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  same map? I hope they fixed things... : pigvomit
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    hahahahah, one second, oooh HAHAHAHAHHAHAAH : orgcaptainnemo
    • minute.... : sasowa
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    If thats the best map they have to show off the game, then its a little sad. : Beady
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      its a fairly boring map. reminds me of battle of the bulge if it had flying vehicles. : pigvomit
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        Well, they did not choose the best bf2 map for it's demo so... : themelon
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          Ah, but they did for BF1942 (imo) : SatansFist
          • ... and they probably learned from that mistake. I kind of regret buying the full game -- Wake was the b... : ThomW
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        I like Battle of the Bulge. :( : UtilityMaximizer
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          well, thats not what I mean really. Battle of the Buldge is fine but if it had planes, it would suck hor... : pigvomit
          • Ah, I see. Interesting point. : UtilityMaximizer
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            I don't think I'd mind Battle of the Bulge with planes :) : Zibro
            • You would not mind a Battle of Berlin with planes : themelon
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              you flyboys need to understand that all maps don't need planes or choppers. : pigvomit
              • No, no, I agree, I'm just saying, it would be pretty fun. So many tanks to blow up! : Zibro
        • I bet you do... : Turd Ferguson
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  Demo shackbattle this weekend? : Jonathan
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    I think that can be aranged. : themelon
    • That would be cool - but it could be a really short event. : Jonathan
  • I'm in. Gotta get the Battle of the Futarrrrr fix somehow, since I'm not buying this and QW isn't out yet... : Damodred
  • I'd be down for some 2142 shackbattle action : Shadowdane
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  will this be games for windows?? : odin318
  • Doubt it. : intothefray
  • BeOS only. Sorry. :( : freshyk
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    polansk?? : oHnOES
    • "Games for windows" http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/default.aspx and http://download.microsoft.com/d... : Modulus
  • hahaha, i doubt it : Mustang|
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    That would require widescreen and minimal bugs. : pigvomit
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      I think at this point there's no wide-screen support in the BF series because adding it, while relatively... : ChibiJosh
      • The 10% advantage is a friggin joke. : intothefray
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      i can dream cant i? this issue, along with bugs, is the reason i will not be getting 2.142 : odin318
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        heh, 2.142. thats clever. im not being sarcastic, i really like that : bradsh
        • i cant take credit, i found it on evilavatar : odin318
• ugh, if I play that map one more time I'll puke. Its one of those maps where if it comes up in the cyc... : cell9song
• Cool. I'll enjoy giving it a try. : Orange Pylon
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  Update: Gamespot is reporting that you can pre-load the demo off the EA Downloader now, but does not g... : manlyman
  • LOL, EA not making it exclusive? Yeah right, their money-grubbing asses would never consider that. : PenicillinX57
• I just installed the EA downloader, the only option for 2142 I see is for the trailer. apparently the pr... : darthb0b0
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  Everything if official now: The demo will be available for download tomorrow for those who pre-ordered... : manlyman
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    I'm not sure how this is hindering digital distribution across all platforms... : dewdman
    • When a company makes this much of a fuss about a demo, which is supposed to attract people to the product... : manlyman
  • Fuck exclusivity. Pissing off more potential customers for 24 hours of what? Do they honestly think peo... : hosty1e

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  http://brianstagg.co.uk/p_t_a_clipressed/ http://www.geocities.com/mjareviews/rant7.html http://72.14.2... : Afterglow
  • Yeah, that last one is the one I've read repeatedly. So accurate. I despise the louder is better phen... : Zero|DPX
  • I have noticed that it is rare for me to say, wow this CD sounds great. Most recordings I hear just are n... : ghost hacker
  • Another URL: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/imperfect-sound-forever.htm : Afterglow
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  And the RIAA will go "What?". : mancide
  • The RIAA will probably blame piracy. : rosewood
• Wow, really amazing post. I've wondered why I can only take listening the pop songs the gf plays for so l... : Lanru
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  This study obviousy didn't analyze the latest Andrew Bird record, or Cat Power, or Feist, or Devendra Ban... : Sexpansion Pack
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    it's pretty damn ubiquitous. sure there are exceptions but most records are squashed pretty bad these day... : Mansmells
    • yes, the artists he mentioned, while notable (cat power), are by no means the norm : FrayLo
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      What program can analyze for clipping? Something like Audacity? : aggressor
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        any program which will show you a graphical representation of the sound wave : FrayLo
        • Figured, but I wasn't sure. The only time I mess with audio is to convert a CD to MP3 :( : aggressor
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        i would also like a program that can do this. anyone know of any? : bradsh
        • sound forge, audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ : FrayLo
        • audacity will work : Mansmells
        • Cool Edit http://www.syntrillium.com booo - Adobe Audition http://www.adobe.com/special/products/audition... : AxeMan808
  • The thing about studying trends or generalities is you're studying trends or generalities. Citing a smal... : walker270
• http://www.hecklerspray.com/bob-dylan-modern-music-is-rubbish/20064551.php Guess he's right : Overbyte
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  My compressor goes to 11. : CrimsonHandHiro
  • This post made me chuckle. : wheat
• The whole compression thing sucks a lot and there's not too much we can do about it. I find that Korn alb... : Yanks
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  this has been brought up before, but last time, you assholes wrote it off as an audiophile concern (wave ... : bradsh
  • internets. serious business. : FrayLo
  • Was it brought up in the context of "OMG CDs sux0r, vinyl rox0rz my sox0rz!"? Because if it was, that'... : Arcanum
  • Hell, pointing out there's a difference in sound quality between speakers usually ends up being disregard... : walker270
