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  Haha, I just logged in to do the same. I've got TWO, as Ravvy claimed one from me earlier (check ur s... : Visceral Monkey
  • shackmessage checked and replied to! I cant remember if my ncsoft account email is the same as the one iv... : ravvy
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    alexfirth at gmail dot com thanks :) : alexthegreat2
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      Done. Got one more left. : Visceral Monkey
      • hook me up : painangel
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  shawn dot wallace at gmail dot com : PoopStewart
  • invite sent : darcspeed
• i think i'd like to play it, but i dont really have time till january 10th. maybe i can get in on second... : ibrokn
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  looks interesting, I'll give it a go. skinlab 133 at hotmail .com : skinlab133
  • invite sent! : darcspeed
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  Since the DR beta madness is now descending upon us, here are some facts you need to know: There are n... : Visceral Monkey
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    *Activate your accounts ASAP, you free up an invite from the person who sent you one! : Visceral Monkey
    • plus you get 4 of your own to send out, it's like an exponential type thing or something. : darcspeed
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      You have to activate a seperate account for each character? Is that correct? : Arcanum
      • yeah, each code is good for 1 character. : darcspeed
    • pain.angel [at] gmail.com i'd like to get one if someone's got one free. : painangel
    • You get 4 Invites per key you use, so if you use all 3 keys you get you gain 12 Friend invites. : MovingTarget
  • Are we supposed to activate all 3 keys? I did my first one fine, and tied it to my account. When I try to... : Ziggurat
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  Dibs! arcanum-pub at the domain unseen-u.org I could use some Diablo-style hackery. : Arcanum
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    invite sent, think I have 1 more. : darcspeed
    • Thanks, you rock! : Arcanum
    • Accounts activated. : Arcanum
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  mcmisha@gmx.at : JohnnyDanger
  • damn, too late I guess. : JohnnyDanger
  • Uh-Oh. : skitzo
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    Uh...you might've wanted to mangle that.... : Arcanum
    • nevermind, this is my spam mail account. bring it on, I'm not afraid : JohnnyDanger
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    ok sent, I'm out for now. Up to the other guys to sign up now and keep it going. : darcspeed
    • thanks! : JohnnyDanger
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  If there are any extras!: zigg at gunslingers dot org : Ziggurat
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    I had one more than I thought, sent! : Visceral Monkey
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      thanks yo! : Ziggurat
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        acct activated : Ziggurat
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          Wait a second, do you know nessus? : Kentor
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            yes, I do! : Ziggurat
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              Nice, I climb with him fairly often. I was surprised when I saw your gunslingers dot org e-mail address. : Kentor
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                hah cool! tell him I said hi! : Ziggurat
                • Will do. : Kentor
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  I'm interested! ordan 1 at yahoo : freakord
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    Sent : Visceral Monkey
    • SWEET! THANKS :) : freakord
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  barnahog@gmail.com Guess this is the line-up now? : Barnahog
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    sent : Visceral Monkey
    • Thanks! : Barnahog
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  landrmat AT gmail dot com I had posted in the other thread but it moved here. :( : pimpium
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    Sent cause you post in the other thread. : Visceral Monkey
    • Thank you much sir! : pimpium
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  dante2010 at gmail dot com. If anyone has an extra code, I'd like to try. : dante2010
  • invite sent! 1 more coming : darcspeed
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  ariordan@gmail.com if anyone has any left. : adsriordan
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    invite sent, out for now : darcspeed
    • Thanks, I'll send out any invites i have tonight when i get home. : adsriordan
• is that Michael Jackson on their front page banner? : g0nk
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  if someone has one left: naabster at gmail dot com : naabster
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    invite sent, need skinlab133, dante2010, and ariordan to activate before I can send more. : darcspeed
    • thanks, will send out mine.. : naabster
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      ok will do : skinlab133
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        ok I've registered my account? Anything else? : skinlab133
        • Start sending out your own referrals to people in the thread. Go to your ncsoft account and click accoun... : darcspeed
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  Asian MMORPG? Couldn't you just give out arsenic poison to shorten the suffering? : enyakk
  • What? It's not asian. : Visceral Monkey
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    asian? It's being developed by NCSoft Austin. : darcspeed
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      Austin is all riced-out man, didn't you hear? : Xevo
      • texas と台なしにしては�... : skryte
    • Look at how confused I am. I'll still take that arsenic though. : enyakk
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  I'm interested. carazy at the gmail dizot com : carazy
  • invite sent! : darcspeed
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  I'll take an invite if someone has one -- xevo1979 AT gmail.com : Xevo
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    invite sent : darcspeed
    • YTMND! : Xevo
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  Looks interesting, I'll take one if somebody has one. ben.shaw at gmail.com : bugsY
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    invite sent! : darcspeed
    • Thank you very much! I will send out more invites once I get them. : bugsY
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  I would LOVE one :) kai.nevalainen@gmail.com : kahuuna
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    invite sent : naabster
    • Thank you much :) : kahuuna
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  Any more invites? I'll take one : derek74 AT gmail.com : stump
  • invite sent : naabster
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  I know you're out, but if you get any in the future, dynotaku at gmail. Though I suspect this isn't ve... : Dynotaku
  • invite sent : darcspeed
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  This looks very cool. I love the art direction. Anyone have another referral yet? jckrbbt@gmail.com : jackrabbit
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    Concept art was done by Joe Madureira. No wonder it looks awesome. : jackrabbit
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      I really wish he'd go back to doing comics. A comic artist as awesome as him doing designs for a video ga... : Dynotaku
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        Because this: http://www.dungeonrunners.com/downloads/image_gallery/pictures/5_11.jpg Just doesn't tra... : Dynotaku
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          He's an mmo addict, is the rumor I've heard. He's doing volume 3 of the ultimates, so your wish is grant... : losder5000
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            less comic talk, more invite sending (specifically, to me!) I've loved both the Joes (Madureira and Qu... : jackrabbit
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              I second this. Anyone who's gotten an invite from darcspeed shoot one to me once you sign up. dynotaku(at... : Dynotaku
              • Oops, I already got one. Thanks Bender! : Dynotaku
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  someone get me into this plz! jh4dc4 @ gmail.com : Patch-e
  • hay guys you skipped me! : Patch-e
  • still need one? : bosst0ne
• i'd like to try it :) runt at speakeasy dot net : das_runt
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  I'd really love to try this out: mburris AT gmail DOT com : Matt Burris
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    Invite SENT. : skinlab133
    • Thanks, much appreciated! : Matt Burris
• Also, if you don't want to wait and get a referral, here's FATE: http://fatethegame.com/ It's WildT... : Matt Burris
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  I'd like a trial key for those of you with invites, please cptstern at gmail dot com : cptstern
  • INVITE SENT : skinlab133
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  I WANT ONE : barichnikov
  • egiroux AT gmail DOT com : barichnikov
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  thechod at gmail dot com : Chod
  • Sent : Balboa
• I'd like to try this too - jerusahat at gmail dot com if there's any more floating around? : Balboa
• Any left for Moonbase??? jmshoe21@gmail.com : Moonbase Commander
• Anymore left? zairo26@gmail.com : myfasha
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  idesigner@cox.net : hobosapien
  • Sent! :) : Balboa
• sounds cool. invite please? project13 (@) gmail dot com : project13
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  If you're still actively seeking an invite, respond to this post with e-mail plz. : Xevo
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    jckrbbt at gmail.com : jackrabbit
    • Sent to the Joey Mad fan! : Xevo
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    project13 (@) gmail dot com : project13
    • Sent'd : Xevo
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    jmshoe21@gmail.com : Moonbase Commander
    • Sent to this guy whose name is that of a great game! : Xevo
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    mattsking @ gmail.com : Fyunch Click
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      You have one sent as well! : Xevo
      • thanks!! : Fyunch Click
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    mrwolf710 at yahoo dot com : mrwolf710
    • Sent 2 u thanks to jackrabbit! : Xevo
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    id like one beadlyatgmail.com : deep gray
    • You have Fyunch Click to thank for the quick add! : Xevo
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    UPDATE: I have 4 invites out, until those people join, I CANNOT SEND MORE! : Xevo
    • same here, activate your shit! : darcspeed
