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  My iPhone 3g battery sucks at life. I fucking can't stand it. I am at the point where I am just going to ... : pancake humper
  • When I'm at the office I plug it in to keep charging. But I noticed before I got into 3G range this morn... : trOmblyj
• turn 3g off it kill battery : Iwannaacura
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  Turn off location services. Change it from Push email to Fetch, and leave 3G on. Also, turn the WiFi of... : jingletard
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    I need push for my Exchange account. WiFi is off, I just turned Location Services off. Am going to orde... : trOmblyj
    • Or one of these: http://www.iphoneck.com/product.php?productid=1&cat=0&page=1 : trOmblyj
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      Location services was the problem, imo. It just sucks down way too much because it's constantly updating... : jingletard
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        If I turn location services off, Apps that still use it can use it when asking for it? I would rather lea... : pancake humper
        • I was under the assumption it is only ever used to track your location when an app requests it. : dilutedq
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          It will turn it on when the apps ask for it, but it doesn't shut it off again after the apps are done doi... : jingletard
          • You are correct. I installed a news app and it wanted to look up where I was, so I let it. My location ... : trOmblyj
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    ^^ for 3g version. Old version works fine on battery life. Just make sure SSH is off. : Iwannaacura
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      SSH?! What? Please tell me you mean SSL. You have an SSH client? I would kill for one. : crimrOw
      • jailbroken 1st gen iphone. Has ssh abilities. Since most of the unlock/jailbreak programs came with it mo... : Iwannaacura
      • Available for 2.0 and 2.0 3g iPhones as well. Has a fully functional VT100 terminal emulator with shortc... : spazzium
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        That's how all the iPhones work, and how it was initially jailbroken. Someone put an iPhone on their WiF... : jingletard
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          i don't think this is true. mine did not have an ssh server until i installed one. the first jailbreak ... : electroly
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            I'm pretty sure iBrickr was the first windows based solution for it, and it didn't involve Safari. That ... : jingletard
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              Correct I believe the safari exploit was for 1.1.2, but its been a while. : loboca
              • the tiff exploit was for 1.1.1, I had to downgrade my 1.1.2 ipod to 1.1.1 so I could jailbreak it. Then a... : sigpro
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          That's actually not true at all. It's not running a goddamn ssh server out of the box. : spazzium
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            No, I never said it had SSH out of the box, but it does accept connections if the iPhone is in restore mo... : jingletard
            • No, you're so very wrong. There was never anything resembling sshd on the phone unless it's Jailbroken a... : spazzium
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          Should clarify that it's not SSH, it's some other sort of interface that allows a connection. I'll shut ... : jingletard
          • There ya go. : spazzium
    • actually, for a jailbroken 2.0 iphone, sshd isn't running unless there's a connection to it, it's a launc... : lja83
• Ever since 2.0 came out, my 1st gen iPhone was totally sucking at battery life. I followed some hints on... : crimrOw
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  I don't get this at all. I was just on a 45 minute 3g call and it used 10% of my battery. What are you ... : spazzium
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    Push, location services, and WiFi scanning drain the battery, as I understand it. : jingletard
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      I have WiFi on, with no scanning. I have my SSH server on. I have location services on. : spazzium
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        Oh, and I have Push on, using every available exchange protocol. : spazzium
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          Oh, so you must be the only iPhone user on the planet that has zero problems with the battery with every ... : jingletard
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            LOL. Yeah, i have no idea what this guy is doing different but my battery life sucks like everyone else ... : geneshifter
            • Same. I love the phone but I can't stand how shitty the battery is. : jingletard
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          lemme guess, you're running like 40 apps as well : Thomas Hace
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            You can't run multiple apps. Blessing and a curse. And I don't get the disbelief here. I'm much more d... : spazzium
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              I'm not saying 2 thirty second calls are killing the battery. The phone had been in operation for about ... : trOmblyj
              • On my ipod just leaving the wifi turned on can kill my battery in about a day and a half even if I don't ... : sigpro
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                i got mine yesterday and both days at work it sits next to me and the battery doesn't drain at all. how ... : handofthrawn
                • 3G - Settings/General/Network Enable 3G Location Services: Settings/General : trOmblyj
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              It's just all the evidence that supports the fact that the iPhone 3G has crappy battery life. The Macrum... : jingletard
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                i have 3g and wifi enabled all day long and my battery doesn't budge unless i start playing Monkey Island... : lja83
                • Wait, ScummVM already got ported over again? : spazzium
• i havent changed one setting and my battery life is great. i only set up 1 email account for my gmail an... : handofthrawn
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  OK, at 2:32PM Eastern my battery is fully charged. 3G is off, Location Services is off, Push is on for E... : trOmblyj
