Morning Discussion

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  Isn't the shack a blog anyway? : Slowtreme
  • i remember a pc magazine ranking the shack in the top ten gaming blogs one year. But i don't consider it... : grabbie
• Seems that way. Since Remo is gone there's really no one writing content for it more than once a week any... : mittense
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  yea there was a thread yesterday. Think it went bye bye since the originator went bye bye. : Iwannaacura
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    who went bye bye? : agentlead
    • remo.? : Iwannaacura
    • week ban : boring gegtik
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      ALL YOUR BEAR ARE BELONG TO CHASE : multisync
      • lol thats great... peep this.. http://www.urbandictionary.com/daily.php : agentlead
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  yes we shut it down : Maarten Goldstein
  • You guys steal all the good ideas from Squabble. : Rauol Duke
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    Bring back stuff that sucks. Fuck venturing into new territory, stick with shit that works. >:( : skitzo
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      havent you read the comments, we cant do stuff thats not totally serious anymore. this is hugely upsettin... : Maarten Goldstein
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        obligatory WHY SO SERIOUS : Arctic Fox
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          http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=whysoserious_kml11jo8wybomkmqno3k.jpg : lodit
          • I guess thats a good example. : focusdaily
      • those are just the trolls, don't mind them : RobFlinn
  • :( : tomservo
  • BRING IT BACK CLAY : gmd
  • boooooooooo-urns : kingdok
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    If the same kind of articles will live on the front page from now on, I don't care. Otherwise BRING IT BA... : razorblade79
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      no, we just dont care to do those type of articles anymore : Maarten Goldstein
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        You don't care to do the kinds of uniquely Shacknews editorials? What was Aaron's thing, then? : mittense
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          Does this mean Aaron is gone now, too!? : zerog83
          • Oh noes, they're dropping like flies : ejectorpod
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          Probably was Remo's baby. : Fred Garvin
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            Also, advertisers are scared by strong opinions. : Fred Garvin
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              Which was one of the reasons that ShackNews turned into my favorite gaming website over the last couple o... : mittense
              • my thoughts exactly :( : Bantis
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                Let me rephrase that: I've loved the Shack for the community since before I joined, but the front page be... : mittense
                • It seems the shack was in a serious atmosphere of departure the last months and now it's beginning to fal... : razorblade79
            • I don't think this matters with the Google Adsense ads they run here. : mancide
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              How many times has Steve said that advertisers have no effect upon our content Fred? :( : geedeck
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                I disagree; advertisers HAVE affected our content fred. He has become malcontent :( : boring gegtik
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                  MY CONTENT FRED : boring gegtik
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                    I hate myself and I want to die : boring gegtik
                    • We also want you to die. Damn the French! : ejectorpod
                    • lol : hamachi
              • How many times has Bush said that Iraq had WMDs? Just kidding. : Fred Garvin
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          no i'm talking about Glitter Unicorn posts, not editorials : Maarten Goldstein
          • The lameness of the Glitter Unicorn post made me sad. I do miss the quality informal editorials that the ... : jake2000
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        I understand you guys have no obligation to say what happened. But this quiet removal of the blog as well... : mancide
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          Maybe the current staff weren't interested in that side or didn't have the time to deal with it or maybe ... : Rauol Duke
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            I would like to counter with, at least in the games business, high-profile employees leaving do normally ... : mancide
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              "if you have nothing positive to say, say nothing at all" as a random grandma would say. Maybe that's why : razorblade79
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                I think when I'm a grandfather, the expression will have morphed into "If you have nothing positive to sa... : Finestaut
                • Hahaha, that should be some ISPs ad text : razorblade79
