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  I always think its strange to see how some kids joined at like 17 with barely any school and they were ma... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Er, I was under the impression you couldn't be an officer without formal education. : dirge23
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      there are plenty of NCO's : AllYourBase
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        Oh yeah. It's the exception rather than the rule, though. I guess in WW2 they probably had a lot more. : dirge23
        • I guess the reason they end up in documentaries is because they were fucking badasses : MagicWishMonkey
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        NCO is not an officer. And dirge that's only in Canada that you need a degree to be an Officer. : ifallible
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          Generally you need one in the US as well. The way's to be an officer in the US is to either go to ROTC (w... : ninjase
          • (afaik thats all for the Army at least, I'm fairly certain the navy/af/marine corps are similar/same) : ninjase
    • I don't think that was always the case, I know I've seen quite a few documentaries on the History channel... : MagicWishMonkey
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      There were a good number of "battlefield commisions" in WW2 when commissioned officers would be lost and ... : ninjase
      • Yep, exactly. If you showed that you could walk the walk in the battlefield, they'd give it to you. ... : randomjgj
  • times were EXTREMELY different back then. by the time that kid turned 17 he experienced and mastered mor... : Korban
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  Somehow World War II skipped my family. I did have a great grandfather who fought in World War I however. : Evil Benius
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    I had two great-grandfathers in WW1 (one was a medic in the trenches, the other showed up at the front ri... : MagicWishMonkey
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      Wow having relatives that flew during WII is pretty awesome. : Evil Benius
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        I never really got to meet any of my grandmas brothers, she was a lot younger than they were. I think one... : MagicWishMonkey
        • Great Escape'd. Thats bad ass. I love reading up on allied pilots escaping from POW camps, truly some gre... : xjdrake32
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  My grandfather was in WW2. I have his dog tags and an iron cross he took off a Nazi. He died a few year... : dirge23
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    you should post it if you can! : AllYourBase
    • Yeah, I should track this down and scan it sometime. My mother or one of her sisters has it. : dirge23
  • he liberated the pilsener! HOORAY! : dantastic
• My grandad was an Army surgeon, stationed in England. He handled some of the first casualties from D-Day.... : Fyunch Click
• I, for one, am much more badass than my Grandfather ever was. : Phil
• fucking cancer finished him off after 2 grenades didn't. Cancer is such an asshole :( : dewdman
• my grandpa was in the navy. on a 20mm gun during the Normandy and in the pacific. He was actually train... : Rigor Morts
• My grandfather never talked about it, all I know was paratrooper + Germany. : gmd
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  My grandfather was just an Aircraft Mechanic, he was only 19 or so when he went off to repair airplanes. ... : hirosushima
  • haha, o_O i never knew that. : Rigor Morts
• My grandfather was a marine cargo pilot in WW2. He had a to transport a high ranking officer during a tr... : stgdz
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  my gramps was in the pacific and has a tooth on a necklace that he busted out of some Japanese doods mout... : papaskot
  • haha, that's great : Rigor Morts
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    But China were our allies? : scythide
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      Then why did they bomb Pearl Harbor? : AlvinKlein
      • I can't tell if this is serious or not. The Japanese did that dude. : thetangent
      • Hahahaha. I laughed so hard at this. :D : Rice-Rocketeer
      • lol'd : Edges
• My grandfather was a Royal Fusilier. He actually lived in the Tower of London for part of the war. http... : SeaLlama
• My dad was in WWII. Staff Sergeant who was sent to Guam. He never talked about it. : Tommy Toolbag
• My grandfather fought in WW2 in the 90th Infantry Division. The were known as the Tough 'Ombres. From... : cousinrocky
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  My great-uncle was a Surgeon in WWII and was captured during the battle of the bulge. He kept a POW log o... : twostar
  • You can find that information through the VA if you go through the proper channels. It might be worth fin... : zerog83
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  My Grandfather was a B-24 ball turret gunner for the Air Force, flew several successful over Italy, in f... : RyDogg1
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    ummm... heh he wasn't too good at math & odds of that sort, was he. : proclone1
    • Yeah guess not, I'd say pretty fucking lucky flying in the ball turret. He has his old bomber jacket h... : RyDogg1
  • Hey, so was my step-grandfather! I don't know what missions he flew, but he was a belly gunner on a B-24.... : thetangent
• My grandfather got caught in a graveyard getting shelled by the Axis and survived. But that's why he w... : cerealSAM2
• My Grandfather served in Egypt and later on the D-Day landings. He never spoke about D-Day, but he use... : Beady
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  One of my Grandpa's brothers was killed in the battle of the bulge. Was hit in the stomach with a mortar... : guido anchovy
  • Oh man to survive that only to be taken out by a clot :( : Evil Benius
  • A few years back I was at a community function and met a man who had served in WW2 (he was the grandfathe... : riptyde
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  My grandfather got into the war late and he was an MP but he did kill a nazi. That is all I know. : rosewood
  • My gramps never talked about it, but he did bring back a bunch of souvenirs. A german lugar, bayonet, he... : Bruzilla
  • He threw a CocaCola bottle into Hungary and sniped the dude? : sesmaster
• My great grandfather was missing, presumed dead twice during ww1. He apparently used to point himself ou... : itsjames
• My grandfather served in the RAF maintaining airfields during WWII. : infallible
• My Grandfather never was in any of the wars. Our family owns a cattle ranch so he was butchering cattle f... : kikilupo
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  My grandfather was in zero wars, but owned a brewery, so really, you all think he's badass anyway. : Deathlove
  • and you are right. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• My wife's grandfather served in the Navy in WW2 (Pacific). Doesn't really talk about it, but I think he ... : riptyde
• Recently found out that my grandfather received 9 bronze stars as a swift boat captain during the battle ... : punchdog
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  On a training jump, both of his parachutes failed. "He was the last one out of the airplane and the fi : riptyde
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    That dude was hardcore : ctlaltl33t
    • said D.K. Drum, who wrote Lucas' story in the 2006 book "Indestructible." Aptly named book it seems. : Arctic Fox
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    Yeah that's fucking crazy...2 grenades, failed parachutes and fucking CANCER gets him.... : SatansFist