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    OK, so since then I played with Safari for around 5 minutes (max) to test viewing my webcam at home and c... : trOmblyj
    • Also, my screen brightness is a hair over 1/3 : trOmblyj
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      I'm not going to lie I don't know how your battery is draining like that. I'm not going to say I have st... : dilutedq
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        he said it dropped by 10%, not dropped to 10%. : electroly
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          Yeah I know. : dilutedq
          • I meant the same, but I typed the opposite. : dilutedq
• I've turned off Wifi on only when I need it and this has seriously almost doubled my battery life. My 3g... : goatjc

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  Holy shit! That's brilliant! : Solstice
  • my first 100000 attempts were catapults and i never got them to work :( : electroly
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  Just beat 20 today too! My favorite build was for 19: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=173754 ... : silent prophet
  • wow your 19 is almost elegant in design. : deathofrats
  • your 19 is fun :) : Demius
  • i wasn't expecting that behavior from the starting positions on your #19. very nice : electroly
  • That lvl19 is fantastic : riptyde
  • Nice! My level 19 level was pretty similar http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=157784 : Trips
  • Here's my 19.. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=144174 Probably my favorite that I came up wi... : Chunks
  • My 19 is pretty boring compared to that: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=169997 : Kentor
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    Dammit: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179027 : magistersmax
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      I got yours to work by pretty much just shrinking both of the legs on the left machine, from the yellow b... : Chunks
      • I got it to work by replacing the front forward wheel with an unpowered one. It was just so close. : magistersmax
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    That 19 is pretty crazy... hadn't thought of trying it that way. This is my solution: http://fantast... : obiquatro
    • That's really good. Just needed a tiny modification to work: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId... : Marauder IIC
    • I fail. Copied the wrong URL. Here is mine: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=167312 : obiquatro
  • Props for that 19. Very simple looking but neat behavior. : Freon
  • my 19 http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95555 : alphablu
• haha nice man, thats fuckin awesome. : Demius
• woah! that is the coolest thing i've seen all week : gyokuro
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  I make the most pathetic contraptions ever : http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=178723 : MrLobo
  • lol such a labored finish on that one : electroly
  • ha, yea, I had a few of those : goatjc
  • hahaha nice : Blucklesworth
  • I thought mine was pretty sad for this level but I think you win. : moogle
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    Wow, thats even lamer than mine from yesterday. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=159815 Take... : Tommy Toolbag
    • that's actually kinda cool : deject
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    says i have to buy :( : Iwannaacura
    • if that happens, just reload the page. there's some kind of bug where it doesn't come up right sometimes : electroly
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    I will challenge you: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179109 : jenisthebest
    • lol that is awesome : electroly
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    Mine was even simpler than that. I just made some small car with a stick going off the top that poked the... : sigpro
    • I did something very similar to this. : obiquatro
    • just connect two wheels as far apart as possible with one wood segment and one water segment and it will ... : GloriousCow
  • haha : [fry]
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  I finally decided to play. I'm stuck on LEVEL 2. : jenisthebest
  • oh nevermind I just didn't get the thingy high enough : jenisthebest
  • You're not the only one, I'm horrible at this! :~( : Phreakin
• I liked my 17: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=176107 Just beat 20 today: http://fantasticco... : Blucklesworth
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  what was your simplest one? http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179156 : jenisthebest
  • i'm pretty proud of this one http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=117409 : electroly
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179350 : mrvandelay
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179501 http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=179513 : riptyde
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    Mine: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=164562 Looks simple but it really was a bitch to get i... : magistersmax
    • Clever! : jenisthebest
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  repost: UNPOWERED LEVELS http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17564611 Please do check out the solut... : Zero|DPX
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    I did on a roll in 1 piece: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=180114 : aethyr
    • #8 in 2 pieces in instead of 3: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=180243 : aethyr
    • That's pretty sweet. : action wombmate
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    I keep seeing solutions for 1 and 20 that have the red piece starting in a different place from what I ge... : yonderboy
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      you can move the starting piece, just use the move arrow. : aethyr
      • Oh wow, that makes things so much easier. : yonderboy
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    I like this idea, can you keep it updated? Dink linked to an awesome method for #18 Tube in the last post... : pieman
    • That's a good solution for 18. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • wow, that is brilliant. : electroly
  • OH MY FUCKING GOD : SockMonkeh
  • #10 (Up the Hump) unpowered: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=181382. It takes awhile, be pati... : YamatoTwinkie
