Morning Discussion

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  youre doing it wrong : Degenerate
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    mine has an apostrophe, I win. : sharpie
    • If it takes you an extra 12 minutes to add an apostrophe I say I win. : Degenerate
• Stop getting shot! I'm loving the combat. : OverloadUT
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  Huh how is that? I'm playing a biotic on hardcore and the only one shot kills are sniper (which is deserv... : razorblade79
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    Wow, snipers and melee one-shot Adepts even at Hardcore? I'm so glad I played a partial-combat class (Van... : Felraiser
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      There is a higher difficulty level after hardcore? Do you have to play through in hardcore to unlock it? : razorblade79
      • i think there's an achievement taht says beat the game on insane but not sure how to unlock it : dantastic
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  what class and level are you? : edgewise
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    Vanguard. 2nd part of Matriarch Benezia : Blackdawgg
    • that part sucks. I just turned the difficulty down to low, beat it, then turned it back up. I didnt ha... : bagelcc
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      What level like 30-40? Vanguard should just pump up shotgun, lift, throw then the others to help boost cl... : sigpro
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        Well I haven't really bought anything my armor and weapons come from stuff I found. I never seem to have ... : Blackdawgg
        • I never bought anything other than some new armor and specter guns. Specter shotgun is the tits. I breeze... : sigpro
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          OMG money comes by so easily in Mass Effect after you finish like the first two major plot planets. Se... : Sailor of Fortune
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            Honestly I would have like more loot and far less spoils. It was such a needless pain to sell like 10-20 ... : Fred Garvin
            • Also, you should have been able to compare items with any inventory items of people on the Normandy inste... : Fred Garvin
        • You probably have a fortune in unsold loot sitting in your inventory. Screw omni-gel. : Mad Jack McMad
• Sounds like you need more/stronger shields. : d3tached
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  The combat is my favorite part of the game. : deveus1
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    I keep getting my ass kicked on that part where I have to fight Deanna Troi, tho. : riptyde
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      without a doubt, the hardest part of the game. : Clay
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        you guys are nuts. its not that bad. just dont stop running. I was doing laps and owned that big titty bi... : Degenerate
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          You don't even have to do that as a high level Vanguard -- a maxed out spectre shotgun with shredder roun... : Kentor
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            I did it really early on so it pretty much rocked me : Clay
            • Ah, yeah, that can be a big difference. I got the Asari chick first, and did every single sidequest on ev... : Vincent Grayson
          • I just hid behind the pillar and picker off with pistol rounds. : hamachi
        • hitting her with high enough level dampen and sabotage does wonders too. : ttyRazor
      • Seriously? I killed all of her commandos in less than a minute and killing her took all of 10 seconds. ... : Vincent Grayson
• you're doing it wrong : sharpie
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  You have to reroute the energy from the engine to the shields, re-balance them and then lock your s-foil... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • <3 : Damodred
• You have to do a bunch of lame ass planet exploration to get XP and loot. Once you have all the good armo... : Fred Garvin
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  Is it true that the place your reticle points doesn't matter? It's a skill based dice throwing thing? : dael
  • Only a little - skill mostly effects how easy it is to get the reticle where you want it and/or how big i... : Jonathan
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    No, that was KOTOR. There is some auto-aim help though. : Mad Jack McMad
    • You can set how much auto-aim there is though. : Vincent Grayson
  • It's real time, but modified by your skills as well as weapon armor. : Fred Garvin
  • Dice throwing only determines the bullet spread within the target reticule. If you have the highest aim-a... : OverloadUT
• duck and cover. : metalremains

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  bioshock : JINKY
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    what you can't be serious : geedeck
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      yeah i'm j/k it's lego star wars 2 : JINKY
      • dude, upgrade! Kick some bricks in 1 through 6 : MoreVespeneGas
      • I think you're joking but I would totally recommend LEGO Star Wars Compilation over Bioshock. Bioshoc... : Ebu
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  Earth Defense Force 2017. 150+ weapons!!! 6 difficulties! split-screen co-op! giant fucking ants! : geedeck
  • do these giant ants have a weak spot i can hit for massive damage? : riptyde
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    I've never heard of that game. What am I missing? : slickdoody
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      repetition. basically its the epitome in japanese arcade game. big scores, loads of things to collect, fu... : Klebold
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        klebold, it is like you are describing the mona lisa as some collection of colored pigments. :( Yeah, ... : geedeck
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          i got mine for for about $20, which is a bargain. i know what u mean how its more than the sum of its par... : Klebold
          • I GF"d it. Yea, after playing through on normal difficulty and then realizing that if I wanted to enjoy : dedgecko
• mass effect for SP replayability CoD4 for pure mp replay Gears/Halo3 for mp AND coop replay : maulla
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  Get the oblivion game of the year edition. It has all the expansions and stuff. that should keep you busy... : Tincan
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    I have oblivion on PC and played the hell out of that after it came out. I never did buy an expansion, b... : slickdoody
    • Play through on the 360 for the 1250 achievement points. : Ebu
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  I think Mass Effect is great. I think the combat is much better than reported, and the conversations are ... : Sexpansion Pack
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    I was really looking forward to that, but have been confused by the hype/anti-hype lately. : slickdoody
    • it's good. ignore the naysayers. : Clay
    • I'm loving it : rt702
    • It's got its quirks but the overall package is amazing. They really raised the bar. : Sailor of Fortune
  • IMO, the combat is pretty meh. The conversations are on par with KOTOR or the like (in fact, I get a dis... : Arcanum
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  Guitar Hero 2 has had the most play from me. Mass Effect should take you a damn few hours to fully compl... : chazums
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    I have GH1 for PS2, is there anyway I can use the PS2 guitar and just buy the 360 game w/o guitar? : slickdoody
