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  Laptop? Desktop? What kind of work will you primarily be doing on it? Any special features you require? : coldfusioncs
  • It should be a desktop. It needs to do a lot of computations, mainly gis data. : sjpeters79
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  Desktop: mac pro Laptop: MacBook pro : Yanks
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    I would love a mac pro but the office is complete windows oriented. : sjpeters79
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      dual boot : heuristic
      • True. Just the issue is that my office is very policy-oriented as in I can only install select things. An... : sjpeters79
    • They can run Windows through BootCamp. : carnivore
    • Octacore Mac Pro, bootcamp to windows, you will have an awesome machine there. : SqueegyTBS
    • annndddd you can use boot camp or VMware or any number of other solutions to run windows on the mac pro : ucanbfuzzy
• http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/12/tulip-e-go-diamonds-on-the-soles-of-your-notebook/ : c0bra
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  http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=555&l=en&oc=MLB1672_MLK&s=biz : semaphore
  • HAHAHA : mrseldowski
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    Good lord, if you pick all the most expensive options on that page, it comes to $75,043 : m0nkz
    • lol wut : Jstroh
    • most of that seems to be bulk software licenses though : ninjase
  • They have a 56k unleaded dialup modem available for $69 : sanchez
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    You do realize that's a server, not a workstation, right? : action roommate
    • Are you suggesting it will not run Word? Cause I bet it will! : DOOManiac
• mainframe. EOT : fathertime
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  My work just got me a Dell Precision T5400 with Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1, 4GB RAM, Xeon 5450 (Quad-Core ... : RomSteady
  • I have a Dell Precision 390 on my desk right now. It's a nice machine. This year they are rolling out P... : afty
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  Hmm, Intel Quad Core, 8 gigs DDR3, Pair of 300 gig raptors, Blu-Ray burner and a lightscribe burner, Pair... : locater16
  • 24" monitor? Try 72" : hawkeye
  • 4870X2 > pair of 4870's (for one thing, each GPU gets a gig of ram in an X2) : Toraz Chryx
  • replace the raptors with those new samsung SSds and you are golden also, get a Gigabyte iRAM for your ... : ucanbfuzzy
  • Dual 24" monitors. : mem
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  Get an HP blackbird, they will think you are getting a good business PC! www.hp.com/blackbird : quazar
  • I looked at and it's really appealing. : sjpeters79
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  you could build a $10,000 computer and $7000 of it would probably go to waste, so money should be an issu... : Luminair
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    I realize that but every two years we replace our computers and this being the government, they don't min... : sjpeters79
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      well I just told you what to do, so have fun wasting (your and your family's) tax payer money! : Luminair
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        (culture of waste and greed leads to great things for your country) : Luminair
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          Well that statement hold true not just for a nation but generally anything. My situation is as such th... : sjpeters79
          • areca 1231ml and 3 X25-E in raid 5 backed up to a 1tb wd caviar black with acronis echo server with unive... : Luminair
• Skynet : ninjase

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  and as a note: yes I am willing to wait until I can get this performance. I am in no rush to buy. : Mr.Fusion
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    If your in no Rush to buy then wait for the new Intel chips to come out. I am not sure when the next GPU... : ant_hillbilly
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      are they supposed to be a significant improvement? I've read about the whole GPU/CPU unification stuff in... : Mr.Fusion
      • Intel's Larabee isn't even out until 2009/2010 and it's gonna be the first one out the door I believe. : ErikTehRed
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      yah he will probably need to wait for the new GPUs to hit to push Crysis at 1920x1200 @ 30+fps on Very Hi... : Shadowdane
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        Yah at this point if you have a PC that will run Left 4 Dead nicely, wait until the new GPU's come out, w... : ant_hillbilly
        • alright, perhaps i shall wait : Mr.Fusion
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    You could buy the EA computer. $700 and they promise 30fps in Crysis : SlingBlaze
    • yes at 1280x720... not 1920x1200 : Shadowdane
  • there's a bunch of articles about nehalem may not be much better for gaming than anything out right now. ... : burning eye
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  Just turn off AA : sanchez
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    that IS with AA off :( http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU0OSwzLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== : Mr.Fusion
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      Well they ran it on DX10 on High... that is stupid. There is no reason to even use DX10 rendering unle... : Shadowdane
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        ah yes - good point. I wonder why there is such a large drop for DX10, considering that you can apparentl... : Mr.Fusion
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          Well, I'd attribute it mainly to the hardware and software being very mature for DX9. Remember the same ... : ucanbfuzzy
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            ugh yeah. I remember buying my 9700 Pro, thinking it was the shit. Then I played FarCry :( : zerog83
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              Have you played FarCry recently? It's still impressive how well the engine holds up, especially with new... : ucanbfuzzy
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                i went back and was disappointed after Crysis, even with the smooth-as-butta framerate. : cpt_gloval
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                  well, it certainly loses something without the suit. that suit really makes the game, imo. i still thin... : ucanbfuzzy
                  • definitely. slick engine. i find myself going back and playing Instincts on the 360 from time to time eve... : cpt_gloval
        • I think it could be overhead, or could be just developers needing to learn how to get better performance ... : Shadowdane
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          I thought DX10 was supposed to give LESS overhead than DX9? : TrptJim
          • it's my own impression that DX10 makes the programmer's life easier by unifying memory spaces, unified sh... : Mr.Fusion
      • it's not stupid. i'm 100% sure an enthusiast site with benchmarks are going to be doing DX10 in high to s... : cpt_gloval
• also: Crisis Crysis, lol : Mr.Fusion
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  Why does everyone spec a computer to play Crysis? Wasn't this game just so-so? : grandmasterlee
  • No. It was reviewed quite well for more than just graphics : derelict515
  • No. It's the best single-player FPS experience I've had in a couple years. You do yourself a grave diss... : ucanbfuzzy
  • cause it is probably the most demaining game on the market... if your PC runs this, it shouldn't have a ... : Shadowdane
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    i use Crysis here purely as a way to determine what is needed for a "high end" gaming machine (all other ... : Mr.Fusion
    • It is definitely not mediocre. : retarded talking dinosaur
  • I could not imagine why people would benchmark the most graphically demanding game to choose the right co... : DinK
  • posted this before, nobody read it: i really really dislike far cry, so i started crysis with many man... : miasma(&)
  • I'm playing it right now and really liking it. I loved Far Cry too. A lot. I just like finding ways to us... : Rauol Duke
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  key word is 1900x1200, think of it this way: In the old days, most people at 1280x1024, with 1900 x 1200... : kaddar0
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    yeah I know it's demanding to do that high of a resolution, but it was surprising to me that even with th... : Mr.Fusion
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      oh and yes I would never get the highest end special edition type CPU's (extreme, "black", whatever), bec... : Mr.Fusion
      • Ok cool, and yeah, I think the Far Cry 2 system requirements recommended are even lower than crysis : kaddar0
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  I feel like 1900x1200 is an unreasonable requirement this close to launch for what it does. paging Ge... : boomstickah
  • well i figured that since the next generation of cpu's and video cards had come out since last November, ... : Mr.Fusion
• crysis is very very CPU hungry. i can adjust the resolution all i want with my 4850 and i still get the s... : cpt_gloval
• I'm in a similar position. I plan on getting an nForce 750i mobo ($180), Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66Ghz ($270)... : WildDanimal
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  look, HardOCP reviews their cards at the highest possible settings that can still create a playable exper... : porp
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    read my reply to grandmasterlee: Crysis is not my jesusgame - I'm just using it as a lower bound for what... : Mr.Fusion
    • and yes, I anxiously await the new patch, to see if it really is that poorly optimized. : Mr.Fusion
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      and i'm saying your tool is broken and if you're looking to build a computer that runs crysis very high a... : porp
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        ....which was the entire point of my original post - is this standard achievable. You didn't answer this ... : Mr.Fusion
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          sorry. just trying to help, sigh. : porp
          • don't be sorry - you still helped me in this decision process and I appreciate your input. I hadn't playe... : Mr.Fusion
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    I Wish HardOCP also ran everything at the same settings. It would make comparing cards a little bit easie... : Modulus
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      you compare cards by seeing what graphical settings/resolutions you get to turn on and off while still ha... : porp
      • some people like to see differences in numbers. also, what looks good and plays well for one person may ... : ucanbfuzzy
      • yes but that is a qualitative way of comparing cards. I can't quantitatively tell the difference from 'HI... : Modulus
• is that with DX10 or DX9? Crysis DX10 is broken, run it in DX9 at very high (can be done by editing the c... : jonas54
