Evening Reckoning

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• Someone needs their porn now!!! : soggybagel
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  Love. Secret. Sex. God? : Sebastian-TEC
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    I as if I should be ashamed to so easily get that reference; but I'm not. : InfoBiter
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      You know, the word "feel" belongs somewhere in that statement. You can decide where for yourself. : InfoBiter
      • You know, it doesn't have to be in that order. : Sebastian-TEC
• trance : melt_core
• cooties rat semen : j0nchan
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  p4ssw0rd : dognose
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    I tried that. : boomstickah
    • p4ssw3rd : dmason
• b4tfAc#ki!! : bfzzzz
• IAMANADULT : Kaiser
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  • I need to change the combination on my luggage :( : action wombmate
• New England Clam Chowder. The white one. : focusdaily
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  my name is Werner Brandes : kill9
  • You know what word I think is really sexy? Passport. : Sebastian-TEC
• Do you remember how long it was? Did you make up horriffic 23 letter passwords 2 years ago when you pass... : Ratalon
• Tried something like this? http://www.rarpasswordcracker.com/ : sexydingo
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  STILL CANT REMEMBER PASSWORD OVER A YEAR LATER kill me :( : boomstickah
  • damn over two years : boomstickah

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• wow, ArmA2 is looking pretty good. : hirez
• wow they really got the ground cover down in these new shots. It no longer looks like a game with a mildl... : festivalman
• Woah, that is pretty impressive. The foliage colors and fabric textures have a nice soft look without tha... : Lightzout
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  Did vaseline get rubbed all over a few of those pics? : soggybagel
  • Lens flare, and MOTION BLUR! : famine101
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    Any in particular? It may be the depth-of-field effect. : Dslyecxi
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      http://games.tiscali.cz/reviews/arma2brddojmy/picd.jpg That one. I'm not dissing the game but the onl... : soggybagel
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        I like that. Everything being in focus in games has always bothered me a lot. : lplasmatron
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          when you look at things they tend to be in focus :P : aeg1x
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            And that's not an entire scene. Which is my point. :) You don't see every single thing in focus. : lplasmatron
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              but you do when you look directly at something. With a game using DoF I can focus my eyeballs on a foregr... : aeg1x
              • in this case, if you look at the photograph, you may also be seeing part of the effect where you were loo... : PlanetPerfecto
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          The thing that's bothered me is a lack of motion blur in games, it must have been sooooo frustrating for ... : SpaecKow
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            I'm pretty sure TF2 doesn't have object motion blur. It only works on the entire scene when you physicall... : aeg1x
            • I think you might be right :/ : SpaecKow
      • It's probably that they focused on the grass without realizing it. That's depth-of-field, just shown a bi... : Dslyecxi
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  nice writeup. Any word on what sort of new features they're adding into ARMA 2? (presumbly they'll includ... : ballystix
  • It's based off of the ArmA1 engine, so anything fixed for ArmA1 will show up in it. There are lots of thi... : Dslyecxi
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  Dslyecxi, I'm sorry about all the back and forth we had regarding ArmA codes...when ArmA2 is out, I'll... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • It's my fault. I got it from Atari's online store and wrote the cd key down, but then I couldn't read it.... : BlackCat9
  • No worries. You're welcome to join us for ArmA2. : Dslyecxi
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  God i hope they clean up ArmA 2 and smooth out the control system. Flashpoints and ArmA's mouse and keybo... : Drewus
  • I agree, I couldn't get into OFP and ArmA because of this. They're games I want to love, but just can't.... : contentious roy
  • I have done and will continue to do everything I can to help make the ArmA2 controls and animations the b... : Dslyecxi
• That was pretty cool. The videos were nice as well. It certainly looks better than it used to. : Rag and Bone Man
• That was awesome, man. :) Sounds super fun and hardcore. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Looks and sounds epic. I think I could get into it, when I have less games to play. : megarust32
  • That's my problem. I got this game for Christmas and I was so pumped to play it but I have around 10 game... : SockMonkeh
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  two things fall from the sky. birdshit and badass motherfuckers ;D : xxiv
  • Truth. : Magus
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  your stories are always interesting but i tried to play the arma demo and neither did it look as good as ... : Hoax
  • nevermind its arma2 : Hoax
  • The ArmA demo sucks. It's the truth. :( The ArmA demo is based on old code (1.09, which is what the la... : Dslyecxi
• Damn, those do look nice. It seems to be shaping up really well. : lord warlock
• this game looks... amazing : kill9
• those screenshots look really great. not my kind of game though. : Mansmells
• Aiiiiiirboooooooorn Raaaaaaaangeeeeeeers Lead the way! : Sebastian-TEC
• that looks good : prime8
• good write up. I actually do admit, these games really are intense, even if they are extremely twitchy a... : kainen1
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  This really does look incredible. You should be commended for all the work you do. : Sylvanus
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    Getting 50 people together waiting patiently on teamspeak while filling the rosters and choosing leaders ... : Lightzout
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      its a tactical military shooter, you do need some discipline to get into that genre, also its many guys f... : Hoax
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        What? Nobody pays to post on our forum. There are no lurkers, either, since it's a private forum - if ... : Dslyecxi
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          I think the impression was that most of ShackTac comes from SA, which isn't true. There is an unofficial... : burningtrees
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            thats what i was referring to, apparently wrongly. there was no ill will or offense meant in the posting ... : Hoax
            • Fair enough. Didn't quite make sense after reading it, but your explanation clarifies things. : Dslyecxi
• depth of field rules : FushigiDenki
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  Only up to "Red Flaires" as of posting this but this is pretty damn awesome. I have to say though, my own... : nephilem
  • We're helping to test an as-yet-unreleased version of ArmA1, and things have changed in that area recentl... : Dslyecxi
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  When is arma2 coming out? is there any point in getting arma + exp? i have an urge to play a tactical sho... : thewindcriesmary
  • ArmA2 will be out late this year, apparently. As to ArmA1, yeah, there's a point to getting it. I wou... : Dslyecxi
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    The down side to ArmA is the solo experience. It does NOT and CANNOT match ShackTac's Cooperative or Adve... : Landrosradick
    • It's been so long since the OFP solo days, I do wonder how much of this feeling is based on having played... : Dslyecxi
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  I don't play games like Arma (shit computer and shit internet connection) so here is my feedback. I alwa... : Lionhart32935
  • Glad to hear it. So long as people find it entertaining, I'll continue to post it... as time allows, of c... : Dslyecxi
• Nicely done, wish I could have joined you guys. : cjcharv
• what was the overall outcome of the mission? : nyranger66
• wtf, that first pic just cannot be real... : mystifier
• lol @ the ArmA2 pics...why do they put so much detail in the characters when the most you see is a couple... : byorn
• Epilogue There have been requests via PM and in this post about what happened in the mission after I d... : Dslyecxi
• This was a most awesome write up. Many thanks! : Waffles!
