Morning Discussion

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  You like westerns? I could not have guessed that :) : ra1n
  • No he likes Styx. : c0bra
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  Total Overdose was a shameless rip off of the GTA series, and the driving missions were almost as fun as ... : hatelull
  • Agreed. I LOVED that game. The sound effects and music totally drew me in... just a fun game. : TexaSTX
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    agreed. so much wrong but the insane awesome of the gunfights made up for every fault the game had. t... : mikecyb
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      So politically incorrect, too. Stereotypical mexicans everywhere! Mexican jokes! It was awesome. : Arcanum
      • haha oh man yes. the original name of it was 'El Gringo Loco' too, but they had to change it :( : mikecyb
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  Also, Dead Man's Hand is one of the worst FPS games I've ever played. : hatelull
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    Why :( : dognose
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      too many invisible walls. no zombies. weapons were fairly useless. the "skill shot" system was tedious... : hatelull
      • OK thanks, it was a serious question. I bought it because I liked the demo but have yet to play it. It ... : dognose
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  God Hand. : judasen
  • Signed. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Tresspasser. : pyros
• Total Overdose. : freshyk
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  The Darkness : ultramega
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    Everyone loved it though. : / : wild falcon
    • i always thought it only got a fair to good rating not great. Plus, I didnt hear too much about this game... : ultramega
  • I enjoyed this quite a bit as well. : jvox
  • who said this was terrible? : eeeealmo
  • one of the best 360 games by far imo : klearlyunseen
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  GUN : Simulacrum
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    Why? He asked a valid question. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I think he means the game "Gun". : Waverider
  • Yeah, GUN was a lot of fun, I could never understand why some reviews panned it. : chronnus
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  Could you elaborate on the "high production values" of Lair? Because judging from GameTrailer's review it... : SilverSnake
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    Sure the game has bugs and didn't get that last bit of polish... but the menus look amazing, the sound ef... : TexaSTX
    • From what I've heard of the menus it's just recycled from their older games on the game cube. Haven't pla... : sigpro
    • because that's how i judge a game. by its menus. : erotic sock
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  I thought Postal 2 was fun. I liked pissing on people and killing bin laden. : baronzemo78
  • Never made it to that part, I quit playing because I kept going to jail >:( : dognose
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    I know people hate it but I had so much fun with this game due to its freedom and absurdity : klearlyunseen
    • That was the best part about it. Gun up a cat ass silencer, pissing on cops in the face to have the barf,... : sigpro
    • If you shoot at cars they blow up and fly up into the air :) : dognose
• Daikatana; I was PDK "staff" (there were 2 of us) for quite awhile. : Wadmaasi
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  I just finished King Kong and really enjoyed that, and I don't think that was particularly well received.... : peanut-
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    How much did you pay for it ? Because I spent 60 bucks on it and after I played it, my asshole felt like ... : qwpeoriu
    • Yeah I paid $15 for it and got my money's worth. I had a lot of fun with the spear throwing. But that ... : peanut-
• mittenses and I were talking about this very subject the other night on our new podcast. We both settl : notd665
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  Doom3. I thought it was really good. I enjoyed it at least as much as HL2 =/ : timmie
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    Doom3 was great... I believed it averaged a 87% by reviewers. A lot of people around here just love to h... : TexaSTX
    • that is not my heritage ... is that YOUR heritage ? : imperator
• Predator for PS2. The game is a lot better than all the horrible reviews give it credit for. : forktaileddevil
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  Well what do you know! TexaSTX likes Lair, despite what reviewers are saying. I can't wait for your Kil... : deathofrats
  • I seriously doubt Killzone 2 will fair as poorly as Lair. But the homeboy likes the PS3 a lot so fuck hi : alarm cock
• Phantom Dust : fleabug
• CODENAME EAGLE. Hundreds of hours spent in LAN multilplayer on that game. Best LAN game I ever/will eve... : invisible_kid
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (PS2) was so good but got such shitty reviews. Pretty sure they'r... : Magus
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  Lair is definitely better than it was made out to be. The visuals were amazing, it was a lot of fun to fl... : raija
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    Glad someone agrees with me. : TexaSTX
    • Ditto. Not an amazing game overall, but solid enough gameplay with fucking incredible visuals/music/sound... : Vincent Grayson
• Sword of the Stars : YamatoTwinkie

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  I remember the first time I played Quake online. Not even QuakeWorld, just some archaic version of QSpy (... : geedeck
  • wait I'm sorry hurrr rrr 26.17 and 5/8s. : geedeck
• I played Diakatana MP once. : warcrow
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  One time In Asheron's Call (Years ago, 2001/02 area) 3 dudes and myself made new characters with a naming... : duncandun
  • lol good story : mwasher
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  Entering DS friend codes for 2 hours so that I could play Mario Kart DS with shackers. : c_man_tmt
  • by the way I'm already in on the beta, but one of my good friends would really like one. : c_man_tmt
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  Serious Sam. Serious Difficulty. Eight-player co-op. My computer exploded. : EvilDolemite
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    We. Need. To. Do. This. On. The. Shack. : Orange Pylon
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      We played some Sam back in 03 or 04. I personally set up several games. It was really fun. : EvilDolemite
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        god i love that game. i'd love to play some coop again. : mindmann
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          This week. Maybe later tonight or tomorrow night 10pm CST or so : EvilDolemite
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            Tomorrow at 10pm CST sounds great to me. : Orange Pylon
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              Sam 1 or Second Encounter? : EvilDolemite
