Morning Discussion

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  Die Hard kicks T2's ass imo. Although T2 is great. : Haku-Jin
  • I thought that said Die Hard 2 first and I was ready to kick your ass... :) : SilverSnake
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  Have you seen the extended/ultimate/special whatever edition? There are a few extra cool scenes, like wh... : invisible_kid
  • I have not seen that edition just the same VHS i've been watching for like 10 years : mr.sleepy
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  Now watch Terminator 3 please. : dognose
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    if you want a big letdown : sanchez
    • Bite a fart, pink boy : dognose
  • And while you're watching it, close your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears, and go LALALALALALA until... : lapskaus
  • i liked t3. : PoopStewart
  • T3 was a decent movie. I thought it was going to be fucking terrible but every other scene is pure ass k... : jingletard
  • I was pleasantly surprised by T3. : tomservo
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    Don't do it, it's a trap. : ieGod
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      I've seen it before. It's a cool movie but it's just kinda weird. Nowhere near as good as T2. It's good b... : mr.sleepy
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        What are your thoughts on the manliest movie ever..... PREDATOR? : tomservo
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          Predator is amazing. I love how there is a scene in that movie of five guys shooting automatic weapons an : mr.sleepy
          • Doesn't sound like Down's, sounds more like Tourette's : dognose
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            hahahaha indeed it is. I feel about 10x more manly than normal* when I watch it. *I'm so manly, : tomservo
            • Hahaha man I am so manly I created a vaccine for estrogen and now everybody has a beard : mr.sleepy
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            hah my favorite part about that scene was when ah-nold tossed the knife at the guy and says "STICK AH-ROU... : -=kodiak=-
            • How would you feel if I shoved my cock up your ass Kodiak : mr.sleepy
• you're right mr. sleepy : mindfk
• Seconded except for the almost part. SECONDED HARD : johnwissinger
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  Agreed. T2 and Aliens are the best of all time when it comes to sci-fi/action. Perhaps I'd put the origin... : afty04
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    The Matrix was fucking boring, man. I can't watch that movie without falling asleep. The sequels were bot... : mr.sleepy
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      Boring?! Ok. I think you are nuts, but I won't take it personally. Now, if you talked smack about Alie... : afty04
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        The first two alien movies are dope. I couldn't get into the third one (was that even serious?) and the f... : mr.sleepy
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          The fourth movie (Alien: Resurrection) is like a William Gibson fan fiction novel with H.R. Giger's alien... : mr.sleepy
          • I was waiting for the hybrid alien to go "Mama!" : hardfl1p
        • Agreed 100%. : afty04
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  Needs more Linda Hamilton in her underwear. : cerealSAM2
  • Is she still hot? : mr.sleepy
• and get rid of John and Sarah. : Hello Kitty
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  It doesn't have titties though : Magus
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    Obviously you've never watched the end close enough when the T-1000 is in the molten pit. : Hello Kitty
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      Ya you definitely see the step mom's titties. : ant_hillbilly
      • Poofy haired redneck spunk splodge hooptie boobs : mr.sleepy
  • Yeah it does at the end. There is some sarah conner nipplage too somewhere in there too : mr.sleepy
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  i refused to see it like 10 years, i was on an anti-action movie kick : Dave-A
  • i'm missing a "for" there somewheres : Dave-A
• I would like to add True Lies to the best action movie ever list. : sanchez

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  I stopped playing it because of the respawning convicts in the jeep. I'll probably gamefly the Wii versio... : prime8
  • Yea, what the fuck is with those guys? : Ebu
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    Hrmm that stopped me the first time, but it isn't even an issue once you kill the clown as you get a secr : trelain
    • I could never find that door. I killed the clown, and was led in to the toilets by a security guard (I th... : thecray
  • Haha I stopped playing when I reached that point. I had something like an umbrella as a weapon and they t... : Geoffrois
  • I remember watching my cousin play and these guys were a hassle. During my play through, I was lucky eno... : thejm4n
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  If you get captured you should just die and start over, it's not worth trying to come back from. : Zek
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    totally disagree, thats one of the best "situations" in the entire experience, just jump over the yellow ... : massdev
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      Well sure you should kill them at least once for the hell of it, but losing all your stuff is a major set... : Zek
      • I don't think it's that much of a setback, since if you know where all the good items are it only takes a... : phate81
• I'm sorry you're not enjoying. It's one of my favorite games on the 360 though, I had a blast with it fr... : Begawkiness
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  I just beat it yesterday and think it's the best game on the 360 aside from GTA4 : phate81
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    ...must resist... ...urge to criticize rising... : dedgecko
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      DR is really fun provided you understand that it's meant to be replayed - you should play through the gam... : Zek
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        I'm not talking about DR, which was fun in it's own way (aside from the goofy save system). Was referrin... : dedgecko
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          Yeah, GTA4 is nowhere near as good as DR. HA. : Fayk
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            goddamn you tools - I was referring to Phate's claim that GTA4 is the best title on the 360. DR was fu... : dedgecko
            • I was just razzing you. I've not even played GTA4 (low interest, plenty of other games) - honestly I'm no... : Fayk
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      It's a love it or hate it game. I hated it at first and now it's my favorite game for the 360. Once I rea... : Pettytheft
      • Yeah, getting everyone is crazy hard. Possible, but crazy hard. : MacemanInTW
