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  What do people that do not edit video or make graphics DO with a mac? : h o s t i l e
  • What do people that do not play games DO with a PC? : electroly
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    everything people do on a PC except games I think : Degenerate
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      I've heard rumors that filthy Mac people actually can play some of the *same games* PC users can play. T... : pres589
      • Yeah Doom3 ololololololoooo :D : tomservo
  • play burning crusade :D : blindi0815
  • Watch as much porn as they want online without having to worry about virii for one! Seriously though, ... : SolrFlare
  • I do a total of 5 things every day: -Browse the web -Watch videos -Listen to music -Get e-mail -Use ... : Yanks
  • I'm actually about to buy a MacBook primarily for Grapher. It's just so much fun to use! : Ebu
  • code : tacocat
  • Surf the internet and look at porn. : mojoald
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  use the foam sheet inside the laptop (assuming there is one) to protect the keyboard. the MacBook (non-P... : Postal
  • the foam is more for protecting the screen, not the keyboard. : manero
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  You need Adium, Cyberduck or Transmit, iTerm, Firefox (unless you stick with Safari like me), Growl, O... : Yanks
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    How is Neooffice.org as an alternative to Office '05? I've heard relatively good things about it since i... : SolrFlare
    • it's good - but I'd consider Office (it's 2004, btw) just beecause you know things will work. but get th... : Postal
  • IMO Safari pisses all over OSX Firefox for responsiveness and speed, but I'm just too attached to some of... : node
• I like Classic Menu so I can put aliases in my Apple menu like the old days. : electroly
• http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/ Check that out; it took me about 20 seconds to get used to it, and a... : pres589
• http://macspecialist.org/content/articles/essential_apps/ : drucifer
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  Parallels http://www.parallels.com/ is worth the buy, as is Textmate if you do any sort of programming/HT... : camel_jockey
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    I pay for .Mac for the Apple Backup utility and the iDisk space, which I only use with Apple Backup. It'... : electroly
    • That's basically why I considered it. Plus, for new mac purchasers, they've got a limited time deal righ... : SolrFlare
  • No FileZilla for mac?! D: : Ebu
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  OS X Software I recommend to everyone Quicksilver http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/ NetNewsWire http: : tacocat
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    I love Spotlight, why do you disable it? : tfboc
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      I don't use it at all (prefer my own organization system + quicksilver) and disabled it wont use any reso... : tacocat
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        But we're not talking about XP indexing where it starts thrashing your drive, it barely consumes resource... : spazzium
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          Quicksilver is what Spotlight should be. Once you get used to using it, there's really no reason to have ... : peanut-
          • I use both. Quicksilver is fantastic but it can't see inside files like Spotlight. Spotlight is invaluabl... : tfboc
  • Add mplayer for OSX and that's fantastic. : Hiro
  • i prefer mplayer (not to be confused with mplayer/2) to vlc. : j0nchan
  • **tagged for mac apps** : Korban
  • tagged : Trimis
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  A few cool thing that haven't been mentioned yet: Coconut Battery/IdentityCard/WiFI: http://www.cocon... : peanut-
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    WriteRoom is fantastic, it really helped when I cooked up my ShackStory. Such a simple but well done idea... : node
    • Very cool. Now if I could just get WordStar... : tacocat
  • ffview is also another excellent picture viewer. : j0nchan
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  speaking of mac software, for people that use mail. has anyone seen their app consumer full load of the ... : smacknca
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    that ain't normal for my ibook g4. : kramweil
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      wish i knew what was cauing it. ofcourse becase the named the program MAIL its a little hard to try and ... : smacknca
      • it's mail.app : Toraz Chryx
• tagged Mac programs : zuga

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• niiiiice. that will make the wii/ds adding process a shitload easier. : smacknca
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  yeah i saw that :) At first i thought someone actually liked me and just wanted to say hi. : burning eye
  • Haha, me too. This was a nice treat to see as well. : joesnizzle
  • even better, it was from ThomW! : BulletPro
• Hooray for ThomW! : BlackCat9
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  Now I feel like a bad person. =( : brickmatt
  • I hope everyone that hasn`t added me to their wii feels that way ;) : ThomW
  • hah, only one person added me to the wii... its ok because i didn't add anyone myself :P : buzzbat
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  Wow that's a lot of Wii codes to add.. Impressive, the amount of us that all ready have the console. ;) : hosty1e
  • Yeah; I've got at least a dozen to add tonight. : Conan
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  Ahh this is what I asked for a while back...now I know what you meant when you said you had a lot more id... : Rasnowl
  • Yeah. The reason I didn't want to do it before was because I knew I'd be completely redesigning the data... : ThomW
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  I sold my DS and put that on the site but I still got the SM, everyone who has me as a friend please remo... : randomnull
  • I thought of checking that, but I have a cold and just wanted to get the damn thing running. ;) Thank... : ThomW
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  Does this work yet (via email) for other groups, or so far strictly limited to Shackers? : Masem
  • Email is the preferred delivery mechanism. If I have your email address (it's a field in everyones' prof... : ThomW
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  i didn't have an email or shack message... should i? : sketchuout
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    Nothing here either. I guess it only goes out to those who had other waiting to be added perhaps? : SilverSnake
    • Right. That or I fucked something up. haha : ThomW
  • No message here either. :( : guido anchovy
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    I'm going to respond to all of you guys here. SketchUOut: Yeah. You should have gotten a message wi... : ThomW
    • Fixed! Thanks. : guido anchovy
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      "GameWith.Us uses email for notifications. Without an email address, the site can't send you any notifica... : sketchuout
      • That's really intended for non-shackers. If I don't have your e-mail the site SM's you. : ThomW
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  lol now I feel bad because I haven't added anybody to my wii list :( : dopeman
  • I feel bad because almost* no one added me! *hi drbriefs :( : pharoah mike
• I lost my Mario Kart DS cart :/ : Judecca
• This is so freakin awesome. I will add everyone but my wii cannot connect to the internet at the hotel. ... : Galadriel07
• add me people. make me feel the love. : hirez
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  i didn't get a sm :( do i have to resign up? : xxiv
  • no one added you then! lols! : jcutner
  • It's one of two things: 1) There weren't any people in the database that had added you that you hadn't... : ThomW
• Nice! Although I really should update my list - I sold Animal Crossing after a week or so. : SiW73
• I need to get online with my Wii, and I promise I'll add those that added me. :< : DM7
• dude, you're doing a really good job with this : Dan 101
• so who thinks its worth driving to target in the morning? : nandu666
• whoa, thanks! : FushigiDenki
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  :( i didn't get anything. what am i missing out on now? : Korban
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    http://gamewith.us/blog/2007/01/20/dswii-email-notifications/ : ThomW
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      SWEET! i love you thom! i will willingly take it up the pooper for you! now why the hell haven't you a... : Korban
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        Why don't you ever come to our Shackmeats then? lol ... I don't want to do anything to your pooper.. : ThomW
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          next shackmeet, I'M THERE! yeah, i know i missed out on the halloween ones. of all times for me to actu... : Korban