• Great writeup guys! The shackTac sound really interesting. You make me wish to have been there with y... : utgaardsloke

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  I predict a post from das_runt IN THE FUTURE! : Trips
  • Only because you've lived it! : brickmatt
  • a crappy constant, but at least i have some backup : das_runt
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  From this week's episode: The whole Desmond mind splitting across time theme. I've noticed that some i : das_runt
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    Slaughterhouse 5. : brickmatt
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      Thanks, I knew the Shack would come through. :) : das_runt
      • So it goes. : spiderfill
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    also, the episode of ST:TNG where picard lives/experiences some other life with the aid of a satellite th... : j0nchan
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      that's a great, and moving episode : thetangent
      • Probably my 2 second favorite episode behind "There are four lights!" : BingusLargus
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    babylon 5 : FushigiDenki
    • Yeah, episode in question was "Babylon Squared," it was the first episode to make me go "oh shit" and be ... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Back to the Future : YamatoTwinkie
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    Question: what happened after or near the of the call? My DVR cut out early. : rustified
    • wee, I can't reply properly again. FAIL. : rustified
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      You still want an answer? After the call When Desmond and Penny say their love, Sayid asks if Desmond : Sailor of Fortune
      • Wow, I missed quite a bit. Thanks! : rustified
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        Pretty sure it's present Desmond because he calls Sayid by name, whereas before he couldn't remember a da : Chris Faylor
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          I thought he just said Sayid because he knows they're supposed to be friends. Sayid told him his name ea... : thief
          • Well, that and Desmond was able to tell Penny (roughly) what had been going on for the past few years, wh : Chris Faylor
          • No, he did not. : rosewood
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            Sayid never introduced himself. Further, Penny references talking to Charlie and Desmond doesn't act at a : derelict515
            • Are you sure, I'm pretty sure that when he was flipping out on the helicopter, Sayid said "My name is Say... : BingusLargus
    • You can watch all of the LOST episodes that have aired so far, for free (in HD too), at abc.com. I just r... : speon
  • There's an anime that came out two years ago called "The Girl Who Leapt through Time" aka "Toki wo Kakeru : smalakar
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  I'm watching it right now... so far - it's awesome. : dedgecko
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    HOLY SHIT!!! Wow, that was the best episode that I've seen in a loooong time... : dedgecko
    • Agreed. Honestly probably one of the best episodes since the shows opener 3 years ago : two50six
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  goddamnit, who the hell opened the door to let them out of sick bay : t0ad
  • I'm thinking it was Micheal who will turn out to be Ben's spy. : Rauol Duke
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    Micheal. : Chepito.
    • DING DING DING! : smax
  • Ben has a spy on the boat. Maybe it was him : uglysad
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    the captain.... MICHAEL! : dantastic
    • oh shit im not the only one who thought that : dantastic
    • why the hell would he be the captain : derelict515
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    Robert Loggia : spiderfill
    • that would be fucking awesome. : silent prophet
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    i assumed it was the pilot : feek
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      why did someone [ lol ] this : feek
      • A lurker from Australia has a crush on you. : Psigun
  • the guy from lawnmower man : deathofrats
  • The Island : Sailor of Fortune
  • Doc Brown : vital3d
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  I also have a question about Lost. I stopped watching after season 1 because I didn't like the writing bu : NastyJack
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    Yeah, sorta. There's a facility where they were keeping animals for testing on a nearby smaller island : brickmatt
    • Aha! That's cool. At least it's somewhat plausible I guess, at least within Losts wacky story. : NastyJack
  • Yes and no. : Tincan
  • http://lost.wikia.com/wiki/Polar_Bears : YamatoTwinkie
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    You'd be more WTF when they showed Polar Bear remains in North Africa this season. : Sailor of Fortune
    • An not just a polar bear, but a polar bear with a Dharma tag : riptyde
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  I just watched it and I literally cried. I haven't cried in over 10 years. WTF is wrong with me today -_-... : darkT
  • Yeah it was pretty heart wrenching. Desmond is just fucking awesome and his story gets more tragic with e... : glio1337
  • i cried alone on my couch, hold me shack. : flasher 907
  • u were not alone T_T : glory hole
  • It was way too corny to make me cry. I started to laugh when they did that back and forth on the phone :P : aeg1x
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  BEST LOST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : infiltrator`
  • hard to say that it is the best ep ever, but it finally put some emotion back into the show that wasn't s... : dedgecko
• the plague has aged pretty badly. : CoRDS
• self hatred and loathing continue. I can't find time to watch it :( : boomstickah
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  I watched it in HD from XBLM and I noticed Desmond's beard was pretty fake. Also anyone know what kind of : Sailor of Fortune
  • My favorite musical part was the subtle bit when Sayid is taking in the boat before he trades the phone w... : ventro
  • If you've seen Solaris he's playing essentially the same character. : aeg1x
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  The book "The Time Traveler's Wife" uses a very similar idea of a man time traveling at random moments. I... : Geoffrois
  • In that book the guy actually time travels though. Goes poof in one place and appears in another. Here it... : r3ckless
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  Writers must've really liked Assassin's creed ending. : Edges
  • Except that it's a huge Slaughterhouse 5 reference. The episode actually uses the phrase "unstuck in time... : jake2000
  • Stunning. : vigilante
• i always get the feeling people have read future episode spoilers and pass it off as mere speculation aft... : Ellissd

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• defrag? : Chunks
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  Are they divx/xvid or h.264 based mkv files? Like AVI, MKV is just a container and the video/audio can be... : Prozium
  • I'd guess h/x.264 if it's 720p. : skankcore
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  What player are you using to view them with? VLC should run it just fine with that setup. : sinner0423
  • And if not VLC then Media Player Classic should work. : TwiLyght
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  p4 2.6 should be able to run them.. I get a load of about 70% on my p4 3.0 running an 720p h264 mkv using... : bamb
  • and yeah.. a defrag might be in order.. : bamb
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    I take that back. I just tested a little more and I see my p4 runs some 720p h264 films fine, but chugs o... : bamb
    • It'll be due to peaks in the bitrate. : Toraz Chryx
• they look so nice on my 42" plasma too thanks to my tvix box : red2lucas
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  It's a P4 2.6.... That's gotta be five years old dude... and h264 is a bastard of a codec for hardware to... : Toraz Chryx
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    huh weird - I have a 2.4 mbp and VLC works just fine on 1080p content (24p trailers I mean - I assume tha... : Mr.Fusion
    • It works fine for the quicktime trailers I get from apple.com, but it could not at all handle a high-bitr... : bostrov
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      The trailers are nowhere near the size/bitrate of an hour of 1080P footage. : Toraz Chryx
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        I also have an H.264+AC3 1080p rip of 300 the movie and it runs just fine as well : Mr.Fusion
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          10 gig or so file size, to give you an idea of the bitrate : Mr.Fusion
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            This is about 7.6 GB for about 50 minutes of video. 20 mb/s or so datarate. Which version of VLC are you ... : bostrov
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              And here : http://bostrov.shackspace.com/Tgear.png you get an idea of the results. System is 15" MBP,... : bostrov
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                i dont understand why you'd want to have a 1080p video on a 15 inch laptop screen. wouldn't that be an u... : ibrokn
