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  Official floe.tv logo design contest - rules This contest should be fun, first and foremost. We ar : Antilles_Prime
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    cool, I've got some ideas already, I'll get some solid put together this weekend. Does it need to be ... : MisterPhoton
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      site is in flux. we had some designers locally here in chattanooga. lets just say, the 5 people in fl... : Antilles_Prime
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        cool, sounds good. Say hi to cbslf for me! Oh, one more thing: I know you're looking to get the logo ... : MisterPhoton
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          well, we are kicking that around. we have a player and editor now, but depending on how this contest goes... : Antilles_Prime
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            I would think it'd be better to run with the one designer once you've identified them. Even if you give a... : MisterPhoton
            • that could be the case, I dont know. right now I want to set the tone with the logo though, something dis... : Antilles_Prime
    • Also: any comments, criticisms, or debates on our concept are welcome as well. We have a nice little busi... : Antilles_Prime
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    I don't know if I'll win but I'll take a stab at it. : marmite
    • we might do something like "2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th" get invite codes that they can use or give away. : Antilles_Prime
  • also: needs the name "floe.tv" in it somewhere! (sorry bout that, I knew I forgot something.) : Antilles_Prime
  • cool beans : yossapw
  • neat. I may take a stab at it this weekend. : Fredrik S
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    http://www.no-spec.com/ :[ : manero
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      Its a contest... You know what you're doing upfront... : carazy
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        Yes, and in spec work you know that you are doing it for money upfront. What he is doing is basically ... : dopeman
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          really the way I came up with this was from the lighttpd site, they mentioned they did something similar.... : Antilles_Prime
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            In this case I'm actually fine with what you are doing, but I just wanted to make it clear that even thou... : dopeman
            • thanks man. and I see your point, and I'm just go on record to say that this will be the last "design" pr... : Antilles_Prime
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        not really, contests are deceptive. most people operate on the "well I kick ass I'll win this" mindset an... : thebigbeefsandwich
        • So when you do like a photoshop contest (which this basically is except theres a nice prize) and people k... : carazy
    • this sounds cool, and so does worth1000.com --- but really, this is for the shack for the time being. we ... : Antilles_Prime
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      I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I understand why they're saying what they're saying. But i... : MisterPhoton
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        yeah, I could see both sides on that, but after a point, I just came to the realization that no matter wh... : Antilles_Prime
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          heh, and I'm still gonna throw some stuff together, time permitting. : MisterPhoton
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            heh, my amateur ass already has a very simple logo, yay! : dedgecko
            • oh, and I'm sure it sucks too! : dedgecko
    • As a web developer I see this shit all the time, the people get half baked stuff because they got it chea... : stonedonkey
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    I hope you got a big trunk, cause I'm gonna stick my logos in it. Can we submit more then once? I mean I ... : voodooraze
    • We are looking for a winner, a "result". I'm not gonna hold a great idea back if someone "broke the rules... : Antilles_Prime
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    We plan on releasing the first invite codes in the comments here Ugh. Find a new angle. : haiku
    • We plan on releasing the first invite codes ON KILLER BEES IN YOUR AREA SOON!!!! : carazy
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    Where do I send my submission? : marmite
    • just message me via shack message with a url or download. I'll put all the submissions on one page and po... : Antilles_Prime
  • http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1436/570742637_797004ae2f_o.jpg : PoopStewart
• *bump* : Antilles_Prime
• Cool. I may just try this. : Stoned Gargoyle
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  Im in ur thread bumpin ur lucks : not work safe
  • thanks man, I appreciate it. honestly, as hot as the video space IS, we need all the luck we can get. How... : Antilles_Prime
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  Here contest over. http://www.flickr.com/photos/akedaveo/548659312/ On a serious note I think its c... : sm00v3d
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    nice.. lol... I was hoping for something involving John Romero's hair though. what? it was pretty. : Antilles_Prime
    • heh, its the best I could do in the short time it caught my attention. : sm00v3d
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  http://www.k1bond007.com/Downloads/Shack/FloeTV.jpg I don't have illustrator. I'm just used to Photsho... : K1Bond007
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    the words are floeing in the wrong direction : Patch-e
    • :/ : K1Bond007
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    Here's my critique (take it very personally) 1. No Mirroring 2. No Beta stamp 3. No Gradients 4.... : carazy
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      ?? I have none of those... to my knowledge ? :'( : K1Bond007
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        carazy wants you to add them : ThomW
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          K http://www.k1bond007.com/Downloads/Shack/FloeTV2.jpg : K1Bond007
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            Haha thats the winner right there :) : carazy
