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  ATTN Raven If you include Railgun in Quake 4, I will not purchase the said game. - Beak (not break... : Crimsonbeak
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    You're just hatin' because your Andre the Giant frame is an easy target, hata : geedeck
    • I'm just a big ball o' fun! : Crimsonbeak
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    Wtf, I always thought it was "break" :( : personaljesus
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      Same here. I smell a conspiracy -_- : nomaad
      • I think not baby puppy. : Crimsonbeak
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      WTF THERE'S NO "R" IN HIS NAME! My eyes deceived me for so long :( : node
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        I know scary isn't it? You have no idea how often people tell me that. : Crimsonbreak
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          What the hell is going on? : sgtsanity
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            huh? : Crimsonbeak
            • now you're just screwing with us!!!!!!!!! GET HIM!!! : dmiller
            • hahahah! : project13
          • My eyes, they deceive me! /removes eyes : silent prophet
          • HES MUTATED!!! : Turd Ferguson
        • hahaha omg : suqur
        • O_O Quit fucking with my head! :( : node
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          ATTN Tin foil hat menz : clubboi
          • You and your tin foilf hat... you scare me. : Crimsonbeak
        • HEHE. : one baby to another
  • A sequel to Quake2 without the railgun would be sad. Especially considering a certain enemy in the gam... : grendel
• Doom has the shotgun, its a pretty defining weapon. Quake has the rocket launcher, but the railgun's i... : VashTheStampede
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  If the trail effect doesn't look similar to Quake 2's, I will brutally murder each and every member of th... : Hodder11
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    omg so true. Spiral Effect > * : personaljesus
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      Quake 3 has the spiral effect too, after you patch it. : spectr3
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        yea but don't do those patch pak files fuck up with punkbuster? : personaljesus
        • no, bc they are official patches. : eskimo spy
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        Yup. The sound still sucks though. But yea the original quake 3 railgun effect was complete ass. I'm g... : Hodder11
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          I hated the sound of the Q3 railgun. It sounded so incredibly weak compared to the Q2 one. That one reall... : -efx-
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            I'm gonna go ahead and add the shotgun sound in here too. The super shotgun sounded bad motherfucker in ... : Tawler
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              True true. Q2 shotgun was solid. It was a no bullshit weapon. : personaljesus
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                In fact, the weapon sounds in Q2 were probably the most bad-ass in any game I've played. : -efx-
                • Yep. BFG, hyberblaster, machine gun were all very crisp, very badass sounds. Except maybe the fucking bla... : personaljesus
    • Easily one of the coolest effects in Quake 2. : node
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  I think rail whoring has run it's course. it's not fun anymore. :( : tension
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    so play something else! : grendel
    • I will. Last thing I want is to play quake3 all over again. : tension
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  I hope the machine gun makes a return, the Q3 machine gun was great. It didn't do much damage per bullet... : Turd Ferguson
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    Thing is, I wonder if Q4 will have some solid multiplayer or if it's going the way of Doom 3. : Tawler
    • the possibility of q4 not having solid MP is making me feel like shit. : personaljesus
    • IIRC Raven said its going to focus on MP. I really hope that they work on beefing up MP after release, s... : Turd Ferguson
    • i actually enjoy playing doom 3 multiplayer, then again, i am a goat : vado
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    what? q3 mg = 7 damage per hit. q3 lg = 8 damage per hit. mg range = infinite. the mg does insane am... : wishbone
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      I thought it was 5 in dm and 4 in tdm? : Mo__
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        it's 5 in tdm and 7 in 1v1/ffa. even 5 damage is ridiculous. anyone who says otherwise has never seen h... : wishbone
        • I just liked it as an all around weapon, constantly chewing away at their health and armor felt good. Ye... : Turd Ferguson
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          I think the initial idea for the MG to be strong as a default weapon in Q3 was to prevent constant spawn ... : personaljesus
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            it's really stupid to try and bring balance to the game like that, but that's just the trend of the lowes... : wishbone
