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  click the numbers column and it'll go back to the order you had it in : Thomas Hace
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    I already just made a new playlist and deleted the old one. I didn't have the track numbers entered, so ... : ejectorpod
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      not track numbers, he means the very first column with the ordering numbers. when you sort by that colum... : electroly
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        FUCK ITUNES ME MAD ME MAD : opengl128
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          i love how any time people have itunes troubles it's always "JESUS WTF ITUNES WORST SOFTWARE EVER FUCK YO... : electroly
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            Wow seriously, I looked at the new playlist and I see arrow to set it back, but that WASN'T THERE in the ... : ejectorpod
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              Ah okay. So I rearranged it by artist, then the arrow disappeared. But if I clicked where the arrow use... : ejectorpod
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                That's standard list behavior. Check it in Outlook or Explorer's Detail mode or whatever you want. : adpalumbo
                • seriously, this is like a UI convention from the early 90s. get with the program people. : warpdude
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                No, ejectorpod, you are wrong. I'm sorry, but you're wrong. The arrow tells you which column is being s... : electroly
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                  and I like how ONCE AGAIN you've called iTunes stupid, and ONCE AGAIN it turned out to be a baseless comp... : electroly
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                    IT IS STUPID AND I'M STUPID TOO INSTEAD IT SHOULD LET ME MANUALLY SORT THIS SHIT WITHOUT HAVING TO CLICK ... : ejectorpod
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                      oh i forgot my smiley face :) : ejectorpod
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                        all i'm asking here is next time you have a problem with iTunes, word it like "i'm having a problem with ... : electroly
                        • He said it was a whore, not stupid. Maybe he likes whores, just gets frustrated by them. :) : adpalumbo
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                          I said it's a whore : ejectorpod
                          • itunes admittedly has been known to sleep around : electroly
            • The sort (up) arrow only appears when you sort on that column. It tells you which column you are sorting... : adpalumbo
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              i have no idea what you're trying to say here. arrows? the arrow on a column header just means you're s... : electroly
              • well the sort arrow, anyway I see what you're saying, it's not an obvious thing to do unless you KNOW tha... : ejectorpod
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            I think it has to do with the myth of Apple's enforced "simplicity" as epitomized by the one-button mouse... : adpalumbo
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              what the hell guys i'm not one of those people :( i seriously did everything i could think of, looked th... : ejectorpod
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                It's standard list behavior. They probably could have afforded a "View -> Sort By -> ..." menu which mig... : adpalumbo
                • All I'm saying is that it's not obvious that this solution would correct the problem unless you already k... : ejectorpod
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              itunes still wont let you queue songs, that alone makes its frustrating : mindshot
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                that's what playlists are for. : Prozium
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                  or you know, they could give people an option they want. It's not like there's any downside to providin... : deject
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                    Is it really any different? If I want to create a queue, I just drag the first song to the playlist bar, ... : Prozium
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                      i want to be able to right click a song and put it in queue on the fly as im listening : mindshot
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                        You can select "add to party shuffle" from a right-click. Set the party shuffle to display the next "0" s... : Prozium
                        • and you can also directly add to a specific playlist from a right-click. : Prozium
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                      The queue function in Winamp is totally different. You can pick a song that's already in the playlist to... : deject
                      • i don't see how this is any different from the separate "play next in party shuffle" and the "add to part... : warpdude
              • You can do that with party shuffle. : vigilante
              • Yeah. You just exemplified my point. That's party shuffle. : adpalumbo
              • Queue = Party Shuffle. That is the exact purpose of the Party Shuffle. Right-click, hit "Add to Party S... : electroly
          • itunes would be cool if it was decently coded for windows (also, even more so, quick time) - it's slow an... : gakera
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            90% huh? Very scientific. Dude, iTunes is a motherfucking joke of a program, that's why people complain a... : stuka
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              you sure showed me : electroly
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                Yes, I was totally going to spawn a 400 post sub-thread trying to specify the ways iTunes sucks for you, ... : stuka
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                  yeah, much preferable to just hit and run with an unsupported jab, am i right? : electroly
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                    That wasn't a jab. You think people constantly complain about iTunes for no good reason. I'm saying the r... : stuka
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                      I do think people constantly complain about iTunes for no good reason, actually. I've consistently found... : electroly
                      • Ok, just a few questions off the top of my head, in case you want to carry on with this for some reason. ... : stuka
            • Your argument is so impressive I think I am going to stop using iTunes because you say it's a joke. : ovrlrd
          • My biggest complaint is that it doesn't scan my music directory and automatically add new music. Sucks. : airrob
• lol you fail at iTunes : ErneX
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  Serious question: Why do people prefer iTunes? What benefits do you guys see it having over other popula... : FlamingGimp
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    Well i'm going to say 99% of the people have an ipod/iphone and you use itunes to put music on it. : Iwannaacura
    • I have an ipod and I use Winamp to transfer music. Never had a problem with it. : FlamingGimp
    • That plus it does a good enough job 75% of the time and the other 25% isn't enough to change, : Jonathan
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      Anapod Explorer and CopyGear both do this. http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/featpw.php : Ride-My-Rocket
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        Sure, but I think the burden of explanation is on the people who use those instead of iTunes. iTunes is ... : adpalumbo
        • I'm merely mentioning an alternative solution. If he wants to continue using an application that lacks a... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        you think people would buy a third party piece of software when itunes comes free and is actually pretty ... : erotic sock
        • *shrug* I did. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      ^^I have an iMac, iPod, iPhone, and use iTunes. It works well with my lifestyle and I really don't have a... : askedrelic
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        can you write more sentences with the word "lifestyle?" i find it amusing. : skryte
        • Writing sentences with the word lifestyle, well, it really fits my lifestyle well. Plus, I didn't feel li... : askedrelic
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    Um. It works well? It works on a Mac? Its not as bloated and slow as WMP, when I was still on Windows? ... : adpalumbo
    • It's way more bloated and slow than WMP. : Dave-A
  • Honestly? Playist -> BurnCD. Easier then any other program. : graceofdragons
  • It's easy, works well and makes go-go with ipod. : whodares
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    it works well, i don't have to manually organize my music folders, it's a piece of cake to rip and burn C... : electroly
    • ^I agree with you that most problems with stem with the user and THEM not understanding the software, alt... : askedrelic
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      What are these smart playlists people keep talking about? : FlamingGimp
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        go to File... New Smart Playlist. it will build a playlist automatically based on your specifications, l... : electroly
        • That's pretty sweet feature. Anyone know if winamp/foobar has something similar? : FlamingGimp
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    It just works and I don't have to do shit. : rosewood
    • ^^ correct answer : Mmmmmoo
  • Love the interface, love the organization tools (I just let it manage my music so there is zero work invo... : ovrlrd
  • smart playlists (Genius is nice too), iPhone/iPod sync, excellent podcast management, good metadata manag... : Postal
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    "It just works" seems to be the common answer to the question across the interwebs. Anyone who wants : InfoBiter
    • It's only less bloated if you compare it to similarly full featured media players. Something to remember ... : ovrlrd
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      this shouldn't be surprising. apple's strength in all of their product lines is simplicity. their targe... : electroly
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        It's not surprising at all. What iTunes does it does well. I think it's a good program it just isn't wh... : InfoBiter
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          what do you mean by manually make a playlist or drag songs around? those sound like things that itunes d... : electroly
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            Not easily unless I am just really fucking dumb (which isn't entirely out of the question). By manual... : InfoBiter
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              Everything you listed in the first paragraph is possible via the obvious methods. - Double-click a p... : electroly
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                I suppose we just think differently because several of those steps seem counter-intuitive to me. Ques : InfoBiter
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                  - Nothing requires opening new windows. That's just a convenience if you like extra windows. You can ju : electroly
                  • I mean, I can usually see the other person's viewpoint, but I have a hard time seeing how any of this cou... : electroly
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                    You can right-click or delete what you have selected. What made you think you can't? I was referring to : InfoBiter
