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• thats no dog! thats a bear! : johnny skidmarks
• Ewok. : Ecks
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  i'm guessing it's a Pomeranian or some mix of a Pomeranian : Xhost
  • wait, that's not it... : Xhost
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  Newfoundland. : JarEme
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    google images says you're right. wtf? there's a dog called newfoundland? : wtf242
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      yes they are really nice dogs. The do tend to drool a bit though. : Crimsonbeak
      • Aparently they are big dogs as well... : themelon
      • I've owned 5 newfs in my lifetime, the biggest was 250 lbs, stood 4 feet at the shoulder. Sweetest dog ev... : Fyunch Click
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        We had 2 when I was a kid. They loved jumping into the water to come and "save" you if you were swimming ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
        • Hey, they think Labradors are a cross-breed of a Newfoundland and a smaller dog that resulted in a medium... : Barbarian
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    newfies are awesome. : sKetchflow
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      I work with one : TastyWheat
      • haha i am one : NastyNorman
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  it's the secret 17th colossus : davislovestacobell
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    Wander was the 17th colossus. : joe.gonzalez
    • Or perhaps rather, Dormin? : famine101
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    http://files.eatpolys.com/doggycolossus.jpg : aeg1x
    • nice quickie. haha. : barichnikov
    • lol, nice! : Zakko
    • well done. : Ctrl-Phreak
    • That should be the next postbox deco : joe.gonzalez
    • That is my new desktop! : raija
    • Oh my GOD beautiful. : tomservo
    • inf plz : gegtik
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      yeah....thats pretty awesome right there. quick too : mankeroo
      • I actually started on it before I even saw davis's post. Glad I'm not the only one insane enough to think... : aeg1x
    • That colossus would be really easy to jump on because it's all fur! : Krypt_
    • Whoa, big time lurker comes out and posts a very awesome chop! :P : notd665
    • Wallpaper plz : genjuro
    • Ahaha, well played. : brickmatt
    • You, a winner is. : zuga
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      Where is the "magic spot"? : ki11_viru5
      • The vitals haven't been revealed yet. : ieGod
    • damn, awesome. : burningtrees
    • That's quality stuff right there. : ieGod
    • that is fucking cool. nice work. : edgewise
    • That is friggin awesome. : Edges
    • Thematic, appropriate, and well executed! : haiku
    • AWESOME : Chris Remo
    • This fucking owns : TastyWheat
    • wow, inf'd... didn't expect that o_O <3 for all the kind words :D shack makes me feel fuzzy inside : aeg1x
    • that is very awesome. Please make the next reply box art, the other guy is old news after this beauty : Luminair
    • god damn quality work. 3 thumbs up! : SlamDunk
    • NICE : suqur
    • This is why I shack. : xphil
    • http://doggycolossus.ytmnd.com/ - I had to do it... :) : homeboyJim
    • Oh man. That's awesome. : famine101
    • <Tents fingers> EX-cellent. : AxeMan808
    • Wow that's awesome! You even got a mention on Joystiq.com : angrytaxman
• Maybe part Chow : meesterbill
• party poodle too, i think. really cute. : dahanese
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  Newfies are totally awesome. Be warned though, they get quite large. : Degenerate
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    How large? My old dog was an overgrown 120lb. rott. : Bean
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      I think theyre just a bit bigger but not by much. : Degenerate
      • http://www.akc.org/breeds/newfoundland/index.cfm : Degenerate
• that dog has human eyes, it scares me. : lakren
• Ewok. : edgewise
• I dunno but it looks flamable. : abrasion
• that's a monkey! : dodob

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  Damn my slow internet :( Patch d/l at only 80kb/s : buzzbat
  • ok, by the time this fucking thing is done the shackbattle will be done... god damn you internet : buzzbat
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  DEEVEE, you blow. You are the very reason I dont like to play on pub servers. : conandan
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    I noticed a lot of my deaths were attributed to him and his F-18 and Apache. : stump
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      Lol. I hardly ever play jet anymore. I only played it since we were losing. : deeveee
      • Apache > enemy squads in the open. Its enjoyable denying the enemy access to your flag without a presenc... : Concrete
      • thats not what Im complaining about, Im talking about suicide car bombs. Whoring at spawn points and the... : conandan
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  I've had an emergency come up. I'm sorry I couldn't be there. I'm with you guys in spirit. haaaaaaarr! ... : silent prophet
  • woot, here I come. :) : silent prophet
• There's a slot open if anybody wants to join... I have to go do something else for a while now : Maddog_Delphi97
• I am not a good squad leader. :( : freshyk
• I'm out, awesome games, thanks guys! : snowwolf
• man, that ran like shit. Next time I'm gonna try defragging before hand. : quietb0y
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  2nd crash tonight. I wish this game were better than how awesome I think it is now. wut? : carrioN luggagE