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              Right, I agree 100 percent. But there is also the FFA part of the story, which I belive you hate. Still m... : personaljesus
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                i don't even think that ffa should exist as a gametype unto itself. what a complete and total waste of t... : wishbone
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                  we should definitely take it away from everyone else then! i like FFA every once in awhile, its nice t : grendel
                  • exactly. It is fun. Sometimes I want to play againts a bunch of other players. Shoot at whoever comes int... : personaljesus
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                  lol. What the fuck. Waste of time as opposed to what? Playing games is a waste of time by itself. It is n... : personaljesus
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                    i've played enough "fun" games. in general, when i play something multiplayer, it is to brutalize the op... : wishbone
                    • wow, the joy of gaming has totally left you ... : eskimo spy
                    • well you are making sweeping generalizations. : personaljesus
                • I'm not a fan of tdm so it should be removed. It's sweeping generalization man! : Chod
• the railgun is everybit as synonymous with the quake franchise as the rocket launcher is. It'll be there... : johnny rotten
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  I'd say make it charge up for a second or so before firing, and restrict its availability to near-BFG sta... : the archvile
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    I don't think Rail had near-BFG status. You got to have accurate aim to be able to frag with a rail, unli... : personaljesus
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      I don't mind the railgun being included. I just hope 80% of the servers don't feature rail insta gib like... : scarb
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        i think the reason why insta-gib became popular was because people got bored of playing Vanilla Q2. Inst... : personaljesus
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          I mean "so that you don't get hit". : personaljesus
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            ^ this is a good point : eNgram
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              the above reply was supposed to be to grendel's point about per-poly hit detection : eNgram
              • >:( : personaljesus
  • It just needs a slightly slower firing rate It should be damn powerful though. One shot on an unarmore... : Hodder11
• The per-poly hit detection should make railwhoring more of a challenge. None of this aiming for the hitb... : grendel
• One other thing, if they screw up the hand grenades (see: doom 3), I'll be pissed. Quake 2's hand gren... : Hodder11
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  What I would like to see The rail has become slightly overly powerful simply due to players increased... : Silent Bob
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    Like UT2003/4 ? : Slowtreme
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      Does it have that for real? I don't play them. : Silent Bob
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        Its a weapon you have to switch to. I'd perfer a personal shield button, kinda like the here's-a-grenade ... : silent prophet
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          That's what I was thinking (the not something you have to switch too part). : Silent Bob
          • To qualify that statement, even though I wouldn't want to have to switch to it, I think you should not be... : Silent Bob
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    POWER ARMOR BABY! : grendel
    • ack caps =( : grendel
  • they need a key allowing you to catch bullets with your teeth and spit them back : systatic
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    a friend of mine basically runs the company for his boss and is not easily replaceable... getting paid 50... : systatic
    • reply button hates me. : systatic
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    i hate the railgun : Mansmells
    • and the reply button, i hate that too : Mansmells
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  IAWTP, even though I am no longer a rail god. : Boxelder
  • all it takes is a few hours of instagib to get the "twitch" back ... : hatelull
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  SIGNED. OMFG I want an updated railgun and chaingun so badly I can't wait for QUAD DAMAGE : Downforce
  • yeah, as fun as the pg was goofy wall climbing and gratuitous visible spam it didn't take the place of th : hatelull
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    Q2 Railgun > Q3 Beta Railgun > Q3 Railgun. I don't know why the Q3 Beta Rail haven't made it's way to... : melancoholicz
    • You sir, summarized everything good about the Quake 1-2-3 weapons. I agree %110 : personaljesus
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      you'd take the hyperblaster over the plasma gun? : hatelull