• I just built a new rig and it runs crysis great at very high on 1680x1050 no AA core 2 E8500 stock clo... : preacher

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  Yeah, definitely an 8/10 at least. I love it. Broken, Beat and Scarred and That Was Just Your Life is som... : vile
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    I actually think Broken, Beat and Scarred is the worst song but that may change with more listens. : jayares
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      the lyrics of the chorus just annoy me "makes me more strong"?! Seriously.. that's just awful : captfarrell
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        "make you more strong" * Also, I thought it wasn't bad. Especially on top of that riff. Probably one... : humbleone
        • yeah, I got the word wrong :) I like the song otherwise, but it's just such a wrong phrase, that it irri... : captfarrell
  • Broken, Beat and Scarred solo is just rediculous, I was playing it on GH3 and it came out of nowhere, I ... : mrseldowski
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  Pretty much agreed. I'm not nearly into the heavy metal music as much as I was in college, but I knew ... : walker270
  • Definitely agree on Unforgiven III. Pretty pointless continuation. No musical or lyrical references to th... : vile
• After St. Anger, anything is an improvement. What a piece of shit that was. : Phil
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  Rick Rubin producing = Win : NukemFornever
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    Except not.....he produced that album about as much as I own majority share in Microsoft. Showing up for ... : NUZRUB
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      Well, whatever he did he did it better than Bob Rock. : DM7
      • Agreed. They need to take Bob Rock and put him on a spaceship and launch his ass at the sun. : Phil
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        The sound of the Black Album was beyond awesome. Bob Rock definitely did a great job with that. I had ... : humbleone
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          you want a mix where they scoop the mids and toss the bass guitar out of the window? : DonkeyPopsicle
          • I said a mix of the music of those two albums. As far as Justice goes having no bass - it actually isn't... : humbleone
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  I like the beginning and last song. I heard on my local radio that Hetfield like My Apocalypse the best a... : DM7
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    I'm really enjoying the drumming on this cd. I think it just sounded so bad on St. Anger that I'm loving... : Phil
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      First thing I noticed as well. The drums sounded like drums, not a tin can. : DM7
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        Hells yes. They are full, fast and furious. I wish my car stereo system was up to the task because I wo... : Phil
        • They are an absolutely fantastic live band. : timmie
        • shackmessaged'd'dd : DM7
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  I can't enjoy it, it sounds like st anger 2 to me. Blackened is on repeat to try and numb the pain of the... : Thisispol
  • It sounds nothing like St. Anger... these songs actually have melody. : jayares
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  man this album is a steaming pile of crap...how you can compare it to AJFA... is beyond me... : agentlead
  • I never said it was better than Justice, but its their best album post-justice. Puppets is still their be : jayares
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  My biggest complaint about the album (or at least, the songs I've heard so far) is the production/mixing. : omnova
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    Funny, my biggest complaint is that James still can't sing :) The songs are like 10x better whenever h... : Zero|DPX
    • Signed : Phil
    • i think his voice has just about always been pretty awesome and fitting for the music. if it's supposed t... : JINKY
    • I don't mind his singing, its just some of the lyrics are real fucking stupid and repetitive. : jayares
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    It sucks because the GH3 tracks don't suffer the same fate as the CD version :( : aggressor
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      Really good example (from SA): CD: http://www.tindeck.com/audio/image/b/yivq GH3: http://www.tindeck.co... : aggressor
      • One more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TF5OZau5l8&fmt=18 : aggressor
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        All I see is images. ;) : DM7
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          Shit, I fucked that up. CD: http://www.tindeck.com/audio/my/yivq/TDTNC-CD GH3: http://www.tindeck.com/a... : aggressor
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            I don't understand what's going on in this post. : DonkeyPopsicle
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              Clipping, Donkey. Clipping :( : aggressor
              • what is that :( : DonkeyPopsicle
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                Well, Wikipedia has some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war And once again, from SA: Fo... : aggressor
                • Yeah, I thought it was a "hot/loud" album. Normally I can play cds in my truck at number ten on my volume... : DM7
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                  so do they just need to record it with the mics turned down a little? : DonkeyPopsicle
                  • No - this is stuff that's done artificially after the recording with a studio effect called compression. ... : TabsAZ
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                    no, the studios know how to record it properly. They mix it this way on purpose for albums. If it was a... : DinK
                    • Ew, that's like taking the head and feet off a tall person. :( : DM7
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            Which one of those is the CD, and which is GH3? Please don't tell me the bottom is the CD :( : Zero|DPX
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              Yap, the bottom one is the CD. : aggressor
              • )^@#%! WHY DO RECORD COMPANIES DO THIS. DAMN IT. : Zero|DPX
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  Now, on the GH3 tracks that I've played (hard), it's the same as most all metallica songs: - 3/4ths of t... : Masem
  • That'd be a lot of GH3 songs, too. : antareus
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  I forgot to add All Nightmare Long and The Judas Kiss are probably my favorite songs. : jayares
  • Yeah, I'm really liking All Nightmare Long. : jayacheess
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  I couldn't disagree more. It sounds just as you said, that they're trying too hard. They're trying to rec... : Shivawn
  • that "I Kissed a Girl" song is catchy. : DonkeyPopsicle
  • I think they tried "too hard" to please the old fans with St. Anger than with this album. I see Black/Loa... : jayares
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    Music in 2000 sucks ass, though. : walker270
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      I think music in the 2000's is expanding faster than ever before. I honestly probably can pick way more b... : Shivawn
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        Really? Music in the 2000's has been absolutely atrocious save a few shining stars here and there. It fee... : jayacheess
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          Gosh, I couldn't be more opposite of you. Don't get me wrong, this era of pop-music is probably one o... : Shivawn
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            The last couple bands I sat down and listened on recommendation from the Shack as being NEW and AMAZING w... : jayacheess
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              I love Muse :( : jayares
              • Muse is a love or hate type of band. They're my favorite, but I can see why people do not like them. They... : antareus
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            Well I can see why you don't like Death Magnetic, you've moved on to the complete opposite side of rock. ... : jayares
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              seriously. if you don't like metal i don't know why you're trying to review a metal album : JINKY
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                I guess I didn't post anything metal in my 'likes'. Honestly, I do enjoy metal. For example, I'm all a... : Shivawn
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                  if you like disturbed or trivium at all then i already know you have no taste anyway :o) : JINKY
                  • :c ...you go die. : Shivawn
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                  Listen to some Kamelot, its right in the middle for you I'd think. : jayares
                  • I swear to god, if it's a Dragonforce wannabe, I will have your head. YOUR HEAD I TELL YOU. : Shivawn
        • you need to stop listening to the radio or whatever then. if you think music in the 2000s has been atroci... : JINKY
        • I haven't listened to the radio for the past 4 years and I have found some of the best music locally or f... : melkore
      • Not me. I fucking hate new alternative music compared to the stuff that was new when I was in high schoo... : virus
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    I agree, although I thought '...And Justice for All' was when they jumped the shark. I don't know if ... : Dave-A
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      awlejkfawlk;mew that's not what mediocracy means. my brother says that all the time and i can't stand it : JINKY
      • Mediocrity then! also my cat says awlejkfawlk;mew all the time and I can't stand that! : Dave-A
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  i liked load better : dantastic
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    I liked Load and ReLoad too. Although I haven't listed to this new one yet. : SqueegyTBS
    • its pretty good but it doesnt have many songs that are catchy on it : dantastic
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  Great songs, absolutely crap production. The clipping is just beyond bad with this, loudness war really ... : TabsAZ
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    I hate how dry the guitar is. It is tight, but it sounds digital at times. :( That is metal in general, h... : antareus
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      The drums are way too dry and too up front too. Like at the start of The Day That Never Comes, those fir... : TabsAZ
      • Almost like stock sound effects on the floor tom. : antareus
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  After listining to it about 20 times since it...came out early. All Nightmare Long is my favourite song, ... : thewindcriesmary
  • Yes it is, probably the best song : jayares

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• 1 if you say it fast enough : boring gegtik
• i'd say it with four: ree-luh-zay-shun : dirge23
