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  We'll be running our first search and destroy tonight at 9:00PM EST. All those participating, list the s... : Kentor
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    (5,19) Ridleytown, Valhalla : Kentor
    • Apartment Building (5,19) (Ridleytown) Funglebunny (1) (42HP) : Kentor
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      Apartment Building (6,18) (Ridleytown) Theodore Tempest (5) (30HP) Gripper Pete (4) (18HP) Fisty McSma... : Kentor
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        smaked some bitches down, now hiding. : radula
        • could do with a heal if anyone is nearby. : radula
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    who is we? which faction? : Gauss
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      Anyone from the 3 Shack factions. I'm assuming the good faction does not particularly want to participat... : Kentor
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        Also, why do we even have 3 factions? We don't even have sufficient people to hold one stronghold right ... : Kentor
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          Because having more characters is more fun, but having them in the same faction really screws up the fact... : Nixx2004
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            From various responses it seems like we also have people that are only in one faction as well. : Kentor
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              the current system is perfect for me, my main badass is in shacknews, my experimental badass is in apple ... : AbortedFetusChristi
              • Yeah. Not having Shack Hype's +5 to healing would seriously suck, and likewise with the +damage in Shackn... : Balboa
          • I think we should just strongly encourage newbies to join Shacknews and not worry too much about it. The ... : perstephanie
        • We're not actually that spread out - it's been discussed a lot, but basically some people want to play as... : perstephanie
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    Slum (4,22) (Ridleytown) Looks like I'm near everyone else; unfortunately I didn't read this before I pla... : perstephanie
    • I assume I'll be dead whenever I check my character. Seems like mid-level characters do not survive very... : Kentor
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  Here's a convenient map of all the areas in NW: http://www.users.on.net/%7Erabbithole/ubermap/ : Kentor
  • they've just updated it to show all the stronghold too : captfarrell
• Died twice already today 18 ap out the window :| : dravalen
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  I'm starting at 15/30. I'll update below as to what I find, I'm only level 1. : knitemare
  • Wow, someone right where I am and they were attacking me earlier. Lisarel (4) [Hand to Hand Combat] [M... : knitemare
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    15/32, inside Freddy Mercury (1), Eragos (2), Violet Rage (9), Arzyeka (4), Zade (5), Foamy (4), Pana ... : knitemare
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      Ugh, so retarted. I attacked Freddy 26 times and hit ONCE for 4 points. What the hell is that? : knitemare
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        Ouch : Kentor
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          Yes, they need to fix the entropy generator or something. With one of my other characters I just tried t... : knitemare
          • Did that other character have dodge or any of Martial Arts-skills? PRNG has been vetted quite thorougly... : mem
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            From the Shackmap it looks like you only have one character, so I guess you didn't trigger the 'zerg' fla... : Nixx2004
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              "random" is about right. I've so far spent 24 AP searching for a new weapon or two in this mansion and th... : AbortedFetusChristi
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                Remember to try to search in the daytime when the lights are on. Hiding is better at night with lights of... : perstephanie
                • well, it's night but the lights are on, I think that should be good enough, right? didn't know about thi... : AbortedFetusChristi
      • Your % to hit is not what you actually hit at: the enemy's Dodge and innate defense abilities are subtrac... : Rheingold
    • unless I get ganked and need to relocate, this is my base of operations (hehe) for my good healer Fraxxxi... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Shacker Newbie Utilities Discussion A lot of Shacknews people will soon be transferring here from Urba : Rheingold
  • Wow, that combat tree post is nice. Very useful. : Nixx2004
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  My Shacknews guy just hit 10. I had set him up to become a Pariah and just keep wailing on everyone but ... : hiloopy
  • You can make a good defiler with HtH skills (more specifics here: http://forums.nexuswar.com/viewtopic.ph... : Nixx2004
• I'm almost to Ridleytown with my healer. How do I join Shacknews, and who needs a heal? : Ride-My-Rocket

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• *flew around in a plane/spaceship : Nighteyes
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  Solar Winds? : Omaha
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    This was from 1993, though... : Omaha
