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  informative ++ : ashke
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    It is. And was. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8939780 : dmason
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      I think he meant the cool covers and sleeves part. : Portax
      • I did : ashke
• awesome.. i shall use these eventually : Mr.Fusion
• Wow. Most (if not all) of those are relly good. And LOL @ "Half Life 2 DO NOT DISTURB door hanger" =) : Tissen
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  PICS OF FINISHED PRODUCT: Back of Case: http://gendail.shackspace.com/CaseBack.JPG Front of Case: ... : gendail
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    awesome... I wholeheartedly recommend InnoSetup, I've been using it for years with great success would... : MikkleThePickle
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      Here you go: ; Half-Life 2 : Silver wizzard script v1.01 (Inno Setup 4.2.7) ; ------------ By Bone_C : gendail
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        That's perfect. I'll tweak mine a bit too -- I've never been a fan of the gradient backgrounds during set... : MikkleThePickle
        • you're welcome :) : gendail
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    wow - this seals the steam deal for me. thanks guys. :) : virus
    • ^IAWTP...I don't like dealing with the punks in my brick & mortar stores anyway! : o0JediBeavis0o
  • thats awesome. I need to go buy some DVD cases : Degenerate
  • Did you make the disc image yourself? I'm not seeing it on the page. (Becuase I really like it) : BrodieMan
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  After the latest update, you don't have to type "steam://backup/" anymore. Just go to the games list and ... : ChowYunCat
  • tell your hubby to release the damn game !!!!! : johnny rotten
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  So let me get this straight...You pay the same price as a store bought game that includes all these thing... : Nixx2004
  • nobody is forcing you to print anything out. You could backup in any manner you please, some people like ... : ChowYunCat
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    Well, do the math. Bronze Steam package costs $50, no tax unless you are paying VAT in certain countries.... : Serpico74
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      Of course, I'm going to take a $1 blank DVD, burn the files, write out "HL2 Backup" on the DVD with a bla... : Serpico74
      • a man after my own lazy heart :) : -Panther-
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    you have to pay to print this stuff out no : darweidu
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      well, technically, yes if it's your ink and paper :\ : rasputinreborn
      • well it would be my gas and wear/tear on my car driving to pick it up :P : gendail
  • you don't have to print things out. also, as you may have indicated, there is no manual for hl2. also, ... : ermac
  • i bet if you ran down to Valve and asked nicely they would let you print out the labels on their printer.... : johnny rotten
  • the reason I chose steam over boxed was Day of Defeat. No boxed version includes Day of Defeat. : slickdoody
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  My favorite: http://www.marcopolo.me.uk/hl2/Half-LifeClean.jpg : johnny rotten
  • mine as well. : AMikaboshi
  • agreedx100 : nomaad
  • The one I'm about to print : Lethal01
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  this is pretty cool. I'll probably end up with a retail copy anyways, unless my half-sister suddenly beca... : Megara9
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    What did you think of the man meat from yesterday morning? : rosewood
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      hawt! :) Excellent shoulders! Slightly skinny for my taste as I like men I can sink my teeth into. But ye... : Megara9
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        Slightly skinny for my taste as I like men I can sink my teeth into. You can't sink your teeth into ... : rosewood
        • /puts on viking helmet /looks around for barbarian cutlery /grabs big fucking axe /looks around ... : Megara9
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  Is this worth doing before the game is even unlocked? : Sparhawk6
  • when it is unlocked, you better not be wasting your time making arts and crafts!! do it now! : ermac
• Here is a picture of mine: http://img27.exs.cx/img27/4370/hl2dvdcover.jpg IF you want the DVD covers ... : snowwolf
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  I cant decide which one to use! But this is cool: http://www.marcopolo.me.uk/hl2/Hl2-Sign_v2.jpg : Degenerate
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    The irony of grammar. : Nighthavvk
    • Be carefull... you might be nuked for an innocent statement like that :-( : Sidd Gunn
• cool beans, I guess I'm making a cover tonight : tunis5000

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  go there and checkout the package, if it's german then that should be written on the package, ifnot it's ... : rookieone
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    it is the german version, but I thought that maybe it is multilanguage beeing a dvd and all. It's not so ... : JohnnyDanger
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      don't get it, the german get a fully translated version and not a multi-language one !! : rookieone
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        ok thanks. Now this sucks :( : JohnnyDanger
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          dont give up! take pictures of the boxes on sale! : ansuble
          • Dont worry, you can change the language in steam. Its in the settings menu of the steam client. : dbman190
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  be a good global citazen and buy a copy, take a photo of the receipt on the box and post the pics that wa... : CoRDS
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    ok if I go out and buy it I will do that. But what about the activation? Will I be able to play? : JohnnyDanger