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    you assholes? : Mr.Fusion
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      you're right, there are no assholes at the shack : grendel
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        I'm surrounded by Assholes! : drucifer
        • spaecballz kekekekek -_- : datoo
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    I think that was this article: http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/DumbingDownAudio.php : 60days
    • Yup, I remember that article. : orgcaptainnemo
  • someone probably shit on your thread and then a bunch of people responded in the exact same way? welcome ... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • If you ask me, everything should be written off as an audiophile concern. Especially nonsense like povert... : Portax
• If Steve Albini were dead, he'd be rolling over in his grave. : burningtrees
• noticed this the other day when a friend put a new cd in his player right after listening to a cd bought ... : Old_Fart
• Haven't Bob Dylan and Neil Young been bitching about this FOR EVER? If I'm not mistaken, Bob Dylan said ... : treefingers1
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  i've noticed a difference when mixing with my pioneer cdj and with my vinyl deck. i'm not talking about ... : esmokah
  • how is that pioneer cdj? i've always wanted to play with those. : FrayLo
• I've noticed a considerable difference between how tracks sound now that I have a nice pair of earphones ... : Moleton

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  I want to see what these ads will look like. : pigvomit
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    I don't think they will be that bad, this game anyway. Once the public is used to the idea... it'll get ... : Pneum0
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      I'm thinking a little window pops up with 'This kill was brought to you by Rice-a-Roni, the SanFrancisco ... : drucifer
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        Hey Bob did you see that artilery blast? He couldn't have done that without Doritos. Snack of the Comma... : Chod
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          deploying Right Guard XTREME PARACHUTE! : PlanetPerfecto
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            Snackpacks instead of medkits. : intothefray
            • this would be funny, if some marketing guy wouldn't love to do it. : drucifer
          • With the power strip? :O : Orange Pylon
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  I will hack them out : headbone
  • Anyone here dumb enough to buy the bug-infested game will update their Windows hosts file to block the ad... : ThomW
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    punkbuster has detected an ad hack. Kicking in 3, 2, 1...disconnected from server. : pigvomit
    • a server with no one playing is just a boring computer. : CoRDS
• It's not the only factor, but it makes my PASS decision easier. : Damodred
• i don't like the idea of them, but I am not buying it for other reasons. I can't continue to give this se... : sigpro
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  I'm passing on it because it'll be buggy, shitty game. : nyranger66
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    haha me too : Mr.SEX
    • ya, i really felt burned by bf2. Never again. : slickdoody
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    Bingo. wytefang shill response in 3...2...1... : freezejeans
    • HAI MENZ WUT U SAY?? : Orange Pylon
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    They cannot match the brilliance that was BF 1942. :( : FormerHPB
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      I didnt start playing 1942 until well after release, I am under the impression that it was very buggy at ... : Jayx77
      • But both Vietnam and Battlefield 2 just don't do it for me. 1942 was just perfect IMO. : FormerHPB
  • Same here : haiku
  • Haha, yeah. I'm done. : brickmatt
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  I don't really see the big deal to be honest, They're there, but it'd not like a pop up, it's part of the... : scottythejock
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    I don't see anyone in this thread whining about it, just alot of people not buying it. : Pneum0
    • I was considering buying the game, but I think it would be best right now to buy DoD:Source and another c... : Orange Pylon
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      Yeah I didn't read all the replies, I've seen threads like this before and people moan about EA sucking a... : scottythejock
      • Also, I'll be waiting for opinions before picking it up, played BF2 last night for the first time in 5 mo... : scottythejock
      • The difference with this thread is I was trying to cut down with the whine and find out how many people w... : Pneum0
• I'll wait for the reviews. : DonkeyPopsicle
• I'm passing on it (because of the ads), unless it's free. I'm sticking to my guns on this. Fuck in game a... : feek
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  are they going to be in the billboards that you would normally see in city fighting anyways, or a banner ... : Jayx77
  • Im sorry, but in the year 2142, and the setting of the game, I just don't see how many companies or produ... : feek
  • I like FPS's that take place in the outdoor wooded areas like the original ghost recon, and to a lesser e... : Pneum0
• That is one of the reasons I'll be passing on it. : NastyJack
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  i really hope somone @ Dice sees this thread. o wait, they dont care. : odin318
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    I hope enough people feel the same way we do and they change their ways. : ThomW
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      Keep dreaming. This shit is only going to get worse and worse because not enough people will care about i... : NastyJack
      • This is the biggest thing that worries me.. I bet it won't be too obtrusive and won't seem to change the ... : Pneum0
  • Dice is now EA baby : j33uk
• Not exclusively, but more because it just didn't feel that fun in beta : j33uk
• I've been turned off by the other Battlefield games lack of resolution on common bugs. Ads in the new ga... : Zakko
• I'll pass due to the bugs : thebigbeefsandwich
• That in addition to the likely bugs and lackluster support. : Fyunch Click
• waiting for tomorrow's demo : smax
• I am. I would hate advertisement in games. Especially because I think EA and DICE will do a bad job on im... : body language
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  SCREENSHOTS? : Warlock
  • http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2999 : pigvomit
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  I won't buy it because it seems like every BF game since 1942 has kinda sucked. BF2 would be more fun ... : Vincent Grayson
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    I actually like the kit unlocks and the new tier system in BF2142. What about BF2 made it hard to play f... : pigvomit
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      I hated the unlocks because I was a casual player and only got 1 or 2 unlocks. It makes it a lot harder t... : shred.
