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  You've spent the last year pitting your Wii and PS3 against each other in a battle to the death to decide : thekidd
  • i was waiting for this. thanks! : wtf242
  • are the haiku vs assassin's creed threads in there? : flagg209
  • awesome! I love the list! : FormerHPB
  • WOW man you really put alot of effort into that list..good job... : agentlead
  • Aww I made a Gold Post :D Great list. Thanks for compiling this! : SolrFlare
  • Fantastic.. and scarily epic!.. thanks for posting! : cause&effect
  • fucking awesome. thanks! : moshman
  • suh-weet : sonicdeathwalrus
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    Needs less spoilers. : sharkII
    • oh, and.... Thanks! : sharkII
  • this is awesome : sesmaster
  • Excellent! :) : ThomW
  • fucking hell I have just spent nearly an hour at work reading through these. : marmite
  • wow how do I miss so many epic threads, thanks : Ovate
  • Those were awesome. I spent the last hour reading every one. : Anti_dentite
  • God I'm laughing so hard. I'm going to lose my job. : ieGod
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    Bioshock did it http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14996816 hope i didn't miss it up there : Flinz
    • Dear God that is frightening. : voodooraze
    • I kind of loved that thread. : perstephanie
    • My favorite is: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14995149#itemanchor_14995149 : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    WTFJCUTNERHORSE blindsides me yet again and causes me to chortle a laugh back while people are around ... : HojuSimpson
    • i did actually mean to point to the whole thread, not my post in particular. was my bookmark. : Flinz
  • I need to work harder on my song parodies so that they'll make lists like this. : RomSteady
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    Awesome. No love for my [LOL]'d pubes though? Or Peters4Life's xbox penis shot? we need more cock : voodooraze
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      He's a kidd...children aren't allowed in NWS posts. ;) : RomSteady
      • Never thought of it that way... : voodooraze
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      the problem was the fact it wasn't funny and just attention seeking. its like a kid asking if he should d... : fletch_
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        That hurts man. Peters4Life and myself put our bodies and souls out there for the shear amusement of the ... : voodooraze
        • Yeah really! This man deserves our respect! : The Key
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          ok, consider yourself a clown then. : fletch_
          • Well in that case, you can consider yourself on my list of people that are giant pompous douche bags. Go ... : voodooraze
    • http://www.lpsg.org/ : romulan
    • No love because you used imageshack. You fail. : ieGod
    • I was happy to find that my post WASN'T in his list : sesmaster
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    what's with the spoiler tags?? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      A compromise. Some people liked having descriptions for each link, and some people preferred a straight ... : thekidd
      • Awesome list btw : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • yay! :) : g0nk
  • haha awesome! thanks to thekidd for all the effort. : Phil
  • haha awesome : fletch_
  • Jesus kidd, nice list! : romulan
  • Oh dude, Ajax's story is HILARIOUS! : invisible_kid
  • Yay, my haiku made it! : eldersveld
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    nice list. i honestly wasnt expecting my rosewood burn to be in there, was expecting my mikecyb/dahanese ... : maulla
    • words hurt maulla : rosewood
  • Thanks for this! I'm frightened to remember almost every post. :( : Audhuml4
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    Was "Houdini the mouse" a 2007 story? The ending to that was hilarious. : Omaha
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      Oh, just barely: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13595488#itemanchor_13595488 : Omaha
      • One of my favorites. : rosewood
  • Oi! I'm on there! Thanks :) : aaarrrgh
  • Ahh, perfect timing - just killed my entire morning at work. Thanks! : Nihilist
  • holy shit NICE - this is going to take a while to read though! :D : thetangent
  • you missed this one http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15292408 : VegasX
  • awesome. just awesome. update: still lolling: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14633121#itemancho... : virus
  • Bravo!!! : mystifier
  • YEAAH. I love you. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • so so so awesome. A+++++ :D : Downforce
  • Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! : lookitzpancakes
  • shit i finally read them all. fuck i've been putzing around today at me desk doing a couple things and r... : dantastic
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    the only sports post of the year that matters: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15140144#itemanchor... : maulla
    • lol, clitpicard has to pay up! : invisible_kid
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      what happened with the packers and bears head to head, i didn't watch a lot of football, was it bad? : fletch_
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        The bears won both of those games. Unfortunately, they didn't play the Pack every week and now they are ... : FormerHPB
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          oh ok, so the bears beat them twice. So they are better, ok thanks. : fletch_
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            where better = tied for last in the division with detroit : maulla
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              so if they played a third time the packers would win? i don't understand. Should they go best out of 5 or... : fletch_
              • the better team is still playing football : maulla
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            If they were better, they wouldn't be playing golf right now. : FormerHPB
            • i guess i don't know how else to judge someone being better than you know repeatedly beating them in dire... : fletch_
      • give sexy rexy a call, im sure hes not doing anything. seeing as they arent in the playoffs or anything. : maulla
    • ahahaha. Nice! : FormerHPB
    • rut roh : Downforce
    • lolololol : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • that reminds me, throw me your paypal : Deathlove
    • HE'S PSYCHIC : virus
    • I counter you with the wtf242 Michigan kiss of death http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15027451 : Audhuml4
  • Awesome, made the last gold post \m/ : shortbuscaptain
  • I'd like to mention the bling1bling story http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15129677 : trOmblyj
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    woot! finally made the list : Omning
    • Thanks for putting this together btw! : Omning
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    my wonderful g0nk shopping cart didn't make it, an INSULT : gmd
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      it wasn't THAT funny.. ;) : g0nk
      • lol page disagrees !!! : gmd
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      neither did any of my cooking posts :( : Korban
      • I was expecting them. :( : DOOManiac
  • lol fletch youre a funny dude : aurealis
  • This is seriously awesome. Thank you for doing this. I had missed most of these!! :D : Galadriel07
  • oh man! what a fantastic compilation. Good job! : bakanoodle
  • It may have taken me two days to go through it all... but it was worth it! Thanks for doing this! Many t... : maddy
  • Fantastic work! My wife has been looking at me funny for an hour as I keep laughing. : kingdok
• oh god yes, thank you : oHnOES
• Its here! : Tincan
• W000T!!! : dognose
• awwwwww yeah </maddog> can't wait to read through this! I'm glad you posted it in the morning so i have s... : pukerat
• epic, thank you. also i have 2 posts in there : manero
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  \m/ Rock One \m/ : PapaBoo
  • on : PapaBoo
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  awesome post. still laughing at some of these. : tashtego
  • I'm surprised how many i missed! I can't believe i missed the 13th Level Cleric post.. historic! I lov : cause&effect
• awesome post. thanks! : Fredrik S
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  You are a service to the community, sir. Or you need to be doing community service. I haven't really th... : Rotten Deadite
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    oh he services alright : felicia
    • ahahahaha :) : PlanetPerfecto
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSEeKHEC_uA : Rotten Deadite
• Wow, this is always amazing but you've outdone yourself this year. Nice work. : mrwolf710
• ALLLOOKSAME http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14099791#itemanchor_14099791 : MatthewPhillips
• Excellent work Thekidd :D : PlanetPerfecto
• nice list! i just had some lols again and found a couple that i'd missed! : delataur
• Oh god lol. Awesome man. I just made it through the gold posts, but the comedy gold threads! lol! I cant ... : noobja
• great : persuxe
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  is drucifer still an internet expert? : CoRDS
  • Drucifer will remain forever an expert on poop and squirrel nazis. : thekidd
• This thread made my day. : DOOManiac
• You forgot http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15014904#itemanchor_15014904 : Omaha

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  - The top 100 posters of all time (0.4% of the entire Shack user base) are responsible for just over 25% : pupismyname
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    damn #120 :/ : maulla
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      also, i dont know how you can post that many times per day. thats insane. : maulla
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        no PRL : PapaBoo
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          i just dont have that much to say : maulla
          • neither do I, but that doesn't stop me. : FormerHPB
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            thank god : Degenerate
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              hardy fucking har har. im going to make it a point to respond to every thread you create, no matter how w... : maulla
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                I've doomed us all : Degenerate
                • you are a chatty bitch : hamachi
        • yeah the current PRL is starting to get annoying the last couple days. keep bumping into it after not for... : jrock
        • I take it as a good sign that I haven't been PRL'd in the last 6 months. : spazzium
    • bah! #570. : cookblaze
    • Haw, haw! #118! Damn, I thought I was way higher. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • this comment inequality must be rectified! Vote Swiss/View '08! : DonkeyPopsicle
  • you've got too much time on your hands : PapaBoo
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    hawkeye made over 1300 posts in a four day span starting 7/11/2001 and ending 7/14/2001. : pupismyname
    • thank god he got a girlfriend, amirite. : laurgasms
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      Assuming an 8 hour day of posting (yeah, I know), that's only 40.625 posts per hour (if I can maths). So... : hawkeye
      • Yeah, those were the days when I sat at a computer all day after finishing my work half an hour after com... : Vantage