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    When/if the invites free up - gnomishterror at gmail : gnomish
    • Done. Now only project13 of my original 4 is left to join... plus the 3 new guys! : Xevo
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    egiroux@gmail.com : barichnikov
    • Moonbase got you. : Xevo
  • I'm only going to be checking this for the next 10 minutes or so... if more people join between now and t... : Xevo
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    gargoyle@gmail.com : gargy
    • Added thanks to gnomish : Xevo
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    ONE MORE for next person who replies, then I'm gone! : Xevo
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      jerusahat at gmail dot com : Balboa
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        DONE! : Xevo
        • Thanks! I'll start giving mine out asap : Balboa
    • Well, I sent 9 invited with only 5 actually joining: jckrbbt@gmail.com Dec 13 2006 12:44PM Dec 27 2006... : Xevo
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    zairo26@gmail.com : myfasha
    • Sent :) : Balboa
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  May I have one please? : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Read post above yours plz : Xevo
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  camoorhead at gmail.com : thechaz
  • sent out. : bugsY
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  3 MORE INVITES Include e-mail address. That is all. : Moonbase Commander
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    egiroux@gmail.com : barichnikov
    • Sent. : Moonbase Commander
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    shackname at gmail please. : TreMetal
    • Sent. : Moonbase Commander
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      Tre, you'll have 2. I sent before MC's post appeared. Pass it on, please. : jackrabbit
      • Just forward the second invite to whomever still needs one. : Xevo
      • Passed it along, thanks for the invites. :] : TreMetal
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    proclone2 at hotmail plz : proclone1
    • Thank you moonbaseC! : proclone1
  • All gone... for now. : Moonbase Commander
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  onerdrum@gmail.com Please if anyone has one! : adhy
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    Sent : gnomish
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      pukerat at gmail dot com if you have a spare please :) : pukerat
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        and sent : gnomish
        • thank you, kind sir : pukerat
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  D dot Ricciardi at gmail I'll try this when I get home if someone would be so kind. : CapnChaos
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    Sent : gnomish
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      Thanks! I activated...but I didn't get anymore codes. : CapnChaos
      • go into the account menu, chose Dungeon Runners, click on "Refer a Friend" : jackrabbit
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  Please??? stoned.gargoyle at gmail.com TIA : Stoned Gargoyle
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    Sent ... and done until somebody I sent to adds : gnomish
    • Thanks! : Stoned Gargoyle
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  jd.plant AT gmail .. THANKS! : lodgiikal
  • sent out. : bugsY
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  thewarmaker@hotmail.com . Thank you. : Warmaker
  • done. : jackrabbit
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  vispilio gmail, please (and thanks). : thief
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    done, and out. : jackrabbit
    • The shack is kind; thanks. : thief
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  jason28 at gmail please : jason28
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    sent : TreMetal
    • Thanks :) : jason28
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  oops replied to the wrong part. pain.angel - gmail : painangel
  • sent : proclone1
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    sent out. : bugsY
    • my cat's name is Bugsy.. he's a slow one, too : proclone1
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  I want to play please! Hopefully there are more invites :/ ashley.malone at gmail dot com : Frozen Pixel
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    Sent you one - share the love :) : Balboa
    • thanks! :) : Frozen Pixel
  • sent : proclone1
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  Someone hook me up! tronix at gmail dot com : Simulacrum
  • Thanks proclone1! : Simulacrum
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  <.< >.> Yes please. : felicia
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    oh what the shit, post. :( feliciam at gmail : felicia
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      Sent. : Moonbase Commander
      • Thanks, moony. : felicia
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  my shackhandle at gmail dot com : fusionrx
  • Invite sent. : Matt Burris
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  house.muzik at gmail por favor! : Break
  • Invite sent : Matt Burris
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  partasti at fastmail.fm bitte : Foxhawk
  • Check your email. : Matt Burris
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  Anyone still giving them out? ninepin atgmaildotcom thanks : MovingTarget
  • Sent : gnomish
  • Thanks guys, activating as fast as I can : MovingTarget
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  you fgts skipped me earlier :P jh4dc4 @ gmail.com, thanks! : Patch-e
  • Yell at Rice-Rocketeer. He hasn't activated his invite yet. : Moonbase Commander
  • Sent one : gnomish
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  bohagen at gmail.com and I would be grateful! : aaarrrgh
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    and sent! : gnomish
    • You are awesome. : aaarrrgh
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  Oh poop. Late to the party. :( If anyone still has one, I would rub you down with coconut butter for... : Salad Sammich
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    khabal at gmail dot com zomg : Salad Sammich
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      last one sent for now ... fucking prl! : gnomish
      • Sweet; thank you! Coconut butter incoming! : Salad Sammich
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      sent one, hopefully I wasnt beaten. : bugsY
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        oh hell. :( : bugsY
        • I only got the one from gnomish. If I get yours, can I forward it along to someone else here, or should ... : Salad Sammich
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  I would like to try out this... if anyone gets an extra: stonedonkey at gmail.com : stonedonkey
  • Sent! : Simulacrum
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    invite sent : graah
    • ok nvm, too slow on the refresh button ;) : graah
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  nothing good will come of this thread :/ : Slowtreme
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    no way dude, this thread shows the power of the shack!! : darcspeed
    • Shoot, I'd like in on this action. Anyone else have an invite? thesnizz AT gmail Thanks : joesnizzle
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  I would also LOVE to try this ... if anyone has an invite left, I already have a PlayNC account: devia... : Deviaant
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    Sent! : Simulacrum
    • Thanks! Downloading now. : Deviaant
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  hay guys, I'm slow, how about wjrogers at gmail please? : Goncyn
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    Sent it. : Simulacrum
    • Got it and added to my account, can't download yet but i'll check it out tonight. : stonedonkey
    • Thank you! Will be at work a while yet, but I'll register and check back when I get home. : Goncyn
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  Please to be sending to leetby at gmail dot com ^___^ : hadokennn
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    Sent : gnomish
    • Thanks man! : hadokennn
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    I sent one too. : Matt Burris
    • Thankyou sir : hadokennn
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  me? tkg0nk @ gmail . com : g0nk
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    Sent for Stormtrooper justice : gnomish
    • yay 4 me! thx 2 u! : g0nk
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  skeetero @ mmorpg.com Thanks Thought I had one one coming but nope. If anyone can spare an invite i... : Skeeterman
  • Sent one : gnomish
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  anybody got an extra? contentious.roy at hotmail dot com : contentious roy
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    sent : Deviaant
    • thank you kind sir : contentious roy
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  the shack will destroy their servers :) : naabster
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    if they hope for the game to be a success, they'd better be able to support the entire Shack collective a... : jackrabbit
    • just played for about 90 minutes: pretty laggy and 2 crashes. : naabster
• Thank you gnomish! I'm getting the client now, as soon as I get in and get codes to share I'll be sure to... : Skeeterman
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  That sounds like old school Diabloish fun. Anybody got another invite? teiresias @ gmail I won't b... : Teiresias
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    Teiresias and runt...codes on the way. : Skeeterman
    • You, sir, are an absolute ROCKSTAR. I'll get on these as soon as I get home tonight (which will be waa... : Teiresias
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  invite pls. runt @ speakeasy . net : das_runt
  • sent : Visceral Monkey
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  Groovy I'll take one, if anyone has any left!!! :) ricerocketeer at gmail dot com : Rice-Rocketeer
  • sent : Patch-e
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  can i have an invite sent to shavenewok @ gmail . com please : shavenewok
  • sent. : Patch-e
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  anyone got another invite, I'd LOVE one, graceofdragons@gmail.com. : graceofdragons
  • sent.. : Patch-e
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  I would love to try this out if anyone has an invite left. tonydigiulian@comcast.net or anthony.digiulia... : sistergrim
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    sent, to the first address : contentious roy
    • many thanks! : sistergrim
  • I did too but couldn't reply in time due to PRL, please forward one of the emails to someone else. : Patch-e
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  If anyone has any more gaming love to spread, I'll take a shot in the mouf. : oc3lot
  • Sorry.. just got so excited. oc3lot at gmail dot com : oc3lot
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    sent : contentious roy