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            Do you have any cats? haha : ThomW
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              i can barely take care of myself, let alone another living animal, so no :) no cats. only fiesty chicks... : Korban
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                Someone should arrange a 'meet soon before El Tigre's wife pops and he's not allowed out anymore. =) ... : ThomW
                • i'm making it my duty to arrange one very soon. you're all the way out in harrisburg, though. i would s... : Korban
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  Think it'll be possible to send the Wii friend code along with who owns them when sending a Wii reminder?... : Pink0r
  • I thought about that, but then you wouldn't go back and do the checkboxes. : ThomW
• Thanks, but can I switch it off? :( : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Anyone hit a limit on how many Wii codes can be added? I printed out the list of shacker's codes and wil... : hosty1e
• i signed up for shackmaps when i first got my wii... 2 months ago! lol i havent added my friend code ye... : oHnOES
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  whoa : Chris Remo
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    yeah there's no fucking way I'm adding that many people : Chris Remo
    • Just do like ten a day for a week and you'll have filled up 70% of the room on your Wii anyway. : Hiro
    • LOL : zakazi
    • but we love you Remo :( : ttyRazor
    • HAY GUYS, I'M POPULAR! hehehe : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Just add me. : ThomW
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  I added a bunch of you guys. I don't know what it does, but you're all in trouble. : CapnChaos
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    If you have Miis set to travel, people will start getting yours and visa versa. That's about all it does... : spazzium
    • Then you guys need to start adding me :P : CapnChaos
• Heh. I just realized that the DS friend number I have up there for Animal Crossing is wrong. That's my ... : Arcanum
• I just put my wii code up and added a bunch of people... : SatansFist
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  Hey thomw, how do you get the avatars to work? I chose a pic to upload, hit save, and it just reloaded th... : CapnChaos
  • Sorry about that -- the host turned off file uploading temporarily. It'll be back on early this week. : ThomW
• This is awesome. But it's gonna take forever to add every all those Wii codes :P : Mmmmmoo
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  hell yes, doing what Nintendo couldn't :( : celerity
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    They could -- they're just too damn concerned with getting in trouble with kids getting connected to pedo... : ThomW
    • Right-- I think the 360's approach is just fine, and we might get lucky-- Mario Kart's online is pretty g... : celerity
• btw I did MY part- I added a dozen random shackers today. Do your part too everyone!! : celerity
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  Dammit, I'd better start talking more - 30 posts is a lot of witty comments to think of :( : xcmantis
  • Trust me - it's not. haha This post was my 11523th ... it's easy. haha : ThomW
• 4 out of 32 added wii's have responded ;( At least some of you will get to see my gay awesome Mii's. : hosty1e

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• I can't imagine it not coming to 360 considering how successful Bethesda's games have been on the Xbox pl... : Chris Remo
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  just like oblivion on a console was destroyed...right? : n0v4
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    It felt sort of dumbed down and the stock interface was pretty horrible if you bought it for PC. I jus... : melkore
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      I don't care about it being turn-based and isometric. I care about the setting and humor. : Arcanum
      • I'm in the same boat. The setting, humor, characters were far more important. Honestly I didn't like Fall... : baron calamity
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      I'll agree with you on the interface. Even modded it sucks IMO. Turn-based and isometric though? Meh. : Priest77
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        I just don't know about combat. I think it might lose it's edge if it becomes a fps/rpg hybrid. I sti... : melkore
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          They could have a pseudo turn-based combat system where the game pauses when you see an enemy in order to... : Vantage
          • I'd rather it'd be fully real-time combat, but your stats (perception, agility, + other skills) effect ho... : YamatoTwinkie
        • I have to disagree with all of these posts about Fallout 3 as an FPS-RPG using the Oblivion engine could ... : esecasco
  • Definitely watered down. Not destroyed, but it would have been a lot better if it was PC only. : Sgt_Boomstick
• didnt seem to destroy elder scrolls *shrug* we'll see. trying not to put my hopes too high. : stgulik
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  sounds fucking fantastic, and no games do not get ruined because they move t consoles, in bethesdas case ... : klearlyunseen
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY : Ebu
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    what Invisible War was utterly destroyed by consolitis. Deny AIDS much? : th3gru3
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      It wasn't just a console'd interface that ruined IW. That contibuted, but it was also the fact that they... : Arcanum
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        The were necessary to have it sell on the XBox, though. : theamazingrand0
        • But it didn't sell. Thats why there will never be another. : baron calamity
      • I'm playing through IW on Gametap now. Many that was such a wasted opportunity. I'm really glad I am basi... : baron calamity
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  I'm more worried about a company like Bethesda handling Fallout, and about them using the same engine as ... : Modica Sol Solis
  • Yeah. Oblivion is a fine engine, it's just the problem of the game being completely devoid of atmosphere... : JINKY
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  I'm looking forward to it. I liked the Fallout games, but when I replayed them recently I couldn't help b... : -mu-
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    I hope Bethesda doesn't listen to people like you. :( : Arcanum
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      no shit, all the pop culture references were gold! : dedgecko
      • It was really the contrast between the relatively dark, somber themes and mature topics vs. the 1950s art... : Arcanum
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    The quirky pop culture references (and easter eggs) were what made it so rich! Did you replay the game... : not work safe
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      I'm all for easter eggs, but it was like you couldn't walk across the lawn without stepping all over them... : -mu-
      • Thats like saying "I liked Top Gear, but I don't care much for the hosts". : not work safe
      • Whoa whoa whoa! No deathclaws? You might as well keep the game so you just fight random human after ran... : melkore
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    you are so wrong it hurts : derelict515
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      Because...? : Hobo X
      • ^^^ Misreply. Please ignore. : Hobo X
• if it turns out anything like oblivion i will kick someone in the face. Stop with the rushed releases alr... : mista mista
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  Somehow this reminds me of Shadowrun and their upcoming FPS game ... scary actually. : mystifier
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    Yeah, that(shadowrun FPS) looks like total crap : esecasco
    • and everyone that's played it says it's fucking fun. : sigpro
• As long as they maintain the dark theme & humor along with most of the tactical options (such as varying ... : skruff
• having never played the Fallout series (stupid fucking crap disc from gogamer.com) i really don't care wh... : kill9
• It all depends on the execution. A huge open 3D first person Fallout3 could be the best game ever made, ... : DinK
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  Wow...*sigh* Another dumbed down interface...hopefully the still let PC users mod the interface. Game sho... : graceofdragons
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    You know, I used to think "oh god they consoled up in this bitch" when I played a game on the PC, but the... : not work safe
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      but I don't have those, so it just pisses me off :) I'm sure I woulda loved oblivion from the couch :) : graceofdragons