  • Curses, still not in the top 2000. Gotta spend less time working and more time shacking,,, : nurglich
  • Woo, #863! :D : guido anchovy
  • insane. : xxiv
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    i like degenerrage better : fletch_
    • Damn! =( : invisible_kid
    • RAWR! : Degenerate
  • DegeneRAGE : invisible_kid
  • somebody inf this bad boy : biskits
  • I blame the PRL. Keeping me daown. : rosewood
  • i don't know if i should be proud or embarrassed : lacker
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    Holy shit, top 20. Did you combine gegtik and boring gegtik posts? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Oh crap, gegtik and boring gegtik are the same guy?! I always wondered what happened to him. All these na... : rock elf
      • only the chosen can piece together the cryptic puzzle woven herein : boring gegtik
      • go back to emocore! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        fuck it. I'm going to change my nick to exciting gegtik! : Bean
        • do you really want people to ignore your posts : boring gegtik
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    how do the db crashes factor into this? I imagine some posters would have even more if you factored in th... : itsjames
    • Unfortunately the posts from the db crash are gone and lost forever. They are not accounted for on ShackS... : Holesinswiss
  • #29... not bad, considering what chatty fags you guys are... : virus
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    It was so much easier without the PRL back then. If you were participating in a political discussion, al... : hawkeye
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      So yeah, I wrote the first paragraph, then got distracted, then wrote the rest...that's why it's strangel... : hawkeye
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        Right, and no edit function is another big factor. see what I did there?...on accident : hawkeye
        • stop trying to pad your post totals. : jasonepowell
    • awwwwww : filthysock
    • you GIANT FAGGOT. <3 : creep
  • I'm coming for you Top 1000, then I'm going to sell my account and all its phat loots. : Audhuml4
  • 297th for last year. I really need to get busy. 951st overall. At least I broke the top 1000. : mrwolf710
  • lurker, Torias, {Venger}, Zoesch and others have broken 3000 per month. : Vantage
  • 711. i can't believe i've been a member for 6+ years and lurker for getting close to a decade. : d0pamine
  • wow, every 167th post is by drucifer. haha : sikander
  • Interesting. Some day's I'll post a lot, and some days I'll not post at all.. but I probably spend rough... : dopeman
  • haha sweet, not in the top 100. woot! :D Avoided the Comments for about ten months recently, and then al... : jrock
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    I've really slacked off. I think I was the top poster in 2002 or 2003, and I bet I'm still in the top 50... : bipolar
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      Top poster in 2003 with 14,586 posts. Unfortunately, you're not in the top 50 of all time. Or even the ... : Vantage
      • I don't think I'll ever reach those lofty heights again. Time has taken its toll and made me older + slo... : bipolar
    • wow, I'm only #179 all-time. But #1 for 2003, although stats only go through July. : bipolar
  • how many of them were/are on performance enhancing drugs? Worse than baseball IMHO : haccess
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    #1348 2.32 posts per day:( 2 years of pretty much no posts fucked my ppd:( : duncandun
    • If I lower the date from when I started posting regurly to now, I'm ranked 130 or so. : duncandun
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  I can never beat sigpro >:[ but slax0r's about to eat my dust (^_^) : RikiTiki2
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    I really should stop shacking at work so much. : sigpro
    • yes you should : RikiTiki2
  • I've really been slacking off lately. : slax0r
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  I like how the Usernames that actually start with a letter don't start until page 6 (when sorted by name) : fuzzydamnit
  • and there is close to 30 pages of anon@ with 1 comment each. : bugsY
• Broke the top 800.... nice? : D45hiz
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  lol #1410 (I just broke 2000 posts 2 days ago, yay!) Posts per day is kind of skewed considering that I m... : DrFlammable
  • haaa, i'm pretty far down at #1232. : bakanoodle
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  More stats: Top 10 Single Day Posters Date Username Posts ---------- ------------ ----- : Vantage
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    Further discussion: That jackanape Degenerate didn't pass me until August of 2006. Actually, Hawkeye a : Vantage
    • Somebody shut down the AI : boring gegtik
  • wasn't Remo hitting like 70 posts a day or something. hacks : Downforce
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    You didn't do 2007! 1 EvilDolemite 16,670 45.67 2 drucifer 15,951 43.70 3 dognose 15,565 42.64 4 ro... : Holesinswiss
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      dahanese you chatty whore : rosewood
      • ahaha i know, i was actually embarrassed to see myself as #9 :-( resolution: drop off the list this ye... : dahanese
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    lol rosewood : PapaBoo
    • I came from nowhere man : rosewood
  • jesus... what happened in 2001? that's a ton of posts : senor135
  • heh - awesome. I owned 2003. : seven
• Now if we only consolidated all these accounts down to the unique owners haha...... : Spoetzl
• hmm, looks like I made my 10,000th post yesterday. : oatmela
• Awesome, glad people are still looking at this from time to time. It needs a lot of tuning. I'd really li... : Holesinswiss
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  The first account to reach 10,000 posts was my own on November 17th, 2000. http://www.shacknews.com/... : Vantage
  • wow i tend to think i've been posting here forever, but that's before i ever even created an account : cpt_gloval
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  Goddamnit, I'm in the 400 ranks. I've been here for five years and I've yet to break 10,000 posts. : MurrayTheSkull
  • hi there fellow long timer 'bout to break 10k post buddy : PapaBoo
• wow 325 that just doesnt seem right... : Str8Dog
• wow, I'm 142. Surprising its that high considering I hardly ever post there. : bugsY
• 5000 post in a month? Twice. WTF? : razlebol
• seven years with you pricks. god, i need a hobby. : draconic
• #1502, suck it. : smoking pets
• Whew, I was worried I might still be in the top 200, but not so much. LOL at my doppelganger Archon st... : acheron

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  I'm guessing Nanobot Accelerator or ... the one that increases repair amount (the name escapes me atm) : zerog83
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    No, he reshuffled a few things so i can run 2 x Large amor rep II cap neutral. With some skill training i... : [7]kami
    • It's amazing how one skill point can make all the difference. I just got Energy Management 4 so I could u... : AhmNee
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  By the way, there's my loadout for you to poop on: http://www.battleclinic.com/forum/index.php/topic,1... : [7]kami
  • This is a purely ratting setup.. 1) Drop the damage control 2 for an energized adaptive nano 2 2) Dro... : jaga
• I finally bought my first non-noob ship! Woo Hoo! I just need to pick it up and put the guns and salvager... : heatmizer
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  the dual repping injected dominix is one fierce animal. puts out 475dps, tanks 850dps, drains cap and als... : tomatoactivator
  • Yea, seen some of those builds. Sadly my SP doesn't back that kind of fitting just yet. :-) : [7]kami
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  Tell us more about the hours and hours of mining you and/or your guild had to do to buy one tiny scout sh... : wytefang
  • hi there Negative Nancy, I haven't grinded since I left Empire...how ur sandy vagina? : MisterPhoton
  • Hours of mining: 0 Amount of game crashes: 0 Times the server was hacked: 0 (that I know of) Anythin... : ESchack
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  Hows the Catalyst for a simple mission running ship for someone with under or around 2mil sp.who needs to... : dilutedq
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    Depends on your skills. BTW pick up Salvaging for easy money fast. : [7]kami
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      what are some good skills to focus on? : dilutedq
      • http://www.kylania.com/eve/skills.php Check learning skills, they speed up training considerably. : [7]kami
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      hey, want to do a little mission for me? I need: Tripped Power Circuit: 100 Burned Logic Circuit: 100... : MisterPhoton
      • Always willing to help. Let talks ingame once i have the chance to log on. It is "kami will fix everybody... : [7]kami
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    That's what I've got right now. I dropped one of my 125mm rails for a Salvager because honestly, I never... : nurglich
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      I find it better to have a Destroyer fit to salvage and clean up the mission after it's done. Just bookma... : AhmNee
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        i like to run lvl 1 missions in a Rokh : m0rfus
        • LMAO. You can't bring it into some of the new ones. I got stopped at an Accel gate trying to bring in ... : AhmNee
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        What's the point of the tractor beams? What if I'm just by myself, would it be reasonable to just load u... : dilutedq
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          So you don't have to fly your slow ass salvager around between each and every wreck, presumably. : nurglich
          • alright, I just never went salvaging before so I do no tknow the most effecient way of doin git. : dilutedq
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            yeah, i like to work a spawn with my battlecruiser and when i'm going to call it a day (or i approach the... : cpt_gloval
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              Yes. The tractor beams reduce your salvage time exponentially. Figure you can get wrecks A & B that are ~... : AhmNee
              • i wish i had room for a tractor on my hurricane. that would make it all the sweeter. as it stands, i just... : cpt_gloval
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          this is how i did it: - buy a destroyer and outfit it with 4 salvagers, 4 tractor beams, an afterburne... : mindfk
          • this is for running missions in empire btw. oh, and put a cargo extender in your low slot for the destroy... : mindfk
          • This is a pretty decent and thorough guide. Try this and you'll find your groove. Sometimes I use all... : AhmNee
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        I've only been doing L1 agent missions so far, so there's maybe a dozen ships to salvage, and it's conven... : nurglich
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          Around Level 2. You'll cry for a tractor when you've completed the Blockade. Like i do on a regular basis... : [7]kami
          • Cool, I'll have a reasonably well-equipped cruiser (and plenty of skills to fly it :P) by the time I'm do... : nurglich
• one big key is to understand that you need the [supporting] skills to be more effective. this is true wit... : m0rfus
