Morning Discussion

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  yeah, once you actually get in a game its awesome. : Degenerate
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    did you get it for 360? : FrayLo
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      (i obviously know nothing about this game, i just read the wikipedia article and it looks like the only w... : FrayLo
      • no, theres a 360 demo as well for people who pre-order : Degenerate
    • I bought it for PC but I'll be at least renting it for the 360 as well : Degenerate
    • he was playing with us last night on the pc. : mattfl
  • I had next to no issues tossing up a game with just my friend and I and playing two games. : Begawkiness
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  I heard it was shallow, repetitive, and dated looking. But I would never repeat this, as rabid Valve f... : Rehevkor
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    You can't call it repetitive without playing more than 30 minutes of a demo. : thief
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      30 minutes is generous haha : re4ctor
      • I actually changed it from 20, too :P The wait-to-play to play time is like, 4 or 5:1 : thief
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        So? Each scenario has 5 safe zones. That's at least an hour and a half each scenario, possibly 2 hours if... : Arctic Fox
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          The way the maps randomize also gives them some replayability. : dirge23
          • Please elaborate. How do the maps randomize? Google isn't coming through for me. : noknyc
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            The maps are not randomized at all. The monster just spawn from different places and so does the items. I... : razlebol
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              There are holes in walls, etc. that change from time to time. Also the items are in different places. : dirge23
              • Although the times I saw the holes in walls, there was a wall there where previously there was a hole. So... : Arctic Fox
        • theres plenty of re-playability, its just it takes a lot longer to get everyone ready to play than it doe... : re4ctor
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          What? each section took you 20 mins? took me like 5 on Advanced....I'm too check to play expert though. : SlingBlaze
          • PLAY EXPERT OMG. It feels so much more like a zombie movie, tons of action. : Arctic Fox
  • Well, it's not dated looking. I have yet to see whether it's shallow or repetitive. http://www.polyca... : mittense
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    The graphics are wonderful, wtf are you talking about? : h o s t i l e
    • I also love how the game is smooth as butter even with heaps of action on screen. : Arctic Fox
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      put in gears of war 2 or fallout 3 and you'll see just how dated looking L4D is. I'm a valve fanboy, and... : reznory
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        and I played it right after playing fallout 3 which I run at maximum graphics and they are pretty much on... : razlebol
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          maybe I need to spend more time with L4D then, because it looks low-poly and flat to me. : reznory
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            You have your settings all messed up. It's the finest looking source game yet. : twifosp
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              360 version : reznory
              • There's your problem. Remove the 360 and replace with a PC. : twifosp
      • Comparing Left 4 Dead's visuals to Fallout 3's kind of ruins your argument entireily. : mittense
    • I agree. The graphics are amazing... Very good art style. : razlebol
  • I probably wouldn't have nearly as much fun if I weren't playing with friends who were screaming and yell... : chuckiesmals
  • Troll or not, it's bloody supposed to be shallow and repetitive, and I for one am one happy camper becaus... : ramshot
  • WRONG : skinlab133
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    Repetitive yes. Dated is a matter of opinion. I'd rather have this running at my monitors native resoluti... : Pettytheft
    • It's been $40 at Amazon recently, with Supersaver shipping. : Arctic Fox
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  So much fun playing with shackers last night. We went through it on regular mode and then it took us a co... : mattfl
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    What did you guys do differently to beat expert? : spiderfill
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      stuck together, very important, although 2 of us were dead at the end. Getting through that last part in ... : mattfl
      • It's too easy in single player though :( Is there some way to make the director act as if there are 4 hum... : daedraug
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        Cool. Did you guys all use SMGs? The shotguns are brutal with friendly fire in close quarters : spiderfill
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          fuck the smg's. Assault rifles are where it's at : mattfl
          • Yeah for sure, once you get to them. Haven't been able to reach them in expert heheh : spiderfill
        • Yes they are. Apologies to all my teammates last night :) . : bcyde
      • I agree, staying together is mega mega important. You need to run-and-gun, a lot like Call of Duty. I sti... : Arctic Fox
    • ran like bitches : Degenerate
  • I've got a mic now you bastard! : Degenerate
• I look forward to playing through the entire game with some shackers. As well as the multiplayer. I loo... : thief
• Once they get the servers working properly, it'll be fucking amazing. The little bit I did play last nigh... : Thisispol
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  I only played a little, but it's a lot of fun. You really do need to stick together if you want to survi... : SolveChrist
  • Yeah the movement really threw me at first. Which is weird because HL2 movement is so solid : spiderfill
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  Oh yeah, the melee attack is too damn powerful. It's more often than not more effective than guns. : thief
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    How much damage does it do? I thought it just knocked them around : spiderfill
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      Yeah, but you can all but run through the level knocking them about if you're good. But you can just kno... : thief
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        You can't expect Valve to balance the game for your extreme skills, thief. : daedraug
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          It is true I'm damn good. I don't think I died once. I tease. But really, try doing melee only on n... : thief
          • Oh I know what you mean, it is a very powerful tool. I'm not sure it's too powerful though. : daedraug
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            Once? Thief plays L4D like the pretty brunette in the slasher movie. Everyone is yelling at the screen... : twifosp
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              Just wait 'til I get my mic. : thief
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                Then we'll be playing l4d like rainbow six, stacked up and assaulting wave after wave of zombie with prec... : twifosp
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                  I like the image of twifosp in front, arctic fox behind him shooting over while covering the left and rig... : thief
                  • Not enough people crouch when taking point, incidentally. : Arctic Fox
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            I don't think we managed to kill the tank ONCE last night on Expert :S : Arctic Fox