            • I had to ditch my original idea. I couldn't find a picture with Remo's (or anyone for that matter) mouth ... : K1Bond007
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  http://www.h-master.net/web2.0/image/(reflect)floe.tvBETA.png : wtf242
  • that is very two point oh. : marmite

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  African or European skier? : Damodred
  • hahahaha, yes! thank you. : biskits
• ^\circ was supposed to be a degree symbol : Ebu
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  the terminal speed is obviously zero, because he's done going down the hill and he stops at the bottom. : azenmaster
  • I answered that way to all the questions the first time I took Discrete Probability... :( : melt_core
• Terminal speed? Is that the speed he will die at if he hits a tree? Cause if that is the case, it's 37mp... : skitzo
• I'd say he's toast after 40 km/h. Those trees hurt. : omnova
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  The terminal speed is going to be the point at which the frictional force between the skier and the slope... : Barbarian
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    i.e. frictional force = sin(30 degrees)*gravitational force : Barbarian
    • Oh wait, not that simple, he's not a simple point. Neglecting wind resistance, I think you have to cal... : Barbarian
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    So, if he is trying to uphill, would it be 0? : skitzo
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      Should be a neg # in that case. : Githyanki
      • I need to take a psychics course. :( not a misspelling : skitzo
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    Given that the questions gives the skiiers height and width, maybe he has to take into account drag force... : Spezzer
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      In fact, it has to. Drag force (F = kv) is a function of velocity. Since they are asking for velocity, ... : Spezzer
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        Hmm *digs through sparse notes* : Ebu
        • Or Wikipedia. He's right though, you need to have one force in terms of a velocity in order to reach a te... : fluffy64
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          Do you have a text book you're following? They usually have the equations listed right in the chapter yo... : DinK
          • Well, we're following a textbook in theory. It's a pretty good textbook, but it doesn't always seem to ma : Ebu
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  Gravity's pull down the slope will be = sin(theta)*g Kinetic friction will be gravity's force normal t... : mockery
  • He touched on it, but didn't go into detail. This is PHY2048, Calc-based physics, so the drag is definite : Ebu
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  The answer is 140 miles per hour. : shortbuscaptain
  • more like 88 mph : Enigme
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  For drag coefficient of 0.5, terminal velocity is 45.9ms ? : SwiftyPants
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    I would like to correct my answer because I forgot the normal force. 40.6m/s Yes? No? I need vindic... : SwiftyPants
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      It is not 40.6 : Ebu
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        Ok, higher? Lower? : ( muk = 0.060 theta = 35 * pi / 180 m = 83 kg g = 9.8 m/s^2 rho = 1.293 kg/ : SwiftyPants
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          The problem occurs because Cd is dependent on v, so you have to use Calculus, or do it iteratively... ... : SwiftyPants
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            http://www.aerodyn.org/Drag/tables.html#man This gives ~50m/s : SwiftyPants
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              Try Again : Ebu
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                Heh. Oops. I entered something wrong in my calculator. Cd of 1.0 gives 28.7m/s Cd of 1.05 gives 28.04... : SwiftyPants
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                  Nope (that seems kind of low, doesn't it?) : Ebu
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                    That's nearly 100km/h : SwiftyPants
                    • I know I can get up to 70km/h (albeit pedaling furiously) on a lesser degree grade while on my mountain b... : SwiftyPants
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  he didn't give you enough information (or you're supposed to look it up somewhere), you need some constan... : snicker-snack 2
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    Mastering Physics >:( : Ebu
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      well, just say that the force due to wind resistance is k_wind*AreaOfTheDude*SpeedOfTheDude and work it o... : snicker-snack 2
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        It's an online thing. You can make so many guess, no points off for a guess, but eventually it just cuts ... : Ebu
        • lol that's good! probably in your book there's a standard value for k_wind (they will call it something e... : snicker-snack 2
• Did you draw a force diagram? Show gravity+air res+ski/snow friction. Then set grav = to air res + ... : nubitup
• 46.2 m/s! random guessing for the lose :( : Ebu

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• FUCK YES! I love me some insane boss uber-planes and now we finally get online! : NFXFSX
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  Also: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14582483 : Fred Garvin
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    Also, also: http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/156704841120070614013733.jpg : Fred Garvin
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      sexninja better not look at this pic or his head will explode. : Fred Garvin
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        I hope they price it around $125 or less. I don't want to spend too much on it. : NFXFSX
        • It's a reworked version of this: http://shopping.msn.com/prices/shp/?itemId=24053533 : Fred Garvin
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      :( just make my original flight sticks work :( : burningtrees
      • although these are probably now guaranteed to work for PC. crap. :[ : burningtrees
    • Holy shit yes! : logik?
