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  Its a game called Grand Theft Auto, of course it's going to be founded in violence and chaos. It would ... : pigvomit
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    I get pissed off that cops chase after me after I ram into one of them. :( : walker270
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      They normally don't chase you if you merely bump into them, just when you slam into them at high speeds. ... : deadhorse
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        that really isn't true. even on foot i barely tapped the guy and he pulled his gun on me. : silentbobuk
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          Nope, deadhorse was right. You are probably just too fast when bumping into them. Even on foot I can run ... : genericuser
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            I got lucky one time b/c the light changed right before I hit him. : Totenjaeger
            • yeah once I slammed into a cop car full speed but it turned out he was running a red light so I didn't ge... : mikecyb
          • If you keep bumping into him he'll pull his gun on you (on foot I mean) : zerog83
  • I just got the game last night and the first time I drove I made a right on red in front of a cop and he ... : podman405
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  I enjoyed the narrative at first but now that I'm about halfway through the game I think it sucks. Nik : Sexpansion Pack
  • The way I drive in GTA4, it's hard to accept Niko's empathetic values and concerns. I think I kill 10-12... : pigvomit
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    Niko doesn't fit. He's a nice guy, lives a mostly clean life, and yet has no problem killing people rand... : walker270
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      See I don't agree that he's a nice guy. I think he has a rotten soul, is a psychopath, who tried to leav... : EvilDolemite
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        In the beginning it was easy to sympathize with him and the moral decisions he needed to make. Near the e... : spigot
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          He never stops making you believe that. In nearly every mission he mentions that he'll do it as long as ... : deadhorse
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            /kick : Ebu
            • ( /beat would have backfired, I think :( ) : Ebu
      • I just finished up the Dwayne missions, so maybe that's clouding my view of him. "Nice" was probably t... : walker270
      • Reminds me a bit of Tony Soprano. : Fred Garvin
  • I don't think the narrative - on its own - is amazing. It's when you integrate it with the gameworld and... : EvilDolemite
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    which game do you think has a great narrative?I have found that this might be the first game ever where t... : bozer
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      I think Half Life 2: Episode 2 is an example of great game narrative. Everything works and makes sense, t... : Sexpansion Pack
      • Legacy of Kain series is another, which is somewhat surprising given its development history. : walker270
      • Yeah HL2 I agree is great and the other game I thought of too. One thing though, with GTA, its just massi... : bozer
      • I have to disagree with HL2. Almost everything works and makes sense, except the protagonist. Gordon Fr... : Finestaut
    • Buh? Most of the conversations are of this type: "Hi, we just met. Kill this guy for me." "Ok." I ... : Damodred
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    when you have to make choices and they really are tough choices THATS great narrative : oHnOES
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      Mass Effect is the only game where a choice I was forced to make actually frustrated me. (don't click : walker270
      • There is at least one situation in GTA IV where you are faced with a difficult decision, depending on how : genericuser
  • I think Niko was corrupted by the war he experienced when he was just a kid, and that has to do with how ... : gakera
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    Interesting. The reason why I like Niko so much is because I *try* to keep the carnage to a minimum. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • It's interesting to see how the paradox of choice is causing you to be less enamoured of the narrative... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    That's exactly what Niko is supposed to be! Niko isn't believable because you're the one in control of hi... : Ajax
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      But that's not really true. You have to do a lot of awful stuff to play through the story missions, and a : Sexpansion Pack
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        That's a good point. CJ had the cops on him and his family right away. That only lasted until the seco... : Damodred
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          Niko has one or two very strong values. Loyalty, in some sense. And vengeance to those who betray him. ... : EvilDolemite
          • Maybe, but I find it tough to empathize with the utter lack of common sense evidenced by agreeing to whac... : Damodred
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        They do touch on that from time to time. The main reasons come from Roman's gambling debts. It would be m : Ajax
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          Actually they highlight several times how he wants to have money to live his life in peace and potentiall... : genericuser
          • Oh shit, I forgot to some of that :/ : genericuser
    • schizophrenics are historically non-violent : oHnOES
  • I definitely dont think it sucks, but I agree that Niko's story sucks. He's totally inconsistent. : feek
  • i agree : biskits
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    I've finished the story part of the game, and at about the halfway point I pretty much hated the story to : zakk
    • Wow, just wow. SIGNED!! : dedgecko
    • total agreement. : edgewise
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  my dad went out and bought it and calls me excitedly a couple of times a day to tell me all the cool thin... : [fry]
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    Just wait until he progresses to the point where you have to change his diaper. Video games are perfect... : pigvomit
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      more like 10-80 amirite : virus
      • In my case yes, but I can understand that people with more free time should be gaming more! I mean, reti... : pigvomit
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    i dont really find it all that "alive" it seems like all the buildings minus a select few are facades ... : spaceless
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      Internet, TV, believable radio ads, billboards, restaurants, billiards, bowling, drunkeness, real-time ca... : EvilDolemite
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        the only things i thought were cool on that list were the radio, which ive always liked in gta games, and... : spaceless
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          you think lights detect sirens and change color for emergency services...? : derelict515
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            Actually... yes. It's quite common. http://www.themirt.com/ : heartsauce
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              Although to clarify, obviously the siren has nothing to do with it... it's just a signal emitter. In f... : heartsauce
              • Here we go: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192145,00.html $50?? That's IT?!? I'm getting one o... : heartsauce
          • no, i know they do. ive repaired the units that send the transmission to them. : spaceless
  • safe to say he's fucking a lot of hookers : grifter
• I could not agree more. The fact that I feel bad when I have not hung out with someone in a while really ... : hirosushima
• I'm enjoying this game so much I actually might play through it again when I'm done. I love the story, t... : virus
• I agree : cdbeckman
• I haven't touched it in about 4 days - mostly because of lack of time thanks to family stuff... but today... : tomservo
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  GTA III, at its inception, also had a layer of social commentary that was really evocative within the soc... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • This is why I didn't really enjoy San Andreas very much, with the exception of the very beginning, where ... : genericuser
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  I don't play GTA games for story, and I find myself skipping through most of the cutscenes once I have an... : dedgecko
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    I think you might feel more attached if you didn't skip the cutscenes : EvilDolemite
