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• Ramsay > * There IS a reason he has 3 stars to his name, and his collective restaurants have like 10 : moshman
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  That looks incredible, and wow is he ever energetic. : wild falcon
  • he never stops, he's a machine : moshman
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    He's also a total asshole : Drewus
    • Really? He has always seemed like a really genuine nice family guy on his TV show. It could be faked I gu... : marmite
    • This is true, but he is also a nice guy at the same time. : yoshimi20
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      he's actually a very nice guy. as someone said earlier, he's a perfectionist. in his kitchen, it's his re... : Ziggurat
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        he takes being hard on them to a personal level though, or he used to at least. I don't think he is an... : moshman
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          He is a complete asshole (in the workplace), but it's part of why he gets such good results. : spdon
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            only if someone fucks up, if they do well they are rewarded richly. Just see him rip on Mark Sargent in... : moshman
            • True but other chefs have said working with him is like working with a child (due to his temper). But I t... : spdon
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        He did feed a vegetarian guy meat on purpose on his show without the vegetarian knowing. : yoshimi20
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          it was chicken stock and the guy wasn't exactly angry : moshman
          • no, it was ham and the guy was angry : DapperDan
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      He learnt from the french, so yeah he is. : pieman
      • he probably learned most from Marco Pierre White, who is an ass in his own right : moshman
• To paraphrase him, "people don't come to eat at Claridge's because they saw me on Ready, Steady, Cook las... : rock elf
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  I could eat cardboard, and like it, watching him cook! I'm gonna have to try this method next time I wan... : Matt Burris
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    You should, the creme fraiche turns it into creamy egg mouth sex. : peanut-
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      Is that the same thing as sour cream? : Phearsome
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        No. It's really just a thicker fresh cream : Drewus
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          It is a bit sour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_fra%C3%AEche : jcupitt
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            and absofuckinglutely gorgeous. : spdon
            • yes :) I use it instead of cream for most things because it has that slightly yoghurty taste that makes m... : jcupitt
    • I've used heavy whipping cream for a similar effect. I imagine the taste is different though. Then you dr... : c0bra
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  If he didn't have the skills to back up it up, someone would of punched him out a long time ago. : shavenewok
  • dunno, I imagine he is pretty hard too. Growing up with an abusive father and as a football player. I wou... : moshman
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  He's passionate and a perfectionist.. and a very funny boy. My boss has met him once or twice, although h... : cause&effect
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    under what circumstances did you boss meet him? I am sure that would make a difference on the swearing : moshman
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      twas in a wine bar in wilmslow i think, he's on holiday at the mo or i'd ask him. you're right tho, ob... : cause&effect
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        Noone would watch if there wasn't something sensational and entertaining, and if anyone knows that Americ... : Matt Burris
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          Which of his shows do you get over there? I'm not such a big fan of Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares is... : peanut-
          • The former is fun but I love the latter. : -efx-
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  One critic said it best: He's a first-rate chef and a second-rate human being. I love the guy though -... : dengar65
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    the critic that said that was a fucking loser who insulted Ramsay personally and then got thrown out of h... : moshman
    • clearly context counts for something. : carnivore
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      You don't have to read many AA Gill reviews to come to that conclusion. BTW, I believe Ramsay threw him o... : rock elf
      • something like that yeah, basically saying he was an idiot when he didn't even know him personally. : moshman
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  He couldn't even make toast... ;) : DM7
  • I will join Gordon Ramsay's kitchen as his Head Toast Chef! : ChibiJosh
• wow...I am going to have to fix some tonight. : byorn
• I'm hungry now. : soggybagel
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  Also, for those who want to make these, if you don't know what he said, he said "1/2 a tablespoon of CrÃ... : soggybagel
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    what IS this stuff?? : bakanoodle
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creme_fresh Most good stores would have it. : skunk_ape
      • interesting. maybe i'll try this. : bakanoodle
  • would a standard grocery store have it : thief
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  those eggs look horrible, how can anyone eat eggs that are still soggy like that : zagzig32
  • Those brits like weird shit. : soggybagel
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    you go ahead and eat the dried up tasteless stuff then : moshman
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      i make excellant eggs and from what I see in that clip I do everything wrong, but they are tasty as heck.... : zagzig32
      • You mean EGGCELENT? : soggybagel
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    Yeah, I like my scrambled eggs to be pretty dry. But, I dunno, maybe those are good. : suqur
    • god I can't stand dry scrambled egg. Runny is the way forward. : marmite
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    FYI I watched this video last week, and have made scrambled eggs like this twice this week, and I've neve... : Spezzer
    • Pretty much. I always made my scrambled eggs pretty dry, but now I've tried this they never will be again... : peanut-
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      That's because he's putting the super high fat Creme Fraiche. I'm betting a lot of foods would taste bet... : Rag and Bone Man
      • Who the fuck cooks with margarine? : peanut-
      • I actually did not use creme fraiche or chives. The way the egg is cooked produces a more creamy texture... : Spezzer
      • creme fraiche isn't that bad, and margerine is fucking bad for you too. : moshman
  • i thought the same thing. those eggs were nowhere near fully cooked. : robbomc
  • dry in the pan = over done on the plate. You always want the eggs to come out of the pan a little runny.... : bRAINsick
• ive always started out cooking scrambled eggs like that, but holy shit the finished product looks like fu... : -=kodiak=-
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  I've cooked my eggs this way ever since seeing this and it works well, except for gluing a very thin laye... : Zero|DPX
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    Try reducing the pan's heat by a little amount, or taking the pan off the heat sooner (letting the residu... : Spezzer
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      I hardly ever cook anything. I've never cooked a risotto :( I will try though! : Zero|DPX
      • risotto is super awesome and not hard to cook. but for the way i like it you need white wine and saffron : kbnerd
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  Recently I've been using the double-boiler method to make scrambled eggs. I read about it in one of Alton... : mechanicalgrape
  • let us know what you prefer : re4ctor
• Ive done them this way for a few months and they are really good. I although use 10% sour cream instea... : gummijoh
• One last note: do *not* use egg beaters or other egg white substitutes when making this dish; this cookin... : Spezzer
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  Whoa, worlds collide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrV4JnFLDo&mode=related&search= : Fred Garvin
  • That was really funny. : Phearsome
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    reverse collision! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKEPPw5Jd2M : RikiTiki2
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      You disappoint me, Ramsey. HAHAHA Oh man and the end of this video is amazing. MUST WATCH : Zero|DPX
      • the skill with which he writes cock makes me think he could be a shacker : RikiTiki2
    • lol that's fucking awesome : -=kodiak=-
    • awesome. : bakanoodle
    • Haha thats awesome. : tyrelhill
  • LOL awesome. : Zero|DPX
  • hey, even the british make fun of women drivers. small world! : askedrelic
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  at the end he said "give it to her in bed" yeah i know that, but what does that have to do with making ... : X-GOUKI
  • breakfast in bed helps unlock relationship achievements : RikiTiki2
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  I made it for my lunch earlier today, amazing. This is pretty much exactly how my mom used to make it whe... : re4ctor
  • Now THAT sounds tasty. : silentw
• Oooh. Can't wait to try these. : punchdog
• Wierdest way to cook eggs that I've ever heard of. Doesn't sound amazingly good, either... sounds like a ... : silentw

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• Like I said before, selling this many DVDs in one package will not work. Most people who are buying used... : soggybagel
• the bids won't pick up until the last couple of hours : aeg1x
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  your problem is that you included movies that actively made the set less desirable. nobody wants to wast... : ttyRazor
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    I included 2 movies that were shit pretty much that is all : oneshot
    • actually there's a large chance that a given bidder may consider any number of the rest shit, and with a ... : ttyRazor
  • holy shit, i admit to having seen FJTK but i can't believe anyone actually purchased that abomination : electroly
  • lol, motherfucking signed. Should just throw it in the trash. : action roommate
• If you're willing to break it up there's certainly some movies I'm interested in. Does your version of g... : Prozium
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  That's a long time, stuff changes within the last hour. That's how most things happen on ebay. : Chod
  • Also you have a typo in your first line "allot" isn't correct. You also make no mention as to the qualit... : Chod
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  Just make another ebay login and bid on it yourself. Put your highest bid in as the price you want to se... : dante2010
  • but he still loses money on shipping to himself. : j0nchan
• Maybe you should post photos along with that to give it more substance. : hadokennn
• damn that is a lot of damn good movies... and your in bremerton.... i could drive up and get em.. watch l... : Str8Dog
• you're not going to see major bids till the last hour or two : Korban
• that's a killer collection : carnivore
• You need a photo of the lot on the page. Otherwise, zzZz, pass. : johnny nada
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  lol at one of the buyer comments about mr Wood: rude insulting e-mails, worst ebay experience. R... : beastrabban
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    yeah not exactly great feedback, especially with so few transactions. : MoreVespeneGas
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      I told a guy to fuck off. I'm not going to worry about my ebay feedback. OH NOES, I CAN'T BUY WORTHLESS... : rosewood
      • Also, my old ebay account got banned and nirv bitched to ebay since I made a crazy high bid on his fake d... : rosewood
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    - Took all chicken, didn't ship. Punched me in face : soggybagel
    • - beaned me with a full sprite while yammering about his 80K post count on some crazy religious website f... : beastrabban
    • lol I'm crying here! : ThomW
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    Jesus christ. No offense Rosewood, but do you realize how massive a tool you are or are you oblivious? ... : bipolar
    • Whys it gotta be like that bipolar? : rosewood
• should've split it up. you'd make way more that way, and you'd make a killing on shipping : electroly
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  Dude all the action will take place in the last 90 seconds. It's how eBay works. The fact that it's at al... : MoreVespeneGas
  • it's only that high because he got a bunch of shackers to bid it up. nobody real has bid on it yet. : electroly
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  dont you know all the bidding happens in the end : jono181
  • He tried so hard, and got so far... but in the end, it doesn't really matter. : Ride-My-Rocket
• make sure you make a couple more thinly veiled advertisements about it on the shack. : sharpie
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  Is Scare Face a sequel to Scar Face? : majestik
  • Oooh that is a great one : tomservo
• Jesus Christ man, everyone knows that all the action happens within the last 10 minutes. Chill out. : dopeman
• Always break out stuff like movies into the individual DVDs; make money screwing people on shipping. Also... : mojoald
• The offer still stands if I win and you don't like the price. You eat the fees and I'll just give you go : rosewood
• Well, you have the movie Scare Face included... I don't like being scared. So, I will avoid bidding. : slip42o

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  If you don't understand why it's an issue, then by all means get out of the industry. : Arcanum
  • hahahah : AlexXdude
  • ^^^^ : zehh
  • lol ba dum tish! : abrasion
  • /golf clap : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I want you out if you think it's a non-issue. : moogle
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    everyone is acting like 2k just raped their mothers over this. it may be an issue, but it's not as seriou... : erotic sock
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      hi, welcome to the internet! enjoy your stay here, but really we don't care whether you do or don't! : alarm cock
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        what, because FOV doesn't prevent me from enjoying a fantastic game? jesus h christ. : erotic sock
        • Even if it doesn't bother you, some people have higher standards for widescreen FPS gaming. : vynn
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      if it wasnt bioshock, but maybe some other semi-anticipated game, i can guarantee people would be fuming ... : anthonybean
      • Also, I would say that the statement made back in May about "widescreen will use no cropping" andas a res... : Masem
      • I wouldn't be. : Drewus
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      I think part of the uproar is because it's a "what the hell is wrong with you" issue. It's something tha... : Arcanum