      • The unlocks, for the most part, aren't better. They're just different. More power, less accuracy, or more... : UtilityMaximizer
      • i have most of the unlocks and i still use most of the original guns : cygnus
• Gonna pass on it initially because as cool as the premise is, BF2 looked the same way to me. I played it ... : Entity
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  Unless the demo proves to be absolutely stellar and bug free, no. And even at that, I'll likely wait unti... : Noobler
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    Can you elaborate on the billboard spam? : Pneum0
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      Well, the last build that we got in the 'open' beta added 21 billboards to the 32 player map. If you ta... : Noobler
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        That sounds really bad. : trove
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          Honestly, the placeholder art on them was alright... subtle and non-descript. The weird thing was how mos... : Noobler
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            Honestly, I was willing to look at the game, but this billboard shit, if it's as you described, there's n... : trove
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              Here are a handful crappy billboard screenshots that I took, and a couple less sucky ones found elsewhere... : Noobler
              • holy fuck! Not subtle at all. Literally giant billboards placed all over :( : headbone
              • yeah that is ridiculous : nico2
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                just terrible. also, lol @ the crappy text still not fixed. : pyide
                • It is funny and sad all at the same time : rosewood
              • so they are putting billboards in places where no one would ever put a billboard in real life... great. : drucifer
      • HOLY SHIT that's bad! Even worse than I imagined. : Pneum0
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        wtf is ea smoking... : thebigbeefsandwich
        • Burger King's pole. : Entity
      • To answer Pneum0's question; no, I won't be buying this. : wunderbred
      • Hahaha, yeah I'll pass on that thanks. : datoo
      • lolol EA sure knows how to take advantage of the next gen : derelict515
      • Holy shit. Crazy stuff. Have fun people. : NastyJack
      • That is fucking amazing. Holy shit : joe.gonzalez
      • Yeah, I noticed that too during the beta. I don't see myself getting it even though it's a lot more fun t... : Dynotaku
• Despite it's bugs, I still love BF2 and play it more than any other game. That said, I really didn't like... : ChibiJosh
• Didn't know that they existed until this post. It definitely takes away from the game for me, probably wo... : Crimson
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  advertising for present day products in the real world in a game set 100+ years in the future in a virtua... : nico2
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    If you pass on 2142 due to in-game advertising alone, in order to stay consistent with your position you ... : ahk-med
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      I give up, what games would we have missed? and LOL at the camel's nose under the tent. : Pneum0
      • splinter cell chaos theory : klearlyunseen
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  Will be game cheaper because of this? If so, maybe not. If not, definatly. : forktaileddevil
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    Nope, the usual 49.99 USD :| : Noobler
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      Then screw em. I'm not paying 50 bucks for advertisment, that'd be the day. : forktaileddevil
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        I would pay $50 for a game with ads, but only if it was really worth it. Sadly, BF2142 really won't be wo... : Orange Pylon
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          Man you people are full of hate for 2142. Did BF2 hammer a nail thru your dick or something? I've never... : riptyde
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            I'm just saying it may not be worth the price of admission. I actually really enjoy BF2 despite its (ofte... : Orange Pylon
            • I like BF2 also, but i'll be damned if I pay for this on launch like I have for EVERY other BF game so fa... : Pneum0
            • iawtp. I ended up getting about 220 hours out of BF2, so I obviously enjoyed it even if certain aspects w... : Noobler
  • proofread learn you must : forktaileddevil
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  I am passing on it because I am sick of DICEA's bullshit. : rosewood
  • EAGAMES: CHALLENGE EVERYTHING! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    but what if they have bombers in the game? : Jayx77
    • They could include an fufme but I'd be afraid it would eat my dick. : rosewood
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  A thread like this does have a point. This game is all about the MP. If I was on the fence about this g : rosewood
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    That's all nice and everything but my guess is that in-games ads won't put a dent in EA's revenue. I bet ... : NastyJack
    • It will eventually hurt them. Communities like this made Dice and if this game slumps in sales, they won... : rosewood
    • There is simply nothing we can do other than not buy the game, no matter how small our numbers are. What ... : Entity
  • Well you have to factor in 2 things: 1) That a great number of Shackers who are all "omg BF2142 will ... : riptyde

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  Where is the horde currently stationed? I died elsewhere last night and need to get back. : trOmblyj
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    Topleaf Towers still I think. Hey, are you naturally infected if you get revived? Both of my toons go : Lunatic Angelic
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      Dunno the answer. I'm at Topleaf now with 8 other zombies. : trOmblyj
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        Ah shit, sorry, I'm aat Copeland inside with 30 zombies. : Lunatic Angelic
        • That was only 2 squares away - thanks. : trOmblyj
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      If your human dies while infected, he will be revived infected. You lose 1HP per AP you do while infected... : sigpro
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        Where do I hang out for that? Hospitals? I don't understand why civilians would willingly go hunting in : Lunatic Angelic
        • No idea. I just kill humans. : sigpro
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          Usually if the door is locked, there isnt any zombies inside. And heck, if the doors are open and your in... : oldschoolbob-o
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            Well, I re-killed my scout, but my firefighter needs a cure, how the fuck do you get one of those? I was : Lunatic Angelic
