Weekend Discussion

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  Well that's the thing with shows like this, you do it for several years and eventually you start to run o... : action wombmate
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    Content is directly proportional to the amount of clothing Kari has on. : devi| dog
    • ^^^ Insightful I never really took that into account. Altho, she has kind of worn out her welcome :[ : grayscale
  • well in canada, mythbusters wasnt even aired here until about the second or third season.. i forget. b... : -=kodiak=-
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  When the show first came out, I used to get pissed off at the way they fudged some things and circumvente... : ryuuseki
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    ... you stopped watching TV because MythBusters ignored the scientific method? : Moonbase Commander
    • Myth confirmed. : ryuuseki
  • you sound like an intelligent design advocate : jaga
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  maybe they get their show ideas from people writing in. not everyone is as smart as you, even those that ... : RikiTiki2
  • ^^^ sent in the nightrider idea : the city
• Who cares? I'll take any excuse to see Kari more. : sanchez
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  wait till they do what "was done YEARS ago" on brainiac : CoRDS
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    IMO that show was a bit heavy on "this is real science we're doing" when it clearly wasn't. At least Myt... : DinK
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      it kind of it tho. jon tickle walking on custard? that is genuinally interesting science wise in my nerd : Klebold
      • in my nerd : boring gegtik
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  I love every kodiak thread. : Majuju
  • Shitty, pointless, but somewhat amusing? : smoove
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  I thought the whole "will throwing yourself on a grenade save your pals" thing they did in the last episo... : SilverSnake
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    yeah, but why didn't they test the throw your helmet on the grenade and then yourself thing? That's the m... : lapskaus
    • It's also a great way to get some buddies killed along with you, but I agree they should have tested it. : Omaha
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  so was nightrider myth a bust or what : Chandler55
  • Nope, was confirmed as not only true, but actually kind of easy. Yay \o/ : DOOManiac
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    Considering they did it on the show, isn't it kind of obvious? : thecray
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      ...Because no television show has ever used any sort of special effect. ever. : Toraz Chryx
      • those guys on star trek were pretty cool, coming up with faster than light travel : Clay
  • they did it on fear factor too : GloriousCow
• Why are you bitching about the old episodes? The last new one was the crappy one. "Oh we couldn't : DOOManiac
• You do realize that Mythbusters is a sicence show targeted at the 15 and under crowed? : baron calamity
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  WARNING SCIENE CONTENT : d fluke
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    err, yeah. : d fluke
    • you fail : AMikaboshi
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  It's because that show is half actual testing, and half "do dangerous things in grand fashion to make goo... : DinK
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    I actually wonder what a 4wd car would do : jaga
    • or FWD I suspect a 4WD/AWD vehicle would wreck it's center differential quite horribly unless it were ... : Toraz Chryx
• Hey, I liked that episode. Drafting semis is now something I do on the freeway, though I don't do the tw... : Omaha

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• I usually skim through the controls on the way home, then ignore the rest. : d fluke
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  I'm pretty much a PC Gamer, so while it installs I browse the packaging. : skizl
  • ^ Same. : Chepito.
• I've always read the manual before I played the game, but yeah they do have some OMG spoilers. Like in th... : RevRaven
• 1 or 2 : zagzig32
• pretty much the only time is when i'm like "Man what the fuck are these <insert strange object> things i'... : wetard
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  i love reading the manuals and cant understand why people dont read them. what else do you do when sittin... : porp
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    i'm still playing the game, that's what wireless controllers are for : qwpeoriu
    • oh man, thats a disturbing image : porp
  • Read the Shack on a laptop. Shack > Manuals. : nudel
• never, if I need to understand something I didn't get from an in-game tutorial or whatever, the first thi... : qwpeoriu
• Only if I need to, because some games have vague and stupid instructions on how to do shit. For example I... : Magus
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  only for the Civilization games. : DonkeyPopsicle
  • same, but even now i trying to get all my games online. : Silent1
• Now - NEVER - because pretty much every game's first level is a tutorial on how to play. Before the ag... : sticman77
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  I thumb through them while I'm dropping the kids off at the pool : jonin
  • Same. : Chunks
  • Yeah there's nothing wrong with this strategy, I confess I've done it. : Omaha
  • same. its part of my new game ritual : gatts
• I used to skip manuals and dive right into the game but then I realized I never learned about certain opt... : Omaha
• 1) Never. Maybe occasionally after starting if I can't figure out the a couple of the controls (like for ... : ckaps
• 2 or 3. Unless its those shitty manuals that just say what the controls are. Otherwise all the manuals ... : Chod
• I always read the manual first, been doing this since I was 10. : FushigiDenki
• I always look through them, hoping for some tips not in the tutorials or just some quirky little jokes, b... : Borzoi
• 1 or 2, and I only usually start reading it if I want to look up something I forget how to do. most game... : mikecyb
• I usually like to read them to get familiarized with the backstory of the game not to mention controls an... : eforce98
• 2/3 but game manuals usually suck now days. Such helpful information about how to install the game, and h... : Modulus
• if i just opened a brand new game and have to take a powershit, i may read the manual : NeoMoose
• I read while it installs. I try not to open / read when I'm driving home after buying it. :D : tomservo
• If you have to install it, its the perfect time, which I will usually do. : thejm4n
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  I hope to never need a manual (execpt for a big rpg) and I only read the ones of the games Ireally love, ... : GeorgeB3DR
  • Same here, I'll bring the booklet into the crapper. : TheArtMan
  • you bet your ass i'm reading the dnf manual, just hoping for a dev journal or something, since you know, ... : filthysock
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  i usually do, especially if someone else is driving. open it up and rad it on the way home : YakRad
  • I do that. : perstephanie
• I used to *always* read them, you know, back when they were useful. I would read them before playing the ... : perstephanie
• Depends on the game, things like madden I normally have a look before I start because they move the butto... : chazums
• 4. only if you can't figure out wtf to do : AMikaboshi
• 4) X3 : deviantpaul
• i used to but never do with the interwebs now rushing through my apartment like little particles of cance... : dahanese
• no point in doing so now. Homeworld set the bar too damn high : RikiTiki2
• usually 3. i'm a nerd. : suqur
• I used to when I was younger and the manuals actually had some nice artwork/story (Warcraft II). Now I... : Rag and Bone Man
• the first few times i go to the bathroom after getting the game : mwasher
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  Sub-thread: Who has used the NOTES pages in the very back of manuals for anything? I can't believe that m... : haiku
  • I used the notes back in the day for save codes, same as you. I never did the map thing, I enjoyed tryin... : brickmatt
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    I'd never write in a game manual, even in the designated space. It'd ruin it! When I was a kid playing... : nudel
    • the last game that I had to write down stuff was Assassin's Creed at the end of the game. : bakanoodle
  • Creative. Even as a child I valued my games too much to risk marring the prettiful manuals, sadly. : T-900
• always three, cause i poop before starting a new game : Modica Sol Solis
• I will read the game manual when I get a new game. Normally what happens is that I rush home from work, g... : coraldayton
• Depends on the game. FPS - 1 RTS - 2 MMO/RPG - 3 : zipper76
• I still thumb through them while installing (or booting up, or poopin'). Most manuals are too thin these ... : Noobler
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  Usually when taking a dump and I want some reading material : AlexXdude
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    I concur...always need a pre-game dump : Fox n Panther
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      i am shocked and disgusted by this mass admission of pre-game dumps. seriously, wtf guys : filthysock
      • Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! : AlexXdude
      • Grand Prix drivers take a dump before every race. : nudel
• Usually in the bathroom. : Rauol Duke
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  Never, since most games have tutorial sections built into the game anyway. : Serpico74
  • Very rarely. The last time I read a manual was for, uh, Diablo II? I don't remember exactly. : Link.