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        Or if you have what is essentially a first person shooter but you disallow side-stepping and force moveme... : Ebu
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          RE4 was a fucking brilliant game start to finish. The controls were exactly what they needed to be. : dopefish
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            re4 wasnt 1st person : anthonybean
            • no, but it was (and i quote) "essentially a first person shooter but you disallow side-stepping and force... : dopefish
            • It is exactly what I said it was. : Ebu
          • It was "a fucking brilliant game start to finish." Except that the controls sucked. : Ebu
        • lol you never give up do you : dewdman
      • I think part of the uproar is because it's a "what the hell is wrong with you" issue Exactly. And I th... : zehh
    • The ONLY reason people are so vehement is because of people dismissing it. I personally give this a 3.... : abrasion
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    do you honestly believe MS's flagship 360 summer title wasn't tested in widescreen? In the native resolu... : dopefish
    • did they just come out and say it was intended? thats all they have to do to shut people up. : anthonybean
    • This was exactly what I was thinking. They added to the top and bottom for full screen play. The FOV is a... : johnny nada
    • Well, it's apparently causing issues with mouse sensitivity (if you read the big comparison thread in thi : Arcanum
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      Actually, Chris Kline, one of the developers posted back in June that you would see, and I quote "more of... : SolrFlare
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        I'm disappointed about the widescreen thing but I'll live. I have to say though that I'm surprised at th... : Johnny Law
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          Meh, just to correct myself, they didn't silent edit. I just overlooked the second post he made on it. ... : SolrFlare
          • Roger. : Johnny Law
    • you probably defend the FOV for halo dont you :( : smacknca
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  It's definitely an issue, but how big of an issue depends. For xbox 360 owners it is two issues: 1)... : SolrFlare
  • I haven't been able to ever properly play a HL game (original, hl source, hl2, hl2 ep1) but Bioshock hasn... : rosewood
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    i think people just aren't used to this new "Widescreen first" mentality we're finally switching to. The... : dopefish
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      Yeah, non issue. They probably didn't wanna jack with the fov and have a different experience in 4:3 v 1... : GeorgeB3DR
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        I think this demonstrates that people want and expect a slightly different experience (specifically, a wi... : Arcanum
        • lalala they can't here you. People enjoy a tiny FOV. Nausea adds to the game experience! : Modulus
        • "My original response to dopefish applies to you as well." lol, I like how you don't back down from an... : vynn
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        If people are saying they aren't buying your game because you implemented a fake widescreen that may even... : S1ing B1ade
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          this has nothing to do with "real" or "fake" widescreen. the only "fake" widescreen is when you stretch ... : dopefish
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            I think you're missing the whole FOV part of the argument. You can't have a widescreen view on a 75 FOV, ... : vynn
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              no, i'm not. "Widescreen" just means that the width of the screen is roughly twice it's height. it ha... : dopefish
              • Games typically lock either the vertical or horizontal FOV and make the other axis relative to it (ie mai... : cannelbrae
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            Trying to redefine the term widescreen to support your argument is pretty pointless. Everyone knows what ... : S1ing B1ade
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              And yet every single day, EVERY SINGLE DAY, people go shopping for TVs and do not buy widescreen because ... : Slowtreme
              • Well, I'm sure every single day someone breaks their CD/DVD drive because they thought it was a cup-holde... : S1ing B1ade
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        Microsoft 360 standards seriously prioritize correct scaling in widescreen vs. 4:3. Note that I say wides... : Borzoi
        • P.S. When I think about the fantastic Irrational games like Freedom Force and S.W.A.T. 4 that got no love... : Borzoi
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          Thank you for spelling this out, i keep forgetting most people don't think in terms of microsoft TCR's. : dopefish
          • From my experience, most developers and quality assurance people in the industry are still getting used t... : Borzoi
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          So what you're saying is once again PC gaming has suffered as a result of console porting? So. Fucking. ... : spazzium
          • Except that Microsoft wants to set standards for PC games with their Games for Windows initiative too. I... : Borzoi
      • Is it really going to be THAT much of a different experience if there's a little extra viewing area on ea... : Orange Pylon
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        Honestly, http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6957/bioshockjq8.jpg This *is* a much different experi... : zehh
        • Hah, that's what people are bitching about? That's pretty amusing. : MagicWishMonkey
        • The funny thing is, I'd put down money that most devs prefer the look of the widescreen image as there is... : cannelbrae
      • Good call, GeorgeB! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14983075#itemanchor_14983075 : mn3m0n1c
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      The situation seems like a consequence rather than a result of design. : Cygnus X-1
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        How so? : Drewus
        • Because the two are so different, it seems like one was planned and the other was just how it happend to ... : Cygnus X-1
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      this is what i assumed as well, but after playing the full game for 3 1/2 hours, i don't really care. ... : pyide
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        Did you take a break in that 3 and a half hours? I feel like shit after playing any game for longer th... : Drewus
        • yeah 2 breaks. i've gone much longer in other games with no problems. i stop playing 45 mins ago and stil... : pyide
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        I thought HL2:EP1 does widescreen "correctly"? : aethyr
        • it does, but the default FOV is way too low for a PC game. it's sort of like walking around with binocula... : pyide
    • That is actually a really good point. : Drewus
  • maybe the game can't render the bigger fov on 360. that would be pretty funny : JINKY
  • The only one that really affects me is 3. HL2 gave me motion sickness until I bumped up the FOV, but hav... : bipolar
  • You do miss the bottom of the weapon and/or arm of your character. : Porkasaurus
• ill totally agree that the people on those forums are going insane. but we all know this is what the int... : smacknca
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  I will point out that they do appear to be taking this seriously. Here's Ken's post to note that bug f... : Masem
  • he still refers to the company as Irrational Games :P : aeg1x
• Your stance comes across as silly as some of the wide screen freaks. They should look into it, see if it'... : Visceral Monkey
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  oh the backlash against the backlash is in full effect. the best is the industry "insiders" all perkin... : grendel
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    So how should they have done it then? : daedraug
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      More specifically, is your problem that the game is designed around too narrow a FOV, or that non-widescr... : daedraug
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        it has to do with how much depth perception you get out of the scene while in motion. i know that sounds... : smacknca
        • oh and one last thing, the reason this really blew up beyond what it should have - a designer very early ... : smacknca
        • Thank you. At least that's a complaint I can understand, even if it doesn't affect me. Is the narrow FOV... : daedraug
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    lol, "I get motion sick playing this game" Riiiiggghhhttt : Phreakin
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      Me too me too! From what I recall, Condemned's fov was much worse but I haven't heard anyone complain ... : walker270
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        Condemned was a shitty game, thus not a lot of people played it to cause a stir? : Matt Burris
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          Except it was one of the few decent launch titles on the 360, and was pretty well recommended for a while... : walker270
          • is it ok that i never played condemned so i don't know what you're talking about? : grendel
        • It was hardly a shitty game, sheesh. : Simulacrum
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      Yea, and all those hundreds of people that complained on the Shack that HL2 made them feel sick or get a ... : Matt Burris
      • No, just a bunch of whining pussies. : Phreakin
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        No, but should they be influencing game design? Maybe they should just not do shit that makes them sick? : daedraug
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          They should if the developers/publishers want to make more profit. Not in management, are you? : Matt Burris
          • And obviously neither are you? "all of those hundreds of people that complained" about HL2 Well, al... : Phreakin
          • So game developers should do everything they can to maximize profit? Welcome to hollywood, pop music etc,... : daedraug
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  dear dopefish, amen, --cracker seriously. i have a VERY short time left before I will start the road... : whippedcracker
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    full screen dvds are works of art! : aeg1x
    • Pan 'N Scan 4 LIFE!!! : guido anchovy
  • Brad McQuaid, is that you? If not, you should go work for SOE with that attitude. You'd fit right in. : Matt Burris
  • Oh great and holy one, forgive us peons for thoughtlessly and selfishly demanding that shit work right! ... : Ebu
  • i can't wait until you actually DO start your "road" into the industry, i am sure you will be the one to ... : grendel
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    Advice from someone in the industry: Altering customer perception is damn hard and probably not worth ... : cannelbrae
    • And I would argue that it should be that way. Product first, that is. Unless someone has the capitol ... : Ebu
  • the $60 or whatever I spend does make me entitled to everything. you're apparently not aware of how ca... : Clay
• It's a drawback, but not necessarily a game-ruining one. Still, a fix would be nice, and there's absolute... : Orange Pylon
• doesn't everyone bitch every time DICE releases yet another game without widescreen support? : MagicWishMonkey
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  People sure are upset about this thing. I know widescreen gaming is becoming more popular and all, but it... : deveus1
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    Part of the reason for the "outrage" is that in a AAA title it's a "what the fuck is wrong with you" prob... : Arcanum
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      Except it is a non-issue. : walker270
      • Making a bad decision deliberately doesn't make that decision and its consequences a non-issue. : Arcanum
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        If you've got lots of people pissed (see giant threads here and on their own forums) you better believe i... : DapperDan
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          Yes, let's use the public's own ignorance as a measure of what is and isn't an issue. I'm sure that will... : walker270
          • It is how we run the country. : NexusOne
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            It's generally considered good business practice to listen to your customers. just saying... : MagicWishMonkey
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              So they made a bad business decision but a good game design decision. Just saying.... : daedraug
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                i have no opinion either way, i haven't even played the game. i just think its kind of silly for a com... : MagicWishMonkey
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                  So... should Microsoft listen to the slashdot crowd? I mean, they're a bunch potential customers who are... : walker270
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                    Comparing a game company to Microsoft doesn't make much sense. Microsoft has a lot more leverage whe... : MagicWishMonkey
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                      Game companies also have slightly more leverage than to bow to the will of the ~100 internet whiners who ... : walker270
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                        You really like straw men, don't you? : Arcanum
                        • IIRC, the game was Titan Quest. The point was game companies shouldn't always listen to what the inter... : walker270
                      • Haha, that's what Sigil Games thought. ~100 people "whined" about the game not being ready. Looked what... : Matt Burris
                  • If they actually are potential customers (i.e., Microsoft has a reasonable expectation of them being pers... : Arcanum
          • If your customers aren't happy, it's an issue. If you don't keep your customers happy you go out of busin... : DapperDan
        • it's an issue for a few nerds. 99% of the people out there don't even know what cropping is and don't giv... : [fry]
      • The low FOV and telescoping view causes people to feel sick and nauseous. And the most important thing... : Crimsonbeak
  • Yeah, I never saw Hitman: Blood Money, Thief 3, Civilization 4, Supreme Commander or Republic Commando ca... : forktaileddevil
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  Eh? It's an issue and it needs fixing. Widescreen support should be added in this day and age, and it's h... : avatar_58
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    People should not be allowed to make analogies. Most of them are just retarded. : walker270
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      people shouldn't be allowed to complain either because they are stupid. give me your money and SHUT YO... : MagicWishMonkey
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        Yes, because this analogy and the "it's like they removed a level for widescreen users!" one in the other... : walker270