  • I don't know if it's THE best, but it sure is one of the best, especially among the sea of copy-cat shoot... : Begawkiness
  • I think it's the best game I played on the 360, or at least tied for. I guess I'm weird because I started... : veras
  • No. Just....no. : Kaerof
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  I tried SOOOOO hard to like this game... but when I get OWNED by the same "boss" like 4 times and have to... : Ormsbee
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    Play through the game once, ignoring the main storyline and only doing the side missions and leveling up.... : phate81
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      Do this along with getting the mini chainsaw and the books to accompany it. Bosses go down pretty easy w... : FormerHPB
      • it is a good game, but it is also a very frustrating game. I do like the idea of doing one play through j... : trelain
  • why would have to replay 30 min to get back to him? There are save points all over the mall : mista mista
• such an awesome game. would be a really, really great game if the level system was balanced so that you d... : JINKY
• You had me at the first sentence. <3 : Ebu
• it would be the best game ever if there was no mission time limit. : gmd
• i had to force myself to like this game, and when i finally did i couldn't put it down. such a great game : qwpeoriu
• Agreed. Interesting idea but total failure for me. Games that punish you for experimentation and explorat... : nudel
• one of the best games ever IMO : dilutedq
• Wait. I didn't know things could take the piss, I only knew people could take the piss. Now you must expl... : perstephanie
• Dead Rising is awesome. It's an evolution of Action/Adventure games. It's rough around the edges but work... : mista mista

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  obligatory what do we get in return post... : .frame
  • voted, at 188 now : .frame
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    I will have to ask her and see what we can work out. : ant_hillbilly
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      I imagine you would get a better response:) : .frame
      • My only concern is how things posted somehow always make it back to the person and could screw up there j... : ant_hillbilly
• votified! : Trips
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  Done! Really is one of the best shows on TV. Can't wait for season two to start. : Carnivac
  • Starts this Sunday! Finally something new to watch. With this and Venture Brothers, Sunday nights are lo... : ant_hillbilly
• Your "friend." Why don't you tell us what's really going on. :) : Attica Blue
• voted : ass-street
• voted! : Ormsbee
• We are at 213. Closing the gap! First place is at 257. We are getting there. : ant_hillbilly
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  i'd love to help ant_hillbilly but my time is precious. i need some motivation if you get what i'm sayin... : electroly
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    Here are some nice boobies. http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/km/pics/kirk/boobies.jpg : ant_hillbilly
    • those are some fine looking boobies. voted. : electroly
• voted! : spazzium
• voted again from work! : ejectorpod
• you can see her brain those those nose holes... sheesh... : dedgecko
• voted, up to 232 now : jlavrenz
• 250 and counting : MatzL.E.
• voted! : AMikaboshi
• Voted 259 currently : hrdwregk
• votinated : prime8
• voted! up to 268. : phokz
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  She is now in first place!! Lets keep this train going. : ant_hillbilly
  • Ah, yes, trains. I'm glad you brought that up... : Home Nugget
• 275 as of my vote : Mikuya
• "Remember when I said I would vote for you last... I lied." : Sebastian-TEC
• Didn't look or vote, but I'm bumping in hopes there are titties flashed for the shack on AMC. : Phil
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  voted. 280 ! : disembodied potato
  • 287! if we can get it up to 300 that would be awesome. Thanks everyone that has votes so far. : ant_hillbilly
• 289 : mwasher
• voted for the weird hottie : doomed
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  Is she cross-eyed? NOT an FPSDavid post, legitimate inquiry. : ra1n
  • aaaaaaaaaand someone get fpsdavid added to the shackfaq. : PoopStewart
  • Not that I have ever noticed. : ant_hillbilly
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  307 : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Voted from work as well - up to 310 now. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • thank you good sir. : ant_hillbilly
• voted twice. : Fredrik S
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  Before Evening Reading kicks in, just want to thank all you Shackers for taking the time to vote for my f... : ant_hillbilly
  • Voting and bumping. : Phil

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  I checked 2 store sites just now. says store date is the 24th. : Slowtreme
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    GameStop called me yesterday and said my copy was in and I could pick it up today (22nd). : IndigoAK
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      same : m0rfus
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        Did you get it? : CrustaR
        • They said in the afternoon and I live in Alaska. It's only 7AM lol. A looooong wait. :( : IndigoAK
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    Son of a bitch. I was hoping it was a big enough release to come out today. : sevogajre
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      Alright, I just got back from picking it up at Gamecrazy, of all places. So, it's out in the wild, just ... : sevogajre
      • \o/ : avatar_58
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    I fucking hope it's there, because I expected it yesterday thanks to ebagmes stupid website. I don't want... : avatar_58
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      cancel and go to breast buy. profit. gamestop sucks ass. : kainen1
      • No no, I didn't pre-order it. I'm just hoping it's near the closer store of course. If they don't have it... : avatar_58
  • I drove to 3 places at lunch, no stock/sold out : Slowtreme
• Fucking localization, Eurosuck is only getting it end of September. >:( : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Just ordered a copy to pick up at Best Buy. It's there. : kainen1
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  is this a turned based game : bozer
  • it's an awesome based game : indosauros
  • No, it has the same timing system as FF6. : DerHuhnTeufel
• I'm nervous about this one after the GBA version and that colossal piece of shit FF3DS save system :\ : ghost in my shell
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  Anyone noticed in IGN's review it is mentioned it has a carry over 'plus quest'? What does that mean you... : kainen1
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    My guess is it is like most JRPGs and it just means you can start a new game with carryover from a previo... : Evil Benius