    • Thanks much! : oc3lot
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  Can I have one please? slim_on@hotmail.com : skobar
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    sent...last one for me : contentious roy
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      I did not get it. :/ : skobar
      • check your junk folder? I cut+pasted the email, so it's gotta be somewhere. : contentious roy
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  i'd like one, tcxsnoop AT gmail.com : tcxsnoop
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    Bored at work... sent! : gnomish
    • thanks! : tcxsnoop
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  Quite late to the thread due to drinking (I mean experiencing my Irish heritage) but any invite left over... : drekstar
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    Sent once again : gnomish
    • +3 pimp points for you my friend. Two more and you get shoes with goldfish in them. : drekstar
• Oh, and floated has some to send if you shackmsg him. : gnomish
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  Anyone still have one? Asylumn at gmail.com if you do. Muchas Gracias! : asylumn
  • sent out. : bugsY
  • Thanks, whoever sent that! : asylumn
• Hmm, there's a thread on those boards about 100 concurrent users. Does that mean we can expect to crash i... : Damodred
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  mr.pyide at gmail dot com. anyone? pleasey please : pyide
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    sent : Visceral Monkey
    • thank you very much! : pyide
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  Oooh, I was teaching this morning. Please please please send send me one - geneshifter at gmail : geneshifter
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    Sent. : MovingTarget
    • Thank you my friend!! : geneshifter
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  If anyone has any invites left I'd love to try this game. thesnizz AT gmail dot com : joesnizzle
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    Sent. : MovingTarget
    • Awesome, thanks! : joesnizzle
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  Help a Hellgate London waiting man out: laidback113@comcast.net Do it for the Christmas spirit, bro... : laidback
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    Sent : MovingTarget
    • Thanks sir! : laidback
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  id LOVE it.. milan_jaram@hotmail.com if any left : jane911
  • sent : Visceral Monkey
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  Sure, why not? yukeake at gmail dot com : genom
  • sent out. : bugsY
  • Sent. : MovingTarget
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  i'd like an invite if anyone has... i'll of course pass mine along seawolfssn @ gmail : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    sent : stump
    • thanks! : ^-SeaWolf-^
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  ooooh, looks hot nfxfsx at gmail dot com : NFXFSX
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    Sent. : MovingTarget
    • Danke. : NFXFSX
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  Looks interesting, viktorl at gmail dot com : -efx-
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    sent : pyide
    • Thank you sir! : -efx-
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  I'm wanna be with the cool kids fry975 at gmail dot com : fry975
  • Sent. : MovingTarget
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    senters : pyide
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      oops :( : pyide
      • danke gents : fry975
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  Yeah lets try it, mareksw AT gmail.com Thanks. : sanchez
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    Sent. : MovingTarget
    • thank you : sanchez
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  STUPID QUESTION I got the account, where do i get the game ? Looked alot of places.... : barichnikov
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    It's in the bottom post on the announcement section of their beta forums. : MovingTarget
    • There's also a download link in the Dungeon Runner's Account Information page on the Account Management a... : MovingTarget
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  Ooohhh if there are any left, pvomit at Gmail yada yada yada. : pigvomit
  • Sent. : MovingTarget
  • I didnt get one could someone send me another one? : skobar
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  If there is any left send one to protozbass at gmail dot com : melkore
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    Sent. : MovingTarget
    • WORD UP! thanks : XchumpoX
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  please send invite, need a break from zy-el mod for d2, chumpo aT g mail d O t c O m : XchumpoX
  • Sent. : MovingTarget
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  i'll check it out if anybody has an invite free. fallschirmjager // gmail / commies. : xxiv
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    Sent. : MovingTarget
    • appreciated. : xxiv
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  I'm a lurker, and reading the shack while at work, but I'd love one if there's any left! aggynz at gmail... : agrosheep
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    PRL'd Sent. : MovingTarget
    • Thank you! : agrosheep
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  If there's any available, I'd be interested.... : zipper76
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    zipper76 at gmail dot com : zipper76
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      Sent. : MovingTarget
      • Muchas gracias! : zipper76
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  I'd be interested too. Anymore? : exigence7
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    strucksean at gmail dot com : exigence7
    • PRL'd again it's on its way. : MovingTarget
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      Sent... doh. : Moonbase Commander
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        Is there anyway to cancel an invitation? You and Salad Sammich sent me one too. I don't want to keep pe... : exigence7
        • Screw it, I just signed up for 9 accounts. I'll let me friends play. : exigence7
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  OK, this game is really cool. Can someone with some extra invites send one to my brother-in-law? His em... : geneshifter
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    Sent. That's it for me 12 Invites currently out till they get free'd. : MovingTarget
    • Cool man, he's gonna love it! : geneshifter
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  Ok, if there's a spot, ebustormwind at gmail : Ebu
  • Sent. : Moonbase Commander
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  shane.sherman gmail.com : wtf242
  • sent : asylumn
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  I am interested! dlimberi at yahoo.com : Supine
  • and...sent : asylumn
• Stop slowing down their FTP you bitches! : sanchez
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  If there are any more I would love one, swm9119 at rit.edu : wasylm
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    sent it out yo. : XchumpoX
    • You rock : wasylm
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  if there are any left, gadigian_at_yahoo.com : captain hampton
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    sent sent sent. : XchumpoX
    • thank you thank you thank you : captain hampton
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  2 keys up for grabs here. First two emails under this post get em! : dante2010
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    ki11.viru5@gmail.com : ki11_viru5
    • oh dear. : ki11_viru5
    • sent : dante2010
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    trinitynetworking@gmail.com : grandmasterlee
    • sent. That's all the keys I have avail atm. : dante2010
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  I'm interested... eamaro gmail.com : melancoholicz
  • We crashed it, cant login to the forums to actually register. : Warmaker
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  plz to be reffered: down_right_evil@hotmail.com thank ya in advance. : downrightevil
  • sent out yo. : XchumpoX
• someone hook me up please!~ : grandmasterlee
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  randomnull at comcast dot net please! : randomnull
  • sent : sanchez
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  If anyone has an extra, I'd be willing to take if off their hands for them; helgie at gmail.com : JHelgie
  • sent. : sanchez
• If there's one left I'll take it. : gunrock46
• I'd appreciate a referral, thanks :) : Mikuya
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  next 2 e-mails below get an invite : randomnull
  • mwquinn@gmail.com : Morgin
  • trinitynetworking@gmail.com : grandmasterlee
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    ^^ sent both an invite : randomnull
    • dante hooked me up you should still have 1 left : grandmasterlee
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  If anyone has an invite plz send to myshackname at google's email service dot com. Thanks. : freshyk
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    sent : JHelgie
    • Thanks very much. : freshyk
  • sent : sanchez
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    lol you got two invites, i'll take your second one :D : Flying h4x0r
    • Sure thing. : freshyk
• Ok, I've got at least one referral to give out right now. Respond to this message if you want it. : freshyk
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  If any more invites come up, I'd like one. dechter at shackmail.com : Dechter
  • Sent : wasylm
• G'day there i would very much like to try dungeon runners as well and would love a referral, i have ncsof... : ozkao
• Hi if anyone got any invite lefts to give you could you please give me one, Tobbe2000@msn.com : peopa

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  What the fuck is wrong with your parents? : walker270
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    seriously, rewarding you for fickle gaming habits isn't going to accomplish anything : skankcore
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      No no no, it's mostly because I've maintained an A - A+ average this semester and also, I've been accepte... : lookitzpancakes
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        when i was in high school, the reward for getting an A was i didn't get beaten : electroly
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          shit, my reward for getting straight A's was getting out of my poverty stricken youth. : ra1n
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            you can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the boy :p : edgewise
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              ^^^ Proof of this ^^^ : Normality
              • The arrows are pointing the wrong way : Blackdawgg
              • ....and this means what????? : metterbetter500