  • #20 done unpowered (not mine): http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=15077 : El Guapo
  • Level 16 ( awash), unpowered - http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=132204 : sierran
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    Unpowered Update: 1: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=153818 2: http://FantasticContraption... : sierran
    • #14!!! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=183479 : riptyde
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  My solution for #11: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=149597 #12: http://FantasticContraption.c... : deject
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    nice solution to #13. i don't think i've seen a solution that pushes the ball out from the top like that : electroly
    • Yeah that's f'n brilliant. : action wombmate
    • there's been a few : c0bra
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    My 13 is similar to yours' but without the ball. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=164969 : obiquatro
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      you can just put the red block on the end of a big stick and push the stick out to get it in there before... : deject
      • I'm going to try something like that, but I liked just whacking the block in there. : obiquatro
• Easily my best work.... http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=179752 : mrvandelay
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  I gave action roommate shit about posting about this game so much and then we all stayed up till 3 playin... : mrwolf710
  • Also electroly, that was cool. : mrwolf710
  • if there were 100 levels instead of 20 i'd be soo screwed. i don't even know why this is as addicting as... : electroly
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  I'm a little surprised that the contraptions work the exact same way every time. Some games that have phy... : edgewise
  • nothing is random on a computer unless you explicitly program in the randomness. in any case the simulat... : electroly
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  NEW WINNER. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=178263 (not mine) nothing will ever top this. : electroly
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    Having a feeling of deja vu...can't quite figure out why. Oh! That's the same one you linked in the ro... : Nixx2004
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      oh shit. i hate that ctrl-c doesn't work, you have to right-click and hit copy. fuck. now i have to fi... : electroly
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        OK HERE IT IS. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=152559 : electroly
        • Wow. I feel like such an amateur. : bcyde
        • this is really disturbing. : edgewise
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          Not bad, but I think the MC Hammer dancing ones are more entertaining. : Nixx2004
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            link? i am greatly interested : electroly
            • Ahh, I remembered the 'you got served' comment, so found one: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=1... : Nixx2004
        • HAHAHHA...almost shot milk out my nose. I love the elvis bear title, along with the pelvis thrust when ... : deathofrats
• I keep reading this as "Fantastic Contraception" : Vantage
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  This one is by far my favorite: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=177643 : clain
  • wow : [fry]
  • No way you would plan it to do that. : dooberzoo
  • amazing : smax
  • wow, that level stresses my processor more than most games : pyrogen
  • Sheer luck genius. : obiquatro
  • that wins on so many levels its not even funny : epit
  • Now that was impressive. : Colleton
  • some of these mofo obviously have Ph.Ds in catapulting :/ : deviantpaul
  • holy flercking schnit : Bamtan
• No way to shack search these, so hopefully it wasn't linked yet. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?desi... : skitzo
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  Ok, is there a way to permanently disable the music? I'm sick of that stupid tune starting up every time ... : Freon
  • i have to mute my sound whenever i look at these things : Dave-A
  • Clicking off the sound icon on the bottom left should store a cookie so you only have to do it once : indosauros
  • I had to switch it off every time too, it's now permanently off but i have no idea what i did to change i... : boredguy
• had fun with a cam on this one :) http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=182271 : cpt_gloval

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• my party hats are a green leprechaun hat and a orange and black jester hat with bells : RikiTiki2
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  will be there. not sure about eating a full meal, but appetizer and drinks at least. probably won't get... : mwasher
  • also, i will need to borrow a party hat. thanks in advance. : mwasher
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    i hope enough people get there early so we can at least get our table. some restaurants will not seat you... : wtf242
    • Tell the restaurant (when they call for your table) that he's outside taking a call. Problem = solved. : coldfusioncs
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  i'll be there for sure : EvilDolemite
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    So are you coming by my house at 7? or are you driving your own car? : wtf242
    • I'll be at your place around 7. I will take a cab home probably around 1. : EvilDolemite
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  http://www.lambertsaustin.com/menus/LAMBERTS_DINNER.pdf I'm eyeing the maple & coriander crusted pork ... : EvilDolemite
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    i can't afford to eat here and go out tonight :( i could just get a $3 sausage downtown : mwasher
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      rent+bills day too. argh you're killing me. : mwasher
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        appetizer-entree : RikiTiki2
        • Yup, some of the apps are large, get a side with it and for $14 you have a meal : EvilDolemite
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        come on you fool, i'll help you out : wtf242
        • nah dude. i'm fine. just bitching. : mwasher
  • lol it's one of those menus that talks to you while you decide what to eat: Fancy Barbecue? : focusdaily