    • I don't think so :( : chazums
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  Single player is either Bioshock, R6: Vegas or Gears Multi is Halo 3 : bagelcc
  • sorry, COD4 should be in there somewhere too : bagelcc
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    Really, Gears for single? I don't know that I've ever played that game alone. It's really meant to be pla... : MoreVespeneGas
    • more co-op than single I guess...... : bagelcc
    • Yeah, Gears in SP is so meh. Nothing compared to Halo 3. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I'd definitely throw my vote behind Vegas for both categories. : Ebu
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      what's the fun to be had in Vegas? Medster and I picked it up off of amazon for 20 bucks a week ago, a... : dedgecko
      • Where's the fun? Where's the fucking fun??? The question you should be asking is where isn't there fun... : Ebu
• Your last line throws a bit of a wrench into things, as I think what makes the 360 great is it's multi-pl... : MoreVespeneGas
• I still like Oblivion the most. : stump
• I'd say COD4, but mostly the multiplayer. The single player is pretty short, but AMAZING! Multiplayer i... : FormerHPB
• Halo 3 (if you that budget includes live) : goatjc
• Halo 3 or COD4 for MP(Orange Box is also in contention here), Crackdown for Single Player, Oblivion or Ma... : woodchuck70
• Mass Effect, Halo3. I actually played through Dead Rising 3 times but it's not everyones cup of tea. : Pettytheft
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  Forza 2 so far, I'd assume the next one will be PGR 4 for me. : PlanetPerfecto
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    Going to have to agree with this choice. Forza 2 is a great game. : enyakk
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      Are there still package deals that include forza? Hmm, maybe I'll buy this http://www.gamestop.com/produc... : slickdoody
      • Yep that's the pack you'll see in every store right now. : Carnivac
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        You DO like car sims though, do you? : enyakk
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          It depends on how sim-y they are. I loved GranTurismo back in the early PS2 days, but by the time you got... : slickdoody
          • You'll dig Forza 2 for sure, then. Very flexible. And grab the PGR 4 demo on Xbox Live once you get o... : PlanetPerfecto
• Well Mass Effect if you loved KOTOR, also remember there are two games in the box and many demos on Live ... : Carnivac
• Make sure you get a Pro that includes Marvel Ultimate Alliance. That game is super long. : ThomW
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  COD4 by a longshot for me. : [fry]
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    [fry] when are you going to play mp with us? and by "us" i mean me and kodiak, since he is the only other... : maulla
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      i dunno dude i'm online like every night just send a req! : [fry]
      • Ill play with you guys, if your good:P : Warmaker
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      you never send me an invite fucko or I would play. : sigpro
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        your gamerscore scares me : maulla
        • My goal is to double my score from last year, but I don't know if I will be able to do that. I need about... : sigpro
    • I'll play with you guys (LuckyStruck), I've got Kodiak on there. Just need to find the time. : P-Squid
    • I'd like to play with you guys. My gametag is in my profile. : d3tached
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    i should quit being a faggot and buy this ;( : Omning
    • Yes, you really should. It's so damn good. : FormerHPB
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  Is the Best Buy warranty still the best for the 360? Anyone know how much it is? : slickdoody
  • I think I paid $60 for it over the summer. : FormerHPB
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    Its the best if you want a one shot replacement policy. The MS warranty is transferable to all replacemen... : Tommy Toolbag
    • Oh really? That sounds pretty beneficial in case Silent Wolf comes to my house one day. : slickdoody
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    No, Costco's replacement policy is the best. I think the bundle is $400 (includes premium 360, extra con... : Prozium
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      What's this deal about a free warranty? Nearest costco is a 40 minute drive and I already have a membersh... : slickdoody
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        Sam's Club policy is pretty similar. As part of their membership policy they'll accept returns on pretty... : Prozium
        • Are you serious? Why didn't I know about this before!!! : slickdoody
• BioShock or Oblivion : EvilDolemite
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  don't forget Dead Rising : yuiwork
  • oh, this is a good one too! Great game. : FormerHPB
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  For Single Player Crackdown - awesome single player and as a bonus has co-op too. You will be collecti... : marmite
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    I'm not a big fan of console MP for some reason. Never enjoyed it on classic xbox, too many idiots and t... : slickdoody
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      If you're not going to get a Live account don't get an Xbox. Live is inseparable from the console. : EvilDolemite
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        that makes no sense. more people than not don't use live. : Mansmells
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          It's a waste IMO. Not just for the multiplayer. More and more DLC and demos are going to be for Gold on... : EvilDolemite
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            it seems like the gold only stuff has stopped happening. apart from multiplayer i don't think gold offers... : Mansmells
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              They've said a few days ago that Gold-only stuff is actually going to increase. : EvilDolemite
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                ok i see they are going to delay some things a week for people with silver. still hardly significant. : Mansmells
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                  Hell, $4/month is hardly significant either :) : EvilDolemite
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                    I've got a friend who pays monthly. When you pay monthly it's like $7.95/mo plus tax. He refuses to pay t... : mancide
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                      Even $8 monthly is worth it IMO. But he really should at least do the three months for $20 or just suck ... : EvilDolemite
                      • He's weird. He won't drop $50 on a year of live, but he dropped $30 on TMNT after I told him it was a ren... : mancide
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            Can you tell me what you like about Live Gold besides multiplayer? I was under the impression that Live G... : slickdoody
            • The only true benefit is the multiplayer, if you don't care about multiplayer it definitely is not worth ... : dilutedq
    • There are enough shackers you should never have to play public matches. : mancide
    • Live is the whole reason to get an XBox. It's amazing. Just fill your friends list with shackers. Ther... : FormerHPB