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              But no one from Microsoft says, "That guy was a fucker, he wanted too much money and stole my Funyuns! >:... : Rauol Duke
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                I don't think that's surprising at all. I mean Remo was a big part of the Shack's shift from cut and past... : Fred Garvin
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                  He's going to be working at a much better place now anyway. Before people ask, it isn't my place to say w... : Frozen Pixel
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                    GAMESPOT.COM : razorblade79
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                      lol, how is that a better place haha : Frozen Pixel
                      • That's my point, how is anywhere a better place? I hope for him he gets his foot into the gamedev ind : razorblade79
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                      GIANTBOMB.COM : mancide
                      • I wonder where that page is going, probably Burger King *zing* : razorblade79
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              but we're not in the games business : Maarten Goldstein
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                That's fine, it's your call. But it's sad when Gamespot gave away more information than you guys did. htt... : mancide
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                  i dont see how thats sad at all, they are a vastly different and bigger company than we are. : Maarten Goldstein
                  • Which means they should have to be more careful with what they say, not less. : mittense
                  • The point I was trying to make, instead of the post here that simply said "Remo is no longer a part of sh... : mancide
                  • Which really amps up the contrast. Folks here at the Shack form incredibly personal ties to ShackStaff, ... : SinistarX
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                  Who cares. I don't get why people can't shut up about it already and just move on. There are somethings i... : sigpro
                  • But, why did the Soprano's just cut to black? Did Tony get whacked? Was the last thing he saw his daughte... : mancide
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                Importing poptarts isn't a business, Maarten. : c0bra
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                  it should be :( : Maarten Goldstein
                  • It helps if you don't eat all the inventory. : c0bra
      • sounds like what an angry wife would say : razorblade79
      • Less blog, more "views" and "more views"! : not work safe
      • they were pretty good :( : virus
  • Best to cut away the dead flesh. : freshyk
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  I thought nothing was supposed to change after Remo left :/ : Bantis
  • Yea, but then Steve got married and it all went to shit. : mancide
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    GOODBYE BLOG, GOODBYE SHACKCAST. Less features = more users? Hmm.... : ashkie
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      Per last night's ER: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51847 : geedeck
      • And remember those exclusive beta invites Fileshack users were supposed to get? We don't believe everythi... : ashkie
      • Steve has said they'll be reformatting the ShackCast about five times now in the last year, though, hasn'... : jake2000
    • Blogs are for people who are already users. People don't read video game news and then think, "this needs... : pauk111
• blog.shacknews.com for me has the shack frontpage design but it only displays the blog articles. It doesn... : adodric

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  If you want to play with Shackers get R6. : Fred Garvin
  • You better have your copy and be online tonight. : Bull
• I haven't played any of The Club's multiplayer... it's a different and unique game in single player tho. : mancide
• Vegas 2 : adodric
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  I thought The Club was terribly simple and boring. This is coming from a pretty hardcore console FPS guy. : pandasrus
  • I don't think it's boring, but it's definitely different. It's actually not that difficult on insane for ... : mancide
• ...Considering my Live service has been cancelled. Forgot to add that. : lookitzpancakes
• The Club demo kind of sucked balls. : Rauol Duke
• RB6:V2 fo' sho' : prime8
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  YOU HAVE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME. I get home, put R6:V in, and I have three RRoD. Holy fucking fuck. : lookitzpancakes
  • God bless the 360! : soggybagel
  • Best use of an LOL today. But I am truly sorry........... : Lionhart32935
  • even though I lol'd this post, I really am sorry to hear that. : Mmmmmoo
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    I didn't do it :/ : pancake humper
    • Did you hump my 360 again? Dammit, that's the last time. : lookitzpancakes
  • oh shit :O : pwnage1232
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    and you bet on black? : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Always. : deveus1
  • Karma for ignoring the 'don't go to gamestop' posts. Also: why isn't Gamestop selling 360 RROD warrant... : snagger