            • Using a First Aid Kit ( http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Useful_Items#First_Aid_Kit ) will do the tric... : Ride-My-Rocket
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              better than the first aid kit, just sit in a hospital or police station with a lot of people in it and as... : oldschoolbob-o
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                Problem is I have 3hp left and every turn I use to say something dwindles me further. : Lunatic Angelic
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                  Unless you can find a human shacker to heal you, you'll probably need to die again and then try to find a... : Ride-My-Rocket
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                    This subthread just encouraged me to get infectious bite asap. : moogle
                    • Yeah, that will definitely help harass the mall defenders. : Ride-My-Rocket
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                      I got it last night and it's so damn entertaining I would have paid 200XP for it haha. My new goal is to ... : tfboc
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                        Definitely, definitely do this tonight. Every AP they spend attacking us after they're infected hurts th... : Ride-My-Rocket
                        • Consider it done! : tfboc
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  We attacked the SE corner of the mall, and killed ~30 humans. However there were 63 in that location alon... : TroZ
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    how many zombies attacked the mall? i just started this thing and i have a zombie pretty far away. : wvuong
    • I saw a high of 36, but I think there were more than that as some used up their APs quickly and left whil... : TroZ
  • i'll be there with 50APs : deviantpaul
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  We should just keep on assaulting the mall everyday. Good XP. And eventually they might get tired of bein... : Modulus
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    Eventually, I hope all of us become not only powerful Shack raider zombies, but skilled human fighters as... : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Isn't that frowned upon? I think PKers are pretty much hated in the game. : Modulus
      • It's their fault if they revive us. If they think we'll immediately switch sides just because we've been ... : tfboc
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        Zombies are meant to stay dead. If they want to revive us and make us more powerful they can possibly im... : Ride-My-Rocket
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          But we might also get a rep, and then no one would ever revive a shacknews person again. : Modulus
          • Just saves us 100xp for Brain Rot ;P : genom
          • If we all had advanced human skills, we wouldn't need to rely on anybody else for revives. We attack a m... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  There were up to 36 of us attacking at one time in last night's raid on the SE corner of Pole Mall. ~33%... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    i believe in tonights raid, since our numbers are growing, we should limit everyone to each hit the barri... : davislovestacobell
    • I think you're right. I would also suggest that, because we have so many raiders now, only those raiders... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Haha I just noticed this on the wiki page under last nights post about us. -Update zombies are gone a : moogle
  • If by "all clear" he means "lying down and waiting to spring up as one right in front of the mall", then ... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  ATTN 10pm EST POLE MALL RAIDERS (ORIENTATION) Tonight at 10pm EST, we will conduct our second assault th : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Level 8, 48 AP, MoL, 50% claws, 46 XP to level : Johnny Law
  • Level 3, 27 AP, no MoL, 35% claws, 96 XP to level : kingdok
  • Level 7, 40 AP, no MoL, 35% claws, 62 XP to level, INFECTIOUS BITE!!! : tfboc
  • Level 11, 46AP, MoL, 50% Claws, 70XP to level : moogle
  • Level 1, 42 AP, no MoL, 35% Claws, 46 to level : cranman
  • Level 3, 45 AP, no MoL, 35% claws, 62 XP to level : ohhjebus
  • Level 1, ~30 AP, no MoL, 25% claws, *4* XP to level... w00t! I'm in Topleaf, and will likely return ther... : wheat
  • level 3, 26 AP, no MoL, 50% claws, 74 xp to level. : davislovestacobell
  • Level 7, 48AP, MOL, 50% claws 29 XP to level : Modulus
  • Level 3, ~25 AP, no MoL, 35% claws, 100 XP to level. : wheat
  • Level 1, but I just started as a zombie and don't think I'll make it over there by tonight. :( : Arcanum
  • Level 3, ~45AP, no MoL, 50% claws, 87XP to level : deviantpaul
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    Level 3, ~45AP, no MoL, 25% claws, 28XP to level : Ebu
    • Copeland : Ebu
  • Level 4, 45+ AP, no MoL, 35% claw, 50 xp, Copeland. : ahlee
  • L3 40AP no MoL 50% claws 78xp to level Copeland. : Fyunch Click
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    Why are we assaulting the SE corner? Last night the NE corner was far less defended. We should scout ... : Zero|DPX
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      Do you mean the NW corner? Here's the intel I had before the raid last night: NW Pole Mall: 19 NE Po : Ride-My-Rocket
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        You don't understand. We take the NW corner completely, and ransack it. Then they can't get the barrica... : Zero|DPX
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          Oh, and you're right, we need to get infectious bite and at least bite as many humans that we don't kill ... : Zero|DPX
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            Every AP they spend not attacking us with shotguns or pistols, means there's a better chance of us living... : Ride-My-Rocket
            • Yeah I really don't think we can hold a square of the mall versus 100+ well armed humans. : moogle
          • I totally volunteer for infection duty. RAWR!!! : tfboc
          • The problem is that human damage output is much greater than ours, not to mention that they'll be able to... : brickmatt
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          Fair enough -- we'll give this a shot tonight and invade the weakest corner (probably NW). : Ride-My-Rocket
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            make sure you make an update to alert those who haven't seen this post : davislovestacobell
            • I'll make it very obvious in tonight's final post. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Level 11, 45ish AP, MoL, Ransack, 50% claws, 75 XP to level. : trove
  • Level 2, 40 AP, no MoL, 50% claws, 24 xp to lvl. Topleaf. : Code RedBeard
  • Level 4, 50 AP, 50% claws, 40 XP to level. : Edges
  • Level 11, 45AP, MoL, 50% claws, -38 to level (138XP, saving for bodybuilding) : TroZ
  • Level 8, 50AP, MoL, 50% claws, 21 XP to level : Clay
  • Level 5, 50 AP, no MoL, 50% claws, 10 XP to level. : Xhost
