(Not) Evening Reading

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  You attn whore, stop being so transparent. : lightly inclined
  • Hey, I share mine. You'd be in them but you never play with us. : brickmatt
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  One from last night, some last minute defense by me: http://www.easyscreens.info/index.php?v=1189&full... : brickmatt
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    That sceen of NastyJack is awesome. : [7]kami
    • The mid-air sticky is what made me take it. : brickmatt
  • aha nice shot! : NastyJack
• man I was on fire earlier, every rocket was a crit, but naturally I had to stop playing and do something ... : boomstickah
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  http://tastywheat.shackspace.com/laurgasms.wmv http://tastywheat.shackspace.com/ubercharge.wmv I'm re... : TastyWheat
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    what do you use to record? : Bean
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      Fraps. They save as uncompressed files at 1680x1050 at 30fps. They're about 1.6GB per minute : TastyWheat
      • jesus motherfucking titty-twisting gutterslutting jesus on a chocolate-covered cross! : Bean
• man i've been redialing to get on for 25 minutes now. I've never seen it this full : re-verse
• I got several here: http://www.doomaniac.com/stuff/?dir=TF2/ Not any new ones though. : DOOManiac
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  http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/390/brickmattislookinggoodxv5.jpg http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/... : TastyWheat
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    That last pic is awesome. :D : DOOManiac
    • Body parts everywhere! : theamazingrand0
  • I'd have some killcam shots but Medic is my main class O_O : TastyWheat
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    I got you good ;) : yosemiteclimber
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      Yeah you're so awesome at bleeding yosemite seriously I mean this is your legacy now : TastyWheat
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        I have a legacy now? This is frikin awesome, thanks! I'll be on this weekend so that I may continue my le... : yosemiteclimber
        • Same, actually! : TastyWheat
  • I love the demo's grin. Nice shots! : brickmatt
• no screenshots, but that last game that just ended was intense. : ant_hillbilly
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  sup brickmatt. I am the ubermensch!!! : deject
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    my pics: http://www.apathymachine.com/gallery/d/639-1/ctf_2fort0001.jpg http://www.apathymachine.com/... : deject
    • Haha, we had some sweet tandem runs. : brickmatt
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  im playing like shit tonight sorry guys : Modica Sol Solis
  • i also think snipers should be able to blow up stickies with a charged shot! : Modica Sol Solis
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    I was super rusty tonight too. Rusty like a... big... rusty thing. Hopefully one sucky night is all I h... : Johnny Law
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      Man, people are getting too paranoid now to successfully play Spy half the time. And Sniper is fucking im... : Modica Sol Solis
      • Occasionally I have an overwhelming urge to spawn in with a Quake 3 loadout and FSU. Alas it is not to b... : Johnny Law
    • Gah... somehow the "20db boost" button in the microphone properties got un-checked. It really is an od... : Johnny Law
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  nastyjack looking scary as hell http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/2397/cpdustbowl0003xe8.jpg seawolf : Trips
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    is that what ubers look like on your computer? that's freaky : electroly
    • I'm guessing he plays with dx8.1 : Ziggurat
    • that's whats weird, it never looked like that before. I think it was near the end of the uber where it fl... : Trips
  • hahaha I'm the black Scottish predator. : NastyJack
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  gg's indeed. i'm pretty sure i had my best round as heavy ever tonight. : dopeman
  • Yeah, I've noticed I've been really rocking as a demo lately. I set a new personal record last night on ... : brickmatt
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    sorry about your headache man! hope it got better! : hirez
    • aye, it did. thanks! it was pretty bad in the beginning, i thought i was gonna puke (which has never hap... : dopeman
• good games all : FushigiDenki
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  You know the more i think about it the more I'm starting to realise that TF2 is coming precariously close... : aeg1x
  • Same here. Wish gaming on the Shack servers was worth it. Sadly a 150+ ping (i'm from Holland) makes me w... : [7]kami
• I took a few Wheatloaf looking retarded http://hackedbychinese.com/tf2/wheatloaf%20is%20looking%20goo... : re-verse
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  There were some good rounds tonight. Medic healing props to Gnerma, itsJeff, and Dusty_Slim! Sorry abo... : Grimp
  • We had some Great medics tonight. I really should have dropped my flag and given it to a medic who follow... : re-verse