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          if someone gives you money for a product or service it is well within their rights to criticize you if th... : MagicWishMonkey
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            Unless their expectations are completely retarded to begin with. There's nothing inherent to widescreen ... : walker270
            • So basically you're saying a resolution of 1920x1200 should show the same content as a resolution of 1600... : Bruzilla
  • And I thought I was beginning to understand.... why is it so hard to accept that maybe it is useful to ke... : daedraug
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  a statement is up about widescreen http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/home.html : dahanese
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    *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabble* *rabbl... : MagicWishMonkey
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      seriously, did you even read it? the game was developed for widescreen. which i can confirm is true. i... : dahanese
      • haha, no i posted that as a joke about all the people complaining. chill out ;) : MagicWishMonkey
      • Heh great statement I thought, basically stfu and get back to enjoying the game, this is how it's suppose... : daedraug
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        so why are people up in arms over this? All because they can't customize their own FOV? : redfive
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          People with 4:3 displays see more than people with widescreen displays. That's about it. : walker270
          • No, that's the initial, superficial issue of expectations that called attention to the problem. There ar... : Arcanum
        • It's partially expectations. Widescreen, since it's proportionally wider horizontally as compared to sta... : Arcanum
      • I'm happy to know a fov adjustment will be available. Thanks. I think the problem is that even if the ... : zehh
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      I'm no mod but I'm sensing a disturbance in your future. : Phil
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        WOW. That's mad skillz man. : geneshifter
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          What's truly amazing is that he thought I was serious. Guess there's not much love for South Park arou... : MagicWishMonkey
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14982608 : Phil
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              you suck ;) seriously though I was trying to lighten it up around here, i didn't think anyone would co... : MagicWishMonkey
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                It adds nothing to the serious tone of the conversation. It's just fanning flames in an already heated i... : Phil
                • Well, it is pretty serious after all. : the city
    • "Yes, but standing out here yelling "Rabble rabble rabble" isn't going to help anything." "Well we don't... : dewdman
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    While I doubt that it is going to put out the fire, trust me...I feel for you on this one. : RomSteady
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      at the end of the day, if people like the game, i'm happy. telling the truth, whether people like it o... : dahanese
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        Is this the first major launch you've been a community lead for? I'm still a bit gunshy after "SiN Episo... : RomSteady
        • yes, this is my first major launch. and it's been fun. ;-) : dahanese
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        Can you release a patch for my schedule that gives me some time to actually play it? ktnx : rosewood
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          To install schedule patch: Visit red-tagged links at work in front of employer. Schedule cleared. : RomSteady
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            Version mismatch: rosewood's self-employed, iirc! ;P : mn3m0n1c
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              For self-employed version, visit red-tagged links in front of wife. Schedule cleared, but this patch doe... : RomSteady
              • Dayum, that's a harsh upgrade policy. Read your Pre-NupsEULAs, people! : mn3m0n1c
      • The statement makes sense and I dont really understand what the whole hooplah is about. The game doesnt l... : r3ckless
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    Cool. Thanks! Go get sleep. : geneshifter
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      Oh, and is there any chance of me getting any extra metal cases for this game like you guys gave the UK p... : geneshifter
      • oops, I mean A metal case (1). : geneshifter
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    "changes to video game code do not happen in minutes or hours. We appreciate your understanding." The ... : ripper9
    • It's not quite that simple. The "fix" on the forums is a bit of a hack. It's possible that changing the... : Arcanum
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      Did you look at/try that fix? It looks horrible. Fixes may be easy but you don't throw stuff like that ou... : daedraug
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        I've played the game for a solid 3 hours using it, and it works wonderfully, no problems at all. : ripper9
        • that doesn't matter, when you alter something officially with any game you have to generally QA the whole... : mikecyb
        • But you do understand why 2k can't release a fix that quickly, even if they wanted to? : daedraug
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        Based on your previous posts, sounds like you don't have a widescreen. If you do, then you're blissfully... : Matt Burris
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          I do actually, but I could never get used to it for gaming :( So yeah I guess I think any game in widescr... : daedraug
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            Wow, really? I love it, myself- my only complaint is when older games don't have a good 'hack' to add ws ... : mn3m0n1c
            • Yeah I kinda contradicted myself there as I did get used to it for awhile, but I actually prefer 4:3 for ... : daedraug
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          Ignorant about what? I am using a widescreen monitor and the fix from the WideScreen Gaming Forum, and I ... : ripper9
          • He merely meant that if I had a widescreen monitor and still thought the original looked better without t... : daedraug
    • But it hasn't been tested and validated not to screw up other parts of the game and renderer- and that do... : mn3m0n1c
    • Are you a developer? : r3ckless
  • Say what? Then explain the mouse sensitivity issues people are having, which shows something isn't as it ... : avatar_58
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    I can't wait to see how this goes over on the widescreengamer forum or whatever the hell it was called. T... : ColoradoCNC
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      Why because they bought widescreen monitors and expect to play games in such resolutions? It's up to 2kga... : avatar_58
      • If the settings were setup FIRST for widescreen, then it's not "zoomed in" because widescreen was the way... : walker270
      • No, I have no problem with them wanting to play games in widescreen resolutions....which is what they wer... : ColoradoCNC
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      Have you not had the pleasure of visiting NMA? : daedraug
      • Point taken. I stand corrected. : ColoradoCNC
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    So basically no fix of the FOV in a patch? Sounds like it based on that post. I'm using the WGF patch... : Matt Burris
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      Pretty hidden on the post, it says they'll be looking into putting fov options on the game. : zehh
      • Woops, you're right, didn't catch that. That's good to hear, I'd hate to rely on an unofficial hack. : Matt Burris
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    "(This way, everybody is happy…) " lol Also, dahanese is awesome. : gakera
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      silly shack, that's supposed to be an ellipsis. You know ... "..." : gakera
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        *GASP* what the ... !? It was different a moment ago! Bioshock is having a weird effect on me O_o : gakera
        • I see it going to weird other characters from time to time as well. I wonder if there is a codepage diff... : RomSteady
    • :D i'm glad you caught that. : dahanese
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    Interesting, but customer expectations are that widescreen = 4:3 view + more. I'm mostly surprised that I... : DapperDan
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      What confuses the hell out of me is that Gears of War apparently also has this problem. No one noticed be... : avatar_58
      • GOW not being noticed is more likely because it was 360 only and most people aren't going to change aspec... : DapperDan
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        nobody noticed because it's not on PC at the same time... nobody complained about the 360 demo having thi... : mikecyb
        • I'm tempted to dig up the post that claimed the reason was PC gamers were more intelligent, technically a... : walker270
        • that's always the way with people, unfortunately : kydaimon
        • * Slow Clap'd * : RomSteady
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          Or, PC gamers don't enjoy buying a product that looks fucked up in Widescreen. This isn't people bitchin... : AndyGoin
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            Why is a bigger FOV automatically better? The same looks like any other fps in widescreen and the fullsc... : JINKY
            • because their implementation fucks up mouse look? : snowwolf
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            But it doesn't look fucked up, it looks exactly as they intended. 4:3 is where they compromised, not wide... : daedraug
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              They didn't compromise anything for 4:3, they gave them more view. It looks fucked up compared to the v... : AndyGoin
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                Normally widescreen -> 4:3 conversion takes place using film, where the original material is in a widescr... : walker270
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                  I'm not talking about movies. We're talking about video games here. And normally, in video games that s... : AndyGoin
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                    In order to be able to make that statement, you're going to have to show what you're saying is true for m... : walker270
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                      In triplicate? Should I mail the proof to you notarized? : AndyGoin
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                        On the shack is fine. : walker270
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                          Here is a good place to start: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=33&sid=4cff00c7... : Bruzilla
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                            So... which ones are hacked, and which ones were included out of the box? : walker270
                            • I'm pretty sure Overlord and the Tomb Raider pics were w/o hacks. GRAW includes the resolutions but mess... : Bruzilla
                    • I have no sample to show you but the one that comes to my mind, odly enough, is Dead or Alive Extreme Bea... : trevis
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                Read the statement dahanese posted. What you see in widescreen is how the game was meant to be presented.... : daedraug
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                  Have you ever heard of Double Speak? Are you aware PR depts. and politicians use it regularly to quell u... : AndyGoin
                  • I think I'd have to suck a few more than one to afford one at this point, though I already have a widescr... : daedraug
                  • It must be nice to know more than the developers of a game. : ColoradoCNC
                • yes, this is exactly like james cameron super 35 movies. you see more of the picture in the 4:3 version ... : FrayLo
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                but they made the game like that. At some point they said "we want the gamer to see from here [---------- : 60days
                • so 'e [' is olive huh :/ : 60days
                • I have no idea :( It's reminding me of the uproar about the level scaling in Oblivion and how the devs sh... : daedraug
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              http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14975370 : aethyr
              • oh whoops, Fraylo made the James Cameron point a couple posts above this. : aethyr
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              So if they chose an FOV of 25 it would just sit fine with you? : abrasion
              • Well? Anyone? If they chose a 25 FOV for the 4:3 mode, would it be fine with you all, or not? : abrasion
          • How is widescreen the minority for this game? It's target platform is the 360, where (I assume) the majo... : afty
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            I guess I can say that I playtested this game now, but the majority of testing, including the couple hour... : mikecyb
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              "but you only have to pay regular price for it, it's like a gift!" give me a fuckin break. : anthonybean
              • I'm sure I seem biased and all but this game is so good it makes me shit myself with joy, it's so good :(... : mikecyb
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              So can you honestly say 2KGames never expected this knowing they were giving standard view more screen ov... : AndyGoin
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                Jesus Christ, feel entitled to much? : walker270
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                  When you spend the money on a widescreen TV and then money on a product that is supposed to take advantag... : AndyGoin
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                    Except it does take advantage of it. You're seeing what the developers intended you to see. How, exactl... : walker270
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                      I think you're missing his point. If he wants to see more content on the screen he has to choose a 4:3 r... : Bruzilla
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                        if he wanted to see more on-screen beyond what the devs intended is he angry that there isn't a FOV contr : 60days
                        • other than choosing : 60days
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                          What the developer intended or didn't intend is irrelevant in this argument. The expectation with widesc... : Bruzilla
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                            So basically they're mad they can't feel superior to people who bought a cheaper product. What a bunch of... : rudds
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                              haha, nice attitude. So basically you feel superior to others who feel superior to others. : Bruzilla