  • Thanks. Every night I get bored and tell myself : shit i should get a xbox 360 it looks fun. But then I s... : Utopia
  • Towel it immediately. : TastyWheat
  • fun times =/ : nomaad
  • This is living! am i doing it right? : aeg1x
  • Should have gotten COD4 instead. The 360 would have been happy and not pissed off like it is now with th... : FormerHPB
  • Thats what you get for buying last years version of the game : Degenerate
  • lookitzredringz! : DinK
  • this just happened to me when I was trying to play Ace Combat 6 a couple of days ago. Call the xbox suppo... : thetangent
• join the club, sport. Oh and sorry to hear that. Bioshock is what killed mine : eforce98
• Vegas 2. The Club was a rental at best, meaning I rented it and didnt like it even though I liked the de... : bagelcc
• This is my 2nd Xbox failure. Can I call Microsoft and have them replace it? : lookitzpancakes
• I wanna go get Vegas 2, but being Good Friday and all I predict EB to be closed :( : Drewus
• condemned 2 : JINKY
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  UPDATE: I toweled it and it's working. Just don't know how long until it fucks me again. : lookitzpancakes
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    How the fuck can heating it up with a towel make it work?! : Ratalon
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      The solder remelts. : NFXFSX
      • haha that's insane : feek
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        How long will it last, do you think? : lookitzpancakes
        • sigpro toweled his while waiting for his coffin to arrive and couldnt get it to quit working again for li... : Degenerate
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        Has anybody confirmed this? You need up over 200C/400F to reflow solder, and if that's actually what hap... : DinK
        • I suspect it has more to do with expansion of the chips/PCBs/connections/whatever, rather than actually r... : Arcanum
        • One of the theories is that the new lead-free stuff will cold-joint if you get it up a little ways. : Merconium

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• I am a sucker for nostalgia : EvilDolemite
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  Personally I play old games more than I do new ones. Though I find playing them enough just makes you wis... : avatar_58
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    I do too, this past year partly because my system is finally showing its age, but more because I'm just t... : tomservo
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      Though if you get too mired in nostalgia you'll miss out on great current games, and then eventually your : EvilDolemite
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        Yes and frankly I get tired of people acting like they are high and migthy for *only* playing old games. ... : avatar_58
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          It's tied to whenever in your life you had the time and inclination to game without preconceived notions.... : EvilDolemite
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            Great post, and you're definitely right. I think part of my problem is that I don't necessarily compare t : tomservo
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              Sometimes I get pissed at myself for being so informed and cynical. I really do miss the times of just t... : EvilDolemite
              • No shit eh? Back then I didn't care if a story was deep or engrossing, I just wanted to play what was fun... : avatar_58
              • Yeah it's funny, I even avoid buying games that at first I was looking forward to. ArmA is an example (th... : tomservo
              • Indeed, I also miss being a 10 year old idiot who thought Blood Sport was a good movie. : Splinebastard
              • Yea, I remember going to Best buy or similar and being all "Holy shit, they made another Monkey Island (2... : Jiven
              • Amen. Last year I followed gaming heavily, watched metacritic, played all the top games, tried to get all... : astonish
          • You have to approach any game for what it is rather than what it isn't. Then at least you have a chance ... : Pneum0
      • Oh I do agree with that. Part of it for me is that I don't have nearly as much time to game anymore, so I... : tomservo
  • I'd love to replay Ultima 7. Never finished it but rebought it a few years ago. Great great game. I ju... : Bull
• I'm sad I missed out on the tribes games :( : c0bra
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  I thought the quake servers got taken down. Spring break has me all discombobulated and unable to game. ... : hatelull
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    I guess Visceral Monkey put it back up! Though it has a bunch of weird stuff on it that I guess I need to... : tomservo
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      I'm a lazy bastard, so here's what I do. I make a config file like this: connect 72.44.56.173:27000 : mn3m0n1c
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        I'm rusty with using .cfg files and didn't even think of that. Thanks! : tomservo
        • So am I - I only did it 'cause I was having trouble connecting, myself! :) : mn3m0n1c
    • You can switch to the console and type "password <pwd>" after you've connected normally and it says "Pass... : electroly