    • I find 90% of the conversations to be worthless blabbering about doing drugs, banging bitches, blah blah : dedgecko
  • Don't speak about the storyline if you don't even bother watching all of the cutscenes. : the city
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    holy god, I cringe at the idea of someone just skipping the story, even though I know a lot of people wil... : cdbeckman
    • the cutscenes are one of my favorite things about GTA IV, totally agreed : the city
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      I'm not skipping the story whatsoever, but the mindless boring aspects of the mission cutscenes. And the... : dedgecko
      • good lord your wrong : cdbeckman
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  too bad it does NONE OF those items well. It could be so much more. : metalremains
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    Could it have? Do you know for sure? : EvilDolemite
    • its not a bad game and the driving + missions are ok but the aiming and the cover system just are not gre... : metalremains
  • I actually think it does all of these items very well. The driving and gunplay and story are all very wel... : OverloadUT
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  It's an awesome game, but they really should have toned down the vulgarity a bit. Everything about it is... : Pneum0
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    I didn't think it was more than in any New York mob movie. Was it really much worse than Goodfellas for e... : genericuser
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      It's not worse than an andrew dice clay show either, but it's hardly the point. The vulgarity would have... : Pneum0
      • Agreed. Vulagarity has it's place - but when it's used in 99% of the dialogue, then it loses it's draw, ... : dedgecko
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  I had a cop change lanes on a bridge and hit me, and he then tried to arrest me. : TroZ
  • FAIL! meant to reply in the first subthread :( : TroZ
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  I had a great moment last night driving through central park and Goodbye Horses came on and I immediately... : EagleSweet
  • it always feels so weird when that song comes on : oHnOES
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  I'd really like to see a version of GTA4 that was more hardcore. More consequences for driving around th... : twifosp
  • Yeah, I'd really love to have a mode (Even just a cheat mode) where a 50mph crash will totally fuck your : PlayfulPuppy
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  the game is pretty shallow and it's showing even more in this game. a large expansive world where 99%... : mista mista
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    I'd say darts is my favorite, but i'd agree after a few plays the games just aren't fun enough to want to... : Pneum0
    • ...but it could've been an added bonus if you could play all of those games in MP... : dedgecko
• The cover system blows. Everything else is sex. : hoov1185
• Speaking of GTA, my cab driver this morning sounded exactly like Niko. It was kinda freaky. : riptyde
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  JACK'D I have a question on the whole Demetri/Faustin story: What would have happened if I had let : liqker
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    do you even have that choice? : mikecyb
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      what if you use up all your ammo and everything so you don't have a way to kill him? : MagicWishMonkey
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        Try it out and report your findings. : Ajax
        • I might have to do that... I think I'm going to pick up the 360 version as well for another playthrough : MagicWishMonkey
      • Hmm perhaps he will, i dunno, shoot you in the face : EvilDolemite
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        I walked up to him and nudged him with my body - and he flipped over the edge of the building and splatte : dedgecko
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          You're thinking of the wrong cut scene. : Ajax
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            No - you chase faustin out through his club, into the alleys, and up the stairways onto the roof of the c : dedgecko
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              Really? I didn't think he was close enough to the edge to push off. I don't remember getting a cutscene - : Ajax
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                Read my post one more time - you will shit bricks. : dedgecko
                • Ah, okay... I'm with you now. : Ajax
      • you can always punch a guy to death : mikecyb
  • pretty sure you dont have a choice : oHnOES
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    actually in that same sort of thread, later in the game after you complete all of Dwayne and Playbox X's : mikecyb
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      You get $25,000 and a thank you message from Playboy X. Then you never hear from him ever again. : Ajax
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        seriously? : mojo the helpr monke
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          seriously. I was so pissed. Although, 25 grand is a lot of money at that point of the game : tashtego
          • yeah but the very next mission I did after I bumped him off was the bank robbery with packie which nets y : mikecyb
    • gotta read this later, this is right where im at right now. it's a pretty fucked up choice! playboy's goi : feek
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      You get some money and that's about it, apparently. The cut-scene makes you feel pretty bad for doing it : nudel
      • Keep hanging out with him. Eventually Niko gets fed up with his whining and tells him to STFU! After that : Ajax
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  Story-wise, I don't think it's any different then any other GTA. : bakanoodle
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    are you kidding me? this one didnt have aliens : oHnOES
    • Niko is an alien. : dirge23
  • Agreed. : dedgecko
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  I've been playing it for a few hours and I'm not seeing what people are spooging about. There's nothing t... : Dynotaku
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    I've been playing it for a few hours and I'm not seeing what people are spooging about. That's the rea... : Ajax
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      I hate having to unlock stuff. I understand not having access to the other islands right away, but not ha... : Dynotaku
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        Grand Theft Auto IV is a sandbox game, but it also has a narrative built into it. In the first couple hou... : Ajax
        • *Roman and company should have you pretty busy, that is. : Ajax
        • This is why when worse comes to worse - start up a MP game and set the private slots to max. Full free... : dedgecko
  • multiplayer -> party mode -> invite friends -> chaos & fun : bad_fish
  • The game is a slow burn. It usually starts out slowly for a few hours, then you get a bit more intereste... : EvilDolemite
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    create a player match in free mode and have at it. then in two hours come post about how it would be bett... : maulla
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      haha - what? KB/Mouse would trump the shit out of the auto-aim crap : dedgecko
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        Turn off auto-aim. : Ajax
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          Auto aim is off in MP - IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE AN OPTION - cept maybe in co op. Auto aim in SP is requir... : dedgecko
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            Heh. I turned auto-aim off in the single-player game after I got slaughtered online in Team Deathmatch. O... : Ajax
            • no, it's for the swarm of them and having auto aim find the people that are hiding behind some random box... : dedgecko
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        i was poking fun at dynotaku : maulla
        • I'm going to go rock in the corner! There are some games that are better IMO with a thumbstick, mostly... : Dynotaku
  • Ummm, that's the point. You have to play the story to open up sandbox elements. : Fred Garvin
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    There's more stores later on, but I have to admit for a game that has an entire fucking city to play arou... : K1Bond007
    • You're right. If the game had more elements from games like "The Sims", then I could see the need for all : Ajax
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      Then you'll have games like Oblivion, where every house is the same. : Edges
      • Exactly.. It wouldn't be worth it as it would turn out pretty lame. : moneyshot
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  All the quirks or bad design if you will annoy me too much to really get into the world. I really don't ... : chazums