    • OH SHIT. : Silent Wolf
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      Needs more lefty versions :( I wonder how bad I'd be using the righty one. : Chunks
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        Do real fighter jets have a lefty mode? Always wondered that... : pigvomit
        • Yup you just swivel the sticks 180 degrees. : EvilDolemite
    • HOLY FUCK YES OMG YES YES YESY YES!!! I have been waiting for this for SO long... check my post history i... : mankeroo
    • OH FUCK I WANT IT : nomaad
    • Wow, looks exactly like the Saitek X45. : Fail_Safe
    • ZOMG : Ebu
    • Fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity fuck. I need a 360. Anyone have an extra one they're not using? : yosemiteclimber
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      I am a prophet! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14561740 : cokefiend
      • Not wireless. :( : burningtrees
  • Holy crap. I just played through katamari damacy for the first time and I was really thinking a 360 vers... : DinK
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  I've never been able to get into Ace Combat's storylines. Just so bizarre with those fictional nations f... : pigvomit
  • the voice acting is pretty terrible too. But who cares, you blow stuff up. : GloriousCow
  • 4 was really cool, because the "war" was just a setting, the cut scenes with specific characters was real... : tomservo
• This is my most anticipated game of the year now that Forza is out. I can't wait. : prfectjon
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  this game would be awesome with coop is there any? : pyide
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    Beyond that, the game will have multiplayer dog fighting via Xbox Live. While Namco hasn't yet announced : NFXFSX
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      nifty. could be fun. the SP story doesn't look so hot this time anyway. : pyide
      • This time? The single player story hasn't been even mediocre since AC4. At least AC:Zero ditched the : Lunatic Angelic
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  paging sexninja!!! : creep
  • no, don't! it'll kill him with glee : Postal
• that looks fucking unbelievable. : Jackass1233
• Oh man that looks hot as hell. : Evil Benius
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  Having never played any of the others (I know!), how much does the ground come in to play? For example, ... : Bruzilla
  • there were several canyon missions in past games.. Cities weren't really tall enough from what i remember... : GloriousCow
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  I never played any Ace combat games. Fromt the trailer, the story looked extremly cheasy. I am willing to... : razlebol
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    no suggestions? : razlebol
    • Ace Combat 4 is an excellent intro to the series, less preachy too. : Lunatic Angelic
• Bringing sexy back. : soggybagel
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  So what's this play like? I've never heard of this series. : Damodred
  • Tie Fighter minus the capital ships... with 30 fighters to choose from... and a lot of whining by your : Lunatic Angelic
  • Over-the-top arcadish jet action. You get tons of missiles, fight tons of baddies, and fight some of the ... : NFXFSX
• Can. Not. Wait. Bring it on begawks! : Rigor Morts
• Mmmm shack squadron! : mankeroo
• I'll be in my bunk. : furiouscrak
• OH SHIT : sexninja!!!!

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  nah, still gotta download patches... start downloading them now, before you leave : sludge vohaul
  • what? no. BC patches it to 2.0, past that you just need 2.1 which isn't that big at all : geedeck
• Initial content is if you want to be a Blood Elf or an Dranai. They're the new races in the expansion. ... : kek
• there are two new races in BC with all new starting zones, content that will take you up to around level ... : grendel
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  I'll sell you the Burning Crusade CE for $65 plus shipping. It's unopened. : baronzemo78
  • sorry time is of the essence for me, im on vacation. just going to bestbuy now. : eggnoodles
• If you buy the BC you will save yourself about a 200MB patch. If I recall. : Ratalon
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  if an effort to circumvent some of my inevitable initial noob posts does anyone have any links to tag'd W... : eggnoodles
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    Play Horde. : MuteMode
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      and on a pvp server. : zebrigazi
      • undead rogue, fucking clos :( : multisync
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    Don't go Hunter. Fun at first but at 73 I realise it's quite a boring and frustrating class to play. :/ : node
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      Hunter rocks in PVP, im 53 and can kill 60's(one v one) in AV. : skitzo
      • lol @ hunters in top end arena. There are none. Good game. : johnny nada
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        Straight up, if you are 53 and you kill a 60 ANYTHING then that 60 was either being attacked by someone/s... : SenorSpine
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          Well, it was AV so im going with completely retarded. : skitzo
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            if your kill was horde they were probably AFK or complaining about AFKers in chat, or complaining about A... : eskimo spy
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              No these are ppl that see me running to SP, dismount, then stun me, I then trinket, lay down a trap, chee... : skitzo
              • http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/#character-sheet.xml?r=Tichondrius&n=Lawandorder I also just tried m... : skitzo
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          Depends on the class. 60 mages that don't have stam gear (probably qualifies for retarded to be in PVP w... : Turd Ferguson
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            AV is the absolute worst place to compare pvp. : Chod
            • I'm talking 1vs1 situations, they are at full health and mana and dismount to fight. : Turd Ferguson
    • 73?!?! You transcended the system. Only Cartman and Stan can kill you now. : pigvomit
    • ZOMG UR LEVEL 73!! : multisync
    • I've played a Hunter since the beta. If you hate it, then you probably don't play it well. :) : stelth
  • Honestly blizzard does a really good job of a tutorial in game you should be fine with that. The must ha... : ant321
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    some good class / race combinations: alliance: palladin - dwarf rogue - gnome priest - draenei h... : itsjames
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      hmm blood-elf priest sounds cool, prolly try that : eggnoodles
      • Remember to wand alot! : lightly inclined