• Four. : DM7
• You from the south? : mace
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  If only there were some sort of book, or even a website, that would be full if this information. Oh what : DarkWolf5
  • With shack, why do you even need the rest of the internet? : trevis
  • Hm, according the dictionary the OP's suggestion of 5 looks right. : trevis
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    Yeah I'd agree with the dictionary's opinion on this : scottythejock
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      This is a UK vs US thing, I think, because re-al-i-za-tion doesn't sound natural at all to me and to othe... : SockMonkeh
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        i am american and i definitely say realization with 5 syllables : electroly
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          Where do you live? : SockMonkeh
          • southeast wisconsin : electroly
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        It's the same pattern in UK and US as far as I can tell, pronunciation may be different, but the sound pa... : daedraug
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          I know it's technically 5, I just don't hear anyone pronounce it that way so I was shocked to discover th... : SockMonkeh
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17939241#itemanchor_17939241 : scottythejock
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              Yeah, I say that the same way. Real is one syllable to me. : SockMonkeh
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                The only exception would be reality, but that's different because you don't pronounce real the way you do... : SockMonkeh
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                  the only difference is which syllable the emphasis is on. in "real" it's RE-al, and in reality is re-AL-... : electroly
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                    We talk differently. : SockMonkeh
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                      i would bet money that we pronounce it the same way, we're just "hearing" it differently in our heads : electroly
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                        Do you pronounce "real" the same was as "reel"? They are pronounced the same to me. : SockMonkeh
                        • no, there is a second syllable when i say "real". the "eeee" turns into an "uhhh". like, if i wanted to... : electroly
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                        Hm, I think I've actually heard it pronounced reel. Reel interesting. I think I can imagine someone prono... : daedraug
                        • It sounds wrong to me right now when I'm trying to make them sound distinct but as soon as I use it natur... : SockMonkeh
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                          which, let's be honest, isn't all that weird. if you say them quickly i'd be hard pressed to tell the di... : electroly
                          • Oh, I think it's anything but pedantic. I admitted immediately that the way I say it is technically wrong... : SockMonkeh
                          • Haha yeah, it's not weird at all with such a small distinction. It is interesting though. : daedraug
    • sure, if you pronounced "real" with 2 syllables: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Real : aethyr
  • ree-uh , how stupid. : rosewood
• 4 for me : eeeealmo
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  I've had this argument many times but it comes from a misunderstanding of the true definition of syllable... : boring gegtik
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    So, two syllables in real and one in reel, right? I don't see the problem? : daedraug
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      I always thought real and reel should be pronounced the same way? : boring gegtik
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        Yeah, that's odd, I pronounce them the same. I think. : Goncyn
        • The sound almost identical to me as well, but there IS a change in the e sound going to a in real as oppo... : daedraug
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  It's 4. : SockMonkeh
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    Whoa, apparently it's 5 but that doesn't make any sense. : SockMonkeh
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      Re-al-i-za-tion : scottythejock
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        Yeah, like I said, it doesn't make any sense. : SockMonkeh
        • do you say ree-lize or ree-uh-lize? : .frame
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          learn some english then! : scottythejock
          • I speak American! : SockMonkeh
• It's five. The fours just durnt knows how to speaks. : Blucklesworth
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  in the UK it's re-al-eye-say-shun : jcupitt
  • Isn't it like that everywhere? :[ : Ellissd
• Fo fo sho. : changejar419
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  i think it sounds funny to separate "real" into two syllables. i pronounce it the same as "reel". : dirge23
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    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real v http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reel Dist... : daedraug
    • yeah, i get the distinction, i just would almost never make it two syllables myself. : dirge23
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    do you say "realistically" as "ree-list-ick-ly"? : electroly
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      it's pretty close to that. : dirge23
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        i highly suspect that your "pretty close" is actually splitting it into two syllables, but you just aren'... : electroly
        • yeah, it's two in "realistically", but just barely. i definitely don't say "real" with a schwa the way yo... : dirge23
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          I can't detect the split in real, but now that it's been pointed out to me I can understand the technical... : SockMonkeh
          • it would sound really funny to me to hear "real estate" with two syllables on the real : dirge23
        • This is my guess as well, you fall back into the a sound but it's hard to notice :/ : daedraug
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      Not "ree-list-ick-ly" but "real-ist-ick-ly". : SockMonkeh
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        right. and "real" is two syllables. if it weren't, your two pronunciations here would be identical. : electroly
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          I pronounce "real" and "reel" exactly the same, but "ree" wouldn't fit in with either of those. I don't s... : SockMonkeh
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            i think we have to bring up the possibility that you say "real" normally but pronounce "reel" weirdly ;) ... : electroly
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              I'm trying to say them differently out load right now, and I think I can detect a slight difference but I... : SockMonkeh
              • yeah, i could easily see this differing by region. there are words that get mangled much worse in region... : electroly
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                Try to follow what your mouth/throat is doing when pronouncing them without actually speaking out loud. T... : daedraug
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                  See, yeah, I can try really hard to do it and make them sound ever-so-different (I think, could be imagin... : SockMonkeh
                  • Pretty much. Distinguishing syllables is hard, especially since English is not my native language and I h... : daedraug
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    I suppose reality is also real-i-ty? : Blucklesworth
    • it's not re-AL-i-zation : dirge23
• re al li za tion : thief
• Five. : Super Sparker
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  related question: "interesting" - 3 syllables or 4? Four. : electroly
  • That's a four. : SockMonkeh
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    in-trest-ing : deathofrats
    • no. in-ter-est-ing : deject
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    While I generally frown on the smushing up of syllables I recognize that there are some legitimate cases ... : boring gegtik
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      kilometer? is there another way to pronounce that besides the 4-syllable kih-LAH-mih-ter? (or KIL-oh-me... : electroly
      • i mean it should really be kill-oh-mee-ter based on the words kilo and meter but it gets all mushy in com... : boring gegtik
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    Colloquially most people say "intresting". We mis-pronounce lots and lots of words via truncated enuncia... : action wombmate
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      i usually end up skipping the first "t" and it comes out "in-ner-est-ing" (still 4 syllables, but not dic... : electroly
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        this subthread is reading like the intro to Idiocracy : boring gegtik
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          ahahaha But it has electrolytes! : DarkWolf5
          • It's got what plants crave. : electroly
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  ree-lie-zay-shun re-uh-lie-zay-shun : jenisthebest
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    re-yul-ize-a-tion : grandmasterlee
    • re-yool-eye-zaish-on : jenisthebest
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  5. I used the handclap technique :) : burning eye
  • That was the only important thing I got out of grade school. : DarkWolf5
  • REAL EYE ZAY SHUN 4. : eonix
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  five, you inbred hicks. : NexusOne
  • I change all my comments in this thread to this : scottythejock
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  real is 1, so 4 total. : headbone
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    reel is 1, real is 2 : cygnus
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      Only if you pronounce them differently which would be weird : OverloadUT
      • i have a hard time believing anybody would say the phrase "real reel" with 2 syllables and then 1. : dirge23
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      real the adverb is 1. : c0bra
      • lol :( : daedraug
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  2 - re-alization : Luminair
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    Do you pronounce it this way? Like something needs to be alizationed again? wtf? : eonix
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      it was actually a joke sorry : Luminair
      • No jokes in Serious Thread! : daedraug
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  All of the syllable counters say 4. http://www.wordcalc.com/index.php realize is 2, realization is 4. : phipple
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    And dictionaries say 5. : phipple
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      and i say 4. EOT : dirge23