    • It could be from that era, I honestly don't remember how old the game was. :o : Nighteyes
    • It's that style, but not in space : Nighteyes
  • I loved this game. I wish they'd made more. : theamazingrand0
• Forget whatever that game is. Get Uridium + C64 emulator. : snoozy
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  Subspace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubSpace_(computer_game) : manero
  • oh, nevermind. subspace ruled though. : manero
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  Sounds like Fire Fight http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/firefight/index.html : gireal
  • ^^^ This man is correct. The soundtrack rocked too. : Delithio
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    It's not Fire Fight. Fire Fight was fun though:D Maybe it was before Fire Fight though. Arg this is ... : Nighteyes
    • The game had more of an RPG element since you played as a mercenary that bought and upgraded your shit. : Nighteyes
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  Reminds me of Traffic Department 2192, though that almost certainly isn't what you're thinking of. htt... : lechuck59
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    Look at the two blue links under "graphics." Those articles don't seem accurate. : Omaha
    • Needs more disambiguation. : SwiftyPants
• Was it Zone 66? : Omaha
• Tyrian? : tbreffni
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  raptor? that was way earlier though : judge
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    http://www.3drealms.com/raptor/ : judge
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      Still a great game. I need to figure out how to play it again. : omnova
      • I agree with you! : Rice-Rocketeer
      • DosBox runs it... : gummijoh
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  Escape Velocity? That came out for the PC back around 2000, I think. : Enkidu
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    I'm pretty sure that was Mac only until fairly recently (within the past 2 years) : derelict515
    • Nah, it was PC, too - but it's not top down. Not the game. : Conan
• Man that sounds familiar...Like a disc shaped hovercraft? When you moved in a direction, you would coast ... : AxeMan808
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  Thanks for tryin folks, but I just can't find this game. Sorry I can't give more details although I do b... : Nighteyes
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    Go here and look if you haven't done so already. mobygames.com : Delithio
    • Holy shit, I can't believe it! http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/daggers-rage Thanks! Now to ... : Nighteyes
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  anyone ever play this game? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Department_2192 : MikkleThePickle
  • I'm downloading it now since its linked on wiki to some abandoneware site : Nighteyes
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    YES JESUS CHRIST I LOVED THIS GAME Thank god someone has finally mentioned this on the shack (other th... : crummynz
    • lol awesome :) : MikkleThePickle
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  Subspace maybe? I never played SP (if there was any?). : feek
  • I found it. It's called Dagger's Rage. Terrible reviews and the company that created it now makes cell ... : Nighteyes

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• That's fantastic. I'm reading The Prestige right now, and it's very different from the movie. It has much : sgtsanity
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  their hands are like... so fast. : reverend~heresy
  • Imagine if they were on your throbbing cock!! : iamgoat
• Unfortunately, it is a cross-class skill for you. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Gob > * : paravis
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  I hate to tell you this but opaque is the opposite of transparent : boring gegtik
  • Half the damn world has this backwards and I have no idea why. : badspot
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    It sucks when you make a mistake like that on the shack, it's worse when it's in a parent post instead of... : brickmatt
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      The only way this could be sweeter is if he forgot this -> . : boring gegtik
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        I'm thinking of banning this account of yours so you have to go back to gegtik. This "boring" shit is a ... : brickmatt
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          bore1 /bɔr, boʊr/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciatiobawr, bohr] Pronunciat... : boring gegtik
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            ^^^ boring post. : [fry]
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              I'm going to bore a 1/4" gloryhole in a fence for you : boring gegtik
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                you're up late. usually you're posting when i get to work or shortly thereafter. i'm supposed to be at... : [fry]
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                  No one cares, fry. : brickmatt
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                    dude if i did a NOC i'd be banned. ban yourself. : [fry]
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                      look at this hypocrisy gegtik : [fry]
