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• Wow. : My Documents
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  did you listen to the bends cd? : FrayLo
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    anyone who does not like the bends is not human. : aaarrrgh
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      agreed. put it on song 1 and do what you do. how can you not enjoy it? : changejar419
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        The Bends is average. Hail to the Thief is good. OK Computer is very good. Kid A is excellent, Amnesiac a... : heartsauce
        • wow...i couldn't disagree more. : ass-street
        • Totally agree. I would swap OK Computer and Hail to the Thief, but Amnesiac is incredible : thinkp0l
        • wtf no love for pablo honey? Blowout is just damned awesomness concentrated at high levels! : proclone1
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    That had High & Dry and Fake Plastic Trees, which are awesome. Same thing with OK Computer with Paranoid ... : kramweil
    • So you're saying that aside from all their awesomeness, they aren't that awesome? : dirge23
    • Yes, I'm pretty sure you must be a terrible human being then. : aaarrrgh
    • If you listen to a random song and you aren't already into Radiohead, you probably won't like the sound. ... : changejar419
    • I cannot believe that you don't love No Surprises. That song is just... beautiful. : Arctic Fox
    • high and dry just fake plastic trees the bends just planet telex black star every song on that c... : FrayLo
    • I've found when I first started listening to them that it took a few runs through an album before I reall... : Rag and Bone Man
    • You know, I'm a huge Radiohead fan, but I can not AT ALL get into Paranoid Android. : Tawler
    • Fake Plastic Trees is of course pretty much the best song ever. : nurglich
• yeah they aight : arizona bay
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  You are not alone. : pimpium
  • neither are you.. i can't stand them : virus
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  I used to love them. My #2 band in the 90s. But their new album is so boring. : FushigiDenki
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    It's really grown on me. : dirge23
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      It's my personal favorite. Up until In Rainbows, Amnesiac and Kid A were tied for that title. I really... : heartsauce
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        Their new album doesn't tread any new ground though... : FushigiDenki
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          I'm not sure if that is criteria for Best Radiohead album to everyone. Besides, at this point I don't de... : Tawler
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            I'm just replying to heartsauce saying that they are growing : FushigiDenki
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              In fact, if memory serves me right, band members had said they did this album FOR Nigel and for the fact ... : FushigiDenki
              • Source? I know that Hail to the Thief was forced upon them by EMI... seems unlikely that they would le... : heartsauce
    • I tried so hard, but I will not be persuaded that it's not a bunch of faux-cover songs of their own previ... : FushigiDenki
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  I'm with you. The sound of fingernails on chalkboard doesn't bother me, but his voice is what I imagi... : Chunks
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    Let me guess..it's too 'pretty' for you. Would you prefer something more macho? : deathofrats
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      oh look its a deathofrats post; simultaneously condescending yet completely off mark : arizona bay
      • Arizona Bay noticed me! *heart swoons* : deathofrats
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        arizona bay, I love all your posts in all their glory. : disposition
        • as do I :) : deathofrats
        • thanks bro : arizona bay
      • lol : Mr.SEX
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      No, it's whiny. it's grating. I fail to see anything "pretty" or attractive about it. : Chunks
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        I can see where you're going with this, but I suggest you try listening to Motion Picture Soundtrack this... : disposition
        • Or Last Flowers: http://songza.com/z/g4uzjd : DrWaffles
    • Macho, macho man! I want to be ... A MACHO MAN! : CrustaR
    • most of their songs seem to be York doing this, "maaayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh mmmmm... : burning eye
• Ditto. : SiW73
• Totally agreed. I have no soul. : SqueegyTBS
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  i could listen to creep forever. their other songs are too weird for me. even the bends, arguably their m... : dodob
  • creep and just ... both of those songs i can listen to forever. : jane911
• same. I feel like I should be doing drugs when I listen to some of it and that's just too much of an inv... : mikecyb
• Yeah, I recognize and respect their quality as a band, but aside from The Bends (for the most part) I jus... : Begawkiness
• Amen to that. : Mad Jack McMad
• Can we all just agree that Bodysnatchers is so fucking good? : Majuju
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  I agree with you, the only song that I have found that i like by them is Creep. : boomdeath
  • Then you haven't looked listened very hard : zerog83
