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  "There is no future in a $400 (about $250 too expensive) firewire-only (5% of computer users) hardrive-ba : DoubleAught()
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    That's exactly why these nerds are running linux and not multi-billion dollar companies. : sigma
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      and which multi-billion dollar company are you running? : Clay
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        linux sucks : cam3lt0sis
        • OS2 Warp Sucks! Nah, not really. I liked it : hube
      • I was referring to apple making a fortune off the ipod and slashdot trolls being... trolls. This has noth... : sigma
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      uhm, hotmail and yahoo run linux. : not work safe
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        er or unix, i think unix moreso than linux. : not work safe
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          Yahoo used to be the posterchild for FreeBSD. I knew some guys who worked at Hotmail back when it ran Fr... : yonderboy
          • remember when MS bought out hotmail and they tried to switch over the windows and all hell broke loose? : Clay
        • I'm a FreeBSD fan. And I wasn't talking about THOSE nerds, I was talking about the slashdot nerds. And wh... : sigma
  • I use to work in that industry. It was obvious to people with a clue that apple was going to crush the ma... : mallrice
• Couple of their points still stand, such as the fact there are better, cheaper alternatives to it. : Entity
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  "I guess this falls into the Dilbert principle of "the best target market is stupid rich people." - dude ... : Dimmona
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    spoken like a true uptight poor loser. : red2lucas
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      Well, $600 for a portable music player does seem a little excessive. : Entity
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        sure for the brand new just released yesterday top of the line model... but if you're on a budget a mi... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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          5gig for 200 bucks vs 15gigs for 140 bucks of another model just doesn't make sense to me. : tsuba
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            if people don't like it they won't buy em. simple as that : ^-SeaWolf-^
            • We won't. We'll just mock the people that do. : Dimmona
• "People need to realize that all apple ever really delivers is mediocre equipment that, while it may look... : but why

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  So you want to play Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed on your PC, but you're running Windows XP and you c : Ajax
  • Damn. Talk about love for a game. You've convinced me, I'll give this game a shot this weekend. : abubu
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    On win2k (probably the same for XP) all you need to do to run the game is to delete the gimme.dll in the ... : sanchez
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      from the memory patch readme: NEVER delete "gimme.dll". It is a memory manager. Deleting it will cau : timmie
      • the game ran fine for me after deleting it...and I did play it for a few hours at a time : sanchez
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    Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! NFS:PU is, IMO, one of the best driving games made for the PC! It's great fun, and ... : adev
    • I was up until almost 3am last night playing it. I was playing Evolution mode and finished the Classic Er : Ajax
  • also, if, for some reason, you have Windows 2000 and can't find sdbinst.exe anywhere, it is in this utili... : timmie
  • Sweet. It's my favorite NFS game and I miss it. : Sludgehead
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    Remind me again, is there online multiplayer in this game (I only tried single player). If so, I think s... : Dimmona
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      yes but iirc the netcode is craptacular. cars go flipping around the track and shit iirc anyway. : fluke
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        Were you on a dial-up connection back then? : Ajax
        • nope, this was pretty recently actually. : fluke
    • I plan on working on this tonight when I get home. It would appear that EA Racing is no longer functional : Ajax
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  Bump for great afternoon justice. : Ajax
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    how long are you going to keep the files up? as i won't be able to download them i get home from work :... : crust
    • They're going to be up there for a while. No worries. : Ajax
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  This game is fun. I played again some this afternoon. When you honk real fast it looks like the driver sp... : Busta J
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    I thought it was the coolest thing ever when I watched a replay and saw that the driver actually turns, t... : Ajax
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      best replays in a game evar. Watching the replays is almost as much fun as racing! I haven't found anot... : timmie
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        Seriously... It makes it look like my apexes are perfect... they're not, but it really looks like it. : CrimsonHandHiro
        • I look like the man in a 993 on Cote D' Azur or Schwarzwald. The replay cam is so well done. : Ajax
• OMG this is just what I was looking for the other night!! Informative'd. : Dimmona
• OH YEAH! I just found my CD! It's in pretty bad shape from my little brother borrowing it, but hopefully ... : godwit

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• forgive me for asking, but whats being solved here? : noobja
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  8-8+3=3? : lacker
  • All kinds of answers, right? 8 -3 = 8 - 3 8/3 = 8/3... : CSParsons
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  yea sorry forgot a part haha. "It must equal 24" : Patch-e
  • Oh, thanks for showing up. : mallrice
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    8x8/3 +3 lame! : blogophobe
    • this is using integer math of course : blogophobe
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  8 / 8 x 3 = 3 : mallrice
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    8 x 3 + 3 / 8 = 24 : mallrice
    • Err, this is using operater precedence - damn CS. Move the 3/8 to the front. This is also assuming intege... : mallrice
• i though you could use each number once? : holyiest_of_holies