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  Most under-rated modules in the game? Which one and why. I'll start out. Passive Targeter: I've got... : AhmNee
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    nano-fibers: like said thread above, i use on stealth bombers /w passive targeter because i have one low ... : m0rfus
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      Considered Inertial Dampers? : AhmNee
      • no i havent. but will look it into. : m0rfus
      • i put inertial dampers on haulers while i do shopping trips so i don't have to sit and wait for the gate ... : cpt_gloval
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      Omnidirectional tracking link i AFAIK makes your medium drones track like small drones and heavy drone... : [7]kami
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        Nice. I'll have to keep this one in mind. The mediums will still have a tough time keeping up with fast s... : AhmNee
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          I don't know for sure, m8. It is a little theorycrafting thingy a friend of mine did (points to henzel). ... : [7]kami
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            Flying Minmatar primarily, I don't usually think about the drone upgrades. This will make me put more tho... : AhmNee
            • minmatar hi five! so much training, and ugly ships, but i think it pays off. :) : cpt_gloval
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      I am fairly certain that Nanofibers don't help you warp faster anymore. They just make your afterburner/m... : Goncyn
      • The nanofibers reduce your mass which increases your agility. In theory and via the answers I've received... : AhmNee
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        they help you align faster, i have tested and notice a difference. : m0rfus
        • They will assist, yes. Interia Stabilizers are the king moreso on aligning though nowadays. : Reptile
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  is this game fun socially? along the lines of wow? : xxiv
  • It really depends on what you make of it. If you join a good corp with good players, it can be a lot of ... : zerog83
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    I think it is. There's a little more paranoia than in WoW as just about anyone can attack you as opposed ... : AhmNee
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      A little more paranoia? There are many ways a good corp can be crippled by trusting the wrong person t... : Reptile
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        Still, everyone has a modicum of paranoia in an MMO. Never know who's going to leech or ninja loot. I'm j... : AhmNee
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          So you have no "allies", he's just wanting to shoot himself in the foot then. : Reptile
          • There are those of us in the corp that feel the same way. Especially when he expresses being overwhelmed ... : AhmNee
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    the politics that encircle the Eve community are HUGE! start some searches on the history of Eve and t... : m0rfus
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      This is very true. But there are other aspects that appeal as well. One of my friends likes it because he... : AhmNee
      • I have no interest in doing it, but it amazes me that a player could ignore combat altogether and play a ... : nurglich
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  I'm tired of refitting my caracal every time I want to salvage. what caldari (or not?) ship would be goo... : Draugluin
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    buy the caldari destroyer. cormorant i think it's called. high: 4x salvager i 4x small tractor beam ... : mindfk
    • Great minds. : [7]kami
  • Get one with a lot of high slots, a decent cargo bay and fit that shit with: - tractors and salvagers ... : [7]kami
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    coromrant = salvage king! : m0rfus
    • Too many mids. I like the Catalyst best. I thought the Coercer would be awesome till I noticed the 100... : AhmNee
  • beat me by 1 sec. :( : m0rfus
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  I just lost my falcon to a gate camp :( Damn large warp disruptor bubbles! : r3ckless
  • :( That looks like a pretty expensive loss. : [7]kami

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• Wow... That's just... Wow. : RomSteady
• That's hilarious. Poor EA. : cookblaze
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  did they get the thing back or what? : pyide
  • The news article says they sent it out this morning, meaning they didn't realize their mistake until afte... : walker270
• Ouch. : walker270
• Ouch... : Jonathan
• ok now that's funny. : boring gegtik
• Hopefully whoever won it sees that and sends it back. I sure as hell would. : Dynotaku
• lol oops : ThomW
• well that's embarassing : [fry]
• If I would have won I would have sent it back. But I didn't win. Bastards. : laurgasms
• oh. fucking. SNAP. : biskits
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  The funniest thing is that it was given away in a contest about who could make the best cock-shaped cooki... : Psigun
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    Yeah, they really feel like dicks now. : RomSteady
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      Hopefully there are no hard feelings. : Psigun
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        Their press contact must be feeling really limp about now. : RomSteady
        • i would guess that penis cookie jpeg : boring gegtik
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    So now EA philanthropy will be ever associated with tasty jizzy-cock snacks : Dave-A
    • Just like their games. : RomSteady
  • Heh, that is really, really funny : Ovate
• lol : xxiv
• lol morans : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Oh that is funny. I am so glad you brought this up or I would never read this. EA tries to be nice fo... : Lionhart32935
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    still laughing. : pyide
    • cant' stop laughing! : Demius
• hahaha, that is awesome : qwpeoriu
• oh, PA guys :< : Deathlove
• Hahahaha : Evil Benius
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  I give them credit for owning up to it and amazingly not pulling their comic (which I don't think is all ... : Entity
  • hehe well sometimes you have to fart when your head is up your own ass. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I'd pull the comic because some people might not read the FP and continue with the misinterpretation. : edgewise
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      Since when do people think that the events that happen in the comic have anything to do with real life ev... : OverloadUT
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        I did. Seems like an awfully accusatory comic to be entirely fake. : edgewise
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          I suppose so. I guess there's a part of me that figured it did really happen. I almost always check the f... : OverloadUT
          • If the OP hadn't mentioned what was on the front page I would have though EA tried to bribe them. : DarkWolf5
  • Their comics have actually been pretty good lately, and this one was a funny one. So I wouldn't pull it. : slax0r
  • I hope they do a good follow up comic on monday. : stgdz
• haha, thats great : stgdz
• Ohhhh shit! :( : bitter ego
• Penny Arcade - finally funny! : jaga
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  lol, they're gonna spend the weekend trying to come up with some sort of apology comic : snicker-snack 2
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    http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=2044 : Phil
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      Needs a Fruit Fucker having its way with the douche nozzle in the last panel. : RomSteady
      • Or fucking them in the ass. : oldschoolbob-o
    • Looks about right. : soggybagel
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      I don't know why but LOL : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        In the middle frame, I was going to have him saying "AWWWW, WATS IN THA BOXXXX?" like Brad Pitt in se7en ... : Phil
        • hhahahahhaahh : oldschoolbob-o
• aw man :( : xsoulbrothax
• i've got to start reading the front page. Tycho is a good writer and it adds so much more to the comic (... : handofthrawn
• lol whoops : delataur
• hahaha, at least they have balls to admit it : grabbie
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  who would want a ds signed by john carmack? have him sign a copy of quake or something. : esmokah
  • I'd take one. : soggybagel
  • because he wrote the core engine for Orcs & Elves on NDS, I suppose. : acheron
  • its cuz orcs and elves is on the ds. so is quake! if you have a flash cart. : pyide
  • A flashlight signed by him would be pretty cool. : oatmela
• That probably is the funniest thing I read in Penny Arcade for a while now. Props to them for admitting t... : yellowtexan
• haha that is hilarious! : Omaha
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  i like his write up of his defense. maybe before they wrote the comic they should have at least read the... : dantastic
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• that really sucks. : ant_hillbilly
• Aw shit. That may be the death-knell for the eventual loss of HD-DVD of the format war. Guess I'll need... : xoque
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  I knew buying the A3 would make it so HD-DVD would die! : D45hiz
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    lol...I just bought an HD-DVD player too. Good thing it was only $99 : cookblaze
    • Yeah I got the 89 dollar deal or whatever. Oh well, it upscales nice atleast! : D45hiz
    • Yeah, I think I might honestly be more pissed if it were BRD which died, given that players are $700+ for... : Entity
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  oh lol. This virtually guarantees that some other studio that makes both will go HD-DVD only now.... : pigvomit
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    Heh. My friend was saying the porn industry is going solely HD-DVD and that they sell move units than an... : xoque
    • that is false. you can get porn on blu ray today. : Grandmoff
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      I doubt it, since today is a totally different environment from the 1980s, when the availability of porn ... : Bold
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        ^^ This is why I don't get why people so fervently argue the "PORN GONNA SAVE HD-DVD" angle. : sgtsanity
        • Well I didn't say that. I think Hollywood is totally separate from the porn industry so it doesn't matte... : xoque
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        funny, cuz a buddy of mine works in the porno industry and the expenses of blu ray manufacturing is on... : -=kodiak=-
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          I think the point is that physical medium isn't a driving factor like it was back in the 1980s. Now days ... : fatman
          • I'm pretty sure you dont know what you're talking about. Are you alleging that since the internet people... : KxRook
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            no, the point is the physical medium IS the driving factor: blu ray costs a metric shit ton more to produ... : -=kodiak=-
            • The main crux of the point he was making though is that comparing it to the influence that it had on beta... : sexninja!!!!