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  http://magus.shackspace.com/caesarscan.jpg : Magus
  • that manual was huuuuge. : doomed
• I usually RTFM first thing when getting a new game. For some reason I just really enjoy reading the manua... : DOOManiac
• if i have an opportunity to read it before getting home to install it I do, otherwise no. : duncandun
• I really enjoy them. What manual has ever spoiled a game for you? : MoreVespeneGas
• I only read them where all material should be read. : changejar419
• 2 and only if I'm having questions that aren't answered during the game. : Totenjaeger
• I used to read manuals on the way home from the store when mom or dad was driving me. Ever since I got my... : SockMonkeh
• My favorite part of game manuals, when i was a youngin', were the profile and character pages they would ... : AroundTheFur1380
• Old school PC Gaming Manuals were the best. I used to take Warcraft II manual to school to read. And the ... : graceofdragons
• Sometimes the manuals have huge backstories. Tribes came with a manual that was 40 pages worth of Narra... : hawke
• NEVER! It's like Transformers... its more fun to figure it all out yourself : ShadowRam
• Always, in detail, as long as I am playing it at home for the full experience. Fallout and Fallout 2 t... : T-900
• I tend to be one of those guys who only pick up the manual when I need something to read, I have always s... : sticktastic

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• ON PURPOSE?!!?! : spaceless
• :( *hugs* I can get you a nice laptop for 600$ that I'm sure you could put osx86 on with a little elbo... : ryuuseki
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  Time to write that obituary... sad day to see good hardware go sour. : jasoncrowley
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    You're really milking that joke. : Priest77
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      don't have a cow man. : Prozium
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        its time to moove on : spaceless
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          time to take this subthread out to pasture : RikiTiki2
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            This is getting udderly ridiculous. : Sebastian-TEC
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              This pun threads are really cheesy. : DOOManiac
              • Time to put a steak through the heart of this thread : rosewood
        • Go graze in another thread, quit ruining phipple's tale of woe with your horrible attempts at comedy. : thief
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        I think he is udderly in a bad moooooood : VegasX
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          he needs to leather be : shavenewok
          • Don't cry over spilt... Oh. : carrioN luggagE
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15751357#itemanchor_15751357 : moshman
• print screen and prove it. jk : thief
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  wash it off with bong water : JINKY
  • Then dry it in the oven. : voodooraze
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  hmm. I took the battery out (which really has nothing to do with anything) then tipped the thing upside ... : phipple
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    yea dont wait for it to dry off or anything or even attempt to clean some of it out : spaceless
    • That would be stupid who does that? : the city
    • he should really wheyt for a while : GloriousCow
    • I DID DRY IT OFF ASS. <3 That's the first thing I did! :P : phipple
  • I'm thinking that milk is going to smell pretty horrible in a couple of days...you're gonna want to clean... : hax3d
  • Uh... why the fuck are you powering it on; you shouldn't give the thing power for a WEEK.. : Bantis
  • Please tell me you work in IT or some other related technical field. : pres589
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    Only 1 core without the battery? o.O So either: a) The MBP is magic and can run without a power sou... : nudel
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      the other core is full of milk :( : jcupitt
      • Cadbury's Core 2 Duo. (Argh, just realised I haven't eaten lunch and feel very hungry.) : nudel
    • I read something that said that with the battery replaced, it ran at half the clock speed. http://discus... : phipple
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  glad to see no one's crying over spilled milk here : RikiTiki2
  • You really milked that one : Drewus
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    GNUUUUUURRRGHGHGHGHGHGH : moshman
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15751131#itemanchor_15751131 : Serpico74
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  BUY A CAT TO LICK IT UP caps ftw : johnsto
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    Most cats are lactose intolerant and need special cat milk, or no milk at all. Nobody wants milky cat-far... : nudel
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      You really shouldn't let cats do that. Our cat loves licking breakfast bowls (she'll hear you eating and ... : johnsto
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        Also - cats lick their asshole. Do you really want their tongue on your plates and bowls? : jbury
        • Yes. It builds up resistance to germs! No, I don't. : nudel
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      my clueless and poor housemate once fed the cat a giant bowl of milk instead of going out and buying cat ... : filthysock
      • Haha, this made me laugh so much I got light-headed. : nudel
  • Sometimes cats just cause more problems http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15687129 : wasylm
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15064361 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15212996#itemanchor_152... : FrayLo
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  1. Turn it off immediately 2. Let it dry for 48 hours 3. You might need a new keyboard, it's about a $1... : wasylm
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    Before my OP, I had dried everything off that I could see, and tipped it downward to let any of the mil d... : phipple
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      Well, just sayin. I spilled water in mine a week ago, it didn't work later that day, but everything but t... : wasylm
      • Yeah, I think I got lucky. Half my keyboard doesn't light up now, but that's ok. The keys work :) : phipple

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  That changes. Theres a certain point where it basically becomes like Half-life, with one exact path / obj... : avatar_58
  • Yeah I'm only a few levels in. Oh well, "like Half-life" isn't exactly an insult. : Judecca
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    At least that part isn't too long and the end of it is pretty damn awesome. :D : freshyk
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      *That* part? After you stop seeing koreans the whole game become linear and only allows one way to do thi : avatar_58
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        I guess I may be underestimating the length of the post-Korean soldier's part. I didn't think it lasted t : freshyk
        • Well I found the post korean part lasted for a great deal of time, when you compare the entire length. I : avatar_58
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        I thought the linear switch to aliens was a nice change of pace. : CrustaR
        • I didn't say I didn't enjoy it. I just think people should quit calling Crysis completely open ended when... : avatar_58
      • IIRC, here's the sequence for the end boss (MEGA-SPOILERS): 1) Boss appears. You're ordered to kill : Arcanum
      • I disagree. Cod4 is GOTY material as is the Orange Box. Given the limited number of people that are : dedgecko
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  I hope you're playing on Very High settings. A lot of the most mind-blowing stuff is hidden away in Very ... : Trips
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    I'm running Vista, but I'm on "High" settings with a Q6600 and an 8800GT. I find with the Very High sett... : Judecca
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      I'd drop it to 1024 x 768 (thats what I run it) and at the very least put post processing, volumetrics, a... : Trips
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        1024x768!? Is this 2002? =( : paravis
        • Apparently it is if you don't have God running your computer. : Euro Trash
