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  meh, if that's all that makes the soldier less cowardly the demo should be there too, i sticky jumped all... : pyide
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    More like sticky jumped into some out of the way place where you can hide and drop stickies on unsuspecti... : SockMonkeh
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      Haha, really. "No, I sticky jump into battle and wipe out entire teams with my primary." Cowards.... : Grimp
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        Demo's are always hiding around corner and blowing you up. It's not effective to run into the middle of ... : Pneum0
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          I disagree. A standard grenade to the head will put a damper on anyone's day. I'm starting to get good wi... : AhmNee
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            Sacrificing yourself isn't something i'd call effective. : Pneum0
            • In a team play game i think it might count. : great-white
            • It's not preferred and I usually take out more than one person per life, but when someone comes around a ... : AhmNee
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  pyro = where the line between bravery and stupidity is erased. everyone else = smrt. : RikiTiki2
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    I've always held that a brave person is really doing something that would be called stupid in any other c... : Arctic Fox
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      The brave person knows what he is doing is "stupid," he just does it anyway because somebody has to. : SockMonkeh
      • Truth, thanks for the clarification. : Arctic Fox
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    A good pyro knows that even if he gets no kills, running into a crowd and lighting everyone up will at le... : AhmNee
    • agreed, as a pyro i can cut into a swath of enemies and push them back, set as many on fire as possible a... : fletch_
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  Give a sniper a shotgun please. I would be way more offensive if I had something besides a rifle and a m... : hirosushima
  • And give them a way to defend up close? No way... Have fun with your pea shooter and your machette. : razlebol
  • Aim more for the head. 3 of 5 times you should be able to take out that smartassed scout who's trying to ... : AhmNee
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    And while you're at it, give the medic a chaingun. : romulan
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      I disagree. The medic should have this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16172098#itemanchor_16172098 : Arctic Fox
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        We can find a reasonable common ground. A chaingun that fires rocket propelled chainsaws instead of lame... : romulan
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          SOLD on the condition that it spouts Bruce Campbell one-liners whilst firing. : Arctic Fox
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            what about having Bruce Campbell as a weapon? : deject
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              Is he classed as a WMD? : Alco23
              • Probably. He IS the King after all. : thetangent
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  I'd put Medic as MOST cowardly, it doesn't take much balls to hide behind a heavy and heal. That would p... : Pneum0
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    Hehe I don't think you're getting healed ever again :) : yemeth
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      Don't penalize me for the truth. : Pneum0
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        Medics all have jesus syndrome. Don't speak ill of them or they'll sentence you to eternal death by hellf... : aeg1x
        • Hey, medics don't MAKE other players run into pyro flames, they just do it all themselves :P : Arctic Fox
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    ^^^ someone who has never played medic. Running around with no weapon out, while being targeted by the en... : Arctic Fox
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      Never venturing out without a team = Not ballsy. That's all i'm saying. : Pneum0
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        http://shackpics.com/files/medic_r6qzai6af0ibg228nr5o.jpg Had to go jump in the water to get that scre... : Arctic Fox
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          Here is a gold star. But, really.. you should have been hiding behind a teamate doing what a medic does.... : Pneum0
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            *Takes star, pins on chest* Just pointing out that the better medics will do some foolhardy shit if ne... : Arctic Fox
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              I've taken a heavy out from nearly full health with my needler as he was up a level and I could crouch an... : AhmNee
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                I killed a heavy from full health with the bonesaw defending the last point on dustbowl when I was practi... : SockMonkeh
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                  I've gotten one to a sliver of health because he didn't notice me right away, but I've never managed bone... : AhmNee
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                    It was a pretty chaotic moment, so I used that to my advantage. : SockMonkeh
                    • Gratz. I salute you and your bonesawing prowess ... That just sounds really, really bad. : AhmNee
                  • I've done it a couple times, so satisfying... : deject
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    Playing Medic is A LOT more than just "hide behind a heavy and heal". : pancake humper
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      Yeah Pneum's post was pretty much flamebait :P : Arctic Fox
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        So are Medics, though, really. : SockMonkeh
        • roffle : RikiTiki2
        • hahaha good call SockMonkeh : Arctic Fox
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        Oh comeon! They're hardly the most brave! That's equally flamebait if my post is. : Pneum0
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          You've never played with me when I bonesaw your ass as a combat medic. I'm usually leading the heavies in... : ieGod
          • Q key = Medic's best friend. : AhmNee
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            You win at playing the class the wrong way... and again, this conversation isn't about individuals, it's ... : Pneum0
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              "it's about the classes the way they are designed to be played" What the hell does that even mean? If a M... : AhmNee
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                You obviously havn't figured out what this thread is about. Medics are meant to heal. Sure the bonesaw ... : Pneum0
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                  Obviously I'm not alone in my confusion. If we're only discussing the class's primary weapon, keep in min... : AhmNee
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                    It's not the primary weapon were discussing, it's the primary focus of the class. Of course you can "Wha... : Pneum0
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                      The problem is you can guess at what the 'primary focus' of a class is but it's hardly that black and whi... : AhmNee
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                        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16182662 I'm not guessing. Ask Sockmonkeh. Then again, don't bot... : Pneum0
                        • Ug ... I'm making a point. You're placing a 'primary focus' on the classes that doesn't exist and in some... : AhmNee
            • I have about 10X more kills with my bonesaw (maybe more) than I do with my needlegun. : Rice-Rocketeer
            • and demoman are, per the style individuals on the shack play them and per they way there were designed, c... : thief
  • You haven't been playing with the right medics then. That or you haven't been paying attention. While tha... : AhmNee
  • needle gun skills! : thief
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  TF2 has jumped the shark. : RyDogg1
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    RyDogg1 has jumped the shark. : SockMonkeh
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      I mean you just posted on what class is most cowardly. I mean wouldn't that = playing style of the playe... : RyDogg1
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        yes. maybe he thinks the cowardly players gravitate towards those classes. i've personally seen more cow... : pyide
        • Then just post who are the cowards. It's always nice to point fingers at chickens. : RyDogg1
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          In order for the conversation to be productive you have to remove the player and look at how the class is... : Pneum0
          • Yeah, for the purpose of this conversation don't think about actual individual players. Think about all t... : SockMonkeh