      • Why not. Aside from its laginess, hyperblaster was a bad ass gun. Unlike Plasma's spammish nature, hyperb... : personaljesus
    • I like this idea, but, where's the love for the Q2 shotgun/super shotgun? Those were fabulous weapons. Al... : ieGod
    • OMFG SIGNED AGAIN. *NO* Alt Fire crap. Quake 2 weapons redone will be JUST FINE. :D :D :D : Downforce
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      Ages ago, I made a Quake 3 mod that which replaced the railgun with the Q3beta variant. Its probably some... : Ajax
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        So how did that Q3 Beta Rail look again? I forgot :( : personaljesus
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          Instead of that white-to-magenta shader for the firing animation, it had a transparent glass over the top... : Ajax
          • oh yea, I remember that. It had some sort of smoky trail. Yea that was cool. : personaljesus
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            what the hell?!?!?! SCREENSHOTS NOW PLS : Downforce
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              http://www.quake3world.com/info/weapons/railgun.jpg That's the beta model. http://www.q3arena.gry.wp. : Ajax
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                Oh I have lots of funky railgun stuff, I wanna see YOUR specific mods to it. :D :D The single white ... : Downforce
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                  I'll see if I can dig it up and post some pics after work. If I remember correctly the *final version* o : Ajax
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                    seriously that would be great! As long as we're reminiscing about railguns, might as well dig out your pr... : Downforce
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                      I don't remember if I replaced the sound files. I want to say that I did, but I'm not sure. Now I'll have : Ajax
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                        http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=235086 Way to be delightfully vague there, Ajax! : Ajax
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                          Lol, was that your character account? : personaljesus
                          • Nope. That was my pre-Mercury account. I stole this name from some inactive lurker a couple of years ago ... : Ajax
              • Ah yes that was fun setting up a server to do that. Another fun thing was setting the knockback to be re... : Chod
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    Haste+Chaingun = fast fun! My fave combo for defense or carrier escort, in CTF. : eskimo spy
    • try haste + chaingun + quad. or haste + quad + bfg. This one time I was at the enemy base with the ha... : personaljesus
    • that is so true. I can't wait to be grappling again. haste and anything is fun! *sniff* I'm gonna w... : Downforce
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  ATTN: Raven I don't mind the rail gun, but please include some NEW WEAPONS! Don't remake Quake 3 with ... : sanchez
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    what new weapons would you possibly want/need? the quake III weapon loadout was perfect I thought. TA... : hatelull
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      fucking anything, Q3's entertainment didn't last long for me because of the standard weapons : sanchez
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        Many people would disagree with you. People liked the fact that Q3 weapons were mostly derived from Q1 an... : personaljesus
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          how many times can you play the same thing over and over again? If Q4 doesn't introduce anything new (to ... : sanchez
          • get out of here and goto ut2k4. : nova_x
          • well, i don't want to even BEGIN to think of a rough estimate for all the games of RA3, vanilla CTF, thre : hatelull
          • If you want to try "new" things, Quake is not your game. Really. : personaljesus
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        it was the standard weapons and how you applied them in various situations (i.e., SilentBob's kung-fu ref... : hatelull
        • A lot of people don't get that about the Quake franchise. No other FPS out there really delivers that exp... : Silent Bob
• Explosions too please : dognose
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  One thing I would like to see is some form of class based mod where you could have invulnerability agains... : VashTheStampede
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    no offense, but I HOPE there's not a chance. this is not about securing yourself outside of armor or some... : Downforce
    • It was a very basic idea, one that would easily get trounced while playtesting. If I had such rune and i... : VashTheStampede
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  Have any Quake 4 screenshots been released on the net yet? Or do we basically know nothing except "It's ... : tedv
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    there was some concept art leaked but it's nukeable. no screenshots yet : AllYourBase
    • i think those were fake. : personaljesus
    • yeah, Raven's security is the polar opposite of Valve's : cap n KRUNCH