          • People still watch porn on their TVs. Bottom line it's much cheaper to produce an HD-DVD disc. : Fred Garvin
      • that and porn DVDs are already hugely widely available : sexninja!!!!
    • actually many are switching to or adding bluray as well. digital playground in particular is the top sel... : grendel
  • which studio, I think they are all accounted for. Blu ray studio's overwhelmingly outnumber the hd-... : Grandmoff
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  oh for fucks sake end the god damned war already SOMEONE'S GONNA LOSE : hardfl1p
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    Yeah the consumer : silent77
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      Especially if BluRay wins.. HD DVD is region free and cheaper to mass produce. : ESchack
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        its only cheaper to mass produce right now.. give that 10 years and the per unit costs for BluRay product... : fatman
        • Region free is a huge deal breaker for a english speaking european filmbuff like me. : ESchack
• oh god damnit I just want this shit to be over so I can enjoy some HD movies : tashtego
• damnit, that's what i get for posting before reading :( : mattfl
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  "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linge... : avatar_58
  • They tried repeatedly. The two camps never could come to any kind of consensus. Which sucks, because b... : jason bergman
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  So this means that LoTR is now Blu-ray only? : pigvomit
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    This appears to be the case. : Tripps
    • Ouch ouch, I remember when people said that LoTR would be likely HD-DVD only. Ouch. : pigvomit
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    LotR isn't Warner though, or is New Line owned by Warner? Either way it makes me happy. : invisible_kid
    • New Line is owned by Time Warner. : pigvomit
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  And this is why I have both... : Tripps
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    And this is why I don't have either... : losimagic
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      And this is why I woke up in a pool of someone else's blood... : liquidlies
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        this is why i'm hot : sticman77
        • lol haha : dark1139
        • and this is why yor not : pyros
        • oh shit lmao! : onji
    • I have both but both of these are viable reactions to the absurdity of it. : trevis
    • exactly. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  thats fucking bullshit. WHY DO EXCLUSIVE AT ALL : virus
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    Universal goes HD-DVD, Disney and now Warner are both Blu-Ray. Lord of the Rings, The Dark Knight will b... : Tripps
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      that is such fucking GARBAGE. why can't everything be dual format? why can't they just make dual format... : virus
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        The upside of course, is that the PS3 got a hell of a lot cheaper than when the format war began. : Entity
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          well, you can either buy a $400 blu-ray player, or you can buy a $400 blu-ray player with a free PS3 buil... : virus
          • I've seen blu-ray players for $250 (after coupon). They will only get cheaper, PS3s will stay far more ... : pigvomit
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          I dont think that had anything to do with the movie format war, more likely due to lack of sales and quic... : malloc
          • No, my point was that it's much more accessable to get into the other side's HD offerings now than when i... : Entity
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        You know, the PS3 is actually quite a sexy machine. Rock solid, great games, the first year under it's b... : AndyGoin
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          I'd say its got like 3 great games and had an awful first year. What has me ready to buy a PS3 are the vi... : Tommy Toolbag
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            3 great exclusives maybe.. But it still has games gamers gushed over on other systems that run just fine ... : AndyGoin
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              Yeah.. People forget about the multi-platform games. It's really starting to be a very good choice for pe... : razlebol
              • I feel like I was ahead of the curve for once. Some people will remember the minor war I started whe... : treefingers1
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                Except the 360 STILL has much better exclusives : ESchack
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                  You haven't seen the 2008 list of exclusives for either console, have you? : treefingers1
                  • I was talking present tense. Those games you mention are not out yet, so how do you know if they will liv... : ESchack
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                  And that means you must hate the PS3 for what reason? What marketing or peer pressure have you succumbed... : AndyGoin
                  • Can't play GoW or Bioshock on PS3, I meant PC. : AndyGoin
                  • Off course they can both have great strengths and weaknesses. My opinion is solely my own and has not bee... : ESchack
      • the real question should be: why cant everything just be ONE format??? well we all know the answer (bo... : sexninja!!!!
    • Assuming LoTR ever comes out :( plz New Line, sort your shit out and give me my movies : Entity
    • LoTR exclusive to BR? : Fred Garvin
  • So we can have just one standard. : BulletPro
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  >_< i just got a damn hd drive for my 360! : glory hole
  • the writing has been on the wall for quite some time for HD-DVD demise. You should have known better.... : Grandmoff
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  since you guys are gamers, just get a fucking PS3 and be done with it. : ultramega
  • Nah they will just wait for the Xbox 360 with Blu-ray add on drive. : pigvomit
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    It may be irrational, and I realize that, but for some reason I still really want Sony to fail. : Goncyn
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      and i want to be a duck! : spaceless
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        You wouldn't happen to have a 16x16px duck icon handy would you? I'm looking for one. : Goncyn
        • uhm : spaceless
    • That is irrational. Nice one. Hittler. : ieGod
  • no way, there is a bluray firmware for the 360 coming : spaceless
  • It's because we're gamers that we don't have a PS3 ;) : losimagic
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    I dont care for any of the ps3 games though. Plus with this announcement there goes dual format players ... : ant_hillbilly
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      there has to be a ps3 game coming out that might interest you. The cheapest bluray player I see out t... : ultramega
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        there really isnt. I have never liked the MSG series, I cant stand FF anymore. The only thing that inter... : ant_hillbilly
        • *MGS series. : ant_hillbilly
      • $299 at amazon, at costco, they had a blu-ray before Christmas for $299 with $50 rebate + the movie offer... : pigvomit
  • Shit, I don't want a PS3 as a gamer, I want it as a computing geek. : dmason
  • it's because i'm a gamer that I don't get a PS3. : sinner0423
• So we can have one single HD format. : DooBall
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  official Warner Bros press release http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1700383,00.html ... : emacs
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    I'd hate to be the person who answers calls and mail for Jim Noonan, Susan Fleishman, and Scott Rowe righ... : pigvomit
    • Ron-Paul-DVD '08 : sgtsanity
  • "In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles e... : Mansmells
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  poor shackers i know alot of you guys love your 360 and picked up the hd-dvd add on and poor dognose, i... : Break
  • i may be selling my addon here soon to pick up the lg combo drive for my htpc : mattfl
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    I've got the 360 add on, but I was smart and got it for christmas last year. No money invested by me on i... : sigpro
    • i got my addon from shopfreepay :) : mattfl
  • Miss out on? If anything this signals a more vicous battle between the formats and may mean the end is ne... : avatar_58
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  HD-DVD: Universal and Paramount Blu-ray: Everyone else Is that correct? : pigvomit
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    Yes! This means HD-DUD is proper fucked. : xlarti
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      omg you people... I am always amazed at the terms fanboys come up with. : pigvomit
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        First sign your dealing with an irrational bias: pet names for the object/organization they have sworn t... : ahk-med
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          Oh, I'm quite rational in my bias: I'ts technically superior, that's all I need to form my opinion. Hell,... : xlarti
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            You probably own a PS3, don't you : cdbeckman
            • Why not support the format he thinks is better, and get game console while he's at it? I did the same... : treefingers1
        • I'm still amazed that noone ever came up with "$ONY" (I friggin HATE it when people write M$) : ESchack
      • whatever hog... puke. hogpuke! : jrock
    • lol...fanboys are funny : ColoradoCNC
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    what a shit load of fuck : joesnizzle
    • 2 girls + 1 huge cup - 2 girls : liquidlies
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  You know I've never watched a DVD and thought, you know.. I really need to see how deep that pot hole is ... : stonedonkey
  • lol, this is funny : mattfl
  • Yep, who needs picture clarity. VHS 4 life! : pigvomit
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    yes Ray Liotta is going to singlehandedly kill off the HD market... : Jayx77
    • ohsnap : sticman77
  • Johnny Depp's nose sniffing the peanut in Pirates 3 makes me dread watching the Blu Ray version of the mo... : Tommy Toolbag
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    Ignorance is bliss, isn't it? Remember what DVD did to VHS? The hi def formats do that to DVD. It look... : Entity
    • What dvd's brought to the table over VHS wasn't just significantly better picture and sound quality, it w... : tension
    • The jump in quality from DVD to HD-DVD/Blu-Ray is nowhere near the jump in quality from VHS to DVD. That'... : ColoradoCNC
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    Call me when the DVDs are priced the same as regular DVDs and I might buy one. : dante2010
    • Well, we need your phone number, silly. : AndyGoin
• Sweet, can't wait to watch them on my PS3. I sure thought that whole Wal Mart selling $99 HDDVD players ... : AndyGoin
• well how about that. : Downforce
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  Well at least it's starting to end. : ieGod
  • It's gonna be time to bury it the day Universal announces supporting both formats. : pigvomit
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  /me pours one out for HD-DVD. It wasn't clutch :( : NeoMoose
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15422184#itemanchor_15422184 : invisible_kid
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  ahem My honest theory is that by the time this format war has any sort of clear winner the new hotness i... : fletch_
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    No. I think you completely discount the strength of retail sales. It's not going to go exclusively that... : pigvomit
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      explain to me steam and itunes success then : fletch_
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        They are fine for a subset of people, just not even close to the whole market. Itunes is different thoug... : pigvomit