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      Don't you get a free month when you sign up. If not I'm sure you do with certain games. Most games let... : marmite
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        Well that actually is somewhat convincing. That and HPB's comment about playing with shackers. : slickdoody
        • I have over 50 people on my friends list, 2 of them are non shackers. And I could easily fill it to 100 ... : FormerHPB
• not multiplayer focused? I would say Bioshock, personally. It was the second game to really possess m... : sevogajre
• Call of Duty 4 for the most recent game. : sigpro
• TOWELWRAPLOLZZZ : sticman77
• Rockband is really enjoyable with friends. CoD4 and GoW are also awesome. : c_man_tmt
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  just got my free 360 today, thanks gamestop for lying to my friend and him not believing me. UPS box is... : zagzig32
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    How did you get a free 360? : AndyGoin
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      gamestop probably told his friend that the 360 isn't under warranty. Friend didn't listen to zagzig when... : Prozium
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        yup, Gamestop told him that they Might fix his console but it would prob get lost or they'll try to charg... : zagzig32
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          only bad thing is that he kept the power supply.. he wanted a backup ??? I gotta find an extra power ada... : zagzig32
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            yeah, those can get expensive. New they sell for about $100 so you should start checking ebay or craigsl... : Prozium
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              yea, im hoping to find someone else that didn't get theirs repaired and has one laying around... : zagzig32
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                anyone have an extra 360 power supply? : zagzig32
                • I believe you can mod a PC PSU to work on the 360 or something like that. I saw a tutorial way back wh... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I think overall... in turns of SP and MP together... I'd give the nod to Gears of War as the best 360 gam... : TPSReport
  • I would put CoD4 over that any day of the week. : d3tached
• probably Bioshock or Burnout revenge. : AMikaboshi
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  bioshock and mass effect : rt702
  • wait, missed the spot about replayability....rent bioshock, buy mass effect : rt702
• Gears of War. Its pretty much perfect IMO. Halo 3 has endless fun multiplayer but i have no desire to ... : threeup
• CALL OF DUTY 4 : NFXFSX
• cod4 : Mustang|
• War Wars: War in Space. : Boxelder
• for longivity? I'd say Dead Rising : mista mista
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  best racing game: Need for Speed Most Wanted!! best fps: Call of Duty 4...accept no substitutes. best... : grendel
  • also get Orange Box if you haven't played HL2. also consider why you are dead inside. oh, and Bioshoc... : grendel
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  Crackdown has my Most Days Played by a factor of 2 over the next game. Single Player mostly. : Damodred
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    Test Drive Unlimited has tons of content if you like racing. It's balanced between arcade/sim driving. : Damodred
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      (it does not ship with fun) : Maarten Goldstein
      • Pifflesticks. : Damodred
  • i really liked crackdown but what do you do when all the gang members are dead? : dantastic
• crackdown probably : mikecyb
• Crackdown single player, COD 4 multiplayer. : infallible
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  Is Mass Effect better than Oblivion? : sumo-hacker
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    YES YES YES YES YES : locater16
    • it is? how so? for gaming length, enjoyability, and replayability? : sumo-hacker
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    hey nerds answer me : sumo-hacker
    • It's different. Better in some ways, worse in others. Personally I like them equally. Both have alot of p... : NastyJack
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  Hrmn, MASS EFFECT is the best game I've played on the 360, and a lot of people like replaying it. However... : locater16
  • doesn't last more than 20 hours? im at around 22 or 23 hours and i havent gone to feros or noveria : dantastic
• One more vote for Crackdown : Snif DeCrac
• throwing in another vote for Mass Effect as best game on the 360 so far. Other top games would be Halo 3,... : thetangent
• Gears of War if you can do COOP. If not Dead Rising was amazing. : NastyJack

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• All snow days should be Civ 4 days : Mondo
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  I am interested, except I don't have BtS expansion. )c: : WaterSign
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    You're missing out... Do you have Warlords by chance? : PenicillinX57
    • No... )c: Whish is strange. I torture myself with at least one marathon sp game every month. I heard, how... : WaterSign
• I am interested, but I'm not sure what day/time would be best for a recurring game. : Goncyn
• I'm interested but I think we should talk about other play modes. Maybe Pitboss? : Deathlove
• I have no real set schedule, except that it would generally have to be evenings (Except during christmas ... : Vantage
• Bump for Civ awareness! : PenicillinX57
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  I am interested in this. I think it would be even better to have a Shack Pitboss game. : OverloadUT
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    See, this guy, let me tell you about him; he's obviously attractive and intelligent. : Deathlove
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      I think we ought to try this. It would probably solve a lot of problems with not being able to agree on a... : Goncyn
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        That's the whole point of Pitboss. People can take their turns whenever they want. New turns automaticall... : OverloadUT
        • I think this is a great idea and we should definitely do it. I'd rather have a game take a month than jus... : Deathlove
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          24 hours to make a turn? How does the game stay connected : Mondo
          • Pitboss is like a dedicated server application. It runs all the time and people can fire up Civ to connec... : Goncyn
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            One person keeps a Pitboss server running, you connect to that to take your turn. Once 24 hours elapses o... : Deathlove
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              That's fine, but a game will take months. We can have that running IN ADDITION to regular-style games I ... : Vantage
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                It does take a while, unless everyone's around for a while at a certain time. : Deathlove
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                  Can't you set it up for certain "accelerated" periods, like every Saturday 2pm-6pm one turn per half hour... : Goncyn
                  • There's no way to configure the server to do that. What people sometimes do is agree to all join at the s... : OverloadUT
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                    I don't know; don't see anything about that specifically. The admin should be able to change the hours mi... : Deathlove
                    • Sadly the admin cannot change those options mid-way through a game. There's a third party "saveconvert" t... : OverloadUT