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          My reward was my parents left me alone, I got into a good school, and eventually a good job. My parent... : walker270
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            Mine would have laughed at me then probably grounded me because I wasn't allowed to have video games. : Chris Remo
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              Well, shit, that must have sucked for you. : lookitzpancakes
              • I have no complaints. : Chris Remo
        • I think my reward is better. Not to be an ass or anything. : lookitzpancakes
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  Just another reason why you should sell me your wii! Think of all that fat cash you'll have for x360 gam... : slickdoody
  • hahaha!!!! don't give him ideas. : skobar
• you've only finished the intro level? you're gonna die if you play against others :) : Postal
• sell it and get a PS3. : nomaad
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  So wait you had a 360 decided to sell it on a whim it seems, get all hyper about the Wii then decide you ... : Chod
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    he'll learn that when he's payin the bills. worked for me : aurealis
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      why? He didn't spend any money at all of his. : sigpro
      • and when he's spending his own money he'll take the time to evaluate the purchases more carefully : aurealis
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  Next month you will be posting about how much you hate the 360 and want a Wii. : perstephanie
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    He already did that. : Chris Remo
    • it'll be about the ps3 next month. : hamachi
  • Yeah...except I already have a Wii. : lookitzpancakes
  • He's going to sell it for the OC seasons 1-3 : Bantis
• hahahaha : Mr.SEX
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  People actually complain about the Zelda controls? If you learn the controls well enough you can play an... : manlyman
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    People bitch about the Wii version being mirrored for fucks sake. : walker270
    • I'm amazed what people complain about. do people complain about the amount of detail on the golden b... : hamachi
• I don't get it. : bakanoodle
• are you sellin the old consoles and makin profit? : aurealis
• lol lucky you : proclone1
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  the bad news is, you're birthday is in july : elwood00
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    FUCK. wrong "your." i'm going to go whip myself now. : elwood00
    • It's "your" not "you're". : pyros

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  started at 53k / yr with a 3k signing bonus. : ra1n
  • this doesnt meant as much without year and city... : Antilles_Prime
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  C# Programmer: started $51k in 2000, currently $64k... in FL : SgtFritz
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    How much does it cost for you to live in Florida? Just rough estimate for much how much you pay per ye... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Found a calculator (moving.com) that shows 63k in FL = 65k In OK : SgtFritz
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  Actionscript Programmer: Started at $42k. Now roughly $140k, 7 years on. : ChibiJosh
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    jesus christ you can make six figures doing actionscript? i'm in the wrong fucking industry. : electroly
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      that's not surprising ActiveScript is in very high demand, especially for marketing agencies : wtf242
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        Yeah. Agencies can pay me $100/hr and still make huge profits, that's how much money gets tossed around i... : ChibiJosh
        • Maybe I should've learned Actionscript instead of Lisp :( : electroly
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          Are you actually doing flash? Or having a designer pass you sh!t and you just AS it? : Skoal^Fyfan
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            Yeah, I'm curious as to the difficulty of the projects. : BoKnows
            • The standard procedure is for a designer to send me a PSD (Photoshop Document). I usually create the Flas... : ChibiJosh
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    ya but that's freelance, right? : lowpoly
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      Yeah, I probably wouldn't make that much less if I went full-time, though, since I'm getting Creative Dir... : ChibiJosh
      • apparently so if you can get full time at that amount. I guess there's no limits for upper management tho... : lowpoly
• started at 50, 7 years later 80~ : wtf242
• started at 40k, worked up to 90k (I stayed at one company for far too long, hurt my salary pretty bad. M... : cheshirecat
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  Started at 58k, make 108k now. : spectr3
  • That's over three years btw : spectr3
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    specifics, type, and location : Antilles_Prime
    • developer at ibank in manhattan : spectr3
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    ...and wtf do you do? ;) : Skoal^Fyfan
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      Shack all day. Oh and code when needed. : spectr3
      • Epeenlicous thread. : Rrotz
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  This just in: programmers make a shitload. : EvilDolemite
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    God, only if you consider 50k/60k a shitload. I'm gonna need way more to feel comfortable raising my fam... : ra1n
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      60K is a great salary anywhere but CA or NYC. : EvilDolemite
      • this is unfortunately very true : lowpoly
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        or DC or seattle or [ large city of your choice ] : GloriousCow
        • It's fine in many cities. : EvilDolemite
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        I quit being a programmer because it looked like there was a definate glass celiling on profits. I still... : ra1n
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          There's definitely a ceiling and it's getting lower and lower every year. : wtf242
          • If you don't mind going into managerial/lead position after a while, there's a good deal of room. I thin... : cheshirecat
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            I felt bad for my manager at NI. He had been there fore 10 years, and worked very very hard for them. H... : ra1n
            • What you do now? : Skoal^Fyfan
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          60K as 50% of a two-income household is fine IMO, unless you live in Manhattan or something. 60K as a ... : EvilDolemite
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            I think that's closer. 120k combined to start is good, and would probably make it work especially if the... : ra1n
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              Where? Here 120K household is ludicrously high. I wouldn't know what to do with it. In some other ... : EvilDolemite
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                Where is here? I live in Boston. I didn't think 60k as a single male was enough in Austin, TX. I mean,... : ra1n
                • 60k is plenty for a single person here. You can even own a home and your own car. I don't understand $... : EvilDolemite
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                  It sounds like your expectations are fairly high, though, if you actually mean you plan to take your fami... : Goncyn
                  • High expectations indeed. Most households in this country bring in less than $50K, yet $120K is somehow ... : DinK
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          and what career did you switch to? : epit
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            pond scum sucking bottom dweller. : sigpro
            • I got that reference! : ra1n
          • Intellectual Property / Antitrust Lawyer : ra1n
        • Dude, you can definitely add Boston to that list, too. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • 60k is awesome for most of Texas. I'm not a programmer, but I started off at $38k and felt wonderful abo... : BoKnows
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      50k in CA is poverty level. :( : mavmavv
      • not poverty but damn close : Jayx77
• 42K/84k : bagelcc
• Consultant, started 47k in 2000, now 105k : riptyde
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  Started at 32k (at age 19), currently at 62k (age 25) Same company, Colorado, no extended education to s... : boarder2
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    Btw, from personal experience, if you care; I did the same thing (stayed at one company for around 6 year... : cheshirecat
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      It depends on the industry, I think. In consulting you can get pretty big raises because increases in ex : riptyde
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        Yeah, consulting's way better about that =] Mostly just something I wish I'd known at the time; I was ... : cheshirecat
        • Hehe I would gladly take a lower paying job if it meant not traveling so much. Hopefully my wife's next ... : riptyde
    • Yeah, if I looked I could probably do better if I *really* wanted to. Fact is, I don't really want to pu... : boarder2
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  $32k (21 years), $36k (23 years) : wykd
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    according to this thread you should seek a better employer : NukeDukem
    • I'm not a programmer and don't have much in terms of education. It also depends where they live. This a... : wykd
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      But thanks for going out of your way to shit on my income. Shack mentality++ : wykd
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        I imagine he assumed you were a programmer, since that's what the root post was asking about =] : cheshirecat
        • pretty much. : mavmavv
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          Oh, that explains it. My reading comprehension: -1. I'm merely a help desk person who looks after hosti... : wykd
          • lol that's why you make minimum wage, lern2readn00b : multisync
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  Holy crap. Shackers are BALLAS! *Bling* *Bling* : chuck577
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    Would be ballin more if my wife was still working and not home with the baby. Total income-- : riptyde
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      I'm with ya brother. Once both kids have started school I'm hoping she finds $omething new to do. : Spoetzl
      • My wife is looking for jobs right now. After 3 months she's realized that being home with a kid all day ... : riptyde
• Started at $51k, now $63k after 1.5 years. Plus large bonus based on profit above budgeted projections (l... : Goncyn