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                        I've been banned for NOC, but guess what... that's right : boring gegtik
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                          Nah think about it, you have to matter first to care, the reason between the overt hypocrisy is simple, t... : mxoadonai
                          • I'm glad we have our TFO replacement. : brickmatt
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                            I'm going to read this a couple more times cause I'm pretty certain theres a tight burn hiding in all tho... : boring gegtik
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                              What the fuck is going on in this thread? : rosewood
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                                LASERS]i]b : boring gegtik
                                • Typical. : rosewood
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                                Hypocrisy! Some mod should ban gegtik for the grammar nazi post that started this trainwreck of a subthr : brickmatt
                                • Bro. Don't cop my steez. : boring gegtik
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                                  But is correcting the wrong word grammar? : rosewood
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                                    Spirit of the law, am I rite? : brickmatt
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                                      ahem.. actually, the correct spelling.. ]sLASERS : boring gegtik
                                      • Go for 142, do it. Do it! DO IT! : rosewood
                                  • No its hypocrisy for he who is without sin let them cast the first stone. : mxoadonai
                              • Some offhand slights. : sgtsanity
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                                do you guys ever lay there in the yard : deep gray
                                • I lay in the green grass for 4 hours. : mxoadonai
                        • You've been nuked 141 times, there probably isn't anything you haven't been banned for. Yet here you are... : brickmatt
                    • Lols, fry. Bullshit, do a search for "cares" and look at all the un-nuked "who cares" comments. Fraylo ... : brickmatt
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                  I'm at my parents' place for the holidays and up later than I oughtta tomorrow I head down to vermont to ... : boring gegtik
                  • so I guess you aren't keepin it Montreal : sgtsanity
          • Are you coming on to me? : brickmatt
  • Oh no! My post is missing and then translucent. How can I live with myself after such a typo BGegtik!?! : Lunatic Angelic
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  Cups and balls was the first trick I learned. After years, I crafted a solid routine out of it. Maybe I'l... : notd665
  • I just read this post preview fast and thought, probably : boring gegtik
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    Yes, but if it lasts more than four hours you should go to the emergency room. : sgtsanity
    • nothing superglue can't fix : aeg1x
• Woman in audience: "It's a potato!" : ChibiJosh
• If you've ever see the Las Vegas show, they do this great trick where they duplicate one of Sigfried and ... : Dimmona
• :) I still don't get it and I'm not watching again just I can feel stupid : sasowa

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• that's 1382, buddy, don't think i didn't notice : SockMonkeh
• i've got 2,790 : Ziz
• rank 288, I though I had more then 10k posts though : rookieone
• Wow, I was just looking through that list... and man, the people that have accounts at Shack... Stevie Ca... : silentw
• Sup Tier 3 peoples. : dopeman
• hahahahaha : g0nk
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  *raise eyebrow* Where the hell did this thing pop up from? : Squirrely
  • It's been around for a while now. : Fred Garvin
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  i lost so many in that goddamn crash : multisync
  • You and me both buddy. Pours one out for all those poor dead bits : node
  • You're telling me. But if I think about it, since the crash, I haven't really increasted my post rat... : dopeman
  • yeah, me too. i've been so busy lately that i've only got like 2k posts. wtf. i lost like 2-3 times that ... : grifter
  • yup :( i think it was only a few thousand for me though : maulla
  • RIP : rosewood
• #1457.. I didn't expect to be any higher. Although, for my join date you'd expect me to be higher on post... : Pacalon
• 940. Yay! : Ariakus
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  4980 owned : kgargonmagrix79
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    I'd be #374 if I was updated! : kgargonmagrix79
    • you can hit the plus sign next to the number of posts to update them yourself. : ghale
• Apparently I'm much chattier than I thought. : Chod
• 96 now, that's up a few places. Man I spend too long on here, I didn't even think I was THAT heavy a post... : node
• Osnap, 1025... : gakera
• #25 : g0nk
• If the DB crashed at the start of 2003, that's like 2 years of posts that are missing for me and I still ... : Fred Garvin
• I'm not doing that abysmal anymore. It's funny, as school goes on,I spend less time listening, and more ... : ra1n
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  Remo's is insane : PhoenixArisen