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                      Ah. Yeah, there is no "Crop" command; you'd have to delete the stuff you don't want, or copy/drag the so... : electroly
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                        Honestly I never ever ever think to open multiple windows. The thought never even crosses my mind. So... : InfoBiter
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                          Can we at least agree that your list of things you don't like about iTunes has been whittled down to "I'd... : electroly
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                            Yes and no. I will completely concede that iTunes is capable of doing all of these things I try to do... : InfoBiter
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                              Oh, and I still think that it has more to do with Mac logic vs Windows logic than anything else. I ru... : InfoBiter
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                                I have a hard time seeing any differences there. When you want to open something in Windows, you double ... : electroly
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                                  (I say this as someone with significant experience developing for both Windows and Mac OS X, so I hope yo... : electroly
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                                    I've never really used a mac so I'm in no position to say really =) It's just that every person I've ... : InfoBiter
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                                      I think part of this is because the Windows port of iTunes frankly sucks. That does not help iTunes. Pe : electroly
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                                        and also, the fact that it doesn't use native controls will give people a bad first impression, and peopl... : electroly
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                                          What do you mean by native controls? I honestly can't think of what "native controls" iTunes doesn't use... : InfoBiter
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                                            iTunes's buttons and lists and stuff? It's all fake. None of them are real Windows controls, they're sp... : electroly
                                            • Ahh, now I see what you mean. I guess I'm just not a very aesthetic person seeing as I never noticed that... : InfoBiter
                                      • The problem with this is that, for most people, that is the only impression of iTunes they will ever have : ieGod
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                              I think it's telling that non-proficient users overwhelmingly find iTunes to be easy to use -- when I was : electroly
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                                Actually my mother (who has never used another music player) absolutely despises iTunes. She just about b... : InfoBiter
                                • LOL. Here we go again :) You know those checkboxes next to each song in the library? Guess what those ... : electroly
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                      I don't use macs. Ever. And I could have answerd your quests as electroly did about iTunes. I have gripes : ieGod
                      • *questions : ieGod
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          It's funny. Those who don't like Apple products tend to really really like micromanaging. I sometimes won... : terath
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            I bet quite a large chunk of more tech-savvy iTunes users went down the same path I did. I started by bei... : peanut-
            • yeah, that pretty much mirrors my experience. it annoyed me immensely the first time I imported music int : warpdude
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  iTunes will install on my system but will not run, instance comes up, have to kill process to try again. ... : graceofdragons
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    Vista? You might have a UAC problem. : adpalumbo
    • If you didn't change and UAC preferences it should work fine. : OmegaRed59
    • nah xp sp3 : graceofdragons
  • someone at work was having this exact problem, xp as well. dont know why though :( : Unleashed
  • Norton anything installed? Norton randomly fucks with iTunes. : peanut-
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  I love the rage. Keep posting every time you have a problem like this. We won't make fun of you again. Pi... : perstephanie
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    I'm making it my personal mission to grief every post you make from here on out, especially if you have a... : ejectorpod
    • :) Your problem had been solved way before I replied. I knew the solution but had nothing useful to have.... : perstephanie
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  Switch to MediaMonkey, my friend. : PlanetPerfecto
  • That's why I did! It's lovely. : five_percent

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• CoH still rocks my cock : moshman
• I played some CoH with mittense a few weeks ago and remembered how fucking awesome it is. : Head Rush
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  Company of Heroes is the last great RTS released. The genre has been pretty stagnant. : mittense
  • Well Supreme Commander isn't exactly chopped liver, even if it doesn't live up to TA in many people's min... : Toth21
• Go old school and play Kohan 2. Or I still like Dawn of War. Heard good things about World in Conflict to... : gyrfalcon
• I also have been replaying COH. Also Multiwinia is simple and fun : dael
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  Sins of a Solar Empire if you're late to the game : I7 SilverFox
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    Er, yes, this is what I meant to say, of course. : mittense
    • ;D : thetangent
  • I'm really enjoying playing this with friends. : mathyou
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    I'd be all over Sins if a multiplayer game didn't take 6-9 hrs to complete. : Skoal^Fyfan
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      Yeah and the last third of every game drags like hell. : sasoi
      • Bah most of them are over in 15 minutes these days due to LRM frigate rushes (retail) or carrier rushes (... : Toth21
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    I played it, and my vote still goes to CoH. I played SoaSE for what seemed to be no more than two hou... : Marauder IIC
    • this is how i felt about SoaSE coh is on another level. : RetroRedEyeJr
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      I agree, having played the hell out of both games, CoH is definitely superior. : sasoi
      • wow, I love Sins so I'll have to pick up CoH : I7 SilverFox
      • You can't compare the games. : Wisp!
• multiwinia is fun imo, try the demo, it's unique supcom: forged alliance is great although you need a ... : Shai-Tan
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  i tried Company of Heroes on the shack's recommendation and i thought it was completely awful. Am I the ... : electroly
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    I don't feel there's much micromanagement in this game. The only tedious thing is having to change the di... : hoov1185
    • To add, I realized this when I ignored all else and just followed a squad into battle and watched them fi... : hoov1185
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      That's what I said? I like micromanagement. I feel like CoH is hardly even an RTS because of all the mi... : electroly
      • Oh shit sorry, ha. I completely misread your post. : hoov1185
      • You don't stand a chance online without good micromanagment skills. : Marauder IIC
      • CoH has quite a bit of micro. You like macro and that's what SupComm is all about. : dkrulz
  • it's a high unit micro reaction heavy game. if you don't like high unit micro you might enjoy supcom more... : Shai-Tan
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    at high level mplayer play micro is extremely important but its very nuanced, like knowing where to click... : RetroRedEyeJr
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      I only played the demo so I haven't experienced any high-level play. I still have the demo installed, bu... : electroly
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        single player is garbage in terms of challenging gameplay because the ai is so awful. single player is mo... : RetroRedEyeJr
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          Hmmm, maybe I'll give it another try then. I was really very unimpressed with the single player mode. : electroly
          • i can't be sure you will like it but don't let the single player represent the multiplayer they aren't th... : RetroRedEyeJr
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            watch this video (download its an .mp4) its a 1v1 on a classic map showcasing everything wonderful about ... : RetroRedEyeJr
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              Will do, thanks for the link. : electroly
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                np its a great match with very classic entertaining gameplay and very informative shoutcasting : RetroRedEyeJr
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                  That was fun and quite intense at parts. I'm having a little trouble navigating that site. Do you know if... : Marauder IIC
                  • ahh, nevermind. I figured it out :) : Marauder IIC
          • Beat the CPU on expert and you are ready for multiplayer (barely). The campaign is shit. In MP avoid the ... : Skoal^Fyfan
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          I love CoH. It's one of the best, if not the best, game I've ever played. One match for example, I wa... : Marauder IIC
          • Yup those games are truly special moments. I can remember a number of 4v4 Route 13 games like that where ... : Toth21
          • Insane. CoH2v2 has the best come-backs ever. The game is never over until zero victory points. My repl... : IHATEDUST
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    I'm really confused by this statement because CoH seems like a very micro intensive game to me. : datoo
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      From what the others are telling me, the multiplayer in CoH is nothing like the single player, and I've o... : electroly
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        What? Who plays RTS games for the singleplayer? ;-p : datoo
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          People who can't find others to play with :) I'll give CoH points here -- I'm guessing their MP scene is... : electroly
          • This blows my mind. CoH's single player campaign was the most fun I've had with an RTS since Warcraft 3, ... : jayacheess
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          Man, Company of Heroes has my favourite singleplayer campaign ever. I loved it so much. : crummynz
          • It really blows the Blizzard SP campaigns out of the water. They're doing a lot more to make SC2 better a... : Sailor of Fortune
  • CoH is very micro intensive, it just doesn't demand it in the single player campaign. If you don't tac : Lunatic Angelic
  • For no micromanagement RTS pleasure, go with World in Conflict. : geneshifter
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  I thought Universe at War was pretty under rated. : braaains
  • I enjoyed that : dael
• play the company of heroes demo if you haven't played the game, each tank is like a luscious creamsicle : Luminair
• Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, World in Conflict, Sins of Solar Empire. : NFXFSX
• Warhammer 40K : Flynn
• WC3 : duderonomy
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  I tried Supreme Commander and didn't like it. Company of Heroes seemed nice but the WWII genre just kille... : Pettytheft
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    Trust me I was one of those people who said "I will never play another WW2 game again) a few years back, ... : Toth21
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      Don't really understand the WW2 hate these days either. There are very few WW2 games coming out now. If a... : aeg1x
      • Yeah i guess, I think I am still burned out on the WW2 shooters as I found the COD:WaW beta to be kind of... : Toth21
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  has anybody noticed that CoH is no longer available on Steam? Opposing Fronts is still there but no vanil... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    kallanta said they removed it for a reason, so presumably either something is going on, or something is a... : electroly
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      They're out of Keys. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=735631&highlight=company+hero... : Jonathan
      • lol @ You would think THQ would be keen on getting them keys so they continue selling the game. It's not ... : IHATEDUST
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  I'm slowly making my way througn C&C3 finally and it's surprisingly good : ColoradoCNC
  • The singleplayer campaign was surprisingly enjoyable. : crummynz
  • i beat it and the expansion. good stuff. : AMikaboshi
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  this coh love-in makes my heart swell and my arteries distend : aeg1x
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    So WTF aeg1x? Number 10 on the axis ladder, how do you do it? My buddy and I finally crawled our way ... : Toth21
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      In the case of disconnects it bases who gets the win off the number of disputes on your account. We've al... : aeg1x
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        Yeah I guess, we almost always win when it says "This game will be arbitrated", but lately we have gotten... : Toth21
        • if you ever get a disconnect where everyone drops except you and you can keep playing, make sure you play... : aeg1x
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  Red Alert 3 coming out end of the month. : mtgDoofy
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    Really looking forward to RA3. I even pre-ordered to get RA2 with it. : Head Rush
    • RA2 was a great game. RA3 just seems...lackluster. I played the beta, they re-used some voice-overs fro... : IHATEDUST
• I'd only suggest something like RA3 or C&C 3 for light-hearted non-strategic click-festing and just simpl... : wytefang

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  I was positive Far Cry 2 was going to be shovelware bullshit when they announced it. Glad I was wrong. : pyrogen
  • I second this wrongness. I'm glad I was way off. : Turd Ferguson
  • Yeah. I was sure it'd gonna just ride on the name. After the first video or interview it was clear it was... : zehh
  • When I saw the first video I knew it was going to be something special for me. : freshyk
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  Nice graphics... AI seems a little on the retarded side though : _jon
  • Yeah, looks about as glitchy as crysis. In that video when he snipes the guy standing with the guy sitti... : spazzium
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  I love that fire. So it spreads with the wind? : pigvomit
  • Yup, you can tell wind direction from the trees and grass. : node
• yeah these are looking a lot better than the one i posted the other day. the fire in the grass is pretty ... : festivalman
• actually, these videos look a lot better than previous ones...i may jus be interested now :) : niceguynick
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  woah enemies actually get effected by wounds... that's a good feature. : thebigbeefsandwich
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    ...do they attempt to heal themselves.....do they walk around with a limp? : niceguynick
    • there was another video where it was like Full Metal Jacket. He shot a dude in the leg, guy fell and star... : baconisgod
• I can't wait to play this. It's strange that both Far Cry 2 and Dead Space are coming out at the same tim... : mittense
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  Suffers from dumb AI though. Watch the second video, he snipes two guys standing right next to each other... : Modulus
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    Yeah, that sucked. But I'm used to games doing that now :( : tomservo
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      tomservo you need to spearhead an initiative to list games which support AI that notice when their friend... : Luminair
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        I don't follow : tomservo
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          inquiring minds want to know which games don't have the artificial intelligence of a goomba : Luminair
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            I think in this subthread you just got headshot and tomservo is standing beside your corpse, peeing off a... : Dave-A
            • well executed : the city
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    This is what destroys immersiveness for me, but as tomservo said, I think we've become used to this annoy... : niceguynick
    • theres no need for any discovery. to me it seems like they fell into some pitfalls when making the enemie... : Shai-Tan
  • Stolen from SA, which was stolen from the Edge review: So, getting back on topic - this got reviewed : megarust32
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  Are there any videos of the PS3 version in action? : Frank_Mackey
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    Here is a video comparing the 360 and PS3 versions http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34591.html : manlyman
    • looks the same to me... except the PS3 looks like it might be a lower framerate. Doesn't matter to me ... : Shadowdane
    • Sweet. That video was posted in May so hopefully they've been able to improve the framerate since then (... : Frank_Mackey
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  So who is getting it for PC? : NFXFSX
  • \o : eeeealmo
  • Already got it sitting in my Steam favorites list. It will be unlocked on Wednesday which is the day of m... : freshyk
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    already pre ordered on steam : kill9
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      after the crysis fiasco, i am definitely buying this from best buy : retarded talking dinosaur
      • uh i don't remember any fiasco and i played crysis just fine on steam : kill9
  • Im getting it. Love this kind of stuff. : Pneum0
  • I am!! I'm so excited for it!! : zanzares
  • I would have it preordered on Steam if Ubisoft weren't fags. : Arsenal
  • ME. ME. ME. : Wisp!
  • I will but I don't think this week. : doc.solo
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  ugh wtf is this crap, fire spreads usually at a rate of 25 sqft per minute even in the most extreme wind,... : gmd
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    Please, I hope this is sarcasm. My detector is broken at the moment, so I'm not sure. : IndigoAK
    • My sarcasm detector has determined high traces of sarcasm within his line of text. : Wisp!
  • Yeah, I noticed that too. : Haku-Jin
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    ^Friends with zanzares : Drewus
    • he is trolling : Hoax
  • Fuck that, i'm going to go round to Ubisoft and set the building on fire just so the developers can learn... : Arsenal
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  Where is this engine-wise with crytek? Is it a later generation than what we saw in Crysis? : spazzium
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    Have you been living under a rock? : SlamDunk
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      I wasn't that into Farcry, so haven't been following it. : spazzium
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        Sometimes I wonder why they called this Far Cry 2. It's not really a widely recognized name brand, is it?... : mittense
        • Better than starting over with a new one I suppose. : Cygnus X-1
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    its not using the CryEngine, the engine is called Dunia made by Ubisoft. : Shadowdane
    • Which was original begun off of the CryEngine code, but CryEngine accounts for only like a fraction of it... : IndigoAK
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      it's not true, it's remade off cryengine, although they constantly downplay that possibly to try to avoid... : thebigbeefsandwich
      • Really? I didn't know that. : mittense
      • I thought they would just buy out a license for the engine when they bought the IP. That way they could d... : doc.solo
  • crytek and ubisoft dont schedule playdates anymore : retarded talking dinosaur
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  Is there going to be a demo for this? The videos piqued my interest, but I don't have any interest in pa... : valael
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    why would it be anything like Crysis? It's not even being made by the same team? KEEP UP. : marmite
    • I AM keeping up. I know it's not the same game or the same company. But they are both really good looki... : valael
  • there will not be a demo http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54840 : baconisgod
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  Hope this game has a flamethrower. Something about setting fire to the entire Serengeti sounds like fu... : Beady
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    have you watched even a single video of farcry 2? : DrFlammable
    • I was wondering this too? : thejm4n
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      Yes. The two above certainly dont have flame throwers in them. Does that qualify as having watched eve... : Beady
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        http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzs4YWj_08g : niceguynick
        • that rope bridge is fuckin sweet! : marmite
        • Thanks. :D : Beady
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  anyone know if this game has flyable planes or just hangliders~ : JINKY
  • Hangliders, yes, I've seen videos showing those. Planes.. don't know. : zehh
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  So this basically looks like Crysis without a power suit. Is that a fair assessment? Just more of the sa... : Nighteyes
  • No. It's based on a large area (50sq mile or something). You can go anywhere, it's not linear. It's a ver... : zehh
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    no, in crysis you were forced to go from A to B, etc. In FC2 you have about 50 square miles and you c... : baconisgod
    • YAY FOR FREEDOM : NFXFSX
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      I wish you could just go hunting for springbok and ignore the rest, I'm guessing you can? : niceguynick
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        If you shoot animals or spread fire on purpose the screen fades to gray to represent you going crazy from... : zanzares
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          Wait...wait...what? Are you serious? That just ruined...everything. That was like...my entire plan for th... : Wisp!
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            Dead serious. It's in interviews. : zanzares
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              Fuck. Someone needs to mod that feature out ASAP. : Wisp!