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  do the boobies have ragdoll physics? : sanchez
  • Now this is a man who has his priorities straight. : Hiro
  • Now THATS something I could get excited about... : aznboysix
• Wooooohoooo! : king_darius
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  A day that has the releases of Fable AND Sims 2 should be a national holiday. Oh god, what a great day th... : Alec Matias
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    Whoa, whoa, whoa, Fable has gone gold? : chenslee
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      Don't think so, but it's release date has been Sept. 14 for a while and everyone is running near-final im... : Alec Matias
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        And Sims 2 the 17th according to this article: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-sims-2/541311p1.html?fromint... : SilverSnake
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          The GameSpot article mentions Sept. 14, but the official Sims 2 site says 17th, so I guess GameSpot is in... : Alec Matias
          • But it's close enough, we should make the week an international holiday. Let the world come to a stand st... : SilverSnake
• yeehaa. i'm actually going to try this out. : afrochops
• I had alota fun with the first one so Im sure all the extra stuff put into this one will give me more fun... : manlyman
• Welcome to 2000. : flip-flop
• sweet. thanks for the headsup dude. : mrsharma
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  I was a core tester on that shit since last september. I hope I get a free copy. : not work safe
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    oh yeah? How long have you been workign there? I was a tester on the original one, it was my second pro... : s2jason
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      how did you survive the horror? : sanchez
      • It was pretty fun, I was still pretty new to the game testing thing, so I was still in a state of "holy ... : s2jason
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      My contract was up last week. It was an interesting place to work...Maxis was great, EAHQ was pretty huge... : not work safe
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        No more EA discounts? :( : ashke
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          Nope. I even "won" store credit from a weekly office thing but my supervisor never followed up with his c... : not work safe
          • Thank god. : ashke
      • Sorry to hear your contract ended. We worked on the same floor and never met (at least I don't think we ... : djustifier
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  Fuck, that better not be the "earth-shattering exclusive first review" PC Gamer hinted at in their last i... : nachowray
  • I just received a new issue that had some dungeons and dragons bull crap in it, but i think it was a spac... : voodooraze
• SWEEEEETT!!!! I'm looking forward to this and Rome Total War soooooo much - I'm not going to have a socia... : thetangent
• Awesome, can't wait! :D : dmason
• these "Sims" are going to become self-aware and take over the world. : mrtony
• Awesome, I'll be picking this up. : digweed014
• sweet.. yet another game to get me addicted! : Shadowdane
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  will this one be a uber system hog like the first? : g0nk
  • What Maxis game isn't? Hell, even SimGolf takes 2 mins to load and runs like crap on my mid range system. : scarb
• I can't wait for this - the E3 demonstration was quite compelling. : xstatik
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  OMG this game is crack for my gf. I'm going to have to upgrade so she can play it though. I'm sure the sy... : str8upkiller
  • Yeah, ditto. Her system is good but I'm thinking I need to get her a better video card maybe.. : [fry]
• wow I hope people with female gamers have to PCs : byorn
• I wonder how many features they left out for the expansions : Sixcos
• Bring on the nude patch so I can make nude lesbians kiss!!!!! : tunis5000
• Real-time JiggleMotion and inverse nippo-matics : Sarcastro

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• good job duder, keep at it : smax
• congrats : itsjames
• That's awesome. Good job! =) : edlin
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  http://www.str8dog.com/uploads/weight.png : Str8Dog
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    That's a great chart. So, how did you do it? : edlin
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      Severe lack of Pizza and Beer.... : Str8Dog
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        Have you done any cardo at all? If you're looking to break through the plateau (don't know if you're the... : Hiro
        • I did a few months ago, but have since laxed off.. I need to get back to it. : Str8Dog
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    wow - you weighed 320?!?!? man - that is so awesome you lost all that weight ... serious kudos! : virus
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      I was closer to 330 when I started.. I was into it for about a month before I started a fitday.com accoun... : Str8Dog
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        Would you recommend FitDay.com to others? Is it really free? : Zakko
