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  Unless I shoot the medic in the head. : spazzium
  • yeah, but that doesn't work if the pair is invincible now does it :) : Toraz Chryx
  • You made me stop playing a sniper... sadness :) : Grumbeld
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  I wish I could have shot your face more. : filtersweep
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    You knew where to find me, why didn't you come pay me and mr. sentry more visits??? :( : Toraz Chryx
    • I was busy watching my own baby. :( : filtersweep
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  That was some serious dedication to the defense sir. : devi| dog
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    I now have a 23 minute living streak as an engineer.. BECAUSE NOBODY TRIED TO KILL ME :( I'm go... : Toraz Chryx
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      check this shit out, 23:07 without being dead. http://steamcommunity.com/id/torazchryx/stats/TF2 : Toraz Chryx
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        You were /ignore'd : [7]kami
        • and then I mocked them for not getting to the info room, and like 5 of them rushed me :( : Toraz Chryx
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        is there a rotate sentry command like in previous versions? : Old_Fart
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          No, I saw some mumblings about a script that could do it though, would help with digging sentries into co... : Toraz Chryx
          • hmm, I'm gonna have to try building a sentry on top of another sentry too... that could make things.. int... : Toraz Chryx
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          Only while you're placing them. Right click to rotate 90 degrees. Once they're down they're fixed, unfort... : menkey
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            well right click for me is jump.. wtf is right click by default so i can work out what the fuck I remappe... : Toraz Chryx
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              alt fire? : edgewise
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                as in the sniper zoom? right, yeah, that's wheelclick for me :) : Toraz Chryx
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                  you bindings dont make sense so i'ma have to call you a fag : [7]kami
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                    this'll really throw you then! I've played with... q= strafe left w = strafe right space = forward ... : Toraz Chryx
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                      q= strafe left w = strafe right haha, you've played too much WoW! ;-) : [7]kami
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                        I've never played WoW and I've been using that key combo since the very first time I used a mouse in Q : Toraz Chryx
                        • Eversince i got hooked to WoW (you should try it lol) i'm used to strafing q and e. I think i'll have to ... : [7]kami
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                      With which finger do you hit back with? : crummynz
                      • ring or middle finger, depending on if I'm strafing left or right as I go back. : Toraz Chryx
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              There's a section in the keyboard menu called 'class specific controls' or something. Stuff like sniper r... : menkey
              • While we're on the subject of controls, does anyone know if it's possible to bind the various build/deton... : menkey
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      you're a clever one with the defense. I learned quite a bit watching you. Grumbled also taught me a thing... : edgewise
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        One day we will all have to don FPC labels and invade a public server somewhere. Now, tell me what y... : Toraz Chryx
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          what you did with the teleporters. great idea. : edgewise
          • * evil pinky * I had the big board in the war room to inspire me :) : Toraz Chryx
      • Yeah, I just figured that out after the scouts stopped running into my stickies. : Grumbeld
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      You can lock down the intel room with 1 engie. Yeah I've posted about this a few times. It kind of ruin... : treework
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        Invuln medic+hwg is made for that. : crummynz
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          or just a demo targeting the dispenser, blow that up, reload, charge in after the sentry. tbh, treework ... : Toraz Chryx
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            Well as I said in my post. the dispenser is sat right behind the sentry, in that scenario. : treework
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              and in that scenario, that means it's off to one side of the sentry from one of the doorways, unless it's... : Toraz Chryx
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                Na, It's be easier if I could just take a pic. In the corner the Engineer has his back to the wall, disp... : treework
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                  The Dispenser doesn't heal nearly fast enough to mitigate damage from even a moderately powerful class. B... : ayesel
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                    You'd think wouldn't you? How would that moderately powerful class get a good angle on the engie and not... : treework
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                      well, for a start, the primary target isn't the eng, it's the disp.. and demo grenades bounce... AND t... : Toraz Chryx
                      • You're right, it all falls apart at that point. : treework
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          Yup medic + something is about the only counter. An awful lot of effort for 1 player. : treework
          • On that note, that effort isn't to take out one player, that effort is to take the intelligence. that's s... : Toraz Chryx
      • That'll only lock it down against one opponent, a spy and a demo can fuck one eng up pretty much instantl... : Toraz Chryx
      • Yeah, one demo can take that stuff out with the sticky grenades... they're really good at destroying hidd... : Grumbeld
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  Was some great fun, was only my third time playing so I was messing around with the classes and lo-and-be : nodebug
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    Also, we need a euro server so my ping isn't so hooge :( : nodebug