      • haha, and I bet I would have been really annoyed with Oblivion at my PC. : not work safe
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  "Well met" sound of shotgun cocking itself BOOM : oatmela
  • "Verily, sire. From whence do you hai"*SLEDGEHAMMER'D* <slides across room> : DinK
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  I guarantee it'll be fucking awesome, and I guarantee we'll see an unprecedented amount of bitching from ... : Vincent Grayson
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ DING DING FUCKING DING : klearlyunseen
  • I agree, can't say I'll be too sad to see the isometric view go really : skruff
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    First person doesn't necessarily mean immersion to me. I only care about it being turn-based and nothing ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Well, I guess it being turn-based is possible, given the only thing I've been able to get out of the one ... : Vincent Grayson
      • That would be pretty badass. Pull the camera back enough to see the whole area and make it pseudo-real t... : melkore
• I think it will be fantastic. The Fallout community is known for being whiny, and I think they should jus... : lplasmatron
• this will be fine BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SPEND A FEW WEEKS TO FIX THE INTERFACE FOR THE PC. if they can'... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  What was so wrong about oblivions interface you fucks. : nyranger66
  • Nothing if you have a gamepad, or you're a computer user with a crippling disability. : kingdepork
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    are you serious? : thebigbeefsandwich
    • I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. : nyranger66
  • the only way I could see someone thinking the Oblivion UI was anything close to good would be if their on... : derelict515
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    Download BTMod and you'll find out : alarm cock
    • I did, and that's all it really needed I thought. : nyranger66
    • Where? : Sylvanus
  • Hay guys I haven't gotten anything specific aside from BTMod, which doesn't really change the interface t... : nyranger66
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  1. It must be a hard M rated game. I want blood, exploding bodes, sex with hookers, employment as a fluff... : sanchez
  • Detailed items art. I loved how in Fallout the items would get enlarged when you would move them around. : Flynn
• Oblivion with guns would rule my face pretty hard, actually. : filtersweep
• so long as i can repeatedly shoot fuckers in the pelvis, take my money : boring gegtik
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  COnsole interfaces on the PC are like beatings from your husband, we the long suffering bitches of PC gam... : SpaecKow
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    lmao you're married to a man you homo : boring gegtik
    • Shut the fuck up gegtik this is serious business :( : SpaecKow
• plasma rifles were the only things missing from Oblivion. gimme. : elwood00
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  If it isn't turn based I'm going to hunt down the lead designer and kick him in the balls. I have comp... : lord cecil
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    I really want turn based too, but the odds of that happening are close to zero. I can't imagine how they'... : edgewise
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      i wonder if someone can make a mod to achieve this in morrowind : boring gegtik
      • erm, oblivion : boring gegtik
      • it'd have to be able to make the camera 3rd person and give full freedom of rotation and zoom so as to pl... : edgewise
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      It can work real time if and only if the player doesn't have to aim at all. Fallout Tactics was extremely... : lord cecil
      • I didn't like playing Fallout Tactics in real time. except when I was driving. A hummer with a full loado... : edgewise
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      Like this, goddamnit! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13689145 : Vantage
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        I don't even want to aim like an FPS. :( I'm old and resistant to change. : edgewise
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          You guys have to know that that's not going to happen. Might as well resign yourself to the disappointme... : Vantage
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            I mean, I agree that having another isometric turn based fallout game would be AWESOME, but that's not wh... : Vantage
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              It doesn't have to be isometric to be turn based and use the same basic system of the original games. I'm... : lord cecil
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                How do you do turn-based in first person? And don't say "like in Might and Magic" because that system wa... : Vantage
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                  Simple, have it be a first person view through a camera that happens to be floating above and slightly be... : lord cecil
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                    That's not first person...? : Vantage
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                      the Oblivion engine is perfectly capable of 3rd person camera and I see no reason at all why Fallout3 wou... : lord cecil
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                        *shrug* We shall see. I'm not a big fan of 3rd-person action-cams. Makes it feel like I'm playing GTA o... : Vantage
                        • I never said anything about action >_< : lord cecil
                        • meh. First person doesn't allow you to see yourself in awesome powered-armor, though. . . I'd rather h... : YamatoTwinkie
                • It's a freakin' 3D engine, it DOES NOT HAVE to be first person. Jesus. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • no no NO NO NO! If I have to aim at all in a fashion even remotely similar to Quake I will have them fore... : lord cecil
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    dude if it IS turn based Im gonna be pissed off, this franchise is begging to be an fps/rpg : klearlyunseen
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      If I were a mod you be permabanned from the entire internet now. : lord cecil
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        I agree. Fallout really isn't a fast past action game, nor is its universe suited for it. Fallout is a s... : Modulus
        • Or it could be something closer to a large-scale Deus Ex? That's what I'm envisioning anyways, and I thi... : Vantage
      • If your going to hold on to the past then its your loss. Me, and most other gamers, will have a blast pla... : klearlyunseen
    • Agreed, Its 2007 people. We aren't running 60 mhz computers and RPGs don't need to be turn based anymore.... : baron calamity
  • SO SAY WE ALL! (?) : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Why would it have to be turn based? Are you thinking for combat? They could still have the same stat syst... : knepus
• Who takes those idiotic purist nerds at www.nma-fallout.com like Roshambo and his gay ilk seriously? T... : h0rus
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  Everyone expecting this to be like Fallout 1 and 2 need to just stop paying attention. This will NOT be l... : systatic
  • but if we all complain loudly we might not have to accept it. I mean there is the possiblity, albeit a sl... : lord cecil
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    Call it Fallout: Enforcer if it doesn't have anything to do with the previous games except for the univer... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • It probably WILL be called Fallout: 'something'. I doubt it will be titled Fallout 3, although it could h... : systatic
• I don't think the move has anything to do with being on a console. You really think if it was on PC only ... : edgewise
• i'm already angry at the giant level scaled scorpions :( fallout with voice acting might be pretty coo... : kingfish
• Hey, guys...if it is on the Oblivion engine, we can MOD IT TO HELL LIKE WE WANT IT. Either way, we mot... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  it will be a travesty. It's like making the next Civilization game a RTS. IT'S NOT THE SAME FUCKING TH... : Modulus
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    So - assuming that turns out to be true - don't play it? The originals will always be there for the "pur... : Hobo X
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      I don't have a problem with this game being made. Hell I might even play it. I do have issues with it... : Modulus
      • Seriously, this like Mario Galaxy being an FPS... =( : zakazi
      • Isn't the setting more important than the gameplay style or mechanics of games when you're deciding if so... : Hobo X
• They'd better not screw this up : shred.
