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• EAT IT TONIGHT!!!!!! : lacker
• Is that a lobster or a crayfish? : smdever
• looks like a crawfish : creep
• neighbors, or maybe a bird dropped it... : mohmar
• I know its a crawfish. Just really weird. : elizar
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  http://www.elizar.net/wtf/DSC_0277.jpg "Hello! Over here, get me out of this poisoned water! Oh, and d... : jayares
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    sticks to magnet? : sammyl
    • left claw north : vashts
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  The best tasting part is the roe and the brain... : CrimsonHandHiro
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    if it's anything like lobster roe, then no way. however, i do enjoy lobster liver. ever had that? look... : cpt_gloval
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      You are both fucking sick >:( : Ebu
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        don't like lobster? : cpt_gloval
        • lobster seafood Except sushi : Ebu
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          lobsters are like underwater cockroaches : rockerbsf
          • tasty underwater cockroaches plus they're fun as hell to boil alive : cpt_gloval
    • well there really isn't too much stuff in a crawfish to begin with, i just suck on the head and eat the t... : mohmar
• YUCK! MUD BUG !! : SatansLilHelper
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  And so the invasion of Earth begins. : GeorgeB3DR
  • ilovebees'd ? : X-GOUKI
• And pinch your nuts! : neblix
• I think somebody's playing a joke on you. See if there's any smiling next-door neighbors or something...... : Maddog_Delphi97
• DINNER!!!!! : NodTerrorist
• It's official, that thing is mad ugly. : festivalman
• If you build it, they will come......... But seriously, we used to have a pool and I think once we fou... : Anti_dentite
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  the crab people! Maybe you made it on the Queer-Eye show, but one of them fell in? : malloc
  • /me starts whooping like Zoinberg, snapping his claws like a maniac WHOOOP WHOOOP WHOOOP WHOOOP WHOOOP... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  It's PINCHY! PIIIIINCHYYYY : esky
  • Haha, I don't even remember my crab's name now. Snappy? : zerofunk
• WWHD.... What would Homer do? : chillin
• oh shit it's a claw shrimp fuck : Draugluin
• yum, crawdad : rockerbsf
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  Keep it as a pet and call it Zoidberg : Prozium
  • ^best idea yet^ : TheMonkeyWench
• its a yabby! : patdoody
• Yeah, it looks a lot like a yabby, where do you live? : kiddygrinder

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• I won't be getting the KB&M. : EvilDolemite
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  FOR - No different then me kicking someone's ass with my powerglove! : rosewood
  • FOR if only because it causes so much hate and discontent : AcesnEights
• Screw KB&M! : elizar
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  to be clear, you're limiting this debate to just keyboard/mouse users on the X-Box correct? PC users are... : hatelull
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    Microsoft does NOT support Keyboards and mice on the Xbox. Having said that I am sure that Bungie did NOT : Normality
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      AGAINST i love love love kb&mouse in FPS games, but halo is different. i may suck with the gamepad bu... : pyide
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        what's not fair and equal with pc games that use a keyboard and mouse : ingentis
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          i'm talking about halo specifically. i'm fine with the people using the kb/mouse adapter playing their ow... : pyide
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            when quake 1 was out there was a select few that played and owned with something i think called the game ... : ingentis
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              i played quake 1 with the keyboard only one time, what's your point? until i learned the mouse, playin... : pyide
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                it is the same exact thing i don't get what you aren't seeing. third party developers always come a... : ingentis
                • Consoles are closed platforms. Do you agree with that as a concept? If so, please describe to me what... : kevp
        • I find it humerous that you guys even think you can CHOOSE whether your opponents beat the shit out of yo... : kiddygrinder
• AGAINST - add EasyCheese on your friends list. : chenslee
• while I do like KB&M for PC.. for XBox it has no place as it really makes things uneven!! I play so m... : Shadowdane
• 100% against : maulla
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  AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST if you want to play with a keyboard and mouse, then just play on the damned co... : virus
  • i WOULD if it didn't get all messed up with the original... : mohmar
• wait wait wait... keyboard and mouse for the Xbox? : Crimsonbeak
• AGAINST on XBL : Slowtreme
• Anyone from the 9th forward that beats me online is going to be called a "Fucking Keyboarder! via live. ... : xocsida
• I won't get the adapter. Personally, I think we should wait until Halo 2 arrives and we've had a few "mix... : bargeld
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  FOR it's your own fault if you can't stand up to the competition this debate is stupid, it's like sa... : ingentis
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    No, your argument is like saying that its OK to use cheats in an online PC game. Anyone that complains ju... : peanut-
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      cheats are one thing, control style is completely differant. : ingentis
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        How is it in any way different? Both are 3rd party utilities which the designers never intended to be use... : peanut-
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          cheats are that in of themselves, cheats so you are grouping one style of control cheating? thats d... : ingentis
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            PC is an OPEN PLATFORM and can not be used in any comparisons for this subject ever. What if i was at a... : kevp
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              I guess we better tell all those third party manufacturers of console controllers to just halt their oper... : ieGod
              • i'm pretty sure there are rules the manufacturers must conform to in order to have their controllers be o... : Mansmells
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                wha?? A third party controller still has the same number of analog sticks and [mostly] buttons. You hold ... : kevp