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        no do not, if you're making horde go Undead, and if you're going alliance go Dwarf. DO NOT MAKE ANY OTHE... : multisync
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          dranei priest is fine, since they get fear ward too : itsjames
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            They also get +1% to hit with spells for all party members, and an aoe innervate on a 5 minute cooldown. ... : walker270
            • no shit on the draenei fear ward? wowzers that's sick! : multisync
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        oh, and for leveling: paladin / rogue / hunter i have no idea druids - feral priests - shadow mag... : itsjames
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          Rogue - combat Paladin - retribution (I think?) Hunter - beastmaster (I think?) : walker270
          • with pets buffed in 2.0, its ok to put more points into marksmanship (go for the throat is pure awesome w... : Turd Ferguson
          • no pally leveling is ret untill 40, and then prot and then AOE grind. : knightblade87
      • i have a BE priest that I love. The priest talent for BE sucks anus, but having 2 different silence spel... : invisible_kid
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    Non-endgame-centric guide: Everyone seems to be giving tips on what kind of build will serve you best in : BlackCat9
    • good info, thanks : eggnoodles
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      Speaking of professions and gold in general... Go with primary professions that make sense for your cl... : itsjames
      • cooking is required for rogues, gotta at least level enough for thistle tea! : Turd Ferguson
    • The Blood Elf starting area was alot of fun. Bummer they didn't allow for BE Druids, as I'd like to try o... : edgewise
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      I'll go ahead and disagree with the Priest difficult to solo part. I have had a very good time leveling ... : invisible_kid
      • I haven't played a priest, so I was speaking from second-hand knowledge. The shadow priest build sounds p... : BlackCat9
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        I think he got it right, until 40 it sucks and you wand a lot. : Enigme
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          ...unless you roll pure Shadow spec in which case you'll be melting faces off at L20 and shitting in peop... : Ajax
          • i lol'd, and from experience, you're right : merpaholic
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      shaman sounds like a good way to tour the game and get a taste of everything. ill start an alt if i like ... : eggnoodles
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        As a non-hardcore player, I don't think that race/class combos matter all that much. Playing a Draenei sh... : BlackCat9
        • I'd say Dranei shaman outnumber Orc and Tauren and Troll combined on my server. That's one reason NOT to ... : eskimo spy
      • The point of going orc/tauren is so you can play with the shackers on mal'ganis :D : sammyl
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      Warriors are only newbie ish if you are soloing. If you tank for any sort of instance at any level and d... : Chod
      • I second this. If you are playing a warrior in PvE, you will likely be tanking, and you have to pay atten... : hbalce1
    • great post, I barely ever think about informing people about the non end game points of the game : sammyl
    • If you have a sense of humor, Engineering is the profession for you! It is chock-full of zany contraption... : ChibiJosh
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      Flight form's level 66 or 68, not 60. (Can't remember precisely which level) and shadow priests can outpu... : Entity
      • 68 : pyide
• Play on Malganis. : D45hiz
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  I have a 10 day trial around here somewhere if you aren't going to play as the new races. Could save you... : melkore
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    there are BC trials too, I think I have one : Patch-e
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      really? I didn't know they were offering BC trials yet : duncandun
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        They're definitely offering them. : king_darius
        • Hmm. I havn't played Wow in years, but I wanted to give the new races a try. I'll look into that. : duncandun
• DON'T DO IT. You've still got plenty to live for. : NastyJack
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  I miss playing my hunter. yes, it was a night elf huntress, but it worked so well with War3. i had the ow... : RikiTiki2
  • Yeah, I've got the NE hunter thing going as well. People can bitch all they want, but its a good combo... : MacemanInTW

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  You don't have used book stores around? : Drewus
  • I checked 2, and the one I went to has a database of the other ones in the area and they all had none. : oldschoolbob-o
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  I had the same problem. I ordered from Amazon and it will take 1 - 3 weeks before it even ships out. : bRAINsick
  • Yeah amazon.ca was 6-8 weeks shipping :/ : oldschoolbob-o
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  Arrghgh Will Smith ARrgharghrah I haven't watched the trailer yet but arGHARGHGH : tomservo
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    Awwww hell naww : deveus1
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      This shit just got real. : mrwolf710
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        Welcome to Earf! : yosemiteclimber
        • Oh I GOT ta get me one o' deeze. : AlexXdude
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  that's a load of bullshit. i'm scanning my copy for you to read. : dahanese
  • lol thanks, i bit the bullet and paid the monopoly though. also the comic version comes out july 1st : oldschoolbob-o
• Paperback http://product.half.ebay.com/I-Am-Legend_W0QQprZ365045QQtgZinfo Hardcover http://product.h... : sm00v3d
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  how did he ruin it? was he like "oh yeah that's a great book you're gonna love the ending where blah blah... : das_runt
  • some FYAD loser will spoil it once the movie hits. : oldschoolbob-o
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  http://www.amazon.ca/I-Am-Legend-Richard-Matheson/dp/031286504X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/702-1088362-8889602?ie=UT... : mechanicalgrape
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    6-8 weeks shipping :( : oldschoolbob-o
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      Better than waiting until October. I've found that those estimates are usually exaggerated as well. : mechanicalgrape
      • got it from chapters 2-3 days : oldschoolbob-o
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  try alibris.com for all your used and hard-to-find book needs. there are 7 different "versions" of it on... : AssGoblin