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          As GPUs have to run operations per pixel (ie pixel shaders), the difference in performance between 786,43... : cannelbrae
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            well my point was kinda that most games these days are easily playable @ 1600+ resolutions (1920x1200 for... : paravis
            • From what I've read the only card that can run Crysis at Very High across the board at 1280 is either an ... : oatmela
            • 1920. be real. : grendel
            • Most games haven't done anything substantially new graphics-wise in a while. Off the top of my head, Cry... : Arcanum
      • Actually that is a myth. Crisis actually performs better in DX10 than DX9 if you are running Vista with G... : Kazomir
    • http://www.tweakguides.com/Crysis_1.html Follow that guide and enable most of the special effects from... : SockMonkeh
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    Yeah, I did the very high hack for XP, which was well worth it. : CrustaR
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      same here.. i tweaked the config file a little bit though to get myself about 30-35fps. Turned off Ed... : Shadowdane
      • http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/system.cfg Here is my modified config btw... I can run it quite well ... : Shadowdane
      • edgeAA does a lot for visuals. It's kind of like a cheapo AA, but it's effect on FPS is pretty minimal. ... : paravis
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  So how the hell do you take out tanks with an assault rifle? Also what does that Tactical attachment do? : Judecca
  • You can't as far as I know, look around for rocket launchers. : crummynz
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    Why would you? Use the missle launcher (they are almost ALWAYS around) or cloak, get close, uncloak, use ... : avatar_58
    • I didn't find any rocket launchers. Will look now! : Judecca
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      One of the most memorable experiences in the game was doing that. I didn't have enough cloak left to move... : freshyk
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        My most memorable experience (and frankly one of the best I've now ever had in an fps) - I was at the ... : avatar_58
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          That's awesome. :D : freshyk
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            I wish I played with fraps on at that time. :D It would nice to show that vidoes whenever someone claims ... : avatar_58
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              For a game that looks as good as Crysis I was surprised that there was no dedicated screenshot button. Th... : freshyk
              • Printscreen doesn't work for me either. Not sure if it's because of DX10 or Vista, but it just doesnt wor... : avatar_58
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                F12 takes screenshots : Judecca
                • According to the teak guide posted above, anyway : Judecca
  • Rocket launchers on the table on the first or second floor : Wolfanoz
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  I hate you : Cyntax
  • your face. : Judecca
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  It's NOT a sanbox FPS. Go try Boiling Point if you want a sandbox FPS. Calling Crysis a sandbox FPS just ... : AgentPothead
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    How come it's not sandbox? : crummynz
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      Because it's not? Go play GTA or Oblivion or Gary's Mod or Boiling Point those are all sandbox type game ... : AgentPothead
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        This is true. Crysis is not a "sandbox" game. It's just very open-ended. : SockMonkeh
        • Open ended?!?!? Did you even PLAY Crysis? It's like 6 acts 1 after another with no more choice than how ... : AgentPothead
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    Lol, this is sad. : devi| dog
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      You guys not understanding an insanely simple concept like sandbox, yes I'll agree that is sad. : AgentPothead
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        This is worth an argument. : the city
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          Cause pointing out somebody being completely wrong is arguing. No really it is. : AgentPothead
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            You were taking the whole conversation in a very aggressive direction rather than just discussing it. Yo... : the city
            • Sorry next time I'll be more gentle when I tell somebody off for having no fucking clue what they are tal... : AgentPothead
• The multiplayer, even the standard deathmatch, is a shitload of fun. I hope they add a team deathmatch mo... : SockMonkeh
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  Most overhyped game of the year. Graphics aside, it's a wanna be Crackdown in FP. Besides that, it's no... : paravis
  • I don't think that Crysis was hyped at all. : Chepito.
  • how is that the games fault? : eeeealmo
  • Posts like this get so annoying. Back when HL2 and Doom3 came out people had trouble getting consistentl : dkrulz
  • Your high end system must not be so high end. : omnova
  • specs of high end system? I'm running an e4300 @ 3.1 ghz, 3 gb ram, 8800GTS overclocked by about 20%, an... : bipolar
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    my q6600 @ 3ghz and 8800gt let me play the game in Very High at 1280x720 (720p or XBOX360 rez) and the ga... : grendel
    • Same here, it looks gorgeous and plays well : d fluke
    • Oh wow, that's some incentive to actually overclock. I've been putting it off. I'm running mostly High at... : SockMonkeh
    • yeah, same here and same config too : moshman
  • Wanna be crackdown? Please. : devi| dog
  • The only people I have heard complaining about Crysis or calling it over-hyped are pretty transparently b... : SockMonkeh
  • How the fuck is it crackdown? : moshman
  • my rig melts this game :*( : reverend~heresy
  • Did I miss the hype? I was not excited about this game, but after getting into it, it is greatness. : byorn
  • A wanna be crackdown that's just like Far Cry. Compelling! I sure am convinced. : SpaecKow
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    When I played Crackdown, I thought "Graphics aside, it's a wanna be Far Cry in TP," so I'm pretty sure th... : Chris Remo
    • heh, this is the only possible reply : MikkleThePickle
  • I've come up with some pretty stupid absurd shit but I cant top top the "it's a wanna be Crackdown in FP"... : Cashh
  • Wait, I think you haven't actually played the game at all. That makes much more sense : moshman
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  No one knows what the Tactical Attachment does to the rifles? : Judecca
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    NM found it in the manual, I guess it gives you that dart shot : Judecca
    • Haha, the manual actually tells you to go into the Task Manager and "End Process" on any EXE files runnin... : Judecca
  • It's a tranquilizing dart. Puts the enemy to sleep for a set amount of time. Press X until you get the da... : SlamDunk
  • Unlimited rechargable shock darts? Switch your fire mode while it's attached and you should see it come ... : pwnage1232
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  Playing it as a stealth game is awesome. Picking apart patrols one person at a time (flank them, headsho... : timmie
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    Does anyone else have issues where you line up a guy for a headshot and instead hit him in the arm/should... : Dechter
    • Yes, shoot them in the face. Problem solved. : Priest77
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      No, but you know if you have the silencer attached that it fucks with the power of the gun. If you're ai... : devi| dog
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        Ah, didn't think about the silencer. I have it attached most of the time thinking it'd be better to make... : Dechter
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          yeah, it makes it harder to kill people with headshots. Just cloak, shoot, recloak. : oatmela
          • But doesn't the noise alert everybody to your presence? Normally a silent headshot doesn't cause a stir ... : DinK
• I can't wait to upgrade. :D : tomservo
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  Can't wait to enjoy it's graphics in all their glory in two years : Magus
  • Looks pretty nice right now! : Chepito.