                              • Not necessarily. I said that attitude is too off-putting to want to be around. : rudds
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          Drop PC support. That's your solution then. If they are such a pain and don't matter much in the overal... : pigvomit
          • that's what a ton of people are doing. le bummer. : hamachi
        • Oh come now, all people did was ask why their game wasn't horizontal+. Whether or not anyone likes it we ... : avatar_58
        • You shouldn't say that about all PC gamers, the majority don't say anything, only a small minority act ou... : ripper9
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          Lets stop short of making huge generalizations about certain groups of gamers in these silly threads plz ... : semaphore
          • These silly threads are started by people who fit the generalization though. : daedraug
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          Yikes. : helvetica
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            It's almost like he's in bed with 2k. That said, I do think the strong reaction is a bit much. Like I'... : geedeck
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              I would have this reaction regardless of my relationship with dahanese because it's retarded and I am ver... : mikecyb
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                Yeah, I was just yanking your chain a bit. I think the whole matter is getting too pitchfork and torchey ... : geedeck
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                  my biggest regret from quakecon is we didn't get to play with out pokemanz :( I even especially caught r : mikecyb
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                    How ironic, I actually played with my pokemon while you played with your strippers... I suspect that we b... : Jonathan
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                      Errr that last sentence actually sounded more friendly in my head :( : Jonathan
                      • haha it's okay I know what you meant... strip clubs aren't really my thing, but I had fun though I'm not : mikecyb
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          or Irrational 2k whatever the fuck they are are morons. seem to have made a great game, but fucked up ... : lakren
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            Because not everyone agrees with you? Because maybe you're not right, and maybe the devs shouldn't be rol... : daedraug
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              if the devs commented on it, it isnt a "non issue". this is 2007, lets have solid widescreen support w... : anthonybean
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                The devs commented on it and basically said it was a non-issue. : walker270
                • oh, problem solved!!!! : anthonybean
        • fuck that, the developers clearly said "YOU WILL SEE MORE IN WIDESCREEN" when that is not the case. : pancake humper
        • I made this exact complaint on the 360 demo about 15 seconds in, without seeing any PC version. Ask zhan... : cheshirecat
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          so the moral of the story is PC gamers are self-entitled self-martyred pricks Actually, that sounds a ... : Visceral Monkey
          • no I am being angry and insulting and full of internet tough guy rage, not self-entitlement nor self-mart... : mikecyb
  • Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the update! : thaperfectdrug
  • I do not envy your job. Good luck... : walker270
  • "That's not a bug, it's a feature!" : AndyGoin
  • Well I'm happy with that. If it's suited to the experience and not a standards policy, that's fine with ... : spazzium
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    i think it's hilarious that people still don't understand & even refuse to accept this. i personally ... : pyide
    • Perhaps in bizaro world, especially when a game doesn't have multiplayer there is no reason for a 4:3 to ... : Chod
  • Standardization is the key. You should have thrown up black bars and made it exactly the same for all us... : the city
  • Why do you people even bother trying :(, this thread makes me so sad for PC gaming. : Amnesty_intl2
• movies also are affected by this "issue" Terminator 2 is one of many movies shot in Super 35, which al... : sketchuout
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  It's fascinating to me (in a social sense) that people are so up in arms about something so superficial. ... : brushbaron
  • Note, that number is for the US only. : brushbaron
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    While I understand what you mean, why not go the extra mile and say complaining about computer games is s... : avatar_58
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      I see your point for sure but don't feel it's a fair argument. When talking about issues that affect the ... : brushbaron
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        I'm in the same boat, in that the out-of-sync subtitles makes it hard for me, being hearing impaired as w... : Matt Burris
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          interesting subthread that will be largely ignored unfortunately :( : kydaimon
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            With the morning crowd here that insists that the widescreen situation is a non-issue ... uh yeah, I'd ha... : Matt Burris
            • I really get tired of these posts.. "Oh look, these people think the widescreen-thing is a non-issue, ... : walker270
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            Yeah... People always act as though their problems are the worst and everything needs to stop for them... : walker270
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              I don't think anyone here specifically said that widescreen is the be all end all problem. They just brou... : avatar_58
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                No one said it, but they certainly act like it. Moreso in yesterday's news post about it than here... : walker270
                • I think that's a side effect of threads having topics. If a thread covers only one topic then certainly i... : Jonathan
• after reading the official reasoning and thinking about it i tend to agree, you might see more in 4:3 but : sexninja!!!!
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  RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!! Disclaimer: This whole thread is retarded and I think everyone need... : dewdman
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    http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14983087 they didn't get it ;) : MagicWishMonkey
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      lol i didn't even see that. my eyes glazed over after the first 500 WAAAAAHHHHHHHS :( : dewdman
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        Get a room, you two. : Matt Burris
        • our snarky comments aren't welcome in this bitch-fest of a thread :( : MagicWishMonkey
        • we should. all these weeping vaginas in here are getting me all hot and bothered : dewdman
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  Hi shackerz, how ur bioshock widescreen whining ? I'm half with Dopefish, in the sense that people really... : PlanetPerfecto
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    This? No the activation is. This is just a nitpick. : avatar_58
    • I agree, that whole thing is retarded, but I don't think the activation is part of the actual game code. ... : PlanetPerfecto
• HAY GUYZ, clicking this link will fix all your Bioshock problems: http://tinyurl.com/32rxrr : Simulacrum
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  The mob cries for BLOOD : Kaerof
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    I could definitely go for some Blood..... 3! : daedraug
    • This time with 99% less COM being used for everything in the game! : RomSteady
    • In W I D E S C R E E N haha, yeah I went there. Seriously, Blood 3 would be fun, make it happen. : Bruzilla
    • Goddamn right. : Orange Pylon
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  Can someone explain this to me? What is going on!!!!!!???! : mr.sleepy
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    Widescreen = 4:3 version with the top and bottom cut off a bit. Thus widescreen sees less of the game, ... : pigvomit
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      Oh. : mr.sleepy
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        Why are people mad about that? : mr.sleepy
        • internets : multisync
        • Gotta be angry about something. : pyrogen
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          some people aren't happy until they can complain about stuff that's awesome except for one tiny "flaw" : .sticks.
          • It's the Fraiser Effect. : .sticks.
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          they think they are getting less when really the 4:3 mode is giving more than it should : sexninja!!!!
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            I do not understand : mr.sleepy
            • people are idiots. : Omning
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            I think it is pretty clear that 4:3 was the developed for ratio and widescreen has been stretched horizon... : TreMetal
            • Absoloutely. : abrasion
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          I present to the court Exhibit A: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11685 : Matt Burris
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            I read that... and for some reason all I heard in my head was "Waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" : Fred Garvin
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              it seems like its just a bunch of big faggoty complainers lol : mr.sleepy
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                hay guys i'm mad at video game developers : mr.sleepy
                • I heard Ken Levin got 45697 emails calling him a fag. : Fred Garvin
            • We are talking about gamers here, you know. : Orange Pylon
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          ...inhales... Back during the development of BioShock one of the developers posted on their forums sta... : RomSteady
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            Heh, for some reason I imagined you doing this in that Jim Carrey/Ace Ventura all-in-one-breath way. : Matt Burris
            • That was the intent...glad it came across that way. : RomSteady
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            do the ragdolls never actually stop moving (get locked to a steady state), causing the physics engine to ... : Mr.Fusion
            • It happens to maybe one out of every seventy ragdolls and they go away on level transition or if you've l... : RomSteady
            • oh and also, people wanting a higher FOV aren't complaining that it's not realistic.. of course it's not,... : Mr.Fusion
          • ohhhh.. it's the ragdolls that causes the performance drop after awhile. Thanks. : Fredrik S
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          because the developers lied straight out? : pancake humper
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            Not necessarily. Maybe at that time that was going to be how they were going to do it. Business choices... : exigence7
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              He was the lead programmer on BioShock. He was most likely in the meetings that this decision took place ... : pancake humper
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                You've never actually developed software, have you? You'd be surprised at the number of changes that t... : walker270
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                  The last few months? The game should have been feature complete for awhile now. Having them change out th... : pancake humper
                  • No it's not. You're literally talking about tweaking three parameters in two function calls a "pretty ... : walker270
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            straight out now tell me do you wanna be in love with me forever? OH OH OH, or am I caught in a hit and r... : mr.sleepy
            • good answer. : pancake humper
            • Straight up. Not out. And now I have this damn song stuck in my head. : Zhaneel
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        In BioShock 2, up is down, down is up, and the splicer went thataway! <---|---> : Matt Burris
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          and it will come with a copy protection dongle which must be inserted into your ass to take regular dna t... : multisync
          • I wish there was a way to mod the Xbox 360 so it didn't constantly have to spin game discs so fucking fas... : mr.sleepy
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      Did you not read what dahanese posted? saying they chopped stuff off of the 4:3 to make the widescreen i... : mrfunky3000
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        that's funny becase if you remove dahanese top and bottom, you might get 6:9 : mr.sleepy
        • lol : abrasion
      • Yes I read that. Hence my explanation that followed. Other than that, glass half full/half empty really... : pigvomit
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        As it stands there is no reason to even use widescreen, might as well have black bars there. So, why did... : TreMetal
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          Apparently you did not read what dahanese posted. They developed the game in widescreen. GG, way 2 ... : mrfunky3000
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            Way to fall for PR bullshit. If you have eyes of your own you can clearly see the 16:9 version is gimped... : TreMetal
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              THEY GAVE A REASONABLE EXPLANATION, LET'S CALL THEM LIARS! : Orange Pylon
              • I BET THEY HAVE HAIRY ARMS TOO! : walker270
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                How is it reasonable if it makes no sense? State ONE advantage of using widescreen over 4:3? Here a... : TreMetal
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                  The funny thing is, this is probably due to consolization more than anything else. If you look at all th... : pigvomit
                  • I use 4:3 monitors because vertical real estate is more valuable to me when I'm debugging. : RomSteady
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                  Umm, the 4:3 mode uses the same FOV as the ws modes, so any nausea experienced should be the same. Compla : mn3m0n1c
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                    Also, your math skills suck, and I say this as a mathematically-challenged person. : mn3m0n1c
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                      Maybe that is why you think my math skills suck. ;] Seriously though, draw an angle.. then draw two li : TreMetal
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                        OK. Here you go: 4:3 is a ratio of units 16:9 is also a ratio of units THE UNITS OF THOSE TWO RATI... : mn3m0n1c
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                          Yes, they are both ratios, but if you are representing one thing in 1600x1200 and the same thing (horizon... : TreMetal
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                            OK, so 1600x1200 is a 4 unit by 3 unit AR, so the 'unit' is 400 pixels (if we're using pixels, as you sug : mn3m0n1c
