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• not even close. They're using the same stuff : boomstickah
• Believe it when I see it. : Orange Pylon
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  These days 3 years is probably optimistic for high-end ambitious titles. Two years is possible for sta... : EvilDolemite
  • These days 3 years is probably optimistic for high-end ambitious titles But what about something like... : TotalFusionOne
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    I can't see any good reason why it's even worth it for them. I'm willing to bet that the end product is n... : Orange Pylon
    • 3dr has had other successful projects in between though, haven't they, whether or not they actually devel... : cpt_gloval
  • Crazy to think that someone could have had a kid when DNF was announced and they'd be going into high sch... : timmie
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  The longest project I ever worked on, was about 5 years in the making. However, it got back-burnered quit... : Fred Garvin
  • The only project that I've been on that's been worked on for three years was MXO (massively multiplayer).... : dmiller
• Hahahahahah, this game is such a joke : JINKY
• *sigh* Not really what I wanted to hear. I was really truly hoping we'd see it in the next 6 months, mini... : Halen
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  Jesus, at this rate even I will have kids before DNF comes out... : Schnapple
  • I already did! at this rate I could get it for my kids birthday : RobFlinn
• duke nukem forever more like duke nukem is TAKING forever eh guys? : [fry]
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  It's very easy to understand. As soon as DNF is about a year away from release, WE WILL KNOW. There will ... : enyakk
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    If your logic holds, DNF could only be 13 months out. : sharkII
    • More like 13 years, amirite? : timaste
    • 18 months maybe. 13 months = roughly a year : enyakk
• They should know they can't possibly live up to expectations. They need to wrap it up and publish already... : Magus
• I've moved on to looking forward to STALKER. : tomservo
• Well to be fair, maybe they took the lessons of what worked and didn't worked for Prey and they are apply... : baron calamity
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  Pretty informative podcast even beyond the DNF stuff. 2-3 years 'til Prey 2 possibly with co-op, they're... : megarust32
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    I'm a fan of 3DR and have supported this title from the get-go. However, not going with steam because it... : Sylvanus
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      It was more of an issue about how much money they'd have to pay valve to have their game on valve's servi... : megarust32
      • Will do. Thanks. : Sylvanus
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    Meh, I'd rather see them skip Prey 2 and have HH help them finish DNF. : Halen
    • That'd be a disaster. If anything else, i'd rather see another new ip from HH. : megarust32
• When the fucking thing finally comes out I can't wait to read the inevitable book detailing the entire dr... : Super Sparker
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  Remember all the front page fury about the article the shack ran? "IT'LL BE OUT SOON GUYS STOP GOSSIPING"... : j33uk
  • yeah, that was good stuff in that thread. i bet theyll come out of the woodwork if this were to make the ... : pimpium
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  Didn't GeorgeB say pretty much all the major stuff is done and all that's left is polish in the thread a ... : ColoradoCNC
  • Duke is all about the polish! : FlatlineDixay
  • I think that's been said several times in the past 3-4 years : j33uk
  • Engine work was apparently finished, still needed to produce a lot of the content (levels, art assets etc... : megarust32
  • polish on a duke styled game with todays assett creating time could take....forever : italiano3d
  • GeorgeB said a lot of things : Lawgiver
• Good podcast. /me subscribes : Johnny Law
• srsly, it's time to just give up and make something else. : Dan 101

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  OK, so early BF2142 reaction. I just played for about 3 hours and I'm actually really surprised. The g : grifter
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    sweet. thanks. : [fry]
    • no problem. : grifter
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    hey, i'll be home later tonight, wanna get in pub and own them, shack-style? : Korban
    • hell yeah. BF2142 Shacksquad round-up in effect. : grifter
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    Just bought this with paypal over EA Downloader. Downloading it now. : AlexXdude
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      be sure to read my post about the EC:5570 : Korban
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        Can you re-link me to it please, I must have missed it! : AlexXdude
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          it's in my post history: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13067663 : Korban
          • Thanks :D 1hr, 56 minutes left for the download! : AlexXdude
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      How well does the downloader work? I haven't ever bought anything through EA's service before. : ColoradoCNC
      • worked great for me, minus that EC:5570. i love not needing a CD/DVD to play : Korban
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        It works surprisingly well. It works with paypal too, which was great for me since I don't use a credit c... : AlexXdude