• I can't stand them. : Master Tonberry
• one man's trash ... : hatelull
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  I think Radiohead is the most consistent, innovative, fucking incredible bands since... I don't know. T... : dltrem
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    Pink Floyd, for the first part of your statement. Maybe Portishead for the second part? They damn near ... : bipolar
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      i'd have to disagree with portishead. if you think they invented trip hop, you're forgetting massive at... : mXENO
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        quantiy does not equal quality. : ghost hacker
        • Not in this case! :D : DrWaffles
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    I'm going to stab myself for saying this, because I try to avoid lame conjecture especially about artists... : haiku
    • But not really psychedelic. A more straigtforward rock-band for sure. : mojorisen1117
    • How so? : Sexpansion Pack
    • It's hard for me to compare. I wasn't around when Pink Floyd was making their music - I've just listened... : dltrem
    • NO NO NO NO NONONONONONONOOOOOOOO : proclone1
    • only with a slightly more mentally stable lead singer. : deathofrats
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    NIN imo. Reznor > * : wykd
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      I used to really love Nine Inch Nails. But I honestly haven't listened to him after I turned about 17 or... : dltrem
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        Year Zero and later are very different from emo ranty Reznor. : hawkeye
        • It was never emo, to compare it to such tripe is an insult. His earlier music was more kind of sinister a... : Master Tonberry
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      No. : freak!
      • Yes. : Edges
      • yes. : mrsparil
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      bwwhahahahaha i wont even bother. actually... i will, because this is the truth. oHgr > Bill L... : -=kodiak=-
      • fuck yeah DELERIUM : reverend~heresy
      • Cevin Key > Ohgr : On the Brane
    • Reznor is a fucking genius. Much more beautiful music than anything Radiohead can pump out. : Master Tonberry
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    good grief ... no wonder radio head fans remind me of tool fans : virus
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      I really like them. I'm pretty sure I didn't shit on any other band in there. Radiohead would probabl... : dltrem
      • im not knocking YOU but I just find it easy to compare fans sometimes. im happy you enjoy their music ... : virus
  • Tool : SqueegyTBS
• http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?c=378 :D : ThrillKill
• Wow, you're better than me, i dont even see the appeal : -Zero-
• I have alot more respect for them once I learned that they (like Nirvana) consider the Pixies one of thei... : ezanga
• alias post : ]pm[chem
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  TO ANYONE WHO THINKS RADIOHEAD SUCKS: READ THIS POST ON A WEBSITE I FOUND, AND FIND OUT WHY THEY ARE INCR... : ninjase
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    MY OPINION IS CORRECT AND EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS NULL AND VOID LISTEN TO MY OPINION IT IS THE CORRECT ONE : DrWaffles
    • thats more or less what i read : Master Tonberry
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  More...Radiohead...FOR ME!!!! : proclone1
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    oh, and swear to god, I am NOT gay. but the guy who sits next to me in accounting class, HE LOOKS JUST L... : proclone1
    • does he have the eye? : choppp
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      Give him a lazy eye if he doesn't already have one. : DrWaffles
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        so is it a lazy eye, or is it actually a false (fake) glass eye? I've heard conflicting things : proclone1
        • ah, well there you have it: As a child, Yorke underwent seven major surgical operations to correct a par : proclone1
    • Did he actually say, "Every one point five weeks" or was it "Every one and a half weeks" or was it actual : Ebu
  • Hahaha : dltrem
• This is how I feel about most music made in the last 15 years. : thetangent
• iawtp : ColoradoCNC
• Just pretend that you used to like them, go on about how disillusioned you are with all thier new stuff, ... : capt tripps
• It took a long time for Radiohead to grow on me, something like 5 years. I'm not sure why I kept coming b... : Sze Ior
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  i agree. thought i was all alone. then again, some people hate nin. THAT i don't get. : reverend~heresy
  • It took a while for nin to grow on me. I love that ghosts album, but their recent one I didnt't care for ... : unsound
• Normally I wouldn't care if somebody disliked a band I like, but with Radiohead, I enjoy their music so m... : rock elf
• I can't handle the way that guys sings, its like fingernails on a chalkboard. It makes me want to crush... : Turd Ferguson
• I'm pretty sure if I ever decide to kill myself, it'll be with Radiohead playing in the background to get... : Drifter141
• agree. same with Led Zeppelin and Tool and things of that nature. : anhero

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  General By popular demand we have added a new "Level up" sound effect. Player Building tooltip displays... : freak!