  • He's like a teenager on the phone. yappitty yapp : gakera
• 361 wut wut niggaaaaaaaaaa : reverend~heresy
• Tier 1 baby! My ePenis is bursting from pressure. : Omaha
• I never thought I'd be in tier 1 but okay. : thief
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  WTF I'm tier 2? I had no idea I had so many posts. : snagger
  • I was surprised to find myself there too. I started at the bottom and working my way up and started wonde... : Tincan
  • Haha ditto. : Ojalo1982
• #577 woo hoo! : Flying h4x0r
• I'm happy with my 1001 post... didn't realise it had clocked over! : shavenewok
• 51 :( : maulla
• 1109 :( : nacatamale
• Wow! And I mean that, this really isn't just a vain post count padding post! : CrimsonHandHiro
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  #490 over here. Sup fellow Tier 2 shackers? : mrfunky3000
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    Everyone in tier 1 is a showoff, or types fast. : eldiablo01
    • IAWT TL;DR : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  338 :[ : felicia
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    373 here, baby you know I love it when you're on top of me. : TheMonkeyWench
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      How's the butterfly on your hoohaa? : felicia
      • Keep going... : Fred Garvin
• 389, I need a life. : klearlyunseen
• 466. Bwahahaha (tho I musta lost near to about 10K posts in the great DB wipe/crash :( : Solstice
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  183 and I don't post that much anymore =/ : timmie
  • yeah.. this is kind of depressing considering how little I post these days. :( : fatman
• almost top 100.. w00t! : sikander
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  I'm almost Tier 2? Do I get a prize? : Moonbase Commander
  • no : NeoMoose
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  Hehehehe. :) I am so awesome! Having many Shackposts is the only thing in life I am good at! : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Yeah, I've seen you play NS. : Moonbase Commander
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      I've seen you talk to girls. : Rice-Rocketeer
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        ...really? That's... kinda creepy. : Moonbase Commander
        • insert "that's what she said" here : pharoah mike
• i'm on my way moving up lol : alsey7
• You all know to click the PLUS sign next to your post count for it to update, right? : sharkII
• tier 3, lol. good luck! : Patch-e
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  what does the red exclamation mark to the left of the name mean? : Dan 101
  • nm, found it. : Dan 101
• How'd I get to Tier 2? (#999) Can I liquidate my ranking for cash now, please? Anyone wanna buy a Tier 2 ... : AxeMan808
• 861 and it's time to eat your babies : sludge vohaul
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  This is sad in so many ways... 628 days for degenerate to catch up 607 days for EvilDolemite to catch... : rosewood
  • Like you'll leave this place. You know you're here for life. : nyranger66
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    How did you do it, rosewood?! What do you attribute your success to? : Rice-Rocketeer
    • poop : rosewood
• #137... I'm cutting back tho, thankfully. : Magus
• I fell to 51 :( : Ebu
• I'm 80-something. Aw. : TastyWheat
• I'm #207, but I've got a pretty high post-rate, so I'll probably make top 100 next year. : ChibiJosh
• Oh hey I'm no Tier 2 now... Dunno if that's a good thing or bad. : DOOManiac
• Wow I can't believe I'm 241. I don't post much :( : Nighteyes
• #1908 w00t! : xsii
• Holy shit, Remo is on 22nd already! Registered for a bit longer than a year. Whoa. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I'll sell someone my tier 1 spot : mr brown
• htf did I get over 3k posts I don't even post much. : slacko
• hehe, I'm not that far behind you Morts! ;) : Frozen Pixel
• awesome and thank you, this post should bump me into RANK 1 DING : kgargonmagrix79
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  Tier 2 = exciting. : perstephanie
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    Yeah but think about all the grinding posting you'd have to do to get to T1. : Rotten Deadite
    • I was tier 3 a few weeks ago, so I'm just going to revel in this for a while. Plus, you know, I post thin... : perstephanie
• Good lord I'm only a few slots above GeorgeB3DR. : Rotten Deadite
• I'm movin' on up! (movin' on up) : Audhuml4
• damn I'm on Tier #1 - #48 : Shadowdane
• neat, thanks : ) : grimiv
• #701, Tier 2 - movin' up in the world ;P : genom

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• unreal 3 engine FTW : Jayx77
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  yes but they need to go back to the roots of what made dark forces good games. the last ones have been p... : smacknca
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    except the badass lightsaber combat, but yeah the last two were watered down : judge
    • yeah but the saber combat had potential. especially with the special moves and the different stances as w... : gyokuro
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    They need to get rid of blasters altogether, and make it lightsabers and force powers only. And have you ... : Entity
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      They need to make it where you're already a Jedi Knight or almost a master, and you come up to significan... : Hello Kitty
      • Agreed 100.2% : Entity