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                Both, in order. : Orange Pylon
                • I want that bowling-ball cannon : EvilDolemite
• Paying $20 to a Major BBS to play 4 player Doom. Running out of credits after 10 hours and begging the S... : Edges
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  http://maulla.shackspace.com/csoffice.avi this isnt the craziest mp experience ive had, i just like po : maulla
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    Mine was playing Q3Test against my roommate on our LAN. I killed him about a dozen times in a row and al... : dengar65
    • Now, that's how you own someone in an online game. : deveus1
    • jesus christ : feek
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      Holy lol. So did you actually move out? : stump
      • Yeah eventually - I had to leave for college anyway. It was a really messed up situation: I was datin... : dengar65
    • I think you should win! : EvilDolemite
    • You get my key now, sm you in a minute. : boredguy
    • Holy LOL, the best part of the story is your GF being his sister. LOL. : crummynz
    • haha, that's special! :) : cause&effect
  • yay for the ak! more shackers should run fraps or take demos. : thief
• I've got an extra now as well, i'll piggyback on this post and give it to the entry i like best. : boredguy
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  I had a friend who worked for a government agency and he had a key card to get in on the weekend. We ins... : risimage
  • Okay, that's pretty awesome. : geedeck
• Killing a room full of terrorist only to realize that I wasn't playing a game, worst Christmas ever. :( : voodooraze
• I must say the craziest experience I've had in life that envolved multiplayer gaming is this: The nigh... : flubba79
• Battlefield 1942 clan battles. Most intense mp gaming experience for me by far. : Reeves
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  Getting the first kill in a match with fatal1ty in pro-q3tourney2 (we both spawned opposite the red armor... : thief
  • I laugh when I remember a few tks in css server... A few days after I had voice I had a teammate throw a... : thief
• Tribes 1. Playing on a 33.6 modem connection, using custom maps where there were two huge bases across fr : PoopStewart
• first time playing doom over a modem with a buddy... As soon as we got it to work we started texting each... : snicker-snack 2
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  Aliens Vs. Predator with people living in the dorms while in college. I was the only one who could pla : walker270
  • Nice : Serpico74
  • great story, AVP multiplayer was awesome, definitely scared the shit out of me a few times playing as the... : ant_hillbilly
  • oh god that is the best story ever : mikecyb
  • This is the winner of my 360 COD 4 beta key if you want it. : boredguy
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    Winner! I'll msg you your code. Thanks to everyone for posting! : jason bergman
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      Okay, i'll pick a different winner then. : boredguy
      • pick me, my friend could use it. : ant_hillbilly
  • That is a kick ass story. hahaha :) : ThomW
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  Giants: Citizen Kabuto. When all teams were filled up with cool people, it was some crazy shit right ther... : Fredrik S
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    ^^ best game ever. where is G:CK 2? :( : spector
    • won't happen. Giants sold like 5 copies. : Fredrik S
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  Posted this once before, but I'm going to waste my lunch break posting it again. About a year ago, I w... : Finestaut
  • You broke the cardinal rule of pvp in Eve..never dishonour a 1v1 : r3ckless
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  Ultima Online When it first launched the game was a train wreck but it was fun. I was playing on 56k : icon_of_syn
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    And another, (many of you may have done this) Playing Duke Nukem 3d with a buddy over direct connect w... : icon_of_syn
    • L.A. Rumble! That's pretty much the only map we play on our occasional shack dukematches. : Orange Pylon
• Probably won't win, but still... Back when I played Q3A quite a bit, I found a server running a block ... : FormerHPB
• Playing UT with ease_one and lacker back in 2000. I was getting 0wned, and I got pissed off, so at one p... : dognose
• My friends and I had a fun time sneaking into peoples houses and scamming people out of items on The Real... : MagicWishMonkey
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  It's not the craziest, but it's one of the more recent crazy ones. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1 : Ajax
  • You totally fucking bastardized that story. It was still awsome my dad totally blocked you though right a... : sigpro
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  Playing QuakeWorld with Blue from Bluesnews and the rest of the Rangers Clan back in the day. This is ti... : scapin
  • Actually, I just realized I lied. The craziest multiplayer experience I've had was playing the very firs... : scapin
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  I consistently beat Silent Wolf in Halo 2. : cyclonebee
  • Soon to be Halo 3 as well : cyclonebee
  • Soon to be Halo 3 as well : cyclonebee
• The K key in Duke Nukem 3D. If the option to record the multiplayer match was set on the hosting machi... : RevRaven
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  Van camping in CS:S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugV6C_fa-cw : CrustaR
  • I love that video. : Liquid
• I remember playing Duke3d MP at high school in a big computer lab, and one of my mates got me with a rock... : shavenewok

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  Wives + juniors invited, or just Shackers? : Wadmaasi
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    Bring em, as long as they don't mind the atmosphere at wherever we're going : MisterPhoton
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      Sweet. Maybe we can even trade off Lost Planet! =P : Wadmaasi
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        lol, maybe I shouldn't bring my wife, since I'd be getting a 360 game from you and possibly a video card ... : MisterPhoton
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          This is why we still have separate credit cards! She'd slaughter me if she ever saw my bill. : Wadmaasi
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            I let my wife take care of all our money stuff, since I'm really bad with it : MisterPhoton
            • It's sad, but I'm actually better at budgeting for the bills but horrible at saving the surplus. MUST...... : Wadmaasi
• Consider me there (and maybe my girlfriend, if we're doing that kind of thing). Definitely more interest... : skizl
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  Yay National Shackmeet Day! : helvetica
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    Yeah I love it, it will snowball and it'd be cool if there were four or five meets at once with like, 100... : EvilDolemite