    • something always gets you in the end. :/ : thetangent
• MY GRANDFATHER . : moe6
• my grandad did army air force base security for the USA in England, and cavorted with English women. : ]pm[chem
• WWII pretty much missed my family (I think so anyways), but a guy I grew up with had a interesting grandf... : o0JediBeavis0o
• I would need my own topic to describe what one of my grandfathers did during WWII. That man was amazing. ... : Bamii
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  Okay they didn't fight on D-Day, but they are WWII badasses: My grandmother was a teenager during the... : SpaecKow
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    That's awesome, thanks for posting it. : hawkeye
    • My maternal grandmother was a guerrila as well, but I don't know those stories. I'm very proud of them bo... : SpaecKow
  • that is some fucking baaaaad ass shit man. wow. : virus
• Both of my grandfathers fought in two wars against Russia and lived to tell the tales. Both of them have ... : Ariakus
• My grandfather was in the Navy, he served as a radioman on a bomber stationed in England. He lied about h... : wasylm
• Awesome thread. My grandpa was the guy filming bombs dropping down out of planes and had some pretty hair... : freezejeans
• Not D-Day, but my Grandpa was an Artillery Gunner during the Korean War, and then because of some crazy m... : sesmaster
• my grandfather was a guard for the Manhattan Project in tennessee. more badass than i cuz i couldn't rais... : reverend~heresy
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  My grandfather was part of Naval Intelligence, sort of a quasi frogman. He spent a while helping replace... : ucanbfuzzy
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    Monte Cassino : silent prophet
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      I've heard it was one of the worst battles of WWII. 10,000 allied soldiers died storming the beach on D-D... : silent prophet
      • Yeah incredibly harsh battle. There was basically 1 road in and 1 road out and the allies had to take it. : thewindcriesmary
      • Yeah, he's flat out refused to talk about it. I don't think I'll ever know the full story either, as his... : ucanbfuzzy
    • This battle inspired Walter Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz", which is awesome. : dirge23
  • That's pretty good thinking on the tower thing. : riptyde
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    one hill (I can't recall the name) : Monte Cassino? : stump
    • Oh yeah, I can't read apparently. : stump
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  My Grandfather marched on Nazi concentration camps. He said they were about 7 miles out and had to cover... : virus
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    I hope never to experience such unspeakable evil in my life time. Seriously, it is amazing that the men w... : sesmaster
    • I know. I can't even imagine how horrible that must have been. <sigh> : virus
  • man that episode of Band of Brothers (Why we fight) that depicted stuff like that makes me lose it every ... : Jayx77
• My grandfather was a waistgunner in a B-17. Even got shot down and survived the crash landing. : lowpoly
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  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/Beny-sur-Mer_Cemetary.jpg : xxiv
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    btw xxiv, i was at my parent's house last night rooting around through some old stuff and found my dad's ... : mindfk
    • ah, back when it was tough! your dad (along with everybody who has served) has my utmost respect. : xxiv
• My grandfather was a photog-bombardier on a B-17. A lot of his photos went into Life magazine. : heatmizer
• MY GRANDFATER </attentiontext> Heres the story of his plane/mission: http://www.457thbombgroup.org/FATE... : mrvandelay
• My grandfather was a waist gunner on a B-17 in Italy; he took out a few planes and survived a gun jam on ... : vital3d
• The last thing my grand father ever told me was that he worked on Hitler's car when he was a POW. Oh ... : Geoffrois
• My grandfather was a medic. He has a luger and bunch of other stuff, photos, his sidearm, and a Nazi flag... : gibolas1234
• Grandpa assaulted Iwo Jima with the 5th Marine Division and came home. Never talked about it really. Lo... : malloc
• When my grandfather was 9, he was in France during world war 2. He said that he would hang outside of ba... : skitzo
• my grandfather was a marine pfc at the battle of tarawa. he was injured and watched a bunch of his friend... : mindfk
• ...Marine at Guadalcanal. He doesn't talk about it much, I think pretty much everyone he knew died when ... : .frame
• i have never met my grandfathers on either side of my family, but I know their names. Is there a site tha... : mr.sleepy
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  My Grandfather spent most of his time on Wake Island during WWII. I showed him the Wake Island map in BF... : AltZero
  • wow - that is VERY cool. :D : virus
• One of my grandfathers was in the 10th Mountain Division (he was one who lied about his age to join at 17... : intangir21
• My grandfather (mom's dad) was put in jail in Germany because he told Hitler to shove it up his ass when ... : stump
• My grandfather got captured by the Russians while returning injured from the eastern front ( shot throug... : Lightbulb
• One of my grandfathers was an artillery seargent. The other one was a special forces jungle warfare train... : thewindcriesmary
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  My grandfather was a Nazi unfortunately, a SS officer who escaped to Slovenia and started a family after ... : shortbuscaptain
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    Whoa. Heavy. : dirge23
    • The heavy thing is that my Grandmothers side were all partisan fighters and were murdered by Nazi's hands... : shortbuscaptain
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    Where is the land? Croatia? Serbia? : virus
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      Slovenia, just about all of it is undeveloped forest land outside of Smuka where my Grandma still lives i... : shortbuscaptain
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        thats awesome though .. once slovenia joins the EU, that land will be worth a lot of money. : virus
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          They already have and I would never sell that land, it will be kept in the family name for as long as pos... : shortbuscaptain
          • Clearly the only option then is to build a really awesome castle there. : SirX
          • Oh wow, I didn't know they already joined. Cool though, you have land! :D : virus
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    I wish to hear at least one story. :| : CrustaR
    • same here. :( : silent prophet
    • They are all depressing and I don't want to get banned, but here is a more light hearted ones I remember ... : shortbuscaptain
  • Daaamn. I'd also love to hear some stories. : Rice-Rocketeer
• My grandpa was on Omaha on D-Day, poor guy was a radio man so all he had was a radio and his sidearm. His... : Thisispol
• Neither of my grandparents were in any army but my dad's parents lived in Poland when the Nazis invaded. ... : xjdrake32
• My grandmother was in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program in WWII, where they trained women to do a... : Ely
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  My grandfather went through officer's training during WWII, and ultimately spent time at Aberdeen Proving... : FlatlineDixay
  • Mattingly! I thought I told you to trim those sideburns! : riptyde
• My grandfather was a staff sergeant in the 65th Armored Field Artillery, and like a lot of the comments a... : reznory