• Was just offered a fulltime for 45k starting at my current internship, however I've still got a fair amou... : dravalen
• 70K plus signing bonus, 92K after 5 years : bad_fish
• ~34k now with 5yrs 66.5k : Jorvaulx
• definite ceiling around 100k for straight out programmers, but you can go from 50k to 90k-100k pretty qui... : mrtony
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  43k and I just started 6 months ago. Definitely want to push for more when my year review comes up. : Evil Benius
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    Where are you at? If you have a degree and are doing C++, you're probably severely underpaid. all the... : ra1n
    • About an hour outside Philadelphia. I know I am being underpaid and when my review comes up I am going to... : Evil Benius
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  65K started out of school, 88K now : tashtego
  • in Boston, which means I'd make 50K anywhere except CA or NYC : tashtego
• Started at $48k, was fired and now I'm at $41,600 not including overtime and vacation. : not work safe
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  This is meaningless unless you state where you live - as cost of living has ALOT to do with what you make... : X Fuzion
  • yeah this is a good point : wtf242
  • It's a good thread for dick-waving, though. : EvilDolemite
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  started at about 40k, now at 150k (lol). in 6 years : moshman
  • wtf kind of coding job pays that, and in what city? : Antilles_Prime
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  started at 2k now 3 million, I also fuck playboy bunnies as a side job : kgargonmagrix79
  • started at 35k now at 85k not including bonus. That was about 8 years in the industry in Saint Louis MO. : trevis
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  started a year ago at 50k, now i'm at 60k : afrochops
  • oh I'm in UT btw : afrochops
• Started at $24k and now at about $180k working as a consultant : alnya
• 82k now doing java web development in NJ. Started out of high school (no college) at this company at like... : suqur
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  started: $40k now: $75k : action roommate
  • About the same for me. : unlurker
• With 100k/year american, one could live like a king here in Winnipeg. Unfortunately, 100k/year jobs are ... : Vantage
• JAVA DEVELOPERS: Please post job responsibilities + time at company, salary and location in this sub-t... : Skoal^Fyfan
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  also, keep in mind: - these huge consultant salaries are the product of very high per hour wages with ... : Antilles_Prime
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    Yeah, on the one hand, I see these numbers and think I'm underpaid. On the other hand, I have huge benef... : Zakko
    • Health insurance and decent vacation time adds an average of like $15-20K onto a salary. : EvilDolemite
• Midwest; 45k starting, 50k after a year : Audhuml4
• Thanks a ton guys! We are doing a mock business plan for DECA, so I wanted some first hand data. : snowwolf
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  Highest I've received (still in college) is about 42k/yr for an internship in western NY. I expect to ... : Yanks
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    wow nice. I make 15 an hour doing an internship part time. How do you swing class and full time work? : mavmavv
    • RIT doesn't do that. They force us to do internships to graduate -- and we don't usually do classes while... : Yanks
• who is your daddy and what does he do : proclone1
• Epeenlicious Thread. : Rrotz
• I was gonna reply with my answer but I'm so embarassed at how much I'm making a year (compared to some pe... : mrwolf710
• C++. Started at 60k, went up to 75k, down to 70k, laid off, 45k, laid off, currently doing contract piec... : SiW73
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  C++ Game Programmer. Started at 45k in 2000. Now 90k. This is in Austin, TX. : BestAliasEver
  • for what company? : hobosapien
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  Woah ! Are you serious folks ?! Time to go live in States :| Got 7 years exp and still sub-50... (cana... : Mercador
  • if you've got a university education then you're likely underpaid, even in canada. : flasher 907
• started at 106k, now at 230k : Morgin

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  Just to give you an idea of myself. I would consider myself a videophile with a budget, an active gamer... : peter riviera
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    Shame about the SD quality sucking on it - I guess if you don't care that's good. Why did you not co... : abrasion
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      I feel its not vivid enough. I seems "dim". Especially in bright rooms. Not for me. The SD PQ is going ... : peter riviera
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        The SD picture quality IS great on one kind of TV :( but it's the same kind you just got rid of. : abrasion
        • lol, very ture my friend : peter riviera
    • I have the TH42PX60, which is pretty much the same tv but smaller, and in general, SD looks pretty decent... : flibble2k
  • Samgsung. Sorry, was bugging me. I recently got a Vizio 37" and Toshiba upconverting DVD player, and ... : Nixx2004
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    But the xbox 360 upconverts also. : TreMetal
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      That's what I thought also. Why buy a dvd player if your xbox does it? : skobar
      • curious about the upconvert thing, like i said, a rental. I am using the componet cables for the xbox. ... : peter riviera
    • Unless he is running it over a VGA connection, the Xbox 360 does not up convert DVD movies under any circ... : DarkWolf5
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    Have you calibrated the set at all? The default settings on my panasonic plasma were crap, but once setu... : walker270
    • Yes, I did need to tweak the settings. But i'm gonna leave it neutral until the so called 100 curcial hou... : peter riviera
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    I don't know how to compute this... you claim to be a videophile and audiophile yet you enjoyed sound ... : sludge vohaul
    • and also, the 360 upconverts over VGA : sludge vohaul
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      and lol @ asking for advise from BB zealots. : mavmavv
      • ha, no I just wanted to see what they would say, and it I did get a great & absolutely incorrect response : peter riviera
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      the plasma is 1366 x 768... anything less than 1080p is crap? sony shill? : malloc
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        I didn't say it was crap, I said it was "crippled". I don't think anything less than 1080p is crap... ... : sludge vohaul
        • Well, so you feel better, I plan on picking up a SED 65" 1080p in 1.5 years if they are around $5000. I... : peter riviera
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      1080p to me only matters if you have +50" or sit 3 feet away. Like I said its a whole other bible. One ... : peter riviera
      • well your 1080i is getting downconverted plus doubled in the case of your 720p example but whatever, to e... : sludge vohaul
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      Seriously. I have the 40" HD XBR and NO FREAKING WAY would I call it "like 5.1" with the built in speaker... : Serpico74
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        are the speakers on the sides of it? also, I had mine in the corner... Sure, its not 5.1, but it was good... : peter riviera
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          The speakers are on the sides. The set is 40", biggest CRT Sony has ever made (I think they were disconti... : Serpico74
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            Duh, in the middle of that I forgot to say that the set is 4:3. Like I said before, it adds a 16:9 letter... : Serpico74
            • I thought sony made a 42" 16:9 CRT a couple years back. I had my heart set on it despite the $4k value. I... : flasher 907
    • Yeah, I agree with this post. Also not sure why a videophile would rule out the current SXRD sets w/o at... : Zero|DPX
  • Apartment? Dude, get a house! : Malum
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    I have the same tube 34" XBR. The secret is to buy a house with a short living room. Seriously, my couch... : Busta J
    • Agreed. I live in an apartment, and I LOVE my XBR. It still has the best picture quality of any TV, anywh : jason bergman
  • What is breath hair? : devi| dog
  • I bought the exact same TV for the exact same price and feel the same way. It's maybe the best TV for the... : mrwolf710
  • Awesome post. If I wasn't in debt up to my eyeballs I'd consider going out and getting one of those 50" ... : mrwolf710
  • do you still have the CRT around? Did you try HD-DVD on it? I have a Panasonic CT-34WX52 (34" HD CRT) and... : Old_Fart
  • I live in a small place and my Sony 34XS955 CRT, same TV as Peter's basicly, is 30" from my face. A ... : PenGone

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• Dammit, I couldn't find this because you posted it while I was giving up and positng mine. : perstephanie
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  # Beezelbub has retrieved your faction flag from the stronghold of Warseers! (Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:05:13 ... : perstephanie
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    Beezlebub is in the Demons Next Door (our ally). They must have raided the Warseers stronghold, and sinc... : Nixx2004
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      That's pretty sweet anyway, then. :) Awesome to have allies in this game. : perstephanie
      • You also get a smallish amount of Honor, which boosts your Karma. : mem
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  I want to play NW. I really enjoyed UD, but at level 30 I consider it "beaten" and am bored of it. ... : Ebu
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    From what I can tell so far, NW definitely has more staying power than UD... I think that's part of why w... : perstephanie
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      Thanks for the insight. I'm going to give it a shot after we wrap up UD. I have my doubts, though. Par... : ann thracks
      • Yeah, simplicity is one of the good (and bad) things about UD. Makes it easy to start (make a zombie, mo... : Nixx2004
      • NW starts out pretty simple, it just gets complex later on. I guess in some ways it can be more like play... : perstephanie
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  Anyone know if the spell The Crushing is worth learning? http://wiki.nexuswar.com/index.php/The_Crushi... : Nixx2004
  • Yes, it is worth learning. http://forums.nexuswar.com/viewtopic.php?t=7451 : mem
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  what do you think my pariah should take after blood claws and weaken? i'm thinking hellfire. : mattsull85
