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• Nintendo recently said they "made no announcements" regarding such functionality. Don't get your hop... : megarust32
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  Eurogamer has already claimed this to be nothing more than just speculation. : slax0r
  • the article: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=62378 : inarius
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  2 controllers?!?!?!!?!?! now that sounds sweet. Hello remake of Mike Tyson's punch out with 2 controlle... : FormerHPB
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    strap a third controller to the massive erection you're gonna be sporting when you're playing sweet ninte... : gegtik
    • sweet, i've always wanted to control digital boners : Mr.SEX
    • lol JERKOFF PARTY 5 : not work safe
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      Well, in theory, a third controller could be strapped to your body offering not only detection of your ar... : AtaR1
      • that's true.. holster to lower arms + lower legs and you have a good approximation of your body movement : gegtik
    • HOT COFFEE????? : adev
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  isnt this just the powerglove redux? : filthysock
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    yes : Mr.SEX
    • no : Iscariot47
  • That is exactly what it is. : Entity
  • I could believe that if the powerglove worked : Draugluin
  • It doesn't seem like it to me. The powerglove was optional. That fact alone was enough to discourage ... : Sexpansion Pack
  • No : Chris Remo
  • I love the Power Glove, it's so bad : chiisu81
  • Dear God man..... NO. : gl2 drivers
  • Negative. : lord warlock
  • More like ROB, only he's holding the Zapper while wearing the Virtua Boy and chases you around saying, "H... : AtaR1
• OMG 2 controllers = DUAL WIELD LIGHTSABER : someWayne
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  LOL @ anyone taking info from a kids magazine fluff piece as gospel : SiW73
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    also fuck sega : gegtik
    • Fuck Sega? gegtik, you're breaking my heart :((((( : genjuro
    • D: : mikecyb
  • I don't follow... : Iscariot47
  • Well, they aren't really revealing anything mindblowing. Just expanding on what we already knew about th... : AtaR1
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  hi-jack! is the design we saw for the console itself and the controllers final? Actually has anything b... : Mr.SEX
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    I don't think any shacker works for Nintendo. : Iscariot47
    • damn you nintendo for being so secretive. I do like the current designs a lot, but i've only seen 1 or 2... : Mr.SEX
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      Well, no regular chatters anyway : Chris Remo
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        indeed, we do have readers working at nintendo of america : Maarten Goldstein
        • Not any more, way to scare them away. :( : AtaR1
        • oooo</SPAN> rly? : ki11_viru5
  • Design wasn't final for the console itself, they said it'd be smaller probably : megarust32
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  if this is how they are goign to utilize this controller it will fail miserably : kevp
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    it's going to be really really interesting in teh beginning. Some games will have horrible control, some... : Mr.SEX
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      although it will pain me deeply, but I will pass on the next Mario and Zelda games if it makes me wave my... : kevp
      • Are you really that concerned about what you look like playing a game? : Iscariot47
      • they've said that their goal with the controller was to make it more natural and easier to pick up, so ho... : Mr.SEX
  • It's text from a kids magazine, you do realize that don't you? : Iscariot47
• Concept sounds cool. We'll have to see how the implementation holds up. : Arcanum
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  its not true, it is total speculaion : VegasX
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    National Geographic Kids Magazine was invited by the Big N to test out the top-secret Revolution controll : ventro
    • Read the whole thread. Eurogamer has posted a more believeable article: http://www.eurogamer.net/artic... : inarius

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  It would really suck if Disney bought Pixar. Because Pixars independence is something, that it seems to m... : SpaecKow
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    Didn't Pixar fight to break away from Disney? : helvetica
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      I think the fight was to keep away from Michael Eisner more than anything else. : baron calamity
      • yeah. notice how once Eisner was out, Apple made a deal that got ABC and Disney TV, as well as Pixar, on... : Postal
    • they had a contract, which comes to an end with Cars. They are independant after that production : barichnikov
• >:( : synaptic revolt
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  noooo ! I hate Disney, anything recent (not made by pixar) is about as entertaining as watching donkey po... : BigT
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    hey, emperor's new groove was pretty sweet : RikiTiki2
    • ^^^ IAWTP : ]aratex[
    • Brock Samson Patrick Warburton, FTW! : Postal
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  From an animator's point of view, Disney is the worst company in the world. If you create something on y... : Korban
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    If you create something on your own free time while working there Disney really isn't unique in that r... : riptyde
    • Not even unique to the film industry, either. Look at Steve Wozniak and HP. : electroly
    • Yes, but I'm talking about even if you DON'T use they're resources. Believe it or not, a lot of animator... : Korban