                            • D'oh! "...width is 16 units and your height is 912 units..." : mn3m0n1c
                            • Correction #2: "...16 in. wide and 9 12 in. high." : mn3m0n1c
                          • Forget it man, some people just don't understand it, it's not worth worrying yourself over - there's a PC... : abrasion
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                  They didn't stretch anything. The telescoping argument is only true if the game was not primarily deve... : walker270
                  • stop trying man. some people just don't get it. : pyide
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                  Okay, one advantage of using widescreen over 4:3: 1. It doesn't stretch horizontally on my widescreen ... : Orange Pylon
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                    But that is fixed with black borders as I already stated. : TreMetal
                    • Okay, one advantage of using widescreen over 4:3: 1. I don't need to stretch it horizontally OR crop i... : Orange Pylon
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              I.... ok seriously. It's a 360 title. It was developed in widescreen first. And at no point is the im... : dopefish
              • Yeah I'm done listening to people who are dead set in thinking they know more about game design than the ... : mrfunky3000
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              I'd think I'd rather believe dahanese knows more about what the fuck went on during development that you ... : mrfunky3000
              • Funky you don't understand. See, when someone makes an argument on an internet forum, and a game company ... : Orange Pylon
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                Or Dahanese is a spoke person for a company who has to look out for her own company as her #1 interest. ... : TreMetal
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                  Oh bother... Maybe she just has me completely fooled, but dahanese doesn't seem like the type of perso : walker270
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                    they hired me to be a fan advocate (although being called a fan advocate is really lame. so don't actuall... : dahanese
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                      Just wait until you get ShackMessages comparing you to Hitler...not that I ever had to deal with that... : RomSteady
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                        O shi, that didn't really happen, did it?! : mn3m0n1c
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                          One of these days, I should post some of the ShackMessages that my Ritual-MikeR account received. It w... : RomSteady
                          • Oh Jebus- they're just games, people!!! Some folks need to get a life outside their basements, I guess! : : mn3m0n1c
                    • From what I've seen of the game (which admittedly isn't much -- I'm about 20 minutes past the demo phase) : walker270
                  • never mind that the explanation given makes perfect sense... : mrfunky3000
                  • also I have a hard time they'd do this out of laziness or sloppiness just due to how polished the game is... : mikecyb
                  • I did not say "obviously" once in that post. I do not care if the 4:3 sees more, I am more concerned w... : TreMetal
                • I'm not attacking you, I told you to shut up. I love that you're so unwilling to believe anything that d... : mrfunky3000
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                  Oh they definately develop on a tonne of widescreens........... http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/irr... : abrasion
                  • I'm guessing those are mostly artists, and those monitors are not hooked upto machines they tested on. : walker270
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                this actually isn't a PR written statement. it's from 2K as a whole, but i talked at length with the Irra... : dahanese
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                  I had to sit closer to the screen to avoid getting motion sickness on the 360 Demo. Do you or someone at ... : Jonathan
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                    uh, i have no idea about motion sickness and tv ratios. i always thought the further you sat away the bet... : dahanese
                    • Yeah I wasn't expecting you to know personally. I'm asking you because your current game gives me issues ... : Jonathan
                    • Stomach of steel? From drinking mikecyb manjuice? : baronzemo78
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                    why so close? I have the same size TV but I'm about four feet away and I don't have any problems, though... : mikecyb
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                      Well on HL2 I was on a 21 inch CRT and I barfed like a puppy suffered discomfort during the boat part :( ... : Jonathan
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                        weird... did you move your seat between original Crackdown and the DLC? the distance is probably an issu... : mikecyb
                        • I'd not moved it between the original and the DLC and I've not played it since I moved closer to the scre... : Jonathan
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                        Sadly, you are in the group of people who suffer motion sickness in 3D games, then. A wider horizontal FO... : mn3m0n1c
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                          Well it's a pretty recent issue for me and It's getting more common which also ties into the fact that sc... : Jonathan
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                            It could also be the trend toward narrower FOVs and lower framerates- have you tried uncapping the framer... : mn3m0n1c
                            • I'll try that tonight. : Jonathan
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                    Fwiw, people also complained about nausea in HL 2 (default FOV = 75), Halo and Halo 2 (default FOV = 75), : mn3m0n1c
                    • I just shackmessaged you, I swear this blows my mind. : abrasion
                • that's so... irrational! sorry, I had to : boarder2
            • you know, they could have programmed it so you could see 360 degrees... ASSHOLES! : 60days
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          Could we get some numbers on these motion sick people? For example: Number of people who suffer fro... : SinistarX
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            The whole motion sickness thing makes me want to slit my own throat. The people that complain about that ... : royalally
            • Oops. *The Shack was just fine when left...* Whew, alright, I feel better now that I got the rest of t... : royalally
            • Hl2 makes me motion sick :( : rosewood
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    when going from 16:9 -> 4:3 you can either add some space to the top and bottom, or take some from the s... : 60days
    • It's just that widescreen gamers expected to see more than 4:3 gamers get; I think the ws guys are somewh... : mn3m0n1c
• THEY TOOK...OUR SHRUBBERY!!! : Wolfanoz
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  http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/irrationalvisit1.html they develop using widescreen eh? : anthonybean
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    yes. that's a fraction of their machines, and many of them aren't running the actual game on them. : dahanese
    • im sure they do, i just saw a link to this and it gave me a laugh. : anthonybean
  • Well they don't have to run their compilers in 1920x1080, do they? : Orange Pylon
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    Every single one of those pictures has a widescreen display in it. Check em =) : deveus1
    • i think a lone 1 or 2 in a sea of 4:3 : anthonybean
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    I gotta say, I expected a lot more LCDs... I don't think I could ever go back to working on a CRT : boarder2
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      It's still hard to find an LCD with really good color representation for professional graphics work, (esp... : mn3m0n1c
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        Yeah, that's true, those weren't the programmers. Reading text all freakin day long on a CRT is eye rape... : boarder2
        • I loved my 20" Sony CRT to death, but I have to admit you're correct- text on my LCD is so much nicer! : mn3m0n1c
        • No. : abrasion
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    You realize how ridiculous this is, right? : Sexpansion Pack
    • community put out a fix. it's all good. so, it's too soon to start joking around and clowning on them ... : anthonybean
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  Sign me in as well. I pushed very hard for Vegas to have proper 4:3 support, because at the time wides... : MrLobo
  • we should be friends : dopefish
  • I agree with the "inferior" version quotation marks. I also agree with the "artistic vision" thing. ... : hawke
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    Oh my god I want to hug you because you are so right. This whole over-reaction just leaves me speechl... : nomaad
    • The one lesson that I carry with me from the games industry is that people will look for any excuse not t... : RomSteady
  • supersigned : pwnage1232
  • MrLobo, what FOV does Vegas run on 16:9? : vynn
  • Let me be the first to subscribe to your newsletter : forktaileddevil
  • yaaay : mikecyb
  • That's funny, because I got the PC version of Vegas as was annoyed that there was zero support for widesc... : Bruzilla
  • Yup, the reaction to this is pretty surreal, I must say. : deveus1
  • Please release a sequel to Vegas sooner rather than later. I will be your best friend. I love that goddam... : Rauol Duke
  • fucking signed. : eeeealmo
  • i totally agree that this is incredibly disgusting. the fucking sense of entitlement and superiority goin... : erotic sock
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  Awesome, another person that doesn't give a fuck what the people who supply their paychecks want. : devi| dog
  • You just don't "get it". In the video game industry, unlike any other, you're supposed to feel honored wh : Visceral Monkey
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    You mean the vocal minority? More people have 4:3 monitors, so more people are getting to see more. It s... : thecray
    • Lol, what? So the people who don't care about having the latest greatest tech are going to complain abou... : devi| dog
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  Isn't implementing hor+ mode very easy? In hor- when you set a widescreen resolution like 1440X900 the en... : suruwek
  • make that vertical - not hor - : suruwek
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    lol : vigilante
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      It ain't? Please shed some light on this? : suruwek
      • A perspective transformation matrix is used to project a 3d scene onto the camera's image plane. It take... : vigilante
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    There's no reason to render anything at a higher resolution and crop -- doing so is actually much harder ... : walker270
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      So it's easier to decrease vertical fov than increase horizontal, or did they do some extra work for our ... : suruwek
      • Without knowing the considerations that went into Bioshock's development, I really can't answer that ques... : walker270
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  they can spin it any way they want, but you do see less in WS. FACT. I havent played the game yet, so I... : ultramega
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    FACT more people use non WS monitors/TVs. If someone had to lose out, why should it be the majority? : kydaimon
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      This type of thinking is why I still have no History Channel or SciFi in HD. :( : Saman
      • not really, plenty of channels have an HD and SD channel : kydaimon
      • That's no lie. DirecTV is supposed to have both pretty soon though, aren't they? : Bruzilla
  • It's pretty straightforward if you ask me, if you cover one eye, you see less, if you uncover the eye, yo... : abrasion
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    widescreen monitors have less real estate per diagonal inch, they SHOULD be seeing less. : alexthegreat2
    • genuine lol : abrasion
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      The issue is more of the horizontal that was not chopped for the 4:3 and the extension given to the verti... : devi| dog
      • Precisley! The game was designed with a 75 degree horizontal FOV; complain about that if you like, but th... : mn3m0n1c
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  why hasn't this thread resonance cascaded in on itself yet... : dewdman
  • Everyone's too busy playing in their bathysphere to go into the test chamber to trigger the cascade. : RomSteady
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  This is so stupid. You all should be a lot more concerned about the DRM secureROM in the PC version. If... : geneshifter
  • Yeah I just heard about that - but I saw a screenshot and you can manually activate? : abrasion
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    I should be concerned about something that isn't effecting me in the slightest moreso than the fact that ... : Zeeliv
    • exactly : chuck577
  • You should read my post in the other thread: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14985535 I can't see ... : bozer
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  BLOOD!!!!! : Kaerof
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    _____|\___o/ : zanzares
    • ^^ Widescreen : devi| dog
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    Maybe this is Chris's blood : cookblaze
    • Haha, that is one of my favorite lines from that game. Another great one: http://zanyvgquotes.com/residen... : helvetica
    • The "Master of Unlocking" is still my favorite. : ChibiJosh
• For those that care: Unofficial patch @ http://kotaku.com/gaming/mr%27-fix-it/hack-for-bioshock-widescre... : TreMetal
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  I don't mind playing with that FOV but I would sure take a 110 FOV hack or patch if one gets done. : razlebol
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    It's been done already. : abrasion
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      Where is it? : razlebol
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14983522#itemanchor_14983522 Divide 75 by whatever FOV angle you w... : Arcanum
  • You got a 90 FOV in the comment above (if you have a widescreen display) : suruwek
• Holy mega thread! : terath
• I don't care if I see less than 4:3 players do as long as I don't get motion sick. Some games do that to... : Amadan
• so is this a BLACK BOX issue because ratios are all noobed up on the PC platform now? :P /runs heheeh... : Downforce
• so if i set my widescreen monitor to a 4:3 resolution, i'll use less of the screen and see more of the ga : mallrice

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• Is there anyway to to sign the petition with a negative value? : HojuSimpson
• "heritage-themed vehicles" What? : jasonepowell
• No. : mn3m0n1c
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  are they finally killing it? : Degenerate
  • We can only hope. : logik?