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  Parking is tough? :[ Could I get away with parking off of 4th or under the 6th street overpass and walki... : CrustaR
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    that's a hefty walk to Lambert's (2nd and Guadalupe) : RikiTiki2
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      I'll walk if I don't have to pay. I have no cash at all. : CrustaR
      • Meters are free after 5:30 Douke Noukem : EvilDolemite
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    there's a cheap parking garage right near the 2nd street area.. the old government one. $5 i think. Also ... : wtf242
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      he could even try parking on the south side of the river at auditorium shores and cross the bridge : RikiTiki2
      • Under City hall you can park and they'll validate at Lambert's. : EvilDolemite
• My party hat is at the dry cleaners. : twifosp
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  We used to park in front of the state house and walk all the time. No one parks in that lot and it's fre... : ra1n
  • what intersection is that at, do you know : twifosp
  • that's south of Riverside! : EvilDolemite
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    I thought it was 1st and congress. : ra1n
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      http://www.statehouseoncongress.com/directions.html : EvilDolemite
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        Sounds good -- I'll park there and kayak across the river. : twifosp
        • Watch out for floaters (five this year!) : EvilDolemite
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        It's probably what, a quarter mile walk to 6th street from there? : ra1n
        • It's over a mile: http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Congress+Ave+S+%26+Academy+Dr,+Austin,+TX+78704&ge... : twifosp
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          1.5 miles, plus it's going to be 102 today : EvilDolemite
          • Which makes for a MILE INDEX RATING of over 3.8 miles. : twifosp
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  ok. wtf242, evild, crustar, twifosp, rikitiki2, mwasher(??), mwasher's girl(??), whistletits(??) if any ... : wtf242
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    I'm still debating it. I absolutely despise going anywhere near downtown and my cashflow is a little low... : CrustaR
    • You're going. I'm buying you a beer or two. Are you about to turn down free beer?!? : twifosp
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      Hmm, I can probably park at Riverside apartments and walk over there. : CrustaR
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        Jason's old apartments? That's a long ass hike. : twifosp
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          I walked to 6th from there several times. :| : CrustaR
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            You should be able to park underneath city hall for free if you spend I think $10 at Lambert's. : EvilDolemite
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              I guess I'll just park and walk the mile. : CrustaR
              • Nooo it's going to be so hot, we don't want you exhausted for dinner. That's a long walk. : EvilDolemite
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                Cruise around the 2nd area first, you can probably find an open meter (free) and avoid a mile long walk i... : twifosp
                • 4th/Guadalupe 3rd/San Antonio area always has some meters open : EvilDolemite
      • if worse comes to worse park in the teachers lot on 11th. : wtf242
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    i might go too : Mr.SEX
    • You lie worse than peters, Mr. SEX! : CrustaR
    • lets carpool : fletch_
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      remember that time we ate sushi with haiku and you guys got drunk after 1 beer and 1 sake? : wtf242
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        i thought haiku didn't drink : EvilDolemite
        • He only drinks sake every now and then. : sigpro
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          haha I bought him about $60 worth of pineapple and malibu at mohawk with genjuro and audhulm242 : wtf242
          • Pineapple and malibu wtt, 242, wtf : twifosp
      • Haha, 0wned! : CrustaR
      • i had another beer or two! but yes it was awesome : Mr.SEX
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    Okay, change of plans for me. I can get free food at around 6:15, so I am going to do that, and then onc... : CrustaR
    • are you going to go lamberts? : twifosp
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      I knew you would chicken out! Duke is not amused : wtf242
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        Yeah, I can't afford it right now. Besides, who can pass up free food? : CrustaR
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          come anyway to hang out. : twifosp
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            seriously. I am kind of thinking should have done casino. even whistletits is giving me shit over aim ove... : wtf242
            • i was just fucking with you man. i'm cool with it. : mwasher
            • I was just fuckin with you man. I'm a two income household :) : whistletits
            • Sorry, I am just tired (it takes a ton of energy for me to go downtown, and I have been dealing with peop... : CrustaR
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  I should be there but closer to 8pm cause thats what time you said and I have to do stuff after work. : whistletits
  • sorry i tried to get 8pm reservations :[ : wtf242
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  i'm stuck at work till midnight. >:( : biskits
  • like you'd have come anyway :) : RikiTiki2
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  Final bump : EvilDolemite
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    you coming over????? drinking a beer waiting downstairs : wtf242
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      alright I have to leave soon EvilD for 7:30 reservations. you better not be standing us up again! : wtf242
      • HEY can you pick me up? I am ready but it's too fucking hot to walk over. : EvilDolemite

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  I'm not buying the game solely because of this exclusive character crap. I don't see why more people don'... : wretchedradio
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    Indeed.. I don't get why they chose to go with that exclusive thing.. Many people can't afford (or got n... : humbleone