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    Level 7, 42 AP, MoL, 50% claws, 29 XP to level. : Colleton
    • oops, make that no MoL. I'll have it after I level this evening though. : Colleton
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    Level 1, 32 AP, MoL, 50% claws, 68XP Level Someone revived me as a human I'm standing in Goodenough Bl... : jiminybooth
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      Done. Don't stand up. Stay there as a dead body until the raid tonight. I shouldn't have done it thou... : Colleton
      • BTW, thanks for the XP. I leveled. Yay!! :) : Colleton
  • level 3, ~45ap, 35%claws, no mol, 98 xp to level : Lanru
  • Level 1, 47 AP, 35% claws, 4 XP to level, Copeland retreat. : Caboose
  • level 2, 50 AP, no MOL, 50% claws, 28xp to level : crunkfunk
  • Level 11, 38 AP, MoL, Claws 50%, 66 XP to Level. : AlexXdude
  • Level 1, 50 AP, No MoL, 35% claws, 44 XP to level : wormmeat
  • Level 8, 48 AP, MoL, 50% claws, 79 XP to level. : Crimson
  • evel 38ish, 46AP after arriving, MOL, 50% claws, aint caring about leveling : theargent
  • ^^^ That's 30 RSVPs so far. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Lvl 4, about 44 AP (fucking headshots), 50 % claws, 12 xp to level : Ojalo1982
  • Level 4, 33AP, no MoL, 50% claws (3dmg), 34XP to level. : skizl
  • Level 11, 50AP, 50% claws, MoL. ready to rock. : Supine
  • Level 1, ~45 AP, no MoL, 35% claws, 32 XP to level. : draconic
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    Level 8, 50 AP, no MoL, 50% claws, 27 XP to level. : hirez
    • 40AP, not 50. : hirez
  • Level 1, I don't have shit. 54 XP to level. : ann thracks
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  Why are the raids getting pushed back? It was hard enough for me to make it as it was. 10pm for you is 4a... : lapskaus
  • because we didn't finish last night and most of the people are most likely expecting us to come at 9pm ag... : davislovestacobell
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    We're shuffling things so that the humans can't plan of an attack at the same time every night. I know t... : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Yeah, i'll just have to skip a few nights, no biggie. I was just worried it was going to stay this late. ... : lapskaus
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        The odd early raid would suit me too, though I'll admit I've been tempted to set my alarm for 3AM to get ... : alphane
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          heh, i was about to do that too. This is what happens when you get organized in these games. Thank god yo... : lapskaus
          • Yeah, usually a raid is over within 30 minutes of the "COMMENCE ASSAULT" message. In only one instance d... : Ride-My-Rocket
          • If there's a good number of euro players you should setup another wave of attacks. It will be even more d... : tfboc
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  Just hit lvl 2 with one of my characters, I have Vigour Mortis and Lurching Gate, what should I get now? : wheat
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    I'd take ankle grab next, then take the +15% to hit with hands, then the +1 to hand damage. That will max... : sigpro
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      Done, thankee! : wheat
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        What sigpro said: now that you have Ankle Grab, the next ones on your list (in this order) should be Deat... : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Sweet, thanks! Looking forward to tasty brains tonight! : wheat
  • I would suggest Ankle Grab. If you absolutely want to get an offensive-type skill, I would suggest Death... : Ride-My-Rocket
• tagged for later reviewing... : cjcharv
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  Hehe... chip has been thrown! http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Talk:Knights_Templar#LOLWTFBBQ.21 (... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    hahahaha! Once we are done in West Grayside we should go back to harrass them and show them who's the ... : MrLobo
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      What date was it that we destroyed these dudes on accident? We should have that in our history! : lapskaus
      • it's under groups who we have eaten. : sigpro
      • September 28th ( re: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12951926 ) : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Yeah, I'm hoping the Tactical Strike Force ( http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Tactical_Strike_Force ) ... : Ride-My-Rocket
• http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=309787 This guy just killed three of us in Copeland. Of cours... : Phearsome
• some tasty snack walked into the copeland building but left before I could get my fill. Said something ab... : twostar
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  This game is great, btw. Thanks Ride-My-Rocket and Zero|DPX for organizing the raids. At the beginning... : ahlee
  • Yeah, I really enjoy role-playing a zombie in this game. And I truly do believe we're the most organized... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Yes, big thanks to everyone involved in planning our raids. I'm having an absolute blast with this. Chomp... : tfboc
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  I swear I can't get revived to save my life (lol see what I did there?) Should I go ahead and buy Rend... : Clay
  • Yeah, beef up your zombie attack skills for now. You're not gonna miss Diagnosis and Body Building for a... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  People who have second characters: we should respect the game's spirit and avoid "zerging" the main shack... : Code RedBeard
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    im kind of wondering if my 2nd account is messing up my 1st. even though its across the map, i still g... : virus
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      I think you're messing me up, because we both appear to be coming from the same IP :( : Zero|DPX
      • Is virus sitting on your lap or something? : Ride-My-Rocket
      • actually, i was playing first. so you are messing ME up. : virus
      • Yeah, it's really shitty, me and my friend were trying to play at his house but were both on the same IP ... : Zibro
    • Doesn't matter if they're logged off. To be safe, make sure all of your characters are in separate subur... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I have 5 accounts and none of them are in the same suburb. I hit just fine with them. : redfive
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    So no takers on a second horde? : Code RedBeard
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      It would be nice to have another one that operates on euro time. But i'd keep it in the same area. : lapskaus
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        One of my hopes with ransacking a square is that we'd allow people in other time zones to steadily come r... : Zero|DPX