• I tried being an engineer on the final map I played this evening. It was a sad and painful experience. ... : Colleton

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  that role was built for keanu... Oh yeah, I said it. : klearlyunseen
  • actually.. i could kinda see that working. : cause&effect
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    no way, i couldn't stand that much of his voiceover. : filthysock
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      he practically inspired the game. : klearlyunseen
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        what? how? i cant see him playing such a dark role : papaskot
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          considering the game came out 2 years after the matrix, featured "bullet time", had a lobby scene straigh... : klearlyunseen
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            You're very confused about Max Payne. : SockMonkeh
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              not really : Phearsome
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                Max Payne was in development long before The Matrix came out and the character was in no way based on or ... : SockMonkeh
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                  whatever, I still think keanu should play him :( : klearlyunseen
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                    He would be a terrible Max Payne. :( : SockMonkeh
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                      Lets stop all this fighting and just make love. : klearlyunseen
                      • Okay! : SockMonkeh
                    • It would be Constantine all over again. Keanu can't portray emotion at all. The only thing worse would be... : Totenjaeger
            • Oh yeah? Well your face looks like boogers. : klearlyunseen
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  No, Walhberg is perfect. : razlebol
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    No doubt. He doesn't even have to act, fortunately. This could be awesome except its a movie based on a ... : Lightzout
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      Damian Lewis as Ivan or whatever his name was. That is as long as he can do a Russian accent. : Totenjaeger
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        Vladimir? : SockMonkeh
        • Thanks, it has just been so long since I've played it. : Totenjaeger
• Not what I envisioned by he'll probably be good. They should have just gotten James McCaffery. : SockMonkeh
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  Max Payne? Mel Gibson 15 years ago. : abrasion
  • this would be perfect casting : klearlyunseen
  • Just watch Payback. : hardfl1p
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  Hrm... after watching Shooter, which was basically a Max Payne story -- I suspect he'll do a decent job. ... : Kniggit
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    Shooter is pretty much a Max Payne story. Are you kidding me? Max Payne is Film Noir whereas Shooter ... : Totenjaeger
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      1) bad shit happens to a good guy 2) that guy kills lots of bad guys Which story is that again? : Kniggit
      • Every action movie/video game. : Totenjaeger
• Marky Mark will do great as Max. Hopefully there is a dream sequence with Good Vibrations playing. : pimpium
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  Agreed. Clive Owen would be favorite pick here. : henrikb
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    You're only saying that because of Sin City and Shoot 'em Up. : Totenjaeger
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      Does that make it wrong? : SockMonkeh
      • No, I just felt like pointing it out. I actually think he would be better than Mark Wahlberg myself. I... : Totenjaeger
    • No, just everyone at the moment is gay for Clive Owen. : bitter ego
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  will he actually be constipated on set? : Foxhawk
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    His contract includes daily prune juice and buttplug therapy. : hardfl1p
    • Fantastic! Now I have an erection at work. :( : klearlyunseen
• why are they doing a Max Payne movie? Jeez these game based movies really need to stop : bagelcc
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  Not that I think the movie will be any good--since off the top of my head I can't think of any video-game... : Silent Sorrow
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    Max Payne's story is straight up Hollywood's alley. It should b the easiest game to bring over to the scr... : Fyunch Click
    • But it will probably suck. They will either over-action it or tone down the grittiness or both. I fuck... : Totenjaeger
• Hmmm, not bad, not bad at all. : bitter ego
• About the only other I might have picked would have been Josh Hartnet. : Fyunch Click
• Where did this news come from? : notd665
• Wahlberg was perfect as that asshat cop in "The Departed". As Max Payne.... no. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Oh hell yes Marky will be fine. : h o s t i l e
• i always thought shaun penn would be great : nandu666

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• .... : Mr.SEX
• heh, that's great. :) : Colleton
• Like this. : Sapiens