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                Found it! 9lives: During the presentation we saw the picture turning grey on several occasions, for in... : zanzares
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                  That's kind of cool though. : NFXFSX
                  • I like it. It's a good gameplay decision. : zanzares
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                  I wonder the extent to which that has changed in eight months. : mittense
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                    Or ten, whatever. : mittense
                    • A lot I would assume, especially the shooting an opponent bit? : Toth21
        • That sucks. I was really looking forward to playing around with the fire :( : ColoradoCNC
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      I'm skeptical of what you just said. Is everyone touting the company line or do they actually know you c... : Luminair
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        The official company line is that you're given a very loose goal (kill The Jackal) and how you go about i... : mittense
        • (That's all I know). : mittense
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        "...you still black out at scripted intervals, or whenever you cut against the narrative grain..." htt... : zanzares
        • Which to me implies you cant just go around killing certain people before you are supposed to. : zanzares
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        It's not completely open, but you can definitely kill a lot of quest NPCs. To maintain the critical path ... : Chris Remo
        • lol, that's probably the funniest bug I've ever heard about : ColoradoCNC
        • They should've left that option in but your character gets executed for burning down half a country or so... : Dave-A
  • Not fair at all. This has a completely dynamic storyline, it's completely set in the real world (no sci f... : marmite
  • More guns which was lacking in Crysis. : thejm4n
• Burning every blade of grass should be an achievement in this game. : sanchez
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  This whole thread is an epic troll gathering. : conandan
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    No, it's people who cant deal with criticism. Apparently game devs are holy and off limits. : zanzares
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      Sound in space must drive you mad. : Jonathan
      • Can't stand it. : zanzares
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        This is one of the reasons Firefly and Serenity were geeky cool. : IndigoAK
        • 2001 as well. 2010 is a travesty. : zanzares
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      no, it's just you being pedantic : kill9
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        I had a legitimate criticism and everyone else went batshit crazy defending the developer's choice. I hav... : zanzares
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          I think mostly it's because you've now ruined it for all of us who probably wouldn't have even noticed le... : Arsenal
          • Nothings perfect. And I'm not going to let some dumb design decision stop me from having a blast with the... : zanzares
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          Your complaint is...get ready for it..."propane tanks don't shoot flames in real life". Just wanted to p... : fishbone
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            They dont. And left handed gun animations are awkward. I'm just saying what is true. A right handed perso... : zanzares
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              Personally I think you're just clutching at straws to prove your point from here on out. You're fully awa... : Drewus
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                What is there to be wrong about? All I ever did was point out the right handed shooters using left handed... : zanzares
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                  you're the new dilutedq aren't you : fishbone
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                    Considering I have no idea what that insinuates, I don't know how to respond. : zanzares
                    • that's what dilutedq would say : fishbone
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                  "Like I posted above, putting the ejecting brass on the left actually makes gameplay worse. I'll repost : Drewus
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                    Does losing your scope picture = fun to you? Does having brass fly across your field of vision = fun to y... : zanzares
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                      You do realise that they could have still kept your scope in the shot and still reloaded by just providin... : Drewus
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                        Nope. Using a left handed gun you would have to move your left hand and you wouldn't be able to hold a st... : zanzares
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                          ARG!! That is beside the point, it doesn't fucking matter! It's a game! The developers could have mad... : Drewus
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                            Dude. My whole point is right handed guns = a better experience. I really dont see why people are getting... : zanzares
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                              Because the counter argument is that it isn't necessarily a better experience. If you're referring to ... : Drewus
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                                Right handed people use right handed guns for a reason. They work better. EOT. : zanzares
                                • I'm going to stop here because you're totally missing my point. Look, it doesn't matter that right han... : Drewus
      • he was being glib : baconisgod
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      Now that you mention it I did notice that the specific genus of switchgrass growing on the ground was ina... : aeg1x
      • I love the sarcasm aeg1x. Very well done. 8/10. : zanzares
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        I also noticed the cricket sounds belonged to a particular species found in south america. NOT Africa. : Drewus
        • I'm glad you guys are really getting into this and finding other faults. : zanzares
        • what?! well no purchase from me then! : geneshifter
        • To be fair though, those South American crickets are very loud, so the developers are probably just empha... : Arsenal
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    I agree. I want Obama to come and redistribute the wealth of trolling in this threads to our other, trol... : taylorwp2
    • speaking of trolls, you better add me to your fucking XBL : conandan
  • To be honest, having played a fair bit of Far Cry 1 lately, i'll just be glad if they make all the weapon... : Arsenal
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  dyslexi is going to nuke you all from orbit : Downforce
  • I remember dsylexic mentioning something about this and he didn't foam at the mouth about it, he just ack... : zehh
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  maybe we should forget about the fucking physics and graphics for a minute and see if the game is fun or ... : podizzle
  • And you call yourself a gamer? : Orange Pylon
  • Since when did we play games for fun? : Drewus
  • It's going to be super fun. : mittense
  • I'm still not that interested in it. It really just looks like Crysis to me. Is there any mutliplayer? : aeg1x
  • That's the big question...and from that footage, it just looks like Far Cry in Africa. I wasn't crazy ... : Vincent Grayson
  • <muppet voices> Hmmmmm.... NAAAAAH!! : the archvile
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  zanzares represents everything bad about the shack. The pointless, semantic arguments and thinly veiled t... : sharpie
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    ^^^ Truest post in this thread, I almost feel bad for replying since it will kick the whole cluster fuck ... : boarder2
    • What you gotta hate on me for boarder2? I didnt do a damn thing to you. You could have just ignored this ... : zanzares
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    Ooooh ouch I'm hurt sharpie. My heart's bleeding. Why you gotta drag the thread down to personal insults ... : zanzares
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      And everyone else has their own opinion. I don't get the people who post what they think, and then whi... : Drewus
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        Dude, I never whined. I kept a level head, and presented my views. Simple as that. Start saying I'm the w... : zanzares
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          "That what's wrong about the shack. Not letting me have my opinion in peace." I was referring to th... : Drewus
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            If someone else critiques a game, I'm not going to defend the game. It's their opinion. I let them have i... : zanzares
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              If that is the way the world worked, and you honestly believed that, then no one would ever have a discus... : Drewus
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                And that's why I kept on going, cause you guys kept on going. If you guys had stopped, I would have stopp... : zanzares
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                  Who said they did proper animations? : Haku-Jin
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                    A proper way in regards to gameplay/fun. And why the hell are you inserting yourself into this shit. You'... : zanzares
                    • I came in late. But seriously, I don't think people are saying that the animations are correct. They're... : Haku-Jin
                  • Yeah exactly. I don't think anyone ever said that. The argument was that it didn't matter. : Drewus
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      How old are you? : Haku-Jin
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        My age is irrelevant to this discussion. : zanzares
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          But it may be relevant to your maturity. : Haku-Jin
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            Considering I haven't called someone what's bad about the shack, I dont think it's my maturity that we ne... : zanzares
            • Alright then. : Haku-Jin
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    Zanzares played duke3d with me, which is pretty cool. : Orange Pylon
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      http://smegmar.shackspace.com/duke.jpg : smegmar
      • lol : Haku-Jin
      • That's awesome. :D : zanzares
      • Ohshi- : Moonbase Commander
      • Even better, in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9eSFmAcT-k : zanzares
      • omfg hahahahaha : Trips
  • GJ cockbite, his post count is now like 10 times larger. Kidding! <3 : MercFox1
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    Mods, make this post blue : smegmar
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      Why do you have to be offensive towards me? What have I done to you? How are you contributing to this thr... : zanzares
      • Look. I'm glad you're so passionate about shell ejection, but seriously this is beyond reason. : smegmar
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  this thread is a disgustingly sticky abortion : mwasher
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    I cant help it everyone got pissed at my critique of the game's design. I have no idea why they feel they... : zanzares
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      Now what's wrong with the pigeons in GTA4? : Haku-Jin
      • sharp knees and pointy wings : warpdude
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        I know some people got frustrated because there were so damn many and they didnt keep good track. I was j... : zanzares
        • Realistically there are a lot of pigeons in New York. : Haku-Jin
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      I just find it amusing that you take such an offense to something that is clearly artistic liberty. I ... : fleabug
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        So they are sacrosanct? They can do no wrong? My world doesnt work that way. They are human and they can ... : zanzares
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          So do you think there is some plot in action here to make action games less appealing to gun geeks? Do yo... : disembodied potato
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            If they did it for a reason, I disagree with whatever that reason was. The guns are the focus of the game... : zanzares