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      I don't quite understand the allure of this. Chrono Trigger had New Game + which was used to get the alte... : avatar_58
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        Well lots of times they make the enemies a lot harder so that you have to be higher level to beat them et... : Evil Benius
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          Which games do this? I've only every played New Game + modes that were mostly pointless, with enemies bei... : avatar_58
          • I know with Blue Dragon you use New Game+ in conjunction with the harder difficulty modes which require y... : Evil Benius
        • see if that's the case and it's like a nightmare mode or whatever, I would love that. : kainen1
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  This will be the first final fantasy game i've ever bought. I've been on the market for a good DS game, ... : deathofrats
  • DS you can just close the lid. is that what you mean? : Slowtreme
  • Should be a quicksave system, they used one in the GBA ports. What they do is you *still* can only make a... : avatar_58
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    Does this one not have random encounters? I haven't really been following it. Only FF game I played was... : valael
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      It does. This is the same game as 2 that you played a decade ago : indosauros
      • Only harder and with a proper translation. It's the game you SHOULD have played a decade ago. : avatar_58
    • It does, but being able to close the DS to pause will help the tedium of walk walk FIGHT walk walk walk F... : deathofrats
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    I wouldn't count on a quick save system although I'm unsure. Good decision though, this game is freaking... : kainen1
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      I'm not the biggest fan of the remixed tunes, though I admit I've only heard them through youtube. I love... : avatar_58
      • really? I heard the battle music the other day on youtube and looooooved it. : kainen1
    • Well quick save wasn't the right term. The 'save and play later file that gets erased' is more like it. ... : deathofrats
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  Wow this is odd, this isn't Final Fantasy VI at all! There must be some mistake! : skinlab133
  • Wow this is odd, this isn't an original post at all! There must be some mistake! : omnova
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    In order to remake VI with any sort of quality it would have to be a PS3/360 game. There are far too many... : avatar_58
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      a FF7 remake would be mind blowing. : Iwannaacura
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        on my face PSP, please! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          i know watching a new FMV of ODIN or KOTR would be orgasmic : Iwannaacura
          • There is already a new one in FF7 crisis core. http://youtube.com/watch?v=99FzKeRtMUY : razlebol
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      Really? A DS doesn't have the same capabilities of an SNES? I figured it had more processing power, or at... : skinlab133
      • It would be possible of course but I think a lot of detail would be lost. Since a full console remake is ... : Zek
      • If doing 2D stuff sure, but these guys want a 3D remake like FFIII and FFIV. : Evil Benius
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        he's talking about if they convert it to a 3d port, rather than the Chrono Trigger treatment. : deathofrats
        • Yeah got it. I wouldn't mind either. : skinlab133
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        I'm talking about a 3D version, the 2D version is already on the GBA. A 3D version would lose 95% of the ... : avatar_58
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          They butchered the music on the GBA version, though :( : evildanish
          • That doesn't warrant another port. I wasn't ecstatic about what they did to the music, but I didn't think... : avatar_58
• - FFIV ACQUIRED: Check - # Offers to Preorder X360 Games Turned Down: 2 NOVA shackers trying to trac... : ateam311
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  I wonder how much the SNES version of FF IV sells for these days... : Grumbeld
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    http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=final+fantasy+2+snes&category0= : razlebol
    • That's a much better deal than what I saw in used stores (sometimes it was going for $75. : Grumbeld
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  Impressions so far... I picked this up from Breast Buy on my work break, which then devolved into a 2 ... : kainen1
  • Geeze the DS has been so hot in the last month. CIV, FFa2, now FF3 so hot. : Iwannaacura
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    Quick Save is a single-slot save that lets you save your game anywhere, right? : FushigiDenki
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      If it's anything like FF3 the save is deleted when it gets loaded. : Horn
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        Are there other restrictions on it? Only available in certain locations etc? : FushigiDenki
        • It was available anywhere, it's just a way to make sure you don't lose your game to a low battery. : Horn
    • yes, it's in the menu - but honestly I didn't look to see if it was in the battle menu. Mistake on my pa... : kainen1
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    So in other words, it 0wns? : CrustaR
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      Yes. So far this is a can't miss if you loved the original. : kainen1
      • I am going to purchase it for my coast adventure in a few weeks. : CrustaR
  • SHUT UP I STILL HAVE LIKE 2 HOURS OF WORK LEFT! :( : avatar_58
  • better than 3? : two50six
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    They made the game too damn difficult though. It's significantly tougher than even the "hard" SNES versio... : Vincent Grayson
    • that's what makes it great! man up! :) : kainen1
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      Seriously? Or are you just shitty at it? If you are serious then you've just made me wet in the pants are... : avatar_58
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        You start out with maybe ~200 HP on Kain and Cecil, and the monsters are doing a good 30-40 per hit, so y... : Vincent Grayson
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          you're doing something wrong b/c i haven't needed to hit the inn til like after 6-7 battles outside of Ba... : kainen1
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            It's definitely harder than any previous version of the game. But not in an interesting way, in a more "H... : Vincent Grayson
            • I wasn't aware you could ramp difficulty in an interesting way that doesnt involve leveling up? It's an ... : kainen1
        • i'm not having trouble. you should buy potions in the beginning though : JINKY