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      And most intelligent people get that clause removed, cause it's bullshit. : Hiro
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        that's not exactly doable. it'd be nice. but it's not. : Korban
        • pdub99 at gmail.com pretty please with tags on top. : pdub99
• Well considering Steve Jobs is the CEO of Pixar right now, this could mean the de-shittifying of Disney. : ventro
• I thought Pixar hated disney :( : sharkII
• Ugh. I hope to hell not. I have a good deal of admiration for Apple. Them becoming one with the mouse wou... : systatic
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  FIRST INTEL CHIPS NOW A PARTNERSHIP WITH DISNEY!? WHY APPLE WHY!? WHY HATH THOU FORSAKEN ME!? I BUY YO... : mikecyb
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    have you called them fags yet? : sigpro
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      what more could he do? : Postal
      • nothing if he has called them fags, but it doesn't sound like he has : sigpro
    • APPLE IS A BUNCH OF FAGS!!! : mikecyb
• in before toraz rant :p : creep
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  Why exactly does everyone seem to HATE Disney? I just don't understand. : Stoned Gargoyle
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    What's there NOT to hate about Disney these days? Shit. Eisner's even managed to piss all over Disneyland... : systatic
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      Well I guess its a good thing Eisner doesn't work here anymore. : D45hiz
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        No, but he had a good run of rampant destruction. I doubt the new guy will be better. I hope I'm wrong th... : systatic
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          That's pretty bullshit, Eisner did great things for Disney. The ABC buyout for one. They got epsn just... : D45hiz
          • From a business bottom-line standpoint, maybe he did do good things. I do know, though, that Walt and Roy... : systatic
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      That hardly answers the question. X( I really would like to know. : Stoned Gargoyle
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        There's a lot of reasons, from before and after Eisner took over. Mostly AFTER Eisner, in my opinion. Her... : systatic
        • Alright then, thank you for taking the time to list some things. I can totally get onboard the whole ... : Stoned Gargoyle
  • Because they've turned an innovative company that product some of the best animation on record into a mar... : Ride-My-Rocket
• I was talking about this awhile ago http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11358407 With the recent Drea... : TotalFusionOne
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  yes please ;/SPAN> k thanks! : ki11_viru5
  • yes plz </SPAN> : ki11_viru5

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  I've asked 5 times now for a invite but no one will hook me up! maagic@gmail.com !!!!! : Lynn Minmei
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    Invited'd! : slax0r
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      could i get an invite to ??? : Kn4w
      • Email? : slax0r
  • Hookedup'd : DrZettl
• I'm a legitimate news reporter! : slax0r
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  digitalsneek@gmail.com ; can someone help a brother out? : digitalsneek
  • Done!! : losder5000
• whats newsvine, report! : forgetoo
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  Why do people keep asking for invites? Correct me if i'm wrong but i'm pretty sure on the main page it sa : ovrlrd
  • I clicked but nothing happened : Caboose
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    did you try clicking "sign up here"? : davislovestacobell
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      I did, and it just added me to a beta list. Weird. : jasonepowell
      • So it's like a waiting list to get in? I guess that would make it still closed. I mean the main site stil... : ovrlrd
    • Yeah the page changes to tells me to pick a name and enter my email address (and optionally the email add... : ovrlrd
  • What would you put in the invite field? : carrioN luggagE
• I seeded the CES and Uwe Boll stories and both made it to the front page. : rosewood
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  I've also written two entries. The first one made it to the front page and I hope the second one does to... : rosewood
  • You might actually make some money on there :) : bolus
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  can someone send me an invite to walzworld7 at gmail.com please? Do I just get an invite in my inbox or d... : dhigham
  • done! : someWayne
• I saw an article from Wolfanoz today : drucifer
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  can I get an invite at swoopx@cox.net : swoopx
  • sent! : someWayne
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  can i please get an invite, jhasen -> gmail thanks! : allowat76
  • Invited'd : someWayne
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  invite at spdon@hotmail.com if any kind peeps out there. : spdon
  • Invited! : crummynz
  • also invited. prl'd : someWayne
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  megarust at gmail.com plz ;D : megarust32
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    done here too. : someWayne
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      YOU WIN THIS TIME, MR WAYNE. : crummynz
      • Now to make love to several beautiful women. : someWayne
  • done and done. : crummynz
• It's insane that there are still people left uninvited, but I have 5 left anyways. Who wants one? : Patch-e
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  Do you need an account to read articles and if so are they worth reading? : dltrem
  • Yes, and yes! I've enjoyed quite a few i have read browsing various categories. : alwaysalone
  • There are plenty worth reading, that is the whole point is to basically provide you with the news you wan... : ovrlrd
• anymore invites left? : DooBall