    • signed. : AbortedFetusChristi
    • signed : Nihil ME
    • signed : [7]kami
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      Big ping doesn't seem so bad in TF2. I was playing with 200 ping and still doing pretty well as a heavy. ... : aeg1x
      • Definitely, I was raping with the sniper rifle last night on my first go with it, I'm just thinking about... : nodebug
    • Muthafucking signed. : -efx-
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      double -triple-uber signed! : naabster
      • In that case what do we need minimum to run a server and I will look into getting one set up : nodebug
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      I was gonna say, I plan on picking up TF2 this weekend or next, we should really organise the shack euro ... : scottythejock
      • I wouldn't mind getting one set up but not sure of the min-requirements, say for a 24 man. What kind of n... : nodebug
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      I'd like to get down on a euro server too. Could I also get an invite to the Shacknews steam community... : alphane
      • sent'd : chazums
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        Me too please! Not got one, asked a few times, but we all know how hard it is to spot things here on the ... : node
        • Sent, Pete. Would have been easier if you'd given a link to your profile page! : rock elf
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      I might be able to run a server. How much bandwidth/CPU does one use? I have a 30/10mbit line and a "spar... : moshman
      • what would rock though is if valve release a linux client that can run on the PS3! : moshman
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        Your line should be plenty but not sure how much of the bandwidth a full 24man server will use, the cpu u... : nodebug
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          well, it's not a music host, it's music production machine so when I am using it as such I will have to t... : moshman
          • It would be better than nothing and those are the times I would play most anyway : nodebug
      • yeah do that moshman! : naabster
    • signed! : jbury
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      God yes, I'd pay a god damned monthly fee for a regular euro shack server to run the latest and greatest. : node
      • Yeah. I'm considering paying for a server we can brand as a shack server, can't be more than a tenner a m : nodebug
      • Siigned! : daedraug
    • Signed too - let me know if there's any cost and I'll help out. : alnya
    • Yes please. When I eventually get round to buying TF2 that is. : Grim_Grom
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  I think I just did one of the dirtiest tricks in the book to someone tonight. 2 fort, I'm a demo and i... : Zips
  • I love how as a demo you can lug your stickies from your own battlements on 2fort aaaaall the way over to... : AbortedFetusChristi
• running on 4 1/2 hours of sleep. so tired. fucking tf2 i love you : AlexXdude
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  If this game didn't have the demoman I probably wouldn't enjoy it anywhere near as much. They are the onl... : NastyJack
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    I have really been enjoying the Demoman Class. I have been learning how to shoot bounce nades off of wall... : xtofuconsumerx
    • Oh and on that note, I learned yesterday that people can shoot the sticky bombs and they will move across... : xtofuconsumerx
• Medic + Pyro Team FTW Pyros really gotta be aggressive, chasing people around with the flamethrower, b... : limpossible

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  Don't use a shitty sound card, next? : rosewood
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    it's not a sound card problem, that much enough is obvious if you actually looked through the various thr... : lakren
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      Why would I, I don't buy shitty sound cards. : rosewood
      • they get crashes from -nosound too : cygnus
  • Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro is not a shitty card and I'm getting the sound loop crash constantly. Doesn't h... : TabsAZ
  • Once again, the audio looping is a common crash symptom. It doesn't mean that's what crashed the game at ... : Fred Garvin
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  i'd say its only ridiculous when they release it and its not a beta : bradsh
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    i mean, i know its a long standing issue, but its still a beta anyway. do these people have issues in EP1... : bradsh
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      the problem isn't stuttering, it's stuttering/crashing. it just freezes while stuttering, and loops over ... : lakren
      • oh, i dont get that :[ valve seems like they tend to ignore minority complaints, so i wouldnt expect too ... : bradsh
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  Wait, you mentioned the stuttering bug and crashes - are they the same? : crummynz
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    it stutters, and then crashes and gives some datacache.dll error i used to get it all the time in CS:... : Flying h4x0r
    • I remember when "Final Fantasy VII for the PC" was released, overclocked PC's caused all sorts of crashes... : RomSteady
  • the people who are crashing just have the screen freeze, then the audio loops over and over - it starts o... : lakren
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  the devs were in our channel today. they were actively working with shackers who were having these proble... : hirez
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    i wonder if they are actively working on the fov thing as well ;) seems like ole' shackey is getting some... : bradsh
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      We call them fags in parodies of Billy Joel songs...what else can we do? : RomSteady
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        call them fags harder : bradsh
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          Hmmm..."Valve is fags" to a Billy Idol song? : RomSteady
          • How about "valve is fags" to lazytown cake song? : bradsh
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            Here I play now gonna stutter stutter Shoot some Combine then I'm gonna stutter Did a fresh reboot and : RomSteady
            • This post deserves more love : jbury
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      what issue? its as designed. : not work safe
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        any good designer knows that nothing is written in stone ;) : bradsh