  • ...why has no one commented he called it 'Breast Buy'? : Shivawn
  • Breast buy!!! : dltrem
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  Found it at GameStop. They seemed to have a few dozen copies just sitting around. : valael
  • 10+ hour drive tomorrow. Between this and the also newly acquired Civ Rev, my DS is going to make the tr... : valael

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• damn lawyers : Chandler55
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  I offer $1 : dirge23
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    I'll raise to 100 billion (zimbabweian) dollars! : Sebasti0n
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      I'm not sure that is a raise... : SilverSnake
      • But it was yesterday. : cerealSAM2
• Those are some pretty nice white elephant gifts. : ant_hillbilly
• hey I think I have that comic : gmd
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  Why even bother ebaying shit like that? Seriously why not use craigslist? : rossimo
  • and post it under free. : orgcaptainnemo
  • Of course I'm not using eBay for this shit. A few items are going on Craigslist, the rest are going back... : Head Rush
  • why not use the trash can that's what it's there for : Mansmells
• Dude, I'm sure there is a shacker out there dying for those shoes. : goatjc
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  Pewter wizards with REAL IMITATION CRYSTALS! I bid 10 cents : obiquatro
  • I will raise to 20 cents for the whole box : hrdwregk
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  hey, i had one of those wizards growing up :) : Deathlove
  • me, too : perstephanie
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  That looks a package you could send to a shacker for christmas. : mnok
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    esp for those who didn't get one even thought skankcore said he's send it ;( :D : thief
    • hahaha, yes. just give her $10 and you have your WE lined up : ejectorpod
  • yes i clicked on the picture before i read it and thought this was a white elephant post lol : eeeealmo
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  what are the high ticket items? : hamachi
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    Did you not see the Harley-Davidson plastic sandals in size 5? : Head Rush
    • oh they were really nice. now I am curious to hear what she expected them to sell for : hamachi
    • lol : xxiv
• I think this lady is treating you like an asshole. : FlatlineDixay
• Not pictured: Camera bag is filled with diamonds : Fayk
• You just got Lawyered! : Prozium
• If I were you I would just dump it in the trash. : hoov1185
• OBJECTION!!! : Kerranger
• Sup MacFarlane Spiderman #1 Silver Edition. :) : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I have that camera case for my SD850. It's AWESOME! :D : pancake humper
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    I'm actually considering keeping that, it does look nice. : Head Rush
    • I have the same one also and it is nice. Extra room for a battery and flashcards for my P&S Sony. : PhoenixArisen
• Some pothead somewhere is surprised that his box is full of digital cameras and iPods : spiderfill
• I have that Spiderman comic. : mechanicalgrape
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  send it back with a dollar bill taped to the box (leave the stuff in it ) when she asks WTF tell her that... : fuzzydamnit
  • haha, I like this idea : Head Rush
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  that looks like a crappy shack white elephant package : ninjase
  • Seriously, most shack white elephant packages have better stuff than that box. : ovrlrd
• Damn, I want one of those wizard statue things. How much? : FPSDavid
• Lets be honest here, those are your items. : Concrete
• "I'll give you a quarter for everything on the table." I say that at every yard sale I happen to walk by... : andre GiANT
• Verbal contract! : 60days

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  TL;DR: You suck at Civ : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • n1 : gmd
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  NOT FAIR!!!!! WAAAAA STUPID AI YOU BEAT MEEEEEEEE WAAAAAAA : mwasher
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    The AIs in a game like this should really be trying to beat the player and all the other AIs, not just be... : Arcanum
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      I have yet to play a game on King difficulty where the enemy AI focuses on one another instead of gangban... : Head Rush
      • Last night I finished a game on King (as the Chinese) where I had the Japanese trying to kill me from som : Arcanum
      • That's why I'll stick with Civ 4 thanks. There's still some annoying bullshit "Hey, hey hey hey! Want to ... : locater16
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  I don't get it. The AI is stupid because it beat you? : hoov1185
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    kodiak post. : mwasher
    • thats when he crashed his head through the monitor : boring gegtik
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    no, the AI is dumb because for half the game it was attacking me, and at one point could have slowed the ... : -=kodiak=-
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      So it had to choose between letting the French win and letting you win? : Evil Benius
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        in civ 4, you can effectively hand out free shit to the other AI's and at least slow them down enough to ... : -=kodiak=-
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          Once in a blue moon, they'll offer a worthwhile trade. Most of the time it's just "give me tech raar" an... : Arcanum
          • so far when the french made that city on a single island square block to deny my science, was bar none th... : -=kodiak=-
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      Did you try paying anyone off to go to war with the French? : hoov1185
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        hah yea, i did... the greeks. Paid them quite a bit and gave them some techs... and as usual... couple tu... : -=kodiak=-
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          Should have paid off someone who was actually willing to fight like Zulus. Those guys are always trying ... : stump
          • yea the odds were kinda stacked against me for the culture win when the guys beside me are the damn germa... : -=kodiak=-
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  Haha try playing on Deity, they camp your shit just for fun. I ended up fortifying troops on all my squar... : Evil Benius
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    camping is a pretty good tactic. especially if you are in for a long siege, taking away production is a b... : dahanese
    • Yeah I went from having one city to conquering the entire planet. : Evil Benius
• You should go into a rage and start breaking things to show that AI who is boss. : gmd
• I had a long game going on the DS version and hadn't saved in FOREVER. However, I could've just built the... : prime8