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                  I guess you're also against steering wheels for racing games then? It is NOT true that all controllers wi... : ieGod
                  • Address my comments and maybe I'll answer your question. How do you ensure the satisfaction of the experi... : kevp
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                  So what if they make a keyboard/moust combo that has exactly the same number of buttons as the controller... : mc-fine
                  • Asking if it's okay cause the 'thing' has the same number of buttons is getting into semantics. Look at m... : kevp
            • it is a valid comparison because you plug a controller into the xbox just like you plug a keyboard into a... : ingentis
        • hello keyboard vs keyboard/mouse arguments : Zibro
  • it's not like that at all, because everyone knows a controller is far less precise, and so people have no... : Mansmells
• AGAINST! : mattfl
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  WHATEVER Seriously. Who cares? If it works for some people, then go nuts. Personally, I can't see myse... : jason bergman
  • it is stupid, it's like saying only white people can use this bathroom and african americans have to use ... : ingentis
  • Well, obviously someone cares, given how quickly these FRAG threads fill up. They allow people to have mu... : Entity
• AGAINST Although I doubt I'll actually be playing anything where that control adapter would be a benefit.... : SiW73
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  Whatever. Bring it on, punks. I'll take you on with my Controller S in hand. : DKo5
  • OMG unfair! The small controller is so much superior to the big one! Everyone should be forced to play w... : pullmyfinger
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  AGAINST, until the things are available at EB or Radio Shack, and everyone can have one. : Entity
  • they will be though :( : mattfl
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  I don't play online (dont' want to pay xblive) but you AGAINST people better seriously get used to it. T... : alexthegreat2
  • that's what people are afraid of happening .. this will turn Xbox Live into Counterstrike land give us... : Mansmells
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  Who cares? : r4wk
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    KBM owns controllers so controllers are scared : rockerbsf
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      Yeah, that's it!! : EvilDolemite
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        That's exactly it! A moderate KBM'er will crush an expert controller player on reflexes alone. : Entity
        • Will you be using the KB&M? I'd like to test your theory. : DKo5
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          Which is why consoles don't come with keyboards or mice. : EvilDolemite
          • You're right, they don't come with them, but there are plenty of add on keyboards available for some con... : ieGod
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  Not that my opinion matters since i don't have an XBOX or Halo, but I've always felt like playing a FPS w... : josecuervo
  • Yeah, same here. This thread is comedy gold. : Nixx2004
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  How will you be able to prove it? : mojoald
  • you won't : ingentis
• Against for now. I dunno, I don't want to have to buy a KBM just to be competitive with you guys. I defin... : sixfoot6
• AGAINST, keep the playing field level. : Caboose
• haha, i used to be called a cheater when i played DoomII with a mouse (gotta love that null modem cable t : burningtrees
• Against- ill just lie use it anyways :D : supaslasha
• Against - no xbox here but i think it would be silly to have to play against people who are playing the g... : d3tached
• AGAINST, i want a level playing field in which to get my ass kicked. : cltcprd
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  FOR Get outta the way of the tide of change old man! Srsly, why not accept a superior form of contr... : BaBOon
  • against. Is it really a practical idea to set up a desk in front of the tv? Maybe this would be good for ... : hunterkiller
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  Let me elaborate: With a PC everyone uses a mouse and keyboard. You can buy a better mouse and keyboa : EvilDolemite
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    That's not a very good argument. Let's say I go out and invent some kick ass controller that I can use on... : ieGod
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      It's not wrong - those controllers don't exist! So right now everyone uses a similar controller on PC an... : EvilDolemite
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        The controller doesn't exist, but the means to use one DO. And they're legit. And available. And that's w... : ieGod
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          human progress? so melodramatic! it's the same reason some people want video settings locked down in g... : Mansmells
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            human progress? so melodramatic! I know... I'm good at that. But really now, you have to agree that ga... : ieGod
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              no, i can't agree with that. on the Xbox the differences are held in the tightest check possible. keyboar... : Mansmells
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                How could you possibly check the example I provided above? And even if you could, how do you even that ou... : ieGod
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                  you can't, but it's minor, and i said they have kept the differences in the tightest check possible. that... : Mansmells
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                    Perhaps, but that's assuming everyone will be able to afford the same setup (or pretty close), which when... : ieGod
                    • it's not assuming anything. an average keyboard and mouse player on a tiny tv will own an average control... : Mansmells
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        eh ... i think the argument is similar to the bf players who don't have a joystick for the flight vs thos... : cpt_gloval
        • besides, i'd be willing to wager that any serious halo competition will be performed with controllers onl... : cpt_gloval
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          drop $50? Most of us who are getting the kb/mouse adapater already have a kb/mouse, I think? : Zibro
          • how much is the adapter? : cpt_gloval
    • Did you just call the xbox sleek? : goats ecx
  • aye. i'll get toasted regardless of who i play against. i'm just hoping to get some post-death 'nade kill... : cpt_gloval