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        I agree with this something that shows your personal and evolving relationship with the complete mystery ... : mxoadonai
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          In theory what you describe is an awesome MMO experience. Except that every MMO boils down to nothing mo... : smacknca
          • It's not a dynamic environment thats the issue, its something I call dynamic sophistication. Every MM... : mxoadonai
          • EVE is kind of like this, except its' emphasis on CAPITAL, and PROFIT, and ECONOMY pisses me off. Plus : Rice-Rocketeer
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          Your post made me think of how it would be cool to be the Jedi Master, yet they could make the plot epic ... : Hello Kitty
          • the technology is ready for it. : gyokuro
      • Like this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5589296159781221461&q=star+wars+tech+demo : SwiftyPants
      • Also, facing like...a hundred dudes would be hella cool. They could be Jedi, and you could be like: "F... : Rice-Rocketeer
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      i guess what it boils down to is they need to pick one or other as it stands they have just made both fps... : smacknca
      • Make a Jedi Knight game with Jedi Knights and nothing but force powers and sabers, and make a Han Solo ga... : Entity
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    I dunno; I thought Jedi Academy (the most recent) was the most fun out of all of them. Focusing almost e... : Dimmona
    • I thought it was a really good concept, an EXCELLENT concept, even...but the execution was rather mediocr... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  We need a jedi knight game with the wii. : rosewood
  • wii can port the old jedi knight games. I want a real sucessor to the series. : gyokuro
  • ^ knows WTF : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  yes please. i loved the q3 engine games, just do those over with the q4 engine. see, it makes me nervou... : virus
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    ??? You're fucking kidding right? Jedi Outcast had some of the worst level design I've EVER seen : Toraz Chryx
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      Funny, that's how I felt about all the Jedi Knight games. They were still pretty fun, I'll give you that,... : BlackCat9
      • Yeah, I have found all the Jedi Knight games to have some pretty poor level design. That said, they ar : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Maybe, but Jedi Outcast was the pinnacle of 'WTF???' level design... lest we forget the transmitter r... : Toraz Chryx
    • I'd have to agree, I even liked Jedi Academy more for the Speederbike levels and the enhanced saber comba... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I would make a Kyle Katarn mercenary-action game, just like Dark Forces. That game was really ahead of... : wild falcon
• We need GPL'd Jedi Knight 2/Jedi Academy source. : MrAdults
• I want a game where you play as Vader hunting the remainder of the Jedi post Episode 3. : FushigiDenki
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  Soldier of Fortune 3 plz. : jcutner
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    as long as it uses the GHOUL damage engine : gyokuro
    • GHOUL3! Now with eyeballs that fall out and roll down slopes, arteries that shoot streams of blood onto t... : SockMonkeh
• I'll take the Unreal 3 engine : red2lucas
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  Jedi with guns > with lightsabers. I will prove it in any incarnation of the franchise. That's part of ... : losder5000
  • I lol'ed at "glowing stick of gay"... thanks! : Ride-My-Rocket

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• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11319605 : abrasion
• For BSG Miniseries I think the second disc is extras behind the scenes stuff you would need to watch seas... : storyeye
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  The miniseries definitely doesn't end on a cliffhanger. : Ratsofatsorat
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    His, I'd guess, ends on Galactica taking the nuke : Toraz Chryx
    • There's a version that only contains half of the actual miniseries? That seems odd. : Ratsofatsorat
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    It ends on what I assume is Boomer being revealed as a Cylon. Is that right? : Chris Remo
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      That's the ending. :D : sgtsanity
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        Geez! : Chris Remo
        • That's how they sucker you into at least watching the first episode, "33". The rest does itself :D : sgtsanity
        • Hahaha. :) Now you're hooked. It's fantastic, though. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
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          Haha, yeah, I suppose that is a cliffhanger ending. In terms of BSG cliffhangers, I guess that one just s... : Ratsofatsorat
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            Yeah, that's a nothing cliffhanger compared to all the other ones they've cooked up. : Serpico74
            • indeed. thats just a mini cliffhanger. hang on!!! : gyokuro
    • yeah, that's the end of the miniseries : JINKY
    • pfft, that's not a cliffhanger. : Toraz Chryx
• What does it end on? The Amazon.com listing only shows there being one disc. : sgtsanity