  • already gone. Not listed on the dodge website. I think the nitro is the replacment for it. another ugl... : FormerHPB
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    that's the rumor. : sigpro
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      thank fucking god : Degenerate
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        As much as I hate to agree with Degenerate, I do. Although Degenerate probably hates the styling, I li... : Rotten Deadite
        • It was just a neon with a bodykit. : mancide
• Where can I find a petition for letting it die? : vynn
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  the first model year or so they were really popular : PapaBoo
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    oh yeah, they were pretty popular. Doesn't mean they were good. It's built on a neon frame. : FormerHPB
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      I always thought they looked like small hearses : PapaBoo
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        they were for dead midgets : Degenerate
        • jesus, lol : sesmaster
        • hahahaha : askedrelic
        • haha : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • loooooll oh god : warpdude
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          Does that mean Fred Garvin will be the Chauffeur at Remo's funeral? : sigpro
          • oh dear, lol : oHnOES
          • oh jesus, this gets better and better. : pigvomit
          • LOL : askedrelic
          • hahaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • oh sweet baby jesus lol : warpdude
          • looo : [fry]
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          I wouldn't use that gaudy shitwagon to move anything. : midgetherder
          • ok, someone add this thread to the ShackFAQ. : pancake humper
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  I signed mine Fred Garvin : tashtego
  • ololololololol : FormerHPB
• Hell no. : pigvomit
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  My uncle bought one of those recently. It's better than my current car, so I <3 it. : Orange Pylon
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    My mother's got one.. it looks stupid fairly, but it's comfortable and you can fit a whole lot of stuf... : Toraz Chryx
    • there are a lot of cars made that way. Our Mazda 626 has the turning radius of the Bismark. : Old_Fart
• Signed mine as Michael Vick @ dogfightaz@gmail.com . : Ride-My-Rocket
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  You would think they would umm.. i don't know redesign the car since it's never been done since it was re... : Silent Jay
  • kind of silly to redesign a car that's a retro design. : Old_Fart
• I would rather sign a petition to save a terrorist. : not work safe
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  2nd ugliest car ever. The first one is the aztec. : razlebol
  • i disagree, see 95% of what Chrysler Plymouth Dodge built prior to 1995 and anything made by Yugo. : PapaBoo
• http://ptcrew.com <- COMIC SANS DETECTED : jcupitt
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  I've always thought that they could have improved the looks by an order of magnitude by making the wheelb... : bipolar
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    I really don't think they could have done anything to make it look better. Hell chevy's HHR is almost ugl... : sigpro
    • The HHR is ugly. Just like the PT it's styling is retro, but just not retro enough. And giving it the SS ... : Ajax
• Had to get a rental once and the only thing they gave us was a pt cruiser. It handled like an ice cream t... : d3tached

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  Thanks dude, it's half as big as Oblivion now,... this will save some space. : abrasion
  • P.S http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13165105#itemanchor_13165105 : abrasion
• The PC version could really use a "walk" command. Is there one hidden in the options menu that I'm not s... : Frank_Mackey
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  it just got dark enough to start playing. i am going in, fov be damned~! : pyide
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    theres something inherently creepy about little kids. im going to have nightmares. : laurgasms
    • That's pretty much what I told my ex-girlfriend. You can guess the rest ... : Matt Burris
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  Where can I purchase more slots for my plasmids? : ripper9
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    Minor and Major Spoilers here: You get slots by collecting ATOM from the little girls. You can then us : Str8Dog
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      dont you mean adam? : Unleashed
      • bah yeah your right... : Str8Dog
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      just curious in the end is it worth it to save them or harvest them? purely in terms of how much adam yo : sicko
      • no idea, so far I have saved 4 and killed uhh... 3 Big Daddies... so I am not that far in, I already have : Str8Dog
• i'm just past where the demo ended.. i think i played the demo like 5 times... i noticed the subtle diffe... : dextius
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  i cant play the demo because my pc is too old :( : oHnOES
  • i am seriously impressed my pc can play it well.. AMD 3800 1.5 gig memory, 7800GTX @ 1280x1024 : dextius
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  100% preloaded = 80% downloaded. WTF. Started downloading the remaining 20%, froze at 88%. Restart steam. : Sniper21
  • you know, I am a pretty big STEAM fan. I weathered issues with HL2 launch, and considered it worth it. ... : sicko
  • yes what's up with that? I had it preloaded now there's 20% more to go? Must of been some kind of prote... : tunis5000
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  Bioshock Question Can I take my retail CD key and add it to my Steam Account? : uglysad
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    No. : Matt Burris
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      Gay. : SpaecKow
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        Blame it on tight-assed publishers. : Matt Burris
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          I have to ask though, WHY should Steam / Valve pay bandwidth and support costs to send you a copy of a ga... : abrasion
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            Uhm, 2K pays Valve to distribute its products. : SpaecKow
            • Well I think it's more valve getting a slice of every Steam sale. They don't make any money off of non-st... : aeg1x
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              I thought 2K pays Valve to distribute copies SOLD ON STEAM not retail copies? : abrasion
              • Ah well yes that's a good point. : SpaecKow
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          Here's the thing though, you can take Prey, another 2K game, and put its CD key into Steam and get your c... : SpaecKow
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            The Prey deal was a result of their other digital distribution service (Triton?) going under. They were f... : aeg1x
            • Yes it was, but 2K's relationship with Valve is clearly more then a furtive patch job on a failed distrib... : SpaecKow
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    Speaking of steam. I am considering getting this for steam (would be my first steam purchase). I real... : terath
    • The word is there are unlocking patches ready to go in case that ever happened. Still I don't see Valve ... : mrfunky3000
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  So I noticed an 8800 GTS on sale for something like $280 AR while I was purchasing Bioshock today. Will ... : dopeman
  • Not much, but it won't chug if you enable AA and AF. Really need a faster CPU to get the most out of the... : Matt Burris
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    the difference will be a lot bigger if you are running at higher resolution. if you lower the resolution ... : prancing_jackanapes
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      I'm running at 1024x768 and it's doing alright.. just looks like ass because it is not native res on my L... : dopeman
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        yeah i'm running 960x600 and my native res is 1920x1200 :D. i decided to bite the bullet and save some... : prancing_jackanapes
        • if your native res is double of what you are running the game, it pretty much means there's no distortion... : yossapw
• Since I won't have the hardware or likely ever play the game but still appreciate a good plot, can anybod... : Odoyle
• Sooo, is there some sort of "Bathroom King: Flush Everything" achievement I should be aware of? (I heard ... : johnny nada
• I played for an hour before work and now im itching to get home : kydaimon
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  When I opened my manual to the credits, I kinda hoped to see Elisabeth Tobley or some other misspelling o... : pigvomit
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    does steam have any manual or anything? maybe a pdf file? i usually like to read new game manuals on the ... : prancing_jackanapes
    • Last link in the Media + Links on the right side: http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppI... : lightsam
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  http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/Bioshock SPOILERS IN ACHIEVEMENTS Please post your tips, ... : mancide
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    i shouldnt have read that list of spoilers :( : Unleashed
    • i suppose they... spoiled something? : mwasher
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      Do you read like a sentence at a time? : mancide
      • I kinda just wanted to see how far I was in the game, so I glanced at the spoilers. blah : Unleashed
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  anyone actually beat the first big daddy without dying? : mwasher
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    Yes it is hard but not impossible. be sure to armor piercing rounds or the electric shotty rounds... make : Str8Dog
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      they keep charging at me and ripping me apart :( : mwasher
      • move your ass soldier! : Str8Dog
      • They're like bulls, you just need to sidestep at the right moment. : Zeeliv
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      What difficulty? : pyrogen
      • ahh im playing on medium so YMMV : Str8Dog
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    yeah, fucked him up good, but I can't do the second one : snowwolf
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      oh yea, antoher question... i stuck around with the first one.... and then there was another... killed hi : mwasher
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        I followed the guy for a bit - he kept walking around and looking in those pipe-thing-a-ma-jigs the siste : Kaerof
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          there is a plasmid that makes them protect you like a little sister... so maybe they respawn kinda like a : Str8Dog
          • Makes sense : Kaerof
          • now that i've gotten that far, i understand.... although i'm freaked out that the plasmid is gonna wear o : mwasher
  • yes. it was on hard too. : project13
• nothing major but it's giggle worthy... r big daddy with the rivet gun... rosie. hehe that's pretty cle : ^-SeaWolf-^
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  Has someone posted side-by-side shots of DX9 vs. DX10? : Lone Swordsman
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    Yeah but the shots were on an FTP not HTTP so :/ : abrasion
    • Someone Flickr these! : Postal
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  Wow, i thought this game couldn't get any better, but then telekinesis soooo sweet! : headbone
  • wait till you hit the first puzzle where you have to use it.. reallly coool... : Str8Dog
• I HATE YOU ALL : avatar_58
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  This game actually made me jump in the medical lab. The part where the screen whites out because of the : Modulus
  • lol yes : mwasher
  • Hahahaha. Me too. I was like: "OH, FUCK." : Rice-Rocketeer
  • yeah i almost pissed myself on that part : kill9
  • LOL yeah i just saw this five minutes ago. hi? oh SHI : delataur
  • That part scared the shit out of me : mmt681
  • oh hell yes, he said something too and it totally sent my whole body right off the chair : .sticks.