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          SERIOUSLY! i think the 2 gigs was only an hour and a half download for me. which i'm very not used to. : Korban
          • Yeah, it's going to take 2 hours for me to download 2,082 MB, that's pretty good, considering my ISP blow... : AlexXdude
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          Hmm. I'm getting more and more tempted to pick this game up. Even though I wasn't blown away by the dem... : ColoradoCNC
          • demo is a thousand times worse than the retail. : grifter
  • Thanks for the review. When I get back home next week I'll pick it up. : Serpico74
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    this is seriously tempting me on buying it. : klearlyunseen
    • Go for it! We can all play tonight and add each other to our buddy lists. : AlexXdude
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    You know, I think the current lack of ads is probably ominous. I take it to mean than EA knows the ads a... : Arcanum
    • Fucking ads. They are distracting, and NEVER entice me into buying the product. EVER. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I think so too. They've been far too secretive about them. They should have released screenshots showing ... : SilverSnake
  • Nice, thanks. Looking forward to screenshots of ads, but any shots you would like to post of your favorit... : Noobler
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    i love how this review keeps setting you up to expect issues and you end up not having any/resolving them... : maulla
    • i was expecting them every couple minutes. nothing came. : grifter
  • Thanks for this. : Magus
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  Remember, BF2 was "great" for the first few weeks until people got tired of the shitty bugs that they did... : slickdoody
  • well, hopefully nothing big comes up. i expect a few problems in the future, but the 5ish hours i've put ... : grifter
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    remember... your opinion doesn't matter since you haven't played the game : Korban
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      huh...? there was a demo and beta. people have played this game. : thebigbeefsandwich
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        maybe you haven't read any of the posts people that have bought the game have posted... but the demo/beta... : Korban
        • the only posts I've seen so far are from people who already loved the game. : thebigbeefsandwich
    • that has absolutely nothing to do with my post. I'm just reminding people to not let the hype talk them ... : slickdoody
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  thanks for the write up. I'm getting kicked by punkbuster every time I joine a server for some reason... : oatmela
  • did you modify your resolution in the command line for widescreen? : grifter
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    What a surprise, me too. I fucking hate PB. : silentw
    • go to the last page. This worked for me. http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5217&page=... : oatmela
  • your opinion doesn't matter since you haven't played the game yet : alexthegreat2

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  i think you might be the only one that bought it : CoRDS
  • I'm not ashamed to say that i'm going to buy it today, so are four other RL friends. I think it will be ... : pigvomit
  • I'm different! stupid : dewdman
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  Post screen shots of the ads please. : trove
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    ^^ seconded, please. : AlexXdude
    • third...ed? I want to see what this crap is all about. : knitemare
  • iawtp. I really want to see if they are as "OMG EA IS RAPING MY EYES" bad as everyone is making them out... : ColoradoCNC
  • I didn't notice any ads at all while playing. This was for a couple hours, on different servers and on di... : dewdman
• hate parade ftw : feek
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  Maybe the ads are there to help pay for extra debuggers? : Orange Pylon
  • what do you mean extra? : CoRDS
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  The ads aren't live yet. They will still give you AIDS though. : Gonzo
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    See, that's the kind of shit, that makes people feel like they are going to get fucked. The ads aren'... : trove
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      Did they at least make the effort to add some environmental sounds to those adds, or are we just dealing ... : yoonix
      • hahah i'll be awaiting the outrage if they are : spector
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  hate parade, we started at 21st Street & Fuck EA, we should be going strong until we intersect that gay p... : graceofdragons
  • I don't want to know what the ticker tape will be like : Postal
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  hhave fuun with the spyware : oHnOES
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    it's monitoring in-game ads, not your web browsing or general computer use. that's hardly spyware when t... : Postal
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      it's no use trying to explain things to them, they hate EA and will keep on thinking whatever they want t... : Korban
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        Yup...Sony too : graceofdragons
        • UGH! sony... don't get me started on those fuckers! just kidding ;-) : Korban
      • so true : klearlyunseen