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          Yeah... that's exactly what I said... (what?) : Goncyn
          • Durr I completely misread your original post. I thought you said "We would probably still have a lot of p : OverloadUT
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  if it's in the evening, I could probably play once a week : wtf242
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    wtf242 civilization is the first to discover pacism! : Mondo
    • Pacism? : Vantage
• I'd be interested in this! However, I'm GMT+10 so any time at night would probably be great for me (and ... : Aragoat
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  UNO PROBLEMO The 3.13 patch has horrible Out of Sync errors for multi. : zanzares
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    Which is why I, Deathlove, Foxhawk, Mooglebean, SockMonkeh, and the other regulars quit playing. : zanzares
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      i quit playing because i suck : Deathlove
      • My Musketeers were whipping your Korean ass is what you mean. : zanzares
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    That sucks. Luckily Pitboss doesn't have that problem because players are rarely connected to the game at... : OverloadUT
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      I am up for testing a couple workarounds. What needs done, is a fresh install of Civ, patch that to 1.74,... : zanzares
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        This is such a lot of work to get MP going though :( why can't they just fix the game : Goncyn
        • I know, but multi is hilarious if we can get it going. : zanzares
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        I saw that patch and meant to ask you about it; does it work with steam, or does Steam see the DLL and go... : Deathlove
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          Steam should be cool with it. Get on AIM. : zanzares
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            No, I think I'd rather leave work and go home. We'll try it tonight...? ...! : Deathlove
            • LOL, that's cool. : zanzares
• If anyone is free to help me see if we can get rid of the Out of Sync bug, AIM me at zanzares. : zanzares

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• printer pad ftw : rt702
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  Does the Max Payne mouse pad count as nice? : CrustaR
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    I don't know does it? I guess I'm talking about the special surface mouse pads. I haven't got mine yet... : Modulus
    • My Max Payne mouse pad 0wns. Once this one dies, I am going to switch over to my old school I have no Mo... : CrustaR
  • Max Payne Mousepad FTW : Morgin
  • Yes, yes it does. I've had mine since the game came out, using it nearly every day since, and it's still... : SwiftyPants
  • Sure does. I am on my second! Thanks George! : Stoned Gargoyle
  • Max Payne ftw : khaosman
• My desk at home is glass topped so I have to. I use the one that came with mercury or whatever it was, th... : Chunks
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  I was using the shack/speakeasy one for the longest time and it was pure awesome. Then it finally crapped... : SatansFist
  • I still have mine :D : m0nkz
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  I'm using a piece of cardboard :) : yemeth
  • me too :) : cause&effect
• When I picked up a nice mousepad (Func 1030), I had to crank my sensitivity way down in games. It took m... : helvetica
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  fUnc Surface 1030 : pancake humper
  • Same here. : razlebol
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    best pad ever : maulla
    • pretty much because you can just wash it and it becomes good as new. : pancake humper
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    That's a great pad. I ruined mine driving home from a LAN party though. The sun heated the bag it was i... : mathyou
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      same thing happened to the rubber base for me, they sent a free replacement \m/ : t0ad
      • I didn't even think to ask! :( : mathyou
  • signing this. 1030 is just so good. : Downforce
• I have a Duke3d mouse pad on one computer and a Max Payne pad on the other : retardhumper
• I still use the Lord of the Rings mouse pad I got when I bought my movie ticket for the first movie. :) C... : SilverSnake
• func1030, still like new after 6 years : t0ad
• I use my mouse directly on my desk, which has a wood grain and doesn't reflect too much light. I've play... : semaphore
• I use a 3M Precise Mousing Surface mouse pad with a gel-filled wrist rest. I got it back when Diablo 2 c... : reznory
• I use some giant "writing surface", works great. : Boxelder
• I'm using a big cloth mouse pad. emphasis on big. it's bigger than my 17" Samsung LCD : RikiTiki2
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  My mousepad is a cloth one with a picture of two babies with dresses that have transparent wings sewn ont... : skizl
  • I just looked up queer in the dictionary and that was the picture. : nurglich
• I'm using a SiN Episodes mouse pad I got from a San Fran shackmeet like 2 years ago. : riptyde
• Rubber-backed cloth pad from Fry's FTW. I've tried sooo many of the "advanced" mousepads and after a bit... : Johnny Law
• func pad or desktop only : Slowtreme
• I used the Steelpad QCK Heavy (17,7" x 15,7") for the longest time, now I just use my desk. http://www... : Matt Burris
• I use an old laminate shelf on top of an open drawer, ghetto ergonomics ftw : d fluke
• I hate mouse pads, they get gross fast : grabbie
• Hell yeah. I hate all those new fangled ones. I've had the same spongy cloth one for over 10 years now. : invisible_kid
• haven't used a mouse pad since laser mice came out : zagzig32
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  ratpad that just wont die. have it since the early q3 days and its still going strong. : Hoax
  • Mine has warped. :( I'm gonna see if it straightens out when I put something heavy on top of it. : Matt Burris
• http://www.amazon.com/Fellowes-Memory-Foam-Mouse-pillow/dp/B000TS94S2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=office-product... : mtgDoofy
• I am using the bioshock mouse pad from the launch party. I think it's a FUNC \m/ : bagelcc
• I use my wooden desk booyahkahsa : datoo
• No mouse pad for me. I've tried all kinds of different things, but my wooden desk seems to work the best ... : re4ctor
• I'm using... my desk. No mouse pad. : tashtego
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  Optical mouse + desk surface. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • This is how we live dangerously. My desk surface has rotted away where I use my mouse. But there's a : dedgecko
• 3M Precision that I've had for a decade. One of the really super thin ones. : mwasher
• In the modern era of mice with freaking laser beams, the important thing is how well the feet glide on th... : Liquid
• I spent a few hours researching mouse pads once... There are lots of good options. Then I went to CC a... : great-white
• i have an avenue Q mousepad that says "the internet is for porn". : jenisthebest
• Everglide Titan (currently using Fnatic edition) : sexydingo

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  Ooo I like the captain idea! : Trips
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    yeah. I was thinking that might be fun, and combat the "Teams are unbalanced" whining... It would take so... : hirez
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      The two captains should pick one person each one after the other schoolyard style but they should do it i... : NastyJack