• Dropping the turn based gameplay is a giant departure. I'm not saying it's unworkable, but shit, son. F : contentious roy
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  Oh who gives a shit? A good game is a good game. Stop fucking bitching about good games being on plat... : EvilDolemite
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    I think you're missing the point. What could have been a great game is now good game. : downrightevil
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      oh so youve played it? : klearlyunseen
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        I don't know where you've been living for the past decade, but games built using pre-existing, encompassi... : downrightevil
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          The same engine that made Oblivion made Civilization 4. Exactly how close were those two? : baron calamity
          • I interpreted the sentence to mean that the new Fallout game is utilizing the 'version' of Gamebryo that : downrightevil
  • If anything the online multi and sound can be better. And frankly, they have to develop on console or it ... : node
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  My main worry is how they're going to make an interesting desert setting from an FPS view assuming this i : Daggoth
  • I'd say that's a valid concern, although most of the gameplay in Fallout took place in ruined cities and ... : Ratsofatsorat
• Duh? : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Sounds pretty awesome to me. : Drewus
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  This is why sequels/remakes after a long absence are a terrible idea. Nerds spend the intervening years b : algernoN8
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    Well, did Doom 3 suck or what? Was Classic Doom 3 freaking amazing or not? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      It wasn't that bad. If it had been released as "space-marine shooter #4512" it probably woud have flown u... : algernoN8
      • Uh, yeah, that's what they were counting on... your point? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • True. Even if it does turn out to be an awesome, highly polished game, it'll still be deemed a pile of sh... : Drewus
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    What about Half Life2 and Warcraft 3? : baron calamity
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      To be fair, those were sequels made by the same companies that started their respective franchises. Bit d... : Ratsofatsorat
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        and Doom 3 and Family Guy wasn't? : baron calamity
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          I was responding to you, not algernon. I'm agreeing as to your counterpoint (that Warcraft 3 and Half-Lif... : Ratsofatsorat
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            Well, Half Life 2 for me WAS a huge dissapointment but Episode 1 resolved most of my complants with the g... : baron calamity
            • Yeah. I was speaking as far as a general feeling. For me, Warcraft 3 was a bit of a disappointment, but I... : Ratsofatsorat
  • you are wise : Clay
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  I hate No Mutants Allowed and the idiots at their sister site RPGCodex. They seems to have set out on a g... : baron calamity
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    if you want oblivion with guns just pull out a bow and shoot some people i want turn based :( : oHnOES
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      Hate turn based in rpgs. They were ok back in the day but now, I find the whole "lets pull you out of the... : baron calamity
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        i just dont want it to be a 'action-rpg' on a side note i always wanted to play might and magic on the... : oHnOES
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          Depends on what you mean by "action rpg"? Diablo? I don't think anyone really wants a Fallout done with... : baron calamity
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            I don't think Oblivion's method works very well either. What will happen to SPECIAL? AP points? The en... : melkore
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              action rpg is what i meant by oblivion : oHnOES
              • strike that, reverse it : oHnOES
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              Action points should be thrown away with turn based combat. The only turn based combat game that I want i... : baron calamity
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                no. the combat system MADE fallout! shooting a kid in the crouch from close range with a combat shotgun : oHnOES
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                  It made it a chore, thats what it made it. Combat to way too long to resolve in fallout and generally was... : baron calamity
                  • well i just dont agree. i love how they did the combat. : oHnOES
                  • i think you just sucked at creating ranged characters. My problem with the combat was that all it ended u... : spdon
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                    did you only play the beginning of the game? It took maybe 2-3 levels of putting skill points into small ... : derelict515
                    • I've played through every Fallout game several times and yes, eventually characters get better. By half w... : baron calamity
                • you can still do a version of "action points" with real-time combat. see: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.... : YamatoTwinkie
      • Well I dont think there's ENOUGH turn-based stuff out there.. needs more : ShadowRam
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    oh man, fallout on the ds. that would be so awesome, I can totally see it. but I don't think it'll ever b... : JohnnyDanger
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      Bethesda specifically bought the rights for Fallout on hand helds. They even bought the rights to Fallout... : baron calamity
      • oh shi, oh shi! please be true : JohnnyDanger
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    baron calamity's post needs more love - namely in that No Mutants Alowed is the motherfucking psychopath : Schnapple
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      They don't like the second one. I was banned from the forums for saying I enjoyed Fallout 2 a tiny bit mo... : baron calamity
      • Well there you go - they represent the outermost fringe of the gaming community. They're more like those ... : Schnapple
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      what card game? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Sorry, not a card game - a miniatures game Fallout: Warfare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout:_War : Schnapple
  • I consider myself a HUGE fan of the Fallout series. I may have played that series over more than any othe... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  If I'm not mistaken Gamebryo was used for Civ4 and Pirates! So there is a possibility for it still to be ... : zakazi
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    woah woah woah. civ4??? : oHnOES
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      Civilization 4 uses the same 3D engine (Gamebryo) used in Sid Meier's Pirates!, which allows players to z : baron calamity
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        thats so awesome : oHnOES
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          A surprising variety of games use that engine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo : baron calamity
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            omg, a freedom force perspective type fallout would own : oHnOES
            • I would love if Irrational is making Xcom. They Freedom Force is the best extention of that game play. : baron calamity
  • Yeah, i was going to point this out but never got around to it. Just because the game shares the same ... : Drewus
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  OH NO PLEASE DON'T TARNISH MY SACRED COW I think Bethesda will make an awesome Fallout game. I can't... : Sexpansion Pack
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    I really hope they do but they have never made a game that I can recall that had any humor in it at all. ... : melkore