  • I understood that and agree completly : quietb0y
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  Whoever said defragging helps with BF2 was so right it's not even funny. Got rid of tons of stuttering an... : Fred Garvin
  • P.S. The squad leader voice comm rule stops a lot of people from trying it. : Fred Garvin
  • It was in but after tonight it will not be... : themelon
• That was kinda cool at times, but.. meh. I don't get nearly as much out of a good game of BF2 as I do fro : Dslyecxi
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  You people wouldn't know what teamwork was if it shat on your faces. I give up. : genjuro
  • You mean teamwork isn't about taking off with vehicles alone? : Fred Garvin
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  GG all, some wonderfully intense moments in there... Loved it. Now only if I had a mic/skills... =/ : zakazi
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    You were a good companion to have in the gunner seat in the Type 98 tank... : themelon
    • Haha, thanks! It kept dropping me in there on respawn, felt bad for you for a second there... I suppose o... : zakazi
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    I enjoyed shooting your little head out of the tank. : deeveee
    • Haha, you bastard, I noticed. I bobbed up and down just for you too... Had to make it somewhat of a chall : zakazi
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  We peaked at 63 players. So close to full. Did anyone notice ant logging at all? I though it was smoot... : themelon
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    Yup, much smoother than when the CS server is full. It actually hit 64. : Fred Garvin
    • It's on a much better system now so it should be solid. : themelon
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    Really never full? For a while there I couldn't get in, it said it was full... Never the less, it was... : zakazi
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      Aparently it did hit full up: http://shackbattles.us.gamecreate.com/admin/RenderImage.aspx?entity=2732... : themelon
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        Nice. And the CPU never even hit 75%. : zakazi
        • Opteron 250 with 4g of memory. It has ample resources. : themelon
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  good games for the most part! attn: If you run into the path of a stopping vehicle, your death wa... : Jayx77
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    I remember that. Who punished you? : -efx-
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      It might of been me. If I did it wasn't on purpose, I use pgup and pgdwn for messages. : Concrete
      • I know. It's incredibly easy, I've made that mistake myself several times. :( : -efx-
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        one was you, but it just kept happening, its like every time I jumped in a vehicle! I just stopped drivin... : Jayx77
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          you drive like hallie berry! : Concrete
          • lol, its true... : Jayx77
• So fucking fun, gg guys. : Iscariot47
• good times were had, btw the usmc teamspeak chat was hilarious : sergeon
• gg, it was just like old times :D : ^-SeaWolf-^
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  most of the improvements we discussed weren't implemented. need more tickets (way too low) better map... : vaniah
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    need more ticketsu (way too low) Did that. Went to 120% from 100% better map rotations (how about... : themelon
    • that last bit about the squads makes sense. : kainen1
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  Good games guys! A lot more even this time around... I'd imagine it will only get better as we keep havi... : Concrete
  • ^^^ gay : deeveee
• DOH. Sunday Night BF2 Shackbattles are back in action? I've just been out randomly playing. I'll catch ... : ngsmack
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  Quick Impressions NEEDS: -Need to have the maps @ 64. The ticket count is too low IMO. After all... : Concrete
  • if we play on 64 player maps then it'll only be fun if the server's full otherwise it's just playing musi... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    We are not playing 64 player maps. We only had enough players for that size for 20-30 min. Ticket count... : themelon
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      do people really like doing 2 rounds? i always enjoyed doing one long round, it lets people dig in and... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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        Either/Or. If we do 1x per round tix have to be pushed to max. : kainen1
        • 32 player maps is fine, as long as tickets get boosted higher. I like the 2 round/map style as it helps ... : Concrete
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          You really wany 2000 tickets per side? : themelon
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            is that the max? Holy shit no! : kainen1
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              Yeah, you can go to 1000% and default is 200/side on 32p maps. I think setting it at 200%/400 tickets ... : themelon
              • 200% would be my vote : ^-SeaWolf-^
              • Yeah I like that idea. This probably is a game-side thing but is there anyway to change the pre-requisit... : kainen1
          • holy shit, that would be like a marathon starcraft/warcraft base defense game ~4-5 hours : Jayx77
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        I really think 2 medium length rounds with a switch in sides would be perfect, just because some maps are... : sergeon
