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• Dude, thats so sweet, opening up to the shack. INFORMATIVE : askedrelic
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  how about a guy to stand behind you all day asking what some but of code does? I could also go get you v... : AllYourBase
  • yes programming groupies! : pigvomit
  • but that requires the code to actually do something ;-) : Crimson
• AI Programmer PAGING TEDV!! : Caboose
• does opening an editor and making a box count? :( : ghost in my shell
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  Damn, still a ways off, eh? :/ : filtersweep
  • heh.. was wondering that too.. that's an awful lot of peeples : stonedonkey
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    Doing a little bit of reading between the lines are we? : ease_one
    • I just wish I had skills in one of those areas :) : stonedonkey
    • I hope not. :( : filtersweep
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    They were just about to go gold then said "Hell, let's make it better." : phlavor
    • Yeah, sure does seem like it. Senior Engine Programmer?? *cough* clean slate *cough* : h4wk
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  I wish the games industry had more of a need for motion graphics designers/after effects ... most of thos... : mankeroo
  • yeah we farmed out some stuff on Metal Arms. We just are not big enough at this point to have need for a... : ease_one
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  I'm assuming you wouldn't be willing to hire someone who has amateur skills at 3d modelling and level des... : Thud
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    Smart man :) : askedrelic
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      We need to go back to the master/apprentice type job system instead of this "learn some skills somehow, a... : Thud
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        Well from our perspective, if you're not motivated enough to open up UnrealEd and make something, you pro... : ease_one
        • this is so true. additionally working on your own projects at your own pace, is so much more fun and rela... : eggnoodles
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        Lol, no offence but it sounds more like you want to go "back" to a "please hand it to me on a plate" syst... : SpiderMonkey
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          No kidding. Actually, when I go out to various career fairs and such I'm amazed at how many people come ... : Dimmona
          • I am such an idiot... your advice is pure gold. I need to do some electrical engineering projects so ... : monohydrate
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    Well if you want it bad enough you might be able to convince those in charge to give you an intern type o... : ease_one
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      lol does the intern get paid anything, like enough to live out there? : ghost in my shell
      • I doubt it. Then again we got a programmer inern once and we just had him to do crap, and after about a ... : ease_one
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    The last stages of making a commercial game are a real slog where for most folk you'll be hating what you... : SpiderMonkey
    • what you said. : ease_one
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  eskimo spy in the house? : rasputinreborn
  • I wanna be! see below VVV : eskimo spy
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  Check it : http://andrewbakerart.com/projects.htm some areas of the site are more complete than ot... : eskimo spy
  • your Doom3 stuff looks great : lord_omega
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    And I have a degree in literature as well as Illustration BFA, and I have always wanted to work on game s... : eskimo spy
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      AMERICAN MOVIE'D : feratu
      • thankfully I am a bit more self-aware than Mark, so I haven't got any embarassingly bad, myopic-visioned ... : eskimo spy
  • once again, your work looks really nice. : Turd Ferguson
  • If I was you, I would make a badass Doom3 single player level or set of levels. Doom3 has a lot of cool ... : ease_one
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    Just so it's clear - the Level Designer position is NOT an art position. Level Designer will not be d... : Porkasaurus
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      Understood - I a bit more practiced at working with existing art assets creatively, than I am at creating... : eskimo spy
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        perfect, now, send us some fun single player levels to try out : ) : ease_one
        • time to make some coffee! 8) : eskimo spy
  • http://andrewbakerart.com/images/mapscreens/shot0078.jpg Is that a tribute to Goldeneye for n64? The ... : monohydrate
• Looks like this game has a long way to go. : theguz
• ATTN: TEDV smarty menz : virus
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  don't any game companies need a css guy? : pupismyname
  • if only :( : osiris_brad

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• Skills to be covered (not a complete list): -Artillery spotting and artillery use -Taking and retak... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Configuration tips for new players: -You have several screens of keys to configure. Don't forget to s... : UtilityMaximizer
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    I'll definately be here for this, but i've got class from 5:30-8:30 PDT that night, so i'll probably be l... : mindmann
    • We may go through it a few times, actually. We'll see. : UtilityMaximizer
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  One more thing: Some of you are not going to like this game. It's inevitable. Some people are turned off ... : UtilityMaximizer
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    IA, it is a great feeling to roll up on the axis on omaha like last night :) : rosewood
    • Good point. READ THE DAMN POST, PEOPLE even if you've already downloaded the map. : UtilityMaximizer
  • more fun per unit time! lolol! I can't play BF1942!!! The opportunity costs are killing me!!! : Nighthavvk
• That bold text worked well for me cause I tried not to ... : rosewood
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  this is going to be great! I still need the correct pacific chains! :O : Downforce
  • If you download and install the map pack, you should get the correct version with it. : UtilityMaximizer
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  Last night's Post BF1942 Shackbattle Writeup Picture of the night: http://elrosewood.com/bf1942/lotsope : rosewood
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    I still can't figure out why Axis so consistently wins Kursk Revisited. They get the same amount of equip... : UtilityMaximizer
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      Axis always wins, and Umax is always on axis? I think that's more than coincidence. : sammyl
      • I start out on Axis, cap a couple points, and then have to switch teams to balance things out. I'll just ... : UtilityMaximizer
    • Ive noticed a trend (aka this means nothing) that the allies do well to dominate the air but the axis man... : rosewood
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      Personally I think the 109's are much better than the Yak's. The IL2 is better than the Stuka, but there'... : zerofunk