                • He wants it on the OTHER laptop he's got with the 1920x1200 screen, but he can't even get it to play on t... : Toraz Chryx
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        Also, core2duo > P4. Not even any kind of decent comparison there since C2duo blows the shit out of e... : d0gbert
        • Video decoding (particularly with optimized codecs) might be heavily SSE dependent - which P4 wasn't all ... : bostrov
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  Make sure you have a good decoder installed, I'd recommend CoreAVC w/ Haali for a slower PC. Use a player... : skankcore
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    like skankcore and some others have said, Media Player Classic [mplayer2.exe in your windows media player... : PlanetPerfecto
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      when people say Media Player Classic, they are NOT talking about mplayer2.exe they are talking about t... : OrkO
      • Yeah, I actually caught that right after I posted, but neglected to make a correction as it's essentially... : PlanetPerfecto
  • This worked to great success for me yesterday or the day before, as covered in another shackthread. A... : bostrov
  • Tried this and it worked wonder for me.. no more chugging, but it seems just a little bit choppier at tim... : bamb
  • ^^^CoreAVC plays 720p h.264 mkvs just fine on my p4 2.0 with media player classic : pyide
• Try Media Player Classic. MKVs tend to run a little better for me in that player than in VLC : deveus1
• Use VLC : rosewood
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  Anyone else love how we finally get divx/xvid/h264 support on consoles etc and these bastards start putti... : festivalman
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    Yeah. I'm a codec idiot so I have no idea why its done that way but it'd be nice to have it in a format t... : Tincan
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      It's relatively easy to convert the divx and h.264 based mkv files to a container that will play on the 3... : Prozium
      • according to the xboxteam fall update blog entry, it doesn't do 5.1AAC at all. : zakk
• I recommend CCCP + Media Player Classic. They're pack has got the latest version of mkv filters. http:... : MrGrindy

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  Erector Generator : SockMonkeh
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    I'm sorry, that should be Erection Generator. : SockMonkeh
    • console.writeline('8====================D~~'); : Maddog_Delphi97
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  send me a copy first, then work on a project pls. seriously. : spigot
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    you can download the express version for free... it has pretty much everything you need : MagicWishMonkey
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      What are the differences between the different editions of Visual Studio 2008? What is missing in the ... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • there's a pretty exhaustive list at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/cc149003.aspx : MikkleThePickle
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  Whatever you choose, I'd use the new LINQ syntax in the .NET 3.0 framework to organize and manipulate col... : Crimson
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    Mostly for fun. I think I'd like to create some kind of interesting internet utility... and I think I ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      How about a service that handles RSS feeds and provides them to your desktop? Or create your own RSS feed... : Crimson
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        I might do this. Write Your Own .NET RSS Feed in C# http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?I... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Writing an RSS feed? Pick something easier, Maddog. lol : ThomW
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            lol, what's your suggestion for something interesting to work on using Visual Studio 2008? : Maddog_Delphi97
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              Learn F#. It's fun. : taronish
              • What makes it fun? Is it more object-oriented than C#? : Maddog_Delphi97
  • linq is in .net 3.5 : Enigme
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  I'm awaiting the iPhone SDK so I can make some nifty apps for that. : DOOManiac
  • We all are :( : spazzium
  • What kind of an app would you write for it? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Maddog, you should code your own 3d engine. I know you have more skills than The Carmack. : CrustaR
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    http://gregs-blog.com/2008/01/22/update-quake-3-arena-net-port-is-done/ lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Oh, wait, that's just C++ for .NET framework... not C#. Hmm... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • http://axiomengine.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page The Axiom 3D Engine is an open-source, cro... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  make me an os : ass-street
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    I don't think I can write an OS in C#... not sure about C++ for .NET framework. : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Oh wait... there's one called Singularity: The lowest-level x86 interrupt dispatch code is written in ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        this is just a rehash of JavaOS, which imho was more elegant. it used a virtual machine just like regula... : electroly
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          Did it run very slowly? : Maddog_Delphi97
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            it was a piece of shit and they threw it away : electroly
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              Hahhahahaha : Maddog_Delphi97
              • i think it might've worked if they did it 10 years later. they were too early and java was too slow. : electroly
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          do you have any good reading on the JavaOS? The Singularity seems to be doing some good stuff with softwa... : derelict515
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            i don't really know a ton about it. the stuff they got working for JavaOS before it got axed was primari... : electroly
            • Sun now officially considers JavaOS a legacy system and recommends migration to Java ME [1]. This by itse... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        when i was in school, a researcher from microsoft came to my one of my classes to talk about singularity ... : andrew``
        • What was working on it? Did it have a filesystem? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      you obviously can't do an OS without a little assembly or at least some C, but theoretically you could pu... : electroly
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        Is performance an issue with bytecode? : Maddog_Delphi97
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          yes. it's an additional layer of abstraction. : dromo5
          • to be fair there are probably ways of mitigating the hit. : dromo5
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          not really. look how well Rosetta works on OSX/Intel. java's bytecode had performance issues partially ... : electroly
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            honestly i'd like to see a microkernel-based OS with a traditional C kernel, and a userspace entirely in ... : electroly
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              Aren't trying to do that with more recent versions of KDE? : Maddog_Delphi97
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                well, KDE is built on top of X11, POSIX, and a Unixy OS which are all decidedly traditional, C-based plat... : electroly
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                  Ah, I see... so if they re-wrote X11 and POSIX (not sure exactly sections or files on Linux are considere... : Maddog_Delphi97
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                    yeah, i want like a regular kernel, with video, network, and audio drivers in C and in the kernel, but th... : electroly
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                      basically i want a 2008 lisp machine :( : electroly
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                        Sounds good. I wonder how long it would take using the current version of source code of Linux as a ba... : Maddog_Delphi97
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                          having tried to write stuff to change the linux kernel, anything involving that code would take forever : derelict515
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                            if you were going that route, it'd be fairly simple to not change the linux kernel at all, but then strip... : electroly
                            • That would work. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • no : dromo5
• make a fully featured inventory software for a barcode scanner. : bfzzzz
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  I'm creating a game using XNA codename : Apox. Blurb is here: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1637... : trelain