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          ^^ My vote : Concrete
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            Unfortunatly..... See here: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11704598 Although the functionality ... : themelon
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              I've encountered this on pubs while shacksquading and we were able to assemble our squad pretty quickly, ... : sergeon
              • If I can get it to work without using bf2cc then I will. Just for you. : themelon
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                I agree, I think squads could reform effortlessly during the pause. : Concrete
                • I guess you would have to slightly increase the pause time so slower computers (i.e. mine) would have a c... : sergeon
      • Well, I can really go either way. Lets do it democratically. No 64p maps though. : themelon
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    i do like the idea of rotating US/MEC positions @ the turn : kainen1
    • See here: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11704598 Although the functionality in BF2CC will not rando... : themelon
• good games guys. RainOfXero-->> : Silent Jay
• GOODGAMES and much love to the Ch0c0late Cake squad! : kainen1
• Who's the movie phone guy? : Silent Jay
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  Who was doing the motivation speech thing on the USMC side? : genjuro
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    The one and only Jonathan Parker Bedrava. : deeveee
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      On the shack I am known as Watersign, but yes, 'tis I. Tonight you all made me proud to be a Marine. Semp... : WaterSign
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        srsly, you need to do answering machine messages for all the shackers. : Silent Jay
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          It'll cost you. : WaterSign
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            Id buy one for $1. : deeveee
            • Shackmsg me a script and paypal me a dollar and we have a deal. : WaterSign
          • I love it when you're on my team in CS:S. Good times. : brickmatt
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        Hahahaha. God, I love you on CS:S. : Rice-Rocketeer
        • haha yeah he's great. then when you get him and happycat (who I think is also osibean, I dunno his shack... : mikecyb
    • he's always the first one I mute in CS:S : proclone1
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  Did anyone get TSO working and not get kicked? someone was saying he was running it fine when we started. : Silent Jay
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    that was me. Yeah and TSO worked flawless, I just had to enable it after I joined TS but before I ran BF... : kainen1
    • hmm, I tried it and it kicked me, maybe I screwed up something. I guess I'll jump into some pubs and t... : sergeon
• I had much fun - thanks! : Jonathan
• oh umm one thing that annoyed me... when bf2 first came out i was able to issue orders and commands fr... : ^-SeaWolf-^
• great games, good to see some teamwork on the US side this time. : contentious roy
• BTW that TK was brought to you by stgdz :) : stgdz

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• Let me rephrase. He writes a good review, with his honest opinions, including faults. The fanbois go fuck... : Visceral Monkey
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  His complaints sound kind of dumb. Nothing about the gameplay, all about view distance. Unless there's... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Let me rephrase *my* post. His complaints are things that I don't really care *that* much about. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I second that. Since when did graphics = immersion? I still play Morrowind, and enjoy it far more t... : Drewus
  • If the graphical problems break the immersion then I am sure I would have a hard time gettin sucked into ... : annih1late
• That seemed short. Did I miss page two or something? I have someone I work with who said it looks amazing... : bozer
• The guy is amazed by nothing new and then bashes on the graphics, I'll take Remo's word over this BS any/... : sKetchflow
• "Cry more, nub" to quote WoW General Chat. : Ebu
• Quality writing at Wired. Wow. : GeorgeB3DR
• Only time will tell. I'll wait for reviews as I've never heard this mentioned before. : Iscariot47
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  downloaded the trailer on marketplace and it looked like clunky ass to me, now im going to read the revie... : supermonkeyballz
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    hrmm i could of wrote that crap, gameplay good, Graphics bad. the end. : supermonkeyballz
    • well you gotta give him one thing though, his grammar was mostly correct :) : MikkleThePickle
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  "This is the HD Era?" No, it's fucking not the "HD Era." That's a fucking Microsoft marketing line, n... : Chris Remo
  • Glad to see I'm not the only one getting bored of reading that. It's like all these experienced game jour... : flooq
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  i{"Also note that I put exactly zero hours into the game's Xbox predecessor, Morrowind. So these are impr : Sexpansion Pack
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    why do you guys keep calling this a "review?" wasn't it just a preview? I thought the game wasn't even go... : MikkleThePickle
    • Sorry, you're right, preview. : Sexpansion Pack
  • I was going to mention that whole 3rd person thing aswell. This preview is horrible, and that isn't be... : Drewus
