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• Apparently not. Oh well! : A Sponge
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  Get back to your RPG, slave! : omnova
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    but... but... TF2! : Demius
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0WVGjRq03s : omnova
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  Breaking news: Random Shackers roll Valve in the first round. : A Sponge
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    And the second. Already. Jeez. : A Sponge
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      Make that three. : A Sponge
      • And a fourth. In the fifth, Valve have managed to cap their very first point: their own second. : A Sponge
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    Saw that coming :) RS is a beast. : Grumbeld
    • Yeah they have some excellent players no doubt. I like and enjoy playing with a bunch of them. : kainen1
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    who is playing for RS? : mXENO
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      andrew_ dmason Felraiser Forty Fives Furious Styles Jackass Jackhammer Johnson megarust thief Ve... : A Sponge
      • How many in RS now? Looks like they have enough to field more than one team nowdays... : Alco23
      • god damn that looks like a fun group. why did i have to stop playing tf2 =( p.s. abigail u should joi... : mXENO
      • Ok so this isn't random shackers but an actual group. Quite the talent in there no wonder they won : MrLobo
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    not surprising. at this point, pretty much any decent team would own valve. : lakren
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      LKS could take them out : DrFlammable
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        Do you two and Feek sit around and jerk each other off every night? I mean seriously... : Grumbeld
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          they are just stating fact i mean what is wrong with that : dopeman
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            no, he's right, we do : feek
            • it's fact : deject
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              hey feek, watch those demos, I told all of the valve the LEGEND OF FEEK. They are all scared of ever havi... : Jackass1233
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                that's a good enough summary for me, thanks. maybe i can get a transcript? : feek
                • well sorta like Jackass: "Hey valve, have you guys heard of feek, he is the best player ever" Entire ... : Jackass1233
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        RS? yeah we could take them. : zerog83
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          ... : alias
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            uh, we could take you as could facial. : lakren
            • lets have a LKS vs facial match : DrFlammable
            • lakre, i would like to play them : feek
        • =D : Trips
      • they challenged us too but then wouldn't return my calls =( : italiano3d
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        jackhammer wouldn't play for LKS, he'd rather play for rs|, and since he's your whole team, you'd be fuck... : Jackass1233
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          yeah, but i guess you're forgetting that everyone except jackhammer on your team is terrible, so it would... : DrFlammable
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            then lets play, and see what happens tough guy, our entire team, including jackhammer is ready whenever y... : Jackass1233
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              im ready right now lets go, lets throw down : DrFlammable
              • Battle of the Fags. Whoever wins, no one cares. : thekidd
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                right, well were just sitting in chat waiting, random shackers steam group is open to public, and our ser... : Jackass1233
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                  we'll join right now, put the server up and lets do this : lakren
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                    okay good games guys, lks won 6-0 6-0. : lakren
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                      i like how this msg and the "put up the server lets go" were posted about 1 minute apart from eachother :... : Demius
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                        Lakren plays imaginary matches in his head all the time, sometimes I think he's serious about actually pl... : dkrulz
                        • he has imaginary girlfriends, too. : thief
              • Lets keep talking smack, it's more fun. : dkrulz
            • honestly though we clearly don't have people just sitting around ready to play like you guys, our team ha... : lakren
          • :*( I thought we were best friends Flammable... : Trips
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          You were YOUR whole team for HoK... what does that say about you? : zerog83
          • uh, that your a fucking dickhead? : Jackass1233
• the e-peen in this thread is a growin' thataway 8=====================D : kainen1
• Goddamit I gotta get involved more. I didn't even know rs| was playing Valve >:( : NastyJack

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  West http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/coraldayton : coraldayton
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    DING! FIRST! : coraldayton
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      you bitch. : laurgasms
      • :D :D :D :D :D : coraldayton
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  east : Unleashed
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    http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960425316/home : Unleashed
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      when do you reckon the matches will actually start? : Unleashed
      • aiming for June 1. : hirez
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/erikthered/ : ErikTehRed
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/laurgasms : laurgasms
• http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/grumbeld/stats/TF2 West : Grumbeld
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/ddshack/stats/TF2 : devi| dog
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  Are captains entirely cut off from recruiting from other divisions? : FlamingGimp
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    I'm waiting to see what kind of split there is between divisions. : hirez
    • What about skill differences like if the top 20 players were all on east? Also, will the final be betw... : FlamingGimp
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/dopeman you betcha!! : dopeman
  • osnap west :D : dopeman
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  Since you just sent out an invite for 2 new steam groups, I'm assuming that I can probably leave the old ... : Grumbeld
  • yes. since I couldnt 'empty' the old group (if you kick someone from a steam group, apparently you cant i... : hirez
• East. But no real preference. http://steamcommunity.com/id/melkore : melkore
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/pwnage1232 : pwnage1232
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/frame : .frame
  • West/Central : .frame
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  West http://steamcommunity.com/id/gnomish/ : gnomish
  • I might have accidentally invited you to the east group. let me know if I did. : hirez
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/xxiv east. : xxiv
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/Crimson_X : Crimson