            • It's too easy for me to kill it by myself and I, having already played through it enough times, felt it ... : thief
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    I don't think this is true once you have multiple zombies attacking you. One-on-one, yeah, it's really go... : Arctic Fox
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      Are you sure? I've knocked back like 8 or 10 at once before. A teammate or even me could get hit with t... : thief
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        Hmmmm, my experience may be coloured by playing on Expert mode all last night, which is downright brutal. : Arctic Fox
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          FF destroys expert mode; I love it. People don't close doors enough, either :\ : thief
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            How so? FF is one of the best parts of the game. : twifosp
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              I think he's saying that because FF is so dangerous, it makes Expert even more fun. : Arctic Fox
              • oh, misread that. Semi-colon ftw. Agreed. : twifosp
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            Yeah I kept trying to do this, but it slows you down. : dirge23
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              It slows THEM down too. : Arctic Fox
              • Yeah, I'm just not good enough with coordinating with my teammates yet. : dirge23
          • Yeah I didn't even know it was a good idea until we started doing it halfway through last night. It reall... : Arctic Fox
          • Yeah, I tend to close every single fucking door behind me since I hate getting ambushed from the rear. ... : Alco23
        • My comment below is based on expert too. : twifosp
    • No, you can charge in and hit every single zombie on your screen. I've done it to a whole swarm of fresh... : twifosp
• Shack Server Available at: centauri.net:27015 PW = fnord let me know if there are any problems with ... : dirge23
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  My favorite part is when you are trying to get to the safe room and hordes of zombies start chasing you. : hirosushima
  • But that's the entire game? Oh.. : daedraug
• The zombie seem to spaz out to much on my computa. Do you guys get that? : flubba79
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  3 Left4Dead Shackservers on ShackWest: 69.62.158.85:27015 69.62.158.85:27016 69.62.158.85:27017 p... : hirez
  • Has anyone told you today how awesome you are? : tboomer2
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  Is there a difference between the different characters? I feel like Zoey had a weaker melee attack, but m... : dirge23
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    I would love if there were statistics. Flammable said he'd give Louis a -30 or -40% hit to accuracy when... : thief
    • http://www.shackpics.com/files/lolflammable_1enwhhjmx6z9b2hzxy6i.jpg : hirosushima
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  Favorite weapon? I've had my best times with the autoshotgun so far. : dirge23
  • assault rifle! : mattfl
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    Assault rifle so far. Though popping heads off with the hunting rifle is satisfying. : Arctic Fox
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      dual pistols also gets an honourable mention. : Arctic Fox
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        doesn't do enough damage : dantastic
        • but you can fire them about as fast as the assault rifle and they have unlimited ammo. Hence honourable m... : Arctic Fox
  • Assault rifle. : mittense
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    Shotgun. Reload feels better than on the auto somehow. : daedraug
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      I agree. I don't think you can interrupt the auto's reload either, which is generally a bit of a pain. : aeg1x
      • I'm pretty sure you can just by firing. : dirge23
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        i dont think you can stop from filling up the shells on the base shotgun either : dantastic
        • Yeah you can, you can pretty much shoot, start reloading one shell, do a melee attack and instantly fire ... : daedraug
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    For what? Ease of killing zombies (Shotgun?) feelings of badassness (assault rifle) or a proper zombie l... : thief
    • *auto shotgun. : thief
    • I find myself running out of ammo fairly often, but I imagine it's because I usually take point. I hop... : gnomish
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    scoped .44 + gunslinger : Foxhawk
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      Wrong game! : Majuju
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        AGL-140 + SAW : Foxhawk
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          M16 + ACOG + deep impact : mattfl
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            claw doll/bullgut : Majuju
            • P90 and any bolt action .338 : ShadowRam
  • Sniper sucks dick in the demo level's, but will be nice when you guys get to play the bigger open maps...... : Iwannaacura
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    Pipe bomb. One use only, but so cool watching the flood of zombies running toward it like a moth to flam... : DHAvatar
    • haha last night someone threw one and while they were all crowded around it I capped half of the zombies ... : mikecyb
  • M16 by far : mikecyb
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    Is there a crowbar in the game? There had better be... : Magus
    • Nope, you can smack them with your rifle butt instead though. : Arctic Fox
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  I am very underwhelmed and almost wish I could cancel my steam order... I'll wait for the full version be... : razlebol
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    $40/$50 is steep. To me it will be a $20, $25 game no doubt, unless mutliplayer is somehow fantastic. (... : thief
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      That's how I feel about it. The thing is if this goes the way of TF2 then by the time it hits $20 I won't... : ieGod
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        lol what? TF2 has a massive player base. Crawl out of rock much? : kpxkrnjc
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          If by massive you mean not so massive, then yeah, massive. But I wasn't even referring to the game in gen... : ieGod
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            Shackers maybe, but massive amounts of people play it. There are always plenty of servers up each with d... : kpxkrnjc
            • There will always be pugs you can play with and all the pugs i played last night had mics. It was all abo... : Iwannaacura
            • Don't get your panties in knot there captain. : ieGod
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      I think versus mode will add a bit to the gameplay. Playing against a good set of zombies, with harder-to... : Arctic Fox
      • This. The director isn't bad, but it's always WAY more fun playing against people. : gnomish
    • (the random level creator sucked, by the way). There will be only so many doors and walls and places to ... : thief
    • Valve originally listed the game at $40 until a few weeks ago when it was upped to $50/$60. : deathofrats
    • Diablo? : ifallible
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    I've already requested a refund from Valve on my pre-order. Their support page says they refund Steam pur... : Attica Blue
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      Ah, didn't know you could do this. Will give it a try tonight. : bipolar
