Morning Discussion

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  With the renewed Shack interest in Quake 3 and the forthcoming Quake Live, I'd like to offer the followin... : Visceral Monkey
  • i've been playing Q3A against bots and retarded pub players, so i'd be down with some Q3/QL shack battles... : electroly
  • Sounds fun to me. I can't wait to play. Hopefully everyone will play Quake Live since it's free if you do... : dmason
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    The current server I'm running doesn't always have to be RA3, didn't know there was a demand for some oth... : RyDogg1
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      Threewave CTF! :D : dmason
      • I SECOND THIS : disposition
      • YES! I just started playing it again last night. Tons of fucking fun there! : MacemanInTW
  • Also, I suggest a "Newbie Night" : thekidd
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    I hope the quake 3 server is using ioquake3 :-) : TimeDoctor
    • also, reaction quake 3! : TimeDoctor
  • Interest level HIGH. Yes. : fleabug
  • I'm gonna kill all you little bitches : Omaha
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    definitely interested in this. I've had q3 installed for the last week but I rarely see anyone playing :( : re4ctor
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      Play in a few hrs? : Prototype
      • sure. I'll be on in an hour or so. : re4ctor
  • Damn skippy! : Prototype
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    My Quake 3 DM maps are quite fun!! - http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16370748 : Shadowdane
    • and I'd be interested in playin too :) : Shadowdane
    • schill : dantastic
  • I'd be very interested in playing. would the daily events be at a certain time? : Mansmells
  • I still play regularly on a couple of servers. If there was a shack server I would play on it... regular... : Wheatloaf
  • I never really got into Q3, but not due to being uninterested. Even though this computer isn't so hot,... : GrimmyD
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    one night a week should be railguns only : electroly
    • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : virus
    • DO NOT DO THIS : boomstickah
    • uggh : Mansmells
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      only if there's a BFG only night : RikiTiki2
      • The Quake 3 BFG was pretty sweet. The people who couldn't use it correctly got smacked down pretty readi... : Omaha
      • perhaps it could be the same night, alternating rounds! : electroly
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    2 things real quick: 1. FUCK YES ILL PLAY 2. Has anybody SUCCESSFULLY figured out how to make qua... : virus
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      it works for me. the videos are borked and the hud is streched out, but it works. : re4ctor
      • weird... ok - I'll try it again tonight when i get home. (i just reformatted, not sure if that has anythi... : virus
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      Hell yeah it looks like sex at 1680x1050. It's funny to think just 8 years ago getting it to run smoot... : Omaha
      • Yeah, it does look great. Last night I was playing some 6 on 6 CTF at the same resolution. So smoot... : MacemanInTW
    • it worked for me, you might have to set r_customaspect to 1 as well as the r_mode and r_customheight r_cu... : belal
    • that worked for me but I had to type vid_restart in the console before it actually took affect for some r... : shotgun1
    • Works for me. You'll probably want to change fov after though. : boredguy
  • This sounds fucking GREAT. : tomservo
  • I'd play, definitely. : Conan
  • YES PLZ! : hatchet165
  • All Threewave all the time would work for me. Problem is it would interfere with my TF2 time. : Thresher
  • I'll be playing this without a doubt. : Pneum0
  • I would so play this. Thanks for the shoutout, but fucking Quake for life. :) : timaste
  • I'm up for some q3 action. I have no idea how to join shack servers though... : mobab
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    Would love it, though an OSP or tourney night is really what I personally am itching for; though I doubt ... : InfoBiter
    • i would have, but the ping times are too high from germany for q3 :( : blindi0815
    • I'd be interested in some 1v1 even though I suck : bRAINsick
  • I would love to hop on from time to time... that is if I can get my copy of Q3 out of storage or wherever... : desolate
  • Yay, maybe now I can finally get into Q3! Hooray. : Cliffzorz
  • Yes please. I just went out and bought Quake Ultimate so I could play Q3A again. : r4wk
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  Are you doing caucus too? : kainen1
  • he certainly loves the caucus : Postal
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  Interest Level: ||||||||| CRITICAL! : coldfusioncs
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IAWTP : sodomy
• I would DEFINATLY play :) : pun][sher

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• awesome, thanks : FushigiDenki
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  ♥ : dognose
  • ^IAWTP : chazums
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  what what what what what what : askedrelic
  • look at you silly man! : Matto357
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  Still waiting for this to buffer up here at work but as soon as I saw at0micgarden's post in the intro bi... : gargy
  • Watch the new episode too! You get to see Duke Nukem at the end!!!! :D : dognose
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  If you can really do this once a week it will kick zeropunctuation from my throne of funnay : razorblade79
