks on your computer, how many do you find?

[Khushrenada]

"Do you have it set to 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz?"

According to my router, I've got both speeds set-up and going. My computer isn't set up on the wireless network. I've got a cable going out from my router and into it and keep it wired. But when I look on my phone or a nintendo system for a wireless network then there are around 19 others that can be found including my own.

[Mop it up]

Wow, that's a lotta networks. That could be an issue. In that case, I'd try changing the channel of your network to something else. There is a way to detect which channels the other networks are using, but I forget how to do that.

Sorry I can't be more useful, I'm just going by what I remember from when I've had issues.

[Mop it up]

So, what are you folks thinking for this week?

According to a site I just used, I have a 15ms ping, 80 Mbps download speed and an 8 Mbps upload speed. I'm afraid that means nothing to me.

By the way, I've since read that the Switch caps upload speeds as 8 Mbps, so that would explain why this is low, but it's what it's supposed to be so it's fine.

[Khushrenada]

Name the day and I'm ready to play. Let's finish this thing off.

[Mop it up]

It's probably too late to be posting this, but we could play tonight if you see this early enough.

[ejamer]

It's good to see others sticking with the game - things here got really busy (sick kid and extra time at work) pushing the game off to the side, and Triforce Heroes hadn't struck enough of a chord with me to come back to.

Did the story ever end up mattering, or did you just play through the stages as individual challenges?

[Mop it up]

Triforce Heroes hadn't struck enough of a chord with me to come back to.

Aw, but I thought we had fun!

[ejamer]

Triforce Heroes hadn't struck enough of a chord with me to come back to.

Aw, but I thought we had fun!

Oh - it has been (and maybe will continue to be) a blast!  But that's because of the people - the game is just an excuse to get together and game/laugh/troll together.

Put another way: I'd play Monster Hunter solo, even though it's clearly better when played together with friends, because I like how that game plays. I'd never dream of playing Triforce Heroes without you (plural in this case), because you are the main attraction.

[Khushrenada]

Is Terra still checking in every day with her merchant in order to get that Tri Suit?

[Mop it up]

I had told you last time in the chat that she got that from local linking, though you didn't respond so perhaps you didn't see the message.

[Khushrenada]

Oh, I think I misunderstood that message. I thought you were saying she only got them from local linking and never had the merchant offer one. Whatever the case, no, I never picked up that she had it. Well, we could finish up some multiplayer TH and do the coliseum one night.

[Khushrenada]

On the subject of completing games and now that Terra has the Tri Suit outfit, is there a time this week that would work for her and you (Mop it up) to do a little bit more messing around in that game?  I'm thinking an hour or so to try out a couple of the last outfits acquired and to mess around with the coliseum a few times to fully wrap up the Triforce Heroes experience.