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      if you take the pics it shows that stores are breaking the street date, so far all those pretty pix of hl... : CoRDS
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        I doubt one receipt in Vienna would cause the unlocking of HL2. This would have to happen on a large scal... : qwpeoriu
        • it all starts with one store : CoRDS
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  Why wouldn't you be able to play it until Tuesday ? Are you saying you need an internet connection in ord... : qwpeoriu
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    It's true. Buy it anyway. Take pics of the receipt. PLEASE. : Ratsofatsorat
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      If I can verify that it is multilanguage I will go out and buy it in an instant. but I don't want it in g... : JohnnyDanger
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        Just in case the files are not on the dvd, it will come with steam. Just set your computers default la... : ToddBell
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          How is this going to work? If I install the german dvd version I have all files installed I need to play.... : JohnnyDanger
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            Cant you just get steam separetly and enter the cd-key or something to activate it then download? I don't... : Yabrodan
            • hm dunno. I really don't want to waste 50€ though on a german version. And downloading the ga... : JohnnyDanger
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        Tun Sie es einfach : Githyanki
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          Sie warten auf sie gordon! In der Testkammer! Now how gay is that? : JohnnyDanger
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            I doubt thier lips snc up either when they speak other languages. Worse than in english I mean :) : Githyanki
            • It's not about lip synching it's just that the developers spend a lot of time casting the right speakers ... : JohnnyDanger
            • Actually, the speech should be synced properly with the lips. They bought some technology to do proper li... : Mantle
          • Hahaha I'd love that. I bet it'd sound like some scheisse porno flick : vestax
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        PLEASE ATLEAST TAKE MULTIPLE ANGLE PICTURES OF THE BOXES ON DISPLAY! : ansuble
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          I would feel somehow weird going into this (pretty small) shop with a digicam making photos of the hl2 bo... : JohnnyDanger
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            maybe just 1-3 shots then? : ansuble
            • Bitte with sugar on top :- ( : ToddBell
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  if you buy a german version and register it on steam, can you then download the english version from stea... : OrkO
  • death to me for not reading all the replys : OrkO
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    that's what I would like to know. I have never used steam before and have no clue about it : JohnnyDanger
    • for stuff like this you will have to wait until STEAM is released and the german people start figuring it... : rookieone
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    Yes. All you have to do is to set your computers language settings to english. If worse comes to worse... : ToddBell
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      ok please tell me exactly how this works. Is it possible to download the game via steam without buying it... : JohnnyDanger
      • you download it before you buy it (preload it) then when you buy it, it gets unlocked : OrkO
      • No, you don't have to. You can download it before you buy, just like that guy above me said. If you ne... : ToddBell
• pleast shack msg me when you post pics!!!! : ansuble
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  google is our friend :] All versions are available via Steam. Once you've registered your product with : xenoeye
  • go motherfucker go!!!! : ansuble
  • That's just what I said all along :-) : ToddBell
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    ok I am going. But I don't think that I will take pics in the shop. That's just really awkward. Shouldn't... : JohnnyDanger
    • We europeans are very self concious Yes, pics of the receipt and of the box should be enough... but on... : ToddBell
    • please take atleast one! we already have a pic of a best buy recpit and no game : ansuble
    • Take a picture in the store. Just one, good, quick shot and you'll become the biggest intarweb hero since... : geedeck
• GO JOHNNY!! Hopefully you get a copy for the good of us wanting to play Half-Life2. :) Also with the... : snowwolf
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  Ok I am back, and I got the game! couldn't take any pictures in the shop but I am going to take some pic... : JohnnyDanger
  • wooooot! a winnar is you! and all of us if they unlock it today! : cigam
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    Internet lore -Death of lord british -DNF e3 2001 video -First screenshots of Doom3 -Starwars kid -P... : stgdz
    • I can say I was there at the start. : yourname00
  • go back to the store and take some stealth pics, comon. The worst they can do is kick you out... oh and ... : alexthegreat2
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    Pictures here: http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e0027153/hl2/ ps: the pics suck pps: the foot belongs to my... : JohnnyDanger
    • gg JohnnyDanger! : c_man_tmt
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      http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/%7Ee0027153/hl2/P1010087.JPG pic of the year! : Gauss
      • HL2 squashed the cat. :( : yourname00
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      now unlock it valve now nwonwownownownownwnownonownwonwo now! : cigam
      • anyone else having problems logging into steam? first time I use it and I already hate it : JohnnyDanger
    • Woo yay for DVD as standard! :D : MrLonghair