      • Another thing to think about. Maybe the west base is easier to defend than the east? Of course, there's t... : zerofunk
      • The yaks are more maneuverable, but don't have the climbing ability of the BF109's. So if you're a yak pi... : UtilityMaximizer
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    did the Allies try the 3-flags defense on Wake? How did it go? : AssGoblin
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      There was the ocational swimmer. Axis still won with a very little bit of time left because we ran them ... : rosewood
      • It might work with less people. When there's 30 on each side, you can pretty much have someone hiding in ... : zerofunk
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        I think the 3 north flags might work a little better because you can hide from the battleship. The 2 so... : AssGoblin
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          14 or so? : rosewood
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            13, it was really close : zerofunk
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              I didn't participate, but it sounds like it's the only strategy that the allies have a chance at winning ... : AssGoblin
              • The two defguns + lots of AA + tanks doing a good job of defending : rosewood
              • Yup, holding the south side worked better than previous strategies. We haven't tried holding the north si : UtilityMaximizer
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    I've been experimenting lately with just straight up bombing in the bombers. I'm getting pretty decent wi... : Zibro
    • That is how I used to always bomb and to a certain degree, still do. In kursk you can do it because the ... : rosewood
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      Most satisfying thing lately was taking out north AA on El Alamein with a bomb as I was hugging the hills... : zerofunk
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        Hm, not sure if this is what you're talking about, but another thing I've been messing around with is att... : Zibro
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          That's basically what I did, but at very short distance. Mainly I was trying to stay low right against th... : zerofunk
          • It's pretty hard, but I've managed to do it practicing on localserver. :| Never in a game, it'd be pretty... : Zibro
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    You should have seen the defensive line the Axis created in Caen. It was neat. We weren't letting anyone ... : silent prophet
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      That was crazy as an allied. If we could have put more people pushing west, and a good counter sniper, w... : rosewood
      • That was the weakest spot. To the west of the bridge. I would imagine it will always be that way to, sinc : silent prophet
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  Are the expansions required, or just Vanilla BF1942? : Deathlove
  • Vanilla + shack map pack is really all that is needed I think. : FormerHPB
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    Vanilla + map pack + the training map. I'll put it all in the announcement shortly. : UtilityMaximizer
    • Here you go: http://www.shackbattles.net/battles/view.php?battle_id=199 Everything you need is there. : UtilityMaximizer
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  goddamn it im bored throw this map up on the server now and lets go noooooow : ghost in my shell
  • k u guys suck ; ; : ghost in my shell
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  I haven't played in a while. Is it still Vanilla BF or do I need one of the many other games/patches/upda... : c0bra
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    0-Shackbattle ASAP: 1. Vanilla BF 1942 2. 1.06 patch (huge, ~250 MB so download *now*) http://www.fil : Crimson
    • you, sir, are the man : c0bra
    • Note: The Shack_Training.zip file is just one map. He also needs the entire Shack Map Pack: http://www.... : UtilityMaximizer
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  All this work you're doing to help folks and such makes me want to reinstall the damn thing. All 10 gigs... : AtaR1
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    Installing... Anyone have a quick rundown of the patch(es) I will need? : AtaR1
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      Just patch 1.6. All 200+ megs of it. : silent prophet
      • Ok cool. 274 Megs coming at 600+KB per second so we should be set in about 6 mins. I'm anxious to see ho... : AtaR1
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  A couple quick questions: 1. Does the flack gun have a specific range, or does it "autorange" to try ... : Crimson
  • 1.) From my experience, I'd say it's kind of an auto-range type thing. You mainly need to concentrate on ... : zerofunk
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    In a jeep -- juke. But, I still tend to find jeeps. A few bullets and its blown the fuck up. For jeeps... : rosewood
    • My favorite thing to do is shoot people out of jeeps without actually blowing up the jeep. :| : Zibro
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      Oh! As for worked offenses -- yea, it happens when we need it. Omaha as allies, we will use teamspeak t... : rosewood
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        well then will someone just tell me general strategies whenever we get into a map? I'm often clueless as ... : Crimson
        • you'll pick up the general strategies on each map. They're usually talked about over teamspeak as the ma... : AssGoblin
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          Normally when we start a map I get a shout out for the generic strategy. Off the top of my head El Al... : rosewood
          • Thanks a ton! I'm actually going to print this out for next time I play the maps... : Crimson
          • man, Caen battles are getting better and better. Allies are almost up a creek similar to Omaha, if the Ax... : Downforce
  • snipers take 1 headshot, or two chest shots. Same with the bolt action engineers rifles. : Turd Ferguson
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    3. yes. you can prolly google it, but I've seen web pages with full on giant graphs/tables of what hits w... : epit
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      Yeah, I think learning is done best by demonstration. : Maddog_Delphi97
      • well if i get a chance one of these days I'll jump on a server w/ someone and be a guinea pig... its one ... : Crimson
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  While we're at the topic... I'm one of those who are considering picking it up... But I'm still a bit sce... : SilverSnake
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    most Shackers hate road to rome, but it has some fun maps. We never play them on ashkie's server though.... : AssGoblin
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      Man... :( Rome to Rome has the two greatest BF1942 maps ever created. Operation Husky and Baytown. People... : silent prophet
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        I wonder if it would be possible to recreate the RtR maps without having it installed. Kinda like how ... : MrLobo
        • eh we probably could, however that gets things rather grey quickly : ghost in my shell