  • I want to add that, as a journalist, you shouldn't be getting general features wrong. This is stuff that ... : Sexpansion Pack
  • There is no way it can be as bad as morrowind was in terms of view distance. I remember when I first got ... : m0nkz
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  Seems to me you have to cut Bethesda some slack in the performance area, due to what they are actually do... : GeorgeB3DR
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    Yea, expecting a game that massive (distance wise and such) to have zero popup is kind of a stretch. The... : Iscariot47
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      if there's as much popup in the final game as he is saying, I think I will get the PC version instead of ... : MikkleThePickle
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        Based on all the previews I've read, including Remo's, the 360 version is equal to the PC version with ev... : Iscariot47
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          but if its like Morrowind even the best PCs won't be running it at max detail on release : derelict515
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            However, the 360 will :) Glad I got one. : Iscariot47
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              Yeah, and it will never get better...will on the PC though. : graceofdragons
              • *Shrug.* As long as they keep on developing for PC, I'm happy! Both systems can live in harmony! : Rice-Rocketeer
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                How's that again? If every single graphic option is set to max in the PC version, and that equals the 36... : Iscariot47
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                  1. 360 won't have every "option" on Max. Just like Morrowind on XBox didn't. 2. PC version can experienc... : graceofdragons
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                    1. How do you know? Bethesda said it would. 2. User upgrades aren't a part of this discussion, I'm just... : Iscariot47
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                      How do I know? Cause if it does, then it's a moot point because if the 360 can handle every option on max... : graceofdragons
                      • yeah but there wont be any content for a long ass time. your speaking of what will be the better value a ... : klearlyunseen
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                      You cannot deny the fact that now, years after Morrowinds release, the PC version is far superior to the ... : Drewus
                      • I guess if you care about mods, then it does matter, but I don't care about them one bit so the point is ... : Iscariot47
                    • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11515401 : 60days
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              Xbox didn't run Morrowind at max detail and had increased load frequency from the PC version, we'll see i... : derelict515
              • On the versions I played, the 360 had higher load frequency and duration. It never got bothersome, but t... : Chris Remo
              • I'm just basing this off some previews and Bethesda's word, you could be right and the 360 version might ... : Iscariot47
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              I doubt this. I bet you will be better off with a 3ghc pc, 7800 and 2 gigs ram. Of course, if you don't... : GeorgeB3DR
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                Does GeorgeB love PC gaming? I think so, yes! :) For some weird reason, this developer endorsement of : Rice-Rocketeer
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                  Special Report: PC Developers Like PCs. News at 11! : Chris Remo
                  • This is the last time you cross me, Remo. THE LAST TIME! : Rice-Rocketeer
                  • CNN BREAKING NEWS HUGE FONT OMG : CoRDS
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                I've got a good PC and a 360, so I'm not really that passionate about which one is truely better. I'm ju... : Iscariot47
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                  I'd rather play it on the couch in front of a big tv. I just worry about load times, etc on the 360 vs t... : GeorgeB3DR
                  • Yea, my one concern is killing my 360 drive. I played Morrowind so much that it practically ruined my Th... : Iscariot47
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                    Video card's DVI--->HDTV = GOLD! : rasputinreborn
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                      TV not next to PC = LEAD : GeorgeB3DR
                      • You have enough money to buy another PC = PLATINUM : buroja
            • maybe that's why it's chopping out which an upgraded PC in a year might not be. it's not looking the bes... : brewsterdog
  • He just sounds like someone who wanted to exaggerate and bitch and moan before he even played the thing. ... : JINKY
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  The guy who did the IGN review said the same thing about the graphics. Very low res for distant terrain. : stump
  • Er. Not review, preview. Whatever it was. : stump
  • Low res distant terrain is understandable though, considering the amount of stuff this game is pushing at... : Drewus
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  The guy's being kind of a retard. He's crying about LOD shit that's in every game ever, and he's being a... : JINKY
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    it's possible the distance is shorter in this one? who knows : mallrice