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  its UP and ready for you! : hirez
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8868118 : askedrelic

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• Didn't know they had a new one out, killer! : wrath666
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  I was pretty impressed with how absolutely awful an album could be when I heard it! : darkling
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    So you just listened to the new Fatboy Slim as well? /jabs pencils into ears : stump
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      That album sucked too! While I'm at it, the new Prodigy also sucks! In fact, the new Jam & Spoon su... : darkling
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        granted, Orbital never managed to repeat the drop dead gorgeousness of In-Sides (the 30 minute version of : hatelull
        • Gotta love them live though, The Altogether live was a terrific show! : wrath666
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  I don't think it's very good. I liked a couple of the tracks, but there are some real stinkers on it as ... : untergrund
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    i really loved the first two albums, but from Bible of Dreams onward they've veered off into that goofy t... : hatelull
    • iawtp^^^ : untergrund
    • I love Beyond the Infinite, but didn't dig the second one whose name escapes me. Bible of Dreams was a... : Vincent Grayson
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  There's a new one? Holy crap! : pwnage1232
  • Woah. Time for a Tower lunch break run. : cheshirecat
• Cool. I have been listening to JR recently and I am loving it. : personaljesus

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• I was an undead warlock in the stress test, that was a ton of fun, I'm definately going undead to start w... : metralgia
• Going to try an Orc Shaman in Open Beta, and if I like that, I'll play it in retail. Played a Troll Hu... : amankhan
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  I want to make a mage and a warroir first. Haven't decided race or even faction yet. Once the Open beta... : t0laez
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    Did you enjoy the warrior? : surround
    • Didn't get to the juicy stuff, but I enjoyed what I saw yes. : t0laez
• Night Elf and either a hunter, cleric, or druid. : walker270
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  well, the shack is gonna be horde in retail, so i'll prolly be a tauren shaman. elemental/restore specced... : the_doctor
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    I think the shack should have a guild on both sides. That could lead to some great shackbattles. : surround
    • oh man... my life will be so over. : metralgia
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      your characters on a pvp server have to be on the same side. : smax
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        I know I'll be going for alliance in retail so whatever server the shack goes on, I'll be part of the all... : surround
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          why so adamant about alliance? the horde are much more...gritty. and we have shamans :) : the_doctor
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            I have RL friends who are adamant about it :( If I can convince them otherwise I would - but they're ign... : surround
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              real life friends come and go, the shack guild is forever! : Clay
              • ^^^ yes, yes, to clay you listen! : the_doctor
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  Were they ever planning on having more than 2 factions? Kinda strange having the undead allied with the o... : Stage
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    These are Sylvanas' Undead, not those of Arthas' Scourge. So they do have a truce of sorts with the Orcs... : amankhan
    • Ah, indeed. http://www.blizzard.com/wow/townhall/undead.shtml Still sounds a little weird though. B... : Stage
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    There's been no indication of this by Blizzard, though personally I think it would be awesome if The Scou... : Magitek
    • Could take it even further :) 1. Alliance 2. Horde (minus undead) 3. Sylvanas' Undead + Dreadlords 4.... : Stage
• Troll Rogue, specializing in backstab : Magitek
• If I pick it up, Tauren Shaman. Moo. : Ebu
• Tauren Druid, Undead Mage and Orc Shaman. Played them all and will play them again. : Pink0r
• Dwarf/Priest : johnny skidmarks
• troll shaman. shamans are so much fun. i can feel the nerf bat coming though :( : smax
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  the talent build that warrior was using got nerfed. the main talent it relied on was nerfed into worthles... : Ziggurat
  • :( This makes me sad : surround

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• Time to go out and read the Doom novels lol - they're every bit as bad as Metroid Fusion : roushimsx
• The Myst novels are pretty good. : Kerath
• The Warcraft novels are good. : amankhan
• Not as great as anything written by the authors known as F.X. Nine. http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/odd/sca... : Delithio
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  I read a DOOM novel. Worst piece of shit ever. : Alec Matias
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    http://www.planetquake.com/features/articles/doomcomic_a.shtml : someWayne
    • Imagine something as bad as the Doom comic stretched out over 4 books. : roushimsx
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      YOU'RE GONNA BE STUPID AND DEAD : SykelSeven
      • Rayne says "I'm gonna kick you till you're dead!" in the second Bloodrayne game. Yet she's so kickass, it... : Entity
• Now read his series: Signal to Noise and Signal Shattered http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/... : Ebu
• lets say i was going to barnes and noble tonight. would they be there to purchase? : the_doctor