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      well, we've got 3 going so far, now all we need is NY and the PNW guys to get together : MisterPhoton
      • what about SoCal? : Galadriel07
• Sounds good to me.. I'm game : Shadowdane
• sigh... I have family in town that weekend. If i shake them I will be more then happy to join but I am d... : kanix
• hey dudez -- I'll be living in DC starting in January! More shackmeetz then plz k thx! : mystikal
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  so is the Shackmeets page still around?? That makes organizing these things a bit easier. : Shadowdane
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    I think the shackmeet page has gone the way of the dinosaur, I'm afraid although I could be wrong...I : MisterPhoton
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      You mean put here to test our faith? : EvilDolemite
      • no, large and misunderstood : MisterPhoton
      • It never really existed. : perstephanie
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      Nah it's still there: http://old.shacknews.com/shackmeet/ : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        You can't make a new Meet though. : EvilDolemite
        • oh sorry never noticed that : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        this needs to be updated for the new shack... : Shadowdane
        • Maarten says that he's hoping to get a round tuit soon, perhaps it'll be our Thanksgiving present ... tho... : sHugamom
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  That sounds good. I don't know Arlington at all (other than that Carpool is apparently a good bar), so I ... : perstephanie
  • Rock Bottom is inside Ballston Commons, which is about a block away from the Ballston Metro stop on the O... : MisterPhoton
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  the hell...? Why not in DC?! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    This is a better idea and I would go to these but I don't know about this upcoming one because I'm still ... : SockMonkeh
    • Have an apple. An apple a day keeps the doctor away when you're sick already. Then ... bananas can be a... : sHugamom
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    Because DC sucks and smells like homeless people? I don't know...probably because I live in VA and don... : MisterPhoton
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      and because I know of good, not-too-expensive places to eat and hang out in VA. DC is like a 5x5 Rubik... : MisterPhoton
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        Shit, it's not hard to figure out! Letters go east/west, except for J street which doesn't exist unless ... : riptyde
        • Don't forget the two- and three-syllable words. Also east-west and in alphabetical order. : perstephanie
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    Because you're not organizing it, I guess. : perstephanie
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      Yeah but the roads in northern Virginia are probably the worst anywhere in the world so I think the DC/MD... : SockMonkeh
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        I have to Metro, so I prefer places that don't take an hour to get to (anywhere in MD). Everyone has thin... : perstephanie
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          Well my point was if you're inviting people from VA/DC/MD, DC is the mid-point and would be a good compro... : SockMonkeh
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            Also that if I could go the rest of my life without ever going to northern Virginia again I'd be happy. : SockMonkeh
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              I would have agreed with you a year ago, but I live here now and it's not bad. : perstephanie
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                7 corners :/ : SockMonkeh
                • hahaha i pity anyone that drives through that place any more often than once a month : skizl
                • As I mentioned elsewhere, I don't have a car so that's not an issue. But yes, I agree, the traffic can be : perstephanie
            • blasphemy. This could be why you're sick. tsk. tsk. : sHugamom
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            Yeah, I understood your point; I was just making my own. My impression has been that there are more NoVa ... : perstephanie
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              Maybe, but Maryland roads are AWESOME :D : SockMonkeh
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                This is just a personal thing, but I hate Maryland. I lived there for a while, and I hate going there for... : MisterPhoton
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                  Oh, I'm not suggesting we actually have a Shackmeet here. I think DC is a better idea because they have t... : SockMonkeh
                  • Ballston Common Mall is right off the orange line : gmd
                  • Either way, the 29th is pretty far away so I should be healthy by then (if not I'm a little worried), so ... : SockMonkeh
                • Okay, but hang on. Anne Arundel County? That's pain-in-the-ass far-from-the-city Maryland. Don't judge it... : perstephanie
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                  Haha same here. Lived in Gaithersburg. There something just not quite... right... about that place. I ... : riptyde
                  • Agreed. Unfortunately, that means I feel dirty all the time :( : Vincent Grayson
      • Clearly you've never lived in Pennsylvania. And we used to have great roads in NoVA. : riptyde
      • I have Metro access as well.. live in walking distance to the Red Line. : Shadowdane
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        The roads in NOVA are pretty well maintained compared to the rest of the country and far superior to Mary... : gmd
        • That is the most outright lie I have ever heard. : SockMonkeh
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    You aren't allowed to carry guns into dc which defeats the whole purpose of killing people. : eldiablo01
    • That's what PG county is for, tho. DC is Bartertown, PG is Thunderdome. : riptyde
  • Pretty sure the National Book Fair is 9/29 on the mall in DC... might be kinda crowded. : Goncyn
• Your title reads like a new type of porn. : ieGod
• Every time someone does this shit, I'm busy. Except I'm retarded and just realize that says Saturday, ... : Vincent Grayson
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  If it is Metro accessible, then I will try to be there : mtgDoofy
  • Alright, I'm in (and possibly my gf if she isn't to busy with work) : mtgDoofy
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  Who's coming so far: MisterPhoton (plus wife, probably) Wadmaasi (plus wife and offspring) skizl (plus : MisterPhoton
  • I'm probably coming, just have to check on something. : perstephanie
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  If you guys go to rock bottom we could do something in my tiny overpriced condo 2 blocks away. : gmd
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    Rock Bottom, is that a statue sex club? : EvilDolemite
    • YES !!! : gmd
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    so are you coming? I'll add you to the list if you are... : MisterPhoton