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              no the guns are the focus of the game for you, for me the focus of the game are my actions and world arou... : disembodied potato
              • That's you opinion. You are granted it. Just as I am granted mine. : zanzares
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          In my opinion modeling the guns backwards is artistic liberty. I too, am ashamed of people to resort t... : fleabug
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            Paintings bear no relevance here. Guns are guns, we know what they look like and how they work. They shou... : zanzares
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              They're opinions. Nobody said you were wrong. : Haku-Jin
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                By saying that Ubisoft knew what they were doing, they are in effect saying my opinion is wrong. : zanzares
                • I don't think your opinion is wrong. I do agree with a previous post that it's padantic and I don't thin... : Haku-Jin
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              I will never say "you are wrong". You have an opinion, and I have another. For me to call yours wrong w... : fleabug
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                I also am trying to not make this a personal attack. So if that's what you are reading here, we can't co... : fleabug
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                  Nope, you've been pretty level headed about it and I appreciate that. : zanzares
                  • =D I don't know where all the hate comes from sometimes. Can't we all just get along!? : fleabug
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                Why dont we turn all the antelopes into unicorns in Far Cry 2 and call it art? They are aiming for realis... : zanzares
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                  I don't have to turn antelopes into unicorns to call it art, and personally, I think that would be awesom... : fleabug
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                    Only if they shit rainbows out their asses, right? : zanzares
                    • : D : Haku-Jin
                  • Make them fart rainbows and it would be glorious. : Haku-Jin
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                  they're aiming for realism? No they arn't, if they were the game would be very different. You keep impos... : disembodied potato
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                    They've stated quite often in interviews they were going for realism. : zanzares
                    • yeah but thats a just a buzzword, there just using it to get the point across that it isnt set in space. ... : disembodied potato
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      You make it sound like they're rushing in droves to defend their poor beloved developer against the hamme... : zehh
      • *look at the thread : zehh
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        You explain what they were doing then. And am I expected to assume what all of their counterpoints are an... : zanzares
        • If they reply you say "It makes no sense at all to me", but if you reply, "it's called a discussion". ... : zehh
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      i dont think its so much a defense of ubisoft, rather taking issue with someone elses opinion that a lot ... : disembodied potato
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        How is it silly? : zanzares
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          friendly advice, pick your battles better to live a more fulfilling life : Luminair
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            I didnt know it would become a battle. It was just one dinky opinion until everyone got up in my face abo... : zanzares
            • no people are just taking some issue with your post. Its a discussion board, your allowed to think ubiso... : disembodied potato
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          Because i believe probably less than 1% of their market would notice, and of that one percent probably 0.... : disembodied potato
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            If 99% of games can model guns correctly, why cant Ubisoft? What makes backwards guns better instead of w... : zanzares
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              Please find me one example of someone saying they are better modeled incorrectly? You keep putting words... : Haku-Jin
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                There are many posts in this thread saying it's easier to see if they are jammed, it's better to see the ... : zanzares
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                  I haven't read one post saying that the gameplay is better this way. And nobody is disputing that the mo... : Haku-Jin
                  • And I have shown numerous example of how it does affect gameplay. And you obviously havent read every sin... : zanzares
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              There could be a whole number of reasons, like i say in large design project like a video game, design ch... : disembodied potato
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                It's a mad mad world, man. Whatever, they've done it, maybe some fans will mod it. Regardless I'm playing... : zanzares
                • Maybe your jumping the gun ( ho ho) here, maybe their is a plot twist involving some left handed milita i... : disembodied potato
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          Because you're the only one that telling anybody they're wrong. : Haku-Jin
          • It is statistically unbelievable that every gun in a area of 50 sq km would be left handed. And I never s... : zanzares
  • No shit. The CS:S devs are spinning in their graves moneyhats right now. : MercFox1
  • Dude it's not even that, it's a fully grown failed abortion. It's like a bucktoothed hairytard with a coa... : Bamtan
  • your lack of caps use is disgusting. : twifosp
  • it is an abortion because a lot of people, not just one person, don't know when to stop posting. It take... : Luminair
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  Why are all these awesome sequels coming out just as I'm starting a new business when I won't have time t : Dave-A
  • Holy crap! http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41654.html Is the 360 version really going to look like ... : Dave-A
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/facepalm_iqq5wj7bbemxwgjf506p.jpg : AlexXdude
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  The problem with this thread is that none of you seem to realize you are arguing with someone who has asp... : Morgin
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    wtf, how do you even know this? : Drewus
    • Also that guy is insane : Drewus

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  DM4 : Rampancy
  • ^^ This man knows WTF : DOOManiac
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    You know all time, with people or bots, I'd say yes. It was also the first map where I really understood ... : zakazi
    • The number of routes through the map (with RL of course) are insane. Likewise, there are several areas a ... : Rampancy
  • This is tied with q2dm1 for my favorite. : ConfusedUs
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  as_oilrig : indosauros
  • Same. Great map :D : AMikaboshi
  • VIP glocked. : Razputin
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  tc_hydro : pyide
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    You have interesting taste. I wouldn't put that on my top five TF2 maps any day of the week. : Wisp!
    • I'm guessing most people who play TF2 would agree with you, or would have. A lot of people hated it at fi... : pyide
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    I really do like hydro, much more variety than other TF2 maps. I wish it was better designed though. : silentw
    • yeah, this has been my beef with it. : naios
• ziggurat vertigo : Majuju
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  DM3 : ra1n
  • second'd : skizl
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    Probably the map I've played most. : chungathebunga
    • (And its my favorite) : chungathebunga
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0byzrP7cMI : happynoodle
• E1M7 (Quake) : guido anchovy
• cs_747! : sanchez
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  Wake Island : pigvomit
  • That's a good choice too. I can't believe how many shackbattles on that map came down to 1 to 2 tickets. : pyide
  • My fav Battlefield map, across all BF games. : guido anchovy
  • i'm going with this one. so many memories. one time i drove the japanese carrier halfway onto the island.... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Man that was a great map. : Turd Ferguson
  • it has got to be dust, dust2, or wake : Luminair
  • thats a classic : gyokuro
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  fun_chooze (CS) : helvetica
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    I haven't played that in a while, I liked it a lot. : sanchez
    • That map was great : H@rvester
  • ^^^this, Dawn from UT2K4 and Facility from Goldeneye 007 : lefthighkick
• AS_CRAZYTANK Or like 50 other NIPPER maps. : DrWaffles
• mp_beach : Bamtan
• any BF2:Special Forces map :( : eeeealmo
• Market Garden : rosewood
• house of cthon : captain hampton
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  Half-Life: Boot Camp : baconisgod
  • I really enjoyed HL deathmatch on Subtransit. So many good times back on the old lan. : pigvomit
  • I agree. : thejm4n
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  DM2. Push button, watch people fall in lava and die. Repeat the entire level. : antareus
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    Until I push the other button and squish you! : blearey
    • FINALLY, MY STALKER IS OUTED! : antareus
• Facility. : Blake Ellison
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  DM7 or Q2DM1 : nomaad
  • That should be DM6, for Quake. : nomaad
• Facing Worlds : broly1718
• Either q3dm17 or 2box4 : scottv7
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  q2ctf3 : notext
  • or rtctf1a(Bletey's Blues) or as2m7(cacophony.publius.myrkul) : notext
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  edge : dael
  • Seconded : shred.
  • ^^ this : dromo5
  • End Of Thread. : godhatingatheist
  • Fuckin' word. : lplasmatron
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  honestly i never get tired of cs_office : electroly
  • also, gg_pinkpanther2 : electroly
  • Yeah, I played Office exclusively for 5 months everyday. I know that map like the back of my hand. : Wisp!
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  CTF, Large, Jungle, Night in SOF2's RMG. Crouching through chest high grass was awesome. It was so co... : Turd Ferguson
  • agreed; I never got to play much SoF2 RMG MP, but it was fun since almost no one knew the map layout (unl... : the archvile
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  pro-q3dm6 : rgoer
  • ^^ This is the correct answer. : InfoBiter
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  q2dm1 : disembodied potato
  • I second this. : dasampla
  • third'd : ant_hillbilly
• dust there I said it : spiderfill
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  hub3aeroq3 : synapse19
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    de_nuke dod_harrington : synapse19
    • stack and facility (golden eye) : synapse19
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      Yuck, I hate nuke. : Wisp!
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        oh my... get off my internet. right now. go. : synapse19
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          Tell me what is so great about it. Whenever someone mentions Nuke, all I think of is "meh". : Wisp!
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            relatively balanced with paths that flow at a good pace. looking at your posts in here though, you pi... : synapse19
            • The amount of spam depends on how many people you play with. I don't really play DoD much, but I always p... : Wisp!
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  The edge for Quake 2. It's the gold standard. : Pneum0
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    Gold standard of what, exactly? Slow moving deathmatch? : ra1n
    • BOO. : lplasmatron
• Probably Q3DM17... in Quake 3. Every other game has gotten that map wrong. : silentw
• wacky_races_v2 : DrFlammable
• Quake DM3 "The Abandoned Base", followed closely by Q2DM1 "The Edge" : sexydingo
• Facing Worlds; Unreal Tournament : I7 SilverFox
• cs_italy !! : Juno
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  ns_veil (if I have to pick, all the core NS maps are burned into my mind) : sroylance
  • you beat me to it :x : aeg1x
• Red Light MOTHERFUCKING District : windowpane
• overgrown : TheFatMom
• Behind Zee Bookcase -SiN : LemonJoose
• I thought about it and I like cs_office a lot. More linear than Dust, but way more fun because of the Att... : Wisp!