      • Good idea. Noted. : hirez
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      accomplishing team picking might require another form of communication. such as TS or neato web site. : m0rfus
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        Even just steams private chat might work. : NastyJack
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          that's what i was thinking. everyone on the spectators. The captains join a private chat & decide teams. ... : hirez
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            that sounds like it would work out well. trial run tonight? : m0rfus
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              sure. why not. Trips & Nasty as captains? : hirez
              • minute too late; i accept thy nomination! nastyjack, you guys are going DOWN! : Trips
              • haha I didn't think I'd be the captain! I'm more of a follower than any sort of leader :) But I'll do it ... : NastyJack
              • Jackass and JohnathonBedrava : romulan
            • I'm all for it! Now how to decide on Captains? I'd like to point out my ingame name is CPTTrips : Trips
• If there was a shack tournament it should be held on the Dallas or #69 server so people on the east coast... : dkrulz
• If I'm home, I'll jump in. I haven't played TF2 since Beta Release Night #1 :( : tomservo
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  I'm in. Can I be the fat kid that gets picked last by the team captains? ShackW vs the rest of us would... : bcyde
  • Yeah I say we do that and if it's a blowout we'll stop because that's no fun for anyone. : NastyJack
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  I want to join Shack West! : Lightzout
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    send me a link to your steam community profile. : hirez
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      you must pass the trials first. : edgewise
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        feats of strength + airing of grievances : deject
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          happy festivus deject! : Phil
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            you too Phil! : deject
            • where's the aluminum pole? : hirez
          • What about the Feast of Alvus?!?! : Robotic Puppy Eater
        • and wrestling round the pole : c0bra
• PLUG!! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15723993 : m0rfus
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  what grates can you snipe though? Or are you talking about on well don't kill people before the doors dro... : sigpro
  • Dustbowl has a couple crates you can snipe through. : re4ctor
  • The ones on dustbowl. : bcyde
• I would like to join in although I'm rather bad at everything except medic, but I'm trying to diversify. ... : sergeon
• My study break will consist of competing with you all. Count me in. : noobja
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  I'll probably be there if it's not full again :D : mikecyb
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    It's just like the movies, show up early. : NastyJack
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      Stabbing you made me a happy man last night. : rosewood
      • You were one of many who seemed to have my number last night. It was rough :( Chepito didn't fire a si... : NastyJack
• if i'm done with the shitload of work I have to do, I'll join. i have to warn you though, shackwest has n... : lakren
• You guys still hiring? I offer good rates and discounts. : Sailor of Fortune
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  there needs to be a Shack East squad. : ant_hillbilly
  • there is. : edgewise
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  If anyone would like to be a FORMAL* member of ShackWest: Send me a shackmessage with a link to your stea... : hirez
  • Message'd : digital_d
• I would like to see all the ShackW people on one team. Its the only way we will get better at playing to... : Jayx77
• Can't make it tonight, I'm locked out of my house. To answer your questions: Maybe (if I can play with e... : brickmatt
• Sign me up for the tourney. : dmason
• You know I'll be there. As always, fear Sasha, she will be seeking vengeance! : skankcore
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  Can I join ShackWest? My in-game name will be [SE]nyranger66[ShackWest] : nyranger66
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    i want to know why shackwest puts theirs on the east side of the name and shackeast puts theirs on the we... : electroly
    • to keep the spies on their toes : lowpoly
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      oh my god : NastyJack
      • its full of stars! : hirez
    • they are looking at the map upsidedown : mikecyb
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      I do it because it was an appendage to my name, and that's how everyone else in the ShackW clan does it. ... : dopeman
      • I like that better too but it's not a big thang. : NastyJack
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  Where are you people? Is this a cruel joke at my expense? : noobja
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    9-11pm pacific is still a few hours away... : hirez
    • man. im a dumbass. i was thinking backwards for some reason. now i cant play :'( : noobja
• i'd be interested in shack tournament but not sure if my schedule would let me... depends if games were ... : Demius
• I'll be playing : PRoX.00

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• i really dont think you can draw a solid conclusion from two trailers. : maulla
• I haven't seen the video yet, but how is that different than GTA3? It wasn't exactly good looking for it'... : avatar_58
• looks good to me : feek
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  They need to release it on PC to solve the framerate issue : retardhumper
  • No they don't, they just need to optimise the shit out of it. : chazums
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  How come this open world game doesn't look like crysis...hur. : Boxelder
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    It if looked half as good as Crackdown I'd be happy. : chazums
    • Oh fuck, the hits keep on coming. : Boxelder
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      You're crazy, this game looks much better then crackdown. You need to get your head examined. : atom519
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        no, it doesnt.. : g0nk
        • Oh I hope they have Los Muertos (that means the dead OMG) who live in factories and sell drugs while list... : Boxelder
      • eh, different visual styles IMO. GTA IV seems to be going more towards that photo realistic style of say... : dedgecko
    • If it looked half like Crackdown, I'd be depressed as fuck : Modica Sol Solis
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  None of there games have ever been that choppy. Ever. I'll chalk it up to shitty encoding. BELIEVE : freakord
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    i guess you didn't play san andreas on the ps2 : pyide
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      uh, yes I did. and it was never that choppy : freakord
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        pfft, you were just drunk when you played it : dedgecko
        • k : freakord
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          it was never choppy for me either : Modica Sol Solis
          • it was smooth in cutscenes, but on the road and especially at many intersections, crashes, any time there... : pyide
      • you must be one of those people who can't tell 30fps from 15... : gokart.