        • Yep. I've rewritten a section of tonight's raid to include instructions for people who may play tonight,... : Ride-My-Rocket
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          Well, the only problem with that is that the first raid is likely to wipe out anything they attack anyway... : lapskaus
          • Controlling a suburb might be a bit more difficult to coordinate, but easier to execute; assaulting a mal... : Ride-My-Rocket
          • Um... the mall has well over 100 people in it. We have no chance of taking out everyone there. Don't wo... : Zero|DPX
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            We hit the S/E section of the mall last night with ~ 37 zombies. There were 60+ survivors in that section : Colleton
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              ...which is why tonight I think we're going to try to take and hold a less-populated square, so we can ra... : Zero|DPX
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                i was thinking this over. there's a possibilty of the mob expecting us to do that and thus move everyone... : davislovestacobell
                • We're going to attack whichever block is least occupied. I doubt they'll have spread to have 40 people i... : Zero|DPX
            • Right. We need to ransack the least-defended square to prevent barricades from being put up. After the do... : Code RedBeard
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  RE the image on our wiki page: It is awesome but can we give Maarten some wounds, something like http:... : TroZ
  • i was thinking about editing it when i uploaded it, but i didn't have photoshop installed. : lapskaus
• human in holly crescent police dept.. : bamb
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  SHACK BOUNTY!!! * AndoKiriyama said "Heh." (33 minutes ago) * AndoKiriyama killed a zombie. (32 minut : tfboc
  • We fail at what, leveling up? There's no way we can take the mall with our numbers, unless the defending... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    he is in the SE corner of the mall, so if you want revenge make sure you come to the raid tonight. : smax
    • Oh he's so getting infected! : tfboc
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  Some guy called SpaceNookie just entered the copeland building. I attacked him and he left. : AlexXdude
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    Speaking of the Copeland Building... Somebody has spraypainted Maarten's House of Appleflappen onto a wa : wheat
    • hahah yeah, that kills me everytime i read it. : AlexXdude
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  I need 1xp. Can I hit a fellow zombie to get it, and if so, would anyone in the Copeland mind? : SiW73
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    go for it - im here : virus
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      What name? I don't see ZombieVirus here : SiW73
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        You can hit me outside, zomboc. I heal when I bite anyway. =) : tfboc
        • Sank yuuu! : SiW73
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  I stayed in the mall & got head shot along with everyone else that stayed. I'm currently laying in a pile : Colleton
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    They just saved us a commute. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • heh, this is true. :) : Colleton
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    *raises hand* Not head shot'd : SwiftyPants
    • You're still lying dead in the gutter with everyone else. :) : Colleton
  • heh, me and smaxx were the last ones left. i kept checking back with every time i got another ap. as so... : davislovestacobell
• I guess I'll send my zombie down to join up with you guys, being a roamer is tough :( : Zibro
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  I tried to send my zombie down to join you guys but i got revived D: : NodTerrorist
  • Find a tall building and jump from it, or just wait outside. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    That's a good thing when you are traveling. Only costs 1 AP per block vs. 2 for a zombie (until you get l... : Colleton
    • Yeah, don't worry. We'll get you back to zombiehood and gain some XP while doing so. You're doing a noble... : lapskaus
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  One human at the Gready Building in west grayside 20hp left : mad-d00d
  • got him :) : Mr.SEX
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  Attn Zombies If you're getting high level and you have most of the useful abilities I strongly recomme : moogle
  • I just got that. Can't wait to start using it. : NastyJack
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  ATTN 10pm EST POLE MALL RAIDERS (PRE-RAID INFO) Tonight at 10pm EST, we will conduct our second assault : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Level 3, 40AP, 50% claws, 56XP, Topleaf. : DonkeyPopsicle
  • 10PM, damn I was all getting read for 9PM, I'll still try and make it: Level 1, 49AP, 30XP from Level : zakazi
  • Level 2, 36 AP, no MoL, 35% hands :(, 100 XP to level, retreat to Copeland : SiW73
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    How about barricade smashing? With 30+ zombies we should be able to break in with only 1 collapse each, s... : Code RedBeard
    • Good eye -- I left that part out (see below) by accident. TLDR: 50% claws will attack first; 35% cla... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Seriously man, plague rats? We need a better name than that! =P : tfboc
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      Hey man, I'm doing my best! =P If you have any suggestions, definitely share them... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        team infestation? the infestation mob? : davislovestacobell
        • You'll be a Plague Rat and you'll LIKE it, young man. :( : Colleton
  • Percy Kittenz, level 1, 24AP, no MoL, 25% hands, 93xp to level. lol, i suck. : BlackCat9
  • BARRICADE ASSAULT PLAN Everyone with 50% claws, attack the barricades with your claws until it collapses : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Level 2, 27AP, 35% claws, no MoL, 70XP to level : Daggoth
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      Also retreating to Copeland FTW : Daggoth
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        If you level up, though, get Ankle Grab immediately and reinforce us at the captured NW square of the mal... : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Need lurching gait first! :( : Daggoth
  • Level 1, 30AP, no skills, 70XP to level...retreating to topleaf : darklox
  • Soon, my pretties. Soon.... >:D : Colleton
  • man, we're really getting tectical with these raids, i love it! : davislovestacobell
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    Could you start a new thread for the raid? This one already has almost 200 replies, and will get really u... : Caboose