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  I don't know how you can't love the relationship comics of xkcd. : Grumbeld
  • most shackers are virgins. : jackalope
  • I have a penis. Also into women. I think that's all it takes. : Rauol Duke
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    They always come off to me as either overly trite, saccharine, or smarmy. : Chris Remo
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      its drawn with fucking stick figures :( : GloriousCow
      • The figures are ok, it's the words that spoil it. : Sludgehead
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        That honestly makes it worse for me--not specifically because it's "bad art" or anything, but because it ... : Chris Remo
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          no i wasn't saying that was a good thing : GloriousCow
          • I know, I was just using it as a jumping-off point while simultaneously trying to anticipate responses. : Chris Remo
        • How about this one: http://indexed.blogspot.com/ : zakazi
        • I agree with how you feel about comics, usually - badly drawn comics are usually completely uninteresting... : jaga
        • y'know, I never really thought about it, but I agree. One of the things I love about Calvin and Hobbes is... : aethyr
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      this says it nicely : RikiTiki2
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        Yeah, I've really been turned off from XKCD since he started running this stuff. It feels like he got a n... : Felraiser
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          Yes. Once again a woman sucks all the creative genius out of a man and ruins him. :( : SockMonkeh
          • I find that's generally the case with me, as well. Not that I have any genius to begin with, but you get ... : Bean
        • Yeah, that does seem to be the case. It's gotten pretty bad lately. : Bean
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          I thought it had always been this way? I really laugh at some and cringe at others, so I like the comic o... : nudel
          • yeah, but he's gotten really bad with the emo shit lately. his new chick needs to cheat on him and then d... : Bean
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          It's been like that since his high-school doodles. : Orange Pylon
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            There's a difference between this (http://xkcd.com/112/ ) and this (http://xkcd.com/316/ ), though. I fee : Felraiser
            • I found the 2nd strip to be funnier.. so I don't get the point you're trying to make : jaga
  • I liked the one with wikipedia/foreplay : MikkleThePickle
  • because they suck : SockMonkeh
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  By reading it : TastyWheat
  • lol oh snap : med1c
• quite easily actually : mikecyb
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  Ok seriously, what the fuck? Is this some obtuse metahumor? Like you're making this satirical post about ... : Rauol Duke
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    HEY GUYS MY NAME IS RAUOL AND I FOUND OUT IF YOU I SPLICE HIGHLY DESCRIPTIVE VIOLENT AND OR DIGUSTING PHR... : jackalope
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      It's true though. Rauol is funny! : dognose
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        Rauol is in danger of becoming a parody of Rauol and Haiku needs flying buttresses to support the massive... : steelsamurai
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          All I know is, I only LOL posts when I laugh, and i LOLed that one. : dognose
          • <3 ... the vodka : steelsamurai
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          flying buttresses? really? : Bean
          • they're trying to come up with some new technology based on Space Age Materials, but it's hard to beat th... : steelsamurai
    • Also, that was mean. He wasn't making fun of you, he was making fun of an unfunny comic : dognose
    • It also works in real life. : Rauol Duke
  • http://xkcd.com/45/ This one made me LOL :P : thetangent
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    ^worst case of exaggeration since the movie 300 : smax
    • 300 was the best case of exaggeration ever : SockMonkeh
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    I love this comic strip you asinine asshat : felicia
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      That's to be expected, women aren't funny. :D KISSES : Rauol Duke
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        You better be nice to me, I'm feeling like complete shit and my coworker thinks I have the flu so she tol... : felicia
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          You're my favorite. : Rauol Duke
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            You say that to all the internet females. : felicia
            • Only two or three. Maybe four. : Rauol Duke
• Nope, nothing. : Orange Pylon
• Yeah, this one's definitely a miss, not a hit. : Lightbulb
• I actually like the relationship ones least. His best are usually the geekiest ones: The Ballmer Effect, ... : theamazingrand0
• my facial expression did not change : moshman
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  I don't know what's worse: vgcats, xkcd, or that dinosaur comic : shred.