• Wow I didnt get THAT much about the game from the trailer lol : VegasX
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  Preciscely why I haven't enjoyed any Grand Theft Auto games....and I've tried all of them. Controls are ... : kainen1
  • wait for the pc version :) : dedgecko
• the amount of hate for this game amazes me : derelict515
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  /agree'd .. it just looked bad.. the only thing that looked good was the lip syncing.. otherwise, I would... : g0nk
  • Yeah, the only thing that looked updated was the water effects. The rest was just horrible. : Matt Burris
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  I stand corrected The moral of this story is never trust a flash player. The downloaded version is much... : chazums
  • You fool :( : pieman
  • lol @ u : Modica Sol Solis
  • lol : opengl128
• some many things about this "next"gen are OVERHYPED! "get used to it hitler. " - mr. show : XchumpoX
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  My biggest complaint with the series is how draw distance is handled and how cars pop right up on you, ma... : Matt Burris
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    that's really a function of the PS2. There's not a whole lot they could do about that. : derelict515
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      Still, could've taken the time to fix that for the PC port. : Matt Burris
      • for the how many people that bought it? What developers take their PC ports and seriously upgrade it to t... : derelict515
  • The xbox versions are tons better about stuff like this. : opengl128
• looks like it plays like the other GTA games : whistletits
• whatever. i'm finaly getting a 360 when this comes out. : opengl128
• HOOOOOLY SHIT This game exudes awesome. The atmosphere, the style, the music, the voiceovers, every go... : Modica Sol Solis
• i'm pretty confident that it's going to be the greatest game of all time : JINKY
• you mean that every game in the world isnt a tech demo like crysis? ohhhhhh shit! : creep

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• prediction... tomorrow's #1 password: FUCKING1234 : drucifer
• A1234b : snuff
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  wtf, i guess i'd better change my shack password before someone posts something embarrassing about me : Trips
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    HAY GUYS! : Trips
    • 1/10 : opengl128
    • 2/10 ... I <3 the cock would have been better. : Demius
  • gaben : aeg1x
• 54321 : dmason
• I did that when I was the only IT guy at my old job. I had similar results. A lot of people used their us... : OverloadUT
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  yah got a call from a client today and I offered to log into their desktop to take a look at things... ... : Shadowdane
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    At least he used a capital letter and a number. : pyrogen
    • And you know the only reason he has that is because the policy requires a capital letter and a number too... : Phreakin
  • I swear post preview didn't show this before my post! : logik?
• asdfgh : naabster
• Password1! : logik?
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  That's the kinda combination and idiot puts on their luggage! : Prozium
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    1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five : AMikaboshi
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15728962 : Rag and Bone Man
• So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my : metalremains
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  Our work password policy: - Change every 2 weeks - 10 characters minimum - at least 2 of each: capital... : Bean
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    lol and how many PW resets a month do your IT people do? : skinlab133
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      One guy, and less than you might think (only 25 total people in the office). What the result of such a po... : Bean
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        Yep. Strict password policies tend to be overall much less secure than letting people remember their own. : OverloadUT
        • it's more a CYA thing for the IT dept. With a firm policy in place the employee can be fired if they cann... : Fyunch Click
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    and everyone has their passwords on a postit under their mouse pad : festivalman
    • Exactly. Password policies like that pretty much require that people store a plaintext version somewhere... : Ovate
  • riight, i bet its fun remembering those passwords. : Arsenal
  • holy hell... were in the hell do you work : Shadowdane
  • wtf : opengl128
  • Haha. Half the people there probably have their current password taped to their keyboard, then. : adpalumbo
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    I would just write a password generator at that point : eldersveld
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      If you don't feel like coming up with your own, we have a utility to make one for you : Bean
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        and how do they remember it? : AMikaboshi
        • See my reply above ^^^ : Bean
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    -128 characters -no 2 characters can be sequential including backwards, squares, cubes, fibonacci sequen... : 60days
    • I'm tempted, as an experiement to test pi as a mix of words and numbers.. with the odd bit of l33tsp34k ... : Toraz Chryx
  • I would buy boggle and yatzee and just shake the cup : drucifer
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    LOL please tell me you are kidding or you work for the NSA. also, i bet you guys go through a lot of ... : synack
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      Staples doesn't carry post-tit notes. I looked. : Fyunch Click
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        What might one write on one of those? : eldersveld
        • giggity : Toraz Chryx
        • boob #1, boob #2 : megarust32
        • pics+divx : synack
        • left, right : Bean
        • remember: raid at 9pm tuesday : aeg1x
    • I'm not joking and I don't work for the NSA. However, I do have the complete architectural plans and land... : Bean
  • I would post-it that shit post-haste. : reelbk
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    The only problem I have with this policy is CHANGES EVERY TWO WEEKS. WHAT. THE FUCK. : Fayk
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      Seriously, needs to be every week amirite? : boredguy
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        more like hourly : Fayk
        • scratch that. One time use, and only if you use it within the hour. : Fayk
  • My work has something like this too, with the addition of a little keychain thing that's linked via satel... : jessipoo
• we have Must contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one non-alphabetic charact... : Iwannaacura
• When I started to be a maestro of ldap queries, I was horrified to see the number of people who hadn't ch... : festivalman
• after implementing password policies my favorite new password was: Myadminisafuckerhead1 : Fyunch Click
• 12345? That's the same combination I have on my luggage. : BlackCat9
• i find it sad that so many high profile web applications still store passwords in plaintext. : wtf242
• it policy when i worked at mervyns was to change it every month or so. it had to have a caps and a number... : not work safe
• ILTC the lot of them. My previous job stored all Intranet passwords in plaintext. A shitton of them we... : Damodred
• You need to sit them all down to watch Hackers. God, Sex, and Password are the three top passwords that ... : deathofrats
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  Unless you bought the place , once they all bitch to the owner/boss about your policies it will eventual... : malus72
  • Unless those users have access to customer data and they can be held accountable for violating privacy la... : zipper76
• we just implemented the default AD password policy at my job this week... it's worked out surprisingly we... : gokart.