        • Oh yeah its pretty cool once you get used to using it and yes it is totally free. They want you to buy th... : Str8Dog
• Great Job! Keep at it! : sgtsanity
• congratulations man - keep up the hard work! :D : virus
• After just losing around 35-40lbs I need to go shopping. Most of my pants no longer fit. That's a much mo... : Silent Bob
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  Heh... I am at 250lbs and that is my ideal weight. Mind you I am 6'9" though.... : fusionrx
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    6'9" !! Holy fuck. I always marvel at tall people. : edlin
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      If I'd still been living in Nor. Cal I would have come to the shack meet. Utility Maximizer has met me... : fusionrx
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        If you were there I'd spend a lot of time staring up at you in wonder. I'm 5'4". : edlin
        • Howz tha weather up there HAR HAR HAR!!! : Str8Dog
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    I am more like 6'1".. I want to get to 190... Im so very close... But I have been really lax lately.. I n... : Str8Dog
    • yeah, be carefull not to get complacent now. The last pounds are going to be a LOT harder than the previo... : filthysock
  • I as well am 6' 9", wecome brother. Though i push more like 270. : karlk79
• F'in A Awesome dude, keep it up!! : proclone1
• a++ would comment again! Seriously man, this is awesome. I can only respect you for this. : aaarrrgh
• Nice work man, stay strong. : Boxelder
• Nice work man! I need to get on whatever plan you're on. =) : ThomW
• That's awesome, congratulations! I'm all inspired again to get back on track (just got back from running... : Teiresias
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  BEFORE & CURRENT PIX You guys seem interested, so I thought I would show ya a before and after. The pi... : Str8Dog
  • Good work, son! Keep it up, health is one of those really important things. : egofumpapa
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    the transfer from womenz to menz is also shown well. : Paranoid Android
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      pounding ass to remove the pounds is my motto! : Str8Dog
      • I spit port on my keyboard :( : Matto357
      • str8dog You're going to have to change your name. ;) : ThomW
  • Wow GJ man. Your girlfriend seems to have changed a lot too :) : rabbit003
  • I demand a video set to Eye of the Tiger. : genjuro
  • i can't even visit your domain :( : carnivore
  • its easy to see the diff! : r1cola
  • hello : hxman2k
  • Such a transformation, you look years younger! Great job, man. : edlin
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  lose more weight fatty! just trying to inspire you more, good job. : lakren
  • i would have sampled the 1st part of this msg and left the congrats in normal size :( : r1cola
• keep on, keepin on dooder : pinkeye
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  So, what was your weight loss method? I'm somewhere around 300, and have been meaning to drop a good b... : Vincent Grayson
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    Combination of diet and exercise.. not so much execise lately which is prolly why I have stalled for so l... : Str8Dog
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      Damn I should stop drinking beer and start drinking whiskey instead. : esky
      • I switched to Vodka. : Str8Dog
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  hey weight loss buddy :) I gained a bunch of weight during my last school year (like more than 20 lbs), ... : thetangent
  • yoga huh? weird.. I would not associate that with weight loss.. but Im glad its working for ya. : Str8Dog

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  Monday August 30 Fear Factor Tuesday August 31 Scrubs Wednesday September 1 Hawaii Thursday S : OverBurN
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    \m/ SCRUBS!! \m/ Heather Graham is coming! : Ajax
    • and so am i : hatelull
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    What are these, premiere dates? : king_darius
    • Of course! :) : OverBurN
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    They're still airing episodes of the West Wing? : sgtsanity
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      Why not, it's one of the best shows on TV. : riptyde
      • Well, I have season 2 dvd set (soon to get season one), and was unaware the show continued to be existent... : sgtsanity
  • I have to wait till November for new episodes of the O.C? : genjuro
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    Was Deadwood just a one season thing? : jhof
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      No, new eps aren't coming for a while. Just like how the Sopranos can take forever to write their episode... : sgtsanity
      • Ahh I see, sexcellent. : jhof
    • March is the target month, I've heard : Halen
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      i dont see deadwood listed anywhere as coming back in the fall, this of course doesnt me that its not com... : OverBurN
      • deadwood wont be back until 2005. : hirez
      • HBO AIMS FOR A NEW SEASON OF DEADWOOD HBO has renewed the new western drama series DEADWOOD for a sec : Halen