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  Has anybody seen the AI fight each other? I've played about 5 games now on King, and not once have I even... : thecray
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    I mean, without being asked to start the war. : thecray
    • I haven't. : Arcanum
  • Nope, never. : Kaerof
  • I have several times. : Evil Benius
  • a few times I have gotten messages about one civ grabbing another's city. I have never heard of one wipi... : mikecyb
  • Germany and Egypt were working each other over the other night when I was playing on King. Germany was r... : ThomW
  • i think what happens is that if you're doing well (like you should be if you're any good at the game), th... : mindfk
  • it's very rare, but it does happen. It's usually the far off weaker civs that are stuck in crappy spots b... : -=kodiak=-
• This post makes me want to play Galactic Civ 2. :( : walker270
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  hahaha - it's all about position - do not let them put boats in your water - I've learned that fighters a... : dedgecko
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    i lost my first two king matches on King - but then I learned the error of my ways - culture is key given... : dedgecko
    • One thing I've noticed on King, is that usually 2 or three of the civilizations won't even begin research... : thecray
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  can you build forts in civ rev? forts are useful as hell in BtS now that they can be canals too. : Foxhawk
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    No, there are no explicit per-tile improvements. You can fortify a unit on a location, and it will build... : Arcanum
    • I actually think this way of doing it is better from a gameplay perspective. : thecray
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  So the computer tag teamed you and won? : randomjgj
  • french declared war on me a few times, never dropped a unit off on my land. : -=kodiak=-
  • I think the point is the computer ALWAYS tag teams you, even though technically they're not on the same t... : SenorSpine
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  i lost a king game yesterday with 5 turns before the UN was built. =[ anyone have any tips for slowing... : mindfk
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    steal the money, nuke the city making all the money, or attack so they have to rush to defend and thusly ... : dahanese
    • i nuked their first capital, then took their next capital so i guess i did everything i could to slow the... : mindfk
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      Is there espionage in CivRev? : twifosp
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        there are spies, and spies can do things like ruin fortification, sabatoge construction, steal gold or gr... : dahanese
        • and the only defense against a spy is with another spy - you can stack them in groups of three - like eve... : dedgecko
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      Speaking of nukes, do you just get the one for building the Manhattan Project and that is it? : Evil Benius
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        yes : mikecyb
        • oh, i assumed i just couldn't build another one because i didn't have access to plutonium. there actually... : mindfk
    • my plan was to nuke the city once, but it turned out they had the missile defense system and then i lost. : JINKY
• Just go play civ 4. Problem solved. : twifosp
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  You are playing the game wrong. Civ Rev is about domination victories. Don't waste your time playing any ... : Tommy Toolbag
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    i don't mean to be confrontational, but i think you are playing the game wrong. this is not true at all. : dahanese
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      I'm sure its not true, and my post was loaded with hyperbole, admittedly. I've just experienced what k... : Tommy Toolbag
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        you can pretty much expect that before you get your victory (when you are fairly close) that the AI/other... : dahanese
        • the game i just won on king w/ france/culture. i had a huge culture lead in the start, and i was defen... : -=kodiak=-
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          That's true. The fact that I didn't notice any particular increase in pressure over the last 100+ turns ... : Arcanum
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            the one helpful hint i have for keeping down aggressive AI is to keep yourself with a standing army, and ... : dahanese
            • Hmm. Maybe the problem is that their strength evaluation is off, then. I don't usually have much troubl... : Arcanum
  • this is false. : mindfk
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    I think the other victories are a ton easier to get than domination. : Evil Benius
    • I think that's his point. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • sorry, but you are wrong... you can easily win with culture victories as well : prime8
  • so not true at all. it's true that you can't completely ignore military, but this is pretty wrong. : JINKY
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  I don't understand, it's a game for a portable system, the DS at that, what do you guys expect from the A... : lightly inclined
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    He's talking about the 360 version. : stump
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      the game core is the same for both. : dahanese
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        so the AI on the 360 is the same as on the DS ? : smellslikefish
        • yep. : dahanese
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        Oh. I stand corrected then. : stump
        • no worries. it's one of the coolest things about the DS game. it took a lot of work. : dahanese
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  Slight Highjack Should I get the DS or the 360 version bare in mind I don't have a lot of time to p... : smellslikefish
  • the DS version is the same game core as the 360. you have 2D graphics, and you cannot play ranked multipl... : dahanese
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    the DS version has the worst manual ever. it never really bothers to explain what things do or change (b... : hamachi
    • Well the tutorial in the 360 version isn't much to write about either. I got the gist after playing the d... : hoov1185
• there we go... got the culture win w/ france. was a long ass game, wasnt all that easy either. Was kin... : -=kodiak=-

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• thirsty rather... : lightly inclined
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  With iced tea you say? : ADSliv
  • This also intrigues me. : stump
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  got root? : helvetica
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    Many years ago, root beer with ice cream was so good that it was considered sinful and therefore banned o... : helvetica