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    Try all-seeing-eye and tell it you have bf1942 installed (even though you haven't bought it yet). then pu... : carnivore
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      Or just type "ping bf1942.shackbattles.net" in the WinXP Run command line. : UtilityMaximizer
      • I'm getting constant timeouts... =/ Guess the server is down or something at the moment... Will try again... : SilverSnake
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    Toraz seems to play just fine from England. I thought I remembered Venger playing and also doing well. ... : Turd Ferguson
    • Timm did pretty well, too. But I'm sure it depends on a lot of factors. Just ping the server from the com... : UtilityMaximizer
    • I think the diversity that's the best thing about the shack - so many different locations, but a positive : Crimson
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  can I be the flight instructor? : lordlobo
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    B17 needs some trees cleared on the runway for a straight takeoff, otherwise great : lordlobo
    • In the newer version of the map, it should be able to take off with only a minor adjustment. Even going s... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Guys, quit asking what you need to play. It's all in the announcement: http://www.shackbattles.net/batt... : UtilityMaximizer
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    So... what do I need to play?!?!?!??!!!!one : carnivore
    • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Yeah, i think i need a little help getting teamspeak to work. i tried it last night, but didn't have much... : mindmann
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    Can you hear other players over Teamspeak? Can you hear yourself on your speakers talking into your micro... : UtilityMaximizer
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      I can hear others fine. I don't think i could hear myself. Gonna have to tweak it a bit. First time i've ... : mindmann
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        Yup, if you can't hear yourself over your mic (forget about teamspeak--can you hear yourself over your mi : UtilityMaximizer
        • Yeah, i'll give it another try tonight and see if i can get it set up right. I'm sure it's just dumb conf... : mindmann
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  Question/Poll: How many of you experienced lag when the server got crowded last night? Many people were c... : UtilityMaximizer
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    I believe I had the problem... I say believe because I'm not sure if my shots were missing b/c of lag or ... : Crimson
    • It's extremely accurate if you're hitting a target that's standing still. If he's in the middle of your c... : UtilityMaximizer
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    I'm also wondering if PunkBuster was a factor. Does punkbuster cause lag in BF1942? : Maddog_Delphi97
    • It can, yes. I don't know if that gets worse as more players are added. Perhaps it does. Good point, thou... : UtilityMaximizer
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    i always have terrible lag connecting to ashke's but it's almost certainly my end. i can cannect flawless... : kbnerd
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      Interesting. The other server I sometimes play on, the ECGN server, never has any lag, even with 64 playe... : UtilityMaximizer
      • i wonder if we could do a shackbattle without punkbuster as a test? that might give us a better idea what... : kbnerd
  • as long as I didn't attempt to shoot someone tehre was no lag. The second i tried to shoot someone they s... : mista mista
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    It was like a slideshow for me alot of the times on wake. I didnt even bother respawning for a while bec... : themelon
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      I agree, Wake is where the problems occurred for me too, right when we started hitting 60 or so players. : UtilityMaximizer
      • so are you going to ask ashke about it? I think it would be good. He pointed out that the cpu usage was... : themelon
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    "we can persuade ashke to put BF1942 on the Opteron server" Either that, or get people to play BFNAM..... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I think the problem is most dont have 'Nam. I have it but I dont really enjoy it. : themelon
    • If you have problems with studdering try one of these: -Change sound to 'miles fast 2D positional audi... : Durandal07
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      I'm not buying that expansion pack. Anyway whats the deal with the 1942 maps, you NAM guys dont talk abou : ghost in my shell
      • They're pretty good, actually, although they have a few problems. For example, the fog is way thicker/clo... : UtilityMaximizer
      • They're great, IMO (I don't have the sound issues UM does) I think the capture system and 3D map in 'Nam ... : P-Squid
• Another tip I just remembered: Change the name of your Movies folder in your Program Files\EA GAMES\Bat... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Looks like some people are playing right now! I guess I could jump in for a moment. : UtilityMaximizer
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    6/64 ppl playing liberation of caen at 216.214.6.120:14567 http://games.eof.net/stats/bf1942live/bf194... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • 9/64 ppl playing pacific chains at 216.214.6.120:14567 New map, going back in again. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  BF:V never took over the 1942 crowd? : BulletPro
  • I like it, but people get tired of the chopper whoring. Of which I am a proponent of. : Ratsofatsorat
  • Not I. I quickly grew to hate that game. : Turd Ferguson

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  Morrowind / Oblivion info: It's obvious that at this point in development, not much is known about Obl : ]aratex[
  • very cool. thanks. Now to finish morrowind! : Fredrik S
  • cool, thanks! : smax
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    Very nice! This makes me want to play through Morrowind again, and actually beat the expansion packs that... : TrptJim
    • I've been playing through it again myself, actually. If you decide to do it, do yourself a favor and loo... : ]aratex[
  • OMG. Can't. Fucking. Wait. : filtersweep
  • Wow, hugely informative. Thanks for putting that together!! : Caboose
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    one of my problems with morrowind was a general lack of understanding of the world and the myths/legends/... : pupismyname
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      Most of the in-depth world info I got came from The Imperial Library ( http://til.gamingsource.co.uk/ )..... : ]aratex[
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        i read all of the dialog, but none of the books. i understood i was the savior and all, i just didn't kn... : pupismyname
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          I've still read very few books in game.. Most of what I've read is copy and pasted books off that websit... : ]aratex[
          • exactly. thanks for the link. : pupismyname