    • SockMonkeh has jumped the shack. : aaarrrgh
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  For me, only the demoman and sniper are cowardly because if they have the distance, there's not much you ... : Grimp
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    I agree, I think spy should be much higher on that list. I think one of the reasons Sock didn't put him h... : Arctic Fox
    • "I think one of the reasons Sock didn't put him higher is because Sockmonkeh generally plays spy :P" P... : SockMonkeh
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      The spy is one of the most misused classes, however. (In my opinion) He's got the ability to be a lone wo... : AhmNee
      • Yes, the Spy's purpose is not to rack up kills (although if your team is lagging behind you can just sort... : SockMonkeh
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        That's just lack of team chemistry, though. A disguised spy anywhere near his teammates is likely to dra... : Grimp
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          Agreed. I usually call out things like "sap in 10 seconds". : AhmNee
          • and if the sap fails/you get gibbed? : xxiv
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            I find the 10 seconds forewarning doesn't help as much as just binding a key to "SAPPING NOW YOU FOOLS." : thief
            • I haven't fooled around too much with keybindings. Still, when I've tried to time it with the people who ... : AhmNee
• pretty awesome that the class I see you play the most is the annoying bitch class. lol : boomstickah
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  I took out a level 3 sentry as a pyro without an uber last night. That is CAJONES, my friends. : laurgasms
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    too bad you can't play w/ us on sat :( : boomstickah
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      uh, they never set a fucking time. if you guys play at 2PST, i'm asking maddog to trade me. this is bulls... : laurgasms
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        hahaha whoa PMS! : SockMonkeh
        • Trade for her! Who was your first pick? : Grimp
        • not really, haven't you guys started a calendar yet? i'm just upset because this scheduling crap has b... : laurgasms
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    I don't understand how this is even possible to do unless you stand next to a corner or something. : razlebol
    • i managed to get near it without it shooting at me, i killed JEN, then circle-strafed it and managed to g... : laurgasms
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      Wait for it to target someone else and rush in. : Pneum0
      • Yeah, I forgot about that. But I have seen pyro take level 2 turrets while it was targetting them and the... : razlebol
    • You can also run in while the sentry is 'distracted' (shooting at one of your teammates) : Arctic Fox
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      Or if it were sapped . . . : Grimp
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        hahaha not so epic then. : Arctic Fox
        • it was definitely not sapped :[ : laurgasms
    • you can do this buy getting behind the dispenser that's usually next to it. it can't shoot through a disp... : RikiTiki2
    • it's very much possible if the sentry is next to a corner and is facing the other way. or if the sentry i... : feek
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      You can do it without it being sapped, shooting at another teamate or even hiding behind a dispenser/corn... : Zeeliv
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        Yeah all you need is to be able to get close without it shooting at you, then you can just circle strafe ... : deject
        • True, it doesn't even need to be that long of a strafe. The flamethrower takes out sentries pretty quick. : AhmNee
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    THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN LAURGASMS LIES : jenisthebest
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      it was the most awesome thing ever and you know it. : laurgasms
      • catfight! : [7]kami
      • i'm just jealous :( : jenisthebest
    • Give Lauragasms props. I've played against her. She's a damn fine Pyro. I know this because she almost ha... : AhmNee
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    I did that once too. Sentries do take time to turn around, and if you can get into that sweet spot where ... : ConfusedUs
    • Every time I get near a sentry with an engy, the engy crits me with his wrench. They have a 145% crit cha... : snuff
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    I'll one up that. I've taken out a level 3, the dispenser and the engineer ... all without a medic. It... : AhmNee
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      See, but when laura did it the gun was pointed on HER. She actually out strafed it, keeping it running in... : terath
      • See above post. I know she's a good pyro. :p : AhmNee
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  You're going DOWN tonight, my friend. : WaterSign
  • *Takes off glove, slaps JPB with it* : Arctic Fox
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    *Takes out cock, slaps JPB with it* : SockMonkeh
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      You can slap me with cocks and gloves ("Cocks and Gloves" would be a cool name for a rock band) but it do... : WaterSign
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        If we were having a mic chatter competition maybe you guys could win. : SockMonkeh
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          It's a good thing we're not, because then you would have a fair excuse for your woeful demise. Tonight, t... : WaterSign
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            I'm gonna' rip off your head and shit down your neck. : SockMonkeh
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              If you could, you might try. Your offense is as threatening as a box of paraplegic smurfs. Of course, it'... : WaterSign
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                What are you going to do when you can't cap the last point in Dustbowl? Throw a Sprite at us? : SockMonkeh
                • Great comeback! It's a shame your team won't be quite so adept at "coming back," after we cast them into ... : WaterSign
  • ^^^ Guaranteed victory : dmason
  • oh no you di' int! *takes out sack, T-Bags JPB with it* : papaskot
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    This will be a good game, are you guys playing on a server with SourceTV? : dkrulz
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      Don't quote me, but #69 I think. : WaterSign
      • Yes, and it doesn't have SourceTV yet. trOmblyj is going to get it up sometime in the near future. LOL, I : skankcore
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  I guess you're being a bit tongue in cheek, but I have to say "cowardly" isn't a fair way to describe the : Silent Sorrow
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    The spy should get a huge bonus if he backstabs a medic with an uber charged :D : SockMonkeh
    • Or get uber'd by said medic, then backstab him. : DHAvatar
    • I agree, there should definitely be at least 1 extra point for this. : Arctic Fox
• oh mostly all of you are fools--were I not about to attend class I would, in the manner of one of those ... : thief
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  what. so the engineer is "cowardly" for using his tools the way they were made to be used? I don't get ... : deject
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    Yeah, same feeling here for the sniper. He was given a long range weapon to take enemy's out from a dista... : hirosushima
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      It does depend on the person playing the class, but the majority of snipers are back out of the action, k... : AhmNee
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        no, good snipers are shooting people in the face, it doesn't matter where they are. This whole thing a... : deject
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          I don't think anyone is seriously calling anyone anything. It's just a fun BS thread. And you can't al... : AhmNee
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            no. demomen are seriously cowards. a cowardly class. : thief
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              You've obviously never seen my Superman act. From our side of the trench in 2fort into the 2nd level of t... : AhmNee
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                That's not very difficult nor brave, I'm sorry to say; most of the time you're only doing that to have yo : thief
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                  *on the enemy's battlements. ignore all other elementary mistakes, I'm tired. : thief
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                    Lemme guess .... you take point a lot, don't you? : AhmNee
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                      (i don't know what you mean) : thief