    • Yes I shall attend. It would be pretty bad if I didn't go someplace 2 blocks away. : gmd
• Jesus! RBB rules! I'm probably in for this one. Omaha away! : Omaha
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  The only true place for a Shackmeet - http://www.fogodechao.com/locations/washingtonDC.htm Make it so! : Crw22
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    last time I ate at a Brazilian steakhouse I had food poisoning for the next two days...and don't question... : MisterPhoton
    • yah Fogo's is awesome.. but its pretty damn expensive. Soo worth it though... but hard to justify whe... : Shadowdane
    • I've been to the DC one about 7 times over the past 16 months or so with no issues. Food sooooo good. : Crw22
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    Even the shack can't convince me to go to a steakhouse. : perstephanie
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      (which might be a bonus for that location) :) : perstephanie
      • same here (and maybe that is a bonus also) :D : skizl
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      they have an amazing salad bar :) : Shadowdane
      • Salad is not a meal. :( Just because I'm a vegetarian girl doesn't mean you can trick me into believing t... : perstephanie
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  yay inf'd! UPDATED Who's coming so far: MisterPhoton (plus wife, probably) Wadmaasi (plus wife and o : MisterPhoton
  • Deadline to RSVP is Thursday, Sept. 27. Also, please let me know if 7PM is not a time that would work for... : MisterPhoton
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    Offspring? Doesn't that kind of preclude us discussing or cocklove? : Omaha
    • Yeah, I was kinda wondering that as well. I can't imagine bring my kids out to something like this, it'd ... : Vincent Grayson
• How expensive is this Rock Bottom place? : Vincent Grayson
• Well, I would go, but sadly I am busy that weekend. Oh well. Hopefully this becomes a regular thing, if ... : lplasmatron

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• Yeah ... I'm having a hard time forming my surprise facial expression. : Matt Burris
• tldr: FASA shutting its doors : oHnOES
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  tldr: company makes a crappy game that no one buys (lol buy it for Vista!) and goes out of business. did... : kill9
  • lol, I got this and the pimp of all time thread mixed up and I was so confused at the replies. : mavmavv
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  Glad they finally admitted it. BTW aside from all the general whinging and angst about Shadowrun (the ... : Johnny Law
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    Matchmaking relies on a large group of people actually playing the game. This is the only reason it wor... : Judecca
    • The userbase may have been one issue, but there were definite technical problems as well. At times it wo... : Johnny Law
• Good fucking riddance. Still bitter ---> : Arcanum
• well it's still sad. i hate seeing game studios close down. : erotic sock
• Sucks to see people losing their jobs but that was the worst game I've played since Deadly Towers for t... : bozer
• I love FASA but Shadowrun 360 was a piece of crap : mr.sleepy
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  It wasn't a bad game, it just wasn't the game anyone wanted or needed. : jason bergman
  • Like Dominos pizza sorta : bozer
  • I thought the game was horrible; it was a generic shooter that felt more like a mod. Not to mention it wa... : Bantis
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  lol, I feel bad for the grunts, but FUCK the decision makers there. I hope they never work in gaming agai... : Rauol Duke
  • IAWTP. The decision makers can die in a fire. Particularly that "Mitch" producer fuck. : Arcanum
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    Agreed. It's a shame that the guys who did the hard work have to suffer because someone in a position of ... : Ajax
    • Especially since it seemed abundantly clear that nearly every fucking person who had even *heard* of Shad... : Vincent Grayson
    • Indeed, FWIW most of the people there could see what was coming a good long while ahead of time and got o... : dravalen
  • I relize I'm late to the party here in this thread, as I was out doing stuff, but I'd like to join in on ... : Zeeliv
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  Part of me feels bad that we won't get to see FASA make a Shadowrun MMO. The rest of me that played their : Ajax
  • ...angry fanboys were right on this one. : Ajax
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    GUYS IT'S LIKE COUNTERSTRIKE BUT YOU CAN _TELEPORT_ THIS IS A GREAT FUCKING IDEA : zakk
    • remo seemed to like it lol : oHnOES
• VISTA'D : atom519
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  This explains why the director dude was so hostile in interviews - he knew they were getting shitcanned s... : Schnapple
  • That's because they took a great IP and proceeded to make a game that no one wanted. I remember the lead ... : Ajax
• I'm shocked I tell you, just completely shocked. Well... naaa... this was coming for awhile. Even before... : baron calamity
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  internet to fasa: NOOOOOOOO, DO NOT DO THAT fasa to internet: lulz, its awesome : Gauss
  • 14 Months later... FASA: Dudes, shitcanned. :( Internet: LOL : Ajax
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  is MS making another Crimson Skies? : porp
  • It would be nice. I'd prefer one more in the vein of the PC game rather than High Road to Revenge. I li... : Arcanum
• Update: Still lol : Rauol Duke
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  You know what I want to know (besides who the fuck thought the Shadowrun game was a good idea)? What w... : Arcanum
  • playing WoW : Debased
  • Probably making some/most of a singleplayer game that got dumped. : Johnny Law
• Shadowrun mod for Bioshock, plz : spiderfill

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• no. : sigpro
• Only if I got a head start. : Audhuml4
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  Maybe. Depends on many, many other aspects of the game. : Arcanum
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    Agreed, including how long it takes to progress : megarust32
    • How much power difference between the top and the bottom there is, what kind of penalties are associated ... : Arcanum
• does it have jetpacks? : MagicWishMonkey
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  does the game have exposed breasts at some point? : Phil
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    Yes, but they are modelled on Kathy Bates' boobs. : stump
    • I hate you :( : Nighteyes
  • Probably won't be the breasts that you're thinking of... http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=158 h... : RomSteady
• I'd play, but I wouldn't pay : Frozen Pixel
• Only if it allowed easy access to PvP : bcyde
• How difficult would it be for a character to die? : Modica Sol Solis
• no. if i want to play an mmo where i can die and have to make a new character, i'll just go outside and : Teiresias
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  So if a level 56 character killed my level 11 character, it would be the end of that character? : stump