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  De_Dust2 : locater16
  • co-signed : cstamas
• I liked ztn3dm1. really helped me learn rail spots and prediction. my favorite to watch 4v4 demos on w... : anhero
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  q2dm1 - the edge : the city
  • This man knows whats up. : erebus
• Strike At Karkand. LAV25 Fo Lyfe Yo! : RookieCAF
• UT: Facing Worlds SOF2: MP Test map : senseimoron
• DM3 : Skoal^Fyfan
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  q2ctf1 : RikiTiki2
  • Is that McKinley's Revivial? : CRasterImage
• DM6 or Q2DM1 : zerog83
• any of the BFV maps.. : heff
• q3f 2forts : s2jason
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  QWTF 4Fort4 : proclone1
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    Is there a TFC version of 4fort, by any chance? : Wisp!
    • I really doubt it, it didn't get too much play back in the day to begin with : proclone1
  • ^^^ sharp mutha fuckah right here : grasshoppah
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  Battlefield 2, Strike at Karkand : Vangoghs Ear
  • I want a remake of this map in BFBC. Or one where it has buildings you can enter and helicopters. : Sailor of Fortune
• any BF1942 map that didn't have UM shooting me in the face with a tiger. : Joseph
• I remember Iwo Jima for BF1942 Desert Combat Mod. My friend and I kicked ass together with the Blackha... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Broadside for Tribes 1 : malevolence
  • I'm also going to go with Broadside. So fast paced and awesome. : SeaLlama
• 2fort4 from original TF. : spazzium
• Deck 17 : to_annihilate
• half-life crossfire : cdbeckman
• Rogue Spear - Bunkers : Haku-Jin
• the SOF2 office : packav
• face in UT for sure : opengl128
• DM3. End of thread. : twifosp
• Blood Gulch - Halo CE : yuiwork
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  UT: Hall of Giants : PoopStewart
  • seconded : jasoncrowley
• DoD-Kalt : dixieboi
• well6 : Sapiens
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  I've been trying like mad to find out the name of a TFC map I used to play all the time back in the day. ... : heartsauce
  • *did disable : heartsauce
• I can't remember the name of it, but there was a 32 man map for QuakeWorld that was a freaking blast to p... : Thresher
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  UT99 Facing Worlds : phate81
  • and by that you mean sniper city? : Postal
  • Low grav + insta gib = meat factory :D : Solstice
• Snowblind or Rollercoaster. LOL at the eternal back and forth forward base wars on SB. People would ge... : antareus
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  q3 : thief
  • (prodm13) : thief
• DM-Deck17 : paroxym
• q2 The Edge : boring gegtik
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  Enemy Territory: Fuel Depot. : ADSliv
  • Oh man. This is my answer : crummynz
• doombank : SockMonkeh
• dm4. best 1v1 map ever made. : mwasher
• tangent: what is the best console multiplayer FPS map? I had a hell of a lot of good times on Blood Gulch... : Caboose
• ts_lobby <333 : Modica Sol Solis
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  canalzon : Rag and Bone Man
  • props for spelling it right : Sapiens
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  NQ/QW - dm6, Q2 - The Edge, Q3 - pro-nodm9 (modified pro-q3dm13) : lightly inclined
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    Can't decide between those three. : lightly inclined
    • dm6, the dark zone, easy. : boomstickah
• Dwango 5 Map1 (don't remember it's real name) : owly
• the kiln... as a ctf map. : j0nchan
• Quakeworld ctf2m3 Also liked Z7 when I played TF, but that was only as CTF died out. : BlahBlahBlah
• Overgrown or Downpour No other multiplayer map ever has been that immersive to me, IMO those maps are ... : razorblade79
• q2ctf1 : bamb
• Agony or Deck 16/17 from UT. : jan0r pants
• q3tourney3 : CasbahBoy
• Dustbowl (original Pre-Steam version.) It was probably the most epic map ever made, and even new playe... : Beady

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  this and There Will Be Blood were totally overrated imo. that's right, i said it, BRING IT ON MOTHE : mwasher
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    not really trolling either. i generally was not impressed with either. : mwasher
    • yeah but you also think L4D will tank :P : EvilDolemite
    • what movies are you impressed with? i guess i dont follow your posts because the opinion "x is unimpress... : mXENO
  • I really enjoyed TWBB for what it was - a character study. Had No Country taken the same tack I would've... : beastrabban
  • wut. twbb was the shit. : anthonybean
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    I think so too, but I will say that I liked No Country up until the point Moss was killed. I think the mo : K1Bond007
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      Hmmm that is a good point actually, i agree on the turning point.. it was rather an anticlimax. : Arsenal
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        All together now: And that's the bleeding point! : randomposter
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          I didn't say it wasn't. It doesn't change the fact that it went downhill after that for me. : Arsenal
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            Because you're traditionally used to your thriller chase movies having a climax and that sucked the wind ... : randomposter
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              Except he didn't spend the whole movie in the same room as Moss, following his story.. he was following i... : Arsenal
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                you more or less explained why they did it that way though. just like Bell, you were left behind. : mikecyb
                • you could say it was NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN : aeg1x
                • I realise Bell was left behind, but like i said, they made me follow right there with Moss the whole time... : Arsenal
              • Because a traditional hollywood story with background, setup, development, climax, resolution is so comfo... : jcupitt
  • The GF and I agree, as it happens. : Arsenal
  • There Will Be Blood is one of the finest films I've ever seen. :( : sgtsanity
  • This puts you on my list. :( : filtersweep
  • mwasher we used to be friends : indosauros
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    I loved TWBB, hated NCfOM... : TabsAZ
    • This is me. I am this post. : jamesray
  • I fully agree with you. : [7]kami
  • fired : mikecyb
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  The ending was appropriate. The movie was a story within a story, really. : EvilDolemite
  • ^^^^^^ : lodit
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    perhaps I missed the point then. not uncommon for cohen movies.. I still have big problems with Barton : beastrabban
    • I recently watched Barton because it was a recommended movie on my netflix. I had no idea it was a Cohen ... : kevp
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  Your hate is... misdirected. You should be hating on Cormac. But you can't. Because he and his lack of pu... : coldfusioncs
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    To be fair, I felt the ending worked much better in the book than it did on screen. : the moon and antarctica
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      I really like the fact that chigal is an unstoppable force. that part was just awesome and Javier Barde : beastrabban
      • I think the mexicans getting it and just leaving as a chaotic force is very appropriate and ensures that : naios
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        the movie doesn't really work as well if you change any of that stuff though. I mean, go find a transcri... : mikecyb
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          Transcript is right. I couldn't understand a mumbled, accented word of what the character said at the end... : nudel
          • I watched it on blu-ray on my ps3 and could understand every word!! </lol> : jcupitt
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  it follows the book, pretty much makes no sense to blame the cohens : JINKY
  • ok well that's sort of a relief, but the cohens are not unfamiliar with WTF territory so it's not surpris... : beastrabban
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  awful boring film, and its not my attention span cause i liked 2001 : filthysock
  • NOT TO SAY YOU'RE WRONG IF YOU LIKE IT!! I didn't, and thought it was awful and boring, thats all. : filthysock
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  i fucking loved everything about that movie...start to finish : agentlead
  • Absolutely, agreed 150% : stuka
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    Same. The first time I saw it I was instantly sucked in by the cinematography and the chase vehicle aspec : randomposter
    • And in the end... all we can do is hope. : randomposter
• I hated that movie >:(. I'm hard on hearing and it was such a bitch to be fiddling with the remote lef... : Malku
• Damn I loved this movie and have watched a few times. I am not sure what it is that gets me but I do real... : hashd
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  Many people hate the ending because they can't disassociate moral judgements and expect everything to fit : Shai-Tan
  • I was a little confused by the ending, but I at least recognized this much and appreciated the decision m... : CasbahBoy

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  Does it come with a horse style feeding bag? : Prozium
  • http://www.theonion.com/content/video/new_wearable_feedbags_let : Prozium
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  hahaha some douche, some where, bought one of those : SockMonkeh
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    :[ : mwasher
    • OH MY GOD! YOU WERE THAT DOUCHE?!?! : SockMonkeh
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  http://idlethumbs.net/remo/idlethumbs_081014_intro.mp3 : Chris Remo
  • I was just going to mention this. STRATEGY CHOCOLATE : DrWaffles
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    haha thank you for this, chris. i haven't listed to this podcast yet : EvilDolemite
    • I just happened to have that clip already saved, which I can now pretend I did deliberately for use as so... : Chris Remo
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    Oh FFS, that is hilarious. I was at E For All a few weeks ago (BTW, sucked, I'll be shocked if they do : Serpico74