  • Oh sweet, they amped up mage protections! They increased the speed of my pets! That means my invisible-... : TheMongbat
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    I'd also like to add "YAY DEMO BUFFS". Hopefully they pan out. : freak!
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      Still waiting for my Necro buffs. :( : Arcanum
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        Are you kidding? Of course, I am a wussy level 38, but right now I dominate in PvP against people quite ... : TheMongbat
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          I haven't tried PvP yet, but there's a HUGE difference in PvE effectiveness and survival between my Necro... : Arcanum
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            Because ToS is broken and unbalanced. : Slowtreme
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              While that may or may not be true, there's pretty broad consensus that Necros are broken and under-powere... : Arcanum
              • Well, that's great for me. If I can do well at this point, then buffs will just make it that much better... : TheMongbat
        • You must tell me your secret because my 36 Necro is useless in groups and soloing equal level mobs is not... : r_picmip 5
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    Why is there never any performance/code optimization in their updates? :[ : acidnynex
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      There was in an update a few weeks ago. Performance improved pretty dramatically. : Arcanum
      • What? Not that I saw. The whole graphics system is pretty flaky. I get people's hair textures flashing di... : CapnChaos
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        The last major patch brought me from 45fps to ~15-20 and dipping as low as 5-6 in cities. : acidnynex
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          Strange. Try changing video card drivers or anything? One graphics issue I would love for them to fix... : wykd
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            Oh yeah, I hate this too. I have to stand there and wait for NPCs to show up. : CapnChaos
            • Yeah, and it has nothing to do with system specs. It happens on my E8400 3GB Ram 8800GT and on my girlfr... : wykd
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            Nah, I've spent probably 75% of my time in game trying to tweak it to run well, weird thing is that my fp... : acidnynex
            • IAWTP also. Changing from High to Low settings makes no difference to my fps. : Master Tonberry
        • Me too. I had to basically turn shadows onto low to play at a consistent and respectable framerate in cit... : Master Tonberry
  • Good stuff! Thank you for posting these. : AltZero
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    I can't even play anymore, the game decided that it was going to start crashing at launch and doesn't wan... : shortbuscaptain
    • I can only play 1 character, anyone elseI try to login get error 19 currently character in process of log... : rhuntley12
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  How about they fix group questing? If you're in an instance with a group and are there to collect a spec... : wykd
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    Yeah, that's pretty annoying. How about the fact that when a group member is more than 20 feet away, or g... : nevicata
    • Ugh, yes. The game is fun but those little things are so annoying. : wykd
    • I think they just fixed that with this patch. : Arcanum
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    I like that the kill for an item quests gives an item to each player.. but the interact with the world on... : TreMetal
    • Oh, reread your post and I have not encountered that. I was just referring to the kill wolves for wolf p... : TreMetal
• buncha racists http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17149936 : Slowtreme
• Level up sound should literal be ding.wav : RyDogg1
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  Lots of people are bitching about ninja nerfs now with Guardians getting the biggest one. Unbelievable. ... : Edges
  • What confuses me the most about Funcom is they act as though they have never run a MMO before in the past... : Visceral Monkey
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  I like the fact they are updating/patching every week. : whistletits
  • Bi-weekly actually. : KxRook
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    It's slowed down quite a bit. But last week's patch really broke a lot of shit, they should have rolled i... : Slowtreme
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      Rolled it back? That would be like giving a group of retards a box of razor blades. They can barely keep... : Visceral Monkey
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        In some cases, removing the chat from some annoying individuals would be a feature upgrade for the rest o... : Zips
        • i dont even have general chat just guild and group : whistletits
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  List of UNDOCUMENTED changes: They reduced Fire Lance's damage apparently, fuck this I'm out of here. ... : snuff
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    haha...so they added descriptions to the attributes for what they're SUPPOSED to do, when they actually w... : CapnChaos
    • No mention of whether they fixed traps locking people in place permanently or not. That happens like 80% ... : snuff
  • Oh lord. I have a feeling they have two lists over there, the stuff that couldn't get completed by launc... : r_picmip 5