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    http://dimmona.shackspace.com/what.jpg : Ajax
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      Long drives to mission Mutli-part mission with no save phone calls that force you to walk phone calls ... : chazums
      • Oh yeah: getting stuck on cover. : chazums
      • I've grown to appreciate the long drives. The city is breathtaking, and those drives help you learn the ... : Pneum0
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        Long drives to mission Taxi's Mutli-part mission with no save You've never been able to save during : skitzo
        • For the "phone calls that force you to walk' - hit down on the D-pad. It skips the conversation, but it ... : Ormsbee
        • Taxis cost money, more if you skip - the player is penalised for poor mission placement That's no excuse... : chazums
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          Come on. Long drives could be fixed with a checkpoint system. Dear God.. it's 2008 last I checked and jus... : K1Bond007
          • If you hang up they call you back. : skitzo
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        free-look fights the auto-camera when walking I think that's pretty obnoxious, actually. Same with the a... : Ajax
        • maybe I'm not far enough in but he seems to swing between "boo hoo I was all evil and I'm miserable with ... : chazums
        • the auto-aim is ridiculous. with it and the base pistol, you can basically one-shot-headshot every single... : xsoulbrothax
      • you know you can hang up on any phone call by pressing B, or skip it by pressing A, right? : mikecyb
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        100% yes : Ebu
        • Except the Niko thing. I think that whole plot is perfect. : Ebu
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  The cover system needs some serious tweaking. Also, I wish they had "Always Run" as an option. It' a pret... : Fred Garvin
  • I really don't use the sticky cover system much anymore. I've grown used to clicking the left stick to du... : Ajax
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    No doubt, they could have at least made pressing the run button once auto run on / off. : Pneum0
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      or turned off the tapping of the a button to sprint. Analogue controls walking/running - holding down th... : dedgecko
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        Most games since analog sticks became standard had analog run/walk. I don't see why they didn't do it he... : walker270
        • agreed - there's just so much mundane stupid shit that was left in the game that should've been caught du... : dedgecko
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          when you hold A / X down to run, it's analog. you can still jog slowly or walk when holding it. stupid ye... : pyide
          • I think the main reason they made it the way it is in single player is to slow the game down a bit. Th... : pyide
  • The cover system, while "good enough" actually kind of sucks in a lot of situations. It's really only goo... : K1Bond007
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  I'm gonna disagree 100% here. The story is weak, the NPC's are uninspired (can anyone really distinguish : edgewise
  • Wow I pretty much feel the opposite: I'm far less impressed with the technical achievements than I am the... : EvilDolemite
  • Agreed except for the bad guys, but I'm just now to the second safehouse. : Ebu
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  You know what could have pushed GTA4 over the edge? Better character models, lighting, and animations. ... : fishbone
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    HL2 also didn't have to model an entire realistic city : EvilDolemite
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      Do you think HL2 used higher resolution characters? I don't think GTA4's problem is poly count, it's 100... : fishbone
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        poor animating? how? the animation is incredible in every way. outside of the cutscenes it's pretty much ... : JINKY
        • Mo-cap has lost it's appeal. It's always an over-exaggeration of the real deal, and in the end you've go... : dedgecko
        • Cutscenes are what I'm referring to. Motion capture or not, the animations don't look natural. It's bee... : fishbone
  • I'm loving GTA4 but the cutscenes made me realise just how well Valve are doing in the facial animation a... : moneyshot
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  I don;t understand this "Attached to Nico" stuff. The more serious tone just makes him seem like a bigge... : Boxelder
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    I want to know what kind of place you rent for $1.000.000... : genericuser
    • Jessica Alba's Lap. : skitzo
• Wearing a suit makes me feel like the Transporter most of the time since I'm always the driver :D : Nighteyes
• That's what FF7 felt like for me, it wasn't one element that was superior to anything, it was just the fa... : Murdoc.

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  this looks pretty freakin sweet :) : Megara9
  • seconded :D : xsoulbrothax
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  Super Rad Playa sounds like one cool dude : MagicWishMonkey
  • He's Playing Halo4 on Xbox live >:( : loboca
  • He's old . :( : DM7
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  you know what would be cool is if i could tag shacknews stories so i remember what games im supposed to b... : Wheatloaf
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    yeah, stuff like this is what we're thinking about now that the databases are integrated. it is actually ... : Steve Gibson
    • you can license that idea for a small fee :p : Wheatloaf
    • add this game to my list (please select version of game <for multiplatform ones>) : CoRDS
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  What are Shacker Points :( My OCD is cringing a little. : pancake humper
  • Yes I was curious about that, too... : smegmar
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    If you get 1000, you get the ILTC Master Achievement : Phreakin
    • You gain access to a secondary style for Shacknews. Yellow on hot pink! : DrWaffles
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    Maybe it's dollars spent on mercury or fileshack or whatever memberships. : taronish
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      I doubt that, as there isn't much else 'available' to do for Fileshack/Mercury except sign up. There is n... : pancake humper
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        hopefully based on stuff like rating and reviewing games on the shack...? maybe? : Fayk
        • Maybe it's money you've spent because of a recommendation on shacknews. If that doesn't monetize shack... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • well, to me it looks like all the numbers below it added, except the average rating is multiplied by 10 : TroZ
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    hahahah Add in Shack Achievements, Maarten! : AndyGoin
    • Start an Epic Porn Thread: 10 points : Rotten Deadite
    • iawtp : jingletard
  • Check 'em out: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13890946 : Dave-A
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    everyone starts with 1000 points. every nuke takes away 50, every day ban is 100 and a week ban is 250 po... : CoRDS
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      Bets on who the first to get 0 points is? : coldfusioncs
      • sesmaster : pancake humper
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    They should be awarded for contributing to the reviews database or something. : Rotten Deadite
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      yeah thats what they will be based on. activity within the games database. nothing to do with how many co... : Steve Gibson
      • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!1111one : virus
      • masem is going to have 50,000 Shack points and everyone else will have 2 :( WHAT DO WE DO THEN : pancake humper
      • shackpoints are inversely proportional to shackpost count : CoRDS
      • A hundred points for every +inf you get? : Rotten Deadite
• Looks cool, I actually like the css : FushigiDenki
• Good jorb, I like the way it looks! I sure Maarten had his grubby hands in this, no? : AndyGoin
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  Beware the Lich's Wrach! : hatelull
  • Hah! Good catch. : kallanta
• cool : sKetchflow
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  pretty cool, but it looks like poo :( : mikecyb
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    btw is the game library gonna have stats for stuff like when you started it and when you finished it? th... : mikecyb
    • There's a thought... I'd love to see how long it actually took me to finish Oblivion. : Rotten Deadite
  • I agree. Solid lines. None of that dash shit : sKetchflow