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    well remember it for next time. I found all my old old old Nero Wolfe books this way and it's totally aw... : AssGoblin
    • thanks ;0) : oldschoolbob-o
    • Yeah I am tempted to cancel my amazon order and order it from here. Ehh I don't think I'll go through th... : bRAINsick
• http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780312865047-4 In stock about 5 min from me. : sigpro
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  Did you try the library? : not work safe
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    ^^^^^ That's what I would suggest you do. : Rag and Bone Man
    • I'm surprised it took that many posts to reach that conclusion. : el_bandito
• I got a copy from B&M Barnes and Noble a couple weeks ago. : locash
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  Is the book pretty good? I saw The Last Man on Earth and it was decent, and also saw The Omega Man and th... : railchu
  • I hear its good, also they say it should be made into a video game. :) you decide. : oldschoolbob-o
• Did I spoil the ending for myself when I read the wikipedia entry? : Unleashed
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  LOL at you people who haven't had this Matheson classic in your collection for decades. : AxeMan808
  • I barely read and even I've read it! : aggressor
• I used to work at Chapters, and they are not that Machiavellian. They're just retarded. : SwiftyPants
• here's a pro tip, everything is rigged like this nowadays, that's why I thank god or whatever/whomever (S... : Amnesty_intl2
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  Have you tried the public library? It's worth a shot. : jumpingteam
  • I wanted to buy it. : oldschoolbob-o
  • Stop, just stop it with your crazy fuckin' talk. : Super Sparker
• yeah I dunno about canadia but that book is in every major bookstore, and most independents where i live : MoreVespeneGas
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  http://amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/701-7329324-3090725?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=i+am+leg... : dognose
  • Never mind, didn't read thread good :( : dognose
• Science fiction book club has an omnibus type thing which a bunch of the author's work for like 14 bucks.... : ikonoklast86

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• I like hi-poly love dolls. : cerealSAM2
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  I'm not really a fan of Fucking Games. Some markets just need to be left untapped. : Jonathan
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    cerealSam2 disagrees. : brickmatt
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      No, no. I like artistic hi-poly love dolls. : cerealSAM2
      • Oh so it's not porn it's Art... well then that's ok! : Jonathan
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  sup matt : spazzium
  • don't encourage him : sevogajre
• You'd probably like star control II : retardhumper
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  ive been loving diablo 2 simply because of the loot system : oHnOES
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    That gameplay mechanism is something I despise, and exactly why I don't play MMORPG games. I can't assoc... : brickmatt
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      So do you cringe every time you kill an octorok in Zelda only to find 1 rupee instead of a blue 5 rupee c... : pigvomit
      • Not at all the same thing. My effectiveness in Zelda has nothing to do with how much money a random badd... : brickmatt
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      Well D2 is def replayable due to the amount of customizations you can make to yer chars with skills. Plu... : dante2010
      • That's a fair point. If you really like the different classes, multiple replays might be warranted. : brickmatt
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  Usually acquisition of power and wealth and the cool abilities tied to those achievements. : pigvomit
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    This is always nice, but it's so rarely well done. Half the time once you've really got impressive abili... : brickmatt
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      Crackdown did that for me in this regard. Also, Castlevania and Zelda games. To an extent Simcity does ... : pigvomit
      • Crackdown was too easy, even on the hardest setting. I would've liked to see the bosses you still need t... : brickmatt
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    I long for the MMO that experiments with maximizing a character quickly and produces most of it's content... : Jonathan
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      I'd also like to see an MMO that involves more skill and less cumulative play time. =( : brickmatt
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        Skill is such a risky term to use with MMOs. About a third the people want a twitch game, another third d... : Jonathan
        • Hellgate: London will be interesting. I don't mind rewarding players for the amount of time they've pu : brickmatt
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      You mean... a single player RPG that happens to be massively multiplayer? And that people stop playing af... : FlatlineDixay
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        Playing a game like Oblivion with friends would be awesome. And new content can always be added. : brickmatt
        • Yeah, I would like some Co-op RPGs like that. Stuff that scales in difficulty to the number of players y... : pigvomit
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          This would be so hot. Can Hellgate be played co-op with only a few people with a subscription? : h o s t i l e
          • I can't tell, their PR for multiplayer has been so muddled. =( If it can, I'm buying it. : brickmatt
      • Well kinda but even single player RPG still have a treadmill but it's not that obvious. Think of it more ... : Jonathan
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  I love everything except Counter-Strike: Source, and yet, it's the only game I play. I believe it is what... : AlexXdude
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    I experience CS:S revivals. I don't play for months, then I wonder if I still have any skills, so I fire... : brickmatt
    • Same here, except replace months by days :( : AlexXdude
  • I play it because the shack plays it : RikiTiki2
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  New sights and story elements. I don't care about 100%ing the agility orbs or whatever, that just feels l... : node
  • Yeah, KOTOR got a few replays for me. Both endings, plus different character interactions as a male vs a... : brickmatt
• I play games for the story and experience. I don't replay games much. I'm about to tackle Onimusha 3 and ... : baronzemo78
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  when gta3 was new i loved just making the most amount of chaos possible. I would play for hours some nigh... : h o s t i l e