                      • Exactly :p : AhmNee
        • A sniper can be very, very effective supporting an offensive push. They can't do that from the battlement... : AhmNee
    • snipers are not cowardly for a reason i'll post later when not in class ;) : thief
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  Sniper - Runs away the second someone gets close and is the furthest away from battle. Total pussy Engi... : handofthrawn
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    With a few minor differences and one major difference, I can respect this list. : SockMonkeh
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      i had to downgrade the medic because ive had some really long lasting lives with him. where i always hav... : handofthrawn
      • Nope. You are playing your class well. : Pneum0
      • That's just effective strategy. There's a fine line. There's no point sacrificing yourself for no reason.... : AhmNee
  • Nicely done. =) : Pneum0
  • correct with the demo! : thief
• I'd say it's the style of play that determines bravery. I like to play offensive Engineer. That is, get ... : stelth
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  If you're playing an offensive sniper or engineer or a defensive heavy, pyro, scout or spy, you're doing ... : itsjames
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    Defensive Heavies and Pyros are pretty big. : SockMonkeh
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      not if you're standing around in your base or at a distance. You're forced to get in there. It's not a m... : itsjames
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        A defensive Pyro always has spy checking to keep him busy and then point sweeping if it's in danger. The ... : SockMonkeh
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          a heavy with 2 lvl 3 sentries and a dispenser is deadly. maybe add a pyro for spy protection and a demo ... : handofthrawn
          • Yes. heavy next to a dispenser becomes a turret. : hirosushima
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          I don't think I'm making my point very well -- you have to be in the fray as a pyro or heavy. You don't h... : itsjames
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            It's cowardice. : SockMonkeh
            • Sniper = Vaginahead : handofthrawn
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            I disagree with both assertions. There are times when the combat calls for both heavys to be in a defensi... : AhmNee
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              I don't find either of these arguments particularly convincing since: - pyros should be checking for spi... : itsjames
              • Pyros still have a limited range where a heavy can mow down a spy before he gets the to sentry. Same for ... : AhmNee
          • oh, in that case i agree. all i do is hang back and take pot shots at dudes running by. i tend to aim f... : dopeman
  • Sniper and engineer are support classes. Which means they are supporting both the offensive and defensive... : hirosushima
  • All classes are useful for both offense and defense. Support doesn't mean hanging back at all times, and... : EvilDolemite
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    Some of my best rounds as sniper have been as offense on dustbowl. If you think I'm wrong, just ask the ... : dopeman
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16181878#itemanchor_16181878 : itsjames
• I think you are wrong about the engineer class. I play this class as a necessity to a map not because I l... : sesmaster
• i had alot of fun last night as an offensive engineer. you guys enjoy that lvl 3 sentry near your spawn? ... : AMikaboshi
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  I think it's pretty safe to say TF2 is completely awesome. Each one of these classes no matter what is a... : Pneum0
  • Agreed. : Arctic Fox
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  so if we elect obama who is the world gonna blame for everything for four years? i say russia. man tho... : [fry]
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    soooo you like spies? : laurgasms
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      how the hell did my post get in this thread!!! WHO ARE YOU? : [fry]
      • I blame Bush. : SockMonkeh
    • No no. I think he likes Heavy Weapons Guy. He's from Russia! : terath
• pyro is great, it lets me express both my love for arson and self-loathing nature : fletch_
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  Totally depends on the player. : romulan
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    outside of cowardly demomen, yes. Mostly. : thief
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      I am going to poke you in the friggin eye! : AhmNee
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        If your incessantly retreating feet and selfishly protective circle of stickies don't keep you from getti... : thief
        • You Tell 'Em Steve Dave! : graceofdragons
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          Ye'll be sayin 'ello te mister wiskeh bottle, ye nancy! : AhmNee
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            It would be a rare treat to see a demoman use something other than his typical cowardly weapon. A bottle... : thief
            • I like usin it to beat down Scouts. : AhmNee
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  I think engineer is the least cowardly. he has to build his sentry in an open area, and if his shit gets... : electroly
  • I have gotten so damn good at shooting away stickies with my pistol that I must be pissing off a shit loa... : sesmaster
  • IAWTP - Engineer's FTW : thetangent
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    I don't know if they're the least cowardly. (No other class deserves the cowardice-level consideration b : thief
    • (I think I'd consider medics the least cowardly, even despite their regenerating health). -They too of... : thief
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  I would switch the pyro and the soldier since most pyros are on a suicide mission and will end up having ... : mikecyb
  • Yeah, I often cause Massive damage and disruption, but sometimes I'll only get 1 kill or an assist. Co... : graceofdragons
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  I like your list, SockMonkeh. I think I would say the scout is the most cowardly, he just runs around ... : unholydonuts
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    I don't think it's cowardly for the Scout to run and dodge like a madman, since if anyone so much as FART... : Arctic Fox
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      The only thing cowardly about the scout is their twenty foot bat. : thief
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        Yeah the hit rego on melee weapons in Source leads to some interesting predicaments. : Arctic Fox
        • Definitely. It gets pretty damned frustrating at times. : AhmNee
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          Yeah, didn't really notice if before. But last night on moron when we were having a little 3v3 melee only... : Alco23
          • meleeing people as a heavy is my favorite thing ever :( : mikecyb
  • haha I do that spy switch all the time but only because I mostly play heavy which is like walking around ... : mikecyb

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  They have to have something to show in the fall. : alnya
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    iMac Air? : prime8
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      iNike Air? : Matt Burris
      • iNukem Forever? : xxx2xxx
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  w/o destroying battery life.... : synack
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    Just let me set it to only use 3G when using the internet and that'll be fine. I don't need/want it tryin... : Arsenal
    • They should put a TURBO button on the side of the phone, like on a 486. Lode Runner's playing too fas : Caboose
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  Needs GPS, also. The triangulation is nice and everything, and I use it a lot, but GPS would be better. : dmason
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    They'll either need a smaller GPS chip or thicken the phone up a tad probably. : prime8
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      I'd be happy with a GPS ad-on that fits into the socket at the end. Heck, give it a separate batter on t... : SolrFlare
      • does it not work with bluetooth gps units? : cltcprd
      • there are bluetooth GPS receivers. not exactly a clean, all in one solution that Apple likes but it woul... : ttyRazor
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  Don't expect that until the second half of this year. But, it will come eventually :) : SolrFlare
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    I can't wait lol I'm so tempted to get it now. I've been trying to decide if I really need 3G lol I'm thi... : prime8
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      LOL IS NOT PUNCTUATION : zakk
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        GET OVER YOURSELF LOL : prime8
        • Listen lol I think we all just need to calm down lol I think it will do all of us some good lol : Matto357