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        weird, I beat daggerfall and never saw any daedra iirc and never saw any npc's riding horses: http://til... : Poor Yurik
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          ah npc's with horses were cut. guess the frost and fire daedras were too. : Poor Yurik
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            frost and fire daedras were not cut, nor was the daedra prince (which doesn't appear in that bestiary) : johnny sanguine
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              Were they just in the wilderness or something? I played through the main quest and never saw them :( : Poor Yurik
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                are you sure you just don't remember anymore? As soon as you got to a high enough level, all you'd see a... : johnny sanguine
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                  I fought many vamps, ancient vamps, and liches. I saw some women with wings, but no fire or frost daedra... : Poor Yurik
                  • well you didn't miss much anyway. : johnny sanguine
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    I wouldn't assume they'll hold back the game to make all three versions hit at once. If the Xbox 2 shi... : jason bergman
    • I agree. I didn't even know The Elder scrolls Series had such a huge background. : Melonman0
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      I don't deny that releasing all 3 versions as soon as possible and making both console launch dates would... : ]aratex[
      • "and PS2 and the PS2 version was dropped because the hardware was totally incapable" fi|+y 7i@r! p$2 : ColoradoCNC
  • so is this game going to be like WAY WAY WAY better then regular morrowind that i just threw away (elder ... : virus
  • Needs more multiplayer. : exigence7
  • * G I V E I T T O M E N O W 'D* : DinK
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    Tough room, no love for the Clinton joke or for sex with lizards. :( : ]aratex[
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      Wait, is it weird to want to hump lizards? : filtersweep
      • Not if you marry first. : Hatta
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    Motherfucking Daedra. Bring it, bitches. I'm looking forward to another opportunity to shank those moth... : Rotten Deadite
    • Actually, Daedra are immortal. When a Daedra is "killed" only his mortal shell dies and he is returned t... : ]aratex[
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  I bought this game, but my old computer couldn't handle it. Now that i've got a new PC, i think it might ... : mindmann
  • Hell yes. : filtersweep
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    If you've ever enjoyed a non-Final Fantasy style roleplaying game, yes.. If you don't like RPGs, or th... : ]aratex[
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      I think i'll give it a try. I'm a major RPG buff, but for some reason have stayed with more rigid RPGs. I... : mindmann
      • If the freedom of GTA turned you off, Morrowind may lose you very quickly. There's not even anything to ... : DinK
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      "If you've ever enjoyed a non-Final Fantasy style roleplaying game, yes" I have, and I hated Morrowind... : darkling
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        I wish it was that empty, I can never walk 10 feet without getting jumped by a nix hound or a cliffracer.... : ]aratex[
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          I walked around and met lots of worms and other giant bugs. I was like "This game sucks, it's full of gia... : darkling
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            Ohh... So you hate one of the best games ever because it didn't instantly bombard you with obvious stuff... : ]aratex[
            • That's it. You totally understood what I was saying!! : darkling
            • I'd hardly call it one of the best games ever. Its a nice RPG that fills the 'ridiculously open ended' ni... : derelict515
  • oh god yes. Assuming that you like a first person RPG with a lot of freedom in the kind of character you... : DinK
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  my good man, I have a simple morrowind question. I love the game, and have been waiting a long time to r... : DinK
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    That was several questions actually. :) I normally install all 3 expansions.. However, Tribunal does... : ]aratex[
    • I couldn't find the assassin delay mod I was talking about. :( However, I found one that balances thei... : ]aratex[
    • Excellent, thanks. I know it degenerated into several questions but assuming we don't have another DB cr... : DinK
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  The screenshots I've seen of Oblivion look *AMAZING*. A huge step forward from Morrowind. The forests, ... : Vantage
  • The best mods for Morrowind: http://www.mwmythicmods.com/telesphoros.htm : i_mon61
  • I just saw them. oh my god give it to me! : DinK
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    are they online yet? : Break
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      Scans from Game Informer. : i_mon61
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        Yes, but where? I haven't seen them yet, either. :p : ]aratex[
        • I'm buying the freaking mag either way, but I'm impatient. : ]aratex[
        • Links to scans aren't accepted in teh Shack. : i_mon61
    • No. Go buy the magazine (Game Informer). : Vantage
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    Agreed. Especially the forrest screenshot is completely out of this world. : aaarrrgh
    • iawtp : lord_omega
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      OH.MY.GOD. Just saw the forest...AMAZING!!!! : Dr Van Nostrand
      • Yeah holy shit. That is amazing. Just google for the scans and you will find em. Magazine exculsives a... : Subarushian

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• roofles. Do what my teachers do: have them expelled : itsjames
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  embarse them in front of the class and have them expelled : hxman2k
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    They will probably get expelled, but that's up to the diciplinary board to decide... Still sucks.. They c... : Sebastian Sylvan
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      Anyone that claims they don't copy friend's work is full of it. Studies suggest that up to 50% of tert... : deadbydawn
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        I've never done it, so why should I allow them to do it? I mean it's not like they had a really tough ... : Sebastian Sylvan
        • Amen Sylvan! That "everybody does it" defense is bullshit - its thinking like that get GETS everybody to... : YoYo
      • I never did it. : filtersweep
      • I've never done it. Unlike some people, I have this thing called integrity. Not to mention pride in my ... : Arcanum
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  Here's my take on it. If you're the instructor, call them into the office and quietly fail them. If you'r... : Visceral Monkey
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    Fuck that. Cheaters need to be drawn and quartered. : filtersweep