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        yeah, the fact that real is considered two syllables is fucking retarded. : phipple
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          It's not though, it makes perfect sense :( : daedraug
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            yeah, what the fuck? makes sense to me. : pyide
            • the word "real" is pronounced "real", one syllable. the word "realization" is still the word "real", it's... : lakren
• 4 no doubt : AllYourBase
• i clapped 4 times : buzzbat
• I'm throwing my hat in with the 4 crowd. : Solstice
• 5 : melkore
• Um, 4. How are you pronouncing it? : CrustaR
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  I pronounce it with 5. : WaterSign
  • That's because you are a motivational speaker. : CrustaR
• OK, I think the "I" after the word "Real" seals it at 5 syllables. Adding the "I" can even give you 2 sy... : watcherxp

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  Overwatch Pulse Rifle - HL2 The secondary fire (fusion orb things) is my all time favorite weapon. The ... : Kiyohime
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    The secondary fire is nice but the best thing about the Overwatch Rifle is the "chunka chunka chunka" sou... : Crimsonbeak
    • Ooh I forgot about that. It did sound pretty OP :D : Kiyohime
• sticky grenades, and P47h063n's sticky grenade launcher mod for Halo PC : flagg209
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  Proxy mines from Goldeneye. : NFXFSX
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    Seconded. Only thing was if you used to many they would start disappearing. But besides that, most amazin... : hirosushima
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      proximity mines mp was so awesome though i'd have a difficult time deciding between them and the remote m... : TwiLyght
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        I would use them mainly as a defense tactic for setting up my base. I would choose a location or room and... : hirosushima
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          youre not suposed to "set up a base" in goldeneye mp! youre one of them campers! spraying proximity mines... : joemad
          • There's a proxy mine waiting in The Facility urinal for you... : xrror
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  Giving the Flak Cannon some love. : changejar419
  • ^^ Right here, folks. : Salad Sammich
  • This, and the shock cannon are my two main weapons in any UT game. : Iazu
  • The pulse gun in UT1 is my favourite. I love the way holding the beam on someone makes it hard for him t... : MamiyaOtaru
• uhm uhm uhm i rather like the lightning gun yes but had much fun also with the flak cannon from that sill... : thief
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  The tau/gauss cannon from Half Life, no doubt. : icon_of_syn
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    fuck that fitful piece of misfiring wall penetrating foolishness. give me the glu-on gun any day and i... : thief
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      what was the deal with the secondary of that gun? I never got why it let you stick your beam to walls, b... : kaddar0
      • Err, it shoots through walls. the glowing spot on the wall was just supposed to represent molten-wall. : yAak
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      You most certainly could not take me down with your glu-on. Tau jumping for the win. : icon_of_syn
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        Lets get some hl1dm crossfire going on some night then! I welcome and invite shackers to participate in ... : thief
        • haha you're on! I will be doing my tau jump/ crossbow combo! : icon_of_syn
        • Bring it, thief! : TrptJim
  • haha yesss, this gun brings people to tears : yAak
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  I was always a fan of the laser tripmines in Half-Life Deathmatch. Wrapping spawn areas and ladder exits... : Arcanum
  • I loved doing that. Always good for a laugh. : Pettytheft
  • oh shit, you just reminded me...i loved the laser tripmines in Duke3D. Hah, I used to thrown down a bunch... : flasher 907
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  The super shotgun from doom 2. http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Super_shotgun EOT. : malengine5150
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    Fuck yes OET. Such PUNCH and nothing but death ensues ahead of you. : node
    • apparently, we're surrounded by uncultured swine. : malengine5150
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  Regular shotgun from Doom is still very satisfying to me. : freak!
  • Yep. Just a great all round weapon. : Daggoth
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  The Penetrator from FEAR is good stuff : Toraz Chryx
  • That gun was a lot of fun. My standard loadout in FEAR was the shotgun (making mist out of bag guys FTW)... : deject
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  Quake1 Rocket Launcher followed by Quake1 Lightning Gun juggle EOT : .frame
  • RL from Q1, yeah. Nothing more satisfying than a GIB and the sound. : Nitrium
  • That's pretty much it. Although I do like the sound of Q1 grenades going BONNNNG.... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • RL has my vote. : chungathebunga
• Both the LG and RL from Quake 1. : hohoh0
• Bio-rifle from unreal games : RikiTiki2
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  Gravity gun + toilet. : magistersmax
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    Super Grav Gun and Combine!! I had so much fun in that level - particularly with the capsules of water... : dedgecko
    • The toilet just has so much more... character though. : magistersmax
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  Nothing beats the rocket launcher in Quake1/QW. God, so satisfying to frag someone with that thing. Nothi : lightly inclined
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    the speed and damage help a lot but the sound really is the best. I haven't heard a rocket launcher soun... : .frame
    • Yeah the sound was like a 40-ton rock hitting the ground. So satisfying. : sasoi
• Remote Mines from Golden Eye I loved in MP setting a whole room full of them and then sitting in wait in ... : woodchuck70
• Double barrel shotgun from Doom 2, but really the double barrel in any game. : guido anchovy
• handcannon from ahl : SockMonkeh
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  Quake 2 RailGun : mad hatter
  • This. : ieGod
  • yes, this : dael
  • yes, but i already mentioned it so pick something else! : thief
  • right here folks : zerog83
  • I might have to agree with this. : action wombmate
  • yup : mindshot
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  Shotgun in just about anything. I'll pick it even when it's wholly inappropriate, just because I like to... : SiW73
  • heh shotgun is indeed the best : Mmmmmoo
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  Mini gun from Chronicles of Riddick: EFBB. We had seen a ton of mini guns in games before that, but non... : Dimmona
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    Wow I don't remember a minigun in Riddick, and I'm usually quite keen on them. I'd say the best minig... : Dynotaku
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVsL1GQhzmU 3:40+; that was a great game. : thief
• Doom shotgun or duke3d lasertrip mines : JohnnyDanger
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  No question. Turok 2 Cerebral Bore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEKLa373SIw : retarded talking dinosaur
  • oh shit, completely forgot about that. : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • this is seriously so much better than everything listed above. rail gun? seriously? no nothing comes clos... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Haha, I never played Turok, but that weapon reminds me of the silver ball from Phantasm. : yourGarbageMan
  • A-fucking-men : ConfusedUs
• The rocket launcher from Shogo. 4 swirly missles ftw! : mojorisen1117
• RL from quake 3, deagle from counterstrike, or stake gun from painkiller : Dravenport
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  Cerebral Bore from the Original Turok. Probably the best thing to come from that series. : krym3
  • it wasn't in the first one, made its debut in turok 2, but YES! Cerebral Bore! definately : purekillforce
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  Most weapons in Shadow Warrior. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    some of the funnest multiplayer:) : .frame
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      I LIKE NUKE-U-LAR WEAPONS : guido anchovy
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        who wants some wang? : .frame
        • My fav part about getting gibbed in Shadow Warrior was the ability to spit blood as a disembodied head. ... : guido anchovy
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          you want to wash wang? Or you want to watch wang wash wang? : Delaric
          • ahah i forgot that one:) : .frame
  • Sticky bomb like you! : TrptJim
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  The Spork in Chex Quest \m/. Killing aliens with a spinning food utensil is awesome! : DrWaffles
  • fuck yeah Chex Quest was awesome : okhelosir
  • Fuck yeah Chex Quest for life. : sgtsanity
• I liked the old doom2 super shot gun but my favorite in game weapon is probably the sword from PS3's Heav... : trevis
• the circular boomarang thingy the predator had in aliens vs predator ..it was an absolute blast in mp : cptstern
• Quake 1 RL : riptyde
• The normal default "buster" gun for all the megaman games. Because no matter what ability you had, the n... : Defacil
• the TACGun in Crysis, it's like a nuclear bomb going off. you better be far as shit away from wherever th... : peat
• Rail from Q2, Rocket from Q3, Chainsaw from DOOM, sniper from TF2 and the original flame thrower from TF2... : RogerDandy
• A well crafted Katana in UO : sKetchflow
• Devastators from Duke3D and the .357 from HL2, love shooting Combine in the head and watching them do a b... : Dschinghis Khan
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  Human guided rocket in the add-on pack Wages of Sin or the shank in Chronicles of Riddick. The shank was ... : socksta
  • yeah the shank was awesome but annoying, you could sometimes do quick kills with though, i don't how to p... : Dschinghis Khan
• Katamari : genom
• Quake 2 Single Barrel Shotgun : AMikaboshi
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  Doom chainsaw, Doom 2 double barrel shotgun, both rpg. : Ziz
  • i loved sneaking up on people and letting em have the double barrel. one shot kill usally. : Ziz
• Doom Shotgun, followed by the Devastator. : SqueegyTBS
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  The Dwarven Battle Sword from Rune. : deject
  • damn gibbing goodness ..liked the broadsword/shield combo as it was the only thing effective against the ... : cptstern
• I always had a soft spot for the lighter and aerosol can in Blood. : ayesel
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  take your pick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9GZlHmru_8 : Luminair
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    oh my god why don't games have gibs like this anymore : .ka`boom.zZz.