    • after using EVDO with both sprint and verizon (on phones where the shitty browser is the bottleneck) I wo... : ttyRazor
    • I could come in the summer, hold on. : Lone Swordsman
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  where is it in canada :( : Chandler55
  • Being stopped by Rogers and it's shitty data plans. :( : Barnahog
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  3G. 32gb. For Verizon. Then it's MINE. : Jobos
  • only if they go CDMA first. I wouldn't hold my breath : dopefish
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    Yeah hopefully the next release will bump it up to 32gb as well, but unless the price for 64gb solid stat... : Arsenal
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      Actually, considering what you said, I don't think I would ever buy an iPhone. An iPod Touch with intern... : Jobos
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        Strange metaphor, but really, do you really want to carry 2 devices around? Also, an iPod touch is pretty... : ventro
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          my main concern is battery life. I don't want to be listening to it all day at work and have to worry if ... : derelict515
          • Yeah in Australia the chances of getting a free wifi connection are zero, so that rules out pretty much a... : Arsenal
        • I suck at metaphors, but I love the Far Side, so I try to work it in there. I was trying to say that I w... : Jobos
      • its pretty handy - i walk a lot of places in my neighborhood, so i don't have to carry a phone and an ipo... : FrayLo
  • Verizon won't happen until 2012 at the earliest. : Lone Swordsman
• yep that's what i'm waiting for : Clay
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  Whats wrong with FM radio? : Lord Grey
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    I actually wouldn't mind AM/FM radio hehe : Clay
    • i would love it. then i could listen to elliot in the morning on the metro in the mornings. : xxiv
  • because then people will bitch about it not being HD-Radio. never good enough for everyone : RikiTiki2
• I hope it has a parachute for when I accidentally drop it. : FushigiDenki

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• >:( : itsjames
• try no more heroes : headbone
• You, sir, are broken except for the Mario part. : mrwolf710
• Do you think a doctor can fix you? : Koral06
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  whats going on here : shika.art
  • gloval hates video games. : DOOManiac
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  zelda on wii is probably one of my top 5 fav games of all time =( I really enjoyed it. That said, the sta... : kelerian
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    maybe i'll persevere. how the fuck to i herd the cattle? : cpt_gloval
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      wow you didn't even make it past that part before judging the entire game? : DrFlammable
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        i just got done watching like an hour of boring ugly intro : cpt_gloval
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          it does look terrible compared to metroid and mario, it saddens me. : gmd
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            It's a gamecube game, remember it's about gameplay and exploration. If you can focus on that it's easier... : Pneum0
            • oh i know, I have already played through it twice. : gmd
        • yeah that's all I've seen of that game, god i hate long intros : datoo
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      i thought zelda was a decent game, not incredible or anything, but i have to say that you haven't even st... : ferraro
      • all i wanted to do was whack things with a sword but all it let me do was skip a bunch of boring text : cpt_gloval
      • nm, didn't read the post you responded to. : ferraro
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      run around them and coral them into the barn : Shadowdane
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        i did that for an hour solid. just that one part. i don't think i got one in. so frustrated. : cpt_gloval
        • lol- it took me maybe 5 mins to get them all into the barn. : Shadowdane
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      Ahhh it really gets a lot better. Give it a few hours please :( : moogle
      • I got to the part we saw in the trailers before the Wii launch where Link is riding a horse facing off ag : Rasnowl
  • And therein lies the problem. If the start of your game is as goddamn awful as Twilight Princesses' is, h... : Vincent Grayson
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  "zelda lost so much in its transition to 3d" - I haven't played Zelda on the Wii, but Ocarina of Time is ... : thetangent
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    i couldn't finish OOT either. i keep trying them hoping one might actually be fun, but they all turn into... : cpt_gloval
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      hahaha, how far did you make it into oot? : DrFlammable
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        several dungeons. enough to understand the fundamental game play was what was not fun, and no amount of a... : cpt_gloval
        • 100% agreed. Link to the Past was the peak of the series :( : Ebu
        • if you don't like OOT you probably won't like any of the 3D zeldas. : aethyr
      • probably the god damn water fucking temple : packav
• jeez this thread is just full of fail - what have you done. : DrFlammable
• What the hell... "zelda lost so much in its transition to 3d". Dude.. I won't say that Zelda 1 and 3 were... : K1Bond007
• Twilight Princess is beyond awesome. This video will spoil a nice chunk of Twilight Princess but will... : jayares
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  Metroid is the kind of thing you really have to spend time with to enjoy. It starts out kinda boring IMO... : Pneum0
  • I agree. The beginning of Prime 3 was really boring. : ConfusedUs
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    I actually enjoyed the beginning... maybe I was expecting a big story (i know i know...) but when it all ... : itsjeff9
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      • I think the beginning is the weakest because it's too generic sci-fi-esque compared to the rest of the ga... : lplasmatron
  • i loved Metroid Prime. best game on the GC. : cpt_gloval
• I hated TP until about the middle and I was really into it like any other Zelda game. Honestly if I c... : ghost in my shell
• i actually agree with you. I played all those games on my wii, and the ones i liked were galaxy (pure awe... : barichnikov
• haha you made the same mistake i made when i said SMG wasn't all that great : dantastic

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• I AM SO IN : dirge23
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  I know there will be at least 2 of us playing - pathogen and myself : flagg209
  • I'm hoping to fill the server. I have posted these threads for the last four or five chatties? More tha... : RyDogg1
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  lol quake wars sry : [7]kami
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    Yeah OK. I'm sure EVE is a real humdinger of excitement... :/ : kainen1
    • I was kinda trying to ignore his comment. The shackbattle is not the place to threadcrap about QW, but w : RyDogg1
• I'm coming, what, 10 hours away? : snowwolf
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  I've never played this game, but I own it thanks to a buddy of mine. I totally should join in. : kainen1
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    Come on in! I'm hoping this to be more n00b friendly; really show what teamwork can do. : RyDogg1
    • yeah, I was thinking that too - perhaps if we teach people to play this great game more people will play ... : flagg209
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  Damn. I have had a little trouble getting into Quake Wars, the play environment feels quite different to ... : A Sponge
  • Well if I could get TF2 levels of interest in ET:QW, then we could unofficially start a bit earlier. I'l... : RyDogg1
• Nifty! : geedeck
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  mmm-eh : robbomc
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    good - so you are in eh? : flagg209
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      yeah maybe i'll stop by. i can't believe i'm not in last place in the shack clan ranking : robbomc
      • heh...ya me either sike no, it will be fun and it doesn't matter because it is the shack - should be ... : flagg209
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  hey RyDogg1 - do you recommend we use teamspeak for this (if so, I'm going to have to figure out how ... : flagg209
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    Is the ETQW in game voip not good enough? : geedeck
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      I love it - but I noticed in his profile that he had a TS server...so I didn't know. This will be my fir... : flagg209
      • The VOIP in QW works just fine, no need for Teamspeak. : RyDogg1
• I'm in, I've had this game about a month now, but its only been on the shelf. : .ka`boom.zZz.