  • I hear that :-/ : Squirrely
• I loved Farcry, but my computer is too decrepit for this game. I hope it shows up on the 360 at least. : Rauol Duke
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  its taking everything i have to not buy a new pc so i can play this game. : pandastrong
  • How strong precisely are pandas in matters such as these? : the city

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• I love how in EVERY FUCKING sequel, the "2" always comes rushing in at the last minute. I DON'T KNOW WHY.... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  this better be the last fucking tom clancy game where we fight mexicans. 4 fucking games now. can we fi... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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    lol Canada. : razlebol
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      Rainbow Six: ice Road Terrorists : SolrFlare
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        Rainbox Six: Attack of the Inuits : razlebol
        • Rainbow Six: Ice Ice baby : Durandal07
    • Instead of terrorists we can have polar bears shooting narwhal tusks. : fleshytarget
  • totally agreed. I didn't even make it all the way through GRAW 1 : byorn
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    Canadians couldn't operate a gun unless it dispensed maple syrup. : Orange Pylon
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      The longest range recorded for a sniper kill is 2430 metres (2657 yd), accomplished by a Canadian sniper. : ryuuseki
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        Who was probably protecting maple trees. Or a caribou. Or health insurance. : Orange Pylon
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          Nope, it was in Afghanistan where I believe we are currently cleaning up the mess. : ryuuseki
          • Hopefully we can keep it up too, it'd be a shame if Harper doesn't get the vote to keep the troops in Afg... : AlexXdude
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          There are no maple trees, caribou or health insurance in Afghanistan : AlexXdude
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            I'm going to do my part </starship troopers> (in a few months) : ryuuseki
            • me too actually :D : AlexXdude
          • Dang. : Orange Pylon
          • And they're trying to change that, damn it! *Turns north and salutes Canada* : DinK
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      Boy howdy, can't we ever! : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Because none of us Canucks have never sat half drunk in a field with a box 22 bullets with nothing to do ... : fleshytarget
• :D : Rauol Duke
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  Played it for about an hour on ps3. What an horrible game. At least the single player portion was. Plus t... : razlebol
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    The original one? The original one was awesome fun. The R6:V cover system is SO FUCKING AWESOME. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Well AFAIK, there is only 1 Vegas game for now. I don't know, something was way off. : razlebol
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        Maybe the PS3 version. The 360 and PC versions are hella fun, though the PC version's multi is flawed. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
        • (And only flawed because they FUCKING BROKE THE MATCH-MAKING.) : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Yeah.. I got so used to it, then tried to figure out Gears of War and couldn't make heads or tails of wtf... : Vantage
      • I was the other way around, after playing gears of war and Uncharted, holding L1 for cover seemed like a ... : razlebol
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  seriously, how did we go from the original rainbow six, and i mean original, to this crap. Please dump th... : EagleSweet
  • amen to that : cstamas
  • Vegas is actually more along those lines compared to Lockdown, which was a terrible piece of crap that ma... : EvilDolemite
  • all that and vegas is still easily the best one : JINKY
• Oceans Fourte...oh wait this is Rainbow Six. I agree here. The whole Casino vibe got very played out by ... : soggybagel
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  RIP Rainbow Six, Rogue Spear, Raven Shield. : Foxhawk
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    I wish they'd stop making all these awesome games EXTREMEEEEEE TO THE MAX YEAH BRO! : aeg1x
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      i just wish SOMEONE would go back to making small market tactical shooters :( : Foxhawk
      • yeah we are in agreement : aeg1x
      • That'd be great. I can't believe that ArmA is the only game that really does this. Well AA too I guess. : K1Bond007
      • dev costs are just REALLY high when you are trying to make a AAA game. The people handing out the money h... : byorn
      • Like... Ground Branch? : Dslyecxi
    • Don't worry man, Tila Tequila is right on it by hosting the VGAs : stuka
• I'm game. : thejm4n
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    In order to speed this procedure up, I have started to just scroll to the very bottom of the list. Take t... : ryuuseki
    • I like the way ytmnd do it, with the year sorted descending so 1900 is right at the top. : aeg1x
  • I saw some uncovered midrifts : aeg1x
• YES YES YES YES FINALLY FUCK FUCK YES YES : virus
• wow im so glad i watched that. : gokart.
• de_vegas was a pretty tight map. : snuff
• I think it may have been a world premiere. : aeg1x
• wait, the first one had a story? shoot terrorists in vegas... AGAIN : mikecyb
• Probably so much dev time went into making the Vegas strip and all that that they might as well cash it o... : K1Bond007
• R6: Vegas was fun until you get to Vegas. Not sure why I though it would be any different. Las Vegas ju... : Priest77
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  I dunno. im buying anyway - the control scheme and experience was too satisfying. They'd REALLY have to f... : mankeroo
  • I agree. I loved the old games and these new ones aren't quite the same thing, but I still found RB6:V to... : SilverSnake
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  R6:Vegas is a kickass coop game. I've been playing it for most of 2007 with the same person and we're sti... : ArB
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    I'll be getting it for the same reason. Hell I even played through R6:V single player twice. : DinK
    • Yeah me too, even though the story is a joke. : ArB
• We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall figh... : moshman
• "raise the steaks" sigh : sharpie
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  • Signed. : WaterSign
• Vegas is attacked.. again! : jonin
• Honestly? I don't care where I'm shooting terrorists. Retexture and change a few props, and a couple of t... : nephilem
• IF YOU GO ALL IN <UGH> BET ON... <UUUUGH> I'VE JUST COME. Why do trailer voice-overs have to be cliche... : nudel
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  Well that was horrible. Must have been marketed directly for the SpikeTV / Maxim crowd : MrLobo
  • I think it aired during the VGAs on SpikeTV so I'm guessing you're right. : Super Sparker

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• cyanide & happiness > xkcd recently : johnsto
• This sucks so much : Chris Remo
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  I get it that the dude works as an engineer or IT manager or some other nerdy shit, but only a fucking to... : pres589
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    I don't even fucking get this one. What does what he's saying even mean? Still, without knowing, I ca... : Chris Remo
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      "It's Complicated" is a label you can apply to your current life situation inre: dating. Like, let's say... : pres589
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        Fuck, this guy has to be completely insufferable in a conversation. His strip is so terrible, it makes m... : Chris Remo
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          Whoa now, he never shot the sheriff, don't let his harsh your cool. I'll admit that the guy is a bit of ... : pres589
          • Oh I'm in a good mood thanks to Colin's bear animation. This strip is still utter shit though. I mean t... : Chris Remo
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          Do you hate simply because it exists, or that he puts it on public display? What if he did it and nev... : theghostofsmdever
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            How would that give it more "merit"? Of course it wouldn't. However, it would still be a better situati... : Chris Remo
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              Why don't you just ignore it then? : theghostofsmdever
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                I ignore it entirely except when it's posted in chatty. When it's posted in chatty I derive enjoyment ou... : Chris Remo
                • It's OK, I feel the same way about Kubrick. : d fluke
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          Hey, I think I love you so what am I so afraid of I'm afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cur... : Rauol Duke
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            Rauol Duke is gay, this is just his senerading trap, don't fall for it Remo : pres589