  • That was AWESOME. : omnova
  • Oh hell yes I jumped. : project13
  • Yep, it got me too. : Zeeliv
  • Me too. FUck, hahahahahaha : mr.sleepy
  • Definitely signed. One of the best parts of the game. : David Craddock
  • that shit was great, i turned around and freaked out. I sat there for a few seconds and he just stood the... : xwer
  • this almost got me, if anything it startled my trigger finger and I blew his face off with the shotty. Bu... : ant_hillbilly
  • yeah, this is the part that made me poop myself :( : Degenerate
  • My heart fucking stopped for a second there. Blew the fucker's head off with the shotty though, so I felt... : d0gbert
  • That was incredible. Such an awesome memorable moment. : Judecca
  • Lol yeah. I saw a long shadow when I looked to the left. For a moment I was like, how the hell is that ... : wykd
  • I actually thought that was a bug, heh. Not that it didn't freak me out when I turned around. : boarder2
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  Question: how do I switch out my fucking plasmids? I need to use the incinerate one, but I have telekines... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    there is a vending machine that allows you to manage your plasmids and such.. : Str8Dog
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      What is it called? It's not the "Gatherer's Garden" is it? : Rice-Rocketeer
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        I dont recall sorry... : Str8Dog
        • No problem, Cap'n. Thanks for helping. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Wasn't it called "Gene Bank" or something? : Kaerof
      • dont worry they give you plenty that are easy to find after the first level or two. : prancing_jackanapes
      • Thats what the help menu seems to think. : mojoald
  • Its called a Gene Bank and I dont think you'll see your first one til you get to the second level : VegasX
• Lame, mine wont load. =( Steam download, newest vid drivers, just goes to a black screen and i have to c... : kelerian
• i like the mini bosses. This game rocks so hard. : gyokuro
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  PC stability: Anyone have crashes in the demo? If you bought it, did you have similar problems in the ful : reign27
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    Nay, mine's been pretty solid. What're your PC specs? : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Scraping the minimum. 6600gt (yes, I updated the drivers), 1 gb ram, A64 3500+. When it's running, it's n... : reign27
  • On XP, I had the game hang and then bluescreen my computer right after the first level transition, just w... : Arcanum
  • I had a crash in Vista. Just random crash to desktop. Then I installed bioshock drivers, I will let you k... : xtofuconsumerx
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  Has anyone else out there played the old Douglas Adams adventure game Starship Titanic (1998)? The initia : Schnapple
  • I haven't even played Titanic, and that's all I could think of for the longest time. : Lone Swordsman
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    I have that game, I always thought it was pretty unique. I agree on the whole atmosphere thing, at first ... : Tekmoor
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      Yeah back on TechTV, Douglas Adams was on Big Thinkers and he mentioned how big of a disappointment the g... : Schnapple
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        That's a pretty sad story, actually. : Tekmoor
        • Yeah - on the upside, the crappy HHGTTG movie got a lot more people reading his books. I actually kin... : Schnapple
• so is anyone else really disappointed with the EP? i don't mean that it only includes 3 songs. but th... : ^-SeaWolf-^
• haha, i wondered why in the demo the dead splicer ragdolls kept on shaking. in retail they visual shock e... : pyide
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  hey bioshock devs: there is no such thing as a cut-scene so good it can't be skipped. mmkay ? thanks. : qwpeoriu
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^ : razlebol
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  is anyone else constantly getting pop-up text that says stuff like "Use such-and-such to SWITCH TO PLASMI... : delataur
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    That is adaptive training, try turning it off again. : ripper9
    • hmm, restarting bioshock fixed it. /shrug : delataur
• Is anyone else having funky mouse movement in the menu screens/hacking screens? : CrustaR
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  Okay, spoiler question here in the medical lab. There's a room you need to get a key to open the door. : stump
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    haha Id like to know as well as Im hunting around for that same key :( : bagelcc
    • i know the exact key you are talking about... but i dont remember specifically where it was.. I know it w... : Str8Dog
    • I'm looking for the Chompers dental office key. Anyone know where to find it? : Pneum0
  • There's just a few minor things in there. Don't worry about it : JINKY
  • i did the exact same thing but i don't think its needed : multisync
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  Bug Question: In Neptune's Harbour, is anyone having issues with the audio logs? : Kaerof
  • Not sure why I put a spoiler tag on that : Kaerof
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  Am I blind or are there no rpg elements in this game? Am I retarded for thinking it was going to be like : Tekmoor
  • You enhance your plasmids over time, and you can only have certain ones equipped at any given time, I bel... : Lone Swordsman
  • Yeah it does not feel as much as an rpg like system shock but it feels more like a cinematic experience w... : razlebol
  • dude its TOTALLY like SS2. play the real game its 10x better than the demo : gyokuro
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    Yeah. The "RPG elements" in this one are pretty weak, but the atmosphere is done to a level of perfection... : mittense
    • uhh wait til you get farther in the game : VegasX
• Been playing the bioshock pc demo on my 42" hdtv with a xbox wireless controller. It runs flawlessly at 1... : razlebol
• anyone else not getting surround sound? I have an x-fi, in game mode, 5.1 selected and the speaker test ... : smacknca
• minor minor spoilers: lol after taking out a big daddy and not dieing but being close to it I go to the n : buzzbat
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  BioShock is truly amazing. Best single player FPS ever. : gyokuro
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    so it came out a few hours ago and it's the best fps ever? : wtf242
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      i've been playing it more than 8 hours : gyokuro
      • buddy of mine is going on 13 now... : VegasX
• I was actually kind of underwhelmed with the first five-ten minutes. And then I kept going, and now I ... : mittense
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  these big daddy's are a bitch. :( I'm in neptune's area and have to take one out but have died like si... : oatmela
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    this is where i gave up for the night, pissed me off too fucking much ;) : buzzbat
    • yeah, I'm getting there myself! It's like going from town one to two in Crackdown, just crazy difficul... : oatmela
  • The first one there fucked me up so hard. It took a great deal of tries. : mittense
  • if u fight one that uses grenades use telekinesis : gyokuro
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    just wait until you get the nade launcher, use the nade launcher plus telekenis to fuck em up : snowwolf
    • fuck, meant to be spolierd, me=stupid, o [ ] o not s [ ] s : snowwolf
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  so what did you guys think of the ending? very unexpected, although i didnt appreciate the whole "coming ... : not work safe
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    hahaha you faggot : pancake humper
    • seriously though i wouldnt be surprised if people started posting that shit tomorrow morning or tonight. ... : not work safe
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  Can't even launch it. I think I'm turning the corner on this Vista thing. Oh well, at least I'll have ... : algernoN8
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    try running in compatibility mode (right click exe file and it's in there somewhere) : oatmela
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      Hrm, I'll give it a shot. Tried "DX9" mode but that didn't work either. Also AVG sees the EXE as a trojan : algernoN8
      • Still no luck. Never thought I'd say it, but I may go back to XP because it "just works." : algernoN8
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  Anyone else experiencing a weird bugs with dead bodies in the game on 360? Dead bodies almost always hav... : manlyman
  • thats on PC too : not work safe
  • lol, y eah, it's kind of creepy really : oatmela
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    Seems a lot of games with this "ragdoll" fetish have this problem. : Matt Burris
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      My friend that works at a Dev said it's difficult to tell the system when to stop "rag-dolling" and have ... : cltcprd
      • if.health=0 then.stop:Wiggling Oh well, not a big issue for me, it is creepy for me, but the ragdoll ... : Matt Burris
      • This is not hard at all. Its called putting it to sleep. In fact this is what you should do because if it... : zeroprey
  • WE GOT A TWITCHER! : Str8Dog
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  Bioshock bug? http://www.digg.com/pc_games/Bioshock_has_a_HUGE_widescreen_display_bug_on_both_Xbox_and_PC... : razlebol
  • lol internet nerds UNITE!! : kill9
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    aahahahahah 2000 diggs, i love digg it's like slashdot, a brigade of INTERNET WARRIORS : abrasion
    • Or a bunch of widescreen lovin' gamers from WGF were linked to the page to digg it for better widescreen ... : Matt Burris
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  Um, AVG detected a trojan horse in G:\SETUP.EXE (G: = DVD drive) Trojan Horse Generic6.UMS wtf? : shyguy74
  • Probably the activation program. It's watching you! : Matt Burris
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    securom I believe. : algernoN8
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      Ok, I chose to Ignore, but the installer never runs. Urg. Guess I haveta disable AVG. : shyguy74
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        I ended up browsing the DVD and running the EXE itself. : algernoN8
        • Yeah, I just did that as well. It's installing now. Yay! : shyguy74
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  Why is there no way to view which gene tonics you currently have installed? You can view your plasmids an... : n0v4
  • I thought this was screwy as well. It would be nice to have a screen showing you what was "installed" at... : Priest77
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  I'm not sure I equipped my tonics correctly but I have no way to tell... I'm kinda surprised there's no m... : derelict515
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    seriously this shit annoys me the most : n0v4
    • Yeah, I keep getting messages to press the unbound button to view manage the plasmids and such. WTF. : lightsam
• I still can't get the game to load. I have it through steam, I can turn it on, the menu loads and I can c... : kevp
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  what difficulty is everyone using? i tried HARD but went down to MEDIUM and having fun...its still hard f... : gyokuro
  • Hard. See, I'm a real man. : mittense
  • Medium here too. And yes the game is rather challenging. I'm sure I'll go back through on Hard the seco... : SolrFlare
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    i play most games on normal/medium, whatever the second to hardest is. i don't measure e-peens and I don... : kydaimon
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      dont worry Medium is plenty hard : gyokuro
      • that's been my experience in the past, except in sports games : kydaimon
  • usually i go for easy because i'm a pussy, but I went with Medium. Still get my ass kicked though ;) : buzzbat
  • playing on hard and having a great time. : Fredrik S
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    Medium, and it can get really tough at times : snowwolf
    • The game really makes you have to make decisions too, which definitely makes it much harder. Do you want... : SolrFlare
  • Hard. I've been breathing heavy and terrified of big daddy's. The only thing I can do that will save me f... : d0gbert
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  Hows this compare to Dues Ex 1? :/ : Optimus Prime
  • Way way simplified compared to Deus Ex. It's a hollywood version of Deus Ex and System Shock 2. Take ou... : mrwolf710
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  Allright. I have spent the last 12 hours playing it and I am not ready to say it yet, but it's very ver... : Fredrik S
  • As for tonics, they come in three different categories: Combat, Physical, and Hacking. Just having th... : SolrFlare
  • without a walk button i feel like i'm alerting everyone every time i move :) so i spend a lot of time cro... : delataur
• I have it here and im giddy to play it but i havnt started yet wtf....ivre played CSS and even cleaned my... : supermonkeyballz
• Why do I keep connecting to Steam content server 25? According to this http://www.steampowered.com/v/ind : action wombmate
• I just finished my 8th hour straight, im returning with the flower juice i made to arcadia. no idea how f : .ka`boom.zZz.
• So wtf, I accidentally replaced my fire plasmid, how do I get it back? Also I bought shit like enrage, a : wykd
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  MY REVIEW: E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, E, F8, Repeat! But srsly, best single : H@rvester
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    what is the E key bound to? : pandastrong
    • Fap. : RomSteady
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  whoever's head this game came out of; i want to meet. : mr.sleepy
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    ayn rand? : not work safe
    • I'd like to see this meeting. : Boxelder
  • Well, one of the significant people responsible is dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_rand : action wombmate
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  Note to self: Enter in activation code verbatim. : Fail_Safe
  • I had to try activating three times before it worked. I didn't re-type the key at all between attempts. :... : Dan[WSB]
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  Do the big daddy's get harder as the game goes on? I took down the first one with ease!! : mr.sleepy
  • maybe stop playing on easy? ;p : derelict515
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    well hello Mr. Sarcasm : gyokuro
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      Yeah i can't tell if he's serious or not, that first big daddy fucked me up. Took me like 4 times to take... : qwpeoriu
      • likewise, on medium : derelict515
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        I literally killed him on Medium in like 15 seconds - the turret near the entrance was hacked. he attack : mr.sleepy
        • I should also note that I have the lifebar extension tonic. Maybe that is why I survived? : mr.sleepy
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    Oh, yeah. They get harder. A lot harder. Playing on hard, and I'm having trouble with the one in the Uppe : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Same. That was also the second one I fought and it took almost everything I had, just like the first one... : Barnahog
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        Yeah, I think what I'm going to try and do is hack the RPG turret, then use the freezing plasmid on him i : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Whoa. That's weird. It didn't work at all. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Tip for that one. Use the decoy plasmid and put it in line of sight of an enemy or just right on top of t : shred.