        • Completely agree. Digital Distribution is great for enthusiasts and early adopters like most of us here o... : deveus1
      • The stuff i buy on itunes is the stuff i can't find down at the store, still prefer my own physical (and ... : imperator
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      Yeah my problem with not having a hard copy of any media I own, is what happens when the files are corrup... : Entity
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        Also, if you sell an old piece of equipment, do your movies transfer over? Can you lend them? Can you w... : pigvomit
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          How would Best Buy market downloadable movies as opposed to their current shelves and shelves of enticing... : AndyGoin
          • Yep, give it a decade or two, but for now, having a hard copy is the consumer norm. It's amazing how ele... : pigvomit
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    Yeah if XBL had half the videos I wanted to see in HD I would much rather just download them instead of r... : yay4furryanimals
    • XBL HD videos are no where near the quality of HDDVD and BLURAY movies. : razlebol
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    Everyone keeps saying this but I just don't see it happening soon. Bandwidth already costs an arm and a l... : ieGod
    • Most of us in the good ol' USA don't have bandwidth caps. But speeds really need to increase for downloa... : cltcprd
  • This won't satisfy the market of people who buy shitloads of movies just so they can have something to pu... : d3tached
  • Didn't Morgan Freeman start a company that would do this? I thought I read about it last year sometime. : invisible_kid
  • There was an announcement yesterday that stated LG and Netflix have partnered up to create a set top HD b... : project13
  • Not until we get faster connections at home. There's no way I'm downloading huge ass HD files on my 8mbit... : Blackdawgg
• I'm so happy and giddy inside that my side is winning! : Edges
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  aaand raise your hand if you dont care because the movies and players are overpriced anyway. : tension
  • can i raise my hand like i just dont care? : filthysock
  • yeah forefront product releases should always be super cheap. like the iphone. oh wait : Downforce
  • My first DVD player was a 5 disc one (lol) that was $650. Luckily a Christmas gift. : invisible_kid
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  'Tis a bummer. Didn't HD-DVD have tons of seamless menu features that BR can't do? : Odoyle
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    It did. I don't believe that's the case any longer, however people stuck with the older BR machines are S... : qwpeoriu
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      Like what? I don't know a ton about the formats but I know BD has pop up menus that can be interactive a... : invisible_kid
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        HDDVD could do picture in picture and a few other things that Bluray can do now thanks to the latest upda... : AndyGoin
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          No they can't. Only players with 2 decoders can and older BR players do not. : Fred Garvin
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            Ok so those 5 customers are SOL, next.. : AndyGoin
            • Hahah, man you accuse me of cherry picking. So, are you saying that the number of people that own 1.0 BR ... : Fred Garvin
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        No, they both handle menus exactly the same, though I find that Bluray's implementation "feels" nicer. HD... : Entity
        • Interesting. The only thing I don't like is I think I need a remote and even still I don't know it would... : invisible_kid
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    Blu-Ray profile 1.1 mandates all the features found in HD-DVD save for the Internet connection for Firmwa... : cetra00
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      aren't Managed copies missing from Blu Ray? : Jonathan
      • no, BR has had mandatory managed copy for a couple of years http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051... : jcupitt
  • BR can do it now, but it was actually one of the sticking points with Warner releases. 300 on HD-DVD had ... : Serpico74
• Nooooo, Sony must not be allowed to win this format war :( : timmie
• I'll have to call my dad tonight and break the news. His Toshiba will get awfully lonely. I think 6/10 ... : pigvomit
• Oh shit... Hermione in hi-def... Blu-Ray wins :( : dognose
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  HD-DVD: Universal, Paramount Blu-Ray: Warner, Disney Did I miss anything? : matthaeus
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    Fox is BluRay too, and lionsgate : invisible_kid
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      Isn't one studio supporting both formats? : matthaeus
      • Oh, maybe. The article linked put those in the BluRay camp along with Disney and WB but I guess it didn'... : invisible_kid
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        Not anymore. WB was the big one. I bet Universal goes to both formats next. : pigvomit
        • Universal has an exclusive contract IIRC. They won't be going to both until HD-DVD is dead (or close to ... : cltcprd
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  Wow, that leaves Universal as the only HD-DVD exclusive. I was iffy on there being a definitive winner bu... : Serpico74
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    Nah Paramount is still HD-DVD, but probably not after their <tinfoil hat> payoff contract of 150 million ... : xlarti
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      That's a lot of money for 1.5 years. : aethyr
      • Yeah, no kidding. They probably don't really care all that much if HD-DVD dies completely, they still pro... : xlarti
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  This is pretty amusing considering all I've heard for the past week is Warner is going HD-DVD. : aethyr
  • What, Warner going Blu has been the big rumour for a while since of their execs accidentally hinted at ... : xlarti
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    Surprising to me since Warner took full advantage of what HD-DVD offered over Blu Ray in terms of special... : Serpico74
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      They sold more than 50% more 300's on {b Blu-ray }b - that's all that matters. : xlarti
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        I didn't know those numbers. Yup, that'll do it. :) : Serpico74
        • The fact that Warner gave heavy support to HD-DVD and had some of its strongest titles as HD-DVD exclusiv... : treefingers1
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          Sony has their fingers in the pie from beginning to end. They make media, they make cameras, they make ed... : Fred Garvin
          • In this case they have a vote of confidence from consumers as well. : Serpico74
• what studio brought us Legend of the Drunken Master? Independent? : bninja
• Good god I just got the hd dvd add on for the 360. God curses me like this. : mp7rox
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  That's what you guys get for not listening to Remo. ;) : smax
  • Remo knew all this time and did not tell us? : mp7rox
• COMBO PLAYERS Combo players combo players War over. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• so annoying. F blu ray and F sony : bozer
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  This thread shows how bad the shack hates sony - regardless of what they do. Having one hd format is ... : Grandmoff
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    the problem is Sony created this format war in the first place. : shyguy74
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      Sony went with their own format which is apparently superior not only in the eyes of consumers but also m... : AndyGoin
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        i think me and boxelder, and a few other shackers have tried to put the ps3 in a positive light but ever... : Break
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          I am with you ps3 is great, xbox has its merits too.. the amount of 360 warriors here is unbelievab... : Grandmoff
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            That's the problem.. I have no problem with people loving the 360 more but hating on the ps3 makes them l... : razlebol
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              I disagree. Sony has made many mistakes that have hurt customers. Personally I've had 3 Sony laptops f... : exigence7
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                And Microsoft never made any mistakes? I understand for someone who had a lot of problems with sony in th... : razlebol
                • And I also don't really mind people who hate on sony when they have valid arguments like you. Those I wer... : razlebol
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                Don't forget what they did to http://www.lik-sang.com/ either. I will never forgive them for that. : ESchack
                • I still have a bleem! sticker up on my wall. :( : DarkWolf5
        • Yeah, and people call you guys shills every time you do. Sucks. =( : invisible_kid
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        So superior that long after they released players they finally decided on a proper interactive spec there... : Fred Garvin
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          Long after? 1 years time? I'd say improving the spec in just over a year to meet most if not all of what... : AndyGoin
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            LOL, so the average consumer that knows nothing of CODECs and video decoders is to blame because they sho... : Fred Garvin
            • Oh, and it's not just firmware. Early BR players are missing the second audio/video decoders that all HD-... : Fred Garvin
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              The "average consumer" isn't buying Bluray players and you know it. Only high end owners of high def equ... : AndyGoin
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                You assume that everyone that buys HD equipment is educated in all aspects of HD. You assume wrong. You a... : Fred Garvin
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                  I'm not trying to justify anything with you. You on the other hand like to play the "consumer is an idio... : AndyGoin
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                    No, I am not saying that consumers are idiots (although that may be true). I am saying that Sony rushed B... : Fred Garvin
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                      I had a whole post typed out going into detail on this subject further and deleted it only to instead pos... : AndyGoin
                      • If it wasn't clear enough, we're breaking up. : AndyGoin
        • To be fair, the early adopters were warned by pretty much every single news/media source about the specs. : Edges
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        And so superior they had to prevent you from importing movies from other regions. No, the real reason ... : ESchack
        • Yeah, I have no respect for Disney. It saddened my greatly when they bought Pixar. : Fred Garvin
      • The PS3 will receive more love when it has more things that the shack loves. Like games. This is a gaming... : deveus1
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      If it wasn't for Sony, the HD format would be highly compressed video on a DVD-9 disk. They were the one... : treefingers1
      • srsly i don't understand why people don't get this the proposed hd standard before sony came in with b... : plat2on1
    • BR is the older format ... toshiba created hd-dvd in a rejection of BR : jcupitt
    • *ding ding ding* : ColoradoCNC
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    Sony has a habit of making terrible proprietary formats that never catch on because they only work with S... : slickdoody
    • hello bluray. wait... no that doesn't work. oops. : vigilante
    • hello CDs? : smax
    • Don't forget betamax! : SatansFist
    • hello UMD : marmite
    • 3.5" floppies : sexninja!!!!