• Just the mention of Quakeworld has me wanting to play QWTF again. :( : guido anchovy
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  haha, i'd completely forgotten about discharging the lighting gun in the water! : Saman
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    It was so awesome! Especially if there were 3 or 4 other suckers in there battling it out. I also love ho... : tomservo
    • God rockets were an unstoppable weapon in Q1. I mean as long as you control the Rocketspawn, you control ... : Yanks
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  Dont bring up EverQuest and everyone will be ALLLLLRIGHT. : jigstah
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    Never played it... I watched a friend run around in it for a half hour once. It seemed like just a big in... : tomservo
    • Ultima Online was better then Everquest. At least i think so. : Ziz
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      Never played it, but my bro did. He did something mean/funny once that I'll never forget. Here's the sh... : guido anchovy
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        hahahahaha. That was in Ultima Online? I remember reading about how the creator of the game or someone wa... : tomservo
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          I think this was it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issues_Faced_by_Ultima_Online (screenshot to the r... : tomservo
          • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British#Assassination_of_Lord_British : tomservo
        • that sounds more like EQ. Yeah the dude killed em with a firewall scroll. Back in the beta i use to get g... : Ziz
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      My earliest memory about UO is my friend scamming people. He would walk up to someone fighting a mob a... : c0bra
      • Hahah. Stories like this make me laugh. : stump
      • "The best part was their angry ghost would follow you around but since they were dead everything they sai : tomservo
      • My favorite UO Story of mine http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=8125482#itemanchor_8125482 : H@rvester
  • Some friends of mine played it back when it first came out. I could never understand how they got over th... : datoo
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  What kind of error did you get when trying to get into quake 3 last night? : Visceral Monkey
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    "invalid password", but I couldn't figure out how to enter the password from the console, and when I woul... : tomservo
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      /password xxxxxxxxxx : Sludgehead
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        Yes but when do you type that? I'm already typing /connect blah.blah.blah.blah : tomservo
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          Before /connect : dmason
          • This was my mistake, too - I kept thinking it was /connect, then /password. : mn3m0n1c
• Yeah, the Quake 3 games have been awesome. : dmason
• too bad Iron Lore isn't around to get the royalties on all the TQ purchases. :( : deject
• someone get up an Action Half Life server. : dignan
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  I had an awesome time playing Painkeep with some shackers last year :) : aethyr
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    PK was damn fun. Chain lightning FTW. : Fred Garvin
    • gib gib gib gib Gib GIB GIB GIB! : zerog83
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  zerog and I have a quake2 game that needs be played. zerog? : thief
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    GAH! lets do it now! : zerog83
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      What about in a few hours :\ Maybe 2? I'm about to tackle an indoor rock climbing thing. The wall whic : thief
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        add me to your steam friends list and pop me a message when you get back. http://steamcommunity.com/id... : zerog83
        • will do! : thief
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  SM me zerog--i'll check back when I return, I guess; also who would be up for some HL2DM Crossfire?! : thief
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    Crossfire was an HL2DM match? I thought it was just HL1? : zerog83
    • twas just HLDM, that's what I mean :D (though i'm sure someone ported it over) : thief
• There's a reason I love Generations Arena! : Vorlonesque

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  Player list ghostmac electroly pancake humper InfoBiter TimeDoctor jaga ImageOmega shadowdane ... : Visceral Monkey
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    my name should be on here twice because i own you all ;) : mwasher
    • Haha. : Visceral Monkey
    • you own who? ;) : ImageOmega
  • add me : chodog
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    mnemonik I was just on! all by myself running around in the dojo map - it's so pretty... Gotta watch teh : mn3m0n1c
    • also, please note that I will mostly suck - it's been a long time since I played... : mn3m0n1c
  • I would like to play quake 3 plz thx. : yakz
  • add me! : megarust32
  • What the hell, throw me on there. I don't think I'll play regularly, but probably once in a while. : omnova
  • add me to that list : dmason
  • I'd like to be added, even though I suck. : Nali4Freedom