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      I won this thread btw : Luminair
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        Yes... yes you did. : crummynz
        • next time this thread comes around someone can say excalibat and be totally awesome : Luminair
• Voodoo Doll in Blood and the laser trip mines and pipe bombs in duke 3d. Nothing like seeding an entire r... : Fyunch Click
• Fallout 2 pulse rifle. : Majuju
• The DAIKATANA is the obvious choice here. : twifosp
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  Rail Gun in Q2 and Rockets in Q1 were both immensely satisfying. : zakazi
  • (I mean really, blasting three people with one shot of the rail gun is hard to beat) : zakazi
• There will always be a special place in my heart for the Duke pipebombs : SatansFist
• celestial brush, ōkami : My Documents
• Colt m4a1 and DEagke from CS beta's q2 rail gun : sparhawk
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  X-COM the hover-tank with the direction changing missiles. You could guide it right through a crowded ... : mikefr24
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    ooh ya, any of those XCOM automatic waypoint missiles are just instakill, up stairs, around corners, boom... : threeup
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      speaking Xcom - i started playing UFO defense over the weekend - fun game, but I don't have a clue as to ... : dedgecko
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        hmm, here's a mini guide, i dont know of a good online one but im sure there are lots air battle scope... : threeup
        • oh, i'll explain buttons from L to R next/previous soldier moving up/down floors? i forget gridmode / ... : threeup
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          Yea, the big thing that was messing me up was that I was constantly strapped for cash. Then I realized... : dedgecko
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            i dont even like 14, seriously they shouldn't be dying that much, half the time i use like 5 good guys an... : threeup
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              I've gotten better. I try and reduce my casualties to no more than 2-4 guys, though I wish there was a w... : dedgecko
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                Also - I run 10 guys + a tank with a cannon (though it just died on me - can you repair those things in b... : dedgecko
                • i dont remember, i dont think so. you should definitely rename your guys, its so much more fun that wa... : threeup
• Duke 3D shotgun : megarust32
• blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mWIluq-RU voodoo doll + spray can flame thrower ftw : ballystix
• Q2 railgun. Loved it. Hated it. : johnny rotten
• the first thing that comes to mind is the ripper in UT. i think that's what it's called - the one that be... : feek
• Doom 2 double barrel shotgun, Q2 Railgun : armybob
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  The Type56 rifle in Battlefield Vietnam. : NastyJack
  • n_n _ : Chepito.
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  Stakegun in Painkiller. Man that thing owns. Can't wait to see what crazy weaponry is in NecroVision. : Psigun
  • Don't forget the gun that shoots shurikens and lightning. : NexusOne
• The Farsight from Perfect Dark 64. Or the Battle Rifle from Halo 2/3 : Sailor of Fortune
• single barrel shotgun in doom 1. i liked it more than the double barrel, it took less time to reload and ... : ninjase
• Blades of Chaos (yeah yeah, not FPS) : shyguy74
• The artillery tank in ground control is all kinds of awesome. : ysbreker
• Quad mass drivers in Wing Commander 2 : grandmasterlee
• I like the quake nail gun, and the UT multi-rocket launcher. : DJ Clipdat
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  RTCW Flamethrower, best flamethrower ever. : Nali4Freedom
  • I was pretty impressed by the Turok 2 flamethrower back in the day : MamiyaOtaru
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  Dragon's Tooth Sword : DinK
  • That's my answer. Specifically the one in DX1. Get OpenGL effects and antialiasing cranked up and it is... : MamiyaOtaru
• The Holy Hand Grenade from Worms 2. : RomSteady
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  Quake 1 Rocket Launcher. No question : Gonzo
  • iawtp : mwasher
  • I, too, am a rocket launcher whore : cerealSAM2
• Anthrax cow head in Postal 2. : baronzemo78
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  The Thompson from the original beta DoD. It was the perfect run-and-gun weapon (and still is) and it had ... : sanchez
  • Didn't it start out with 20 rounds and the MP43 in turn had a full on 30 at first? I remember after th... : Sailor of Fortune
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  prolly the M16 you pick up off the guards in Half Life 1... at that point, I felt like I had a solid chan... : Antilles_Prime
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    Are you talking about the mp5 or HL: Opposing Force? : icon_of_syn
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      If you install the HD pack that came with Blue Shift, the MP5 becomes an M16. : coldfusioncs
      • Oh yea, I loved that and the new shotty. : icon_of_syn
• gravity gun : f3ynm
• The assault rifle from Shogo or the flare gun from Blood. More games need flare guns. : Lone Swordsman
• Drunk Missile from Rise of the Triad. : FirmButtstone
• Rail Gun from Red Faction (is that what it is?) . God how much more simple can you get then a three f... : Malku
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  Rail Gun. : paravis
  • Q2 mainly. But after a week or 2 playing q3 when it came out, I got used to it's rail (they are very dif... : paravis
• Armed and Dangerous: Land Shark Gun Dead Rising: Excavator : kungfusquirrel
• Disc launcher in Tribes, when you pegged a fucker in mid-flight... so immensely satisfying... so many peo... : Q-ball
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  WSTE-M Combat Shotgun from Marathon 2/Infinity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cXitbENwro : datoo
  • hell yes : Dschinghis Khan
  • I concur. : Karnov
• ROTT's Excalibat : Spoetzl
• Mk.23 with extended clip from Vegas 2. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 (FG42) because it's so damn rare. RTCW had it and it was sweet. : zanzares
• Tribes - disc launcher and mortar. Landing a direct hit with either one of those while skiing across the ... : cfalcon
• Doom 2 and RE4 shotgun : Serpico74
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  original Day of Defeat, Garand rifle butt : CrimsonHandHiro
  • i loved the picture it used when it showed who you killed : Dschinghis Khan
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  Flak 88 in Company of Heroes : cdbeckman
  • I love the sound it makes. : NFXFSX
  • That thing was cool, I also love the Nebelwerfer. : Sailor of Fortune
• Lunar Staff in NG2. : GrimmyD
• PERSUADERTRON 2 From Syndicate Wars (I think that's the weapon) - So much fun leading a mob of SMG wieldi... : zakazi
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  The PPCs on the Mad Cat in Mechassault. I loved kicking ass on last man standing maps. : nevicata
  • It's all about the ER PPC's in the Mechwarrior series. Mech Assault is the deformed bastard child. Sorry... : Skyburst101
• Quakeworld rocket launcher : qwplayer
• Ashbringer in World of Warcraft. Seriously. What the fuck awesome (Yes, Corrupted Ashbringer) : Shivawn
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  Panzerfaust from RTCW Total glass cannon. That fucker could easily take out 5 or 6 people in one good... : gnomish
  • This. Firing that into a bunker loaded with the enemy. BOOM : okhelosir
• Heavy Artillery Barrage in World in Conflict http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NERtM2xwK0U I really ne... : cptn.peachfuzz
• Knife (CoD4/BF) or Fist (DoD Assault class). I love me the shame kill. : Sturm08
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  big bertha : miasma(&)
  • The one from TA? Hell yeah. I remember seeing the opening cinematic with a line of them firing and made i... : cfalcon
• DISC LAUNCHER you heathens. i miss tribes :< : whyfacewhy
• You had to ask? HL2's Blue Gravity perfect for zombie slaying : ninjaman23
• Doom, Rick Roll mod. "Never gonna give you up!" Bam! Die motherfucker!! : pillzer
• MG42 in Red Orchestra. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz : RookieCAF
• Mavor. -Supreme Commander Also, does the Krogoth count as a "weapon?" if so, I think I'll submit that ... : Skyburst101
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  Q3A Railgun : Thresher
  • ditto, maybe because i was on dialup during q2 days so i could rarely pull off a railgun until q3. : flasher 907
• Telefragging in Unreal Tournament series : Skyburst101
• Hexen 2, the staff of set when it is powered up. When it hit an enemy, chains would lift up the enemy and... : silentsunder
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  MY PENIS. in the game, astrotit. http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/astrotit.htm : FrayLo
  • this was one of the first games i ever downloaded. thanks. : malengine5150
• I forgot about Dynamite Crossbow Bolts from Redneck Rampage. Those were hilarious. : Thresher
• HMG (Heavy Machine Gun), Natural Selection : kaewan
• Grenades in Q2. I had soooo much fun throwing those things around. : Prototype
• Im gonna have to agree with the Cerebral Bore from Turok. Most inventive weapon...ever... : Coolcatspiff
• FLAK CANNON in the original Unreal Tournament. : Killrig

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  You almost bought a new pc and you stop at the processor? wtf? Get an E8400 and a new motherboard! : nomaad
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    And a new wife : sanchez
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      Eh, the wife has a point. We've been doing a great job of saving money, buying a new computer when we ha... : dysfunctional