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    ok what's a good comic then? : smax
    • ibpbf : dognose
  • dinosaurs FTL : abrasion
• Does this count as a relationship one? http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_glass_necklace.png Thats abo... : great-white
• haha : smax
• I normally like them, but I didn't laugh at all at that. : the city
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  http://xkcd.com/335/ Fuck. : SockMonkeh
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    Reading that one makes me want to cut my dick off and go dress shopping. I'm pretty sure the author alrea... : Bean
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      One of his friends needs to just sack up and tell him how much he's ruining his comic. : SockMonkeh
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        he seems like the kind of guy who's friends are all girls : aeg1x
        • he seems like the kind of guy who has no friends except for his girlfriend at the time because he spends ... : skizl
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  http://kiwisbybeat.com/minus/minus97.jpg to get the bad taste from that comic out of my mouth : Modica Sol Solis
  • http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=968#comic : Bean
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  I've noticed whenever makes a "how can you not like [web comic]? this is pure comedy" post, it's always t... : algernoN8
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    Yeah, it's always xkcd or dinosaur-comic. : mem
    • More like Achewood or Jerkcity. : Delusional
  • You mean like this? http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=203 : Tissen
• It's like somebody figured out a way to deliver syrup of ipecac through the computer screen. : sgtsanity
• Not finding the funny. : action wombmate
• that one was pretty lame actually :( I love most of xkcd too : filthysock
• how the fuck did this thread get 70 replys? : klearlyunseen
• that situation would call for less drawing comics and more sleeper hold. : changejar419
• ha........ : bitter ego

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  I've been getting a pretty good number of points that i've got a wide variety of talents. No need to foc... : megarust32
  • Yah, leveling seems to be pretty brisk and I've barely scratched the Outskirts it feels like. No need to ... : Psigun
• I haven't really needed to focus in, I'm like lvl 14 and at this point I'm figuring out what I don't want... : Magus
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  I only played about 10 minutes of it so far but I'm not liking the combat system, first you have to mouse... : sanchez
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    no. but its super easy, and it makes the combat interesting & different because you have to pay attention... : hirez
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      I am liking the combat system. I keep myself busy enough figuring out what potions to use, what stance to... : Psigun
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        I agree. Its much more about changing your stance & using signs. and then combo clicking for combat effec... : hirez
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          Combat in this game is about reading your journal and knowing how to fight each monster you face. For exa... : SockMonkeh
          • yes I learned that toward the end of act 1. lots of great intel in the journal. : hirez
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  I personally focus on combat - Don't really use signs at all. I basically focus on Dexterity first, move... : Kaerof
  • I guess I'm a sucker for Force Pu- I mean the Aard Sign. I'm still pretty early so I may lean heavier tow... : Psigun
  • Same here. I'm through act III on normal - sword use is surprisingly powerful if you keep your timing up ... : Felraiser
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    I'm also playing mostly with just swords. Occsionally I'll come across some guy I can't hurt very much an... : Code RedBeard
    • Apparently the Trade Quarter is supposed to be the worst for this. Everywhere else is just fine. : Totenjaeger
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  what difficulty? : hirez
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    I went for normal difficulty. I usually don't care how hard these kind of games are unless it's a complet... : Psigun
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      You should play on Hard, it's a lot more fun. The whole game seems to be based on the idea of the Witcher... : SockMonkeh
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        Maybe I'll restart on hard, it does seem a little easy when I can just walk up to a monster and hack it d... : Psigun
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          The game is 60-80 hours long so if you're only in the Outskirts area go ahead and restart (that's what I ... : SockMonkeh
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            Restart engaged. Time to play this game like a real monster hunter. : Psigun
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              lol good luck in the swamp on hard : kill9