  • Please add me. Thanks. : owly
  • --------------> : wasylm
  • Your list needs more Pylon. : Orange Pylon
  • Put me down, but I'd only be up for 1vs1 osp. Anyone feel up for getting owned? : Lionel2b
  • add me!!!! : vrocket
  • darkT : darkT
  • Add me. : Thresher
  • Oh hai, add plz. : silentw
• Add me please? I enjoyed playing last night with you guys. : afty
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  Put me on it. Preferably in big pink letters with a smiley face after. : Sludgehead
  • oops I'm on it already. Oh well. See what you can do about the pink. : Sludgehead
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  I'd also like to play tonight. : boomstickah
  • Any other time I'd be down, but it's tournament time : jonin
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  As soon as I find my damned Q3 CD key, I will be in on this for sure. : stratedge
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    I'm not sure, but I think just entering all D's in the cdkey will let you install it. The server itself i... : Visceral Monkey
    • ^^^ this is true :) : mwasher
• I would reinstall it if we could get enough people, say 8, to make 2 teams of 4 for CTF and DM battles th... : ra1n
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  I tried to play last night but I couldn't connect. I've got all the patches and 3wave and all that and I' : Dynotaku
  • Try again and see what happens, I turned on downloads for UDP clients. : Visceral Monkey
• Add me ! : r4wk
• Addidton! : Orange Pylon
• you folks better show up when there is an actual game going!!!!! : Flynn
• Add me, I play from time to time. : jonin
• add me to the list please. : Rigor Morts
• put the server info in your profile : yakz
• I want in.... : suicidemachine
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  Anybody feel like getting pwnt tonight? : yakz
  • yeah lets go : boomstickah
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  The server password on the site isn't working for me. I've tried: seta g_password Boxcar seta g_pass... : yakz
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    ShackQuakeLive Website: Shack Quake Live Server address: q3a.helpmewithmygirlproblems.com (72.44.56.173... : Visceral Monkey
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      ah, there's no period. yay. : yakz
      • doh. : Visceral Monkey
  • plus it's just "password" on the client side I believe. : Cygnus X-1
• i am quite interested but won't be able to find time until mid-April : NastyNorman
• Count me in. Old time quake player here. : PlanetPerfecto
• Please add me. Also, when do you guys usually play? I usually get home around 9pm pst. : TPSReport
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  any chance we get dm/ffa mode on the server instead of CTF? not enough for Ctf now : boomstickah
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    It's threewave, which means you can choose CTF, DM, Team DM, etc. You choose the game type in game. : Visceral Monkey
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      fuckin a its takin forever to download. 1.5mb is so slow nowadays : boomstickah
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        Yea, see, if you use the ioQuake client, it takes about 5 seconds :) : Visceral Monkey
        • This is true - I was skeptical about 'yet another' quake 3 port, but it's pretty damn slick. Prolly gonna : mn3m0n1c
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          I'm downloading the 3wave off the web : boomstickah
          • Check www.shackquakelive.com, I have links to all the files... : Visceral Monkey
• 6 people are playing right now, get on it : Flynn
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  Is there someplace handy to download the maps? 30 minutes is a long time for 1 map, and no, I don't want... : Sludgehead
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    You know what, I bet it's because it's a pure server. Let fix that. : Visceral Monkey
    • Shit, it is set to unpure. Why would it be trying to make people download everything? : Visceral Monkey
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      Well I know it's going over udp but 6k is slow and I know other servers that download 10x faster. : Sludgehead
      • Hmmm...I wonder if theres a download speed setting for UDP? : Visceral Monkey
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        I found the setting for speed. I just need to figure out a sane setting for it tonight. In the meantime, ... : Visceral Monkey
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          Hey, thanks again for keeping this going - I haven't had time to get on much, but it's cool to have a pla : mn3m0n1c
          • NP, its fun stuff. : Visceral Monkey
• IF YOUR HAVING TROUBLE GETTING CONNECTED, CHECK YOU CONSOLE AND TELL ME WHY., : Visceral Monkey
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  I hate custom maps. I fully agree with rosewoods view. What maps is the server running? I'm rapidly losin... : boomstickah
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    If your looking for only iD maps then it's not for you. It has iD maps and threewave maps. : Visceral Monkey
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      was fun thanks VM. It got good after you left. My packetloss went away : boomstickah
      • diaf : Visceral Monkey