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      That isn't the point, it's to try to draw you towards one or the other console, assuming you have both. : Ebu
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        that is exactly what makes it ridiculous. The choice of purchase should only involve 'which console you'd... : humbleone
        • And game exclusives should never happen. In an ideal world. : Ebu
    • They'll most likely be DLC for each console at a later date. It's much better than when you had to buy 3 ... : synapse19
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    because one character is not that big of a deal? : byorn
    • Then why the hell even bother doing two different versions? It's such a cash grab...it's really sickening... : wretchedradio
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    Because the exclusive characters suck? The best gameplay comes from the core roster of Soul Calibur, not... : sevogajre
    • I agree, but the fact that they're doing something so shady makes me not want to give them my money. And ... : wretchedradio
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  Jesus Christ I am buying the ps3 version right now because of this video. Namco just needs to go ahead a... : gmd
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    One already got made for the PS1 and it wasn't very good. : sigpro
    • Also yoda looks way more bad ass than Vader to me. : sigpro
  • There was a cool one on Dreamcast I think : sm00v3d
  • IAWTP. A new (better) Tera Kasi would be awesome. General Grievous would be fun to play with. : hardfl1p
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  God the only thing the apprentice says is 'huuh' and 'tah' : chazums
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    The way they block isn't very Star Wars-like either. It's like they put Mitsurugi's animations on Vader ... : Rag and Bone Man
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      I like how Vader blocks the apprentice's kick with his saber and nothing happens. Legs of steel. : DHAvatar
      • more like legs of Cortosis amirite? : kenmis
      • Remember, this is a weapon fighter, in these games, all weapons are nerf bats. Case in point: Cervant... : Finestaut
  • Vader's "Wuuah" doesn't help either. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Does anyone else think we should have left invisible walls behind already? :( : losimagic
  • Yeah. I was hoping Vader was going to throw the Apprentice off 3:12 but noo. It would probably get old th... : djkenohki
  • I'm pretty sure that they can get thrown off the ledge @ other arenas. Or that's not what you meant? : humbleone
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    Maybe ring outs have been made artificially more difficult? I doubt they would remove the mechanic from ... : Kentor
    • Depends on the map. : Ebu
• Hahaha, they still haven't made better footstep sounds. They don't sound like they add any random pitch o... : Fred Garvin
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  Is it possible to choose non-english audio for things like voices ... the announcer and characters always... : PHeeNIxx
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    Yeah, you can set the spoken language to Japanese and have English subtitles. : GrimmyD
    • Nice, thanks for the info. : PHeeNIxx
    • this is the first thing you should do after you get the game. The english lines from the characters, espe... : TPSReport
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  Just noticed in the video, why does Vader have a butt cape and not a cape from the shoulders? : judasen
  • tucked into his belt, probably easier to animate him with it like that : mwasher
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    There are two different "looks" for Vadar. The look not present is the one with the long cape from his s... : itsjeff9
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      ah ok. 'whew' : judasen
      • Actually, this one looks kinda cool, too. : Conan
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  I wish some people would talk about the controls with both versions. Does the 360 d-pad want to drive you... : ghost in my shell
  • Having never played a SC game before - for what exactly would you need to use the d-pad? Hopefully not m... : humbleone
  • Spend the money on a good hori stick if you plan on playing a fighting game. So much better. I was lucky ... : razlebol
• The AI for The Apprentice is brutal in Arcade mode )= : shyguy74
• Maybe DLC, there is a character slot open up top for Vader/Yoda on both versions. : pigvomit
• whoever was playing those 2 characters really sucks at SC4... seriously need to learn some moves and then... : but why
• someone needs to change vader to saying A-HA! when he does something good. : pigz

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  my mind was blown days ago but not by stuff like that. i want to take away everyone's cell phones ever... : draconic
  • haha yeah i've been getting ridiculous stuff, i liked this one though. : lakren
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    how much you made so far? I'm still at like $9.90 (haven't had any time the last few days). : cltcprd
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      I made it to $10.20 before quitting today! Shooting for $300/month. Luckily I have a job where that's R... : ejectorpod
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        I could do it at work, but it makes me feel bad :( : cltcprd
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          i have nothing to do so I figure I might as well earn some extra cash :( : ejectorpod
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            I understand, it seems as though every time I log on I'm bombarded with SMSs. I wish they let me set a f... : cltcprd
            • that would be pretty nice, yeah. : ejectorpod
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      like 70 some. : draconic
      • and a dollar of it was thanks to nixx. :D : draconic
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  yes, but only slightly. Breathing makes the air wetter than licking. : edgewise
  • I just referred him to John Carmack's blog. : lakren
• ahjjajahaha : feek
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  The number of pedophile/statutory rape questions I had today was disturbing :( : ejectorpod
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    what'd they ask? : edgewise
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      One was fucked up. "Can I have sex with a ten year old if I'm 17? It's legal right?" : ejectorpod