            • If I can get him to join the Tom Hanks Hate Club, we'll more in common than I ever have had with any woma... : Rauol Duke
        • you've just got short man syndrome though : thewriter
      • I always assumed he made this shit up. : rosewood
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      I laugh all the time, just not at this. : Chris Remo
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        I get that. But this is humorous to many people, which is why he continues to make them. It's funny if ... : the city
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          You're not going to convince me this is good, I'm sorry. There's just no way. I've seen lots of this gu... : Chris Remo
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              You just called Remo a failure, and you compare Wil Ferrel to the antics of a stick figure drawing carton... : pres589
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                I just meant that I understand some people just don't understand certain types of humor. I have a number... : the city
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                  the city = the wrong : ateam311
                  • No, I have a different opinion. Get it right. : the city
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          I am on Facebook and I see this ALL THE FUCKING TIME, SON. And it's still not funny. It does seem kind... : pres589
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            There are four scenes, delivery.. the layout, maybe I chose the wrong words. You don't need colorful ... : the city
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              Are you kidding? I laugh about dumb crap all the time, stuff I make up, antics of forum members here, re... : pres589
              • hahahahaha ok that last line haha : the city
  • you must be so cool, can we hang out and beat up nerds? really, what's wrong with enjoying geeky stuff... : jonas54
• it's pretty bad, but I still love that comic :( : MikkleThePickle
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    no No NO. Christ no. : pres589
    • Are you denying that it's the 21st century? or that some people have a "write the last year on your check... : Kniggit
• I demand a list of webcomics :( : Squirrely
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  I don't know what's more funny, the strip or the shackhate. :P : d fluke
  • I do : Chris Remo
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  As a defence of xkcd, here are three strips that work reasonably well: http://xkcd.com/149/ http://xk... : rock elf
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    http://xkcd.com/108/ This one has to at least get a little chuckle, look at her go! : the city
    • hmmm. : rock elf
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    more good ones: http://xkcd.com/210/ http://xkcd.com/319/ http://xkcd.com/290/ http://xkcd.com/281/... : jonas54
    • haha, 290 : the city
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    • No. I just meant that they both use surrealism and surprise. I'm willing to be argued against on that poi... : rock elf
  • I lol'd at the Bond one and the database one. : Squirrely
• At my grandmother's funeral I began loudly and most insightfully contemplating whether her embalmed flesh... : Alicey
• this comic is so bad it puts me in a terrible mood. : maulla
• This is pretty much a glorified "HEY INTERNET I HAD SEX" post. : gmd
• I liked it actually. I guess I have an interest on how one acts socially online vs RL and find humor... : kanix
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  • It's used that often? : cause&effect

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• diablo 3 : AllYourBase
• Diabloooooooooooooooooooooooooooonline : Rauol Duke
• Diablo 3 : razlebol
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  So, does next gen always imply console? Please stay on PC Blizzard, we love you. : Chepito.
  • no, it doesn't : mwasher
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    i wonder, would as many console players pay a monthly fee as pc gamers? : spaceless
    • Probably not but it's a possibilty. See FFXI and everquest online : razlebol
  • no, it just means next generation! : sexninja!!!!
  • No, it means it'll be in development so long your kids will play it. : DOOManiac
  • It means it's gonna be pretty : Nali4Freedom
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  WoS I'm hoping.. PA called it.. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/06/16 : g0nk
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    I'd prefer Diablo than world of starcraft. : razlebol
    • No you don't. : [7]kami
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  please not dialbo3, i want single player : filthysock
  • It's going to be pay2play. : razlebol
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  I don't think I'd buy Diablo 3 if it was an mmo sadly. :( : DM7
  • i would rather have it be the old style, but now that blizzard has MMO money lust in their veins : spaceless
  • Yeah, if it's the Diablo franchise, I will weep and bitch and moan, but I sure as shit am not going to ge : Bean
  • me either. :( : NeoMoose
  • It will be an Mmo. It won't be a mmorpg with Tank, healer, DD though. It's going to stay Diablo. : razlebol
  • End game Diablo is already an MMO, except the dungeons take 5 minutes instead of 5 hours. : slax0r
  • yeah, you will. : pyide
  • exactly what i'm telling myself. I want a real diablo 3 sequel. : barichnikov
  • Same here. I really, really hope that it isn't an MMO : Anti_dentite
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  World of Starcraft : vynn
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    Stars of Starcraft? : filthysock
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      World of Craftwow ? : oatmela
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        World of Cashcow : tunis5000
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          Cash of Cash Cash : lolpatrol
          • I'm here late at work and I declare this the truth. Cash of cash cash. : dafugg
          • +100 point and the win. : nubitup
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    Starcraft Galaxies! : DM7
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      StarCraft UNIVERSE : das_runt
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        StarCraft Multiverse! : Psigun
        • StarCraft Brane! : ShekkyBoy
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  A Diablo MMO is the worst idea ever. : SockMonkeh
  • I agree, that's why it's going to be Starcraft. : vynn
  • Worse than Barf flavored ice cream? Bee socks, made with real bees? Daikatana? : MoreVespeneGas
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  ^^ screw you guys I'll take a Diablo Online any day : Ovate
  • Right there with you - and I have a feeling there would be a couple of other folks playing also : malus72
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  Most likely Diablo 3 that functions more similarly to Guild Wars and Hellgate. Both of those games could ... : moogle
  • Exactly. : razlebol
  • I'm betting on this too. Diablo 3 with some sort of hub to meet up in and enter unique instances with you... : Psigun
• A Starcraft MMO to compete with the Warhammer 40k MMO? :O : Noobler
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  I would play that. WoW is great and all but imagine an evil mmo. w00t. : metalremains
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    http://wwitv.com/ : razlebol
    • wrong place.. : razlebol
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  Please make something new for once....... : Drewus
  • haha, good luck with that wish : the city
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  lost vikings mmo plz : mikecyb
  • you know.. i would play a coop version of lost vikings with stats for team speed runs through levels etc : dafugg
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  If it's World of StarCraft, I would shart my Wanting-a-scifi-MMO pants. And then prolly start saving mone... : RevRaven
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    /agreed. If it's a Diablo mmo, then i think it would be a mistake, they already have a Fantasy MMO, and t... : g0nk
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      Indeed! And too bad Trek Online's gonna suck goat turds, it had potential. And I guess they stopped work ... : RevRaven
      • Blizzard need to remake Anarchy Online and do it right. :( : g0nk
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      The market is going to be filled with Sci-fi mmo real soon too. Star trek, Stargate, New StarWars?, Warha... : razlebol
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        Warcraft may be different than Diablo, but they are both still in a Fantasy Setting.. As for the oth... : g0nk
        • ^^what he said : vynn
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  I can't imagine they'd ever do World of Diablo - it would compete directly against WoW, which is a terri... : five_percent
  • It wouldn't compete with WoW necessarily. Depends on how they structure the gameplay and progression. : the city
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  world of starcraft, im calling it right now. it better not be diablo 3 cause that game should NOT be an m... : sexninja!!!!