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      Don't label me as some insane EA hater when I ask you this: why are you so confident that EA will be so s : stuka
      • there's probably something in the license agreement about it when you install the game, which is a bindin... : DonkeyPopsicle
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        Why stop at EA, why not ad MS into your paranoia? By the logic you use for EA going an extra step, Micro... : pigvomit
        • I feel equally theatened by MS, except there's a million geeks monitoring everything Windows does and the... : stuka
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  I'm afraid it's *DOOM3'D* : capt tripps
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    What do you mean? : EvilDolemite
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      That it's doomed to a future of vocal hatred by a large number of people who will probably never play the... : capt tripps
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        People denouncing an EA game without actually playing it? Nah...that never happens. : ColoradoCNC
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          I think that there are plent of valid critcisms to make without ever playing the game - Ads (spyware or n... : ahk-med
          • it also helps that people have a foil in Quake Wars to which they can attach all their wildest hopes and ... : DonkeyPopsicle
      • To be honest and from my own experience, if people actually played the game instead of bashing it on inte... : dewdman
• I enjoyed the beta and them so if I had the money to spare I'd buy it. I really am curious to see what th... : mega man

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• haha the Shell station logos are placed well. : tomservo
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  lol : kgargonmagrix79
  • Faarten Moldstein?? : Orange Pylon
• It's only a few ads.... haha : pimpium
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  are there any pics of the real ads? : carazy
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    real screenshot: http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9008/bf2142billboard2ha4.jpg : Korban
    • Wow. That looks out of place. : Grim_Grom
    • See IMO that's really cheesy - totally draws you out. : EvilDolemite
    • LOL wtf : Magus
    • That's not as bad as some of you had me thinking it was. Maybe if it was a little battered and war-torn i... : mancide
    • I want to call that fake, I thought the ads were supposed to somewhat blend in with the environment. : helvetica
    • Sorry, this is even worse than the fake pic. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • lol for real? wow, I was hoping for broken down relics of ads, like the way things were before everythin... : pigvomit
    • Well, WTF! : bitter ego
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      Whoa. Is that for real? Like, not a photoshop? If so, that is terrible. It ruins the sense of immersi... : UtilityMaximizer
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        UT2K4 already did that anyway with their onslaught mode. It's close enough. Fun times back in the day. : K1Bond007
        • I remember a demo.. waaay back when Unreal Tournament first came out. It had ONE ad in one specific plac... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Really? I don't remember seeing ads in Unreal Tournament at all. : tomservo
          • I think he means battlefield gameplay, not ads. : Evil Benius
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          Huh, wut? I can't remember seeing any at all. : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • I wasn't really referring to the ads here. : K1Bond007
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        They could even have the UT announcer during the round and after. When you win: "This victory brought ... : Chod
        • Even the UT announcer wouldn't stand for that shit. :( : omnova
      • Also, it would be hilarious to create a satirical advertisement map. Make the map in the shape of the Pep... : UtilityMaximizer
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      Hey, you guys might think thats out of place and distracting, but I'm willing to be thats what life will ... : not work safe
      • that's what's life is like today! Who would have thought you'd be staring at that ugly ass shit in a vid... : aethyr
      • unless you can blow up the ad with a detpack - it's out of place and distracting :) : Jonathan
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        hell no in 2142, they will beam the advertisements directly into your brain and you will be deleting 1 bi... : Str8Dog
        • err... meNtal ads... : Str8Dog
      • But I thought Taco Bell won the franchise wars? : bad_fish
    • Seriously, can we get a real screen shot? : rosewood
    • This is a fake too right? Geez.. : K1Bond007
    • Hahaha holy shit : j33uk
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      lol gg EA : sanchez
      • 3A5UX5 : Flying h4x0r
    • Hahahahhaha so not at all unsimilar to this: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13068058 Ladies and ge... : tomservo
    • 70% of gamers tell us ads make the game more realistic : EAGAMES (#2984) : metalremains
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      Nevermind the boba fett space craft and the floating base - that ad looks out of place! : kgargonmagrix79
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        I have a feeling that small billboards in high locations is amongst the first thing to topple when that f... : SilverSnake
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          Dude, we all know that Pepsi is EXTREME enough to survive any war : j33uk