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          I guess what they need to do is measure the minority of people who would be pissed at FOV 75 to the minor... : bradsh
          • I think every instance when game design has been democratic hasn't worked out well, not to mention that p... : sgtsanity
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            what is there to complain about when you have a larger FOV? : Modica Sol Solis
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              The computer has to render more stuff since you can see more stuff, and the pixel budget is spread thinne... : sgtsanity
              • The gameplay implications has some weight the performance doesn't. The difference between a 75 and 90 is... : Chod
        • what makes you think its a designer decision? : not work safe
    • YEP! WOOO! : VuduChild
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    yeah I was there, and I said I managed to fix it because it disappeared for like a day of play. I was ... : lakren
    • I'm confused then why you say "valve doesn't seem to ever respond to the issue." - when you were there an... : hirez
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  I finally get a chance to load up TF2 and find that I'm having the same problems. I know it's a beta but... : Masem
  • "I know it's a beta but this is why I've become much more fond of console gaming." Agreed. Console gami... : TexaSTX
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  Have you guys with crashes tried unchecking Steam Community under In-Game options? That has caused a lot ... : skinlab133
  • turned off and igi : lakren
  • Yeah, it crashes me, but only when I actively access it (shift+tab) : feek
  • I get the crashes (and the Logitech mouse issues) with this off as well as on... : TabsAZ
• I was having the crash/looping sound problem, but then I just updated to the new nvidia sept 18th drivers... : paravis
• I wonder if my problem could be a byproduct of the same thing that's causing the crashing issues? It onl... : cr00kedview
• I had a similar problem with CS:S. For some reason, locking my framerate to 40 'fixed' it. : cannelbrae
• Welcome to my world a couple of years ago. Until I got this new computer, I couldn't play ANY Source e... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  God, I hate asking but: will she run well online? If so I'll buy it tonight. 3.06 GHz Pentium 4 512... : wild falcon
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    Do not spend money on that, seriously. : Visceral Monkey
    • That is the machine i have currently. I'm asking for a gauge on how well it may run. : wild falcon
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      And ouch. :( She's old, I know, but man. That hurt. : wild falcon
      • Hahaha. No, that's just fine. You'll be able to run it. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Shit man...I'm...uh sorry and stuff :( : Visceral Monkey
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    Dude.. you need some more RAM PRONTO. 512 is simply not enough. : dopeman
    • I agree, but I'm in the process of building a new machine. I can work with this in the meantime. : wild falcon
  • If she plays HL2 then she plays TF2. Obviously you'll have to tweak the settings, but it'll play. : K1Bond007
• I have no idea what the root of the problem is, but I disabled my X-Fi card and it seems to have made a h... : Magus
• Get'n the same thing. :( : Jiven
• I've been having these crashes for a while. I've narrowed it down to a graphics issue, but it could sti... : MurrayTheSkull
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  Point taken on the stutter bug, but I remember HL2 (?) or some other new game about 4 years back and heap... : abrasion
  • I think that was Doom 3. Carmack said it was "pushing systems in ways other games don't" or something lik... : skinlab133
  • For example i've run bioshock without issues, but got graphics corruption in TF2 because of my graphics o... : imperator
• I have two PC's with the same problem, the most annoying part is the inconsistency. My laptop (dual turio... : fen boi
• Source always did this to my PC, ripped my PC apart a lot trying to figure it out, extra cooling on my vi... : raspu2n
• After the last patch I stopped crashing. I don't get what people want Valve to say. Want them to sing I J... : Fred Garvin
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  I have some weird stuff going on as well. I have had a bunch of audio looping and weird studdering when i... : xtofuconsumerx
  • I get this too, clears up after about 5 minutes of play though. probably has something to do with the h... : painangel
  • same here, worse after the update but it doesn't crash. caching? : VuduChild

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  The zapper isn't it? : -efx-
  • Sapper. : crummynz
• they have a thing that they plant on sentries that electrocutes them : mojo the helpr monke
• They sabotage them. unless I shoot them in the face first. or they're dumb and kill me before takin... : Toraz Chryx
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  How to detect disguised enemy spies? There has to be a counter to spies. : dael
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    Seeing fighting classes like the soldier, heavy, or demoman running around with their melee weapon is a g... : Serpico74
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      smart spies always disguise as the scout as the melee weapon doesn't stand out too much then - but you ca... : jbury
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        The aluminum bat stands out, imo. Smart spies will disguise themselves as engineers since having the wren... : Serpico74
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          I find the smartest spies backpedal in to the enemy base so it looks like they're retreating. : aeg1x
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            i do this shit all the time, backpedal + MEDIC and jumping around like you flee something. works everyti... : barichnikov
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              I'm the paranoid engineer. You have no business to be near my turret and I will kill you if you get near... : melkore
              • ditto. i always shot anything that even looks at my turret. it's mine. mine alone! : naabster
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                unless you set up a dispenser near it : RikiTiki2
                • But I still shot you in the face until you proved you were not a spy :) : melkore
          • Spotting spies by their behaviour was always very subtle and definitely an acquired skill. It used to be ... : dooberzoo