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      There are a lot of really funny books you can read in Morrowind and Oblivion. I get what you're saying... : Sexpansion Pack
      • or Blizzard doing MMORPGs after only doing RTS & Diablo : RikiTiki2
    • There are a lot of funny moments in the entire Elder Scroll's series. Though most of the humor is much m... : baron calamity
• Since you've already crucified it, I want it badly : RikiTiki2
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  I hope they tone down the fucking Speedtree abuse in this one. : Modica Sol Solis
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    Fallout doesn't have any fucking trees. : alarm cock
    • I'm sure they'll find a way to put dead trees into the game. : Modica Sol Solis
    • fallout 2 did. : spdon
    • Future Shock = Awesome Post Apoc / Terminator Future War game done by Bethesda, have high hopes for this. : timaste
    • Yes they do. One, its growing out of Harold's head. : baron calamity
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      Vault City, brutha, Vault City. : buroja
      • Those were just cleverly disguised machinegun turrets. : Ratsofatsorat
  • what's that? : edgewise

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  The only carriers that I like are in EVE.....where you should be. : Reptile
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    Honestly, it seems like Carriers in my corp are just used for moving stuff around. Kinda sad. : Moonbase Commander
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      That is just one function of many. What corp are you in? And who are you in the game? : Reptile
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        League of Gentlemen, part of the OXIDE alliance. They call me... Bulthar Ursas. : Moonbase Commander
        • Ah, that's why I don't know you.... you aren't in the shacknews channel : Reptile
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      cuz ppl are too afraid to use them.. get a corp with some balls : jaga
      • "You put your balls in your low slots, not warp stabs!" : Moonbase Commander
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      I once heard of a Carrier being used to recharge station shields. :/ : node
      • Caldari carriers get bonus to shield transfer range...that'd be why. And there are capital shield tran... : Reptile
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        how else do you think RA get from reinforced to refueling in 10 minutes? : jaga
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          russian voodoo magic.... : Reptile
          • Rasputin's power has never been greater.. : loboca
      • they have massive bonuses to that, so it's a good use : JINKY
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  where can we get the demo of this? : jaga
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    Xbox Live Marketplace : Reptile
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      #$%#@$^$#%^$^$&%#&$%@#$#@$^$%^$#$^%&%*#%^ : jaga
      • lol ^doesn't have an xbox360 : OrkO
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  I think it could have been done -alot- better, if you're a ship and run out of ammo you have to wait for ... : Mondo
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    if your ship runs out of torpedos that's tough... torpedos are absolutely devestating against any other s... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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      Pretty accurate for the Solomon islands battles. : Fyunch Click
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        yeah well it's not fun to get completely destroyed in 3 minutes :P : ^-SeaWolf-^
        • play with medster and I, we'll help : dedgecko
    • really? dunno about 4v4, but playing 2v2 Medster and I DOMINATED with US... we'd scoot the carriers... : dedgecko
• Thank you for the heads up. Originally I just figured the game was like BF1942, but you could only contro... : geedeck
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  Is this XBOXen only? : trOmblyj
  • http://www.battlestations.net/ also coming to PC... probably make the RTS shit easier, though it's pre... : dedgecko
• anyone up for some!? : dedgecko
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  Is there a PC demo yet? I am interested in this game. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    not that i know of... not yet at least : dedgecko
    • now seeing that the game is coming out end of the month/beginning of feb, I'd say that the PC Demo is jus... : dedgecko
• Alright, relfections and stuff learned from playing this almost all day long. Jap battle ships outclass ... : dedgecko
• IMPORTANT READ FOR NEW USERS http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=64665 this guy spells ou... : dedgecko
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  ShackHypeä Flavor of the Week : PenicillinX57
  • god forbid someone should post about a game they like : acheron
  • I am pretty sure he informed us that it is not for everyone : byorn
  • next week, crackdown... : dedgecko
• I'm glad to see this. I forgot about the demo being released. : Syixxs

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  (also, I checked and there are no shackreviews) it seems this game came and went and hardly anyone too... : MikkleThePickle
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    I heard a lot of disappointment. Apparently it was a pain in the ass to get working properly. ... : ki11_viru5
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      1.04 patch comes out in 2 weeks or less - almost every issue should be resolved : Mondo
      • Single player wise : Mondo
• i've enjoyed it. had some bug problems, but i haven't played in a couple patches. I've been meaning to d... : stgulik
• I bought it months ago but haven't played it yet. :( : yoonix
• Liked it alot despite bugs, which are being fixed : Mondo
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  P.S Anyone that liked Torment should probably play NWN2 once in their life : Mondo
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    Or, anyone who plays NWN2 should also play PS:T. : vikramwillrock
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      I'm doing a PS:T replay cause of NWN2 lol : Mondo
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        Nice job Chief Mondo! I am going to re-re-re-re-install it right now. : vikramwillrock
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          You see this Planescape Mod trailer? http://www.roguedao.com/ : Mondo
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            Nope; link is not opening. I am trying to use googles' cache to view the main page but even that is provi... : vikramwillrock
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              That's odd, try this. http://www.roguedao.com/planescapeTrilogyTrailerLoRes_media/planescapeTrilogyTr... : Mondo
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                Ack!Chief! No go-I already got that link from a half broken googles' cache but its refusing to download. ... : vikramwillrock
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                  Are you *lying* to me, Morte? : Mondo
                  • You know Chief, one of these days, that tongue o yers is gonna get yer nose broken. Oi. Me and lie! i dre... : vikramwillrock
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            I got some of the details from here http://neverwinternights2.filefront.com/news/Rogue_Dao_Studios_previe... : vikramwillrock
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              That preview sucks compared to the trailer, you can see they've re-created the hive pretty damn well, the... : Mondo
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                You mean you can see the hive in the trailer ?, because in those screenshots all it looks like is the typ... : vikramwillrock
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                  http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Movies.Detail&id=82 : Mondo
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                    Downloading, slowly, will reply after 2 hours. Thank you! : vikramwillrock
                    • Intresting, the characters seem well done, but other than a few important or notable building textures an... : vikramwillrock