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    chances are no one could get that high without dieing. : liqker
    • and that's the fun part. Try'n to be the highest or gang up after higher players. : Jiven
• yeah, as long as it was pretty difficult to die. i mean i wouldn't go wandering around in my leather t... : dahanese
• d2 hardcore? but if it was like WOW where death meant end of char then no. Unless they added some k... : Iwannaacura
• Yes. EQ use to have these types of servers if I recall. : Jiven
• No, that would be stupid and annoying to lose a lot of progress to griefers. : baronzemo78
• Sure. Let's say that in WoW, if your character ever died in a PvE situation (like a raid for e.g.), th : lightly inclined
• Hideo, is that you? : aavenr
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  Yes, absolutley. I think there are some great mechanics to do this too. Some sort of system to save certa... : graceofdragons
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    You're assuming an ideal player-base. No one would want to lose their characters; you would have a small ... : Modica Sol Solis
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      You obviously have to have a huge incentive for combat, a reason greater then phat lootz. Notoriety and F... : graceofdragons
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        I like how we want to make the exact same game. See: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14171229#itemanc... : Modica Sol Solis
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          Also: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14178397#itemanchor_14178397 : Modica Sol Solis
          • I told you, you're a Black version of me 4 years ago. If I ever have money hats, I'm bringing you in to ... : graceofdragons
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            why did we ever stop working on Aberrant :( : Bantis
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              I ended up developing so many ideas, one of which was a 'low' fantasy MMO. I say low because it's not exa... : Modica Sol Solis
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                now that I'm pretty much done with school I'd like to start working on this stuff again, considering I ha... : Bantis
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                  Does NWN2 still suck? I don't really want to pay for it if it does. I always have free time. Classes h... : Modica Sol Solis
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                    I don't think it does; especially for PWs : Bantis
                    • Well when I get some extra money to throw around, I'll let you know. : Modica Sol Solis
  • This sounds really cool. And like you said, it would work best in a game where combat is NOT the main fo... : PenicillinX57
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    if you want to see how this really works in a text based game try Utopia at www.swirve.com. Ive been pla... : conandan
    • that games still running? wow I'll have to go back for a look. : graceofdragons
• I'll check back later, I'm hoping to get more replies. Amendment: Death, by say, a headshot would be ... : knitemare
• Yes so long as the game world matched that style. For example WoW would be terrible because it isn't set... : Chod
• It could be lots of fun as an alternate rules server to an existing MMORPG. Doesn't sound like my idea o... : skizl
• hell yea, thats pretty much my dream game. Diablo2 hardcore mode was the best thing since slice bread. : mnok
• Depends how hard it was to die. If it was a game like WOW where you can get 2 shotted, no way in hell. : nukewinter
• Totally. I've been waiting for a game like that...but the game would need some radical changes from st... : DianeOfTheMoon
• definitely, but it would require a massive rethink of what people's goals etc were in MMOs (both in game,... : 60days
• yes as long the game involved no farming of items or xp, and no mining : retardhumper
• Yes. : great-white
• Nope, I wouldn't want to lose all the time I put into my character. : helvetica
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  C'mon people.. It wasn't that bad when MUDs did this. I remember having a godly character fall into a tr... : Edges
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    some people were known to have committed suicide over such things. it's not a good idea for a demographi... : kydaimon
    • People can commit suicide for anything, that doesn't mean we stop it, that's just silly. : Chod
• If it's modelled anything like the current entries to the genre, I'll have to say no. Losing characters t... : Noobler
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  like EVE? : spectr3
  • Clones keep this from happening. : c0bra
• I guess it would depend on what the max level/ maximum amount of time you could spend on your character w... : hobbespanache
• yes.. i've been playing on and off on a perma death nwn2 server - it makes it 1284918924x more fun. : lakren
• You'll eventually get some crazy game enthusiasts to protect and power level up one guy to max, who then ... : johnny nada
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  I certainly would but I would hope the game would be designed in such a way that final death is fairly ra... : SockMonkeh
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    Also the game would of course have to not be a progress quest. : SockMonkeh
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      I'm just thinking of a guild war where most of the time you have little skirmishes and everyone gets inca... : SockMonkeh
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        I like that idea. An Unconcious state, where you're guild can come in and move you off the field. But the... : graceofdragons
        • Yeah and I'm thinking the unconscious state would be similar to a typical MMO death. You can be looted an : SockMonkeh
• Fuck yes, it would be the best MMO ever. : Magus
• sounds like playing any random FPS. you play until you die and then you lose all your gear and start over... : Slowtreme
• Meh, I used to play a game where character death meant loss of all items in some cases. Being one of the... : Matto357
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  character no. Lose all belongings to looting and the like...fuck yes! : Skoal^Fyfan
  • old school ultima online for life : oHnOES
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  LAG death FTW. "Hardcore" modes are great for non MP or LAN MP, but I think it would be impossible to dea... : graincloud
  • yeah this is the main problem in my eyes as well. : datoo
• i'd definitely try it! : das_runt
• Yes, if there was no PvP. Or Yes if there is PvP and everyone starts as well geared as they'll ever be... : Grumbeld
• For your standard PVE affair, yes. I have no problem with permanent death as long as it was calibrated... : fleabug
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  Hell yes, and I plan on tonight: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2617091 : Bantis
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    TDLR for those of use without an account? : SockMonkeh