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      Very cool. This post should be marked in some way. I don't know if informative is the right word... : TheArtMan
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        was thinking the same thing but how would it be marked...its not informative until he activates it i dont... : Eat 347
        • it is interesting though :) : xenoeye
        • Of course it's informative he brought pictures. : yourname00
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      now lets see if valve backs up what they said. : stgdz
      • should I send the pics to valve or something like that? : JohnnyDanger
      • oh man, they fucking better! : moshman
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      We all know Phil is going to fap to this: http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e0027153/hl2/P1010086.JPG : Tissen
      • lol. I also like the picture of the sleeping cat with the half-life 2 jewel case resting on him. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Yay =D : helvetica
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      you are my hero... oh and here we go again! : Str8Dog
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        it's hard to deny now that a number of people have their copies already. Valve needs to get on the ball a... : anthonybean
        • they need to keep their word! : moshman
    • omg gordon what are you doing to that cat!? : sanchez
    • it is so funny that he has a picture of his family as his desktop.. Valve is SOO ON TO JOOO! : Cpt. Baseballbat
• The HL2 box cover sure is freaky looking. Artwork is supposed to help sell the game, not make it look li... : TwiLyght
• try to activate it asap : AllYourBase
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  ok now I have installed it and registered my cd key. Now I have this steam menu where I can choose the ga... : JohnnyDanger
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    so you cant actually play the game? man that would drive me insane! : Str8Dog
    • yeah well... : JohnnyDanger
    • No different than me. I have it preordered and preloaded (owned and installed) just like him and can't... : Ebu
  • e-mail valve and ask them or post on steampowered forums. : stgdz
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    Yeah the few people who have copies can't play them. I recommend posting this pictures on the valve forum... : Blackdawgg
    • http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=173427 : g0nk
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    I think time would be better spent going back to the shop and taking pictures of the game on the shelves.... : stgdz
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      He's got pictures of the receipt thats all that is needed to prove they were selling it to him legitmatel... : yourname00
      • I think it would be good to show though since the street date has been broken and its not someone that di... : stgdz
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    So this confirms (as was suspected) that anyone without an internet connection cannot play HL2, even sing... : Vincent Grayson
    • Yeah, that makes me a sad panda =( : Tissen
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      but what's really fucked up is, that this is stated nowhere on the box iteself! at least on the german on... : JohnnyDanger
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        you really like red text : Degenerate
        • It actually helps in this thread picking out his posts from the rest. : yourname00
        • yeah, sorry about that. I just had to point some things out :) : JohnnyDanger
        • What are you talking about : Halen
    • I find that absolutely ridiculous. What a stupid thing to do. : Halen
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      have you tried setting both your bios and windows clock forward a couple of days? Might want to uninst... : stgdz
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        haha good idea but I doubt that this will do anything : JohnnyDanger
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          Why not? I am not certain if the game will require a internet connection since it isn't stated on the ... : stgdz
          • Valve have stated it online though, it's on the steam site and they've said it on forums. It's going to b... : xenoeye
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  Ok guys, I need your help getting the english content of the game. Like I said I don't want to play it in... : JohnnyDanger
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    Have you reset it, tried Counter Strike Source? Maybe you already have the English stuff installed. : yourname00
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      how do I reset it? I looked into the installation folder and there is a file called half-life 2_german.gc... : JohnnyDanger
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        It should reset automatically when you change the language settings in steam, if not just right click on ... : yourname00
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          oh, yeah it did reset and I startet it again a few times but it doesn't do anything. it sais that hl2 is ... : JohnnyDanger
          • You probably have the English files already installed then. : yourname00
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    k, i just switched mine to german and it started downloading(I have the preload 100% but it started downl... : xenoeye
    • hmmm that could be possible. would be great if I could verify it somehow : JohnnyDanger
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    CALL TECH SUPPORT!! : alexthegreat2
    • Agreed it would be a laugh anyway and you can tell them which store you bought it from. : yourname00
• someone threaten to sue valve over this already. They need to get moving! :) "I was so upset that I could... : Lethal01
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  Can one of the mods tell us why this ins't informative'd? seems like a very interesting topic and I am... : stgdz
  • Cus this is just hearsay as Allen Iverson's mom's friend would tell you. : snuff