• all the seaons ended with the ridiculous cliffhangers though : gyokuro
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  Also in relation to this PS3 shit, seriously I am so fucking sick of consoles not working. This makes me : Chris Remo
  • console rage is going to be huge in 2007. : hirez
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    Consoles are the new PCs. : sgtsanity
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      This shit is why I started playing consoles in the first place! >:( : Chris Remo
      • I'm in the same boat, I just sold my PC entirely and I'm focusing on my PS2 and XB1 because it's simple s... : abrasion
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        Seriously. Microsoft are sucking for that: 2 skus, hd-dvd add-on, impending hdd upgrade. Choice my ass,... : chazums
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          How about the 20MB OS3 not having a a memory card slot like the bigger unit? Fuck Sony and Microsoft. : RatBastard
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            jeez. Can you do the ps1 games to psp thing with the 20Gig version? : chazums
            • I heard on the shack you can't,..... : abrasion
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              I think you could still transfer them via USB. : Chris Remo
              • Thats good, the lack of wi-fi and memory slots could have made it tricky. : chazums
      • Didn't you get the hint when console games started to be patched over the internet? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Knock on wood I have had no problems with any of my systems so far. But seriously though, fuck the PS3: h... : Serpico74
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      When people first started complaining about the lack of a scaler, Sony issued a statement that they'd fix... : Chris Remo
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        would i be right in thinking that if your tv doesn't do 720p you still get 480p? : chazums
        • You'll always get the highest resolution that is supported by both your TV and the content in question. ... : Chris Remo
  • Seriously... every time my 360 hangs for half a second I think it's about to die. So many horror stories ... : aeg1x
  • My 360 and Wii are flawless. It sucks you're constantly paranoid. :( : TastyWheat
  • Xbox 360 : abrasion
  • I've been quite paranoid about my 360 from day one, but after a year, I've just given up. I put it inside... : Ratsofatsorat
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13356664 http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13356743 Really good pos... : peanut-
  • I have never had a problem with my 360 (nor do I personally know anyone that has), but my one week old Wi... : moshman
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    Yeah, I've got a SNES in my closet that still works after 6 moves and how many years now? But i'm scared... : mrwolf710
    • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13481460 : DinK
  • tell me about it... : Silent Wolf
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  Speaking of BSG...have you heard anything on a supposed Battlestar Galactica Online for the 360? I was ju... : Frozen Pixel
  • Remo, anybody!, we need answers!! lol : Izakhar
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    "We tried, but we just couldn't find the page you were looking for." : jonas54
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      It still works for me. weird O.o : Frozen Pixel
      • eh, works now. : jonas54
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  Oh noes! I had no idea that DVD was bad. Have you tried it in a PC. I find that when DVDs don't work i... : amrbean
  • Didn't the end of the miniseries end with Adama giving a speach about going to Earth and then a note on h : amrbean

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  Culturally most people mind their own business when it comes to the raising of other people's kids. But w... : haiku
  • If it isn't fucking santa claus one day, it is charlottes web the next. That sounds gross, sorry. Po... : haiku
  • You are right, empty threats are useless. No, there's nothing you can do. : Zakko
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    People get really defensive when you tell them what they should be doing better or different when it come... : edlin
    • I think in people in general get defensive when you criticize them at all. Even more so with kids. : ki11_viru5
  • You can't do shit. Trust me. Although you are right, the problem is your sister will keep doing them. ... : soggybagel
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    Firstly, lol fag. Secondly, you're totally right. If you threaten all day long but don't actually tak... : filtersweep
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      And seriously, don't get involved. Be the cool uncle and leave it at that. : filtersweep
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        It isn't always empty. 9 times out of 10 it is. The toy thing was only half empty. The story there was... : haiku
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          This book describes a really good system for disciplining young children: http://www.amazon.com/1-2-3-... : filtersweep
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            I will get this book and read it. Maybe it will help me figure out the "goodbye" thing. She freaks out... : haiku