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    is this 2d or 3d? : Unleashed
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      nevermind read the post, 2d :( : Unleashed
      • Shackers might eventually create 3D games... but personally, I think the side-scroller needs to make a co... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Can I compile it using Visual Studio 2008 or do I need download something related to XNA to compile it? : Maddog_Delphi97
• join a mod team! : Unleashed
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  write a grease monkey script that will check posts for bannable content. I could use one of those for wh... : sKetchflow
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    lol, how does code know if it's bannable? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      all you have to do is write a prescience engine to detect if the post will be nuked or not : electroly
      • lol, prescience engine. what? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      clearly you'll have to program an ai engine that will read through the post and discern if it's bannable ... : sKetchflow
      • lol, okay then. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  PENUS PENUS PENUS PENUS PENUS PENUS PENUS PENUS : Chandler55
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    he's been 'working on' that project all afternoon : drucifer
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      How do you know that, Drucifer? HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING ME??? : Maddog_Delphi97
      • you wish Spanky! : drucifer
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    Mushroom mushroom! : Omaha
    • OOOOh a snake a snaaaake. wut? : Maddog_Delphi97
• I spent an afternoon trying to get Glass apps to work like IE7 does in Vista. It's a little trickier than... : Conan
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  TF2 aimbot cause you need it j/k : kill9
  • :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Make Firefox not suck : Zero|DPX
  • lololol. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  DO A BARREL ROLL! : Omaha
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    lol what? : Maddog_Delphi97
    • YOUR FATHER HELPED ME LIKE THAT ONCE, TOO! : Omaha
  • Never give up. Trust your instincts. : ITcola
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  project i wanted to do before i started with XNA Go into TF2, play a match, and do a condump write ... : Demius
  • If you visit the Chicago server, you'll notice that it track stats as well. But I might look into it. ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Make a program that can convert mpg to wmv. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16383827#itemanchor_16... : K1Bond007
  • lol. : Maddog_Delphi97

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  shemale filters : bfzzzz
  • ya, some sort of NWS, NES type filters would be ideal. : lowpoly
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  when you upload multiple images have a selectable box to paste direct links to all images in one go, inst... : aeg1x
  • Ok, that's simple enough. : sikander
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  less dongs. : DOOManiac
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    no dongs : cerealSAM2
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      While this would be the optimal condition, I am afraid of what sort of terrible side effects would occur ... : DOOManiac
      • Overpopulation? Unlikely. : cerealSAM2
      • perhaps some kind of dong-meter? You could filter by size or just frequency. : dooberzoo
  • Yeah actually. NWS is fine... dongs... not so much. : lplasmatron
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  NES filter, most definitely. : K1Bond007
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    Hmm.. maybe the admin can mark certain images as NES / NWS and if a user views it, it'll be blocked with ... : sikander
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      Let users tag pictures as NES / NWS and when it gets to a certain threshold, it gets officially tagged. : OverloadUT
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        public/anonymous tagging can be so easily abused. : sikander
        • If we knew what gallery it was from, a registered user of the site could choose to block any more images ... : sharkII
• # of views per image? : The Key
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  What gallery an image belongs to. : sharkII
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    I would like to have that feature as well. : baron calamity
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      as well, that feature I would like to have. : anhero
      • same here : Trips
• who the fgts are that are responsible for some of the crap that gets uploaded : PapaBoo
• filtering off chicks with dicks : mwasher
• highest rated / most viewed, and also what shark said : mXENO
• We should be able to downvote an image so it won't show up when we view a random pic : allowat76
• Custom tags so that we can filter out things we just don't need or want to see. : Ebu
• For not eye-safe stuff, could you have a user tally, and then when it gets high enough, the image is "scr... : Rice-Rocketeer
• more tranny pron : feek
• more yiff : spaceless
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  Ability to delete images you no longer want showing up in your gallery : Trips
  • But that's already a feature... : sandcrab
• DNF : dognose
• lol http://shackpics.com/files/su9iilskkt08podrylko.jpg : feek
• an mp3 section : smax
• A gallery within a gallery? : Sailor of Fortune

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• its free. : maulla
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  It's free. : CrustaR
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    ..but i have money : dirge23
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      you get to keep the money! : Trips
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        point is: why should i want to play this instead of some other game? money notwithstanding : dirge23
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          Sometimes, when I'm feeling crazy, I play multiple games. : SinistarX
          • i guess "because it's a game" is a valid answer : dirge23
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      How much money? If it's $10, you should care about Painkiller, Max Payne 2, or Peggle on Steam :) : dognose
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        dognose, you are never on Steam! : CrustaR
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          BS I'm not! I was on today! Those 350,000 point Peggle challenges are killing me :( : dognose
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            I have never seen you online. :| : CrustaR
            • I have a job, you know! You can tell because I Shack a lot >:( : dognose
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        i've got all of these games, no problem. i just wanna get to the bottom of the hype here. solitaire is fr... : dirge23
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          Vote Obama and maybe you won't have to. : dognose
          • i dunno, i'm pretty sure taxes will be higher under obama : dirge23
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  watch the video and i guarantee you will stop caring almost immediately : kill9
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    i already don't care, so no need for a video : dirge23
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      So you're pretty much just posting to see yourself post? : ColoradoCNC
      • it turned into a pretty decent thread about battlefield heroes, didn't it? : dirge23
• Because they don't care if you don't care about it. and it's free. : judasen
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  You don't have to play it. But its a free game made by a large company guaranteed to be patched until pla... : boomstickah
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    time. unless there's a promising feature aside from freeness, i'm not interested. thus this thread : dirge23
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      Well, it's a Battlefield game, and a whole lot of people have greatly enjoyed the previous 4 games, so th... : riptyde
      • strength of franchise is something, i guess. but i guess i've always been lukewarm on battlefield, and th... : dirge23
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  Admit it... you're going to at least give it a try whether you really care or not. And the second you do : Perturbation
  • they don't win if everybody plays the game once and then loses interest. : dirge23
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  I really don't like the trend of free or cheap games supported by ads and micro transactions. I'll proba... : EvilDolemite
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    I'm with you on disliking this trend, but from what I remember reading, there will be no in-game ads : MikkleThePickle
    • Yeah, no ads in the game world at all. I'm glad they're maintaining the game immersion by NOT having ads ... : boomstickah
  • Do you think the two types are really in that much competition though? It seems to me that Heroes and ot... : Perturbation