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        They bury it pretty good in the support pages, which then references the subscriber agreement. But the ag... : Attica Blue
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          Let me know also. : SlingBlaze
          • Will do. : Attica Blue
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  Finally managed to take down a tank on Expert. Good god that was intense. : Mr.Finkster
  • Being closer = more damage. We owned a tank by baiting him between stairs/subway entrance area. : Iwannaacura
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    Our group was trying all last night and didn't manage. : Arctic Fox
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      We can do that tonight, if you want. : thief
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        Sold :) Alco's got a server that he keeps on Expert, I'll rope him in. : Arctic Fox
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          Server details are in my profile. Tank, you're going DOWN! : Alco23
          • I can play either early evening or late evening. It'd be fun to have this crowd but of course there will... : thief
  • just did that on an expert pub with some coordination. bated it downstairs, three of us shot it with assa... : re4ctor
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  I hope people start churning out custom maps once the game is complete. Think Zombie fest at the MALL,... : Iwannaacura
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    I don't think you'll have to worry too much, plenty of maps will appear I'm sure. Hell I'm even pondering... : Arctic Fox
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      yea i might actually try to learn how to make one. : Iwannaacura
      • Let's hope -sk- is feeling creative. : Bamtan
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  anyone else getting crashes? game plays fine for like 5 minutes then crashes... it's never at the same sp... : waxthirteen
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    make sure you have latest dx9/ ati/nvidia drivers/sound card drivers. I have only crashed twice and th... : Iwannaacura
    • I just had that looping crash. I thought it was frozen but I opened the task manager then tabbed back to... : jingletard
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    i was having this problem last night. updated to the latest Nvidia Beta Drivers, been stable since. : hirez
    • i'll give those a shot, thanks. : waxthirteen
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  I'm kinda hoping that in the full scenarios the difficulty ratchets up in each section. In other words, s... : Arctic Fox
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    I've read that this is the case, with the final 5th section being a timed stand-off with hordes of zombie... : DHAvatar
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      That's good. Because Normal mode is a joke in the demo, and even Advanced isn't that challenging. If it g... : Arctic Fox
      • I think I spoiled you by throwing you straight into "Expert" mode without letting you try normal or advan : Alco23
      • We can make it more challenging :D : thief
    • yes...... its pretty epic : Iwannaacura
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  Morning repost! Some dude figured out how to get split-screen working on the PC: http://forums.stea... : Helter Skelter
  • holy SHIT i'm ordering a wireless receiver for my PC right now. THANKS MAN! <3<3 : kpxkrnjc
  • Awesome! I'll get my other half on some Zombie action. : Alco23
  • Cool. Vertical and horizontal choices. Something all games that offer the choice for splitscreen should... : Wombat Woo
  • wow this is pretty awesome. : Iwannaacura
  • that is just too cool for school : Fredrik S
  • Do the 360 version have split screen? : byorn
  • This is what the inf script is for! Awesome! : OverloadUT
  • trying this win i get home. hope it runs well. : SolveChrist
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    wait i don't get it - why would anyone want split screen? local mp? : kainen1
    • Yep! Could be useful if a friend hasn't bought L4D. : DrWaffles
    • No of course not! Local mp would be silly! This is so they can play two characters at the same time duh! : OverloadUT
  • I was just thinking the other day about why split screen wasn't offered more often on the PC. This is pr... : DrWaffles
  • badass : yAak
  • And then they patched it out, right? : IHATEDUST

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  can't you override the server difficulty with a vote anyway? : dirge23
  • Yes. : skankcore
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  There's so many default passwords though, am I correct in thinking it's the classic train influenced one? : skankcore
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    What's... the classic train influenced one? shackmessage it to me, I guess. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Ok, FINE!! Don't shackmessage it to me, then! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • i tried this and it didnt work. hirez can you sm me the pass? : yAak
  • I've tried every shack pw I can think of, none of them work. : skankcore
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    HINT ONE: HOT : hirez
    • ok got it, thanks : skankcore
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      HINT TWO: WET : hirez
      • American Summer? : mXENO
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        yeah i dont know it still. i mean i know the phrase but, is it capitalized? is it the full phrase or jus... : Nighteyes
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          not capitalized. and its just the name at the end. : hirez
          • Ok, ok, I got it. : Maddog_Delphi97
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            ah thanks! : Nighteyes
            • Was fun :D : Nighteyes
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  sweet! anyone wanna play on expert? : Break
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    I'm down... : skankcore
    • I'm using my roommate's account, Dr. Manatee PhD. He pre-ordered so I don't have to. : skankcore
• Sweet, I look forward to playing impossible. : dmason
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  need backup on hard server : eeeealmo
  • Hard server full. I'm on the expert server, just chilling on the roof until more shackers join. : skankcore
  • I'LL BE THERE SOON (still at work) : kill9
• Another server is up at centauri.net:27015, pw: fnord : dirge23
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  How does the sv_search_key work? : brickmatt
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    If you set it on the client, you'll only connect to servers that also have it set. : dirge23
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      So I just set it via my console, and I get into shack servers? Hot. : brickmatt
      • Hopefully. : dirge23
• I am going in to die multiple times and be a nuisance to my team rock zombie face! : Degenerate
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  need one more on the impossible server! : zen2k
  • igi : dmason
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    What... what makes it impossible? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      I mean, do they have witches everywhere? : Maddog_Delphi97
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        zombies hit for like 10 life per attack, zombie bosses attack much more frequently, witches 1 shot kill y... : Nighteyes
        • They have 4000 hitpoints, lol. : Arctic Fox
    • I think the biggest things are the extra damage and the constant swarms of dead the director sends at you... : zen2k
• I'll play hard or expert. : sigpro
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  I wish I didn't have this weird wall texture corruption so I could play for more than 5 minutes. :( : RevRaven
  • if you have an nvidia card, the latest beta drivers fixed my problems. : hirez