• I'm never going to get a WE gift now : Slowtreme
• in the game library section, instead of the text at the bottom telling how many game you have for each sy... : TroZ
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  I don't think that looks ugly at all, I kinda like it. : SenorSpine
  • Same. Just the block of "games I own" that could be table-ified : Ebu
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    man you guys are nuts. it's so easy to stick in a couple graphics and make it look like a billion times ... : mikecyb
    • Yeah that looks much better. : OverloadUT
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      yup, this is why i am not a designer. i'll see if i can copy that haha. : Steve Gibson
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        give me $5 >:( : mikecyb
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          hey i'll paypal ya $5 for that. it would take me 3hrs to make that css happen. : Steve Gibson
          • lol that was a joke :( I can throw together CSS and images if you want (have your people contact my peop... : mikecyb
    • OK yeah yours is better. : SenorSpine
    • ok yeah - thats awesome-er : virus
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  That dashed line around the boxes makes me feel like I should be able to print them and cut them out and ... : Dave-A
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    I printed mine out and am going to find a nice lanyard to put it in maybe with a protective cover. : pancake humper
    • my shackstats bring all the LANs to the yard! : Dave-A
• Looks cool. But I agree that system icons and a number next to them is probably a good way to show number... : SilverSnake
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  BRING BACK THE SHACKREVIEWS! : SpaecKow
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    yes, that is pretty much the major point of all of this! : Steve Gibson
    • it should be on a scale of hershey bar -> plastic hat !!! :D : Downforce
    • http://www.shacknews.com/reviews/ It's there, just doesn't seem to be mentioned very often by shackers... : Maddog_Delphi97
• Damn 1975ers, always playing games before they're released : OverloadUT
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  Barbie Horsies 6 is the last game I completed. omg me too! : ninjase
  • That made me LOL. : disposition
• Bring back stuff that sucks!!! : virus

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  720p :( : ejectorpod
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    I'm using a 5-year old 17" Insignia tube TV. This will be a massive upgrade. Plus, what uses 1080p righ... : dltrem
    • You won't, but in a couple years...? : ejectorpod
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      The PS3, which is a valid point people bring up to defend their purchase. Since it's been years since yo... : jingletard
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        I'd probably do this except for the whole Costco vs Sam's thing. Shit, maybe I just need to find someone... : dltrem
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16829301 : feek
          • Shit that's awesome. Any Pittsburgh Shackers wanna help me out? : dltrem
        • 50 bucks i think. Also Costco only accepts AMEX,Debit,Cash/check. : Iwannaacura
        • You may be able to find a Shacker who can use his Costco membership to get it for you. : jingletard
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  if your willing to pay 100.00 more you can get the 1080p model from costco for 999 http://www.costco.com... : Iwannaacura
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    I don't have a Costco membership, but I do have access to a Sam's membership. I think Sam's has a sweet ... : dltrem
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      get a friend or get a costco giftcard and buy it. The tv i linked also does 1980x compared to the one... : Iwannaacura
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        sams club has a better return policy than costco. Costco changed theirs to 90 days where sams club is sti... : mattfl
        • Ya, but the 1080 is still worth getting over the 720 : historyinthemaking
        • Costco return policy is 90 days, but they give a 2 year warranty on their stuff (3 years if you use the C... : riptyde
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          I don't think that's accurate. I just purchased a TV from Costco less than two weeks ago and the woman th... : zerog83
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            sorry; 2 year warranty... : zerog83
            • nvm I'm retarded : zerog83
• 720p :( : jingletard
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  you can get the 1080p version for $100 more at Costco : mwasher
  • whoops, Iwannaacura already posted that. : mwasher
  • I almost posted it a 3rd time. : mathyou
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    I might have to look into this : fishbone
    • It's the one I'm planning on getting unless prices change drastically in the next month or two : mwasher
  • couple hundred more and you could have a quality samsung set : dantastic
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  get 1080p my friend. People will tell you that you cant really tell the difference, I bought into that, a... : sesmaster
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    Do you even have a 1080p source? : gmd
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      Upconverting dvd player is like $75 : riptyde
      • yeah but peters isn't going to notice the diff between 720p and 1080p from upconversion. : gmd
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      Does the PS3 upconvert? : dltrem
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        DVDs that is. : dltrem
        • yes : gmd
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      I have the HD DVD player. I also watched Lost season 3 on my roommates 720p and the rest of the season on... : sesmaster
      • Might be the display. I played GTA and watched Blade Runner on Blu Ray on my buddies Aquos at 1080p 37", ... : Fred Garvin
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    I have the 50" 720p Vizio plasma, and it has some issues, so I'm hoping (it's under warranty) they'll let... : lolpatrol
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      i have the same tv, what kind of issues are you having? : mattfl
      • When plugged in with HDMI, it'll randomly blank out - but this is with different cables and different sou... : lolpatrol
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      I have the 47'' one you speak of, and it is indeed sex. Also, the blacks are very very black. You'll be... : riptyde
      • This one? http://www.vizio.com/products/detail.aspx?pid=42 : lolpatrol
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    Now I really need to find a friend or something with a Costco membership. I'd prefer to not eat the $50 ... : dltrem
    • post on craigslist or something. Tell the person you will buy him lunch or something. : Iwannaacura
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      Yeah... but Costco is totally worth the $50 bucks. I pretty much only go there for booze and bottled wat... : Ormsbee
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        While IAWTP, you get +5 ignorant points for failing to point out the awesomeness of Costco sheet cake. L... : riptyde
        • See that's the problem though... there is so much win at Costco... its hard to mention all of it. Alth... : Ormsbee
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        They don't sell alcohol at Costco's in PA. : dltrem
        • That's because PA's laws on alcohol distribution are about the silliest there are in the country. : riptyde
      • You don't need a costco or sams club membership (at least here in AZ) to purchase alcohol at those stores... : Prozium
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    For 42"? no no and no. Not for the price difference. Above 50" I would begin to think about it. : icon_of_syn
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      It's not just the screen size that matters. It's the screen size relative to how close you sit to the HDT... : Prozium
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        I have a 40" and so does my friend. His is 1080p, and it is really noticeable, but when I bought mine las... : sesmaster
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          Are you watching yours in 720p or 1080i? Because if it's 1080i, I definitely agree there's a difference ... : icon_of_syn
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            the size isn't the issue, the viewing distance is. : cltcprd
            • Exactly. Sitting 10ft away you won't see a difference between 720p and 1080p on a 42" screen but if you'r... : Prozium
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  Don't worry about HDMI1.3 support. The advanced colorspace and all that crap is pretty much worthless wit... : Prozium