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  West http://steamcommunity.com/id/overloadut : OverloadUT
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    Oh and if the first match is June 1 I guess I'll be missing my first match because that's my Wedding. :P ... : OverloadUT
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      no excuses! lol. j/k. : hirez
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        Yeah didn't someone forego their girlfriends 21st birthday for a tournament match? You can hold off the h... : Demius
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          was that Concrete? : Grumbeld
          • Whoever it was, they're pretty hardcore. : dkrulz
          • Yeah that was Concrete. I would if he still has his balls :P. Talk about taking one for the team. : Alco23
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/vile4ever East division : vile
  • Oh, and I will play in West division if need be. I stay up all night every night, so playing at 1am EST o... : vile
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/dignan im in Texas so east or west is fine : dignan
• east http://steamcommunity.com/id/sze_ior : Sze Ior
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/sergeon : sergeon
• West. My steam page: http://steamcommunity.com/id/alco23/ : Alco23
• East, I'm up for this again. :) http://steamcommunity.com/id/dhavatar/stats/TF2 : DHAvatar
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/omnova I guess West, even though I'm centrally located. : omnova
• West - http://steamcommunity.com/id/DianeOfTheMoon : DianeOfTheMoon
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  West http://steamcommunity.com/id/tabsaz : TabsAZ
  • probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
• WEST http://steamcommunity.com/id/alwaysinthedark : Lightzout
• West. http://steamcommunity.com/id/shortbuscaptain : shortbuscaptain
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/rice-rocketeer : Rice-Rocketeer
• West. http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992612584 hi my name is NastyJack and I like to play the... : NastyJack
• EAST http://steamcommunity.com/id/ninjamoo : ninjamoo
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/megarust east : megarust32
  • ^I nominate this dude for capt!. Even tho we didn't make it past the first round he managed to keep the c... : xpogox
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/monkeygonetoheaven sm'd : monkeygone
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  East. http://steamcommunity.com/id/junktown : JarEme
  • probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/gnerma/ : Gnerma
• West http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969340688 : YamatoTwinkie
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/sanchezz : sanchez
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/id/cpttrips/ I SWEAR TO GOD IF HALF MY TEAM DOESN'T SHOW UP THIS TIME ... : Trips
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    I actually stopped playing TF2 after that. I was ready for a cohesive team experience and was left disap... : Grimp
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      That's too bad, you're really good. You should give this tourny another try. : Trips
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        Thanks for the encouragement! I'll have to think about it because I haven't played any games using mouse... : Grimp
        • They work pretty much the same as before : bipolar
  • No joke man, that was so fucking stupid : ErikTehRed
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/feek/ EASTERN DIVISION BOOOOYY : feek
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/dmason : dmason
  • Oh, and WEST : dmason
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    Plz pick me and dmason for massive scout rape bwhahaha! : sanchez
    • Man I'd love to be on that team so I don't have to receive that rape. : Grumbeld
    • My ass still hurts from that last rape... : Alco23
• East Coast baby http://steamcommunity.com/id/ant_hillbilly : ant_hillbilly
• East. http://steamcommunity.com/id/james_ : itsjames
• EAST http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969793922 : kill9
• west - http://steamcommunity.com/id/Demius : Demius
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  East. http://steamcommunity.com/id/JonathanParkerBedrava There is a Sunday in May that I may not be able ... : WaterSign
  • Oh, and I will be in Ecuador from July 9 through August 6. : WaterSign
• EAST http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969348276 : kainen1
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/boomstickah : boomstickah
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    equidistant from either coast, similar pings to both coasts, no idea which side to commit too. : boomstickah
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      Yeah, I was thinking about this too. Which coast would play earlier for central time? I wouldn't want t... : Grimp
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        east coast would play earlier, but we are definitely heavy on east coast players so far; so if you can do... : hirez
        • I take that back. we're actually pretty even so far. : hirez
        • About how long do you think the tournament will run? I should be free in May, but June is a different st... : Grimp
        • make it east then, no desire to play at 11 CST : boomstickah
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/id/dschinghiskhan : Dschinghis Khan
  • whoop whoop! : NastyJack
• EAST: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Jackass1233 : Jackass1233
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  Any captains out there yet? Id like to see who my elite force will be up against. : monkeygone
  • only you and gnomish so far! : hirez
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    im going to be a captain and pick jackass : feek
    • Not if i pick him first! : monkeygone
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      ill fucking quit : Jackass1233
      • why, don't like winning? : zerog83
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/timaste : timaste
  • West : timaste
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968927716 WEST Division : H@rvester
• WEST http://steamcommunity.com/id/hardsoft : fleabug
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/razlebol : razlebol
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/captain_wow Either division is fine -- hours work better for me on East, bu... : bipolar
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    decline the east invite and accept the west! : hirez
    • I accept all invites :( : bipolar
  • btw, thanks Hirez -- you've really gone above and beyond with the last tourney and this one. Wouldn't ha... : bipolar
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  EAST BONK! http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197963980576 p.s. Mondays and Wednesdays are writ... : ScrawnyJohnny
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    probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
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      Fancy. Who is my probation officer? Do I get one of them GPS ankle bracelets? : ScrawnyJohnny
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        Quiet you! Speak only when spoken to! : Trips
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          Oh, this is good cop bad cop okay I get it right now I say something like, man, you better listen to trip... : thief
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            SHUTUP THIEF! LET ME HANDLE THIS! This guy hasn't been playing much TF2!! How do we know he's gonna stay : Trips
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              I gave you a chance scrawny. I gave you a chance. And I'm going to give you one more. Are you going to : thief