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        The computer is broken if it won't run things at the highest setting. : devi| dog
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          You sir are effin right about this. I thought about just breaking the current computer we are having, ... : dysfunctional
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            I have the solution: Vacuum : Delaric
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              Also: I am interested in your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter? No seriously, wha... : dysfunctional
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                I vacuumed my computer a couple weeks ago and blew out my power supply. Supposedly you can do serious da... : Delaric
                • My mother did this, and I prayed it back into working. You can imagine how dusty my area of the house is ... : Zolneirz
• pfft, don't need a wind pipe to play Warhammer. : pukerat
• I can't believe you'd insult Sarah Palin like that. Some people are so sexist.... : kingdok
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  What sort of board was that P4 in? You didn't just buy an AGP card or anything, right? : jingletard
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    No the board is older, but not to terribly old, PCI-e 16X : dysfunctional
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      You can score a pretty good board & CPU for around $200 if you know how to work it. At this point in tim... : jingletard
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        Yeah, unfortunately this would mean re-installing windows as well, and I have no copy of XP or vista layi... : dysfunctional
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          Is this an OEM PC that you're using or was it one that you built yourself? If you built it yourself you c... : Prozium
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            It's a dell dim 4700 : dysfunctional
            • all you need is an OEM dell disc. The license is on the machine. I have the media if you want/need it : boomstickah
        • There are programs out there to get your Windows CD from a currently installed OS. All that's left after ... : TrptJim
      • You could get something modern for as low as $100. Low end AMD x2 = $30-50, cheap mobo=$40, and 2gb DDR2 ... : Prozium
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      double check to see if it takes core 2 duos. motherboards from 2006 do. : Luminair
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        yeah, I just googled for his model (dell dimension 4700) and a cnet review popped up and it may have an i... : Prozium
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          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets : Luminair
          • Thank you for the posts in this thread, sorry I haven't been able to respond MNF FTW : dysfunctional
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          It is a intel 915G chipset...hmmm i'll have to research this further : dysfunctional
          • unfortunately you are both porked into prescottville. spend the $250 and get a good motherboard and cpu,... : Luminair
  • Yeah, you may have really screwed up there. You could have gotten a new MB and a much much faster CPU tha... : trevis
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  I feel your pain. I am on a P4 3.4 GHz, 3 GB RAM and a 8600gt. I have been gravitating towards the newe... : SeanJuan04
  • Yup, i'm on newegg almost every day, and every time my wife see's me she goes "how's building that comput... : dysfunctional
  • fuck you guys. i've got a 6800. =( as soon as i have the money, i'm building myself a new system. : mindmann
• I feel your wife pain, but unlike you, I decided to buy a new one a few months back. The fight was epi... : Visceral Monkey
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  order it to your work and put it together there :D tell your wife youre taking your pc to the shop becau... : dantastic
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    But how to explain the chunk o cash missing from the joint account? DOH. : Visceral Monkey
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      Get a loan! Small monthly payment that he can hide easier! : coraldayton
      • If I had posted this...there would be a FLOOD of "username + post" : dysfunctional

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  the trees in this game look so much better than WoW : electroly
  • Ya I think everything in gerneral look better than wow not that I don't like wow its just aged. The ar... : valcan_s
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  started yesterday is great so far : RogerDandy
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    Cool you sir are lucky ! Any changes in the final build you noticed or is it pretty much the stable bu... : valcan_s
    • It's stable only a few little things... pretty seemless so far we'll see what happens once the rest of th... : RogerDandy
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  Personally I'm quite disappointed that I couldn't play a Khorne Chaos character. Tzeenich is my least fa... : Rotten Deadite
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    I would be stoked to play a Knight of Nurgle or a similar Nurgle character. Kind of a bummer that they n... : Delaric
    • Nice link,very cool stuff. I am sure they will add these for sure. I mean its righ now cap at lvl 40. ... : valcan_s
• aww, i was just hanging out at mount bloodhorn before the beta stopped working. i switched from witch elf... : arcane_
• This thursday I'll be rockin it. Been playing some Age of Conan pvp to pass the time. Started a demonol... : Delaric
• Fuck this game is awesome. Tomorrow cannot come soon enough. I think out of the classes I tried (Witch El... : pukerat
• My girlfriend has the CE headstart code that ohnoes gave me and has been playing in front of me :( I'm g... : wykd
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  i cant wait to play it. i was never able to my code from target working, and never heard anything back f... : pandastrong
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    Did you make sure to use Qs where it looked like Os in your codes? Their was a misprint and they printed... : fr0x
    • yeah, luckily someone here clued me in on that. i wasn't ever able to login to the patcher though, it ke... : pandastrong
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  Already got a Rank 11/RR11 Bright Wizard going.. Loving it so far.. : Tripps
  • Not playing with shackers? : wykd
  • In with a group of longtime DAOC guild mates (and friends)... : Tripps
  • Nice! Wow RR11 hey ,been busy I see, its totally worth having a high RR rank for gear but not necessary. : valcan_s
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    ARG! Fuck your Bright Wizard in his fiery ass! HATE THEM, PLS TO NERF NOW. : Visceral Monkey
    • LOL I am not a fan either :) I hunt em with my Zealot, and a Tank of course :) I play on Destruction s... : valcan_s
  • what server? i chose volkmar as order : oHnOES
• I'm sure there is another thread about this, but I'd figured I'd ask here to throw my support in: Is t... : wretchedradio
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  I tried the open beta with my friend and I had to quit before level 4 because I was so bored. : SockMonkeh
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    Didn't like RvR? : pyrogen
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      I didn't get that far. I wanted to try it out but I just couldn't stand to play another second. All I wa... : SockMonkeh
      • You were doing it wrong. You can play without doing a single quest or killing mobs.. though PQ are fun fo... : R.Cade
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        start game, hit join scenario button, rvr until level 40! your excuse is the poo! : Joseph
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          You can do RvR effectively at level 1? I thought I was supposed to level up to about 5 or 6 and get some ... : SockMonkeh
          • He's kinda a PvE fag though, so maybe I should play alone. : SockMonkeh
          • They level you up to 8 temporarily for RvR. You don't get new skills or equipment, but you can be useful... : pyrogen
          • I'm not sure how effective, but it will rank up any abilities you have to level 8, and give you the hitpo... : wykd
          • you scale up as you enter rvr zones. Tier 1, you scale to 8, t2 lvl 18, etc. You don't have the abilities... : Joseph
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            You get 'buffed' to level 8, with the max being level 12. So, 'on paper' everyone is within 4 levels. ... : hawke
            • yea, but one or two scenarios and you're probably going to be level 2 with more toys! : Joseph
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          Still haven't done a scenario. They fun? : pun][sher
          • They're good for a quick PvP fix, you get a chance at some cool loot (I got some blue boots out of one) a... : wykd
          • it's like a fun version of an objective based wow battleground. Even if you aren't a huge pvp person it's... : Joseph
          • They compare favorably to Battlegrounds, imo. I thought Khaine's Embrace was pretty kick-ass overall for... : lefthighkick
      • I played rvr in the first 5 minutes that I opened the beta. And I actually did alright for being level 1.... : hirosushima
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      It's more like I wanted a Steak and they kept serving me water so I got bored and left. : SockMonkeh
      • But they keep serving you water until the steak is ready. : byorn
      • Ah but you have to stick around to get the menu. Seriously, I was totally bored like you were, then I act... : geedeck