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  should I write an email to valve? and if yes, to whom? gabe? : JohnnyDanger
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    maybe to yahn? i dunno, he always replies to my email : snuff
    • hm no. He is a software engineer so that wouldn't make much sense : JohnnyDanger
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8977035 : emocore
• So if I have this right, Valve said if the street date is broken, steam unlocks. The steet date is broke... : tunis5000

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  Evil! I'll see ya there :) Had fun last night - those ppl we played with were from GameSpy's HaloPlanet (... : bounty838
  • I don't think there's a difference in damage, but if you sneak/get close enough to someone, your reticle ... : EvilDolemite
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  Can someone please post a link to the shacker clan or list of shackers playing Halo2? I just got it last... : Lightzout
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    Im one of the shackers, find me and you'll find a whole lot more, thats a guarantee : bagelcc
    • Theres a webpage with a list/forum but I cant recall url. : Lightzout
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  I agree it was most certianly fun - what's your tag, Evil, I probably played u but didnt realize it. T... : bagelcc
  • My tag is my Shack name. And I think the online aspect of Halo 2 will only grow and grow, especially onc... : EvilDolemite
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    I don't think H2 is going to dwindle down so that it will be difficult to find matches. Even PGR2 is stil... : bargeld
    • H2 is basically the biggest Xbox and Live game ever, so it should be going strong well into the launch of... : EvilDolemite
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  last night was a blast. I have a HALO 2 lan tonight so i won't be able to get online. And it felt s... : jedi_27
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    damn you and your shit talking : FrayLo
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      He had 28 kills once match, and the next closest had only 16! But then I destroyed people on Burial Grou... : EvilDolemite
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        dude! you saved us in the last game. NICE WORK!! But dear gosh, turn your mic on! :) : jedi_27
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          It was on! Maybe it wasn't fitted right. I was trash talking all match but I always forget to hit White... : EvilDolemite
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            thats odd. i did not hear you say a dang thing :( I even said "Hello twice" and received no respons... : jedi_27
            • Your selective use of profanity is always good for a snicker. And stop sending me voice messages about yo... : Rauol Duke
  • I finally got my balls out of my wife's purse and logged onto Live this morning before work. Not bannina... : ThomW
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    Anyone know who Dinger48 is? He almost made me have a heart attack in that Oddball game last night. ... : CSParsons
    • hahahah, he is a friend of mine in ST. LOUIS :) I can't believe he lost!!!! 1 SECOND!!! 1 DAMN SECON... : jedi_27
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    yeah that was fun, cept i lagged terriably for some reason :< nice run though jedi, you were taking some ... : Silent Wolf
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      thanks for the pistol only idea. We did some of that in HALO 1, but we had the sniper rifles as well. ... : jedi_27
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        ivory tower was so awesome. i think we had the same exact score lol. That is my favorite map, bar none. : Silent Wolf
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          Ivory Tower is GREAT for smaller player counts, its just pure awesome. Bomb Assault on Burial Grounds ... : DKo5
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            you and your "crew" were just plain irritating on blood gulch :P nice sniping. I just couldnt get anyone... : Silent Wolf
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              King of the Hill (esp Team KotH) is great fun on all maps! Roaming King of the Hill is even better. car... : burningtrees
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                I've yet to play that game type yet..hopefully tonight if i can get on : mattfl
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                  Team KotH is much much fun. On smaller maps it's a carnage-fest. : EvilDolemite
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                    sounds awesome... : mattfl
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                      Do you know how it works? There's a small active area on the map. One member from your team must stand... : EvilDolemite
                      • OMG! Sounds so fun...must play this tonight! : mattfl
                      • so much fun. actually, you can have either a static or changing "hill" (or is team KotH always changing?... : burningtrees
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          I think you had one more kill then i did :) and we both had a few killing sprees :) That was a blast!!!... : jedi_27
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            yeah that bomb run was amazing. I love the cordination you need with bomb assault, more so almost than CT... : Silent Wolf
            • yeah, i didn't realize they put the bomb type in halo 2, and CS is the first thing i thought of. esp wie... : burningtrees
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    being cloaked and tossing 2 nades into your hog was the highlight of my week :) also taylorwp is a bas... : edgewise
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      Last night on Zanzibar I hopped into an enemy warthog's passenger seat. "Hey guys, whats going on?" "... : CSParsons
      • i should try some of these maps offline.. : edgewise