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    Yeah, I spent more time in GTA3 than I did in GTA:VC and GTA:SA combined. I remember camping in a parkin... : brickmatt
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      hahaha yeah the main garage your guy had was excellent since they had to come down a ramp and the m16 wou... : h o s t i l e
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        I can't even count the number of hours I spent fucking around within 100ft of the starter area. How many... : brickmatt
        • yeah when I first started it and only had a pistol as soon as I left the hospital I just started destroyi... : h o s t i l e
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        my favorite spot in GTA3 was this coffee shop or something on the second island with two floors... if you... : mikecyb
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          yeah I'm hoping for the gunplay to be more intense/indepth like being able to take cover behind cars corr... : h o s t i l e
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            giving up in a GTA game? lame! I do like the idea of cops waiting for you outside of a building though.... : mikecyb
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              Giving up and having some penalty for it but less than if you died. It might make it more intense to choo... : h o s t i l e
              • I guess... I hated getting busted because it seemed like such a waste... I still have health and weapons ... : mikecyb
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          Second island in GTA3, the 3 story garage. Great hideout, good times. For some reason I was far more i... : Damodred
          • Agreed on both counts. I fucking abused that parking garage. : brickmatt
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          Oh I LIKE GTA conversation! :D My favorite spot in GTA3 was also that coffee shop. You could camp ther... : tomservo
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            haha yeah, I always have an impulse to take retarded shortcuts in the GTA games, no matter what I happen ... : mikecyb
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              Good point. More obvious ramps in GTA IV please! Don't make me look for them or have a hard time lining u... : Damodred
              • yeah thank god unique jumps weren't required for 100% in SA... that's the reason I never went for 100% in... : mikecyb
          • Hahaha, I'm a huge sucker for crotch rockets as well. GTA:SA was fun, but it was too big and empty. : brickmatt
• God of War was a good balance of everything for me. Puzzles that are interesting but not too complex, a f... : Halen
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  gameplay that's still fun after you beat the game. With most games that's just no the case as they hinged... : mista mista
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    Give me some examples. : brickmatt
    • X-com:Apocalypse using real-time mode. Bring down entire buildings while fighting, steal alien tech, take... : mista mista
• I totally forgot you Ep. 1 had commentary. I'll replay tonight. : wild falcon
• I replay mostly for the gameplay, only sometimes, like with KOTOR, do I do it for exploration/plot : d fluke
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  The biggest factor for me with a game's replayability is being Civ 4. If it has that going for it, I find... : SockMonkeh
  • No other game as made me "lose time" like the Civ games. : brickmatt
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  I've typed up about five different responses to this, but they can all be reduced down to if I had fun pl... : helvetica
  • I agree with you on the frustrating stuff. I just don't have the gusto anymore to play the same mission o... : tomservo
  • Hoverbike. : spazzium
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  Mostly atmosphere / immersion. This is partly why I have such a hard time with many many console games. B : tomservo
  • Oh and as far as mutli-player deathmatch style games go... I guess I'm picky with a lot of things. A lot ... : tomservo
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    Agreed! Also, MP2 is so much better than MP1- I just finished replaying the first one after playing MP2 ( : mn3m0n1c
    • having the double barreled shotgun and spinning around after coming out of slo-mo was the single baddest ... : h o s t i l e
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      Haha. I really almost wish MP2 didn't have Havoc physics, because it makes MP1 almost unplayable for me. ... : tomservo
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        god the gun fights in MP2 are so fucking awesome. sometimes I will just continually shoot a dude's dead ... : mikecyb
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          :D :D :D http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12662738 Max Payne 2: It's weird, I keep a specific save : tomservo
          • oh god yes that is easily the best gun battle of the game! I don't agree with you on HL1 though, my fa... : mikecyb
      • Yeah.. I love MP, but it's hard to play after you play MP2. The engine is just much better. I'd love for ... : K1Bond007
      • Yeah, I shoulda done my replaying 1>2 instead of ass-backward; I forgot how much better Remedy got at int : mn3m0n1c
  • and don't really enjoy grinding except maybe in Starcraft. I meant Diablo II :< : tomservo
  • Yeah same here, although I wish I could excise my MMO-need. Right now I have "large open shooty" need so ... : Damodred
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    Immersion is such a big fucking deal. It's why I love HL1 and 2 more than any other FPS series ever. I w : brickmatt
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      See, I could get into HL2 exactly because of the lack of immersion. The linearity was just way too much i... : Damodred
      • Er, could NOT get into. Sigh. : Damodred
      • With HL2 (and 1), I DO wish there was less linearity and more opportunity for exploration. I think Ravenh : tomservo
• I value great gameplay and great storylines above else in a game. Particularly FPS and RPGs. I mean, real... : Yoshifumi
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  To me, there's no bigger boost to replay value than competition. Games like Tekken, CS, WarCraft/StarCra... : lefthighkick
  • That's an interesting category, and one I don't pull from often. I like competing in certain games, but ... : brickmatt
• I mostly play shooters, so for me replayability has alot to do with: * Gameplay that varies based on y... : mn3m0n1c
• I want GTA:SA (which I don't have) because I think it'd be fun to pick up and play for a bit - not a huge... : dltrem
