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SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#51: Oct 20th 2020 at 10:12:59 AM

So who’s making the server, if we want one? Because I think I can do it if no one else is.

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
#52: Oct 20th 2020 at 1:12:53 PM

I'm a bit busier than I thought I'd be this week. I'll gladly join any server created, or I'll take a stab at it next week.

Akira Toriyama (April 5 1955 - March 1, 2024).
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#53: Oct 20th 2020 at 6:12:41 PM

I'm also a bit busy. I'll try to create a server this week, but for now, here's AOC streaming Among Us.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#54: Oct 20th 2020 at 6:57:23 PM

If I ever get to be the Imposter again I'm going to try and deflect suspicion with blatantly obvious deflections the compliment the rest of the crew.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#55: Oct 20th 2020 at 9:01:04 PM

"I would not marinate a Congresswoman"

ShirowShirow Since: Nov, 2009
#56: Oct 20th 2020 at 9:57:27 PM

So I saw H Bomber Guy snap Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's neck.

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#57: Oct 20th 2020 at 10:05:31 PM

https://twitter.com/Fobwashed/status/1318767592740253696

Aforementioned Clip.

Top 10 Anime Betrayals.

(Also "is this the leftist infighting I've heard so much about")

ShirowShirow Since: Nov, 2009
#58: Oct 21st 2020 at 12:07:27 AM

I think Corpse Husband's voice convinced me to get this game.

Like, you might argue that doesn't make much sense. There's no direct thought process there.

But, like, Corpse Husband has a very sexy voice.

Wispy Since: Feb, 2017
#59: Oct 21st 2020 at 1:02:00 AM

I'll join the Among Us server if it happens

Kayeka Since: Dec, 2009
#60: Oct 21st 2020 at 3:02:26 AM

I'll try to join too, but timezones would probably make it difficult.

onyhow Too much adorableness from Land of the headpats Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Too much adorableness
#61: Oct 21st 2020 at 4:19:57 AM

^ Maybe it's best to have people from many time zones in the server. Still, yeah, if there's mostly Americans I'll have problem playing too...14 hr difference sucks for that.

Give me cute or give me...something?
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#62: Oct 24th 2020 at 10:04:00 AM

Among Us has been overrun by a politically-charged spam attack

Last weekend, Among Us was experiencing the highest of highs, with hundreds of thousands of eyes watching US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez face off against both streamers and a fellow politician in the spacey stab ’em up. Unfortunately for developers Innersloth, however, it didn’t take long for that high to come crashing down. This week saw a seemingly massive spam attack strike Among Us’ servers, locking up matches with threatening messages in what appears to be a far unfriendlier form of political activism.

Innersloth have been scrambling to handle the influx of cheaters and hackers that have hit the game since its sudden surge in popularity earlier this year. This week, however, the deception game was hit by a massive attack from a single source – a source that claims to have hit over 1.5 million games (cheers, Eurogamer).

From about Thursday onwards, the game’s subreddit was busy with mentions of an “Eris Loris”. It seems public games were overwhelmed with a hack that caused players to be stranded in a void, before flooding text chat with spam adverts for Loris’ Discord and You Tube channels. The message threatened players that it would hack their devices or blow up their phones if they didn’t subscribe to Loris’ feeds. Finally, just to wrap up the shitshow, many messages ended with the phrase “TRUMP 2020”.

At the very least, it didn’t seem too hard to track down the attacker. Speaking to Kotaku, Loris explained that the massive spam attack was basically done for the bants.

“I was curious to see what would happen, and personally I found it funny,” Loris explained. “The anger and hatred is the part that makes it funny. If you care about a game and are willing to go and spam dislike some random dude on the internet because you can’t play it for 3 minutes, it’s stupid.”

Loris told both Eurogamer and Kotaku that he considers himself a Trump supporter, so you could maybe claim there’s a thin vein of political activism at work. And while the developers have since moved to counter the hack, Loris claims that Innersloth’s latest hotfixes have had no effect on his operation. That they’re a tiny, 3-person indie studio dealing with the sudden explosion of an old game isn’t causing Loris to shed any tears, either.

“Among Us may be a small developer team, but that’s not my fault. The game is at a scale bigger than most [triple-A] games. There is nothing stopping them from getting more developers, so the ‘it’s 3 people’ reasoning means nothing to me.”

Innersloth warned Among Us players of the attack through Twitter in the wee hours of Friday morning, with an emergency server update going live shortly after. While reports of Loris attacks appear to have slowed, the devs’ account hasn’t tweeted since that warning. For the time being, it’s probably best to heed their advice and stick to private games with people you know.

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Wispy Since: Feb, 2017
#63: Oct 24th 2020 at 5:07:03 PM

[up]Imagine being this much of a loser

Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Disasturbator
#64: Oct 24th 2020 at 5:12:26 PM

they were the imposter all along!

New theme music also a box
OmegaPlatypus Since: Dec, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#65: Oct 24th 2020 at 7:14:38 PM

Been playing this game for awhile now since I've watched some let's plays of it.

What kind of features would y'all like to see added in the future?

For me I would like the ability to hide the task bar, as well as something major like items.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#66: Oct 24th 2020 at 11:44:28 PM

I think Impostors should be able to do tasks (excluding the visual ones). You’d be helping fill up the progress bar but it makes it harder for the crew to pin you down.

And of course, I’d be down for some new maps.

alekos23 𐀀𐀩𐀯𐀂𐀰𐀅𐀡𐀄 from Apparently a locked thread of my choice Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#67: Oct 25th 2020 at 1:36:12 AM

I'd like for Impostors to be able to sabotage tasks too. tongue

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RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#69: Oct 25th 2020 at 6:54:55 AM

Adjust certain locations on the map, such as the garbage chutes in all maps and the lava pool on Polus, so that the Impostor can actually dispose of the body if they make a kill right at that task.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#70: Oct 29th 2020 at 6:46:28 AM

Puffballs said a few days ago that Map 4 is looking to be bigger than Polus.

So it has to be either Toppat Space Station or The Wall

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Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#71: Dec 13th 2020 at 7:12:59 PM

I hope that the new map is a sign of them branching into other genres besides science fiction. I want a haunted house level.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#72: Dec 13th 2020 at 8:55:35 PM

A Clue themed map would be interesting, with vents in the places the secret passages usually are in that game.

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#73: Dec 13th 2020 at 9:09:27 PM

A cabin in the woods would be a perfect locale

Edited by Zeromaeus on Dec 13th 2020 at 12:09:46 PM

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#74: Dec 15th 2020 at 8:55:38 AM

[up][up], [up] As long as the devs could come up with thematically appropriate tasks, those would be cool. Say, in the Clue mansion, the sabotages could be the lights and the boiler in the basement.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#75: Dec 15th 2020 at 9:20:27 AM

Today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase announced that Among Us is being released on the Switch later today.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Dec 15th 2020 at 10:12:43 AM


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