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    Writing wise I can knock out about 3 a week. Filming and editing.....its tough. : socksta
    • Don't know what work is put into it, I can only imagine that it's a lot. Maybe aim for a 2-weekly or mont... : razorblade79
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      just keep going and dont feel pressured :) : blindi0815
      • ^^^^ Heed this advice. It's an awesome show, the length is perfect, and the segments rock. Don't compro... : Rag and Bone Man
• If this becomes a regular feature, the shack is elevated to a new level of awesome. : pyros
• Damn. Now I have to wait all day to watch this. : dmason
• Oh my...Socksta please ignore the idiots that troll the front page news. Your work is amazing! This jus... : ImageOmega
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  excellent * awesome Though I wish the new episode was downloadable like the last one since streaming i... : maddy
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    The audio sync is a little off as well. Working on getting it resolved and hopefully we can get divx/mov ... : socksta
    • Yeah...the stream won't even load for me. Not sure what's up. : ImageOmega
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  sweeeet! watching now :) : re4ctor
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    hahaha, I love the new DMC4 review. : re4ctor
    • it was fair AND balanced. : DrillBit
• ahaha this is probably nws... incredibly awesome though. : laurgasms
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  There is great chemistry between you and fleabug! The only thing I hate is the coffee sipping. : The Key
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    it's funny because it makes them seem all pretentious and more serious about it than they probably are. I... : thetangent
    • Aye. And the deadpan versus cheery is an awesome dynamic. : node
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    The coffee sipping is the best part! : Bean
    • I think Regis wants his gimmick back! : The Key
• that was fucking hilarious, I love these. keep up the great work! : Waffles!
• I dig this. : timaste
• I liked the first one better :( this still kicked ass tho. : sKetchflow
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  excellent work again guys. The askedrelic segment is a soon-to-be classic. : grabbie
  • re http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16404446 : askedrelic
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  Awesome again. Even though I still want everybody on the Shack to die of SuperAIDS, I've now moved you gu... : Bean
  • A compliment from Bean is quite rare indeed. Thanks. : socksta
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    you don't love me Bean? : Matto357
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      Matto, you're cool too. If you come be my personal chef I'll give you the vaccine for SuperAIDS. : Bean
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        your semen in hiss ass isn't a vaccine. it's just plain good times. : Fyunch Click
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          you're not supposed to tell him that Fyunch Click : Bean
          • thorry. Thuper AIDS is thuper! : Fyunch Click
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        question: why is SuperAIDS so super? : sKetchflow
        • because if you get just one teaspoon of superaids in your butt, you're dead in three years. : thetangent
  • I heard a rumor that you and your father cured normal AIDS together in your garage laboratory : tomservo
  • The street reporting was weird and meh within the confines of otherwise awesomeness. : node
  • gimme all your shit : boomstickah
  • Super AIDS is alright but it's no Space AIDS : boring gegtik
  • am I like...third in line? : sparkly
• it's great! : sonicdeathwalrus
• My god, the new DMC4 review was hysterical. : aaarrrgh
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  I made a DIGG, humor probably won't transfer well but its worth a shot. http://digg.com/gaming_news/Shack... : socksta
  • Bump on Digg, I want to see the internet elite tear us apart. : socksta
• I nominate you guys for the Pulitzer. : sanchez
• Holy shit, I laughed my ass off. I loved the Army of Two exclusive trailer. : silent prophet
• haha, great work. : Snuffles-
• awesome, I will need to check this out when I get home. No speakers :( : Jayx77
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  For your next episode can you do a live action Rosewood hollandaise true story recreation. that would be ... : Bantis
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16333062 : socksta
    • I AM FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT!! : Bantis
• Showing this to my coworkers so they can also enjoy it to the max : timaste
• :) This is great. I missed the pilot episode, that Mac ad with the AIDS was hilarious. : voodooraze
• the last two segments were awesome (dognose reading and askedrelic post) : snicker-snack 2
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  Are you faggots going to be at Quakecon? My tattoo would probably make a decent segment. : pancake humper
  • The tattoo WILL make a decent segment. : socksta
  • We've got some lofty ideas for how we will film our great Quakecon adventure. : fleabug
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  DIRECT DOWNLOAD NOW AVAILABLE it looks a lot better than the flash. : socksta
  • woot!!!!! : dognose
  • Late afternoon bump. I found this thread on the 2nd page. =( Stop posting in that Wallyworld recei... : fleabug
• DMC trailer was fucking funny. keep up the good work : mXENO
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  Dude that's a fucking block from where I live! : action roommate
  • When we choose it I actually was thinking of that segment of the news you were on. Apparently its a real ... : socksta