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    although they could just be using the term "mmo" loosely and still be referring to a diablo 3 game that i... : sexninja!!!!
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      besides it all fits in nicely with my titorian prophecy of blizzard: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=... : sexninja!!!!
      • (EAT IT REMO) : sexninja!!!!
      • where can i subscribe to your newsletter? : g0nk
      • I also stand by my reply to you in that thread. : Bean
      • also, your theory might be sped up now that they have digested merged with Activision.. : g0nk
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  I honestly cannot see why they would not do a World of Starcraft - it seems like it would be license to p... : malus72
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    but starcraft 2 is already announced, surely a WOS would conflict? : filthysock
    • well they wouldnt announce it till after a starcraft 2 expansion pack comes out i bet : sexninja!!!!
    • they would actually be great together.. Buy both! Play the RTS single player, once you finish that, grind... : g0nk
    • Somewhat maybe but not directly since they are two different types of games - I think they likely would f... : malus72
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      they came out with warcraft 3 and WoW at around the same time... : sludge vohaul
      • uhh.. Warcraft 3 was out 2 or 3 years before WoW. : K1Bond007
  • Korean don't even pvp. The pvp was present in the game but they are the worse carebear. : razlebol
  • because itd probably be a LOT easier to make a diablo mmo. Adapting WOW to the Diablo world would tons le... : mega man
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  lets hope its World of A New IP : filthysock
  • This too has the potential to be great. Wasn't StarCraft the last new IP in what, 1998? : RevRaven
  • That's crazy talk : malus72
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    Where would they go? We already have the swords and sorcery (WoW, Diablo) and SPACE (StarCraft) so what w... : das_runt
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      It so sums up everything that is wrong with gaming that those are the only possible universes, ever. : cdbeckman
      • gaming is all about escapism. and we seem to love games where we fight monsters and get treasure. so the ... : das_runt
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  I saw a WoW commercial on TV today with Mister T, and kind of want to give it another try. : tomservo
  • go watch the others on the blizzard site :) : filthysock
  • pablo nevares RIP never forget : sexninja!!!!
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  It's a MMORPG for consoles. Mark my words. : Priest77
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    man you would get fit playing WoW on the Wii : filthysock
    • Nintendo should get all over this with Blizzard - think of the $$ spent on buying the sword , staff , wha... : malus72
  • I tend to agree as this would be less competition with WoW than another PC-based MMO. : zipper76
  • by the time it comes out MS will be gearing up to release the new Xbox. : aeg1x
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    I'd think that the amount of consoles would be a limiting factor for Blizzard MMORPGs. WoW has over 9 mil... : freshyk
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      what if blizzard were to release their own console.... : filthysock
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        unf! BlizzBox!!! : g0nk
        • 1 game every 4 years! : razlebol
      • Then there would be no stopping them. : freshyk
    • Good point on the number of consoles. : Priest77
    • Consoles are only used for gaming., meaning they probably have higher attach rates already - you can't bu... : Porkasaurus
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  World of Starcraft, done like Planetside, would be AMAZING. : slax0r
  • ^ omg yes, what this guy says ^ : riptyde
  • Sign me up. : djkenohki
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  Knowing a little about Blizzard, I'd say it's simply World of Warcraft, estimated release 2010 or later. ... : SilverSnake
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    Why would it be too late to higher for D3, and did you even read the article? : Modica Sol Solis
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      D3 is probably already in full production swing, but it's never too late to hire more people! : johngloid
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        They should be far enough along, if not nearly done, that they should have done all their recruiting by n... : SilverSnake
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          WoW2? What? That doesn't make any sense. If it's anything but Diablo 3, it's going to be a new IP or a... : Modica Sol Solis
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            WoW2 makes loads of sense. Sooner or later they can no longer keep it fresh with expansions, and there'll... : SilverSnake
            • WoW is very close to hitting critical mass, IMO. Whatever this game is, I'm sure it was the icing on the... : johngloid
    • I read the article and I read the forum post that the whole article is based off. D3 is probably about do... : SilverSnake
  • World of Warcraft was released bout 3 years ago. It didn't do so well, doubt they'll try it again =( : paravis
• So. far. away. from. release. : MoreVespeneGas
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  I'm curious about their WoW numbers.. is it 9+ million ACTIVE subs? or 9+ million people have subbed sinc... : g0nk
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    Active within the past month of the survey. They state this with every PR release about their numbers. : Sapiens
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      ok, well i never read the PRs.. : g0nk
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        Here we go. World of Warcraft's Subscriber Definition World of Warcraft subscribers include individua : Sapiens
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          damn then.. just.. damn.. that's a lot of money hats... $15.00 per month.. let's say, 9.5 million... : g0nk
          • And once again, it's much cheaper in Asia where a big bulk of the subscribers live, they don't buy monthl... : SilverSnake
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            Its not all profit though, they probably spend well over a couple million per month. : tyrelhill
            • WELL over : mwasher
            • I wouldn't be surprised if they have to pay 7 digits for their bandwidth and electricity (or maybe rather... : SilverSnake
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              Bandwith fees are just astronomical for these.. I know this was ~5 years ago now, but I was working on... : Kniggit
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                the Vivendi purchase said or implied, I think, that of Blizzard's gross (around a billion a year) that ~5... : lord cecil
                • 55% profit = insane : [7]kami
          • You should work in the accounting department because Blizzard reported only 1 billion in revenue last yea... : Porkasaurus
  • Active. It's mind bottling. : Modica Sol Solis
  • Active, I believe. Always active. : walker270
• Diablo MMO where there are max 4-6 people per raid group. : stump
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  I don't get why so many people are against a Diablo MMO. Diablo 2 was practically an MMO in itself. The o... : Modica Sol Solis
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    i know, but to me, it's ANOTHER fantasy genre MMO.. i'd much rather have Sci-Fi.. : g0nk
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      Sci-Fi MMos are bound to fail. : razlebol
      • ok.. Anarchy online was great. : razlebol
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    people don't want the next diablo to be a monthly fee game. : alexthegreat2
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      I really don't mind. In fact, I think it will be even better if it's pay to play since there will always ... : razlebol
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        you better not say anything similar about Hellgate or else a large crowd of people will come and kill you : derelict515
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          Hellgate is different. Also, giving a choice of paying or not paying was the stupidest thing to do. : razlebol
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            why is Hellgate different? It's basically positioned exactly like Diablo 2 but with the option to pay for... : derelict515
            • Exactly, It's diablo 2 in 3d with option to pay or not. I doubt Diablo 3 will be just Diablo 2 in 3d. I a... : razlebol
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        but there's hardly ever new content in mmos... it's a promise that goes largely unfulfilled. : alexthegreat2
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          WoW has new content every 2-3 months. : razlebol
          • Yeah but for the $30+ you paid in subscription, you could've bought a new game instead of that extra WoW ... : Anti_dentite
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  If it is Starcraft, how would that work? Would all the terrans be infantry? Do you get to use a mech or... : Nighteyes