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  This thread needs an +inf. : trOmblyj
  • Yep. I was thinking that this is one of the best threads ever. : dirge23
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  My grandfather won 4 bronze stars in WW2 in Patton's 3rd army : ninjase
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    is there a searchable directory of WW2 soldiers? i know my grandfathers names but i dunno if they were in... : mr.sleepy
    • i dont know if discharge papers are public records but if so that would be a start : ninjase
    • I think there's a kiosk at the new memorial that lets you search by name and find years of service, I wou... : wasylm
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  The only story I ever heard from my grandfather was one of him and his company charging across a battlefi... : Vincent Grayson
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    Damn that is a story. I think at that point I would have just called it quits too. : Evil Benius
    • Shit, I probably would have called it quits when my gun fell apart. : Vincent Grayson
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  My Stepdad's Uncle made it through the Bataan Death March. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_Mar... : romulan
  • Was he rescued by the rangers at the end of the war? : stgdz
  • is he still alive? : mindfk
  • Wow, that's amazing. We're actually studying this in history right now. : felicia
• I know my grandfather served in the Airborne, jumped on D-day and fought in the battle of the bulge but I... : bRAINsick
• My Grandfather fought for the British in the burma/india area. He never told be anything really except i... : SirX
• my grandmother's first husband was trapped on a pacific island with a bunch of japanese. he was on TV af... : Foxhawk
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  My grandfather was a PT boat captain/commander (not sure what his exact rank was) in the Pacific campaign : ChibiJosh
  • Lieutenant probably. : randomjgj
• My grandmother on my dads side was commonlaw married to a dude we always called "Butch" for a couple of d... : thetangent
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  My gf's grandfather was part of the Dieppe raid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid#Heavy_losses ... : MrLobo
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    "The objective [of hte Dieppe raid] was to seize and hold a major port for a short period, both to prove ... : zebrigazi
    • yeah well the germans lost so I guess that shows what you know, HITLER : boring gegtik
    • Yes that raid was terrible and his very controversial in Canada. Lots of rumors abound that the UK com... : MrLobo
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  my gramps was on a carrier that was shot down in midway. he survived in the water with a few other guys b... : pyide
  • shot down? more like blown up / destroyed. unless carriers can fly now. : pyide
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    Only carriers at Midway were Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. And only the Yorktown was damaged I believ... : Phreakin
    • he probably flew and had his plane shot down. : zebrigazi
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      Nope, the Yorktown sank. : trOmblyj
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        PROOF: http://www.amvetsww2.org/Assets/images/docimage/discovery_1-1.jpg : trOmblyj
        • Holy crap, that picture is insane! : thetangent
    • it was probably abandoned well before it sank, but it was hit hard, iirc.. and it definitely went down. ... : pyide
• I was born in a test tube, I have no family. : voodooraze
• My grandfather was a ship signalman in WW2 during the Pacific theater. He talks a lot about his time in t... : zerog83
• my italian grandfather fought (naturally) with the italian army, vs the allies. their lands were taken a... : -=kodiak=-
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  I'll see if I can transcribe my grandfathers memoirs of being a submariner in the pacific during ww2. 8 o... : epit
  • You better type that thing with pride too. WWII : Phreakin
• Neither of my grandfathers were old enough for WWI. One was born in 1901, the other in 1911. They both ... : randomjgj
• Grandpa jumped out of perfectly good airplanes ala Band of Brothers. He was part of the 1st Canadian Para... : monkeygone
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  My grandfather was pissed the US waited to get into the war, so he went off to Canada and signed up as a ... : Kaerof
  • Huge respect for the people who did that. They saw shit was going down and wouldn't wait to get in and do... : xjdrake32
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  My father in law's Shindler's List / Sophie's Choice story: He grew up in Warsaw and, of course, was i... : jcupitt
  • Wow, thats a great story - he's very lucky. : trOmblyj
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  This is a bit long, sorry. Not WW2, but Vietnam, but I thought it might be a good read. My grandfather ne... : timaste
  • Very interesting. Thanks for typing it up. : stump
  • Nice. Shake your dad's hand for me the next time you see him. : Colleton
• I was part of easy company in the 101st airborne. shit was crazy. no but really i got my grandfathers ... : chilln
• My Grandpa manned the control tower at the airstrip on Kwajalein for the Army Air Force. He did a bunch ... : Enkidu
• Paternal grandfather was stranded without provisions on Okinawa for some ungodly amount of time. Lived of... : Orange Pylon

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• PNW stuck? errrr no : Downforce
• Motherfucker, please. You think these all these berries pick themselves? : filtersweep
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  believe it or not, you faggy Californians aren't the only part of the country who have fish taco shops. ... : mwasher
  • lolol^^^ correct : Iwannaacura
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    Bet they aren't anywhere as good as these. Even in California we get these Gringo places opening up (Waho... : snuff
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      the 2nd best fish tacos I've had can be found in Cocoa Beach, FL at a place called the Sandbar that's on ... : kikilupo
      • wooo, Sandbar FTMFW. perchance, did you ever happen by Da Kine Diego's in Satellite Beach? some of the ... : ucanbfuzzy
    • You think you corner the market on illegal Mexicans? Your Mexican border ain't got shit on my state's. ... : mwasher
    • houston has some awesome real-deal mexican restaurants. the menus don't even have numbers! : industro
    • you just have to line up outside a chevy step van to get the good shit. http://www.lostacotrucks.com/seat... : cpt_gloval
• I'm having a Super Wet Burrito with Chile Verde. : Sailor of Fortune
• Don't feel sorry for the East Coasters. I order Fish Tacos whenever I see them on a menu, and to this da... : Head Rush
• I work in a neighborhood full of mexican restaurants full of mexican immigrants, so I'm set. Good tacos ... : Rich McNinch
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  what? Parts of the east coast have more mexicans than mexico : gmd
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    Those are Puerto Ricans : snuff
    • ^^ If that doesn't deserve a rimshot, then nothing does. : HojuSimpson
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  I still think it's strange that we have Taco Bell's here in San Diego. How do they stay in business? : HojuSimpson
  • East Coasters : krebster
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    I will miss good Mexican food in NC. Carne Asada burritos are different/better than any other place in CA... : krebster