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      http://nwn2haze.com/index.php : Bantis
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        Ah, yeah, forgot about that. I don't own NWN2 but that sounds pretty cool. Should I buy it? : SockMonkeh
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          i think it's more than stable enough now to justify the endeavor. I've heard a lot of good things about H... : Bantis
          • i really wish you could read this SA thread; it'd be enough to get you to want to buy it : Bantis
• Yes I would, if it were classless and not EQlike in it's combat or what have you. I'd appreciate it if it... : duncandun
• I wouldn't play. It wouldn't be any fun because I would just be worried about dying the whole time. : harbl
• This is living! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I would, if it was a good game instead of a treadmill. If playing required skill rather than simply ho... : Vincent Grayson
• Yeah that'd be great when the server hicups or your internet goes down and you lose everything thanks to ... : kelerian
• What about an MMO with an afterlife where you can do quests to eventually be ressurected - and perhaps as... : Vangoghs Ear
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  All these people saying, Yes! make me giggle. Obviously, a game like that wouldn't work, period. : paravis
  • Hey thanks Captain Facts, good to know you know all. : Chod
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    Isn't this just trolling at best? : Bantis
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      cmon, really. You spend hours and hours, days and days, building up your character, and by some freak mi... : paravis
      • you're assuming this game would use the current systems MMOs use now; where 99% of what you're doing is k... : Bantis
      • Completely different gaming models. I don't know if you ever played UO, but from your response that'd pro... : Modica Sol Solis
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        You were never into D&D then I think. Many a character was killed with no hope of being brought back by ... : fleabug
        • This, right here, is exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. : knitemare
• i'd probably try it once, sure. : virus
• That's what real life is for. :D : riptyde
• I doubt it. I may try it out, and if the gameplay was good enough I'd most likely play it, but the pe... : InfoBiter
• hell no. : Boxelder
• Yes, of course. : thief
• Until they resolve being killed due to lag, no. Never. : Debased
• This has been discussed to death by people smarter than I: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permadeath : spiderfill
• not popular enough to be put in any serious mmo you could make it work with a properly structured game... : Gauss

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  8800gts 640mb : kn1fe
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    That's not one of the choices. : mitchwalker
    • Then you've listed the wrong options. : knitemare
    • HardOCP 2900 XT review seems to point to the 8800 GTX. : mitchwalker
• GTX no fucking question. : pancake humper
• 8800 : sanchez
• GTX, the current crop of ATI cards are poor performers. : Visceral Monkey
• LOL. 8800GTX no question. : royalally
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  3dfx Voodoo II : mavmavv
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    in SLI : Bingo
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      with 2 Canopus Pure 3d II cards. : ant_hillbilly
      • they are the best! : Dalant
• http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=474&card2=518 : Shadowdane
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  neither, 9800 gtx in november. Do yourself a favor and just wait. Cmon who wouldnt want to brag about ha... : ant_hillbilly
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    Yup, I'm about ready to hop to Vista and grab a DX10 card, but it's so close to the new ones coming out t... : Goncyn
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      plus HDMI out is a great feature. : ant_hillbilly
      • With an onboard audio chip to send sound out too it seems. How awesome. : DinK
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    Jesus fucking Christ thats a whole lot of power. : mavmavv
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      seriously, even if it only gives 1/3 the performance increase of the 8800 its still worth it. I refuse to... : ant_hillbilly
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        says twice the performance of 8800. I know its mostly marketing bs, but jesus. : mavmavv
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          That's what normally happens when they release new cards : shred.
          • doubling performance is not the norm : derelict515
  • yah I'm waiting for the 2nd gen DX10 stuff myself.. : Shadowdane
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    Built in audio chip? That's just queer. : Dynotaku
    • Queer as in queer? Or queer as in... nvm. : spectr3
    • I think it's for both audio and video over one HDMI cable. : Odoyle
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    Get an EVGA card and do the StepUp upgrade thing. That's what I'm planning on doing to score an 9800. : RevRaven
    • wow didnt know about this, Definitely a good idea. : ant_hillbilly
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      Whoa, just now reading about this. So I could buy a cheap eVGA card and score the 9800 in November? :) : Magus
      • yup, you just have to pay the upgrade fee. : ant_hillbilly
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      Wait, hold that thought. It only works if you buy a system from one of these vendors: http://evga.com/st... : Magus
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        no it doesn't.. you can buy any eVGA card and do this. They are saying they also do step-up from any ... : Shadowdane
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          Ahh, okay. Thanks. So it looks like you have to pay the difference as well. In other words it's only a go... : Magus
          • yah what do you expect for them to just send you a new card for free... if your old card costs $300 a... : Shadowdane
      • No, that's incorrect--you need to read more carefully: http://evga.com/stepup/default.asp?switch=2 "T : Bold
  • Yay, so now we're going to have two different 9800 gfx cards? Fuck. : Ebu
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    great. rumored specs. Lets just plan our next purchase on something someone says someone else said about ... : headless
    • Plan on buying that. If it lives up to the specs then great. If not buy an 8800 for cheap as they will dr... : sigpro
  • Something better is always right around the corner in technology, though. : skizl
  • It would seem that they would need a different name. Maybe skip the 9000's and go straight to 100000 or 1... : boomdeath
  • current rumors say G92 = 8700GTS, no new high end chip in november : bradsh
• Thanks all! : mitchwalker
• Voodoo Rush, or maybe the Banshee : orgcaptainnemo
• 8800GTX or, preferably, wait until the 9800s show up as it has been said. : Autocrawler
• 8800 GTS 320MB : Zero|DPX
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  Matrox Mystique : mnok