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  Replayable? Mainly branching story archs, different ways to solve puzzles / persons to solve puzzles with... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Oh, also unlockable cut scenes or different endings in higher difficulty modes. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Different story archs are great when done well. They rarely are, and I hate it when it all boils down to... : brickmatt
• ever play Guardian Heroes? so many different possible story branches : RikiTiki2
• For all the above stated reasons, I'd play ninja gaiden (black) till my fingers bled. I love that game so... : boomstickah
• Atmosphere and Storyline are #1 in getting me to play a game more than once. The Thief series and System... : Rag and Bone Man
• I like exploring, character modification, and gaining new weaponry. Also options as to what you choose to... : AxeMan808
• METAL GEAR SOLID 3 Most replayable of the MGS games IMO. There so many different ways to approach t : sevogajre

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  When i can go home and setup the server! : kbnerd
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    I hereby proclaim that I will come in at least the top 5 on 65 percent of the tracks! : jasonepowell
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      provided there are no gay tracks on the server. Make em fast or technical, but not gay. : jasonepowell
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        i can put whatever maps you guys want on there. rest assured i'll be seeking out new ones and adding them... : kbnerd
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          woohoo. I'm in for regular TM shackraces. Finally, a game I can do well at! : jasonepowell
          • do you make maps? if so i can point you to a place to upload them. : kbnerd
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  It was just unlocked. : locash
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    omg omg omg! 3 hours of work left. : kbnerd
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      * gets some single player practice * : Toraz Chryx
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        1 hour of work left. : kbnerd
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          damit, do you get out at 5PM on the dot?? I want to leave early today :[ : askedrelic
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            20 minutes left 10 minute drive home 5 minutes to get server up. : kbnerd
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              I'll stay at work until 5:30, 20 mins to get home, then start playing asap : askedrelic
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                8 minutes of work : kbnerd
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                  I hope you have traffic and die. : askedrelic
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                    i'm decrypting the files... 26% : kbnerd
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                      well do we have server? : Toraz Chryx
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                        I AM HOME, LET US PLAY!! : askedrelic
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                          WTF ITS THURSDAY WE NEED TO GO OUT : multisync
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                            WAHH I WANT TO SIT INSIDE ALL WEEKEND AND PLAY FORZA. Tomorrow night? : askedrelic
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                              going out of town for weekend, TONIGHT IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE : multisync
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                                wanna go out with my roommate? I think she's heading out. I wanna play trackmania though :( : askedrelic
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                                  i'm not going out with shamu unless her handler tags along : multisync
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                                    I'm not talking about dahanese dude. I think it's her and her cousin. : askedrelic
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                                      you said the roomie was a whalebeast : multisync
                                      • yea. get on aim? : askedrelic
                      • kbnerd is working on it, there have been some unexpected issues : megarust32
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  Is this worth it even if I suck at racing games and vs games? : uglysad
  • oh yes yes yes. it really is. i'm horrible at racing games but i love Trackmania. : kbnerd
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    Yes, because it is a racing/platformer/puzzle game. There are seven environments, each with it's own c... : TroZ
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      k I'm buying this now. fuck you : h o s t i l e
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        eh, i'm picking up forza tonight! : dedgecko
        • This is almost a third of the price. haha not dissing forza but I don't have money to fling on 60 dollar ... : h o s t i l e
  • it's more like hot wheels than racing... but if you were racing hot wheels : snuff
• If only the 360 Wheel supported FF on PC :( : Bantis
• You assholes just made me start loading it, thanks a ton. : spazzium
• Bear Grylls is in Trackmania United! in a freaking ad : Lunatic Angelic
• I picked out some hopefully good tracks for kbnerd's server. We only had Shadowdane's tracks besides tha... : megarust32
• Alright already, ENOUGH. I caved to the shackhype I'm so weak. As soon as I get home, It'll be loaded. ... : Teiresias
• ok, I'm leaving work now. I'll be playing in an hour to an hour and a half from now! : TroZ
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  I wish I had paid more attention to this earlier. It looks interesting but I can't bring myself to buy i... : Horn
  • Same. I didn't know it was a preorder only deal until this morning. Oh well. : Rag and Bone Man
• I bought it and just played some SP, <3 TrackMania! Post the Server Info up when its ready! : snowwolf
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  SERVER IS UP!!! It's under the United States server directory server: ShackTracks pw: Sploosh : megarust32
  • * tries to work out how to find the damned server * : Toraz Chryx
  • password is LOWER case dude :( : Toraz Chryx
• Do we have a shackgroup for trackmania yet? : Frozen Pixel
• GG all, that was lolz! : Toraz Chryx

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• He trying out to be in the next FF game? : mechanicalgrape
• oh that vest is just so precious : GloriousCow
• is there a new mad max movie coming out? : Ziz
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  Too fat. : johnny nada
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    ask him to drop thirty pounds then get back to me : PapaBoo
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      what if he loves you? : thaperfectdrug
      • then drop him like he's hot : PapaBoo
• drizz't? : azenmaster
• Not a bad lookin fellla : ke_rico
• needs bigger boobs. : .sticks.