  • maybe tanks need teams of people? : filthysock
  • Terrans could have Marines, Firebats, Medics at the very least. I have no idea how zerg would work, mutat... : moogle
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    MMOFPS, each unit would have individual strengths and weaknesses. Think Team Fortress 2 -- siege tanks ar... : Modica Sol Solis
    • Oh yeah. Could gain ranks as each unit which allows for the upgrades, but each unit is always a separate ... : Modica Sol Solis
  • i'm going to be an ultralisk : aeg1x
  • I'd like to see something simpler then WOW, something much more action RPGish, like maybe each race is a ... : SpaecKow
  • I think the playable factions will be Terran and Protoss with the Zerg being the main mob in the game. T... : Jayx77
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  WORLD OF ROCK 'N' ROLL RACING : eldersveld
  • I'd buy it. : SilverSnake
  • World of Big Red Racing : sludge vohaul
  • WORLD OF BLACKTHORNE : TrptJim
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  I still hold to my belief that Battlefield: StarCraft would be a better idea : RikiTiki2
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    Planetside: Starcraft. Or Planetcraft: Starside : slax0r
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      Planetcraft: Starside: Building a Solar System from the perspective of the star... then maneuvering your ... : ifallible
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        Sounds worthy of $15/mo. : slax0r
        • And it's a cunning business strategy if you have it play out in real time! : coldfusioncs
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  Based on Steve, Chris, and the rest of the guys have said at various times on the Shackcast I think it's ... : mrwolf710
  • If you think Blizzard only works on one project at a time, you are horribly wrong. :) Of course they are ... : SilverSnake
  • they are working on diablo 3. whether or not its this game is uncertain : hobosapien
  • This isn't Diablo 3, but it is in the works. : notd665
  • We didn't mean to imply that. They are definitely making Diablo III for sure though, that's a fact. : Chris Remo
  • Ok, then i vote for WoW 2 with the graphics as good as the Blizzard cinematics. Thank you. : mrwolf710
• too bad we won't see it for at least 2 more years considering they are actively hiring. : byorn
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  It better fucking not be a Diablo MMO : Dynotaku
  • My money's on that. Diablo MMO. Only thing that makes sense to me. : melt_core
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  Diablo or a new IP. StarCraft doesn't make any sense considering they're doing StarCraft 2 already. : K1Bond007
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    Doesn't make sense to me because of guns vs. MMO's dice-roll combat : RikiTiki2
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      there are guns in world of warcraft : wtf242
      • I never said World of Warcraft made sense to me, though : RikiTiki2
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      I don't understand this mentality. What is it about guns vs swords that make dice rolls okay for swords b... : SockMonkeh
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        because no one's ever made a good melee combat FPS that I've played yet :( : RikiTiki2
        • Try playing Dark Messiah. : SockMonkeh
    • Who says an MMO has to have dice-roll combat? And why can't you just roll the dice for every pew pew? : Ovate
    • what about guns in KOTAR? i'll be the first to admit i dont know sqaut about dice roll combat...but yeah... : papaskot
    • Just make it GTA-style where you have to aim (or at least lock on) : riptyde
  • yeah it's not like they were working on WoW when they were pushing Warcraft 3 out the door what a ridicul... : aeg1x
  • They most certainly would make a Starcraft MMO while making Starcraft 2. You're pretty much talking appl... : changejar419
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  World of Blackthorne? : YakRad
  • Don't tease me sir! Loved Blackthorne. : stelth
• Heres for hoping for a new IP. : duncandun
• nononno World of Guitarcraft. : Agrona
• it needs to be a new blackthorne game...seriously! : davislovestacobell
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  It's Warcraft Adventures : Magus
  • That game would have been awesome. But it seems Blizzard always gets into these cycles where they develop... : Sailor of Fortune
• World of Starcraft = end of South Korean productivity as we know it : Postal
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  I don't see how it could be a Diablo MMO - it's swords and shields and magic just like WoW, and it would ... : Clay
  • Diablo is so different than Wow. It doesn't have to have the same gameplay too. They could just stick to : razlebol
  • I can't imagine why Blizzard would sink tens of millions into an MMO that isn't based on an existing IP. : riptyde
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  UOW Universe of Warcraft.... Airships in space! : Ziz
  • Shit I'll play that. : Rotten Deadite
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  they never say rpg, why does everyone assume that it'll be one? : papaskot
  • I for one would like to see a polished Planetside from Blizzard. I cringe at the thought of them balancin... : Evil Benius
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    That's a good point actually. It may be some unannounced feature of StarCraft 2 (persistent world where y... : SilverSnake
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      MMORTS is such a bad idea. : razlebol
      • Shattered Galaxies was kinda cool... :) : SilverSnake
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    so you think they're going to make an FPS MMO? : jaga
    • i have no idea, could be a possibility right? wasnt there supposed to be a starcraft fps or something? ... : papaskot
• THREAD ASPLODE : Rotten Deadite
• Blackthorne MMO where everybody is blackthorne. Oh and it's 2d :) : mr.sleepy

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  The video reviewer looks like a fucking asshole. : freshyk
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    He has this permanent look on his face like "Have you seen my hair...isn't my hair outrageous...I can bar... : fishbone
    • perma-grimace : DonkeyPopsicle
    • It is pretty zany. : GloriousCow
    • hahahaha : tomservo
    • That is exactly what it is. : freshyk
    • Krazy with a 'K' : drucifer
    • Someone pinched his head when he was a kid, and now his face is permanently pulled up into that tuft. ... : Beady
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      either that or he is actually sitting on a 12" penis : bozer
      • nah thats only a 9.5" grimace : GloriousCow
    • i thought it was just because this was the second take and the director was all: "okay, so that again, ex... : cpt. ken
  • oh god, his constant fake smile. kill it : moshman
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  i got to play with it at QCon2k7. it was pretty freaky. very awesome stuff to be done with it, but i'm ... : Korban
  • what DIDN'T you play with at quakecon? : g0nk
  • I did and it failed to impress me. : filthysock
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  how is that better than a mouse :( : GloriousCow
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    Are you saying your mouse has force-feedback too? : treefingers1
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      Would that make my mouse better? I don't think it would. Logitech tried that anyways. Fail. : not work safe
      • i liked the logitech ifeel alot. : barichnikov
    • it does and it gives me blowjobs too : GloriousCow
• Looks like it would make for a great game of Four Square 3D. : bipolar
• I played with one yesterday at Fry's. It fucking sucked. Or maybe I just suck. Either way it was very ... : Matto357
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  Oh hey look it's the new SpaceOrb. : tomservo
  • 6 dimensions eh? : shirif
  • so the only game worth playing with it is Descent? : DonkeyPopsicle
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  This actually just reminds me of the Wii remote...except not as good. : ImageOmega
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    And without the fun. Seems to take up a lot of space and have very limited range of movement, as cool as... : DinK
    • I almost slammed it off the table when i was using it : filthysock
    • It would probably be awesome as a haptic input device for the blind... could see someone playing Go by to... : GloriousCow
  • This has tactile force feedback, it's much gooder than the wiimote. The only problem is probably quality... : Jobos
• looks like it will be really tiring on the arm after a while : moshman
• I'm going to rubber band that to my penis and play Need for Speed. : TheArtMan
• Looks like something the 3D-modelling crowd might want : d fluke
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  $240? Kiss my ass. No way. : mrwolf710
  • That actually is cheap compared to other stuff along these lines...assuming its got all the features of t... : Vorlonesque
  • Yeah, why not save up $10 more and get a Wii? : slip42o
• How is holding my hand in the air better than resting my hand on the desk. I'll quit gaming before I buy ... : Cashh
• looks interesting but it doesnt look like it will take off : sexninja!!!!