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  I am so bad, it makes me cry like a little girl. I'd get my ass kicked and then leave to contemplate my s... : geedeck
  • You were the person I got the most kills on yesterday when I checked my stats. Thank you for making my fi... : ShadeOGreen
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  I am SO killing you fuckers tonight : fishbone
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    I want a BIG map with VEHICLES and an old-school CTF match, a nice first to 3 captures 30-minute match. : EvilDolemite
    • Waterworks fits your description; that would be fun as hell. : fishbone
    • I'm SO in!!! : bounty838
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  Woo! I won't have to stop at 9:30 tonight. I can play as long as I want. You bitches better be ready. : DKo5
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    i'll be on, you up for some match making team skirmish? : Silent Wolf
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      I'm up for anything :D : DKo5
      • As am I. Let's throw down. : Nighthavvk
• I'm going to be on all night ie. you guys are getting rocked tonight :D : Sexpansion Pack
• needed more pistol only games last night :( : FrayLo
• i wanted to join you guys, but i didnt home until almost 3am. tonight though, its on. : emocore

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  Truth. It's how I met 3 long-term boyfriends. Not to mention it's way safer than meeting half-drunk guys ... : Megara9
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    that's my pickup line :( : esmokah
    • sorry.. /gives quarter for copyright. : Megara9
    • And Steve's! : helvetica
  • You're missing out on some great KFC, lady! : quietb0y
  • I met one of my previous long term girlfriends in a Tekken chatroom... I always thought it had a wierd ri... : ToddBell
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    Does it not worry you that you will talk to someone, get to know them, and find out the person looks like... : rosewood
    • id give him a big ol bear hug! : ansuble
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      I don't know what you look like No cuz I'm not out to start relationships with everyone I meet online : Megara9
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        no no no...women can't buy into ladder theory :( sigh : lordlobo
        • lol.. I know it's not a theory ;) I'm just making cracks. : Megara9
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          What's the ladder theory? : ToddBell
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            ohno... : Megara9
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              It's that bad? : ToddBell
              • no - it's just sillly : kgargonmagrix79
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            It's the theory that losers subscribe to when they can't figure out how to land a woman : lordlobo
            • Like communism for 3rd worlders? : Rauol Duke
            • Megara was kind enough to explain it to me. As I told her, I used to believe something similar when I ... : ToddBell
  • Damn, thats a good one. Mind if I steal it? : Pacalon
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  I bought my wife on the interweb in '96 : Slowtreme
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    yea but you got a low bandwidth wife, I need a low latency woman myself : rosewood
    • umm. seriously, I met my wife in '96 in a chat software called "The Palace". I was a beta tester for Road : Slowtreme
• That's where I met my S.O. I always thought it was the strangest thing to do that but it was a complete ... : bounty838
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  I just got married to someone who lived a block away from me but we never would have met without the net. : Lightzout
  • Congrats. Best of luck and endurance to both of you :-) : ToddBell
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  Where do you even begin meeting women online? I've never even considered doing it before. Just messaging ... : peanut-
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    I got a lot of offers back when I was admin at some german sex forum site. : ToddBell
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      And the one I actually met in person, her I met in a Tekken chat room... so I guess meeting them at a web... : ToddBell
      • Most of the websites on subjects I'm passionate about have M:F ratios of about 50000:1. : peanut-
  • shacknews.com - It gets you chicks! : helvetica
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    non sex-related chatrooms help you avoid the weirdos and talk to people a little bit.. find out their lik... : Megara9
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      lol you come HERE to avoid weirdos? : lacker
      • For real.... O_o : Rauol Duke
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        this isn't a chatroom : Megara9
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          then my life is a lie : Rauol Duke
          • lol : NukeDukem
• I'm scared of internet dating sites. The one time I actually checked one out, one of the results that cam... : Pacalon
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  I met my wife online! : Zakko
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    Where did you guys meet? : ToddBell
    • Yahoo chatroom for local people. She lived about an hour and a half away when we first met. : Zakko
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  I met my GF at a work place party. Go figure. : Tissen
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    http://d21c.com/AnnesPlace/NewYears/NYparty.gif ? : ToddBell
    • Short version: A coworker invited her sister-in-law to an event we had at work. She (the sister-in-law) c... : Tissen
• I met my girlfriend online. We have been together for 4 months now and could not be happier. : Evil Benius
• i met my wife on aol. lol a/s/l????? 27/yes pls/VA : skynet
• HARR!!! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/12/serial_shagger/ : g0nk
• I meet my girlfriends left hand online all the time :( : boughton supreme
• Back when I met Mrs. Phil on a blind date, there was no internet. OMG what have I done :( : Phil