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  answer: nothing. thanks, all : dirge23
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    glad we all wasted our time replying to your dumb thread. Pretty clear you had your mind made up alre... : boomstickah
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      hey, i was looking for a reason. do you have a reason? : dirge23
      • it's free : qwpeoriu
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        The video makes it look fun? WHY THE FUCK DO YOU THINK. Jesus. : NastyJack
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          Playing a fun game with your friends isn't a good enough reason! : Serpico74
          • it isn't, really, when there are games that are more fun out there. there's nothing that makes me thing t... : dirge23
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  counterpoint: Can somebody tell me in one paragraph why I shouldn't care about Battlefield Heroes? : DrFlammable
  • time is money : qwpeoriu
  • Because it's free. : NastyJack
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    fair enough. i guess i'm concerned about a lack of innovation. is there anything new here? : dirge23
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      It's free, it runs in a browser, it's totally over the top : feek
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        the first two aren't new and the third is blustery pooblah : dirge23
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          It's new AFAIK for a major game release. Anyway there's really not that much to know about it ATM, and it... : feek
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            i'm looking for a reason to like it, but besides "it's free", i'm not hearing much. : dirge23
            • because there's a chance it could be pretty fun? : snowwolf
            • it looks fun, thread over. : klearlyunseen
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      Riding on airplane wings while shooting people. : ErikTehRed
      • okay, that's pretty good : dirge23
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      unlockable costumes, an xp system, etc. Plus it looks fun. : klearlyunseen
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        unlockable costumes? really? : dirge23
        • unlockable clothes, weapons, etc. Stuff to customize your online persona, sounds pretty cool. : klearlyunseen
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      It appears to have a metagame mode where each side fights for territory on a map. : Sailor of Fortune
      • not an in game map but like a map of europe where France would represent a level. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Write a single double-spaced paragraph explaining why battlefield heroes will suck. In this paragraph inc... : boomstickah
  • because it will cut into TF2 time : mikecyb
  • Because anything free isn't worth playing, ever. You can buy a bunch of sub $20 multiplayer games on stea... : thewindcriesmary
  • 42 : FushigiDenki
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    free games have more children playing it : Sixcos
    • yeah you need a subscription fee to keep the kids out. Just look at xbox l- oh wait. : aeg1x
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    Because when everything's constantly getting cheaper, attention is the most precious resource. : sgtsanity
    • Games are not getting cheaper though. They're getting MORE expensive because of some marketting bullshit. : DOOManiac
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  you shouldn't care. you should ignore it until it comes out, then download and play it cause it's free an... : lowpoly
  • this is a pretty decent answer. so it's this and the wing thing : dirge23
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  i'm trying to think of a way to parody this post but it's so fucking stupid i can't evena f;lakej;elawmkf... : JINKY
  • it was a serious question. : dirge23
• It's casual web-based gaming. No paying, just hit the play button and you're right there having fun (hop... : megarust32
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  Because it has "Dun Dun Da Dun Dun!" : Sailor of Fortune
  • baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ba ba ba baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa : DOOManiac
• Because it looks pretty fun? That seems to be a good enough reason for me. : ColoradoCNC
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  I'm just bummed about the third-person-only camera, otherwise it looks sweet. : rudds
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    Its first person as well : klearlyunseen
    • No, they've stated third-person only. : rudds

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• The shack really loves a good milkshake. : weaselmeister
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  What didn't you like about it? , or alternatively, What were you expecting and didn't receive? : sgtsanity
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    I didn't like how the whole movie went by, but nothing really happened. I don't know what I was expect... : DOOManiac
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      I'm going to agree, at the end I wondered what the whole point was... what was this movie about. : dilutedq
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        The movie was about the monster that was Daniel Planview, and how he interacted with the world around him... : slax0r
        • These...people. : lodit
    • I see where you're coming from even if I don't agree. To me the movie didn't have, and didn't need som... : InfoBiter
    • Welcome to PT Anderson : spiderfill
    • Not every movie has to have tons of action to be good. You are missing the point of the movie. : historyinthemaking
    • it was like that movie "Beautiful Mind". It was a character movie. About Plainsview. : gyokuro
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  • THWAP Long Pause THWAP : Kaerof
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    Honestly, I have never really been that into the really big, over the top Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman,... : Wheatloaf
    • You just lumped Dustin Hoffman in with modern Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino. That's...amazing. : Deathlove
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      But that IS daniel Planeview. he is over the top and brash, and he has all the power. This is the punis... : snowwolf
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        No, it tries too hard to be something great. It is not greater than the sum of its parts. It's just a h : Wheatloaf
        • LOL at your inability to enjoy fun things : Serpico74
    • See, i love that kind of stuff. Pacino goes koo-koo in Glengarry Glen Ross and I'm happy as a clam. : Serpico74
  • daniel day lewis is easily one of the best actors of our generation : oHnOES
• Great movie : MoreVespeneGas
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  is it really "shackhype" when the movie was nominated for best picture? : pandastrong
  • Clearly. :P : DOOManiac
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    yeah i love how people blame their failed expectations on some sort of mystical shackhype. : mXENO
    • We control the academy! : DM7
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    and won! : Omning
    • no it didn't. : skinlab133
• Its one of those movies that grows on me. I didn't particularly like it in the theater but as I reflect o... : afrochops
• Broken. : lodit
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  I hate to say it DOOM, but you just don't get it... Start up TF2 and stop thinking about it. : Trips
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    I just wish someone would explain what there is to get. I mean, I normally like the movies most people... : DOOManiac
    • If you need someone else to explain to you why you should enjoy something... : notd665
    • are you saying most people don't like cloverfield? it was well received both box office and by critics. ... : mXENO
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      It's a character drama. It's not about what happens in it, it's about the character that's in it. I thi... : Wheatloaf
      • i think it could have been a lot tighter too. i wonder how much coke pt anderson does. i've heard he's ... : mXENO
    • Storytelling isn't always about a plot. Movies don't have to have some kind of specific story progressio... : action wombmate
    • It's a great character study of a driven, insane man. It takes a little while to sink in, I left the thea... : AroundTheFur1380
• * WE DRANK YOUR MILKSHAKE * : skitzo
• You fail, the movie was epically good. : Milleh
• This is maybe the best movie ever made. You are crazy. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16225479 : mrwolf710
• Saw it last night and thought it was one of the best movies I've seen in a while :( : Omning
• Alternatively, my wife and I saw Juno last night. I don't know why we were shocked that we enjoyed it so ... : zipper76
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  disposition's Guide to There Will be Blood SPOILERS AHEAD NOTE: This is my brief and incomplete ana : disposition
  • Great analysis! I completely missed the water motif. : notd665
  • excellent post. : wtf242
  • Interesting bit, especially the water. I always assumed the bottle he drank from at the end was full of ... : slax0r