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    Not sure. I think I'm going to take Blood Taste, mostly for the rare times when combat is 'live' (player... : Nixx2004
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      I think it's just 2ap? http://wiki.nexuswar.com/index.php/Hellfire "It is a normal attack roll..." : Balboa
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        • 2 AP total for attack. Hellfire adds 1 AP to cost of normal attack, and also uses some MP. Skip it, un... : mem
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  Any opinions on Strength and Stamina? If the added carrying capacity and HP are useful even at level 30, ... : Gauss
  • Depends what class you're going to be. Classes that don't use weapons don't need Strength very much. St... : Nixx2004
• i approve of this game. : m0rfus
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  Okay I need advice. I just hit level 9 with my Shacknews character, so I know I'm going to have to make a... : perstephanie
  • Looks like you aren't going the Pariah route, which is OK since we have a lot of those. Could be a bow... : Nixx2004
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    Myrmidon, as your skills are spread around a lot. Aim for either NC or ES. Max one of your weaponskills d... : mem
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      I like the idea of Eternal Soldier or Nexus Champion. What mortal skills should I pick up now if I'm plan... : perstephanie
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        Depends on your choice of weaponry. Try to max one type, as you'll be doing mostly combat as Myrmidon. Re... : mem
        • Awesome, thanks. : perstephanie
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  When are we setting up a stronghold? I've been killed around 7 times in around over the past few days wi... : Kentor
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    Places to find lvl 10+ characters: Paradise, Stygia, Purgatorio. And strongholds, of course, but it's PIT... : mem
    • Yes, I know. : Kentor
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    Hopefully soon soon. We have a lack of leadership (Nixx is awesome, but didn't intend to organize stuff o... : perstephanie
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      My concern is that we might not have sufficient man power to hold the stronghold right now. Hopefully th... : Kentor
      • Yeah. We'd waste a lot of AP moving to it and lose half our faction bonus for a day if we lost the stron... : Nixx2004
      • Partly depends on where it is, but we do have a decent number of people hitting level 10 right now, and a... : perstephanie
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        I enjoyed the Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale when it was out. Never tried the regular. : Prototype
        • So did you post about Nexus Wars in the beer thread? : perstephanie
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  Are search and hide skills worth the cp? It seems like they make life a lot easier, but I'm almost tie... : Sexpansion Pack
  • If they save AP, then they are worth the cost. Hide gets you on track to Advanced Hide, which gives you n... : mem
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  do we have a group? whats going on? what should i create? : virus
  • Character generator: http://siddhant.name/games/nw/chargen.html Be whatever sounds fun to you. Can do... : Nixx2004
  • Our biggest group right now is Shacknews, which is evil, so you should make yourself evil or unaligned ro... : perstephanie
• Huh, guess something changed with the Shackmap. Before the link under the 'Name' column would take you... : Nixx2004
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  what mortal skills are worth having for me? i'm evil, and going for pariah, but i'm at 40cp atm, and must... : AMikaboshi
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    I'd say definitely dodge. You have to have 40 or less CP to become tier 2, so since you get 15 when yo... : Nixx2004
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      what about things like sence magic? am i likely to find cool magic items? : AMikaboshi
      • I don't think that's going to be very useful for a Pariah since you aren't searching for weapons like mos... : Nixx2004
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  Just hit level 12 with my Pariah, and got my 50th kill (and 23 deaths). Not many Pariah skills to choo... : Nixx2004
  • I guess the thought is you build up some of the secondary mortal skills. Like smithing. Maybe. : Alf Alpha
  • i was planning on going blood claws + weaken, then blood taste and explosive murder. finish up mortal sk... : Enraged Pineapple
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  Some tips/notes to players coming from UD This is a work in progress. If you see something confusing, : Alf Alpha
  • Looks pretty good. Maybe add links to the maps wiki page, the uber map, and the character generator.... : Nixx2004
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    This is fantastic, thanks for posting. If anyone wants to try to put together a new shacker's guide that'... : perstephanie
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      I am currently making a Skill Tree. It will show the skills for each Tier, how they relate, and a quick b... : Rheingold
      • Sneek peak: http://wiki.nexuswar.com/images/a/ac/Skilltree.jpg : Rheingold

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• Part One - The Beginning A few months ago a friend asked me if I wanted to go trekking with him in Nep... : veras
• will Nepalese bliss really blow your head clean off? : GloriousCow
• Part Two - Manang As our altitude got higher and higher, our hiking days were getting shorter. For the... : veras
• Part Three - The Pass From Manang our days got very short, at this altitude we could only do very smal... : veras
• Part Four - The Descent The descent started out easy enough. I was thinking I'd feel like Superman wit : veras
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  Part Five - The End & Pictures One of the most interesting things about the trip was the people we end... : veras
  • excellent pictures. thanks! : sikander
  • Nice avalanche... lol poon hill : oldschoolbob-o
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  Bonus Part - Book, Gear Reviews Gear: I was pretty disappointed with the MEC branded stuff I got from... : veras
  • Wow, nice writeup. I'd love to have an adventure like that someday. : GloriousCow
  • Really good stuff! Will note that MEC stuff sucks for actual mountaineering! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Deleted Scenes? : fluffy64
• Awesome! Sounds like you had a great time. The pics are great too. : senseimoron
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  Amazing stuff. The pic of those trams is o_O : oatmela
  • the ganges river has got to be one of the most fucked up places on the planet. burned bodies floating dow... : GloriousCow
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  LOL @ Yeti Airlines. : punchdog
  • There were like a half dozen local airlines that do the flight daily; we opted for Yeti Airlines because ... : veras
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  fucking wonderful write-up! i would go to great lengths to experience something like this.. i dont even... : aurealis
  • oh yea when i moved to AZ from indiana, i packed as much as i could fit into my little sunfire and took o... : aurealis
  • Yeah, I may write something up about the time in Bangkok/Hong Kong/Kathmandu/Pokhara, was pretty insane a... : veras
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  wow ... so i'm actually from nepal ...... except born here in the US ... only been there twice ... can't ... : smalakar
  • Great write up. Been to the Big Buddha myself. I have some cool b/w photos of the area. will post if anyo... : fusionrx
• great write-up, thanks for this... awesome : Snicker-Snack
• I haven't read all the links yet but do you include costs of the trip and time spent? I'm assuming this ... : multisync
• ooh, will read this when I get home from work. Thanks! : smoove
• Wow, man. Amazing. Thank you for sharing this. : Stoned Gargoyle
• Great write-up, sounds like awesome. : snagger
• Wow, impressive! Amazing pics. : FormerHPB
• This is an amazing read. Thank you for sharing! : silent prophet
• Sounds and looks like you had an amazing time! I'd love to do something like this myself one day. Tha : losimagic
• Not to steal your thunder, but those that liked your writeup might enjoy these letters from a couple frie... : rasputinreborn
• really good writeup. Sounds like you had an amazing time! : Fredrik S
• Do you have change for a dollar? All I've got are these damn Nepalese coins...ed : uncle slappy
• awesome write up man! How much do you think that the whole ordeal costed you? also nice books! : SAS_Ale
• Searching the corpses in the river? 0_o : famine101

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• I had the best time ever at Niagara Falls (Canukian side) during the Millennium celebration. : drucifer
• pfft! i've always spent new years alone well no gf or anything : Ziz
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  Come to Germany please. : askedrelic
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    I'm in German now! Erlangen. I can't wait till I go home this saturday : BobBarker
    • Aw damn, that's like 6 hours from here. : askedrelic
• No appreciation for peace and quiet these days is there. For even one year I would love to be able to av... : Wombat Woo
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  :-( burro take me to the carribbean and i'll spend new years with you. : dahanese
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    ^^^ The Winner Even if plutonic she can help pick up other hotties : Awun
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      She's coarse grained due to slow cooling underground?! loltypo : crockroches
      • i can be that! i love you burrrrrrro : dahanese
      • I really am the world's worst speller. : Awun
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  Fly to NYC. I'll be there with a bunch of friends, we can relive quakecon but with fucking hot women and... : ra1n
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    I'm considering NY as well. This is quite an enticing offer!! : digitalburro
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      i want to hang out with you and i will if you come to NYC. :-( : dahanese
      • I might even come out even though New Year's is usually a family thing here. :( : yoonix
• travel to portland 2 weeks later and buy me birthday drinks. : sigpro
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  I plan on kissing someone at midnight. : felicia
  • Besides, I'd go to NYC if I had the money! : felicia
  • shh youre not supposed to tell...now everyone knows : darklox
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    Hey burrito I think that's a pass at you. : ieGod
    • No way, felicia isn't burro's type, she doesn't weigh 400 weight pounds. : askedrelic
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  I hear Vegas is nuts on NYE. accomodations are pricey though. : edgewise