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  that was fun! I even had playable ping too, where exactly is the server box? : dael
  • Maryland apparently. : Visceral Monkey
• I'm going in to play right now. : Ashun

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• yes it is : boring gegtik
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  I skip the epilogue. If the book is really good I go back and read it when I'm about 1/3rd of through th... : Horn
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    ..are you reading books backwards? : dirge23
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      No I just usually find the epilogue to be boring so I only read it if I know the book is good. : Horn
      • I got epilogue and prologue mixed up. Never mind. : Horn
• what the fuck : lakren
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  I usually skip to chapter 2. Chapter 1 is for newbs. : dodob
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    I also skip the last chapter. : dodob
    • Fuck chapter 23, I say. : David Craddock
• yep i read em : Ziz
• Yes? These are parts of the book just like any other. On the other hand I usually skip things that are wr... : dirge23
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  I read the odd chapters first, then go back and read the even ones. Yes, you're stupid. : Sacred Sperm
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    why is this stupid? I don't know why they exist in the first place. : PapaBoo
    • They're part of the story... it's like skipping chapter 1, because nothing ever happens in chapter 1. : Goncyn
    • yes this is stupid.. they exist to do the functions of a prologue and epilogue... : mwasher
    • Well, first of all I didn't say it was stupid, I said you were stupid :P Secondly, why would you skip ... : Sacred Sperm
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  "When I buy a new book, I read the last page first. That way, in case I die before I finish, I know how i... : grabbie
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    Lewis Black? : changejar419
    • Billy Crystal : grabbie
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  You are slowly letting us all in to the bizarre PapaBooWorld you live in. :/ : Rauol Duke
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    I wipe my ass before I take a shit, is this weird? : boring gegtik
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      I eat all the pepperoni first so it's like I'm eating a cheese pizza with a side of pepperoni!!!!! : Rauol Duke
      • lol : boring gegtik
      • I've had to stop doing that since I got with my girl. She feels I eat "her" share. HA! What nonsense..... : David Craddock
    • saves time : deadfish
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  I always read the prologue, I hate it though, I'm pumped for starting the book but then there's some guy ... : dael
  • You may be thinking of an introduction, which is different from a prologue. : Goncyn
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    But the prologue IS the start of the book. : David Craddock
    • yes, what goncyn said : dael
• Read the book, epilogue, cover summary, then possibly the prologue. : sikander
• Are you fo... wha-.... no.... stop it... NO! : GreatGooglyMoogly
• I don't skip or skim anything. A lot of writers will argue from now until the end of eternity (YES THAT ... : David Craddock
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  If I'm reading an older book, I will generally skip the forward/preface and come back to it after I finis... : mechanicalgrape
  • I hate when they do this. Happens a lot in "classic editions" and whatnot, where they assume everybody kn... : dirge23
  • No problem skipping intros if they aren't written by the person who wrote the book. : TShandy
• That doesn't make any sense. My brain hurts now from thinking about it. : serenj
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  that's almost as dumb as waiting 20 years to play good video games : Dravenport
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    sorry, I was busy lifting weights and having sex : PapaBoo
    • this is going to be my new answer to everything. : boring gegtik
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      Who were you having sex with for the first 12 or so years? : dirge23
      • my elementary school was crawling with honeys : PapaBoo
    • PapaBoo, the early years: http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/files/2007/01/lil%2520hercules.jpg : Rag and Bone Man
    • I was busy doing all three : Magus
• I just started a new book about a corrupt cop turned informant last night, and the whole prologue was abo... : Big Luke
• it really depends on what I'm reading. The vast majority of the time it's best to read them though : WhiteHatVeteran
• Depends on the book, I guess. I usually do, but recently I read Anna Karenina, and I skipped the prologu... : DasCracky
• I typically do, at least the epilogue. : ejectorpod
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  it's like playing hl2 and not playing ep1 & 2 get it? : dfz0r
  • i'll probably never see the day when I get to play those games : PapaBoo
• In really good books (e.g the Malazan Book of the Fallen and A Song Of Fire and Ice books), I always read... : Ride-My-Rocket
• I always read both, especially the epilogue if I enjoyed the book : sexydingo