    • GameTap has PS:T (all patched up and running perfect, at least for me). Saves the hassle/heartbreak of... : mopic42
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    hmm Torment is one of my favorite games ever... Should I play NWN 1 before playing NWN 2? : MikkleThePickle
    • Not as much story in the campaign for NWN... but if you want to know some backhistory on neverwinter, sur... : Mondo
• Thumbs down for bugs and performance issues. : Visceral Monkey
• My goty for 2006. No bugs even with zero patch on my system. Perfect performance with everything except s... : vikramwillrock
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  i've enjoyed it. great game... incredible story (with plot-twist that make me breathless) an amazing end- : r3dn3ck
  • That's too easy, I think you ended up in the planes since there was portals everywhere and the export cha : Mondo
  • i'm sure there will be sequels, expansions just not with your character lol : Clay
• aside from some bugs which should either be fixed already or will be in the next patch, it's a fantastic ... : Clay
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  I've played about 6 hours so far and been having fun with it, but I can't play it now because it reboots ... : dionex
  • did you do update? autopatcher goes up to 1.03, theres a 1.04 beta manual patch : Mondo
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    Here, berk. http://www.atari.com/nwn2/updates/patches/NWN2_v103-v104BETA_PATCH_en-US.exe : Mondo
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      Thanks I should try that. But what happens when the final 1.04 patch comes out? Can you roll back to 1.03... : dionex
      • yea, you will need to get the rollback patch thingy.. : Mondo
• it is nwn1 with curvy ground : jaga
• I really want to play it but my video card thinks otherwise. Geforce 4 4400 oh YEA! : Lrd_Cujo
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  I hated it with a bitter, burning passion. It was buggy, the performance sucked, the AI was retarded, an... : Arcanum
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    and I wanted to give every single female character I encountered a swift kick to the cunt. HAHA, tell ... : Visceral Monkey
    • He is just torn between Qara and Neeshka. : vikramwillrock

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  It's stable, easy UI, and its QoS rocks. : shackwack
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    I don't know exactly what QoS is supposed to offer. I have some bittorrents and web browsing mostly. When... : carnivore
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      because it's making everything else faster : mrfunky3000
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_service : mrfunky3000
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          fair enough, but i've got it with tomato and when i turn it on, it makes things worse. i just want to kno... : carnivore
          • well, I don't know how tomato implements its QoS, so it may just be badly done, or it could be giving som... : mrfunky3000
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            Its main benefit is for when multiple clients are on a network. When enabled, your torrents wont slow dow... : johnny skidmarks
            • well, in that case I guess I don't really need it. : carnivore
            • It doesn't just balance clients, but balances the type of traffic, too. It is totally appropriate for a s... : Merconium
    • Think of it as balancing the priority of your outgoing traffic (you really shouldn't try to use it on inc... : Merconium
    • My usenet downloads used to cap out at ~750kB/s, but when I turn on QoS in tomato they jump to 1.3MB/s. ... : Amadan
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  Okay, I give up: What the HELL is this tomato business? : mystifier
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    its like a fruit or something : oHnOES
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      That brings a whole new dimension to this subthread, thanks. Who the HELL decided it was a fruit?!?! : mystifier
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        god, when he put it's seeds inside it. : dopefish
        • Sorry, but tomatoes evolved seeds when it realized there was no other method of reproduction. : DrFlammable
  • 3rd party firmware which is better than the stock firmware on Linksys Routers. : jcutner
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  I've been using dd-wrt so long, I fear change. : rosewood
  • Man give it a try. When I installed it, there was a noticeable improvement even in simple web browsing. : carnivore
  • I thought so too, but after making the switch about half an hour ago I certainly prefer Tomato's interfac... : Rasnowl
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    I fought so hard to get ddwrt to work for me; eventually the last release fucked up the qos so badly I ha... : Merconium
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      I recently started having issues so I figured I would give it a try. I'm still looking for this sexy gui... : rosewood
      • And the shack is still as slow as ever loading :( : rosewood
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  I asked this earlier and didn't get a response. I have a v6 router, am I SOL on installing new firmware? : bRAINsick
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    yes. no tomato for you. you can use ddwrt tho : boomstickah
    • http://www.bitsum.com/openwiking/owbase/ow.asp?WRT54G5_CFE : boomstickah
• tomato is apparently faster on default settings then dd-wrt, plus has a slicker UI however, after a fe... : t0ad
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  Yeah so I installed it after a 6 months or so of DD-WRT. I like it, very slick. : Judecca
  • do you have to go back to stock when you flash, or can you go strait from dd-wrt to tomato? : malloc
• I got timeouts and stupid shit with DD-WRT, not so with tomato. : khaosman
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  Not a single link in the thread. gg shack. : rosewood
  • God rosey I didn't know you were such a bitch--oh wait yes I did Here is the link to tomato you turd: ... : khaosman
  • I googled "tomato firmware" : Judecca
  • http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato : shackwack
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  I just put it in. Wow the bandwidth graphs for minute/5minutes/day/month etc are seriously kick butt. T... : festivalman
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    yep, i love this firmware : jcutner
    • also, it's stable as a rock : jcutner

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  Man, Idiocracy was so good. It was hilarious and sad at the same time. A great, though none to subtle ... : Wheatloaf
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    ^^ It's really sad that no one cares about or has seen this movie. : Wheatloaf
    • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12792553 Welcome to four months ago. ;) : Serpico74
    • I've seen it plenty of times scro : Mondo
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    I think I'd like politics alot more if it really was like that. I mean come on, SOUTH CAROLINA WHAT'S ... : zakk
    • ...sigh... : Wheatloaf
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  I have to say The Departed is the single most over praised film of the year. You guys, this movie is not : Wheatloaf
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    oh get over it. Departed is a fantastic film. : snowwolf
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      Typically, when one person is polite enough to give reasons why they liked or disliked something, it's al... : sgtsanity
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13692196 : devi| dog
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        The only real complaint i got from his response was that it had unmotivated cinematography. Go read that... : snowwolf
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          I said it was trite and unbelievable. Sloppy film making - the boom dips in. Bad editing, and cited an ... : Wheatloaf
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            Maybe you'd enjoy it more if they covered it like a sitcom. :p : Serpico74
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              It already was. Master, matching mediums, close ups, end scene. Man, when I see coverage on a guy w... : Wheatloaf