  • now this only applies to the TV portion of HDMI1.3. If you pick up a home theater receiver you'll need HD... : Prozium
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  orgcaptainnemo is thinking of making the same mistake as you : ejectorpod
  • What mistake? : dltrem
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  New Question: Maybe I haven't totally made up my mind. What about Wal Mart? These look like good fuc... : dltrem
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    But it's a sanyo, magnavox, or RCA. There's a rumor that sony will be dropping the price on their 40" 108... : Prozium
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      So are those shitty companies? Are they worse than Vizio? : dltrem
      • Vizio at least has a good reputation for solid "cheap" TVs - can't say the same for those others : Postal
      • yeah, I kinda would. I personally would wait and shell out $1200 for the 40" sony 1080p set if the price ... : Prozium
  • What about this TV: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8477431 It's a 42" Vizio L... : dltrem
  • What people don't know is that the same Model of TV usually has 3 different sub models that they dont let... : historyinthemaking

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  sure myspam77@gmail.com : boring gegtik
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    :( : boring gegtik
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      I thought that was a joke : smegmar
      • I realized that after I posted so i figured a sad face was in order : boring gegtik
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  yeah sm'd : PlanetPerfecto
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    sent : smegmar
    • thanks man. im a big google notebook user so I'll definitely be checking this out : PlanetPerfecto
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  I'll try it if you have an extra invite : MagicWishMonkey
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    Yeah, i've got 19 or so : smegmar
    • awesome, thanks man! : MagicWishMonkey
• holy crap this looks awesome : industro
• I'd like to check it out : epit
• sms'ed you! : Flinz
• hook me up dogyo sarren@gmail.com : lakren
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  very cool! Image searching really puts it over the top. : cruncht1me
  • Oh, friendof@gmail.com for the beta, please :) : cruncht1me
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  if you please: madjackmcmad@gmail.com. Thank you le baròn. : Mad Jack McMad
  • Invite get! Many thanks! : Mad Jack McMad
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  My username at gmail, please. Thanks! : freshyk
  • Thank you again! : freshyk
• yukeake at gmail.com if you please =) : genom
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  It's not a bad app, but what it's really missing for me on Windows Mobile is being able to browse your no... : losimagic
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    There's always opera mobile, but I agree it would be nice to have. : smegmar
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      Yeah, I'm looking forward to the next version of that, should be great; but back to Evernote, it shouldn'... : losimagic
      • They're probably working on it. If not, it's not impossible for the community to make one. : smegmar
• Everyone who's sent me an address up to this point has an invite : smegmar
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  yes please: uratrtl@yahoo.com thanks. : Jenings
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    sent'd : smegmar
    • thanks much! : Jenings
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  I'll take one! arhughes@gmail.com : arhughes
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    on it's way : smegmar
    • "its." I never get to use that one. : smegmar
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  I'd really like to check this out as I'm using google docs more and more lately. : Degenerate
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    done : smegmar
    • hooray! :D : Degenerate
  • I just signed up for google apps not long ago. It's great for sharing and collaborating, but it could us... : smegmar
• thanks man! : Flinz
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  Can I try it out? hizzow@gmail.com : Hizzow
  • prl'd but sent : smegmar
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  This looks awesome mmasterpw@hotmail.com : mmaster_pw
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    4 REMAIN : smegmar
    • thank you sir! : mmaster_pw
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  I'd love an invite - paulmontesanti at google dot com : Sexpansion Pack
  • 3 : smegmar
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  i can have one? sillyhatsonly@gmail.com thx : feek
  • 2] : smegmar
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  i will take one if you have one left. changejar419@gmail.com : changejar419
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    1 : smegmar
    • <3 : changejar419
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  Yes please! afish@smithburnett.net : ostrichboy
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    you are a gent and a scholar, and I wish you many vaginas. : ostrichboy
    • I'm forwarding this to my wife. Hopefully she can see it your way : smegmar
  • That's it. If anyone need more invites, bug the folks above : smegmar
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  I've got 14 invites so please reply to this post with either your email address or say that you will SM m... : freshyk
  • SM incoming, premptive thanks! : burningtrees
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    gl-evernote@apartment167.com Thanks! : OverloadUT
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      Got you two. 12 left. : freshyk
      • 10 left. Please post here first and then SM. That way people will know whether or not to even bother aski... : freshyk
  • SM'edededed! : tfboc
  • Incoming SM : mmogger
  • smathson@gmail.com plz. : mindfk
  • 5 left : freshyk
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    sm incoming : rt702
    • Sent. 4 left. : freshyk
  • SM coming : hirosushima
  • sm'd : cdbeckman
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    redfive @ gmail.com : redfive
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      1 left! Got beckman and redfive. : freshyk
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        Me, me! ricerocketeer at gmail dot com! : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Sent. All done. Thanks for playing. : freshyk
• Did anyone else try the Firefox (Web Clipper) addin for this? As soon as I installed it my address bar b... : arhughes
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  I've got 20 thanks to freshyk - SM me. I'll post when they're gone. : factor27
  • SM'd ya, thanks. : Nitrium
  • sm'ded : zerog83
  • shackmessaged :) : rgoer
  • S&M'd, thanks! : carrioN luggagE
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    Sending out the last few now, but I'm all out. : factor27
    • dammit. I'm always late to these things : epit
  • sm'd : epit
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  Taking a page from freshyk, I have 20 invites. Reply here so as to keep count, and shackmessage me and I'... : carrioN luggagE
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    sm'd thanks! : podman405
    • Thanks, You rock! : podman405
  • sm'd. thanks : Mikuya
  • shackmessaged. : hirez
  • sm'd : navelskrutt
  • pancake humper chinks navelskrutt (wtf name?) hirez mikuya and podman405 are hooked up. 14 left to go. : carrioN luggagE
  • SM sent : graah
  • I would love one! : aaarrrgh
  • I'll take one : mikecyb
  • bang. : hardfl1p
  • Forgot, SM me an email address, you silly bastards! : carrioN luggagE
  • SM sent. Thanks. : ayesel
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    sending a SM right now : DrWaffles
    • Nevermind, someone else sent me one. : DrWaffles
  • I'll take one, if there are any left. Username at Gmail.com. Thanks! : Syixxs
  • SM'd thanks! : digital_d
  • any left? : perstephanie
  • SM'd : krym3
  • SM sent : marmite
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    SM sent! : Flying h4x0r
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      no wait!!! someone else just sent me one, give this spot to another shacker : Flying h4x0r
      • ME TOO : perstephanie
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  A couple of questions now that I'm in. How much does this normally cost? Will it be a monthly thing once ... : cdbeckman
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    Also, is it possible to up the amount of space you get. And last for the moment, the mac client seems to ... : cdbeckman
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      "The ink technology has not yet been implemented." http://www.evernote.com/about/support/known_problem... : podman405
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        is outlining covered under ink? I thought that meant like tablet pc ink recognition, like they have in th... : cdbeckman