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  when i try and join, it says im missing some third party stuff anyone else getting this? : Break
  • that's really strange. nothing from me on the servers. its all vanilla. : hirez
• i'm on rydogg's server #1, i switched it to IMPOSSIBLE mode via vote, waiting for shackers... his serve... : yAak
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  *DEAD* Maddog_Delphi97 : this is harder than a priest in a schoolyard :( : Maddog_Delphi97
  • lol. I really hope there is demo recording. anyone tried yet? : hirez

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  it's criminal that fallout 3 gets any more praise than FC2. : Foxhawk
  • it's really that good? : japoneez
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    I haven't played Fallout 3, so i can't really comment. But Far Cry 2 deserves way more praise than it get... : Drewus
    • The thing i don't get is the amount of love that every new GTA game gets around here when Far Cry 2 is ba... : Arsenal
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      It bored me to death even before I reached the event that makes the game good. The bullshit 'drive throug... : genericuser
      • horrible gunplay? Wow. That is definitely something I wouldn't say this game has. : Drewus
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        "Drive through corridors"? I don't think you're playing Far Cry 2! I just took an offroad trip and drove ... : AxeMan808
        • The first map, and introductory areas had more corridoor gameplay than the second map. I put this all dow... : Drewus
  • I've played all of fallout 3, and it is not a crime the game gets praise, it absolutely deserves it. Howe... : cdbeckman
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  Also, to throw my own little "attention to detail" thing into the mix that Chris and Mark mentioned in th... : Drewus
  • i loved setting fire to the huts... that was satisfying : Foxhawk
  • Nice! I didn't even realize this to be true-- so cool! Thanks for listening btw-- are you going to enter... : warcrow
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  it will be interesting to see where all the game opinions land in january. all this dust needs to settle... : Luminair
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    GOTY shouldn't necessarily be the most perfect game, but the most fun / impactful : EvilDolemite
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      Agreed. Far Cry 2 isn't perfect. But i've been more impressed by all of the shit it's thrown at me than I... : Drewus
      • And you havn't played fallout 3 yet. I'm jealous just thinking you get to play it for the first time. : mnsnota
    • yeah I don't think I implied that or even what the definition of goty is. I'm just concerned because ide... : Luminair
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  most of my gripes about this game went away after playing it for a few hours. i'm still a little iffy on ... : cpt_gloval
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    it's the opposite of fallout 3, which has you in the pipboy or VATS every 2 seconds : Foxhawk
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      Fallout 3 is also a hard-core RPG : EvilDolemite
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        i definitely wouldn't be comfortable comparing them directly. : cpt_gloval
        • the real cpt gloval would have no such reservation : Luminair
        • yes but oranges >> apples and we all know it : Foxhawk
        • Exactly. Both great games in most people's opinions, but for totally different reasons. : EvilDolemite
  • You know what I get bothered about in FPS games? When they take your fucking gun away. I mean it's one th... : K1Bond007
  • The weapon grouping is actually ridiculously cool. You can carry three full-automatics or two snipers or ... : AxeMan808
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  The thing about FarCry 2 is that it doesn't 'click' with everybody right away. But it will... And when : Master Tonberry
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    Heh, after your post the other day and various responses, I bought an M1903, and a couple of IEDs and a s... : mn3m0n1c
    • The silenced MP5 requires you to kill the person you fire at within a second or two of firing on them. As... : Master Tonberry
  • That sidearm grenade launcher is so god damn sexy. : _jon
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    Still running M-79/Dragunov/PKM. But I am currently in LOVE with my .50 MG on some trucks and boats. Shoo... : AxeMan808
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      Yeah, another thing the game has that isn't explained or thrown in your face. Bullets being able to pass ... : Drewus
      • I clocked on to this after killing Gakumba. The guys who came faterwards were blowing shit out of me thro... : Master Tonberry
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  Name some of those events. I'm curious : spiderfill
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    Running through a straw hut village with fuckloads of dudes chasing me whilst some asshole mortars me fro... : Drewus
    • firefights under mortar fire are amazing : GloriousCow
  • today, I was driving through the rainforest and I accidentally hit a boulder head on and damaged my jeep.... : bakanoodle
• Good game. not a GREAT game. too repetitive and the driving gets old. but its a good effort. overa... : chilln
• I fucking love this game. : freshyk
• I was really that disappointed with the game when I played it, I have put locked away in a dungeon and wi... : dasampla
• Its number 2 for me. : thejm4n

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  No, the game looks great. I have no idea why people are bitching about the graphics whatsoever. : mittense
  • people are trying to compare the game to like farcry2 or something. : Iwannaacura
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    It's HL2 only higher resolution right? If so I don't see what the problem is. People just expect too much... : avatar_58
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      Higher resolution assets, more detailed characters, stronger animations, and much better lighting and sha... : mittense
      • The lighting is really fantastic. : dirge23
      • As I was just saying in IRC, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the engine except for cases like de_du... : ateam311
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  The lighting and film grain is brilliantly done. Valve make the best human models. The faces of the chara... : Bamtan
  • It was strange watching that intro cinematic. The character animations are a lot more stylized than I was... : mittense
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  E- It's simply average... : Tripps
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    ^^^ This. Environments are boring, the movements still have the Counter-Strike ice slide. : RyDogg1
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      What. What exactly about the environments is boring? They're typical metropolitan areas. What do you want... : mittense
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        All environments are boring after playing BF:Bad Company but I would have liked destructible environments... : RyDogg1
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          What would that have added to this game, though? I mean, it'd make things more dynamic but I don't think ... : mittense
          • I wasn't comparing it to Bad Company, I just was using that as an example of how a cool environment adds ... : RyDogg1
      • I can't put a finger on it, the buildings just seem very low detail compared to most every other game tha... : reznory
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        I want pizazz! and lots of mushroom topped domes. : .sticks.