        • actually there was a post last night saying somebody asked the devs and the spy always shows up having th... : AbortedFetusChristi
        • Spies always show the main class weapon in TF2 while disguised. : Slowtreme
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          I think that a smart spy will play as the medic, because most players will be happy to have a medic stand... : BlackCat9
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            but then they stare at you going MEDIC MEDIC MEDIC MEDIC. WHAT THEN? : aeg1x
            • Then you do your deed from behind! : lightsam
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        I disguise myself as a spy of the opposite colour!! : Majuju
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          I disguise as sniper alot, depends on map. You kinda expect a sniper to be behind you somewhere, standin... : smax
          • Yeah, I took out a nest of 4 Snipers doing that disguise in TFC. Then returning as Pyro and alternating b... : kramweil
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      I thought Valve confirmed that a disguised spy will just appear to be carrying the primary weapon of what... : rock elf
      • You're right, it's the only weapon that shows to the other team. It doesn't matter what weapon the Spy ha... : helvetica
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    Light them on fire. Easiest way by far. : Horn
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      This works great for me. : trOmblyj
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        unless you are on a FF server :) : jbury
        • FF on in TF2 must be hell. I didn't have the pleasure of joining a server with such setting, yet. : Nitrium
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    The easiest way is to just to shoot everyone. This isn't foolproof, as shooting a disguised spy doesn't c... : menkey
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      that was a lot more informative and thorough than I thought it would be based on the preview. also, the ... : AbortedFetusChristi
      • Yeah, I've had some confusing situations like that. Earlier tonight I was spamming for a medic without ac... : menkey
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      Just a quick follow up regarding the melee weapon thing. I just jumped in a server with a friend and t... : menkey
      • good thing then (for the spies at least) that you can't run while taunting or people would spam taunts wh... : AbortedFetusChristi
    • +INF : boring gegtik
    • +inf for TF2 spy-spotting goodness. : chazums
    • Good post! Wil ltake it all into consideration next time I play. : -efx-
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      Nice! I'm bit confused over the cloaking thing. If I see a guy cloaked, and you always see friendlie... : helvetica
      • Yeah, sorry, I rewrote that bit two or three times and still failed. If you see anything except a frie... : menkey
      • Apparently I didn't actually read your post properly. You're right. You don't really need to check the... : menkey
    • Walk backwards! This is one of the best ways to get into a section of enemy territory as long as you u... : Sapiens
    • I was holding off on this class the longest, but I finally tried it last night. There's nothing as satis... : tunis5000
    • They made the spy not show damage while disguised to remove the TFC tactic of just shooting everyone once... : Beady
• first function of the sapper the second is cloak : IcomeINpeace
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  What does it look like to others when you sap a turret? : spiderfill
  • engineer is just standing there, suddenly sparks come out of the turret. : AbortedFetusChristi
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  When you shoot a disguised spy, there will be a "zzzzttt" sound and sometimes some sparks. Usually his di... : Magus
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    That's not because of the spy, that's one of the random "critical" shots you get once in a while. It hap... : Sapiens
    • Critical hits are awful. This isnt an mmo with random dice rolls :( : Beady

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• this is why there wasnt extensive testing on the classes for each player : oHnOES
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  I'm already sick to sudden death. It just sucks when both teams are full of engineers and snipers defendi... : aeg1x
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    Sudden Death can be cool, but you're right, right now it's basically Counter-Strike for a few minutes. : EvilDolemite
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      and even in sudden death both teams just go uber defense again and don't try to go for the win. YOU'RE AL... : aeg1x
      • :( Sorry. When I was the last dude with that engie fella, I should have just suicided. But then I wasn't ... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • i havent played tf2 but you just described tf circa 1997. : j0nchan
  • I think disabling dispensers during sudden death would make it a lot more fun. It would force engineers t... : menkey
• yeah i found myself getting a little annoyed when everyone was just playing their favorite class rather t... : fletch_
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  Yea, I'm loving TF2 but tonight was not a good night. I think my teams won one round. Too often I was h... : rosewood
  • Oh before I joined your game I was on another Shack server and we were losing like 6-1. It's annoying an... : EvilDolemite
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    Whats funny, is when you left, we started to win. The games got good, reallll good :) : happynoodle
    • It's true, the games were a bit more even (we still won though >:) ) : Serpico74
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  3 heavies with 3 medics following is fucking annoying in itself. I was on a team against it and there isn... : shred.
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    Only option is to counter with the same, or load up on soldiers, demomen, and medics. It's really hard t... : EvilDolemite
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      what? Snipers and Spies destroy that combo. : Pink0r
      • If they get into cramped indoor areas snipers aren't very effective against that combo. A decent spy can... : boredguy
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    spy, demo, sniper anything to kill the medics basically even soldier can do it occasionally, or sco... : Gauss
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      This was on the train map (well?), and they'd have one group go into each door, so if you were trying to ... : shred.