• COME ON! I'm sitting in there on the server in game waiting all by myself. I know it's early but let's... : mrwolf710
• Let's go in early! : RyDogg1
• LESS THAN 1 HOUR!! : RyDogg1
• Okay, I'm the first to admit that I haven't given this game much of a chance, but I just played for about... : Dusty_Slim
• ill be there : eeeealmo
• I'm coming this time! I've barely played since I got retail. : moogle
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  30 MINS!! C'MON!! : RyDogg1
  • isn't it supposed to be etqw.shackbattles.com? : P47h063n
• I should be in like right at 9 when I'm done eating dinner. w00t : dirge23
• Alright, I'm gonna be playing on my laptop, but I'm up for this! : Arcanum
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  Going in! : moogle
  • Okay fuck patches. Now I'm going in. : moogle
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  Gah, stupid patches. : famine101
  • Yeah I didn't realize the patch was so big. Be there in a little bit I guess. : moogle
• i'll be in in like 5 minutes : Mansmells
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  1 hour in and we are going strong, 3 more spots open. We are having a great turnout. : RyDogg1
  • Fuck yea, and now with all the new patches, it just feels much more solid now. These guys really took a p... : famine101
• reinforcements wanted. : RyDogg1
• Fun games, gotta get up in the morning. : tyrelhill
• Wish I could have stayed in longer, but I have to crash. It took me a while to remember how to play th... : Thresher
• That was fun. We should try to do it more often. : moogle
• RyDogg1 - thanks for putting this together, it was awesome! Hopefully we'll do this again. It w... : flagg209
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  Wow such great games, everyone was working together, great teamwork there on the middle map of the NA cam... : RyDogg1
  • Yea, I think with the Shacktourney in TF2, the ShackWest guys don't really need to practice on thursday, ... : famine101
• Sweet games everybody! The GDF had some serious teamwork going on in the last round. Nicely done. : Arcanum
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  The slipgate map was a bit rough for GDF, but overall it was pretty fun. A+ Would play again. : zen2k
  • A really good Field Op for GDF and timing the hack can easily get you through the slipgate. More medics ... : RyDogg1
• i got there late :( BUT it was fun, and we should do this again! sorry to the mystery guy i blew up wi... : xsoulbrothax
• A little early for my west-coast worker-bee self, but I still got an hour in. About enough time to remem... : Johnny Law
• Good times. I am ashamed of my generally low scoring. Therefore, must play again soon. : dirge23
• Damn it, my internet has been flaky all night so I couldn't get on. Maybe next time : melkore
• That was awesome! Sorry for robbing the mystery person that was transmitting the Data Brain at the very l... : P47h063n
• Had a great time. Would love to kill some of you guys again. Is there an official clan tag? I saw Shack a... : bigblack

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• if you can't buy it without feeling bad about spending the money just don't imo : Draugluin
• it's the best console currently. get it. lots of good arcade stuff, too. and tons of shackfgts. i alw... : [fry]
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  Price will probably come down later, Mass Effect will be cheaper later, and your boner might go down once... : famine101
  • Yyy.. no. Maybe. Though I'm picky as shit about that too. PC games, I mean. That said, I'm hoping that... : draconic
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  I liked those games but they weren't console-buying-worthy. Crackdown, Halo 3, Orange Box, Oblivion - the... : Dave-A
  • 2/4 which were on my PC. You are not helping me buy! You are helping me save! THIS MONEY IS BURNING A HOL... : draconic
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  Usually I would say yeah go for it but you're SOOOOOOOO lame. You'd probably be happier obsessing about g... : Ajax
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    I'm not getting one because I don't want to be anywhere near you on an online service OH GOD IT'S TOO LAT... : draconic
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      Yeah right like I actually play my XBOX 360. The joke's on you I just hoard the hardware and software. : Ajax
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        So you're the reason the price is still 349. "These bitches are selling like hotcakes!" "Yeah, it see... : draconic
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          Well it seems that the game d'jour is Burnout Paradise. : Ajax
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            Racing is gay. You're gay. YOU'RE NOT SELLING HARD ENOUGH. My view of gaming has narrowed so much over... : draconic
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              I'm not selling hard enough because I know that you don't really want to get a 360. You want to obsess ov... : Ajax
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                I'm not good with decisions. : draconic
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                  You're not good with a lot of things. Why are you suddenly trying to use this as an excuse? Did you like ... : Ajax
                  • ...and don't wear that stupid hat to the store. If I were a store clerk and you walked into my electronic : Ajax
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                    Yes to all and no, NO I WILL NOT BUY ONE TO SPITE YOU. I know deep down in your heart you want to play ga... : draconic
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                      If you're going to let your sister play then I'll pay for the LIVE Vision camera myself. : Ajax
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                        Oh and tell her I said what's up. : Ajax
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                          She said it back. You pimp, you. : draconic
                          • Nevermind, this is creepy. : draconic
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  The ego identifies with having, but its satisfaction in having is a relatively shallow and short-lived on... : lacker
  • I have a friend like that. Calls me up and says "HEY Let's go spend some money." This week he bought a... : draconic
• resell value isn't too bad, just purchase it and sell it later. or just 'rent' one from Walmart for 89 ... : zagzig32
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  Seriously though, people http://www.drac.org/_/journey.jpg do you really want THIS GUY trying to play XBO... : Ajax
  • I have GOT to clean this fucking directory out. : draconic
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    he does look pretty bored, http://www.drac.org/camera/ : zagzig32
    • It's like Weird Al and Bill Nye had a really really nerdy child together. AND IT WANTS TO PLAY ON XBOX LI... : Ajax
    • i like how the cat is just chillin there : blarrr
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    aaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha : tomservo
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      Laughing from a guy whose myspace picture was, for months, him, taking a shit. That picture was great,... : draconic
      • hahah, i missed that. : zagzig32
      • drunk + bored + 4:00am... I have to hold myself accountable for such things by leaving it up for several ... : tomservo
    • you have no room to talk mr. fucking 360 hater. : sigpro
• If you've got nothing else to play and all you want is Mass Effect, then go for it. : Sylvanus
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  I've noticed there is a certain shack subgroup of "360 teasers". Usually PC players who have an unsettlin... : Dave-A
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    That's the thing, there ARE things we are missing out on. There are certainly a decent amount of exclusiv... : draconic
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      The bitch of it is that even if you do get one and play the hell out of all the games you previously ment : Ajax
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        Bros before hos. If you wanna Skip and Reverse on my sister, I ain't gonna cockblock you on that. : draconic
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          That's cool. I mean, it'd be cooler if you were going to actually buy a 360 but I appreciate the sentimen... : Ajax