  • Pearl Harbor, bitches. Never forget. : edgewise
  • Well I'm pretty sure Sony hates us so it's all hate! : Jonathan
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    I just came from slashdot (yeah I know) where someone was complaining about how his daughter's CD install... : handofthrawn
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      thats the other news, sony is getting rid of DRM can't find the link (gotta work) but it shouldn't be... : grendel
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        yeah right, I'll believe that when I see it : qwpeoriu
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          Read it now and believe it later: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008013_39877... : AndyGoin
          • First off, Sony BMG getting rid of DRM is a small subset of saying that Sony the company is dropping DRM.... : qwpeoriu
      • May be getting rid of it - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080104-sony-bmg-cautiously-exploring-dr : mn3m0n1c
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        Sony/BMG dropping DRM: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/04/1812215 : grendel
        • score: 3 insightful : Downforce
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    pff. digital distribution is the future. i think this format war is totally moot : cpt_gloval
    • Pretty much. : dmason
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      I disagree, not until ps4, or xbox 470. People don't have the bandwidth or hard disk space to downloa... : Grandmoff
      • Some would say that five years IS in the future. : dmason
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        Sure they do, it's not like the movies would permanently reside on the disk. Digital distribution wouldn'... : qwpeoriu
        • Thats fine with me. I would love to be able to pay a $20 a month fee for a service where I could download... : ant_hillbilly
      • i believe that's why he said "the future" and not "the today." once we're all on fiber things will be di... : electroly
      • well, i did say the future. the current state of digital distribution is kind of sad. there is just as mu... : cpt_gloval
      • Why do people assume it needs to be HD for digital distribution of movies to take off. HD hasn't taken of... : Mansmells
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      I hope not, digital distribution looks like crap in comparison to physical media. It is inevitable when y... : Serpico74
      • Yeah, I'm all for digital distribution, but they have a long way to go in offered quality and inclusion o... : dmason
    • probably. caching-> streaming will only get bigger. it's a good hold over though to consolidate consumer ... : Downforce
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      You really think movie companies are ever going to agree on allowing digital distribution? : cetra00
      • 5-10 years is a long time for things to change. who would've thought the music industry would agree to s... : electroly
      • yes. aren't there also anti-piracy implications here they'd LOOOOOVE to embrace? : Downforce
    • It IS the future, but not the present : sexninja!!!!
  • I enjoy Sony's stuff. If they can win the war good for them. : ieGod
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  so... the war is over officially? : yuiwork
  • this means that studios responsible for roughly 70% of dvd sales are now exlusive to bluray. so yeah, th... : grendel
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  I FUCKING KNEW IT! A week after I get my HD-DVD player, blu-ray makes a major gain. Fuck me. : Finestaut
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    what were you expecting? At best you could watch 50% of movies. This is why I didn't buy either, and st... : aethyr
    • I knew the war would end eventually, but I got tired of waiting for my high-def movies, and figured I'd r... : Finestaut
    • Agreed. I love HD and I love movies, but it isn't worth the investment at this point. At worst in the fut... : ovrlrd
    • same here. : spazzium
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  There is a rumor about Mac including Blu-Ray players in all their computers too. : razlebol
  • Yup, possibly adding BR burners to them as an option to Mac Pros starting this year. We'll know for sure ... : Serpico74
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  cool. I have a nice Blu Ray player called the PS3. : Boxelder
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    Oh, and if all you so-called gamers would get one then you could be happy about this too instead of just ... : Boxelder
    • how dare those posers! : hardfl1p
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      When do they release Xbox Live for PS3? I AM SO THERE! : Str8Dog
      • You put a lot of value in cross game invites. They'll make the XMB accessable in game and then it'll be ... : Boxelder
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      too bad the PS3 sucks for games and will continue to suck for games for a few more months at least. Mine ... : TheTick
      • It's your fault for not buying the great games they put out. I've seen these posts about the DS, ridicul... : Boxelder
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        it has great games, especially for people who don't already have a 360. for people who do, its harder to... : grendel
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          Yeah, I definitely agree. If you have a 360 it's a very tough sell. For someone who doesn't, I can't imag... : qwpeoriu
          • i have all 3 consoles so i am doing alright, but the xbox gets most of my money. for cross platform game... : grendel
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      only 2 ps3 games coming out in 08 interest me. Thats not enough for me to spend $400. : ant_hillbilly
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        gran turismo 5 alone is, fkr >:( : Downforce
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          no damage and shitty AI still. :( I'll pass. I wish there was a game I wanted to buy for my PS3. It... : cltcprd
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            He didn't say Prologue, he said GT5. That's different. : treefingers1
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              I'm pretty damn sure that Polyphony said damage would be coming as a download later.... : cltcprd
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                Yamauchi noted that the original promise of realistic and full car damage has been slightly compromised. : jcupitt
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                  so yeah, that's no damage. and obviously it will be cosmetic only since you can't damage some cars and n... : cltcprd
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                    I guess we'll see, he does say it might be possible to completely destroy a car in realistic mode (whatev... : jcupitt
                    • It means the car will say destroyed, the screen will fade to black with big white letters saying "Race Ov... : cltcprd
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                  no worries then, they will do what they can. seems reasonable given they are branded cars, I suppose. : Downforce
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                    to each his own. I think it's crap. Forza has almost all the same car manufactures that GT5 will and al... : cltcprd
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                      well TBH I'm not so huge on damage as I am on reasonably accurate tire wear, suspension setups, etc etc e... : Downforce
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                        Racing online in Forza 2 with clean racers > just about anything. the damage is necessary to invoke a pe... : cltcprd
                        • I can't wait to see the rubber band AI. I don't think it can be removed from any racing game, lolololol. ... : Downforce
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            /sniff :( I'll still get it regardless : Downforce
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              I talk a lot of shit, but I'll play it and then wish it was Forza instead (which i need to play more of). : cltcprd
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                Yeah I think we'll get Forza 3, perhaps TOCA 4, and GT5 all in 2008. o_O if KOTOR 3 comes out also I'm f : Downforce
                • I doubt we'll see Forza 3 actually. Turn 10 is still working hard on new tracks and car packs for Forza ... : cltcprd
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        I don't really believe that TBH. There are big games coming out in almost every major genre, and niche s... : Boxelder
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          well, I never have like the MGS series, nor do I care for Final Fantasy. Killzone 2 might be good but I ... : ant_hillbilly
