Sunday, May 15, 2022

It was a community game night

Good afternoon everyone,

Last night's stream lead off with Paladins, and it was your usual mix bag of wondering why random players choose not to do the basic things, like getting items to increase their chances of actually being of use. We were joined by PandaSweet and Beltizar for several matches of fun. I did end up playing the new character, Lilith, for a bit, and I think I understand her kit, her LT can either be used to heal a teammate or damage an enemy, while her LB can activate an AOE of healing for the team or damage for the enemy, depending on who standing in it. Also her special abilities drain her health, so a bit of a balancing act is needed when using her her.


Then we switched gears and played RiffTrax: The Game, it is your standard JackBox Party game but with short film clips where we can be the like of Mike, Crow T Robot and Tom Servo (as those involved with the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 are involved with RiffTrax). Apparently not all clips are from typical Public Domain source material as there were clips from Charade which starred Audrey Hepburn. Boy in the Bubble which featured John Travolta and Son of Hercules included... the last of which being a film that was riffed on in the original MST3K era! We had quite a few folks join in the RiffTrax fun so we may do more of it in the future!. 

On a side note, while I unlocked the first 18 achievements playing against other players, the remaining 12 I was able to knock out solo with the use of a web browser and my cell phone, making it another game for 100% completion.

RiffTrax: The Game Achievements

  • First Time Writer: Write your first riff in Write-a-Riff mode.
  • Don't Be A Bungle: Receive no votes in a round.
  • Tobor is Robot spelled backwards: Vote for the Riff Bot's riff.
  • Foley Artist: Use a sound effect in your riff in Write-a-Riff mode.
  • No Character Limit: Win a round with a riff that is at least 90 characters long.
  • Aspiring Writer: Complete a game in Write-a-Riff mode.
  • LateTrax: Submit a riff at the last second.
  • Disembaudio's Revenge: The Riff Bot wins a game.
  • Hi, Bob Executive!: Receive all of the votes in a round.
  • Explicit Choice: Play a game with the Bad Word Filter on.
  • RiffTrax Party!: Play two games in a row with the same players
  • Super Traxian: Play five games
  • The Ole Double Deuce: Win a game with double the points of second place.
  • Onomatopoeia: Submit a riff in Write-a-Riff mode that's only sound effects.
  • The Norman Krasner: Receive no votes for an entire game.
  • First Time Picker: Pick your first riff in Pick-a-Riff mode.
  • Professional Jokes: Use "Get New Riffs" within a Pick-a-Riff game.
  • Aspiring Picker: Complete a game in Pick-a-Riff mode.
  • QuickTrax: Submit a riff within 5 seconds.
  • Synchronicity: Multiple players enter the same riff in a round.
  • Word Mincer: Win a round with a one word answer.
  • Self-Plagiarism: Win more than one round of a game using the same riff.
  • Have A Roni: Win a game after being in last place at the start of the final round.
  • The Riffing Turkey: Win three games in a row.
  • Ultra Traxian: Play ten games
  • More Dangerous Than Dynamite!: Win every round of a game!
  • Friends Through Eternity: Play five games in a row with the same players.
  • Verbal Communication Made Easy!: Submit a riff using a non-English text to speech language.
  • Leave it to the Professionals: Use the "Riff For Me" option in every round of Write-a-Riff mode.
  • Decuple!: Finish a game with the maximum number of rounds.

Twitch Clip Links

For last night's raid we dropped in on Oldish22 who was playing Path of Exile over on twitch.tv/oldish22!

Considering the fun we had with RiffTrax: The Game last night, I'm strongly considering its predecessor 'What The Dub' for a future expansion on things to do with the community.

James Harden is being roasted all over the place for being a shell of his former self, and I have a feeling we won't see him a 76ers Uniform next season.


Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout involved Uppercut Combo #1, Intermediate Combo #2 and Waist Shape Focus Combo.. We did do some extra exercises as well, since we are grinding for the final achievements... plus keeping myself at a nice and steady mid-240 lbs.

Got another request to do another commission request based around an old WWE story line. I  think I have some note still from a few things Kristi and I did that could put a nice twist on things. 

I am scratching my head trying to understand why the Padres picked up Robinson Cano... what does he bring to their team? It's not like he's going to regain his form from before he was busted for PEDs.

It's the start of a new week, so let's look back at things from last week which featured Overwatch, Chrono Cross, Smite, Star Trek Online, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, Persona 5 Royal, Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise, Paladins & RiffTrax: The Game!


For tonight's stream we'll be kicking off the new week with Overwatch! So we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

Overwatch 2 and other notes

We were joined by PandaSweet for many matches in Overwatch this evening, and I branched out a little playing as a wider variety of character...