    • Based on the shots and the video on live, no. : Iscariot47
    • I really doubt it. There's a shot in the german video where the guy is standing on a hill and you can se... : JINKY
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  "Weren't these kind of massive game-worlds supposed to be running in high-def grandeur, with smooth frame... : GeorgeB3DR
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    The weird thing is that Kohler frequently writes really good stuff. However this article just seems very... : Chris Remo
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      Exactly, which is why it's so disturbing to see the things he's pointing out. He pulls no punches here, a... : Visceral Monkey
      • But he says things that are patently wrong (that "D20 rolling" thing?), and frequently makes things seem ... : Chris Remo
    • Time to apply at Wired, Chris. : GeorgeB3DR
    • Maybe he was just so frustrated with this game, he couldn't bear to write about it in detail! Or maybe... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Why are people giving this guy shit, how many of you have played this? He's just sat down, played a ... : abrasion
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    I played it : Chris Remo
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      I didn't read your thing, just the comments, I'll look now.... : abrasion
      • Well written, sounds fun - never played a game like that before. : abrasion
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    Remo has played it, and he never mentioned such things. Many other journo's have played it, and they a... : Drewus
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      Well maybe he did experience them there's a plethora of reasons. Could've been a an Xbox 360 Dev kit w... : abrasion
      • Personally i think he's trolling in order to gain some attention and be known as the one person who disag... : Drewus
      • Or he's being completely unrealistic on what current gen games can do. Rendering reality is still probabl... : Overbyte
  • Because 1) whining about graphics performance in an rpg like this, is pretty silly. We *all* know it's g... : GeorgeB3DR
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  did this guy forget that he was playing a game, not analyzing a graphics engine? God I hate game reviewer... : Senor PoopyPants
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    He's not a reviewer, he's a columnist. : Chris Remo
    • Ultimately, blame 2K for poor previewer selection :) They likely tried to spam it with too many previewe... : GeorgeB3DR
    • Noted. But I still hate game reviewers :p : Senor PoopyPants
• On one cuticle I want to congratulate the guy for actually writing a preview that didn't make the game ou : mittense
• I really want Speon to say something controversial in here. But i know he wont :( : Drewus
• What specs/settings did he play this on? : megarust32
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  Aren't we just as guilty as him if we criticize his preview? I mean none of us have played it yet either... : Edges
  • with the exception of CRemo. : rasputinreborn
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    Again, Chris Remo has played it. And again, this guy focuses on qualities of the game that are relativel... : lechuck59
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      Remo has... but none of the rest of us have. We're only passing judgement based on what we read of other... : Edges
      • You seem to be missing the point. Even if none of the rest of us had heard a goddamn thing about the g... : mittense
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    If the most substantial mention of actual gameplay is "Combat feels solid," it's a poor preview. : Chris Remo
    • killing nothing but rats in the beggining lots of character customization looting is selective not ... : tomatoactivator
  • you're basically right, although we would be justified in criticizing his technique and style, we really ... : brewsterdog
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    Not really. He says some stupid things. It's all in all, a worthless preview. Ok, it's a little sluggi... : GeorgeB3DR
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      Okok. Point. Set. Match. Can you please get back to work? : Edges
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        Weak escape strategy mr edges... :p : rasputinreborn
        • I'm taking a hit for the team to get him back on task! : Edges
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      People complained about Doom's graphics in 1993? I want a list of names. Those people have a 13-year-o... : nudel
      • Maybe they were playing the 3DO version? (worse port of Doom ever) : baron calamity
    • I can understand a certain degree of dissapointment since the 360 expectations are at a level where it sh... : Cygnus X-1
    • To me, it just sounded like he didn't know what he was talking about, and he had unrealistic expectations : BigT
• While I do agree his preview was poor, and I put far more weight in what Chris wrote (although Chris didn... : nudel
• So much hate, and he's probably right! : adhy
• So Remo, what was your impression of the draw distance/pop in? And is there fog, or does everything just ... : 60days
• Is anyone terribly surprised about his graphical complaints considering a) Morrowind and b) the steadily ... : BaBOon
• I wonder if he was using a core or premium system. : chazums
• Oblivion Podcast preview at www.newgamingradio.com : TheMystic

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• on my linux box at work in FF it would stay in by the comments I was reading then as I scrolled it would ... : sigpro