• The prologue and epilogue are part of the book...why would you skip them? I might skip introductions i... : Vincent Grayson
• I take the bread out of the sandwich, I'm so excited to eat the peanut butter that I don't want bread in ... : Magus

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  Strategy game with upgradeable units similar to CoD4 : EvilDolemite
  • Ooo interesting. So you'd branch it out to RTS fans, and suffer the slings and arrows of your FPS fan ba... : coyoterys
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  we're ? : eyegeegeewhy
  • Untill there is an edit button... deal with typos. Jeeze. : coyoterys
• probably goto Africa and do a UN peace force mission set... : sjpeters79
• release a game without unlimited enemy spawns : retardhumper
• Cartoon style graphics and goofy gameplay with an ad based revenue stream IMO! : SenorSpine
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  cod mmo that is just COD4 MP with a planetside/chromehounds like world where pick which faction you want ... : sigpro
  • ^^I would buy this and play it. Lots. : MisterPhoton
  • You could also make it so when you earn XP and rank up you can unlock and or buy new camo, and other fanc... : sigpro
  • I'd love to see it happen. : Ajax
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  deformable terrain and destructible environments. don't care what era you do it in. just do it! >:( : dewdman
  • Ohh add this to my idea above, and it stays that way until world reset. : sigpro
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    Soldner tried this 2-3 years ago. Didn't work so well back then, but in theory would be awesome. : coyoterys
    • and red faction did it 7 years ago. we have the technology now to do it properly. it just needs to be des... : dewdman
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  Keep it modern day and add A LOT of physics fun for more gib fun. Add fully destructable homes, buildi... : sukabljat
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    But DICE is already doing this is BF: Bad Company. : dedgecko
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      Surely we can *all* agree that even IF the game is copied (modern day FPS with destructable environments)... : sukabljat
      • IW isn't Blizzard - though they are under the same parent company... and blizzard has never done an FPS b... : dedgecko
• CoD MMO - the theme is Red Dawn + Modern Military + Terrorists : Porkasaurus
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  Make CoD 5 and 6 exactly the same as CoD 4 and run the franchise into the ground again, so that CoD 7:Fut... : edgewise
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    If Infinity Ward could come through with more solid and intense single-player storylines, I would warmly ... : Ajax
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      You dind't think that COD4 single player was intense? O_o : FormerHPB
      • He's saying he wants MORE of the intense single player experience from COD4, not that it needs to be more... : slickdoody
      • They took their solid on-rails shooter formula and damn near elevated it to high art. I thought it was fa : Ajax
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      But CoD4's single player was the best FPS single player in a long fucking time...what else did you want f... : Vincent Grayson
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16533165 : Ajax
      • Like a lot of people here, I'd like to see them drop or tone-down the respawning; I know why they do it - : mn3m0n1c
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  Find a way to combine CoD with serious sam. : Horn
  • but that's what COD4 SP was. : dedgecko
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  Caveman wars, with Sabretooth Tigers as a 3rd faction : bipolar
  • Pull back on the right stick for maximum atlatl damage. : nurglich
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  We need a ArmA / Op Flash MMO. : shortbuscaptain
  • Yea. WW2O shouldnt be the only military MMO option. : coyoterys
  • I said this long ago: ArmA/OFP should be redone using an existing game engine (Unreal would be fine). Th... : sukabljat
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  expand the levels to make the gameplay more engaging like bf2 - the insurgency mod was a great example of... : heff
  • I still play insurgency, waiting for Beta 3. It's a awesome shooter. : shortbuscaptain
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  Jungle warfare. I'm thinking Ding Chavez and Clear and Present Danger.. war on drugs shit in Columbia and... : K1Bond007
  • yes please. or vietnam. Only Vietnam game I ever played that was at all worth it was BF:Vietnam. I woul... : sicko
• Take 2 years to work on enemy AI and end the endless respawning checkpoint-happy madness the series is cu... : Sexpansion Pack
• we need more FPS MMO games. period. i played the piss out of planetside until it really showed it's age..... : jane911
• explore and expand on the more unique missions, like the aftermath mission... : Frozen Pixel
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  Turn it into a rhythm game with RPG elements and mini-games. : AndyGoin
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    BRRRAPT-BRRRAPT-BRRRAPT-BRRRAPT FRAG OUT! FRAG OUT! BRRRAPT-BRRRAPT-BRRRAPT-BRRRAPT FRAG OUT! FRAG OUT : Ajax