  • enough crime shows? Jesus. : Silent Wolf
  • Short of ER, Scrubs and 70's my TiVo will be very bored this season. Wake me when 24, The Shield and Sapr... : Str8Dog
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    I don't see Lost up there. : dynokill
    • Wednesday, September 22 is the date i have : OverBurN
  • yea for Amazing Race 6!!!! I'd love to do that show. UNF. : hirez
  • No more Touching Evil, no date for Arrested Development, no new Monks for forever....:(((( : Deathlove
  • ARGH I LIVE IN THE NETHERLANDS, almost none of these shows appear on TV here, or they appear 3 years late... : scion
  • So long till The O.C. :( yes, I know they don't love me back =( : nomaad
  • Am I the only one who isnt interested in any one of those shows??? When in Larry David coming back (the o... : Lightzout
  • that LAX show is pretty cool, I'll be following that one : redfive
  • I demand more CSI! CSI : Boston, CSI : Dallas, CSI : L.A., CSI : Seattle. : stump
  • I have to wait till November 4th? >:( : thekidd
  • the shield & arrested development??? : digitalburro
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  If your favorite show is not listed, ask about it and i may have the date for it somewhere! : OverBurN
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    alias : sharkII
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      No fall date listed, or that i have : OverBurN
      • *jumps off cliff* : sharkII
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      Starts in January. : K1Bond007
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        this is correct, same with 24. : dmiller
        • Goddammit. To make up for this, Jack Bauer should infiltrate every other show on TV and just start killin... : Carfaz11
    • I've got until Jan to watch Season 2 and 3 of Alias. Excellent. : scarb
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    when does that Medical Investigations show start... It has me interested... but I'm not sure how they are... : hirez
    • September 10 : OverBurN
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    Wildboyz : jrock
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      no fall date listed : OverBurN
      • :'( maybe cuz it's on cable? I hope? I demand a season 3!!! >:( : jrock
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    the shield ? : Vandeq
    • bump for shield luvin : synaptic revolt
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    Larry David Show : Lightzout
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      Curb Your Enthusiasm : AllYourBase
      • ^What he said - its Monday, I am dain bramaged. : Lightzout
  • When does Gilmore Girls premiere? : forgottenzero
  • South Park repruhsent! : zyklonbee
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    JBPH? : jooky
    • January.. : K1Bond007
  • last comic standing : yqbd
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  TV? who watches that? : manero
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    TiVo, baby. TiVo. : FrayLo
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      Does TiVo actually stand for something? TitaniumVoxel! : king_darius
      • It is a word play between TV and I/O : Str8Dog
    • TIVO SHMIVO! VCR! 8 hours for a couple of bucks! more than 1 record at a time! : yqbd
• Don't you mean the reality TV listings? : Fred Garvin
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  What about Law & Order Trial by Jury : kuma79
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    I think that was cancelled. : Do_Or_Die
    • no, I think they are going to make it a midseason replacement. It was removed from the fall schedule tho ... : hirez
• caliifoorniiaaaaaaa : toneh
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  so will Joey be the next Frasier? : cap n KRUNCH
  • Only if its, like, good, and stuff : NukeDukem
• FARSCAPE:Peacekeeper Wars Sunday October 17th 9/8c : jrsX

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• totally agree. I want them to cover the events, not turning it into some bs reality show : egg5hen
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  it makes the athletes human. the agony of defeat is just as important as covering the thrill of victory.... : FrayLo
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    ps - i saw the same event and i thought it was so powerful to see... I mean, training for 4 years, and it... : FrayLo
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      I get misty sometimes even during prfessional sporting championship losses, even if I'm not into the spor... : carrioN luggagE
      • omg they should leave them alone and never interview them, AMIRITE? : FrayLo
• I agree and don't. While it did feel like and invasion of privacy it's not like she was doing anything t... : Boxelder
• cbc has been really bad this year.. they got all up in the face of the female judo who busted out early, ... : alexthegreat2
• I sort of agree, but it was still pretty powerful emotionally. To see a runner just quit in the middle o... : skizl
• so people can say "yeah I can do better!" : cap n KRUNCH
• yeah that was pretty sucky of them. Everyone watching at my house we had some people staying over on thei : hirez
• b/c it's funny! : AllYourBase