          • It should say Mountain Dew - Code Future ... EXXXTREEMMEE : kgargonmagrix79
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          IIRC, you can't destroy ad billboards, but on the bright side, they'll give more landmarks. Run to the Pe : helvetica
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            What happens if they're dynamic ads??? : kgargonmagrix79
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              wtf man? I only see Mr. Pibb! *headshot* : DarkWolf5
              • man, guild/clan drama would so start cuz of that : kgargonmagrix79
            • I think they are, hence getting your IP to know what region you're in, etc. tracking browsing habits : tomservo
          • Haha this made me lol. : Evil Benius
          • Except they will vary depending on geographical location and they'll probably rotate after a few impressi... : SilverSnake
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      bwahaha. It'd be like Doom3 with neon Budweiser signs. : khaosman
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        i think id rather have the flashlight... : Str8Dog
        • Powered by DURACELL. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Doom 3 would torture you with duct tape ads : Halen
    • Well atleast in the future we haven't lost what it is to be American. PEPSI! : freshyk
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      what's bad about this? i don't see this ruining the immersion at all, kinda adds to it, imo. : lakren
      • Seriously right. I saw an ad for Confederated Slave Holdings just the other day here in Boston as I walke... : j33uk
      • Fagren why do you have to make all your posts so stupid? : khaosman
      • really. with laser weapons and flying vehicles, you're thinking "i really need to see a pepsi ad to belie... : Maarten Goldstein
      • You people never cease to amaze me. : rosewood
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        I was hoping it would look like the ads did in France after the region was war torn. Half displayed, des... : pigvomit
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          A new gametype: protect the billboard crew as they move through the level. : Fyunch Click
          • hahaha fucking excellent! A thrid faction. Advertisers! : pigvomit
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            Billboard Conquest Mode Two teams, Coca Cola and Pepsi, struggle in the advertising market. Each team : UtilityMaximizer
            • hahaha, BF2142 Mod Tools will now never be released. : burningtrees
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              Sponsored by Clear Channel. : Fyunch Click
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                OMG..... ads over the voice comm! *patents and sells idea to EA* : DarkWolf5
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                  "You just fragged your one hundredth kill! At the end of a long day of fragging, I like to sit back with : UtilityMaximizer
                  • "Everyone is hawking products. That's the highest thing you can achieve now, isn't it -- become some bark : tomservo
            • I would like to play this mode for the absurdity of it all. : pigvomit
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            Also, I love the idea of having a couple guys on each team in painter's outfits, whose class equipment wo... : UtilityMaximizer
            • With the opposing class armed with Post no Bills stickers. : Fyunch Click
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              They can spend rank points on waving arms, 3d popouts, and video displays to ad to their billboard's look... : pigvomit
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                ^^^Brilliant ideas. I'd say we should pool our resources and do it, but then we'd have to actually buy an... : UtilityMaximizer
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                  We could mod 1942. Theoretically it'd be more stable than the others. : Fyunch Click
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                    Good point! I know how to do custom textures and maps and stuff like that already! Now we just need someo... : UtilityMaximizer
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                      We just have to alter the existing flags and change tickets to advertising revenue. And we could just im... : Fyunch Click
                      • Well, ideally, we'd have billboards instead of flags. We'd need new models for the Billboard Poster class... : UtilityMaximizer
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                      THIS IS WHY IT'S A BAD IDEA TO LET ECONOMISTS DICTATE YOUR MARKET STRATEGY! :P : Bean
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                        I subscribe to Dogbert's theory that a computer interface should cause pain to the user. : UtilityMaximizer
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                          You sure you don't work at Microsoft? : Bean
                          • No. Why, are they hiring? : UtilityMaximizer
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                      Your classes would be Marketer, they are required to take the area. The more you have, the faster you ca... : rosewood
                      • You forgot the consumer, who can't shoot back and gets bent over the nearest chair and assraped when 3 or... : Fyunch Click
          • OK, How did you manage to steal my idea! *pfffffffftttt* : RookieCAF
      • adds to it, hahah : FushigiDenki
      • I sent this link on IM to my friend and he said the same thing, so I blocked him. : tomservo