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  INDIFFERENT - i'm going to get my ass handed to me anyhow... : cpt_gloval
  • this is exactly how I feel :( : FrayLo
• And for this reason, my earlier consideration for getting an XBox is gone. Fuck the xbox. Fuck the hig... : Ebu
• Whatever. srsly. : geedeck
• I'm going to use a direct mind connection to my xbox for Halo 2, so this whole debate is meaningless to m : mindmann
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  Are you people that bothered by the threat of competition? I can't imagine anyone confident in their skil... : pipboy
  • it's not even competition though, that's what people are bothered by. i think people relish good competit... : Mansmells
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  would you want to use a controller for Mario Paint? OWNED : ingentis
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    First the analogy to segregation between white and black people and now this? You're taking it a bit too ... : DKo5
    • No, that's the realm of those making a ruckus about the keyboard/mouse being a big deal to begin with. : ieGod
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      A list is being made of who is using the KB/Mouse adapter so that they can be blacklisted. I think it has... : Ebu
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        first person shooters werent made for console controllers so the analogy is corrent : ingentis
        • But Halo and Halo 2 were. : StuMan1337
        • I'm on your team :( : Ebu
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  I'm going to use a Fragmaster. You guys are ded. http://www.coolinfo.com/techinfo/previews/images/frag2.... : edgewise
  • About 4 years ago I got one of those for my boss. He used to play all of the FPS games with us (Quake 3, ... : MatthewPhillips
• i bet you all the people using the keyboard and mouse will be pissed off with the auto aim function. IT ... : Break
• AGAINST: Comfortable controller Vs. trying to find a spot for a damn keyboard and mouse and scrunc... : MatthewPhillips
• I just want to play with PROS ONLY. : google
• AGAINST Would prefer, since it is a closed platform, for everyone to be on the same controller. Just a... : kevp
• FOR i'll be laughing when you controller noobs get your asses handed to you by FRAG users : wishbone
• Just how is it meant to be played with the XBox controller? It's an FPS game, a genra which started with... : esky
• It's a really funny argument. I wouldn't mind playing with the kb/mouse myself, but if I was playing wit... : TheNiXXeD
• AGAINST. I think it's obvious KB&M is an unfair advantage. : qwpeoriu
• eh you gonna set a range for TV set sizes too? those with 52 HDTV screens will see things a hell of a lot... : ghost in my shell
• AGAINST : grendel
• Not a live player myself, but I certainly can see an advantage to having this sucker. Seriously controll... : VashTheStampede
• People that need a mouse/keyboard aren't good enough and need a crutch to lean on. That's too bad. It : Downforce
• AGAINST see misreply http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8933693 : pyide
• FOR. Those of you arguing against remind me of those people who played JK2 and screamed if you didn't par... : Gauss
• FOR: otherwise, I probably wouldn't even get Halo2. : Zibro
• FOR I have honestly given it my best shot and I cannot play with a pad : supermonkeyballz
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  it's like one button mouse Mac users bitching at intellimouse users. : rasputinreborn
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    I love these analogies. Keep 'em coming guys!!! :D : DKo5
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8933397 ?? : cpt_gloval
      • But thats not silly enough and is actually can somewhat be applied to this situation. We need more connec... : DKo5
  • lol .. awesome : Mansmells
  • it's like christopher reeve bitching about not getting the part for the next superman movie.. :| : cpt_gloval
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  i really am sick of the arguement. i'm fine with people using it in singleplayer if they want. and in... : pyide
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    No, you can change the keybindings to however you want. There was a review on IGN a while ago that explai... : Zibro
    • i thought you could only choose from 12 or something different setups? guess i don't know much about t... : pyide
• I will buy it and use it against my console gamer friends who don't understand how I play games with a ke... : ergh
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  AGAINST my tag is Configga if you're compiling a list of ethical lol controller players : Mansmells
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    For the love of god. It's a fucking keyboard. Nobody is murdering babies. : Ebu
    • you say that now, but you just watch : Mansmells
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      you're right. It's just a keyboard and mouse. No big deal. So don't use it. : kevp
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        I do not and will not play FPS games with a gamepad. Period. : Ebu
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          Your PC loves you long time, then. : kevp
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            BTW, and I'm the controller elitist? : kevp
            • I prefer not to stumble around stupidly, bouncing off walls and falling into pits. : Ebu
• Unless I'm getting beaten 50-0, I don't really care. : stump
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  Doesn't the XBox have a certain limit on the input speed? I mean this adapter is going to mimic a regula... : Chod
  • this is what I'm hoping as well. : kevp
  • I wrist flick-n-twitch won't really exist aside from in a new exceptions (there's a couple games where yo... : Entity
  • this article indicates that the tracking speed is locked in Halo 2, which makes me feel less concerned ab... : Mansmells
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  FOR. There is nothing unethical about using a different tool to translate your skills at playing the gam... : Zero|DPX
  • what he said : ingentis
  • Zero|DPX is so right it hurts. : orgcaptainnemo
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    dude, that's the coolest thing (to me) about consoles though. I bought the same thing everyone else uses. : sixfoot6
    • word up : Mansmells
  • People go into PC gaming knowing full well it is open to those variables. Xbox Live was never supposed to... : Mansmells
  • AGAINST There is a big difference between this and upgrades for your pc in my opinion. The beauty of cons... : mactu
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    also, this is like saying people who get upset about a baseball player using an oversized bat are afraid ... : Mansmells
    • Rather a boxing match where one guy gets to not have gloves. His punch speed increases, his smaller fists... : kevp