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• THE GOOD First, the good stuff: The most immediately noticeable and (probably best) change to the seq... : sevogajre
• THE BAD Now, for my complaints, of which there are quite a lot, some general, but mostly specific in nat... : sevogajre
• But for all that, the game is STILL fucking amazing. Awesome combat engine, fantastic, AWESOME weapons a... : sevogajre
• Dammit, my shacktags. :( : sevogajre
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  I'm near the end of Chapter 4. It's pretty awesome so far. I don't even mind the bosses (thus far). Gr... : EvilDolemite
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    Now that I've finished NG2, I'm probably going to go back to Black/Sigma and start doing direct compariso... : sevogajre
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      There were several useless or just not fun weapons in NG. I like all of the ones in II so far. : EvilDolemite
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        Also thank you for being the only one coming to my birthday party Ninja Gaiden 2 thread. :( : sevogajre
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          Want me to post saying "I agree"? I think that should be a given at this point.... :) Hell, our ranki... : walker270
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            Haha, it's true. I can't decide on DMC4 vs. NG2 though. They both seem to complement each other's stren : sevogajre
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              Wait, you can't run through it again with your upgraded weapons??? : EvilDolemite
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                You get a New Game+ off of your last save at that difficulty, but the items you collected do not carry ov... : walker270
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                  Oh that really irritates me. That means the higher levels are going to be really difficult. : EvilDolemite
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                    Aside from that, I hate item collection in these games. I like being able to play through it once "for r... : walker270
                    • To be fair, on any difficulty, you can max out your dragon sword by the end of level 2. : SqueegyTBS
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  Also, a few notes I forgot. WTF Ninjas Dogs! The goddamn dogs are better ninjas than the people are. J... : sevogajre
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    I disagree about Ninpo. I do believe they designed some fights to push the player into using some magic,... : EvilDolemite
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      IT IS SHAMEFUL TO THE NINJA WAY. I think it's conditioning from the first game where your score would ... : sevogajre
      • I have no shame now. I spam Ninpo 2-3 times per level usually, because they replenish it. And yeah, you... : EvilDolemite
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        The type of essence from those chests seems to be random. I noticed receiving different colors while rep... : walker270
        • I've gotten the same Kii orbs from a couple of chests a few times in a row (due to dying). But other orb... : EvilDolemite
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        It is a tool, like everything else in the game. There would not be as much animosity towards using it if... : omnova
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          That's precisely the point though... After beating a game like this, mastery of it comes from getting hig... : sevogajre
          • There are no doubt people who don't need it even in this game (I've only used it a few times for fun so f... : omnova
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      The Chapter 3 boss had attacks that, as far as I could tell, could only be avoided using Ninpo, which was... : nudel
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        APPARENTLY his stupid demon worm metal fish heads can be killed by swinging the Lunar (YYYYY) I never got... : sevogajre
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          Shurikens will knock them out of the air also. : Head Rush
          • Neat. I'll have to mess with that. When I beat it, I was at the end of a long session and I was damn ... : sevogajre
      • You can avoid his attacks with lots of jumping and dashing. : EvilDolemite
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        what the flying fish? the thing that pissed me off about that, was the fish ALWAYS attacked while i wa... : -=kodiak=-
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          Probably the worst, stupidest boss in the game. For reals. : sevogajre
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            I didn't have too hard a time with it, honestly. Died maybe three times. : EvilDolemite
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              i died like 20 times.... i beat the fucker in 1 try on acolyte. the problem i had with the fight was j... : -=kodiak=-
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                Did you invert the camera in the options? Aiming is 1st person was always my problem in the 1st one becau... : sigpro
                • no, that dont bug me when im using the bow. i just had a brutal problem with the entire camera angle d... : -=kodiak=-
  • Going from Acolyte to Warrior, I noticed that the start of chpater 3 now sends those tall thin green fien... : SqueegyTBS