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            Like I said, I'm still on the fuckin' fence. I NEED MORE. MOOOOORE. If I wanted potential I'd buy a PS3 (... : draconic
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              XBOX Live is the biggest draw for me. The games are fun by themselves... But they're just games. However : Ajax
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                Speaking of GRAW buy the map pack for GRAW 2 like I did and play some co-op with me. : sigpro
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                  I already have it! We'll have to play a bit before R6:V2 gets here. : Ajax
                  • Yes we will. : sigpro
                  • Oh, sign me up. When? This weekend? Also, we need to play more Halo 3. ROCKET RACE. : brickmatt
              • Well here's some good news. I may have just gotten another design job, so I can overstep the boundary bet... : draconic
              • Haha, that's still one of my favorite gaming moments. Fuck me. : brickmatt
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        • She should hear him talk on Live. He talks a mean game, too bad his burnout skills can't keep back that t... : sigpro
    • well I'm primarily a PC gamer who owns a 360 and I still find myself spending most of my gaming time on t... : aeg1x
    • I'm the same way. Money's tight for me right now, and it would be tough enough to drop $350 on the consol... : Bold
  • protip if you think there's only 1 or 2 good games on 360, you don't actually like video games : JINKY
  • Thing is, if you don't own a console of some sort, you are missing out. On a lot of shit. : EvilDolemite
• oh, and all the returns and such are a pain in the ass :( i have boycotted sie xboxen : Rigor Morts
• I just bit the bullet and got one last weekend - also for one game. I think it'll be worth it though, esp... : Jeepy McJeeperton
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  drac, get it. Carcasonne. Bionic Commando. Civ Rev. etc etc etc. There's plenty more. : geedeck
  • I know of Civ Rev, but what are the others? I know Bionic Commando is a remake? but I never played the or... : draconic
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  condemned is a good game, I've heard. : anhero
  • i was unimpressed with the demo :( : dantastic
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  Halo3 is really, really good : blarrr
  • hahaha : dantastic
• no you should definitely force yourself to buy it even though you dont really seem to want one or see a r... : mega man
• if you dont already have a ps3 just get the xbox already. you'll run into shit you'll want (you probabl... : dantastic
• Wait Dead Rising 2 coming in 200 (9?) It might be cheaper in a few months anyway. Also, Mass Eff... : locater16

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  Make $200 more and get a 32gb iPod Touch : glio1337
  • lol $500 for a 32GB mobile audio player and web browser. what the fucking fuck. : mwasher
  • I don't have that much music. I rarely download MP3's : mr.sleepy
• clothes. : tcxsnoop
• oh please don't turn into gta: san andreas : askedrelic
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  nothing, life is meaningless and money is just a momentary distraction on the way to the grave : snicker-snack 2
  • yea i feel that way when i'm broke too : mwasher
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    what makes you feel that way? : mr.sleepy
    • see my post above yours : mwasher
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      what makes you say that? : snicker-snack 2
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        a hysterical, uncontrollable desire to know the inner-workings of your unconscious : mr.sleepy
        • damn!!!!!! : snicker-snack 2
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  A nice bmx bike is going to cost you more than $300 but here is this for you http://www.shacknews.com/... : lacker
  • yeah that's fucking truth if i've ever read it : mr.sleepy
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    You can get a good base though in that range. Just go check out a bike shop and make sure it's a comforta... : great-white
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      i want a bike that goes really fast and under 300 dollars : mr.sleepy
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        I'd go check out some bikes at the shop. Given it's been awhile since I've looked at bikes, but go sit on... : great-white
        • The only one I have seen recommended in that price range on bmx sites is DK's Six Pack. : lacker
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          i don't really want to jump over anything i just want to go really fast : mr.sleepy
          • should i get one of those speed bikes with the really thin wheels instead : mr.sleepy
  • he gets bikes for free lacker DUH : sexninja!!!!
• 300 dollars won't get you a nice bmx bike. Get the Touch!!! : soggybagel
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  get a skateboard and be like lupe fiasco : snagger
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    I've never heard of that person before. "lupe fiasco" is not in my memory bank : mr.sleepy
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      That black dude that made that song "Kick, Push" about skating, but I dont think actually skates. : great-white
      • maybe "kick, push" is a song about abusing women? : mr.sleepy
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      damn he owns. Check out his new CD The Cool. : h o s t i l e
      • new CD already? damn : gokart.
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  donate it to charity you dont need those things phil look how terrible of a person you are for even think... : sexninja!!!!
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    fine. i will give 60 dollars to 20 homeless people : mr.sleepy
    • they'll all just use it to buy 60 dollars worth of cheap alcohol. : thetangent
    • theyll just buy drugs with it thanks for fucking over the country douchebag : sexninja!!!!
• buy the BMX and steal the ipod : TheFatMom
• Dude you could totally buy 30 DVDs on sale for that : dognose
• bikes are so much fun, good excercise, useful transport. ipods... meh. : datoo
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  $300 in a Roth IRA which will equal $4,000 when I am old :( : EvilDolemite
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    which, after inflation, will only be worth $1500 today :( : mwasher
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      Still a 5x return! : EvilDolemite
      • Somebody must be entering their early 30's! : mwasher
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  two asian hookers at the massage parlor. : anhero
  • ^^^^^ Damn straight : krebster
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  A weeks supply of Pizza! with lotsa topping . : brutal
  • no : mr.sleepy
• skydiving : pulse2115

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  Uh, I don't have it yet but I guarantee you my name will be SockMonkeh. No one ever has it. : SockMonkeh
  • oh the race is on now, name registration boy : Dave-A
  • POT OF PISS : duncandun
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    I'm going to take it just to piss you off now. : Hoax
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      TOO SLOW MOTHERFUCKER! : SockMonkeh
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        lol'd : duncandun
        • I bet it was a hoax. : capt tripps
• Hmmm...hopefully post history is fixed, but I will log on later to update my Ironclad online name. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I have it. OverloadUT. It will probably be a while before I play online because I'm scared. : OverloadUT
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    I'm playing online as soon as I can - I may suck but I'll learn at the same time. : Jonathan
    • yeah me too, I tried the tutorial but god I hate tutorials without Voice acting:( I have a hard time payi... : duncandun
• Arcanum I probably won't be online very often though. Yeah, I know, I suck, etc. : Arcanum
• burm\p : duncandun
• As soon as the game updates it will be the same as my shackname. : NFXFSX
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  Just add my name now. : Wolfanoz
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    doesn't exist : duncandun
    • Try again. : Wolfanoz
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  chepito : Chepito.