    • Meaning better in San Diego : krebster
  • I have always wondered this. It is not as if there aren't a million options for authentic mexican food on... : Stoned Gargoyle
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  The West Coast has better fast food period. : soggybagel
  • what the fuck kind of retarded statement is this? I dont even live on the east coast and im offended. : Jackass1233
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    only people from the west coast think this : mikecyb
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      specifically california :P : mikecyb
      • Pretty much. : walker270
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      I'm not from the West Coast. : soggybagel
      • wait I just realized you said 'fast food' and not 'food'. who cares. we have better dirt than you! : mikecyb
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    this is the dumbest thing ever posted on the shack : gmd
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      PROVE ME WRONG THEN!!!! : soggybagel
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        IT IS ALL THE SAME FOOD : gmd
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          I'm talking about exclusive west coast franchises versus ones that can only be found in the East. There ... : soggybagel
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            Exactly, I'll take In n' Out over White Castle any day. : acidnynex
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              Now I have to get a double-double animal style when i get out of work : HojuSimpson
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                animal style is vile I don't understand you people why would you ruin a perfectly good burger like that :... : mikecyb
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                  grilled onions and pickles ruins a burger? if that is wrong then I don't want to be right! :( : HojuSimpson
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                    they cook it in mustard and slap thousand island dressing on it too :( : mikecyb
                    • thousand island dressing? no : HojuSimpson
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                      http://www.in-n-out.com/secretmenu.asp : HojuSimpson
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                        'extra spread' :( : mikecyb
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                          it actually sounds kind of erotic : HojuSimpson
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                            all this this subthread has done is made me want a burger :( let's never fight again hoju! : mikecyb
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                              we'd totally be that fat couple that just eats to avoid getting into arguments. Our sex would involve ... : HojuSimpson
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                                I don't know if I like where this is going :( : mikecyb
                                • I'm saying I want to give it to you animal style : HojuSimpson
                • dammit mike, i thought you were cool the one time i met you :( : xsoulbrothax
              • Double-Double animal style with well done fries is the best fast food combo ever. : bRAINsick
          • I'll take your fast food and raise you...all of NYC : Ovate
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      Burgerville says you are the dumbest person ever. Also the PNW has many places that serve fish tacos. We ... : sigpro
      • PENIS NORTHWEST : gmd
  • In n' Out, EOT! : acidnynex
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    maybe if you're just talking about chains or some shit.. i prefer to supplement my unhealthy eating lifes... : wetard
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      Oh yeah this argument. As if I only eat at fast food chains and never eat anywhere else. : soggybagel
      • well i wasn't suggesting fast food chains as your only source of food, i was saying that other fast food ... : wetard
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  negative. PNW gets mission taco/burrito overflow from california. so good. also http://flickr.com/phot... : cpt_gloval
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    you didnt post the pic when its next to the baby! I ate 1 grande burrito once... but i was punished... : Iwannaacura
    • A good red chilly will destroy your asshole, and possible light some toilet paper on fire as well. : walker270
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    God that looks good. What restaurant? : Prototype
    • I'm slow :( : Prototype
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      its good very good there is one in greenwood and one in everett. : Iwannaacura
      • Needs one down here in Olympia/Lacey. =\ The Mayan is pretty good. There's a new one off exit 112 down... : Magus
• You'd weep if you knew what was available in New Mexico. : walker270
• My friends and I have a yearly trip to visit our other friend in LA and go to Tacos Baja Ensenada (and Ve... : scythide
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  http://www.el-taco-loco.com/ : bad_fish
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    Hey, get out of my fish tacos! : acidnynex
    • >:( : bad_fish
• those don't look very tasty to me :( but the only fish taco's i've had were salmon fish tacos from Hula H... : packav
• California has the best of everything rite : EvilDolemite
• I think Paco jizzed on your taco : oatmela
• You can get some pretty mean fish tacos in Milwaukee. There is this place on Brady street that makes sal... : crimrOw
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  That ain't shit. Detroit Mexicantown forever! Lengua under the Bridge, yo. Represent. : Enkidu
  • snuff did say you have to go to the ghetto to get good food so by that logic detroit > all for food. : gmd
• thank you, im terribly sick and that made me throw up. i feel a little better! : maulla
• Fuck that, the migrant workers here in Idaho make some BOMB ASS food. PNW FOR LYFE YO : ejectorpod
• heh, fish taco.... : rmjackson
• i just make my own : porp
• I am having mexican food tonight because of this post.. MMmMM : med1c
• Everyone who lives near Delaware should go to El Hefe. We usually go there for lunch once a week. : arhughes

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• Later on, Ninja Gaiden 2 rips out one of your eyeballs and skullfucks the socket. It's a bit hardcore. : RomSteady
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  Hahaha, I thought you were done with this game. What chapter is that? Haven't run across it yet. : sevogajre
  • I'm going to guess 6. : Head Rush
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    I realized my mistake for the Chapter 5 boss. Instead of trying to dodge his moves like an idiot, I sh : walker270
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      Interesting. I just waltzed on the water and mashed on Y until he died. Nothing to it. : sevogajre
      • Maybe I just got some bad rolls (seems to happen a lot with boss encounters), but every time I tried that... : walker270
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      just fought the bone guy? I nearly died before making it up to that check point god : gmd
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        Yep. My first dozen or so attempts failed because I was actually trying to counter the guy. He went d... : walker270
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          ARrrrrrrrrrrgh that's what is bothering me so far about the bosses in NG2. You try to approach them tact... : sevogajre