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    I'm going to post a LONG comment I received in a Shackmessage (name withheld in case he wanted to remain : Zero|DPX
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      Wow, I guess I am so opposite, that it's not even worth addressing the entire post. We're obviously so fu... : kevp
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        and what is fun to you? fun is NOT getting bitchslapped by a guy who can move and aim better than you. ... : wishbone
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          this is the exact 'arms race' I referred to in my previous post. IT'S GOING NUKULAR. If you want to tu... : kevp
          • I say the same thing to all the people with modded xboxs. : Chod
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            Because the PC is being given the cold shoulder on a potentially great game? What choice do we have? Li... : KungFuKenobi
            • "Hey guys, mind if I bring a gun to this knife fight?" : kevp
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      several of the best doomers were NOT keyboarders, maybe several in your area, but not the doomgods that u... : grindking
      • At least one "doomgod" was. I forget his name though :(. : Zero|DPX
• FOR : pinkeye
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  has any shacker actually tried the damn thing? : Draugluin
  • I think lacker ordered one. i don't know if he got it yet. : edgewise
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  FOR because you can't see me say it above right now : rosewood
  • ^^^ edited by polansk : Downforce
• I don't have an xbox, but i don't want to see you AGAINST people using a joystick in bf1942. ;) I don't ... : mindmann
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  FOR People forget that lots of guys were told "suck it up" and were required to go out and drop serious ... : KungFuKenobi
  • why would say people are being elitist? i don't see where you get that from : Mansmells
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    and drop serious cash on an XBox to play the original Halo the way it was meant to be played You mean ... : kevp
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      the way it was meant to be played = not a crappy PC port. Should have been more specific. : KungFuKenobi
      • so you didn't get exactly what you wanted?Or even when you wanted it for that matter. I think that kin... : kevp
• mine shipped. will let you know about. i have no problem usign one or the other on LIVE as long as i get ... : lacker
• FOR : hadokennn
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  FOR It's gonna happen whether you like it or not, might as well get used to the fact. : Helter Skelter
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    People sitting in the living room with a TV Tray in front of them for their keyboard and mouse is going t... : kevp
    • People seem to be missing the point. I doubt that it will ever truly become anything more than a niche ma... : Helter Skelter
• I think it sucks but whatever, I'm not gonna whine about it. I'll just yell at my TV instead. : fluke
• it's fair play in game, if someone wants to use keyboard and mouse that's their choice, if the people sti... : grindking
• FOR Thats like saying people with steering wheels are cheating in driving games. I played quake with key... : goats ecx
• AGAINST : snowwolf
• Against ...but the matchmaking service will match you with people at the same skill level as yourself, ... : ShadeOGreen
• FOR KEYBOARD AND MOUSE FOREVER! : Rice-Rocketeer

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  davislovestacobell because he's awesome. : thekidd
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    Oh wait, the logitech keyboard, whoever posted that. And George3DR for Duke Nukem Manhattan Project ... : thekidd
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      oh oh, and ashkie, because I won a copy of vice city in a contest he help. haha, I haven't forgotten! : thekidd
      • oh oh oh, and alcueso for his advice : thekidd
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  Shack got me a free iPod. : Slowtreme
  • Yes, I give thanks for this as well. : Phil
• When did that whole job thing happen? I was away for a few weeks recently, so if this is your announcemen... : DKo5
• I appreciate Darklox for allowing me to post chicks on his webspace. Also indosauros and his fucking bad... : Phil
• elizar - He's sending me the extra ilovebees shwag that he was able to swipe last night. \m/ : DKo5
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  GarytheLlama for actually sending me some money a few months back when I asked shackers to buy my DVD's t... : AllYourBase
  • Always here to help. What DVD did I get? I don't even remember. :) : Gary the Llama
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  big props to fraylo who helped me score an interview w/ his old job. it didn't work out, but that wasn't ... : cpt_gloval
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    omg vanity search'd... np cpt_gloval : FrayLo
    • http://search.shacknews.com/shacksearch/shacksearch.pl?q=author%3Afraylo+cptgloval The search doesn't... : carrioN luggagE
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  Nobody's ain't done shit for me. assholes. : Boxelder
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    I love you man. : Magus
    • A/S/L? : Boxelder
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  pyide had my man babies. : ergh
  • diablo 2? : pyide
• I saw a bear once. : c0bra
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  I love the shack for its amount of easily accesible knowledge. I could google/ask friends/search through... : Havain
  • I definitely agree with this. : c0bra
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  Multiple people on the Shack got me a freeiPod, but there are so many people on here that have touched me : cajuncook
  • Oh, and genjuro provides comedic relief. lawl. : cajuncook
• Vantage, because he's the only other regular Winnipeg shacker : jayares
• It's been such a long time that I can't remember who, but some shacker sent me two of his old Quakecon sh... : slax0r
• Katarn - sold me his Mountain Dew Xbox! :D haiku - for un-permabanning me when I was falsely associate... : Downforce
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  Vantage. He's introduced me to so many awesome fucking books. Neverness, Requiem for Homo Sapiens trilogy... : Magus
  • Oh and I can't forget Roushi. Gaming Sage. :) : Magus
• Oh man i gotta pipe in, if it was'nt for the shack i don't think my computer would even work.time and tim... : toydrvr
• OverBurN - for sending pocky to xoc, helping with the SGL, hosting the super cool shacktorrent, hosting t : OverBurN
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  Jedi_27 because he bottles freedom 12 oz at a time. : edgewise