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          I don't know really. I can't even get the clipper thing to show up in my menu bar and the global shortcut... : podman405
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            To get the clipper to go I had to go into preferences, turn off the clipper, and turn it back on. I then ... : cdbeckman
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              Yeah, I kept unchecking the "show in menu bar" option thinking that would do it. I finally did what you s... : podman405
              • also, make sure you're running it off your hard drive and not off the mounted install image, the beta see... : cdbeckman
• this thing is sweet : sKetchflow
• This anything like Microsoft OneNote? : Rotten Deadite
• atom519@gmail.com : atom519
• anyone still have an invite for this? Seems like an organizational godsend. I'd take pics of * : Beef-

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  Either a 9600GT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130329 or 8800GT http://www.new... : trOmblyj
  • The 8800GT is faster than the 9600GT. I'd say the Radeon HD 3870 is equal or a tiny bit faster than the ... : deject
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  ati 3870 : prokat
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    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8762234&st=ati+3870&type=product&id=1203815034383 ati 38... : Iwannaacura
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      which does the base 3870 card compare to in Nvidia's offerings? The non-X2 version that is. : Thud
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        Also, this is on sale: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8762234&type=product&id=120381503438... : Thud
        • http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252 149.99 after $30 mail-in rebate. Even... : whistler
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        http://techreport.com/articles.x/14686 based on a price/value so at the 200ish point you have 9600... : Iwannaacura
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          FFS, you can find 8800gts for cheaper than $200. : whistler
          • whoops, meant gt's not gts : whistler
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  Monster 3D Voodoo 1 : gmd
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    If you have the big bucks, you can buy two and put them in SLI mode! : CrustaR
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      LIES* *I am pretty sure Voodoo1s never SLI'd. That was a Voodoo2 gimmick. (I eventually had two... : Fayk
      • Hahaha...I had one of those SLI'd. : CrustaR
  • Voodoo Rush, baby : zerog83
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    the pure3d from canopus owned that card : oHnOES
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      Didn't that have 6mb of ram instead of 4? : gmd
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        something trivial like that : oHnOES
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          50% MORE IS NOT TRIVIAL I bet it ran QuakeGL at 25 fps instead of 20. : gmd
          • yeah, and at 512x384 instead of 400x300! : zerog83
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            I think it did 800 * 600 whereas the 4MB cards were limited to 640 * 480 (I think). : EvilDolemite
            • It did! : guido anchovy
          • maths : lakren
          • I ran quake 3 on it... although it ran with a lot of stuff off but it ran and it was playable : sjpeters79
        • TV out :D : zerog83
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      I had one of those. I also had a Pure 3d II card. : guido anchovy
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        Well, not had. I still have the cards. : guido anchovy
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          i think its the oldest piece of hardware i own : oHnOES
          • I think the oldest working piece of PC hardware that I own is a 32MB Seagate MFM hard drive. The oldest ... : guido anchovy
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    Quantum 3d Obsidian2 X24 FTW : DJ Clipdat
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      I wanted one of these sooooo badly. :( : guido anchovy
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        I have one sitting in my closet if you really want it..haha.. : DJ Clipdat
        • Hehe, if I could cram it in my DOS machine and actually use it... I may take you up on it. : guido anchovy
• 8800gt : sjpeters79
• 8800gt : boomstickah
• S3 trio 2d/3d : thewindcriesmary
• I'm happy with my 9600GT, and I only paid around $140~ for the 170mhz OC version from MSI. : nukewinter
• 8800GT even though the fan on mine just died - amazing card, especially given what it's going for nowaday... : dedgecko
• I'll sekk you my 320 8800 GTS for $120 INCL shipping : sludge vohaul
• 8800GT, this is the choice 0- period : GBeer11
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  side thread, I have been looking at the performance chart on the 384mb 8800GS and its pretty damn goo... : Jayx77
  • and you can get CoD4 with it free! http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Descr... : Jayx77

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  Korban may be free if you need a date : PapaBoo
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    You should NEVER criticize anyone for the concert they will go to. Proof: http://www.shacknews.com/... : FormerHPB
    • holy shit Papaboo just got fucking OWNED by FormerHPB : mattfl
    • ouch :( : handofthrawn
    • lol : oHnOES
    • hachi machi : Deathlove
    • haha wow. : hirosushima
    • ^ this guy does his burn research! : metalremains
    • FormerHPB has the right stuff. : industro
    • lol, what a minute. Nelson had a good song. : whistletits
    • Awesomesauce. : notd665
    • fuckin aced, lol : painangel
    • Bahaha...the shack never forgets. : CapnChaos
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      A fucking REBA concert. Okay. Wow. : jingletard
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        lol dude your username is fucking cracking me up hahahaha : industro
        • lol, that's why I chose it. Thanks. SLOBBERING JINGLETARDS! : jingletard
    • I would +inf this, but you New England people are so damn obnoxious when you win something. : Ajax
    • ow kick him in the stomach why don't you omg : dognose
    • lmao! : minigomp
    • *bows* : Trips
    • ULTRAKILL : trOmblyj
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      lol I saw NKOTB too. And kriss kross was the opening act : GloriousCow
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        ahah i saw nkotb & kriss kross too : podizzle
        • my parents made me go with my sister because she won tickets off the radio station and her friend got sic : GloriousCow
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      i don't get how he criticized him, he just made a lol gay korban joke. : lakren
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        formerhpb has obviously been waiting ages to post this : feek
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          he probably just searched PapaBoo's post history for 'concert' and realised he was sitting on a goldmine. : Arctic Fox
          • ^^ Bingo. ;) : FormerHPB
    • holy shit, did you have this preplanned waiting for the opportunity to post this? wow. : mwasher
    • Amazing : chungathebunga
    • Kablammo! : deveus1
    • fuckin owned. LOL'd (if my stupid script would work) : Fredrik S
    • take down : Bruzilla
    • That was like a Mike Tyson 3 punch knock out. : sesmaster
    • Hahahaha. : ieGod
    • Awesome. lol : ThomW
    • FINISH HIM : Turd Ferguson
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      I love how the ownee is curiously absent from this subthread : Trips
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        I think he's getting ready for the Jessica Simpson concert. : stump
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          I think you mean Ashlee Simpson. : Gonzo
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            I think you mean Clay Aitken. : Ride-My-Rocket
            • I think you mean Boy George : pyros
    • Stuck with PapaBoo on the lollercoaster : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTRA COMBO!!! : m0rfus
    • PapaBoo your input is needed here : tomservo
    • zw0wn3d : ctlaltl33t
    • Yeah you're done. : ejectorpod
    • direct hit! : Mmmmmoo
    • PapaBoo's lack of response clearly indicates he's ran off to a Justin Guarini concert to console himself. : aethyr
    • thomw please make a [raped] script : ninjase
    • this is like a legal wtfpwn, documented and notarized type of ownage : Downforce
    • oh man lol : bamb
    • ICEBURN : virus
    • CRITICA-CRITICA-CRITICAL HIT : Ride-My-Rocket
    • holy shit : shavenewok
    • damn : jonin
    • How many shackpoints is this ownage worth? : jonin
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      I made the posts, do I guess I can't necessarily deny anything :( : PapaBoo