• that was awesome, u guys rock : deviantpaul
• The Fair and Balanced review was awesome, great stuff guys. : Stage
• Love the show...hopefully this becomes regular! : cookblaze
• haha, good stuff. : warcrow
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  why does this only have 55 diggs? : dantastic
  • Because I wasn't able to talk Hisham into throwing a puppy off a cliff. : socksta
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  oh my shit this is hilarous!!! : Utopia
  • hahhha omg at the post of atomicgarden i remember that ahahhahaha : Utopia
• Good stuff guys. : thejm4n
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  Very awesome. My only suggestion would be to pick up the pace just a tad. the whole show seems to sort of... : oatmela
  • yeah it's just you. it's not fucking cable tv gaming shows where the pace is so fucking fast your senses... : dantastic

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• You look like you have them covered. But I think you have your goal mixed up there. Do you want to minimi... : terath
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  Well: - Played on closed servers with a significant amount of other players (ie, an MMO) - Released onl... : Jonathan
  • Yes, but the point is to show that you're minimizing piracy, not preventing it. People still pirate bejew... : sammyl
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  games developed for a wider range of PCs I think are pirated less... piracy is probably largely limited t... : mikecyb
  • and yes steam has been cracked. most steam games are cracked within a day of them showing up on steam. ... : mikecyb
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    I just don't think piracy is that technically difficult - I know that shackers don't exactly match the av... : Jonathan
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      it's not technically difficult but it requires some knowledge... you need to actually find a torrent or s : mikecyb
      • Well torrenting seems to be pretty common knowledge these days just because so many people use it for pir... : Jonathan
• I think I'd go for a board game. I never made copies of my monopoly money. Besides if this is your mai... : nubitup
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  Starforce! : bakanoodle
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    Has anyone used Starforce lately? Or have devs completely dropped it after all that controversy? : sanchez
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      Didn't a Trackmania game have it? That'd be the last I heard of it. : dmason
      • Trackmania United used Starforce Lite... which was just a protected EXE file no drivers or anything. Bu... : Shadowdane
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  Make an MMO or a game with a very strong online component. Both require CD keys and version checks upon c... : sanchez
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_emulator - develop your own server, pirate the client. : Jonathan
    • meh, you don't get to play with everyone else who has a legit copy of the game, that alone makes people b... : sanchez
    • Right, that's why your gameplay would have to require a lot of other people, in order to minimize the des... : sammyl
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      The concept here is that because it's an online system and it's got a heavy multiplayer focus - in order ... : TheNiXXeD
      • Exactly, it's not that they can't pirate it but that there isn't any point since they still can't tap int... : dooberzoo
• Steam games can be pirated easily. : FushigiDenki
• I would make a game trying to keep the budget as tight as possible, and not worry about ghost lost sales ... : sch44cker
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  I would say something like a guildwars model, where the world is a huuuuuuge "instance" but its still onl... : Demius
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    Home-brew servers exist for both WoW and GuildWars. : FushigiDenki
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      there no where close to being populated as a "real"server would be. : Iwannaacura
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        of course not : FushigiDenki
        • and nothing is pirate proof, no matter what the game dev's want ppl to believe.. Hardcore pirates will fi... : Demius
    • but it's such a crappy and underground method it doesn't dent sales, so essentially they are the most pir... : thebigbeefsandwhich
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      yeah and there are maybe 10-50 people on most of them making them entirely worthless and unfun : derelict515
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        I actually prefer private WoW servers. Granted, I bought and paid for my copy + expansion, but I have ... : Vincent Grayson
        • I have mixed feelings on the subject. While it's nice to get up to level 70 in a week, once you hit the ... : slax0r
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  All anti-piracy attempts can be circumvented. As long as it's not intrusive and doesn't discriminate base... : dmason
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    If you notice I'm not talking about going against piracy, I'm talking about going around it. Design gamep... : sammyl
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      Ah, In that case, I can say that I've consciously purchased games based on price and convenience. If I ca... : dmason
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        Because you can save $10? : FushigiDenki
        • You win the prize. : dmason
      • It's true. Steam makes buying games as convenient as pirating them, so it just comes down to the money. : SockMonkeh
