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Whether people here fall into the category is isn't really the point; it still has uses and some people would use it properly. Especially when you think that a lot of people are obsessive collectors who spend a lot of money already. If this can scan people's amiibos in their boxes then you can keep them sealed, for instance. There's also the convenience of having them all on one device, or having a display/collection that you can leave untouched and keep this at hand. There's also the travel/going to other people's houses aspect which means you could just take that instead. Have your amiibo collection in one place and this in another. There's certainly uses, and I can definitely see people using it properly. I can also see a lot more people probably using it improperly, but I'm finding it very difficult to feel bad about that. The way I see it, for some games you are basically paying more to unlock the content already on your disc. For £50 I wouldn't touch it personally, but I could see clones of this propping up for pretty cheap.

I repeated it as you didn't seem to address the point. Question - do you believe all MP3 players are bad? Or, as is also the case here, is it purely the intention of the user?

The same thing could be said about MP3 players with their ability to play pirated music. No doubt it will get used for piracy, but so long as they can argue the point that it can be used normally then I'm not sure what could be done about it. From the sounds of things, copying data from an NFC device isn't exactly difficult.

Let's hope they don't care about it so they don't find a way to circumvent it. If something like this was available for around £20 or less it actually becomes quite attractive. Even for collectors who might want to keep their devices in packaging or in a display case, can use this as a functional device for their gaming needs.

It can store amiibo codes, no different to how an MP3 player can store legal or illegal music, or how a HDD can store legal or illegal software. It kinda shows that if people are willing to buy this, Nintendo really ought to do something that caters to people who don't favour the collecting aspect and just want the unlockables.

Anyone heard of this? "Amiiqo" A third party device, that can download and store data for any amiibo off the internet. It can hold data for up to 200, so is useful even if you just want to store the amiibo data you already own. I really like the sound of that. It's expensive but rip-offs of the device will very likely pop up for cheaper, and would find a way to bypass the D1 DLC that we've seen already. Given a complete amiibo collection already costs several hundred pounds (and growing), it's a good alternative for people who just want the stuff and not the figures.

I'll be there too then at half 8!

Yeah I have, this would be absolutely amazing if it were to come over here but unfortunately like Hero, I just can't muster any excitement for it given it feels like they've pretty much killed it off for the West. PS4 would be a great platform for it though given its immense success, which gives it a bit of a better chance of receiving the game here. Saying that, I ain't hopeful.

Shame it never materialised last night but I'm ready tonight if @Zell is too.

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With the sort of scaremongering stories like that, have you ever considered a career with the Daily Mail? Regarding your being unconvinced of outdoor smoke; the fact is, cigarette smoke is carcinogenic. Cancer occurs following accumulation of specific mutations. Those mutations are somewhat random, in that you may get unlucky and accumulate the particular mutations quickly, or you may not. The truth is, it's a lottery, and the one thing we know for certain is that you play that lottery by being in the vicinity of smoke, regardless of whether you're indoors or outdoors. The only difference is that indoor, you get more tickets to play, because you're in that smoke for much longer periods and it's at a higher concentration. Regarding the defence of outdoor, though - I see many beer gardens as barely a step up from indoor, what with there frequently being walls or partitions that help cigarette smoke stay in by blocking out wind. I'm sure others will agree that when sitting in beer gardens, cigarette smoke can really linger around you. I also don't see that this should be entirely a health campaign. For most non-smokers, smoke is very unpleasant. We already regulate many things that are considered unpleasant or indecent. For instance, if neighbours play music very loudly then that is both insensitive to neighbours and unpleasant to the ears. To make the comparison, smoking is essentially unpleasant to the nose, and also insensitive. Yet in the music scenario, people seemingly have no issue whatsoever with us stamping down on it (even being able to call the police), despite the music not actually being really that harmful to you.

I don't think there's any doubt they are safer than normal cigarettes (the scientific study you linked even states they generate 100 times less free radicals than cigarettes) but I agree that more research into them needs to happen.

The problem with this line of reasoning is that you can just as easily apply it to the other side. Where is the protection of people's lifestyle choice to not have to breathe in and smell smoke when sitting in the beer garden? Or parks, outside, etc. Banning smoking inside might be a step too far though. Generally, I am happy for people to do whatever they want so long as it doesn't have a direct and negative impact on others. I can't agree with the sentiment here. I would hope the average person would be worrying more about the effect on people's health rather than the loss of tax money if it were to go. Generally speaking, there is always money to be made from what can be viewed as 'bad' things; we still make a stand because some things are more important than money.

I am up for them banning it in as many places as possible. It's just disgusting. It really annoys me when people smoke even walking down the street - everyone behind them then has to smell it or walk a bit faster to get in front of them. It's like most smokers don't seem to realise what an absolute nuisance they are.

The bullshottery will be that you're almost certainly looking at a smaller size image right now than what it'll be on the 3DS XL (meaning a much less crisp image in reality). Same pixels spread over a bigger space.

This is genuinely how it's going to go at Zell's house (PC only): http://ffx.ytmnd.com/

Yeah same. And in Zelda they always see me rollin' rollin' rollin'.

Well there was a problem a while ago where messages would take ages to send, receive or view. I've not seen the problem for a long time, so they might have stealth fixed some things. Overall it works pretty well now, nothing that affects me anyway. That's weird because for me, I get max speeds. I'm on 40 Mb or something too.

Take notice, folks. Here is a sentence or two uttered by nobody ever before, and likely by nobody ever again.

Yup. With you on that.

Good shit. How many did you book for?

Bob won't go. He'll never go!

I'd be up for cocktails!

Destiny is such a great social experience. Nothing better for playing with friends on this site, it's just something worth getting into. It really wouldn't take you long to get max level either, not long at all.

So Rummy confirms that Peeps targeted Paul, Peeps says that he went to Paul when trying to target me, Paul tried to target me with a roleblock but he went to himself, thus spending the night fisting a wall. You can be pretty sure this target switch went down.