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• That goo-gun from UT is rather odd. : riptyde
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  The cow launcher in South Park was funny. It launched a cow that landed ass first on a person's head and ... : avatar_58
  • I enjoyed the piss snowballs more. : changejar419
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    When I read the OP first thing that came to mind was exactly that. The game actually sucked like no game ... : Bamii
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      I have a hard time hating it, simply because it's funny and the weapons are cool. The actual levels and c... : avatar_58
      • remember the control scheme names GOLDENEYE = BROWNEYE : Iwannaacura
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  Couldn't you launch chickens in "Redneck Rampage" : ADSliv
  • Not sure but the "hey muthu fucku" always made me LOL. : marblehead
• Shrinker. : daedraug
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  Landshark Gun? I don't recall the game, something like Locked and Loaded or Armed and Dangerous or someth... : Dynotaku
  • Armed & Dangerous, and it was awesome : Borzoi
  • IAWTP. This gun made me laugh every time I used it. : Aragoat
• I don't think it showed up in any of the video games, but the Warhammer 40K Shokk Attack Gun was always a... : nurglich
• 'Nana Peel from NOLF2 : kainen1
• The cat silencer was fucking awesome. : sigpro
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  Knife + dog in Wolfenstein. : sharkII
  • aitoo? : sharkII
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  any number of the weapons in Worms. : mindmann
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    Concrete Donkey ftw. : Duffman8369
    • what about the granny with the walker : dantastic
• The cow attack in Sacrifice was better....you'd have this big magical build up, and then cows would rain ... : Borzoi
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  Snarks! Pretty funny to sneak behind someone who is recharging their suit and then letting 'em all attack... : rotten element
  • Opfor had Penguins....hehe : avatar_58
  • Squeak bombs! I loved those little guys. : helvetica
  • Aw I miss snarks. I was hoping HL2 would bring them back. : deathofrats
• Shrink Ray - Duke3d Shark Gun - Armed & Dangerous Redeemer - UT : EvilDolemite
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  NOLF2's body disolving powder always gave me a grin. : WaterSign
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    esp when the enemies would do it to eachother... I about pissed myself when a russian guard found his fal... : rosewood
    • Yeah they'd be like, "Ugh, sorry mate, don't want to fill out the paperwork" Fucking awesome game : EvilDolemite
• I dunno but the most satisfying is the Cerebral Bore. : FushigiDenki
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  THE KLOBB! it was so bad : Iwannaacura
  • that was the powerglove : dantastic
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  Hard to say specifically. In recent memories: I'd use the speargun in crackdown for hours shooting ti... : dedgecko
  • Not a weapon in the physical sense, but... The writing in the Monkey Island games during the initial s : dedgecko
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  BioShocks killer bee swarm is pretty awesome : bozer
  • i think i maybe used that once in the whole game : agentlead
• The Atomic Toaster from MDK2. What's not to like? You can shoot nuclear bread at your enemies! Pumpe : Teiresias
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  EvE had a snowball launcher. But ppl were using it to grief, so they removed them (firing at someone with... : loboca
  • That's hilarious. : atom519
  • haha any videos of this? : sanchez
  • it was actually a great defensive weapon too.. you could warp to a gate where enemy ships were and go "ah... : jaga
  • oh man GREAT times with the snowball launcher. I used to sit in high-sec and launch snowballs at as many : zerog83
• The Frying Pan in PO'd. Too bad it ssssucked! : raija
• squeaky toy : Degenerate
• BFG was fun. : xxiv
• yellow snowballs from south park. : re4ctor
• I don't know i thought the severed anthrax laiden cow head was better - that or just pissing into som... : flagg209
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  Always loved the Shrink Gun in Duke Nukem : sesmaster
  • combined with the boot it was even better. : slax0r
  • ^^ iawt2p : Nihilist
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  sticky bomb likes you! But seriously, that head you could get in Shadow Warrior was pretty funny, just... : SilverSnake
  • YES!!! this is the first thing I thought of. It wasn't the weapon itself, it was all in the presentation... : feratu
• Not really a weapon, but the super mushroom in NSMB is glorious anarchy. : shyguy74
• MagicCLAW! : invisible_kid
• Using the big dildo to club people with in GTA:SA : retardhumper
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  Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath weird fucking weapons seen here: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/adventure/odd... : Jayx77
  • I meant to type that I enjoyed the chipmunks, everything is fired from the crossbow : Jayx77
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  exploding sheep from Worms : c0bra
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15727200 +++ Seconded! : Toraz Chryx
• Hamburger buns in Burgertime : PapaBoo
• Dan's signed autgraph - If that counts : Cyco52
• almost all the ones in MDK (even the sniper rifle when you first use it to shoot those dancing dudes) : 60days
• I loved the proxy mines in Chaos Quake 2. :D : Arcanum
• SNARKS! : heff
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  Drunk Missle Launcher -- Rise of the Triad Stake Gun-Painkiller Explosive Scientist Shotgun Round -R... : goosetickler
  • oh fuck yes, rise of the triad had some awesome weapons : spaceless
  • Drunk Missiles ruled. They were addictive as hell. : Dave-A
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    why hasent there been a RoTT remake or sequel? : maulla
    • RoTT: Raised even higher : spaceless
  • Oh god yeah, the weapons in rocket crowbar were awesome. : sammyl
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  Angry Kitty Proximity Mines from NOLF 2 : deject
  • Aww look at the little kitty! Are you lost? BLAM! : deject
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  Sheep from Worms : Toraz Chryx