  • Some interesting interpretations but no karma, really? For me the movie came around full circle ultimatel... : shortbuscaptain
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    The boy wants Plainview to allow him to bless the well, but Plainview undermines him. It becomes a matter : Serpico74
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      Which, along those same lines, is why he shot Henry. Actually, the more and more I think about it, the : notd665
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        It is actually why I don't fault Plainview as much as I have other "badguys". Sure he goes nuts in the en... : Serpico74
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          Which is why the opening 20 minutes and the oil gusher scene are so important. Plainview isn't a guy who ... : Serpico74
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            true he gets his hands dirty and is in the thick of it. I think he does this more because he doesn't tru... : gyokuro
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              He didn't find any oil in that silver mine he dug, just silver. But yeah, it is really important that it ... : Serpico74
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                ah okay i missed that part. yeah it was pretty cool when he broke his leg and just had drag himself outta : gyokuro
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                  Him dragging himself out of that hole with a broken leg neatly summarized his character for the whole fil... : Serpico74
                  • yeah that whole scene was a great summary and foreshadowing of what kindof character he was. especially w... : gyokuro
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          No hypocrisy? He espoused his family and community values while mistreating his son and essentially doing... : FlatlineDixay
          • How did he do thing for the community? He brought in jobs and made money for the people who worked for hi... : Serpico74
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    There was only one thing I didn't get. The napkin over the face monologue in the steakhouse at the end : notd665
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      maybe he didn't want his son to read his lips? but probably he was just being overly obnoxious and crazy- : gyokuro
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        He kind of acted incredibly drunk. : dilutedq
        • He was wasted at that point and was babbling as he left the table during and after the confrontation with... : mnsnota
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      In my opinion, he throws the napkin on his face in an attempt to separate the connection he was trying ve : Danny5225
      • yeah i think you totally "get" this movie. I think people will enjoy discussing scenes like this for ages : gyokuro
      • Interesting interpretation! :D : notd665
  • another thing i found interesting was Plainview preferred to sleep on the floor. Even when he had his man : gyokuro
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    Some good points to be found in there. I'd like to further elaborate on the family aspect a bit. SPOI : Danny5225
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      i think you got the core of his character i mean he basically just states it out in the middle about his : gyokuro
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        Yeah. In my opinion, the true climax was the meeting with his son. This was the point at which we know th... : Danny5225
        • yeah i think thats a better way to put it. The scene with is son was the definite climax and once you saw... : gyokuro
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      Man, I can't wait to find a nemesis that I can completely crush later in life! Plainview is such a luc... : Serpico74
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        He's the reason why I'm growing a moustache! : notd665
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          I get a nemesis if I get moustache? Done! : Serpico74
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            I thought your nemesis was the entire NYPD? : notd665
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              Nice : Serpico74
              • What can I say, we both seem to have good taste in movies. :D : notd665
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      This is what I loved the most out of the story. Daniel hates and fears how he loves his son deep down, an : sgtsanity
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        Disagreed with the last part. Daniel hates Eli because he, like his "brother", is a charlatan who is basi : Serpico74
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          That's a great analysis, and makes a lot more sense. I really need to see this movie again. I didn't q... : sgtsanity
          • yeah i totally wanna see it again, especially after discussing it with you guys. : gyokuro
• Going to it tonight so excited! :D : cdbeckman
• Didn't you say the same thing about No Country For Old Men? : AroundTheFur1380
• Damn..... : thejm4n
• this movie is great, but not for everyone, like you for example. : XchumpoX
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  Can someone explain to me who paul is? Eli's brother. : dilutedq
  • Please. : dilutedq
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    he's Eli's Brother : wtf242
    • It's the same actor, he is referenced a lot.. why does he gives dan this information constantly, why is h... : dilutedq
• There Will Be Blood has been my favorite movie of 2007/2008 so far. : gyokuro
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  I think this says more about you than the movie. : red2lucas
  • this is the credited response. It was one of the best movies in YEARS. : heff
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    Not really. It's about time some one else realized shack hype isn't the be all to end all. Newsflash.... : judasen
    • It's not just shackhype. This film is being universally praised by critics too. : Prozium
    • Who knew there were so many shackers in the world : Kaerof
    • it certainly hasn't won a shitload of awards and has unanimous critical acclaim : JINKY
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  Here's an original edit of the ending, also great: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ri33bydAavI : Serpico74
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    Holy shit, I'm still laughing at this. : notd665
    • I saw the movie in December. Had the film actually ended this way I would still be sitting in the theater... : Serpico74
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    Heres a better version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8hXJMFW25nY&feature=related : gyokuro
    • That's been done. :) : Serpico74
  • so, is this why "I drink your milkshake" has hit the shack? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hXJMFW25nY&N... : anhero
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  I suggest Lars and the Real Girl. Lame concept that resulted in a surprisingly good movie. : pauk111
  • lol, personally I thought the concept was good but the movie surprisingly lame :) : MikkleThePickle
• It was boooooooooooooooring. : zebosausamite
• Dismiss your future comments, I will : Grimace233
• There's two sides to this coin. On one hand, who cares about critical praise? People do need to learn to ... : PlanetPerfecto
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  you, sir, do not understand the importance of ones milkshake. : siknsyko
  • to be fair, i saw this movie lacking of hype just the other day, but i can say that Mr. Lewis' portrayal ... : siknsyko
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  I think Plainview was a eunuch. : mnsnota
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    Funny enough, him being impotent was an aspect of Plainview in the actual script that didn't make it to t... : Serpico74
    • I really need to read the Upton Sinclair novel, and i'd love to see the script too [wouldn't we all?]. Al : PlanetPerfecto
• ShackHype = portal so what do you expect from a movie? : spaceyme

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• i think it pretty much always looks bad. several of my friends have gone bald and they all looked terrib... : electroly
• alternative looks worse, halo effect : dignan
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  it's true. all these useless bald sons of bitches should leave a little hair on the sides so i know that ... : JINKY
  • On that note, she specifically said Jason Statham looks good: not totally bald, but with just enough fuzz... : LeapingFool
  • hahahahaha : datoo
• She's right. : Bean
• They simply need a tan on their head. Otherwise, it's Powder city. : Afterglow
• This is just like saying Democracy is a horrible form of government, but it's the best option we have! : Mondo
• im not a fan of my own head shaved , but ive done it plenty of times and for some reason get compliments ... : PlanetPerfecto
• If she means <~30 by young I'd agree. : aeg1x
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  tell that to this guy http://www.buddytv.com/articles/smallville/images/michael-rosenbaum.jpg : podizzle
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    Aha! I think she likes Smallville too. I'll have to bring that up. I suspect, though, that she'll say he ... : LeapingFool