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  wtf is this site btw? i missed the bandwagon on this one/ : huds0n
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    It's in private beta, from what I've been able to gather. Here's a blog posting I found with a descriptio... : Cognoscenti
    • sounds like the shack, but for news stories : sigpro
    • I'd appreciate one too - elvisv at gmail : CuntRocket
    • Can I get one for wzettl at gmail dot com : DrZettl
• I'd like to take a look as well if anyone has another extra. : stonedonkey
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  email addresses? : GonzoRookie
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    richard.mcbain@gmail.com : huds0n
    • sent. : GonzoRookie
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  someone hook me up too, you know the address : Maarten Goldstein
  • thanks homeslices : Maarten Goldstein
  • invite sent : SlamDunk
  • done and done. : GonzoRookie
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  I didn't get one yesterday nosa525 at hotmail.com : boomstickah
  • sent. : GonzoRookie
  • done : bagelcc
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  Do me too email in profile : d fluke
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    sent! : GonzoRookie
    • Thanks! : d fluke
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  2 invites left here... : SlamDunk
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    phreakin AT gmail DOT com : Phreakin
    • too late! all used up :P : SlamDunk
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      sent one : shack_konto
      • Grassy ass : Phreakin
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  get me in on this, djmarkoh (at) gmail : jambalaya king
  • sent : GonzoRookie
  • thanks! :D : jambalaya king
• Word. Thanks everyone. : commando
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  plz to be sending me one please! matthew@gonorthdesign.com : MatthewPhillips
  • i send. : GonzoRookie
  • le done : d fluke
  • holy hell u guys are quick thanks! : MatthewPhillips
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  i've still got like ten left if people need 'em : [fry]
  • Hook me up, yo... tavis1 at gmail.com : tavis
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  I wouldn't mind one as well... maagic@gmail.com thanks : Lynn Minmei
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    Welcome to the exclusive club! : jambalaya king
    • Still waitin on invite... maagic@gmail.com : Lynn Minmei
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  Can someone shackmessage me if they have an invite? I would like one. : TK-421
  • Got my invites. Thanks. : TK-421
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  invite please: mtgDoofy@yahoo.com : mtgDoofy
  • Done. :) : jambalaya king
  • thanks : mtgDoofy
• ill take a shackmessage invite if theres any left : grimjoe
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  I'll take one if ya dont mind: onjisan@gmail.com : onji
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    ok sent : GonzoRookie
    • thanks :) : onji
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  normality at shackmail DOT com : Normality
  • okay gogogo : GonzoRookie
  • sent one! : TheMonkeyWench
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  All right try rottendeadite AT gmail.com plzkthnxbye : Rotten Deadite
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    okay gtg : GonzoRookie
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      doh..good to go i mean ;) : GonzoRookie
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        Sounds very interesting, would you mind sending an invite my way? sasowa at dumbdog.co.uk Thanks muchly : sasowa
        • ok sent! : GonzoRookie
• any others left? detox_ucla@yahoo.com : hamachi
• I'll have what they're having, please! lordwarlockster@gmail.com : lord warlock
• Allrighty then... lightblb AT gmail plz ? : Lightbulb
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  They should have called the site ShackVine.com We are completely invading it! : c_man_tmt
  • Top seeded stories are all going to involve dick and video games. :P : [fry]
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  no love for me yesterday, may I have one please? ikojic at yahoo.com : te[R]ror
  • sent : essdub
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    hamachi Lord Warlock Lightbulb tR]ror done... : Jayx77
    • thank you ! : Lightbulb
  • Thanks guys :) I love you all : te[R]ror
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  josecuervo@shackmail.com if theres any left please. : josecuervo
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    sent also : essdub
    • many thanks : josecuervo
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  pdub99 at gmail.com (pretty please with tags on top) lets try this again, and see if it goes in the righ... : pdub99
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    me love you long time! : GonzoRookie
    • looks like i took too long : josecuervo
    • Many many thanks. : pdub99
  • sent you one : josecuervo
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  enigmatic shackmail com - fill in the rest please : enigmatic
  • sent : josecuervo
• I need a newsvine invite too. Plz and thx! : KillSwitchEngaged002
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  not to jump on a bandwagon (though whatesle is the shack good for?) I'm interested in an invite if someon... : graceofdragons
  • oh yeah, graceofdragons@gmail.com, might need that. : graceofdragons
• Can someone send me a Newsvine invite plz? My gmail is stoneworksproductions@gmail.com plz and ty. : KillSwitchEngaged002
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  jrf0253 at mail dot rit dot edu I don't understand what the big deal is but whatever I want to see! :D : Yanks
  • it appears to be a big deal because of ppl like u : gegtik
• gargoyle at gmail com : gargy
• This seems overhyped, but every shacker is requesting it, so shall I. Invite please :D ... larcho@telesur... : larcho