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    Yes, they give you SO much ninpo recharges it's clear they want you to use it. The game becomes way less ... : zakk
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      yea i can count on 1 hand how many times i held onto Y and charged up an ultimate attach in NJ1 im CON... : -=kodiak=-
      • that is the way your supposed to do it though, thats why you gain more essence that way. : Jackass1233
    • Yep, I completely agree with you. There's one section in Ch. 11 That's THREE of the Spider Bosses (from ... : sevogajre
• It's pretty tough on Acolyte as well, at least as difficult as the original, especially when you finish t... : acidnynex
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  Oh, and if anyone cares, I could post Ninja Cinemas of sections people are having trouble with. Sounds f... : sevogajre
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    I'd love to see that. Btw, how does one download Ninja Cinemas? Where do you do this at? While we'... : TPSReport
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      For Ninja Cinemas, just go to my spot on the friends list (IF WE'RE FRIENDS >:( ) and click the right st... : sevogajre
      • cool, I'm check it out later. btw, we're friends, I see you playing NG2 all the time! : TPSReport
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  I should have my copy of this today so I can start to kick some ass in it. The one thing I hope they have... : sigpro
  • There are far less puzzles, and the "puzzles" that are tehre are quite a bit simpler and easier. If you ... : SqueegyTBS
  • You'll really enjoy this part of the game then. It's basically moving from Encounter A to Encounter B wi... : sevogajre
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    Less backtracking. You're constantly moving forward. : EvilDolemite
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      Good. I wouldn't mind the back tracking in NG if they didn't respawn people you had already killed. : sigpro
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        mobs don't respawn anymore, as far as i can tell. : TPSReport
        • i miss respawning mobs, i used to have a savegame right before a part where i could respawn mobs practica... : lja83
        • They do in a few select places, but nothing like in the first game. : MacemanInTW
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  Played the demo last night - I need this game. However, just in the 15 or whatever minutes I played it I... : Begawkiness
  • "but the total bad-assery of the combat far outweighs those issues as far as I can tell." That's prett... : sevogajre
  • You can't die from falling so any jump is possible : EvilDolemite
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    The only bad thing about the design of the levels is occasionally there's a fork with no indication of wh... : walker270
    • That's fucking retarded. : Arcanum
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      huh? I never noticed this happening with any critical item needed for progression. Only for health/weapon... : Jackass1233
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        I didn't say the game did it for critical items, now did I? I was specifically referring to weapons and ... : walker270
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          i havent had this happen yet and ive backtracked a lot, to get the dual swords for example : kemical
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            The phoenix ninpo is one I remember doing it for. : walker270
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              you can buy it in the next chapter for like 3000-5000 essence, whats the big deal? : Jackass1233
              • i love this mechanic, it means that if i find the item i get it for free, but even if i miss it, i'm not ... : lja83
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  Man, this game keeps rollercoastering between awesome and retarded. You fight ninjas and chop off limb : evildanish
  • Roll between his lags, mash on Y with the Falcon's Talons equipped. Do an evasive step as soon as you se... : sevogajre
  • that boss was stupid easy.... i didnt even die on him. Just keep your distance, smack him in the face wit... : -=kodiak=-
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  Way too much stair and ladder climbing for a ninja game. : haiku
  • Yeah, but Ch. 10 has the mother of all stair climbs filled with ninjas who are flipping out. Luckily, ... : sevogajre
• this game is the best, even the fly over vid of all the dead infront of fiji manages to be epic. : kemical
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  Sevogajre: I recommend turning on Japanese dialog, because the battle shouts/screams sound way awesomer,... : kemical
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    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of you there. I've played all games in the series in Japanese voice acting. Eng : sevogajre
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      it changes the in game battle sounds? Must...try..... : Jackass1233
      • Yeah, I'll be swapping that on my next playthrough as well. : MacemanInTW
• I cracked my controller during the last genshin and elizabet fights. : gmd
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  You people make it so difficult to decide if this game is worth dropping $60 on. :\ : mwasher
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    The only correct answer is "yes". You won't regret it. : Head Rush
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      everytime i finally accept that it's worth it i read a whole bunch about how there are so many stupid fla... : mwasher