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            Yep. One of the big things I love about action games is figuring out the bosses moves, and countering ... : walker270
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              While I'm talking about stuff I don't like about the game. I read that you don't actually start the ha... : walker270
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                Yeah I read that too, I think this was done for Leaderboard purposes. Also because it was designed by SA... : sevogajre
                • Both the original Ninja Gaiden and DMC4 has leaderboards, but allowed you to keep your shit. I don't see... : walker270
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            um, the 1st mission boss you have to dodge skillfully or you'll never land a hit- the rest just go on fro... : Borzoi
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              The Chapter 3 boss can launch his blue exploding face, homing ghost fish, and electric balls at the same ... : walker270
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                There were a number of boss attacks in the original that couldn't be countered- you just had to avoid the... : Borzoi
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                  That's the thing: we DON'T hate the game, but they really fucked it up in terms of game design and "good"... : sevogajre
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                    save point and shop spacing is greatly improved, cheesy crap like the roll dodge are out, much more empha... : Borzoi
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                      You're on Mission 4, right? Unless you're playing on Acolyte, you'll soon find out those huge move lists... : walker270
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                        I'm on warrior and honestly, i've been using every move I can- they grab you more if you block a lot. : Borzoi
                        • I'm not using the dragon sword, btw, since I wanted something new- overall mostly staff, but i'm segueing... : Borzoi
                        • The grab seems to be based strictly on proximity, not blocking. The naga demons are especially bad about... : walker270
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                      According to your Xbox Live gamer profile, you've just started Chapter 3. Maybe you need to play some mo... : sevogajre
                      • well i'll get back to you, but i frankly doubt it. And I'm at the end of 3, although I've gone back a few... : Borzoi
                • One doesn't have to hate something to be critical of it. : Magus
                • The problem is I really want to like the game. I just can't shake the feeling that, while taking a few s... : walker270
    • Yeah, I'm on that guy now and I'm kind of in trouble. I'm out of arrows from when I was in the trial bef... : SolrFlare
  • Ah, was stuck at the beginning of Ch. 6. I was getting lousy rolls on the dice I was just too tired to f... : sevogajre
  • hell that can happen as early as chapter 2's sub boss... : -=kodiak=-
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  It's not shitty design, you're just not hardcore enough! : Arcanum
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    Of course not! Nothing in this game screams "shitty design"! From the bosses you're just supposed to Ka... : walker270
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      they did this shit in NGB/S and everyone still loved that game, so they have no reason to change : TPSReport
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        No, they didn't. The bosses in NGB/S were much better behaved (you could actually learn how to counter t... : walker270
        • I'm playing through NGB right now.... there's countless number of places where there's no save point in ... : TPSReport
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          play an easier difficulty setting if your complaining about the size of encounters and the number of enem... : Jackass1233
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            http://hooked-on-phonics.com/ I'm complaining about how lackluster the encounters are, since they beat... : walker270
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              Listen, you might suck ass at this video game, and that is perfectly alright, lots of people do, its a to... : Jackass1233
              • jackass you sucko : proclone1
              • No, I was highlighting differences that made the original Ninja Gaiden a better game. : walker270
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              Button mashing? You aren't playing this game right. You get the most Karma score for counter attacks,... : twifosp
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                My button mashing comment was with respect to boss encounters. : walker270
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                  I'll admit I missed the intercept ability of the hp2 and black during boss fights, but I don't think it's... : twifosp
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                    The boss encounters of the first two chapters was about timing. After that, though, it's been more about... : walker270
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                      Chapter 9's boss requires some serious manuevering if you start off the encounter poorly. 8 is a button-... : Head Rush
                      • Also, holy fucking shit @ Chapter 10 boss. I'm sure there's a trick, but at first glance this thing is o... : Head Rush
• Quit being such a nancy. Risk = Reward. : KxRook
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  they should just have one long level without any save point : TPSReport
  • The whole game is that one level. You save at the end for bragging rights. : Damodred
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  i cant beat genshin on acolyte its fucking sad cause im yelling and screaming and ragequitting and all ki... : mrvandelay
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    i cant even fucking get him to 75% dsklfjasfhukasjdfg alsfkvn : mrvandelay
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      Level 2, or when you fight him again? : walker270
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        LEVEL TWO FOR FUCKS SAKE UGH I SUCK : mrvandelay
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          nm just beat em lol fuck that feels like luck though : mrvandelay
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            The level 2 boss is actually one of the cool ones. He has a very decernable pattern and strategy to him. : SolrFlare
            • I thought the three bosses from the first two levels were all pretty good. The game quickly went downhil... : walker270
          • Enjoy the level 3 boss. : walker270
        • Just use dash to get out of his way until he goes UNF, then dash behind his back give him a quick 4 hit c... : twifosp
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  On the plus side, if you die fighting the bosses you can get right back in there, so it's not 100% bad, o... : nudel
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    I really like the implementation of restarts at the beginning of a boss fight. The mobs apres-boss on Vo : Head Rush
    • Personally I loved the ghastly amount of mobs after the 2nd fight w/ Alma in the original- just made the ... : Borzoi
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  It is the job of Ninja Gaiden games to constantly ask you: "What are you, some kind of pussy? Suck it u... : twifosp
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    Ryu Hyabusa is a shitty ninja. Does he actually use stealth, ever, in NG or NG2? I'm pretty sure he doe... : Arcanum