• possible to get one too please... caribbeanx at gmail dot com : ssj4megaman
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  I'll take a spare invite please, gotta see what all the hype is about now. smlsml@gmail.com ps: pro : fookilla
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    thanks jason : fookilla
    • No prob. Now i can bug the shit out of you without ending up in Guantanamo. : romulan
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  I duknow guys, Mike muthafuckin D. has me all paranoid now. : romulan
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    How do you get into the Newsvine? Do you have to have an invite like you do for gmail? If so I will need ... : KillSwitchEngaged002
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      just kidding, incoming..... : romulan
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        Now once you make your login name can you change it at any time? It says Make any changes to your account... : KillSwitchEngaged002
        • Not sure, haven't had much time to play with it. : romulan
    • plz : shawnf at gmail dot com : D45hiz
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  invite me please? tenka at msn.com : alwaysalone
  • Thanks to JS! : alwaysalone
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  If anyone has any leftovers, can you toss me an invite please? willsmith@gmail.com Thanks! : Gonzo
  • on it! : enigmatic
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  Can someone throw an invite at wzettl at gmail dot com : DrZettl
  • Thank you drive-thru : DrZettl
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  i too, would like to jump on this bandwagon of coolness, donwulo at gmail dot com, thx in advance : drabid
  • Invite'd. : midgetherder
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  invite please? : adev
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    opops.. email address.. wjowsa @ gmail . com : adev
    • sent : silent prophet
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  zerofunk - gmail please : zerofunk
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    done : silent prophet
    • thanks to both of you : zerofunk
  • Sent it to ya : midgetherder
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  Could I have one too please? belzebaud at gmail dot com : lythe
  • yep : silent prophet
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  what is it that makes newsvine so special : mr.sleepy
  • It's a pyramid scheme with the potential to make people money but nobody will ever actually make any mone... : [fry]
  • If you have a blog, you can seed stories from it and it's basically free advertising. : slax0r
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  If anyone have an invit i ll gladly take one please. Thanks in advance! : fr0ggie
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    you have to tell us your email first : sikander
    • Oh god too much good news today sorry =) tomgillet at gmail dot com : fr0ggie
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  I will morph into a ball for an invite. lawgiver@gmail.com : maru mari
  • done : zerofunk
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  OK, interest is peaked. tfboc at yahoo if anyone has a spare invite! =) : tfboc
  • also done : zerofunk
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  Since it seems all the cool kids are doing it.. tony.lindsey @ gmail.com : theargent
  • also sent. : losder5000
  • click. click. sent. : scosno
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  I've posted before but I will try again! shawnf@gmail.com : D45hiz
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    sent. : losder5000
    • Thank you I have recieved it. : D45hiz
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  I'd love to check out all the hype: stonedonkey+shacknews@gmail.com : stonedonkey
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    Is that your email addy? stonedonkey+shacknews? : losder5000
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      You can put stuff like that with gmail: yourname@gmail.com so if I started getting da spam I can ju... : stonedonkey
      • huh, cool, I need to spend more time fiddling with gmail apparently. : losder5000
  • Sent... : scosno
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  walzworld7 at gmail.com please... cheers : dhigham
  • sent! : silent prophet

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• closer to lvl 15 or so is when you start teaming up : qwpeoriu
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  Around 13-15 you're going to hit a couple of harder quests, though not elite. Around 20 you enter your fi... : Entity
  • What about Wailing Caverns? : acidnynex
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  PROTIP: Disable general chat in the newbie areas.. it will eliminate 90% of the stupid shit that makes yo... : Str8Dog
  • yeah, there were a bunch of people discussing what nitrogen was and what was in farts. very stupid : filthysock
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    Horde Barrens General chat is the absolute worst. It is the fucking worst thing ever. It makes my head ... : Chris Remo
    • hahaha must be that way for every server. I was torn between disgust and laughter every time I went thro... : yAak
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      I had a guy stop me at the Crossroads and ask me to join his guild, Licens To Pwn. Our conversation went ... : Ajax
      • HAHAHAHAHAHAH thats awesome. : jedi_27
  • uninstall the game to eliminate the other 10% : manero
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  20ish. Also, i never heard of it as discribed as Fable-like. lol. : pigvomit
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    Its just a similar art direction. : filthysock
    • Yeah, I can understand that. WoW, like Fable, uses alot of color. You can recognize an area just by the c... : Entity
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    I like the use of colors in world of warcraft. It is more fantasy, as in make believe, but not fantasy as... : unknown_fiend