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• I was going to say livejournal.. but you can't pop that on your webspace. : Warlock

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  please lose sox! I want you to win at home :( : jrsX
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    that would make the Cards the first second team to force a game 6 after going down 3-0. : derelict515
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      third. 1999 mets 2004 sox 2004 cardinals? : creep
      • I could've sworn they were saying the sox were the first to even force game 6 : derelict515
  • I want them to win at home, but I also want to be able to do my school work. : slax0r
• Jesus saves! SOX!!!! : derelict515
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  Johnny Damon looks like that guy from Color Me Badd http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002L0Z.01.LZ... : CrimsonHandHiro
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    More like Color Me Closet Homo'dd. : Ajax
    • You know you loved the classy innuendo of such classics as I Wanna Sex You Up : CrimsonHandHiro
  • I bet crimsonbeak would sex him up : rosewood
• History making world series baseball game - and I have to go talk to a photographer :( :( :( :( :( :( :( ... : rosewood
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  OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES THREAD UNTIL ER SHOWS UP : Kaiser
  • RGR OVER K THX : mystikal
• The party has moved: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8868104 : Ajax

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  They have a shitload of em in the sony store at the metreon in SF. : not work safe
  • sux im in MA. But I finally found one tonight. : tsteltz
• I called up eb today they said there is a 10 person waiting list and they only get in like 2-3 every week... : Blackdawgg

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  Walk Away -- James Gang : oc3lot
  • thats it, thank you : sleepyvt
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  "Joe Walsh - Walk Away" perhaps? http://www.lyricsdownload.com/walsh-joe-walk-away-lyrics.html : al9000
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    After further research I found out that this song was indeed written by James Gang, whoever that is. Howe... : al9000
    • Joe Walsh was IN the James Gang : AssGoblin

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  I like Spy Sweeper. : Sludgehead
  • oops...nevermind. : Sludgehead
• http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/0.10.1/Firefox%20Setup%201.0PR.exe : redfive

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• dude. everyone knows Garrett Wang pwn'd that show. : hirez

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  9:15 eastern I believe. : jjlaw
  • excellent. right before my Depends changing time. : Degenerate
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    ugh, it's at 3am here. We need WORLDTIME, that will fix everything ....... : gakera
    • http://www.swatch.com/fs_index.php?haupt=itime : surround
• in 4 hours the moon will be totally eclipsed : SlamDunk
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  and its totally cloudy and raining here :( we're turning into vancouver : jrsX
  • Its cloudy here too but I think its supposed to clear up : Degenerate
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  34 minutes until it begins... : SlamDunk
  • Wel which is it? : c0bra
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  what is the general areas that will be able to see the eclipse? : creep
  • north, middle, and south america, And some parts of asia. Also, it requires that you don't have clouds... : sgtsanity
• http://www.rumormillnews.com/pix/pic57968.jpg : DoubleAught()

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  Gothic III could be potentially Morrowind in scale (and I don't mean in content - 1/2 were already amazin... : Gauss
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    Well, maybe ;P But... I think G1&2 have succeeded to make some noise and more people are going to get ... : SlamDunk
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      do i need to play 1 before i play 2 ? ive never played gothic. : r3ckless
      • Probably don't need to but you should because Gothic 1 is simply a great game. : NastyJack
      • If you play Gothic 1, you'll spend 1-3 hours going 'HOW FUCKING STUPID IS THIS INTERFACE' and then 4-40 h... : Gauss
      • No. You can start from Gothic II if you like. Having not played Gothic I does not take away too much from... : SlamDunk
• Hopefully the controls change in Gothic 3. : SykelSeven
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  So, is Gothic better than NWN? : PenicillinX57
  • Weird comparison. Gothic is a coherent, cohesive game with a strong (though not super imaginative) plotli... : Gauss
  • I think those two are so much different type of games that a comparison is quite useless... : SlamDunk
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  Is it worth playing gothic2 without playing gothic1 first? : Ziggurat
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8866236 : SlamDunk

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  For the first question, it sounded like they tracked down everyone and contained it. The second quest... : d0gbert
  • That sucks. Oh well, welcome to the world of Jack Bauer. : Carfaz11

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• how does it compare to Donkey Konga (if you've played that) : Kniggit