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      He shaves his head for the show. Here he is with hair http://www.michaelrosenbaum.com/ : Ellissd
      • he should just wear a bald cap. his head is already freakishly tall so it won't matter. : electroly
      • wow he looks so normal with hair : xelencin
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    haha that guy looks like a tard. He just reinforces her point if anything. : aeg1x
    • That's Lex Luthor, motherfucker. He owns a fertilizer plant. In Kansas. He has been knocked unconscio : losder5000
  • Billy Corgan has been shaving his head for most of his career as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi... : TwiLyght
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  Best I can do as a counter point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rosenbaum I shaved my head ski... : Chunks
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    Same here. I shaved it once on a whim, not planning to maintain it. But I do think I looked odd. As f... : LeapingFool
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      It feels weird doesn't it? Next to hard to explain the sensation of someone touching your skin directly i... : Chunks
      • The first thing I noticed was that my head felt colder. : LeapingFool
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  Well I am one and I don't think it looks all that bad... definitely better than the "50 year old man" bal... : TabsAZ
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    Here's a pic, you be the judge - onstage with my band in California last year: http://www.sketchingins... : TabsAZ
    • i think when i'm bald i'm just going to wear a lot of hats : electroly
• yell her it's the opposite for female cunts. : bfzzzz
• Moby seems to cope. : johnsto
• Most of my Navy friends that have started balding just full shave it since they have to keep it short any... : Squirrely
• I'm old and bald. The only bright side that I can see is that I won't be the old guy with a ponytail. : Sludgehead
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  I just buzzed my head, number 3 all over. I look damn sexy. : red2lucas
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    No. 3?! I hope it's winter wherever you are. Hippie. : Sludgehead
    • It's about 32 degrees celsius and it's 8:50 at night :( : red2lucas
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  I say everyone ha opinions, she just successfully trolled you and ultimately who really cares what she, I... : abrasion
  • I bet you're bald : aeg1x
• Vin Diesel? Jason Statham? Timothy Olyphant? : Magus

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• the slingshot from noah's ark 3d. *pling* gotcha, bitch! : AbortedFetusChristi
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  This is a wonderful link. Painkiller offers some awesome gore weapons btw. Spinning blades, stakes, etc... : dognose
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    I am also a huge fan of the nuclear weapon in Shadow Warrior :) : dognose
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      It's too bad there wasn't a Phantasm game. That flying silver ball with the drill would be a cool weapon... : dognose
      • May I derail this thread with conjecture about the announced Saw game? : dognose
    • I second that. It felt powerful and left stinky little nuclear farts all over the radius. : focusdaily
  • i thought of the goodies in painkiller, too -- good times, good times : pointyelbows
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    dognose I agree with you about the Painkiller weapons. The stakegun in particular. Staking demons and zom... : Psigun
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      You've played the Battle Out Of Hell expansion too yes? :) : dognose
      • Yup, I've played all of BooH too. The weapons in the expansion are great! How can you get wrong with a fl... : Psigun
• the cannon from Serious Sam is one of my favorites... so badass. : MagicWishMonkey
• tau gun (gauss cannon) : icon_of_syn
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  the Cerebral Bore from Turok for the N64... awesome sound effects too :) : Home Nugget
  • p.s. I highly approve of this horror movie weapons list : Home Nugget
  • Oh god, how I loved that weapon! That and shotgun that shoots like 5-8 rounds that look like lasers when ... : Darkfox76
• I always found the crossbow from Half Life 2 to be particuarly brutal, due to how the models react depend... : sinner0423
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  Shrink Ray : zen2k
  • I'm down with this, Duke3d had some fun weapons... I also had fun stuffing pipebombs in bathroom stalls o... : newek
• omg they use pictures of that real life dead mutant baby to cover-up nipples... : pigvomit
• The scythe from Clive Barker's Undying. Really felt heavy. : crummynz
• The gluon gun from half life. I loved cooking someone with it and then getting that satisfying POP! : pigvomit
• Serious Sam had a very impressive minigun. : delataur
• The Unlabored Flawlessness from Ninja Gaiden. The ultimate wooden paddle of ass-whooping. : the_algor
• i dont believe in weapons or violence : mindshot
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  Just like last week's discussion: Doom 2 Shotgun FTW : watcherxp
  • that was a bad ass weapon : easeup
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  flare gun from Blood, taser from syphon filter, another person from River City Ransom, : mista mista
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    Ooo the dynamite from Blood rocked. Spray can and lighter too. : dognose
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      shit i forgot about the spray can and lighter... ROTT had something unique but i forget what it is :( : jane911
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        something like a flaming wall or fire bomb..napalm? can't remember : jane911
        • (and you could be a dog he he) : jane911
        • There was the Firewall gun (maybe flamewall?) and also a fire bomb. The 'wall gun crisped all human enem... : Enkidu
• John Rambo´s bow is the ultimate weapon period. : easeup
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  Carbonite Gun, JK: Mysteries of the Sith : focusdaily
  • ^^^ WIN. : Athlon7
• Double barreled shotty, though the chainsaw is cool, too. : CrustaR
• All the quake 1 weapons are awesome. : monkeygone
• The nuke in World In Conflict. Holy god that's awesome. : OverloadUT
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  Duke's Mighty Foot. : someWayne
  • Haha especially when dual-kicking :) : yemeth
• Shotgun in SOF1 : LordPall
• There's a ton of awesome weapons in Dead Rising. This one is the best though: http://www.youtube.com/... : boredguy
• Resident Evil 4 shotgun. I didn't think it was possible to beat the Doom 2 double-barrel but it is sooooo... : Serpico74
• Does anyone besides me remember the Armed and Dangerous Shark Gun? : Fox n Panther
• That giant fucking sword/axe/hammer you can get in Rune. : SockMonkeh
• For pure fun I'd say the flare gun from Blood, but for pure nostalgia I'd have to go with a Doom 2 weapon... : land
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  The Flak cannon from Unreal. I want that one in every FPS ever. Close second is the smart gun : razorblade79
  • Oh and the funnies weapon ever for mp has to be the Nuke from Shadow Warrior : razorblade79
  • UT99's flak cannon was godly. : jan0r pants
• Lightsaber as implemented in Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. : action wombmate
• Cerebral Bore from Turok 2 : bbmar23
• I loved the Satchel Charges from HL1 sp & Deathmatch. Tripmines also. : Magus
• The great axe in Dead Rising is very amusing when you "charge up." : BrodieMan
• Autosniiper : Sailor of Fortune
• Land shark gun - Armed and Dangerous Excavator - Dead Rising : kungfusquirrel
• Chainsaw. : DOOManiac
• i loved the kingpin rocket launcher, q2 chaingun, doom2 double barrel and painkiller stake thing that pin... : jane911
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  Anything which nails ragdolls to walls, the king of these being the Stake Gun from Painkiller. Secondl... : T-900
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    this is pointyelbows, and i approve of this post : pointyelbows
    • This is Jakk, and he is glad to hear it. : T-900
• DOOM2 Supershotgun (Combat Shotgun was what I think it was technically called). : Vorlonesque
• Snarks! Cute little squeak grenades. : helvetica
• MF-ing Snarks. I wish HL2 had more creative weapons, other than the grav gun. : deathofrats
• Too many to think about... One of my favorite weapons was the doll from Shogo. : Defacil
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  blood voodoo doll was quite fun if i remember correctly : Unleashed
  • oh yeah Turn to salt from requiem was a blast as well : Unleashed
• ROTT's Excalibat : Spoetzl
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  Snarks, definitely. Not the most useful (they're only really good at distracting), but it's an interesti... : DrWaffles
  • Snarks are definitely in my top three. So much fun was had by dropping them down on someone that was try... : aasyranth
• Definitely the gun/device that turns the world upside down and makes all your enemies fall off the surfac... : wytefang
• The auto shotgun from Max Payne and the fist of vengeance from Nox. : Durandal07