      • yes, there are flaws, but the game makes up for them in spades : lja83
      • Its a fantastic game with lots of flaws. : SqueegyTBS
    • I got it and am happy with it. The 'badass' moments have made the shitty ones more than worth it. : xsoulbrothax
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    For me it'd be $510 + tax. =( I want it so bad. : Jumperus
    • I bought a 360 + ninja gaiden 2 yesterday, I am NOT regretting it : RobFlinn
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  Are cutscenes skippable in the full game? I was kind of shocked when I fired up the demo for another run ... : Noobler
  • Yes, they are. : mittense
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  I've died 127 times in this game; though, to be fair, I'd wager about three-quarters of those are a resul... : mittense
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    Also, cyborg stripper spider robots. : mittense
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      Yeah, those were a big WTF??? : MacemanInTW
      • A big awesome wtf. : mittense
    • wait. what? : wvuong
  • Haha, I only threw a couple of boss fights. : sevogajre
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  Worth noting: running Ninja Cinema recording in the background is the cause of almost all your slowdown m... : SolrFlare
  • I had heard this was the case, but no, the slowdowns I experienced WERE NOT because of Ninja Cinema. I h... : sevogajre
  • That bit in chapter 10 was great. I hopped over their heads all the way up and then whipped out the dual... : MacemanInTW

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• send it into nintendo. it's a video game system. you can live without it for a while. : manero
• Call Nintendo and have them replace it. : sigpro
• Nintendo has some of the best customer service they are out of Redmond,WA. Just have them do it instead o... : Iwannaacura
• Omfg. My wii's lense has been shit poor for a while, it loads slowly and the graphics have gray black sp... : Malku
• Call them, they'll tell you what to do. : jenisthebest
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  If its within the 15 day or so return period, I would go to best buy. So much nicer to have it replaced s... : Githyanki
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    I don't know if you've been in a cave on mars for the last 1.5 years, but Wii's aren't exactly sitting on... : Prozium
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      They seem to be regularly in stock here at Best Buy now and all the places I've been recently, is there s... : devi| dog
      • I guess it depends on the area... I have yet to see one on store shelves I could just walk out with. ... : Shadowdane
    • they are here. i've been seeing stacks and pallets : dantastic
  • the problem is they likely don't have any Wii's in stock for a same day replacement. I'm sure they'd hold... : pyide
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    That is if they have more in stock. This is why I would go directly to Nintendo for this replacement. : sigpro
    • i'd say go there and see if they can replace.. if not just send it to nintendo : bamb
  • Its pretty unlikely they have any onhand to replace same day... I'd call though and see if they have on... : Shadowdane
  • return it and get a raincheck maybe, ask the manager : dignan
• I'd deal with Nintendo, theyre really fast and nice and it will be the easiest/fastest thing for you : veras
• Thanks all. I was just trying to see what everyone else's experience was. Looks like I'll just call out... : goatjc
• My Wii couldn't connect to the internet when I got it the Christmas it came out. I called Nintendo and t... : jlavrenz
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  I've never had a broken Wii. SM SatansFist. He has experience with this subject. : FormerHPB
  • jen's wii would keep crashing. i toook a close look at it and noticed the fan wasnt spinning :( : dantastic
  • I'm loling this for the reference, not for the tired Wii == penis joke. : SiW73
• Uhm - return it and save yourself the $250 + accessories and games and pay off your bills. : dedgecko
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  yep nintendo will ship you a mini coffin : dantastic
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    along w/ a new wii? : goatjc
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      If you do Advanced Replacement yes they will.... the put a $250 hold on your CC and send you a new one. ... : Shadowdane
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        like the 360 should be : dantastic
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          Agreed. They need fucking cross shipping. I was pissed that eVGA won't do cross shipping either. : Fred Garvin
          • yah they do... I got my 8800GT cross shipped. : Shadowdane
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  lol, since when does geek squad fix wii's? Are they fucking serious? "If it's under product replacement... : goatjc
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    eh? No Best Buy should ever try fixing Wii's. They come with a REPLACEMENT plan so it gets replaced (use... : pukerat
    • oh i remember the kid put in a Gamecube disc and it got stuck somehow and he fucked up the front with a s... : pukerat
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      My local best buy. I told the person the whole situation and she was all like "bring it in and geek squa... : goatjc