      • spy, and there's a water route on that map, and windows above you can drop down from, easy to cloak, get ... : Gauss
  • I really dont see the problem with this, I normally just use a scout to kill the medics and then let othe... : jbury
• Yeah, on our server tonight, we were getting owned because we had a terrible team makeup. At least we kno... : Link.
• I think most games of this nature are like that. We had one game where several people wanted to do a Scou... : Visceral Monkey
• It is so annoying watching a couple of teammates doing something stupid and then getting capped easily be... : boredguy
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  I don't know. The only frustration I get is when I make it all the way to the other team's intelligence ... : dopeman
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    The sentry's are just too strong. Do they really need knockback as well as 100% accuracy to be worth b... : Boxelder
    • That's hillarious, I thought that they toned down the sentries a lot from TFC. I've never had trouble ta... : Grumbeld
• Its certainly annoying on pubs where people don't play medic and no one knows how to check for spies : derelict515
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  I'm already beginning to tire of tf2 =( I just can't accept class based shooters where most of the time y... : paravis
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    I've killed and been killed AS every class BY every class in past versions of TF. If you're playing your... : Old_Fart
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      you are not always evenly matched, otherwise it wouldn't be a class system. ie you are inside your base ... : paravis
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        Ever heard of this thing called teamplay? It's not only you on your team. Organise! If you encounter 2 L3... : ysbreker
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          you completely missed my point. : paravis
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            A lot of twitch based games still have a large strategic element to them. In UT, it would be how well yo... : spiderfill
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              Yeah I don't disagree with that. But all of the strategic elements in the twitch shooters are thrown in ... : paravis
              • True. Looking forward to UT3 for that definitely : spiderfill
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    Well the goal is to cap the point / intelligence, not to rack up kills. Every class can contribute to tha... : aeg1x
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      killing is the basis of every FPS. Of course the main goal of the team is to capture points, but the pr... : paravis
      • not true, I've seen guys with 200 points as a sniper on a losing team. You do NOT have to kill anyone to ... : Old_Fart
• Pretty much all team based games are like this. The good ones anyway. : Boxelder
• it's still brand new to a lot of people.. give them time : industro

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  Deadwood cocksucka : locash
  • ^^^ : eeeealmo
  • damn right you loopy cunt! : FormerHPB
• six feet under : pokerman33
• The BBC produced a mini-series called State of Play while ago, check it out if you can, good stuff. : lightly inclined
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  I enjoyed S1 of Rome, look forward to 2, so I'll be also enjoying answers to this. She should watch th... : abrasion
  • S2 of Rome isn't as good as the first if you ask me. Still good, but the first was great stuff. The secon... : K1Bond007
• veronica mars veronica mars veronica mars veronica mars veronica mars : pupismyname
• Rescue Me was very good, watched seasons 1-3 on dvd not too long ago. : QMS|superdave
• bsg, scrubs, arrested development : Antilles_Prime
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  The Wire. EOT : metralgia
  • Exactly. Awesome series, don't skip it. : Pettytheft
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    i don't get what makes the wire good but I'm obviously the minority on this so could be a good choice. we... : pokerman33
    • I tried getting into the Wire and just did not see the appeal. Once again, everyone I knew that had seen ... : byorn
  • Really. Should be required viewing. : trOmblyj
  • YES! I started watching this 2 weeks ago, and I'm onto the 3rd season now. Such an awesome series. : hardfl1p
  • Im almost done with season 2, I havent enjoyed a series this much since the shield! : mavmavv
  • I was about to post this. The Wire rules HARD. : fatman
  • Re-watching Season 1 right now. It's awesome. : sgtsanity
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  The 1976 BBC I, Claudius series would make a fantastic follow-up to Rome. : eldersveld
  • For additional convincing, here's a good review of it: http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=583... : eldersveld
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    Great idea, actually. It's been a long time since I've seen it, but honestly, the acting is way better th... : Borzoi
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      It's almost like comparing authentic Neapolitan pizza to Totino's - just a whole different league. : eldersveld
      • Rome is kind of just a glorified soap opera. I did enjoy it though. : qwpeoriu
• deadwood you fucking cunt : kill9
• Wonderfalls Firefly House Dexter Dead Like Me Veronica Mars The Shield : Toraz Chryx
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  Lost, Alias, and Heroes. Entourage is good too but almost a sitcom but its a continuing story most of the... : majestik
  • LOST...seriously, WATCH IT : byorn
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  I had you confused w/ Rice-Rocketeer for a second there... wtf? The wife? I thought... what? .... oh........ : Kniggit
  • eh, the preview cut it off, but I did include some options after that initial disclosure... : Kniggit
• Deadwood. It's full of San Francisco Cocksucka's! : Drewus
• weeds is pretty good : romulan
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  Dexter : cltcprd
  • Seconding of Dexter. I love that series and can't wait to get my hands on more. It is just too unique a... : fanax
  • ^^ 2nd : hashd
  • I've been curious about Dexter... I'll add the first DVD to my queue and see what happens. : Ride-My-Rocket
• firefly + serenity movie. just watched this myself recently. the series has some great episodes, slowed d... : fsck
• The Tudors is really good. 1 season so far. : stump