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      Will do. I was hoping for ER to go up, but I'll post a new thread in a few minutes. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • ER is up. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12976073 : Code RedBeard
  • so i'm getting my gf to join in on the feast, but what is the best course of action to take? i suggested... : davislovestacobell
• There was just a human at Copeland. : NastyJack
• EVENING READING IS UP! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12976073 : Ride-My-Rocket

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  she sounds a bit better : Patch-e
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    i'm using a new computer until i figure out what's going on. something is wrong with my drivers and i can... : dahanese
    • The problem probably has a lot to do with the fact that you aren't spending enough time in the kitchen ... : boomstickah
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  Cool, iTunes isn't picking it up yet, but I shall give it a listen. I meant to thank you guys. I liste... : cipherbob
  • we're on itunes. : dahanese
  • ^^Awesome! This post just made my day! :D :D :D : warcrow
• Yay! Downloading now for work listening. : afty
• Links to Remo's poke the pooper game? : bcyde
• Update: Episode 7 has propogated Apple's network and is now available via iTunes. Just right-click on : warcrow
• yay! i've been waiting for episode 7 : chazums
• Digg http://digg.com/gaming_news/Played_Episode_7 (I know some of you have poo-poo'd the idea of is... : warcrow
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  lol the guys' reaction to dahanese when she's talking about the glowing rabbit thingy is hilarious. : suqur
  • you'd think i killed them. seriously. : dahanese
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  Request: Is there any way you guys could lower the bitrate a bit? 80kbps just seems like overkill for wh... : rsustudent
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    Another request. How about including relevant links to the stuff you guys mention in the blog post. I w... : bcyde
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      I agree with this, the guys that do the world of warcraft podcast link all the relevant stuff on their si... : knitemare
      • Sounds like a plan. : warcrow
      • *ahem* www.uncompressed.org : ThomW
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      It's http://www.psm3mag.com but they took the video down at the request of Sony. : tfboc
      • That's too bad -it was pretty cool. : warcrow
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    I'm going to be re-evaluating the biterate sometime soon for this very reason. : warcrow
    • M4A for the win! : tfboc
• Other forums? : airrob
• lol @ diablo 2 noobs who dkwtf! : Patch-e
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  any starbreeze jokes this time 'round? lol : slickdoody
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    Not a one. :( : warcrow
    • Thank the maker! : slickdoody
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  warcrow i haven't even listened to this yet but if we ever meet i'm going to dry hump you for no particul... : Mr.SEX
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    Not sure how I missed this one.... : warcrow
    • He must like you a lot; he didn't even call you warcow! : Chris Remo
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  There's a ton of Nabaztag videos on YouTube haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCq7F4PmCAA&mode=rela... : tfboc
  • Oh god.... : warcrow
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    i wrote the company asking for a promo so that i can test it out and give a more full review. i'm hopi : dahanese
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      It's so wacky. I'd totally buy one if it was more like $50. I want to sit it on the coffee table and have... : tfboc
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        i want it to program to announce blow-by-blows in things like counter strike or virtua fighter matches. ... : dahanese
        • Have you emailed that certain person yet? : warcrow
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  Warcrow/Warcow, here's that finger/butt game that The Remo was talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/w... : DrZettl
  • http://www.rbgilbert.com/images/boongga.jpg : warcrow

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• .....mo? : Silent Wolf
• Oh I am so pumped for this game...November can't come soon enogh! : whippy
• Wow, that was freakin' cool. I like that cover-to-cover concept; it'll work well for people who suck at ... : Rotten Deadite
• Wow the shooting in this game looks cool as hell :) : yemeth
• Damn that looks cool. : nomaad
• This game is one of the main reasons I got a 360, it better not dissapoint. : c_man_tmt
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  Can't wait to play it tomorrow. : -efx-
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    play it tomorrow? details? : red2lucas
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      preview event in 4 cities, texas chainsaw massacare preview screening + gow afterwards : Maarten Goldstein
      • ohhh yeah I remember reading about that. Why does shit like that never happen in Oz :( : red2lucas
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  Why aren't they releasing this game on PC? :( : SockMonkeh
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    Because Microsoft has a lot of dollars : Chris Remo
    • More like M$ am i rite? : Chod
    • You'd have to say epic is making a killing off of gears even if it doesn't sell well. Microsoft pretty mu... : dravalen
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    Because not every game comes out for PC. : FushigiDenki
    • Well they should. : SockMonkeh
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    Because your socks stink like old eggs. : warcrow
    • Don't you mean my shorts stink like piss? : SockMonkeh
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    Consoles aren't getting Supreme Commander or Crysis, though, so I think we're even.` : PenicillinX57
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      Yeah. How come no one ever says "why aren't they releasing this on 360? Or why aren't they releasing this... : Sexpansion Pack
      • Because generally that's the sort of sentiment reserved for games with huge hype. So for example Spor... : SpaecKow
      • LOL, and in all honesty, Gears probably will end up on PC about 3 years from now. And it will probably b... : PenicillinX57
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  Man, that really does look good. I love how they've actually implemented this way of playing action games... : maddy
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    I read that Perfect Dark had some sort of cover system, but I never played it. What's it like? : wunderbred
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      It doesn't use it much. You're able to cover but the game is so horrible it doesn't even matter really. G... : bozer