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        what was your reply? : skryte
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          I told him it was still illegal and he should look up statutory rape laws in his state, then linked him t... : ejectorpod
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            why can't you just say, "yeah, sure, whatever" : skryte
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              Because that wouldn't be accurate or factual. : ejectorpod
              • hilarious doesn't count? : skryte
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          I think that's a case where you hit 'abuse'. I'd have to double check, but it's what I'd want to do if I ... : Nixx2004
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            It's not abuse, as far as I understand it. Explicitly pornographic, harassing, or hate-filled question : ejectorpod
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              Could count as 'plotting violent acts', maybe. : Nixx2004
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                You're probably right though, your answer looks good. : Nixx2004
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                  and i don't think you get $0.15 for hitting abuse :) : cltcprd
                  • :) This is true : ejectorpod
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                    it's not $0.20? : edgewise
                    • not when you're a newbie. they bump it to $0.20 at some point, can't remember how long. : ejectorpod
            • Fucking a 10 year old would qualify (as far as I'm concerned) as serious criminal activity. : Ebu
          • someone called me an idiot cos a previous guide didn't answer his question perfectly. i hit abuse. ass. : draconic
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  Well, does it??? Yeah, there are some crazy, stupid, and inane questions that get asked. : Nixx2004
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    What about the answers? Does the client have to approve your answer for the Chacha Guide to be payed? : doomed
    • No, but ChaCha QA does check and will let you know if you did something wrong. At least that's how it's s... : Nixx2004
• was that one of you guys who just answered my poop question : busdriver3030
• i licked the air after reading this post : [fry]
• I just wanted to thank the chacha guide who answered my random questions about wind farms as I was drivin... : snowwolf
• Why is there no Cha Cha in canada :( : jenisthebest

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  Kodiak did it. : sigpro
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    Correct. He's almost up to 100,000 kills. O_o : FormerHPB
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      No wonder he didn't like Bad Company's control sensitivity and other aspects of the game. Judging by what... : Nitrium
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        Bad Company is a piece of shit compared to compared to COD4. : Silent Wolf
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          Well, that's harsh, but I think they are a little bit different from each other. CoD4 is a very fast-pace... : Nitrium
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            It's not the gameplay it's the bullet lag, spamness, lack of good controls. : Silent Wolf
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              COD4 has it's share of spamness. ;) : FormerHPB
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                And lack of good controls. No cover FTL! : Tommy Toolbag
                • controls are great in COD4. no cover is no big deal since my RPD + perks shreds through walls and stuff.... : FormerHPB
        • i lol'd this post because it's obviously the opposite imo : dantastic
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          Posts like this make me happy I didn't buy BF:BC. : FormerHPB
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            your loss. i'll just have to school you in NHL instead : dantastic
            • not in NHL09 with old school controls! I owned at NHL 92-98 dammit! ;P : FormerHPB
          • I got to 5th level prestige in COD4, and I'm enjoying Bad Comapany alot right now. Totally diffrent game. : R.Cade
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  Pretty sure it's 'only' 5 times. : stump
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    nope, its 10. : krym3
    • You're right. That's crazy. I just stopped at 55 the first time. : stump
• You lose everything except your clan tag. All unlockables are gone. Weapons, perks, and challenges are ... : FormerHPB
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  Not being a spelling nazi about your post, but did I miss something that is causing everyone to spell it ... : Evil Benius
  • no, just more illiterate people of the world have come across the shack and started posting in the chatty... : dedgecko
  • It's my bad. I've been trying to sneak in reading and posting on the shack in between my supervisor poppi... : Alpha Geist
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  Yes you lose all your stuff but its so easy to level in the game that it shouldn't take long to do. : Iwannaacura
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    Took me over a day of playing to level up legitimately. : pigvomit
    • On PC it takes couple hours of legit play to get to the good guns. Or if you want quick level up then 24... : Iwannaacura
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  hmm. i think i've got a hankerin' to bust this back out. made it to 55 then stopped. might do prestige. : PoopStewart
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    you should. It's still a lot of fun. There are still some shackers playing this game on live. : FormerHPB
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      Cool. COD4 @ 7pm EST tonight to anyone interested. : PoopStewart
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        That's a bit early for me. Kids go to bed between 8-9pm EST on fridays... But tonight is my last night... : FormerHPB
        • I'll still be on around 8 or 9. I'll look for you. : PoopStewart
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        can't play tonight but could next week. gone all weekend unfortunately :( : ejectorpod
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          SM me when you're back, we'll play! : PoopStewart
          • Sweet, will do. : ejectorpod
    • Toss my name in the pot of people who still play, although I don't usually get on until late. : hoov1185