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    don't associate the shit that comes out of A-B with freedom. : cltcprd
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      our forefathers died so we could enjoy Bud, Bud Light, Bud Dry, Bud Dry Light, Bud Ice, Bud Ice Light, Mi : edgewise
      • Wait, wait, wait. Ok, there's probably 4-5 beers on that list that are even worth pissing out in the mor... : cltcprd
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        Hurricane Malt Liquor o_O : Downforce
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          vile shit :( : cpt_gloval
          • BLASPHEMER!!!! *throws 40 on Cpt* : Squirrely
• Vantage: the VSMOTD. Turned me on to a lot of stuff I never would have heard otherwise. Venger: jpop v... : strider_
• Hammett1962- for giving me a WoW key during the last stress test. he's an ex-shacker, i already voted... : pyide
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  Overburn: For sending me pocky and being an all around cool guy. Degenerate: For sending me stoogies... : xocsida
  • Oh shit, and Jedi_27, for constantly inviting me to lan parties at his place, even though I stand him up ... : xocsida
• SharkII, 'cause I was looking for an old P3 processor for my mobo, 'cause the old one died....... I asked... : Chunks
• draconic sent me an XBOX game for a contest that I won, which was really nice of him. rsustudent sent : mofo
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  roushimsx - Always happy to read about shmups and Japanese import greatness, not to mention the vid caps ... : node
  • IAWTP. Thanks to him, i found about katamari damacy and SMT:N,two very good games. <3 : mindmann
• Omaha gave me a gameboy and two games! I totally play with it all the time too. He's completely cool even : phlavor
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  Man, I've had so many good discussions, experiences, learning opportunities and so forth over my many yea... : Vantage
  • I've got to agree with a lot of what you said about good discussions. I’ll bring up topics o... : phlavor
• Ive raised about $200 for my bike ride to LA through the shack. http://www.aidslifecycle.org/3152 : not work safe
• right before the database crash some guy held a contest where we guessed his age, or the year he was born... : Morgin
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  Blackdawgg - because he's one of the coolest dudes I know. : Blackdawgg
  • i had to pimp myself too :( : OverBurN
• you guys have done much for me over the years. Mad ups (or whatever you hipsters are saying nowadays) to ... : SatansFist
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  I went on a trip to Europe this summer and ran out of money near the end...at which time I broke my arm d... : one beach bum
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• ashkie and rydogg for running servers (and others, but I mainly use theirs for bf1942 and team speak) ... : zerofunk
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  Other than entertaining me, the Shack hasn't really 'given' me anything, but I don't expect anything eith... : Saint Lucifer
  • there's a white elephant thing going on for christmas this year... : mohmar
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  my list would be fucking long. all the people i have met at quakecon and other shackmeets. all the people... : lacker
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    That's the point! If it's a long list, it's worth listing! : tedv
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      here is a shot and i apologize if i forgot about any of you: moz: met him to watch planet of the apes ... : lacker
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        motherfucker: see i hate these because i always forget the best people: ajax - you talk shit and then ... : lacker
        • Simple Clubhouse, Waffle House then Clubhouse again! : Crimsonbeak
• Long list: Thanks to I don't remember whom for starting the Masters Of Doom lending program -- I enjoyed... : Zero|DPX
• I've got to give big shout-outs to: djustifier: He hooked me up with a free copy of Burnout 3: Takedo : Ajax
• djustifier for sending me a free copy of Zero Hour. And of course ashke, rydogg and anyone else who has h... : derelict515
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  This post here is to send ShackLove™ to everyone. I love the shack as a whole -- every singl... : edlin
  • Honorable mention goes to dognose: You are one of the all-around best guys I know. I wish you were my n... : edlin
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  Paranoid Andriod sent me a copy of a cd he burned that was really good, there was kind of a contest for i... : mohmar
  • oh and beastrabban used to have a sweet ftp that i've leeched many and album and movie off of, but that w... : mohmar
• hxman2k and rsustudent for being awesome, str8dog for voting for me :) And I the rest of you too, alth... : itsjames
• Almost everyone. Really. This place was awesome to lurk in for the 1st few years. I can't even remember t : carrioN luggagE
• Props to those running the servers. Props to everyone who answers my noob tech questions. Props to CSPars... : sixfoot6
• It'd be impossible for me to individualy list every shacker that's hooked me up and helped me out in the : roushimsx
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  /em goes and cries in the corner : Crimsonbeak
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    I was going to list you, but now i don't know if I want to be associated with a bitch. :( : Deathlove
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      I hope you are given intestinal parasites by a Billie Goat. : Crimsonbeak
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        Well, that's not going to make me send your game any faster! : Deathlove
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          What did you get that 90-year old you steal pills from to deliver it for you? : Crimsonbeak
          • I'm a lazy, lazy man. Maybe I'll send it tomorrow. NO! I WILL SEND IT TOMORROW! : Deathlove
  • Oh oh... Thanks j00 for the Gmail invite!!! : mofo
• Every shacker thats helped me pay for school buy buying the things for discounts that I paid in full a fe... : Squirrely
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  This is scary...I could totally leave people out. Monkz: Quakecon...enough said. +all the IM+phone lov... : rsustudent
  • god damnit. I knew I'd leave some out. SammyL: Drew..you rock Squirrely: Keep on rob..you owe me gu... : rsustudent
• edlin sent me candy when I couldn't find it locally, and edgewise let me bum budweiser off of him. I'm f... : digitalburro
• Without the Shack, I don't know if I'd have any idea about half the programs I use on my PC. I continual... : CA Flynn
• I hereby nominate myself !!! : SatansLilHelper