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      Strategy Chocolate is good enough to become a meme. I don't want it to because it will ruin the comedy, : EvilDolemite
      • brb I gotta take a strategy chocolate : mikecyb
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    holy crap this is the greatest thing in the world. harpsichord!!!! : datoo
    • Check out the full thing! http://idlethumbs.net/ : Chris Remo
• how many cases do you have on order? : redfive
• http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/10/3/ : nyranger66
• Damn, why didn't I think of that? : CrustaR
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  now what is this..is it like soup? or like tiny particles of food? i don't want to ever even touch it or... : EvilDolemite
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    "Food" bits: http://gamergrub.com/img/frame_bg/pg_drilldown_action.jpg http://gamergrub.com/img/frame... : DrWaffles
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      Why does EVERYTHING have nuts in it?! : DrWaffles
      • because gamers love having salty nuts in their mouths om nom : RikiTiki2
      • I think you know : Chris Remo
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      So it's like trail mix/cocktail mix..wtf. Why do gamers need their own brand? You can buy a bag of any ... : EvilDolemite
      • This is America. You don't sell a product, you sell a brand. : SockMonkeh
  • Flavored trail mix in a stupid looking package. I had some a few weeks ago. : Serpico74
• Sad thing is, there's probably more nutrients in those things than what most LAN geeks would eat anyway. : Drewus
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  Strategy Chocolate is the best name for anything ever : mr.sleepy
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    I think I like Action Pizza better, to be honest. : SockMonkeh
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      All of the flavors are racial epithets except for the PB&J one : mr.sleepy
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        Please explain how they are racial epithets, its all gone over my head. : Serpico74
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          If they were racial epithets it would be Sports Chocolate. : SockMonkeh
          • OH FUCKING LOL : Serpico74
          • hahahaahahahahha : mr.sleepy
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          I mean, I sorta see how racing wasabi can be one but its a huge stretch. I don't see strategy chocolate o... : Serpico74
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            strategy chocolate is the black guy you invite to a party so you appear culturally sensitve : GloriousCow
            • son of a bitch hahahahaha : pwnage1232
            • I already said "oh fucking lol", but the same applies. Jesus. : Serpico74
            • oh shit hahahahah : warpdude
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          Strategy Chocolate - African Americans Racing Wasabi - Asian Americans Action Pizza - Mafia affiliated ... : mr.sleepy
          • never change sleepy, never change. : nyranger66
          • Waiting for Adventure Tacos : drbriefs
• This is like when I was a kid and I bought a MEGA BYTE ice cream treat because it was all computery and s... : SiW.
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  I'm hoping for Turn Based Clam Chowder and Platformer Apple Pie. : ArB
  • World of Warcraft Hot Pocket. : pigvomit
• Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose wash : heuristic
• Jesus... : Q-ball
• :(. I hope this thread never pops up again. I had forgotten about it last time it was mentioned but now... : Malku
• sweet, i want some : CoRDS
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  The ergonomic container design maximizes fast action dispensing of the tasty treat to curb your hunger w : Downforce
  • Best description of a can ever. That writer fucking earned his pay. : Serpico74
• haha, energy food for sitting on yer ass : filthysock
• yuck. : Merconium

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  So yeah... that's 1 hour after pres589's CS:S shindig. :P : electroly
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    Either that, or I'm off by an hour... hmm... lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Or I'm going by what happy cat originally announced, lol. Ignore me, pres589 is right. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
      • 18 minutes to go!! bump : Maddog_Delphi97
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  BRING BACK 1.6! >:( : DrWaffles
  • bring back Team Fortress 2! : Dschinghis Khan
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    People still play that? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Current Players / Peak Today / Game 33,523 / 93,660 / Counter-Strike: Source 29,170 / 86,052 / Counte... : DrWaffles
      • sounds like it's a tossup between the two. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  CS:S NOW : _jon
  • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• IT IS STARTING NOW!! GO GO GO!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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  reinstalling CSS then coming : eeeealmo
  • Hurry up, pro engineer! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    help - i keep getting "Platform error: Module failed to initialize" even after reinstalling. anyone? :( : eeeealmo
    • http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Platform+error:+Module+failed+to+initialize&btnG=Google+Search : Maddog_Delphi97
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  21 shackeers playing now. Let's make it 32! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I misspoke.. it's 24. 24 is the limit. My apologies if you can't get in. :( : Maddog_Delphi97
• Player Maddog_C# is ranked 24/24 with 5 kills, 17 deaths, kd ratio 0.29 Man, I suck. :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Hopping on shortly. : Gary the Llama
  • Yay!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  This is terrible, I have 421 ping. It's only Source-based games, too. I can play Crysis Wars with only ab... : MercFox1
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    Where is the server located relative to you? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      I'm Cincinnati. I shouldn't be getting that bad latency on a Dallas server though. It's not like I'm in N... : MercFox1
      • Maybe your particular route is having issues ATM. Try again later. : Maddog_Delphi97
• Changing to map to office now. : Maddog_Delphi97
• I'm going in now! : Sailor of Fortune
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  so.. what's the password again? gah. : stuka
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    I'd join but I can't guess password, and it's not the usual... : stuka
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      check your shackmessage : Flying h4x0r
      • thank you sirs (all three of you :) : stuka
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  it's amazing how much i fucking suck at that game now :( : Flying h4x0r
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    yeah no shit : deject
    • I'm owning the shit out of FPSdavid though : deject
• #1 bitches : _jon
• :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• got owned by the wife and had to bail early :( : t0ad
• rank 49/51 whoo hoo!! I'm getting better!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• GGs. CS can still be fun. : stuka
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  So are we playing again tomorrow night!? : Flying h4x0r
  • I'm game for it if you want to. :D : Maddog_Delphi97

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  24" widescreen as well - 1920X1200. : TabsAZ
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    Do you also feel like you need a little more? :) : davidc02
    • I actually wish I'd bought a second one of these monitors (LG 246W) when I got this one - they're not mak... : TabsAZ
• 20" 1600x1200. I really want a 30" : SqueegyTBS
• 24" 1920x1200 : one baby to another
• 19 square upgrading when i get a new pc (no need for now) : [7]kami
• 25.5" : sanchez
• 21' 1600x1200 Can't play Q3 at fullscreen on this thing, rl aim goes to shit. GG window mode. : lightly inclined
• 22" 1680x1050 I intentionally bought the cheaper 22" because I knew I'd have performance issues in 198... : Shai-Tan
• 24" x2 : dopefish
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  3x 19" 1280x1024 I keep considering buying one big one, but people keep selling me their old ones for ... : naios
  • This is how I ended up with so many at work. : davantalus
• 20 and 17 : extrahappyturtle
• 24", 22" and a 21" CRT for gaming. : moshman
• two 22" : TastyWheat
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  24" Dell 2408wfp and it sucks for gaming :( : mXENO
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    S2409W here, why does it suck for gaming? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      input lag that i think is specific to this model. i've read that it's up to 50ms. i am not sure if it's... : mXENO
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        is it really bad? I was just thinking of ordering one : derelict515
        • 50ms input lag is over three frames, pretty terrible. : Serpico74
        • in my opinion, it is bad for fps gaming, where that seemingly minuscule amount of time can get you headsh... : mXENO
        • i think it's pretty noticeable. you have to sacrifice some viewing angle and color reproduction fidelity... : electroly
        • I have the 2407, and it's shit for FPS gaming. Don't do it. the native resolution doesn't help with perfo... : moshman
        • if it was 50ms it would be immediately noticeable, but I am struggling here to notice much, if anything, ... : dooberzoo
• 22" which is awesome for gaming but I wish I had a 2nd for programming :( : razorblade79
• 22 lcd, 22 lcd, 120 DLP front proj : davantalus
• 27" x2 : myfasha
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  17 " ....damn you all : gimpness
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    Are you anywhere near LA? I'll give you a 20. : davantalus
    • Seriously. WTF buddy. : davantalus
    • haha nah man i live in aus, i am planning to get a 19 or a 20 as soon as i save up some money, full time ... : gimpness
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      thanks anyways for the offer : ) : gimpness
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        LOL, No problem! I'm drunk but offer stands to any shacker still using a 17". : davantalus
        • If you're on a 15" NOBODY can help you. : davantalus