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      I've never understood why people give a rats ass if it doesn't directly affect them. You think people do... : Visceral Monkey
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        a lot of classes are graded on a curve so it does affect them. : diffident
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          Well no classes in sweden are graded on a curve, so that's not a problem. But still, cheating doesn't bel... : Sebastian Sylvan
          • my sister is studying abroad this semester in sweden, but she isn't a cs type person. : josecuervo
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            Cheating is everywhere in every school and culture. It sounds like you might be morally offended it's hap... : Visceral Monkey
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              Yeah, and Karma just caught up to them... Cheating SHOULDN'T be anywhere, people who cheat suck. Cheat... : Sebastian Sylvan
              • I never said it was ok, just that no place is immune. : Visceral Monkey
        • That's a tough one, but in that situation it does directly affect your grade so I'd agree that turning th... : Visceral Monkey
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        In the business world "cheaters" get thrown in jail. : filtersweep
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          thats why you dont cheat investors out of their money. but this is college. : wishbone
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            Because college doesn't matter, right? : filtersweep
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              you're absolutely fucking right it doesn't matter. college is the funnel by which people are made into w... : wishbone
              • College is a business and their product is grades. : Chod
              • Colleges are businesses, and buying their product makes other people believe you're worth paying a salary... : DinK
      • Cheating DOES affect the other students. Don't think it does? Let's take it to the extreme. Everybody ... : DinK
    • seriously. Particularly if the class is on a curve. I find this to be particularly iritating. Why sh... : itsjames
  • I'm the TA grading their assignment. I've passed it on to the instructor. : Sebastian Sylvan
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  Take them in private and talk to them about it. If you don't find their explanation or reaction sufficien... : one beach bum
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    Yeah I sorta want to let it go too, but it says daaaamn clearly what's considered cheating ( http://www.c... : Sebastian Sylvan
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      Dude, you're the TA. That's *totally* different. Bust their asses. : Visceral Monkey
      • Or blackmail them :) : Visceral Monkey
• lol in one of my CS classes in college the whole two front rows were asians and they all got caught for c... : skynet
• i've never cheated on something in uni, but that's because my major requires writing LOTS of papers. it'... : wishbone
• in a C lab we had, most of our class got busted for cheating. Although it wasn't really "cheating" in th... : timmie
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  everybody in my CS dept did that. It was just how you did your work : mrtony
  • lol @ itt tech : filtersweep
• also, if you're not good at cheating you'll never do well in Corp. America. : mrtony
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  Maybe only one is cheating-- maybe someone left their computer open and the other just copied it. How wi... : tedv
  • Then one of them is gonna learn a lil lesson in network security. : YoYo
  • The rules state that you are responsible for not letting anyone copy your code. Also, it's quite clear... : Sebastian Sylvan
• you should just ask them what their motivation was. there were times where I absolutely couldn't figure ... : FrayLo
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  yeah, I gave an instant F to a student for that. Except the dumb piece of shit stole someone's disk and h... : El Tigre
  • This was my most recent cs professor's cheating policy: http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~teliot/Academic%20Misc : itsjames
• Solution: don't give much weight to programming assignments. They're intended to learn the concepts. If... : cameljoe
• Lemme tell ya what my policy would be: If you get caught cheating once, you get an F for the project and... : Arcanum

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  I exercise them every night for about 8 seconds. And then I wash up. : edgewise
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    It's not a rodeo there champ. : sharkII
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      I have an anal sybian, so yes, it is much like a rodeo. : edgewise
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        Between this post and Ninj Gaiden I'm honestly starting to think there's an asian mindfuck conspiracy aga... : genjuro
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          you'd need a mind in order to particpate in such a conspiracy : digitalburro
          • genjuro is becoming the new dgn. : lazarusb
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  i have for several years now, its kinda handy :D : cygnus
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    So does it really work? I've heard it takes a few weeks of consistent exercise (about 3 times a day, 3 m... : dltrem
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      hm. see, i used to exercise it even as a kid not knowing how beneficial it'd be to this day. so i'm not... : cygnus
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        I'm just glad to hear that it actually works though. I should have plenty of practice on weekends and du... : dltrem
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          no prob! i definitely feel a LOT more confident knowing I can last any amount of time that a chick can h... : cygnus
          • Don't worry. Someone will come along. When I used to be in the habit just about every day and sometimes... : dltrem
• God damned right I do : rosewood
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  pc? : rand04
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    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=pc+muscle&btnG=Google+Search : Ajax
    • did that right after I replied, and yup, I indeedlydoodly. : rand04
  • The pubococcygeus muscle. : dltrem
• I heard Peter North did it constantly... you do that action where you stop yourself from peeing.. but do ... : snuff
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  Yeah, something crazy fierce. It amazing how powerful that thing is. : Ajax
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    Do you remember how long it took you to notice a difference? : dltrem
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      No. But when I was able to stop peeing midstream, zip up, wash my hands and return to my desk at work for... : Ajax
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        do you shoot further now? : kgargonmagrix79
        • I never really measured distance, but I would assume so. : Ajax
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      are you just trying for the big $$ shot? lol.. : str8upkiller
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        That's not a problem for me now though I'd never turn down more power in that respect. I've heard (and i... : dltrem