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                *leans against a wall in the corner glowering angrily, tapping a large wrench against his palm* : Trips
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                  You're a fucking engineer? I thought we were spies :( : thief
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                    He is a Spy...disguised as an Engineer. Yeah, I haven't been around recently, but I used to frequent t... : ScrawnyJohnny
                    • *backstabs thief* Okay, he didn't even know I was disguised Johnny. Pitiful! You're free to go. : Trips
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/id/mugwet : mugwet
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    probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
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      How will you be dealing with this "probation?" The players are added, but will they be treated differentl... : Felraiser
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        They are only allowed to play Pyro. : dmason
        • lol : Robotic Puppy Eater
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          ... might as well not play then :( : Demius
          • What! Dude the pyro hate is crazy. It can be played effectively! really! :) : kainen1
• I suck like a Hoover, but what the hell. EAST http://steamcommunity.com/id/mmogger/stats/TF2 : mmogger
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  I would like to play for both east and west. I'm that good. : thief
  • you hide it well when you play Spy <3 : bipolar
• West (though East is fine too) http://steamcommunity.com/id/whistler7 : whistler
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  west http://steamcommunity.com/id/vanillagorilla : renoforrent
  • not added - no TF2 stats on steam - low post history : hirez
  • dude you have till may 2nd to raise your comment and tf2 stats!! : dantastic
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/eeeealmo : eeeealmo
• WEST http://steamcommunity.com/id/mmmmmoo : Mmmmmoo
• WEST! http://steamcommunity.com/id/lowpoly : lowpoly
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  Wooo I'm all over this; sunday effing sunday http://steamcommunity.com/id/agrona west coast! : Agrona
  • probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
• WEST http://steamcommunity.com/id/ironliver : judoka2
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970391250 West! : Head Rush
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/jtwernbold/ I can play beginning in June, but prior to that it would b... : Bold
• west http://steamcommunity.com/id/hamachi though I haven't been playing for a couple weeks due to w... : hamachi
• west http://steamcommunity.com/id/greydog : greydog
• EAST steam player name .<^DeAdPooL^>. http://steamcommunity.com/id/DeadlyDeadpool : mrseldowski
• EAST http://steamcommunity.com/id/misterphoton : MisterPhoton
• WEST - http://steamcommunity.com/id/digitald : digital_d
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/id/rosewood Quite frankly, I'm good if I can play on the same team as ... : rosewood
  • That makes me feel all warm and cuddily inside : PRoX.00
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/tunis5000 East : tunis5000
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/roboticpuppyeater/ East I suppose. Which side Arctic Fox and re-verse play ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • East :) : Arctic Fox
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/id/duffman8369 : Duffman8369
  • Thank you for helping me set new personal records as a pyro all night : rosewood
• West! Provided my internet ain't suckin to much ass within that time http://steamcommunity.com/profi... : Malku
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/K1Bond007 : K1Bond007
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197993928099 : wolfwood_67
  • I missed out on the first tourney because of school. School be damned this time : wolfwood_67
• EAST http://steamcommunity.com/id/Whiteshack : theWhite
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  Ah, fuck it. http://steamcommunity.com/id/carrionluggage East : carrioN luggagE
  • Aw, you love it carrion. : famine101
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/lakren : lakren
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/eldeegrande : PRoX.00
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/Deceth WEST : persuxe
  • probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
• WEST http://steamcommunity.com/id/famine : famine101
• West http://steamcommunity.com/id/electroly : electroly
• EAST: http://steamcommunity.com/id/axeman808 : AxeMan808
• God dammit, I was hoping the second tournament wouldn't be till June Guess I'm missing out on this one... : windowpane
• WEST - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197983680984 : midgetherder
• East - http://steamcommunity.com/id/durandalIX : Durandal07
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  Oh god. : brickmatt
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    lol, there's no time zone for you : Merconium
    • Weeeeeeeeeeeeest Coast. : Arctic Fox
• West - http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrwolf710 : mrwolf710
• East https://steamcommunity.com/users/hardflip : hardfl1p
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  EAST - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960512505 : scosno
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    probationary add - low post history - good TF2 hours : hirez
    • i can attest that scosno plays lots of tf2 : kill9
    • probation terminated. : hirez
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  EAST http://steamcommunity.com/id/sauerkrause LKS SEASON 1 CHAMPIONS! : zerog83
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    Haha, someone wants to get picked early. : FlamingGimp
    • Doesn't matter to me as long as the captain can appreciate a good sniper :) : zerog83
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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/ShackJonathan East : Jonathan
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    probationary add - low TF2 hours]b - good post history : hirez
    • probation terminated. : hirez
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/wasylm : wasylm
• Woohoo! EAST baby, http://steamcommunity.com/id/ArcticFox-13 I suppose I should put those tourney deta... : Arctic Fox
• WEST http://steamcommunity.com/id/afrochops : afrochops
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  http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/joquers EAST : r3dn3ck
  • Joquers' singing probably makes him the best possible teammate in TF2 ever : zen!
• I don't know if I am going to participate in this tournament again. =( : mmaster_pw
• EUROPE represent! http://steamcommunity.com/id/ysbreker : ysbreker
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  East http://steamcommunity.com/id/papaskot i'll miss you OGC'ers :( : papaskot
  • Me too :( : Arctic Fox
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  East - http://steamcommunity.com/id/Korban this should be fun :D : Korban
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    probationary add - low TF2 hours - good post history : hirez
    • i keep meaning to play, but nobody is ever on when i'm around. but now if there's a set schedule, i'll h... : Korban
    • probation terminated. : hirez
• EAST: http://steamcommunity.com/id/KatyAnna/ http://steamcommunity.com/id/Merconium/ : Merconium
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  MIDWEST, I don't know what division to be in. http://steamcommunity.com/id/chepito : Chepito.
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    i went east, since EST is only 1 hour away but PST is 2 : kill9
    • Same here. : Arctic Fox
  • EAST it is then. : Chepito.