      • Seems to be what happens when microsoft buys a dev and makes them port their game over to xbox. : datoo
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  This game is really shaping up to be a peice of shit! : warcrow
  • lol :) : Silent Wolf
• It looks promising, but that shakey camera almost gave me motion sickness. : datoo
• that looks so fucking fun : wunderbred
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  I pre-ordered Gears last week. My local EB already has a TON of orders. So if you want the collectors edi... : mmt681
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    Does the collector's edition have anything decent? Halo 2's was a good price at only $5 more but I found ... : StuMan1337
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      It has a making of DVD thing, but it might just be that MTV thing. Hopefully thats not the case. The othe... : mmt681
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          wha? :( : Silent Wolf
          • ? The game's art direction consists of overly buff midget manly-man #9, ruined city #4, and blood co... : walker270

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• battles : pupismyname
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  put your quake2 cd in your stereo, skip the first track : dopefish
  • this works for Descent2 as well : dopefish
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    Q2's soundtrack is sooo cheesy. Makes Rammstein seem good. : EvilDolemite
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      funny you mention that, i played quake1 with my rammstein - sehnsucht album in the drive. : dopefish
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        i played quake1 to faith no mores album the real thing. i highly recomend it. : CoRDS
        • I used to do Metallica's Master of Puppets with reaper bots when I was a kid. House of Ch'Thon isn't the ... : tomservo
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  explosions in the sky, the band : skankcore
  • ^ This wholeheartedly : mrfunky3000
  • Here it is, ya'll : pwnage1232
• If you're in a retro mood, one of my favorite soundtracks to play to is from Interstate 76 - ranges from ... : mafu5150
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  clubbed to death : mindshot
  • Great song. That's my "power song" when I run. : Bean
  • If you like that, you want to check out Rob Dougan (the guy who made the song). I have to agree though, ... : Ecks
• http://www.myspace.com/alteredjazz =) : Cygnus X-1
• http://www.amazon.com/Apocalyptica/artist/B000AQ2IYA/002-1641276-3890419 : Str8Dog
• I can recommend individual songs from different albums by different bands, but the only albums I'm famili... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein : Bean
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    Metallica - Orion : Bean
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      Everclear - Distorto de Melodica --- the only worthwhile song they've ever done. : Bean
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        but I WILL BUY YOU A NEW LIFE... : orgcaptainnemo
        • No. Unless you're a hot chick with tons of money that likes sex a lot... then I have no problem being a k... : Bean
      • santa monica was great as well back in the day : klearlyunseen
• LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - ACID RAIN (best workoutsong EVAR!) Seriously, this song is incredible : slickdoody
• Man or Astroman? Is good surf rock. : Boxelder
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  Joe Satriani? : sharkII
  • 2nd take a listen http://www.satriani.com/webcast/2006-03/popup-cd.html : themelon
• Apocalyptica : ShadowRam
• oh man you guys are fucking coming through for me...keep it coming, gonna make a pretty sweetass playlist... : klearlyunseen
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  explosions in the sky, mono, mogwai, pelican, lightning bolt : wtf242
  • this is what i expected : feek
  • damnit beat me to the mono :< : tomservo
  • fucking right, lightning bolt - assassins : phokz
• Pelican! : DonkeyPopsicle
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra FTW. : virus
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  Pelican, Mono, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, (some) Mogwai, QUAKE soundtrack : tomservo
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    hahaha we do have similar tastes mr servo. : phokz
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      shut up he's mine : sgtsanity
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        You brazen hussy : genjuro
        • You thesaurus-loving harlot. : sgtsanity
• Godspeed you black emporer. : dmiller
• Naoto Shibata Project - Perfect Selection - Dracula Battle. See http://castlevania.classicgaming.games... : Zero|DPX
• Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin YYZ - Rush La Villa Strangiato - Rush Overture - The Who : edgewise
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  WORD, I'm checkin' all this shit out laters! : Super Sparker
  • same here, some good tunes to check out : grimjoe
• The New Deal, Tangerine Dream, Joe Satriani : Simulacrum
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  Dream Theater! : icon_of_syn
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    nasty. : boring gegtik
    • no : Halen
• Tristeza is good, but not too conducive to CSS I imagine : Tawler
• The Fucking Champs, Maserati : boring gegtik
• http://www.myspace.com/zebpike : lakren
• black mages : Omning
• Red Sparrowes, Maserati, My Dad Vs. Yours, Do Make Say Think : pandastrong
• Pelican, Mono, Ratatat, Explosions in the Sky, Matmos : phokz
• not completely instrumental but Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness : svelt king
• Dianogah, Turing Machine. : nomaad
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  Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing. On repeat. : Clay
  • god damn this is the most correct answer. : ki11_viru5
• Russian Circles. : Grim_Grom
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  SWAT theme song, but you can only play as CT. : helvetica
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    Speaking of CSS, is it custom maps tonight? :D : AlexXdude
    • Not today, my computer's hosed. =( : helvetica
• There are quite a few good Frank Zappa tracks that are all instumental. : retardhumper
• the instrumental track on Metallica's kill em all : flagg209
• Joe Satriani - G3 Live : madclown
• hella : ermac
• http://www.satriani.com/2004/discography/Super_Colossal/Super_Colossal-ref.mov : themelon
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  The Fucking Champs : NastyJack
  • ^^^ and DaiKaiJu : Ctrl-Phreak
• instrumental surf rock may be exactly what you're looking for : RikiTiki2
• The Oxxes : opengl128
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  Liquid Tension Experiment : Halen
  • Also Steve Vai - Passion & Warfare, pretty much THE rock instrumental album. : Halen
• Dream Theater has some very cool instrumental songs. Erotomania Hells Kitchen The Dance of Eternity ... : suicidemachine