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          Yeah, and it feels like someone parked a firetruck in your ass. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're ins... : Ajax
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            Hmm. Well I am curious and I guess it could be useful. : dltrem
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              Pick up a big-ass unabridged dictionary with your weaker arm. Hold the book out in front of you with the ... : Ajax
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                So when you stop the flow right before you're about to ejaculate you actualyl have to continue to hold it... : dltrem
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                  Can anyone answer this? : dltrem
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                    well, in order to stop it ya have to use a lot of energy. ajax is rite, ya get a lil weak if ya hold bac... : cygnus
                    • Thanks. I guess I'll just have to exercise then practive and find out what I can do. : dltrem
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    JESUS, I FEEL LIKE I JUST GOT SHOT WITH A FIREHOSE : edlin (#1126) : xocsida
    • rooofles : toneh
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  So, how do I go about doing this excercise? : someWayne
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8561847 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=pc+muscle&b... : Ajax
    • Interesting. Thanks! : someWayne
    • That's neat, thanks! : {Venger}
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  I find it strange that people can't do this. I thought it was normal. : action roommate
  • Same... But I've always kinda done the exercises without knowing what they were. : BaBOon
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    Are you referring to the exercises or the uhh... "technique". : dltrem
    • I'm talking about having control over your PC muscles. In the pages linked to, they talk about several : action roommate

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  I've been wanting to see what this is like. I really wish they're release a new SP demo that's more simi... : dltrem
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    Looks nifty. Also looks like it takes a while to get the hang of. Same thing with skiing or whatever it... : dltrem
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      skiing is easy now ... just hit the space bar : johnny skidmarks
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        So just hold press space and it'll control your jetpack thrust automatically? : dltrem
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          No, you still have jetpack thrust, but spacebar effectively makes it act like you have skates on. : egofumpapa
          • I see. Thanks. : dltrem
        • It works the same was as it did in Tribes 2. Except now you can bind Jump, Ski, Ski/Jump, Jetpack, Jetpac... : My Documents
• That was really cool. : Poor Yurik
• Awesome!! : Reeves
• wow, nice moves. : Turd Ferguson
• Whoa awesome! I never heard about that tether thing before...definitely cool idea, combined with jetpacks... : Rasnowl
• Great vid. Saw a couple other vid' s with great grapple action, wish I could nail it everytime like they... : atom519
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  I really missed the grapple in Quake 2 and 3. : Thresher
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    grapple was in quake2..levels in q3 werent big enough for it until much later. : wishbone
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      Are you sure? I don't remember it. : Thresher
      • dude..all of q2 ctf was played with the grapple. the entire time. : wishbone
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  As a defender this makes me a sad Panda : peter
  • Yea they look like they'd be very hard to stop. : dltrem
  • It's starting to look like a shitload of defensive tactics are going to rely on flag-blocking and chasing... : egofumpapa
  • to be honest, even without that grapple bunny ski magic junk, it's extremely easy to grab the flag in T:V... : thebigbeefsandwhich
  • I don't know. I don't think the grapple makes targets any less trackable than those who cap without. Su... : My Documents
  • remember he is just playing on his own client/listen server with no other players playing. it's not th... : armaduck
  • I stop these clowns a lot using the sniper rifle. But it takes practice, as you'll only get one shot. : johnny skidmarks
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  *cough* http://www.topoftheslide.net/misc/grapplevids.zip : Helter Skelter
  • 48mb? Better be impressive :) : atom519
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    What format are the vids? : egofumpapa
    • Divx 5.0. : Helter Skelter
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  I'd like to see some of these being used in an actual match : AllYourBase
  • They are being used already. Obviously it takes a shitload of practice to get good enough at the concept ... : egofumpapa
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  how do you retract the grapple like that when you're standing still, causing you to gain a lot of speed? : fotografico
  • Hold the mouse button to pull it in. : JHelgie
  • he's skiing : jambalaya king
• Your grandpa is on TV? wut? : drucifer
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  srsly this soundtrack is horrible but thanks for the video : mr brown
  • First thing I did was mute it. Ugh. : egofumpapa
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  wow, despite the fact that those routes are slow and the atmosphere looks like 1% air 99% jello, its stil... : yakub7
  • sorry, but after watching that video again i figured out what is wrong with this game. it looks like some... : yakub7
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  What game is this for? :( : tomservo
  • Nevermind. T:V = Tribes Vengence : tomservo
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  That's also why the game will cease to be fun. Shit like that is impossible to defend against, unless so... : PenicillinX57
  • Not true. See my post above. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8564703 : egofumpapa
• ER is up and reply to my T:V post. :| http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8564740 : Zibro
• I'm starting to think these videos are somewhat misleading... most of what's going on is just skiing and ... : thebigbeefsandwhich
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  Cool, but..what's the point of vehicles? : Magus
  • exactly!!! : peter
  • nothing, they just threw them in there to be gimmicky. in the beta they currently serve no purpose becau... : wishbone

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  All it says to me is that Oprah has nothing relevant what so ever to say and has to resort to cheap gimmi... : smdever
  • And she didn't even buy the cars they were given to her by Pontiac. : Chod
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    "cheap" gimmicks : {Venger}
    • Sorry. Replace "cheap gimmicks" with “expensive shenanigans.” : smdever
  • I hate oprah, but damn I wish I was in that audience... : quietb0y
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    Apparently the audience was screened to make sure that they actually were 'poor' and needed a car. Why t... : FrayLo