  • I had one of those. Came with a free copy of Mechwarrior. : Lrd_Cujo
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  These are not even at the same price point though are they? : hobbespanache
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    nope, the 2900XT is about $130 cheaper. : deject
    • So a more interesting question is: Radeon HD 2900XT 512MB or 8800 GTS 640MB since they are both at th... : treefingers1
• xbox360 : CoRDS
• Voodoo 2 12MB SLI : SlamDunk
• ive had both cards, i kept the 2900 XT. the gtx was nothing but problems for me and i did not see any gai... : eggnoodles
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  The 8800GTS 640 can compete with the X2900XT, so the GTX, naturally, destroys the X2900XT. : aggressor
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    I think, under the latest drivers, the X2900XT actually competes with the 8800GTX in several games : YamatoTwinkie
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      Have any sites revisited the performance since the release of new drivers? Because when it came out, it w... : aggressor
      • http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/diamond-viper-hd2900xt-1024mb_12.html is a pretty recent a... : YamatoTwinkie
• Riva TNT2 : Judecca

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• i'd love to know too. everything i've come across for the mac costs money and usually way more than a sim... : festivalman
• first, you have to write it like this: iSight it wont work otherwise : naabster
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  Haha this is going to be so american pie. if you come early we'll never let you live it down : alarm cock
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    i have no idea what this post means : mr.sleepy
    • Something about premature ejaculation I think. : harbl
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  http://www.ustream.tv? we can have the mr. sleepy show! : Postal
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    ok try it http://www.ustream.tv/channel/asdfjklsemicolon : mr.sleepy
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      need a password : crummynz
      • password is "what" : mr.sleepy
    • OH SHIT A BLACK MAN. : fleabug
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      Lawl. It works. Badass. : harbl
      • hah works surprisingly well : festivalman
    • THIS IS AWESOME. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • haha this is the worst use of technology i have ever seen : Barnahog
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      put a shoe on your head! : festivalman
      • YAAAY. : Rice-Rocketeer
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        yep got some screenshots. we can slightly hear your tv. : festivalman
        • Shoe on head action! http://hood.filefu.com/sleepy_shoe_on_head.png : festivalman
    • Tell me you love me and want to have my babies! : warcrow
    • Is this the return of Brain Beats or what? : genjuro
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      man I registered for the site and now can't get in chat :P : carazy
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        Same here. : eXcess
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          chat doesnt load after im logged in in firefox. works in IE : fleabug
          • yeah works in ie : carazy
    • It's called Fatal Attraction. : warcrow
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      show us your cock or this is worthless : [fry]
      • yes, we want cocks : Foxhawk
    • Turn the lights on you wacky ass bumbaclot : genjuro
    • KEYBOARD ON HEAD : datoo
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      Do something fucking crazy! : notd665
      • Nooo booo IE! : notd665
    • Only bumbaclots use IE : eXcess
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      Masturbate on camera. : freshyk
      • It's not fresh-y-k. :( : freshyk
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      lol...this is what i call comedy : ColoradoCNC
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        What are you watching in the background sleepy? : ColoradoCNC
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          HEINEKEN!!!! WTF?!?!? Go out right now and get you some Leffe, Sleepy. It'll wash the shitty Heineken tas... : ColoradoCNC
          • F that Heineken rules : bozer
    • Shoe on head action! http://hood.filefu.com/sleepy_shoe_on_head.png : festivalman
    • so what..now I gotta photochop video. : IcomeINpeace
    • if we laugh is it racist? : liqker
    • lol NO THE PROBLEM IS WITH YOU. NO U. : Magus
    • Do your best "leave britney alone" : notd665
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      you don't sound southern :( : drucifer
      • Heiny : drucifer
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      this is fucking awesome. : thekidd
      • say "penis face" : thekidd
    • Corona w/ lime : liqker
    • What's on the TV? : notd665
    • why does this rule so much. : skizl
    • you're a really white black guy : felicia
    • hahah wtf : wtf242
    • oh my god what is going on : lakren
    • hold up hold up : gameindustryplant
    • Hoody hoo nigga. : freshyk
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      Freestyle : skitzo
      • Freestyle something other than little john : skitzo
    • hahaha I can't stop watching : DapperDan
    • This is NOT supposed to be funny... ? : Zakko
    • keep going this is hilarious hahahaha : lakren
    • Turn the god damn lights on. : pancake humper
    • what bitch nigga yeah? : fleabug
    • Haha, wtf, I lol'd at the toothbrush for some reason. : timmie
    • pics of sister in law : naabster
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      best remo impression. evar. : festivalman
      • now just say "fair enough" and "your mother" : festivalman
    • lol at chris remo bit : ant_hillbilly
    • HOLY SHIT that was hilarious cock up my ass indeed : felicia
    • omg. i'll open another beer for that,, : naabster
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      apple-r to refresh : liqker
      • newbieah? : liqker
    • My roommate just called you a stupid nigger. I find that really funny. : fleabug
    • http://www.divshare.com/download/1959299-bae http://www.divshare.com/download/1959300-b1c http://www.di... : harbl
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      WHOS THE HOT WHITE CHICK?! : fleabug
      • Let's see some tits. Also, head over to Evening Reading you faggots. : SockMonkeh
      • Yeah, she's pretty hot. Schwiiing. But she tried to poison sleepy. >: - ( : harbl
• BUDWEISER : spaceless
• hell yeah Sleepy, I just got back from drinking a bunch of Moretti at a nice Italian restaurant Al Di La. : SolrFlare
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  Heineken]g tastes like SHIT : dedgecko
  • sweet, I fail at tagging... : dedgecko
• And now... Mr Sleepy Representing all of the xbox live minorities.... : dedgecko

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• I know I'll be playing TF2 here :) : Shadowdane
• I'm skipping out on QW in favor of TF2, i don't have alot of time with kids and all these days. : romulan
• TF2 all the way : finalthrill