  • i heard the crowd is entirely asian : aurealis
• lol, you could come hang out wiht me and cbslf in 'Nooga... : Antilles_Prime
• vegas is really crowded and gets crazy expensive as the night goes on. they also lock most of the casino... : hamachi
• Vegas is fun but messy. They close down the strip and hundreds of thousands of people crowd together and... : Cottc Cid
• drive down to austin : wtf242
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  The pants party? : VegasX
  • a pants party for one is no party at all :( : digitalburro
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  I'm going to Rochester, NY of all places. : prfectjon
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    lol : drucifer
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      Double lol, that's really gotta suck!! : askedrelic
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        indeed. Drive to Niagara Falls, it's only an hour away : drucifer
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          Dude, when I come back to Rochester, we need to meet up. : askedrelic
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            When I finish renovating my house, I think I'm going to invite some Shackers over. : drucifer
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              wtf? Since when do you live in Rochester? : Squirrely
              • I don't, I'm in Auburn... about an hour away to the east. : drucifer
  • at this point I'd rather be there*, than DFW. :/ *on New Years Eve, that is. because I would get to s : eskimo spy
• Dude, Shackmeat it up with us: http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=3651 : omnova
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  I could prolly get you into a swingers bar for NYE. Swinger bars are the place to be at midnight on NYE, ... : mace
  • you scare the crap outta me, but I love you man lol : digitalburro
• I have no clue what I'm even doing. I'll be with the gf though so ... it doesn't really matter. : ieGod
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  If you come to NOLA I guarantee a good time. We're going to see Andre Williams and Morning 40 Federation ... : Rauol Duke
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    where are you going? : digitalburro
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      Chicago. Ill be leaving on the 2nd most likely. : Rauol Duke
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        noooooo! I feel so bad that we've never gotten to hang out....and now you're leaving :( : digitalburro
        • I'll be making monthly or so trips back. We're already booking a place for Mardi Gras this year. : Rauol Duke
• vegas is absolutely insanely expensive on new years. : josecuervo
• Holmen, WI is a pretty happenin' place, come party with me! : TheMonkeyWench
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  i've done vegas on new year's twice. it's damn fun. i never even went to any clubs on the actual night,... : FrayLo
  • yes, the hotels jack up their prices, but it's still a tasty good time. : FrayLo
• I thought you wrote off strippers? That is the main reason to go to Vegas. : cbslf
• Come to Columbus Ohio and go to the goff club with us! http://br0ken-b0y.livejournal.com/45893.html ... : geedeck
• Scotland, and go to Edinburgh or Glasgow, and see how people really celebrate hogmanay : captfarrell
• If you feel like coming to SF we're having a large (150'ish) house party that you'd be welcome to attend.... : graah
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  I say go to another country. I'm looking into Rio for this new years party. : BongSlayerB
  • no passport :( : digitalburro
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  You need to join themelon & I..... http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=3651 : HiSpeedChase
  • This makes me wish I lived near dallas :( : d0gbert
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  Why did you even make a thread when you know the answer is NYC? : Portax
  • listen to this man! nobody does a New Year's party like NYC! : sergeon
  • do eeet. jesus christ, man, how much of a female stalker must i be? : dahanese
• Amsterdam??? : godm0de

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• hahahahaha noooo fuckin way. : proclone1
• lolololol, ok whoever's plate that is, FESS UP! : Krypt_
• holy shit that is A+ : eeeealmo
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  No way, can you really put hearts on your license plate in CA? : carazy
  • oh sure, that and a star, a high-five hand... and a couple other symbols I think? : proclone1
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  haha you can get hearts on cali plates? what other special characters can you get? : Patch-e
  • I think I've seen a hand before... : Xhost
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    You can get personalized plates, with a heart, hand, star, or a plus sign. Here's the DMV's page about th... : angrytaxman
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      My plate will eventually say: B♥TTS♥X : felicia
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        Whats a bottsox? : carazy
        • It's kinda like botox, but messier : veras
      • And the sound of a thousand nerds unzipping was heard. : EvilDolemite
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        hah good luck gettin that one past them. You have to provide explanations for what the plate means, so t... : proclone1
        • Bittsox. Battsax - bats playing saxophone. Bottsux - fear of robots. : perstephanie
      • reminiscent of the famous: http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/license.asp : skryte
    • So I can get "♥+hand=kali"? : riptyde
    • I love how this is supposed to be a "Kids" plate. : zehh
    • I couldn't get it to accept any of my ideas. :( : ChibiJosh
    • FREE+hand+JB not available : speon
    • The number '69' is reserved for 1969 year model vehicles. lol : riptyde
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      Kids Plate? : trove
      • Yeah in california kids can drive now as long as they have this license plate distinguishing them from ot... : carazy
      • It comes with a Gamecube. : sgtsanity
    • The environmental plate is all plain. Is it made of recycled license plates? : pebui
• Ahaha, must be one of the KOCK DJs, lol : loboca
• noiiiceee ps. you can get symbols on your plates now? : spector
• hahaha, awesome. : chazums
• That CANNOT be a coincidence... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• AHAHAHAHAHAHA. Gold right there! : FormerHPB
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  Wow, usually DMV will deny getting this kind of a license plate. : Flynn
  • if someone puts a complaint in. You can respond back to them if your reason for a plate is good enough fo... : Iwannaacura
• Hahahaha, what the hell?!?! : bitter ego
• This is fantastic, GOLD. : newek
• That is awesome! : Sylvanus
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  That's hilarious...I can't think of anything else someone would want that to mean. : cookblaze
  • One Love, K (kathy, karen, kelly...) loves K (keith, Karl, ken, kevin...) I bet that was the intent... : pigvomit
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  how do you know its not an employee of the preschool? If you had a son, i'd be worried :p : liqker
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    why, you think they love cock so much they are trying to suck pre school cocks? : ease_one
    • I think anyone that has a license plate exclaiming their love for cock is a bit perverse, but thats not t... : liqker
• oh man that is awesome. I'm surprised they let it through. : khaosman
• Thumbs up! <be cautious where you sit> : late1
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  Someone who lives a few blocks away from me has the license plate "HELP" It's awesome. : perstephanie
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    Do they have a frame that says "I'm stuck in a license plate factory"? : inarius
    • No, but that would make me laugh. : perstephanie
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  a long time ago, my friend had "I <3 MILFS" it was great :) : virus
  • Wait, was it your friend that was in the news in Seattle for that plate? : graah
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  when I was camping for my 360 there was an older guy there (35ish) driving a g35 with RTFM as his license... : mojo the helpr monke
  • wow i hate RTFM assholes. : datoo
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  can someone please spell this out for me, I don't get it. : Dan 101
  • Well you see it's funny because the license plate says I lo- ... oh you dirty dawg! : tacocat
  • I must be retarded because I don't get it either... :( : tunis5000
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  shack didn't coin that phrase though did it? : jvox
  • your mom did. : tacocat
• The thing is, if it were from a Shacker, he/she would have talked about it here! : Bingo

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• It's pretty good, but the terrorists are sold as an optional expansion. I have no idea. : ChibiJosh
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  pretty awesome. Uploading some gameplay footage in a few minutes... : verbatim
  • Excellent. It looks good. Would like to wait for a demo but it looks to be a port of the 360 version wi... : thejm4n
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    For some reason the colour is off unless played with windows media player... *shrug*... so play it with w... : verbatim
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      nice..what specs is your machine? : jane911
      • Second'd. Wondering if my machine has enough muscle... : RookieCAF
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      I must be late to the party when I say this, but isn't that game called GRAW? : canuck69
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        Yeah, the first mission looks a lot like GR:AW, but it gets a lot better. If I could figure out why th... : verbatim
        • Your specs? : manlyman
    • specs damit! looks pretty nice on your rig : Smellsy
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      Here's what the colours should look like: http://verbatim.viscidity.com/screen.jpg : verbatim
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        a vid from the second level: http://verbatim.viscidity.com/r6v.m2.wmv yes, I am just fucking around... : verbatim
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          No slag on your PC, but this really makes me appreciate that my 360 only cost me a little over $300CA if ... : Fred Garvin
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            P.S. The music in this game rocks. : Fred Garvin
            • Totally agree. Awesome music, especially the last level. : Bull
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            agreed. You can see that slight pc lag when he turns the screen quick that I dont get on my 360 version : bagelcc
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              that has more to do with recording with fraps than actual performance. Also, that's 1/2 the resolution... : verbatim