    • If it's a single-player game, there's not really anything you can do. You can't force every single-playe... : FushigiDenki
    • By sheer indignation alone making something more difficult is seen as challenging and fun to get around b... : ieGod
• Casual is fine, but I think you underestimate the value of having crazy fans. Solar Empire is very niche... : smacknca
• I didnt read the above replies but yes, steam has been cracked. I saw a friend playing Portal (cracked... : doomed
• implant the game directly into brain. : dahanese
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  Steam has been cracked. There is no 100% system. I've seen people who crack free games ... and I have... : InfoBiter
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    I think you and I have very different definitions of the the phrase "casual gamer" : sammyl
    • haha yeah, I can just see my grandmother trying to play CoD4 : Entity
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    I've seen people who crack free games ... and I have no idea why. because it's there : cpt_gloval
    • star trek 5'd : FushigiDenki
• Web based, with a persistant online component. 0 Piracy. : Crimsonbeak
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  no copy protection at all and requires a unique key to play online. : Jayx77
  • Fucking signed. : node
  • amen : retardhumper
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    Yep, all singleplayer games will be cracked and all multiplayer games will be playable on LAN. The key to... : SockMonkeh
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      without the key, you wont be able to patch/update and they can just make it so non updated cant play with... : Jayx77
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        I'm sure the patches could be cracked, if they were important enough to warrant it. : SockMonkeh
        • But yeah. Point is, make is easy as possible to do everything you have to do if you have a registered CD ... : SockMonkeh
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    what happens when someone steals your key? : mikecyb
    • Do what Steam does and just use keys for activation, then tie the key to an account. If someone steals yo... : SockMonkeh
    • Online registration the first time you start it up (or the first time you play online) and then when you ... : Jayx77
    • Accepted method of payment: CC. Easy to track and trace original ownership. : ieGod
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  I like Stardock's method. You can play version 1.0 single player without too much hassle. But if you wa... : BingusLargus
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    Actually Stardock didn't really prevent you from patching or playing multiplayer, either. They should hav... : SockMonkeh
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      I thought Multiplayer was only through their online service? : BingusLargus
      • No, there is a LAN browser in the game. In that LAN browser there is also a direct IP connection option t... : SockMonkeh
• Don't specifically target the teenager/college kid age group. This group has no direct income so if they ... : Chod
• you just have to look at something like WoW or anything that is multiplayer only with cd key authenticati... : dantastic

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  For someone with an aging PC, a 360 game that happens to be on PC is as good as an exclusive. : pigvomit
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    Especially since, chances are, it's being designed with the 360 in mind. : mittense
    • Plus many people with up to date PCs will probably end up with both consoles anyway, especially with so m... : DinK
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    Yeah but put yourself in the shoes of someone who just bought a new PC. What do you think would be the be... : razlebol
    • Well, once you start getting into situations like that, it all depends on what you like. I don't have to... : pigvomit
    • I bought a new pc last summer, for me it depnded on the game for deciding which platform i wanted it on. : boredguy
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  mass effect 2... i will NOT be able to wait till PC release... no fucking way. i dont even know how i ca... : dantastic
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    I've had mass effect since launch, waiting to read the novel first. Should I just play it? : DinK
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      If you're worried about knowing basic background, there's an in-game codex that updates as you go. : Lone Swordsman
      • also if you just talk to everyone and investigate all avenues of chatdom you will pick up the idea. didn... : dantastic
    • read the novel after! it's a prequel but it seems like it would spoil some of the game's plot twists and... : dantastic
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  Left 4 Dead, Ninja Gaiden 2 not on PS3. End of discussion:) I also don't see how games coming out on ... : Jackass1233
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    "Also, what are these awesome PS3 exclusives coming out, other than MGS4 and Little Big Planet (which is ... : razlebol
    • id buy ICO 3 and God of War 3 from that list....maybe Disgaea 3 : Jackass1233
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      hope you like JRPGs... Resistance 2 sounds like it could be sweet, although Resistance didn't impress ... : derelict515
      • i agree with everything on that post. even the format and grammar. : Klebold
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        I do love JRPG. One of my favorite genre. I didn't like Resistance 1 much but I am looking very much ... : razlebol