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/jenisthebest/ : jenisthebest
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  east http://steamcommunity.com/id/threeupca (I play every lunchhour on a work lan) : threeup
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    probationary add - low post history - ok TF2 hours : hirez
    • probation terminated. : hirez
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  East: http://steamcommunity.com/id/geedeck : geedeck
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    probationary add - low TF2 hours - good post history : hirez
    • probation terminated. : hirez
• EAST http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197982309043 : hirosushima
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  East: http://steamcommunity.com/id/vovin I swear I'll play more :( Tax season really slowed me down but I... : vov1n
  • probationary add - low TF2 hours - low post history : hirez
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  EAST - http://steamcommunity.com/id/liability : paroxym
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    probationary add - low post history - good TF2 hours : hirez
    • probation terminated. : hirez
• Midwest / west http://steamcommunity.com/id/goatjc : goatjc
• East http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrlobo : MrLobo
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  East. http://steamcommunity.com/id/xevo1979 I wouldn't mind captaining again if you needed me to, ... : Xevo
  • ^ great captain, i had fun playing with CT and he always kept in in perspective and we had fun. Our down... : kainen1
• WEST, I guess http://steamcommunity.com/id/flubba79 : flubba79
• Central (West if I have to pick) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970517842 : twifosp
• EURO : http://steamcommunity.com/id/Venguard : okellyc
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  http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197975790237 : xpogox
  • East : xpogox
• ttp://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197978384347 Sign me up! :) : Techpriest((Thc))
• http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197978384347 forgot the h xD : Techpriest((Thc))
• WEST - http://steamcommunity.com/id/thrugg : Thrugg

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  5) RED ALERT : DOOManiac
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    Red Alert isn't a historical game- it is alternate history. That is pretty much what I'm interested in, a... : gnoleb
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      Shut up, commie! : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • ^^^ this man knows WTF. : DOOManiac
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  I just love the huge fucking battles in Total War. Hundreds of dudes beating the fuck out of each other i... : NFXFSX
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    So you would just as equally buy Supreme Commander? Setting has nothing to do with it? : gnoleb
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      I have both but SC is just too much for me. Total War is slow enough and I can pause to manage my units b... : NFXFSX
      • Good to know. Thanks for answering. : gnoleb
    • ELEPHANTS! : Mondo
    • Supreme Commander is hardly the same genre as Total War. TW is all about battle tactics whereas SC has a ... : OverloadUT
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  The only history RTS games I ever enjoy really playing those that mix legitimately good RTS mechanics wit... : mittense
  • That is an interesting answer, as well. I generally am making the assumption that all of these games are ... : gnoleb
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  5) They're fun? You're making a possibly erroneous assumption that people choose either to play only his... : bipolar
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    Actually, it is pretty based on fact from the data I have. Generally, those games reach a different marke... : gnoleb
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      Well you're talking about economic RTSs as opposed to "Action RTSs" so yeah it's a different market. I'm ... : OverloadUT
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        i agree, setting matters very little to them majority of gamers. : thewindcriesmary
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          The hardcore maybe, but I'm talking about people who play AoE when it sells million over the course of 2 ... : gnoleb
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            I think it comes down to fun factor. Its never to do with the historical aspect of the game. I've never h... : Sgt_Boomstick
            • So I hear you on a certain level. Yes, fun games sell more. Take that as a given. What I'm interested in ... : gnoleb
• 3 probably. I played a ton of the original Total War game. I'm not a big RTS fan, but I did play qui... : Nixx2004
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  I love Total War's scope. You don't get the massive amounts of units, as well as the emphasis on large-s... : whistler
  • Definitely. Total War games are the best RTS's imho. They are essentially 2 games in one. Heck, I often j... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Same here. Total War has the kind of scope most other RTS's can only dream of. Now of course, scope doesn... : thetangent
• I play RoN and AoE because they're fun games. I don't care what the setting is. I hate the WW2 setting bu... : OverloadUT
• Because total war games are realistic and massive, the same cant be said for any "modern or futuristic" r... : thewindcriesmary
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  What do you mean "and it is all about the in-depth strategic (not skill-based tactical) gameplay? " Th... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    The whole post is just wrong. He claims they're slower and more complex than the C&C or Starcraft-style ... : walker270
    • The reason they aren't in competitive play is mainly because they don't have a twitch / physical skill fa... : gnoleb
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    Most people got the question, so I'm not sure where you are lost. I'm comparing historical RTS games that... : gnoleb
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      Your entire OP was based on false assumptions and premises. You said: "I'm interested in why people : TPSReport
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        I didn't say those premises were a requirement. I said those are tendencies. Look at the games I listed- ... : gnoleb
        • I don't want to derail your research/study here. But I just didn't like the general tone of your OP. T... : TPSReport
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      Erm, have you ever played Medieval 2: Total War, or Rise of Nations? Those games have fantastic polish/pr... : thetangent
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        I have played all of these mentioned exhaustively. What about those qualifies as good presentation values... : gnoleb
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          Well when I think of "presentation and polish" I'm thinking in terms of how it looks and sounds, and how ... : thetangent
          • Good to know. I would call the looks and sound exactly what they are, or immersion (in order to be specif... : gnoleb
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  probably the same reason people prefer fantasy based MMOs to all other kinds: familiar setting, easy to u... : Flynn
  • That is another good answer, and I had thought about that. : gnoleb
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  I really wouldn't call the Total War games ugly, nor was say, AOE3 a bad looking game for its time. : SpaecKow
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    I didn't say they were ugly. The last Total War was quite good looking. : gnoleb