              • It's not that bad. :D : SockMonkeh
• Seriously, this game is so good. I don't know how many of your realize it but 2007-2008 is the new 1997-1... : SockMonkeh
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  I'm about 10 hours in and am also re-rolling. Normal is too easy for me. Also I missed a few cards in... : jasoncrowley
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    Any card guides out anywhere? : Psigun
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      The cards really aren't a big deal you know, they don't really make any difference to the game; it's not ... : cause&effect
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        There's a thread on the gamespot forum for the game too. : Code RedBeard
        • That's lame. The only thing the cards offer in the game is a cute little side-quest to see if you can get... : SockMonkeh
      • But achievements don't reward you with anything either, besides saying you've done it. So I don't unders... : treework
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  I'm fairly certain monster lore doesn't update. When I go to new areas, I haven't seen it add new journa... : treework
  • yeah i'm not sure about lore. when play a tank next time through i'm not going to take it and see what di... : stgulik
• i'm into act 4 or 5. lost track, but am focusing on signs, got my 1st gold talent and promptly bought int... : stgulik
• I would think you would want to build up Dodge and Stamina as well. I figure it is best to max out the al... : Totenjaeger
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  I'm dying to get into this game. This week has been a little busy on the social side so I haven't had mu... : changejar419
  • Vista by any chance? Have seen a lot of people have problems with Witcher + Vista but not so many with XP... : cause&effect

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• kewl-io : scottythejock
• That is a heck of a collection of chins. : chazums
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  Dude next to wonder woman looks gay. : Koral06
  • Well that's Aquaman for you : melkore
  • word on the street is, wherever there's seamen, he's not very far : Home Nugget
• With everything centered on Batman - like it should be. : Kniggit
• perfect as a wallpaper for dual 1280x1024 : OrkO
• I love how you can see Flash arriving just in time for the portrait : vynn
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  Far right and far left = ? Others are easily recognizable but damn if i know these 2. : Superbuick26
  • The Guy on the left is Green Lantern, I don't know the other one. : Lightbulb
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    Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter. : action wombmate
    • (Basically it's the Justice League) : action wombmate
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  Looks like Alex Ross to me. : action wombmate
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    Believe so. God I love his art. : node
    • I think this is from his book "Justice". : lightsam
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    Looks like Bob Ross to me. : -efx-
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      let's paint a happy little superhero over here... : Postal
      • there's no bad guys in our little world.... : -efx-
• gay, gay, gay, you're cool, GAY, gay gay : smax
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  Alex ross is my hero, If you love that painting you absolutely need to read his "kingdom come" and "marve... : klearlyunseen
  • He also did [fry]'s favorite picture ever: http://www.leftybrown.com/alex-ross_bush-liberty.jpg : Rauol Duke
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    if you love a painting you should read a novel? that's a first : dantastic
    • do you know how hard it is to paint a novel? : Fyunch Click
    • kingdom come and marvels is a graphic novel completely hand painted : klearlyunseen
  • Hahaha... for a moment I thought you were talking about Bob Ross! : SeaLlama
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  Why are they all frowning. : felicia
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    they had beans for dinner last night. : drucifer
    • either that or they realized the fishy smell wasn't from Aquaman, or even Wonder Woman... but from Batman... : drucifer
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    Spandex on the balls all time is uncomfortable. : Rauol Duke
    • Wonder Woman hates it the most. : Sexpansion Pack
  • Being a superhero is Serious Buisiness : SonicSquirrel
  • most of the people in that photo have VERY tragic pasts. : klearlyunseen
  • they are also rappers, so must always be hardcore : El Tigre
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  they all look like bruce campbell : fmp sousuke
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    Especially Wunderwoman... : jasoncrowley
    • Sadly, I have to agree. I haven't seen a more manly looking woman since they made that Princess Leigh ... : Totenjaeger
  • Bruce Campbell vs... The Legion of Doom! : genom
  • Bruce Campbell vs... The Legion of Doom! : klearlyunseen
• hrmm, looks like someone just farted : filthysock