  • doesn't exist : duncandun
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  mine is Donar i havent had a chance to play at all yet, hopefully i can get some time later ;/ : DonarUDL
  • doesn't exist : duncandun
• Generecuser is actually genericuser : genericuser
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  How do you finish long games in this thing? Save and everyone quits? And then later on get everyone bac... : Edges
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    Well, longest game i've had was 3.49 hours. I emerged the victor, surprise surprise. My only competito... : duncandun
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      So if an alliance wipes out the other side, you now have to turn on friends to win? Can alliance victori... : Edges
      • No, you don't. I was saying, we had wiped out pretty much the last guy. So we just invited him to our ... : duncandun
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      as to how you finish long games, I'm not sure. Seems like it would be the same thing with long ass Civ ga... : duncandun
      • I think the key is to play small to medium random maps. Playing on the largest maps takes forever. And po... : thewindcriesmary
• Robotic Puppy Eater : Robotic Puppy Eater
• liqker : liqker
• Soon as I can pick it up this week, I'll be there. : jonin
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  Hijack: I recently played (started) a bunch of 3 player games. Me, and 2 AI. Everytime, both the AI... : hawke
  • Multiplayer isnt that bad, because you can actually make deals with other players easier. : thewindcriesmary
• Syllvanus (yes, two "elles") : Sylvanus
• H3adrush : Head Rush
• So far, the following don't work. It could be due to not playing a MP game or not starting a game yet. ... : Sylvanus
• downloading now.... : hamachi
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  is this a really good game? is there a way to download it through steam or something? : blarrr
  • Through Stardock Central. There's bonus stuff. After you've installed the game, "Check for updates" and... : Sylvanus
• wellesraphael : wellesraphael
• i'm going to get in on this later tonight, like midnight. : xsoulbrothax

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  does anyone care enough to write a mini review? There are no official ones yet as far as I know. : aeg1x
  • Friend who bought it describes the RTS elements as simplistic, which only become at all intensive towards... : SpaecKow
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    In it's current state I'd give it an 8.5. A great game but with plenty of room for improvement The Goo... : phate81
    • cool, thanks. : aeg1x
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  I played the first tutorial before leaving for work this morning - did anyone else have pauses? It doesn'... : Jonathan
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    Supposedly the zero day patch broke the tutorials. : serenj
    • The tutorial did not work the first time I tried to launch it, second time it did. YMMV. : Goncyn
• Ha, I did that exact same thing. First I neutralized the pirate threat to my planets by finding t... : hawke
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  oh crap, this came out? How is it? Is it a frantic click fest where you are constantly battling off shit... : Modulus
  • It's not a click fest in the least. A lot of the ship stuff is automated (ie all ships in the same secto... : Horn
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    Here is 20 minutes of gameplay from the final version. Kind of grainy but it gives you an idea of what th... : phate81
    • Thanks, I'll check this out later. : Modulus
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  I saw screenshots and it looks soooo complicated :/ : aethyr
  • I had this same fear. If you can play an RTS like Supp Comm then you'll be right at home in sins. : Horn
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    i said the same thing about a vagina! : multisync
    • And look how the alternative is working for you : geedeck
    • At least you don't have SHIT as the outcome. : Wolfanoz
• Looking forward to more word on this one, looks good. : maldoror
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  I would be buying this except for the sneeking suspicion that my machine will not run it. : Sexpansion Pack
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    Same here. Will there be a demo? : spiderfill
    • according to another post somewhere, i recall it being a month away from release : captain hampton
  • I'm running a amd 4000+ and a 7800 GT and I can run everything on high 4xAA:) : duncandun
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    It was designed to not be a graphics/hardware performance hog, so I'd bet it will run fine. : tashtego
    • Indeed, there was an article about the low requirements. http://blogs.ign.com/Stardock_Games/2008/02/01/... : yemeth
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    I'm running it at 1440x900 on a Geforce 8400M (shitty laptop card) and it runs it great. : Horn
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      What is the 8400M equivalent to? I have a suspicion that this game will run on pretty minimal requiremen... : pigvomit
      • This will help compare it to other laptop cards: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVidia-GeForce-8400M-GS.370... : Horn
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        I have a 6600GT with no issues apart from pauses in the tutorial which I don't think where graphics relat... : Jonathan
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          I think SupCom comparisons got me worried. SupCom runs like a dog on my A64 3700, 2gig, SLI 7800GT syste... : pigvomit
          • That would run sins wonderfully. : Horn
          • I run everything at high settings (minus the AA) on my 3500+ 8600GT system and it runs fine. : phate81
          • Your CPU limited : Shadowdane
      • its pretty much on par with the 8500GT or a 7600GT, if you compare it against the GEForce 7 series. http... : Shadowdane
  • It runs great on older hardware I have an old Athlon X2 3200. Geforce 7600 GT and 2Gigs of RAM and I c... : gatts
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  OK now I'm pumped. Where do you buy this best (cheapest)? I don't need a box and I've heard of a 30$ ... : MatzL.E.
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    Buy it from http://totalgaming.stardock.com/ It's cheaper if you buy a 10 pack of tokens but it still ... : Horn
    • BOUGHT'D I bought it for 45$, not the token thing as the rest of the games didn't attract me. : MatzL.E.