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  WTF are you talking about? Cheaters can't exist on the PC version of CoD4 because it has Punkbuster!!! ... : coyoterys
  • Haha, stooopid punkbuster :P : Alpha Geist
  • to be honest, I've only seen 2 hackers in COD4PC, and they both joined the server I was on at about the s... : deject
• i think it's fun to redo all the challenges and see how fast you do them. it's not like you're really at ... : JINKY
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  man the only reason I don't get the x360 ver. of CoD4 is cuz of the price. I paid full price for the P... : X-GOUKI
  • trade you my 360 copy for your PC copy... : Jayx77
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  how bad is the cheating on pc? : dael
  • Besides people being able to wall hack and aim bot, and with punkbuster not doing anything about it (like... : Alpha Geist
  • It's not that bad, but yeah PunkBuster isn't any good to be honest. : deject
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    the same as cheating is in every other pc fps, it is only a problem if you play on retard servers with re... : Luminair
    • even if a asshole cheater joins up, there's lots of other servers so finding a new one isn't hard. : deject
  • I've been back to playing about an hour a day for the last couple weeks, and haven't encountered anyone t... : Noobler
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  Ive heard it can take 45-50 hours to get to 55 each time, so 450-500 hours to get to the 10th prestige. : holinka
  • Egad! : Alpha Geist
  • The first few times it shouldn't take more than 24 hours of ingame play time. After that it should be les... : sigpro
• I did it. Started my first prestige run. Ho boy! : PoopStewart
• PC version doesn't have prestige? : hoov1185

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  man, this could really hose a lot of OT's, especially if they're lacking in agility/speed. I guess I w... : MisterPhoton
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    They've already helped o line pass defense this year, they retreat now instead of reach for their defende : Lunatic Angelic
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      that's true, but if an OT's agility is crap the DE will rush around the outside so easily its not even fu... : MisterPhoton
      • agility, i don't think speed is going to help OL very much since acceleration is all a function of agilit... : cltcprd
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        I'd say boost twice, get agility to the soft cap, then boost again and do whatever (speed, confidence, vi... : Nixx2004
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          boosted! http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=67483 : MisterPhoton
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            Nixx I crave your approval :( : MisterPhoton
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              Heh. Looking good, Louis! Todays game will be interesting, they are a good team. : Nixx2004
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                fortunately for me, their RDE is only level 20 - I don't know if its even possible that he could rush all... : MisterPhoton
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                  Oh, I think it's possible. I've read threads with people complaining that lower level D-line are getting ... : Nixx2004
                  • Yeah I know some of those O-Line people out there had been trying to push their STR to like upper 70s. B... : gargy
  • Yeah. If you look at the thread that the addition is a response to, it seems DEs were kind of messed u... : Nixx2004
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  why aren't WRs shown on the starting offense table any more :( : mikecyb
  • You didn't get the memo? We cut all the WRs, we're going 100% Conan this season! uhh shit, that might not : Nixx2004
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  Lampshades: the opposing team's starting LOT for our first regular-season game (Hotel Vacancy) has an agi... : MisterPhoton
  • I think so. Not expecting too much trouble from Athens, anyways. Doesn't look like they've improved much ... : Nixx2004
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  updated my tactics :P : handofthrawn
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    Which did you do? We should test in this scrimmage game (assuming it's live). Have one DE go evasive, the... : Nixx2004
    • both our DEs have evasive builds, I'm trying combo : azenmaster
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      im trying to run around. get around the blocks due to my lack of strength : handofthrawn
      • OK cool, that's what I figured might be best for you. : Nixx2004
• Looks like this won't be active for the Cru game, unfortunately. He hasn't updated the post. Hopefully... : Nixx2004
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  Whoa. - I've added another option for QB passing - pass style. This will allow the QB to determine how : Nixx2004
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    Option 4: Fuck everything, I'm going deep... Yes : Lunatic Angelic
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      that's pretty much the same as bullet : cltcprd
      • I'd think going deep would be more of a lofty pass. : Nixx2004
    • Finally cltcprd can Unleash the DRAGON!!! : Fyunch Click
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    Bort posted that the options are Bullet, medium, lofty. I'm thinking the Lampshades will want bullet o... : Nixx2004
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      Medium is the default - it's been somewhere around "bullet" in the past. I've been testing with medium, t : Nixx2004
      • Q: So what attributes would effect how well the QB throws a good bullet or loft? Like..would more strengt : Nixx2004
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  Grand Cru scrimmage: http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=79538&mode=pbp&hide=1 Heh, nice fin : Nixx2004
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    ... and the game proves again that the most important stat for offensive line is level. =\ : Lunatic Angelic
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      Are you just looking at pancakes (not the best gauge of performance)? : Nixx2004
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        No, I'm looking at L18 linemen with 70str 70blk getting owned by power rushes from L25 DEs while L23 tack : Lunatic Angelic
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          what's your agility and vision? even on power rushes those are factored in : MisterPhoton