• Reminds me of the phantom...that was...fun to program for (especially when you had to put code in the ser... : Vorlonesque
• It could be better than a control pad for FPS games I guess. : Vorlonesque
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  What I think is that every single "alternate" controller has failed and usually for good reasons. : Fred Garvin
  • Wow, that felt like a totally bought and paid for review. : Fred Garvin
  • They're generally not needed either...as they're usually an attempt to reinvent the wheel or fill a niche... : Vorlonesque
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  I want one but the support isn't there yet. If they can make it a standard patch for any AAA title it wou... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Exactly...its catch22...no support because no one has one and no one has one because...why would you want... : Vorlonesque
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  If Logitech couldn't even get a $60 Force Feedback mouse off the ground, this is doomed. : ChibiJosh
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    that thing kicked ass too! I still have one. It was neat in B&W : Modulus
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      I'm looking at my old iFeel right now. It's being used on the other computer on my desk. : notd665
      • mine stopped ifeeling a while back :( : barichnikov
• I've played with this thing for about an hour at various shows. The only cool thing is the force feedb... : notd665
• If I get two of those, can I play with Virtual boobies? : drucifer
• Do you use this in combination with a mouse for an FPS? Ex. Falcon to control movement with one hand and... : Priest77
• doomed to failure : tunis5000
• We have one at the office. It's incredible, but unfortunately it doesn't quite have enough going for it. ... : empathe
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  This would be awesome with Zbrush or Mudbox. : deathofrats
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    Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Would this help 3D artists? If so, I would be interested in having in... : SLUDGE^
    • I have a difficult time imagining how this would be helpful for 3d artists. In the creation\editing of ge... : icannon
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  Hello punk Mr. Rogers. : Durandal07
  • Ahahaha, totally see it now. : ZombieAcademy
  • He's got this smirk on his face the entire time that looks to me like 'I'm totally on camera with a mohaw... : zakk
• I think he needs a haircut, and the controller? Novelty. : VegasX
• My arm is tired just watching that video, ok wait I didn't mea- : grandmasterlee
• gerry needs to wipe that smile off of his face : maulla
• THANKS for your responses, everyone. It looks pretty hokey to me. What the industry needs is better games... : icannon
• They are made where I live. My nephew bumped into one of the people from the company and bought one befo... : Sludgehead
• It's awesome for 3D design. But for games? Never gonna fly. : jason bergman

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  From what I've read, the zune software is a bag of dogshit. : ryuuseki
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    =( wireless synching sounded like a feature-gasm for me though... sigh : the city
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      Why? Do you plan on not docking it near your PC every night? : Prozium
      • It just sounds sexy is all =\ : the city
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      It needs to be plugged into a power source for wireless syncing (seriously) : Serpico74
      • and it doesn't come with a charger, you have to charge via usb unless you buy an additional charger. : marmite
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        I think that's wrong. It only automatically syncs that way. You can override that and have it sync while ... : Albemuth
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          That's good. I'd heard from other owners that it needed power to wirelessly sync, which sounded like the ... : Serpico74
          • Yeah, it's so you don't drain the battery super quickly syncing like 60G or something. But if you know yo... : Albemuth
      • No it doesn't but you need to be logged into the account that the zune software is on. : stgdz
  • I just got a Zune 30 and the software is fine for me. I don't and never will use ITunes (foobar ftfw), s... : smegmar
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  From what I hear, the device is pretty great, but the software sucks smooth balls. : Albemuth
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    You know, compared to sweaty balls, this isn't so bad. : ryuuseki
    • That's true. Smooth certainly sounds superior to sweaty. Sweaty automatically implies salty, and that's... : the city
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    I guess the positive thing is that software is a lot easier to fix than hardware, so there's hope an upda... : Albemuth
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      Also I'm sure there is an avid open source community at work h4x0ring shit up and it won't be long until ... : ryuuseki
      • If they can get it to sync on Linux I'll be pretty excited. : Albemuth
  • Are you talking about the iPod or the Zune? That statement is true for both, TBH. In fact, it's true for ... : nudel
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  A lot of people have issues with the Zune software. I don't. I love it. But everyone's experience differs... : Modica Sol Solis
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    How's the wireless synching? Is it done well? : the city
    • I actually haven't tried it since I didn't have a wireless network until recently, but I hear it's nice. : Modica Sol Solis
    • Wireless synching works fine. My media is on my HTPC and I can just sync up from my desk across the hous... : smegmar
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  i got one of the 30 gigs after owning 3 4th gen ipods that all died and i have no complaints besides not ... : spector
  • I bought an extra AC adapter and car charger from mono price for like 5 bucks each. They work but they... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I just got my Zune 30GB but I'm not disgusted with the zune software. It works for the most part and I li... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Nice. Maybe it's worth the switch from iPod. Is the software very bloated? : the city
    • It's basically WMP11 reskinned to look like a Zune. Take that for what its worth. : Sailor of Fortune
• They've just re-launched the Zune firmware and software in the last six weeks or so. Tycho on PA was act... : Caboose
• I love the zune software. : thief
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  From my experience the software is ok. It's streamlined and doesn't feel bloated but it also seems a bit ... : marmite
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    Did the gf like it then? Did you get the new version? : nodebug
    • yes and no. Got the 30gig. It's ideal for what she uses it for. The size doesn't matter because she keeps... : marmite
• I'm currently trying out a Zune 2 80 gig. I loathed the first Zune, it pretty much was inferior to alm... : sharpie
• the new Xbox 360 update recognizes the iPod classic. also, while the software isn't quite as bad as some... : Postal
• My son's 30gb came in the other day and I've been filling it up with media in preparation for Christmas. ... : SiW73
• Recently purchased one of the 4gig Zune Originals. The device is sexy as hell. The new "touch pad" take... : Snif DeCrac