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      He compensates by leaving no witnesses to his passing : SolrFlare
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        hahahaha so true. The end effect is the same. Nobody knows he was there, because they are all dead. : Jackass1233
        • Not just dead either. More like dog food when he's done with them. : SolrFlare
      • ^^^^^^^^ He's a rage filled psycho. : sevogajre
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      Everyone already knows he's coming because he's the only one bad ass enough to save the world. The evil ... : twifosp
      • I mean "see him coming" in the "oh crap, there's a ninja over there and he's going to *splutgurgle*" sens... : Arcanum
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      Along those lines, did anyone else burst out laughing when the game (& manual) said that the woman with w... : nudel
      • It's a nod to the original Ninja Gaiden. This game is full of them. CIA operatives, Demon Statues, Joe ... : SolrFlare
• I don't have it yet :( : mr.sleepy
• Wasn't there a torrent of a demo for NG2 floating around earlier? Does anyone have the link for it? : phate81
• why so surprised- that was in the first one too. Be brave! : Borzoi
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  WHat the FUCKING FUCK @ Fire Dragons on Level 3! THey just keep coming and I keep dieing! : Skoal^Fyfan
  • A small number of them can be taken out easily with a charged arrow shot. Any more than 2-3 and I would ... : walker270
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  I just realized the claws are on Chapter 2 and I totally missed them :( : EvilDolemite
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    Don't play it over, you can buy em in the next shop. : Head Rush
    • But I wanna play over and get 30% more essence now that my rusty skills are up to par : EvilDolemite
  • you should be able to buy them in the shop, i was able to buy the weapons i missed in the next mission fo... : Jackass1233
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  Seriously, fuck this game. It's like they intentionally made it to make people ragequit. I'm at the bo... : evildanish
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    hahaha : mwasher
    • Don't laugh at my despair :( The worst thing is that I'm playing a review copy. I'm supposed to review... : evildanish
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    It's like the made it to intentionally make people who suck at it ragequit. That's part of Ninja Gaiden'... : twifosp
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      That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard. : evildanish
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        Keep playing mario brothers then. IF you don't like a challenge, stfu. : twifosp
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          Or how about you shove your dumb-as-shit tough guy attitude up your ass and offer something a tiny bit mo... : evildanish
          • Ok. Try not rage quiting. : twifosp
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            You are meant to channel this aggression for the game back into the game to win! : mwasher
            • Anger clouds the mind. </Splinter> : Arcanum
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            glad you review games for a living lol : kill9
            • lmao that's what I was thinking : disposition
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              Not for a living, I'd wish. : evildanish
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                Hell, just from reading this subthread I would respect you more as a reviewer. Making a game absurdly... : Ebu
                • Not when it's executed like Ninja Gaiden. It's not hard because the AI cheats, it's hard because you hav... : twifosp
                • no, it is a feature, because some people like hard games. if you don't, then don't bitch about the game : JINKY
          • The game is about taking this energy you are posting with right now and converting it into sweet combo's. : mr.sleepy
          • it's not that bad, figure it out. repetition is part of the difficulty. : Foxhawk
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      you know, i think yo gave me the same "you must just suck at it" bullshit when i bitched about GTA4. you... : biskits
      • You know, I think that's impossible since I never played gta4. Most of the posts are tongue and chee... : twifosp
    • Awesomeness? This sounds far from awesomeness, but whatever tickles your fancy. : Kaerof
  • Shoot like crazy, dodge to other side of tunnel, dodge forward to get distance. Wind ninpoop on matrix g... : kingdepork
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    do you still need hints on this? If so: Charge arrows to the second stage, then aim at the head. Whe : Head Rush
    • Yay, I killed the fucker! Wooooo! : evildanish
• Hell yeah. It teaches you how to be a badass ninja, just like Father when he whacked his belt across your... : Jumperus
• Yeah I can't believe I rented DMC4 and bought this. Shoulda done it the other way. And for the nancies... : Magus
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  I assume there will eventually be a PS3 version. Any idea when? : Priest77
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    It's published by Microsft, so a PS3 version is unlikely. To put it mildly. : evildanish
    • Well shit, I didn't realize that. That fucking sucks. : Priest77
    • Didn't they also publish Ninja Gaiden? : Magus
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  To be honest, gamers are a bunch of cry babies these days. Go and play Battletoads or Contra on the NE... : Drewus
  • Haha, or Ghost and Goblins for the SNES. No lives and no continues. : twifosp
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    Fucking seriously. This game isn't nearly as brutal as half the shit I played growing up. I actually t... : mittense
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      Or hell, even the original Ninja Gaidens. But, to be fair, most of the difficulty in the old games was t... : SolrFlare
      • yea no shit huh... remember how many quarters arcade games like ninja turtles and xmen took? try playi... : -=kodiak=-
  • Yeah. Those were some hardcore games. I didn't find Ninja Gaiden 1 that hard. It is at first because you ... : razlebol
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    hey just check out the review comments for original Xbox NG- all the reviewers are praising how challengi... : Borzoi
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      I Really want a Radiant Silvergun project 3 : SolrFlare
      • I'd take anything by them, but it'd be nice for it to be something brand new and weird- some freaky Silho... : Borzoi
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  That's because you don't belong in HARD GAME CLUB. : CrustaR
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    Hahaha, I just imagined what a meeting for the HARD GAME CLUB would look like. It wasn't pretty. : twifosp
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      it would probably be a little smelly. ;) : Borzoi
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        and angry : Head Rush
        • heh, the angry ones can't handle the hard games :P : Borzoi
    • twifosp, have you tried the new Raisin beer that Dogfish Head has out? It's pretty good (and strong!). : CrustaR
  • Ikaruga Gradius V Ninja Gaiden on Very Hard half of Devil May Cry 3 on DMD half of Devil May Cry 4 on... : walker270
• Is there a demo on Xbox Live? : fishbone

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  make sure you tell -efx- ! : hirez
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    :D : -efx-
    • grats man :D : dewdman