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      Then what did you mean by presentation/polish? Generally speaking presentation refers to things like grap... : SpaecKow
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        Actually, presentation generally means the way in which the game allows people to access it. That probabl... : gnoleb
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          The first time I've heard of presentation defined so narrowly. Anyway, that's still part of the game's in... : SpaecKow
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            Yeah, it is just the terminology where I am, I think. Totally admit that. Generally, I call the graphics ... : gnoleb
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              Oh well fair enough, I think it's fair to say that Total War is "rawer" by a degree then your Command & C... : SpaecKow
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                It is definitely not well proven, but as a developer, I tend to notice the games with great presentation ... : gnoleb
                • In part, it's also kind of a self perpetuating prophecy, ergonomics and ease of use tend to be main focus... : SpaecKow
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          I get what you're saying about "presentation". I would say that it's not necessarily that "history" based... : thetangent
          • That is only one tendency I've noticed, and it isn't really about whether it is good or not, but rather w... : gnoleb
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        • Great answer. Thanks. : gnoleb
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  Supreme Commander's massive scale and incredible gameplay have killed off my ability to enjoy lesser RTS ... : finger
  • The massive scale seems to be a recurring theme, so that is good to know. What about the SupCom gameplay ... : gnoleb
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  This is the most ridiculous post I've seen here in a while. Let's go through it point by point. Attn : Vantage
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    Jesus Christ, man. If you don't want to answer, just skip it. Lots of people gave great answers. Also... : gnoleb
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      I agree with Vantage. You didn't need to put in your own biased opinions as the choices for the survey. : Nighteyes
      • What is a biased opinion? Did I not leave the questions open for other reasons or room to disagree? : gnoleb
    • seriously though vantage is right, your questions are totally stupid and you presume a hell of alot. You ... : thewindcriesmary
    • Um he just answered all of your points with well thought out answers. I am basically going to have to agr... : Evil Benius
    • This appears to be a marketing survey, you know the kind that tells you what your answer should be then c... : painangel
    • I'm on your side. I don't know why Vantage took it so personally, as though your assumptions were somehow... : jayacheess
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    How exactly did you deduce this? What does the setting have to do with gameplay speed? CoH is a historic ... : gnoleb
    • The only thing I'd like to point out is that CoH is in fact a historical RTS. In fact it's so historical... : hillemania
• Rome Total War has base building like every RTS but it's risk/civ style which appeals to different player... : Shai-Tan
• First up I play Total War games because they're great games, secondly the Total War series isn't a good e : chazums
• I think two is the single biggest factor for me. I would say that the Total War games do allow you to do... : TShandy
• I think two is the single biggest factor for me. I would say that the Total War games do allow you to do... : TShandy
• Please.. TW is no RTS. Games like Total War (preferably modded), Europa Universalis and Civilization are... : bamb

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  It's true. Apple has components designed for their systems. : Prozium
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    It's not like they make all their parts in-house though! It's not like all their shit is from the same go... : Modica Sol Solis
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      Sure, apple uses the same chipsets as PC vendors but the components are assembled at apple plants. You ca... : Prozium
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        And that's a good thing? What a bout Dell? And all those vendors? Isn't that the same thing? : r4wk
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          when you know what you have, you can optimize your OS for that setup. : Mmmmmoo
          • I've long thought of an apple as the console of the PC market ;-) : jasoncrowley
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        So the commercial is still bullshit. Thanks for your agreement. : Modica Sol Solis
        • let's say apples has two-3 vendors for a given part. that's all they have to support. look at microsoft..... : j0nchan
      • Doesn't Asus make Macbooks? : phobium
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        Dells are manufactured at Dell plants. Same goes for their respective manufacturers. Macs have a lot of... : finger
        • the reason that it's a solid design and an excellent OS is because it's a closed platform... : sKetchflow
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    lol what? Pretty sure there are no apple branded motherboards, ram, or video cards. : boomstickah
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      Or CPU? : r4wk
      • or videocards, the apple macbook pros 8600m is the same as my vostros. : klearlyunseen
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    Really, it's more that Apple has their (operating) systems designed for their components. And it is a hug... : BlackCat9
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      A laptop was the worst example to use there. Laptops have a predetermined hardware set thats not going to... : boomstickah
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        Many companies don't cover the screen on laptops as well unless you buy their more expensive warranty. : sanchez
        • ouch? You have any anecdotes or whatnot? I know HP/Dell cover screen damage as long as there is no eviden... : boomstickah
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        The last laptop I bought was a whitebox laptop from MSI. The support for it was shit. The hard-drive came... : BlackCat9
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          hey guys I bought a yugo and its not running!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : boomstickah
          • Which is why some people pay more for Bentleys. : BlackCat9
• ONE OF US...ONE OF US...ONE OF US : alarm cock
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  Seriously guys, it this such a hard concept to understand? All Macs have the same hardware. PCs do not. T... : afty04
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    That would be fine and dandy if that's what the commercial said. But it didn't. It states that all PC ... : Modica Sol Solis
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      But it is the case. With a dell the video card may have come from this factory while with an HP it's from... : Prozium
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        You don't understand? Each Mac uses the same parts. But those parts come from different places. Every Mac... : Modica Sol Solis
        • They aren't talking about parts, they never mention parts at all in the commercial. You just need to thin... : ovrlrd
        • so you would feel better if mac guy said "all apple parts come from the same places" instead of "the same... : Prozium
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          Why does this make you so angry? : sKetchflow
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            I'm strongly opposed to their campaign of misinformation on general principle. That's all. : Modica Sol Solis