          • Yeah, I'm looking forward to Killzone 2 and Infamous. I shouldn't do this, but I'm expecting to be disapp... : qwpeoriu
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            If you like FPS, then Haze should excite you. It's by the guy behind Goldeneye and Perfect Dark for the : treefingers1
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              From what I've heard from people who have played Haze, it was pretty much crap at the time. Hopefully Fre... : sigpro
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                everything i've seen of that game has looked like it's going to be a stinker : qwpeoriu
                • I hope not :(. A good 4 player coop game would be awesome. : razlebol
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        Check this list out and tell me again that there is only 2 good games coming out this year? Maybe they ar... : razlebol
        • There may be more than 2 good games coming out for PS3 in other people's eyes, but like I stated for me n... : ant_hillbilly
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      OMG how dare I not spend $400 on a console that has no games that I want. : Fred Garvin
      • Yeah I'll wait till there's a $100 stand-alone player before I give in. : dognose
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        no games I want thing just comes off as fanboy nonsense to me. : Boxelder
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          Bullshit. There are no games on the PS3 at this moment that would push me enough to spend the money on on... : Fred Garvin
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            whats coming out in 08 on the 360 that looks cool? : Break
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              allen wake, too human, Ninja gaiden, GTA exclusive content (maybe, I never finish tghe standard content i... : Boxelder
              • oh and REZ HD. I hope it comes out next wed. :/ : Boxelder
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                Castle Crashers is also on my list. : ant_hillbilly
                • i've been waiting on that game for a long ass time! = ) also alan wake looks cool and rez.... hmm i th... : Break
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    Too bad it's region locked and thus useless for any real movie buff :/ : imperator
    • Are there really lot of obscure movies making it on to HD formats? Not that I've seen. Not until one wi... : Boxelder
    • The movies CAN be region locked but I don't think many are ATM. : razlebol
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  yeah, that really sucks...warner really should've waited until at least mid year to do this...the impact ... : vassili_zaitsev
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    the impact of the holidays was what helped them make the decision. they watched buying trends and bluray... : grendel
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      Blu Ray didn't outsell for "most" of last year, it outsold for ALL of it. People are really underestimat... : treefingers1
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        Did HD-DVD even do any promotion at all? I see blu-ray advertised on tv all the time and they paid for mo... : sigpro
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          wasnt a hd-dvd player sold with five discs for like 100$ in the statest ? , cheapest player over here is ... : imperator
          • pushing it in stores w/ sales, but I haven't seen it advertised on tv all the time like I do for blu-ray.... : sigpro
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        I assume you are talking movie sales. Hardware sales. Hd dvd players outsold blu ray in 2007 counting bot... : notext
        • Yes, I'm talking movie sales. On a week by week basis, Blu Ray outsold HD-DVD the entire year. : treefingers1
• This bullshit couldn't have ended soon enough, either dual-format drives/players were going to make any d... : d fluke
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  DAMNIT! Now I have to buy a ps3 :( : pun][sher
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    you say that like it's a bad thing : RikiTiki2
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      Besides having blu-ray I don't see any games I would want to play..Maybe MGS, but...not worth buying the ... : pun][sher
      • I would say that Uncharted should be pretty decent consolation. : treefingers1
      • warhawk is freakin awesome fun it's like what battlefield 1942 shackbattles used to be like Uncharted f... : Break
  • I want to pick one up now too. I really want a 60gb version though. I saw Sams Club was selling them on... : gargy
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  this will be very interesting if the rumours of the 360 with the inbuilt HD-DVD drive are true... : erotic sock
  • it's extremely unlikely that they'll do this. I thought about it for some time when I first read about th... : rookieone
  • Cheap or more players is not the problem for HD DVD. It's actual movies now and HD DVD just lost a huge b... : K1Bond007
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  Ok, say Blu-Ray does win. How long do you think HD-DVDs will continue to be supported? ie, if our HD-DVD ... : shyguy74
  • The only two HD DVDs I own are dual-format (they have a DVD version as well) specifically in case this ha... : OverloadUT
  • This thing isn't over. Paramount's exclusive agreement to HD DVD ends in 2009 sometime. Look for them to ... : K1Bond007
  • paramount and universal are both hd dvd only. They would have to change that before its over. : notext
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  Between this and Mac's rumored support of blu-ray with their next computer revisions and this may finally... : Super Sparker
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    Since when? When did Apple start wielding that type of power in a media format battle? : Fred Garvin
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      Momentum and press coverage with Macworld and such coming up. assuming the rumors are right. : Super Sparker
      • Yeah a lot of people don't understand the power of press releases. Just look at this whole Warner Brother... : ovrlrd
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    How would an OS with *<10% of the computing market switching to Blu-Ray change anything at all? : ColoradoCNC
    • That's like saying how does 1 vote matter. : Edges
    • In the grand scheme of it all Apple is a small fish, but they are more popular and more credible than som... : K1Bond007
    • Those will be free blu-ray player sales. : razlebol
• Lame. Sony, bring down the cost of your players/drives, then we'll talk. : Modulus
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  While company's continue to do this exclusive bullshit, i refuse to purchase either formats. : Drewus
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    word. My upscaled dvds work for me and are like half the price : grabbie
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      ^^^likes his desktop at 640x480 : Modulus
      • He upscales his desktop to 1080. : TreMetal
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    do you have an iphone by chance : Downforce
    • Nope, don't plan on getting one either. Why? : Drewus
  • it's not exclusive if it's the only viable format! : Postal
• http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=205208783 : BulletPro
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  Where's my sub $150 BR player? If it hits that price I'll bite, but right now I have one format and I'll ... : Fred Garvin
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    They really do need to bring the price down. It would be a lot more tempting then, and I would be more wi... : Modulus
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      The thing that sucks for me is that even if they bring down the price will they actually start taking adv... : Fred Garvin
      • Internet petition!!! : dognose
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        Isn't BR 1.1 the profile that gives Blu Ray the same functionality as HD-DVD? What does 2.0 do that 1.1 ... : treefingers1
        • 2.0 is the internet connectivity which included Ethernet and on board storage. : DarkWolf5
      • Pip is only 1.1 and a lot of movies are planned to support it. : razlebol
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  Almost picked up a PS3 on the way home... scary. : DooBall
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    I did pick up a PS3 after work lol. TommyToolbag is my online name if anyone wants to add me. : Tommy Toolbag
    • i can be your first friend!!! add me Break i'd do it but im playing zack & wiki on my wii =p : Break
    • Don't freak out when I add you. I desperately need more Shack mates on my PS3. (not gay). : treefingers1
• I am sure as hell not reading all of this, so this may be a repost, but I will be getting something like ... : mafu5150
• this thread has SMUG OVERLOAD : sexninja!!!!