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      really? : Mmmmmoo
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        Yep! I learned that on the Food Network when the remote rolled under the couch and I was too lazy to get ... : helvetica
        • you poor thing : c0bra
    • before forced carbonation, all pop like that was small beer, that is carbonated with yeast, but low alcoh... : jimmy_legs
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  Root beer and iced tea? Where did that idea come from? I like root beer, and I like iced tea, but I do... : Nixx2004
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    Try it. You will never go back. I swear it, trust me, the experiements that stem from sheer boredom usual... : lightly inclined
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      experiments even...man what is going on. : lightly inclined
      • The combination of root beer and iced tea obviously affects delicate motor control! Do not drive or opera... : helvetica
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      What's the mixture? Light on the iced tea? 50/50? Tell us man! : hoov1185
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        50/50 is what I do. Honestly this tastes like god just raped my mouth. : lightly inclined
        • I'm going to pick up a bottle of root beer tonight after work. You better not be lying to me boi. : hoov1185
        • any specific brand? or homemade? : re4ctor
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  wtf? it tastes like toothpaste! i have never figured out how poeple can drink that stuff : Ariakus
  • You must be from the UK? : dognose
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    toothpaste? really? : c0bra
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      There is apparently a brand of toothpaste in the UK (and Holland/Germany too, I think) that tastes exactl... : dognose
      • I thought you meant... because it is obvious that people in the UK don't like the taste of toothpaste : SeanJuan04
      • I don't know of a toothpaste, but whenever I drink root beer it does have a mediciney taste to me. I thi... : SiW73
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  apparently dutch people think it smells like some popular dutch bathroom cleaner.. I love it myself, o... : jaga
  • smells like antiseptic to me :/ : 60days
  • diet root beer tastes like mouthwash to me... : re4ctor
• I <3 Root Beer, especially Henry Weinhard. : FPSDavid
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  Ginger beer > root bear : crummynz
  • BEER. : crummynz
  • ginger beer wins : rigg5kthx
  • Ever tried Stewart's ginger beer? The company that makes that awesome Orange 'n Cream soda? Yeah, that... : DerHuhnTeufel
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  If your going to drink soda A&W is the best possible soda to drink that wont do damage to your teeth. Mo... : ant_hillbilly
  • Is that true? I love A&W. : megarust32
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  a root beer float is basically the best thing ever. why does vanilla ice cream make root beer so much be... : electroly
  • I think I prefer coke floats to root beer floats. But that might depend on the root beer last time it was... : c0bra
• Verner's is the best... : rmjackson
• Dominion root beer on tap \m/ : gmd
• I hate root beer. And beer. Ginger ale's okay I suppose. Give me water and a vodka any day :-p : Ovate
• A&W root beer from the tap in a frosted mug is excellent : bad_fish

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• I'd guess it has something to do with them being surrounded by water on every side. : AgentPothead
• my first game i failed :( : Iwannaacura
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  Because this game is insanely luck-based, you just have to pray that an infected ship lands at Madagascar... : Zek
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    yups which sucks, so im trying to make my disease really unnoticeable and then try to get everyplace infe... : OverBurN
    • That's how I did it. I had bacteria with airborne and rodent, with high heat and moisture resistance, sol... : reign27
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    Yeah, that's one thing I don't like about the game. If it was more skill based and your actions had more... : DHAvatar
    • The gameplay in this game does seem kind of broken. With bacteria or parasite, you can easily infect and... : riptyde
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  Well, one way to infect Madagascar is to start there. Now if I can just get off the damned island.... : Arcanum
  • i keep starting in cuba o_O : OverBurN
  • i start in aussie land :( : Iwannaacura
• Unless you start in Madagascar, your only chance to get there is to have a really low-visibility parasite... : riptyde
• this game is fun. thanks. : ass-street
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  Greenland got an airport at least... I got everything except Madagascar on my first try. :| : SilverSnake
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    Last game I played, Greenland kept it's hospital open despite every single person in the country being de... : riptyde
    • I know, the damn robodoctors of Greenland make me rage. : Blucklesworth
    • Oh, and countries start burning their dead before anyone actually dies. : riptyde
    • Greenland kept everything open the last 2 times I played it, needless to say, they were the 1st to die. : pieman
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  I currently have the entire planet - lucked out and started with a virus in Madagascar, and started with ... : MisterPhoton
  • update: I accidentally set off the death train chain reaction - I added the symptoms sweating, dementia, ... : MisterPhoton
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  This game is a perfect example of a really cool idea that was poorly executed :\ : hawkeye
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    poorly executed? I'd agree with mediocre, but it's not poor imho : boring gegtik
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      Yeah. It's a good start, just has a lot of room for improvement. Examples: - Show worldwide infectio... : riptyde
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        yea - there shouldn't be a minimap to drag around - you should be drag around on the main map - and mousi... : dedgecko
        • it would be interesting if you could trigger evolutionary changes in specific countries. Its not like the... : GloriousCow
      • A lot of it looks like some percentage chance increase with each new trait you pick, and isn't a physical... : DHAvatar
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      it's good but it's borderline even a game. there's only a few ways to play with the symptoms and spread t... : thebigbeefsandwhich
      • the end of the game is a disappointment as well. It would be great if it presented you with a histogram ... : dedgecko
• The first time I played my virus started in Greenland : Omaha
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  yea, I've always had issues with those two unless I can start there - are you guys playing the realistic ... : dedgecko