• HEROES and LOST. EOT : klearlyunseen
• I, Claudius : systatic
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  If she wants the best then: Deadwood; Band of Brothers; I, Claudius; Cowboy Bebop; Sopranos Season 1. If... : lechuck59
  • so wrong, so very mostly wrong : klearlyunseen
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    We've done all of Cowboy Bebop, and we're up to date on Heroes (Season 2 starts on Sunday, yay!). I thin : Ride-My-Rocket
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      watch Lost, I promise youll love it and if you dont you can have sex with my cat. : klearlyunseen
      • Pix+divx of pussy, plz. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Honestly, I can't recommend I, Claudius enough. The acting is superlative (just look at that cast!) and t... : eldersveld
      • The books it's based on are fascinating reads too! : Borzoi
      • Added... ty! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  For something a little unusual, you could get The Prisoner. It's offbeat, but one of the all time TV clas... : Borzoi
  • Amazing series. It's one of those things that seems like it's been done over and over until you realize t... : lpearl
• Thirteen!!! Best gladiator scene ever since .. Gladiator. : laidback
• Man, i want to fuck Atia. Multiple times. : qwpeoriu
• The Shield. plenty of seasons already... dexter, weeds etc. : mankeroo
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  The wife and I enjoyed Life on Mars. Also, Damages is quite good. : tetragrammaton
  • Wife is currently following Damages. I also liked Life On Mars when I saw it... I'll mention it to her. : Ride-My-Rocket
• The Wire is the best show HBO has ever done. : grendel

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  http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15172173 http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15172009 mostly search theki... : askedrelic
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    Bah, this seems like a PROS ONLY thing. But seriously, I was doing pretty well tonight! I'd love to : Rice-Rocketeer
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      dude don't let the balls touch : Majuju
      • You're in another city, man. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Damn. I was too busy playing to get in early on that. : rosewood
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  Oh what the fuck, that sucks. I didn't know that's how they were doing it. : brickmatt
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    'cause I think I'm good. =( : brickmatt
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      it fucking blows. No organized contest, no publicized server meet up times. It was just some people got l... : sharpie
      • Eh, it's just a silly informal match. No big deal. : CrustaR
      • The sad fact is that not everyone who wants to play can, by a long shot. People would feel shortchanged ... : omnova
      • It's really not that big of a deal. Just a fun match up. There's no way everyone was going to get to p... : K1Bond007
    • kind of a lonely feeling, is it? : boomstickah
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    I still think my suggestion would work well. :) Holding class sign-ups is unfeasible, though. They could... : Magus
    • I was going to buy tf2 for it but alas. : thief
    • There's no real fair way to do this. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Thing is, individual skill isn't nearly as important as the ability to work as a team, and a balanced tea... : omnova
      • Yeah, exactly. I think having a team that works together really well is essential. In that sense, i... : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Yeah but every team needs the accurate rail gun user :P : thief
      • Anyone can follow instructions when you elect a team leader to each team. It isn't perfect, but it could ... : Magus
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  i want the server to be running srctv. i want to watch us get ours asses kicked. im happy to run a prox... : smacknca
  • Since it looks like i'll be playing i'll definitely demo it and then Fraps the demo afterwards. : boredguy
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  they should have done a random lottery, so it wasn't just a popularity contest : proclone1
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    I think it's more a "best player" contest : dognose
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      Only there are players who are better than those on that roster based on what Ive seen in game and by bro... : Tommy Toolbag
      • seconding whiskey pete, he's good. : Foxhawk
      • Whiskeypete is definitely a good player. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • yes, sweet lew is a very good spy : andrew``
      • Yeah I've played against Sweet Lew and Whiskey Pete and can attest to this. : Magus
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      it was more of a "pick dudes we like/know" thing, theres some crazy good players not on the team announce... : Jackass1233
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        Well, i'm not really known so can't be all that well liked =p : boredguy
        • I know who you are since you gave me my White Elephant last Christmas! :) : Rice-Rocketeer
    • even then. if the goons got wiped, then they should just play for absolute fun. Get everyone who has >1... : proclone1
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    have you seen the list? I barely recognize the names on there. It's not a popularity contest. : edgewise
    • Also, Begawkins isn't on there and he's a monster : Slowtreme
  • It wasn't really a popularity contest, they just didn't take enough time to find the better players. I do... : Magus
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  surprised to see some of those names there. would've expected to see [cobra]slice, umbr, infobiter (maybe... : Foxhawk
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    but i also recognize the gargantuan possibility of picking such a "team". good enough, I say. : Foxhawk
    • *impossibility : Foxhawk
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    To anyone who thinks i suck and shouldn't be playing, i say "nyah nyah i get to play and you doooooon't" : boredguy
    • You're a great player, but cigam has to be the best Soldier I've seen. : hardfl1p
• Someone will be making a video right? I'd really like to see their tactics. : treework
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  I would expect there to be a tryout or something. : dopeman
