Game Development And Starbucks™ Coffee

SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
edited April 2013 in Miscellaneous
Who else on this good forums has Starbucks ™ Coffee while working on their game(s)? I know I do quite often. :D And if you do, what is your favorite coffee/drink/item? ~O)

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  • stackpoolestackpoole Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMember, PRO Posts: 473
    YEP! but not starbucks, I reckon starbucks in australia (especially melbourne) is really shite. (lol)
    I prefer the 7-eleven coffees nowaday, cheap, and really not bad for $1

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  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    edited April 2013
    @brendanzh926 Haha well some coffee is better than no coffee! ;) ~O)
  • ApprowApprow Member Posts: 703
    @brendanzh926 agree!!
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    Around my place (Vincennes, IN) we don't have a Starbucks nearby (the closest is 1 hour away.) so we make due with a place called "Impressed Coffee". The story goes like this:
    We at one point had a Starbucks in Vincennes but the rent on the building was so high they had to close up shop. Well 3 years passed with no coffee or Starbucks but the people who worked at the former Starbucks joined forces and opened "Impressed Coffee". I have to say they are 2x's better than Starbucks because they custom brew their own imported coffee beans from Africa, and it is AMAZING. So I'm sort of glad the closest Starbucks is 1 hour away. ;)
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Around my place (Vincennes, IN) we don't have a Starbucks nearby (the closest is 1 hour away.) so we make due with a place called "Impressed Coffee". The story goes like this:
    We at one point had a Starbucks in Vincennes but the rent on the building was so high they had to close up shop. Well 3 years passed with no coffee or Starbucks but the people who worked at the former Starbucks joined forces and opened "Impressed Coffee". I have to say they are 2x's better than Starbucks because they custom brew their own imported coffee beans from Africa, and it is AMAZING. So I'm sort of glad the closest Starbucks is 1 hour away. ;)
    So what your saying here is that you don't actually have starbucks coffee at your desk like your original post implied?

    I personally would not ever pay for coffee like that but thats just me.

    Im a Black tea kinda guy myself :)
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  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @tenrdrmer Yes and no. I do have Starbucks when I can, but if I'm not heading to Evansville (the nearest Starbucks) then I settle for the better option. :D You would think it would go the other way instead. Also, I love tea too. I can literally drink and entire pitcher of it. (not the best thing to do...) :D ~O)
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Coffee? Yuck! I'm a Dr. Pepper guy. ;)
    I wonder what would happen if GS made some kind of drink. They'd have a couple thousand people to yes it on, instantly.

    We could all work on our projects inside GS, and be drinking "BowlBoy's Baja Blast" at the same time. ;)

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  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    edited April 2013
    @Braydon_SFX Man that would be epic! It also seems that everyone posting here likes a drink that I like! I like coffee, tea and my favorite soda is Dr. Pepper! I'm being serious too! This day just keeps getting better and better! :D First a new game idea, then coffee, then a forums post, and then awesome people commenting on it!
  • FViMaginationFViMagination Member Posts: 89
    i wish i could have Starbucks coffee here, but I live in italy and mr. Starbucks said that it's not convenient for him to open coffee shops here...
    well, after all Italy is the country of real Cappuccino, you can find it everywhere :)
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @SaladStraightShooter Hahaha :D I wish they were paying me. ;) I would never betray my GameSalad friends! But out of curiosity what is your favorite coffee/beverage/item? (It does't have to be Starbucks)
  • RPRP Member Posts: 1,990
    The Starbucks name has a Trademark
    not a copyright. You don't copyright names.

    Starbucks has mediocre coffee, cheep beans that are mostly over roasted.
    There is much better coffee out there, even if you brew it yourself. I do however enjoy one of there coffee mochas one in a while and since Starbucks is everywhere, you can find one easily enough. I'd go for a smaller coffee house though, better beans and less foot traffic.

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  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    edited April 2013
    @RP I agree and thats why I say impressed is better. EDIT: Fixed the (c) to ™
    Around my place (Vincennes, IN) we don't have a Starbucks nearby (the closest is 1 hour away.) so we make due with a place called "Impressed Coffee". I have to say they are 2x's better than Starbucks because they custom brew their own imported coffee beans from Africa, and it is AMAZING. So I'm sort of glad the closest Starbucks is 1 hour away. ;)
  • RPRP Member Posts: 1,990
    edited April 2013
    @Utveckla_Games

    Sounds good to me!
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @RP Yup it is good! Earlier today I had my favorite drink, the "Iced Peppermint White Mocha", which was recommended to me by none other than the Youtuber, Julian Smith. :D Side note: I do drink real coffee, like black coffee not just sugar coffee. ;)
  • AxygamesAxygames Member, PRO Posts: 203
    I can offer Italian coffee? :D
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @Axygames Oh man, I would LOVE to try some. :D
  • AxygamesAxygames Member, PRO Posts: 203
    edited April 2013
    @Utveckla_Games


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  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @Axygames Nice, very nice. :D
  • capitalcarnagecapitalcarnage Member Posts: 371
    edited April 2013
    I always have a - Decaf, Double, Venti, 5 pump White mocha, 3 pump Peppermint, half soy, half non-fat, no foam, one hundred and eighty, light choclate whip, carmel drizzle inside and out, with cinnnamon and chocolate powder on top, white mocha!
  • SlickZeroSlickZero Houston, TexasMember, Sous Chef Posts: 2,870
    That looks absolutely delightful, @Axygames
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  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @capitalcarnage @-) Thats a really specific drink...
  • SlickZeroSlickZero Houston, TexasMember, Sous Chef Posts: 2,870
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  • capitalcarnagecapitalcarnage Member Posts: 371
    @Utveckla_Games - yeah very specific, Having worked in the service Industry I know how tough it is, so i only ask for that when its busy.
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @SaladStraightShooter Then you got the best job ever: working/developing GameSalad, The best game creation software in the universe!
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @capitalcarnage Haha wow... =))
  • RPRP Member Posts: 1,990

    Starbucks has mediocre coffee, cheep beans that are mostly over roasted.
    I worked for Starbucks for a few years in 2000, back before it really got its world domination legs underneath it. The crappy beans weren't always the case - they went from full sized, $30,000 real espresso machines to those automated burnt-coffee monstrosities for the sake of speed and "consistency"... except consistency is crappy coffee now.

    Back when they made "real" coffee, the beans were very high quality. Before they started buying up their competition and stopped caring.

    *rocks on his porch* Oh, the good old days...

    Hee hee. Yup, I remember when they did have good coffee. I did some barista work in my day too! (Piacere International and a couple private owned coffee houses). I can smell me a good cup o' coffee at a good distance, but probably not like agent Dale Cooper.
  • imGuaimGua Member Posts: 1,089
    Trying to avoid coffe as much as possible, for the health reasons.

    Shadows Peak is an atmospheric psychological horror that explores the dark side of a player.

  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @imGua I understand that. My dad is doing the same thing but he is removing caffeine completely out of his diet. He has done it for about 2 months now.
  • 3itg3itg Member, PRO Posts: 382
    edited April 2013
    Hi my name is 3itg, and I am a drug addict.
    I tried to reply but couldnt until I brewed a pot...
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @3itg Haha good one! =)) And very true... Technically caffeine is a legal drug...
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