      • i see. unfortunately BBY employees who do not work in Geek Squad do not know WTF about Geek Squad Y... : pukerat
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    VIdeo game systems are NOT PSP they are PRPS. The geeksquad will not open any system they will just do... : Iwannaacura
    • unless policies have changed... i havent worked at bb for 3 years now. : Iwannaacura
  • like anyone in geek squad has the brains to physically repair electronics. : gmd

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  starcraft ownz : thewindcriesmary
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    fuk u noob!!!!11 : aeg1x
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      kekekekekeke : MaJeStu
      • no rush plz 10 mins k thx : Delusional
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  I agree. I wonder what the initial 4(?) races are going to be. We already know Space Marines and Orkz are... : SockMonkeh
  • It has to be Tyranids, otherwise what the hell is the point of the new engine? Im guessing itll probably ... : thewindcriesmary
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    I'm 90% sure Tyranids will be there. Their excuse was always "we didn't have the technology" to bring the... : aeg1x
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      That is probably the most wrong opinion I have ever read on the shack. I don't know about Soulstorm as I ... : SockMonkeh
      • What? each added race left the previous ones neglected. The reason DoW is laughed at competitively is bec... : thewindcriesmary
      • I dunno I just compare it to CoH and it feels like such an inferior experience, especially in regards to ... : aeg1x
      • Soul Storm kinda sucked, Winter Assault was merely OK, but Dark Crusade was fucking amazing. Two brillian... : node
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    Marines, Orks, Eldar and Chaos marines probably. I really hope for tyranids thouugh : chazums
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      I hope they dump the chaos. Just not really that fun, at least in DoW1 and the Tyranids would be so much ... : geedeck
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        certainly but making a chaos faction is much easier for them :( : chazums
        • They were the weakest part. In the tabletop game, there's easily enough difference between Marines and Ch... : node
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    Space Marine vs. Ork; Eldar vs. Tyranid. I predict Craftworld-battle goodness. : disposition
    • Thats pretty much my guess too. : thewindcriesmary
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  Pretty much them breaking out of the 2-tier molded maps + rpg style squad growth has pretty much sold me ... : geedeck
  • Company of Heroes is one of the best RTS's I've played in a long time. The first game is 20 bucks on ste... : Horn
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    How can you even show your face? Get on steam this instant and purchase CoH! : aeg1x
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      Well okay I don't want to go into RTS burn out. So like I realize it's a fantastic game, but worry about ... : geedeck
      • You and me both mate. But I'd send the clone to work, personally. : Arctic Fox
      • This game will renew your interest in RTS instead of burning you out. You should really buy it. At least,... : razlebol
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    CoH is indeed awesome, and I say this as someone who can't play Starcraft to save their life : PlanetPerfecto
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      Check out this interview with relic in regards to micro in their games: 1UP: Many RTS developers regar : aeg1x
      • And I'll also say as someone in one of the top ranked 2v2 teams (#5 on the ladder was our peak a few week... : aeg1x
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        The snippet you posted is also interesting and shows just how well these gents understand gameplay, and b... : PlanetPerfecto
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          I actually only started playing it about 6 weeks ago after a major patch. I hear it was kind of rushed ou... : aeg1x
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            Cool beans, i'd have already checked it out, but I actually had to delete CoH a few months ago due to pla... : PlanetPerfecto
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              Cool beans? : SockMonkeh
              • Listen buddy, I slaughter you without mercy next time in Medieval 2, and i'm going to be saying cool bean... : PlanetPerfecto
            • protip: if you're going to buy the exp make sure you do that before you start patching. There's this mass... : aeg1x
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          I don't agree. Sounds like they're dumbing stuff down to appease the masses, to me. There shouldn't b... : walker270
          • that's definitely not the case. CoH employs the same mechanics and it's an extremely deep game. There's a... : aeg1x
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        so tldr they're going to encourage blobbing again? : Foxhawk
        • no fag! Actually I wouldn't be surprised if orks and tyranids had some blob-heavy units. They've said a l... : aeg1x
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        Not trying to troll here but whoever wrote this doesn't know what they are talking about. Managing multi... : dkrulz
        • they use the term macro in their answer... : aeg1x
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    YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED COH? : Sexpansion Pack