  • bah - still couldn't get into it... tried as all three types, with a focus on infection and minimal aware... : dedgecko
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  http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=3820 \o/ : pieman
  • Followed instantly by "Madagascar closes its port and borders. In a statement issued by the government t... : SolrFlare
• Madagascar was spared the wrath of my Fecal Cauliflower Diseasums. :| : Penis Brittle
• I just got done obliterating the world finally with my evil parasite: "Bubba". Started in Russia and kep... : SolrFlare
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  I love when they start burning bodies before killing insects. : Omaha
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    or burning bodies when the death toll is still 0 : ass-street
    • Grandma died falling down the stairs. Better burn her just to be safe. Kids, bring the marshmallows. : Omaha
    • Well, the death toll won't be 0 for long when they're burning their own people. : DHAvatar
• Hey this is really fun. I like! :D : virus
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  the tutorial is broken :( : edgewise
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    its a youtube video how is it broken? : Iwannaacura
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      clicking the link doesn't do anything. : edgewise
      • It's a pop up. : ArtilleryMarker
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  what do those 3 icons in the upper right corner do? : edgewise
  • it explained it in the tutorial but i have no idea why they are there still... something about when a nat... : OverBurN
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  I want a new Shack filter that filters out horribly addictive webgames during work hours : OverloadUT
  • what would you do at work then!? : OverBurN
• FAIL http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=3821 :( : OverBurN
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  Stuff like this makes me wonder what would happen if we did get fucked by some really nasty virus : Omaha
  • Well the Bird Flu went to humans now so we will see. : DM7
• aww so close. I started in madagascar and the only place I didn't get was India : AllYourBase
• ok - Madagascar is gay and ruins this game. Oh well. :( : virus
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  I found this helps. Get waterborne tranmission (needs moisture resistance II) and dont try to kill anyo... : handofthrawn
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    yeah, keeping a low profile with only rodents and water with minimal resistance is the way to go : MisterPhoton
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      the world doesn't give a shit if everyone is infected with a cold. they close ports when people die. ... : handofthrawn
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        I started with only Rodents, Waterborne, Cold 1, and Heat 1, let it spread everywhere really slowly, then... : MisterPhoton
        • hahahaha : virus
        • note: liver failure takes too long to kill people :( heart failure is where its at : MisterPhoton
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        I've had ports closed before I've even killed a person. : Horn
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          yeah if you make the disease too good they will be scared and close ports. im thinking resistance to col... : handofthrawn
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            I just let a game go for 60+ days where my bug only had water, rodent, cold resistance 1, moisture resist... : Horn
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              same. right around 200million people they start to shut down stuff. by 400mil its over. damn you madaga... : handofthrawn
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                heh - i did the same thing and got everyone but madagascar and argentina... Then i unleashed some hear... : dedgecko
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                  i just played 50 games and couldnt redo what i did in my 2nd or 3rd game. this game blows because it is ... : handofthrawn
                  • yup. I started in madagascar and couldn't get into Australia or New Zealand before they boarded up. : Horn
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        not true! i had 0 deaths and once the disease started to spread a bit madagascar closed its port :( ri... : OverBurN
        • yeah they will close ports based on how much its spread it seems. ive had 1 symptom, resistance only for... : handofthrawn
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  fawwwk - started in madagascar and failed to infect half of the world before things started shutting down... : dedgecko
  • i had the same problem starting in greenland. :( : ass-street
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  I like letting them think they won. They get a functional vaccine and all transportation shuts down so t... : Omaha
  • hahahaha this is cracking me up! :( : virus
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    eh - i like to let them think they are going to bang out a vaccine in 14 days--BIGGITY--BAM!! Drug Resis... : dedgecko
    • holy hell - now it's up to 1453 days... : dedgecko
    • When my symptoms were still just sneezing I had all 24 hospitals closed. Fucking pussies deserved the wra... : DarkWolf5
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  I got everyone except those in Japan, New Zealand, Cuba and... Canada? Everything else is a wasteland. : nevicata
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    I started a new game, and my virus started in Madagascar. Now I can't get out :( : crummynz
    • rats + heat resistance : riptyde
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      I've got a parasite that started in Japan. It's everywhere except Madagascar. : nevicata
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        madagascar are fucking bitches. they shut down their only port when some dudes start coughing halfway ac... : mikecyb
        • Well, it's looking like the 19M of them are going to get to repopulate the world. :) : nevicata
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          I like when they close all teh ports while ships are still at sea so they are doomed to sail the ocean fo... : Omaha
          • Or when there's only 4,000 people left alive on Earth and ships and planes are still screaming around, an... : Hello Kitty
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  Tip i've found: If you keep drug resistance at level 2, wait until the world has created a vaccine and a... : riptyde
  • The vaccine is rarely my problem. Getting all the regions infected is. :( : Arcanum
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  if you change the symptoms enough it looks like the vaccine can fail. I spent so many evolution points k... : mikecyb
  • You can get deaths if you upgrade to flaming diahrea + flatulence : Omaha