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  Yea, need to wait until the page has loaded to show it perhaps. : Iscariot47
  • heh doesn't quite work like that, I just need to choose a different containing content block to attach it... : haiku
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  But it's cool like that :\ : TotalFusionOne
  • Yeah, Its a feature, not a bug... :( : rasputinreborn
• I thought that was a feature :o : dodob
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  Hey can a few of you click around and tell me if it's still doing it? Make sure to ctrl+f5 first. You'll ... : haiku
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    yup. he's still poppin' at the top, slidin' to the bottom. : draconic
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      Yeah, I agree. I've got the new one and it still happens. : Zero|DPX
      • Still happens. Firefox 1.5.0.1 : dodob
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    What is it supposed to be doing? Are you talking about the giant thing sitting behind the comments box? ... : qwertymkonji
    • Oh nevermind. I did what you said. Sorry. Yeah it goes from the top to the bottom. Weird. qwerty : qwertymkonji
  • Sometimes. I'm using thread mode, and when i clicked on capped threads it does it.. only faster than it ... : skitzo
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  ok my conclusion is that given the way the comments are rendered, this can't be fixed. The ja.zz app does... : haiku
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    think of all the wasted cpu cycles :( : Gaurav Sharma
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      The very instant you created an account here you wasted more cpu cycles than you could ever know. : haiku
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        I don't know whether you're trying to be funny or are serious, or just have a plain outright attitude pro... : Gaurav Sharma
        • Yes haiku, this is the internet, remember? You have to be more considerate of other people's CPU cycles. : nomaad
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          what crawled up your crevasse? : OrkO
          • Toraz. (nerdling fight) : rasputinreborn
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          That upset you? hahaha. Turn off your computer. : zakk
          • heh... is it wrong to tell how you feel? : SlamDunk
        • O_o I can't tell if this is a serious post or not : losimagic
        • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11703971 : Luminair
        • *INTERNET, SERIOUS BUSINESS'D* : brickmatt
        • THE RETURN OF DILUTEDQ : boomstickah
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          Everyone hates me Nobody likes me I think I'll just go eat worms : Experiment IV
          • lol, my wife says that : rosewood
        • Heh, I don't think he ment "you" directly. He ment ME! : RyDogg1
        • Wow, you really summed haiku up pretty well there. A+++ would read again. : SiW73
        • hahaha, Haiku just got served. : Matto357
        • gaurav sharma is displeased! : helvetica
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          I predict this will end with haiku and gaurav having a brokeback moment : mikecyb
          • I chortle'd : RyDogg1
        • lol i don't think i've seen you in a thread that wasn't OMG DRAMA : Clay
        • ::MortalKombatTheme.wav:: : genjuro
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          chillax man. Here, have a rainbow. : OwenButler
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            I'm going to punch johnsto in the face! : mikecyb
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              He's probably got a script that does it automatically. : ieGod
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                http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11702483 : mikecyb
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                  No no, I mean he's got a script to automatically get punched in the face on your behalf. It was a joke... : ieGod
                  • oh, well I done fucked up your joke :( : mikecyb
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    Only does it on (spit) IE, and I like it. : dognose
    • wtf? same thing happens in FF here : CoRDS
    • I'm using IE and I've only seen it happen once : sundance
    • it happens on FF here too.. though not to noticeable : Shadowdane
  • He does it Opera. I don't mind, actually. : RatBastard
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  I'd just wish you'd support this thing properly in 1024x768. :( : Optimus Prime
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    People still use 1024x768? O_o : walker270
    • yes :-( : jcupitt
  • Shit, 640x400 for pocket pc posting goodness :( : rosewood
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  How about fixing the comments collapse now. : Super Sparker
  • Works fine here, thanks Thomw. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Why are you asking Haiku? : geedeck
    • I just want someone to listen. :( : Super Sparker

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  I want this badly. All the windows forms calendar apps suck. : Iscariot47
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    Windows Calendar in Vista actually looks prety damn nice, it sync's with everything to boot. But yeah, G... : Tripps
    • Yea, but I can't access the Vista calendar from anywhere :( I hate email clients for the same reason. ... : Iscariot47
  • yeah, I like some aspects of http://www.calendarhub.com/ and http://30boxes.com/index.php but they just d... : Nation
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  i'd be a bit weary of putting my calendar online :/ what excites me out of upcoming calendar apps is ... : Gaurav Sharma