• I remember when I was a kid watching Hollywood Squares and the winner would take the key to go start the ... : Halen
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  as long as it's done tastefully, I don't mind it. It's important and compelling to show people's dreams b : edgewise
  • no wonder you're a dentist. :P : slax0r
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    I think the most compelling bit of sadness I've ever seen in the Olympics was when Rulon Gardner beat Ale... : riptyde
    • that's awesome. Did any snot dribble out of his nose? that's when you can tell someone is really sobbing ... : edgewise
  • I saw that quick recap of the shooter who shot at the wrong target...unbelievable. I wish I could've see... : FrayLo
  • that russian gymnast managed to fuck up the part of her routine that was actually named after her ... : hatelull
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    I was surprised that Khorkina was so stone-faced after that uneven bar fiasco. Also, it's so odd to watc... : edlin
    • i kept wondering if the KBG took her back home and shot her after disgracing her country. : hatelull
  • you are cruel : terath
• I'm still upset they didn't show the pole vaulter who broke her leg on her vault, so I guess I'm not the ... : jrock
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  did anyone see gail devers bite it on the first hurdle? Man, I felt so bad for her. : dmiller
  • I kind of felt that was set up. I think she really hurt herself earlier (during the practice), but instea... : hirez
  • yeah, but that's an injury, not a failure of will, toughness or best of all judicial errors, malfeasance : edgewise
  • one of her fingernails caught a down draft, and she just couldn't jump that first hurdle. : sweat
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  They followed her? I was watching it on CBC (Canadian, so they focus more on our own athletes) and they d... : Anti_dentite
  • It was on NBC, yeah. : b00tsauce
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  yeah, the Mrs. and I were watching that too and we were both pissed off. It's one thing to stay put and w... : Holesinswiss
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    who says it's off limits? BS, it's totally different if she goes into her locker room. The damn oly... : FrayLo
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      if the cameraman could, he would follow her into the dressing room. any tv is good tv. : b00tsauce
      • Now that would have been cool. In the background you can probably scope some hot vball babes practicing t... : jrock
• I remarked on this to a friend. They spent like, 30 seconds focusing on her while she was crying, kicking... : mindmann
• Anyone just see that women's 800m final? I can't believe that tiny morrocan woman won silver, against al... : alexthegreat2
• I saw that and said "Jesus, you ass, just leave her alone!" : phlavor
• yeah i saw that last night too.. mean camera man.. : mc-fine

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• I absolutely love HL2's lighting. It may not be dynamic, it may not be entirely mathematically "correct",... : sgtsanity
• I don't think realism was the point of the D3 engine. : c0bra
• We're going to compare the two engines for years. As it sits now, Doom3 does darkness/shadows and indoor... : VashTheStampede
• <waits for the inevitable> : johnny skidmarks
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  When did HL2 come out? : Ratalon
  • Last week, what kind of gamer are you : Deathlove
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  the floor looks like plastic : firehawk
  • lino or tile could easily look that way, and's probably quite a realistic surface to have in a starway or... : shassard
  • You obviously haven't played CS:Source yet. : ThomW
• I hear them coming... : MrMethane
• I still like Doom 3's dynamic lighting more as it fits the type of game it is perfectly. HL2 doesn't h... : Kiriakos
• That's nice. I've bought Doom3 and enjoyed it. I will also buy HL2 and enjoy it. Isn't that really the... : stump
• That has to be, by far, one of the best, most realistic screenshots I've ever seen in video game history.... : TheUpperHands
• Not to derail or anything, but Star Wars Episode 3 is soooo much better than Duke Nukem Forever. I mean, ... : Carfaz11
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  I don't know enough technically to discuss the game engines but I've always felt the overall package of t : freak!
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    you men original like the bugs from starship troopers? or a head crab? or maybe even a zombie with head ... : Break
    • I don't even have the word "original" in my post. Besides that's not the point. Something can be origin... : freak!
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    HL2 looks pretty bleh to me (both graphically and gameplay-wise). Maybe that's because I wasn't overly i... : timmie
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      BF1942 sure ain't OMG realistic, heh : j33uk
      • it's more "omg realistic" than, say, Tribes2 (which I consider a better purchase because I've spent many ... : timmie
    • It's alright, you don't have to agree with me :) Haiku's post is much better than mine and probably ex... : freak!