        • or maybe I just want pizza. : .sticks.
    • You're basing this off of one (or is it two) map(s)? The full game should have corn fields, fights in th... : DrWaffles
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    What's the Zero-to-Crate time on this game? : capt tripps
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      spawn. : Iwannaacura
      • Are there any crates at the menu screen? :P : DrWaffles
  • Sorta have to agree here, rooms are primarily just solid color square with basic objects around. You shoo... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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  I think it looks great. It's really impressive that the Source engine can still hack it. : dirge23
  • that's the beauty of it. IIRC, the main thing that Valve talked about with the Source engine was that the... : zerog83
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    what's impressive about it? Look how the Unreal engine has evolved. It's not like Source is pushing any... : reznory
    • Only thing good about the Source engine these days is how well it runs on a variety of hardware. I don't ... : Pettytheft
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      That's kinda my point, some of the long standing CS:S maps look better than these. Bloom, etc. The ind... : RyDogg1
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        At least you're not romanticizing the looks of the CS:S maps or anything. Left 4 Dead's environments look... : mittense
        • Look its pretty obvious the game was built for max FPS due to the way the game plays in fast paced action... : RyDogg1
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        CSS: http://www.freewebs.com/fps911/SAS%20cs%20source.jpg http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u26/prawces... : Wisp!
        • Oh, and screenshots from your typical Source zombie mod... Zombie Master: http://news.filefront.com/wp... : Wisp!
    • Source does this as well as anybody. Unreal has that pop-in problem. : dirge23
• i looks fine. i'm past waiting for photo-realistic graphics and just want good gameplay. : re4ctor
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  Looks good enough on my system with everything maxed out. Has anyone had a chance to play with the fil... : Alco23
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    What do you mean play with it? Like tweak it? I played both games last night with the grain enabled. ... : mittense
    • Yeah tweak it and such. I haven't had to chance to turn it on/off to see the difference yet. Just trying ... : Alco23
• I think it looks great! very atmospheric. : hirez
• Here at work, it looks bad. But then again, I have some integrated video here, so I would expect it to lo... : TroZ
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  I never said I couldn't get into it because of the graphics. I simply said that the graphics are the wea... : reznory
  • Well to be honest, Crysis has great graphics and not so popular multiplayer. Whereas Source games have de... : GrimmyD
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  Left4dead system spec subthread... What are you guys running it on? : stgdz
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    C2D 3.0 GHz (I want to overcock this to 3.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM (May just buy 4 GB just cause it's cheap, even... : Sailor of Fortune
    • 8800gts (320) ran the game fine at 1680x with 2x/2x everything else maxed e6750/4gigs ram : Iwannaacura
    • C2D 2.6GHz (may OC) 4 gigs dual channel RAM Radeon 4850 512 megs 500 gig HD Vista 64 bit 1600x1050 o... : orgcaptainnemo
  • E8500 @ 3.8Ghz, 4870 X2, 4Gb DDR3, 1680x1050 everything maxed out. : preacher
  • e6600 @3.0ghz 2 gb ram 8800 gts 320 1680x1050 max settings 2xaa8xaf : RetroRedEyeJr
  • X2 5000+ @3.1ghz, 4gb Ram, 4870 512mb, vista 64, 1920x1200 maxed out. : dirge23
• Graphics are fine. I just thing the gameplay is average. It'll be a game I keep around to play from time ... : Pettytheft
• I like it because it actually runs at a high frame rate even with aa and af...my only issue is that the e... : Bumpmapped
• Graphics were great to me, I still love the Source Engine. It probably works well to me though because V... : Begawkiness
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  Animations are impressive, all the lunging and climbing. Graphics could be better but then it would be a ... : shortbuscaptain
  • Loving the animations. Our whole team starting ripping apart the same zombie and he stood there jiggling ... : Mr.Finkster
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  E: Not a rod-slurping nerd-rage fanboy? The graphics are good enough, but I will say it's one of the firs... : Vangoghs Ear
  • F: You? : heartsauce
• With the newer games that have come out since the Source engine debuted I think we've all been a little s... : jingletard

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• 3 slots? Good lord... : genom
• Doubles as a radiator! : electroly
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  Hahaha, what the hell does that sound like? : avatar_58
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    BBBBRRRAAAAAAWWWWWWW!!!!!! : I7 SilverFox
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      VVVVVVRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! : ArB
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        OM NOM NOM : conandan
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          MUHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR : .ka`boom.zZz.