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      :x : geedeck
      • It's so good! And the original + expansion is pretty cheap on Steam. It's so worth it, it's really the... : Sexpansion Pack
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    Heh I have a friend who has been playing CoH for like 2 years (ever since it came out) and has never play... : Magus
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      what handle does he go by? If he's heavily in to the multi chances are I know who he is. : aeg1x
      • philidor or something like that I think : Magus
  • I wonder how the other races will work. Specifically races like the Orks and the Tyranids that rely on n... : capt tripps
• Those new screenshots are drool worthy http://kotaku.com/5014409/dawn-of-war-ii-new-screenshots : razlebol
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  Terminators Ready! : DM7
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    Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne! : disposition
    • Traitors..... >:[ : DM7
• Yes well you say it's going to 0wn, but if you were to say... somehow break into Relic HQ and steal an a... : Bonestormm
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  I'm just now really playing Dawn of War soulstorm.. the single player campaign is really awesome but it's... : kgargonmagrix79
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    I had to Rage Uninstall that game after I could not for the life of me kill that last base the Imperial G... : DM7
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      I had a really hard time with whichever race makes the bane blades. The orcs were just crazy number wise... : kgargonmagrix79
      • Yeah, that was the one. >:( : DM7
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  Oh also, wouldn't mind a Space Hulk style SP campaign for DoW2 if they add tyranids. : thewindcriesmary
  • shit that would own. Even if it was just one level with a space-hulk homage it would be sweet. : aeg1x
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  Side-thread: How many of you play table-top 40k? : zebosausamite
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    I used to play but I was always more in to the painting than the actual game. Still I had a few fun games... : aeg1x
    • I was the same way, though I was into Fantasy Battle instead. Also Necromunda, but that didn't have any ... : nurglich
  • I used to for about 4-5 years. But stopped a couple of years ago because i just ran out of people to play... : thewindcriesmary
  • I have Black Templars. : SockMonkeh
  • I played when I was 12-13. It was too expensive for me to keep up but it was good fun. : nomaad
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    I have two Dreadnoughts I wanted to make/paint just because I like the model, but haven't had a chance/ti... : DM7
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      dreadnoughts are so fucking awesome :( I feel like going out and buying one just to paint it. EVEN IN ... : aeg1x
      • I remember me and a friend got another dude into 40k. So we are setting up to play, and we just have a fe... : thewindcriesmary
      • :D I have the normal/standard dreadnought and the Venerable Dreadnought version. They are all metal t... : DM7
  • Used to play Chaos Marines. Quit when I realized I liked painting more than playing and I wasn't that cr... : Rotten Deadite
  • I used to play Necron and Daemonhunters -- stopped because it was too expensive. I've been wanting to pic... : disposition
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    I used to paint quite a bit, but I only played a couple of times. : MaJeStu
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      Any tips on painting? Like I said before, I have two Dreadnoughts (I haven't even put the model together ... : DM7
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        some people assemble before doing it others just go at it. Depends on the model really.. like if if has l... : aeg1x
        • Just go for it is the best advice I can give. You can always go back over it if it sucks. : SockMonkeh
        • I never liked the spray bases myself. I did a few Space Marines after my Skaven days were over and ended... : nurglich
        • And don't underestimate the importance of an ink wash too... alot of your depth will come from there. : MaJeStu
  • i got into it a few years back... three partially completed armies of nids, guard, and necrons... What a... : dedgecko
  • used to play - dark angels w/ heavy ravenwing and a custom valhalla IG deal based off the Finns in ww2 : xsoulbrothax
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    i can't believe how fucking expensive it is to get into. I remember when you use to be able to get tha... : shavenewok
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      There's a basic 40K set with 2 armies, some terrain, and basic rules for 50$. I'm pretty sure that that'... : capt tripps
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        here in Aus the rulebook is $80 by itself :\ : shavenewok
        • here is a better example the following box set cost 670 roobucks online: 1 Commander 5-man Command Squ... : shavenewok
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  You know I've been thinking about the scale of this and I wonder if the recycling/rez of your squad is go... : massdev
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    OMG THIS WOULD BE SPOOGEWORTHY : disposition
    • I just feel it in my bones! : massdev
• it seems to me that dognose is the current expert one what games will 0wn : lja83