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    I don't understand these comments. There is more to do in War at level 4 than in WoW. Level 4 in War = ... : wykd
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      on the other hand it takes about ten minutes to level from 4 to 5 in WoW, so it's not really an accurate ... : electroly
      • But it takes an hour to level 10-11, and you have nothing meaningful to do. By level 10 in War you have f... : graceofdragons
      • It's a pretty accurate comparison. Compre Rank 1 and Level 1 then... : wykd
      • I leveled my DoK in WAR from 1 to 6 in an hour yesterday. : MisterPhoton
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      I guess I was playing it wrong, because all I was doing was collecting boar hides. : SockMonkeh
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        Pretty much. Dont' get me wrong, there are tons of those quests also. But there are probably 4-5 Public... : wykd
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          Yeah, that's why I wanted to level up a little before I did the real stuff, to get some abilities. Doing ... : SockMonkeh
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            Not sure what you were doing. The kill/collect quests are trivial. 3 Items with 100% drop rate. No Backtr... : graceofdragons
            • yea, no killing things and hoping it drops. i love the 100% quest drop rate. and hell, the map even tells... : Joseph
            • Well actually its still grinding... just a smoother grind. I liked it better than wow in that regard obvi... : Toth21
          • I also have to say, that I was trying to desperately to get into the open world PvP stuff, but either I c... : Toth21
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  OMFG SOMEONE PLEASE TURN TODAY INTO TOMORROW FUCK I WANT TO PLAY ARRGHGHGHMMMBLBLBLBLBL : Salad Sammich
  • RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE : Delaric
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  Sadly, I think I will be skipping this since WotLK is only 2 months out. :\ : mwasher
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    I really want to try it tho. arghh : mwasher
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      So play something new. Once you give WAR enough of a chance that you get involved in its PVP game, you'l... : valael
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        This man speaks the truth.... not to mention being the wrath beta hasnt helped my desire to keep playing... : rmjackson
        • /agree WotlK beta has actually fueled my desire to quite WoW =\ Made even worse by the release date c... : InfoBiter
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  I have a couple questions about WAR since I didn't participate in the beta. First, what is the health reg... : hbalce1
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    Regen time. 5 seconds max. While you're incombat it doesn't regen much at all. However, a couple sec... : hawke
    • Cool, thanks. : hbalce1
    • Walls can be built. I've done it with a couple of other tanks in RvR, where 3 of us trap an enemy healer,... : Tommy Toolbag
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    health and action point regen when you area out of combat is FAST. I played a sorc and a zealot, and in p... : Joseph
    • area out of combat = are out of combat. pfft. : Joseph
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      yeah my black orc at 10 has the "save da runts" ability that takes a portion of any dmg dealt to whoever ... : mindfk
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        no, they can beat on whomever, they'll just suffer the debuff effects. : Joseph
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          at least from personal experience.. I had the taunt debuff pop up and never changed direction (I was a ze... : Joseph
          • ah okay, that's what i thought because i never saw it happen to me either. oh well, it's still pretty coo... : mindfk
  • Health Regens OOC at about 10%/5seconds. Very Rapidly. Collision Detection works. But it's not Football. ... : graceofdragons
  • tanks being able to act as a choke point makes pvp so much fucking fun. : rmjackson
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  Okay so since this looks like it's going to be all the rage soon - any Shackers done with Eye of the Nort... : Katarn3279
  • I am played GW for a long time quite a cool game. I am sure GW2 will be pimp intresting to see what th... : valcan_s
  • no? :) : Katarn3279
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  Fucking tomorrow can't come soon enough :( : Visceral Monkey
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    What time does it start? Midnight? : pun][sher
    • I almost hope not. I won't sleep much :( : Visceral Monkey
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  So what is the Shack server? (* I personaly want to play ona Core server, if I want to get ganked I would... : valcan_s
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    http://www.warshackers.com/forum/ the guild is on Badlands. : Joseph
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      Nice! Is that a Core server? : valcan_s
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        Yup it is http://vnboards.ign.com/killibury_cluster/b22956/108421163/p3/?36 : valcan_s
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          Keep in mind the shack guild is destruction : hbalce1
          • Oh I know, all my chars have been Destruction in the betas. I have no issue what so ever I can already ta... : valcan_s
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  2 Things. We are getting fucking PWNED by Order on Badlands, need more shackers for premades plain and... : shortbuscaptain
  • No use getting excited until next weekend when everyone has a chance to, you know, actually play. : hbalce1
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    Guess I'll make a sorcerer or a magus instead of a black orc tomorrow, then? : Majuju
    • Be ready to die lots as a Sorc..... That being said its what im rolling I love the punishment. : hashd
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      I would just play what you enjoy, the massive amount of tanks was pretty much to be expected. Now if you ... : shortbuscaptain
      • Well, I played the Black Orc to 15 in the beta; that said I also had a bit of a go at magus and sorcerer ... : Majuju
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        I only bought this game because the tanking mechanism seems badass, so... I'll be rolling another one. :/ : walker270
        • I've never played a tank before, but I will in WAR. Once I got to play with collision detection and see t... : Tommy Toolbag
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          honestly, the awesome tanking mechanism is on the Order side. Ironbreaker's grudge mechanic makes such a... : valael
          • I was referring more to tanks being designed to clog holes and soak damage than anything else. Ironbre... : walker270
    • I would go Magus if you use you Demon properly you can own just note you speed as a char is low so you ha... : valcan_s
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    I am gona be a Zealot so I can heal and damage hardcore. : valcan_s
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      Hate to disappoint you, but zealot DPS is worst in the game. : graceofdragons
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        oh yea. zealot is healing with annoyance grade dps. I love my zealot, but the dps I witnessed from the ze... : Joseph
        • we're hoping for a buff, because our mastery trees are ALL DPS, and we're billed as Hybrid DPS healer wit... : graceofdragons
  • Only in the Order vs Chaos are we getting owned. In the other 2 it is more even. It is due to the sheer... : Crimsonbeak
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    Bright Wizards are heading for a big nerf, fuck those guys :( : Visceral Monkey
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      I doubt it. BW/Sorc are supposed to dish it out like no ones business. They also get owned like no ones b... : Tommy Toolbag
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        Sorc doesnt seem to put out as much DPS as BW I played both to 12+ that is my experience maybe they even... : hashd
        • I think a lot of it depends on whether or not the Sorc/BW has a healer. If they have someone to let them... : valael
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          In the last days of the closed beta, the sorc was on top in a lot of the damage charts. They arent as fla... : Tommy Toolbag
          • I remember the last days of closed beta. My ironbreaker was always at the top, but I had a dedicated hea... : valael
          • They both need a healer in a backpack to put out the good DPS. : hashd
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    You guys already playing do you have suggestions for what to roll for the shack guild? I was going to go... : Delaric
    • the polls on the forum make it look like we're going to have a good amount of tanks and healers, so if yo... : Joseph
    • Surprisingly the Shack looks to end up with a pretty even 33/33/33% distribution of healers/tanks/dps. A... : fishbone
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      It's pretty easy to take a character to 8ish, and at that point you know more about them. I'd play whoeve... : geedeck
      • Dok's represent.! Yea, they are nice. : Visceral Monkey
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  One thing I noticed in the Open Beta was that PQ gear was way superior to Renown gear... it wasn't even c... : snuff
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    It used to be the complete opposite at lower tiers, the renown gear was better than a full PQ set. The... : shortbuscaptain
    • I meant a full PQ gold bag set. : shortbuscaptain