            • Beware, the writing style is a little corny. It often reads like a cheerleader trying to pep up a haggar... : filtersweep
            • Also! You can probably find it at the library. That's where the copy I read came from. : filtersweep
  • that ass better be sore right after THREE (whats with this five business) : GloriousCow
  • The best part is in 10-12 years she'll be frustrated wondering how her kid possibly turned out so bad. : DinK
  • Of course you're right. Now stop chasing waterfalls. : omnova
  • Just leave it alone. Oh my god there's nothing worse than parenting drama bob-omb + surrounded by relativ... : genjuro
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    you might be right but also remember that both her and her daughter will act differently because you're a... : alexthegreat2
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      oh yeah and tell her she should always count up from 1 not down from 5.. it lets you count as much as yo... : alexthegreat2
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        haha tomorrow morning when she does the count-down thing (and as sure as the sun rises, there will be som... : haiku
        • MER-MAN!!!! : soggybagel
  • This is like your friend thats infatuated with a stupid bitch you have to let him figure it out : boring gegtik
  • can't raise kids like dogs, unfortunately :P I'd probably mind my own business since it doesn't really... : qwpeoriu
  • Even though she may totally write you off, there is a chance that she changes her mind down the road and ... : rosewood
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    stick to the lakes and rivers : Snicker-Snack
    • I have taught you all so well, and now you teach the teacher. I am humbled. : haiku
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    don't interfere, but take over and do stuff with the kid on your own, and demonstrate by example how to g... : jaga
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      This is something I have thought of, the problem being that when she is with me, she is an Angel. If I as... : haiku
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        is this the same niece that wrecked your town in AC? : nyranger66
        • No, that is a my 7 year old niece and she is hopeless. I'll just come right out and say it - she is a com... : haiku
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    The sister is a write off. Influence the kid. You have the power! : SwiftyPants
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      This is actually pretty true. Show your niece the respect and the expectations you have for her on your o... : Borzoi
      • Especially since you're already the cool uncle, and seemingly respects you. : SwiftyPants
  • Talk to your sister into being a more influential parent. No one is perfect and raising kids shouldn't be... : brushbaron
  • You're completely correct, your sister is setting herself up for a world of hurt. I have no idea what yo... : Zero|DPX
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    Not really how I deal with my 4 year old, but dealing with younger kids doesn't really have anything to d... : intothefray
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      Right now all my daughter does is sleep, eat, burp, fart and poop. So, she is pretty managable. : rosewood
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        so she is definitely your daughter after all is said and done : boring gegtik
        • Srsly, the paternity test √ : rosewood
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        once she figured out how to roll over you will realize that you are so well and truly fucked you will wan... : Deathlove
        • First rolling, then crawling, then walking, then the world all things breakable. : rosewood
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    You are right, a bluff is only gold, till you are called. HOWEVER you dont have kids so even though you a... : mxoadonai
    • What are you? Where are you from? Do they have chinese food? I can't imagine a place without chinese ... : Ebu
  • Get her a book. Maybe she won't read it, but there's a greater chance she'll read it then there is she'l... : brickmatt
  • unfortunately, you're never going to change your sister's mind. so no matter how logical (and that bring... : virus
  • Seriously, figure out a way to video tape like 5 or 6 of these empty threats. Get your sister doing the ... : mrwolf710
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    The "she has no repect for you" was what pissed her off. You were right in passing on your observations b... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Uh what I meant by the first sentence was that it was a bit harsh and unnecessary. You could have left th... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I think you're wrong. we are talking 5 here, they are not rational beings. I'm looking at this list of... : Slowtreme
    • OUCH typo *you can't go straight* : Slowtreme
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  Talladega Nights provides a good example of how to raise kids. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • i'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey! : davislovestacobell
• Feel lucky, I just got back from a friend's house, where the 19 month old gets angry and slams his head b... : festivalman
• i hear your supposed to make your kids pick up their toys, grab their hand and make them pick it up. if ... : esmokah