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      I agree. The color design in WoW is absolutely breathtaking, leagues ahead of most games that try to do ... : Chris Remo
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        I actually think that EQ2 "looks" significantly better. : Ebu
        • Graphically sure. Stylisticly hell no. : moogle
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          I haven't played EQ2, but based on the screenshots, EQ2 is a lot more realistic and technically shiny, bu... : Arcanum
          • I'm a huge fan of Blizzard's style; have been as long as they've had one. But in WoW, it just didn't ... : Ebu
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          Man I think EQ2 looks like total ass. I can't even stand to look at it, it's so generic and lame. :( Th... : Chris Remo
          • Yeah, I've always thought EQ2 looked like ass. Just WRONG somehow. It's like the artists went Hey, bumpma... : mmogger
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            WoW has been moving toward generic and lame too, though. I watched the movie showing the raid in the new ... : johnny skidmarks
            • Yeah I agree on the new weapons. Apparently Blizzard recently hired a bunch of brand new artists whose f... : Chris Remo
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  Expect to solo A LOT. I'm lvl 43 and I've only grouped maybe 10% of the time. : acidnynex
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    grouping is often more of a pita than it's worth : cpt_gloval
    • only with randoms : Experiment IV
    • When pub groups this is true, but if you're a squishy mage trying to solo elites or mobs with more than 1... : acidnynex
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  im still waiting to team up with a few people (shackers plz) for some quests in silverpine forest : creep
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    What level are you? I might be able to help you out, and I'd be very happy if the mobs drop wool, I need ... : acidnynex
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      just hit level 14 with my undead rogue anyway here are the missions that i need to get done Winds in the... : creep
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        I'd drop everthing except the Durotar/Org RFC quests, then head to Crossroads in the barrens and do those... : sixfoot6
        • i guess im doing the silverpine quests to get some additional XP and also one of my professions is alchem... : creep
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        Add me to your buddy list, I may be able to cruise over and help you, I can also hop on one of my other c... : acidnynex
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          Add these to your friends list: Agoyar Deathsneaks Udderan Acidnynex : acidnynex
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            will do : creep
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              I'll probably hop on with Udderan(my lvl 15 druid) and we can run through some of those together. What's ... : acidnynex
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                Roldravia (yeah i probably shouldve came up with creepshack or something) : creep
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                  I'll jump on after work, 5pm PST. : acidnynex
                  • apparently server is full tonight so im gonna have to pass until later in the week : creep
  • I want to hold hands and do this, but I've been working a lot lately. Do you have an IM we can coordinat... : midgetherder
• You usually start doing instances around level 17-20. Instances are the biggest reason to group in the g... : Arcanum
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  MY GOSH MAN!!!! FABLE!!!! SO SO DEAD TO ME : jedi_27
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    comon, all the starter missions are either "clear out those pesky bunnies!" or "fetch me a shoelace!" : filthysock
    • wait for some of the "escort" quests. you'll be missing those bunnies then : digitalburro
• I have a level 22 and I have grouped over 3/4 of the time. Then again I hop on voice chat with my friend... : Turd Ferguson
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  Can someone explain to me how to level in alchemy? I have the basic skill, but I can't figure out how to... : Thresher
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    buy vials, create potions using the herbs you've picked? : strider_
    • ^^^^. : creep
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      Yeah, that's the part I'm missing. How do you make potions? The only recipes this bitch is selling start... : Thresher
      • Go into your spellbook (press P) and click your Alchemy skill. It will be in the General tab. There you... : Chris Remo
      • Find the Alchemy Trainer. You can train in some basic recipes. : suqur
      • you should get some starter ones when you pick up alchemy .. involving peacebloom, silverleaf, earthroot ... : strider_
      • you should already have a few things you can make, just by having the starting skill level. : eskimo spy
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    All trade skills are advanced simply by practicing that skill. So just make a bunch of potions, whatever... : Chris Remo
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      I must have missed something. I asked the chick to teach me alchemy, she says "no problem". I now have ... : Thresher
      • you don't have to buy a recipe right away .. Remo's post http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11425673 expla... : strider_
      • if you have the Alchemy skill - you have the ability to make a few basic potions. look in the alchemy tab... : eskimo spy
      • you must be in brill? once you learn alchemy you are given 3 basic recipes to begin with. you get more po... : creep
• all I know is - screw this game with a stick! I play for months and months and never have issues and now ... : eskimo spy