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        You see a lot of pristine Pepsi billboards on battlefields don't you : losimagic
        • Especially in 2142!! : FushigiDenki
        • i have no idea where this game is supposed to take place, why can't the battlefield be somewhere there ar... : lakren
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        Lakren for fuck's sake. You can't be serious. I am actually FOR in game ads so long as the world caters t... : haiku
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          I wouldn't mind them in GTA just as long as they still were able to keep the "Parody" ads in there too. S... : tomservo
          • Ideally, they'd creatively force advertisers to caricature themselves. Rockstar would have the clout to g... : sgtsanity
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        Massive clash in art styles, duh. The billboard uses tons of bright colors with a modern layout and the ... : tedv
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          Actually, that latter thing would be kind of cool. : UtilityMaximizer
          • I was thinking the same thing : khaosman
          • Well it would be cool specifically because it's so outrageously out of place. : tedv
    • Why the fuck would EA charge people to play a game that is subsidized by advertising in such an aggressiv... : FushigiDenki
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      UPDATE: don't think that's a real one, that was from a forum and the person that posted it is quite quest... : Korban
      • IBN. : sharkII
    • Simply bullshit. : trove
    • Let's just hope this never happens http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bf2142billboard2ha4ov9.jpg : kgargonmagrix79
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      Also, what is the deal with that weapon model? That looks awful. What is that thing? : UtilityMaximizer
      • Futuristic PEZ Dispenser. DUH. : tomservo
      • It's the Mountain Dew Ion Cannon dude, don't give it shit or you'll be kicked+banned from the master serv... : j33uk
    • Not great, but not too awful. : Orange Pylon
    • Make your own screenshots! Textures seem to be in \Battlefield 2142\mods\bf2142\Objects\StaticObjects_cl... : Tungsten
• olololo. Sandwich Boards on the players would make it complete. : Prototype
• love the Gamespy logos on the characters, nice touch. : MatthewPhillips
• The funny thing is people will think this is real : Mustang|
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  id should buy a couple billboards for this game and say "If you want a better game that doesn't have ads,... : K1Bond007
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    Like this? http://dynotaku.shackspace.com/BF2-QW.jpg : Dynotaku
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      lol @ "adds" : Cygnus X-1
      • Fixed it. bastards : Dynotaku
    • yeah... but with proper spelling : Korban
    • Yeah.. here was my shitty attempt: http://k1bond007.shackspace.com/Shack/2142QW.jpg I suck at Photos... : K1Bond007
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      Dude, "ads"! : bitter ego
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        You forgot ":(" Dudes, ADS. :( : UtilityMaximizer
        • Fawk, my bad! :( : bitter ego
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          There we go. :( http://k1bond007.shackspace.com/Shack/2142QW.jpg : K1Bond007
          • LOL Well done. : UtilityMaximizer
          • nice :) : flooq
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  I wonder if gamers could get their shit together long enough to actual pull off a meaningful boycott. : brickmatt
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    Heh no. Hardcore gamers that actually would don't hold a candle to the amount of casual gamers out there ... : tomservo
    • I doubt that any pc gamer could be considered casual at this point in time. Sure, the consoles are for t... : trove
    • Yeah, I know. The goal would be one of publicity. If the actual sales were impacted, I'd be impressed. ... : brickmatt
  • Boycott or not, this game is probably not going to sell well. : FushigiDenki
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    Meaningful boycott = oxymoron. There are tons of alternatives to EA, so if you don't like them, why the h... : Orange Pylon
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      I don't think the idea is to destroy EA, but to make them change their ways a bit. Although I don't think... : UtilityMaximizer
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        Why do people care what EA does if they aren't forced to buy their products? Why should we MAKE them do a... : Orange Pylon
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          Because of the way the developer/publisher/licensing/rights system works. EA owns many franchises I'd li : brickmatt
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            Exactly right. I would love to buy BF2142, if they addressed my concerns (no widescreen support, out-of-p : UtilityMaximizer
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              You know, with all the hate for the company going around, I never would've guessed that people actually l... : Orange Pylon
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                That's where the anger comes from. People want to play some of these franchises, without the garbage tha... : EvilDolemite
                • Okay. I don't really care too much about franchises myself, but I think I can see why there's all the ba... : Orange Pylon
        • Because we, the gamers, steer this industry. : EvilDolemite