• Yeah, DICE really hit the nail on this one. Let's hope EA doesn't fuck it up. : Nitrium
• I can only hope that Battlefield 3 uses the destructible buildings, etc. Would be fucking awesome. : RyDogg1
• I'll be grabbing it one day 1 also. I wasn;t huge into the series before this game, but after a few mult... : Head Rush
• yeah this game is mega fun : riptyde
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  do we get any more unlocks in the demo than just the 2? cuz i bought the shitty machine gun for the su... : -=kodiak=-
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    The mg36 which I don't know if it's in the demo or not is seriously after the m16 my favorite gun in the ... : -efx-
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      mg36 rules, heavy sniper rules, either support unlock rules (depending on your damage vs fire rate prefer... : Foxhawk
      • yea i took fire rate and accuracy over damage. the white machine gun, x something 8. it's not bad, ... : -=kodiak=-
    • Another essential unlock is the healing kit for the Assault Class. That thing is cheap but so useful. ... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Everytime I try to play online I lag horribly, and I know it's not my internet. : AgentPothead
  • No problem here. I played for almost 2 hours and no lag at all. : razlebol
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  this one has slipped past my radar. I haven't played a battlefield game since 2 (which I adored). Is it... : kainen1
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    The controls are pretty well suited to a console, imo. : riptyde
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      Yeah I have to agree. And I'm a strict mouse+kb guy, I was easily able to kick ass. : RyDogg1
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        I've never been able to aim that well in consoles, so this is not necessarily any better or worse for me.... : riptyde
        • Turn up your sens, the thing about console FPS is that the analog stick dead zone is really slow to adjus... : RyDogg1
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    imo, this is the game battlefield 2 should have been. eg: fun. : -=kodiak=-
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      Battlefield2 was extremely fun, I dont know what you are talking about. Sure it had bugs and weird perfo... : kainen1
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        played it for a weekend, it had the same bugs on launch as bf1942 did at the time... i only found a coupl... : -=kodiak=-
        • did you smash it to smitherines before doing so? : focusdaily
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      Wrong. Both BF2 and 2142 are a blast to play. : RyDogg1
      • rydogg1 more like rightdogg1 : deject
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      BF2 is one of the most fun MP experiences I have ever had. : riptyde
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        Yup yup. : mittense
        • Bad Company is still fucking rad, though. : mittense
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        I enjoyed Battlefield 2 immensely. I did think it could have had a better "feel" to it though. If Bad C... : poopsex_
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          If BF2 had BF:BC's audio, it would have been out of this world. : riptyde
          • So BC is better? : poopsex_
      • Signed. : Priest77
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      how's it compared to COD4? Is it going to replace COD4 as the shack's shooter of choice ? : mattfl
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        2 different games really. the controls are the one thing im not all impressed with in bad company. ... : -=kodiak=-
        • They work really well though. I have no problems with them. : razlebol
      • I think COD4 will still be on top because it's not as complicated. But BFBC is all out team objective pla... : Sailor of Fortune
    • man, i was a tester on BF2 for almost a year and I never got tired of "playing" it. Until it was done and... : not work safe
• I haven't really touched any of the BF games in almost a year. Glad to hear this one is looking good. I... : AltZero
• Damn late update... I could only start the download this morning so I had to leave for work before trying... : Bingo
• I don't think I've ever been able to agree with you razlebol, but this is absolutely true. The game pl... : mittense
• I was in the beta and there were a lt of problems. I'll have to check out the demo to see how they fixed ... : Fred Garvin
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  Have they improved weapon hit feedback and hit detection? In the few beta games I played it seemed way to... : sigpro
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    A little red marker flashes over a target when you hit someone, and when you get hit a red arc appears on... : riptyde
    • I like more feedback that a little red flashy thing on the target. Body animation, blood effects stuff li... : sigpro
• OMG the MP. I can't stop playing. The RECON class (sniper) is serious ownage. : razlebol
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  I heard the sound was weird and kinda off? Is that the "battlefield feel" effect? Gonna have to check thi... : Damodred
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    The sound is awesome. It's actually the best sound I ever heard on that type of game. : razlebol
    • Yup yup. : mittense
    • Paging dslyecxi :D : Damodred
  • There were some weird squelchy type sounds in the beta. Hope they are gone. : Fred Garvin
  • There's a developer video about the game's engine and the new HDR Sound system they use to put in very go... : Sailor of Fortune
• i'm not sure about the balance in MP. seems easy to sit at range and snipe the chests with a tank, even w... : Foxhawk
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  Will there be a PC version? : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Nope, BC is console only. : razlebol
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      Gaaaaaaaaaaay : CrustaR
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        CrustaR, are you gay? : SockMonkeh
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          SockMonkeh, good effort, but the subject/verb agreement made it obvious. Better luck next time! : CrustaR
          • Better YOU'RE BOTH SoOoOo GAY FOR EACH OTHER next time! : poopsex_
          • CrustaR, thanks for noticing but it was obvious to the rest of us for a long time already. : SockMonkeh
  • Nope. This is console only :'( : carbontree
  • Battlefield 3 will utilize the Frostbite Engine so eventually there will be one. It's supposed to feat... : Sailor of Fortune
• Yeah, I played the hell out of the Multiplayer Beta. The game is great on an amazing sound system. Also M... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Thanks for the heads up, was going to ignore this. Is this coming to PC same day? : Boxelder
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    goddamn you're blind - jk! BF: Bad Company is a CONSOLE RELEASE only for those that are visually impai... : dedgecko
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      I think I just didn't refresh :(. Also, that sucks. This game has PC written all over it. My interest ... : Boxelder
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        Tihs one is very console oriented. Everything is well made for it. Vehicle controls well, you don't have ... : razlebol
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          DICE always did a sketchy job though for editing configs... so this is really no different. It's prett : dedgecko
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            More reason why it those people who were tweaking everything had some advantages over those who were not. : razlebol