      • do so : PapaBoo
      • Post history. It's a cruel mistress... ;) : FormerHPB
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  Dude Robin Hood milfs will be all over. : Iwannaacura
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    when i was really young i memorized that song from the end of robin hood and sang it to my mother on her ... : mwasher
    • Oh lol, I was wondering what the fuck Robin Hood had to do with anything...I forgot about that movie. : Saman
    • I loved that song so much I learned to play it on the piano. : hawkeye
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    Don't forget the Three Musketeers' theme song, All for Love, written by Bryan Adams and performed by him,... : MisterPhoton
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      Anyone remember that movie? Starring Keifer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell and Oliver Platt? : MisterPhoton
      • As a dedicated fan of the '70's version with Reed, Chamberlain, Finlay and York.... I have to say it wasn... : theargent
• i don't know any gay guys who are into bryan adams. pretty sure you're safe. : snackula
• just use some sound proof earplugs, and you should be good. : minigomp
• "We're Gonna Win" I used to use in my UT2k3/2k4 music player as a rallying song : RikiTiki2
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  Are you sure it wasn't Ryan Adams? Because he's really good. : Goncyn
  • Hate to agree with thesuperficial.com, but he does look like Rick Morainis's love child... http://thesup... : theargent
• I'd totally go, but I am gay. Then again, it'd be pretty gay not to go just because you're afraid it'd b... : mathyou
• Flawless victory! : RevRaven
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  I got dragged to see him for a work event, I found it deadly boring. Other forced concerting: - Mat... : Dave-A
  • Matthew Good was bad and Dave Matthews was good? Sup dude with terrible taste in music? : ryuuseki
• free tickets, ... nothing to loose dude !!! go go go .. his older stuff is still rockin. : ghost hacker

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• knew, new, whatever. : pandastrong
• I think this song would be amazing if Beastie Boys covered it. Listen to the first chorus and imagine Mi... : bipolar
• i actually really like it. and ive hated everything they've done since pinkerton (except for that one si... : arizona bay
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  before listening: there is no way he is not exaggurating 1:15 in: welp. he sure isn't. : Deathlove
  • Haha, I thought exactly the same thing. : gnomish
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  I don't understand why people want bands to continually remake whatever album was supposedly their most p... : mancide
  • You must love U2. I do. : Lunatic Angelic
  • the only problem with weezer is that everything they've tried for the past three or four albums have been... : arizona bay
  • i dont mind if a band experiments and tries something new unless the result is this garbage. : pandastrong
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    they don't have to remake the same album over and over for it to be enjoyed. Look at the Blue Album and P... : Degenerate
    • I've actually enjoyed most of their stuff, weather it was mainstream success or not since the Blue album.... : mancide
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  I think Pork and Beans sounds pretty good. : notd665
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    aside from the constant name-checking, i agree, but jesus, this is terrible o_O i'm going to go listen... : Deathlove
    • yeah, this is pretty bad. :( I had high hopes since Pork and Beans is really good. : FormerHPB
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    The music sounds good, the lyrics really ruin it for me. : hirosushima
    • you realize he's mocking his record label because they wanted him to write poppy music? : paravis
• Someone needs to tell them to stop. Every new album they come out with just makes me more depressed. : hirosushima
• Say it ain't so! sorry.... too easy : kallanta
• this is pretty decent, compared to their latest CRAP.. how can you compare this to beverly hills (wich is... : minigomp
• i kinda like it :( : sKetchflow
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  after a third listening, i've decided that this song is good, and that you fail. : minigomp
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    "everybody get dangerous" from the same album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zkRQhrwaK0 : minigomp
    • Now THAT is a shitty ditty. Sounds like someone from American Idol trying to write a Chili Peppers song. : CuntRocket
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      isn't this the theme song to darkwing duck? : losder5000
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2UFFzPsSsg : losder5000
      • hahaha : minigomp
• I think I kinda like it. :( : Rauol Duke
• Wow, that's...awful. : jan0r pants
• not bad, has a jesus of suburbia feel to it : podizzle
• Wow. That was kind of all over the place, wasn't it? : Home Nugget
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  I like this song, sounds pretty good. : klearlyunseen
  • after listening a second time, I REALLY like it, so go eat a butt. : klearlyunseen
• ahhhhhhhhh that is terrible : lakren
• This is a jillion times better than "Beverly Hills", at least : CuntRocket
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  hahahahah this is fucking nuts. I'm genuinely torn between not being sure if I love or hate it. : NastyJack
  • I really don't think it's that bad. It's got some of the weirdness of Pinkerton. I'll be absolutely shock... : NastyJack
• I guess it's alright. No danceable grooves really, so I can't really jam out to it : RikiTiki2
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  I liked Beverly Hills. Anyone who replies to this post is an idiot. : rosewood
  • sup : RikiTiki2
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  I like this song too. Doncha know that the coloured Weezer albums are the good ones? : Dusty_Slim
  • Yeah + Pinkerton though! : NastyJack
• I like it. : thejm4n
• I liked beverly hills. And I don't think its that bad. Its not the revolutionary shit of the Blue album... : Q-ball
• It's the exact same chord progression as a song on their first album. : FushigiDenki

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  Are the name of the servers up yet ? I vote on a Pvp server . : Cashh
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    No server names yet. I'm not doing PvP. The FFA shit is more of a hassle than a feature. Factions would h... : Visceral Monkey
    • Same. : pigvomit
    • There are PvE servers? Where is this information at? : Rotten Deadite
    • Aww, Guess I won't be playing with the shack. No holds barred PvP looks great to me. : Slowtreme
    • iffa is bad when zoning into an area as there's always some numbnuts 10 lvls higher than you waiting for ... : cptstern
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      Well we stick together and head will roll :) Cmon lets do PvP :) : Cashh
      • You can still do pvp in pve, it's just in mini games and borderlands. FFA in conan is an exercise in tota... : Visceral Monkey
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        Yeah FFA PvP isn't that great, zone in lag or long load times = death. The PVE still allows for PvP in t... : retardhumper
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          Also literally every class can hide (turn invisible) so it's Warcraft's rogues x 12. : yemeth
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            What? EVERY class? Isn't that a bit shit? : node
            • It makes ganking very easy and playing on FFA servers (PVP can be done on the PVE ones as well, so no sen... : yemeth
            • Yes every class can put points in hiding. However rogue-type classes have much better hiding abilities a... : wykd
        • During that test it was next to impossible to get anything done. People would gank you just for running ... : Awun
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      you smell of weakness and fear : Clay
      • more like giant annoyances and huge faggots griefing. Thanks but not paying $15 to punch my monitor becau... : pancake humper
      • you'd embrace this type of PvP for no more than 24hours : Downforce
      • In all seriousness, it's just not much fun. It's not like WoW, at all. : Visceral Monkey
    • Ugghh... That's unfortunate. FFA PVP is great, and with some changes will be even more fun. It's unfor... : wykd
• I'm on the one that runs on half the PC I currently own.. i need an upgrade bad :( : stonedonkey
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  we should join the one that goes down and doesn't come back up for a week, but we will stick with it caus... : .sticks.
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    Yea, about that. I'm looking for an out of the way backwater I can actually play on this time. : Visceral Monkey
    • That may be a better idea. Go with that. : .sticks.