  • I liked the carpet bomb : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  Postal 2 was full of them. I enjoyed decapitating people with the shovel, pissing on the severed head,... : Halen
  • too bad the actual game sucked ass. : Modulus
• Flaming Pigs from Rome Total War. : baronzemo78
• Gibbed Head that would fly at you yelling "gib gib gib gib gib GIB GIB GIB!!" in the Killer Quake Pack : zerog83
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  Fork of Horripulation : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • sorry, Horripilation : Robotic Puppy Eater
• The grenade that flipped the world upside down in Armed and Dangerous. : hatchet165
• Dead Rising. The Drill tool - impale a zombie, turn it on, and you got a spinning corpse for a shield. : pobone
• cutting off someone's head in Rune and them using it to kill the next guy. : mtgDoofy
• Smallest Nuclear Bomb, The Portable Black Hole, and The World's Most Interesting Bomb : drucifer
• I gotta agree with the cat silencer. REALLY messed up, but pretty funny. : thetangent
• dead rising was awesome for this, smashing zombies with flat screens, chopping them up with shears, lawnm... : Dravenport

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• Here are the file types that can't be shared: http://tiny.cc/eo2Rv : Fred Garvin
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  sigh. blocked at work. whats it all about? : hirez
  • "Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be shared by different... : cause&effect
  • http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=347 New western digital drive, cant share certai... : Iwannaacura
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    It won't share non-DRM media files between multiple users. So you and your family can stream MP3s from th... : Fred Garvin
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      Shock, Horror WD doesn't want to be your internet shoutcast server... because if you're accessing at home... : Jonathan
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        Oh please, it's just ridiculous restrictions that cave to the RIAA and MPAA. Comparable devices don't hav... : Fred Garvin
        • You do realize that the device doesn't have the limitation? It's the software they use to allow to access... : Jonathan
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          Plus the WD Anywhere Access is apparently a fee service. : Fred Garvin
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            Yes... so is GotoMyPC... I found most services that stream data via the service's servers expect some lev... : Jonathan
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              How does this stream from their servers? You connect using their software and stream from your own drive. : Fred Garvin
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                No... if you're outside your home then it is going via their servers. It's not mythically punching holes ... : Jonathan
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                  Huh, what now? So it streams from your PC to their server and then out to you? It doesn't have to punch a... : Fred Garvin
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                    It still is a standalone NAS/FTP... there's no limitations on the hardware, all the software provides is ... : Jonathan
                    • FTP CIFS file share... : Jonathan
• I can't imagine why they would do this. And since when is that kind of logic available for embedding in a... : FlatlineDixay
• It sounds like it's only prevent the remote sharing (ie the access anywhere functionality) of those files... : Jonathan
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  They've made a huge mistake. : Phil
  • Arrested Development much? : doomed
• hahaha that's like selling a car that can't drive : xxx2xxx
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  re-read it guys: Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be sha : Trips
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    so I can't share my home videos with someone else on my network? : drucifer
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      Incorrect. you can share over the network, just not using their Anywhere Access software. (think remote a... : digital_d
      • oh, then I don't give a shit : drucifer
      • Ok. But still extremely gay. That's like blockbuster coming out and saying "sorry we aren't going to be s... : flasher 907
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  they should outlaw paper. Things could be written.... illegal things... : drucifer
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    and then shown to many people! AND COPIED!!! : Korban
    • Stop the horror, stop the pain oh god! : Chod
• that is fucking retarded. : mavmavv
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  This reeks of "we signed a deal with the devil (RIAA and MPAA) for lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$." : Sparhawk6
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    or we signed a deal so we don't have to give a huge chuck of our profits : d3tached
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      why would they have to though? Is there some legal precedent that allows the MPAA/RIAA to tax these produ... : edgewise
      • They'd be effectively distributing the files over the internet and because they have no way of knowing if... : Jonathan
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        media like cd/dvds are already taxed in that fashion : d3tached
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          In canada : rosewood
          • Well unless it's a Zune and Universal Music. : Jonathan
• What the fuck, seriously. This is insanity. : melt_core
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  why not just rename your files, "xxxxx.mp3.txt : edgewise
  • ok, brb while i rename my 4 billion media files with a .txt extension. So that I can share then on the de... : flasher 907
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  As stated above, the hard drive is not limited in any way. It's simply the software for sharing files ove... : OverloadUT
  • Anyone else bother reading this either ? You folks honestly use the POS software they and others ship on ... : malus72
• lol that's beyond stupid. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  you should have considered reading the article. SHOULD HAVE. : [fry]
  • No kidding. Jonathan is one of the only people in this thread that knows what the fuck. Get off the ban... : Sapiens
• who even uses WD Anywhere Access? : RikiTiki2