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              Not trying to justify the ad campaign at all but: 1) It's situational misinformation. A lot of what t... : sKetchflow
              • p.s. the mac uk commercials are f'ing funny and have less bad info. : sKetchflow
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              Most of the commercials they've put out so far have been total misinformation, I'll give you that. I hate : BlackCat9
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                The mac vs vista security one was an excellent one too. http://youtube.com/watch?v=VuqZ8AqmLPY : Prozium
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                  Eh, but the Mac doesn't say anything about why it's better. It just leaves the viewer to assume that Appl... : BlackCat9
                  • Agreed : finger
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          When do parts become Mac parts? Is it really a Mac part before it is part of a Mac? Can Apple deMac a p... : vigilante
          • Who's the biggest mac hard drive vendor? HDD failure is our biggest mac problem at work : Mondo
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          Would it have come off better if they had said, "Windows parts come from all sorts of different places an... : DianeOfTheMoon
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            It would have been better if they had said that all Apple machines are the same but most Windows machines... : Modica Sol Solis
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              apple owners don't want to be the same.. they want to be different.. : bamb
              • and therein lies the rub... : Mikuya
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      the idea that they're trying to put with that add I think is that because it's all hardware coming from a... : sKetchflow
      • Should have been in one of the first few commercials, not the 75th one : Mondo
    • Have to agree with you there Mod, these commercials are marketed in semi-plain english, humor aside, for ... : jasoncrowley
  • Everyone buys surface mounted components from Taiwan. : ZombieAcademy
• I may not agree with the marketing, but I love my California-designed China-assembled MacBook. : kramweil
• What? The original MBP was almost identical to a Inspiron 1505. I'm pretty sure many of their other syste... : zakazi
• lmao at this commercial. a) This is why they lost in the first place. b) if they were the size of Mi... : pixelat3d

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• Very good games. All cylinders were working tonight, : dmason
• >=) nine oh : Jackass1233
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  Are there any replays? : Hatrat
  • i have a demo i think : okellyc
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    We'll be uploading our demos from the match soon. We all used Teamspeak, though, so there won't be any vo... : Felraiser
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      Demo 1: http://download.yousendit.com/805385EB418888CD This is a temporary link. I'll try to get the s... : Felraiser
      • Wait, that's only 1 MB. Probably not worth anything :/ : Felraiser
    • My demo: http://download.yousendit.com/AC93EECE35FC4C0F : Xevo
    • Actual Demo: http://files.filefront.com/RSValve042108/;10053628;/fileinfo.html : Felraiser
    • demo: http://hosted.filefront.com/shackdmason/ : dmason
  • any chance at a video? : dromo5
• was a great game : okellyc
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  oh man, we owned them so hard : megarust32
  • My demo: http://megarust32.shackspace.com/TF2/awesome.dem I played as a medic the entire round. : megarust32
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  The first 8 were a cakewalk, I think they capped like 3 points total on those... on the 9th they actually... : Xevo
  • I think I got 1 kill that ninth round, blame me. : FlamingGimp
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  is that a joke? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • lol no, demos are going up right now : Jackass1233
• Who all played? : camel_jockey
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  This supports the idea that the skillcap in TF2 is very low, and is thus a very good game for moderate to... : sammyl
  • Or that we're just better. : dmason
  • too bad you werent there showcasing your unbelievable mad skillz brah : Jackass1233
  • What? We never beat valve before because, even though our individual skill level was higher, our teamwor... : Xevo
• 9 to zip? 9 TO NOTHING?!}b Is Shack awesome or is Valve out of practice? Wow! : kallanta
• Told you Valve doesn't know wtf with their own game PS - You still called them fags, right? : rosewood
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  they were sandbagging the entire game : DrFlammable
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    what does that term mean? : deathofrats
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbagging not giving your full effort : DrFlammable
• congrats guys. I'm happy to hear that the game didn't crash for you (unlike me who has now crashed out t... : Grumbeld
• Excellent work, fellow shackers! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  What maps? : K1Bond007
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    lazytown and hallofdeath : guido anchovy
    • shoulda been mariokart : crummynz
  • They only wanted to play Well to practice for the Dev Tourney semifinals on that map. : Xevo
• * S H A C K E R P W N ' D * : virus
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  Was it REALLY a random group of Shackers? Or did we select a team that had already played together? : byorn
  • http://steamcommunity.com/groups/randomshackers : Felraiser
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    We're a league team that plays together twice a week, our name is Random Shackers, or rs|, partly as a jo... : Xevo
    • cool...still...congrats guys! : byorn
  • There's nothing random about the team. ;) : K1Bond007
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  MY DEMO: http://www.heybeer.com/FourtyFive/valverickroll_2.dem It will be done uploading in about 15 m... : D45hiz
  • All done. : D45hiz
• Venguard Demo: http://files.filefront.com/rsvsvarar/;10053720;/fileinfo.html : okellyc
• How is this possible : Bonestormm
• This is awesome. : randomposter
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  Valve threw the matches : Tommy Toolbag
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16772965#itemanchor_16772965 : DrFlammable
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      what would this gain them : redfive
      • maybe some weird attempt at viral marketing? : carnivore
      • Maybe an attempt to make GBX think Valve is worse than they actually are? GBX plays Valve in the dev tou... : SuperDD083
• Good job all, Trips and me had to ride the pine cause only 12 got to play. Sounds like fun was had how... : alias
• ALL RIGHT! Well done guys! This bodes well for the future. They will want a rematch. I'd love to play ... : Dr_Cube
• Great work guys, y'all have come a long way. : Serpico74
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  THERE YOU GO GUYS : trOmblyj
  • You wanted us to win without question, and I believe we did that for you, sir! : Xevo

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• She looks to be in the hospital for the next 10 min. : Githyanki
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  Yea, I looted her once before she got put in, got 2.5k off the loot then she got hospital'd. : MilkDud
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    Yeah, I don't get why they attack her. I got jailed when trying to loot, just got busted out by Daedraug... : reelbk
    • her friends may be protecting her cash : Dravenport
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  Someone named "Gibby" keeps putting her in the hospital. Can some high level FS member put Gibby in the ... : reelbk