• Every shacker that pointed out Burnout 3. I fucking love you guys that game is awesome ! : qwpeoriu
• I'm here for the chicks... : Iscariot47
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  Umax for hosting all the awesome shackbattles on BF1942. Askhe for providing great servers to play on : d0gbert
  • Shit, I forgot to specifically mention everyone that plays in shackbattles. Couldn't have a better group ... : d0gbert
• everyone at quakecon: manse : rosewood
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  DrZettl for creating the Katamari Damacy Leaderboard. And not davislovestacobell for monopolizing it. :[ : My Documents
  • Also, mankeroo for the left-field KD loving. :[ : My Documents
• hxman2k made me pay for that same free X-Men 2 DVD. Do I get a special prize :) : MatthewPhillips
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  I'm the poor guy living in the Polansk's shadow. Oh well. : melancoholicz
  • ok, I kid. The shack was so supportive when I had to do that job interview in English, and now I have the : melancoholicz
• Any Shacker that has donated in some small way to the servers that I run! I also appreciate my server ... : RyDogg1
• roushimsx for going to the trouble of ripping and encoding the Gran Turismo 2 intro on my request. Also t... : ahlee
• Roushi and everyone else who posts their video game music, and those who enjoys the threads where I post ... : Ziggurat
• I'm going to give a shout out to me. Because everyone loves a self-deprecating narcissist. : verbatim
• teethmarks sent me his DOA:ultimate wall scroll which features the sweet, sweet ass of Tina. : goats ecx
• puzzle pirates sucks ass.. subscribe.. yea right fuck that : SoNiC :<
• thekidd cause he gives me mad props yo normality for reminding me that zombies can love majestic,... : alcueso
• Duke Nuked sends me weekly SM's :D : Nighteyes

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• duck-tape : g0nk
• The heatsink doesn't attatch to the cpu itself it latches on the plastic hinges on two sides of it.. if t... : shotgun1
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  this post will end well : redfive
  • ^ not : godwit
• Find someone experienced that knows how to do this that can show you. It's very easy to damage the heats... : xocsida
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  Take the heatsink off of the cpu now. Raise the arm of the socket up, place the CPU into the socket (ther... : carrioN luggagE
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    Thanks everyone. Know how I can take the heatsink off the cpu? I guess it's attached with that thermal ... : vagina
    • Very gently pull apart and twist. I cannot stress GENTLY enough. I had to spend a while (15-20 minutes) g... : carrioN luggagE
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    DO NOT listen to this man .. his CPU blew up last week. : ghost hacker
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      Lol, thise is from a guy who's computer (2500+ @ 2GHz w/ 9800 Pro) loaded DoW slower than everyone else's... : carrioN luggagE
      • Yeah the system that was lent to you. Stfu untill you get a new rig Mr. Dumas. : ghost hacker
  • There's no need to take the CPU off. DO NOT take it off if it came on the CPU, or else you'll screw up w... : DinK
• If it doesn't fit, use a bigger hammer! : retardhumper
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  Wait the cpu is attached to the heatsink? Wtf is that? : flip-flop
  • thermal glue, used alot on older cpu's : d fluke
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  Does anyone know how I can safely remove the the heatsink from the CPU? Can I just carefully chip the cp... : vagina
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    You just undo the clips that hold it to the motherboard and pull it off. The CPU will still be in the soc... : godwit
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      The heatsink and the CPU are attached to each other, like with paste. : vagina
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        They should just come apart. Pull a little harder. : godwit
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          lol... you want to SLIDE the chip off to the side... DO NOT pull it straight off as you'll probably rip t... : CRaY SV1
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            That doesn't work too well with thermal pads... : godwit
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              Kind of slide it side to side and gently twist it, like you're opening a bottle. Again, gently is your wa... : carrioN luggagE
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                Cool, thanks a lot everyone! Posting from the new computer now. Had to install a new motherboard cause ... : vagina
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                  Good job. What did you set up, anyway? Speed, yada yada? Oh, and did you get rid of that thermal pad and ... : carrioN luggagE
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                    It's a 2.6 ghz P4 with a gig of ram. I cleaned off all the remnants of the paste stuff that was holding ... : vagina
                    • How did you even get to the point of having a CPU attached to a heatsink? If it was removed from another ... : Zeeliv
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                      I think so, yeah. It might not be required, but there should be something between the die and HSF to 'fil... : carrioN luggagE
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                        The goop helps tranfer heat from the die to the HSF to be bled off through the fan more efficiently, as w... : carrioN luggagE
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                          Man, I'm yappy today. Don't go cheap, especially if that sort of thing easily slips you attention. I was ... : carrioN luggagE
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                            Ok, I guess I'll go somewhere tomorrow and get some of that stuff. Would it be really bad to keep my com... : vagina
                            • Usually, the crap that comes with the gear is of low quality. I used rubbing alcohol to make sure all rem... : carrioN luggagE
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                              D'oh, too hasty. Use this, instead for Speedfan: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php : carrioN luggagE
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                                Ok, thanks a lot for all your help! I guess if I don't post for awhile I pushed my luck too hard, all th... : vagina
                                • Just install seom monitoring software, and ask someone who runs a similar rig what temps they get, and go... : carrioN luggagE
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                      Yes, that's bad; you should have replaced with a thin layer of thermal paste or a thermal pad. : Zero|DPX