    • Hating on things is my modus operandi. : smdever
    • I think I read in an article that they got to like 57 people who really needed a car, and after a while j... : DinK
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      whats the point of giving poor fuckers a car? when it breaks they cant pay for reparatiojs : Utopia
      • omg seriously we should just never give poor people anything lest they can't fix it : FrayLo
      • worst. reasoning. ever. They may not have the $300 a month, or the $5,000 on hand to pay for a car, bu... : thekidd
      • dude seriously, a new car will break down less than whatever they have. It's kinda not sensible. =) : DinK
      • don't listen to them your response ruled : [fry]
      • thats why you sell the car immediately and buy a used car, that way you can afford insurance and you have... : Turd Ferguson
      • Why are they paying for reparations. : c0bra
  • It's even worse that soccer moms around the globe worship the woman. The only difference between her and ... : genjuro
  • She's not trying to be Walter Cronkite, you know. Cut her some slack. : edgewise
  • well, she didn't become a billionaire by being relevant am i rite? : DinK
• thats preety freakin cool! : supermonkeyballz
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  Oprah's excited yelling + 276 Screaming women = nails on a chalkboard times 50 billion. : CrimsonHandHiro
  • You should see her holiday giveaways. If you can beleave it, it's ten times worse. At least this was a fr... : Tincan
• That's heartwarming. Thanks for posting the clip dude. : Vantage
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  Oprah is all that is wrong with this world : slackor
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    how? she went from trailer trash and raped by her uncle to rich and powerful : sleepyvt
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      exactly. she's one of the few celebrities I believe truly deserves all the fame and money she has. : edgewise
      • Anyone associated with Dr. Phil is in league with Satan. : NastyJack
      • I agree. She has her faults but I believe she's genuinely a good person who goes out of way to help peopl... : mactu
• It's like marketing, doing something good for a change. =) : DinK
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  Does anyone go "OH WOW A CAR!!" and then realize it's a Pontiac so they toss the keys in the garbage bin? : Chrono Trigga
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    I take offense to that, I drive a Sunfire! : Adrenaline
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      But only to bridge you over until the GT2. : {Venger}
      • That new Carrera GT looks pretty hot, I may have to get that instead :) : Adrenaline
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    At least it's not a Chrysler... : CrimsonHandHiro
    • Are you high? 300C? Crossfire? Chrysler has some cool shit out : Chrono Trigga
  • it's not a kia : itsjames
  • it's not a Daewoo : action roommate
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  I'd be impressed if that put a dent in either Oprahs or Pontiacs bank accounts. Since it doesn't it's jus... : NastyJack
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    damn that stupid bitch for helping people out. you guys earlier who posted about making less than $12k... : FrayLo
    • srsly, so much hate : cam3lt0sis
  • Whoever the Marketers were on this will get a nice big bonus.... Imagine taking your Advertising Budget i... : nordicav
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  Oprah didn't give the cars away, Pontiac did. : mr brown
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    it would never have happened without her. : armaduck
    • I guess, but it was them who approached her - it was all for the promotion : mr brown
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  Why do you guys hate Oprah? I'm surprised. Is it one of those underground things, where you have to be di... : {Venger}
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    not everyone's a hater. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8549478 they're all just jealous because ... : pupismyname
    • "You'd have to be dead inside to not smile like a git after reading that :D" sevens' right! And I agr... : {Venger}
  • pretty much right on, it's hip now days : kelerian
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  And here I was, thinking you couldn't get any more gay than you already were... : Sebastian Sylvan
  • You wish you were gay so you could get chicks : {Venger}
• I think it's great. I saw the clip on the Daily Show last night. She did a nice thing. And so did Ponti... : edlin
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  Better television: They should have led the audience into that walled off lot with all the cars, only : Poor Yurik
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    I like 10 cars for 100 people. The person who drives the car out of the lot (and through/over whoever is... : lazarusb
    • Throw in a pack of lions and I'm a converted Oprah fan! : quietb0y
• rosey o donnel'd she used to buy her audience just like that infact, she did it with those survivor... : railchu

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  poor virus =( : AllYourBase
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    Here's the deal with the Gratis Internet Account On Hold things. If you get more than one person signi... : Zero|DPX
    • ^^^ Supposed to be a top-level reply ^^^ : Zero|DPX
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      thank you for your information but i basicly think its impossible - my friend was at his house when he... : virus
      • Well, then say that when you email them. The form on their webpage is, in fact, how I got a response. ... : Zero|DPX
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      Where is this supposed form on the freeipods site? : ColoradoCNC
      • go through their FAQ page and eventually you may find the form where you fill it out and they email you a... : virus
• Time for calling. : flip-flop
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  if you bother them about it enough they might cave in. i know of one shacker who had a similiar thing hap... : kbnerd
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    do you know who that was by any chance? : virus
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      It was me, and kbnerd is exaggerating. I'll post a reply in a minute with more info. : Zero|DPX
      • great - thanks. : virus
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  He was sitting right next to you = same IP address? That could have fucked you over. : sammyl
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    no - on his computer, at his house. >:\ : virus
    • they're watching j00 :x : nyranger66
• lol : Lawgiver
• Was he sitting right next to you on a computer on the same network you use? That will flag them for not a... : Patch-e
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  They denied two of my freeipod referrals for the same reason. First they locked my account, then they unl... : godwit
  • did you ever contact them about this? what happened? : virus
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  Yeah, my roommate got tagged because we were (obviously) running from the same cable connection. His acc... : SNERBLAP!!!