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            *breach* MWEEEEEEERRRRRRRRGHHH : Ride-My-Rocket
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              OOOOOOOOBAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAA : OrkO
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                DUUUUUUUUUUUURRRR : oHnOES
                • Can you link that comic to me? I've been trying to find it online and I want to add voices to it. Figur... : MurrayTheSkull
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    being larger makes it quieter : Luminair
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      I don't believe I've ever owned a quiet large GPU. :o : avatar_58
      • never owned a passive video card? : retardhumper
      • bigger heatsinks dissipate more energy than smaller ones, and bigger fans generate more air flow per rota... : Luminair
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    Going by the picture on the box, possibly the Crazy Frog. : A Sponge
    • it also causes a lanky kid to occasionally swing through the room behind you on a rope. : kungfusquirrel
  • a ceiling fan Wump wump wump wump wump wump : grandmasterlee
• oh shit - I'd seen pictures from the top down and read articles - I didn't know it was THAT FREAKING HUGE... : halophoenix
• we should have an off topic subthread here about video card box graphics. e.g. lol mechanic frog : sKetchflow
• That thing is HUGE! I'd buy one, but don't want to be accused of trying to "compensate" for something. : Ormsbee
• lol, that's just silly. Also, why is Toad Air Marshal on the box? : losimagic
• If it uses low velocity and keeps that noise down I'd be okay with that. : Fred Garvin
• I'd rather have that in my system versus two smaller cards. : jingletard
• I'd say one day we'll look back at this and laugh but we already are : niceguynick
• holy shit :O : virus
• Holy crap that makes me feel inadequate. : lightly inclined
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  They make really good cards but this is just crazy. Who would want to take up 3 slots!? : melkore
  • There are some passive heatsinks that end up taking 3 slots, but at least there is zero fan noise : retardhumper
• I'm surprised it doesn't have one of these on the back http://www.allelectronics.com/mas_assets/image_... : action roommate
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  I can't wait till i can get a video card that pull starts like my freaking lawn mower. : erebus
  • we WERE right there with the external power requirements a while back. the generator jokes were pretty e... : Downforce
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  What the hell is with the mecha-frog? : Majuju
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    All video cards must have laughable CGI on the box. It's an industry standard. : skankcore
    • Yeah, but a mecha-frog?? This is just over the top. : Majuju
• Fuck the day has finally come. Video card is bigger than the power supply. : ShadowRam
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  Toraz, could i buy two of them and SLI them? : wtf242
  • could you fit 2 of these side by side on a board with SLI? : hirez
  • crossfire, and yes, if the slots on the board were far enough apart. : Toraz Chryx
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  D-Sub connector FTL. : DJ Clipdat
  • It's not really FTL when it has DVI, HDMI and displayport as well. : Toraz Chryx

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  the solo in Comfortably Numb owns my soul : DapperDan
  • agreed. I also like the one in RATM's Freedom. : GrimmyD
  • It's enough to make me weep. It's just pure, unadulterated awesomeness. : Thresher
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    yes, awesome : megarust32
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      extended solo live version (so fucking awesome) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWnapx502uQ : megarust32
      • Yes. Undisputed champion right here. : FlamingGimp
  • Oh yeah. Perfection. Absolute perfection. : Stoned Gargoyle
• the intro to I Feel You by Depeche Mode.. i'm pretty sure it's the only guitar ever in a dm song, besides... : wtf242
• Three Days, Jane's Addiction, as played on Kettle Whistle : indosauros
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  The big hook in While My Guitar Gently Weeps (thx mr clapton). That's pretty much one of the best songs e... : geedeck
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    you made me go watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU I love this version : DapperDan
    • Even though Prince is an super asshole, he is fucking entertaining as shit to watch play. Awesome vers... : smackpiece
    • That was pretty awesome. Thanks! : geedeck
  • ooooo, i agree. i listened to this song often on road trips from stl to austin : reverend~heresy
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  I always liked the second solo in November Rain for some reason : zakk
  • Great solo, very distinctive sound. : EvilDolemite
• Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock Led Zeppelin - Hearbreaker : EvilDolemite
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  David Gilmour/Pink Floyd - Time Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin - Stair... : bluntage
  • All Along the Watchtower for sure. : megarust32
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  I have quite a few, but if I had to choose, I'd pick this one from Shawn Lane: http://www.youtube.com/wat... : Rag and Bone Man
  • this is nice. makes me want to smoke a peace pipe : reverend~heresy
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  Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper : dirge23
  • I really got into that from Rock Band. : ra1n
• I've always liked the solo in Tornado of Souls by Megadeth. : thecray
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  The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana unplugged. The awesome notes. : Juno
  • *three, not the. : Juno
• possibly crossroads by cream / claption. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg1pHeYmaQE he totally destroy... : pyide
• Scorpions-"No One Like You" gets me pumped up : I7 SilverFox
• audioslave - like a stone : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j823QH6cU : malengine5150
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  2:06 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pe7ioFYAOE&feature=related : EvilDolemite
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    You can add times to youtube links now :O format is #t=XmXX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pe7ioFYAOE... : pyide
    • oh wow, thanks. I honestly did not know that! : EvilDolemite
• I really like the intro to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (the song, although the whole album is great). : Prozium
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=2SRD6mjrUMo#t=3m04s : Felraiser
• Mr. Brett's solo in Bad Religion's "Believe It". MR. BRETT IS FUCKING BACK : Deathlove
• Slash, the outro in Paradise City has always been one of my favorites : mmogger
• hmm.... Rush- Freewill, Analog Kid almost any by David Gilmour : Fyunch Click
• Eric Clapton - Five Long Years (From the Cradle) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp0-STZvbD8 Eric Johnso... : kevp
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  I like this thread. Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin Hitch a Ride - Boston The Journey - Joe Satriani (... : jayacheess
  • ^Ten Years Gone is fantastic, one of those solos that tell a story. : Juno
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  This is a good list: http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Guitar_Solos : nopants
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    Thats terrible. Many of those songs don't even have what I would consider a solo. It looks more like some... : jayacheess
    • If you listened to these I think you would find they some kind of solo even if it's just a small break. ... : nopants
• I really like Gilmour's solo in Money. : Ellissd
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  this buckethead solo always gets me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9UMona74w : siknsyko
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    ^scratch this link - didnt check the sound quality first, ugh. the bass distortion isnt that bad on my vh... : siknsyko
    • i submit another solo all together to take its place: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPoScdVwajY&feature=... : siknsyko
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjc3ndXWKp8 : Rag and Bone Man
• Metallica - Fade to Black : megarust32