• is it a CLUTCH? : tunis5000

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• i just saw your shackmessage. yeah, i'm in. : pandastrong
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  LOL @ SIGPRO!!!!! I'll have the same kind of record in the NHL 08 league. :( : FormerHPB
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    sigpro put up a fight in our game, but just hit some bad breaks :-( don't rib him too much : MisterPhoton
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      I just like to rib on him and his 22k gamerpoints. :) Like I said, I'm going to be killed in the NHL le... : FormerHPB
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        22k 31324k. At least get it right. : sigpro
        • you have 3 million gamerpoints lollerz : Deathlove
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          Nice Duck uniforms by the way. : Lunatic Angelic
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            They do look pretty good. I wish I could have added the diamond plating though. : sigpro
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              Might you consider tipping a bulldozer over onto each player, it might give the right effect. : Lunatic Angelic
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                I would but I'm doubtful I will play the game again. This tournament is the first time I had played it si... : sigpro
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                  You did ok against me before the tourney right? I forget. : Lunatic Angelic
                  • if you call losing 40something to 7 doing ok then fuck yeah I did. : sigpro
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    What can I say, I suck at football games. At least in The Bigs tournament I made it to the semi final rou... : sigpro
    • I'm going to be so annoyed at the NHL 08 league. I used to destroy all my buddies at the NHL games on th... : FormerHPB
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      quit blaming the gameplay for your lack of skill! : cltcprd
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        I've already admitted I lack skills, but I blame gameplay also as non starred receivers even when open as... : sigpro
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          you have to think of non-star players as having like 50 ratings in Madden. Don't throw them the ball unl... : cltcprd
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            when they are open and my silver guy is double teamed i will throw to the open guy. Having them drop 70% ... : sigpro
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              What type of receivers did you pick? : Lunatic Angelic
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                possession. : sigpro
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                  Hrmmm, then I'd wonder how open they really were. : Lunatic Angelic
                  • yeah, I haven't had these problems. Are you positive you picked possession. Honestly I only throw to ... : cltcprd
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                    open enough that the ball hits them right in the hands and they drop it. : sigpro
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                      I have possession too and I'd say *open* receivers catch the ball about 75% of the time. However, if the : Lunatic Angelic
                      • Your experience differs from mine, but that's the way games are a lot of times. : sigpro
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  fyi i am out of town next week thursday - sunday afternoon : FrayLo
  • wtf FrayLo you need to to win this for seattle pride! : Iwannaacura
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  LeagueNotice jedi_27 and Sylvanus just lost the coin flip round robin with pandastrong, they will have : Lunatic Angelic
  • I'm back from my trip and ready to lose win! : NFXFSX
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    Update. Lamp division sucks. Couldn't you assholes have beaten each other by more points or something? : Lunatic Angelic
    • I did my part by losing by a lot of points. : sigpro
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      Don't blame us for parity! and i did my part by winning all my games : cltcprd
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        I'll trade Photon and come into your division, you want that? I think Fraylo would have your number too. : Lunatic Angelic
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          I think the mixed seeding is bullshit :( I know people want to play other people, but it kind of weakens... : cltcprd
          • Dude, you fucking lucked out, I *wish* I had your seed... and if you notice, the merging hardly affected : Lunatic Angelic
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            the problem is we didn't have a lot of teams to begin with. :( : FrayLo
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              you're going down GayLo! i'm going to lose horribly : cltcprd
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                Oh I see, you have no confidence and your only concern is whether you lose in the semis or in the finals. : Lunatic Angelic
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                  not like Fraylo put up any fight against TreMetal :) : cltcprd
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                    Right, which is why I should have his seed, BUT NOOOOOOO, one glitched safety gifting an 80 yard Montana : Lunatic Angelic
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                      owned : FrayLo
                      • also it was a tie game at that point so anything could have happened in OT. : FrayLo
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    Tentative WildCard Weekend Schedule: http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/All-Pro_Football_2K8/shack : Lunatic Angelic
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      does jedi_27 suck? If so, I'm ok with this. If not, SO NOT OK. : MisterPhoton
      • You get 2 chances to beat him, if he loses once, you advance. : Lunatic Angelic
      • I'll trade you my BYE week for your spot. =P : Lunatic Angelic
    • finally, i will face emocore on the field of battle : Deathlove
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  Hey, when should we have Wildcard Weekend finished by? Like Monday or do we need a whole week? : Lunatic Angelic
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    whole week, i'm not sure how much i'll be around this weekend. : cltcprd
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      I dunno, I think having WC weekend done by 11:59PM PST Monday is totally doable and gets us on track to h : Lunatic Angelic
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        4, but possible 6 games.(with the 2x games). : cltcprd
        • Yes, but those guys won't have problems finding each other for the 2nd game if there is one, so it's not : Lunatic Angelic
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      You do not even have a game to play; I am sure people can manage without you around. ;] : TreMetal
      • Hahah, I didn't even notice, the schmuck. : Lunatic Angelic
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        shhhh! : cltcprd
        • and i forgot about having a bye :) : cltcprd
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  Official Timeframe Wild Card Weekend must be completed by 11:59PM PST Deathlove v pandastrong Manc... : Lunatic Angelic
  • That's Monday, Jan 7th btw, sorry. Attention Pandastrong]y, Sylvanus, and Jedi_27 You need to have th... : Lunatic Angelic
  • How does tomorrow afternoon sound Mancide? : NFXFSX
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    Sylvanus, let me know when is good for you this weekend. I might have some time tonight. Saturday all day... : Holesinswiss
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      Actually, I'm up for tonight. I'm about to have some dinner. I'll check here again on and off all night. : Sylvanus
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        Just SM'd you again. I'll keep an eye out here as well. I'm available right now, but will be going out at... : Holesinswiss
        • Ok- Getting my team and stuff together now. I'll post again soon. : Sylvanus
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          Ready - adding to friends list and sending shack msg. Good luck :) : Sylvanus
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            Cool, be on in a few! : Holesinswiss
            • Good game. I'm going to change my lineup a bit. :) : Sylvanus
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            Is that really your team? All offensive players? What happens when you can't stop anyone and you fall p : Lunatic Angelic
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              omg....he could be tough to stop though. I predict every game will be like 4X-4X :) : cltcprd
              • I think with full offense you have to score a TD each time you have the ball, because chances are you wil... : TreMetal
              • I just went with what was working on the PS3 version of the game. Now that I am playing more, I'm defini... : Sylvanus
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              Prophetic. :) I'm going to change some things around. :) How bad was I? :) : Sylvanus
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                I'm not sure what your defensive scheme was, but for having no stars at all, it was pretty good actually. : Holesinswiss
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                  My only sceme was to key in on what you were going to do next. Only 2 total flubs where your guys were w... : Sylvanus
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                    Yeah, I think you pretty much knew most of the time. There were only one or two plays I specifically reme... : Holesinswiss
                    • Wow. I saw him there. Weird. Also, I tried to throw a lob and freaking faked when you sacked Marino. ... : Sylvanus
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      Good game, man! That stacked offense was pretty crazy. I pretty much had to play a soft defense and hope ... : Holesinswiss
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        I definitely need to get better. :) Are people going to be doing another one of these? : Sylvanus
        • I'm probably up for another one if enough people stick around. I'd like to play a full season and playoff... : Holesinswiss
        • If I can get another 8-10 players who can commit to 8 games, we'll do another one, this was kinda the fir : Lunatic Angelic
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    Are these play-ins going to be tracked on the 2K site or just on the wiki? : Holesinswiss
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      The wiki. The 2K Service was down all morning. Besides, it's nearly impossible for me to do it sensibly : Lunatic Angelic
      • Okay, makes sense. I thought that was what you were saying in one of the earlier posts, but I wanted to m... : Holesinswiss
      • It would be good to get the final tournament(s) setup for people to join as they make it in. We can get ... : TreMetal
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  woooooo go Billings Biohazard!!!! cltcprd, do you live in Billings (MT) or from around here? Or was... : pukerat
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    I'm from MT originally (born and raised in Helena, then lived in Bozeman for 6 years). My parents still ... : cltcprd
    • oh and I picked Billings because it was the only MT town (I wanted Bozeman for obvious reasons). Go Ca : cltcprd
• btw, deathlove i can play our game anytime tonight. my team is nearly complete (picking colors right now... : pandastrong

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  Tool =( : famine101
  • Definitely.. and I wouldn't mind having some Mudvayne. : slip42o
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  players will have to start smoking 40 a day to get a decent score on any tom waits songs... : filthysock
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    I could ROCK that shit. : Rauol Duke
    • Sing Goin' Out West and post the mp3 : valael
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  The Mars Volta - Cicatriz ESP TOOL - anything really More Metallica! : invisible_kid
  • i couldn't get myself to sing mars volta : reverend~heresy
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  Green Day - Dookie needs to be an album download. : slax0r
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    So does Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction : mmogger
    • oh fuck yes I can get behind that! : .sticks.
    • YES : Rauol Duke
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  nine inch nails - march of the pigs : liquidlies
  • That would be so fun on drums (once you get the odd time down) : Serpico74
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15902128#itemanchor_15902128 : Mad Brahmin Disease
• AC/DC - Back in Black (full album) Black Crowes - Southern Harmony and Musical Companion : edgewise
• The entire album of Siamese Dream : EvilDolemite
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  Journey - Don't Stop Believin'. : hardfl1p
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    The console will shut off midway through, leaving you looking at a black screen. : RomSteady
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      Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo : Rauol Duke
      • This post was fade to whack. : RomSteady
  • haha, that'd be fun : megarust32
• Weezer - The entire blue album Van Halen - Hot for Teacher : bad_fish
• anything by Pinback : Lawgiver
• Some odd Queen choices there, buddy. : Dave-A
• Fountains of Wayne has many excellent songs that would be a perfect fit. To be honest, though, my bigge... : Enkidu
• Sleater motherfucking Kinney, I'd be happy with anything but would flip my lid for the entire The Woods a... : bipolar
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  always something there to remind me money for nothing working for the weekend : FrayLo
  • other chris cornell songs like hunger strike, show me how to live, etc. but they'd be hard to sing. ... : FrayLo
• How about some Motley Crue! : .sticks.
• Metallica - like 4 songs from Master of Puppets : spectr3
• For pure geek cred.. "The Ballad of Serenity", was written by Joss Whedon and performed by Sonny Rhodes : theargent