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  I take for granted you all love the kuck considering he asked gay menz only : melt_core
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    I didnt even see that woops : ke_rico
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      IM NOT GAY BTW, not that theres anything wrong with it : ke_rico
      • LOL, don't try and hide it, sweetie. : MurrayTheSkull
• i like the Blake Lewis hair : PapaBoo
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  Had to post: http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/modelling//1/thumbs/elvissteve.jpg : thaperfectdrug
  • how embaressing : oHnOES
• The crumpled construction paper in the background really brings out his savage look. : skitzo
• That picture makes me want to vomit, so yeah, he should do well : grandmasterlee
• hahahahahahaha : lakren
• Why do models always look so angry or dejected or otherwise put upon? : Silent Sorrow
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  He's no Derek Zoolander. : Fyunch Click
  • I was going to say - need more 'Blue Steel'! : Don Vito Corleone
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  girlfriend says: - ears are too big - bad hairline - no muscle build ..."and he looks gay". : biskits
  • Agreed on all points. Models shouldn't look gay. They should have fine, sharp, somewhat delicate features... : Modica Sol Solis
  • Basically, he looks very plain. His face is alright, but everything below his neckline looks like he's ju : johnny nada
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    what about this closer up http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2991/model2gt7.jpg I definetly agree on t... : headbone
    • When harry potter fan fiction goes wrong. :( : skitzo
    • his nose is odd looking : Megara9
    • even more gay : RikiTiki2
    • lol he's hunching and praying... : johnny nada
    • she says it's probably "just a bad shoot" and "not very versatile". says "if he gets work, then sure." ... : biskits
    • The gay is cranked to 11, but silver nailpolish is the fashionable color this spring! : helvetica
    • bad stylistic concept IMO. he could probabyl do better with his body type in a different environment. t... : cam3lt0sis
    • No Question about: KEEP MAKING FUN OF HIM : adev
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      Say say say! : rosewood
      • Fuuuuuu!!! : aethyr
    • How long did it take him to do his nails? I was thinking of doing this, I just couldn't that color, dirt... : TheArtMan
• ehh.. knowing the industry, he'll probably have to muscle up and lose some serious body fat. He looks kin... : Megara9
• Arthur and the Invisibles? :[ : My Documents
• after seeing this thread he'll probably kill himself : oHnOES
• wife: "He doesn't stand out to me. But it could be the crazy feathers and mohawk that are obscuring my vi... : Merconium
• he's too small. needs to go lift a little or something : cam3lt0sis
• That's not really your "friend" is it? : TwiLyght
• I think he should do Abercrombie-esque pics, those aren't as edgy as the ones you've shown us, but the lo... : RikiTiki2
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  wife says: get more ripped, fix the ears and get some skin care products. : Fredrik S
  • So what did she say about the guy in the picture? : spiffymc

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• Ouch. But yea, I really had a tough time trying to stay interested in that game. : famine101
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  i never could finish it, i tried my best though : sirkne
  • i could never get past the second level or so. i having thrown out my copy though so someday i may play i... : kbnerd
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  Finished and enjoyed it. You know aht it has over deus ex? You can stealth it 100%. Like I did. : node
  • Hm, that's interesting. I always had trouble staying hidden, after I was easily seen right at the very be... : famine101
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    I found IW much harder to stealth. NPCs just seemed to magically detect where you were. : peanut-
    • Right, but there are sections of DX you simply cannot stealth. Not so with IW, and I really liked that. S... : node
    • I dunno, I did most of the game using the remote control bots while hidden in a corner. : Vincent Grayson
• I enjoyed it. : nomaad
• I really enjoyed it - played through twice during the christmas it was out and loved every minute. So don... : jbury
• although it wasn't as good as the original, i enjoyed Invisible War enough to not regret playing through ... : Korban
• It wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't a great one either. In comparison to Deus Ex it is awful, but so are ... : spdon
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  i can't remember what was so bad about this game aside from the UI. i think i may look for it in the bar... : Korban
  • They seriously downgraded the graphics and the framerate was still horrible : Mondo
• I never could get in to Deus Ex 1, the first 2 levels and the tutorial bored me to tears and every time s... : marmite
• pshh, it was an above average FPS. It simply didn't live up to the enormous expectations, so everyone sa... : DonkeyPopsicle
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  I finished it (something that I can't say about most games) and enjoyed it fairly well. I don't understa... : Clone42
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    yeah, it's weird to say but it's one of the handful of games that I've completed. And it didn't suck. T... : mrwolf710
    • Yea, the small levels were definitely a real drawback. I had forgotten about that. Still, not a terribl... : Clone42
• Eh...I enjoyed that game a lot. Not the most in depth game ever, but definitely fun. : ColoradoCNC
• They should totally make another one and call it Deus Ex 3 : spiderfill
• crap. i was looking forward to trying the xbox version, but there's no backwards compatibility for it on ... : pyide
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  I disagree with you sir. I genuinely enjoyed Invisible War. It wasn't as good as the first one, but th... : jason bergman
  • Then again, I played it on Xbox, not PC. Which explains everything, it is very much a console game, an... : SpaecKow
• Story wise it was average, but it was a mess when it came out - the graphics were downgraded, the UI was ... : Mondo
• One thing about the story I really didn't like When Alex finds out what he really is, and then later agai : Mondo
• Ragdoll kept me quite entertained... : ShadowRam
• I would disagree. I enjoyed it more than the original. : Ebu
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  You know if Deux Ex had never existed Invisible War would be considered a rock-solid cult classic with pe... : EvilDolemite
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    I wouldn't go that far.. : melt_core
    • I would. IW still had better gameplay than a lot of other games out at the time, though it was nowhere n... : EvilDolemite
  • Probably, but when you take a loved game and throw out most of what made it interesting, you're going to ... : Arcanum
• This is like a bizarro IW thread. : peanut-
• Finished it and enjoyed it. I thought it was pretty fun overall. : baronzemo78
• I played and finished it. It is not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, but when compared to th... : Rice-Rocketeer
• I still want my refund of time from playing the horrible demo, but at least the magazine the demo came wi... : Amnesty_intl2