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  ok, it won't be finished before i go to work, so i'll post it later tonight when i get back :( : davislovestacobell
  • Tease. :[ : My Documents (#1701) « : felicia
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    HERE IT IS!!! http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/c/wcd112/Capture_20041027-132024.avi : davislovestacobell
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      Can't decode the video; you're using a hacked / outdated codec for it :( Can you reencode using the la... : roushimsx
      • its divx 3 according to gspot - vlc plays it fine www.videolan.org : smellslikefish
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  uhhh.....wha? : Cygnus X-1
  • http://www.ezabel.com/katamari/index.php : roushimsx
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  the more i see this game the more shake my head and wonder how you people play it. : [fry]
  • we usually play it with a dual analog controller :( : roushimsx
• Please post more! And get a faster host :(. : Ecks

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• You can get the playstation version of Blood Omen for cheap and play it in an emulator : roushimsx

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  vice city was the only ps2 game ive seen in DTS : krakhead420
  • SSX Tricky and 3 also do. : pyrogen
  • typically the high budget EA games have in-game DTS. : Prozium

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  did you play the downloaded orc campaign? : Gauss
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    A ha! I've only played the first chapter, I must go play that "toot-sweet". : DM7
    • It's rather important... as in, very. Also, there are other points that might not be immediately apparent... : Gauss
  • I did, but I can't remember what happened. Didn't they just fight with the renegade guys? Jainas dad and : Stage
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    did blizzard ever release the final chapters? The ones that didnt come with The Frozen Throne?? : johnny rotten
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      Yes, there are three chapters that are the orc campaign, if you downloaded the latest patches on b.net yo... : DM7
      • ah, patches. that explains it. : johnny rotten
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  The Alliance fuckers kept forwarding jokes and shit to our email. : Wyvern
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    by your logic I should be approaching my mother with heavy siege weaponry right about now... : Fraxxxi
    • Nothing says "take me off the list" like a Trebuchet. : Wyvern
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  good lord I can't wait to play this with you shackers! : metralgia
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    East Servers ahoy! :D : DM7
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      I'm in the middle of the country - the power of choice is MINE! yes, lots of fun ahead : action roommate
      • I don't care where we go, I just want to kill some alliance bitches. and make out with the naked night el : sanchez
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    The open beta will probably happen while i'm vacation. Jerks. : mallrice
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      is it going to be possible to have both an alliance and a horde character? cause ive never played these ... : nico2
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        Yep, just not on the same server. You'll have to play on another one to have an Alliance character. : Magitek
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          awesome :) tho i dont know what all the server and PVP means, i thought everyong plays at the same time ... : nico2
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            During the stress test, there were between 3000-4000 people on each server. Maybe a dozen servers total? : Magitek
            • ok cool :) sounds like they will be full of people then :] i cant wait .. for the HORDE! and shack .. : nico2
      • You can't play both an Alliance and Horde character on the same server if it's a PVP server. : moogle
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  The Empire and the Rebellion teamed up to fight the Ssi-ruuk just 1 day after the Battle of Endor, but w... : riptyde
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    seriously, what : Gauss
    • signed + o_O : Downforce
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    that book sucked alot I read all of the Star Wars books until they started that New Jedi Order thing. : lord cecil
    • >>> Probably because I was in 4th grade when I read the Jedi Academy trilogy so it needed to be an easy r : SpaecKow
  • *clears throat* I'd like to point out that the Empire Remnant joins the Galactic Alliance after the New R... : d fluke
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  Are any shackers going Alliance? Horde seems so FOTM. : [fry]
  • Alliance is for losers and pansies. : Chod
  • I will enjoy murdering you while you pick herbs. : Magitek
  • I will definitely make a second alliance char but my horde char will be my main. We should pick horde and... : sanchez
  • alliance is for zerging b.net kiddies : the_doctor

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• wondering this also : oneshot
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  I'd hook ya up but my cable bandwidth blows. I could slap it on dvd for media cost + shipping You'd still... : zigzag
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    Hows 'bout an AIM transfer? Could let it happen while ya sleep? Something along those lines??? : t0laez
    • its way too slow to move 2.3 gigs or whatever it is and uploading kills my dloads. : zigzag
• I'd like an answer to this. Unrelated: So, you're all posting now, eh? No more lurking? Hmph! We'll ... : Rotten Deadite
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  Did you delete the downloader also? I can't seem to find a link to the downloader on the site anymore... ... : Downforce
  • I agree =( : t0laez
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  anyone else? : t0laez
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    sm me your email or somewhere I can upload it. : lakren
    • Check your SMs : t0laez
• Anyone? Have an FTP set up if anyone wants to be super-awesome and upload it fer me and a couple buddies ... : t0laez