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    How does the online sharing of Vista's calendar work? Does it upload it to a MS server, or will I connect... : maddy
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      not certain on this - iCal sharing works by you uploading the calendar as a file anyone can download, and... : Gaurav Sharma
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        Doesn't iCal use WebDAV exclusively? Which as we all know, sucks... just kidding, but its not a very com : rasputinreborn
        • You can publish using FTP or use groupcal and process the iCal format. Its suprisingly open source. : kbaxter1
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  ok wow... 1. not to be a dick, but kevin rose's "friend" could get fired for that. for sure. 100%. : virus
  • srsly. Id love to work for a company like google and if I did, I dont think Id talk about it even as muc... : rosewood
  • if you listen to it (and I tried to outline that in my write up) ... I think Kevin was realizing that as ... : Nation
  • Would you prefer the opposite problem where no one gave a shit when your company released something? Y... : zakk
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    to be honest if i was in your position right now i wouldn't even wrote what you wrote now, esp. point 2. : Gaurav Sharma
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      this is true, but since its released, it doesn't matter. at all. but with that being said, im alway... : virus
      • haha, awesome, that's re-assuring then. : Gaurav Sharma
    • nevermind the fact that skold was a dick and virus isn't : mikecyb
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    Are you kidding me? This must be your first day at shacknews if you're suprised people want to play/talk ... : geedeck
    • im not talking about you, you're all good here. its the bloggers and the critics and all those people im : lonestar3
  • playa gets a job ad google and all of the sudden he has values! : maulla
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  It has nothing on outlook + exchange : rosewood
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    how reasonable is it to roll out an exchange server for home use? :| : dodob
    • So far it has worked out great for me. The features have just owned me in the face and I would never go ... : rosewood
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    you just love complexity don't you rosewood :) : Gaurav Sharma
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      No. I love features. No one has yet been able to touch the awesomeness that is exchange 2003, espec... : rosewood
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        i can see it being cleverly used perhaps in very large organisations. on a personal level? i can't think : Gaurav Sharma
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          Actually, in very LARGE orgs, I can see how exchange would be a PITA to manage. In small offices its rea... : rosewood
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            I don't agree. You're an SBS jockey who gets paid to watch boxes, so why you'd say this rosie; I persona... : rasputinreborn
            • I still don't think filtering and searching are anywhere near as helpful as folders. For example, I ... : rosewood
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    I hate outlook and exchange for anything but work. : Iscariot47
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      So many connection options... outlook, outlook web, outlook mobile, pocket outlook. So many features ... : rosewood
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        Great for a business environment, but for personal emails and personal calendar I would never touch it. ... : Iscariot47
        • Its only as heavy as you make it. Getting info in and out is as simple as pie with outlook. Compared to... : rosewood
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    you guys seen the web release of outlook with push sync? : virus
    • I haven't spent too much time really looking into it but I need to get that shit going here. It basicall... : rosewood
  • same here. outlook and exchange are finally at a pretty cool level of maturity. i think at PDC microsoft ... : mallrice
• Anyone use 30 Boxes? I thought it SUCKED. How can you make a calendar app and not have the times of y... : get_navi
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  Cool beans. Think I'll stick to Essential PIM on a USB stick though since that doesn't need the net and w... : node
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    Looks like a good program, you use the free + portable version I take it? How long have you been using i... : Zakko
    • Yup. Few months, works great, no need for the Pro version features. I tried Portable Sunbird but it took ... : node

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  it's actually going to be 7800 Ultra if rumors are to beleived. that would give it a fillrate almost twic : Gaurav Sharma
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    measuring purely on fillrate is very silly, you should know better. : Toraz Chryx
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      if one GPU runs at 400MHz and another one of the same design runs at 600MHz, that gives it a 50% higher f... : Gaurav Sharma
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        god damn you guys, you should get married already. : cucumber1972
        • yea, seriously. There they go again at the bottom. : ki11_viru5