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          re: KIllzone 2 I just don't think it deserves anywhere near the hype just because of some preview videos ... : derelict515
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            Hype has nothing to do with if a game is good or not. : razlebol
            • The original game was nothing special, the developer doesn't have a pedigree of great games behind them, ... : derelict515
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          I agree with that. I was not the least bit impressed by Resistance. However, they look to be improving ... : pigvomit
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            They also removed the narrative parts and changed it for cinematics instead. I hated the narration in the... : razlebol
            • I need to give a bunch of PS3 games more time (especially Uncharted). Unfortunately my roommate's PS3 was... : derelict515
            • Yeah, that whole History Channel aspect really didn't help it feel cohesive. It felt like the narrator l... : pigvomit
    • WTB Gradius VI : walker270
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  I can't think of a single PS3 exclusive that I'm interested in playing. MSG4 and FF ?? have no hold over ... : edgewise
  • LBP is interesting to me, but not $460 (console + game) interesting. : Mansmells
  • I agree with the tooth torturer. : Fyunch Click
  • I'm the same, but you gotta admit that those games have a hold over a lot of other people. : exigence7
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    http://www.scei.co.jp/synthesis/career/wanda.html : pyide
    • ah, there's one. God of War 3 would be another. : edgewise
    • I could only read two words on that site and combined they have me excited. : walker270
  • God of War 3? : ErneX
  • I'm the same way with 360 exclusives. : aeg1x
• I feel kinda the same way, but the 360 does have Ninja Gaiden 2, Fable 2, Infinite Undiscovery, Cry On, a... : Vincent Grayson
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  I still haven't been pushed over the edge. I don't care about MGS or FF so the only thing that looks cool... : Fred Garvin
  • If you're not excited by what Insomniac is attempting with Resistance 2, then you have no soul. I we... : treefingers1
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  Is Gears of War2 360 and pc only? : D45hiz
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    Has it been announced for PC yet? : humbleone
    • It's 360 exclusive for now. : razlebol
• Ninja Gaiden 2 is the only 360 title on the horizon for me. MGS4 on PS3, which I don't own. And will prob... : DOOManiac
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  Alan Wake BABY! : h o s t i l e
  • I think I heard this will end up a 2009 title :( : derelict515
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  I think Halo Wars is supposed to be out this year. : boredguy
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    Annouced for PC as well. And honestly, it doesn't look very good. : razlebol
    • I'll agree it doesn't look that great but i' haven't seen it announced for PC anywhere. : boredguy
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      I'm a fan of Ensemble Studio's RTS games, so I might like Halo Wars. I just hope they aren't too hobbled... : pigvomit
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        Guess it was just a false rumour. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/848/848646p1.html : razlebol
        • was meant for boredguy. : razlebol
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  Why do you care if it's exclusive? Isn't getting good games the important part? : terath
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    what if the good games are exclusives on a system he doesn't have? : pyide
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      Sure, I guess it was the 360 titles ending up on PC complaint that confused me. : terath
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        well if you already have a badass PC that might make some of the 360 exclusives less compelling (assuming... : derelict515
        • Ah, so it's a which platform should I have bought deal. I see. : terath
• I'm picking up XBOX 360 number 2 tomorrow afternoon after being without one for 3 months. I'm more excite... : red2lucas

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  PC or console? : Modica Sol Solis
  • I would prefer PC, but console is ok too. : sch44cker
• nope, can't think of one. : Demius
• ..... : EvilDolemite
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  Mass Effect? : ZeroSignal
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    "there's no stupid errands to do for npcs" : riptyde
    • those are all optional anyways : dantastic
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    That's the first one I came up with too. There are the NPC errands... but you can just ignore them a lo... : sevogajre
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      Mass Effect is probably the best match anyone's going to find since almost all those "go fetch" quests ar... : lolbotomy
      • Even the go fetch ones are not bad. You go and then get a call on the radio saying well done. You dont ha... : Pettytheft
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    Is mass effect's combat like traditional rpgs? you know, with mouse clicking ? I hope not. Hehehe, the... : sch44cker
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      not even close, it plays like a poorly implemented third-person shooter that you can pause to make tactic... : qwpeoriu
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        third person? like, hmm chillli con carnage?? : sch44cker
        • gears of war or real time knights of the old republic : dantastic