          • I'm not the one getting owned, these are OLs my DEs are facing. : Lunatic Angelic
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    42 plays, 10 tackles, 1 forced fumble for da Spine Breaker! : edgewise
    • Slacker : Tommy Toolbag
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  Lampshades or that...degenerate Degenerate check our forum, I need someone to check something. : Nixx2004
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    Anyone? Got the rest of the offense AI screenshots ready to post, just want to make sure the ones I alrea... : Nixx2004
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      I can see the two in the Tactics changelog (season 4) thread. : hiloopy
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        OK, thanks. Just wanted to make sure they worked since I set them to 'private' when I uploaded. Guess tha... : Nixx2004
        • Yup, all working for me. : hiloopy
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  Is there a getting started FAQ for this? Is there something I can do ingame with me DE? : Dessicator82
  • http://goallineblitz.com/faq.html http://goallineblitz.com/guides.html (especially the general newbie gu... : Nixx2004
• Damn, looks like the new player tactics won't be live for our scrimmage game. He still hasn't updated say... : Nixx2004
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  Lampshades game: http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=79020&mode=pbp&hide=1 : Nixx2004
  • Well, we're doing something right! : Nixx2004
  • Huh, it's definitely not set to go for it on 4th and 7. : Nixx2004

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  Wasn't that supposed to be a racing game? : MagicWishMonkey
  • Bit of racing, bit of first person craziness, as far as I understand! : aaarrrgh
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  nice renders, how about some in-game ones : spigot
  • They are in-game......... : pancake humper
  • These are straight out of the game. : patd
  • look how wrong you are. : ejectorpod
  • This is id software, son. Get with the program. : stratedge
• I'm a bit suspicious looking at those - probably photoshopped to hell :/ : jbury
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  are those actual screenshots? the second one looks like concept art : Mmmmmoo
  • They're being labelled screenshots. : aaarrrgh
• I don't know for once I don't think it looks amazing or anything, it looks good but not that much better ... : Begawkiness
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  As with most early ID screenshots, they are ingame - just taken at a monster resolution and then the imag... : jane911
  • Yeah, isn't this pretty standard fare for every game release nowadays? 100% authentic "in-game" screensho... : Finestaut
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  If it doesn't have the Thunderdome I'm not buying : phate81
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    This. I'm not convinced that id knows how to make games anymore. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Woops... meant to reply to Skoal^Fyfan's post instead. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • It also looks like they are doing races. I'd much rather have chases. Running from a band of infected p... : Rag and Bone Man
  • A thunderdome multiplayer mode would be hilariously awesome. It'd be duels like rocket arena except playe... : mroizo40
  • we don't need another hero. : jingletard
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  whatever. Doom3 looked just as amazing. : Skoal^Fyfan
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    and then it came out and until you got to Hell it was deja vu everywhere you went... personally I like... : dedgecko
    • Yeah, art direction > engine features. : Fred Garvin
• this game is gonna be huge : eeeealmo
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  OK, now how will it look on MY computer? : _jon
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    http://www.splotchy.com/sounds/a2600/adventure.png : Salad Sammich
    • r_picmip 999999'D : Utopia
  • http://www.simnet.is/siggijarl/rage_low.jpg : OrkO
• The first pic reminds me of Rosie O'Donnell. : baronzemo78
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  id needs to do a game with regular humans. Monsters/demons/zombies/mutated has been done and overdone. ... : exigence7
  • You can't have a post-apocolyptic setting without mutants and/or zombies. That's just all there is to it.... : phate81
  • Oh yeah? Well I think this game has too many regular humans! That shit's old. : Arceihn
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  Am I the only one not very impressed? : orgcaptainnemo
  • Yes. : stump
  • Meh. : ejectorpod
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  Are we sure that's in-game? I mean, I can see almost everything in the image. It's almost daylight in t... : cerealSAM2
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    It's almost certainly in game, under controlled conditions at incredibly high settings that will almost c... : Finestaut
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      Thank you for ruining my id lighting joke with your internet seriousness. : cerealSAM2
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        I'm sorry, want me to shackmessage my home address so you can mail me a box of scorpions? : Finestaut
        • No, but I'll paypal you money to buy some if you promise to use them. S&H charges for venomous beasties ... : cerealSAM2
      • I got it! : action wombmate
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  by the time this comes out many games will look this good : DapperDan
  • yea i'm a little confused why they began hyping it if the game has a few more years of dev. almost as if... : smacknca
  • I wonder if any other developers will add unique texturing to their engine. That's the only way I see any... : freshyk
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  Does this mean Duke Nukem Forever is changing engines again? : DJediX
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    Yes, yes it does. : freshyk
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      A butterfly flaps its wings in Africa and... : Freon
      • There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do : Bamtan
• It looks way better than it did at Quakecon last year, something that I really was not expecting. : fleabug
• It looks good, but not a huge visual leap, imo. : pilgrimage
• I want to see a normal human face without a mask of some kind! The surrounding environment looks amazing ... : Ellissd