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  Smashing Pumpkins - Soma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYkXjsNGgIM#t=4m34 Bring back young b0lly, ... : D45hiz
  • I wasn't able to pick a solo, erm...solo...but that's always been one of my favorite Pumpkins songs for t... : Wadmaasi
• Rush - Natural Science (both solo #1 and #2) : Alf Alpha
• This is my favorite guitar solo and you cannot disagree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yUWO2PFVF4 : spiderfill
• Dream Theater - Stream of Consciousness : Master Tonberry
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  i have so many favorites.. recently, ihsahn - alchemist has one of my favorites. : lakren
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj4LJX2x52o at like 2:45 : lakren
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      That was actually pretty cool. Put the rest of the song to shame. : jayacheess
      • the CD takes a bit of listening to get into, I am quite the fan, however. : lakren
  • The solo at the end of Layla by Eric Clapton : Snif DeCrac
  • ihsahn has one of my favorite metal vox ever; it's so incredibly 'dry' : reverend~heresy
• Without a doubt #1 is November Rain. Best guitar solo ever. Alive - Pearl Jam is probably up at the to... : Freon
• Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated This is a perfect example of the proper application of the KISS method. : Stoned Gargoyle
• edgar winter - frankenstein http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEp5i9K7xQ : FrayLo
• EOT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo9XKhb1Cek#t=3m30s : rosewood
• I'm going to post a song most of you probably never heard of, Don't cha stop by the cars : flagg209
• Metallica - One is one of my favorites. A very perfect climax for the song. I agree with all the Pink ... : Danny5225
• Alive - Pearl Jam : persuxe
• Fuckin' Freebird! : Sarcastro
• Paranoid Android : haiku
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  Too many to list, but its a shame not to see Randy Rhodes or Eddie Van Halen mentioned... : RookieCAF
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEBSxP725w : RookieCAF
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO4UEYi4SFM : RookieCAF
• Phelps Collins' solo on Ain't it Funky Now, off of James Brown's Love Power Peace : _jon
• Here's another Shawn Lane solo. Just amazingly trippy and jaw dropping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... : Rag and Bone Man
• i have 3 with youtube links so you can bask in its glory! 1: devin townsend - away - http://www.youtub... : reverend~heresy
• Pavement - The Hexx : monkeygone
• Not enough The Police - Miss Gradenko love up in here! Such a short, powerful solo. : AxeMan808

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  Jimmy Norton, Louis C.K., Patrice O'Neal : pancake humper
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    Linger Longer! : oc3lot
    • DO DA BIT! : Lawgiver
  • THIS! : skinlab133
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  Katt Williams by far : Phreakin
  • HUSTLIN!!! : Iwannaacura
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    That dude is a piece of trash. Was arrested by NYCPD last week after trying to run from police on an isla... : geedeck
    • I find it fascinating how he's attempting to mix thug lifestyles together with stand-up. The two are so ... : Rotten Deadite
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      Wow, a comedian is a drug using piece of trash. Shocking. : Pettytheft
      • Where were the drugs? : Totenjaeger
  • Is that the guy that dresses like a pimp? I watched one of this stand up specials on HBO or something, I ... : acidnynex
• izzard fo lyf : Modica Sol Solis
• Dave Attel and Jim Gaffigan : stonedonkey
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  Patton Oswalt, by a longshot. Doug Stanhope is also fantastic. : Lone Swordsman
  • yeah, Patton is a witty motherfucker for a rat. : reznory
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  Dave Attell, Jim Gaffigan, Louis Black, and Ron White. Off the top of my head. : Totenjaeger
  • Also Patton Oswalt. : Totenjaeger
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  Dave Chappelle and Richard Pryor : AssGoblin
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    Right now? I think he is going for current ones. : Totenjaeger
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      no he meant "who do you like RIGHT now?" Not who I liked last year, or when I was 10 years old, but righ... : AssGoblin
      • I meant I thought he was going for ones that are currently active. I wasn't thinking of 'at this moment' ... : Totenjaeger
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  Nancy Grace : reznory
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    Technically, she sits down. : Totenjaeger
    • lmao. I hate that bitch sooooo much. She makes me want to throw things. : Ormsbee
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  Mitch hedberg (RIP). His last CD was pretty good. : mindmann
  • hated it...it was like some old throwaway shit...his first 2 are fucking classics tho : agentlead
• larry the cable guy. GIT R DONE : oHnOES
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  Doug Stanhope. No contest. I also love Patton Oswalt and David Cross and Katt Williams. : dognose
  • ^^^ Doug Stanhope is HILARIOUS. Also another vote for Lewis Black. : orgcaptainnemo
  • I saw him live in Amsterdam a couple of months ago, it was glorious. The place was really small, maybe 15 : genericuser
• brubiglia or however you spell it : thebigbinky
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  Bill Hicks. For life. : evildanish
  • agreed : anthonybean
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  Doug Stanhope (thanks dognose), Patton Oswalt, the legendary Bill Hicks, David Cross : EvilDolemite
  • I got to see Patton Oswald at Blizzcon, jesus christ that guy is funny, I was in tears. : illwill18
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  Russell Peters : judoka2
  • ^^^^^^^^ : GrimmyD
  • ^^^^^^^^^ : ShadowRam
  • 3rd'd : Mikuya
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  Dane Cook. heh heh heh : Psigun
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    carlos mencia for in your face original funny. lolz : monikerdaven
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      He is my second favorite. : Psigun
      • Dane Cook's CDs have entertained me, I used to find Mencia funny until I found out how much of a hack he ... : acidnynex
• Chris Rock : Ovate
• Zach Galifianakis : HojuSimpson
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  demetri martin : headbone
  • Oh hell yeah. His shows are awesome. : Ormsbee
  • "I think an eating contest is really just the beginning of a shitty contest" : Drakoniac
• David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Louis C.K., Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, Brian Posehn, Nick Swardson : liqker
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  Pretty positive Dave Chappelle is the funniest man alive, just going through a period in his career where... : bozer
  • His appearance on the 'Iconoclasts' show with Maya Angelou was fantastic. : tangles
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  David cross has been a longtime favorite. He is really hilarious. : hirosushima
  • he really is. I'd love to go see him again. : hirez
• Kat Williams and Josh Blue : changejar419
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  dodn't really listen to many, but I like Patton Oswalt. : aethyr
  • joe rogan definitely : peat
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  ZACH GALIFIANAKIS. Followed By Patton Oswalt, then Brian Posehn, Louis C.K., David Cross, the Bammer (... : heartsauce
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOQboHV3-PI : spiderfill
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      that beard thing was funny : kn1fe
      • FAVORITE ZACH VIDEO: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d2f2281e6a/zach-galifianakis-hidden-camera-at-os... : heartsauce
• Patrice O'Neal : siknsyko
• out of my favorites, doug stanhope has the most material imo, patton oswalt for the guilty nerd pleasure,... : wetard
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  Jimmy Carr! I just watched his 4th DVD last night. : bRAINsick
  • the man is funny http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=d3RijKgfqpM&feature=related http://de.youtube.com/watc... : bRAINsick
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  George Carlin is immortal : cpt_gloval
  • This man speaks the truth. : evildanish
• I like Brian Regan for the clean and Louis Black for the not clean. But there are so many others too like... : .sticks.