  • I expected you to be on the list. Me too! Also, whiskey pete. And nyranger, and wftothers too. Oh we... : brickmatt
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  The only really fair way is to nominate people beside yourself. Who's been kicking ass during your games?... : edgewise
  • Yeah, I agree - that's why I just wanted to know what the squad was. I'm sad I won't get to play, but oh... : brickmatt
• The players have been selected, and each person has been notified by shackmessage. Several people from t... : thekidd
• i think thekidd has an impossible job to form a team out of the best in such short notice. Dont be upset,... : naabster
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  All through yesterday I kept hearing Valve guys talk about how badly they kicked Something Awful's ass. ... : Chris Remo
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    The dustbowl one? It'll never happen. We WILL get one control point. : thekidd
    • Conversely that's also the map I requested :( : thekidd
  • haha you guys are so fucked Go Shack! : nodebug

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  psychonauts, 4 times and will do it again some day. : AbortedFetusChristi
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    Did you collect all the pigments each time too? Because that would drive me insane. : cause&effect
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      not on my first and fourth run. first I just played normally and had around level... I don't know, 80-85 ... : AbortedFetusChristi
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        I was stumped on Velvetopia for a while too.. there was a pigment inside a basketball hoop and one quite ... : cause&effect
        • the one that really drove me up the walls was the one behind that fucking tiki door painting when you pla : AbortedFetusChristi
• I've completely almost every FF and DQ game more than once. I wish I had the time to back through Bald... : Vincent Grayson
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  Full Throttle (many times) Diablo II (ha....ha. um.) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (at least t... : Chris Remo
  • Oh, Super Mario World as well, at least twice : Chris Remo
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    ... would that be portal as in pOrtal? : AbortedFetusChristi
    • because if it is I'm afraid I will have to touch you. : AbortedFetusChristi
    • yeah : Chris Remo
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    Chris, have you ever played Planescape Torment? : lightly inclined
    • I started once, but honestly couldn't get into it : Chris Remo
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    Point And Clicks can be like re-reading a good book after a long time.. you forget the nuances of certain... : cause&effect
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      unless you do not forget and finish, for instance, monkey island 1 in under half an hour. that kinda left... : AbortedFetusChristi
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        Really? Sweet moses.. those puzzles still mess with my head. Was it MI1 that had the really annoying cave... : cause&effect
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          you mean the head that you hold by his hair? the navigator's head you used to get through the monkey head... : AbortedFetusChristi
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            bonus: the MI theme as performed by Press Play On Tape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYZXNVHVfhc (it's ... : AbortedFetusChristi
            • Rad, but I could do without the ill-fitting guitar solo : Chris Remo
  • whoa youve beaten halo 3 twice? How was it? I want detailed impressions sir!!!!!! : klearlyunseen
• I dont think I've ever completed a game more than once :| I'd like to go back through Deus Ex once mo... : scottythejock
• Max Payne 2. Like 8 : snowwolf
• dues ex around three times, hl1 about three times : filthysock
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  I think I have played Baldur's Gate 1&2 over ten times combined. Like BG1 BG1 BG1 + TotSC BG1 + To... : Tissen
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    This makes me feel good about never getting around to completing it. I can say that you finished it for m... : nudel
    • You're welcome =) : Tissen
• i play DOTT, SAM n MAX and fate of Atlantis Every year. ive finished doom and doom2 and duke3d more tim... : CoRDS
• I finish Sonic 2 once a year at least. Yeah, it's not long or hard, but such a classic. KOTOR twice, dark... : node
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  I play and finish the original Legend of Zelda over and over and over. When I'm done, I start over again.... : Schnapple
  • Whn you say the original, do you mean Link To The Past? I never played any of the 2D Zeldas.. wouldn't mi... : cause&effect
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  i have completed RE4 4-5 times, NOLF1 3-4, nolf 2 4-5 times, diablo countless times (doesn't count) Fallo... : barichnikov
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    planescape torment at least twice, Zelda LttP at least 4 times, Max Payne like 4 times, never played the ... : barichnikov
    • Man, you need to play Max Payne 2. Abandon whatever you're doing, run out , get it and finish it before r... : Ravenkettle
• Monkey Island 1 and 2. Must have played each about 5 times. : razlebol
• Deus Ex, 19 or 20 times now. Invisible War 4 times. It's a travesty, but it's still enough like Deus Ex t... : peanut-
• Xcom UFO Enemy Unknown: 10 times Psychonauts: 5 times Arcanum: 5 times Freedom force 1 & 2: 4 times ea... : baron calamity
• Fallout 2 I can play that game over and over. : xtofuconsumerx

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  Oh, its the bee's knees alright. : trOmblyj
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    Small, flexible, and capable of supporting a gram or two of weight while holding pollen. : RomSteady
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      Pretty much sums it up. Have you played too? : trOmblyj
      • I went through the commentary. Haven't joined a server yet...my nose has been killing me for the last tw... : RomSteady
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  its awesome. seriously awesome. I'm even having TF2 dreams. : hirez
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    "ka-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooommm" : Wolfanoz
    • zzzzzzzZzzZz!! : .ka`boom.zZz.