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              Maybe we can play on a squad tomorrow or something. My connection is being upgraded to 15MB (Bell) at mi... : Boxelder
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                I just switched from bell to Videotron. So much better. : razlebol
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                  I was going to but then this came along so I didn't. : Boxelder
                  • Fuck bell and their throttling. I was getting pings above 100 for the Shacknews TF2 servers and now I am ... : razlebol
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              eh, I'm just talking about rebinding keys to something other than the default - but this is just more deb... : dedgecko
              • I'm talking more about abusing third person views and turret turning speed. There is some tweak tricks to... : razlebol
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  I liked what I tried so far, but wtf is up with the L trigger being accelerate, isn't it standard on 360 ... : jbury
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    Yeah, I was wondering WTF was up with that myself. So odd. : FormerHPB
    • it's because R is shoot when you're driving a tank : JINKY
  • You can also use X to accelerate and square to brake. Also in the options, you can change the control to ... : razlebol
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  Played it for about 10 minutes last night - joined via plat2on1 ass... couldn't play for more than 5 minu... : dedgecko
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    didn't even see you join, but yeah the lag is really bad, why would they release this : plat2on1
    • I just played for an hour with no issues whatsoever. But yeah, we had this in the beginning when the Beta... : -efx-
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    EA + Live = Anal pain. : Fred Garvin
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      it doesn't have anything to do with Live - EA always puts shitty ads at the end of their demos that you a : dedgecko
      • I meant you losing connection. I always seemed to have issues staying connected with EA Live games. : Fred Garvin
  • Oh - I will say this - the default stick sensitivity shocked the crap out of me - it was amazingly simila... : dedgecko
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    Ads? There is no ads on the ps3 version. You select search for ranked servers and it finds you 1 in 10 se... : razlebol
    • oh you meant after the match... Yeah, there is also the ad for the game if you quit the server or if you ... : razlebol
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  it's good but christ it is laggy and unresponsive. i can't even count the number of times i blew up someo... : JINKY
  • also i kind of hated the single player ai. it sure was fun sneaking around behind enemies, peeking your h... : JINKY
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  going to play some more of the demo tonight - lag was horrible last night, so hopefully it'll be better : lonepie
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    Does this use dedicated servers? : Boxelder
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      I believe that it does indeed. That said - Is there a party system? Or is just join the server and form... : dedgecko
      • You can create a squad (by inviting friends or accepting invites) at the custom game tab. : -efx-
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        there is a party system, but you should be amazed if you can actually hear each other or you all get in t... : JINKY
        • also i think it's limited to 4 people ha ha ha ha : JINKY
  • hasnt been that much better in the afternoon. lots of trouble connecting to games, brutal lag. i di... : -=kodiak=-
• played a bit this morning with no Lag on the PS3. : conandan
• Played it for a couple minutes. Will resume later : mossman85
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  yea im thinking about changing my perception of this game. this wont be a day one purchase for me anym... : -=kodiak=-
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    Which bugs? I didn't encounter any yet. : razlebol
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      the voice one is pretty major right now. if there was no lag in this game, it would be great. When the... : -=kodiak=-
      • What's the voice bug? The normal echo thing or something new? : dedgecko
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  I really don't like not being able to configure controls. There's no way I can adjust to the retarded lay... : pyide
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    Srsly. I hope this is just a demo problem. : mittense
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      The inability to change button assignments, thus far, is my only problem with the game. : mittense
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        my only hangup was the left-trigger to accel thing. i was just wtfing pretty hard for a good minute. was ... : xsoulbrothax
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          Yeah. I just used A to accelerate and then the crouch is the right thumbstick button. It's not ideal but ... : mittense
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            I didn't find any way to go prone. Did they remove prone position in the game? : razlebol
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              There's no prone. : -efx-
              • :( : razlebol
          • hehe. :( i simply went through the SP part without ever crouching. felt kind of old-school walking up, st : xsoulbrothax
  • oh fuck. not again with the control layout, it's been a problem since BF 2, oh god :((((( : PlanetPerfecto
• I was a big fan of the beta, so I'll probably pick it up when it comes out. Felt a lot like the old PC ga... : ColoradoCNC
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  I just went to download this and remembered my live is up, and you need GOLD to download it for some stup... : great-white
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    actually, i might. hang on : -=kodiak=-
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      hmm nm, no 1 month free card came with my game guess yer sol : -=kodiak=-
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        I've got one I can send you great-white. Check your SMs. : Head Rush
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          Thank you, putting it in now :D : great-white
          • Well, the XBox live site is acting weird. And either 404's or tells me to try the code again. :( : great-white
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        it came with every single copy of american ones : oHnOES
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          .......... ...... ... oh god, never mind. : -=kodiak=-
          • i know you live in canada. i was just saying : oHnOES
      • Weeeeird. Thanks for checking though, mang. : great-white
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  what the hell, mods. you're letting shills in here now? : Magus
  • dude I test drove a saab the other day, and omg, let me tell you about it... : proclone1
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    cry some more. : razlebol
    • cry hard enough and the mods might listen to you : oHnOES
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      Momma says EA is the DEVIL : Magus
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        iknowright? : razlebol
        • I'm totally downloading this demo based on your assessment. Don't disappoint me! : Magus
  • i'm a shill! : xsoulbrothax