  • i agree : dantastic
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  final fantasy 7 or 8 for pc gogogogo : Iwannaacura
  • but... in both cases you're a nobody! :( : Demius
• burger time? : .frame
• Is this a trick question? : silent prophet
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  Hexen! : FlatlineDixay
  • Hexen! Yea, i have that game, very cool, but i prefer to have all the weapons, and no classes. : sch44cker
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  No errands for NPCs? I think you ruled 100% of them out. : FushigiDenki
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    Indeed. Every single quest involves, at one point or another, an "errand" for an NPC. : hatelull
    • Even real life can be distilled into a series of fetch quests :( : FushigiDenki
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  Xenogears! And Xenosaga! : omnova
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    Xenogears came to mind, one of my top all time favorite RPGs, but i dunno if its what he was looking for : Demius
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      whats xeongears about? : sch44cker
      • um... really hard to explain in just a small post.. Its a squaresoft RPG from the PS1 days that takes a w... : Demius
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        Hmm... A love story spanning about 10,000 years, starring a schizophrenic "hero", his bi-polar love inte... : genom
        • ... i didn't think you could really paraphrase xenogears in so little amnt of text... well done :D : Demius
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  I got sort of irritated with the ranged weapon combat in games like KOTOR. From an RPG perspective, it w... : hatelull
  • true, but it wasn't that much of an issue since most people did primarily melee combat (especially once y... : thetangent
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  Sounds like you may be looking for an Adventure game. Good story, setting and sometimes puzzles, but no g... : SilverSnake
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    Yea, adventure games, i like those too. But most of them involve stupid puzzles and not enough combat. ... : sch44cker
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      ok just so we're clear, you want an RPG with combat, but no puzzles, NPC interaction, or leveling. : busdriver3030
      • sounds like he needs to role play in rocket arena 3 or something : Downforce
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        Sort of. Well, npc interaction is ok. I like good dialogue. But no leveling. Kinda like that ancient ... : sch44cker
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          It really sounds like you just want a 3rd person shooter such as mercenaries or something like that. : sigpro
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            yeah I was going to say the new GTA, but he still has to do missions, so that's a no go : Downforce
            • Is GTA considered an RPG? : sch44cker
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            well, i would love to see an rpg...with guns!! But in 1st person, 3rd person irritates me. : sch44cker
            • you've basically asked for an RPG and then eliminated every characteristic that makes a game an RPG : electroly
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              but these things define what make an RPG NPC side quests Leveling up You are generally a nameless he... : sigpro
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                Well, for example, World in conflict would be considered an RTS, but it's more action oriented than norma... : sch44cker
                • except it's not first person and you don't do any shooting. You control a group of units in Real Time to ... : thetangent
            • You mean Mass Effect? : FushigiDenki
            • ok I got it, you need to play TF2. whew. crisis averted. that's your game. : Downforce
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          NOLF 1 and 2! It doesn't matter if you don't like 1st person, just play them anyways! : Nali4Freedom
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            NOLF is sorta RPG-like, isnt it? : sch44cker
            • Not at all. : FushigiDenki
    • Travel back in time and play the Quest for Glory series when it was new. : Fayk
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  Mass Effect? : bakanoodle
  • opos, stupid lack of refresh : bakanoodle
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  Lost Odyssey is an option. : ateam311
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    Is lost odyssey 1st or 3rd person? : sch44cker
    • 3rd person, just like FFX : FushigiDenki
    • 3rd - think final fantasy : xil-reno
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    isn't it medievalish? : dantastic
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      No. It's set in the future. : ateam311
      • http://www.gametrailers.com/game/1694.html : ateam311
• Guitar Hero 3. : egg5hen
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  it sounds like you don't like RPGs :( : electroly
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    Oh i do, just not the newer ones. : sch44cker
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      can you name some RPGs that you do like for comparison? : electroly
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        STRIFE, System Shock 1 and 2. Those games beat the crap out of doom and half life, which sold better tha... : sch44cker
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          I wouldn't call those RPGs. : FushigiDenki
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            They had RPG elements like inventory, NPC interaction, side quests, but of course combined with KICKBUTT ... : sch44cker