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        No, it won't be 50% faster because of... you know, the size of the ondie caches, memory bandwidth and a w... : Toraz Chryx
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          i said another of the same design. there isn't much difference between a 7800 and 7800 GTX/Ultra other th : Gaurav Sharma
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            the 7800GT and GTX have different pipeline counts as well as different clocks, and they all have differen... : Toraz Chryx
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              a 7800GTX is about 30% or faster, which collerates with it's fillrate advantage over the 7800 Go. they're : Gaurav Sharma
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                yeah, but the extra fillrate doesn't come from higher clockspeed. It's not an issue of being picky, i... : Toraz Chryx
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                  i didn't say either of us was wrong, all i'm saying is that you're being REALLY picky about the whole thi... : Gaurav Sharma
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                    All I'm saying is that looking at ONE metric is a bit silly, try comparing fillrate and bandwidth for a s... : Toraz Chryx
                    • generally they do correlate. it would be unlikely for them to pair faster memory with a slower GPU. i'm n... : Gaurav Sharma
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  against recommendations by other shackers, i just ordered an XPS m170 w/ 2ghz pentium m and the 7800GTX. ... : maulla
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    not a bad choice, it's clearly going to be faster than if you ordered the e1705 dualcore laptop with the ... : Gaurav Sharma
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      in general windows performance, it's probably not much of an issue until windows vista comes out. Have... : Toraz Chryx
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        i have a celeron D 2.5ghz here, and all my windows are loading fast enough really, graphics apps, sound a... : Gaurav Sharma
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          it's not just a question of faster, it's a question of responsiveness, duals are massively more responsiv... : Toraz Chryx
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            honestly, people have been doing brilliant things thus far on "inferior single core machines". single cor : Gaurav Sharma
            • actually, I predict Windows Vista will make precisely fuck all difference : Toraz Chryx
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              I notice a huge difference between single and dual core machines. On one task that I have to leave runnin... : bostrov
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                fair take, but simply not the usage scenario for most users. if i were to be toraz-picky, i would say... : Gaurav Sharma
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                  yeah, most users are more likely to have a windows media player window playing a video whilst they browse... : Toraz Chryx
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                    you're struggling to justify the need for dual core, plain and simple. i doubt any of us without dual... : Gaurav Sharma
                    • And you're arguing that everyone should buy the cheapest least capable computer they can lay their hands ... : Toraz Chryx
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                      Honestly though. You spend about 60% of the time on your computer multitasking, switching between webpage... : boomstickah
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                        ^^^^^^ What he said. : Toraz Chryx
                        • see, now this is totally being taken out of context. THE REASON THIS WHOLE THREAD STARTED was on a po... : Gaurav Sharma
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                        Having 2 cores makes very little noticeable difference if that's all you're doing. A bit of web browsing,... : nudel
                        • ^^^ What he said. : Gaurav Sharma
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                        Not buying D/Core now is silly if you can. That being said I haven't noticed any real differences unless... : abrasion
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                          yeah, my point wasn't recommending against dualcore, i just thought toraz was overstating the importance ... : Gaurav Sharma
                          • Yes, well Toraz is constantly preoccupied with cowbell rather than value; that goes without saying. : rasputinreborn
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    oh, and for other XPS shackers. is there a default color those outer LEDs come in? or is it something you... : maulla
    • You can change the colours of each pair of LEDs on the fly via some sliders in a control panel dialog. Th... : nudel
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    I just got an e1705, I'm pretty happy with it and it eats everything alive :) : ghost in my shell
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      40% performance increas on the m170 according to CNET doom3 benchmarks :( : maulla
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        ok, i am confused. Didnt you say here ( http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11705048 ), the m170 outperform... : personaljesus
        • yes, i meant the m170 is 40% faster (in doom 3 alone). from my understanding the e1705's 7800 has less pi : maulla
      • The 7800 in the e1705 is underclocked though, and I doubt CNET fixed that though for the review. I'm sure... : ghost in my shell