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      as was posted here a few days ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-4IFUak_U0&eurl=http://gamingnewshq.wor... : sigpro
      • http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nTbL5elVXrU : Kentor
    • + 10 XP + 10 Gil Abdul-Salam has leveled up! : coldfusioncs
• Support larger campaigns with the ability for players to jump in at any time and with clear objectives. ... : Sylvanus
• I've always wanted a modern American civil war game...with real cities, real weapons, and a good story to... : Saman
• I wouldn't mind if they stayed in the same time period just using additional weapons and vehicles. Some ... : stump
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  I'd find a way to better tell the story of a soldier. You know those great recent war movies, Black Hawk... : alarm cock
  • As for really "telling the story of a soldier" MGS3 is, to date, as good as it gets. Other war games don... : alarm cock
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  MMO with 4-40-player instances for PVE, ffa PVP zone, and cross platform : egg5hen
  • Tabula Rasa. Just saying. : Sylvanus
• Fix the infinite spawn bug. : ieGod
• COD5 = African Peacekeeper. Be the good guys and save food shipments. Or be the bad guys and go up agai... : snagger
• You do exactly the same thing again and again and again. : aeg1x
• I still want to see a good new MMOFPS. Setting doesn't matter much to me... modern, semi-modern, scifi, o... : Noobler

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  give me 2 hours :( : ass-street
  • Give me 4 hours. : terath
• let's go : itsjames
• be there in a couple hours! Watch your head wanker! : theWhite
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  so.. uh.. which server? : itsjames
  • ok, well. i'm hopping into chicago. Nextmap dustbowl : itsjames
• I haven't played in weeks. Perhaps tonight, although Vegas 2 may get in the way. : adodric
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  I am waiting on hold, I will come in. : lowayne
  • still on hold and still playing. 5 on so far. : lowayne
• I'll be on later. :) By the way...it's really fun playing with you guys. I haven't purchased Patapon ... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Whose profile has the pwds? : dengar65
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    http://www.shacknews.com/profile.x?person=mXENO : MisterPhoton
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      goddammit he changed his profile, nevermind : MisterPhoton
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        hahah nice try : re4ctor
        • I need someone else to put a gay creampie in their profile so I can get people with it when they ask for ... : MisterPhoton
• give me two hours! : m0rfus
• Sure, why not. dustbowl is on right now : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Somebody asked what awesomeball is... It's a custom map made by Dr.Flammable, but I can't think of a good... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    haha, here's an old video from version 2: http://picasaweb.google.com/DrFlammable/TF2/photo#5167751433533... : DrFlammable
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      What's the new version of the map going to be like, DrFlammable? : Maddog_Delphi97
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        I'm getting rid of the intelligence, I thought it was a neat idea but it didn't really work out how I pla... : DrFlammable
        • Cool, I look forward to it. : Maddog_Delphi97
        • Coloured lighting? Colours really add mood and ambience. : A Sponge
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  Server is fucking full. : rosewood
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    http://www.penguinvsgirl.com/tf2/ Either wait, or join an empty server, and encourage shackes to join ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      PLENTY OF SLOTS OPEN NOW. go go go!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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        This is on Chicago, btw. : Maddog_Delphi97
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          tf2.shackbattles.com : Maddog_Delphi97
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            No gay schtuff now. : Maddog_Delphi97
            • Changing to gravelpit now... : Maddog_Delphi97
• igi need backup to chicago : sanchez
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  According to thief.. TF2 has been upgraded... is there an rcon command to restart it? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    fuck that just play CS:S : eeeealmo
    • Ok. :| : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Please restart it! Puuuhweeeaaaazzzzzeeee!!!!! : DianeOfTheMoon
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      Ok, but I need the rcon command to restart it. : Maddog_Delphi97
      • Nevermind, I'm chatting with dumb to find out what he can do. And re-verse is afk right now. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Yeah, I just updated and now can't connect to any servers. :( : japorms
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    im not able to connect. says my version of the map is different. is there any plan to upgrade the server ... : lokdown
    • Re-verse is rebooting server now. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Same here. I've yet to find a working server. : japorms