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  I ended up getting rid of the first symptom you get while trying to maintain as low of an infection rate ... : Rag and Bone Man
  • Ok, this game is bullshit. How the hell does my parasite become famous when less then 20 people are infe... : Rag and Bone Man
• I fucking hate this game but i can't stop playing it either >:-( : lapskaus
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  finally I have infected the eintire world. time to wait until everyone is infected and then kill 'em all!... : Fyunch Click
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    The vaccine will probably work now. : Rag and Bone Man
    • nonsense, thee fools have shut down all their hospitals! They have accepted their fates. : Fyunch Click
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  I got all but Madagascar and I have complete immunity to vaccination. Time to bring on the genocide. : omnova
  • yeah I killed everyone on earth except madagascar and geenland the first time I played lastnight. it was ... : chilln
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  http://carrion.luggage.googlepages.com/YES.JPG Started in Madagascar, of course. Now I just need to cr... : carrioN luggagE
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    YOU ARE ALL DEAD FUCKERS! http://carrion.luggage.googlepages.com/victoly.JPG : carrioN luggagE
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      Eh, pretty low score. I got like 103K and didn't get Japan or Madagascar. : Nixx2004
      • Yeah, I think it's because it took so long to kill everyone. See, I don't care much about the score, sinc : carrioN luggagE
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  HOW DID I MANAGE EVERY COUNTRY EXCEPT SOUTH AFRICA WTF WTF WTF FUCK YOU GAME : virus
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    I played a game and I got every country except Mexico. MEXICO. How the fuck does a worldwide death virus ... : kikilupo
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      Yeah, border-sealing is rather more effective (that is, it's completely effective) than one would really ... : Arcanum
      • yeah I actually ran into peru isolating themselves entirely from the world on multiple occasions because ... : mikecyb
• I about gouged my eyes out trying to watch and listening to the tutorial. Seriously SPEAK FASTER BITCH. ... : Freon
• I"m stuck right now, Infected every country, had 2 levels of drug resistance, and I tried the let them de... : dysfunctional
• because of ice, isolation, and in madagascar's case - they've already had all your disease. : pointyelbows

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  no - shackwest TF2! : hirez
  • zomg! I should probably join. I've been playing too much CS:S lately. : deject
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    Hirez you should get a new map to try out tonight. But we could play pl_dbheights again :) : ant_hillbilly
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      from what i saw on a brief look at fpsbanana these could be fun: http://www.fpsbanana.com/maps/39961 ... : SolveChrist
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        well 2 looks more like the original from TFC : Dschinghis Khan
        • that's what i like about it. The only thing is there is no ladder climbing in tf2 so you can't get to th... : SolveChrist
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          http://www.fpsbanana.com/maps/59960 this looks like a decent map also. : ant_hillbilly
          • that does look cool. like an oldschool dustbowl or something : SolveChrist
      • Downloading cp_tooltown_b10 (stable) right now... : Maddog_Delphi97
• yep for sure : feek
• Why sure! : helvetica
• um yes of course : Foxhawk
• sure, I can grind ff4 when I'm dead (which is a lot cause I rush too much) : FushigiDenki
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  I'll play. It's been pretty fun lately. : dmason
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    Don't you have something more important? : omnova
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      For a few hours, yes. : dmason
      • Also, bananas. : dmason
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    u started off doing really good then u kinda sucked for a while : kn1fe
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      Yeah, that happens. I'm an all-star for a map or two, then :( : dmason
      • yeah same thing to me:( Ill be like 28-8 one map, and then go like 18-19 next round : Jackass1233
      • That's how the game goes. You do really well for a few rounds, maybe even a full map and then nothing. It... : K1Bond007
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    yea we have a good balance. It only gets bad when skill players stack the teams, e.g. when styles/drake/... : Foxhawk
    • Someone has to make the game interesting instead of some random fgt hiding in corners. : D45hiz
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  jim gave me the password last night. i hope to see all my old CS:S friends tonight :D : burning eye
  • Who are you?! : CrustaR
• i can't get reliable internet atm :( : ejectorpod
• Why the hell not. : silentw
• That was fun last night. Except I suck on maps that I don't know hehe. : chungathebunga
• How about RIGHT NOW. : Chepito.
• Oh God I miss TF2 :( : genjuro
• Of course!! >:D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Lemme ask this question again... http://www.fpsbanana.com/maps/19140 has anyone played this map rec... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\your steam account name here\counter-strike source\cstrike\maps That'... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    The author may have a shit comp, but those FPS don't look too hot. : pieman
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      I'm getting about 40 to 50 fps. Your mileage may vary. Keep in mind, that screenshot is probably two ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        I'm running a 2GHz athlon xp and an x800, do you think I should upgrade maddog? :(. : pieman
        • I don't know... download the map and find out what framerates you get? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      You try running Counter-Strike: Source on a banana. : A Sponge
      • I run mine on a dual-core abacus. aww yeah!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I remember that map being waaaay too big for anything less than 20 people. Very pretty though. : helvetica
    • Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for... twenty shackers playing this. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  de_dust2 right now, IGI : kill9
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    I'm there as well. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I got bored of waiting. I'm gonna watch tv now. Maybe later? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  where can i find server info? : PoopStewart
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    found the ip but can someone sm me the pw? plz? : PoopStewart
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      Check your shackmessages. : Maddog_Delphi97
      • got it, fanks : PoopStewart