            • So basically, first person shooters with upgradable shit. : FushigiDenki
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              it sounds like you want an FPS with some minor RPG elements : electroly
              • yeah, I'll amend TF2 with BF 2142. one has various "ROLES" you get to play, with no NPCs and no levellin... : Downforce
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              Tried Bioshock? : daedraug
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                Yea, i wanna try that one. But i've heard is too much like System Shock 2. : sch44cker
                • Based on your posts in this thread, you would love it anyway. : FushigiDenki
                • check it out. you can grab it on steam. if you have a 360 you can download the demo on live. i was sol... : dantastic
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              play STALKER : derelict515
              • ^^^^^^ This is the correct answer. : TShandy
              • yeah this was my first thought : datoo
          • Oh for christs sake! Any game can be considered an RPG if you look at it as one.... Don't make fun o : Malku
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          Yeah those aren't really a "RPG" , so it seems you don't like RPG's. But you would like Deus Ex : nukewinter
          • And probably Mass Effect as well : FushigiDenki
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            Damn, ok, it's just that I would like to play a good RPG with a good storyline, but i find that most rpgs... : sch44cker
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              sounds liek you need a "quick rpg" ... there are a few of those around. Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance? Ys O... : Demius
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                Cool thanks, Ill give Titan quest a shot! Kinda as a tribute to their developers. Baldur's Gate: dark al... : sch44cker
                • dark alliance and dark alliance2 are kinda like run around hack and slash with RPG elements and very fuck... : Demius
                • "where I'm not a nameless hero trying to scale up, and the combat doesnt involve mouse clicking and sword... : SockMonkeh
        • lol, so you don't like RPGs : derelict515
        • STALKER? : terath
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  I was going to say Disgea but blah. Your parameters ruin all suggestions. : Snuffles-
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    whats disgea about? : sch44cker
    • An heir to the Netherworld's mission to reclaim the throne as he's been sleeping for two years since his ... : Snuffles-
    • Roughly speaking: You're the spoiled teenage son of the Overlord of the Netherworld. Your father has bee... : Finestaut
• FFVII : ieGod
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  Deux Ex, System Shock 2, Mass Effect : razorblade79
  • ^^^ Yes! Why do we only get three such games in 10 years but a million uninspired shit medieval RPGs / JR... : tcs
• bioshock? : ass-street
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  Ever heard of Fallout? : SockMonkeh
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    thats old , isnt it? : sch44cker
    • ever heard of pong? : ass-street
    • Yes. : SockMonkeh
    • Old, but awwesome. It has guns! : TShandy
    • It's aged better than you can imagine. : zakazi
    • who cares? It's one of the best RPG's ever made. : thetangent
    • It's a great RPG and that's all you need to care about. : Orange Pylon
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  Planescape: Torment oh wait.... : Anti_dentite
  • I think he'd keel over the first time he hit a conversation. : TShandy
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    I've read that planetscape torment is a classic. So i might pick it up. Thing is, as you can see, i fre... : sch44cker
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      Deus Ex : SockMonkeh
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        Yea DeusEx, but i have an Nvidia card, and I've read that all nvidia cards have problems with unreal powe... : sch44cker
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          You bought your nvidia card within this century, right? Should work flawless. If you want to make sure it... : razorblade79
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            hmm, yeah, i'm talking about series 8 gforce cards having problems with unreal 2 powered games. : sch44cker
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              Never heard of that, a quick google at least said Thief 1+2 make a lot of problems or don't work at all. ... : razorblade79
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                unreal tournament 2k4 doesnt work either. :( I'm getting ati next time, and the next time after that. ... : sch44cker
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                  What? Yes it does. : SockMonkeh
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                    I have an nvidia card and ut2k4 stutters like crazy. : sch44cker
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                      What card? If I remember correctly it even had one of those Nvidia entrance logos. : Horn
                      • all 8 series, and apparently 7 series too. : sch44cker
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                      Okay, I have played UT2K4 of various 8 series NVIDIA cards with no problems on different systems. : SockMonkeh
                      • Same here, 7 and 8 series cards have worked flawlessly. : OverloadUT
            • Huh? Work fine for me with an 8800GTX. : avatar_58
        • what? : terath