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  Jim Gaffigan. Hot Pockets! : nodge69
  • is it steak? ummmmm no : kanix
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  Mitch Hedberg :( : voodooraze
  • More like Mitch Dedberg AMIRITE?! : Mr.Finkster
• Steven Wright and old-school Richard Pryor on scratchy LPs. I like early George Carlin, but he tended to... : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Mitch Hedberg and Chris Rock : okhelosir
• Louis C.K. : Wolfanoz
• Bill Bailey/ Dylan Moran. Can't decide. : Mr.Finkster
• Mike Birbiglia : tinfoilhatter
• Lewis Black : .ka`boom.zZz.
• I miss George Carlin..... : vikramwillrock
• dognose : felicia
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  Still Bill Hicks. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • same here. george carlin is also pretty good. : arizona bay
  • Same, with healthy doses of Richard Pryor. : carrioN luggagE
  • RIP, the best evar. : XchumpoX
• Chappelle, Rock, Rogan : Pettytheft
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  Dylan Moran (also love Izzard) : niceguynick
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    Oh god, yes! And might I add, Bill Bailey! Black Books, although it is only 18 episodes, is the funnie... : evildanish
    • I love Bill Bailey. Hes prolly the guy I'd love most to just sit, talk and have a laugh with in a pub : niceguynick
• Phil : Shivawn
• Chris rock. His latest special he said gas will start being sold at bars since it's so expensive, so you ... : baconisgod
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  Most of mine are dead or retired. I do like Sarah Silverman. : Vangoghs Ear
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    ....watch out, incoming shack hate! : bakanoodle
    • No, I think we all know she's a shitty comic : Phreakin
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      Yeah, I know all about it. And for my part I find most of the above picks laughably bad. Just opinions. : Vangoghs Ear
      • do you watch the sarah silverman show? : kn1fe
      • s'okay, I like Sarah Silverman too. : halophoenix
      • i dont really like larry the cable guy : oHnOES
  • i like her rack : oHnOES
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  eddie izzard : Unleashed
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    "Cake or DEATH!" : Ormsbee
    • Thank you for flying Church of England. : acidnynex
  • he's astounding live. : Fyunch Click
  • nice choice : halophoenix
• Jeff Dunham Start with Dead terrorist and go to Peanut / Walter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4... : kanix
• Chris Rock's latest was on fire, and the new Lewis Black ain't bad either. : Blake Ellison
• Doug Stanhope : malengine5150
• Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan ftw :D : halophoenix
• George Carlin. Always. : DrZettl
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  Frankie Boyle : fen boi
  • same, simply awesome :) : steve_o
• Margaret Cho is pretty funny when she's TRYING to be funny. I bought her book and half of it was just bit... : WildDanimal
• Dognose : happynoodle
• George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Louis CK, Zack Gallifinakis (however the fuck that's spelled), David Cross, Da... : freshyk
• Currently working, Patton Oswalt and Aziz Ansari : Serpico74
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  Eddie Izzard, the action transvestite! : thetangent
  • Executive Transvestite! : acidnynex
• I haven't watched much lately, Daniel Tosh was funny last time I saw him live, Lewis CK is decent though ... : acidnynex
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  Paul F. Tompkins : shotgun1
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    Oh shit, forgot to mention him. Yes, live he is fucking incredible, one of the absolute best. : Serpico74
    • Yeah, he's a great performer too. : heartsauce
• No one in particular lately. But Ross Noble, George Carlin and Bill Hicks are on my list of favs. : Alco23
• mitch muthafucking hedberg, thats right : agentlead
• -----> : pres589
• Doug Stanhope and David Cross. I went to see Stanhope last month actually. : Master Tonberry
• Sean Hannity. : hatelull
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  polansk : retardhumper
  • omg.. where is he?? I need some Shack comic relief. : tangles
• Bill Burr : burning eye
• Little Jimmy Norton : skunk_ape
• Billy Mays : japoneez
• Lewis Black, Eddie Izzard, and Margaret Cho : Megara9
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  Forget Pearl Gross: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0iBkbaqsVo : heartsauce
  • *Forgot : heartsauce
• Dave Attell : smackpiece
• Zack Galifinakswisdasicnoqwdqwcqcccccccccccc : two50six