• 20" 1600x1200. : GodZilly
• 20" NEC 20WGX2 : aeg1x
• 20" 1680x1050 : moe6
• 2 19" CRTs. : Rice-Rocketeer
• here at work, 2x 19" dell ultrasharps, 1280x1024 : OrkO
• 26" wide and beautiful : Break
• Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" Widescreen - yummy. : dasampla
• 15.4 wide : CoRDS
• 24" (iMac alu) : ErneX
• 24" Dell, 21" CRT hooked to the 1080 projector. : spyrext
• 24" and 9" : flooq
• XXL : drucifer
• Work: Dell D620 notebook and 1908FP screen Home office: 2407fpw Home PC: 42inch 1080p plasma over DVI/H... : gakera
• L-R: 22" 2070SB-BK CRT 1600x1200@100Hz, 24" 2408FPW, 24" 2405WFP (portrait). Covers pretty much any appli... : dooberzoo
• Work: 4 30", 2 42", 4 24" all dell Home: 19" dell soon to be 37" westy : jasoncrowley

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  http://www.chillow.com/chillow.html : MeenMunky
  • ARGH goddammit. :( : coldfusioncs
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    Does anyone know if this actually works well? : ventro
    • Im really interested to know this as well : FiReaNG3L
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      http://www.amazon.com/Chillow-Sleep-Cool-Without-Cranking/dp/B0000V0E14 Reviews seem pretty good... : boarder2
      • That said, I'm not sure I can buy it... it doesn't seem like it'd be very comfortable to me. : boarder2
    • review: I bought one a couple years ago. It works like a heat sink for your head. Unfortunately I found ... : sixfoot6
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      Um, I think it's just a gel pack. It's just a bag of blue shit that you put in the freezer and take out w... : snuff
      • no, it's not. : cerealSAM2
    • Mine works impressively. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
    • It's poo. It's like a lump of lead in your pillowcase. It's a big sponge inside a thick plastic cover... : cerealSAM2
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      It works great. The only problem is if you toss and turn alot, the pad inside the chillow gets bunched up... : historyinthemaking
      • Hm. Did you get an actual pillow that the flat water bag goes into? 'cause I didn't. I just got the w... : cerealSAM2
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    That website is an abortion. How can I trust their product with a site that bad? http://www.chillow.com/... : rosewood
    • Yeah, but laying on it would allow your head to radiate more heat. I'm pretty sure that's the point. : spazzium
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      Anyone who's slept on an unheated waterbed knows that it being "a fucking water sack" doesn't mean it wou... : Conan
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        Yeah, and water beds are quite possibly the most uncomfortable bed related things ever invented. : boarder2
        • i've never in all my time on the shack disagreed with a statement more than i do right now : electroly
      • I slept on a water bed one night when the power went out. The bed lost so much heat that night that it s... : spazzium
  • Haha awesome. : aznboysix
• http://www.chillow.com/chillow.html : coldfusioncs
• http://www.chillow.com/chillow.html : SockMonkeh
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  Sleep with a fan on you. : the moon and antarctica
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    Cools me down but not the back of my head on the pillow. PS - FAN DEATH NOOOOOOOOOOOO : rosewood
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      How fucking hot is it in your room? Jesus. : the moon and antarctica
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        it doesn't matter how hot it is in your room. the problem is the contact surface between the back of you... : electroly
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          Rosewood is cold-blooded. : the moon and antarctica
          • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntHz_wCcKjo : zakk
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death : cygnus
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      I think I'm basically proof this doesn't exist. I've slept with a fan directed straight at me basically e... : Fayk
      • while in Korea? : RikiTiki2
    • I'm anxiously waiting the horror movie based on it. : cerealSAM2
    • I have had a fan running in my dorm room / apartment for well over 15 years now with no problems of any k... : fatman
    • Jesus, that's stupid. : jayacheess
  • This is what I do. Also, there's a small screened window right next to my head, so I get a nice cool bree... : Vincent Grayson
• stop punching people in your dreams : EvilDolemite
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  omg lose weight fatty I have the same fucking problem.. contant flip flip flip flip : beastrabban
  • Weird. I flip my pillow as a chill luxury. Not out of necessity like all the shackers here seem to be wan... : Hello Kitty
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  PATENT PENDING : Gojirah
  • [citation needed] : Mad Brahmin Disease
• you could nap with your head on a padded treadmil dude : mr.sleepy
• Poor Stu Scott would be out of a job. : Nobody Good
• It just means you need less head fat, fatty. : windowpane
• shave your head. : CoRDS
• Silk pillows. I GOT TWO YAALLL! : SigENeaT
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  lol you're not alone http://www.43things.com/things/view/23057/invent-the-infinite-cold-pillow : gakera
  • not by a long shot http://ask.metafilter.com/79455/Help-me-find-a-cold-pillow : gakera

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  Yeah, I just mentioned the reluctance people have in another thread. For me it's not too much of an issue... : Fred Garvin
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    Yeah same here because I'm in the industry. Which people seem to always think is really cool, of course t... : lplasmatron
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      You really are lucky to be involved in such a cool industry that changes constantly. I envy you working f... : niceguynick
      • I don't work for any particular company, although I have accepted a 6 month contract in Redmond. : Fred Garvin
• Same here. I still treat it as a taboo subject unless I know the person. Despite that I'll go to work a... : Wombat Woo
• I'm just beyond it being taboo now, I'm happy to talk about it now because I've seen so many people's min... : niceguynick
• I don't ever bring it up with girls, sort of like I wouldn't say I masturbate with my feet until they tal... : Zolneirz
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  yes, especially WoW : bad_fish
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    i refuse to talk about WoW. I just don't want to be one of those people who do. : gibbo
    • i never talk about WoW to normal people but any time i meet someone who i discover has at one time played... : electroly
• Yep. I've mentioned being a gamer in the past to some people, and they just thought it was a waste of ti... : Rag and Bone Man
• its nice being able to judge whether people are full of crap if you let them go first : I7 SilverFox
• I guess there really are more 'fashionable' games than others but recently I've been surprised by who pla... : niceguynick
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  I generally don't have a reluctance, but I worked with this douchebag over the summer. It was a program f... : justsayno
  • Karma will come his way, in some form or another.......maybe the kids will eat him : niceguynick
• No, because I can't imagine getting along with someone so stupid as to judge others for something as inco... : d fluke
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  mostly people in their 30s and 40s are the judgmental ones, i've found- i.e. the ones with the biggest "a... : Borzoi
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    yep, also most girls in their twenties I know all have wiis : fathertime
    • ha, what ever your into man : johnlocks
    • people 50 and over don't have too negative of an opinion, either. they assume games are for kids, but it... : Borzoi
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  Yes. I learned a hard lesson by casually mentioning gaming or making a gaming reference. Not everyone i... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Conversely, I've enjoyed some of the most unexpected conversation elements. If by not revealing personal... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  I usually don't bring up the fact that I work to make games. But thats mostly cause its very hard to expl... : johnlocks
  • I bet you sit around playing with crayons and bulding blocks all day, only interrupted by nap time! :) : d fluke
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  are you 7? : gmd
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    honestly who gives a shit, if some girl is offended you play video games you should beat her to death wit... : gmd
    • I never said any girl was offended. I said I used to not freely talk about gaming a while ago. I was just... : niceguynick
  • Shit, when I was 7 videogames were pretty much the core of my conversation topics. : Vincent Grayson
• I don't go out of my way to (nor do I go out of my way to volunteer anything about myself, really), but t... : Vincent Grayson
• If someone asks what my interests are, I'll definitely list games and their design as one of them. Someo... : DrWaffles
• "Yeah I play games, with peoples hearts..." : xelencin
• It's always said, 'just be yourself", but doing so requires a warning. I am a firm believer that there a... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  I always throw it in there after I reply with other manly hobbies I enjoy when asked the question. Yes : shortbuscaptain
  • Also I must add the video game line typically ends with OH MY BOYFRIEND PLAYS XBOX daaaamn youuuu : shortbuscaptain
  • haha, I wonder whether saying 'Video Games' or 'Computer Games' makes a difference. In my head, a stereot... : niceguynick
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  Haha my friend almost blew my nerd cover at a BBQ a few weeks ago. These girls were asking him how we be... : IncursionZ
  • lmao, I totally have a mental image of that - you turning your head and shouting Noooo in slow mo, as you... : niceguynick
• I used to avoid mentioning games at all, but now I don't really care. Most everyone enjoys a video game o... : helvetica
• i never tell people i play video games unless i know they do. deny 'til you die! : extrahappyturtle
• Yes I never mention it in a serious tone. Only jokingly. Unless someone mentions gaming first, then I can... : GodZilly