    • "I LOVE this medic!" : ChibiJosh
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  i suck at this game. =( i'm still learning the maps. i get lost easily. : mindmann
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    Valve did a really poor job of placing subtle navigation hints in the world on the maps I've walked throu... : RomSteady
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      LOL. my sarcasm detector just blew up. : hirez
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        Really. Compare a TF2 map to, say, a Quake IV objective map or a Halo 2 objective map. In either of the... : RomSteady
        • You must be blind, : aggressor
        • you are really, really blind : JINKY
        • why do you need subtle when you have obvious? : sharpie
        • A --> : Rice-Rocketeer
        • ^ these guys are right there's GIANT SIGNS that tell you where to go on all the maps. : deject
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        My favorite subtle hints are the big flashing arrows on Hydro and the signs that say INTELLIGENCE --> : ConfusedUs
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          or the fact that the direction you're textured red or blue based on whose base you are moving towards : aeg1x
          • *the direction you're walking towards is... man I left out a lot of words there. : aeg1x
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          well, i just get confused on how to take the tunnels, vs. the upper road, etc. I was looking for the entr... : mindmann
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            on 2fort? I think the real issue here is that you've never played 2fort before. : aeg1x
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              indeed it is. i've played it in previous reincarnations, but it's been at least 5 years. : mindmann
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                you are getting lost in 2forts, the most straightforward symmetrical map in the game, even after playing ... : stamps
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                  just at the beginning. once i'm oriented, i can find my way. i just forgot how to find my way to the tunn... : mindmann
                  • How could you not have played it for very long? Hell, there are 24-hour 2fort servers setup for TF2 al... : famine101
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                It should be like riding a bike. You never forget 2fort. When I jumped in for the first time on tuesda... : famine101
                • Some of the ctf_2fort actually threw me off, and i've been playing TF for 9 years. The ramp room and t... : Slowtreme
  • just play more defensively and different characters. : byorn
• more importantly, you can play peggle extreme now : pyide
• This fucker is still downloading, 36% done, arrrrggggh! : lightly inclined
• I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I just can't quite articulate why. : notd665
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  Are you sure you want to play it? Most servers don't have friendly fire enabled. ;) : CrustaR
  • that was an accident! god. : lightly inclined
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    I joined a server with friendly fire, watched the hud tell me a spy just took out 3 people in a row in su... : ImageOmega
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      FF is never supposed to be on. Valve completely disabled the option, it's not even supposed to be possib... : Chris Remo
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        I can't see FF ever being a fun option in TF2. It just doesn't belong. : EvilDolemite
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          god no, I can imagine the pyro would set himself on fire constantly, not to mention all the teammates he ... : Old_Fart
          • Pyros virtually immune to fire. They can't catch on fire, so if it's Pyro vs. Pyro you're better off wit... : deject
          • I was on one of the Shack servers that had FF on briefly. Spies kept messing up our turrets on Dustbowl, ... : TheQuad
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  It's a $45 upgraded version of Team Fortress : snuff
  • Actually it's a $9 value : EvilDolemite
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    Its a $45 package full of files thats essentially just a bunch of maths. anyone willing to pay for number... : not work safe
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      lol. I agree. It's just fucking ones and zeros. Essentially. Fuck that! : EvilDolemite
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        Those lazy assholes even pack the 1's and 0's together in groups of 8 even though you don't need that man... : DOOManiac
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          The binary jokes were funny in nws's post, you're just wearing it thin now. ;}b[ : lightly inclined
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            Man... ;[ : lightly inclined
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              At least I didn't go the drucifer route and say "yeah man, that really bytes" or something. :P : DOOManiac
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                would have been funnier :-\ : deject
                • I agree. :P : drucifer
      • and they only give you, like, a couple million zeros. wtf. it's like a burrito with all the cheese in the... : tashtego
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  join us woman. Its more fun than you can shake a stick at. : Jackass1233
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    Are you sure it's as fun for the girls as much as it is for the men? : Link.
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      Most definitely! : helvetica
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        don't be silly there aren't any real girls on the internet : boring gegtik
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          I'm always keepin' it real. : helvetica
          • Real tucked. : Rauol Duke