                      • ^^^^ And less is more. You need so little of it, the amounts they sell in the little syringes (for Arctic... : carrioN luggagE
                    • It's critical imo, I wouldn't run it anymore without some thermal paste... it could be fine but if you re... : shotgun1
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  www.dell.com plz : rosewood
  • There's a first for everything. Besides, when's the last time you've seen a vagina put a processor in a ... : megarust32

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  rent Burnout 3 and Fable first. ESPECIALLY Fable. : tsteltz
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    No, I've decided I want to award ambition and innovation, even if it didn't live up to expectations. I bo... : Hatta
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      Isn't that like buying football merchandise for a guy who runs backwards? : DinK
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        I don't follow you. : Hatta
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          it's innovative, but is it better? :P : d fluke
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            Still don't get the analogy, but without innovation (even if it isn't better) you can't move forward. : Hatta
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              Fable is not that innovative. : exigence7
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                So you don't consider the world and the character changing innovative? Or that choices have consequences?... : Hatta
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                  Finished the whole game. The place never evolved that I could see. Every area had a load screen. That ... : exigence7
                  • IAWTP... And as far as causality of your choices and actions go, I think KOTOR has it beat hands down. At... : BaBOon
                • Lol, you guys, I was talking more about DX:IW because it was supposed to be a big step backwards, or was ... : DinK
      • lol, this analogy is great : AllYourBase
    • there is no innovation at all in the game. Oh maybe the fact you can fart on que is innovative. :rolleyes... : tsteltz
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      Except that Fable's not innovative. None of its much-touted features have any real reason for being there... : jason bergman
      • BUT YOU CAN BE GAY! you can marry a same sex character : Slowtreme
  • I still play Burnout3 a couple times a week. It's especially fun with a buddy. : sixfoot6
• gotta have Ninja Gaiden. If you like the Japanese stuff, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Fatal Frame 1 & 2, Otogi 1 ... : Borzoi
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  buy espn nfl2k5 and play online : AllYourBase
  • I'm not an american. : Hatta
• GTA:SA shits on Fable in so many ways :p : ghost in my shell
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  Seriously, rent Fable. Other than that, I heartily reccomend Ninja Gaiden, Otogi (and probably Otogi 2... : Sexpansion Pack
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    What type of games are Otogi and Kingdom of Fire? : Hatta
    • Otogi is a third person action game that drips atmosphere and is quite fun. Kingdom Under Fire is like... : Sexpansion Pack
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  project fucking gotham racing 2 : cpt_gloval
  • Forgot about that one :(. : Hatta
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  If you like action, get Ninja Gaiden. Best action game ever. If you like fighting games, get DOA ultim... : Magus
  • Riddick and KOTOR2 I'll probably get for PC instead, I didn't like FSW. I really disliked Halo, so I'm go... : Hatta
• Halo and Halo 2 of course. : exigence7
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  Skip fable. Seriously. It's short and really, really, really easy. Get Burnout, Soul Calibur, Halo an... : jason bergman
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    Oh, and Riddick. You gotta get Riddick. : jason bergman
    • riddick was a blast. : cpt_gloval
    • Riddick was a very surprising game... Well worth a purchase. : BaBOon
    • I would say rent Riddick. Don't buy it, I won it in about 7-8 hours. : qwpeoriu
  • fable's a good renter. : cpt_gloval
• Otogi 2. :[ : My Documents
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  Beyond Good & Evil if you haven't played it... : cpt_gloval
  • Yeah, I've heard good things about it, definately worth a try as far as I've heard. : Hatta
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  Kung-Fu Chaos, of course! : Downforce
  • yes, great party game : psychobean
  • What is that? : Hatta
• NFL2K5, Outlaw Golf 2, and Ninja Gaiden. : Deathlove
• a bit of a wait... (01/03/05) but... Metal Slug 4 & 5 : Kniggit

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• I really hope this mod takes off. : Prozium
• Did we ever get which engine and what kind of gameplay this game will have? If its UT2k4, I need to buy ... : VashTheStampede
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  You should make this a totally cosmetic change, no change to gameplay. Also, you'd better make small lego... : sammyl
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    no, definitely change to gameplay. I want engineers that can build stuff from lego blocks rather than res... : AbortedFetusChristi
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      what engine are you planning on using? : cltcprd
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        my longest java program ever was 20 lines long and that's as far as my programming skills go... I just li... : AbortedFetusChristi
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          but my money goes to HL2... it's got the power this mod needs. : AbortedFetusChristi
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            this will definately be a long time project then. We don't even have a confirmed date on when the Half-L... : cltcprd
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              my problem is I have no recent FPS games at all, my newest one is UT2k3... even if this dream should come... : AbortedFetusChristi
              • if its as good as its sounds, i'm sure we can scrounge up some money to send you a copy :] : captain hampton
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  That's pretty cool looking. What is involved in mod programming ? : qwpeoriu
  • good question. I'd like to know that, too. (the most extensive mod I've ever made was modifying two max ... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  You know that if we actually went through with this, Lego would sue us into oblivion. We have to make the... : Caboose
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    Threat of litigation is hardly a good enough reason to not do this :) Seriously, we wouldn't lose any ... : qwpeoriu