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      Also, your post confused me because I confused you with Timm the HL2 guy. : freak!
      • I was here first, though :( : timmie
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  Technology is a big part of it, but I would argue that more than anything else, it's having a full and co... : haiku
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    That was exceptionally well-put. : KungFuKenobi
    • ^^ What he said. : ieGod
  • -10 points for being rational in a omg hl2 is gonna be betar than do0m3 thread. : Silent Bob
• If you extracted those textures and applied them to an identical level design in the doom3 engine it woul... : not work safe
• well i don't know how you could argue that doom3 is realistic. you're on mars. with demons. from hell. ... : cpt_gloval
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  Why are we comparing these two games again? : Ajax
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    Some people just need to belong to something. Even if its an internet contingency whose purpose is to hol... : annih1late
    • HEY YO MAN FUCK YOU AND YOUR CREME-FILLED SHIT! GLAZED 4 MUTHAFUCKIN' LYFE, YO!! : Ajax
  • Because anti-lock breaks totally kick the shit out of Phelps! : j33uk
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    You're not allowed to like both id and valve Or doom 3 and half-life 2 Pick one and defend it at al... : Hodder11
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      Cool. I'm going to pick a title that hasn't been released yet and defend with all of my being. This "rele... : Ajax
      • that's dognose territory. : haiku
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        Haha. That game sucks so bad. : stump
        • Its gonna own. Seriously. Yeah, I could get used to this... : Ajax
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    Because it's more interesting than not doing it :( : freak!
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      Okay, so... Nerd #1: I think <Title A> is superior to <Title B> and here's why: <place opinion here> : Ajax
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        You make it sound much lamer than it can be and has been. I could do that, too. Your mock conversatio... : freak!
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          Yeah, pretty much. : Ajax
          • I understand where your coming from, but I still think many of these conversations can be fun and interes : freak!
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  I daresay that we are all winners for great game engines : cap n KRUNCH
  • Hear here! : Ajax
  • I feel just a little bit more effeminate after reading this post. CANTWEALLJUSTGETALONG 'D : quietb0y
• this is an HL2 thread? : r1cola
• i wouldn't say incredible. The walls in the room have what look like low res textures, plus they have no ... : mista mista
• the reason why people see half life 2 being more realisitc is because its set in a modern type cityscape ... : manlyman
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  Genesis vs. SNES Genesis wins. : Kiriakos
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    SNES wins, thread over. : Luminair
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      Blast processing bitch! SNES has none o' dat. : Kiriakos
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        * OWNED BY MODE7 * : Ajax
        • Genesis does what Nintendon't. : xstatik
        • not to mention SuperFX 1 and 2! : r1cola
        • Also, the SNES always had better sound. : cacktrot
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        Colors bitch, where Genesis hiding 'em? : DinK
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          behind all the exploding shit in Gunstar Heroes : enigmatic
          • exploding shit is easy in Gradius 3 with its built in bullet time :p : ghost in my shell
• Someone a longtime ago posted a link to an article about graphic "consistency" in games. It states that e... : loapsaq
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  I think that shot is a pre-rendered cutscene; if not, *DROOL!* : lord_omega
  • I don't think these games use prerendered cutscenes anymore : slackor
• that shot looks awesome .. i'm so pumped i have a new video card for this but if you made this argumen... : Mansmells
• always looks like paint on a cardboard box to me : Slowtreme
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  I am sorry, but how do you know how HL2 will perform in certain machines? : personaljesus
  • benchmarks? : DapperDan
• I'll agree with the others, it is a very apples - oranges comparison, techwise. Since HL2's tech is geare... : SpaecKow
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  Last time I was at the Mars base it looked EXACTLY like it does in Doom3. so your argument is stupid. Doo... : radula
  • The blood stained walls really brought the rooms together. : Chod
• Wow, I'm already tired of this debate. A new record. : Boxelder