• Bought it yesterday, but was so tired, I fell asleep before I could play it. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Is this game like a realtime version of Gal Civ II? : Sgt_Boomstick
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    It's really close to that. It's more of a Space Strategy version of Supreme Commander. : hawke
    • So its more RTS than in terms of short-term tactics ie. Starcraft or is there still a huge diplomacy, res... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    The game is 30% GC2 40% Homeworld and 30% Supreme Commander (minus the micromanagement) : phate81
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      I thought Supreme Commander was supposed to solve micromangement? : FlatlineDixay
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        Biggest fucking lie EVER. : Rice-Rocketeer
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          Honestly, I actually feel ripped-off by Supreme Commander. Like...it's a great game, but it's nothing ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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            Just curious, but what did you think it would be like? (Also, I have it and besides it running poorly ... : Silent Sorrow
            • I thought the economy would not be as important as it is. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I got fooled by the "small" random map feature. Small can still mean a 5+ hour game =\ : kelbane
  • Aye, I'm currently in the middle of one. Making things worse is my smallish fleet ran into a bloody huge... : whistler
  • Same here. I bought it and played it from 5 until 10 on the same small map. mittense says you can turn ... : Horn
• I need to buy this....tonight! : samduhman
• I so can't wait to play this when I get home. 22" laptop, Cap't & Coke and Interstellar Piracy ahoy! : Wolfanoz
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  Last night, one of my teammates turned on me, and after I beat the first guy's fleet, I convinced my othe... : Gonzo
  • I've been excited about this one for awhile but the phrase 'interplanetary railguns' would have been enou... : intangir21
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    wtf how do you get those:( : duncandun
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      terran super weapon, I think. basically, research the shit out of missile stuff, and then it opens up. ... : Gonzo
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        Yeah, it's the last thing on the missile line. It shoots once every 10 minutes or something like that?... : hawke
        • The only problem with that theory is that it's really fucking expensive, and is useless against fleets. I... : Gonzo
• SoASE = purchased! Yay! now to disappear for the rest of the day! :D : Frozen Pixel
• Can't wait till I can buy this. SOON! : thetangent
• One thing I've noticed: If you try to start Sins via Steam, It works... but theres no text or anything o... : duncandun
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  I must Stardock Central is a steaming pile however. Just let me download the game directly and install it... : fuji-juice
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    Buy the CD then? : Jonathan
    • Sure if they refund my money, or will you? : fuji-juice
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      You still have to use Stardock Central as soon as you install the game. : FushigiDenki
      • My icon on the desktop doesn't seem to launch SDC. It looks like once its installed you don't have to mes... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    What's so wrong? : geedeck
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      It wont let me login using the account I made, and I have to register a product I bought with that accoun... : fuji-juice
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        Did you activate your account with the email they sent you? : Frozen Pixel
        • Hmm, no, I guess I need to make a whole new account? When I purchased it said I could make an account by ... : fuji-juice
      • Weird. I've never had even ONE single problem with Stardock. It's just one username/password and you're... : hawke
      • You do have to create two separate accounts, but apart from that it's pretty cool Downloading/installing... : dael
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    They should have just used steam. : FushigiDenki
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      With Steam's broken ass offline mode? I like somethings about Steam and somethings about Stardock Centra... : Kentor
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        Enlighten me about their offline mode, I am not aware of the issues? : FushigiDenki
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          Most of the Steam games I have require online authentication, even for offline play. If you want to play... : Kentor
          • Yuck, that sucks. : FushigiDenki
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            It worked for me the other day. : Robotic Puppy Eater
            • Never worked for me with the exception of Hl2. : Hoax
      • Somethings in the way she moves, attracts me like no other digital distribution platform... : Majuju
    • Yeah because valve doesn't make you have a different account for steam vs their merchandise store. Oh wai... : Fayk
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      When we started using Stardock Central, and I say "we" despite having no affiliation with Stardock at the... : mittense
      • It's not that I have anything against SC, I just like having all my stuff handy from Steam. : FushigiDenki
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  how does the game compare to Galactic Civilizations? Same game type? : Clay
  • GalCiv is turn based, Sins is real-time. : Goncyn
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  And it's already pirated. Did they use any software protection on this thing? Not that it matters since I... : eldiablo01
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    You're surprised? All games are out before they're really out. If Galactic Civ is any indication though... : Edges
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      Just amazed at the speed that's all. I had forgotten about GalCiv and the pirating that barely dimpled it... : eldiablo01
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        They don't, because Stardock doesn't want to punish the people who bought the game to 'stop' people who w... : Fayk
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          WE LOVE YOU. EACH AND EVERY ONE. : mittense
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            I wish I had time to play your game. It sounds neato peachy keen. : Wadmaasi
            • I don't have time to play it but I'm probably going to buy it anyway, just out of the hopes that I will s... : dirge23
          • Great game. Now if I could figure out how to add some resources (cheat) so I can actually learn it before... : eldiablo01
        • Anything will be cracked anyway, not much point, I'm glad they went this route. : kelerian
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    I thought they used no protection at all. : hamachi
    • They didn't use any. : jonin
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  So, as someone who loves the Homeworld series and still plays them to this day, this would be a good buy? : funnynamehere
  • it would appear so. : datoo
• I started a skirmish after going through the tutorials. On easy, on the map at the top, 1v1 and 2 hours ... : dael
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  Just started sinking my teeth into it. So far my impressions are that it is awesome. It definitely fills ... : Psigun
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    The biggest complaint I have would be the camera. And zoom to cursor is the WORST IDEA EVER : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      You can turn off the zoom-to-cursor by clicking on the camera in the the top bar. Though, between leaving... : mittense
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        Yeah, I found it. But for the longest time I couldn't figure out why my camera was zooming to random plac... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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          Funny. I liked zoom to cursor. I expected that behavior from zooming in graphics editting software. ... : hawke
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            That's how supcom does it too. In fact, I would sometimes navigate by pointing and zooming back and forth : blarrr
            • Yeah, it's much faster and more precise than scrolling. : Arcanum
    • If by "WORST IDEA EVER" you mean "BEST IDEA EVER", then yes. : Arcanum
• can anyone link or record some epic space battles from different chase views? these games always just ma... : smacknca
• just bought it, and it is TEH SEX : TheQuad
• Downloading... fuckers (I really shouldn't be buying this) I should be Syllvanus : Sylvanus
• anyone know if there is tax in CA? I just did all the math and even with gogamer having it for 38, after : smacknca
• Whats the best way of dealing with pirates? just end in about 20-30 bombers to take care of their base or... : thewindcriesmary
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  I'd be downloading it now but their digital distribution prices suck. I understand that they can't make i... : Tincan
  • it's confusing as hell, but i think the DD pack comes with extra CE content you can download. i gave up a... : xsoulbrothax
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  loving it so far, kinda disappointed there is no campaign though; they should release modding tools or so... : deviantpaul
  • Yeah, I was a little surprised there wasn't a campaign either. Especially with the intro cinematic they s... : Frozen Pixel
• I knew this game would be big, but I didn't expect the Shack to be eating it up like this...awesome! Des... : PenicillinX57