  • You think I'd get away with paying for my two friends referrals? : ergh
• lol @ your 8 year stuggle to get free shit : Chrono Trigga
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  If you're not a paying customer, you really have no room to bitch. : PenicillinX57
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    i knew at least one person was going to say something stupid like this. the post their deal. that has... : virus
    • but u didn't complete it. that customer was denied, so they dont owe u shit : sleepyvt
    • in all honesty, you can't begin to complain about a free service they reserve the right to deny servi... : cam3lt0sis
    • If you read the TOS they reserve the right to deny you a flatscreen for any reason whatsoever, even if yo... : Delusional
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  WELCOME TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID : vodor
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    what are you talking about? if you get all 8 referrals you get your ipod, it's been proven it's not a pyr : nivorous
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      It's still a pyramid scheme, for every eight people that sign up under you 64 people need to sign up unde... : king_darius
      • well bottom line, if this doesnt go through im going to sign up my mother from her computer and have that... : virus
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        no, 64 people dont need to sign up under you... its 5 referrals under you for everyone... it doesnt chang... : nivorous
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          You didn't read it right. For one, I was talking about the freeflatscreens deal, where it's 8 referrals, ... : king_darius
          • These two posts are exactly right. : vodor
    • You don't know what a pyramid scheme is. But good job getting in on top. : vodor
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  UPDATE I got an email back from them...here it is: We received your letter about your account being... : virus
  • Good luck! : dltrem
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    Wait your account is on hold? I thought you just didnt get credited for 1 referral. : nivorous
    • umm, well it just says that i have a referral that isnt any good. *shrug* : virus
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    sounds like that friend might have done something funky, maybe he tried to cheat em and since he was on y... : judge
    • i really don't think so - he told me which deal he did (i forget now) but he said he did it and then canc... : virus

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• Plow that dirtbox! : ashke
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  My brother's GF's name is Victoria Givens :( : freak!
  • better warn him that she's gonna have company soon ;) : ColoradoCNC
• ... : filtersweep
• that is revolting : ergh
• Thats kind of freaky dude. What if you are say #467 in line? That would be some soggy bottom. : smdever
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8541141 : jrsX
• lol. : pinkeye
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  you seriously want to be a part of that? ROFL : virus
  • hey now it's a noble cause ;p : cpt_gloval
• $250 for two thrusts and every STD available! : vodor
• be a real harccore and put no condoms and then lick her ass : Utopia
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  What motivates someone to want to break a record for an anal gangbang, anyway? It's not exactly something... : Waverider
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    I think the motivation is $$$ and absolutely no sense of self worth :( : smdever
    • or maybe she enjoys anal sex that much! : blackhawk
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  You do know that's where the poop comes out, right? : commando
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    You piss out of your dick, and you put food in your mouth. Id that all they're good for? : blackhawk
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      But it's poop! : commando
      • yes - poop changes everything. : virus
      • Well two things, she'll be thoroughly irrigated and probably won't have eaten for 24hours or so. And s... : blackhawk
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  dude, double bag that shit. : dengar65
  • how about no bag? : Kitty__Kong
  • iawtp : lord_omega
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  Sweet.. you get a fluff girl too : snuff
  • link to this factoid pls : Downforce
• She ain't gonna shit right for a week month year. : Chrono Trigga
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  well then you must elaborate. i can understand the attraction of having heterosexual sex with no strings ... : yakub7
  • just another sexual conquest on his life's checklist : biskits
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    being in a porn movie! They're filming it for release. I'd be a porn star! : Intaglio5
    • Yep. It's every man's lifelong dream : deadbydawn
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    The personal motivation is sticking it in the ass and having all the cum that's in there shoot out the si... : Hello Kitty
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      omg. ahahahaha : Poor Yurik
      • Seriously, hahaha. : lazarusb
    • ... : genjuro
    • ... : skynet
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      on my face pls : andromeda
      • ahahahah : skynet
      • the first post was funny, but this made me lol : google
    • o_0 : Nighthavvk
    • You convinced me. : slacko
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      will people not wear condoms? i don't know anything about this "event" : Mansmells
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        Do sex world records require the guy to climax? : skynet
        • quantity not quality!! : quietb0y
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  You'll be allowed 2 pumps and get booted for the next batch of hairy scary naked guys. Good luck with tha... : quietb0y
  • Does Ron Jeremy get to be the record-breaking penis? I'd go just to meet that guy. : Ajax
• you'd truly be a shack hero : skynet
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  WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF AIDS : andromeda
  • Gotta think HIV POSITIVE! : pimpium
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  You need to get a shack tatoo on your ass so we know it's you. Or should we just look for the small peni... : TheArtMan
  • THis man has just made the post of the night. : darklox
  • ^^^ This is the only way. : angelparadox
  • I'll torrent the clip : hxman2k
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    He should yell "BUT YOU POOP FROM THERE!" and wear a Maarten mask. : TreMetal
    • hhahahahahah : Downforce
• Here's the link to the event info: http://www.victoriagivens.com/worldrecord.html : edlin