              • LOOK EVERYONE, I KNOW FILM TERMS!! Seriously though, I do understand some of your complaints but I r... : soggybagel
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                Aside from the lighting thing (Ballhaus sucks) I completely disagree. : Serpico74
                • I knew I would catch flames with that review, but I'm surprised to see you stick up for it in terms of ed... : Wheatloaf
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                you have the curse of knowledge. Knowing too much prevents enjoyment. : DonkeyPopsicle
                • I do this for a living and I enjoyed it. : Serpico74
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                maybe you should turn off the film snob part of your brain and try not to analyze every shot in reference... : derelict515
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                  It's not snobby to demand technical excellence. I demand it of myself, and when I fail (which is frequen... : Wheatloaf
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                    I didn't say you had to turn your brain off. But the movie wasn't made so you could slice it up and analy... : derelict515
                    • It makes no sense that my opinion is snobby. I backed it up with examples from the film. You keep ignor... : Wheatloaf
                  • The Departed had the best film editing since The Aviator. Thelma Schoonmaker had better get an Oscar for ... : Serpico74
          • I enjoy a well shot scene as much as the next guy, in fact i love directors who are able to do camera wor... : snowwolf
  • I saw IA a few years ago along with the 2 shitty sequels, and I thought The Departed was much better. : Rauol Duke
  • MADNESS AND LUNACY!!! : soggybagel
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    I've never been a fan of Ballhaus but don't you dare talk shit about Scorsese's camera movement. >:( : Serpico74
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      Man, when Alec Baldwin (who was unintentionally hilarious throughout) and Marky Mark are talking and then... : Wheatloaf
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        The accents to me were not distractingly bad. In fact I enjoyed them. : soggybagel
        • STAY IN THE CAAH! GET OUT OF THE CAAH! FUOR SUPPA I ER AH WANT THE PARTY PLATTA! : Wheatloaf
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        Scorsese has always a filmmaking style like this. Kundun is probably the only time he's held back. To me ... : Serpico74
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          I loved the way Gangs of New York looked. I even loved the cine in the Aviator. He has no doubt done so... : Wheatloaf
          • Like I said before, not a fan of Ballhaus's cinematography at all. That said, I'm going to seperate the l... : Serpico74
      • If you think Baldwin was unintentionally hilarious then you really can't be trusted on any of your other ... : NastyJack
  • The Departed seemed REALLY sloppily structured to me, like "Hay guys, this guy is a cop!" "HAY GUYS I... : Toraz Chryx
  • Goodness gracious! How can you in any way be that harsh to this movies editing?! It's nothing short... : Waxfinger
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  Children of Men was also unfortunately over hyped. At least it was a really solid movie, and one of the ... : Wheatloaf
  • yes, definitely a theater movie... just to appreciate the camera work. : sikander
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    I have no idea what you mean by "video game quest" but I will say that the reason there was a Pink Floyd ... : NastyJack
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      Oh so it was his! Ok, that makes sense. Because of its distance from where they were having lunch I did... : Wheatloaf
      • Yes that's the plot. And he made an incredible movie around it. Full of ideas and great visuals. : NastyJack
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        Saving Private Ryan: Rescue the lost boy. Lord of the Rings: Bring this item to place X. blah, blah... : derelict515
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          I know hey? That's really freaking annoying when people do that. Is he trying to make himself seem smarte... : NastyJack
          • No, I'm saying that the movie was very narrowly focused. Much more so then the examples you cited. It's... : Wheatloaf
    • I've read the giant pig is a nod to 1984 : bozer
  • Taxi Driver: taxi driver kills everyone : anthonybean
• apocolypto and children of men were 2 f my favorite mvies in a long time : klearlyunseen
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  Apoclypto, everyone's favourite anti-Semite strikes again. I had very few expectations, and I enjoyed th... : Wheatloaf
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    the opening scenes felt like they were filmed on a handheld or something. It was pretty distracting, esp... : DonkeyPopsicle
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      I actually didn't mind that at all. He even gave the actor's some 16mm cameras to run around with and th... : Wheatloaf
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        They used a "zero shutter" for some of that opening sequence. No idea why. Maybe they needed the extra st : Serpico74
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          29 wouldn't have reached that far into the dark, and he would have needed more ambient fill for ext. nigh... : Wheatloaf
          • Seeing into shadows, imo, is overrated unless you're doing a dark David Fincher type thing where you are ... : Serpico74
  • this movie really surprised me. i didn't expect it to be so gripping but i couldn't look away during the ... : sikander
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  My Lady in the Water review can be summed up by making the jerking off motion with your hand. Seriously,... : Wheatloaf
  • I liked it. It was like a fairy tale. :( : yoonix
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    Im not exaggerating when I say lady in the water was the second worst movie I have EVER seen. The first ... : nukewinter
    • Next time he should just load a large mag into the camera and stand there and jerk off for 2 fucking hour... : Wheatloaf
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  Lastly, This Film Has Not Been Rated. Wow. I had no idea that theatrical distribution was secretly cont... : Wheatloaf
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    I really want to see this one. Ive heard a few directors mention it. : Rauol Duke
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      I would be surprised if they got any marketing at all for this or any help whatsoever. It's a whistle bl... : Wheatloaf
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        Kevin Smith talked about how fucked the MPAA was not too long ago on the XM part of Opie and Anthony. Jus... : Rauol Duke
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          It's thoroughly explained in this film. I didn't agree with everything Smith said, but he made some good... : Wheatloaf
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            Does the film say why the MPAA is so secretive? Or is that part of their power? : TwiLyght
            • they don't want the raters to be pressured by studios, which as the film points out is BS : egg5hen
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    http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2007/01/20/film-ratings-mpaa.html : sikander
    • We'll see what happens. Our ratings are slightly different here anyway. : Wheatloaf

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  Build it yourself. Whats your budget? : sanchez
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    Around 7k I think.... : grandmasterlee
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      Get a monster Mac Pro? : yoonix
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        What is it with YOU mac guys always suggesting mac systems in what's quite obviously a PC thread. Are ... : abrasion
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          hi abrasion : yoonix
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            Sup dude? - WHY? : abrasion
            • how's it hangin'? : yoonix
        • why do pc's gotta be gay men and vegitarians : sexninja!!!!