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        but to make them change their ways a bit. Even without the hippie hair, Umax is still quite the ideali... : tomservo
        • Oh, don't get me wrong--it won't happen. An effective boycott simply cannot be carried out. And I don't t... : UtilityMaximizer
  • I'm more interested in the underground programming community's response. I think EA will have to have ... : Downforce
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  couldn't help it :< http://icomeinpeace.shackspace.com/PICS/Resize_of_BF2142adds_1b_.jpg : IcomeINpeace
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    Ha ha ha, I like it! Especially since no one uses those any more. It's even funnier in the futuristic set... : UtilityMaximizer
    • I put more effort into the buggy with advert hubcaps ;( : IcomeINpeace
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    We're fighting a WAR! A War on DELICIOUS.[i : tomservo
    • oh frack : tomservo
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  HEY! If this is the future, where's TACO BELL? It's suppose to be overrun by Taco Bell, mostly! False ad... : pobone
  • isn't taco bell owned by pepsi? : scent.less
  • D E M O L I T I O N M A N ' D : Korban
  • the .au version will have to be pizzahut : CoRDS
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  we need to make some loading screen and HUD mockups featuring the likely ads. commander view with no a : Downforce
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    This shader optimization is brought to you by ____________ : SilverSnake
    • You joke, but the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory loading screens had ads on them. : Arcanum
• I think the equivalent of in game advertising is like opening up a page in a new book and seeing an ad pl... : Crimson
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  that's fuckin' irritating : Megara9
  • ...it was just a joke : Korban

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  Aside from her being mildly attractive, why the fuck are you guys watching this show for teenie-bopper? : InfoBiter
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    "Nintendo games are too cutesy. Only babies play them. I only play games for big boys!" : das_runt
    • and boom goes the dynamite : Deathlove
  • It's enormously entertaining :D : nomaad
  • I think about 40% of the shack are teenie-boppers. : beastrabban
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    It has better writing than 99% of shows on TV. Also, mildly attractive? You have pretty high standard... : pyrogen
    • 99%? where'd you get that number? i'd like to see references : RikiTiki2
  • ... : Maarten Goldstein
  • So you've never watched it? Why even say something like that? It just makes you look silly. : aggressor
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    Teenie Bopper? Shes 26. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068338/ : pimpium
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      That means nothing, though. Tom Welling played a freshman Clark Kent for the first season of Smallville ... : action roommate
      • Similar with Matt on Nip/Tuck. : Orange Pylon
  • haha, cause I have a girlfriend? and Lost isn't on Tuesdays ;) : bakanoodle
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    What else is on TV on tuesdays? : rosewood
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      Nip/Tuck : Halen
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        The only show I regularly watch. : action roommate
        • that show makes me feel like i'm going insane. The most mind bendingly surreal things happen and everybo... : Mr.SEX
    • The Unit. : FormerHPB
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      I think Tuesday is my TV watching night from now on. I'm going to cut out all other nights. I've got ... : cltcprd
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        You should watch How I Met Your Mother. And The Wire. and The Shield when it's on. Also Studio 60. : Deathlove
        • I love the Shield and Rescue Me (both Tuesday night showings). I've seen a few of How I met your mother,... : cltcprd
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        Studio 60, Lost, Heroes, Jericho, and BSG : rosewood
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          BSG is friday night so I'm not watching it until it's on UHD probably. Studio 60 was good in the first f... : cltcprd
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            Heroes and Jericho are great shows that can be waited on. S60 is a show everyone should be so lucky to b... : rosewood
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              Big problem for me....Friday Night. I do not sit in front on the TV on Friday. : cltcprd
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                You... sit behind it? : action roommate
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                  No, usually i'm behind your mom! I don't think I even touch the TV on Fridays. Too much drinking and ... : cltcprd
                  • I hear that the drinking & shenanigans part, not the behing my mom part : action roommate
    • Fuck Tuesday, isn't Lost on tonight? Anything else? Heroes is Monday, Lost Wednesday... when's BSG and VM... : Magus
    • House motherfucker! : bRAINsick
  • You would think that on the surface it's just a teenie-bopper show. You would be wrong though. There is a... : carnivore
  • Its a show about a hot college chick. I THINK YOU HAVE THE GAY : Magus
  • Yeah, I liked Veronica Mars better the first time I saw it, when it was called Se7en. : sharpie