  • Haha, dam you! : MilkDud
  • Can anyone put Gibby in the hospital now? There about 6 mins until our pot 'o gold gets out. : reelbk
  • Gibby, lvl 17, and Masque, lvl 14, are both camping her and putting her in the hospital. We should take t... : Ojalo1982
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  WTH. She finally gets out of the hospital...and in maybe a 5 second time span she gets looted for 13k be... : MilkDud
  • Damn that refresh blocker! : Mondo
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  FUCK I got caught. :( Btw Can I borrow that level 10 helmet from the shack bank? : DarkWolf5
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    Wow, that's what I call a quick delivery. : DarkWolf5
    • I am here to serve! :) : daedraug
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  can anyone lend me 5k so i can start a bank account ? I get looted bad :( : barichnikov
  • Link to profile? : daedraug
  • sent : DarkWolf5
  • thanks wolf. i thought it took a 20k deposit to open account, but its actually a cost :( : barichnikov
• She keeps getting killed instantly. I keep getting jailed every chance I get to look her. :( : MacemanInTW
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  You all are brutal! She's down to $144K now. I was stuck in the hospital, so didn't get any. : Githyanki
  • haha! We must of all been waiting during those last few mins, because she was in the hospital instantly.... : reelbk
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  6k then jailed. : MilkDud
  • Looks like at least 10 shackers in jail. : Githyanki
• Got 14k this time. hooray! : DarkWolf5
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  Haha look at all the players in jail (let me out!) : Ojalo1982
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    This is obviously a plot to get the entire shack clan put in jail. : DarkWolf5
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      IT'S A TRAP! : Ojalo1982
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        Madness. I think I got everyone out though. : daedraug
        • Yes, thank you. : Ojalo1982
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  AHAHAA. I had 1 more minute on my hospital stay than she did so in that final minute I refreshed every se... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    QueenBitch is officially the Bear Stearns of ADD. : reelbk
    • Haha. I lol'd. : MilkDud
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  invite me into clan http://www.afterdoomsday.com/main.php?do=profile&player=319 : Morgin
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    id like an invite too http://www.afterdoomsday.com/main.php?do=profile&player=765 : alphablu
    • Looks like yer both all set now. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  So why did QueenBitch have so much money? Did she have an auction end or something? Outbid on one perhaps... : menkey
  • She probably won a large group bet while she was offline. Same thing happened to me. : Ojalo1982
  • I think she won a Group Bets round. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • I searched for people with over 10k in cash after the reset, since I figured people would be playing the ... : daedraug
• One_ has 80k on him, but in the hospital. : MilkDud
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  Damn, I thought a new city opened up at level 20. : Nixx2004
  • Next one isn't until 30 :( : daedraug
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  Anyone want me to pick up some modified battle hawks, level 10, 15k each? : DarkWolf5
  • No need to (yet) -- we still have two available for loans in the clan safe. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  can someone invite me to the clan again? slyy is the name on there : spaceless
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    Post a link to yer profile, plz : Ride-My-Rocket
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      http://www.afterdoomsday.com/main.php?do=profile&player=531 Me as well please - also I have the shack ... : jbury
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        You have a lot of cash on you. No bank? : Melll
        • I didn't have a bank as you needed 20k to open one, but I've just upgraded the account and got 50k so ope... : jbury
    • http://www.afterdoomsday.com/main.php?do=profile&player=533 : spaceless
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  I just upgraded my account - so weak :/ : jbury
  • Yeah, they get you with the slow energy recharge if you dont. Guts and TP recharge too fast to use them a... : Githyanki
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  So I'm level 4, should I stop attacking people to level and just concentrate on training up my stats firs... : jbury
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    At higher levels, you have more TP per recharge to use, and I have maxed out several times well before I ... : Githyanki
    • Awesome thanks :) : jbury
• are we kinda at war with VC? i just online hit one of them lol : Dravenport
• anyone got a better weapon for a level 8 than the battle hawk + : Dravenport

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  It's funny how such a small thing can have so much psychological impact. : pigvomit
  • yes, they make me want to kill the developers and people who want to up their ego score/satisfy game ocd : Shai-Tan
  • screw gas mileage or safety test ratings we want cup holders and GPS dammit : cap n KRUNCH
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  Some games on the PS3 already have achievements. Ratchet has an in-game achievements system that's used t... : Prozium
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    http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52339 : Fred Garvin
    • Achievement Unlocked: Take out trash : grifter
    • delays are ok with me. i'd rather they delay it and it be useful than release garbage. hope it doesn't... : xxiv
    • LOL Big surprise, how many times you going to post it Fred? : raspu2n
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    They do, but internally. It's the broad based thing, with everything tying into your online identity whi... : pigvomit
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      I'd settle for just a text thing that people could look at. I really think that is the aspect of the onl... : grendel
      • that's one positive I could get behind (seeing what friends are doing in games) : Shai-Tan
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      I've never looked at a friends achievements.... : imperator
      • I do it all the time whenever friends and I are playing the same games : MikkleThePickle
• I noticed this when kongregate added achievements, I don't care about my achievements score for the value... : kaddar0
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  Achievements are nice but most of them are meaningless. Achievement unlocked! Defeated first level on... : Wombat Woo
  • i like hearing the "achievement unlocked" sound when i play a game. makes me feel special : Mmmmmoo
  • it's an easy way to see where my friends are in games, though : rt702
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  Christ this shit is like rats pressing a lever 50 times to get a lick of sucrose solution. WILL NEVER UND... : aeg1x
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    have you never once played something to try to get/beat the high score, single or multiplayer? : derelict515
    • I am obsessed with getting the high scores over all the pre-programmed ones in Peggle Deluxe. Shouldn'... : dognose
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      Yes, but that's different to arbitrary acheivements. If I beat say, a track record in Trackmania I've act... : aeg1x
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        Its already been stated that some achievements are handled poorly. Regardless though, they can still be f... : hoov1185