    • I threw armor piercing rounds at him then swithced to telekenesis and stuck his prox mines on him. Those... : Pneum0
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  good lord this game rules. i had to pry myself away from it otherwise i'd never go to sleep tonight. th... : pandastrong
  • i think I can afford to be up till 2am... even though I'm sick : derelict515
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    Good luck with that. I quit an hour ago to wind down to try and get some sleep and now I'm ready to play... : SolrFlare
    • haha, i'm about in the middle of this cycle right now : delataur
  • same here. I have not been this addicted or enjoying a game in a LONG time. Especially the story. : byorn
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    am i the only one whos a scared chicken shit? : supermonkeyballz
    • I ran away crying. : phokz
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  :( freaking europe :( : -efx-
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    You can't buy it off Steam? :( : nyranger66
    • If not I'm pretty sure you can buy from Direct2Drive. : Boxelder
    • well look at who it is : genjuro
    • Yes, on the 24th :( But I have the CE ordered so I'm sure I'll get to play it sometime. Too much to do at... : -efx-
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  Loading ... I wish devs would figure out a way to pre-load shit / hardware would become capable of a ... : rosewood
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    Metroid Prime did an awesome job of hiding loads. It seems like if the gamecube could pull it off the pc... : Boxelder
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      It just used elevators, right? That wasn't a bad idea : rosewood
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        And doors. They still use it to an extent in Prime 3 as well. Those of us who did speed runs on the Pri... : SolrFlare
        • It's also worth noting that this system wouldn't work as well in a game like Bioshock because the rooms d... : SolrFlare
      • doors wouldnt open for a bit : oHnOES
  • I remember playing MDK thinking that was the way it was going to be in the future. Nope. :( : Matt Burris
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    Would make a great marketing gimmick for the next-gen console: "No more load screens! Ever!" Can't th... : johnny nada
    • pretty sure that doubling the ram and loading the next level in the background would work fine. it would ... : prancing_jackanapes
  • I guess they could let us "hack" during the loading screens. : xtofuconsumerx
• the nvidia bioshock drivers hosed my quicktime - buffer overlow errors.. had to rollback : e v i l
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  quick question. How do you get to that "upgrade" menu from when you buy hack, weapon, etc slot items? ... : chilln
  • nvm, found my answer in thread, read before talk, sigh. : chilln
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  k, sorry, question, anyone else ever get any sound "popping" during the game on 360? or Pc... I guess. ... : chilln
  • i had some weird buzzes and hisses, but this was on PC. turning off EAX seemed to fix it. (fuck you creat... : delataur
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  2nd level goodness when your creeping around in the crematorium and you go down in the water..you see the : supermonkeyballz
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    Yeah, that creeped the crap out of me too lol. If you had the volume turned up you'd also hear the lovel : SolrFlare
    • haha, turn off the lights, put on some headphones and jack up the volume, its so much more fun this way.... : chilln
    • i heard it and i want to forget! :) : supermonkeyballz
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  I'm almost wishing I didn't play the demo. I've only sunk in 3 hrs ( all I have right now) to the game, ... : Masem
  • Enemies don't see to regenerate so much as after you reach certain points, a few new ones will spawn in i... : SolrFlare
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    In System Shock 2, enemies did respawn. I'm not sure if they're doing it in this game, just pointing it o... : Conan
    • yeah they respawn, big daddys do too. its not all of the mobs, just like single sets seem to respawn i... : chilln
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  Jittery mouselook? Try setting the following values in the Bioshock.ini file, found in your \Application : speon
  • damn thanks for the info : eeeealmo
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    this made a HUGE difference. also playing medical at 2am in the dark with headphones is freaky god d... : smacknca
    • Oh my god, the end of medical :( :( : ( So terrible :'( : d0gbert
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    Umm, I can't find this file or folder, wtf? : action wombmate
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      If you are using Steam the directory structure is different. Also removing the bink files folder will ... : Crimsonbeak
      • I didn't mean removing all the Bink videos, just the offender. :) I believe it's called 2K blah, blah ... : speon
  • wow great advice, thanks! : Scotty22
  • Oh wow, thanks! : Rotten Deadite
  • thanks! I will try this tonight. : Fredrik S
  • this is informative, thank you : tunis5000
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  anyone get to fort frolic yet? i'm stuck... sander wants me to go to 'the show' but i have no idea ho : ^-SeaWolf-^
  • You should be able to get into the theatre. There is a glass-ish window. Go directly left, there is an : bmoney13
  • I cant answer your question, but I just got to fort frolic and then shut it off. But I let the intro run : ant_hillbilly
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  holy crap, i just spent the whole day and night playing bioshock... and the game is a completely differe... : choppp
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    5.1 surround cranked to 11 ftw : eeeealmo
    • oh god i would love surround sound right now! my dad sells speakers, so we have a whole garage full of s... : choppp
  • Speaking of headphones...I'm a little miffed there isn't a headphone specific in-game sound setting. : speon
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  Bioshock. First game that makes me not want to figure out what to do next because of how disturbing it mi... : lacker
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    its also a game that really encourages you to step outside and enjoy the fresh air! : choppp
    • I just had to take a break and walk around for a while. Fort Frolic is FUCKED. : Rotten Deadite
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  Rampage plasmid = the bee's fucking knees. That is all. : Entity
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    Really? I have it but haven't found a use for it yet. Telekinesis on the other hand.. : dopeman
    • I pop into a room and throw it on an enemy, and while they're focusing on eachotherm, I start smacking bi... : Entity
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  finally bumped into a big daddy. ow. : delataur
  • i got somehow trapped against the wall first time around... lasted maybe 10 seconds ;d : prancing_jackanapes
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  Help I for the life of me cannot figure out to use a certain weapon proximity mines : VegasX
  • I haven't actually used them but I'm pretty sure you just switch the ammo type of the grenade launcher to : derelict515
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  Anyone in the PC version noticing weird things with the subtitles? I've noticed that they play way too... : Fail_Safe
  • Yeah, it's really weird... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Yeah, I just turned them off - it was getting annoying. : Conan
  • Does this on the 360 too, which is the only thing that really irritates me in the game so far, especially... : choppp
• why hasn't anyone mentioned the (4-5 hours in) camera mechanic? I really like it as it combines Metroid P : derelict515
• I just played for nearly 6 hours straight and only stopped because I need to be up for work in <5 hours a... : derelict515
• YES I KNOW I CAN PRESS H TO GET A HINT THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME YET AGAIN Also, fantastic game. : bipolar
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  I'm getting pretty poor framerate on this game, even when I turn down the settings all the way and futzin... : action wombmate
  • Overclock your video card as much as possible? Grab Riva Tuner, turn the fan up to 100%, and overclock a... : bipolar
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    Also, what res are you trying to run? Higher res - anything 1280ish or so with that card -- will be GPU ... : bipolar
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      I've run several resolutions from 1152x864 up to my native which is 1680x1050. Checked the nvidia panel ... : action wombmate
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        Overclocking may help, but I guess that's just a pretty slow card: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphic... : bipolar
        • Wow you're right, it is pretty far down there :( : action wombmate
  • I'm having this issue with my laptop. I have 2 gigs of ram, nvidia 7800gs go, and an amd turion 64 2.4gh... : carazy
• Any numbers for first day sales? I am curious, it was sold out for 360 here with just a few pc version le... : razlebol
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  Out of curiousity, how long is this game? Right now I'm about 8 hours in, trying to make the Lazarus pot : bipolar
  • I've been playing for like 3 hours a night since last Tuesday or so. Game keeps going and going. I think ... : bozer
  • yeah thats about right, depending on if you investigate everything or simply go for the objectives : Unleashed
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  So whats everyones strategy against Big Daddys? Best ammo? : Degenerate
  • Electro shock when you are far away from them. Then launch an epic fuckton of grenades at them. I upgrade... : bozer
  • I throw things at them - use telekinesis on explosive barrels. Find a fire, pick up anything that burns (... : mroizo40
  • Damage upgraded tommy gun + AP ammo works very well. Also electricity in it's various forms. : Helter Skelter
  • first one I met, I just side-strafed when he got close and kept pinging him with my dinky guns. I used so... : sicko
  • Dummy plasmid helps in dropping them quicker, too, since you can run up in its back and shoot the electro... : cheshirecat
• Just a heads up - The article on msnbc.com about Bioshock contains plot spoilers >< : Kiyohime
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  Isn't circle strafing useless in this game? I just started doing that in FPS with my foot keyboard and wh... : baron calamity
  • Its good for taking pictures. Especially if you throw enrage on an enemy and then just take pics of the b... : bozer
• Yeah all I can think about is jacking dudes w/ electricity then hittin gthem in the face w/ a wrench. ... : boomstickah
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  I just entered Hephaestus. Everytime I pause and see 3 more little sisters etc, all I can think to myself : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • haha I loved that moment as well. : Unleashed
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  Couldn't find it anywhere yesterday :( : Sexpansion Pack
  • I bought the 2nd to last one at the closest Best Buy. The guy at the register said "These things are fly... : pigvomit
• Finished it last night, holy shit what a plot twist! Before I finished it, I glanced over the achievement : Unleashed
• Probably a repost, but hay -"game was so face meltingly awesome it blew up my computer:" http://www.neoga... : helvetica
• for as shitty as i've been in other threads about it, the game is fantastic. the atmosphere is unlike ju... : grendel
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  so hey the box said 'Downloadable Content' has anything been announced? : multisync
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    bioshock theme for 150 points! WOO HOO!!!!!!!! : FormerHPB
    • i already have that plus the gamerpic pack! : multisync
  • There was a big thing on the Xbox Live blade when you start up the 360 that said like "Check out all the ... : pancake humper
• Did anyone else notice the subtle Deus Ex reference in the medical lab area with the fucked up lady cryin : Krypt_
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  RAWR http://rayd8.org/bioshock.jpg : aurealis
  • Awesome! : project13
  • I want that. :( : wild falcon
  • ahhaa, what the heck? : bakanoodle
  • lol : trOmblyj
  • lawl : kydaimon
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  DX9 vs. DX10 -> 10 is a bit nicer, I'm a graphics junkie, so I want it. For everyone else, you could pro... : Sylvanus
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    From the screen shots I've seen, the dx10 version offers very little difference but a big performance hit... : Visceral Monkey
    • I went from 7950GT to a Superclocked 8600GTS. I saw about the same performance at 1024x768 : Sylvanus
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    I saw very little difference in the demo. I had to look really hard, and I'm still not sure exactly what... : Arcanum
    • There are some areas where it really stands out. I told my buddy who was thinking of upgrading to DX10 t... : Sylvanus
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    I understand my 7900 runs faster than 8600s, but 8600s are DX10, right? : Rotten Deadite
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      Correct. They can not only do more but can supposedly do more with less. Arcanum's 8800 tells a differe... : Sylvanus
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        The 8x00 series have additional features that the 7x00s don't have, so in that sense, no, the 7x00s can't : Arcanum
        • Yep. They work differently. The 8600 isn't the best solution for 9.0c or lower games. It's part of the... : Sylvanus
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  Best Gaming Moments Ever Here's a list of my favorite moments in gaming so far: The end of Mafia (so : Rotten Deadite
  • I love golfing and all activities involving golf clubs : askedrelic
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    Kotor plot twist(i didnt see it coming at all) : Unleashed
    • Yep, my jaw dropped and I literally said "o shi" Good times. : bipolar
    • I thought it was the most obvious thing since the first cutscene. I mean come on, s/he wears a mask, ffs!... : Damodred
  • Full Throttle when you knock over the box of fluffy bunnies and watch them hop out into the minefield. L : Str8Dog
  • Donkey Kong when you finally reach the top of that fucking tower and that faggot monkey snatches the girl : Str8Dog
  • I really liked the end of Diablo II. I was ticked off, but I liked it. ::shrug:: : Sylvanus
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  I can't seem to find a way to take screenshots on the PC version (obviously) : uglysad
  • The PrtScr button and your favorite image editing program. : Arcanum
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    fraps. : ripper9
    • ^^^^ One of the best 40$ I spent. : razlebol
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    IrfanView. : Damodred
    • ^^^ Totally. One of the best free programs around. : Sylvanus
• fort frolic: i just finished this up, and honestly i didn't really care for the level at all, it just : ^-SeaWolf-^
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  I have a question! General one, about Big Daddies and Little Sisters. I just got the charm plasmid, th : aggressor
  • I guess there's a spoiler about a plasmid in there. Oops. : aggressor