• In the past couple of years Shack seems to have stayed with Valve-related products for much longer then I... : SilverSnake
• as long as the tf2.shackbattles.com server is up, TF2 : RikiTiki2
• TF2. As hyped as I was about QW, the packed house on the shack server exposed some of the games flaws las... : Tommy Toolbag
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  tf2, but i'll be playing the 360 version : knitemare
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    Heathen! BURN HIM! : pancake humper
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      pfft, i have a 360 that is perfectly capable of playing the game and a PC that is currently wetting itsel... : knitemare
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        but you'll miss out on our daily shackbattles on tf2.shackbattles.com : RikiTiki2
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          yep, i know. It sucks. I played CS:S with everyone for a long time before my computer totally crapped o... : knitemare
          • that's because we're waiting on TF2 : RikiTiki2
          • thats cause CS:S sucks.. sorry I've always hated CS in any form. : Shadowdane
          • play gun game css with me then :( : great-white
• TF2. : mittense
• TF2. ET:QW was boring. If TF2 is at least as fun as Team Fortress then I think we'll all be playing it. ... : Serpico74
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  don't you people think you should play the full versions before making up your minds? : eeeealmo
  • you do not understand the true power of the fully operational shackhype : Gauss
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    are you advocating pirating the games to try the full game out before purchase?! : whore
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      no it's just funny that everyone thinks TF2 is the next coming of christ yet nobody has actually played i... : eeeealmo
      • Then we can complain about it, call Valve a fag, etc. What I do know for sure though is that QW is not fo... : Serpico74
      • there are very few things that are certain in life. the setting of the sun, the taste of apple pie, and t... : RikiTiki2
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        Then i have ep2 and portal to play through. I'm still working on ep1 so this orange box purchase should ... : romulan
        • i wasnt talking about orange box, i was talking about tf2. : eeeealmo
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        we've all played it ... it used to be called team fortress. TF2 will probably undergo an upgrade similar ... : Tommy Toolbag
        • did you play DoD:S? it was actually worse than the original : kill9
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        well if you played cs then cs source is very similar. Obviously its a different game but for all the ... : Iwannaacura
        • and a completely different game from what was originally advertised : kill9
  • Not really. I pretty much know exactly what to expect from TF2. ET:QW, not so much. I really liked... : fleabug
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  TF2 tentatively, but I'm probably pick up both. : hatelull
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    I wish I could get both, but something has to be left out. There's too many games. : jonin
    • Same. I'm getting TF2 first. Then Im getting beyond the sword. : feek
• TF2 for sure : Umbr
• Hay guys, what do you think you'll be playing more? A completely awesome game (TF2), or a shitty unpolish... : Bantis
• based on my history, I will play the crap out of both for a couple weeks then hardly ever pick them up ag... : stgulik
• TF2, QW interest died once I got Warhawk. : Boxelder
• TF2 ftw imo bbq : smax
• not having played tf2 i think i'll wait until a demo to make the decision. : Hoax
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  QW ET I think is going to be pretty much stillborn as far as the PC goes. : [fry]
  • Same on 360 too since they'll be competing with Halo 3 for the multiplayer space. : freshyk
• Whichever one has a private shack server. : Dynotaku
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  Hellgate London TF2. I'm not even going to bother with QW:ET : walker270
  • Between Hellgate and TF2 I have no desire to even bother with QW. Especially after the vids and responses... : Magus
• both. : heff
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  QW ET, simply because it will have much more depth. The amount of stuff you can do with each class is sta... : DingoStoleMyBaby
  • I'm saving this post for maximum lols in a few months : Bantis
• TF2 without a doubt. ETQW will be the flavor the week or maybe at best, a month then completely forgotten... : K1Bond007
• TF2, no question. : razlebol
• TF2 : Jiven
• TF2. ET:QW blows. : NastyJack
• TF2. QWET isnt even on my list :( : great-white
• TF2. QWET plays like poo. : DrZettl
• tf2, although i'll be evenly splitting my time with halo3 : snagger
• TF2 (after UT3, of course). : omnova
• TF2 : DrFlammable
• another vote for TF2 here : Flying h4x0r
• TF2 : Maddog_Delphi97
• both TF2 and Fortress Forever if the early play testers are correct : grabbie
• I can't speak for TF2, but after playing ET in beta and demo, I have this gut feeling that it will get ol... : Liquid
• I will be playing much of both - two very different animals. : Vangoghs Ear
• I'm enjoying the QW demo a lot, but I have a feeling I"m going to be waaaaaaaay into TF2 to give much tim... : Matt Burris
• Man I sure hope we have at least 2 TF2 servers lined up : bradsh
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  Holy unanimous votes batman! : jonin
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15113345#itemanchor_15113345 Hey, I think there's at least ONE vot... : Maddog_Delphi97
• ETQW weekly, TF2 daily. Maybe. : Orange Pylon
• i'm playing ET:QW till something better comes along. : radula
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  TF2, seriously. : AlexXdude
  • faggot : spaceless
• QW:ET. Since I have little interest in the Orange Box contents except maybe TF2, and I have yet to hear ... : Arcanum
• TF2, already pre-ordered it! QW I haven't purchased and probably wont. : bfzzzz
• TF2. Is there a linux/bsd/whatever server for it? : Clay
• BOTH! WE CAN HAVE BOTH PEOPLE! : hirez
• TF2.. whether on PC or 360 is still in the air at the moment for me.... leaning towards PC however. : c_man_tmt
• TF2 : hobbespanache
• TF2 is $30, and so is Ep2. The whole pack is $45. Buying them separately will cost you a lot more. : Magus
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  CS ;( : TrptJim
  • ^^^^^ certified idiot :( sorry : RikiTiki2
  • kill it with fire : Gauss
• TF2, undoubtably. At this point, I'm not even sure if I'm gonna get ET:QW. : Rice-Rocketeer
• lol etqw lol TF2 : spaceless
• Not having played either, I can safely say TF2. : BoKnows
• Ever since pre-ordering the Orange Box I've been shaking in anticipation to play some TF2...I'm even exci... : ImageOmega
• TF2, 'cause I just pre-ordered it : Postal
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  lets get some more TF2 360 players in here. : ultramega
  • nevermind, kill this with fire : Gauss
• I'm betting on ET:QW, and hoping for TF2. Whatever happens I hope one of the two completly owns. : Pneum0
• TF2. I don't imagine that I would ever play QW:ET : dopeman