  • Malganis'd :( : stump
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  I want to play on a server called The Fiery Bush, in honor of felicia. : skitzo
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    I think you mean "swamp of despair" : Visceral Monkey
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      I've seen like one pic of her, and im willing to bet that the curtains match the drapes, if you catch my ... : skitzo
      • orly? : Visceral Monkey
      • who would hang curtains and drapes? that's just silly. : bamb
      • i do not catch it. please explain! pics help. : xsoulbrothax
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  whichever PvE one the Goons set out to dominate. : Majuju
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    I would think they are going PvP. : Visceral Monkey
    • They are. : Clay
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      Yea, we'll see how long that lasts. FFA PvP is so horribly broken in this game : Bantis
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        what? no? how? it's great! : Clay
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          Getting zone ganked? Putting up with the hitching? There are NO factions. EVERYONE can gank you. Even joe... : Bantis
          • Not if you are doing the dominating : Slowtreme
      • sounds like more reason for the goon squad to provide grief ;p : cpt_gloval
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  OK, so let's get a list of everyone who wants to play on a PvP server. Respond to this post and we can c... : wykd
  • I'm not buying at launch but after a couple patches when I do snag it, I'd definitely wanna play PvP : FushigiDenki
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    I think the more useful thing would be to first detail the real differences from PVE and PVP servers in A... : Bantis
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      It worked fine in Asheron's Call. It's boring being out hunting and not having any real sense of danger.... : wykd
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        out of curiosity... did you try the FFA PVP in AoC? : Bantis
        • I did, it was open FFA on the last day. : wykd
    • I cant tell you how many times in WoW I wanted to gank the shit of out retards in my own faction. : Slowtreme

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  They can't catch Lester! It's unpossible! : Degenerate
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    dude, 6 star rating. : Fyunch Click
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      pffht, Lester can outswim a six star rating! : Degenerate
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        Stop doing the 1 year olds on camera. Keep 'em chained in the locker room like everyone else does. : Fyunch Click
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          They're seven in dog years so it's ok! : Degenerate
          • they are useful as slippers and as a late night snack ONLY! I hate finding a creamy center. :( : Fyunch Click
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  Goal Line blitz Seattle Grand Cru There, this thread needed more color. : d1sregard
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    I guess we can get genjuro involved : Degenerate
    • he's stuck in the past, he should just buy a 360 with Forza 2 so we can all drive him into the wall. : Fyunch Click
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  2 hours until game time. Be sure and check the forum for any tactic changes that may be necessary! : Degenerate
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    Watch the game live here! http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=20243&mode=pbp : cltcprd
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      Game has started! : Degenerate
      • Grand Cru: 7 Giants: 3 after 1st Q : Degenerate
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        14-3 in the 2nd right now. go Cru! : cltcprd
        • 21-3 : cltcprd
        • kickoff return fumbled, grand cru recovers, lololol the team you're playing is horrible : MisterPhoton
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        Grand Cru: 21 Giants: 3 at the half We are fucking steam rolling them! lol INT for Sexy Rexy ... : Degenerate
        • http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?pbp_id=2927602 Stupid Sim code... Kick a fucking FG after this p... : cltcprd
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          28 to 3 now. : Fyunch Click
          • 35-3 : cltcprd
          • holy shit. 35 to 3.... : Fyunch Click
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        Grand Cru: 35 Giants: 3 after 3rd Q Backups should be getting a lot of play time now! :D : Degenerate
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          Woohoo, Boomer put together a touchdown drive! : Lunatic Angelic
          • and another one. : Fyunch Click
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          fuck their punter sucks :( : cltcprd
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            I know, hate that right? Screws up my punt return stats! : Nixx2004
            • I went from 14.3 to 13.3 just from that game :( : cltcprd
        • RUN IT UP BILL BELICHECK STYLE! : cltcprd
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        Grand Cru: 45 Giants: 3 Final score! stupid back up kicker! : Degenerate
        • I'm still not sure why we have one... : cltcprd
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          also, that was their worst loss all year. The Tuscon Warrios (who are 7-1) beat them 45-6. : cltcprd
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            that was early in the season though right? : Degenerate
            • game #4 : cltcprd
      • short pass defense hi : d1sregard
    • Rex is on a hot streak, 3 consecutive passes complete for 28 yards! jinx : Lunatic Angelic
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      Box Score: http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=20243 hrmmm...ONE missed tackle! Somebody is ... : Degenerate
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        the scary part is despite only 2 tackles in this game, Beef is only 1 tackle behind for highest number of... : Fyunch Click
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          because you hog all our tackles you bastardface! : Degenerate
          • I only had 13 the previous game. :( : Fyunch Click
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        if we went with that thinking, Willie wouldn't have even seen the field after his butter-finger game (the... : cltcprd
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          it wouldnt of mattered since he only had one catchable ball thrown to him any how :( : Degenerate
          • Rex hit him in stride. And get open more! : cltcprd
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      YES 3 TDs, and I'm a blocking FB! : anhero
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        oh sweet. forced fumble for my NT. : anhero
        • http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?pbp_id=2926782 : anhero
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        If your FB is going to get carries you might as well make him into a hybrid. A point in all the Offensive... : Psigun
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          I'm the backup FB - playing about 2/3 the amount of plays as the starter. 2 TDs were .5 yards. 1 TD was 3... : anhero
          • FB is a fun position to have a player in that's for sure! I used to be the backup FB for the Lampshades t... : Psigun
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    Opponent has tons of CPUs so you guys better win! : Nixx2004
    • we should win. They are 4-4 but they've beat some of the weaker teams. : cltcprd
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      We were going to until degenerate changed our tactics. : Fyunch Click
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        What? Our new scheme pretty much guarantees that they actually score negative points! : Degenerate
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          You also believe that Lester is not being investigated by the feds for fixing games and selling cocaine o... : Fyunch Click
          • DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY! : Degenerate
    • I think that we should win. We need shut down the run early on and score a few points before halftime to ... : Degenerate
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  Oh shit... I think I've become one of those guys... http://goallineblitz.com/game/home.pl?user_id=632 : Lunatic Angelic
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    jesus hell man! But thank you. You make me feel much better about having six players! :D : Degenerate
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      yeah 6 is my limit until my first few players start nearing retirement : cltcprd
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        Why would you retire them? You can practically reshape everything you'd need to. : Lunatic Angelic
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          Because after 10 seasons your stats start to go down. : Nixx2004
          • Oh so... a fucking year from now it becomes an issue, lol. I think the game will dry up before then. : Lunatic Angelic
        • after 10 years the stats start to decline at a rate faster than you can train them. : cltcprd
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    lol, no one owns 8 teams anymore. So yes you're one of those guys now :) : cltcprd
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      Haha, you're right, they own SIX http://goallineblitz.com/game/home.pl?user_id=354 o.0 : Lunatic Angelic
      • god damn. six teams and 24 players. : Degenerate
      • haha, i believe that guy was an alpha tester. New owners can't have more than 1 team (as of right now). : cltcprd
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  Cyber-Demons: Today we face our arch-rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners. I think this game will be a lot closer... : Psigun
  • Sim Link: http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=16132 : Psigun
  • :[ Not the result I was hoping for. : Nixx2004
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  and now for another long 48 hours... : pandastrong
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    I know :( I really wish games were played every day. : cltcprd
    • I'm glad they're not every day. Gives time for scouting and planning and cushion for managing stuff if so... : Psigun
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    sergeon's team plays on off-days, still need CBs, F Safeties, WRs, high playing time backups... : Lunatic Angelic
    • yeah, sadly I haven't invested 110% so we have never won a game :( : sergeon
• Take that CPU team! : Portax
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  Seattle Grand Cru defensive gloating Another great game for the D! Seriously this is fantastic. Hel... : Degenerate
  • oh, and their avg rushing yards per game dropped to 115.4 : Degenerate