• Jabberwock's staff from American McGee's Alice double-barrled shotgun from DOOM2 Flak cannon & shock ri... : qtussin
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  HL1 satchels & trip wire, double shotgun blast is up there too. Duke pipes. AHL handcannon + slippers. ... : dignan
  • i'll have to add another vote for Snarks as well, i love those little basturds (sic) : dignan
• Player weapon: Shrink or Freeze Ray from Duke3D Game weapon in general: Metal Gear (specifically REX). : RevRaven
• Its the legendary Doom 2 Shotgun. no weapon on earth can match its powers : easeup
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  "Archangel Staff of Apocalypses" from Diablo 1. That was the most OVERPOWERED weapon in any RPG... it was... : easeup
  • it was also a hacked weapon i believe : Defacil
• The Hyper Beam in Super Metroid. I guess I'm old-school but there has yet to be a weapon from any other g... : Azrael88
• for me it is the rail gun and lightening gun from quake 3 arena. the rocket launcher comes in a close th... : dopeman
• #1 haha nice! loved that part : gyokuro
• The Super Nailgun - great sound, constant damage and aggressiveness all in one. : Lukiopimp
• I've got to go with the Super gravity gun from Half-life 2, hands down. : aasyranth
• Sheep. Worms knew how to be creative and great with their weapons :D : NaklsonofNakkl
• I think I liked that Duke Nukem gun that shot a ton of little rockets. : edgewise
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  drunk missles from ROTT were pretty cool : Dave-A
  • drunk missles from SHOGO were awesome too : mankeroo
• Doom I & II - Berserk Powerup. The moment you pick up the berserk powerup your fists become the ulti... : Rag and Bone Man
• Spinfuser from tribes. : Sebastian-TEC
• BFG ftw : bam87
• Chicken with the Pulley in the MIddle - Day of the Tenticle. : watcherxp
• The Chicken Spell from Hexen or Heretic, can't remember : PlanetPerfecto
• alt + F4 = win : nubitup
• unreal tournament translocator. great idea, and great weapon too :-) : inchwide
• Jedi Knight 1 concussion rifle. Sof2 M4. Every weapon in Rune, but definitely the giant Smash Bro's ha... : losder5000
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  That's actually Korban twice... again. I don't know if you remember his hairstyle of the day threads but ... : Jonathan
  • Well this is a curious mispost... : Jonathan

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  ring of a thousand marks, garona signet ring, the chess shoulderpads and the sun eater : bad_fish
  • Ouch, know a few people who had to wait ages for the sun eater. : node
  • Got the Garona Signet the first time in kara. : MacemanInTW
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  Back when I was running Scholomance that freaking Valor helm never dropped. I ran that instance so many ... : Psigun
  • Exactly the same happened to me. I ran Scholo 27 times back when it was pre-nerf 10 man that took 3-4 ho... : Head Rush
• Well it dropped but, the Magister's Robes from UBRS. Ran it dozens of times, had it drop four times, lost... : glio1337
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  Look at how much this game sucks. Just read this post. This is what the game is all about. : SockMonkeh
  • Meh, raiding is about the most fun you can have co-operating with a group of people online. : node
  • heh it's the best most addictive game i've ever played. : tension
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    WoW-bashing is still in vogue I see. : Charmplus
    • apparently. "You can't be having fun! I didn't have fun! Your fun is a lie!" XD : halophoenix
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    Completely agree with you man, this is what finally drove me away from it for good. The end game is noth... : nukewinter
    • yeah the whole dkp thing really turned me off the game. I'd feel obligated to turn up so I'd be able to c... : aeg1x
  • Raiding for loot=fail Loot is a nice bonus. But there is nothing quite like haveing a boss at 2% with th... : godm0de
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  Cenarion gear in MC, suprisingly enough. : Squirrely
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    Cenarion dropped almost every single run for us, it seemed. I was selling Cenarion Belts and Bracers lef... : Head Rush
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      I was just happy to be raiding MC when I was doing it. I wasn't in these guys' guild, but they were nice ... : Squirrely
      • Nice! Sometimes it felt even more rewarding when you had to wait for a while to get the drop you wanted.... : Head Rush
  • I went into MC for the first time a few weeks ago. We didn't do all bosses, but I went out with 4/8 piece... : SilverSnake
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  At the moment. 11 Reliquary of Souls kills, 0 Boneweave Girdles. Also, I will be 3rd in line to get it, s... : Practix
  • That boss fight looks fucking amazing, can't wait to get into BT. We're working on Kael with SSC and TK o... : node
• I've dropped my DS 3 times this week, and I've never dropped it before. Now the bottom screen is cracked... : SeaLlama
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  Ashjre'thul, Crossbow of Smiting : TrptJim
  • I was still using that until this morning (Hunter just finished nesingwary's nagrand line). : Pink0r
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  Same here, I've done Opera like 40 times and of the few times we got Oz, I've never seen it. I seriously ... : Ctrl-Phreak
  • :/ 2.4 introduces a very kickass axe from Magisters Terrace that you can dual wield. If I don't get legac... : node
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  Nothing, since I don't play to get loot. : sammyl
  • Nor me, I play to see new things primarily. But loot helps me get there. :) : node
• Spinal motherfucking Reaper >:( : boarder2
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  Drape of the Dark Reavers - took me 9 months of running Kara on my rogue to finally get it a couple weeks... : Crw22
  • Yeah, never seen it drop. Nor the cloak from Prince that I'd quite like. : node
• dragonspine trophy from gruul's : dromo5
• ds leggings from ragnaros back during the days when i still raid -- it just wouldn't drop :( : lausai
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  any epic. been playing since beta and I've never gotten an epic.. ever. : beastrabban
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    sorry, I should clarify - no random world drop epics. gotten a ton from RAIDing. : beastrabban
    • I've gotten one random world drop epic... in Winterspring while grinding Wintersaber Trainers rep. :) Use... : SilverSnake
    • I got one world epic to drop, I was grouped with a hunter and it happened to be the hunter epic quest ite... : devi| dog
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      I got two within like a week or each other. One was an epic gun that lasted me until like 68, the other w... : node
      • This was the gun http://www.wowhead.com/?item=2100 Think I stupidly vendored it instead of banking for po... : node
  • Only one i've ever got was hand of edward the odd :) : nukewinter
  • This was me in Diablo. I never got an SoJ. It was the currency of D2, and I never saw one. Stupid hax. : ZombieAcademy
  • never got an epic by myself in the two years I played. In groups in instances, yes, but never by myself. ... : dooberzoo
• I just got the Mr. Pinchy pet! First fucking try! I never win anything... : ZombieAcademy
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  I ran UBRS probably 100 times before I got my Dal'Rends Sacred Charge. That sword was so tight. : mojo the helpr monke
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    A rogue in my old guild got BOTH swords on his first UBRS run that we went on. It was nuts. : Psigun
    • that asshole : mojo the helpr monke
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  oddly enough, ive ran shadow labs about 50 times and have never seen sonic spear drop. i wanted it since ... : maulla
  • Sonic Spear droped on my first Murmur kill for me.. : godm0de
  • Yeah, I've been thinking of the Vengeaful Gladiator Axe but I can't find a decent arena team worth shit, ... : node
• Well, I've been trying to collect that red paladin set from heroics on my warrior, because you don't ofte... : FlatlineDixay
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  :( : Clay
  • ^^^ rogue priest : Downforce
• Geddon's binding and Edgewalker Longboots. I still try for Geddon's binding every once in a while, but it... : Gnowknayme
• Fiend Slayer Boots, oddly enough. I swear our guild gets the same 2 drops off of chess every freaking wee... : halophoenix
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  the shadow damage neck from Karazhan : grendel
  • Got it way back on my 1st kara run from clearing trash for my lock =) No one has ever seen this drop a... : rmjackson
  • Just had 2 of these drop in kara run for badges, I de'd both, since myself (warlock) and the spriest alre... : dmaownsyou
• Quick Strike Ring : Arsenal
• my balls. i sound like mickey mouse :( : bfzzzz
• Well it took 40+ heroic mech runs to get my Handguards of the steady. But Im going to say Sunfury bow of ... : godm0de
• Well, I *would* have said Legacy as well, except... yeah. Wednesday night. : five_percent
• I'm so glad i have no idea what items you're talking about : nubitup
• Eye of divinity >:( We got about 14 leaves in a row or something. : Guybrushed