        • It works fine, just get this: http://cwdohnal.home.mindspring.com/utglr/ : datoo
      • Get gametap. Both games are on there. : Horn
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      Sock's suggestion is good, also, what about The Witcher? : geedeck
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        Oh yeah the Witcher, lots of chicks to hop to bed with! : sch44cker
        • i got it, love it, but im waiting to play through it until the content patch gets released. : Demius
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        The Witcher is great. : DM7
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          doesn't witcher have swords and mouse-clicks? =) : ass-street
          • and it's also a medieval-like setting. the only thing it doesn't really have is the nameless hero.. every... : xsoulbrothax
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      It's been mentioned before, but Deus Ex rides the line pretty well. The action is pure FPS, but there is... : nurglich
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        What about Silverfall? Would I like that game based on my posts? Or gothic 3? : sch44cker
        • You should stop posting and play Deus Ex. : SockMonkeh
    • nitpicking - it's planescape, not planetscape. And it's a fantastic RPG, but yeah, not for first timers. : thetangent
• What you describe is not an RPG. : perstephanie
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  Quest for Glory : Bull
  • I miss that game now :( : perstephanie
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  Oblivion! : Frank_Mackey
  • srsly though, Persona 3 maybe? I haven't played it but it was regarded by many as one of the best RPGs of... : Frank_Mackey
• progress quest - http://www.progressquest.com/ : mallrice
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  I don't get this mouse clicking combat. Isnt that what EVERY game is in terms of combat, click the mouse... : Nighteyes
  • ^^^ This also contains game suggestions so please read! : Nighteyes
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  "No mouse clicking" rules out pretty much every game, not just RPGs. Besides that, there may be a few gam... : Kerath
  • well, i mean, simplistic mouse clicking like in most rpgs, where you click once and it does the rest. : sch44cker
• valkyrie profile : cpt_gloval
• Leisure Suit Larry : capt tripps

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• man that is beautiful : Clay
• nice - i'll take one please : humbleone
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  It's a Lambo Reventon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Revent%C3%B3n : cltcprd
  • oh and it's main design is inspired from the F22 (it may say this in the wiki article I didn't actually r... : cltcprd
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    Of the 20 cars made, 11 of them are going to the United States, 7 will remain in Europe (including a sing : humbleone
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      I'm absolutely shocked that 11 are going to the US and only 2 are going to Dubai. : snagger
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_billionaires_(2005) : cltcprd
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          actually this list is better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_the_number_of_billionaire... : cltcprd
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            Of course we have more billionaires, we have *way more people*. But the Middle East, especially Duba... : snagger
            • I'm sure it has little to do with money when it comes to that car : kelerian
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    I found that pic from a thread posted here awhile ago about a dude who toured the factory. There were pic... : oatmela
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      http://www.stuttgart9.co.uk/upload/showthread.php?t=5087 ? : cltcprd
      • That is it, thank you : oatmela
      • NOW THAT IS A CAR!!! : pigvomit
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  Top Gear covered it. Its the best lookin lambo IMO : afrochops
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtfmMsP2Tls Top Gear - Lamborghini Reventon http://www.youtube.com/wat : humbleone
    • "but with this you would get a lot of badge" AHAHAHA : Ellissd
• Perfection. : Utopia
• Wow, it's been a while since I've gaped at a car. : zakazi
• zomg spirits and orbs in that photo! : stonedonkey
• that's the kind of car tony stark drives. : sKetchflow
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  yeah, but how many cup holders does it have? : vassili_zaitsev
  • I'll bet it's gas mileage is shit too. : oatmela
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    That depends on whether or not you check the box next to the 'cup holders' option when you place your ord... : Ajax
    • true, those are only in the "sport" model : oatmela
• that thing is sex on wheels : Flying h4x0r
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  Cool car but I'm kind of tired of lambo re-releasing the murcielago over and over : dearjamie
  • kind of like how motorola re-releases the razr over and over... except not everyone and their grandmother... : Flying h4x0r
• Good god. : jreid
• tires will CUT you : bfzzzz
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  robocop should be riding around in that bitch : ghost hacker
  • Robocop loves the Ford Taurus. : Super Sparker
• dat wud be tite wit sum spinnaz : ArB
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  shouldnt these supercars not have side mirrors anymore? there has to be some kindof camera system thats m... : eggnoodles
  • meh they probably just make them easy to take off, in the case that anyone actually takes one to the trac... : Yabrodan