              • I'm willing to bet they already knew that and just wanted to slag anyway. Nice job with the vids. I g... : Matt Burris
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      Holy fuck that looks awesome. : d0gbert
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        Terrorist hunt mode is even better than SP, imho. : verbatim
        • If it's as good as Raven Shield's Terrorist Hunt that's fucking awesome. : mrfunky3000
    • looks fun, might have to actually pick this one up. : snowwolf
    • Dude, thanks. I may have to pick this up this weekend. : thejm4n
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    is it buggy? : smax
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      haven't hit any bugs yet. It's a night and day experience in contrast with SC:DA. : verbatim
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        Specs FTW! : manlyman
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          Specs in this post for great justice: I have A CPU, A GPU, A Sound Card, Some Memory, Two Monit... : verbatim
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            Mods, Unless he posts his specs, can we hit him with a thirty? ;)( I Kid, I Kid) : RookieCAF
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              SPECS HERE ->http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12192033 : marmite
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                except that those are slightly out of date, re: http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=8800topqb6.jp... : verbatim
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                  Are e-penis posts bannable? ;) : RookieCAF
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                    Would the fact that I have 2 make my e-peener even bigger? : verbatim
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                      More than likely yes. I feel so insufficient with my two 7800's now :( : RookieCAF
                      • Well, don't feel too bad, one is just being held for someone else. :) : verbatim
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                  Any insight on what it would run like on the previous generation of cards? I.E any notable slow downs ev... : Power-Glide
                  • SC:DA ran better on my 7800s than on my 8800 (even after the new 97.44 drivers came out). In fact, I coul... : verbatim
      • Kindly, What are you running this on? : RookieCAF
  • whats is your system setup like?? : hobosapien
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  just bought the PC version and finished installing, gonna give the single player a shot now. : lakren
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    take some shots. I'm curious as to what it looks like on PC. : Cygnus X-1
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      100% identical to the Xbox version, if your specs can take it. Honestly you can't have more direct con... : MrLobo
      • Excellent, because the console version of this game fucking rocks. Only thing I didn't dig about it was u... : d0gbert
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  if minimum requirements require a 3ghz processor and you have a 2.4 what are the odds of this playing dec... : spector
  • Apparantly 2.21 GHz isn't good enough either: http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=detecthw9.jpg ... : verbatim

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  I know compusa could look up a receipt if you used your credit card to pay. I'm sure Fry's could as well,... : feek
  • Right. They just want to make things difficult for me. I hope my bank will hear me out and let me do a ch... : Gary the Llama
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  What about contacting the publisher? : Flynn
  • Already did. They said they don't keep registration codes handy and there's nothing they can do. : Gary the Llama
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    Also I was watching X-Play today and they commented on the retarded 3-hour long installation procedure. S... : Flynn
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      Final Fantasy XI? It took me maybe 5 minutes to install it along with the expansion packs. Super quick. : Gary the Llama
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        haha you weren't done yet if you haven't entered the keys : grendel
        • No, the newest Gold packin with everything doesn't take nearly as long. It USED to take 3 hours for the o... : Bantis
      • Installing, easy. Getting all the patches... not so much. I mean, I think they've sped it up, but it ... : Zhaneel
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  take it to walmart and tell them the disc is defective and you wanna exchange it for the same product.. : g0nk
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    Even without the game box? (Assuming I don't wanna go wading through the garbage to find it.) : Gary the Llama
    • You'll probably need the box, with it you should be able to exchange without a receipt. : sanchez
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      since you did buy it already, go to fry's buy new game. Put old one in there that doesnt work return. : Iwannaacura
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        Can't return opened software, exchange only. : sanchez
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          Dont open the software, just get the serial then, i dunno.. I would just go there and give them shit. : skobar
          • As soon as you open the box it's considered open, even if the cd/manuals/whatever inside are shrink wrapp... : sanchez
• You should already know Fry's customer service sucks ass. : vaniah
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  I would contact the publisher, like the guy above said. Tell them you have no keys, and they may make you... : kbufo
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    Yes. I live in a tiny apartment. I don't have room to clutter it up with boxes. (Unless it's a DVD style ... : Gary the Llama
    • Fair enough. I live in a tiny apartment overrun with game boxes, so I can relate. : kbufo
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      The box is still taking up the same amount of space in your apartment even if it's in the trash. You shou... : DarkWolf5
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        Box retrieved! It was already in the dumpster. Fortunately, it was near the top and I only got slightl... : Gary the Llama
        • pix+divx of you in the dumpster plz : Flynn
  • They won't do it. We bought a copy for a friend at BestBuy - turns out the regcodes were already used, s... : genom
• Trust me, the game is trying to send you a message. It is sucking now to prevent major sucking in the fu... : Cottc Cid
• It's for the best. That game will eat your soul. Not in a good way either. : MrAdults
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  Why on EARTH do people throw away that kind of stuff that quickly? It blows my mind. I keep receipts... : abrasion
  • lol, me too. My underwear and sock drawer is like 50% receipts now. : DarkWolf5
• Where did you throw it away? Did you shred it or something? : Bull
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  Why would you buy this game? The damn thing took 3 years of my life and I pretty much hated every moment ... : Bantis
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    Why'd you play it for 3 years if you hated it so much? I really don't feel like playing World of Warcraft... : Gary the Llama
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      Everquest 2. Try the new expansion; the trial has all the new expansion stuff, "Play the Fae". It has a l : Bantis
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        BST fo'lyf. : Modica Sol Solis
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          {Courier Carrie} {Do You Have It?} {Please Invite Me!} : Bantis
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            Ahahah, I wish. Going through the hell that is 10 to 14 right now. : Modica Sol Solis
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              The second I got jug pets a friend and I would Jug Duo in Qufim, it worked really well to the mid/late 20... : Bantis
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                I'm gettin there, already got 4/6 of a static set up. DRK/WAR, me as a BST/RDM or BST/THF or BST/WHM, a B... : Modica Sol Solis
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                  Do BST/WHM. I had RDM lvled up to 56 when I started BST and I was going to just do that since my WHM was ... : Bantis
                  • Eventually, I'm going to be using BST as a sub for NIN or RDM or BLU. It's been proven that BST's charm r... : Modica Sol Solis
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        I never understood people who put things like "LV75 RDM/LV75 PLD/LV45 WAR/LV56 BST/LV75 BLM" in their sig... : MrAdults
        • well, im not sure if you know this, but generally when people put a lot of time into something fruitless,... : Bantis
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      Seriously. My brother played (a year or so), and I almost never saw him do more than 1. fight crabs of : flox
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        Thats all the fucking game is. I mean, here, let's go over everything wrong with it: You lose XP. By lo... : Bantis
        • jesus, posting this just made me hate life; haha : Bantis
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          Disagreed on most points, but we usually do :P What MMO are you looking forward to? Or are you stickin... : Modica Sol Solis
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            I like WoW, I like EQ2. I have fond memories of EQ1, and obviously UO is still my favorite to date. There... : Bantis
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              Well, if you enjoy WoW or EQ2, you might end up liking Vanguard after all. In my opinion, the game is cur... : Modica Sol Solis
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                Yea; I think their biggest problem with Vanguard was the pacing of development. They've got the right ide... : Bantis
                • Yea, they learned their lesson with EQ. Completely ignoring your customer base may make you elite but... : Ebu
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  Seems sorta weird that you have a bunch of blank boxes on your manual. =( And the publisher (grrr) sai... : Zhaneel
  • SOE is the US customer support... what do you think :) : ghost in my shell
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  So...can't you fish in the garbage and get the receipt + box back...?!? : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Ah, I see that is what you did! Dumpster diver, haw, haw! : Rice-Rocketeer
• I could probably give you mine. played it all of 5 hours. which version did you get? all the way up to th... : freakord
• In Canada they can't keep receipt info because of privacy legislation. : Fred Garvin
• Call up Fry's and tell them you'll initiate a chargeback unless they're willing to do something. Speak wi... : ieGod

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