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          Additionally, some of my friends still can't finish the Mile High Club on COD 4 - the last achievement mo... : hoov1185
          • MHC is such luck tho. : mancide
        • right but that is hardly new. There has always been stuff like that for games. Just thinking back to MGS3... : aeg1x
• Both ratchet and clank and uncharted has this. : imperator
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  I'm really really glad I couldn't care less about acheivements. I play a game for a good story / narrativ... : abrasion
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    I like feeling the satisfaction from achieving something even if it's small. Some games take so long to b... : flasher 907
    • Then the game pacing or setup is broken, that's a fundamental part of any game. In an RPG you would le... : abrasion
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      Achievements are, in my opinion, very dumb. To get them you either have to: A) Do something in the gam... : MoreVespeneGas
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        I'm okay with the "beat chapter x on y difficulty" ones -- they do what achievements are supposed to do, ... : dirge23
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          With the "beat chapter x on y difficulty" ones -- what I'm saying is that a good game will have you do th... : MoreVespeneGas
          • discourage should be encourage : MoreVespeneGas
          • I'd like to see MP achievements either eliminated entirely or limited to say 1/10 - 1/5 of total allowabl... : Delusional
          • However it does not hurt to also give achievements for these things as it allows someone to easily see in... : Evil Benius
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  People rag on MMOs for gringing/questing just for a better item or level. But achievements on consoles ar... : thewindcriesmary
  • actually, a new item or level in a mmo will let you fight new monsters. Very few achievements on the 360 ... : aaarrrgh
• More times than not I use it as a way to combat with my current roommate. "Did you get this achieveme... : Sebastian-TEC
• While I don't try for them. I do enjoy the little pat on the back at unexpected moments. : zakazi
• I think the achievments idea is really kind of cheesy. That said I love them still. I don't know why but ... : rhuntley12
• Some games do, the official "accomplishments" system is supposed to be implemented later this year. I... : MoreVespeneGas

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  A Canticle for Leibowitz : Modica Sol Solis
  • ^^^^^^^^ : aeg1x
• The Count of Monte Cristo : Degenerate
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  The Man Who Was Thursday 1984 Tales of the Dying Earth Grendel The Day of Creation : wozzeck
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    I read many excerpts of The Man Who Thursday in Deus Ex. : ifallible
    • bah, i'm tired. : ifallible
• A Clockwork Orange : mechanicalgrape
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  Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson : wtf242
  • denis johnson is awesome : Mr.SEX
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  So... you're after post-apocalyptic ennui? : kallanta
  • post-apocalyptic emus'? : adambugger
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    I love post-apoc books as well. : Trips
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      you need to read Alas Babylon : adambugger
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        Haven't read that one, I've read The Road, Blindness, and am reading the Postman now. I'll look it up. : Trips
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          Blindness is fucking excellent. : bipolar
          • yes, that's another great one. : dahanese
  • SERIOUSLY A Canticle for Leibowitz : Modica Sol Solis
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  handmaid's tale oryx and crake : jessipoo
  • i love you, jess. i love you. : dahanese
  • Oryx and Crake was quite amazing. I second this. : ifallible
  • I was going to suggest Handmaiden's Tail. I'm reading Alias Grace right now. So good, cept I'm not ... : tsuba
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  Eon. Greg Bear. : Visceral Monkey
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    Wait... does this have a sequel called "Eternity", sometimes published together as "Eon and Eternity"? : wozzeck
    • Fuck yes. : Visceral Monkey
  • also Blood Music by Greg Bear for apocalyptic goodness : smax
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    Love that book! The asteroid take over at the beginning was awesome.. as was the rest of the book. Could ... : cause&effect
    • Check out the entries here. It's an art contest that inspired by that book. http://features.cgsociety.org... : gooblerampling
• A Boy and His Dog : spiderfill
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  I'm reading "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein and its really cool in the way that 60's sci-fi ki... : ADSliv
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    I had to drop it because of the damn dialect. : reelbk
    • Stay away from Riddley Walker then. That book took me about 10 weeks to get through due to the dialect. : mmogger
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  Maybe not the most respected of authors...but decent books in this vein. Battle Circle by Piers Anthon... : Nixx2004
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    As a pulp sci-fi book, Battlefield Earth isn't half bad. Really enjoyable read, in fact. : bipolar
    • I have to admit I loved the book in a sort of space opera-y way. I read the whole thing, mentioned it to ... : xsoulbrothax
  • Oooo! Battle Circle! Forgot about that...I'll need to pull that out to re-read myself! Thanks! : AxeMan808
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  John Christopher's Tripod trilogy. It's young adult fiction, but it's pretty decent for post-apocalyptic... : Zakko
  • Fuck those mind-controlling yamakas. : wozzeck
• extremely loud and incredibly close : dahanese
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  Musashi (personal favorite) Christopher Moore's books (best being Lamb) Terry Pratchett can be funny mo... : WhiteHatVeteran
  • granted these don't fit you so much, but they are more for relaxed reading if you want a change of pace : WhiteHatVeteran
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  Swan Song by Robert McCammon. : Head Rush
  • I forcefully second this : dognose
• The Corner. It's post apocalyptic non-fiction! : losder5000
• That last chapter of the Bible : dognose
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  American Psycho. That book is fucked up. : rustified
  • It has nothing to do with the books you mentioned. It's just worth reading. : rustified
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  I Am Legend - worth reading if you've already seen the movie? : losimagic
  • I think so. It's different enough that you'll still enjoy it. : slax0r
• If you want more of that Matherson brand of isolation and loneliness in a once familiar but now foreign w... : slax0r
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  I just completed Wicked, as well as the Walt Disney Story by Neal Baler. I am about to read the sequel t : Galadriel07
  • Oh man, I've been watching a ton of good eats lately. Maybe I should read that Alton Brown book. : slax0r
• Neuromancer, Contact, Stranger In A Strange Land They aren't really like the other books you mentioned... : Drewus
• The Rift by Walter Jon Williams. : AxeMan808
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  Parable of the Talents - Octavia Butler. : mrwolf710
  • ^^^ : jasonepowell
• This is the Way the World Ends - James Morrow. More farcical post apocalyptic stuff. Survivor put on tri... : stgulik
• Spin State. Not really along those lines, just a damn fine book. : Ebu
• Aquitane Progression by Robert Ludlum. : NeoMoose
• The Yellow Pages, it's long... but super informational : dfz0r