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  I lol'd at the scene where she's talking to the stalker and he's like "I'm just a painter." and she says : das_runt
  • haha, yeah, perhaps you are right : bakanoodle
  • I still don't hear the "frack"ing, but I'm so over emo. : justsayno
• haha, my wife is already pissed that they're using frack. Too self-referential for her tastes (she still ... : Deathlove
• love that show. but no : m0rfus
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  I don't think a 3 second clip counts as 'featured'. Cameo maybe. : Dynotaku
  • details details, nevertheless it was cool to see. : bakanoodle
• It was funnier when they mentioned it "Dude that game ROCKS!" , "Yeah dude!!" haha. I've never played ... : Magus

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  yikes.. when does this get pushed out via Automatic Updates. I think we needs to block that at work. : Shadowdane
  • It will be in the next few days. I believe it is sort of a staggered release. : cltcprd
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    1st November apparently. : Carnivac
    • you'll see it before then. : cltcprd
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    heres the toolkit to block it http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482... : firehawk
    • thank you : epit
    • Here's how to do it without using the toolkit: Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Int... : manero
• woah, awesome. : burning eye
• I've been using IE7 for awhile now, and knowing that it has finally released gives me a sense of perverse... : Ritual-MikeR
• I'm surprised it's not on MS Update or the IE 7 homepage yet- are we sure this is the final build? : mn3m0n1c
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  hmm need to wait for a copy that dosnt validate certain things... : ant_hillbilly
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    Oh, you mean a legitimate copy of Windows? Fairly affordable if you buy an OEM copy via NewEgg... : Ritual-MikeR
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      or people who removed WPA or don't want WGA running on their system all the time. : rosewood
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        we have a winner : ant_hillbilly
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          People who remove WGA have something to hide bar none. Even with WGA and the false positives (which I ha : redfive
          • Can we not get into this argument? Ugh. : bounty838
          • hahah, okay whatever you say oh dictator of programs that shalt run! : FushigiDenki
          • I'm not in the habit of running things just because I have no reason not to run them. : vigilante
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            So if it gives a false positive and says a legit copy is pirated, that's ok and it's up to the user to fi... : node
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              My mother in laws computer has a legit OEM copy of Windows XP and it keeps bitching at her saying that it... : DrZettl
              • all you need to do is to use Pocket Killbox ( http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/spyware/KillBox.zip ) ... : redfive
            • I've yet to figure out why it gives a false positive. So far the only common denominator that I've found... : redfive
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        tell me what these acronyms are please : conandan
        • WGA = Windows Genuine Advantage : FushigiDenki
        • WPA= Windows Product Activation, WGA= Windows Genuine Advantage program (ActiveX component that monitors ... : mn3m0n1c
        • Windows Genuine Assholes Windows Penis in Ass : vigilante
  • only MS will never release that version, so you're using illegal software anyway : johnny skidmarks
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  Not upgrading until it works properly with the shack. : Halen
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    The latest RC worked for me. The first one (beta?) didn't though. : capt tripps
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      Ooh, good news! Maybe I'll install it after all... : mn3m0n1c
      • It works, but the comments are still really sluggish. : badman
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        Enjoy choopy scrolling through the comments! : FushigiDenki
        • Hmm, perhaps not, then. : mn3m0n1c
        • I can confirm this. I'll have to check on my work system tomorrow but at home its sluggish. In fact, whil... : pimpium
  • There are special versions available that works perfectly with the shack... http://www.mozilla.org/pro... : SilverSnake
• where's the OS X version? damn microsoft. dear god i'm kidding. : flibble2k
• its such a POS, dont do it. : m0rfus
• Eh I'll try it. My pc can't get anymore awkward. : raija
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  So what are most web developer types here doing? As in, if you upgrade to IE7 right now then you're not r... : Schnapple
  • different installs on multiple machines. : johnny skidmarks
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    Until IE7's market share surpasses that of Firefox, I have no plans to do anything for it. The only brow... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I'd expect that to happen relatively quickly (within 6 months or so?). I figure it will be flagged as an... : Arcanum
    • I'd think IE7 will be ahead of Firefox in three months, or else two days after they start recommending it... : Zero|DPX
  • vmware : vigilante
• I'm only installing that thing in a VM on vmware desktop... otherwise I ain't touching it. : Q-ball
• I'm only happy it's easy to uninstall. Trash, I'll stick to IE6. : intothefray