        • hhhahahhahhaaaha,hksjfadlfni2fhp;0 : genjuro
    • Holy meatballs, you could build the Dom Pérignon of computers. : eldersveld
    • Whoa! What do you do that constitutes that kind of computing power? : theghostofsmdever
    • Sweet radioactive Jesus! You could buy a top of the line computer and then hook up 4 30" monitors to it ... : CrazyPants
• dude. go fucking all out : oHnOES
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  if money is no object, go for Voodoo PC Omen, Maingear F131, or Falcon Northwest Mach V : oatmela
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    You could also go with Overdrive. they overclock all of their PCs and they offer incredible performance. : oatmela
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      I want all the performance for gaming, but I also need as much stability as possible for my actualy job d... : grandmasterlee
      • well, they guarantee their overclocks and have really good support. I just read a review of their pc here... : oatmela
• I would go with a company which does it for you, despite the extra cost - for a start I bet somewhere the... : abrasion
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  I used to prefer doing it myself, but dealing with unexpected problems can be a total bitch sometimes : RikiTiki2
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    warranty is what sold me. : r4wk
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      dealing with dead parts isn't too hard, but diagnosis and treatment of mysteries is what I hate the most : RikiTiki2
      • If you buy a monster rig from newegg, noise could be a serious factor too. : abrasion
• I'd probably say the biggest advantage in going with Dell is that all of your parts have the same warrant... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I'd say go with some vendor solely for warranty purposes. You aren't going to want to deal with it down t... : Delithio
  • Exactly. I'm not paying for it and while I can build one myself I just don't want to deal with anything,... : grandmasterlee
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  what kind of work are you doing? : ibrokn
  • Pretty much everything computer related... web development, network planning, video editing, remote serve... : grandmasterlee
• this is a strange perk : mr brown
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  dual 8800GTX + Core 2 Duo QX6700 and 8 gigs of ram overkill? yes, but that $7K wont spend itself! : sexninja!!!!
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    vendor. your responsiblities sounds like it will eat up all your time, so don't try to add in the headac... : BobBarker
    • sry in reply to main thread. : BobBarker
    • yeah... if you were paying for it outta your own pocket and it was for fun I would say build it your self... : godm0de
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    Here, i got you covered: CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 77 : sexninja!!!!
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      (i cant even fathom how you could build a faster computer than this one) : sexninja!!!!
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        Two raptors in RAID 0 : neokolonial
        • actually get 4 in raid 0+1! : sexninja!!!!
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      does dell have anything like this? : sexninja!!!!
      • yeah, check out there XPS 710 system: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_710... : grandmasterlee
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    get 4gb ram and 2x15krpm scsi in a silenced cooled enclosure instead. : abrasion
    • yea might as well go for the scsi h4x : sexninja!!!!
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  ok thanks everyone, going to do a dell xps + massive warranty and repair coverage. : grandmasterlee
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    you're going to regret it if anything goes wrong. Say hello to "James" in India for me though. : oatmela
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      Have you dealt with falcon/voodoo support? : grandmasterlee
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        No, but I read all the reviews at [H] consumer. they review all those companies and do tech support, RMA,... : oatmela
        • I will thanks! : grandmasterlee

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  ME TOO!!! YAY WII BUDDY!!!! : g0nk
  • fuck yeh! : nandu666
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  trying to set up a connection with my 2wire dsl router dosn't seem to be working with the security on.. : nandu666
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    I can't get mine to connect and I have an unsecured wireless network. It can find it but the connection t... : TheMonkeyWench
    • Really? Mine has joined perfectly using WEP and WPA. Some say setting your router to 1 or 11 helps. : spazzium
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      Have you ever gotten it online? My unit had an irrecoverable problem after a bad firmware update that kep... : dirtboxer
      • Nope, never had it online. : TheMonkeyWench
      • i figured it out, but it keeps trying to update now and is unable to error code: 32004 visit support : nandu666
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    Make sure you do the following: Set it to b+g mode *and* set it to channel 11(or channel 1). These ar... : SolrFlare
    • ^^^ Sounds odd, but this really does help. : devi| dog
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      i couldn't find b+g option. it works but its slow as hell, looks like 100% signal strength. DLing opera a... : nandu666
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        god. its. so. slow. : nandu666
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          can i cancel a DL on the wii shop? : nandu666
          • well fuck it im turning the wii off : nandu666
    • The channel thing didn't matter for me. I have mine set to channel 8 and it works perfectly. : timmie
    • Yay, this worked. : TheMonkeyWench
• me too! lets touch wii's! : trOmblyj
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  its royally gay of nintendo to not be able to supply more than 30 units to a store once a month or whatev... : diddlyd
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    They are sending out shipments at least once a week(sometimes twice). It's the retailers that are holdin... : SolrFlare
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      True, Target hoarded them to sell today for the past month or so. : johngloid
      • they had 26 here : nandu666
      • My local Target had zero fucking Wiis this morning, something that 6 of us found out after waiting 2 hour... : Old_Fart
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    and nintendo has released the system worldwide already. : Prozium
    • For their next release they should release it in the whole world except the US and not release it there u... : SilverSnake
  • worldwide release. : p4ck3tloss
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    They've release something like 4 million systems worldwide in two months. I think the "problem" is extre... : pyrogen
    • Damn 4 million already? Guess Nintendo is going to own this generation hard. : 5150Joker
  • Haha! It seems like you troll up every console thread around here. "Ancient Hardware" is no faster to cre... : BulletPro
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    They are acting like regal homosexuals with the artificial shortage that they are undoubtedly creating in... : Chris Remo
    • This post made me laugh way too much. : pyrogen
    • lol : Mansmells
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      I'm getting a raging clue right now! : Maddog_Delphi97
      • my clue is officially ==erect==D : thecray
    • regal homosexuals : jessipoo
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      http://edgewise.shackspace.com/royal-gay.jpg : edgewise
      • Hahaha awesome : Chris Remo
      • Hahahahaha : sgtsanity
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    It's more like 30 units per store PER WEEK. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Well, maybe not 30 units all the time. Between 10 and 30. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Makes sense. Ship less, lose money. Why not? : ieGod
• You can update your wii code in your profile! And add me! : skunk_ape
• I got one as well, add me plox. I will add back asap! : feek