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    The last Renown Gear I got (during open beta) killed all the greens I'd gotten from PQs. It was super c... : hawke
    • Last night, I bought the first bits of T2 stuff and replaced them within an hour from PQ stuff. : valael
  • its still luck of the draw to get a blue or gold PQ bag - like being a gold-medal level finisher for two ... : MisterPhoton
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  stupid wednesday cant come fast enough. and F-U to my local targets for pulling the pre-order boxes >:( : hirez
  • Bestbuy still had preorder boxes on shelves as of yesterday : re-verse
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  Question... does anyone else feel like you are really really small while playing? Like the character and... : grandmasterlee
  • Yeah I feel like a little miniature... ooo waitaminute.. ! : dante2010
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    try zooming in ;-) : electroly
    • I think its just the low poly count. : grandmasterlee
  • Yes. I think it is. I said awhile ago, I wish they would scale every model in the game up about 20%. It's... : graceofdragons
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  Is there a class guide anywhere? I'm not even sure what 3/4 of all the classes do. Any kind of overview o... : slickdoody
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    http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/gameInfo/armiesofWAR/ Click on the different races to view the cl... : acidnynex
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      http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56998 is a nice thread from a beta tester about ... : Joseph
      • Thanks guys! : slickdoody
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        This is fantastic, wish I had seen it earlier. : hiloopy
        • he did a good write-up, I try to pass it on to all of my gaming buddies that may not be on top of the cur... : Joseph
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      That wardb site is cool. I was looking for that this morning but couldn't remember the damn name. Now i... : Delaric
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        what about the career builder vexes you? : Joseph
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          I just haven't actually played the game yet so I'm not sure what I want to do and how :P : Delaric
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            It looks like you don't get career points till level 11, so that should give you a chance to get used to ... : hbalce1
            • there were respec buttons on the mastery trainer window, so i'd assume you can. I'm not sure the cost, th... : Joseph
          • Ahh, gotcha. It should clear up a bit once you get a chance to get in and play. You don't get your first ... : Joseph
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  I think your texture loading distance isn't what it should be.. Look at the tree in this screenshot of yo... : Reeves
  • Also tomorrow can't come soon enough!!! Going to play a DoK with the shack, and a Shadow Warrior with my ... : Reeves
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    How do you take screenshots without the UI? : Ellissd
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      Shift + Z. Also supposedly shift + print screen is supposed to take high rez screenshots : Reeves
      • Ahh, shift-z. I had tried alt-z but it didn't work. :[ : Ellissd
    • i think it's ctrl-z or shift-z that removes the ui, then it's the prnt scrn button : Joseph
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  Quick question: Anyone know how to name your pet? : Edges
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    Squigs can not be named, I am not sure naming of Lions ever got put in. : mordaken
    • Hmmm, I could've swore I seen squigs with names. Maybe I was dreaming. : Edges
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  Wondering about the Public quests, what happens when you get this game 3 months from now or you decide to... : EagleSweet
  • I'm sure you will have newbs or other alts doing the same thing you are. : Delaric
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  Questions: 1. Where are the big cities? Like the auction houses and stuff? 2. Can you link weapons in cha... : pun][sher
  • You have to talk to the flight master to get to the big cities... unless you want to walk. You can't... : Edges
  • /1 TEXT worked for me if I wanted to talk in region chat. did your chat filters get wonky and you're filt... : Joseph
  • There are a few shots in here from one big City (The Inevitable City) from the beta (the shots towards th... : Salad Sammich
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  1) What time does SE head start being? 2) Can anyone who's not CE head start enabled connect and patch... : Clay
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    1) warhammer alliance forums seems to think 7am, going by info that was on the mythic pre-order page. ... : Joseph
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      anybody remember how big the patch was on sunday? : Turd Ferguson
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        very small. it took less than 5 mins to patch. note: if you get the client off the private shack torre... : m0rfus
        • cool. I was all patched up as of saturday evening so it shouldn't be bad. : Turd Ferguson
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  I'm curious as to what level people are running AF and AA in the nvidia settings for this game? : Visceral Monkey
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    I was playing at 2048x1536 4xAA 8xAF and getting 35-60 FPS. It's great for a while, but I have some sort ... : skinlab133
    • That's with an OC 8800GT : skinlab133
• Are more visual settings open now? : byorn
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  They would be super cool in my book if, you know, they just let the regular pre-order folks in now :( : fr0x
  • yeah super cool to everyone except the CE guys who paid extra to get in early. =p : mindfk

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• BBC link for anyone who's interested: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7617363.stm : Nitrium
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17936690 : grabbie
• fuck that sucks :(.....so it goes : Dschinghis Khan
• NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. He was my favorite member, and musically the most talented... : kainen1
• The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say :( : DapperDan
• i have become comfortably numb... : m0rfus
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  knights in white satin, never reaching the end... RIP : deathofrats
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    wrong band :( :( : grimygopher
    • I guess he finally took the last train to clarksville. RIP : deathofrats
  • This thread has been sullied. : .sticks.
  • we built this city, we built this city on rock and roll... RIP : MONGOLOID
  • Take this pink ribbon off my eyes I'm exposed And it's no big surprise... RIP : slickdoody
  • Backstreet's back... ALRIGHT!... RIP : aeg1x
  • I bless the rains down in Africa... RIP : pyide
  • And IIIIiiiiieeeeeiiiIIIIII Willllaaa alllwayss luuuuvvvvv youuuuuuu... RIP : randomposter
  • Any way you want it, that's the way you need it, anyway you want it... RIP : Bamtan
  • This subthread is epic. : Nitrium
  • private danca, danca fo money... RIP : fathertime
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    guys copying what the OP did doesn't make you funny because you didn't actually come up with anything and... : mikecyb
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      what do you know about being cool, cyber mike? : slickdoody
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        nothing. internet cool is my specialty though. : mikecyb
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          don't see anyone trying to be funny. just giving deathofrats shit for quoting the moody blues instead of ... : pyide
          • I think that was the point of his post :( : mikecyb
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      Who did that song? I don't recognize it. : Psigun
      • The Moody Blues : deathofrats
    • You become increasingly less cool with every post you make. : ColoradoCNC
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      Shacknews policeman on duty! : omnova
      • Shacknews policeman police on duty! : brickmatt
      • someone has to do it, omnova. I won't stand for the blatant pasting of lyrics! : mikecyb
    • constantly calling people out must feel good :( : cygnus
    • WHAT A PIG TO SHIT ON THIS MEME SUBTHREAD LIKE YOU DID!!! : ayesel
    • you're not funny and that makes you kinda suck : Slowtreme
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      lol you're like the shacknews high school hall monitor : Mr.Fusion
      • guys stop insulting me you're hurting my feelings : mikecyb
  • "We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I" RIP : ventro
  • YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!... RIP : DinK
  • I get more ass than toilet seats... RIP : ColoradoCNC
  • B I N G O and BINGO was his name-o... RIP : MagicWishMonkey
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    knights lol : Enigme
    • lol freudian slip maybe? : prime8
  • shootin down the walls of heartache! bang! bang! I am the warrior... RIP : prime8
• Was listening to Eclipse this morning without realising... All that you touch All that you see All t : randomposter
• :( the great gig in the sky : re4ctor
• :( : Fredrik S
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  Geez, that sucks... I guess now there really is no possibility of a reunion tour. : WaterSign
  • Not until we can clone humans. : stump
• GBS FM is playing a whole whack of Floyd at the moment: http://gbsfm.info/l.pls : Lone Swordsman