    • hm... would they like the idea of people firing rockets at their trademark humanoids, blowing their heads... : AbortedFetusChristi
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    we'll call it OGEL. they're laquered wooden blocks with magnetic triangle connectors. (triangles are a gr... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • I think having Lego players would save tons of polys already though. : cltcprd
    • No, circles swivvel : rosewood
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    I'm pretty sure we can't call it "Lego", but as to having people and blocks look like I think we would be... : cltcprd
    • true. I recently saw a HUGE bag (2k pieces I think) of lego imitations for like $8... they looked the sam... : AbortedFetusChristi
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      call it BLOCK-O : mohmar
      • My BLOCK-O robot could kick the shit out of your BLOCK-O robot because mine has lasers that shoot out of ... : cajuncook
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  Is there a virtual lego program out there/ : rosewood
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    take a closer look at the images again, there's a clue you've missed ;) : AbortedFetusChristi
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      ???????????? : rosewood
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        hint, lower left corner : Turd Ferguson
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          hint, it's in english! : cpt_gloval
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            i just wanted someone to type the url for me so I could just click : rosewood
            • laziest. shacker. ever! : mohmar
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  armored personell carrier with MGs and space for six men plus driver. http://img103.exs.cx/my.php?loc=... : AbortedFetusChristi
  • oh damn... forgot the armor on one side of it... my bad. : AbortedFetusChristi
  • lol, the little window in the back is pure gold! : timmie
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  http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1089/ : Kaiser
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    damn, you guys work fast... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • Not mine. : Kaiser
    • that's old (Operation Flashpoint). There was also one in development for bf1942 quite a while ago, but i... : cltcprd
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  http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/ Its like using pens and paper and switching to Autocad 2005. : d0gbert
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    w00t! the next best thing to plastic. : AbortedFetusChristi
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      I am considering breaking out my huge collection of pieces actually, and doing some stuff for this possib... : d0gbert
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        I had one of those http://www.pinbax.com/shop/items/Large-Bag.jpg filled to the brim with lego pieces, al... : AbortedFetusChristi
        • Later tonight I'll post a picture of my stash. Think two rubbermade largesize containers filled with unso... : d0gbert
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  My PANZERSCHRECK: (look at me :P) http://www.vinkvist.com/shack/panzer3_1.jpg http://www.vinkvist.com... : Spike Spiegel
  • ^^guys, we have a new lead designer. welcome aboard. : AbortedFetusChristi
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    I do believe you're confused as to what a panzerschreck is http://www.terravista.pt/Meco/7031/panzerschre... : silly
    • I know what it is. But it´s just such a cool name. : Spike Spiegel
    • but a good tank nonetheless : mohmar
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  has anyone signed up to do the coding yet? also wouldn't bf1942 be a better engine for what we're looking... : cryptical
  • bf1942, doesn't have the physics capabilities that most everyone wants. Plus, now that the HL2 SDK is re... : cltcprd
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    cltcprd - interested in coding captain hampton - will buy me a copy of the game D0gbert - real-life mod... : AbortedFetusChristi
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      ah, shit... forgot spike spiegel - lead designer : AbortedFetusChristi
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        What are you guys up to? I thought that you just had found a cool program to play around with :) : Spike Spiegel
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          shut up, you're drafted :-p *sigh* alright, here, there's the thread... http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id... : AbortedFetusChristi
          • Cool. I´m actually playing around with the Doom3 sdk right now. But that´s mostly for cod... : Spike Spiegel
• fucking awsome - so are we actually going to see a Lego's mod for BF42!? :-D : thetangent
• so wait, what kind of vehicles are you doing here, WW2-era or? : Zibro
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  dammit..I was expecting a life sized jeep made out of real legos with a real MG mounted on it, with live ... : sanchez
  • that's the next step... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  I can't figure out how to do wheels at all. :| : Zibro
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8933166 : d0gbert
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      I sort of meant using the Lego designer program not the autocad one :| : Zibro
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        1. Get a brick with a pin.(place it at sufficient height) 2. Rotade the rim to it can attach itself to t... : Spike Spiegel
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          Where are the bricks with pins in that first set with all the blocks in it? I can't find them. :| I can g... : Zibro
          • The second icon on the first line in the menu up to the right. Sorry for the delay. Been eating. : Spike Spiegel
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  Two things: 1) What universe is this in? WW2? Modern? Future? 2) Anyone interested in this that fe... : d0gbert
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    this mod won't happen. i wish everyone would stop jerking off about it. : wishbone
    • Trolls make the world a better place :P : d0gbert
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  not happening? what are you walking about, we're almost there! http://img121.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img121&im... : AbortedFetusChristi
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    what we have: http://img127.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img127&image=legoWMD.jpg http://img126.exs.cx/my.php?loc : AbortedFetusChristi
    • You left me off for coding. I want in. : qwpeoriu